A/N: All right, guys, last Disney world here with the Lion King chapter. Yay! I personally thought I could have done better humor-wise, but I hope you guys like it.

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Chapter 14: Pridelands Safari (Only without the Jeep)

The fight with Luxord didn't last all that long, or else I would have told about it in more detail in the last chapter. See? Not everything needs to be unabridged in this story. After I killed off his Nobodies, Number Ten didn't look like his calm self. He looked angry.

"I will inform our Superior of your disrespect, Xion. Enjoy the rest of your trip," he told me sarcastically before vanishing into a portal. Oh man, I was going to be dead by the time this trip was over.

Looking sheepishly over at the three bystanders, I sighed, "Oh well...I won't tell you how I know him. The only important thing you need to know is that I dislike him."

They all simultaneously nodded before exchanging goodbyes with me. Pretty Boy's was coldly polite.

"Goodbye to you too, man." I shook my head disapprovingly at him before moving on to Liz.

"Remember," I whispered in her ear, making sure this was put into her head. "Pirates are more fun to go out with. Not high society? Well, too bad, they're as fun as a barrel of rum monkeys."

Rum monkeys. That's a new one I need to write down somewhere. But, it sounded good at the time due to a pirate's love for alcohol. Speaking of which, I said goodbye to Jack last.

"Later, man, it was fun while it lasted."

"Twas a pleasure, Xion." He mockingly bowed, pretending to be a gentleman of his word. And, since I could say I knew Jack, this would be a long standing joke in itself. I got off the ship and wandered over to my own ship. Geoffrey would certainly be an updated luxury in comparison.

Wondering what the Pridelands were like, I steered over toward that direction next. I do love animals, especially cats. Dogs are fine too, but nothing beats a purring cat on your lap. Of course, these would be big cats, but I was sure they'd be just as nice. As soon as I landed, though, I was in for a surprise, both pleasant and unpleasant.

"OK, can anyone tell me why I can't stand up on my own two feet?!?" I inquired irritably to the universe as I tried to get up. But, for some reason, I kept regressing back to all fours. And why was I holding my weapon in my mouth? Oh, no...

Gazing into a rain puddle, I found out the answer the hard way. "Ahhhh! I'm a kitty! I mean, I'm a lion cub. What the heck?!?"

I proceeded to freak out, running in many circles until I glimpsed three hungry animals.

I'm sure black fur and blue eyes in prey would turn off predators, or so I hoped. Then again, predators usually aren't fond of first-class dining. They'll take what they can get. So, these hyenas approached me, while I awkwardly stood there.

"Mm, dark meat, the best kind," the female hyena who lead the other two remarked.

I wrinkled my now cute nose. "Oh, please don't! White meat tastes way better. Besides, since when did hyenas eat lions?"

"Correction," the smarter male hyena spoke, "you are a lion cub. Therefore, you are helpless, weak, and defenseless against our teeth. Looks like we have ourselves a feast."

"Aw, man," I groaned, not wanting to die like this. This was right up there with drowning in the whole "worst deaths" category.

Fortunately, two animals who seemed to be my allies rushed to my side to defend me. I had no idea who those two were, but I was nonetheless grateful toward them.

"Not so fast!" the meerkat proclaimed once he and his warthog buddy arrived. "I didn't think you hyenas would be so low as to eat a cub. Just...just..."

He trailed off upon seeing the hyenas licking their chops his way, causing him to slap himself. "Oh, what was I thinking? Pumbaa, get us out of—!"

Pumbaa shook his head while telling me, "You just go. Timon and I can handle this."

"What?!? No, we can't!" Timon panicked, but I ran off, so I didn't hear the rest.

However, just as I started to get used to running like a four-legged critter, I realized that I did have my weapon with me. Yeah, Xion, you could have thought of this way sooner.

"Oh, duuuh!" I yelled, hitting myself with a paw before heading back where I came. The diversion Pumbaa and Timon had created was hilarious but ineffective. The meerkat was doing the hula while his friend presented himself as appetizing. Since they did this for me, though, I wasn't going to let them get eaten.

I said to the hyenas in a singsong way, "I'm baaaaack!" before fending them off with my Keyblade. The head hyena appeared extremely confused yet frightened.

"What the heck is that thing?!? No feast today, fellas, we're leaving!"

And so, all three hyenas ran away to Kingdom Hearts knew where.

I turned toward Timon and Pumbaa and shook...paws with them as my way of saying thanks for helping out. And they didn't even know me!

"Seriously, though, doing the hula shouldn't have been a last resort," I slightly reprimanded.

"Hakuna matata," they simultaneously said, leaving me confused.

Pumbaa noticed my expression and clarified, "It means 'no worries.' Timon and I say it all the time, but he's not that relaxed. You're too stressed."

"Are you kidding? I'm as calm and laid-back as you!" Timon defended himself, which led to a quarrel between the two. I chuckled before interfering.

"Guys, relax! You're not following through on your motto."

Pumbaa and Timon exchanged glances and sighed, probably feeling like hypocrites.

With a resigned air, the meerkat said, "You're right...Hey, what's your name anyway? It's kind of weird that we'd save ya without knowing your name."

"It's Xion," I replied for the hundredth time that day. "So, do these hyenas pester lion cubs every day?"

"It's usually just us," Pumbaa explained rather sheepishly. "But, you know, that's how it works. It's a hyena eat warthog world out there!"

"I'm sure. So...hm, I guess what I really want to know is if you have any friends. I'd like to meet them."

Since those charming two decided they liked me all right, they took me back to their "pad" (or so Timon called it) to meet a special friend of theirs. He lay out on the precipice of a cliff, staring out into the sunset.

"Hey, Simba," Timon called out to the half-grown lion. "We have a new friend here!"

Stretching out like a regular cat would, Simba quickly licked himself before walking over to greet me. Blech, I couldn't think about licking myself! Just because I was an animal now didn't mean I had to act like one. Besides, licking could hardly be considered proper hygiene.

Simba then shook paws with me as well. "How'd you get to know my friends?"

"Well, I got into a bit of a skirmish with these hyenas and..."

"They helped you out? That was nice of them. Usually, they wouldn't do that for just anybody."

Hahaha, what a comforting thought! Teasingly yet pointedly, I stared at those two for a long time until Timon fidgeted.

"Don't stare at us like that! We run away from those hyenas for survival purposes."

"Uh-huh, suuuuure," I teased.

"Yeah, that's pretty hard to believe, Timon," Simba joined in, and we both laughed.

Pumbaa tried defending himself next. "Well, you know, Simba, we can't possibly be as heroic as you."

"Cut the crap!" I grinned.

"Hahaha, you're doing a worse job at defending yourself than Timon, Pumbaa!"

We kept antagonizing the two best friends until it didn't entertain us any more. It was then when Simba and I told them, "Hakuna matata," to show we weren't being sincere about it. It was all in the spirit of good, clean fun.

Timon nervously nodded. "Uh-huh, just don't do it again."

Pumbaa joined in, "Yeah, you were making us nervous."

"Clearly," Simba and I said at the same time before I had to say goodbye. It had been a long gummi ship trip around the worlds, and now it was time to go home. I patted each of my new friends on the back before departing.

As soon as I was human again inside Geoffrey, I set off for the World That Never Was. I reflected to myself about the adventure, about its highs and lows. Well, the really low part was seeing the expressions on some of the members' faces. I would be murdered for sure! But, then, I pondered over the highs.

The friends I had made, the fun times I had had, the freedom of it all—it really got me into an introspective mindset. It was highly doubtful I would experience a trip of such magnitude and epic-ness ever again. So, I enjoyed it while it lasted. That's the thing about spontaneous adventures: you have to make each moment count. If you don't, you just might miss something. Also, it can make you really treasure your loved ones.

So, home to my best friends Roxas, Axel, and Namine, home to crazy people...and home to Zexion.

A/N: Not too many fun facts here today. Oh, well.

1) Jeeps are sometimes used in safaris. Wanted to be all clever with the chapter title in that way. XD

2) The hula part is in the movie ("What do you expect me to do, dress in drag and do the hula?"). XDD It's also my fave, in case you couldn't tell already.

3) Hyena eat warthog--my attempt at being clever with the whole "dog eat dog world" phrase there.

That's all the facts. I know. XD But, this chapter was basically all conversation. After all, Timon and Pumbaa are chatty. Anyway, the last chapter you will all be pleased with, because all the members of the Organization appear in some form or another. It's too bad the rest of the story hadn't been like that.

Well, tomorrow's the last chapter, guys! Later.