The young Majordomo of thea Pride Lands, Zazu the hornbill, was out doing a little scouting the areas for his usual "Morning Report" for King Simba and Queen Nala. It looked peaceful down there from where was flying over. Hyenas or jackals weren't seen around causing trouble. All was truly peaceful down below in the valley of the Pride Lands.
At first, he was about to go back into Pride Rock and tell Simba and Nala that everything was all good in the Pride Lands, when something bumped into him.
"Oops. I do say." Said a sarcastic voice. Zazu recognized that voice anywhere when he heard it. He looked up, and it was Mwoga, the scary, large vulture that is friends with Janja. The hornbill immediately glared at him. "Doing a little more morning reports I see, Zazu?"
"Mwoga." Zazu said flatly with his eyes narrowed in hate. "What do you want, you devious, deceitful bird? Can't you see I am quite busy with my morning report?"
"Oh Zazu." Said the vulture. "Why so hostile towards me? I only just wanted to say hello to you on this fine day in the Pride Lands."
"Don't yoy have some carcass to scavenge from right now? Yes I am doing my usual duties, and you pestering me and belittling me is not one of them."
The vulture's wicked, devious smile didn't leave his ugly face.
"Besides, yoy always steal my lychee fruits, harass me whenever I fly close to your home, such as right now, and yoy always pick on me. Now, begone with you, yoy winged vemin!"
"Well, looks like someone's going to have to teach you so manners!"
"Oh ho ho, it is on, chap!" And the two avian clashed with one another, biting woth their beaks, slashing talons, and trying to peck eachother's eyes out. Sure, Zazu had a bigger beak that Mwonga's, but the vulture's looked more deadly and lethal, since vultures were meat eaters.
These two fought eachother so hard, that they even crashed to the ground with a loud thump. Despite the impact of the fall, Zazu and Mwonga continued fighting fiercely. Despite the vulture being more powerfully built, Zazu was quick on his feet, and charged at him from behind with full zeal, knocking Mwonga radically into the dusty ground.
"Ha! Never mess with the king's Majordomo, Mwonga!" Zazu boasted in triumph. "Go Zazu! Go Zazu!" Then all of a sudden, Mwonga knocked Zazu away while he was being too prideful with himself with his gargantuan wingspan.
The impact was so strong that it knocked Zazu into a tree, upside down, and landed on his head while his eyes were spinning out of control from being dizzy.
"Ooh, that looks like it hurt." Said Mwonga. "You hit like a chick would." Despite saying this, Mwonga had a few cuts and bruises that were bleeding very mildly. "We'll meet again, soon." And he flew off in the sky.
Zazu ragained his senses and looked on in anger where the vulture was flying off to, in the outlands where he would probably be better off living at Anyway. "That horrible vulture!" He grumbled to himself. He calmly swiped the dust off of his chest and tried to forgot what just happened a minute ago.
That Mwonga was definitely a thorn on his side, for that vulture was like a majordomo for Janja and his band of delinquents, at least, he was close friends with those no-Good hyenas from what Zazu heard from Simba.
"Oh poo." He sighed. "I shouldn't let him get to me. It's like the great Mufasa once said to me: If you hold on to your anger, then your anger will hold on to you, and make you miserable for the rest of your life."
At the moment, there were still a few areas that still needed checking for his usual reports. It didn't take too long, and decided to head back to Pride Rock to tell the king and queen of the current status throughout the Lands.
Just then, something caught his attention when he heard a cry for help. "Somebody save me!" It Said. The hornbill simply could not ignore the cry in terror, and swooped down to where it came from.
He was shocked to see a lone hyrax trying to run away from Makucha, the fierce and intimidating leopard, who probably wants to eat him as his breakfast. "Oh no." Zazu thought. "Uma!"
"Zazu!" Called the female hyrax. "Makucha's at it again!"
"Don't Worry Uma, I'll save you!" And the hornbill tried his best to look tough and heroic as possible in this scary situation. "Hey! Makucha!" He called to the leopard. Makucha immediately stopped and perked his ears pop, then looked back to him, baring his teeth. "You leave my friend alone!"
"Well Well Well, If it isn't Simba's majordomo." In his eyes, Zazu looked like nothing but a joke to him, and a pesky fly. "Can't you just leave me alone and let me have my breakfast? Besides, this chase is starting to get fun."
"You have no respect for any life around you, do you, Makucha!?"
"No life is more important than my own, and I don't believe in this Circle of Life mumbo jumbo. It's nothing but that."
"How dare you!" Zazu exclaimed on anger. "I will teach you a lesson in respect for other animals."
"Pfft, good luck with that." The leopard said sarcastically. "As if you can even hurt me with that banana beak of yours."
"That's mister banana beak to you, you brute!" Zazu narrowed his eyes at him with rage. "I'll make sure you suffer greatly for your cruel sense of what you call fun!"
Makucha couldn't help but make a laugh in amusement. "Look Zazu, I eat what I want, if I want to eat an Okapi, I eat it, if I want to eat a bull elephant, i'll Eat it, and there is no one innthe entire Pride Lands that can keep me from it."
"Then I guess you have met your match."
they both looked at each other with rage in their eyes. Zazu dashes strsight for Makucha, and dodged a swipe from the leopard's claws. He pecked at Makucha's eye, but it turns out he had it closed, but still felt some pain from the impact.
Next, Zazu tried to claw him with his talons, causing the leopard to roar in pain. When he tried to regain his balance, he jumped at Zazu and swiped him to the ground.
"Zazu!" Uma exclaimed in horror as she watched the bird tumble on the ground. "Oh no, Zazu! Get up! Get up!" And the hyrax went to his aid and try to wake him back to consciousness.
"Ha! This proves a puny hornbill like you is no match for a leopard." Makucha Said triumphantly. "Perhaps I should eat both of you, that way it will, be a buffet." Then he was about to slice at Uma and Zazu with a big, killing blow from his claws.
Before the leopard could even touch him however, the Lion Guard arrived just in time to save them both.
"Kion!" Uma exclaimed in joy. "You're here!"
"Go away Makucha, you won't terrorize this hyrax anymore!" Kion ordered.
"Pfft, Yeah right, kid." The leopard scoffed.
Kion made a clever smile and did the roar of the elders at him, causing Makucha to run away in fear. The Lion Guard turned to Zazu and Uma. "Are you guys okay?" Bunga Asked them
"What? What happened?" Zazu asked coming back to reality. "Did I win?"
"not exactly." Said Beshte in honesty. "He was about to kill you and Uma if not for us."
"Yeah, that Leopard doesn't even know a thing about the circle of life." Full Said.
"Well, at least we scared him off now." Ono remarked.
"You kids should have seen Zazu." Said the hyrax. "He was being brave and tried to save me."
The Guard looked at the hornbill with surprise. "Really?" Said Kion. "That is very brave if you, standing up to Makucha."
"Well, I was just doing what a majordomo would do, protect anyone I can possibly defend. Along with you children of course."
"Are you Alright?" Asked Beshte. "You got a couple of claw marks on you."
"Well, these weren't really from Makucha." Zazu admitted. "I had a run-in with Mwonga the vulture way before this."
"That vulture giving you trouble again?" One Asked.
"Sadly, Yes." Zazu admitted. "When I get my talons on that wicked bird, I will make sure he suffers greatly!"
"Shh, calm down, Zazu." Said Uma. "Just let it go. Don't let him get to you."
Sighing, the hornbill said "oh you're right, Uma. I am just glad you're alright." And they both hugged one another. "Well, I should get back to your mother and father, Kion. Duty calls." And Zazu flew away.
Deep down inside of his small body, the hornbill was feeling proud of himself for saving a life like that. This time, if he ever came across that vulture again, he vowed that he wouldn't go so easy on him.
