Timon stared in the direction Shenzi and Banzai had led the three male hyenas away just a few minutes ago. They had saved his life, and yet he wondered if he should return the favor. After all, even though they were meerkats now, they were still hyenas at heart.
But then he thought about how they saved him from drowning, Shenzi even gave him CPR after turning him down the night before (which he was relieved about now). So, maybe they weren't all that bad after all? But, what would they do when or if they turned back into hyenas? Go back to their regular lives and forget this ever happened? Timon thought that was the most likely idea.
Finally, he came to a desicion that he knew would affect the rest of his life.
Shenzi and Banzai ran for their lives from the three male hyenas that were rapidly gaining on them. They wondered if saving that meerkat was really worth it. But if it kept Timon from saying anything to Simba, and if the predators were hyenas, then they didn't mind much.
They glanced behind them but were puzzled when they didn't see the hyenas. They stopped running, and looked at each other confusedly. But then two paws came smacking into the both of them and the two were sent sliding against the ground on their backs. The hot dirt and sharp rocks sent pain everywhere and made their backs feel as though they were on fire.
They clenched their teeth from the pain, and struggled to see past the blinding sunlight in their eyes. But then, they could see it being blocked out by the three towering hyenas above them.
"Well, look who we got here." the leader said, an evil smile on his face. But then the second hyena looked at them more closely, then an angry expression appeared upon his face.
"Yeah, that's what ya oughtta do!" he said to the leader.
" 'Cause the redhead one ain't here!" he finished, looking back down at Shenzi and Banzai. The other two hyenas looked at the two meerkats more closely, and were surprised when they realized their companion was right.
"Well what're we supposed to do with these two?" the leader hyena said, the second one rolled his eyes; their leader wasn't really much of a leader at times.
"Eat 'em." the third one answered bluntly. Shenzi and Banzai's eyes widened when the two started to lower their heads toward them with their mouths wide open. The two meerkats could see the exposed sharp teeth.
"Not so fast." the leader said as he put his right arm between his two companions and the two former hyenas. The four looked up at him.
"These two could be useful to us." he continued.
"Whaddya mean?" his two companions said.
"Yeah, what do ya mean?" Shenzi and Banzai said.
Timon ran as fast as he could to Priderock. When it finally came into view, he saw Pumbaa, Simba, and Nala in front of it. His legs were aching from his tired muscles, but he pushed himself foward until he reached the three.
"Timon! Where've you been?" Pumbaa asked him worriedly.
"Where are Maritsa and Rico?" Simba asked. Nala could see Timon panting and immediately knew something was wrong.
"Timon, why are you panting?" she asked, knowing it had to do with the reason Maritsa and Rico weren't around.
Timon could barely breath, but he struggled to talk through the heavy pleads for air his lungs were screaming for.
"We gotta go ta the Outlands!" he quickly yelled out so he could get back to catching his breath.
"Why?" the three asked him.
"I'll explain on the way, right now we gotta go before it's too late!" he finished, getting on Pumbaa's back. Simba, Nala, and Pumbaa glanced at each other both confusedly and worriedly, but obeyed Timon and the three quickly ran out into the Outlands.
Meanwhile...
Shenzi and Banzai walked in front of the three hyenas that were watching their every move as they followed behind them. The two glared back at the three only to get the leader and second one angry.
"Hurry up!!" they yelled at the two, getting in their faces. But Shenzi and Banzai didn't back down, even though their noses were touching the two hyenas'. They weren't scared of them, and even proved so with a response.
"Well maybe we would if we didn't have a few idiots on our backs the whole time!" the two shot back at them.
The leader and second hyena looked back at the third one, all three looked confused that the meerkats weren't afraid of them. Shenzi and Banzai meerly turned their heads away from them and kept walking.
"Where do a couple of meerkats get attitudes towards hyenas?" the leader said as he leaned his head towards the two.
"Three big, strong, and hungry hyenas." the second one menacingly added, it was clear he was getting mad.
"Maybe if those three hyenas picked on somebody their own size we might show a little waryness." Shenzi said looking back, then turned away.
"Timon was right about our kind." she said under her breath. Then her eyes widened.
"Did I just call him Timon? And say that he was right? Next thing I know I'm gonna have a ring on my finger. I gotta get outta this meerkat body." Shenzi thought to herself.
"Remind me why we didn't eat these guys." the second one said to the leader, who noticed his companion was getting annoyed.
"So they can take us to the redheaded one who hangs out with kingy a lot." the lead male said.
"But, what if 'e headed back ta Priderock?" the third one said. The other two looked at him confusedly.
"Y'know, ta try ta get help for these two." he finished. Shenzi and Banzai cocked an eyebrow at them.
Suddenly, the leader got an evil and happy expression on his face.
"That actually sounds like it makes sense." he said. The second hyena got an evil smirk on his face.
"Then whadda we need these two for?" the second one said, looking at the two meerkats. His two companions looked at them evilly as well.
Shenzi and Banzai got a little uneasy and backed away from them. But then the three hyenas quickly ran up to them and pounced on the two former hyenas. Then the leader and second hyena pressed their paws on Shenzi and Banzai so they couldn't escape.
Shenzi and Banzai gasped for breath under the two hyenas' paws, that kept getting heavier and heavier. Shenzi and Banzai clawed at the two paws that were on them. It didn't really help and they felt pretty stupid. They tried biting but that didn't help much either, if only they were hyenas right now...
"I think these two need to be taught a little lesson on watching their mouths when it comes to carnivores." the leader said, looking at his two companions with an evil smirk on his face.
Shenzi and Banzai's eyes widened, then they let out terrified cries when they saw the three snap down at them. The two could feel themselves in between sharp jaws, the teeth nearly searing through them. The jaws started to slowly clamp down. Then, Shenzi and Banzai felt themselves being flung out.
They yelled as they were sent flying through the air, before slamming against a rock. They shook their heads from the impact, and looked up to see the three hyenas closing in on them with evil expressions on their faces.
"An' that's what happened!" Timon said as he and his three friends ran to where Timon was with Shenzi and Banzai earlier.
He was telling them about what happened when he and Maritsa and Rico were in the desert. Leaving out the part that Maritsa and Rico were really hyenas, but did tell them the truth about why they were out in the desert in the first place. Saying that he was taking Maritsa and Rico back to the oasis, and he planned to be back by nightfall.
"Maritsa and Rico are at the paws of three hyenas?!" Pumbaa said worriedly.
"We have to find them!" Simba said. Timon looked up ahead and looked around for any sign of the two former hyenas. Then out in the distance, he saw some gray blurs crowding around something on the ground.
His eyes widened when he realized what was happening.
"There! Over there!" he yelled, standing up on Pumbaa's back and pointing in the direction of the three hyenas. (A/N Five if you count Shenzi and Banzai)
Simba, Nala, and Pumbaa saw where he was pointing to and immediately ran in that direction.
The three male hyenas were towering over the two meerkats below them, with evil smirks on their faces. Just as they lowered their jaws to eat them, they heard two roars not far away. They lifted their heads up and terrified looks came upon their faces. They ran away cowardly from the two lions that were running in their direction.
When the four finally reached them Timon quickly got off Pumbaa's back and ran to the two former hyenas, now on the ground.
He took one look at them...and nearly fainted.
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