Animorphia

Chapter 3: Transformation

Timon and Pumbaa had finally made it to the right room where they stopped running and looked at what they're amazed. It shows that the third room is really huge with a giant golem like ape statue. There were some stairs that has a rock platform on the top. All of the torches were on with vines and mosses all over the mural wall. Timon and Pumbaa stepped inside to look around and he put down his sword and shield.

"Man, this place is huge." said Timon.

"I'll say, this must be the third room." said Pumbaa.

"ECHO!" shouted Timon as he heard his shouting to make an echo. Pumbaa looked at him weird. Timon chuckled.

"Sorry, I just got a little carried away."

Pumbaa shook his head. Suddenly, he noticed that there's something on the wall where it's covered with mosses. Pumbaa walked over there and looked closely at the mural that shows three colors that has blue, pink, and green with three human girls fighting against a giant frog monster holding fire on its hand.

Pumbaa looked carefully at the mural. Timon is looking for something that has like lever or something else, but there's no sign of it. He looked up and see Pumbaa staring at the mural art. He walked over and stand next to Pumbaa.

"Hey Pumbaa, watcha reading?" Timon asked.

"You know there's something that I have never seen this before." replied Pumbaa.

"What do you mean?"

"See for yourself."

Pumbaa lift his front leg to point at. Timon looked up and see the mural art. He was curious and a bit confused.

"So uh…. is that a giant frog holding out on fire?" Timon asked unfamiliar.

"Guess so." replied Pumbaa.

"Then what's that on top?"

"I think those were three colors."

"Huh, three colors eh?"

Timon rubbing his chin and looked closely. He looked at the three girls that are fighting against the giant frog. Then he looked at Pumbaa.

"Pumbaa, how can the girls fight a giant frog?"

"Well I think it's because there's some sort of prophecy."

"Oh, now there's a prophecy. You thinking it's real, is it?"

"I don't know."

"Right, now we gotta find something and keep looking until we solve the last riddle."

Timon continue to keep looking for clues. Pumbaa take one last look at the mural art and proceed to continue for searching. Timon looked at what's up there and went straight upstairs. Once he reached it on top, he looked at the stone that is empty. Timon use his finger to scratch his head. Pumbaa continue searching for some more language when he passed the golem like ape.

Suddenly to be unnoticed, the golem started to move as it moving its head. Then it started stepping out and walking slowly behind Pumbaa. The golem raised its axe and attempted to strike him. Timon quickly moved its, but with disappointing look.

"Well, looks like we can't find the missing clue. Too bad we couldn't find something that can us into…" Timon stop talking for a moment when he noticed that there was a golem raised its axe when Pumbaa wasn't paying attention. Timon grew his eyes wide shocked.

"Uh Pumbaa?"

"Yes, Timon?"

"WATCH OUT!" shouted Timon.

Pumbaa quickly turned around and looked at the golem raised its axe. He gasped and jumped out of the way just in time before the golem strike as it hit the ground. Pumbaa looked shocked that the golem was brought to life. Timon run down the stairs to Pumbaa is okay.

"What the heck is that?!" yelled Timon.

"I don't know?! Maybe it's a statue that tried to attack us!" replied Pumbaa.

The golem looked at them as it attempted to strike again by swinging its axe, but Pumbaa dodge. The golem swooped it again, but he dodged once. Then golem swung its axe to the ground, but Pumbaa dodge. Timon jumped on Pumbaa and his friend's ears.

"C'mon! We gotta get out of here!" said Timon panicking.

Pumbaa ran to the exit, but door shut blocking their exit. They halt and gasp. That was their ticket for an exit. They were trapped.

"Oh no! We're trapped!" shouted Timon. But Pumbaa looked closely and see some language on above the doorway.

"Wait a minute! I think I know why!" said Pumbaa.

"Well whatever it is, you better make it fast!" replied Timon snapped.

"It says here, "To complete your challenge, you must face your courage and trust your instinct". It means that we made it to the final test." said Pumbaa as he read.

"Yeah, but how are we going to take down that statue?"

"Then we have to work together!"

Timon thought quickly. He looked back at the golem and walked closer to them. He needed to come up with a plan, but then he had an idea.

"Alright, here's the plan. I'm gonna need you to distract it." said Timon.

"What?" replied Pumbaa.

"We needed a diversion. You give that thing distracted while I'm gonna take it down personally."

"Okay, if you say so."

Pumbaa quickly ran and slide underneath the golem as it turned its head. Pumbaa went mocking it by shaking his bottom.

"Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah! You can't catch me!" said Pumbaa mocking the statue.

The golem turned around and went chasing after him, walk slowly and swiftly attacking him. Pumbaa dodged and spit raspberry at him. Timon picked up his sword and run straight to the golem. He jumps on its back as he climbed up to reached up on top. He carefully holds to its head and started to attack by using his sword, but it has no effect. The statue felt nothing and continued attacking Pumbaa.

"Ugh! It's no good! We need something to take that down and fast!" exclaimed Timon.

Pumbaa quickly looked around to find something that can take out the statue. But then he saw some ropes that was laying there and then he had an idea.

"I got it! I know a way we can take it out!" said Pumbaa.

"Then what is it?!" snapped Timon.

The golem was about to strike, but Pumbaa grabbed the statues arm to prevent him from getting hurt. He used his front hooves and standing on his legs. Timon was surprised. Pumbaa was struggling.

"You see that rope?" said Pumbaa struggling.

Timon looked over there and see the ropes. Now he realizes what his best friend is going to do.

"On it!" said Timon as he slides down it's arm and sliced the axe as it fell to the ground.

He landed and dropped the sword. He ran over there to grab some ropes. He swirled the rope and tossed it at the arm. He attempts to pull the rope, but the golem is stronger and is about to pull itself free.

"Ugh, I can't hold on much longer!" grunted Timon

Pumbaa let go of its arm and ran on four as he picked up the ropes by his mouth and ran circling around its leg until it the bottom of its feet. Pumbaa pulls hard enough to cause the golem to come crashing down as he struggles.

"I hope it works" said Pumbaa with a rope on his mouth.

Then suddenly, the golem is started to lose its balance as it fell forward where Timon is standing. He looked up as the golem fell towards him. He yelps and quickly moved out of the way just in time before it land it's face to the ground. Once the dust is settled, Timon stand up and walk closely to the golem. He picked up the sword and started poke it making sure if it's alive or dead. It was silent at first for moment. But then he swung his sword at the head banging.

"Who's number one? We're number one! Yeah, that's right!" exclaimed Timon taunting.

"Uh Timon? I don't think the statue is moving." said Pumbaa.

Timon stopped for a moment and looked at the head that's already cracked meaning that the golem is indeed down and out. He felt embarrassed.

"Oh right." said Timon embarrassed.

Suddenly, there was a rumbling inside the temple. He looked around nervously.

"Pumbaa, what's happening?"

Pumbaa looked around to see what's going on. The whole temple stopped shaking as it started to glow with neon colors. He looked up at the platform and see what's coming out. Pumbaa quickly run upstairs. Timon dropped the sword and quickly followed Pumbaa. They reached upstairs to the top and see what's going on. And then they looked what's coming that it's something that looks like a smaller chest that has covered with gold.

"Ooh, shiny." said Timon interested.

As he opens the chest carefully and see what's inside which it turns out that there are some colorful of gems. There were only 10 gemstones inside the chest. Timon and Pumbaa was surprised and amazed.

"Wow! Look at the all of those colorful gems!" exclaimed Pumbaa smiling.

"Yeah, red, orange, yellow, green, teal, blue, purple, pink, silver, and gold. This is perfect! We hit the jackpot!" said Timon happily.

"So what are we going to do with this?" Pumbaa asked.

"I don't know. Maybe we can sell it and earn millions of it." replied Timon.

Then all sudden, a bright light shines behind them. They slowly turned and see what it is. It turns out that there was a blue flame-like phosphorescence caused by gases from decaying plants in marshy areas. Timon and Pumbaa have never seen this light before.

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

"I think it's a ghost?" replied Pumbaa.

"Are you sure? It doesn't look like ghost you ask me." said Timon concern at first.

Pumbaa looked at the blue flame being closely. Then he realized that what it is. The blue flame being tilted it's head. Pumbaa gasp.

"Timon, I think it's a Wisp-O-Willow." said Pumbaa.

"Come again?" Timon asked.

"It's an actual phenomenon of swamp and bog gas seeping up through the earth and interacting with the natural resources to create the blue flames." explained Pumbaa.

"Is it safe?" Timon asked as walked closer curious to the wisp once he was about to touch it, but unfortunately the wisp vanished.

Timon was surprised at first. The Wisp-O-Willow showed up behind Timon. He turned around and tried to grab it, but it vanished again and then reappeared again. The wisp giggled silently.

"Hey, what gives?" exclaimed Timon.

The wisp waved its arm to follow it. It vanished and reappear all the way by exit once the door was reopening. Timon and Pumbaa give an exchange look.

"Did that door just open?" Timon asked.

"I think it wanted us to follow." replied Pumbaa.

"So what's the difference?" Timon asked again.

"Well according to the Wisp-O-Willow, it says legends that can leads to us to treasure or something." explained Pumbaa.

"But it was just all just myth. Clearly it came from Scottish folktale."

"Not all legends are myth, Timon. It's all real. Think about it. Dragons, Bigfoot, the Genie, Fairies, all of it. All of this are real."

Timon looked at the Wisp-O-Willow that's waving its arm to come over there. The wisp waited patiently. He looked back Pumbaa.

"Well, I hope you're right about this." said Timon as he closes the chest and picked it up.

He jumped on Pumbaa's back and ran downstairs to follow the Wisp-O-Willow. They hoped over the fallen golem and reached to the exit. The wisp disappeared before they approached. They exited through the hallway leaving the weapons behind.

The Wisp-O-Willow reappeared in the combat room where they finished the second test. It disappeared before they approached and hopped over the squares in case the fire burst out, but didn't notice that it's off.

The Wisp-O-Willow reappeared in the puzzle room and disappeared again. They ran as fast as they can. The Wisp-O-Willow reappeared at the entrance where they came in and then disappeared once more.

"Hey, wait up!" exclaimed Timon on Pumbaa when running through the exit.

Wisp-O-Willow reappeared outside from the entrance and vanished. Timon and Pumbaa have reached the exit, but notice that are more clouds blocking the sun.

"Where did it go?" asked Pumbaa.

They looked around to see the Wisp-O-Willow. They looked up and see that the Wisp-O-Willow is on the stairs by the entrance. Pumbaa ran upstairs as the Wisp-O-Willow vanished. They reached upstairs all the way to the top of the temple and finally Pumbaa stopped and looked at what it looks like was a shrine with eight statues of animals.

They see Wisp-O-Willow by the center as it waves to come over. Pumbaa walked closely as they enter the shrine. Timon looked at the smaller statues that appears to be a lion, gorilla, elephant, crocodile, bear, wolf, eagle, and frog.

Once Pumbaa walked closer, then suddenly the wisp disappeared and they looked up at the stone in the middle that was above the lion statue revealing that there are more languages that is glowing. Pumbaa began to read.

"Congratulations, you have been chosen by the Great Spirit. Select your gemstones and gently placed it in the center. Fulfill your destiny".

Timon jumped off of Pumbaa and set the chest down. He opens the chest to see the gemstones. He was a little picky at first, but then he picked up the yellow gemstone. Pumbaa looked at the gemstones too and picked up the red gemstones. They looked at each other nervously at first.

"Well, after you." said Timon.

"Please, by all means". replied Pumbaa.

They walked closer to the center as they set down both yellow and red gemstones on the stone. They took a step back in case something happened. Suddenly, they heard a storm rumbling from the clouds. Pumbaa thought that it was his stomach.

"Sorry." Pumbaa apologized.

"No, that wasn't you. There was storm that's to about to rain." said Timon.

When Pumbaa was about to reply, but all of sudden they heard more rumbling that's coming. The gemstones started to glowing. They looked at the gemstones. As the stones glows brighter, it started to levitate in the air when neon colors appear that turns out to be the orb where gemstones are inside. Timon and Pumbaa were amazed. They can't believe what they have seen.

"Pumbaa, is that what think it is?" Timon asked.

"Could this be it?" Pumbaa asked as well.

Timon stepped closer to the orb and raised his finger to reached it and then a big flash had burst causing Timon and Pumbaa to cover their eyes until the brightness dies down.

Maliŋŋa ki nutaamun

Irrusiḷḷautamun

Naluruŋa-kii

Naalaġnisuŋaiqsutin

Ka, iḷisautigisiivsi

All of sudden, an eagle spirit screeching flying down towards them as it lands in the center. The eagle spirit is staring at them curiously. Timon and Pumbaa felt nervous when the eagle spirit is tilting its head. Timon waved his hand and spoke nervously.

"Uh, we come in peace."

The eagle spirit looked carefully at them and looked up at the sky screeching releasing Aurora Borealis phenomenon occurs as the animal spirits from the past including woolly mammoths, saber toothed tiger, herd of elks, blue spinx macaws, northern white rhinoceros, humpback whales, dolphins, and polar bears.

(chorus)

Suapayaaqsuŋa

Kaŋiqsiqpakisigiñ

Tautuvsaaġniaġiñ

Atlan irrakkun

Timon and Pumbaa were amazed that all of the animal spirits have appeared up in the sky. Suddenly it shows a silhouette image where it shows a man that was transformed into a grizzly bear and then it shows two frogs are kissing as they are reverted them back into humans that is a prince and a princess. Timon and Pumbaa were awed as they recognized this.

"Wow!" exclaimed Pumbaa amazingly.

All of sudden, more Will-O-Wisps appears as they danced around them. One of the wisp lands on Timon's palms, and it's almost like there's something telling him that this is a good thing. The wisp flew off from Timon's palm.

Maliŋŋa ki nutaamun

Iḷisaġviksramun

Iḷisaaqaġvik

Nauviksraqaġniaqtutin

Atlauniaqtutin

Ataramik

Sivuuqqan piiġisigaa!

Suddenly, there were magic sparkles all over them. Timon hasn't felt anything when he didn't notice that he's started to levitate.

"Hey, uh…. What's with all the magic sparkles?" asked Timon.

But for Pumbaa didn't notice too when he was levitating as well, but he looked at him shocked that Timon is floating.

"Uh, Timon?" said Pumbaa nervously.

"Yeah?" replied Timon.

"You're flying!"

"What…" He looked down at the bottom, but now he realizes that he's levitate. "Hey, I'm flying!"

"You mean, we're both flying!" exclaimed Pumbaa as Timon looked at his friend floating as well and started to panic.

"Hey, wh…what's going on?!" exclaimed Timon.

"I think we're about to find out!" replied Pumbaa as they both floating up high in the air.

The eagle spirit flap it's wing and hovering above them. Suddenly, both red and yellow gemstones are floating with them as it's still glowing and it float closer to Timon and Pumbaa.

Suapayaaqsuŋa

Kaŋiqsiqpakisigiñ

Tautuvsaaġniaġiñ

Atlan irrakkun

Once the gemstones get closer to them, it glows around them when Timon glows yellow and Pumbaa glows red. Timon looked at his arms shocking as it started to change his fur into a tannish skin. Pumbaa looked at his hooves shocking as it turned into hands with five fingers. It began to bursts into a bright light all around them and slowly descends to the ground. The eagle spirit is now flying above them screeching to to the sky once more and then disappeared along with Aurora Borealis that faded away as well.

Maliŋŋa ki nutaamun

Iḷisaġviksramun

Iḷisaaqaġvik

Nauviksraqaġniaqtutin

Atlauniaqtutin

Ataramik

Sivuuqqan piiġisigaa!

All is quiet when then clouds are clearing to open the sky as the sun shines upon. Timon and Pumbaa open their eyes and looked around to see what happens.

"Hmm, that's funny. It usually works when…. oh my GOD, PUMBAA! YOU'RE A HUMAN!

"SO ARE YOU!"

They both looked at each other shocking and surprised with mixture of confusion and fear. It is revealed that Timon is now a human that has red hair, light tan, and he wear clothes. He wore golden yellowish button up shirt with five light brown stripes over with a white t-shirt, light blue jeans, white socks, brown tennis shoes, and dark brown gloves.

As for Pumbaa, he is a human as well, but with chubby and a mustache instead of tusk. He has black hair, dark tan, and wearing red button up shirt with light brown t-shirts, regular blue jeans, white socks, black shoes, and black gloves. They both wearing necklaces that two gemstones that they didn't notice.

They looked at themselves as they wiggle their fingers. They looked carefully not to embarrass themselves once they stretched their pants open and quickly looked away with the eyes shut. They opened their eyes and stared at each other. It was a moment of silence in about five seconds. And then Timon broke the silence as he started to grin.

"I can't believe. It worked. (chuckled) It actually worked!" exclaimed Timon.

"Hey look! I got a mustache!" said Pumbaa as he touched the mustache.

"Oh ho ho, lucky you! Man, I never thought it actually worked, but it did! We did it! We've finally turned ourselves into humans!" cheered Timon.

"Hakuna Matata!" cheered Pumbaa. "Can't wait to tell everyone!"

Pumbaa was about to ran off, but without a warning he tripped over the chest and fell over as he rolling downstairs. Timon cringed when he's rolling down to the bottom.

"Ouch." Commented Timon as he picked up the chest and run downstairs as well.

By the time Pumbaa reach to the bottom, he felt a little dizzy with stars all over him. Timon finally reached down to the bottom of stairs to see his best friend is okay.

"Pumbaa, are you okay?" asked Timon.

"I think so." replied Pumbaa.

"Here, let me help you." said Timon as he reached his hands to take Pumbaa's hands and lifting him back on his feet. Pumbaa shook his head and dust himself off.

"Can you walk?" asked Timon.

"I'm okay. I'm okay." replied Pumbaa.

He looked down and see the red gemstones that is on a necklace.

"Hey, my necklace." Pumbaa is polishing his necklace, but he didn't notice that it started glow red on him as it started to get bright as he slowly reverted into a warthog.

Timon was shocked. His friend looked up at Timon with his eyes twitching.

"What?"

"Pumbaa, you're a warthog again." said Timon.

Pumbaa looked moved his eyes at his nose and tusks. He was surprised that he reversed himself back into warthog.

"Wow, I didn't know I can do that." said Pumbaa.

"Pumbaa, how did you do that?" asked Timon.

"Well, if you ask me, I was polishing my necklace, but then it started to glow and transformed myself back into warthog." replied Pumbaa.

Timon looked at his necklace that has yellow gemstones and began polishing it. Then it started glow yellow around him as it started to get bright and reverted him back into a meerkat. He looked at his hands and then he looked at his tail. Timon rubbing his chin as he looked closely.

"Hmm, not bad." said Timon. "Hey uh, can you rub it again?"

Pumbaa hold out his necklace and rubbed it again. Then he was glowing red again as it started to get bright and turned back into a human. Pumbaa was amazed that he can switch himself.

"Hey, not bad." said Pumbaa impressed. "Why don't you try?"

Timon rubbed his necklace again. Then he was glowing yellow and started to get bright as he changes himself back into human. He was impressed.

"Hey, the monkey is right? Pumbaa, do you know what this means?" asked Timon.

"Meaning that we can turn ourselves from animals into humans and humans into animals at the same time?" asked Pumbaa.

"Exactly! With this baby, we can do whatever we want! So that way we don't have problems to get into trouble with some people! This is brilliant!" exclaimed Timon smiling.

"Hate to ruin the moment, but aren't you overreacting a bit?" asked Pumbaa concerned.

Before Timon replied to him, but suddenly they heard a car alarm echoing through the forest. They started to get suspicious.

"Pumbaa, did you left the jeep running?" asked Timon suspicion.

"I took my keys with me, why?"

"Whatever it is, something is not right. C'mon!" said Timon as he starts running holding the chest where they came from.

Pumbaa followed him as well leaving the temple behind. Timon ran fast as he can as go through some vines. Timon finally made it where he left the jeep, but what it shocked him when there were bunch of chimpanzees messing with the jeep monkeying around. One that was sitting on a driving seat playing with the wheel. Two other chimps are dancing in the trunk and the rest are banging and scratching. Timon switch his shocking into anger gritting his teeth. He stomped towards the chimpanzees.

"HEY! GET OUTTA HERE!" shouted Timon.

The chimpanzees stopped playing and looked at Timon stomping towards them. The chimps quickly get out fast before he approached them.

"Go on! Get outta here! Shoo! Shoo!"

Once the chimpanzees are gone, he banged the jeep to shut off the alarm. Timon looked at the jeep to see that they made a mess, but luckily there aren't any messes. Then suddenly, he heard a bush when Pumbaa finally made it, but he was taking his breath when he's a human.

"(pant) Thanks (pant) for (pant) waiting." said Pumbaa as he was breathing.

"Hey, you okay back there?" asked Timon.

"Yeah, just need a little breath." replied Pumbaa. "What did I miss?"

"Well luckily our jeep was not in pretty bad shape no thanks to some chimps. They could've teared it apart." exclaimed Timon.

"Well it's a good thing I got my keys." said Pumbaa.

They open the doors as they got into their seats. They shut door and put on their seatbelt. Pumbaa was about to put the keys in, but Timon stop him for a moment.

"Hold on." said Timon

"What is it, Timon?" asked Pumbaa.

"Before we go, there's something we need to do first."

"Like what?"

"Remember what Rafiki said? We cannot tell anyone what we're doing."

"You mean we cannot tell everyone about this? Including our friends?"

"Yes, everyone, except our closest friends."

Timon looked at his necklace and rubbed gently. He glows and reverted back into a meerkat. Pumbaa did the same thing as he glows and reverted back into a warthog. He turned his keys to start the engine. They looked at each other's look.

"So what now?" asked Pumbaa softly. Timon sighed.

"Let's head back to the Pride Lands." said Timon.

Pumbaa switched the pedal and hit the gas as the jeep started to turned around and drove away from where they came. To unnoticed, an eagle was sitting on a tree watching them go. The eagle flew away up high and we see the temple were once being left alone again.


What do you think? The Great Spirit has transformed Timon and Pumbaa from animals into humans. In case you haven't heard the music, it's one of the songs from "Brother Bear" based on the Inupiat lyrics in the film. Stay tuned for the next chapter

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