Zira clung to the rock face with all her might. She looked down at the raging waters. She knew that a fall would mean certain death. She looked up and saw Kiara lean over the edge of the ledge she was perched on.
Kiara extended her paw to Zira. 'Zira give me your paw.' She shouted.
Zira slashed her claws at Kiara and slipped further down the cliff.
Kiara extended her paw again. 'Zira come on! I'll help you!'
Zira attempted to reach for Kiara again but lost her grip and plummeted down the cliff. She screamed as she fell and hit the water; she immediately lost consciousness. Then suddenly…
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
She wondered where this annoying sound was coming from; it gradually became louder and as it did so the feeling came back into her body. She could feel herself lying on a soft surface with fabric half sprawled over her.
She opened her eyes to find herself in slightly dark room. She sat up. Her fur and claws were gone, her ear was fully intact and she now had a ginger coloured main. She noticed the alarm clock beeping continuously next to her.
She hit the snooze button and flopped back down onto the duvet. She was about to fall asleep again when she thought to herself 'C'mon Sara! There are criminals out there getting away with murder and all kinds of shit; and you're here snoozing in bed dreaming about lions?! Grissom's really gona be impressed with that!' Reluctantly she hauled herself out of bed and got ready for work.
Later that day in the CSI break room
Greg was lying with his head on the table asleep in his own drool. Catherine and Sara entered and noticed him. The girls quietly walked up either side of him. Catherine clapped her hands and Greg sprung to life. Both girls laughed at him and sat down at the table. Nick and Warrick entered.
'He's been like that all day.' Warrick remarked.
'Yeh.' Nick replied. 'Found him before asleep with his head against the microscope.'
'Sorry guys.' Greg said as he yawned. 'I hardly got any sleep last night after I had this crazy dream.'
'What happened in your dream?' Sara asked.
'It was weird. I dreamt I was this lion climbing up a pile of logs trying to catch this other lion named… Samba or Kimba or something like that.'
'You know that's weird.' Nick added. 'Cos I had the same dream except I was the lion being chased. In your dream did you actually catch the lion?'
'Yeh I did. And then I…'
Nick interrupted. 'You lost your footing and were buried by the logs.'
Greg really found this weird. 'Do you remember what your name was?'
'Yeh it was Simba.'
'Simba?!' Catherine said in shock. 'That's weird cos I dreamt I was a lioness who was the daughter of a lion named Simba. My name was Kiara.'
'Kiara?!' Warrick said in shock. 'This is getting freaky cos I dreamt I was this lion called Kovu who was in love with a lioness called Kiara.'
'And in my dream I was in love with a lion called Kovu.' Catherine replied.
Sara then joined in with the conversation. 'Y'know what guys this is getting weird; cos I dreamt I was a lioness called Zira, I had three cubs called Nuka, Vitani and Kovu, my husband was dead and I was trying to kill a lion called Simba and take over his territory.
An uneasy silence drifted over the group. 'Do you think it was possible we were all in each others dreams last night?' Warrick said uncomfortably.
'It seemed so real.' Catherine added. 'I lived an entire lifetime from when I was born till when I got married.'
'And from when I was born till I died.' Greg added.
'Ditto.' Sara replied.
'Well there have been cases of people living out entire lifetimes in their dreams.' A familiar voice said.
The group turned to find Grissom who had been listening to the entire conversation standing in the doorway.
'Oh yeh Gris.' Catherine remarked. 'What did you dream about last night?'
Grissom took off his reading glasses. 'I dreamt I was this mouse who was picked up by the tail by a hungry lion with a Scar on his eye, he talked to me and let me wander around his paw for a few minutes, then he was just about to eat me when a hornbill told him to stop playing with his food.'
Another silence fell over the group. Then suddenly Greg, Nick, Warrick, Sara and Catherine burst into laughter.
The End
