Chapter Five:
The Last Effort to Escape
"This is bad" Shenzi said
"Don't tell me this is bad" Banzai begin to panic
"I would if I can, but I'm not lying, the door is shut!" Shenzi shouted "right on my face"
"Well sort of, the door only goes up the half way" Banzai said still looking outside
"If you weren't in that cage, I swear we could've been out of here by now" she said
Shenzi heard the radio again, this time coming for the van.
"What do we do now" Banzai asked
"Easy, I'll climb up there again and push you out of that van then I'll leap out and then we'll be free"
"Are you nuts! Do you know how big that fall is" he shouted
"There is no other option"
"Yes there is, just leave without me, I have nothing to lose" Banzai said
"Don't say that, you have a family to go back to"
Banzai heard the van starting up "did you hear something"
"Mom, I think you should check this out" Shenzen said
"What is it, son, we need to keep looking" Shentana said
"But look, humans"
"Humans, ooh, I always wanted to see one of them" Zacuru said hiding before a bush where Shezen was then took a peek at the vans.
"Shelly, how many times did I tell to turn that radio down" Shelly's father shouted.
"But dad I need music to drive to" Shelly said "that's what normal sixteen year olds do . . . not be out here capturing animals" she mutters to herself as she lowers the volume
"Do you know how to start the van" he asked
"Yes, for Pete sake, I got my license a month ago" she shouted then put the van in drive.
"Shenzen?"
"What, Zacuru"
"Why do I smell Shenzi's scent around here"
"You don't think she-"
"For the last time I'm not leaving without you!" they heard Shenzi voice
"She's here" they said calmly
"She's what!" Shentana shouted from overhearing their conversation. Shentana took a deep breath and began to walk over to the vans.
"Mom, don't go over there" Shenzen whispered.
"I'll be fine, just stay low" she whispered back.
"Are you ready to go, Shelly" her father asked from the other van
Shelly quick tied her hair into a ponytail and adjusted her mirrors "all set"
"Let's get going, by the time we get home it going to be night fall"
"I know, dad"
"Shenzi, I see a hyena coming over" Banzai said
"Really what does she or he looks like"
"Kinda like you" Banzai said a bit amazed.
"That's my mom" she said "MOMMY, MOM" she shouted.
"Shenzi, is that you, where are you" Shentana said
"I'm trapped in the van" she shouted
"And it's moving!"Banzai panic even more
"Oh shit" she whispered to herself
The next thing Shenzi knew the van begin to move and everything inside it started to shake.
"MOM!" she cried
"What's going on" Nuacka asked after spotting the teen males
"Shenzi is trapped in one of those vans" Zacuru said
"What!" she was shocked
"Shenzi, the van is moving faster" Banzai said
Shenzi started running through the boxes to get to the back of the van.
"Holy crap, your mom is chasing after us" Banzai said
Shentana started running after the van, she ran faster and faster to try to catch up.
"Mom, stop, don't do this" Shenzen said
"Shentana!" Nuacka shouted
(Damn, it going to be a bumping road) Shelly thought
Shenzi made it to the top shelf when van begin to shake even more violently. Banzai's cage started to rattle and started to tip over the edge.
"Shenzi, my cage my cage is about fall-" he tried to say but fell over. His cage crashed into a couple of boxes. A few of them that had the word "food" marked on them started to leak.
"Hey, are you ok" Shenzi asked
"A little shook up" he said.
"Hold on, I'll be right down" she said
Shentana was getting tired, but she wouldn't give up, whoever was driving this was a lousy driver. With all her might she leaped onto the van's door and was able to stand on the bumper. She pulled herself up to look inside.
"Mommy?" Shenzi said kinda shocked
"Shenzi, hurry up, I can't hang on much longer" Shentana said who was beginning to slip. Her legs were dangling in the air, making scratch marks on the door as she was trying to hold on a little bit longer
"But mom, I have a friend and -" She tried to explain but Shentana interrupted her
"No time to talk, come on" She shouted
Shentana stretches out her neck and grab Shenzi by her mouth. "Wait mom, you got to listen to me" Shenzi begged
The van hit a large rock causing the side of the side of it to bounce up. Shentana flew up and hit her hard on the ceiling. She lost her grip on her daughter and fell off the van. She slammed into the ground and tumble around a bit before coming to a complete stop. Shenzi fell right next to Banzai and heard a loud crunching noise. A jolt of pain went up her arm and screamed
"Shenzi, what's a matter" Banzai asked
"My arm it hurts, it really hurts" She screamed.
The van hit another rock and Banzai look behind him and went pale "Duck" he shouted
"Why" Shenzi asked trying to get up then saw what he was talking about. The pile of boxes from the back begins to fall right on top of them. Something hit her on the head and the next thing she knew everything went black.
Shentana moan as she tried to get up. She coughs a bit from the dust and heard footsteps running toward her.
"Mom, mom, are you all right" Shenzen said helping her up
"Of all the crazy things Shentana what were you thinking" Nuacka yelled at her but Shentana just stood there
"Mrs. Shentana, are you ok" Zacuru asked
"She's gone" her eyes begin to tear up "she's really gone"
It was the late evening, when the vans stopped by a large white house with the words "Animal's Red Cross Center."
"It's good to home" Shelly said
"Shelly, go find your brother to help you get some of those boxes down from the van" her father said
"Yes, dad" she sighed and went to the back of the van.
She flinches a bit when she saw claw marks all over the door "ok, what happened here." She lower the door to the ground and gasp from the mess. Everything from the shelves fell down, boxes were damage and some of them were leaking onto the black suitcases.
"Dad, is going to kill me if I damage the camcorder." She panicked
She bent over and started to pick up the boxes til she heard a very small whimper. Then it hit "oh shoot the pup." She quickly looked around and spotted the cage popping out of the mess. She picked it up to see half daze Banzai. "I'm sorry little disgusting thing, I thought I tied you down"
She places him down next to her and continues to clean up the mess. She picked up another box and nearly drooped when she saw another pup out cold.
"Eww, not another one" she said grossed out . . .