Ok, here's the next chapter, it's kinda just an insert chapter thingy, not
sure what to call it exactly.um.well not much to say.neway enjoy next
chapter will be up soon!
Chapter 18: Tiku's new look.
Tiku walked happily with Kiki by his side. He smiled down at little Bailey, who pranced and tried his best to keep up. Kiki was smiling and seemed to be hiding something. Tiku gave her a quizzical look, but she remained quiet. Finally his curiosity got the better of him.
"What?" he said. Kiki looked around and saw a pond not far away. "Let's go for a swim, shall we?" she said, racing off towards the water. "Hey!" Tiku yelled. "I asked you a question! Come on Bailey." He said, nudging the cub and then taking off.
Kiki pounced up onto a rock and then sat and licked her paw while she waited. Tiku pounced and landed in the water, splashing himself and Bailey with the cool refreshing water. The water came up just above his paws and he stared up at Kiki, again giving her a quizzical look. Kiki smiled and then casually walked to the edge of her rock. "Look at your reflection and tell me what you see," Kiki said, a slight smile forming.
Tiku raised an eyebrow, shrugged, rolled his eyes and then looked. He gasped at the reflection. "Oh my gosh!" he exclaimed. He looked back up at the now smiling Kiki and then back at his reflection. "Oh my gosh!" he repeated. In the clear waters below him, staring back at him was a young cub with yellowish fur color, a light black tuft of hair on his head, the tuft starting to cover his eyes. Tiku turned and looked. There was a tuft of black fur that was still on his tail, but his baby spots were gone! His paws, underbelly and muzzle were a sandy color. The now excited eyes staring at him were blue green in color, leaning more toward green.
"So," Kiki said, pouncing down softly into the water. She crept up close to him and looked him in the eye, "Like the new you?" she said. Tiku smiled. "Yeah, I do. No more baby spots!" he yelled, splashing her with water. "Ugh!" she yelled, growling and splashing water at him. She then crept low and pounced on him, pinning him.
Bailey watched as they rolled and toppled over each other. After a while they were both a muddy mess and you couldn't tell what color either was. Bailey laughed and smiled at them. Kiki shook herself thoroughly and then proceeded to give herself a bath. Tiku just splashed water all over himself to get the mud off. He then jumped up onto one of the rock formations and laid down in the warm sun to dry off.
Kiki finished bathing herself and turned to Bailey. She smiled. "Come here you!" she said, pulling him to her and licking him. Bailey gave a little squeak of a growl and tried to get away. Kiki laughed and let him. He toppled over a few times and then turned and looked at her, his head cocked to one side. "You're not that dirty anyway." She said, yawning. She looked up at Tiku, who now seemed to be asleep. "I wonder what his family is like." she thought aloud.
Suddenly she pinned her ears and turned. Her eyes scanned the horizon but she saw nothing. She was almost sure she heard the faint rumbling of the human's truck engine, but she couldn't be sure. After a few minutes, she saw the huge thing coming towards them. It was far off, a mere ant that was getting bigger by the minute.
Alarmed she jumped up onto Tiku's rock and forced him to wake up. "Tiku!" she yelled. "Wake up we have to hide!" she said, shaking him roughly. Tiku rolled over and looked up at her. "What are you talking about?" he asked. "The humans!" Kiki yelled. Tiku's eyes widened and within a second he was up and staring toward the horizon where the truck was getting closer. He looked around and spotted a small den of some sort. The place was between two rocks, it would be a tight squeeze but they could make it.
"Grab Bailey and follow me," he said. Kiki nodded and then jumped off to get Bailey. She returned with the scruff of Bailey's neck in her mouth. "Ok, now follow me." Tiku said, climbing down in between the rocks and wedging himself into the small whole. Kiki dropped Bailey and Tiku caught him. The engine's rumbling was now very near. Kiki gasped and squeezed herself in.
They waited as they heard the screech of tires coming to a stop and the doors of the truck slam as they were shut. "Well, Tanu, find em'" Tiku heard Frank say. He heard a low growl and then the soft padding of Tanu's footsteps as the older cub circled the place, sniffing for the slightest scent of Kiki, Bailey or Tiku. Tiku prayed they were safe.
He heard Tanu's low growl of frustration and it seemed as though Tanu were right in front of him, but that wasn't the case. Tanu was merely close, but had not found them.yet. Tanu jumped up on the rock they were under/in and the cub pride heard the scratch of his claws as he tried to keep his balance. After a while the humans grew tired of waiting. "Stupid animal!" someone said. "Come on Tanu, we'll find em'." Frank said, Tiku heard a chain rattle and the sound Tanu being dragged back to the truck. Again he felt sorry for Tanu, but at the same time, was glad that he himself was safe. Tanu could escape the humans if he really wanted to.
The doors of the truck slammed once more and the engine rumbled into life. The tires squealed as the truck backed up and then drove off once more. Tiku, Kiki and Bailey waited for almost a half an hour until they finally left the safety of their hideout. "Come on, let's find that river you found me at. We find the river, we find home." Tiku said, helping Kiki and Bailey out.
Kiki smiled at him. Tiku's stomach grumbled and he sighed. He knew Kiki and Bailey were hungry to, but for now they would have to wait. They had to get away from these lands. They had to cross the river and return to the lone lands. If they returned to the lone lands, they would be safe. Or so Tiku hoped..
Chapter 18: Tiku's new look.
Tiku walked happily with Kiki by his side. He smiled down at little Bailey, who pranced and tried his best to keep up. Kiki was smiling and seemed to be hiding something. Tiku gave her a quizzical look, but she remained quiet. Finally his curiosity got the better of him.
"What?" he said. Kiki looked around and saw a pond not far away. "Let's go for a swim, shall we?" she said, racing off towards the water. "Hey!" Tiku yelled. "I asked you a question! Come on Bailey." He said, nudging the cub and then taking off.
Kiki pounced up onto a rock and then sat and licked her paw while she waited. Tiku pounced and landed in the water, splashing himself and Bailey with the cool refreshing water. The water came up just above his paws and he stared up at Kiki, again giving her a quizzical look. Kiki smiled and then casually walked to the edge of her rock. "Look at your reflection and tell me what you see," Kiki said, a slight smile forming.
Tiku raised an eyebrow, shrugged, rolled his eyes and then looked. He gasped at the reflection. "Oh my gosh!" he exclaimed. He looked back up at the now smiling Kiki and then back at his reflection. "Oh my gosh!" he repeated. In the clear waters below him, staring back at him was a young cub with yellowish fur color, a light black tuft of hair on his head, the tuft starting to cover his eyes. Tiku turned and looked. There was a tuft of black fur that was still on his tail, but his baby spots were gone! His paws, underbelly and muzzle were a sandy color. The now excited eyes staring at him were blue green in color, leaning more toward green.
"So," Kiki said, pouncing down softly into the water. She crept up close to him and looked him in the eye, "Like the new you?" she said. Tiku smiled. "Yeah, I do. No more baby spots!" he yelled, splashing her with water. "Ugh!" she yelled, growling and splashing water at him. She then crept low and pounced on him, pinning him.
Bailey watched as they rolled and toppled over each other. After a while they were both a muddy mess and you couldn't tell what color either was. Bailey laughed and smiled at them. Kiki shook herself thoroughly and then proceeded to give herself a bath. Tiku just splashed water all over himself to get the mud off. He then jumped up onto one of the rock formations and laid down in the warm sun to dry off.
Kiki finished bathing herself and turned to Bailey. She smiled. "Come here you!" she said, pulling him to her and licking him. Bailey gave a little squeak of a growl and tried to get away. Kiki laughed and let him. He toppled over a few times and then turned and looked at her, his head cocked to one side. "You're not that dirty anyway." She said, yawning. She looked up at Tiku, who now seemed to be asleep. "I wonder what his family is like." she thought aloud.
Suddenly she pinned her ears and turned. Her eyes scanned the horizon but she saw nothing. She was almost sure she heard the faint rumbling of the human's truck engine, but she couldn't be sure. After a few minutes, she saw the huge thing coming towards them. It was far off, a mere ant that was getting bigger by the minute.
Alarmed she jumped up onto Tiku's rock and forced him to wake up. "Tiku!" she yelled. "Wake up we have to hide!" she said, shaking him roughly. Tiku rolled over and looked up at her. "What are you talking about?" he asked. "The humans!" Kiki yelled. Tiku's eyes widened and within a second he was up and staring toward the horizon where the truck was getting closer. He looked around and spotted a small den of some sort. The place was between two rocks, it would be a tight squeeze but they could make it.
"Grab Bailey and follow me," he said. Kiki nodded and then jumped off to get Bailey. She returned with the scruff of Bailey's neck in her mouth. "Ok, now follow me." Tiku said, climbing down in between the rocks and wedging himself into the small whole. Kiki dropped Bailey and Tiku caught him. The engine's rumbling was now very near. Kiki gasped and squeezed herself in.
They waited as they heard the screech of tires coming to a stop and the doors of the truck slam as they were shut. "Well, Tanu, find em'" Tiku heard Frank say. He heard a low growl and then the soft padding of Tanu's footsteps as the older cub circled the place, sniffing for the slightest scent of Kiki, Bailey or Tiku. Tiku prayed they were safe.
He heard Tanu's low growl of frustration and it seemed as though Tanu were right in front of him, but that wasn't the case. Tanu was merely close, but had not found them.yet. Tanu jumped up on the rock they were under/in and the cub pride heard the scratch of his claws as he tried to keep his balance. After a while the humans grew tired of waiting. "Stupid animal!" someone said. "Come on Tanu, we'll find em'." Frank said, Tiku heard a chain rattle and the sound Tanu being dragged back to the truck. Again he felt sorry for Tanu, but at the same time, was glad that he himself was safe. Tanu could escape the humans if he really wanted to.
The doors of the truck slammed once more and the engine rumbled into life. The tires squealed as the truck backed up and then drove off once more. Tiku, Kiki and Bailey waited for almost a half an hour until they finally left the safety of their hideout. "Come on, let's find that river you found me at. We find the river, we find home." Tiku said, helping Kiki and Bailey out.
Kiki smiled at him. Tiku's stomach grumbled and he sighed. He knew Kiki and Bailey were hungry to, but for now they would have to wait. They had to get away from these lands. They had to cross the river and return to the lone lands. If they returned to the lone lands, they would be safe. Or so Tiku hoped..