Chapter 6 has come but first the reviewers must be thanked because they are special to me. Man I should stop writing so late at night, but it feels so nice to write at twelve o'clock, since I'm not that tired. Okay I will shut up now.
MorpheusDreamer: I'm not exaggerating when I say that that was the most beautifully written review I have ever received. "And so darkness falls….." Do you mind if I use that for a later chapter? Well I hope you like this chapter.
SunRise19: You'll find out what happens to Sule in a minute. Thanks for the review.
Maran Zelde: I thought you disappeared from me. Any way I'm surprised you could not find my friends fanfiction. I do know though that one of her stories is under my favorites, it's her Lord of the Rings story and it's called Sen Maren. If you look at her profile too, her other story is listed. Any way thanks for the review, I'm glad you like the Grandfather; it tells me I created a good character. Hope you like this chapter.
Gryfffinrose: Hey a newbie (Toon Zone joke, yeah it's a dumb joke) And don't worry I will update about every week so Sasha won't kill you. LOL.
Pichooi: Thanks for the review and I wish I had that kind of holiday, taking a break around Christmas time sounds so much nicer. I can't stand the heat and I feel better if I was actually doing something constructive indoors instead of sitting at the computer vedging all the time. Thanks for the review and I hope you like this chapter.
Now on to the chapter starring Zazu and his siblings.
In the shadows of a golden age
A generation waits for dawn
Brave carry on
Bold and the strong.
Only the young can say
They're free to fly away
Sharing the same desires
Burnin' like wildfire
Only the young- Journey
Even though I was exhausted from the day's events, I had trouble sleeping. Thoughts clouded my mind of what happened to Sule. The first time I tired to drift off to sleep, I had a dream where I was trying to save him but then I saw lightning hit him and he burst into flames until there was nothing left but rotten pink flesh that would make anyone turn away in fear. (A/N: Think of what happened to Anakin in Episode 3, that's probably what it looked like)
For the rest of the night afterwards I kept thinking of the things that may have happened to him. I thought of him being blown away for many miles, never to find home again. I even thought about how he may have been lucky and clung to a tree somewhere for protection until morning.
I only received about two hours of sleep that night and most of it was before the sun came up. I awoke when I heard my grandfather land in the nest and my mother's worried voice.
"Did you ever find him?" she asked.
By this time all three of us were crawling out from under our mother hoping to hear good news, but by the looks of our grandfather's face, it was not good.
"Yes I found him, but I'm afraid the storm took him. I found his body tangled against a rocky outcropping many miles from here. I don't even know how I recognized him," said our grandfather sadly.
My mother stood there speechless, tears began to fall from her face like rain falling from the sky and she did not even try to wipe them away.
"So Sule is not coming back?" asked Kalifa worriedly.
"No Sule is gone young one," said our grandfather.
It took a moment for Kalifa to register what she heard until she suddenly broke down in tears and began to cry on my shoulders. I knew it was really our fault; we stayed out longer than we should have and now one of us had to pay for it. But of course as our grandfather told us earlier, its part of the great circle of life. We would all witness it one day whether we liked it or not.
Two weeks went by and slowly my mother began to let her thoughts about Sule go. Of course it was very hard for her at first. I remember coming home once with food to find her sobbing under my grandfathers wing. My grandfather gave her a long talk about how life is and that it is best to learn from the things that caused you a lot of pain. My grandfather always had a way of cheering people up.
Of course as the two weeks went by our time in the nest was starting to end. We rarely hid under our mothers soft feathers but rather stayed in nearby trees, trying out the new idea of gripping to a branch while sleeping. It looks hard but I quickly found that it was quite easy, especially after my first nights sleep of finding that I was still in the same position as before.
I also learned how to hunt for insects and other delicious treats in the tall grass. It's actually fun to do, just as long as you don't get into any fights with your brother over the tastiest morsel of termite you found.
Luckily for me though, Azizi was the first to leave. He told me he felt crowded around the nest and wanted to find his place in life somewhere along the horizon. My mother of course was proud that he was ready to leave and one morning when I woke up, he was gone. I never heard from him since.
I remember a few days after Azizi had left that I also longed to find my place in life. It was actually late in the afternoon and I taking a small bath in a puddle with my sister who had noticed I was not myself.
"Are you okay Zazu, you seem tense," I remember her asking me.
"Yeah I'm fine, I guess I'm ready to head out into the great unknown," I said.
Kalifa looked at me for a moment; she was not sure what to say about it. "I understand, though I really don't want to see you go," she said sadly.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because we were the closest during our chick hood, and now we will probably be far away," she said.
"Well if you want, we can stay in contact, I'll just send someone to tell you where I am once I get there and we can visit each other from time to time," I said.
"That sounds wonderful," said Kalifa.
"Where do you plan on going once you are ready to leave?" I asked.
"I want to stay here and help Mom, I like this place it's so peaceful," said Kalifa.
"I agree, come on why don't we find a nice place to sleep tonight where we can look up at the stars and dream the dreams that we had when we first came into this world," I said.
"That sounds nice," said Kalifa.
Together we found a nice baobab tree in the middle of the savanna, we stayed up late that night watching the stars and making up tales about how they were formed. It was a wonderful night, too bad it lasted for such a short time.
When morning arrived, I said a quick goodbye to my mother who actually cried over me leaving, she said I was her favorite over all the boys in the nest, it made me feel proud, but sad because I was leaving.
I finally had the courage to fly away after ten minutes of goodbyes. I hoped my journey would start from there but I knew I had to say goodbye to my grandfather as well. It took me a while to find him but after a few minutes of searching, I found him sitting on a log at the edge of a small creak that was soon to dry up in a few weeks.
"I was worried you would forget about me," he said as I flew down to say goodbye.
"How can I forget about you, you're the one who taught me everything," I said.
"And you will probably be the only one who remembers everything," said grandfather.
"Oh I bet Kalifa will remember," I said.
"Perhaps," said grandfather.
"Well I just came to say goodbye, I'll miss you and your stories very much," I said.
"Are you in a hurry to get to your destination at all?" asked grandfather right when I was about to go into flight.
"No not really, I actually don't know where I am going," I said.
"Then stay here with me for a while, I have some things I've always wanted to tell you," said grandfather.
Knowing how important grandfather's lectures were, I quickly settled myself down and listened to what he had to say.
"You are about to go on the most important journey of your life, finding your one true place for yourself. Hopefully you will have adventures and hopefully you will find a true love. But always remember to treat those as they are equal, try to keep the peace with whoever you cannot keep the peace with," said Grandfather.
"And what happens if I can't do that?" I asked.
"Then try to stay away from that person," said Grandfather.
"But what if this person is someone who won't let me leave him or her?" I asked.
"Well even if you don't like it, let the war continue until both of you have had enough of the battle, or at least until one of you dies," said Grandfather in a rather silly voice after his last statement.
"I will try to do what you say then," I said as I started to spread my wings thinking the lecture was over.
"I'm not finished yet," said Grandfather.
I quickly put my wings back against my side and listened.
"If you have children, watch over them, teach them how to avoid predators like I did for you, trust those who have kindness in them, be suspicious of those who are sly, and never ever get rid of that personality of yours because you were the best out of all the chicks," said Grandfather.
"Even better than Kalifa?" I asked knowing how good she was compared to me.
"Well maybe out of the boys any way," said Grandfather (A/N: Who else thinks he has a Michael Caine voice?)
"I will remember everything you said, and I know I will miss you," I said as I gave my grandfather a big hug.
"I will miss you too, please keep in touch, and if you ever need anything don't hesitate to find me," said Grandfather.
"Don't worry I will try to do that," I said.
"Now fly to your dream young chick and remember my words," said Grandfather.
A second later I was flying to the south, to my destiny, to a great adventure where a king ruled and to where an evil brother was plotting his demise. I did not know it yet, but that was the last time I would ever see my grandfather alive.
A/N: Well there's chapter six, I hope you all liked that. So please review and tell me how I did. In case you all are wondering, yes I did see Episode 3, a friend of mine could not wait to see it and neither could we so we both went on Tuesday and watched it in a rather empty theatre, what a suspenseful movie, to those who have not seen it, you must, it is so good. Also my friend a.k.a Lady Mia Starstriker are heading up to her families cabin this weekend where I might go white water rafting, so I'm letting you know in advance that if I do not update in a week, that means I fell out and they could not find me, kinda sad if you think about it. Well see you all later.