Chapter 3: Laughing All The Way to the Bank
The derelict "canyon" intrigued Chester but although the uneasy silence that it carried made him cautious. It was still day when he first arrived so he felt he shouldn't set up camp yet incase it carried anything that should be brought to his attention. So Chester decided to check out this "residence" before darkness fell.
Chester: Ah!
Although the sun is still in the sky the cavernous walls of rock darken the ground making it a bit difficult to walk on as Chester just found out. The ground is gradually sinking down leading him into the main quarry of the canyon. Chester freezes on the way down. The ground is lined with pale grey figures forming all sorts of grotesque shapes.
Chester: Man. I sure know where to find the best places to hide out!
The ground gets steeper as he heads down so he kneels down and climbs down a fragment of rock blocking his progress. Chester drops onto the dusty ground and examines his surroundings.
Chester: Oh god.
The grotesque figures turned out to be the rotting bones of a variety different animals. He was particularly taken by a gargantuan skull of what appeared to be an elephant. Chester now realised why it was so derelict. The deceased animals seemed to have used this as a sort of graveyard. That explained the depressed feeling he had when he came across this forsaken land.
???: Quick! Their gaining on us!
???: Here kitty kitty kitty!
Quickly Chester ducked behind a pile of bones keeping him from view being careful not to be seen.
???: Oh no! It's a dead-end!
???: Heh! Heh! Think you could get away that easily?
???: P-please. D-don't hurt us!
One of the "creatures" let out a high-pitched laugh like a hyena.
???: Heh. That's right! Beg! Beg that we won't hurt you!
Two others laughed at this.
???: Please! I beg you! Don't hurt us!
This was getting too much for Chester; he HAD to know what was happening. So with that he peered out his hiding place. There he saw three hyenas cornering two terrified lion cubs.
???: O.K. I won't hurt you. Much. How about you, Banzai?
Banzai: Nah, too much hassle, Shenzi.
Shenzi: Suit yourself. You, Ed?
A goofy looking hyena licked his lips and sniggered as he looked at the cubs.
Banzai: Good.
Chester was shocked. Not only were these hyenas toying with these cubs they were serious about hurting them and most likely killing them. He had to act.
Shenzi: Heh! Heh! Say "hi" to Mufasa and Scar for me, kids!
A small skull hit Banzai hard on the head.
Banzai (rubbing his head ferociously): Ouch!
Chester: Damn! Wrong one!
Shenzi (snarling into the darkness): Who's there?
Chester: Sorry! (He steps out from the darkness) Didn't mean that!
Banzai: A human?
The two cubs looked puzzled at each other and mouth the word "human" as if they had no idea what it was.
Shenzi: Not only that! He's a human kid! (She grins at Banzai)
Chester: That's not the point! First, I'm sorry, Banzai, is it? Didn't mean to hit you, I meant to hit her. (Indicating Shenzi)
Shenzi's grin drops to form an angry frown.
Chester: And second, it's never fair to pick on someone smaller than you. Leave those cubs alone!
The three hyenas turn on Chester.
Banzai: Heh. Think you can make us? Huh, you and what army?
Chester: THIS one!
Chester yells out loud with his arms outwards and charges at the hyenas taking them by surprise and knocking them backwards.
Chester: COME ON!
He gestures the cubs to follow him. They follow him willingly as he scarpers.
Chester: You two go ahead! I'll watch your back.
Shenzi (Behind Chester): But who's going to watch yours?
Chester looks around as Shenzi pounces knocking him over. The other two crowd over them both. She bites him in the shoulder causing Chester to yell out in pain. Chester sharply jabs her in the chest with his elbow making her let go and then turns around and hits her in the face with his fist. He quickly gets up and runs as fast he can to catch up with cubs. He finds them at a ledge too high for them to climb.
Cub 1: That's it! We're done for!
Chester: No you're not!
The cubs look round and see Chester running to them.
Chester: Hi! Need help?
The surprised cubs nod.
Chester: O.K. then!
With that Chester grabs one of them round the waist and hoists them one by one onto the ledge.
Cub 2: Thanks!
Chester: Hurry! Go! They're coming!
The cubs do so and Chester climbs up himself and once again follows.
Banzai: Drat! He did it again! We've lost'em!
Shenzi: Not quite, Banzai! They still have to cross the river!
Banzai (remembering): Oh yeah! They'll never make it the bridge is out! They're ours!
Meanwhile, Chester and co. have just reached the river.
Cub 1: NOW we're done for!
Chester: You're so pessimistic! There's gotta be a way!
Cub 2 (looking up at Chester with admiration): Yeah!
Chester moves toward the bank and suddenly a large crocodile bursts out of the originally still water causing him to jump back. He looks around and sees a rotting tree trunk and has an idea.
Chester: O.K. Stand back!
Chester charges at the tree causing it to splinter a bit in the process. He goes back and does it again this making more damage. He shoulders it one third and final time causing it to collapse onto the water. He makes a gesture of triumph and kneels down and holds it steady.
Chester: You two go across! I'll hold it in place!
The two cubs scarper across and then Chester does so himself.
When he gets across he is greeted by the two cubs.
Cub 1: Wow! You're awesome!
Cub 2: Thank you so much!
Chester: No problem! Are we on safe ground now?
The cubs nod at him with a smile.
Chester: Great! See you around then.
Cub 2: Definitely!
The two cubs hurry off and Chester looks back at the hyena's lair smiling.
Chester: Heh! See ya!
He walks away to where cubs made off for with a feeling of pride in his heart.
The derelict "canyon" intrigued Chester but although the uneasy silence that it carried made him cautious. It was still day when he first arrived so he felt he shouldn't set up camp yet incase it carried anything that should be brought to his attention. So Chester decided to check out this "residence" before darkness fell.
Chester: Ah!
Although the sun is still in the sky the cavernous walls of rock darken the ground making it a bit difficult to walk on as Chester just found out. The ground is gradually sinking down leading him into the main quarry of the canyon. Chester freezes on the way down. The ground is lined with pale grey figures forming all sorts of grotesque shapes.
Chester: Man. I sure know where to find the best places to hide out!
The ground gets steeper as he heads down so he kneels down and climbs down a fragment of rock blocking his progress. Chester drops onto the dusty ground and examines his surroundings.
Chester: Oh god.
The grotesque figures turned out to be the rotting bones of a variety different animals. He was particularly taken by a gargantuan skull of what appeared to be an elephant. Chester now realised why it was so derelict. The deceased animals seemed to have used this as a sort of graveyard. That explained the depressed feeling he had when he came across this forsaken land.
???: Quick! Their gaining on us!
???: Here kitty kitty kitty!
Quickly Chester ducked behind a pile of bones keeping him from view being careful not to be seen.
???: Oh no! It's a dead-end!
???: Heh! Heh! Think you could get away that easily?
???: P-please. D-don't hurt us!
One of the "creatures" let out a high-pitched laugh like a hyena.
???: Heh. That's right! Beg! Beg that we won't hurt you!
Two others laughed at this.
???: Please! I beg you! Don't hurt us!
This was getting too much for Chester; he HAD to know what was happening. So with that he peered out his hiding place. There he saw three hyenas cornering two terrified lion cubs.
???: O.K. I won't hurt you. Much. How about you, Banzai?
Banzai: Nah, too much hassle, Shenzi.
Shenzi: Suit yourself. You, Ed?
A goofy looking hyena licked his lips and sniggered as he looked at the cubs.
Banzai: Good.
Chester was shocked. Not only were these hyenas toying with these cubs they were serious about hurting them and most likely killing them. He had to act.
Shenzi: Heh! Heh! Say "hi" to Mufasa and Scar for me, kids!
A small skull hit Banzai hard on the head.
Banzai (rubbing his head ferociously): Ouch!
Chester: Damn! Wrong one!
Shenzi (snarling into the darkness): Who's there?
Chester: Sorry! (He steps out from the darkness) Didn't mean that!
Banzai: A human?
The two cubs looked puzzled at each other and mouth the word "human" as if they had no idea what it was.
Shenzi: Not only that! He's a human kid! (She grins at Banzai)
Chester: That's not the point! First, I'm sorry, Banzai, is it? Didn't mean to hit you, I meant to hit her. (Indicating Shenzi)
Shenzi's grin drops to form an angry frown.
Chester: And second, it's never fair to pick on someone smaller than you. Leave those cubs alone!
The three hyenas turn on Chester.
Banzai: Heh. Think you can make us? Huh, you and what army?
Chester: THIS one!
Chester yells out loud with his arms outwards and charges at the hyenas taking them by surprise and knocking them backwards.
Chester: COME ON!
He gestures the cubs to follow him. They follow him willingly as he scarpers.
Chester: You two go ahead! I'll watch your back.
Shenzi (Behind Chester): But who's going to watch yours?
Chester looks around as Shenzi pounces knocking him over. The other two crowd over them both. She bites him in the shoulder causing Chester to yell out in pain. Chester sharply jabs her in the chest with his elbow making her let go and then turns around and hits her in the face with his fist. He quickly gets up and runs as fast he can to catch up with cubs. He finds them at a ledge too high for them to climb.
Cub 1: That's it! We're done for!
Chester: No you're not!
The cubs look round and see Chester running to them.
Chester: Hi! Need help?
The surprised cubs nod.
Chester: O.K. then!
With that Chester grabs one of them round the waist and hoists them one by one onto the ledge.
Cub 2: Thanks!
Chester: Hurry! Go! They're coming!
The cubs do so and Chester climbs up himself and once again follows.
Banzai: Drat! He did it again! We've lost'em!
Shenzi: Not quite, Banzai! They still have to cross the river!
Banzai (remembering): Oh yeah! They'll never make it the bridge is out! They're ours!
Meanwhile, Chester and co. have just reached the river.
Cub 1: NOW we're done for!
Chester: You're so pessimistic! There's gotta be a way!
Cub 2 (looking up at Chester with admiration): Yeah!
Chester moves toward the bank and suddenly a large crocodile bursts out of the originally still water causing him to jump back. He looks around and sees a rotting tree trunk and has an idea.
Chester: O.K. Stand back!
Chester charges at the tree causing it to splinter a bit in the process. He goes back and does it again this making more damage. He shoulders it one third and final time causing it to collapse onto the water. He makes a gesture of triumph and kneels down and holds it steady.
Chester: You two go across! I'll hold it in place!
The two cubs scarper across and then Chester does so himself.
When he gets across he is greeted by the two cubs.
Cub 1: Wow! You're awesome!
Cub 2: Thank you so much!
Chester: No problem! Are we on safe ground now?
The cubs nod at him with a smile.
Chester: Great! See you around then.
Cub 2: Definitely!
The two cubs hurry off and Chester looks back at the hyena's lair smiling.
Chester: Heh! See ya!
He walks away to where cubs made off for with a feeling of pride in his heart.