Okay I love the song in this part of the movie. SO I thought I would have the guys that will play our favorite meerkat and warthog sing some of it! *gives thumbs up* I OWN NOTHING! But I love the song!


Chapter 7- Hakuna Matata

Obi-wan lay unconscious in the desert under the hot sun. Buzzards have been circling his body for a while now. One of them descended then all do.

Suddenly two teenage boys burst out of the bushes and dived into the buzzards. Slapping them and kicking them away.

"Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahh! Get out! Get out!" the blonde boy cried. "Get outta here! Whoo!"

"I love it!" cried the brown haired boy. "Bowling for buzzards!"

"Gets 'em every time."

"Uh-oh," he said looking at Obi-wan. "Hey Rex. You better come look. I think it's still alive."

"Ewww…" Rex said walking over to Obi-wan. His arm was lying over his face. "Alrighty, what have we got here?"

He knelt down and smelt Obi-wan. He then lifted Obi-wan's arm to get a good look at his face.

"Jeez, it's a Jedi!" Rex jumped at his friend. "Run, Cody! Move it!"

Cody didn't move.

"Hey, Rex. It's just a little Jedi. Look at him. He's so cute and all alone! Can we keep him?"

"Cody, are you nuts?" Rex yelled into his pal's ear. "We're talking about a Jedi. They would arrest guys like us."

"But he's so little."

"He's gonna get bigger."

"Maybe he'll be our side."

"A—huh! That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. Maybe he'll b- -… Hey. I got it! What if he's on our side? You know having a Jedi around might not be such a bad idea."

"So we are keeping him?" Cody asked.

"Of course. Who's the brains in this outfit?"

Cody scoped Obi-wan up into his arms.

"Uhh…" Cody said.

"My point exactly," Rex said walking beside his friend. "Jeez, I'm fired. Let's get out of here and find some shade."

A few minutes later…

Cody laid Obi-wan down beside the small pool of water. Rex then splashed some water into Obi-wan's face.

Obi-wan stirred.

"You okay, kid?" Rex asked kneeling beside Obi-wan.

It took a moment but Obi-wan finally answered.

"I guess so," he said dully.

"You nearly died," Cody said.

"I saved you," Rex gloated.

Cody shot him a glare.

"Well, uh, Cody helped. A little."

Obi-wan then sat up. "Thanks for your help," he said dully. He stood and started to walk away.

"Hey, where you going?" Rex asked standing up.

"Nowhere."

He watched Obi-wan walking away.

"Gee. He looks blue."

"I'd say tan with auburn hair," Cody replied.

"No, no, no. I mean he's depressed."

"Oh." Cody jogged to catch up with Obi-wan. "Hey kid, what's eatin' ya?"

"Nothing; he's at the top of the foodchain!" Rex said then broke into laughter. "The food chain!" Cody and Rex starred at him silently. "Ha, ha, hum… ahem." Rex then changed the subject. "So, where you from…?"

They all stopped walking.

"Who cares?" Obi-wan said. "I can't go back."

"Ah. You're an outcast. That's great, so are we."

"What cha do kid?" Cody asked kneeling down in front of him.

"Something terrible," he said in a sad tone. "But I don't wanna talk about it."

"Good," said Rex folding his arms. "We don't want to hear about it."

Cody shot Rex another mad look.

"Come on, Rex," Cody then looked back at Obi-wan. "Anything we can do?"

"Not unless you can change the past," Obi-wan said.

"You know, kid, in times like this my buddy Rex here says, 'You got to put your behind in your past…'"

Cody then realized he made a mistake.

"No, no, no," Rex said waving his arms.

"I mean…" Cody stood up.

"Amateur. Lie down before you hurt yourself." Rex knelt down in front of Obi-wan. "It's 'You got to put your past behind you.' Look kid. Bad things happen and you can't do anything about it, right?"

"Right."

Rex poked Obi-wan's nose.

"Wrong!" Rex said almost immediately. "When the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world."

"Well, that's not the way I was taught."

Rex jumped to his feet.

"Then maybe you need a new lesson. Repeat after me." He cleared his throat. "Hakuna Matata."

"What?" Obi-wan asked still lethargic.

"Ha-ku-na Ma-ta-ta," Cody said. "It means 'no worries.'"

'Hakuna Matata!' Rex began to sing. 'What a wonderful phrase.'

'Hakuna Matata!' Cody joined in. 'Ain't no passing craze.'

'It means no worries, for the rest of your days.'

They both sang. 'It's our problem free, philosophy.'

They lead Obi-wan into the jungle and laid him down on a bush. Rex then came over and filed his nails.

'Hakuna Matata!'

"Hakuna Matata?" Obi-wan asked.

"Yeah, it's our motto," Cody said.

"What's a motto?"

"Nothing! What's a motto with you!" Rex joked then laughed.

Cody laughed too.

"You know kid- - these two words will solve all your problems," said Cody.

"That's right! Take Cody here for example."

He started to sing again, it made Obi-wan smile.

'Why when he was a young warthog…'

Cody joined in.

'When I was a young warthog!' he sang in a higher range.

"Very nice," Rex said cleaning his ear.

"Thanks," Cody said.

"What's a warthog?" Obi-wan asked.

"A tribe of humans in the east," Rex said.

"Oh."

Rex sang again.

'He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal. He could clear the system after every meal.'

Then Cody.

'I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned, and it hurt when my friends never stood down wind.

'And oh, the shame (Rex: He was ashamed!) thought of changing my name (Oh, What's in a name?)

'And I got down hearted (How did you feel?) Every time that I…'

"Cody!" he covered his friend's mouth. "Not in front of the kids!"

"Oh… sorry," he said once Rex removed his hand.

Obi-wan just held a puzzled look.

'Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase, Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze.'

Now Obi-wan joined in. 'It means no worries for the rest of your days.'

They all sang.

'It's our problem free… philosophy… Hakuna Matata!'

Rex and Cody lead Obi-wan to a dead end. Rex pulled back a giant leaf to reveal a beautiful view of the rift- jungle. It had waterfalls and rugged terrain.

"Welcome," said Rex. "To our humble home."

"You live here?" Obi-wan asked in pure amazement.

"We live in that hut over there," Rex pointed to a hut that was able to be seen through the forest.

"Yep. Home is where your rump rests," Cody said.

"It's beautiful," Obi-wan said.

They started down to the lower levels of the forest.

Cody belched.

"I'm starved," he said.

"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole bantha." Obi-wan said.

"We're fresh out of Bantha," Rex said.

"Any antelope?"

"Nah."

"Mankaray?" (I made up this one)

"Nope. Listen kid; if you live with us, you have to eat like us," he walked toward a log. "Hey, this looks like a good spot to rustle up some grub."

Cody came over and lifter the log. Underneath were many insects. Rex picked one up.

"Eww," Obi-wan said in disgust. "What's that?"

"A grub," said Rex. "What's it look like?"

"Eeew. Gross." Obi-wan looked away as Rex ate it.

"Mmmm. Tastes like chicken."

Cody slurped a large worm. Both teens were feasting on bugs.

"Slimy, yet satisfying," Cody said after another bug.

Rex grabbed another bug.

"These are delicacies. Mmmm." He ate. "Piquant, with a very pleasant crunch."

"You'll learn to love 'em."

Rex grabbed a leaf and started putting bugs on it.

"I'm telling you kid, this is the great life. No rules, no responsiblitles." He pulled out a fat bug. "Oooh! The little cream filled kind." He ate it. "And best of all, no worries." He offered to Obi-wan. "Well kid?"

Obi-wan pulled off a worm. "Oh well- - Hakuna Matata." He ate the bug.

After a few disgusted faces and bites, his face turned more cheerful. "Slimy, yet satisfying."

"That's it!" Rex said. "I like you kid, what's your name?"

"Obi-wan."

"Well Obi-wan, welcome to the group."


*humming Hakuna Matata* I love that song and Timon and Pumbaa. *Sighs* Review.