Disclaimer: Silly me I almost forgot the disclaimer: I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE LION KING CHARACTERS! PYRO IS MINE!
Untainted Souls 3: Back to the Outlands
By: DarkEcoOttsel
Chapter Five
"You saw a vision, too?" Banzai whispered to Shenzi the next day as they continued their journey.
"Yeah." Shenzi nodded. "My mom and dad were talking to me. They were telling me the same thing that I heard in my dreams."
"Really?" Banzai asked. "What did they tell you?"
"They were speaking in a different language," Shenzi said quietly. "Fatshe leso lea halalela. Busa le lizwe bo. Lethu busa ngoxoo. Is'khathi siikile. Busa lomhlaba."
Banzai stared at her, his jaw slack. "Woah! That's the old language of the kings of the past!"
"Really? Do you know what it means?" Shenzi asked, excited.
"My ma and pa told me what it meant in my vision," Banzai said. "This land of our ancestors is holy. Rule this land. Rule with peace. The time has come. Rule this land."
Shenzi blinked at him, a little shocked. She began, "So, our parents want us to rule over the Outlands together, right?"
"Yeah." Banzai nodded. "But that's not all. They want us to make peace with the lions."
"But we're from two different worlds," Shenzi said sadly. "And we don't exactly get along either."
"What does it matter?" Banzai looked up at the clear sky. "We may look different on the outside, but we all have a heart."
Shenzi smiled and nodded. "Yeah. Some hearts might be smaller than others, but, hey, they're still there."
"Hey, what're you guys doing?" Pyro came up beside them and grinned. "Reciting a play?"
"Heh, yeah, we are," Banzai said sarcastically with a smile.
"Ooh! Can I be in it?" Ed trotted up to them looking happy.
"We were joking, Ed." Shenzi sighed and smirked. Her smile faded and her ear twitched. "But you can tell me if you've noticed that the hornbill in that tree over there has been following us for the past day."
"Yeah," Ed nodded quickly.
"I was wondering if anyone else noticed," Banzai muttered quietly.
"Should we go get 'im?" Pyro asked.
"Okay, here's the plan," Shenzi said as they quickly formulated a plan. After a few seconds of talking, they put their plan into action.
Pyro began to slowly move towards the back of the moving pack, keeping a careful eye on the hornbill. Shenzi, Banzai and Ed stayed towards the front, figuring that they were the ones being watched closely.
Finally, Zazu, the hornbill that was spying on the hyenas, swooped down from the tree branch and flew over the pack. He squawked as a paw shot out and grabbed his tail feathers.
"Well, hello there." Pyro brought Zazu towards her angry face. "Why have you been spying on us?"
"Hey, Pyro, who is it?" Banzai shouted from the front.
"I dunno—some blue hornbill."
In an instant, Shenzi, Banzai and Ed were in the back with Pyro and the entire clan stopped walking to watch the next events unfold.
Shenzi grinned as she recognized the freaked out bird.
"Well, well, well, Banzai look who we got here." Shenzi snickered.
"He-ey, I recognize him." Banzai smirked. He turned to Ed and asked, "What do you think, Ed?"
Ed began to laugh insanely, putting on his old act.
"It's Mr. Majordomo!" Banzai exclaimed with an evil grin.
"Oh, please don't kill me!" Zazu pleaded, visibly shaken.
"Chill, feather breath," Shenzi ordered. "We just wanna know why you've been following us. Then we'll let ya go."
Zazu looked hesitant, but he said anyway, "King Simba and Kovu know that you're coming back."
After a dramatic pause, Banzai blinked and asked, "Kovu? Who the heck is he?"
"Watch your mouth, hyena!" Zazu snapped, fluttering out of Pyro's grasp. He landed on the ground and continued, "While you cowards were hiding, King Simba had a daughter, killed Zira—"
"Zira's dead?" Shenzi asked, cutting him short.
"Yes, she is."
The entire back erupted into cheers and shouts of joy.
"Woo!" Banzai cried happily. He turned to Shenzi and said, "I told you the old windbag would be dead by now!"
"Thank God!" Shenzi smiled widely.
"I'm so happy for all of you," Zazu muttered. "Now I really must be going."
"Okay. Bye." Banzai waved him off as he high-fived Ed. (A/N: Is that possible?)
"See ya." Shenzi blinked at him.
Zazu stood there and blinked. "Y-you're not going to try and eat me?"
"One: we've already had breakfast. Two: if we were gonna eat ya, we would have already," Shenzi stated. She stared at him and he stared right back at her, a little shocked.
"Look, Zazu, a lot of animals can change in half a year," Banzai told the confused bird. "Now go fly back to Pride Rock and tell everyone how we 'captured' you and nearly 'ate' you."
Zazu stared at the hyenas and saw how heavyhearted they looked. Shaking his head, he took to the air and shouted:
"I only take orders from those at Pride Rock!"
The hyenas grinned, knowing that he wasn't going to tell.
Shenzi turned to Banzai and said, "You can sure pull the guilt act, Banzai."