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Chapter 13: Normal Day...Somewhat

Shredder looked out at the Pride Lands and sighed and then went back to lounging in the sun. He heard footsteps behind him and looked to see Ed.

"Come on Shred, lighten up!" said Ed in his rough, grate-y voice.

"Go away uncle." said Shred trying to get some sleep.

"Come on Shred, I preferred you when you were a happy, laugh-y Hybrid not a pouty, stick-in-the-mud." said Ed.

"Ed...go away." growled Shred.

"Fine, but remember this; you can't hold onto the past forever." said Ed before he went out hunting.

"Hmph! Says you." muttered Shred before he closed his eyes. A few hours later he woke up, stretched and went to the river that separated the Out and Mid Lands. He stuck his head in the water and got a decent sized fish which he cooked with his fire breath before he ate it. He looked over the area and saw nothing out of the ordinary and so laid down in the shade next to a tree, brought out his claws and sliced a line into the bark. The tree had fifteen other lines before the new one. He then looked around again and sighed before he traced the scars on his face with a paw, he sighed again and put another line on the tree. He heard the rustling of grass and didn't even bother a glance because he got up and began climbing up onto a rocky outcrop with surprising agility. He laid down on top of that, his head resting on his paws.

He then heard growling and looked down to see Kovu glaring and growling at him.

"What do you want, Out Lander?" said Shred uninterested.

"Payback for what you did to my sister!" growled the young lion.

"I did nothing. She brought it on herself!" said Shred jumping down and in front of Kovu, showing him to be about the height and age of a tween lion. He advanced towards Kovu.

"You think I'm gonna hurt a cub? P-lease! You aren't worth my time Out Lander." said Shred before he started walking away.

"Hey! I have a name you know!" snapped Kovu.

"Not to me! If you're from the Out Lands, I'll only refer to you as Out Lander, got it?!" snapped Shred barring his teeth, his eyes narrowing and showing unrelenting hatred. Kovu backed up and gulped before he nodded.

"Good. Now leave vermin." said Shred as he began walking away again.

"I'm not leaving 'til you pay for hurting my sister." growled Kovu unsheathing his claws.

"Good luck making me." growled Shred igniting himself and advancing towards Kovu who was shocked by this. Shred was suddenly hit by a paw that didn't belong to Kovu and he turned to see Nuka.

"I-I hit him. Ha! Looks like you're fire is just ash!" said Nuka with a smirk.

Shred inhaled and spit a tiny fireball that Nuka easily dodged.

"Is that it? AH HA HA HA HA HA! Hey is something burning?" said Nuka before he looked at his burning tail, "FIRE!"

Nuka flew into the air and landed in the river, sighing in relief.

"See? You can't make me pay Out Lander." said Shred before he slapped Kovu out of the way(1) and then left.

Nuka came out of the water and flopped over by Kovu.

"Well that didn't work. Any other bright ideas?" said Nuka sarcastically.

"No." said Kovu looking around.

"Come on, mother's gonna be ticked if we don't get back soon." said Nuka nudging Kovu to move, "[Mutters] Can't believe I agreed to listen to the little pipsqueak."

The two walk back to the Termite Mound and Shred looks at his reflection in a small pond, looking at his scar and growls in annoyance.

"I should have ended both their lives! Next time though, I will." said Shred looking towards the Out Lands before he walked back to his home. When he got back he saw Ed and Banzai in a hated argument that turned into a roller-brawl, neither won because Shenzi broke them up.

"Honestly, even now you two put us to shame. I'm surprised we're not still at the bottom of the food chain!" said Shenzi glaring at the two.

"Sorry." mumbled both before they walked away and started arguing again.

"Want me to light their tails on fire?" said Shred sitting next to his mother.

"Uh...no. Too dry." said Shenzi thinking about it for a second.

"Okay." said Shred before he went into the shade and curled up and went to sleep. Soon after, the sounds of hyenas snoring filled the air by Shred as young hyenas curled up next to him and Shenzi tried to suppress a laugh at the site.

END CHAPTER

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