Chapter 17: Act II Scene III: The Reunion
The lights turned back on the stage. Timon was center-stage and looking around for someone.
"Pumbaa? Pumbaa, where are you? Pumbaa!" Timon called. "Pumbaa come on out! This isn't funny!" Tumon then hears panting. "Pumbaa?" Pumbaa then ran across the stage and got stuck under a tree root in the middle of the stage. He was trying to get out. "Pumbaa! What's goin' on?"
"SHE GONNA EAT ME!" Pumbaa exclaimed. A growl came from offstage left. Timon turned that direction and he jumped back in surprise.
"Woah!" Timon exclaimed. He was now trying to shove Pumbaa out from under the tree root. "Why do I always have to save you?" Then a woman ran across the stage. She had long dirty blonde hair and she was wearing a golden fur robe and was racing towards the pair.
"Who's that?" Flash asked.
"Skygirl," Superman answered.
"You are aware that the names are in the bulletin?" Hawkgirl asked. Flash nodded.
"I know I just want to talk," Flash responded.
Then Simba (Red Speedster) jumped over his friends and ran towards her. The light then shown on Pumbaa and Timon instead of the other two. Timon was watching in awe at his friend as they fought. Pumbaa then got out of the root. Both them starred at Simba.
"Yeah!" Timon exclaimed. "Take her down! Knock her down!" Their faces then dropped. "No! Don't let her win!" Then the light turned to the pair and they saw Simba was underneath the new comer.
"Nala?" Simba questioned. She got off of him and examined him. "Is it really you?"
"They need cheat out," Batman muttered. Wonder Woman gave him a questioning look. "It means they need to face more to the audience so we can see them." As if they had heard him they moved to cheat out.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"It's me, Simba," he responded. Nala's face lit up in surprise and then it turned to joy. "Wow! It's so good to see you!"
"You too! I can't believe it!" Nala (Skygirl) exclaimed. Timon walked over to them.
"Hey, what's going on here?" Timon asked.
"What are you doing here?" Simba asked Nala.
"What am I doing here? What are you doing here?" Nala responded.
"HEY! WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE!" Timon exclaimed. The other two turned to him.
"Oh! Timon this is Nala, she's my best friend," Simba told him. Timon face turned puzzled.
"Wait, friend!" Timon responded.
"Pumbaa," Simba called. Simba gestured for him to come and he obeyed. "Pumbaa this is Nala. Nala this is Pumbaa. Oh, and this is Timon."
"Please to make your acquatience," Pumbaa said.
"You as well," Nala replied.
"Wait, wait a minute!" Timon exclaimed. "You know her. She knows you. But she wanted to EAT him. And everyone's okay with this? Did I miss something!?" Simba chuckled a bit.
"Timon, it's okay," Simba said.
"Wait till everyone at home finds out you've been here all this time!" Nala stated. "And your mother…what will she think?" Simba's face turned sheepish.
"It's okay, she doesn't have to know," Simba responded. "No one does."
"They need to cheat out again," Batman muttered. They didn't.
"Well, of course they do. Everyone thinks you're dead," Nala said.
"They do?" Simba replied
"Yeah. Scar told us about the stampede," Nala told him. Simba's head dropped.
"What else did he tell you?" Simba asked.
"What does it matter you're alive!" Nala exclaimed. Her eyes widened. "That means you're the king!" Timon and Pumbaa's jaws dropped. Timon shook his head to try to take the cobwebs out of his head.
"King?" Timon said. He nervously chuckled. "Lady, you've got your lion crossed!"
"King?" Pumbaa questioned. "Your majesty." He bowed at Simba's feet. "I gravel at your feet."
"No, no, no!" Timon exclaimed. "Pumbaa it's gravel not grovel! And he's not a king." He turned to Simba. "Are you?" Simba shook his head.
"No," Simba responded. Nala frowned.
"Simba!" Nala said. Simba turned to Nala.
"I'm not the king," Simba stated. "Maybe I was going to be. But that was a long time ago."
"Now let me get this straight," Timon started. "You're the king and you never told us!"
"I'm still the same guy," Simba said.
"But with power!" Timon exclaimed.
"Could you guys excuse us for a few minutes?" Nala asked.
"Listen lady whatever you have to say you can say it in front of us," Timon said boldly. "Isn't that right, Simba?"
"Actually," Simba began. "Could you give a minute?" Timon huffed and walked off with Pumbaa to some bushes.
"You think you know a guy," Timon huffed. The light went back to Nala and Simba. Simba sighed.
"Timon and Pumbaa. You learn to love 'em," Simba said. He turned to see Nala with her head down. "What's wrong?" Nala faced him.
"This is great but I can barely see what's going on," Flash stated.
"Me too," Hawkgirl said. "They need to face us more. And is this what the rest of the play is going to be like?"
"You mean mushy, gushy?" Flash asked. Hawkgirl nodded. Superman shook his head.
"We'll get to the fight scene soon," Superman said. "Though if you don't like mushy, gushy you should probably leave since the love song is coming up."
"Thanks for the warning," Hawkgirl responded. "Is it the next song?" Superman nodded.
"You don't know what it's like," Nala said. "It's like you're back from the dead. You don't know how much this will mean to everyone. What it means to me."
"It's okay," Simba responded.
"I think I'm gonna be sick," Hawkgirl said.
"You're not the only one," Lantern muttered. "You want to get snack and drink refills when the love song happens?"
"Definitely!" Hawkgirl exclaimed quietly.
"This stinks!" Timon stated. The light had shifted to the two in the bushes.
"Sorry," Pumbaa said.
"Not you! Him. Her. Alone," Timon clarified. He then sang, "I can see what's happening."
"Is this it?" Hawkgirl asked. Lantern nodded. "Well let's get out of here then." They both left as the two on stage talked.
"Hey, Shay, could you get me some more popcorn while you're out?" Flash asked. Hawkgirl nodded then she and Lantern left the room to "restock the snacks". Batman groaned as the two on stage finished their part. He got up to leave but Wonder Woman grabbed his arm before he could leave.
"Where are you going?" she asked innocently.
"Somewhere else," he stated. "Love songs aren't my things."
"Could you make them your thing?" Wonder Woman asked. "Just this once." Batman sighed.
"Okay, but just because I don't want you to sit up here alone," Batman responded. Back on stage they had transitioned into the "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" Scene.
"Can you feel the love tonight? The peace the evening brings. The world for once in perfect harmony with all its living things."
"So many things to tell her. But how to make her see the truth about my past? Impossible. She'd turn away from me." Batman looked at Diana and thought, 'Isn't that what I use to think?' He quickly turned back at the stage before she could see him looking at her.
"He's holding back. He's hiding. But what I can't decide why won't be the king I know he is. The king I see inside!"
"Can you feel the love tonight? The peace the evening brings. The world for once in perfect harmony with all its living things. Can you feel the love tonight? You needn't look too far. Stealing through the nights are uncertainties. Love is where they are." Diana placed her head on Batman's shoulder and she placed his hand onto of hers. Batman was at first surprised at this but then responded by taking her hand into his and then squeezing it. He smiled. Maybe love songs weren't too bad after all.
"And if he falls in love tonight," Timon sang. He sniffled. "It can be assumed."
"His carefree days with us are history," Pumbaa sang.
"In short our pal is doomed!" they both sang. Then they "cried" at their loss. They all laughed.
"Is it over?" Hawkgirl asked Batman and Wonder Woman. Batman nodded. Both Lantern and Hawkgirl walked back to their seats. Hawkgirl gave Flash more popcorn before she sat down and the play began again.
I'm SO sorry that I haven't updated this story. But I didn't know how to do their fight and all the descriptions. I will try to update more now that I'm out of school for school! Yeah!
