Chapter 4: Sisi Ni Sawa: We're The Same
Last time on Pokémon VS Lion Guard, the Lion Guard and the four humans were chasing away the hyenas, Janja, Chungu, and Cheezi away from the Pride Lands when they invaded to feast on the innocent animals.
Upon arriving to see himself and his comrades outnumbered, Janja began to retreat with Isamu and Kion chasing after the two! But as they made chase, they fell into a river that forced them to be washed ashore on the Outlands!
As the Guard and the Pokémon planned to reunite with the two at Flat Ridge Rock, both Kion and Isamu starts to make their way around the enemy's territory to get there, only to meet a peculiar hyena named Jasiri, who didn't seem hostile as Janja and his clan.
As for the Guard, none of them knew where Flat Ridge Rock was, causing Bunga to lead them around until he gets them lost. Ono takes charge until they become stumped as to where the Flat Ridge Rock could be at.
Typhlosion and Umbreon starts to go restless for their human brother's safety, as they knew that the longer that they take, there's a good chance that Isamu could be in danger, with Luna starting to realize this as well.
"This is hopeless.. Utterly hopeless..." Typhlosion groaned, causing Umbreon to smile sadly at her Fire Type brother. She nuzzled his face to comfort the Fire Type as Cole scratched the back of his head.
"I bet Kion and Isamu are almost there by now..." Cole grumbled, with Bunga making his agreement.
"Yeah! Kion would never forget something like that!" Bunga added, only to earn looks from the others.
"You're one to talk..." Luna, Cole, and Erika thought together before they all sighed.
Meanwhile...
Jasiri was still approaching the trapped Isamu and Kion slowly while growling, causing the two of them to brace themselves for whatever's about to come to them from the mischievous looking hyena.
"Hold still, you two! This won't hurt at all!" Jasiri assured, as she suddenly took a bite out of a thorny branch! The lion cub and the human turned Eevee both blinked and watched in surprise to see her pull the branch as the lion cub questioned her.
"Huh...? What are you doing?" Kion asked, causing Jasiri to state the obvious.
"Getting you two out of the thorn bush! If you'd just hold still...!" Jasiri explained as she continued to bite the thorny branches off to get the boys free, much to Kion's confusion and Isamu's amusement as the lion cub had to ask.
"What? Why would you help us? You're a hyena." Kion asked, causing Jasiri to narrow her eyes at those words.
"You lions really do think all hyenas are bad." Jasiri mused to herself as she shook her head in disbelief.
"All the ones I've met are..." Kion admitted, causing the elder Ketchum brother to realize something from the female hyena.
"I'm guessing that you're a bit different from Janja and his clan?" Isamu asked, causing Jasiri to narrow her eyes.
"Uh, obviously! You're talking about Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu, right? I wouldn't be helping you two out of the thorny bush like I am doing right now if I were like one of them!" Jasiri chuckled before she cleared away another branch.
"For one thing, they're males, which means they're foolish." Jasiri added, causing Isamu to feel a little ticked off from that as his eyes twitched at the insult, with Kion giving the "Hey!" and "Seriously?" expression at the female hyena.
"No offense." The female hyena reassured with a smile, causing Kion to defend the males.
"Not all males are foolish..." Kion defended, only to get shot back by Jasiri reminding him of what he had gotten himself into while dragging Isamu along for the rough ride.
"Says the male lion flat on his back stuck on a bush. You even dragged your human friend into the mess when he tried to save your tail." Jasiri laughed, causing the lion cub to smile sheepishly as he turned to glance at Isamu.
The human turned Eevee sighed at the reminder as Jasiri continued to bite off the thorny branches to get the boys free from the thorny bush.
Back to the Guard and others...
Beshte was leading the other members of the Lion Guard, along with Luna, Umbreon, and Typhlosion to where Flat Ridge Rock might be. As they were walking, the group all had to walk across a small river of some sort...
"Things would certainly go a lot better if Kion were leading us..." Ono groaned, as he didn't like the route they were going to. Umbreon, Erika, and Luna all found it a bit icky as well, including Fuli since she wasn't comfortable with water.
Cole and Beshte didn't say anything much, while Typhlosion struggled not to grimace at the smell of the swamp. Bunga on the other hand, just grinned at the sight of so many flies flying around them as they trudged across the water.
"Yeah... But you gotta love all these flies!" Bunga exclaimed before he clapped his hands together, showing the flies he had caught with his two hands. Both Luna and Fuli cringed at that, with the cheetah girl groaning.
"Yeah... Gotta love 'em. Beshte, are you positive that Mbeya said this is the way to Flat Ridge Rock?" Fuli asked, causing Beshte to respond with a smile.
"Yep! Of course, he also said that he's never been there." Beshte explained, causing Typhlosion to freeze in his tracks before his eyes darkened at the second Beshte spoke about the rhino's lack of knowledge of the Flat Ridge Rock's whereabouts.
"Say what...?" Typhlosion asked, as he began to shake. Umbreon and Luna both widened their eyes as they tried to calm the Fire Type down.
"Typhlosion, don't. It's not the rhino's fault that he doesn't know where Flat Ridge Rock is. Maybe he had been there but have forgotten about it?" Umbreon asked, only to get a sigh from the Volcano Pokémon.
"Tch... Yeah. I get that it's not the rhino's fault, but still... BUT STILL!" Typhlosion snapped, his back flaring up. The Lion Guard members and the others flinched at the sight of flames erupting from the Volcano Pokémon's back.
"I hate the fact that we're walking around aimlessly with no idea on how to get to Flat Ridge Rock! If Isamu is already there with Kion, then that's great! But if they're not, then something bad could've happened to them!" Typhlosion snapped angrily.
The humans and animals all looked at each other, knowing the truth in the Volcano Pokémon's words. Umbreon's ears lowered down a little before Ono tried to fly up and see whether there was a flat rock up ahead.
As he did so with his keen eyes, the egret widened his eyes before informing everyone the good news.
"Everyone! There's a ridge up ahead with a flat rock on top of it! It's gotta be Flat Ridge Rock!" Ono exclaimed, causing Typhlosion's dark mood to be lifted up as he blinked in surprise. Both Umbreon and Luna smiled at this while the rest of the Lion Guard were pleased to hear it.
"Zuka Zama! Kion, here we come!" Bunga exclaimed as he jumped on a puddle, splashing both Fuli and Luna with mud! The Kanto girl flinched before she quickly wiped the mud off of her clothes.
Fuli did the same by shaking the mud off of her face before she sighed, making the command.
"Ugh... This time, I'll lead the way. Coming through!" Fuli grunted before she sped past everyone, much to their bewilderment before they tried to run after the speedy cheetah.
"H-Hold on, Fuli!? How the heck are we supposed to catch up to you when you leave us behind like that! Come on!" Cole complained as he and the others tried to keep up with the cheetah, despite all knowing that it wouldn't be good enough to get there in time like Fuli did.
Back to Kion and Isamu...
With the last of the thorn branch taken off, the lion cub and the human turned Eevee were both free from the thorny bush, as they managed to get the thorns off of them before they faced the mischievous hyena again.
"Thanks... I guess." Isamu grunted, feeling the pain from being pricked. At hearing that, the female hyena widened her eyes for a moment before she narrowed them at the two boys.
"You guess...?" Jasiri repeated in confusion, allowing Kion to speak up this time.
"Well, yeah! You could've told us the trail ended before we went over the hill!" Kion reminded crossly, still remembering on how Jasiri laughed at the two for falling over when she informed them of the trail's end.
"Yeah... But then I wouldn't have seen the leader of the Lion Guard and his human friend rolling down the hill!" Jasiri laughed, causing Isamu to shake his head in annoyance before he scoffed at the fun she was having.
"Fun? You think us rolling down the hill and getting trapped in the thorny bush was fun? It may have been fun for you, but it was definitely not fun for us." Isamu informed coldly, stopping the female hyena from laughing in an instant.
"You've had your laugh. Now... we're lost. Can you tell us how to get to Flat Ridge Rock?" Kion asked slowly, allowing the female hyena to turn to where there seemed to be another trail up ahead.
"Follow that trail. It'll take you to Flat Ridge Rock and back to your BELOVED Pride Lands." Jasiri assured in a teasing tone, causing Isamu to sigh in annoyance while Kion just narrowed his eyes at the female hyena.
"Thanks... ugh." Kion grunted before he struggled to move, due to one of his front paws still hurt from the fall he had taken. Noticing this, the elder Ketchum brother touched his marked paw, allowing him to glow and turn back into a human!
Jasiri watched in surprise as the elder Ketchum brother took Kion into his arms, much to the lion cub's surprise.
"Isamu...? What are you doing?" Kion asked, feeling a little awkward of being held like this.
"You're limping. You'll only hurt yourself if you continue to walk like that. I'll carry you until you feel like you can walk again..." Isamu reminded, causing the lion cub to give a sheepish grin before he let the elder brother hold him as they continued to move on.
But that was when Jasiri noticed something from the elder brother as she pointed it out.
"H-Hold on... You're bleeding..." Jasiri pointed out, catching Kion by surprise along with Isamu. The boys looked down to see the elder Ketchum brother's right leg bleeding a little, making him wince at the pain.
"Tch... I must've gotten hurt from that fall. Looks like being an Eevee doesn't make the wounds disappear even when I turn back into a human..." Isamu grunted, much to the lion cub's worry.
"You won't be able to walk properly, either! Let me down! You'll hurt..." Kion started to order, only to get a shaking head from the elder brother.
"I'll be fine. I can still walk properly. I'll just need to get this checked by Rafiki when we get back to the Pride Lands..." Isamu assured before he continued to walk, ignoring the little pain from the fall he had taken.
At that point, the female hyena made a suggestion of what she could do for the two boys.
"Okay... Tell you what. It's kinda my fault the two of you got hurt. So, I'll stick with the two of you until you can see Flat Ridge Rock." Jasiri suggested, earning a raised eyebrow from the elder Ketchum brother while Kion just gave a sheepish smile.
"Okay... I mean, if you want to..." Kion said, feeling unsure about the suggestion.
"What I want? Ha... Like, I want the two of you out of my territory." Jasiri reminded, causing Kion to frown while the elder Ketchum brother sighed in response.
"Of course... Well, that goes for us, too." Isamu said to himself as he continued to carry Kion out, with Jasiri by his side.
Back to the Guard...
By the time the Guard, Luna, Typhlosion, and Umbreon had caught up to the female cheetah, they found her sitting on a rock while grooming herself. Not to mention, they were all exhausted from the running they had to do to catch up to her.
"Fuli!?" Bunga, Cole, and Beshte exclaimed together, much to the cheetah's amusement.
"Hi, guys! What kept you all? I even had time to clean up!" Fuli teased, earning a glare from Typhlosion before Luna reminded the cheetah of the speed she has that they didn't have in them.
"Fuli, you may be the fastest member of the Lion Guard, but none of us can run as fast as you can to catch up... Besides, Kion wouldn't get so far ahead that the rest of you wouldn't be able to catch up, right?" Luna reminded with a weak smile.
At realizing the point from Luna's words, the cheetah lost her smile and gave an apologetic look to her friends and comrades.
"Oh... Right. Sorry, guys." Fuli said apologetically, earning a nod from both Luna and Umbreon while Erika just gave a smile. Ono and Cole both began to take a few breathers until Bunga narrowed his eyes at the destination they were in.
"Wait... THIS is Flat Ridge Rock?" Bunga asked, causing the twins to point out the obvious.
"Of course it is. This rock is pretty flat and smooth." Cole reminded, as he brushed his hand over the flat rock.
"And there's also the ridge where it's holding the rock. Why do you ask, Bunga?" Erika asked, causing the young honey badger to realize what this place was, as everything was coming back to him.
"Oh! Yeah, yeah, yeah! I know this place! I've been here hundreds of times! You know, there's a great shortcut we could've used!" Bunga explained, only to get glares from everyone, as they were annoyed that the honey badger didn't tell them about this.
"BUNGA!" They all snapped out loud, startling the honey badger as he looked around to see his friends all glaring at him.
"What...?" was all the young honey badger could ask, as the Volcano Pokémon was more tempted to give the honey badger a piece of his mind. But one stern look from Umbreon gave him the signal that he wasn't even allowed to touch him for a violent reason.
"Well... At least we got here. Now all we have to do is to wait for big bro and Kion, but... If they're not here yet, then could they be in danger?" Typhlosion thought, as he made up his mind.
He began to leave the Flat Ridge Rock, much to the confusion of others as Beshte called out to the evolved Fire Type.
"Typhlosion? Where are you going?" Beshte asked, only for the Fire Type to keep running as he answered back.
"I'm going to look for them! I'll be right back!" Typhlosion exclaimed as he continued to run where the enemy's territory could be. The others all widened their eyes at this as Luna tried to dash after him.
"W-Wait! By yourself? Typhlosion, no!" Luna exclaimed as she ran after the Volcano Pokémon, with Umbreon quickly following. The other Lion Guard members just watched as the three ran into the Outlands to where the enemies could be at.
"Should we go after them?" Bunga asked, only for Cole to make the quick answer.
"Obviously! Guys, wait up!" Cole exclaimed as he ran after them, with Erika quickly following behind. The other Lion Guard members looked at each other, before they all knew the right decision to make.
Soon, everyone was heading to where the Outlands are, so that they could find their two friends and comrades.
Back to Kion and Isamu...
Kion was now walking as his paw was no longer sore. As for the elder Ketchum brother, his leg was no longer bleeding, but the lion cub insisted that he should have his leg checked out by Rafiki when they get back to the Pride Lands.
As they were walking with Jasiri by their side, the lion cub gestured to Jasiri as to what the Circle of Life is like, as he pointed out the chameleon eating a bug.
"See that? That's the Circle of Life for ya..." Kion pointed out, causing Jasiri to shake her head in disbelief and stare at the lion cub with a surprised expression.
"Wait, you think I don't know about the Circle of Life?" Jasiri asked, causing Kion to point out what Jasiri is again.
"Well, you ARE a hyena." Kion pointed out, only to get a small glare from the female hyena.
"Look... I know Janja's clan is greedy and eats more than their share. But most hyenas respect the Circle of Life. We're the cleanup crews! Picking up all the sloppy eaters, we hyenas eat what you lions leave behind." Jasiri explained.
At the explanation, the elder Ketchum brother couldn't help but grimace at the thought of that while Kion just widened his eyes at the truth of what hyenas do in part of the Circle of Life.
"Huh... I guess I never really thought about it like that..." Kion admitted, only to get a chuckle from the female hyena.
"Ah ha ha! Of course not! You think lions and hyenas are SO different! But we're not! We're more similar than you think, Kion. Sisi ne Sawa! And of course, that goes for your human kind, Isamu." Jasiri giggled, earning a confused look from the elder brother.
Kion on the other hand, blinked at the thought of being the same with the hyenas.
"What does that mean...?" Isamu asked, with Kion giving the answer.
"It means we're the same... But hyenas, lions, and humans...? No... I don't think so." Kion said with a stern expression, before he began to sing. Jasiri began to follow along while explaining, as the elder Ketchum brother got caught up in it...
(Sisi Ni Sawa)
(I do not own any of the lyrics, just the small changes I make)
Kion:
You think that life is one big game
You joke, you laugh, you take no blame
I'm telling you, there's just no way that we're all the same
Jasiri:
You've got to look past what you see
Try not to judge so easily
Believe it or not, you're a lot like me
Say believe it or not, you're a lot like me!
Sisi ni sawa means we're all the same
(Sisi ni sawa!)
Isamu:
We hear what you're saying, but you need to explain!
(Sisi ni sawa!)
Jasiri:
At the end of the day, it's like water and rain
Sisi ni sawa, we're all the same!
Maybe I laugh, maybe you purr
But take a look under the fur
Deep in our heart is what matters for sure
(Sisi ni sawa!)
'Cause we both know a higher call
Like every creature big and small
The Circle of Life should be what's guiding us all
The Circle of Life will guide us all!
Sisi ni sawa means we're the same!
(Sisi ni sawa!)
Kion:
Though you've got your spots, and I have a mane!
Jasiri:
At the end of the day, it's like water and rain
Sisi ni sawa, we are the same!
All:
Sisi ni sawa, we are the same!
Isamu:
Never thought that we'd see eye-to-eye
Jasiri:
I can't imagine why
It's very easy if you try!
(Sisi ni sawa!)
Kion:
Still, to us, they're brand new thoughts
Not to judge hyenas by their spots!
Jasiri:
Sisi ni sawa!
Sisi ni sawa means we're the same!
Isamu:
Forget about the past
When there's nothing to gain
(Sisi ni sawa!)
All:
At the end of the day, it's like water and rain
Sisi ni sawa, we are the same!
(Sisi ni sawa!)
Sisi ni sawa means we're the same
(Sisi ni sawa!)
Forget about the past when there's nothing to gain
(Sisi ni sawa!)
At the end of the day, it's like water and rain
Sisi ni sawa, we are the same!
(Sisi ni sawa!)
Sisi ni sawa, we are the same!
Jasiri:
Sisi ni sawa, we are the same!
(End)
By the time the three finished singing their song and Jasiri explaining on how they were the same, the elder Ketchum brother couldn't help but chuckle at being part of the song, with the lion cub smiling at him for his cheerfulness coming to him.
"Something wrong?" Isamu asked as he noticed the leader of the Lion Guard staring at him, only to get a shaking head in response.
"Oh... No, not really. It's just that... this is the first time I've seen you smile ever since you and Luna came into the Pride Lands." Kion admitted, causing the elder Ketchum brother to blink before he gave a small chuckle.
"Heh... I'm, well... not the type to be bright about anything unless someone or something shows me that there's something to be happy about." Isamu admitted, feeling a little sheepish with his explanation.
The lion cub accepted those words as they followed Jasiri in the Outlands. But as they were moving, the female hyena suddenly stopped and looked around, sniffing the area around her.
"What's wrong?" Kion asked, allowing the female hyena to explain.
"We're in Janja's territory. And believe it or not, we don't get along." Jasiri giggled before she turned to where the boys needed to go to return to the Pride Lands.
"Don't worry. Flat Ridge Rock is right over there! You're almost home!" Jasiri explained, causing the lion cub to brighten up while the elder brother nodded in both approval and understanding.
"Asante, Jasiri. Thanks for your help." Kion said as he ran past the female hyena.
"Sure! Bye, you two!" Jasiri called as she started to say her goodbye to the boys. But as Isamu turned into an Eevee and followed Kion to where the rocks were, he stopped to speak to the female hyena.
"Hey, Jasiri?" Isamu asked, catching her attention.
"If you need our help with anything..." Isamu started to ask, only to get a giggle from the female hyena.
"Help? From a human and a lion? Ha ha...! That's a good one!" Jasiri giggled, causing Kion to raise an eyebrow before he continued to make his way up.
"Okay!" Kion grunted as both he and Isamu started to climb up. But just as they were making their way up to where Flat Ridge Rock was near, they heard Jasiri's voice coming from not too far from where they were!
"These all the hyenas you've got, Janja!?" Jasiri shouted out, causing the two to turn and widen their eyes at hearing her.
"Jasiri!?" The two cried out before they quickly began to make their way down to lend the female hyena some assistance. As they were getting there, they both noticed Jasiri getting cornered by the hyenas belonging in Janja's clan!
"Enough playing around!" Janja snapped as he pinned the female hyena down. But just as he looked like he was about to land the final strike, he noticed something shadowing over him as he and the hyenas looked to see two familiar figures standing on a rock together!
Then, with a jump, one of the figures knocked him away with his paw, causing Janja to recognize who struck him just now.
"Kion!? And that furry fox friend of yours too!?" Janja exclaimed in surprise as Isamu knocked Cheezi and Chungu away with his tail, knocking them both back to where their comrades were!
"What are you two doing here!?" Jasiri exclaimed in surprise.
"You looked like you needed help, so we decided to drop by and lend you a paw." Isamu explained, having a small smile on his face. At hearing that, the female hyena blinked before she slowly accepted her help.
"If you say so... but I've got them where I want 'em!" Jasiri assured as the three faced off the hyenas that were trying to surround them! For the ones that faced Jasiri, the female hyena kicked dust into the enemies' eyes before she knocked them back!
"Yeah! We can tell!" Kion exclaimed before he hit a hyena that was coming straight for him! Isamu knocked another one away with his tail once more, before striking the second attacker with his paw.
The lion cub was doing well on his part as he landed on top of a hyena hard, before striking another one away with his paw, as if he was punching the hyena away! Then, at noticing the third hyena coming to his way, he tackled it away before turning to see Jasiri knock another one away!
"Kion! Behind you!" Jasiri gasped, causing the lion cub to quickly turn and see two other hyenas advancing towards him! Before he could counter their movements, the human turned Eevee tackled the two out of the way, before he faced Kion with a knowing smile.
"Nice move, Isamu! Whoa!" Kion exclaimed before he noticed another hyena attempting to bite Jasiri. The lion cub quickly took action by pushing Jasiri down and headbutting the hyena, causing him to feel a little dazed from the headbutt.
Nevertheless, it seemed to work as the female hyena smiled at the lion cub, thankful for the save.
"Thanks. You two aren't so bad yourselves! For a lion and a human!" Jasiri chuckled, causing Isamu to raise an eyebrow before growls can be heard from around them! The three all blinked before they backed away, getting ready to fight a hard battle.
"No good... We're surrounded! Get behind me!" Isamu snapped, causing both Jasiri and Kion to get behind the human turned Eevee as the hyena clan sneered and growled at their trapped enemies!
"Ha! Gotcha now!" Janja sneered as he and the other hyenas continued to advance towards the three. Before Kion could issue an order to his human friend and hyena friend, flames came out of nowhere and knocked Janja and his two hyena minions away!
"OW! HOT! HOT! HOT!" Janja shrieked as he rolled around to get the fire off of his tail. The same went for Chungu and Cheezi as they both crashed into the rocky wall to get the small flames off of their furry heads.
"What was that!?" Jasiri exclaimed, only for Isamu to know who it was.
"Typhlosion..." Isamu chuckled, causing Jasiri to stare at him in confusion while Kion recognized the name. The elder brother's guess was correct as the Volcano Pokémon landed right in front of them and knocked most of the hyenas away!
For those that started to advance towards him, the evolved Fire Type threatened them with flames erupting on his back and a growl, causing the enemies to whimper in fear at the sight of fire.
At the enemy number decreasing, the Volcano Pokémon quickly ran towards Isamu and swept him up for a tight embrace!
"Isamu! You're okay! You're okay!" Typhlosion exclaimed as he squeezed the light out of the elder Ketchum brother as he struggled to breathe with the tight hug the Volcano Pokémon was giving him. Kion just widened his eyes before he stifled a snicker at the sight of Isamu's expression.
"URGH! Y-Yeah! I'm... glad... that you're here... Typhlosion... but could you... please let me go...? You're crushing me!" Isamu gasped several times, surprising the Volcano Pokémon as he released his human brother from his tight grasp.
"Oh... Sorry." Typhlosion spoke apologetically, before Jasiri questioned as to who the Volcano Pokémon was.
"Who's this? A friend of yours, boys?" Jasiri asked, causing the evolved Fire Type to narrow his eyes at the female hyena, due to her being a hyena, which are the same animals that he and the others had to chase away from the Pride Lands.
"Y-Yeah... This is Typhlosion... He's one of my partners and a great friend of mine." Isamu explained as he managed to get his breathing the right way, allowing Jasiri to greet the evolved Fire Type.
"Pleasure. The name's Jasiri." Jasiri greeted, causing the Fire Type to blink before he nodded at her greeting.
"Yeah... It's a pleasure to meet you, too." Typhlosion started before he heard growling from behind him once again! The four looked to see the hyena clan advancing towards them again, this time to be only even angrier than before!
Typhlosion growled back as he was ready to shoot Flamethrower out again when he needed to, as Kion called out to his allies to get behind him.
"Guys! Get behind me! Now!" Kion called out, much to Jasiri's surprise as she frowned at him.
"What? Why?" Jasiri asked, only for Isamu to respond.
"Trust him, Jasiri. He's got a plan." Isamu spoke seriously. The Volcano Pokémon didn't say anything but heeded the elder Ketchum brother's words before he and Isamu got behind the lion cub. Watching them, Jasiri groaned to herself before she obliged.
"Can't believe I'm trusting a lion and his friends..." Jasiri sighed before she stood with Isamu and Typhlosion. Janja glared, not understanding the reason as to why the lion cub would protect a hyena that was the same species as him.
"Don't know why you're in the Outlands helping a hyena, Kion... But it's the last thing you'll ever do! And that goes for your friends as well!" Janja sneered before he ordered his clan to prepare for an attack.
"Get 'em, boys!" Janja called out, allowing the hyenas to advance towards their enemies! But just before one could pounce onto them, a small wind began to brew up, allowing Isamu and Typhlosion to realize on what could be coming.
Jasiri on the other hand, wasn't sure on what's about to happen when...
ROAR!
The Roar of the Elders gave Kion the power to strike back at his enemies, knocking them all away! The female hyena couldn't help but watch in surprise, while Isamu just watched to see the Roar of the Elders occur for the first time.
Typhlosion just gave a small whistle at the power that was given to the leader as he smirked.
Not too far from where the group was, the other Lion Guard members were making their way towards the Outlands to search for Isamu and Kion. Typhlosion had already gone way ahead of them, making them lag behind as they tried to find a careful way to meet up with them.
But as they were making their way down, they heard and felt the Roar of the Elders being used as Bunga realized what this could mean.
"Zuka Zama! Kion and Isamu are in trouble!" Bunga exclaimed as he jumped down from a small ledge to run to where their friends were. The other Lion Guard members followed, followed by Luna and Umbreon.
The two girls had lost track of the evolved Fire Type when they were going after him, making them make their way to the Outlands with the twins and the other Lion Guard members.
Back to where Kion was roaring, the Roar of the Elders knocked the hyena clan off of their feet as they all rolled back, feeling the power being blasted right towards them! Soon, with the roar dying away, Janja found himself being on the bottom of his defeated clan members.
"Ugh... I hate that roar." Janja groaned before he opened his eyes to see Kion glaring down at him, followed by Isamu and Typhlosion being behind the leader.
"Ugh...! Come on, boys!" Janja snapped as he ordered his clan to retreat. At seeing the clan retreat from them, the female hyena laughed at the sight of them running away when they knew they were defeated.
"Ah ha ha ha! Look at 'em go! That was the funniest thing I've ever seen!" Jasiri laughed, causing Kion to laugh along. Typhlosion grinned at the fun the two were having while Isamu just gave a small chuckle at their victory.
"Okay... That Roar thing... That is definitely something we don't have in common." Jasiri admitted, causing Isamu to remind her of the great fight she had put up when they were battling against the hyenas.
"Well, we did see you in action. You don't need the Roar like Kion does." Isamu assured as he turned himself back into his human form at the touch of the mark.
"Ha... You know, I never thought a lion would help a hyena. The same going for a human helping out an animal like me." Jasiri admitted, causing Typhlosion to wrap his furry arm around his human brother, catching Isamu a little by surprise.
"Well, that's what big bro does here! Whenever someone needs help, he charges in to help even when they don't want any!" Typhlosion bragged, only to get a small glare from the elder Ketchum brother.
"You don't need to tell her that, you know?" Isamu grumbled, only to get a teasing grin from the Volcano Pokémon. Jasiri giggled, before she nudged Kion on the shoulder, the same going for Isamu as she nudged her leg, surprising the two boys.
They both blinked before they looked at each other, and smiled.
"Well, not all humans or lions are alike." Kion assured, causing Jasiri to smile before familiar voices reached to where they all stood!
"They're over here!" Ono cried out.
"Kion!"
"Isamu! Typhlosion!" Bunga and Luna shouted out together, causing the four to all turn and see the rest of the Lion Guard arrive as Fuli growled at the sight of Jasiri, who growled back in response.
"Back off, hyena!" Fuli snapped as she growled fiercely at her, with Jasiri doing the same. Bunga and Cole got ready to fight until Kion got in between the two female animals, the same going for Isamu as he faced Jasiri while Kion faced Fuli.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Take it easy! She's a friend!" Kion reassured, catching everyone else by surprise.
"She is?" Fuli asked in surprise.
"And they're our friends, Jasiri. There's nothing to worry about." Isamu reassured calmly, causing the female hyena to raise an eyebrow before she relented to the reassurance.
"If you say so... And me? A friend?" Jasiri said simply before she questioned whether she was really a friend to the Lion Guard or not.
"Definitely." Kion assured, only to be reminded by Bunga of what she was.
"But she's a hyena!" Bunga reminded with a frown, as Typhlosion lifted Bunga up before placing him on his head.
"That, she is. But she's a little different compared to the mangy hyenas that we had to fight off before you guys arrived, Bunga. She's a good hyena, of course... that's what Kion and big bro says." Typhlosion explained, before he noticed to see Umbreon glaring angrily at him.
The Volcano Pokémon sweat dropped while Luna ran over to where Isamu was. Pushing his cheeks together, the Kanto girl searched his face to see whether he had any wounds or not that seemed serious.
"Isamu! Are you okay? No fever or dizziness?" Luna asked frantically, earning a snicker from the lion cub as the elder Ketchum brother sweat dropped before he got his girlfriend's hands off of his face.
"I'm fine, Luna. No need to be so frantic." Isamu reassured sheepishly, causing the Kanto girl to sigh in relief.
"Wait, you said that she is a good hyena. Really?" Fuli asked, questioning the elder brother and the lion cub, allowing the leader of the Lion Guard to confess on what the female hyena did to help him and Isamu during their troubles.
"She got us through the Outlands!" Kion confessed, with Jasiri explaining of what the boys did to help her back.
"And they saved me from Janja and his clan." Jasiri admitted, allowing the rest of the Lion Guard to know what Jasiri is truly like, despite of being a hyena.
"That's great... I didn't think there would be any good hyenas, especially with the hyenas we've met so far..." Erika admitted, with Cole scratching the back of his head as he spoke.
"Yeah... But, if you're a friend of Kion and Isamu, then you're a friend to all of us." Cole agreed. At the rest of the members agreeing with the twins, Kion recalled of what the female hyena did to fight off the hyena clan.
"You should've seen her when she took on Cheezi and Chungu. She was fierce! And that went for Isamu, too!" Kion explained, as he looked at both Jasiri and Isamu, causing Fuli to raise an eyebrow, feeling impressed by this.
"Huh... I like her already. And it looks like you're getting used to fighting when you're an Eevee. Right, Isamu?" Fuli asked, earning a nod from the elder brother.
"Right... I still have a long way to go to master this power, but for now... I'm getting used to being an Eevee." Isamu admitted before he sighed. Umbreon walked up to him and jumped into his arms, nuzzling into him without anything much to say.
"I'm glad that you're safe..." Umbreon admitted softly, causing Isamu to smile back as he hugged his Dark Type partner back in response.
"The feeling is mutual, Umbreon..." Isamu assured softly.
Soon, with the reunion done, everyone began to make their way out of the Outlands, with Jasiri seeing them all off. As they were getting back to the Pride Lands, the elder Ketchum brother winced in pain, causing Umbreon and Typhlosion to both look at him in worry.
"Bro, what's wrong?" Typhlosion asked, causing Isamu to sweat drop before he sighed. Revealing the small wound he had from his fall onto the thorny bush, his two Pokémon widened their eyes in shock as Umbreon glared at him.
"Why didn't you say anything!? It could get infected if this isn't treated later! Come on!" Umbreon scolded before she pushed Isamu's legs with her head, with Typhlosion starting to pull his human brother to where Rafiki's tree would be at.
"S-Stop it, you two! I can walk there on my own even with the wound!" Isamu started to protest, only for Typhlosion to convince him otherwise.
"Just go along with it, bro... Sis can be scary if things weren't to go her way, remember...?" Typhlosion reminded quietly, earning him a "Seriously?" look from the elder brother before he hesitantly accepted on being dragged away for the treatment.
Luna watched in surprise at seeing Isamu being dragged away by his two best Pokémon, before she sighed.
"Oh dear... Something must've happened for them to react like that. I'll meet up with you guys later, okay?" Luna asked, earning nods from the rest of the Lion Guard members as the Kanto girl ran after her boyfriend and his two best Pokémon.
The rest of the Lion Guard headed back to where the Lair was, with Kion saying his last farewell to the female hyena before he joined up with the others.
"Well, I better get back to my territory. I'm sure your Roar doesn't scare off Janja forever." Jasiri informed, as she was ready to head back to the Outlands.
"Ha! If only..." Kion chuckled, causing the female hyena to chuckle back in response.
"Ha... Bye, Kion! It's been fun with you and Isamu. Tell him that for me, would you?" Jasiri asked before she started to make her way back.
"Bye, Jasiri! I'll tell him that. And... maybe I'll see you again sometime?" Kion asked, causing the female hyena to look back before she made her answer.
"Not if I see you first!" Jasiri giggled before she jumped down to make her way back to her territory. With the female hyena now gone out of his sight, the lion cub ran after his friends to catch up with them.
"Hey, guys! Wait up!" Kion called out, catching his friends' attention before they all ran together back to where the Lair was.
Meanwhile...
"You can stop glaring at me now, Luna... I know I should've told you earlier about the wound that I've gotten, but you don't have to make it sound like I did something stupid..." Isamu grumbled, feeling annoyed with the glare he was getting.
In response, the Kanto girl pinched his cheek and pulled, much to his displeasure as the elder Ketchum brother yelped in pain.
"I'm glaring at you because you DID something stupid! I can't believe you never told me or the others about the wound you've gotten from a fall! What were you thinking at that time!?" Luna snapped with a pout before she released Isamu from the ear pull.
The Kanto girl was with the elder Ketchum brother near Rafiki's tree where the old shaman had treated Isamu's wound on his right leg and left the two be, forcing Isamu to accept the glare that Luna was giving him, with Umbreon and Typhlosion watching them.
"There were more important things to deal with than just my wound, Luna... You know that." Isamu reminded, making Luna's glare soften before she sighed as she slumped down, sitting on the ground next to her boyfriend.
"This habit of yours to not tell anyone about anything has to stop... How many times has it been since you got hurt because you never told any of us on how you were feeling...?" Luna asked, reminding Isamu of the times when he tried to keep his problems to himself.
"Lost count..." Isamu muttered to himself before he cleared his throat.
"Anyways... Just because I got wounded today because of my 'habit' doesn't mean that it'll stop me from helping out in any way that I can... You know that, Luna. You know that I won't change simply because of this..." Isamu reminded sternly.
The bitter feelings towards her boyfriend completely vanished at hearing that before the Kanto girl sighed, her irritation turning to worry.
Umbreon flattened her ears, understanding on how the human girl felt. She had to deal with Isamu's stubbornness when the elder Ketchum brother got hurt because of his habit of keeping important things to himself because of his wish to face dangerous times alone.
"Still the same Isamu no matter what we say to him..." Umbreon sighed, only to be comforted by Typhlosion, who looked at his Dark Type sister with a soft smile before he looked back to see Luna leaning her head onto the elder brother's shoulder.
"I get it... You'll be the same Isamu as always no matter what happens... While it makes me worry several times, it kind of reminds me why I started falling in love with you in the first place." Luna said softly, a smile rising up a little on her face.
The elder Ketchum brother opened one eye before a smile crept up to his face, too. He chuckled to himself taking in the words his girlfriend said just now. He glanced to where the sun was setting before a thought came to his mind.
"With the way things are, things are bound to get even more crazy, probably even more than what happened today. Because today... was one heck of a day." Isamu thought before he turned to see Typhlosion grinning at him.
Umbreon just smiled at her human brother with a soft smile, causing the elder Ketchum brother to smile at his two best Pokémon back.
To be continued...
Events that occurred:
- Isamu and Kion learn from Jasiri about Sisi Ni Sawa
- The Lion Guard, Luna, Umbreon, and Typhlosion meets Jasiri
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