The Deity Within I
" I can't wait to get
there!" a burly blonde young man exclaimed as he flung luggage into the vast
vehicle with anticipation.
" Hey! Careful with the
cameras!" an irritated ebony haired women chastised him.
" Rei, Rei, Rei. Calm down."
A fair-haired poised woman soothed. " Andrew is quite reliable."
" Mina, if he breaks our
equiptment-" Rei fumed, pointing a stressed, shaking index finger at the
beaming Andrew.
" What will you do Rei?"
Andrew chirped, unaware of the danger he was in.
" Break our equipment and
we'll break you, buddy." A brunette grinned sadistically.
Andrew gulped. A deep
chuckle could be heard from behind the brunette. Suddenly a hand grabbed her
shoulder. She spun around, surprised.
" Lita, what are you
trying to do to my chum here?" a smiling sturdy man smirked.
" Ken, I swear…" Lita
muttered, as she walked off towards a petite young woman taking notes on the
steps of the building.
" Amy, what was its heart
rate?" another young man sat next to her, with similar dark hair and serious
eyes.
" Oh, Greg!" Amy looked up
shocked. She smiled at him. " Let's see…it says…"
" AMY!" Lita growled in
anger.
Amy's heart jumped the
second time. " Yes?" she blinked at her seething tall comrade.
Before Lita could blurt
out what an awful person Ken was, the doors to the building swung open.
" Let's get going." The
handsome young man smiled walking out the doorway with the words, " National
Institute of Science" Written in gold above it. Behind him, another young man
followed, loaded down with black bags.
" What is that?" Rei
frowned, at the weighty black gear.
The man in dark shades
gave her a serious look before responding. " Like guns women." He replied in a
voice that destroyed his serious appearance, especially as a pearly white grin
flashed across his face.
" Chad, why did you bring
guns?" Amy asked, packing her notebooks into her backpack.
" Protection." Ken
answered, as he helped Chad load the black bags into the automobile. " You
never know what's out there."
" What information do we
have on the Siberian tiger?" Rei asked, as she stared at the endless trees
outside.
Darien coughed. " None."
He replied.
" And why is that?" Rei's
eyes flashed dangerously.
" Because we are not
looking for it." Amy replied simply behind her.
" What?" Mina
exclaimed.
" We are going to work
with the Sumatran tiger." Darien informed from the front.
" It only lives on the
Indonesian Island Sumatra." Amy announced from her laptop.
" So, to Sumatra we go."
Andrew grinned as he took a turn into the airport.
" Sir, you may not bring
those weapons on board!" the frustrated man repeated once again.
" Yo dude, okay. You want
me to be eaten by tigers!" Chad snapped back, before Darien could drag him off.
" We'll ship it." Andrew
smiled tightly at the aggravated man.
" Here we are." Lita said
listlessly as she stepped out of the airport. " Sumatra."
" Actually, we are in
Padang." Greg enlightened.
" What?!" Lita screeched.
" I can not take another plane ride." She moaned.
" No worries, Lita." Amy
laughed. " Padang is a city on the western coast of Sumatra." She smiled
sympathetically, patting Lita on the back.
" Let's grab the car and
head out forests." Darien ordered.
" Aye aye." Mina smirked,
as she followed the energetic man.
" There's a banyan! Oh
look! A siamang!" Amy cried, snapping pictures of the flora and fauna
surrounding them.
" Wha-?" Mina yawned.
" A banyan. One of the
many trees found here. And a siamang is a black gibbon." Amy explained
hurriedly as she continued taking pictures and jotting down data.
Six pairs of eyes blinked
at her.
" Sure woman." Chad
grinned at the young woman so entrapped by the wonders of the outdoors.
" Let's set up camp here."
Darien smiled, as he gestured for Andrew to stop the car. " I want to do on
these tigers before dark." He explained.
The group quickly put up
tents and prepared a fire.
" You professionals go on.
We'll start dinner." Mina smiled, as she unpacked a basket.
So Darien, Rei, Amy, Greg,
Lita, and Ken started off.
" Let's get some wood."
Andrew told Chad. With a nod, they started off in the same direction. " Oh,
Mina you'll be okay?" Andrew asked, as the thought occurred to him. He looked
back to see the blonde busy at work.
" She'll be fine, dude."
Chad reassured him. " Hey Darien, where's your hunting equipment?" he asked,
not noticing any guns or tranquilizers.
" I hunt with this."
Darien grinned, holding up his camera.
As they walked further on
the two groups split up, leaving Andrew and Chad to find wood.
" Shh…" Amy whispered.
They spotted a group of Sumatra tiger cubs playing amongst the tall grass.
" Five." Lita counted.
" They usually have one to
six cubs. But where is the mother?" Greg asked, spying around.
" There." Ken replied,
handing Greg his binoculars. Sure enough the tiger mother was lying nearby,
eyes on her cubs.
" Where's the father?" Rei
asked, taking quiet pictures with her camera.
" Tigers are solitary
animals. Males and females only come together at mating time, to share a kill,
at the watering hole, etc." Amy whispered.
" We are lucky to come
across this group. All subspecies of tigers are considered endangered." Darien
added, taking his own silent shots.
" Poachers." Rei growled.
" For their fur?" Lita
asked, preparing the electric band to fit on the mother.
" The Chinese also use
them for traditional medicine and exotic foods." Greg replied absently as he
took observations.
" Ready?" Darien asked Ken
and Lita. They nodded in unison. They had made a tracker for the mother, so
that they could observe its activity easier. As Ken and Lita were getting ready
to crouch behind the mother and tie it, a rustle in the grass made them pull
back. Oddly enough, the tiger mother or cubs did not seem to worry about the
shape growing closer, so either did the group.
Darien almost gasped
audibly as the figure grew close enough for him to see. It was a girl, a young
woman really. She had long flowing golden hair tumbling past her smooth ivory
shoulders. She was dressed in the skin of a tiger, a deep tawny color with
dark, dark stripes. Her light blue eyes focused on the grass before the group,
and all held their breath. She narrowed her eyes, and brought out a spear from
her back. It held ten fish still dripping water. Using her hands, she took them
off one by one in front of the tiger mother. With a growl, the mother called
her cubs to eat, as she took a fish between her jaws. Soon, the whole family
including the girl began consuming the raw fish.
The group watched,
enthralled, at the wild girl who seems so fearless about the razor-sharp teeth
of the tigers or the sharp claws of the tiger mother. She seemed like she was
in her natural habitat. The group observed on, taking pictures, jotting notes,
and not even noticing the sky growing darker. Soon sparkling stars came out,
giving an alluring look to the whole forest. Soon, one by one the group seems
to be awaken, except for Darien who still watched spellbound.
Before long, the cubs
yawned, curling their pink tongues in their mouth. They padded near their
mother, snuggled in, and were fast asleep. They girl gave the mother a few pats
on the head and scratches behind the ear, earning some happy growls. With a
stretch and yawn, the girl curled up beside the mother tiger. Closing her eyes
herself, the tiger mother put a paw around the girl and pulled her closer.
" Let's go." Ken mouthed,
pulling Darien after him.
They reached camp in about an hour or so. Waiting
for them were bread, meat, water, and three anticipating figures, excited to
hear the news. So throughout most of the night the group stayed awake, reliving
the tales for their friends. Enthusiastic, Mina, Chad, and Andrew couldn't wait
for morning to see this wild girl and her Sumatra tigers. Just as dawn peaks
through, the group stumbled tiredly into their tents and nestled into their
sleeping bags. Rapidly, all fell asleep but Darien. He stared at his tent top. " Panthera
tigris sumatrae" he whispered. He closed his eyes and soon fell into a
dream filled with Panthera tigris sumatraes and its wild girl.
TO BE
CONTIUNED……..
* I know, I
know! Why am I writing a new story when I still have to finish " When Sunlight
meets Moonlight", " Red Envelopes", and others.. -_- hehe. But this idea came
to me, and it wouldn't leave me alone till I write it! So bear with me, READ,
REVIEW, and patience!! Its summer! ^_^
* PS: no, this would not be like Tarzan, what so
ever! So don't even think that!
*PPS: I do not own Sailor Moon & thank you
Encarta Encyclopedia for info on Sumatran Tigers and Sumatra itself!!! REVIEW PLEASE!!!
~ As Always ~ Jo
