Chapter 9
The next morning, Mufasa, Timon, Pumbaa, and the twins took the egg to Rafiki's cave, which was near theirs. The old baboon also had to move to the Outlands, since his tree was on the border.
When they got there, Rafiki and Mufasa embraced.
"Everyone really seems to like this guy, don't they?" Timon whispered to Pumbaa.
"Now, for what reason have you come to see old Rafiki?" the baboon asked the cubs.
"We went to your tree and found this egg." Kimba told him, showing Rafiki the egg.
Rafiki picked up Kimba and gave him a tight hug. "Oh, thank you so much!" he exclaimed. "I thought I would never see it again!"
He then put the cub down and went over to the egg. He examined it, then looked at the cubs… and then looked over the egg once more. He then started jumping up and down, scaring everyone in the cave.
"Eureka! It's finally happening!" Rafiki yelled. "And you all get to see it!"
"See what?!" his guests asked impatiently.
"Centuries ago, my ancestors found this egg, hidden in a large nest." the monkey explained. "There weren't any birds yet, so the only thing that came from eggs were the dinosaurs-"
"You mean those big lizards who acted like they owned the world?" Timon interrupted.
Rafiki sighed. "Yes, Timon… anyway, the dinosaur eggs were actually smaller than this one, and none of them were gold. To someday learn what is inside this egg, my ancestors passed it from generation to generation and it never hatched… until now."
"When will it hatch?" Kayla asked.
"By the looks and sounds of it, possibly in a week," Rafiki replied. "If it took this long to grow, then it shouldn't take too long to hatch."
He then came down to the cubs' eye level.
"Perhaps this egg was waiting for one of you to find it." he suggested.
The cubs looked at each other, trying to decide exactly what the old baboon was talking about. After all, what was so special about them? Even though they didn't really understand, they all nodded their heads to show that they understood.
Then, the cubs left with Timon, Pumbaa, and the egg, while Mufasa stayed back.
"What exactly are you playing at?" Mufasa asked playfully. "You don't really expect them to believe that…"
"Let's just say that the Great Kings have given someone a destiny," Rafiki said with a wink. "While it may be their responsibility to care for the egg… there is another for what's inside it."
"So… it's not just the cubs?" Mufasa asked, now confused. "Someone else is involved?"
"Yes… at least that's what my ancestors say…" Rafiki said. "But the question is… who?"
Wow, I'm a mean person… I give you such a short chapter, and lay something like that on you guys! See… this is why the two stories are about to go well together…