CHAPTER 6

WHAT A WORLD

With Maxo in her hands and running so far through the savanna, Renena had escaped from the colony. Once she knew she was safe, she hid behind a rock, catching her breath. She shook her head. This was not how the plan was suppose to go. Maxo was suppose to cause an infestation to happen in the colony, causing all the meerkats to run and scream in fear. They couldn't stand such things to enter the tunnels. While that was going on, Renena was suppose to grab Maxo and run as far away from the tunnels as possible, never looking back. Unfortunately, that's not how the plan turned out. Everything took a turn for the worst. Now the colony was attacked by hyenas and pretty much all of them would be either devoured or injured. She knew it was a mistake. To leave her colony by the hands of outlanders. It was the one reason she could never be the ruler of the colony.

The movie cane to a sudden pause. Timon sighed. "Remind me again why we put her in the movie."

"That's what the writers did," Pumbaa said, "They added her in it. Do you mind if we continue with the movie? I don't want to end up giving out more spoilers."

"I don't want that to happen, either. Let's keep watching."

Unfreezing the movie, Renena heard laughter coming from the distance. She looked from beside the rock to see the same three hyenas that attacked the colony. They were laughing and playing around. Well, two of them were. One of them had a look of anger on her face.

"You should've seen the looks on all those meerkats faces," Mumbaila said, "I haven't had that much fun in a long time."

"I know," Jubana said, "I wish I could go back in time and do it all again."

"Would you two quit acting crazy about something so stupid?" Ambree said, "What was the point of going down there if we didn't even catch one meerkat?"

"Hey, at least that little rodent led us to their little colony. When we find him, we'll make sure he leads us to a whole bunch of them."

"I'm pretty sure that colony we tried to attack is gone to find themselves a different place to live. Well, it seems we ain't getting no live animals today. Come on, girls. Let's head back. We'll find some leftovers on the way home."

"I'm so tired of eating leftovers," Mumbaila said.

Jubana sighed. "So am I."

Once the coast was clear, Renena took a deep breath and began to receive a red face with complete anger. "Maxo, how could you?"

"I didn't mean for any of that to happen," Maxo said.

"How could you let hyenas into the colony? Why didn't you just stick with the plan?"

"I didn't plan for that to happen. I just popped my head up to the surface and there they were. I tried to escape, but they threatened to eat me, so I told them about the colony and then they made me lead them there. I wasn't planning on it. Honest. When the other tree hyraxs found out, they skipped out on the original plan, so I had to make that plan B."

"So you did that in order to protect yourself?"

"Do you know how hard it is for a tree hyrax to protect himself from predators every day? You should be lucky the plan worked. Your wish came true. You're out here in the Pridelands."

"I suppose I should be. You're lucky that the colony is safe and sound."

"I really didn't mean for any of that to happen, Renena. I really am sorry. I was only doing it to protect myself."

Renena sighed. "It's okay, Maxo. I forgive you."

"So what are you gonna do now?"

"There's only one thing I can do. Start a new life up in the surface. Out in the Pridelands. I can't do it alone, though. You know your way around here, right?"

"I know the Pridelands like the back of my paw. I'll take you to wherever you wanna go."

"The first thing I wanna do is meet the leader of the Pridelands. Do you have any idea who that may be?"

"I sure do. I'll take you to King Simba and his beautiful new bride, Queen Nala."

"Wait a minute. Before you start leading me there, I need to know who they are."

"Oh, yeah. I forgot to explain that part. Okay, so King Simba and Queen Nala are lions. They rule over all of the Pridelands. Everything that the light touches is part of their kingdom. They live at a place called Pride Rock."

"Is there anything else that I should know about?"

"I don't think so. I think that's all I can tell you."

"Okay. Thanks."

Renena and Maxo started their journey to Pride Rock. This was Renena`s chance to finally make something of herself in life. Unfortunately, there were a few interruptions along the way. A stampede of elephants, being chased by bees and all sorts of other dangers. Renena is starting to realize why her father never allowed her to come up to the surface. There were just too many dangers to face.

Renena screamed. "This is not how I pictured the surface. I did not expect this."

"Are you starting to regret your decision of coming out here?" Maxo asked.

"No way. Why would I regret it? It's not like I want to go back home. Besides, it is technically my fault the hyenas ended up in the colony in the first place."

"Oh, so now you're blaming yourself? You blamed me for the whole thing."

"I'm sorry. I just can't go home." A bird came up, attacking Renena with it's talons. This made her scream again. "Okay, I do regret this. All of this. Why dud I make such a stupid decision?"

IT'S A DANGEROUS WORLD

I just came up from underground

Looking around (looking around)

Looking at things I've never seen before

Should I see more? (Should she see more?)

I just saw an alligator

Then I was like, see you later (alligator)

I just saw a fish

Oh, why, oh, why did I wish? (She saw a fish)

This is not what I had in mind

I thought it would be different (It would be different)

Things are sharp, things are spikey

What is that horrible scent? (Horrible scent)

This was all a bad idea

This is no place for a meerkat girl

Now I see why I wasn't allowed

It's a dangerous world

(It's a dangerous world) Oh!

I see different fruits like this ripe fig

Some things are tiny, some things are big (Things are big)

I saw a creature with a horn on its nose

Should I run away or strike a pose? (Strike a pose)

I saw a gray thing with bones on his face

I think I better pick up the pace (Pick up the pace)

I better run fast or I'll be gone

Cause I think I'm about to get stomped on (Get stomped on)

This is not what I had in mind

I thought it would be better than this (Better than this)

Now I see that I was wrong

Oh, why did I want to live a life full of bliss? (Full of bliss)

This was all a bad idea

Now my thoughts are in a swirl

Now I see why they kicked the meerkats out

It's a dangerous world!

(It's a dangerous world!) Ohhhh!

This is no place for a meerkat girl

It's a dangerous world!

The screen went dark, changing to another scene. Hopefully, this will not be an end to Renena`s journey. Who knows? She could meet a new friend.


I'M WONDERING IF YOU GUYS LOVE THE SONGS I WRITE FOR THIS STORY. ALSO, I'M WONDERING IF YOU GUYS LOVE MY HYENA CHARACTERS AMBREE, JUBANA, AND MUMBAILA. RENENA AND HER LITTLE FRIEND MAXO SURE MAKE A PRETTY AWESOME TEAM.

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