Animorphia

Chapter 2: Beneath The Temple

It's been an hour since Timon and Pumbaa start their journey to the temple as they running through the savannah and it's very hot during the dry season. Pumbaa keep running as fast as he could and catching up his breathe. For Timon however, he's riding Pumbaa's back holding on his hair. They ran passed the herd of giraffes grazing the trees. Pumbaa jumped over the pond where the crocodile floats are resting in the water as he hoped over the crocodiles without disturbing them. When they got off and start running leaving Makuu, the leader of the crocodile woke up and sense what they have jumped on him.

"How much further until we reach the temple?" Timon asked.

"Well according to this, I think it might take a few hours until we reach the temple." replied Pumbaa.

"Few hours?!" Timon exclaimed as he pulled Pumbaa's hair to slow down as Pumbaa put to a halt with a screeching sound.

"Pumbaa, it might take a day or two, but we'll never be able get there on time!" Said Timon complaining.

"But we still have enough time to reach the temple, except when the sun goes down we have to get some rest." said Pumbaa.

"Great, there must be another way to get there on time. Unless..."

Timon started to think if there's an alternative way to get to the temple. Then he got an idea. An incredible idea. Maybe he knows how to get there so fast.

"How'd you feel about going out for ride?" Timon asked.


Later on, they quickly stop by for something that's important. What they're looking for is where they used to own. It turns out that they stop by for a visit to is a shed with a jeep parking and a boat docking in the water. They both remember that what used to give everyone on a tour.

"Hey, I remember a place where we show everyone around in the Pride Lands." said Pumbaa as he remembers.

"That's right and it's a good thing that we loaned to some park rangers since we come to an agreement." said Timon as he jumped off of Pumbaa and walked over to the jeep.

"Are we taking a jeep?" Pumbaa asked.

"Oh, we're not taking that jeep. We are taking this jeep!." said Timon as he pulled a huge wrapping where it turns out to be the coolest jeep.

It has big four tires like monster truck with hot rod parts in the front and four seats in the jeep. Pumbaa was amazed.

"This baby can run faster than any cars. Remember what we used to drive when we lure the guinea fowl away from the warthog sounders?"

"Oh yeah! I remember that day like the time I had to replace full bag of bugs by firecrackers. Which it turns out that it was all for a cartoon episode." said Pumbaa as he remembers that day when they took the jeep to the warthog sounders to lure the guinea fowl away.

"Well that's good. After we wrapped up our latest episode, our contracts had to repair the jeep and let us keep it in case we had to use it again. We were lucky that we setup our jeep into the garage." Said Timon as he jumped on the jeep.

He was looking for the key when he opens the container. He took out the key and slid it on an ignition. Timon started to turn on car once the engine starts. He felt the jeep starts running and smiling.

"Yes!" Timon cheered and he looked at Pumbaa.

"Well, you coming?" Timon asked.

Pumbaa smiled and he hoped on the driver seat. Timon scooched over to the passenger seat. They put on some seat belts. Pumbaa is fixing the mirror. Timon turned on the radio as he switched to the 80's music that started now called "The Rubberband Man". They put on some sunglasses.

"You ready?"

"Ready."

"Then let's hit the road!"

Pumbaa switch the pedal, hit the gas, and start driving. They drove off through the savannah leaving what's left behind with the sign says for rent. Now it's time for Timon and Pumbaa taking the jeep with them to ancient temple as they heading straight to the north. The zebras are grazing the grass until they heard the music as the jeep's drove by looking at them confused. The egrets were startled as they fly away from the jeep. Timon was moving his head as he listens to the music tapping his hands.

They drove passed Rafiki's Tree and went straight through the savannah. It won't be long until they reached to the Outlands where most predators were exiled. They drove across the bridge where it once builds whenever the tourist is here for a visit. They drove by the clans of hyenas looking at them curiosity. After they got through the Outlands, they can see the jungles up ahead from 20 miles away.


Few minutes later, when they finally made it to the jungle. They drove through the forest that leads them on the right path to the temple. The flies were splattered on the front. Timon swept it off from the window and basically eat the flies.

"See, I told you this could be easy." said Timon.

"You were right. This is too easy, but which way is the temple?" replied Pumbaa.

Timon was about to reply, but then he noticed that there was a fallen tree that blocked their path.

"Pumbaa, stop the jeep."

Pumbaa put a brake as they slowed down from crashing. They turned off the radio, but the jeep still running. They have no idea where to go since the path has been blocked.

"Uh, I think we were lost." said Pumbaa.

"Well that's just great." said Timon as he crosses his arms disappointed.

Suddenly, they felt a wind blowing hearing trees moving. He looked up and saw the leaves blowing to a different direction. He took off his seat belts and jumped off the jeep. He quickly followed the wind, but Pumbaa looked at him surprised.

"Timon, where are you going?"

"C'mon! We got a wind to follow!" Timon replied as when he's in pursuit.

Pumbaa turned off the jeep and took the keys out in case anyone tries to steal it. He took off the seat belt and jumped off the jeep to follow Timon. They ran fast through the forest passing by some rocks that was left forgotten. Timon stopped running and looked up what he has just seen. Pumbaa catch up with Timon until he looked at what they are truly amazed.

They have found an ancient temple where once the human tribes lived until it was left forgotten. Some were covered by some vines while other parts that it's ruins. It also shows the symbol of the sun and moon. They both went awed.

"Timon, are you seeing this?" Pumbaa asked

"Yeah, this must be it. We have discovered an ancient temple!" Said Timon surprised.

They walk towards the temple as they went by steps when taking the stairs until they reached to the top and stop walking in front of the door. Timon walk closely to the door and tried to push it, but it won't move. Pumbaa had to help his friend by pushing the door until it starts to open. They looked at what's inside to see that they were some mural arts covered by some vines and mosses all over the place. Timon looked around to see he what he can find. He pulled out a flashlight and turned it on.

"How long have you been carried like that?" Pumbaa asked.

"What, of course I can carry like that. C'mon, there has to be some clue here." Timon replied as he starts looking for something.

Pumbaa looked as well until he found some symbols that he has never seen. He looked closely until he remembers what it is.

"Hey Timon?"

"Yeah Pumbaa."

"I think I found something."

Timon walked over to Pumbaa and see the symbols. He looked closely, but didn't recognized that these languages are different.

"Uh, what's that?" Timon asked.

"I think it's some sort of language." replied Pumbaa.

"How can you tell?"

"Well according to that language, it says that "You have entered a sacred temple where you can pass three tests. For those who succeeded will be chosen by the Great Spirit and will earned a magical gem that can turned into any animals in the history." It means that we have to take three tests."

"Since when did you learn to read language like that"? Timon asked surpised.

"World history class." replied Pumbaa.

"Right, now which way do we go?" Timon asked as he used the flashlight to search something until he spotted that looks like an entrance.

"Bingo! The entrance is that way". Said Timon as he walked to the entrance.

Pumbaa followed him once they entered. Before they walk through hallways, the red torches that was hanging starts to ignite startling them when the whole temple was turned on.

"Did those torches turned on by itself?" said Timon nervously.

"I think so." replied Pumbaa nervously.

Timon turned off the flashlight and put it away. They continued walking through the hallway until they reached the first room where it shows all of the puzzles were mixed up. They looked up at the puzzle that turned out to be a door, but it was locked. Timon started to think at first.

"Hmm, what is this place anyway?" Timon asked.

"Look! Up there." said Pumbaa as he pointed up to some words with different language. He looked up reading.

"It says "To solve the puzzle, you have to mixed it together to make it look like perfection". The question is who will solve this?" Pumbaa asked.

"Hey, don't you forget, who's the brains in this outfit?

"Uh..."

"My point exactly. Now watch what can professional do." Said Timon as he stretched his fingers to make it cracked.

He wiggled his fingers and gently moved the puzzle. He quickly moved again as he mixed up and down and left and right. Pumbaa was amazed how Timon is doing it. Once he's done mixing, he took a step back and looked at the puzzle he made was actually the sun on the door.

"Wow! I didn't you can do that!" said Pumbaa impressed.

"Well it wasn't that easy. I used a jigsaw puzzle multiple times." Timon replied.

Suddenly, the felt a rumbling as the door open thus the blue torches started ignite in the hallway. They looked surprised that they passed the first test.

"Is that it?" Timon asked.

"I think we passed the first test." replied Pumbaa.

"Wow! That was easy. C'mon, let's go." said Timon as they start walking through the hallway to reach the next level until they reached they have entered the next room where is shows some weapons like swords and axes laying on the ground. There is a pond that has water with multiple rocks and there is a door that has the full moon.

"Whoa! Now that looks extremely armed and dangerous." said Timon as he was amazed by all of weapons.

"Oh look, another one!" said Pumbaa as they looked up and see more language and started to read.

"In order to gain combat, choose your weapon and prove yourself that you are worthy opponent"

Timon looked around to see if he can pick up a sword or an axe, but instead he looked at the lever that was old. He curiously pulled the lever as it starts to rumble. The whole room starts to shake until the wooden cleats that was hanging on the rope. A huge flame that just burst in each squares. Some arrows are out and ready if they can pass. Pumbaa looked at Timon shocked.

"Timon, what did you do?!" shouted Pumbaa.

"Don't look at me?! I just pulled the lever!" said Timon snapped.

"Then we gotta do something!" said Pumbaa.

Timon quickly looked at the dangerous path and looked at the weapons. He knows what it must be done.

"Only one thing left to do." said Timon as he picked up a sword and shield. He looked straight to the door and looked back at Pumbaa.

"You ready for this?" Timon asked.

Pumbaa hesitated at first, but he knows what it needs to be done to complete the next test. He nodded.

"Ready as you are." said Pumbaa.

Timon jumped on Pumbaa holding his sword.

"Then let's do this." said Timon.

They charged towards the cleats yelling. Timon jumped and slice off the rope when the cleats falling off in the right direction as Pumbaa dodged underneath. Timon landed on Pumbaa as they jumped over the squares to prevent themselves from getting burned by some flames that burst out from the ground. Finally, they run to the stone bridge filled with water and arrows starts to shoot.

Timon quickly deflected by using sword and shield until they reached to the door. They stopped and looked back at what they've been as soon as all of dangerous tasks turned off and the door began to open. They looked at the hallway as the torches burst with green all over. Timon and Pumbaa gives an exchange looks with smile.

"Pumbaa, we made it!" said Timon proudly.

"Wow! That was scary, but we did it!" replied Pumbaa excited.

"Two down and one to go!" said Timon as he jumps off Pumbaa and run straight through the hallway holding his sword and shield.

"Hey, wait up!" yelled Pumbaa as he quickly ran after him to catch up him. Hoping that this could be the final test.


Now they have face their final test. Sorry about the chapter was too short, but stay tuned for more chapters.

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