Disclaimer: I don't own the Lion King, it's property of Disney.
"Whoa."
Shilark summarized it up. Shenzi smirked in reply, and pawed the ground, shooting a quick glare at Zira. "You're goin' down." She declared, and launched herself at the lioness. Zira dodged her blow, and snarled at her. Vitani growled, and leapt at her mother, who glared at her daughter.
"Traitor!"
She cried, and pushed her daughter to the ground, who flipped her over. They became occupied with battle. Kiara pulled herself off the ground, and cocked her head at the hyenas. "Who are they?" she asked her father once he had a quick moment. "The hyenas I told you about that helped Scar." He said, and looked quite puzzled before he leapt off again to pin down an incoming cheetah. "Who's he?" Shilark asked, joining in on the conversation, pointing to another hyena. Simba shrugged, assisting his daughter as she clawed at an Outlander. "I don't recognize him." He was then pinned down by an Outlander, and the two rolled away on the rocky terrain. Kiara also became busy. The hyena was engaged in combat, young and fit by the look of him. She was about to ask his name, when she was tackled by her brother. He clawed at her face, and she pushed him off and got up.
"Why do you do this?"
she hissed at him. This finally stopped Tiko. "I—I don't know. Maybe I shouldn't do this..." "No, Tiko!" Zira marched up to him. "Do not listen to her! She tells lies!" "Bu-" Tiko protested. Zira noticed that they were losing. She grabbed him by the scruff of his neck, and snarled to herself. "Retreat!" With a flick of her tail, the Outlanders and cheetahs, and leopards began stirring up dust to cause a diversion, and in the blink of an eye, they were gone. Shilark shook the dust off, and tripped over her own four paws. "Ow..." she muttered, for she had flipped onto her back.
"Need help?"
A hyena extended his jet black paw towards her, and she grabbed it and got onto four paws again. "Thanks. What's your name?" "I'm Mosi-oa-tunya, short for Tunya." He replied, smiling at her with beautiful hazel eyes. She returned it, and thought how handsome the sun's reflecting rays made his fur shine like the morning sun... 'Ack! Out, thoughts, out!' she scolded herself. He was medium sized, a fair amount of muscle, deep, dark brown fur, and raven black spots. His back bore one one brown spot. Her father narrowed his eyes at the hyena, but beckoned the remaining mammals forth. "First of all, why are you hyenas here?" Kovu snarled, and Simba, Nala, and Kiara nodded in agreement. Timon and Pumba hid behind Simba's legs at this. The hyenas had tried to eat them not too long back, and they hadn't forgotten it easily. Shenzi snorted.
"So much for a warm welcome, huh?"
She mused, and her ears flattened. "It's called help. Zira banished us when we tried to come back to our native lands; we thought that the pride had moved out, but they ordered us out, or we had to help them. We're tired of working for them." "So you're using us." Nala said, anger lacing the edges of her snarl. "No. We just...Owe you for showing us what a jerk Scar was." She replied offhandedly. "By the way...Where's Ed?" Timon asked. Shenzi rolled her eyes again. "Where do you think? He threw himself off a cliff." Banzai snickered at the thought. "It was hilarious." The pride seemed deeply disturbed, but dismissed the thought. "So...Are you coming with us? Those lions and other guys could be anywhere by now." Kiara pointed out. "Yeah, whatever. And, um." Shenzi coughed. "I see you've met our kid."
Banzai said sheepishly, and he, along with Shenzi, turned a deep ruby red. Tunya smirked at the look on their faces. Vitani frowned. "The hyenas, as my mom told me, were quite unloyal." Shenzi snarled at her. "No offense to you, but your mother is a fool! The—the—outrage!" Vitani shrugged. "Why do you think that I'm here?" She asked. Shenzi nodded as she realized what Vitani meant.
"I think that I know where Zira and her clan is going. It's right near where the---oops...Timon. They're heading towards your place, I think."
Simba said, thinking. Timon's face turned as white as a sheet. "I gotta go warn Ma!" He squeaked, but was stopped by Simba. "We'll get there in time, don't worry." Timon grimaced at him. "That's the point of that place, y'know. Hakuna matata, no worries?" He pointed out. Simba sighed, and began to listen as Timon rambled on about how Simba loved the vast jungle when he was a cub. Kiara and Kovu began to groom Shilark, who protested that she wasn't a cub anymore, and the pride lay down for a quick nap. Shilark had immediately taken a liking to Tunya. He seemed really nice. The rest of the pride kept a wary eye on the hyenas once they were on their way again, and watched Tunya and Lark constantly for any signs of trickery. None showed up.
"Guys! It's a herd of zebra!"
Lark hissed, and the group stopped and tensed. Everyone was hungry from spending a day in the sun without food or water. They were off as fast as a shot, and caught up to the zebra and nailed one right away for food. Shilark grinned, and dug in. She had helped catch their meal. Shilark and Tunya chewed on a bone, scraping off most of it to the end, and---realized with red faces that they were gnawing on the same bone. They quickly finished it off at each other's faces so that no one would see, and turned away in embarrassment. "We're almost there! Come on!" The two nodded at each other, and started to run after them, when a cloud of dust formed, rain and thunder roaring in the sky. "Mom!" Shilark cried out. Tunya snarled, and tried to leap through the storm, but was thrown back by an invisible force. Simba had the same results. Shilark and Tunya suddenly blacked out, and lay motionless on the ground, their parents going far from them.
"Shilark? Shilark, wake up!" Shilark groaned, and didn't open her eyes. Tunya groaned, and picked her paw up and shook it. When this earned no response, he filled a large leaf with water, and poured it all over her. Her head shot up, and she coughed, shaking water out of her fur. He blushed as she glared at him. "Sorry, but you wouldn't wake up." Lark shrugged her annoyed feelings at him off, and looked around.
"Where are we, for starters?"
She asked. "We're in Timon's jungle, I think. Look around." As he said this, she realized that a small burst of humidity had washed over them like a wool blanket. "Where'd you get the water from?" She asked, eager to lap up as much as she could now. "Over there. It's a river flowing from a waterfall, come on!" They raced over to the river, and Shilark tentatively placed a paw in the water. It actually felt...Nice! Her grandmother wasn't kidding when she said that her grandfather, Simba, had liked swimming. She cooked up a trick before they went on their way.
"Nice, huh?"
Tunya asked, and turned around. Where was Lark? "Lark? Lark, where—Hey!" Shilark burst into almost uncontrolable peals of laughter. She had pushed him into the river, and then jumped in, too. He shook his head in exasperation. "You are definitely the oddest female I have ever met," he told her. Then, as an after thought, he added, "Not that I've met that many females." Shilark rolled her eyes, and splashed him.
"You're doomed!"
She exclaimed, and they began playing and splashing each other until the sun set, and they rolled out onto the riverbank. Tunya yawned, and sniffed the air. "I smell meerkats this way." He headed west, and Shilark followed him, taking in her surroundings. Their ears flattened against their heads as a scream was heard of: "HYENA!" "Max, calm down, no hyenas can come here...Aah!" Timon's mother emerged from a hole. She peered suspiciously at Tunya, but observed Shilark with a keen eye.
"Are you...?"
Shilark nodded. "I am Shilark, princesss of the Pridelands, daughter of Kovu and Kiara." Timon's mom then pointed at Tunya with a trembling paw. "Who's that?" Tunya grinned sheepishly. "I'm a good hyena, don't worry! Though I am the son of Shenzi and Banzai, I won't eat you." Lark nodded in agreement, and entwined her tail with his. Timon's mom couldn't get Uncle Max out of the hole. "It's a hyena!" He protested, until Lark came and lifted him out. "Get a grip." She stated at his fear, and shook her head, the tuft of fur above her forehead shaking as she did so. "Now, we need to tell you something. You're going to be attacked. Outlanders are coming, you need to move out." Timon's mom pondered this.
"How soon do you estimate that they'll be here?"
Max spoke up. Lark thought about what her grandfather had said. The outcast pride had probably covered four miles or so...They were probably about eight miles from where they were, so... "How long will it take for you to clear out?" "A day or so...Maybe a day's hike through the jungle." Tunya winced. "That's not good. They'll be here by then." Shilark sighed. "We'll have to hope that our parents get here soon." 'Hope...Hope...' she thought.
Author's Notes: Was that an okay chapter? Sorry that I haven't updated in awhile, but I've got about...six stories to finish, and this one makes seven, plus school, equalsI won't be able to update as often. But reviews may change that...
Sasha: No math! ::Shrieks::
Indeed.