Chapter 5: Things Can Only Get Better?
???: WELL?
The lioness has Chester sitting down against a tree leaving him lingering between fear and shock.
Chester (stammering): N...Nothing.
The lioness bares her teeth at him, eyeing him with pure hatred.
Vitani (looking shocked): He didn't do anything, Rabia!
Rabia, the lioness looks over at Vitani.
Rabia: Stay out of this, Vitani! You don't what humans are capable of!
Two more lionesses enter the clearing.
Lioness1: What are you yelling about, Rabia?
Rabia: This human has attacked Vitani and won't admit it!
The lionesses look over at Chester, one of them looks angry and goes over to join Rabia but the other merely looks at Vitani's injuries and looks back at Chester looking puzzled.
Angry Lioness: What do you have to say for yourself?!?
Rabia growls at him.
Puzzled Lioness: Rabia, Kalifa, don't you think those wounds seem a bit big for that kid (indicating Chester) to have done it?
Kalifa (looking over at P.Lioness): What are trying to say, Amineh?
Rabia looks over at her teeth bared.
Amineh (cautious): Well, look at Vitani, they look like teeth-marks to me and-
Rabia: ARE YOU TRYING TO SUGGEST ONE OF US DID IT?!?!
Amineh is startled by the outburst takes a few steps back.
Amineh (stammering like Chester): N...No, of course not.
At this moment a colourful hook-billed bird descends between them all apparently a messenger of some sort.
??? (landing): Vitani! Rabia! Kalifa! Amineh! I've just received word that a human has been sighted in the Pride Lands! Simba has sent orders for everyone to send word if it's been sighted anywhere near Pride Rock!
Rabia: No need, Zazu! We have him right here!
Zazu looks confused.
Zazu: Uh, how do you mean here?
Rabia moves away to let Zazu see.
Rabia (smiling): See for yourself!
Zazu sees Chester and is taken aback
Zazu: I.I'll inform Simba!
Rabia: Tell him we're bringing him back to Pride Rock.
Zazu nods and then just realises what she said and tries to protest.
Rabia: We have our reasons.
Zazu nods grimly and flies off.
Rabia turns to Chester and orders him to get up. Chester looks at Vitani with a fearful look on his face and she has worried look on her face. Chester gets up and looks at Amineh as she was the only one apart from Vitani who was on his side. She looks worried too.
Rabia (teeth bared): Follow me and don't try to run away or I will personally make sure that you will never see daylight again, got me?
Chester nods quickly.
With that Rabia sets off followed by Chester who is tailed by Kalifa. Amineh and Vitani follow closely behind to help Chester for fear that he will be mauled by the others out of false evidence. The journey does not take long partly due to the fact that Rabia is making haste to deliver him to Simba. Chester had feared that name ever since he crashed land here. He guessed that Simba must be kingpin around these parts and now he would have the pleasure of meeting this individual and vice-versa.
Rabia: We're nearly there.
Chester, who had hanged his head throughout the entire journey, looked up. They were coming over a hill and when they reached the top Chester let a gasp of amazement. In his view a magnificent rock structure, towering ahead of them. A gargantuan slab of rock rose up toward the sun where as another was suspended outwards as though you could use it to stand up and be heard almost like a balcony for royalty to give out proclamations.
Chester snaps out of his trance when he notices a lion on the rock with a large brown mane that was looking straight at him with stern sort of look on his face. Kalifa sees Chester looking at him and smirks at him.
Kalifa: He's going to be your "judge", boy!
Chester gulps when she finishes.
Rabia (calling out): SIMBA! WE'VE BROUGHT THE HUMAN!!
The lion on the rock looks down at Rabia, then at Chester and then back at Rabia. Chester nearly dies out of fear, was this lion he feared?
Simba (as Rabia approaches): I know. But why have you brought him here?
Rabia (looking up at Simba): Because we have business to discuss!
Simba looks at Chester curiously who is cringing at every word Rabia is saying.
Simba (narrowing his eyebrows at Chester): What business?
Chester dearly wished he evaporate like water at these words.
Rabia (smirking at Chester): Judgement!
Vitani: Rabia, don't!
Simba turns his gaze on Vitani.
Simba (seeing her injuries): Vitani! What happened to you?
Vitani is about to answer but Rabia steps in and answers for her.
Rabia: THIS human attacked her!
Simba looks at Chester and sees him cowering. He frowns at him.
Simba: Well that explains the fear.
Simba climbs down the rock towards Chester. Vitani tries to get in front of Chester but is stopped by Rabia and Kalifa.
Kalifa (quiet): Don't! Let the king deal with him.
Chester hears her and his fear increases. He starts breathing heavily and his knees give way making him fall backwards just in time to see Simba reach him.
Simba (baring his teeth and growling at him*): Why did you attack her? ANSWER ME!
Chester tries to speak but only air comes out.
Simba (*): I'll ask you again. Why. Did. You. ATTACK HER?!?
Chester manages to speak but in a rather breath-like voice.
Chester (stammering a lot): I.I.I didn't-
Simba roars at him causing him yell out and scramble backwards to find cover but accidentally backs into a wall.
Simba moves in closer to him looking extremely annoyed at him.
Simba (in deadly whisper): I'm giving you one last chance. Why did you attack her?
Chester is too frightened to answer. Simba rears up as if he's about to attack. He's about to do so but is halted when the two cubs who Chester recognised as the ones he saved before leapt out as if from nowhere.
Cub 1: Don't Simba!
Cub 2: We owe our lives to him.
???: WELL?
The lioness has Chester sitting down against a tree leaving him lingering between fear and shock.
Chester (stammering): N...Nothing.
The lioness bares her teeth at him, eyeing him with pure hatred.
Vitani (looking shocked): He didn't do anything, Rabia!
Rabia, the lioness looks over at Vitani.
Rabia: Stay out of this, Vitani! You don't what humans are capable of!
Two more lionesses enter the clearing.
Lioness1: What are you yelling about, Rabia?
Rabia: This human has attacked Vitani and won't admit it!
The lionesses look over at Chester, one of them looks angry and goes over to join Rabia but the other merely looks at Vitani's injuries and looks back at Chester looking puzzled.
Angry Lioness: What do you have to say for yourself?!?
Rabia growls at him.
Puzzled Lioness: Rabia, Kalifa, don't you think those wounds seem a bit big for that kid (indicating Chester) to have done it?
Kalifa (looking over at P.Lioness): What are trying to say, Amineh?
Rabia looks over at her teeth bared.
Amineh (cautious): Well, look at Vitani, they look like teeth-marks to me and-
Rabia: ARE YOU TRYING TO SUGGEST ONE OF US DID IT?!?!
Amineh is startled by the outburst takes a few steps back.
Amineh (stammering like Chester): N...No, of course not.
At this moment a colourful hook-billed bird descends between them all apparently a messenger of some sort.
??? (landing): Vitani! Rabia! Kalifa! Amineh! I've just received word that a human has been sighted in the Pride Lands! Simba has sent orders for everyone to send word if it's been sighted anywhere near Pride Rock!
Rabia: No need, Zazu! We have him right here!
Zazu looks confused.
Zazu: Uh, how do you mean here?
Rabia moves away to let Zazu see.
Rabia (smiling): See for yourself!
Zazu sees Chester and is taken aback
Zazu: I.I'll inform Simba!
Rabia: Tell him we're bringing him back to Pride Rock.
Zazu nods and then just realises what she said and tries to protest.
Rabia: We have our reasons.
Zazu nods grimly and flies off.
Rabia turns to Chester and orders him to get up. Chester looks at Vitani with a fearful look on his face and she has worried look on her face. Chester gets up and looks at Amineh as she was the only one apart from Vitani who was on his side. She looks worried too.
Rabia (teeth bared): Follow me and don't try to run away or I will personally make sure that you will never see daylight again, got me?
Chester nods quickly.
With that Rabia sets off followed by Chester who is tailed by Kalifa. Amineh and Vitani follow closely behind to help Chester for fear that he will be mauled by the others out of false evidence. The journey does not take long partly due to the fact that Rabia is making haste to deliver him to Simba. Chester had feared that name ever since he crashed land here. He guessed that Simba must be kingpin around these parts and now he would have the pleasure of meeting this individual and vice-versa.
Rabia: We're nearly there.
Chester, who had hanged his head throughout the entire journey, looked up. They were coming over a hill and when they reached the top Chester let a gasp of amazement. In his view a magnificent rock structure, towering ahead of them. A gargantuan slab of rock rose up toward the sun where as another was suspended outwards as though you could use it to stand up and be heard almost like a balcony for royalty to give out proclamations.
Chester snaps out of his trance when he notices a lion on the rock with a large brown mane that was looking straight at him with stern sort of look on his face. Kalifa sees Chester looking at him and smirks at him.
Kalifa: He's going to be your "judge", boy!
Chester gulps when she finishes.
Rabia (calling out): SIMBA! WE'VE BROUGHT THE HUMAN!!
The lion on the rock looks down at Rabia, then at Chester and then back at Rabia. Chester nearly dies out of fear, was this lion he feared?
Simba (as Rabia approaches): I know. But why have you brought him here?
Rabia (looking up at Simba): Because we have business to discuss!
Simba looks at Chester curiously who is cringing at every word Rabia is saying.
Simba (narrowing his eyebrows at Chester): What business?
Chester dearly wished he evaporate like water at these words.
Rabia (smirking at Chester): Judgement!
Vitani: Rabia, don't!
Simba turns his gaze on Vitani.
Simba (seeing her injuries): Vitani! What happened to you?
Vitani is about to answer but Rabia steps in and answers for her.
Rabia: THIS human attacked her!
Simba looks at Chester and sees him cowering. He frowns at him.
Simba: Well that explains the fear.
Simba climbs down the rock towards Chester. Vitani tries to get in front of Chester but is stopped by Rabia and Kalifa.
Kalifa (quiet): Don't! Let the king deal with him.
Chester hears her and his fear increases. He starts breathing heavily and his knees give way making him fall backwards just in time to see Simba reach him.
Simba (baring his teeth and growling at him*): Why did you attack her? ANSWER ME!
Chester tries to speak but only air comes out.
Simba (*): I'll ask you again. Why. Did. You. ATTACK HER?!?
Chester manages to speak but in a rather breath-like voice.
Chester (stammering a lot): I.I.I didn't-
Simba roars at him causing him yell out and scramble backwards to find cover but accidentally backs into a wall.
Simba moves in closer to him looking extremely annoyed at him.
Simba (in deadly whisper): I'm giving you one last chance. Why did you attack her?
Chester is too frightened to answer. Simba rears up as if he's about to attack. He's about to do so but is halted when the two cubs who Chester recognised as the ones he saved before leapt out as if from nowhere.
Cub 1: Don't Simba!
Cub 2: We owe our lives to him.