The Hyena Lion
A/N: Well, ready for some reunion in this chapter? I know I am.
Chapter 12
Unexpected Rescue
Two days past by and Kion were currently preparing himself for an solo hunt. Jasiri had asked the lion why he were for he is a mighty find hunter when they're around. Kion agreed with her but he wanted to test his hunting skills. He had gotten this idea by something going on very big that have spread from the outlands. The lion heard Princess Kiara will be going onto her first hunt.
Kion had wrinced at that. Secretly, he'd wanted to go to the pride lands to see her hunting from afar but he lost his nerves for if what Zira said about his parents are true than they had left him. He would have loved to grow up with his real family and witness this hunt first paw. He wished he couldn't have to go back to the outlands to deal with those lions a couple years ago.
He saw his friends and hyenas standing there, sending him off. Jasiri smiled softly at him and gave him a friendly nuzzle, "Go get us a zebra, will ya?" Jasiri teased playfully.
Kion rolled his eyes. "So you can eat it all up like a certain time?" He teased back, earning himself a smack on the shoulder.
Jasiri glared at him with fake madness and frustration. "That one time was because you decided to prank me and say I can have everything!" she states with fake bluntness. "And I had the illness for a week!"
Kion let out a throaty chuckle. "Well, you should have never eat it." He turned away from her and walked away from her, ignoring her shouts of what she have just said and approached Tunu and Wema.
"Good luck, Ki," Tunu said softly.
"Yeah, you are strong and even trained us. Come on." Wema said, rubbing against the closest thing she has to a brother/uncle softly.
He than approached Madoa. "How you feel?" Madoa inquired him softly.
"I feel good and confident," Kion answered. The lion didn't knew why but from the events that happen two years ago things started to change and something bend through Madoa and his relationship. He can tell she have entered a deep depression. He thinks it is because she had basically stole a prince from his home. She was also shock of Kion being the very Prince of the Pride Lands and it had wounded her that she have thought Kion's family were monsters greatly.
He saw her turning around and saw her head being hung down. "Madoa," Kion said from behind her. "Whatever happen weren't your fault. You saved me and allow me to live a life."
"I know but you have been robbed of your own life by me because I'd thought you had horrible birth parents," Madoa said compassionately.
Kion smiles and nuzzled against her softly. "We'll talk later," he declared. "But I got to go out."
The lion begin walking down and eventually disappeared after giving them smiles and headed towards the backlands. Madoa watched as the closest thing she had to a son walked off and leave. She had hoped he will be alright and not have to face the threats out there. Him; a lone lion, can easily be ambushed by leapords or whatever more threats are out there. But Kion is stronger than most threats out there. He have been fighting and training for years and have assisted with Wema and Tunu within training for fighting. He is stronger then even her.
The only one who can potentially beat him... or come close to is Jasiri and Fuli and maybe Beshte but anyone else can easily fall under him.
Jasiri sighed and went into the cave with Madoa about to follow when Kion's friends approached. "Want us to follow 'em?" Fuli asked.
Madoa smiled, about to allow them when she had seen Jasiri from the den glaring at her with a face saying 'you better not' and she knew that it was not wise to upset her younger sister who would certainly tell Kion if he doesn't seen them.
"No need to worry," Madoa states. "Go get some rest." The group of friends were shock, certain that she would have allowed have allowed them but decided to go do just that.
Kion stalked the backlands, sniffing the ground. Not so odd, he were getting closer and closer to the outlands but knew his boundaries. He had to find a zebra and bring back his very first big kill on his own.
He kept low to the ground, having know there is something he can eat. Kion walked and tried to keep his scent hidden from anybody in his surroundings. He knew animals population were big on the borders of the backlands. He decided to go onto the grasslands.
Kion shook his head as he heard a tingling pain in his head. For last two years, he have heard voices in his head. He scurried around, sniffed, and frown. At times, the voice would tell him to go back to the pride lands and replace his role. For two years, he have stared at water of rivers that lead far from here.
Kion: I've been staring at the edge of the water
'Long as I can remember, never really knowing why
Kion stared up to the sun which leaded from somewhere out there. It gleamed, seemingly inviting him somewhere which brought a giant shiver to his body. Out there seemingly awaits him.
However, the prince who have went missing knew he couldn't just go out there. Kion shocked his head as he walked off, full of sadness.
I wish I could be the perfect son
But I come back to the water, no matter how hard I try
Every turn I take, every trail I track
Every path I make, every road leads back
To the place I know, where I can not go, where I long to be
See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me
Kion begin heading to the top of a cliff with ease, having climb things since he was very young and it wasn't much of a struggle even though it was kind of hard to push up for one who was a begginer. But not for Kion who have been strong enough to challenge a grown lioness as an cub and have developed even stronger.
And no one knows, how far it goes
If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me
One day I'll know, if I go there's just no telling how far I'll go
I know everybody on this land, seems so happy on this land
Everything is by design
I know everybody on this land has a role on this land
So maybe I can roll with mine
I can lead with pride, I can make us strong
Kion begin walking up to the group of the unaware zebras with a determination look into his eyes. The lion stared at them before deciding to get back into the crouching position once again. It have felt good to feel wind differ from the backlands where they don't have to occasionally run from storms. When they have first arrived, they didn't knew about it but it's now a living habitat for him, his friends, and the hyenas.
I'll be satisfied if I play along
But the voice inside sings a different song
What is wrong with me?
Kion got into a growling position and jumped to advance, taking an unexpecting zebra down without hesitation. At the sight of him, the zebras ran off leaving their still swirming comrade to deal with the threat to them alone. Kion paused for a moment and turned to see the sunlight gleaming off half of him, making his right eye shine even brighter with the left remaining.
See the light as it shines on the sea? It's blinding
But no one knows, how deep it goes
And it seems like it's calling out to me, so come find me
And let me know, what's beyond that line, will I cross that line?
The line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me
And no one knows, how far it goes
If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me
One day I'll know, how far I'll go
Kion sighed and collapsed and closed his eyes near his remaining kill, feeling his paws suddenly abandoning him. Why had Simba and Nala had lost him? He have trusted Nala... his mother... but now he is certain they hadn't want him and that he was an accident. They just didn't recognize him the months thus he return. After a few minutes, Kion decided to get his kill back to his home for the last couple of years.
Suddenly, he heard an desparate roar of someone... a lion. Forcing himself up and running down with great speed and adrenaline, Kion had lifted his still good kill from his perspective. Luckily, it takes hours... sometimes a day for kills to go rotten so he didn't had much to worry about. Placing the kill in a good safe position just in case an hungry animal should walk by, he decided to check it out.
Zuri had felt her breathing running out as she begins to slow down from trying to outrun these jackals and hyenas. She have been running nonstop for nearly two days. She were a fast runner but not even a cheetah can run forever. With pain on her, she felt an hard pain connecting to her neck painfully; not to kill but to wound and subdue, wounded her very hard.
With a loud harsh surprise yelp, she collapsed and slid across the ground painfully and tried to force herself up and connect to something but there was no escape for the young lioness. She had gotten an fast flashback to when she was surrounded by hyenas but was saved by her best friend lost little brother, but he weren't here now and she is lost to her fate.
Just as the hyenas and jackals moved to close in to surely paralyzed her and send her back to her aunt for a punishment, someone jumped down fastly and infront of her. It was a golden blur. She had thought it was the king of her lands due to the mane she'd spotted from the figure but it was someone else; someone much much younger, around her height, however got a big body built and looks to be nearing complete maturity. It was an male and she can see the slender waving mane on his neck.
"Kion," she muttered weakly before blackness taken an hold on her extremely and she fell limp and went unconscious.
The atmosphere were full of tension as the lion glared at them with such anger and fury at the thought of what they have done to his... friend. "Kion!" Janja sneered. "What are you doing out here?!" He seems to be surprised at the sight of the lion who were raised by his enemy clan.
The lion didn't answer instead he growled and gotten into a battle position infront of the wounded lioness. With cold eyes, Kion gritted his teeth with pure raw anger, his muscles stiffen and his jaw were clenched. "You fools have hurt my friend, you shall pay," he states coldly.
Kion than advanced and pinned Janja and Reirei to their bottom. The hyenas and jackals reacted in different stances. Despite the many numbers they have, the king of the jungle's species is stronger and had much more willpower. Kion were pinned onto his back by two hyenas but kicked them off with ease and slammed them into the canyon without hesitation.
"Maybe you should all leave," Kion hissed to the remaining ones of the group left, his body lowed and claws extended. He can kill them all if he'd wanted to but second chances is always possibly.
"Nah! Lion! You're outnumbered!" Cheezi proclaimed, before attacking once again giving an motion for the others to attack as well.
Sighing with frustration, Kion jumped and pinned four jackals down and begin hacking away at the animals. He send punches after punches, slashes after slashes, strikes, using his claws if he have to. Soon, the hyenas and jackals all had wounds on them. "Leave now!" The teenage lion roar, making each of them afraid and moving back slowly. Kion than turned and were about to check on his lioness best friend from two years ago when growling was again behind him.
Kion turned to see still some of the hyenas and jackals while others were already running, not wanting to face the teenage lion wrath once again. "I wanted to give you all mercy but it seems like you never learn," he snarled darkly.
"We are slow learners," Reirei said, smiling.
She then advanced once again with Janja, the hyenas, and jackals. Kion jumped faster and pin them once again against their back, his claws now fully intended. Again, the hyenas and jackals were taken down with much strength. The hyenas and jackels were all pinned under him. Cheezi and Chungu tried to close him in by running either side of the teenager lion but he ducked and allowed them to collided into each other, groaning only for a second before pinned.
"Please!" Chungu shouted up pathetically.
"Uncle! Uncle!" Reirei said pleadingly.
"Don't kill us!" Cheezi exclaimed pathetically.
"We learned!" Goigoi yelled.
"Silence!" Kion roared.
"Oh we're going to shut up right now!" Janja shouted.
"Calm down," Reirei apologized nervously. "We're really sorry!"
Kion lifted Janja and Reirei by their necks with his front claws and brought them close so they were staring at his eyes letting them to know he was very serious. "If you fools ever come near her again..." He threatened coldly. "If you put a claw on her, I would tear each of your body parts apart without any hesitation. And you may all be thinking I'm an joke, try it and watch what's going to happen. Now leave!"
He allowed an roar and gotten off of them. The hyenas and jackels scurried away nervous to face Kion's wrath again. "This ain't over, Kion!" Janja exclaimed before joining his clan members and companions in running away from the scene. They had soon to be seen no more.
Kion growled lowly and rolled his eyes. Janja have been a rear to his side since he was a cub. He never seems to learn his lesson. In truly, Janja nor his pathetic clan even with the jackals ain't even close to terrifying to anyone. He is just an joke of a hyena that is right to be taken lightly. The teenager lion let out a huff and breathed heavily as he sat down against the ground next to Zuri.
Nervously, he scanned her over and nuzzled against her neck. Kion rubbed an paw against her neck to discover she is still alive and it just seem like a temporary lost of blood for the reason of lack of consciousness. Kion nudged her with his face and saw her opening her eyes. He haven't expected to run into her out here or ever even see her again.
Sure, she looked to be bloody and bruised up and way taller than she was as a cub but still she is as beautiful as ever. Kion had to admit the last years had done her good. The adolescent huffed softly and lifted her up and place her body onto his back softly so she doesn't get hurt. Making sure she was on his back in a good position, Kion begin to climbed up ledges back go his kill and saw it was still fresh.
Question is: How is he going to carry both Zuri and the dead animal back? Kion could bring them on his back but that may be too heavy even for him and most likely one of them would fall off. He was too conflicted right now. Making a choice, Kion had decided his friendship with Zuri is important. He couldn't allow his first kill to get in his way.
Just as the lion stood up and were about to run off with his best lioness friend, he'd saw a familiar bird flying overhead and begin descending down towards him. "Kion, we been looking for you forever," Ono said, than he noticed Zuri on Kion's back. "Is that.. Zuri?"
Kion stiffened. "Yes, these dirty outlanders tried to kill her," Kion responded, the anger clear in his voice.
"Well, luckily I brought Fuli and Beshte," Ono told him. "We can save her and bring her back with their help." He states fondly.
Just then, a familiar cheetah and hippo descended and landed softly beside him. "Give her to us, Kion," the hippo said softly. "We would take care of her while you go do your hunting."
Kion nodded, having trust his friends enough to take care of her. "Okay," he said vigorously. "After this, I'm going to go get my kill and report back to the cave.
He than helped Fuli to place Zuri onto Beshte's back, not wanting her to fall for possible chances of her falling against the ground and risk of further injury to her harmed. Little knowing a scene very familiar to this one was playing off in the pride lands by a familiar brown-coated lion.
A/N: I have love the movie of Moana; it's my favorite modern disney movie and decided to use one of the songs. By the way to ones who don't know, Lion King is my favorite classic disney movie that I have grown up with and still influence me to this day.