Journey
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Chapter 4: Hakuna Matata
Though Whisk didn't agree that keeping a carnivorous wolf that could eat a squirrel like him in one bite was a smart move, Whisk didn't have the heart to let it just freeze to death. He knew from to from experience that being frozen was not most comfortable way to kick the can. Whisk looked at Muzzle who was heaving the wolf over his back. As Whisk stared at the wolf, he noticed something very odd. The wolf at something covering his eyes. Whisk was curios but not curious enough to take it off. Rule number one up in Alaska, better safe than sorry. (We are going to hear that a lot, aren't we?)
They finally made it to where they were heading, a hot springs. Though they were in the coldest part of the world ever, there were still many ways to get warm. One ware these natural hot springs filled with steamy hot water from underground. Muzzle set the wolf down as Whisk began to splash him with the steamy water. It worked immediately.
Robin sat up spluttering water. He slowly lifted his head to see to creatures standing several feet away from him. The biggest one took a step toward Robin. Robin wasn't sure if he if he should fear it or it should fear him. Usually he could face anything but right now, being cold and weak, he had to avoid any battles.
"Uhhh hel-lo?"
The two creatures just stood staring at him. Robin looked at the hot springs next to him. He was any where near a hot springs before he passed out.
"Did you two bring me here?"
The big striped one was the first to speak. "Well you did look pretty cold."
"Yeah and we couldn't of let you freeze to death even if you would eat us any chance you get." Whisk said briskly, still keeping a fair distance from Robin.
Robin looked surprised for a moment but then realized he was still a wolf. "Oh you don't have to worry about me. I wouldn't eat you."
The tension that surrounded them disappeared after he said that. Whisk happily started to get to chatter away with Robin. "So what's your name kid?"
"Robin."
"Robin? I thought you were a wolf?"
"Well I'm actually a human…"
"Human? I thought you said you were a robin?"
"Muzzle he is not a robin! Can't you see he is a wolf!"
"I'm not a wolf! I'm a robin! I mean I'm a human named Robin!"
"Hey Whisk, is he a wolf, robin or human?"
"I don't know. Hey are you a wolf, human, robin, or a bunny?
"I told you I'm a… wait, who said I was a bunny?"
"Well you do look kind of like a bunny. Just look at those ears!" Whisk started pulling at Robin's ears. "Muzzle, you have to see how big these ears are!"
"Oh they do look kind of like bunny ears!" Whisk and Muzzle started playing with Robin's ears that looked like bunny ears.
"ENOUGH!" Robin shook Whisk and Muzzle away from his head. "I am a human named Robin! Not A robin but THE Robin! And last night I was stupid enough to go after a villain by myself and get zapped by a stupid laser gun, that changed me into a wolf! That doesn't mean I am a wolf! It means that I just got CHANGED into one. And right now I am getting tired of being one because one, I almost got choked to death by a crazy little chipmunk that got hit on the head too many times! Two, I'm cold and hungry, and three, I'm lost in the middle of no where with a squirrel and a…a...a"
"Badger." Muzzle interrupted.
"Thank you…BADGER!" Robin stood there panting, out of breath from saying all that. They all stood in silence again. Muzzle was the first one to speak.
"Are you feeling better now?" Muzzled asked timidly. Robin looked at him. It was strange but he did feel a lot better now. I guess the old saying about how it was best to let it all out really worked.
"Actually yeah, I do kind of feel better."
"Well that's good!" Whisk said as he jumped on Robin's back. "So Robin or Rob, can I call you Rob?
"No."
"Okay then Rob…I mean Robin! I think you really need to calm down a little. I mean getting all worked up like this is a crime were I come from. Take a little break, lay back and relax! Hakuna matata!
"Hakuna ma-whata?"
Whisk began to explain, "Hakuna matata, what a wonderful phrase!"
Muzzle joined in, "Hakuna matata! Ain't no passin' craze!
Whisk made a signal for Robin to follow him and Muzzle, "It means no worries for the rest of your days!
Whisk and Muzzle then set Robin inside the hot springs, where Muzzle started to fan him and Whisk sharpened his claws. "It's our problem-free! Philosophy! Hakuna matata!
Robin still didn't quite understand. "Hakuna matata?"
"Yeah! It's our motto!"
"What's a motto?"
"Nothin'! What's "a motto" with you?" The two rodents laughed loudly at their joke.
"You know, Robin, these two words will solve all your problems!"
"That's right! Take Muzzle for example. Why… When he was a young badger!"
"When I was a young BADGER!"
"Very nice" Whisk said as he rubbed his poor ears.
"Thanks"
"He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal. He could clear the whole forest after every meal!"
"I'm a sensitive soul though I seem thick-skinned! And hurt that my friends never stood downwind…. And , oh, the shame!
"He was ashamed!"
"Thought of changen' my name!"
"Oh, what's in a name?"
"And I got downhearted!"
"How did ya feel?"
"Every time that I…" Whisk quickly covered his mouth.
"Hey, Muzzle! Not in front of the kids!"
"Oh, sorry."
Robin gave a very confused look.
"Hakuna matata! What a wonderful phrase! Hakuna matata! Ain't no passin' craze!"
Suddenly Robin had a strange urge to join in with them. Have fun and goof off and sing with out a care in the world. The beat was bumping through his body and he had to let it out.
"It means no worries, for the rest of you days!" Robin found out that he also wasn't that bad of a singer.
"Yeah, sing it, kid!"
All three of them began to sing. "It's our problem free! Philosophy! Hakuna matata!
Whisk jumped off Robin's back and pulled back a tree branch. "Welcome to our humble home!"
Robin's eyes widened at the sight of it. Behind the tree branch was a vast valley of forest. In the background were the most beautiful mountains that he had ever set eyes on. Past all the forests and mountains was a tundra of ice, but that was way off past the beauty of the forest. You could even make out a waterfall passing through one of the mountains. It was just plain magical.
"You live here?"
"We live wherever we want."
"Yep! Home is where your rump rests!"
"It's beautiful."
Muzzle suddenly let out a huge burp, ruining the moment. "I'm starved"
Robin just realized how hungry he was. "I'm so hungry I can eat a whole pizza!"
"What's a pizza?"
"Any chips, cookies, sweets?"
"What's a sweet?"
"Tofu?"
"I think I have a toe…"
"Is their any think to eat around here?" Robin heard his stomach growling.
"We have grubs."
"What's grubs?"
"I found some!" Muzzle yelled as he lifted up a rotten log. Under it were the most disgusting bugs robin had ever seen.
"Eww! What's that?"
"A grub. What's it look like?"
"Ewww! Gross!"
"Tastes like nuts!"
"Slimy yet satisfying!"
"These are rare delicacies." Whisk said as he munched on a cockroach. "Pecans with a very pleasant crunch."
"You'll learn to love them!"
"I'm tellin' ya kid! This is the great life! No rules, no responsibilities!" Whisk picked up a big blue beetle. "Ooh! The little cream-filled kind!"
"And best of all, no worries!" Whisk handed Robin a leafed filled with bugs. "Well, Robin?"
Robin slowly drew out a big, fat pink worm. He looked at it in disgust. He was about to refuse until his stomach gave another lot growl. He had no choice.
" Oh, well. Hakuna matata." He slowly slurped it up like spaghetti. It went down his throat very slowly. Robin took a second to let the taste set in and to his surprise it wasn't that bad. "Slimy yet satisfying."
"That's it!"
The three started to sing their song again, while showing Robin around. "Hakuna matata! Hakuna matata! Hakuna matata! Hakuna…"
"It means no worries! For the rest of your days!" Robin sang.
"It's our problem-free! Philosophy!"
"Hakuna matata!" Whisk sang as he jumped into the hot springs.
"Hakuna matata!" Muzzle sang as he jumped in next.
"Hakuna matata!" Robin sang as he jumped in last. As he did so a giant wave of water out of the hot springs like Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park shot them out. The three just laughed as they made their way into the forest.
Slade's lair
All the people in Slade's lair were silent. They were all staring at the big screen TV that had shown Robin, yes their Robin, singing! They didn't know what to say.
"You know, Robin isn't that bad of a singer." Beastboy said, breaking the silence.
"I wish I had never seen that." Raven said in a shock.
"Hey this could make good blackmail material!" Cyborg yelled in glee.
"Dude you're right! I never thought I say this but Slade is a genius! Cyborg you better take notes."
"I'm way ahead of you!" Cyborg had took a pen, notepad, and a pair of reading glasses out and was busying watching the screen and writing stuff down.
Raven shook her head the stupidity of her two comrades. She took a glance at Slade to see what he was doing. He looked really angry. She knew that this wasn't what he anticipated to happen, in fact, this isn't what she anticipated to happen. Maybe they still had a lot to learn about each other. Maybe there is more that meets the eye about their two missing comrades?
"Dude! That's not how you spell Hakuna matata!"
"Well how would you know you little grass stain!"
Raven moaned. Now she wished she was in Alaska.
StarK: Oh MY GLORNAK! I SAW THE "GO" EPPY! It was wonderful! I'm not going to spoil anything, but every one needs to watch it! Oh and review!