A/N- just in case you didn't know, Halazua and Randa would be like seven or eight if they were people. Just so you know! and i dont have a spell checker so..sorry!
Halazua and Randa were playing all the way to the jungle. They had never been happier in their entire lives! They were away from all that dreadful crying! As they got closer to the jungle, they got more and more excited. They couldn't wait to get into the jungle and start their new pride!!
As they got closer though, it got darker and darker. When they finally got to the jungle, it was pitch black.
"Should we go in? It's really dark in there..we might trip!!" Halazua said, scared.
"Yeah, we wouldn't know where we were going! We could wait until morning." Randa said, trying to sound braver than she was. She looked around. Seeing a quite large shrub with an almost hollow inside close to the jungle, she said,"We could sleep there until morning! That would give us enough shelter! At least for tonight."
As they walked over to the shrub, they were both worried and excited about the next day.
'I wonder who we will meet tomarrow! I hope they are nice!' Randa thought, mostly excited, only a little bit worried.
'I wonder if we will survive..I sure hope so!!!' Halazua thought, more worried than anything.
They were both afraid to voice their concerns because they thought the other might think that they were stupid. Once they reached the bush, they huddled together, hoping for the best, and dreaming of the day they would have their own pride.
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Randa woke up first, to the sun. She wasn't used to that,since their mom or dad always woke them up early to watch the sun rise. Randa blinked against the sun a few times, then noticed that Halazua was still asleep. She didn't want to wake him, so she quietly walked out into the sun.
Randa realized that she was hungry, and when her brother got up, he would be too. She looked around for potential prey. All she saw were some giraffe, a few hippos in the watering hole not far off, and a herd of zebras. All of those were too big to kill for their meal. There was always grubs or larva under logs...
Randa walked only a few steps into the jungle when she saw a small decaying log.
She gently lifted the log, and under it she saw a great assortment of grubs,larva, and bugs that she didn't reconize. Timon and Pumbaa had never shown her this many bugs under one log in the savanah before!
"Wow.."she said breathlessly to herself.
She picked out two especially large grubs,two large larva, and two small bugs she didn't reconize, just in case they were gross.
She grabbed a large leaf that had fallen to the ground, put the bugs on it and picked it up in her mouth.
'Won't Halazua be proud of me?!?' she thought, carrying them back carefully.
When she got back, Halazua wasn't up yet.
She set the food down carefully inside the shrub. She quietly walked behind Halazua.
"WAKE UP, SLEEPYHEAD!!!!" she yelled into his ear, making him jump.
"Don't do that!!" Halazua said, shaking his head. "You nearly deafend me in that ear!!"
"Sorry. I brought us food!!" Randa said pointing to the leaf with the bugs on them.
"Wow! Thanks! What are these bugs?" He asked, pointing to the bugs Randa didn't reconize."I've never seen them before, even when Timon and Pumbaa showed us all the bugs they eat."
"I wasn't sure what those were..I was hoping you would..well Timon always said that all bugs are good to eat, right?" she picked up one of the small unfamiliar bugs."Here goes nothing.." she swallowed the bug whole. "Mmmm..those are pretty good!"
"Let me try!" He picked it one up and swallowed it. "Those are pretty good!"
After they had finished the rest of the grubs and larva, they were pretty thirsty.
"Why don't we just go to that watering hole over there?" Halazua asked.
"Well..I dunno..It's realy dry over there...I have this bad feeling about that place.." Randa said.
"Why?"
"Well don't you remeber what Pumbaa told us? He said all hippos are really territorial and they will kill anyone who is not welcome! Two lion cubs will certainly not be welcomed!"
"Oh c'mon! Thats just Pumbaa being Pumbaa! He's afraid of everything!" Halazua said, getting annoyed."C'mon, I'm thirsty!!"
"Fine!"Randa said reluctantly. "But don't blame me if somthing goes wrong!!"
As they started off, Halazua said,"Besides,didn't Pumbaa also say that you can outrun a hippo anyday? He also said they won't leave their watering hole! Besides, we're still in the Pride Lands..everyone knows we are the Prince and Princess!!"
"I guess you're right.." Randa said, still not quite beliving him.
When they got to the watering hole, the hippos all glared at them, but didn't attack.
"See?" Halazua said smugly. Randa just rolled her eyes.
As they started drinking, Randa noticed there was a small stream that barely trickled due to the drought, but was a stream nonetheless.
"Hey, Halazua, see that stream over there going into the jungle?" Randa asked pointing it out to him.
"Yeah, so?"
"We should follow it! I mean, then we could always have water, there would be other runaways following it, it would be perfect!"
"Could we get any luckier?" Halazua asked, dancing around he was so happy.
"Yeah..we could find a group wanting to become a pride, looking for leaders!!" Randa joked, also dancing.
Meanwhile, the hippos glared at them with a look of pure venom, almost shaking with anger.
Randa noticed it first.
"Um..Halazua, let's go." Randa said starting to slowly walk low to the ground, facing the hippos with a smile of pure innocence, meaning she meant no harm.
"Oh..o.k." He did the same, walking right behind his sister.
The hippo in the middle of the rest, obviously the leader, gave out a roar that was pure anger and hatred, his mouth open wide, showing his large teeth. All of the hippos got into a line, slowly moving toward the cubs, blowing through their noses with every step. It was an act that brought fear into the little cub's hearts, and they walked faster. The hippos increased their speed as the cubs did. The cubs broke out into a full-fleged run, and they ran straight into the jungle. The hippos gave a final unison cry, angry that two young cubs had inturrupted them without getting punished, but then sank back quietly into their circle.
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Halazua and Randa were playing all the way to the jungle. They had never been happier in their entire lives! They were away from all that dreadful crying! As they got closer to the jungle, they got more and more excited. They couldn't wait to get into the jungle and start their new pride!!
As they got closer though, it got darker and darker. When they finally got to the jungle, it was pitch black.
"Should we go in? It's really dark in there..we might trip!!" Halazua said, scared.
"Yeah, we wouldn't know where we were going! We could wait until morning." Randa said, trying to sound braver than she was. She looked around. Seeing a quite large shrub with an almost hollow inside close to the jungle, she said,"We could sleep there until morning! That would give us enough shelter! At least for tonight."
As they walked over to the shrub, they were both worried and excited about the next day.
'I wonder who we will meet tomarrow! I hope they are nice!' Randa thought, mostly excited, only a little bit worried.
'I wonder if we will survive..I sure hope so!!!' Halazua thought, more worried than anything.
They were both afraid to voice their concerns because they thought the other might think that they were stupid. Once they reached the bush, they huddled together, hoping for the best, and dreaming of the day they would have their own pride.
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Randa woke up first, to the sun. She wasn't used to that,since their mom or dad always woke them up early to watch the sun rise. Randa blinked against the sun a few times, then noticed that Halazua was still asleep. She didn't want to wake him, so she quietly walked out into the sun.
Randa realized that she was hungry, and when her brother got up, he would be too. She looked around for potential prey. All she saw were some giraffe, a few hippos in the watering hole not far off, and a herd of zebras. All of those were too big to kill for their meal. There was always grubs or larva under logs...
Randa walked only a few steps into the jungle when she saw a small decaying log.
She gently lifted the log, and under it she saw a great assortment of grubs,larva, and bugs that she didn't reconize. Timon and Pumbaa had never shown her this many bugs under one log in the savanah before!
"Wow.."she said breathlessly to herself.
She picked out two especially large grubs,two large larva, and two small bugs she didn't reconize, just in case they were gross.
She grabbed a large leaf that had fallen to the ground, put the bugs on it and picked it up in her mouth.
'Won't Halazua be proud of me?!?' she thought, carrying them back carefully.
When she got back, Halazua wasn't up yet.
She set the food down carefully inside the shrub. She quietly walked behind Halazua.
"WAKE UP, SLEEPYHEAD!!!!" she yelled into his ear, making him jump.
"Don't do that!!" Halazua said, shaking his head. "You nearly deafend me in that ear!!"
"Sorry. I brought us food!!" Randa said pointing to the leaf with the bugs on them.
"Wow! Thanks! What are these bugs?" He asked, pointing to the bugs Randa didn't reconize."I've never seen them before, even when Timon and Pumbaa showed us all the bugs they eat."
"I wasn't sure what those were..I was hoping you would..well Timon always said that all bugs are good to eat, right?" she picked up one of the small unfamiliar bugs."Here goes nothing.." she swallowed the bug whole. "Mmmm..those are pretty good!"
"Let me try!" He picked it one up and swallowed it. "Those are pretty good!"
After they had finished the rest of the grubs and larva, they were pretty thirsty.
"Why don't we just go to that watering hole over there?" Halazua asked.
"Well..I dunno..It's realy dry over there...I have this bad feeling about that place.." Randa said.
"Why?"
"Well don't you remeber what Pumbaa told us? He said all hippos are really territorial and they will kill anyone who is not welcome! Two lion cubs will certainly not be welcomed!"
"Oh c'mon! Thats just Pumbaa being Pumbaa! He's afraid of everything!" Halazua said, getting annoyed."C'mon, I'm thirsty!!"
"Fine!"Randa said reluctantly. "But don't blame me if somthing goes wrong!!"
As they started off, Halazua said,"Besides,didn't Pumbaa also say that you can outrun a hippo anyday? He also said they won't leave their watering hole! Besides, we're still in the Pride Lands..everyone knows we are the Prince and Princess!!"
"I guess you're right.." Randa said, still not quite beliving him.
When they got to the watering hole, the hippos all glared at them, but didn't attack.
"See?" Halazua said smugly. Randa just rolled her eyes.
As they started drinking, Randa noticed there was a small stream that barely trickled due to the drought, but was a stream nonetheless.
"Hey, Halazua, see that stream over there going into the jungle?" Randa asked pointing it out to him.
"Yeah, so?"
"We should follow it! I mean, then we could always have water, there would be other runaways following it, it would be perfect!"
"Could we get any luckier?" Halazua asked, dancing around he was so happy.
"Yeah..we could find a group wanting to become a pride, looking for leaders!!" Randa joked, also dancing.
Meanwhile, the hippos glared at them with a look of pure venom, almost shaking with anger.
Randa noticed it first.
"Um..Halazua, let's go." Randa said starting to slowly walk low to the ground, facing the hippos with a smile of pure innocence, meaning she meant no harm.
"Oh..o.k." He did the same, walking right behind his sister.
The hippo in the middle of the rest, obviously the leader, gave out a roar that was pure anger and hatred, his mouth open wide, showing his large teeth. All of the hippos got into a line, slowly moving toward the cubs, blowing through their noses with every step. It was an act that brought fear into the little cub's hearts, and they walked faster. The hippos increased their speed as the cubs did. The cubs broke out into a full-fleged run, and they ran straight into the jungle. The hippos gave a final unison cry, angry that two young cubs had inturrupted them without getting punished, but then sank back quietly into their circle.
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