Chapter Six:
And Ed Makes Three
"Nuacka, I thought we were leaving" one hyena asked
"Gee, where have you been, the future matriarch was captured by humans yesterday!" Nuacka shouted
"Sorry, I forgot" he frowned "how's Shentana taking it."
"She still won't talk to me and she's been crying about it all night" she said then spotted her son coming by.
"Mom, have you seen Shenzen" Zacuru asked
"I think he went by the water hole"
"Ok, I'm going to talk to him real quick"
"Make sure you comfort him, I'm sure he's a total wreak like Shentana about Shenzi being gone"
"Yes, mom" Zacuru
It wasn't long till Zacuru spotted Shenzen crying on a rock. "Shenzen? Are you crying" he asked a bit shock
"Yes, because I'm . . . so . . . happy" He started to cry again
(Why am I not surprise) he thought "this is low even for you, Shenzen"
"Zacuru, come on, you were there, you saw how miserable my life was, and finally after six weeks of hell my major stress just drove away" he smiled
"Serious, aren't you being little heartless about your only sister, I always wanted a little sibling"
"Well too bad, like Shenzi, your dad past away before you were even born"
"Ok, now you're getting personal" Zacuru started to growl
"I'm sorry, my friend, why are you even sticking up for her anyway, she gets you in so much trouble like she does to me" Shenzen said
"I have to be nice after what my mom and your mom agreed about that thing"
"What thing" he asked
"You mean they didn't tell you, I know they didn't tell Shenzi because she's too still young, but not you"
"Tell me what?" He asked
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"Hello?" Shenzi called out in her dream "Cool, so this is what it's like to be knocked out"
She found herself in a black, empty place, listening to the hellos that were echoing back. She hisses a bit from a huge pain in her arm but her arm wasn't broken in her dream.
"I wondered when I'm going to wake up, after all whatever had happened was all a dream . . . right?" she said to herself.
(I'm more concern why you're breathing so hard) her brain said
"Why am I breathing so hard" she thought suddenly she felt something slimy dripping onto her head and running down her neck.
"What's going on?" she shouted.
(It's time to wake up, something's not right here) Her brain said (WAKE UP!)
She struggles to open her eyes and when she open one of them to see a blurry vision of something in front of her. She close her eyes again, shook her head then open them again. Her eyes grew very wide when she realizes a male hyena was staring down at her with his big eyes, his wide grin and that huge, long tongue that has drool dripping down next to her. Shenzi stared at him with a frightened face for a minute.
"Hi" he laughs
Shenzi screams to the top of her lungs and quickly stood up to run but she took a few steps before slamming into the side of the cage and falling back to the floor. Another jolt of pain went up her left arm but in instead of screaming, she just bit her lips hard. The male pup started laughing again till his tummy hurt.
"Where am I, what is this place . . . who the hell are you" Shenzi Asked.
The male pup scratch his head and just stared at her with his big eyes that seem to cover up half his face. He smiles again letting his tongue rolled out of his mouth. Shenzi tried to smile but the pup was just too weird then she felt something running down her neck. She touches her neck only to feel a warm, thick slimy goo and realize it was drool.
"Did you drool on me" She asked not in anger but more shock
The pup, who seems a little older than she was, just kept staring at her.
"Um, do you have a name"
He shook his head. But Shenzi noticed a red collar around his neck with the name "Ed" on it.
"Is your name Ed"
His eyes grew wide "how did you know my name"
"You said didn't have a name"
"No, I didn't"
"Yes, you did" she said
"Wait, what were we talking about again" he asked "my brain hurts" he frown
She just stood there, that was probably the dumbest conversation she ever had. She turns away from him to see where she was. She was in a large room with a dozen of other animals in cages. There was only one widow that was to high look out and one door to exit out of.
"Hey girl, over here"
She looks over to the other side of the room to see the same cheetah she saw on the van.
"Hi" she said
"How are you feeling" he asked
"Ok, I guess, but my arm really hurts though, why do you asked?"
"You've been out for a day"
"I have, Ive been here for already a day now" she shouted and the cheetah nodded
Shenzi flopped to the floor and started rubbing her left arm, the pain wouldn't go away and it seems to be getting worse. (Mommy, she's probably worried about me, I have to leave this place, but how)
Suddenly door open up, and she saw a human walking in. She back away a bit, limping, as the human begin to open their cage. "There you go, little fella, just a couple of meals for you and you'll be fine" he said placing Banzai in to the cage then locking it up again.
Banzai smile when he saw Shenzi awake. "Shenzi, you're all right"
"So are you" she smiles
The two friends embrace each other for a small hug. Shenzi pulled away when her arm started to hurt again.
"What's wrong with your arm" he asked
"I don't know, my arm just really hurts"
"Maybe it happened when your mother dropped you yesterday" he said
"What did happened yesterday" she asked
"You came here" Ed said still smiling
"Who the hell are you" Banzai asked "you weren't here in this cage yesterday or this morning" Banzai said
"Hi, my name is . . . uh . . . um . . . what was again" he said
"Ed" Shenzi said
"Yeah, my name is Ed" He laughs
"Wow, it suits you, it so . . . " Banzai looked at Ed's blank face "simple"
"Where were you anyway" Shenzi asked Banzai
"Oh, it was weird, when I woke up last night I found us in this cage then this morning this strange little girl came over and took me to another room. I was place on this cold metal bed with this bright light shining upon me. Then these three humans started do testes on me all morning.
"Did they talk to you" she asked
"No, they started talking about me to each other saying that I'm a few pounds underweight from the lack of food and nutrition"
"Well duh, look at you, you're so skinny and pale looking, have you eaten anything for the last week" she hollered
"Food is good for you" Ed said out of nowhere
"Shut up" Banzai shouted at him.
Ed lips begin to tremble and he started to cry. Shenzi and Banzai had to cover their ears, his whining was so unbearable.
"Oh no, not again" one of the animals said then he and the others begin to cover up their ears.
"Why are you being so mean to me" Ed holler and cried even more.
"Make it stop Shenzi, make it stop" Banzai shouted
"Me, you're the one who told him to shut up" Shenzi said
Shenzi noticed the door opening again but this time a little girl came in with a bottle of milk.
"I'm coming little Eddy" She said. "Stop crying"
The little girl open the cage, picked him up, then closed the cage. She holds him like as if she was holding a baby and begins to rock him. Shenzi and Banzai uncover their ears and to see what was going on.
"Don't cry my little Eddy-weddy, Molly's here" she said letting him drink from the bottle. "Good boy, whose a good boy" she teased
Shenzi watches as the girl named Molly rocking Ed to sleep. Molly was a small little girl, who was only ten years old. She had long brown hair that was tied into pigtails, big brown eyes, wearing a white shirt and a white skirt that had pink poke-a-dots on them. "I bet you miss your mommy, come on, let's go visit her, real quick" she said then left the room. Then all went silent.
"Ok, what just happened" Banzai said
"I have no clue" Shenzi said.
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Later that night, Shenzi couldn't sleep, this place was weird. The room was dark and the only light was the moon shining through the window. It was very quiet in the room the only thing she could hear was the sound of the air conditioner. All the animals were sound asleep, including Banzai and the idiot known as Ed. The cage she was in was only about six feet wide and five feet tall, had a large thick towel on the floor for cushion. She curls up into a tight ball, the pain in her arm still wouldn't go away.
She sighs (Goodnight mommy) she thought before finally drifting off to sleep...