Well I have become addicted to Sea World Tycoon, a game where you get to be the manager of the park and decide where to put stuff. It's fun watching tourists get mad too because of long lines and stuff. So try it out guys. Any way thanks time.
Sunrise19: Oh you'll see what happens when Scar is king; it will not be pretty believe me. There will be a very good reason why he lives in that cage. Glad you liked this chapter as well and thanks for the review.
Pichooi: Actually this chapter will not be the sad one, I'm reserving the sadness until chapter 19, it's mainly action and talking again in this chapter. And I am glad you liked this chapter, hope you enjoy this one.
Bounding Jackalope: Glad you liked the Simba and Nala part thanks for the review and I hope you like this chapter.
Simba11: Thanks for the review, I have not heard that song in so long, it was so annoying back when I was like 10 but now it's kinda silly. Any way thanks for the review, hope you like this chapter.
Gryfffinrose: Thanks glad you liked it. Gives Sasha more catnip.
Sulkenwolfpup a.k.a silly reviewer: Oh my goodness I nearly had a heart attack seeing all those reviews since I thought it was from new reviewers and stuff but then I was like yay it's Sulkenwolfpup back from the dead. Any way so you want Ban'ai in another chapter eh, well I'll see what I can do since I have everything kinda planned out. Thanks for the better explanation of rabies; I should pay more attention to what I am writing sometimes since I just get carried away. Any way Kamau is pronounced just the same way it sounds. And sorry about the vow thing, I was wondering why I felt I was taking the idea from something else, I just had no idea what and you hadn't updated your story in so long I kinda forgot about it until you updated the other day. So I apologize for that. Well hope you like this chapter and thanks for all those reviews.
MorpheusDreamer: I saw those drawings Kallynn (sp?) did at the lion king fan art archives and they were awesome, now too bad those stories cannot be made into a movie or something. Any way thanks for the review hope you like this chapter.
Well story time.
The day started out like any other day. The only difference was that, Amari wanted Nala to play with him since she had not done so in a while which left Simba alone to play with the other cubs near the den, meaning I did not have to watch him and went about my daily tasks.
I met Tafari out by the water hole to see if I had missed anything as of yesterdays morning report. When I first saw Tafari I noticed how tired he looked and I first assumed it must have been some creature of the pridelands keeping him up all night.
"Good morning Tafari, sleep okay?" I asked obviously knowing the response.
"Sleep, what's that? It must be something that many don't believe in, first I sleep under this acacia tree only to find the baboons had found some fermented berries and decided to jump around the whole night making the worst ruckus in the world. Then I ended up sleeping in a nice spot about a mile from the outlands. What a mistake that was, the hyena's had to have been laughing the entire night, probably over nothing, you know how stupid those creatures are," said Tafari.
"I am sorry to hear about your bad night, and its odd hearing that the hyenas were laughing seeing how Mufasa nearly killed three of them yesterday," I said.
"Hmph they must have been laughing at those who got hurt, they laugh at such inappropriate things," said Tafari.
"True, I don't know why they enjoy tormenting others," I said.
"Well that's nature for you," said Tafari.
"Well other than what you have told me, anything else new?" I asked.
"Ijaba the rhino finally had a calf yesterday evening, you know how long she has been trying to have a calf of her own and a member of my herd got his head stuck in a tree but it was no problem getting him out seeing it always happens to him, that's mostly it, not much happening, not like yesterday, what was up with yesterday?" said Tafari sounding a little disoriented about all the strange things happening in the morning and Simba's little romp.
"Well I'm glad to hear about Ijaba, she has wanted a calf for so long, let's hope it survives for a long time. And I agree with yesterday, must have been something with the moon or the beginning of the dry season," I said.
"That's possible, I remember something like that happened a few years before you were born, of course Mufasa did not start a big dance number or anything but I think Rafiki was close enough to," said Tafari.
I chuckled at the thought of Rafiki dancing. I could imagine him jumping up and down with his stick high in the air and his white beard going everywhere. It reminded me that I had not seen Rafiki in a long time, at that thought I made a decision to go see him later that evening. I then quickly thanked Tafari and flew off to make sure everything else was in order.
Once I had finished exploring the pride lands, I found Mufasa a few miles from Pride Rock patrolling his land near a nearby gorge that would sometimes flood during a hard rain and was a very dangerous place if you were not too careful when exploring the area; I quickly flew down to him and landed on his shoulder.
"Good morning sire," I said.
"Good morning Zazu, still shaken after yesterday?" asked Mufasa.
"No not at all, I just arrived to give you the morning report," I said.
"Oh good, go right ahead and when you are finished I need to talk to you about something important," said Mufasa.
I gulped, wondering if I was in trouble for not watching Simba properly yesterday and at that moment I wondered if he was going to replace me. I of course remained calm and began my report.
"Well Ijaba finally had a calf yesterday and what's really strange is that I was told the hyenas were laughing all night," I said.
"Hmmmm very strange indeed though I have found that humor is the best medicine for aches in pains so maybe they were telling mean jokes about me," said Mufasa with a slight smile on his face.
"I don't see how that is a good thing sir," I said.
"Oh they have the freedom to make fun of me, I'm not around to hear it so I won't get offended, but if they ever started spreading wild rumors about me," said Mufasa who then made a slicing motion with his neck.
"Oh that would not be a pleasant situation," I said nervously.
"Any way now that you are finished with the morning report I need to talk to you about your baby sitting job yesterday," said Mufasa.
I knew I was in trouble and I knew I was getting busted for it so I decided it was best for me to just spit it out. "I'm so sorry about yesterday, that cub of yours overpowered me, I could not keep up with him. I would have told you as soon as I figured they had visited the Elephant Graveyard but I felt I could get them back home but the hyena's came too fast for us, I tried to protect them too, I really did, but those hyena's just would not leave us alone," I said as fast as I could while pleading on my knees in front of him.
"Zazu calm down, you're not in trouble for yesterday, Simba told me all about it, how you stood in front of them, just so they could get you and not my son, I find that very noble," said Mufasa.
"Really, so you're not mad at me?" I asked while sweat beaded down my face.
"No I know you did your best, I was like that when I was his age, I never wanted to listen, I just wanted to go where I pleased," said Mufasa.
"Really! You?" I asked all surprised at the fact that Mufasa was a naughty cub.
"Yes in fact I remember one time I was fascinated by a small group of bees around this one flower. My father told me to stay away or I would get stung, well I did not listen and went down to see them and by accident I tripped and fell on the flower. My nose hurt for days after," said Mufasa.
"Ouch," I said as I touched my beak wondering if a bee would be able to sting my large beak, probably not and it would probably be an interesting site seeing a bee trying to sting my rather large beak.
"Like I said before, I thank you for your nobleness in protecting them, I don't want to know what would have happened when you were not there," said Mufasa.
I was about to make a statement when I heard a soft rumbling behind me and was instantly distracted by the noise. I wondered if it was rain coming our way but there were no clouds any where until I saw a large dust cloud accumulate around the nearby gorge. It was from the wildebeests and they were running, a strange thing for them to do this time of year, something must have spooked them.
"Oh look sire, the herd is on the move," I said pointing toward the gorge.
Mufasa stopped walking and turned around to look. "Odd…." He said quietly.
Suddenly Scar came running up to us wide eyed and looking worried. "Mufasa quick, stampede, in the gorge, Simba's down there!" he finally said.
"Simba!" said Mufasa worriedly and without another word began to run straight toward the gorge.
I was nearly thrown off by Mufasa's sudden charge but luckily I regained my footing and jumped off Mufasa so I could fly beside them. As we ran toward the gorge, thoughts raced through my mind. How did Simba get down there? Was he still okay? And if he was, how were we going to save him?
My thoughts were suddenly erased when Mufasa yelled down to me. "Zazu, when you reach the gorge, I want you to find Simba and if you do find him tell him that I am on my way to get him and then report back to me," he said without any shortness of breath.
"Yes sire," I said as I followed right behind him.
We reached the gorge a few seconds later and as soon as I reached the edge, I swooped down to find the young cub. At first when I began my search, I believed it to be bleak because the wildebeests were everywhere, stirring up dust and pounding the ground with their many hooves, no one could survive such a stampede if they were in the way.
Simba was lucky though, I found him clinging to life on a nearby dead tree and looking very distraught. I flew toward him and he saw me instantly.
"Zazu help me!" he cried.
"Your father is on the way, hold on!" I said, my only encouragement I could think of since timing was important in a situation like this.
"Hurry!" cried Simba before he was out of hearing.
Mufasa and Scar had just reached the ledge when I returned with the news; both were looking around worriedly and hoping nothing bad had happened during their absence, I of course flew straight over to them.
"There, on that tree!" I cried as I pointed to where Simba was still clinging for life.
"Hold on Simba!" Mufasa cried as he saw his son cling in fear.
Suddenly a wildebeest grazed by, causing the old tree to bend slightly, almost knocking Simba into the huge stampede. Mufasa wasted no time and quickly ran down to save him before the tree fell any further.
Scar and I watched from a ledge as he ran to Simba. I was terribly worried now and was starting to tremble.
"Oh Scar this is awful. What do we do! What do we do! I know I'll go back for help, that's what I will do, I'll go back for hel…….." I said.
I don't know what happened that caused me to not finish my sentence. I believe I must have been so in tuned to go off and find help that I ran full force into the side of the gorge, knocking me out and causing my world to go black.
A/N: Perfect place to stop I must say. Does a Dr. Evil laugh. I hope you all liked this chapter. And just as a warning, once Scar ascends, the story is going to get a little dark and sad. So if you don't like that kind of stuff then its best to wait when Simba returns, I'm still thinking about how many chapters this part of Zazu's life will be but I know its at least five and I know I will not finish it all before I go to the internship at Disney which is in a month. More on that later. But any way please review and I will see you all hopefully on Monday and enjoy those Harry Potter books, I'm not getting mine until next weekend and I want to read it now. Well have a nice weekend.