DarkEcoOttsel: Here's chapter four. Please enjoy!
Untainted Souls
By: DarkEcoOttsel
Chapter Four
Banzai gasped and stifled a scream as he watched Scar slash open the alpha's throats. He turned away just as he was about to kill his mother.
"What is it, Banzai?" Shenzi asked, trying to climb up next to him.
Banzai looked at her, horror quite visible in his large eyes.
"We need to get outta here--now!" Banzai ordered, jumping out of the eye socket, followed by Shenzi. "Shenzi, Ed, let's go."
"Why? What's going on?" Shenzi wanted to know.
"I'll tell you later," Banzai lied. "We need to get home now. Ed, you're coming, too."
Ed nodded, looking very freaked out, for he too had seen Scar kill the alphas.
The trio began sprinting towards the Outlands, running as fast as their tiny legs could move. When Ed started to lag behind, Banzai turned his head and shouted:
"Ed, come on--"
Banzai ran into something stiff. He grunted and fell back, only to have Shenzi and Ed collide with him. All three looked up and gasped.
"Well who do we have here?" Scar asked without emotion.
The trio remained silent, staring at the large lion.
"Spying on me, were you?" he asked with a sneer.
Banzai and Ed coward before the lion, knowing full well what he could do. Shenzi, who had not seen the massacre, only stared and blinked at the lion.
"Who are you three?" Scar asked.
Before Banzai could tell her not to answer, Shenzi replied:
"I'm Shenzi and these are my friends, Banzai and Ed."
"Shenzi, eh? You're the daughter of Skai and Kohatu, right?'
"Where's my mum and dad?" Shenzi demanded as she stood up.
"They went on a little...trip," Scar snickered.
"When will they be coming back?" Shenzi asked, totally oblivious to what Scar was getting at.
"Not for a long, long time," Scar answered with another snicker. "They left me in charge."
"Oh..." Shenzi looked down.
Scar smirked as he walked off towards the Outlands, leaving the three pups alone.
Banzai gave Shenzi a short friendly nuzzle, although he felt like crying for both of them.
"My mom and dad...they aren't coming back, are they?" Shenzi whispered, looking up at Banzai through tear-stained eyes.
Banzai's eyes filled with tears and he managed to choke out, "Nope."
The two hyenas began to cry on each other's shoulders. Ed looked saddened as he went over and hugged his sobbing friends.
As Banzai quietly sobbed, he told himself that they had to stick together. He would never leave Shenzi or Ed's side--especially Shenzi's. He knew she would never be the same after this. He felt a darkness growing in her heart that would never go away.
to be continued...
DarkEcoOttsel: Okay, tragedy part done and over with. Stay tuned for the next chapter. Leave a review if you like.