Ok here's the chapter you all have been waiting for! Howler is back!
Chapter 10: The Final showdown
Kita followed the river. As she walked along the cool shore of the river she thought about her plan. She would bring Howler to her pride. First she had to get to him though. Once she got to his lands, she would show herself. Hopefully Howler would then follow her back to the Lone lands. There the pride would be ready and waiting to ambush him.
The river took a turn and Kita was hit by a very strong scent. She knew she had reached Howler's new lands. She took a deep breath, let it out. The sun was beginning to rise now. Kita crossed the river with ease and then shook once she was on the other side. She crouched and then walked slowly, as if she were hunting something. She reached a tree and hid as well as she could behind it. Seeing that would not work she climbed high into it and looked around. She spotted Howler and the pride right away.
She pricked her ears forward, trying to catch anything said between them. She didn't hear much, but enough to know that the lionesses were on his side. They were mooning over him, feeling so sorry for him. "How could she do such a thing to a mighty lion like you?" one of them asked. Kita felt like throwing up. Howler had definitely told these lionesses a different story than was true. She climbed down and walked over to a spot in the open. She was at least twenty feet away from him and his pride.
An intense hatred for Howler filled her as she saw flashes of her mother and heard the roaring and clawing of the fight between Nearu and Howler so long ago. She roared to announce her presence. Howler looked up and saw her. His eyes narrowed. The lionesses saw Kita too. They were not quite sure what to make of her. Howler growled low in his throat. He rose slowly; Kita could see he was favoring his left side a bit. "She's the one," he said. "Get her!" he roared.
Without further orders the Lionesses took off, Howler leading them. Kita smiled. This was exactly what she wanted. She let them get within ten feet before taking off. She ran with the swiftness of a gazelle and the speed she had been born with. She pounced into the river and swam gracefully to the other side. She then ran again, not taking time to shake. She could hear Howler's roars of fury behind her. She dared not look back.
Up ahead Kita saw the pride assembled. They were all on small rock formations. Tiaru stood at the side of one of the rock formations. Kovu stood on the side of the opposite rock formation. Kita smiled. Tiaru was glaring at her, but that didn't matter. Her plan was working!
She felt a pain in her foot and roared out in pain. She turned to see a lioness on her tail. She roared and stopped long enough to slap the lioness hard enough to stop her. She then ran on, past Tiaru and Kovu. The pride clambered off of the rock and collided with Howler and his pride. Kita circled around and looked for someone to fight. Then she saw Howler.
Somehow he had gotten through without being stopped. Again Kita was filled with an intense hatred of the other lion. She thought of Tili, and her pride, how much Howler had put them through. She thought of Nearu. How he had killed her without even a care. Her mind then flashed back to the fight between herself and Howler. Her eyes turned to slits and she roared, running after Howler.
They collided. This time though Kita was stronger, and she was in a blind rage. Kita barely felt Howler's scratches, nor did she hear his howls of pain. She swatted and hit and tore and growled until finally she passed out without realizing it.
Chapter 10: The Final showdown
Kita followed the river. As she walked along the cool shore of the river she thought about her plan. She would bring Howler to her pride. First she had to get to him though. Once she got to his lands, she would show herself. Hopefully Howler would then follow her back to the Lone lands. There the pride would be ready and waiting to ambush him.
The river took a turn and Kita was hit by a very strong scent. She knew she had reached Howler's new lands. She took a deep breath, let it out. The sun was beginning to rise now. Kita crossed the river with ease and then shook once she was on the other side. She crouched and then walked slowly, as if she were hunting something. She reached a tree and hid as well as she could behind it. Seeing that would not work she climbed high into it and looked around. She spotted Howler and the pride right away.
She pricked her ears forward, trying to catch anything said between them. She didn't hear much, but enough to know that the lionesses were on his side. They were mooning over him, feeling so sorry for him. "How could she do such a thing to a mighty lion like you?" one of them asked. Kita felt like throwing up. Howler had definitely told these lionesses a different story than was true. She climbed down and walked over to a spot in the open. She was at least twenty feet away from him and his pride.
An intense hatred for Howler filled her as she saw flashes of her mother and heard the roaring and clawing of the fight between Nearu and Howler so long ago. She roared to announce her presence. Howler looked up and saw her. His eyes narrowed. The lionesses saw Kita too. They were not quite sure what to make of her. Howler growled low in his throat. He rose slowly; Kita could see he was favoring his left side a bit. "She's the one," he said. "Get her!" he roared.
Without further orders the Lionesses took off, Howler leading them. Kita smiled. This was exactly what she wanted. She let them get within ten feet before taking off. She ran with the swiftness of a gazelle and the speed she had been born with. She pounced into the river and swam gracefully to the other side. She then ran again, not taking time to shake. She could hear Howler's roars of fury behind her. She dared not look back.
Up ahead Kita saw the pride assembled. They were all on small rock formations. Tiaru stood at the side of one of the rock formations. Kovu stood on the side of the opposite rock formation. Kita smiled. Tiaru was glaring at her, but that didn't matter. Her plan was working!
She felt a pain in her foot and roared out in pain. She turned to see a lioness on her tail. She roared and stopped long enough to slap the lioness hard enough to stop her. She then ran on, past Tiaru and Kovu. The pride clambered off of the rock and collided with Howler and his pride. Kita circled around and looked for someone to fight. Then she saw Howler.
Somehow he had gotten through without being stopped. Again Kita was filled with an intense hatred of the other lion. She thought of Tili, and her pride, how much Howler had put them through. She thought of Nearu. How he had killed her without even a care. Her mind then flashed back to the fight between herself and Howler. Her eyes turned to slits and she roared, running after Howler.
They collided. This time though Kita was stronger, and she was in a blind rage. Kita barely felt Howler's scratches, nor did she hear his howls of pain. She swatted and hit and tore and growled until finally she passed out without realizing it.