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Chapter Five: Queen Nala
"All hail Queen Nala!" A tribal member yelled.
Everyone cheered and started dancing around the queen's throne as music played.
Rose turned to Leo, who was fanning her with a giant leaf. "Faster servant! Faster! I am sweating here, don't you see?"
Leo began waving his leaf faster. "Of…course…my queen." He said, out of breath. He really felt like passing out on the ground right now, but he had to play the part unless he wanted to get attacked by some angry tribes.
Meanwhile, Adam, Bree, Chase, and Dustin had found the tribal people's village and were spying from the bushes.
"Why is Rose dressed like that and sitting on a throne? And why is Leo fanning her with a giant leaf?" Bree asked confused.
"I would assume that Rose is their queen now since they're calling her Queen Nala and hailing her. As for Leo, it's obvious he's her servant." Chase explained.
"Well I don't like it! We've gotta save my sister and get her back to her normal self!" Dustin exclaimed. "And of course save Leo too. Whatever works." He added after receiving looks from the others.
"How are we supposed to though?" Bree asked. "They're both surrounded by a bunch of tribe people with spears! We're outnumbered!"
Chase smirked. "I have an idea."
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"Really? This is your brilliant idea?" Dustin didn't seem impressed. Adam, Chase, and him were disguised to look like the tribal people so they would blend in and be able to rescue Rose and Leo.
"It was either this or put Adam in a tiger costume to scare away the tribe. My guess is they would've just attacked him and cooked him into tiger stew. I made a choice. Deal with it." Chase stated.
"Cool! I'm wearing make-up!" Adam exclaimed enthusiastically.
"Adam, it's not make-up. It's war paint." Chase corrected his brother.
"You call it your way. I'll call it mine. It's still make-up." Adam said.
Chase rolled his eyes.
"Good luck guys. I hope you succeed in getting Rose and Leo back so we can find a way to get off this island." Bree replied. "I would join you, but with my broken leg, I don't think I can. I'll just stay here behind the bushes and watch you."
"Thanks Bree. We promise we'll be back with Rose and Leo." Chase told his sister.
"Be careful." She added.
"We will." Chase then turned to Adam and Dustin. "You guys ready?"
"Yeah!"
"Totally!"
"Then let's go get our friends back!"
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"Servant!"
"Yes, Queen Nala?" The words still seemed foreign to Leo since he was used to saying Rose instead of Queen Nala.
Rose held up a cup and bowl. "I need these refilled! Only the finest water and berries please!"
Leo sighed. "Of course." He grabbed both items and was about to walk away when Rose interrupted.
"Oh and don't forget the straw!"
"Of course…" Leo then noticed three tribal members enter the scene. Three that he'd never seen before, but for some odd reason, were familiar to him at the same time.
The leader walked up to the three boys. "And may I ask who you are?"
"We're part of the tribe." Chase stated. "I am Simba, this here is Mufasa, and then lastly there is Scar."
"Why am I named after the evil lion?" Dustin whispered.
"Does it matter?" Chase whispered back. "We agreed on you being Scar so just play along!"
The leader didn't seem convinced. "Are those your real names?" He asked.
"Yes, of course they are." Chase said.
"Alright," The leader agreed. "Those are…some interesting names."
"We're here to escort the queen to her…jungle tour. Yes, that's it! Jungle tour." Chase explained.
The leader raised his eyebrow. "And exactly what is a jungle tour?"
"You mean you've never heard of a jungle tour?!" Adam gasped shocked. "You really need to get out more!"
"Yeah! A jungle tour is only the hottest craze in every jungle-infested island!" Dustin exclaimed.
"It's a tour through the jungle. And it's only exclusive to the queen and her servant." Chase stated.
"You mean Queen Nala and her scrawny friend over there?"
Adam, Chase, and Dustin turned their heads to see Leo feeding berries to Rose. Rose seemed to enjoy it while Leo looked like he'd rather be somewhere else.
"Okay…so we can take the queen and her servant for a walk?" Chase asked.
"Of course!" The leader smiled. "Just be back before dark. That's when the wild animals are on the prowl for some prey."
"Right. Okay. Thanks for the warning. See ya later." Chase then walked over to Rose and Leo. Adam and Dustin were right behind.
"Or never." Dustin remarked.
"Shut it!" Chase looked at Rose and Leo. "Psst! Guys! Come on! While we still have the chance!"
"Chase?" Leo looked surprised to see his brother again. "Is it you guys?"
"Yes, it's us. Now come on!" Chase urged.
Adam grabbed onto Leo while Dustin grabbed onto his sister. All five ran back behind the bushes where Bree was waiting.
"You're back! And with Leo and Rose!" She grinned. "Great job!"
"Rose, are you okay?" Dustin asked, looking up and down his sister, making sure she had no injuries or anything else.
"Rose? Who is Rose? I am Queen Nala! And I don't know any of you people!"
Dustin's eyes went wide. "Uh…now I'm starting to think you aren't okay…"
Chase looked at Leo. "Leo, what is going on?!"
Leo sighed. "Rose isn't Rose anymore. One of the tribe people used this amulet thingy to hypnotize Rose into thinking she was their queen. And there is no way to get her out of it unless the amulet is destroyed."
"Where is the amulet?" Bree asked.
"Around the neck of the tribe person. I don't remember their name though…" Leo replied.
"Are you talking about Layla? The one with that amulet around her neck?" Rose asked, getting into the conversation.
Leo's eyes went wide. "Yes! Where is she?"
Rose frowned and crossed her arms. "Like I'm going to tell you! I know you're going to do something bad!"
"Rose…it's for your own good. We're trying to save you. This isn't who you are." Chase insisted. Rose didn't seem to believe it though.
"Wait a minute. Where's your necklace? The one I gave you in the park?" Chase asked, noticing Rose wasn't wearing it anymore.
"That thing? Oh, I threw it away. It was junk anyways." She responded.
"What? But…"
"Chase, you gotta remember this isn't Rose. I'm sure it was an accident. We'll find the necklace I promise." Leo stated. Chase nodded.
"Who's going to go and try to get that amulet and destroy it?" Bree asked. "Definitely not me. I'm injured here."
"Not it!" Dustin put his hand up.
"Me neither!" Adam exclaimed.
"I'm not doing it." Chase said.
Everyone turned their heads and looked at Leo.
"Why's everybody looking at me?"
Silence.
"It's me, isn't it?"
"Yup. Have fun, buddy." Chase patted Leo on the shoulder.
Leo groaned. "Do I have to?"
"Yes, because you're brave." Dustin replied.
"I am?"
"Yes."
"Of course."
"We're not lying to you at all."
"What he said."
Leo smirked. "In that case, alright, I'll do it." He did a superhero pose.
"Just go." Bree rolled her eyes, obviously annoyed.
Everyone then pushed Leo out of the bushes and into the crowd of tribal people.
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Leo scanned the crowd, hoping to spot a woman wearing an amulet. Soon enough, he found Layla walking into the same hut where she hypnotized Rose and made her think she was their queen.
Leo grinned. "Jackpot." He then followed her inside.
Layla turned around and gasped. "What are you doing here?!"
"Don't play dumb with me! I know you hypnotized my friend with that amulet!" Leo pointed to Layla's neck.
Layla put a hand on the amulet. "Hmm…looks like someone was spying, huh? Well, too bad. You know about the amulet. You know everything. There's no way you're getting this amulet. It's mine. And your friend will remain our queen no matter what. You are not getting her back! She's staying with us for good!"
"We'll see about that." Leo then lunged forward. Layla quickly moved away and Leo ended up crashing into a table.
"Hey! That wasn't part of the plan!" He yelled.
Layla then ran out of the hut, only to have Leo get back up and chase her.
"Stop following me! You can't have the amulet!" She exclaimed.
"Give…me….the…amulet!" Leo yelled, out of breath.
Layla then ran through the bushes, which was her first mistake, since she was stopped by Adam, Chase, and Dustin.
Chase smiled. "Good work, Leo! You brought her into the trap."
Layla squirmed around. "Let me go!"
"Not a chance! You're going to bring my sister back or else!" Dustin said.
Layla frowned. "No! She's ours now!"
"Not anymore." Chase ripped the amulet off Layla's neck.
"No!" She watched horrified as Chase threw the necklace onto the ground, where it broke into pieces.
"You will pay for that!"
"Actually, we won't." Dustin smirked.
Rose then blinked and looked around. "Chase? Dustin? Bree? Adam? Leo?"
"Rose? You remember us?" Leo asked.
"Of course I do!" Rose said. "What happened?"
"It's a long story…" Leo began.
"I think I have the time. Besides, I'm just happy to see you guys again!" Rose smiled.
"We are too." Dustin said.
"What do we do with crazy lady over here?" Bree asked, looking at Layla.
"I don't know. Take her back to the tribe?" Chase suggested.
"Or we do this." Adam used his super strength and tossed Layla into a group of people who were nearby. They all fell onto the ground and groaned in pain.
"That works too!" Chase grinned, high-fiving Adam.
"So…what now?" Rose asked.
"Well, now that we're all back together again, I guess we just have to find out how we get off this island." Chase replied.
"Yeah…that's going to be tough. We have no jet anymore. And we really have no other mode of transportation." Dustin explained.
"Unless…"
"Unless what?"
"Someone uses their bionics." Chase stated.
Leo realized what Chase was getting at. "Oh…I think I know! Someone uses their super speed." He said.
Chase nodded. "Exactly!"
"But…Bree's leg is broken." Adam explained. "She can't super speed us back home."
"Adam's right, Chase." Bree stopped. "Wow…never thought I'd be saying those words ever."
Chase smirked. "Ah…but that's where you're all wrong. We have two back-ups."
"Two back-ups? Chase, what are you…" Rose paused. "It's me and Dustin, isn't it?"
Chase nodded. "Yup!"
"Bummer…"
Dustin butted in. "Uh yeah…one question…how are we supposed to super speed ACROSS THE OCEAN?!"
"Can't you super speed across the ocean?" Leo asked, as if it was obvious.
"Bree's never super speeded across water before…we really haven't explored that concept yet…I totally forgot about that!" Chase realized.
"Well then…we have no other options. Unless we ask Mr. Davenport to rescue us in his high-speed helicopter. But then we'd be grounded for life." Bree replied.
"Aren't we stuck on an unknown, unnamed island though? He wouldn't be able to track and rescue us if that was the case." Adam stated.
"I don't want to be grounded for life! I can't survive without my video games or TV!" Leo exclaimed.
"Then we're back to Plan A. Dustin, Rose, you are going to super speed us across the ocean." Chase directed.
"Yay…" Dustin didn't look thrilled with it.
"Oh yeah! I am totally pumped for super speeding across shark-infested, jellyfish-filled waters! Oh yay! That sounds like so much fun!" Rose said, sarcastically.
End of Chapter Five.
I couldn't think of any creative fake tribe names for Adam, Chase, and Dustin so once again, I just used the names from the Lion King. Anyways, next chapter will be the last chapter of Lab Rats: Stranded! Most likely. I hope you enjoyed reading! I'd love to see your reviews and what you thought of this chapter!
See ya on Chapter Six, fanfiction readers!
