Chapter 11
It had been almost a week, yet there was no movement nor noise coming from the egg. The adults (except for Scar, of course) were getting a little worried that Rafiki had made the cubs so anxious, yet nothing was going to happen.
There worries didn't last very long, though. One night, Mufasa had woken up after hearing strange noises. He looked up to find Rafiki, smearing sticky stuff over the golden egg. The baboon noticed that he had woke his friend up, and gave him a smile.
"It is time!" he whispered.
Mufasa smiled back, and returned to sleep.
A few hours later, more strange events occurred. Little Kimba woke up with a start when he felt something bump against his nose. He gasped when he saw the egg rolling around the cave. He then pushed his twin with his paw. "Kayla! Wake up!"
Kayla opened her groggy eyes. "Kimba, leave me alone!" she groaned. "The sun hasn't even come up yet!"
"But the egg is about to hatch!" Kimba protested.
Kayla's eyes opened wide, and she then noticed the egg. It bumped into Timon and Pumbaa, who were startled, but soon were also watching the egg with wonder. It then rolled out of the cave.
"Hey! It's an egg roll!" Timon said with a laugh.
AN: Sad attempt at humor? Oh yes.
The four animals ran out of the cave, and followed the egg. It rolled around the side of the cave, and towards the river of crocodiles nearby. The group could only watch as the egg rolled off a cliff, and landed in the river with a splash.
"NO!" Kimba shouted, running towards the cliff. He was going to jump, but Kayla grabbed him by the hind legs in time.
"Kimba, are you nuts?" the young lioness yelled at her brother.
Kimba didn't reply though. He just stared at the egg floating underneath him. "I can't believe it…" he mumbled. "We waited for that egg to hatch for nearly a week…and it's gone!"
"Kimba, it's not the end of the world…" Timon tried to say.
"Don't talk to me!" Kimba yelled at him, and then ran back to the cave. Kayla, Timon, and Pumbaa gave a final look at the egg, and then headed home.
Meanwhile, a little farther upstream, two of the crocodiles were looking at the object that landed in their river.
"What do you think it is?" one of the crocodiles asked.
"Probably whatever that cub was yelling about," the other one sighed. "I sure do wish he jumped in.
"Perhaps it's an ostrich egg," the first suggested.
"An ostrich egg?" The second repeated. "What a great breakfast!"
"Then what are we waiting for?" the first whined. "Let's eat!"
The pair came closer to the egg. Just before they could take a bite out of it, the egg started moving again. The crocodiles then tried to grab hold of the egg.
Underneath them, the rest of the crocodiles were sleeping, but they were awakened by the splashes caused by the two crocodiles and the egg. They thought the splashes came from intruders, so they all swam up to the surface to attack. The two crocodiles weren't expecting to be attacked by their family, so they were surprised when they were each bitten on the tail.
"YEOW!" both of them cried in pain. "Guys, it's only us!"
This didn't help at all, and the fighting continued. The splashing from the attack caused the egg to fly out of the river. It rolled down a hill, and into a small cave between Simba's and Rafiki's.
In that cave, after many years of waiting, the golden egg finally hatched and whatever was inside let out a small cry.
Ha ha! Another cliffy! But don't worry…I'm on a roll today (LOL…more sad humor for you.), so expect a new chapter soon!