OK! Here's Chapter 6 with the birth of Timon! Originally this chapter was longer, but near the middle it kinda strayed off the main focus at the beginning of the chapter, so I'm gonna post the second half as a whole new chapter. Makes this short story seem a little longer.
I surprised myself this week while looking through names from Shakespeare plays concerning my OC Pete. I noticed Shakespeare used the name Peter in several of his plays. I kept the Shakespeare thread going without realizing it! Anyway, since the name Timon is taken from Shakespeare, I thought I'd carry the trend with his brother/sister. Anyway, enough of me talking Shakespeare... read on!
Chapter 6:
Buzz dropped down into the tunnel and slid down to the bottom. He dusted himself off as he ran towards his nest. He ran past several nests and only missed his own by one or two. He walked backwards awkwardly and then poked his head inside.
"Panya?"
Panya had her back facing him. "Where have you been? Do you realize how late it is?"
"Didn't Uncle Max fill you in? Shomari appeared and--" Buzz sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "I had to keep him from taking over the colony with his new one."
"I see..."
"So... am I too late?" Buzz nervously asked.
"No, but you're cutting it awful close."
"Well, so long as I got here in time--" His eyes suddenly widened and he started to pace. "You mean they're coming?! Boil the family, call some water!" He shook his head to clear it. "I mean, call the family and boil some water!"
"Buzz, calm down."
Buzz slapped himself in the face, then suddenly became calm. "OK... OK, I'm calming down... yes, I'm the guru of calmness." He then suddenly fainted.
Present...
"Well, now I see how much Timon takes after Mr. Buzz," Pumbaa said with a grin.
"Don't leave us hanging, Panya. Tell us how it went," Shomari said, leaning against the tree.
"Well, excuse me for pausing, but I'm really having a hard time thinking of how to describe the pain I went through," Ma said as she tapped her chin.
Pumbaa gulped, "Maybe it'd be easier if you just skip to the birth and not describe the pain?"
"Oh, all right."
"Spoil-sport," Shomari said, looking at his claws.
6 years ago...
Buzz was getting some emotional support by his uncle Max and friend Pete. Uncle Max was holding him up while Pete was fanning him with a leaf.
"You're doing fine, Buzz. It's almost over," Pete said.
"Just try not to faint anymore. You've fainted about 3 or 4 times tonight," Uncle Max said.
Buzz looked up at him with an annoyed expression. "I'm a first-time father. Can you blame me? Besides, it's way past the time I normally go to sleep."
A female meerkat approached them. "Congratulations, Buzz. You've got a wife and sons waiting for you."
Buzz stood up on his own, a bit shocked. "Sons? I have sons?"
"Two sons. You can see them now."
"Yeah, go on, 'Dad'," Pete said as he pushed on Buzz's back to get him moving.
"Huh... 'Dad,'" Buzz mused to himself. He then smiled and rushed off towards his nest. He quietly poked his head into his nest and swallowed hard. "Panya?"
"Come in, Buzz. Come say hello," Panya softly said.
Buzz gulped and approached her. Panya was laying on her side and next to her were two small meerkat pups, with little hair and eyes closed. They were curled up next to their mother. "Are those ours?"
"I know, they don't look like us yet. I give it two weeks and maybe they'll start to resemble one of us," Panya softly chuckled. "But make no mistake, they're ours."
Buzz knelt down to meet with the two pups with an amazed look. "Wow... so, I guess we won't be naming either of them after our mothers."
"No, I guess not. Fathers?"
Buzz took a moment to look at the pups again, then shook his head. "Nah." He put a paw to his chin and let out a long, "Hmmmmmmmmm... Well, do you want their names to start with the same sound?"
"Sure, why not? Here." Panya picked one up, who let out a few whimpers. He seemed to have settled down when she placed him into Buzz's arms.
"Panya, what are you--? Why am I--?"
"Shut up and tell me what you see when you look at him, Buzz. What... name or thing comes to mind when you look at him? What do you see him as a year from now?"
Buzz listened to what she was saying, then took a look at the pup, eying him carefully. "Hmm... maybe he'll be like his old dad..."
"You mean, like how you defended this colony against Shomari? That would be nice."
"Defended..." Buzz held the pup out a moment, thinking. He then grinned. "Titus. It means 'defender.'"
Panya nodded, "Titus. Good one." She picked up the other pup and looked at him. "Hmm, what do I see when I look at this one?" She cocked her head and laid the pup down on her stomach. "He looks like a Tim to me."
"Just Tim?" Buzz asked with a cocked brow.
"Timmy?"
Buzz let out a laugh, then he sat down next to her to look at the pup. "I like it, but it just doesn't sound right."
Panya looked at the pup, a few moments before she finally said, "How about... Timon?"
"Timon... yeah, I like that. I think it means 'respect.' Timmy can be his nickname." Buzz set the pup he was holding, Titus, down by Panya. "Timon and Titus... I just hope I can be a good father to them."
"I know you will be." Panya lifted Titus up and scooted over to make room for Buzz. Buzz stretched and yawned, and then he laid down next to her, finally settling down to sleep after the long fight.
Present...
"Awww..." Pumbaa said after Ma finished telling the story. Then Pumbaa blinked. "You mean Timon has a brother?"
Ma lowered her eyes. "He... had a brother."
"What do you mean? What happened to Titus?"
"No one really knows. When they were three weeks old we brought them outside of the tunnels for some fresh air. I guess Titus wondered off. We looked until the sun set, but we couldn't find him. He was probably picked up by an eagle or a snake," Ma said as she shook her head sadly.
"That's so sad!" Pumbaa sniffled. "Timon must've been so upset when his brother disappeared."
"No, actually. He was so young when Titus disappeared. He never asked us about him or what happened to him when he learned how to speak. So I think he doesn't remember having a brother. He didn't even ask why he was an only child."
"Gee, that's sad, not remembering your own brother."
"Sadder when you remember your father's death," Shomari said in a low voice.
"Hmph. I wouldn't be surprised if you were actually glad when you heard the news that Buzz had died," Ma said.
"Hey! I know we had some disputes when we were younger, but--"
"You tried to kill him, Shomari."
"Even so..."
"Say... when you heard about Buzz's death, why didn't you come back to the colony and try to take over?" Pumbaa asked. "I mean, it would've been easier to take over without him."
"I've got my own story for that..."
To be continued...
I surprised myself this week while looking through names from Shakespeare plays concerning my OC Pete. I noticed Shakespeare used the name Peter in several of his plays. I kept the Shakespeare thread going without realizing it! Anyway, since the name Timon is taken from Shakespeare, I thought I'd carry the trend with his brother/sister. Anyway, enough of me talking Shakespeare... read on!
Chapter 6:
Buzz dropped down into the tunnel and slid down to the bottom. He dusted himself off as he ran towards his nest. He ran past several nests and only missed his own by one or two. He walked backwards awkwardly and then poked his head inside.
"Panya?"
Panya had her back facing him. "Where have you been? Do you realize how late it is?"
"Didn't Uncle Max fill you in? Shomari appeared and--" Buzz sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "I had to keep him from taking over the colony with his new one."
"I see..."
"So... am I too late?" Buzz nervously asked.
"No, but you're cutting it awful close."
"Well, so long as I got here in time--" His eyes suddenly widened and he started to pace. "You mean they're coming?! Boil the family, call some water!" He shook his head to clear it. "I mean, call the family and boil some water!"
"Buzz, calm down."
Buzz slapped himself in the face, then suddenly became calm. "OK... OK, I'm calming down... yes, I'm the guru of calmness." He then suddenly fainted.
Present...
"Well, now I see how much Timon takes after Mr. Buzz," Pumbaa said with a grin.
"Don't leave us hanging, Panya. Tell us how it went," Shomari said, leaning against the tree.
"Well, excuse me for pausing, but I'm really having a hard time thinking of how to describe the pain I went through," Ma said as she tapped her chin.
Pumbaa gulped, "Maybe it'd be easier if you just skip to the birth and not describe the pain?"
"Oh, all right."
"Spoil-sport," Shomari said, looking at his claws.
6 years ago...
Buzz was getting some emotional support by his uncle Max and friend Pete. Uncle Max was holding him up while Pete was fanning him with a leaf.
"You're doing fine, Buzz. It's almost over," Pete said.
"Just try not to faint anymore. You've fainted about 3 or 4 times tonight," Uncle Max said.
Buzz looked up at him with an annoyed expression. "I'm a first-time father. Can you blame me? Besides, it's way past the time I normally go to sleep."
A female meerkat approached them. "Congratulations, Buzz. You've got a wife and sons waiting for you."
Buzz stood up on his own, a bit shocked. "Sons? I have sons?"
"Two sons. You can see them now."
"Yeah, go on, 'Dad'," Pete said as he pushed on Buzz's back to get him moving.
"Huh... 'Dad,'" Buzz mused to himself. He then smiled and rushed off towards his nest. He quietly poked his head into his nest and swallowed hard. "Panya?"
"Come in, Buzz. Come say hello," Panya softly said.
Buzz gulped and approached her. Panya was laying on her side and next to her were two small meerkat pups, with little hair and eyes closed. They were curled up next to their mother. "Are those ours?"
"I know, they don't look like us yet. I give it two weeks and maybe they'll start to resemble one of us," Panya softly chuckled. "But make no mistake, they're ours."
Buzz knelt down to meet with the two pups with an amazed look. "Wow... so, I guess we won't be naming either of them after our mothers."
"No, I guess not. Fathers?"
Buzz took a moment to look at the pups again, then shook his head. "Nah." He put a paw to his chin and let out a long, "Hmmmmmmmmm... Well, do you want their names to start with the same sound?"
"Sure, why not? Here." Panya picked one up, who let out a few whimpers. He seemed to have settled down when she placed him into Buzz's arms.
"Panya, what are you--? Why am I--?"
"Shut up and tell me what you see when you look at him, Buzz. What... name or thing comes to mind when you look at him? What do you see him as a year from now?"
Buzz listened to what she was saying, then took a look at the pup, eying him carefully. "Hmm... maybe he'll be like his old dad..."
"You mean, like how you defended this colony against Shomari? That would be nice."
"Defended..." Buzz held the pup out a moment, thinking. He then grinned. "Titus. It means 'defender.'"
Panya nodded, "Titus. Good one." She picked up the other pup and looked at him. "Hmm, what do I see when I look at this one?" She cocked her head and laid the pup down on her stomach. "He looks like a Tim to me."
"Just Tim?" Buzz asked with a cocked brow.
"Timmy?"
Buzz let out a laugh, then he sat down next to her to look at the pup. "I like it, but it just doesn't sound right."
Panya looked at the pup, a few moments before she finally said, "How about... Timon?"
"Timon... yeah, I like that. I think it means 'respect.' Timmy can be his nickname." Buzz set the pup he was holding, Titus, down by Panya. "Timon and Titus... I just hope I can be a good father to them."
"I know you will be." Panya lifted Titus up and scooted over to make room for Buzz. Buzz stretched and yawned, and then he laid down next to her, finally settling down to sleep after the long fight.
Present...
"Awww..." Pumbaa said after Ma finished telling the story. Then Pumbaa blinked. "You mean Timon has a brother?"
Ma lowered her eyes. "He... had a brother."
"What do you mean? What happened to Titus?"
"No one really knows. When they were three weeks old we brought them outside of the tunnels for some fresh air. I guess Titus wondered off. We looked until the sun set, but we couldn't find him. He was probably picked up by an eagle or a snake," Ma said as she shook her head sadly.
"That's so sad!" Pumbaa sniffled. "Timon must've been so upset when his brother disappeared."
"No, actually. He was so young when Titus disappeared. He never asked us about him or what happened to him when he learned how to speak. So I think he doesn't remember having a brother. He didn't even ask why he was an only child."
"Gee, that's sad, not remembering your own brother."
"Sadder when you remember your father's death," Shomari said in a low voice.
"Hmph. I wouldn't be surprised if you were actually glad when you heard the news that Buzz had died," Ma said.
"Hey! I know we had some disputes when we were younger, but--"
"You tried to kill him, Shomari."
"Even so..."
"Say... when you heard about Buzz's death, why didn't you come back to the colony and try to take over?" Pumbaa asked. "I mean, it would've been easier to take over without him."
"I've got my own story for that..."
To be continued...