Chapter 6: Plan in action
The day was crisp and somewhat cool. Slowly Scar rose and stretched. He looked around and his eyes rested on Howler. He smiled and looked around once more. Zira was lying with her mother not to far away. His own parents were sleeping peacefully side by side with Mufasa nestled in between Uru's shoulder blades. Scar sighed and rolled his eyes.
He turned and nearly jumped out of his skin. "Boo," Zira said lightly, smiling at him. She peeked around him and saw Mufasa and then smiled. "What's the plan again?" she asked. Scar shook his head. "Not here, come on, let's wake Howler up and go before his Mom's awake to stop him." Zira nodded. "Let me do the honors, we'll meet you outside." Scar gave a brief nod and walked out, following Zira's wishes.
After a few minutes Zira and a very sleepy Howler came out. Scar smiled at them and then gave a nod of his head toward the watering hole. "Hurry up." The three cubs climbed down off of Pride rock and headed to the watering hole. There two lionesses were already waiting. They were young, only about two years old. Scar sat down in front of them.
"You know what to do right?" They nodded. "We're his 'guards' today right?" one said. Scar nodded. "That's right." They smiled at one another and headed back up to pride rock. "Alright you two know where to wait right?" Howler yawned, shook himself and then nodded. Zira sighed and used a paw to splash water at him. "Wake up!" she said irritably. Howler gasped and shook once more. He then glared at Zira.
"Yeah we know where to wait. We wait in the trees above the slide." Scar nodded. "Alright, go, hurry up!" He said. Zira purposely nuzzled against him before scampering off. "Yeah, yeah we're going already," Howler said as he turned and followed Zira at a walk.
Scar sighed and then went back into the den. Mufasa was trying to wake the King and Queen by grabbing their ears and pulling and growling at them. Scar casually made his way over to them. "Hey bro, want to hang with me today?" Uru awoke instantly. "Naka, what a surprise! Are you sure?" Scar flinched at the mention of his old name, but he knew if his plan were to work, he had to let it go. "I'm sure Mom," he said, portraying a fake smile to emphasize his point. Uru smiled and turned to Ahadi. Ahadi returned the smile and they nodded.
"You understand though that we'll have lionesses with you right?" Ahadi said. Scar nodded. Just then, the two lionesses that had been by the watering hole approached. "We'll guard them your highness." One offered. Ahadi smiled. "Thank you for volunteering. Go on now you two, have fun!" As Mufasa bounded off, Scar smiled slyly and said under his breath, "Don't worry, we will..."
"So Naka," "Don't call me that! My name is Scar!" Mufasa shook his head. "You let mom call you Naka," Scar rolled his eyes. "A one time only thing. My name is Scar, so call my by that." Mufasa sighed and shook his head. "Fine, SCAR, what're we going to do?" Scar smiled. "You'll see." He then leaped up front and led the way.
Not far from the watering hole, near the elephant graveyard was a grove of trees. At the end of them was a 'slide' type thing. There were two trees on each side of it. At the bottom was a mud pit.
It took them only about ten minutes to reach the grove. "Whoa, cool." Mufasa said as he looked around. Scar smiled as they walked through. As they neared the end he looked up at the two trees. Zira and Howler smiled and winked at him. He turned. "Hey Mufasa, hurry up you're gonna miss the show!" Mufasa's head jerked toward him. "Show? What show?" Scar smiled. "Up there, just walk to the edge."
Mufasa eyed Scar a minute before casually walking toward the edge. As soon as he reached it he peered over. "Scar I don't see any-aaaaahhhh!" It was then that Zira and Howler poured water on Mufasa, who yelped and leaped forward, sliding down the slide and straight into the mud pit.
"Yuck!" Mufasa said as he looked at himself, now covered with mud. Scar raced to the edge and peered over. He laughed a bit and then felt his feet slipping. "N-n-n-noo!" He yelped as he lost his footing and went sliding down. He knocked into Mufasa and then went face first into the mud. From the trees, Zira and Howler both burst into a fit of giggles and ended up falling out and sliding into the mud as well.
Mufasa turned to Scar. "This is your idea of a show?" he growled. Scar got up and shook himself, ridding his coat of mud while spraying everyone else with it. "Yeah, it is." He said, smiling. Mufasa growled. "Well it's not mine!" He said, climbing out of the mud onto a rock ledge just above it. There he froze.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? A little snack for the hyena pack!" A hyena female stood not four feet in front of the young prince, four others behind her and three pups with another one. "Hey that rhymed, good one boss!" a male from behind said, his voice slurred. "Shut up Tobaki!" the female said. Tobaki took in a breath and then smiled.
Two roars sounded and the two guard lionesses came down the hillside and then landed on either side of Mufasa. "Touch any of them and you will be the lion prides meals for the next week." The darker of the two growled. Her almond eyes flashed in fury and her entire state was aggressive. The female hyena growled and lowered her head.
The darker lion lunged and pinned the hyena within seconds. The hyena escaped and the lioness slashed her backside, leaving a few deep gashes. The hyena yelped and herded her pack away. The lioness gave a snort and turned. "Let's get out of here, I have a feeling they might come back."
The fun over, the two lionesses helped the cubs up the bank and slowly headed back to pride rock. Howler sighed, for he wasn't looking forward to the lecture his mom was sure to have in store for him. He shuddered again, knowing that a bath would follow the lecture. Scar sighed. He was sure to get in trouble for letting Mufasa get so dirty.
"Well this sure didn't go as planned," Zira whispered in Scar's ear. "You can say that again..."
End of Chapter 6...
Wow look it's actually up! After what two-three-four months? Sorry I had a lack of inspiration and had no idea what to do for it. The plan-lame, the chapter-ok I guess. Well review time, leave me a review, and I hope you liked it!
The day was crisp and somewhat cool. Slowly Scar rose and stretched. He looked around and his eyes rested on Howler. He smiled and looked around once more. Zira was lying with her mother not to far away. His own parents were sleeping peacefully side by side with Mufasa nestled in between Uru's shoulder blades. Scar sighed and rolled his eyes.
He turned and nearly jumped out of his skin. "Boo," Zira said lightly, smiling at him. She peeked around him and saw Mufasa and then smiled. "What's the plan again?" she asked. Scar shook his head. "Not here, come on, let's wake Howler up and go before his Mom's awake to stop him." Zira nodded. "Let me do the honors, we'll meet you outside." Scar gave a brief nod and walked out, following Zira's wishes.
After a few minutes Zira and a very sleepy Howler came out. Scar smiled at them and then gave a nod of his head toward the watering hole. "Hurry up." The three cubs climbed down off of Pride rock and headed to the watering hole. There two lionesses were already waiting. They were young, only about two years old. Scar sat down in front of them.
"You know what to do right?" They nodded. "We're his 'guards' today right?" one said. Scar nodded. "That's right." They smiled at one another and headed back up to pride rock. "Alright you two know where to wait right?" Howler yawned, shook himself and then nodded. Zira sighed and used a paw to splash water at him. "Wake up!" she said irritably. Howler gasped and shook once more. He then glared at Zira.
"Yeah we know where to wait. We wait in the trees above the slide." Scar nodded. "Alright, go, hurry up!" He said. Zira purposely nuzzled against him before scampering off. "Yeah, yeah we're going already," Howler said as he turned and followed Zira at a walk.
Scar sighed and then went back into the den. Mufasa was trying to wake the King and Queen by grabbing their ears and pulling and growling at them. Scar casually made his way over to them. "Hey bro, want to hang with me today?" Uru awoke instantly. "Naka, what a surprise! Are you sure?" Scar flinched at the mention of his old name, but he knew if his plan were to work, he had to let it go. "I'm sure Mom," he said, portraying a fake smile to emphasize his point. Uru smiled and turned to Ahadi. Ahadi returned the smile and they nodded.
"You understand though that we'll have lionesses with you right?" Ahadi said. Scar nodded. Just then, the two lionesses that had been by the watering hole approached. "We'll guard them your highness." One offered. Ahadi smiled. "Thank you for volunteering. Go on now you two, have fun!" As Mufasa bounded off, Scar smiled slyly and said under his breath, "Don't worry, we will..."
"So Naka," "Don't call me that! My name is Scar!" Mufasa shook his head. "You let mom call you Naka," Scar rolled his eyes. "A one time only thing. My name is Scar, so call my by that." Mufasa sighed and shook his head. "Fine, SCAR, what're we going to do?" Scar smiled. "You'll see." He then leaped up front and led the way.
Not far from the watering hole, near the elephant graveyard was a grove of trees. At the end of them was a 'slide' type thing. There were two trees on each side of it. At the bottom was a mud pit.
It took them only about ten minutes to reach the grove. "Whoa, cool." Mufasa said as he looked around. Scar smiled as they walked through. As they neared the end he looked up at the two trees. Zira and Howler smiled and winked at him. He turned. "Hey Mufasa, hurry up you're gonna miss the show!" Mufasa's head jerked toward him. "Show? What show?" Scar smiled. "Up there, just walk to the edge."
Mufasa eyed Scar a minute before casually walking toward the edge. As soon as he reached it he peered over. "Scar I don't see any-aaaaahhhh!" It was then that Zira and Howler poured water on Mufasa, who yelped and leaped forward, sliding down the slide and straight into the mud pit.
"Yuck!" Mufasa said as he looked at himself, now covered with mud. Scar raced to the edge and peered over. He laughed a bit and then felt his feet slipping. "N-n-n-noo!" He yelped as he lost his footing and went sliding down. He knocked into Mufasa and then went face first into the mud. From the trees, Zira and Howler both burst into a fit of giggles and ended up falling out and sliding into the mud as well.
Mufasa turned to Scar. "This is your idea of a show?" he growled. Scar got up and shook himself, ridding his coat of mud while spraying everyone else with it. "Yeah, it is." He said, smiling. Mufasa growled. "Well it's not mine!" He said, climbing out of the mud onto a rock ledge just above it. There he froze.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? A little snack for the hyena pack!" A hyena female stood not four feet in front of the young prince, four others behind her and three pups with another one. "Hey that rhymed, good one boss!" a male from behind said, his voice slurred. "Shut up Tobaki!" the female said. Tobaki took in a breath and then smiled.
Two roars sounded and the two guard lionesses came down the hillside and then landed on either side of Mufasa. "Touch any of them and you will be the lion prides meals for the next week." The darker of the two growled. Her almond eyes flashed in fury and her entire state was aggressive. The female hyena growled and lowered her head.
The darker lion lunged and pinned the hyena within seconds. The hyena escaped and the lioness slashed her backside, leaving a few deep gashes. The hyena yelped and herded her pack away. The lioness gave a snort and turned. "Let's get out of here, I have a feeling they might come back."
The fun over, the two lionesses helped the cubs up the bank and slowly headed back to pride rock. Howler sighed, for he wasn't looking forward to the lecture his mom was sure to have in store for him. He shuddered again, knowing that a bath would follow the lecture. Scar sighed. He was sure to get in trouble for letting Mufasa get so dirty.
"Well this sure didn't go as planned," Zira whispered in Scar's ear. "You can say that again..."
End of Chapter 6...
Wow look it's actually up! After what two-three-four months? Sorry I had a lack of inspiration and had no idea what to do for it. The plan-lame, the chapter-ok I guess. Well review time, leave me a review, and I hope you liked it!