Chapter 8: Forgive and Forget
???: Hey Chester! Wake Up!
Chester (Half asleep): Unnh, wha?
???: Get up!
Chester opens his and sees Komali and Malika in front of him.
Komali: You finally woke up! Man, you can sleep through almost anything!
Chester (rubbing his eyes): I can?
Malika: Yeah! Kovu roared at you and you didn't even flinch!
Chester (sitting up): Really? Huh! I can't remember anything!
Kovu comes over to them after listening in on the conversation.
Kovu (Grinning): 'Morning, Chester!
Chester (Just noticing him): Oh, 'Morning, Kovu!
Just then a number of lionesses march past them including Vitani, Nala and Kiara.
Chester: Where're they going? (Gesturing to them)
Kovu: Oh they're off hunting! (Just remembering) OH! By the way, Simba's back. He didn't come back 'til late last night. He said he wants to see you.
Chester: Hmm? Where is he?
Kovu: Look up.
Chester looks up and sees Simba sitting on the ledge at the top of Pride Rock looking out at the landscape. Chester had just picked a random rock to sleep on the night before so he wouldn't have guessed where he was.
Chester (Getting up): Ah! Then I best see what he wants. (Turning to the cubs) See ya soon, then.
Komali and Malika: Yeah, see ya!
With that, he sets off up Pride Rock. He hasn't far to walk as the slope curved round to the ledge as you climbed up. When he reached the halfway point he met up with Zazu.
Zazu: Ah, what business do you have with the king, human?
Chester: Uh, Kovu told me Simba wanted to see me.
Simba (Over): It's O.K, Zazu, let him through.
Zazu (looking from Simba to Chester): Oh very well, then. Off you go then. (Zazu turns away)
Chester: Thanks (he begins to walk away but stops and turns back to Zazu) and my name is Chester, Zazu!
Zazu turns as if to say something to him but stops and flies away. Chester sees him do this and follows his flight path with his eyes and then shrugs his shoulders and continues toward Simba.
Simba (Still looking out*): You're probably wondering why I brought you here.
Chester: You didn't, Rabia did!
Simba (*): No, I didn't mean that. I meant here.
Chester: Oh. Well, yeah. It crossed my mind.
Simba turns round to face Chester.
Simba: Well, firstly, I want to apologise for last night.
Chester: We've already discussed this! It's cool, I forgive you!
Simba (Protesting): I had no right to act that way! If Nala hadn't shown me the facts, I could've killed you!
Chester: But you didn't! And trust me I extremely grateful you didn't!
Simba sighs. He looks at the ground.
Simba: You saved my grandchildren. I was blind to that fact even though Komali and Malika confirmed it.
Chester (hopefully): Yeah, but you believed it in the end!
Simba (Looking up at him): Only by what you told me.
Chester is about argue but Simba lifts his paw to stop him.
Simba: I asked you about the hyenas because I was curious about them due to the fact that the scenario seemed similar to what happened to Nala and me.
Chester raises an eyebrow.
Simba (continuing): The three you mentioned, they attacked us when we were cubs. (Chester looks at him with a shocked expression on his face) I wanted to know if it was them because they took over Pride Rock when Scar was alive.
Chester: I had no idea they were with Scar, I just knew Scar took over and-
Simba (eyeing him suspiciously): How did you know that?
Chester: Malika told me last night when you were out! By the way, who's Rafiki?
Simba: He's a friend of my father's.
???: Hey Simba! Who are you talking to?
Chester franticly looks around to find the source of the voice. He recognised it somewhere before. Simba had turned around and looking downwards.
Simba: Oh hi, Timon! Come on up, I have to introduce you to someone!
Chester can't remember where he heard that voice. He was sure he knew the name but again his mind was blank.
Simba walked away from the ledge and gestured Chester to follow him. He did so and they met up with a meerkat and a warthog whom Chester recognised instantly.
Chester and Timon (pointing at each other): Hey! I've seen you before! What are you doing here? No, I asked you!
Simba (Surprised): Uh, have you two met already?
Timon (Looking at Simba): Not personally. When we visited the jungle we saw this kid (Gesturing Chester) spying on us! Remember we told you we saw a human, Simba?
Simba (Remembering): Oh yeah! I remember. What you doing there, Chester?
Chester (Turning his gaze from Timon to Simba): That's how I came here, the plane I was in crashed land in that clearing!
Timon, Pumbaa and Simba: Plane?
Chester: Timon! Pumbaa! Do you remember that giant thing you saw next to me in the clearing?
They both nod as Simba is left dumb-struck.
Chester: Well, that was the plane.
Simba turns around looks eagerly out at the Pride Lands.
Simba: Do you know if it's still there?
Chester: It's too big to move so, yeah!
Simba looks at Chester.
Simba: Show me.
???: Hey Chester! Wake Up!
Chester (Half asleep): Unnh, wha?
???: Get up!
Chester opens his and sees Komali and Malika in front of him.
Komali: You finally woke up! Man, you can sleep through almost anything!
Chester (rubbing his eyes): I can?
Malika: Yeah! Kovu roared at you and you didn't even flinch!
Chester (sitting up): Really? Huh! I can't remember anything!
Kovu comes over to them after listening in on the conversation.
Kovu (Grinning): 'Morning, Chester!
Chester (Just noticing him): Oh, 'Morning, Kovu!
Just then a number of lionesses march past them including Vitani, Nala and Kiara.
Chester: Where're they going? (Gesturing to them)
Kovu: Oh they're off hunting! (Just remembering) OH! By the way, Simba's back. He didn't come back 'til late last night. He said he wants to see you.
Chester: Hmm? Where is he?
Kovu: Look up.
Chester looks up and sees Simba sitting on the ledge at the top of Pride Rock looking out at the landscape. Chester had just picked a random rock to sleep on the night before so he wouldn't have guessed where he was.
Chester (Getting up): Ah! Then I best see what he wants. (Turning to the cubs) See ya soon, then.
Komali and Malika: Yeah, see ya!
With that, he sets off up Pride Rock. He hasn't far to walk as the slope curved round to the ledge as you climbed up. When he reached the halfway point he met up with Zazu.
Zazu: Ah, what business do you have with the king, human?
Chester: Uh, Kovu told me Simba wanted to see me.
Simba (Over): It's O.K, Zazu, let him through.
Zazu (looking from Simba to Chester): Oh very well, then. Off you go then. (Zazu turns away)
Chester: Thanks (he begins to walk away but stops and turns back to Zazu) and my name is Chester, Zazu!
Zazu turns as if to say something to him but stops and flies away. Chester sees him do this and follows his flight path with his eyes and then shrugs his shoulders and continues toward Simba.
Simba (Still looking out*): You're probably wondering why I brought you here.
Chester: You didn't, Rabia did!
Simba (*): No, I didn't mean that. I meant here.
Chester: Oh. Well, yeah. It crossed my mind.
Simba turns round to face Chester.
Simba: Well, firstly, I want to apologise for last night.
Chester: We've already discussed this! It's cool, I forgive you!
Simba (Protesting): I had no right to act that way! If Nala hadn't shown me the facts, I could've killed you!
Chester: But you didn't! And trust me I extremely grateful you didn't!
Simba sighs. He looks at the ground.
Simba: You saved my grandchildren. I was blind to that fact even though Komali and Malika confirmed it.
Chester (hopefully): Yeah, but you believed it in the end!
Simba (Looking up at him): Only by what you told me.
Chester is about argue but Simba lifts his paw to stop him.
Simba: I asked you about the hyenas because I was curious about them due to the fact that the scenario seemed similar to what happened to Nala and me.
Chester raises an eyebrow.
Simba (continuing): The three you mentioned, they attacked us when we were cubs. (Chester looks at him with a shocked expression on his face) I wanted to know if it was them because they took over Pride Rock when Scar was alive.
Chester: I had no idea they were with Scar, I just knew Scar took over and-
Simba (eyeing him suspiciously): How did you know that?
Chester: Malika told me last night when you were out! By the way, who's Rafiki?
Simba: He's a friend of my father's.
???: Hey Simba! Who are you talking to?
Chester franticly looks around to find the source of the voice. He recognised it somewhere before. Simba had turned around and looking downwards.
Simba: Oh hi, Timon! Come on up, I have to introduce you to someone!
Chester can't remember where he heard that voice. He was sure he knew the name but again his mind was blank.
Simba walked away from the ledge and gestured Chester to follow him. He did so and they met up with a meerkat and a warthog whom Chester recognised instantly.
Chester and Timon (pointing at each other): Hey! I've seen you before! What are you doing here? No, I asked you!
Simba (Surprised): Uh, have you two met already?
Timon (Looking at Simba): Not personally. When we visited the jungle we saw this kid (Gesturing Chester) spying on us! Remember we told you we saw a human, Simba?
Simba (Remembering): Oh yeah! I remember. What you doing there, Chester?
Chester (Turning his gaze from Timon to Simba): That's how I came here, the plane I was in crashed land in that clearing!
Timon, Pumbaa and Simba: Plane?
Chester: Timon! Pumbaa! Do you remember that giant thing you saw next to me in the clearing?
They both nod as Simba is left dumb-struck.
Chester: Well, that was the plane.
Simba turns around looks eagerly out at the Pride Lands.
Simba: Do you know if it's still there?
Chester: It's too big to move so, yeah!
Simba looks at Chester.
Simba: Show me.