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Chapter 14

The Past hurts

"Isn't this a great place?" Marcus asked Thomas as they walked down a fallen log. "It is beautiful." agreed Thomas as he looked around. "But I don't understand something, you've been alive all this time, why didn't you come back to Pride Rock?" Thomas asked Marcus who sighed as he jumped onto some hanging vines. "Well, I just needed to get out on my own. Live my own life. And I did and it's great." said Marcus causing Thomas to look at him sadly. "We've really needed you at home." said Thomas sadly. "No one needs me." said Marcus. "Yes, we do. You're the king." said Thomas who was starting to get annoyed at having to repeat himself. "Thomas, we've been through this. I'm not the king. Karuta is." agued Marcus. "Marcus, he let the hyenas take over the Pride Lands." amitted Thomas. "What!" Marcus asked in shock. "Everything's been destoryed. There's no food, no water. Marcus if you don't do something soon everyone will starve." said Thomas as he tried to get his friend to listen to reason.

"I can't go back." said Marcus as he jumped out of the vines. "Why?" Thomas demanded as he began to get mad. "You wouldn't understand." said Marcus. "What wouldn't I understand?" Thomas asked angerly. "No, No, no, it doesn't matter. Hakuna Matata." said Marcus confusing Thomas. "What?" Thomas asked. "Hakuna Matata, it's something I learned out here. Look sometimes bad things happen..." began Marcus. "Marcus!" said Thomas angerly. "And there's nothing you can do about it so why worry." said Marcus as he tried to walk away from his friend. "Because it's your responsibility." agued Thomas as Marcus walked back down the fallen log. "What about you, you left?" Marcus agued right back. "I left to find help and I found you. Don't you understand, you're are only hope." agued Thomas. "Sorry." said Marcus. "What's happened to you? You're not the Marcus I remember." Thomas asked his friend knowing that his old cub hood friend wouldn't have acted this way. "You're right. I'm not. Now are you satisfyed." Marcus told Thomas. "No, just disappointed." said Thomas. "You know your starting to sound like my father." said Marcus as he climbed off of the log. "Good at least one of us does." said Thomas causing Marcus to get mad. "LISTEN YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST SHOW UP AND TELL ME HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH." Marcus yelled at Thomas before he tried once more to walk away from his friend. "I would if you would just tell me." said Thomas. "FORGET IT!" yelled Marcus before he walked away from his friend. "FINE!" yelled Thomas as Marcus left his sight.

"She's wrong." said Marcus as he walked into a small grove and then began to pace back and forth. "I can't go back. What would it prove, anyway? It won't change anything. You can't change the past." said Marcus who then looked up at the sky. "You said you'd always be there for me!" Marcus yelled at the sky. "But you're not. And it's because of me." said Marcus sadly. "It's my fault. It's my fault." said Marcus sadly as he began to cry. Suddenly Marcus picked his head up as heard someone singing. "Asante sana, squash banana. We we nugu, mi mi apana. Asanta sana, squash banana. We we nugu, mi mi apana. Asante sana, squash banana. We we nugu, mi mi apana. A-do-de-do da-do-ba-de-do. Ha-ha-ha." sang Homer as he bounced on a tree branch and then began to swing on another one of the tree's limbs as Marcus began to walk though a large area of tall grass.

Meanwhile Marcus walked through the grass and onto a long log where he sat down on the log and then looked down at his own reflection in the water below. But when he went to lay down he heard the strange words again as a rock landed into the water rippling his reflection. "Asante sana, squash banana. We we nugu, mi mi apana." sang Homer once more as he hopped on the tree limb while hanging on with his hands while Marcus rolled his eyes. "Come one, will you cut it out?" Marcus asked the strange baboon. "Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back." said Homer as he hopped off of the limb and began to walk over to Marcus who was getting up off of the log. "Ha ha ha ha"! laughed Homer as he followed Marcus off of the log and into the tall grass. "Creepy little monkey." said Marcus as he tried to escape his odd new friend. "Will you stop following me? Who are you?" Marcus asked the baboon. "The question is, who are you?" Homer asked Marcus after he walked in front of the lion who was unsure how to answer the question. "I thought I knew. Now I'm not so sure." sighed Marcus.

"Well, I know who you are. Shh. Come here. It's a secret." whispered Homer as he took Marcus's ear and pulled the now confused lion closer to him. "Asante sana squash banana. We we nugu!" sang Homer once more right in Marcus's ear causing the lion to shake his head as Homer let go of his ear and began to dance. "Uhh! Enough already! What is that supposed to mean, anyway?" Marcus told and then asked the strange baboon. "It means you are a baboon and I'm not." explained Homer who laughed as Marcus began to walk away from now crazy baboon. "I think you're a little confused." said Marcus as he tried to escape the crazy baboon.

"Wrong! I'm not the one who's confused." said the baboon as he appeared in front of Marcus and then pointed his finger at the lion's nose. "You don't even know who you are." said the baboon causing Marcus to look at him curiously. "Oh, and I suppose you know." Marcus asked the baboon sarcasticly as he tried to escape the nutty baboon once more. "Sure do. You're Spencer's boy." said the baboon causing a shocked Marcus to quickly turn to face the baboon who just grinned. "Bye." said Homer who quickly took off with Marcus right on his heals. "Hey, wait!" yelled Marcus as he began to chase after the baboon.

Homer began to lead Marcus though the grass, over the log, and all the way to a short rock where the baboon sat meditating. "You knew my father?" Marcus asked the baboon curiously wondering why he never met him before. "Correction-I know your father." said Homer in a calm voice causing Marcus to sigh. "I hate to tell you this...but he died along time ago." said Marcus sadly causing Homer to open his eyes. "Nope. Wrong again!" yelled Homer who then jumped off of the rock and began laughing as he ran over to a small opening that led into a forest made out of overturned trees. "He's alive, and i'll show him to you. You follow old Homer. He knows the way. Come on!" laughed Homer who then entered the opening with Marcus right behind him.

Marcus climbed over and under thick roots as he followed the baboon who he thought was going to lead him to his father. "Don't dawdle. Hurry up!" Homer told Marcus as he led the lion deeper and deeper into the forest. "Hey, whoa, wait, wait." Marcus yelled at Homer as he tried to catch up to the fast baboon. "Come on. Come on!" Homer told Marcus as he tried to get the lion to hurry up and catch up to him. "Would you slow down?" Marcus asked Homer who began to chant the strange words again. "Uhh!" humfed Marcus as he triped on a root and got cover in dust. But the lion kept following the baboon even after breaking free of some vines that got caught around his neck.

Finally Homer appeared in front of the lion and held his hand palm foward in front of Marcus's face. "Stop!" order Homer causing Marcus to stop running. "Shh." shushed Homer as he put a finger over his lips signaling Marcus to be quiet as he led the lion out of the thicket. "Look down there." said Homer as he pulled back some grass causing Marcus to walk over to the grass and look down unto a small pond that showed his reflection causing Marcus to sigh.

"That's not my father. That's just my reflection." sighed Marcus sadly. "No. Look harder." said Homer as he touched the water. "You see? He lives in you." said Homer as Marcus's reflection began to ripple and change into Spencer's disappointed reflection. Suddenly Marcus heard thunder and a familiar voice. "Marcus." said the voice causing Marcus to look up. "Father?" Marcus asked as he looked up at the night sky to see the darken cloud take the shape of Spencer. "Marcus, you have forgotten me." said Spencer disappointedly. "No, how could I?" Marcus denyed. "You have forgotten who you are.. and so have forgotten me." said Spencer as the clouds began to turn pinkish blue as they swirled around the spirit's head. "Look inside yourself, Marcus. You are more then what you have become." said Spencer as a golden light appeared behind the clouds. "You must take your place in the circle of life." said Spencer. "How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be." Marcus shouted at the spirit. "Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king. Remember who you are." said Spencer who began to look just as he did when he was alive. "Remember who you are." repeated the spirit who began to return to cloud form and then to the great beyond.

"No! Please, don't leave me!" begged Marcus as he tried to run after the clouds but it was too late as the clouds returned to normal leaving a staring night sky. "Remember." said the spirit one last time. "Father!" called Marcus as the spirit repeated itself. "Don't leave me." sighed Marcus sadly as he sat down on a grassy hill. "What was that? Ha ha! The weather-Pbbah!" laughed Homer as he walked over to Marcus. "Very peculiar, don't you think?" Homer asked. "Yeah. Looks like the winds are changing." agreed Marcus knowing he had to go back to Pride Rock. "Ahh, change is good." said Homer wisely. "Yeah, but it's not easy." said Marcus. "I know what I have to do...but going back means i'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long." Marcus told Homer who promply whacked him on the head with his stick causing the lion to look at him in shock. "OW! Jeez! What was that for?" yelled Marcus as he rubbed his head to make sure his head wasn't bleeding as he wondered why he was hit on the head by the now grinning Homer. "It doesn't matter. It's in the past. Ha ha ha!" laughed Homer. "Yeah, but it still hurts." said Marcus as he rubbed his sore head. "Oh, yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it..or learn from it." said Homer who tried to hit Marcus with the stick again but Marcus ducked. "Ahh. You see? So, what are you going to do?" Homer asked Marcus as the baboon laughed. "First, i'm going to take your stick." said Marcus who snatched Homer's stick with his teeth and then tossed it into the grass. "No, no, no, no! Not the stick!" protested Homer who ran after his stick. "Hey! Where are you going?" Homer yelled at Marcus who began to run. "I'm going back!" yelled Marcus as he began to run back to Pride Rock hoping he wasn't too late.

"Good! Go on! Get out of here!" yelled Homer happy that Marcus was heading to face his past.