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Chapter 6

After Steve, Venus and Matt had cooked the antelope meat they took it inside and joined the lions and lionesses for a meal. They all had a good time: The humans found out that antelope meat tasted really nice and spent the whole evening exchanging stories with the inhabitants of Pride Rock. Zooney spent the whole time playing with the lion cubs and Timone and Pumbaa. They all had a great time and Venus even found out what Hakuna Matata meant and was very pleased that Timone and Pumbaa had taught it to Zooney.

At the end of the evening the lions offered the humans to stay inside they're cave but Steve said that they would be ok sleeping inside they're bedrooms on Fireball.

The next morning Steve and Venus were woken up early by the sound of Matt working to repair Fireball XL5's engines. The pair made they're way into the engine room where they found the professor standing on top of a ladder hammering away at Fireball's engine. Robert was holding the ladder steady for him. "Matt what the heck are you meant to be doing" said Steve rather cross at the fact that he had been woken up way early to early for his liking! "Well what does it looks like Steve" said Matt "I'm repairing XL5's engines". "I know that but do you have to do it so early" complained Steve. "Steve how can you relax so much have you even considered the fact what Commander Zero will say if we don't get those supplies to the Space station". "Don't worry Matt we weren't meant to arrive at the Space station for 3 weeks if we can get XL5 fixed within then we'll with any luck arrive at the Space station and be back in time" reassured Steve. "Well ok Steve you are usually right about these sorts of things" said Matt starting to wobble on the ladder. "Hold the ladder steady Robert you tootie Robot" said Matt. "Hold ladder steady" repeated Robert. "Come on Mathew" said Venus "I'm going to make some breakfast you must be starving". "No thank you Venus I'm too busy to eat". Venus then turned to Steve "Come on Steve lets leave the professor to it surly you must be hungry" "Yeah Venus I wonder what's on the menu".

Steve and Venus sat in the lounge eating each eating a bowl full of Martian Crunchers and drinking coffee. "You know for a kid's breakfast cereal this isn't half bad" said Steve through a mouthful of cereal. "Yes Steve but do you think that we can repair Fireball in time". "Well Venus it's worth a shot besides this can be a great opportunity for us to do some exploring on this planet and find out more about so even if we are late we have a good excuse". "Well I guess you're right Steve after the Commander will be pleased when he finds out we have explored a new planet"! "Exactly" Steve told his friend.

The pair finished off they're breakfast and decided to go and see Simba and they asked Matt if he wanted to come. "Certainly not" replied the scientist. "But why" said Venus. "Venus I have important work to do and while you to are out sightseeing I'll be in here working by back off while you to enjoy your selves" complained the professor. Venus looked at Steve and Steve shrugged. "Ok Matt we're going Zooney is asleep in Venus's bedroom" said Steve. "Yeah, yeah whatever" said Matt "You kids go off and enjoy you're selves while I do all the hard work" grumbled Matt as the pair left XL5.

When Steve and Venus reached Pride Rock they found Simba waiting for Zazu to give him the morning report. "Hello Simba" said Venus "Hi there" said Simba rather unenthusiastically. "What's wrong" asked Steve. Simba turned to them "Its Zazu I'm worried he has gone missing and I have a felling I know where". "Where" asked the two humans in unison. Simba's voice turned into whisper as his head drew closer to them "The Elephant Graveyard" he said darkly. Steve and Venus gasped. "Isn't that where you said you and Nala went as cubs". "That's right it was once where the Hyenas lived they were thought gone until a few days ago when I got a report from Zazu saying that he had seen movement coming from the graveyard". "I immediately told him to keep regular watch on it and now I fear he has been captured". Simba hung his head in shame. "Then what are we waiting for lets go and find him" said Steve. "I dare not send any of the lions or lionesses there it would be suicide". "Who says you have to I'll go in there and find him for you" "You will" said Simba and Venus together. "Sure I will I have been waiting for some action". "Well good luck to you Steve are you sure you want to go" said Simba. "Sure am are you coming Venus". "Well I hope you don't mind Steve but I think I would rather stay here". Steve smiled "Of course I don't mind I'm only going because I'm a foolish man of action". "Good luck Steve" said Simba. "Be a good boy" teased Venus. "I will or I'll have to face you taking some of my pocket money away" joked Steve as he ran down Pride Rock. Simba turned to Venus "He's a great guy that Zodiac" "He sure is" agreed Venus "That's why they call him the greatest astronaut on Space Patrol".

Steve rode his Jet Mobile through the dismal place that was called the Elephant Graveyard. Smoke was every where which made it very hard for Steve to see! "Gee this place sure is creepy but at least I got to test out if the Jet Mobile had survived the crash"! A Jet Mobile is a bit like a Motor Cycle without any wheels and hovers above the surface of the ground. Steve had searched the whole of the graveyard and they're was nothing. "I don't understand Zazu must be here I am sure of it" said Steve to himself. Steve landed his Jet Mobile on the ground. "It's no good I've searched every nook and cranny and Zazu is no where to be found. The only place I haven't searched is that cave where all the smoke is emerging from"! Steve took off again on his Jet Mobile and entered the cave the place was like an oven and the smoke was every where. Steve had been in the cave for sometime when suddenly he began to feel drowsy. "This heat is getting worse and worse I can hardly see a thing I think it's about time I turned back even if Zazu there is no way he could have survived". Steve turned his Jet Mobile around but then accidentally crashed in to one of the side walls of the cave and fell off his Jet Mobile and fell to the fall and his vehicle landed on top of him pinning him down! "I'm trapped" said Steve "I can't get up and this heat it's getting worse" said Steve sweltering under the mightiness of the heat. "No its no use I'm finished I'm…" Steve then passed out it looked like he was doomed as two sinister looking bodies closed in for the kill…

A/N is Steve Zodiac doomed please Read and Review and find out in Chapter 7.