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Leopard the Warrior of Africa

Zuba walked through the pride, looking for a certain lion through it all. He had looked through the entire reserve with his eldest son and wife for Shani and Chui. He had even check the banished part of the reserve to hear from one of the dik-diks that Makunga and the polecat named Zorillo had went with them. Now, knowing where his eldest daughter would have gone now, he knew that he had to send someone after his daughter and grandson... and get them away from Makunga.

The black-manned lion looked through the crowd, his green eyes looking a certain male lion. The Alpha Lion finally saw him, a pale golden lion with a huge orange brown mane.

"Jasiri! I need your assistance!" Zuba called out, quickly running to the younger male. Jasiri looked up at him with his red eyes.

"Yes, Zuba, sir?" he said, standing up from the rock he was on.

"It's Shani and Chui. They went with Makunga to the River Crater. I need you to track and follow them. Then bring them back," Zuba said, trying not to think of what Makunga was doing to his daughter.

Jasiri's eyes widen as he stood in front of the alpha. "You mean…?"

"Yes. I have no idea how far the crater is and I still need to train Kerneels."

"I'll get on the tracks straight away, sire."

Zuba nodded and went off, leaving Jasiri to go to where the missing lions went.

Elsewhere…

Makunga woke up and yawned as he looked around. The group was in a cave they found along the way in the middle of the night and decided to rest for a bit before moving on last night. Makunga looked to see Zorillo and Chui eating while Shani was looking out of the den. Getting up, the male lion stood beside the lioness before she spoke.

"I asked out of the birds around here this morning, and they say the crater's a week away from this cave. We have enough food for two weeks, so if we travel with rest here and there, day and night, we should get there a bit sooner at least," she said, looking at him with her emerald eyes. Makunga looked at her and then to outside the den.

"At least we know how long it'll be," he said before looking back at Chui and Zorillo. "Hey, come on, you two, we've got a big day ahead of us!"

The group started to walk, Chui piggy-back riding on Makunga while Zorillo walked along aside with the lions.

"So what do you think this place will be like Kunga?" the cub said, his fluffy tail wagging a bit. Makunga chuckled and looked up at the cub.

"Well, I'm sure that's there's going to be tall grass, full bushes, a lot of water…," Makunga listed down the things he thought was in the crater to Chui. Shani nearly giggled at how Chui was nearly hidden in Makunga mane. Zorillo picked some nuts here and there and began eating them as they went along.

"Hey, Makunga?" the polecat piped up, his cheeks stuff with nuts now. "How come your name means midwife?"

Makunga stopped there, a clear blush on his face. Chui and Shani looked at him for a moment, also curious of this now. Zorillo bumped into Makunga's leg and fell onto the ground. The male lion stood there, his face red, for a few minutes before walking on. "It's… kind of embarrassing…." He said.

"Why?" Shani asked, walking closer to him. Zorillo went to walk on the other side of Makunga, his ears perked up.

"It… it just is."

"Why?" Chui asked this time, looked at Makunga.

"… My mother used to be the pride's midwife," Makunga said after some time, his gaze set forward. Shani perked her ears at that. As far as she knew, the currant midwife of the reserve was a lioness named Rena, and it usually was something past onto mother to daughter… unless the current midwife didn't have a daughter. "And she wanted a girl," Makunga added, his eyes narrowing a bit. "Guess she got a big disappointment when I came."

Zorillo still looked confused. "Doesn't say why you got stuck with the name."

"Let's say my dad also had a cruel sense of humor."

Shani looked at him for a moment, her fur brushing against his as Chui stared at a butterfly that landed on Makunga's ear. "So… how did Rena..?"

"She's my … um... well used to be my sister-in-law."

Everyone stared at Makunga. The lion just kept walking, Chui still on his back as his green eyes kept looking forward. "Say what now?" Zorillo said, in a tone that told Makunga that even Zorillo couldn't imagine him having a wife. Makunga sighed and at Chui down before turning to the standing lioness and polecat.

"Exactly how long will you be nagging me about this?"

"Until you tell us the whole story."

"Short or long?"

"Short please."

"My mother got disappointed that she wasn't getting a daughter, and all the rest of my siblings ended up being boys as well. My father wanted me to get married at a young age, so both he and my mother arranged me in a marriage with the daughter of a family friend. Ended up marring her if when I didn't want to, argued a lot with her, ended up having a son, which was another disappointment for my mother, and after I came back, I find out she left me and our son didn't want to do a dang thing with me," he said, everyone staring at him now.

Chui looked up at him, his green eyes looking up at him. "Is that way you always challenged Grandpa?" Makunga looked at the cub for a moment, but had to looked away quickly to avoid the guilt swelling up in himself.

"Pretty much. Knowing you turned out as the kid your parents didn't want isn't exactly…. Great," he said, grinding his teeth. Shani walked up to him, picked up Chui, and hugged Makunga with one arm.

"You don't have to go through that Makunga. You have us now," she said, Chui and Zorillo also joining in the hug. Makunga began to blush at the feeling of Shani's fur against his…. And felt something he never felt before. The lion backed away a bit and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Shouldn't… shouldn't we continue on going?"

"Yeah, why are we standing here for people, let's go and hit the road!" Zorillo said, skipping along the way. Shani smiled at Makunga and walked near him, Chui still in her arms.

…

Jasiri placed his paw on the ground and sniffed, taking in any scent he could get from the ground. The pale gold lion narrowed his eyes. Zuba wasn't kidding when he said that Makunga was with them. The red-eyed lion narrowed his eyes, a bit of his mane falling over them.

"Don't worry, Shani baby. You don't have to be influenced by that traitor once I manage to get you and Chui."

Me: ok… I want to tell something important about Jasiri…

Everyone: What?

Me: He IS seen in Madagascar 2.

*silence*

Alex: never mentioned him.

Me: ok, let me explain, actually you know what, I'll give you the link.

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ok, you see the lion with the big mane on the right? Just near that lioness poking her head out? The one with the light orange brown mane and light fur color? That's Jasiri. First male lion on the right of Makunga.

Marty: huh… never knew that.

Me: So... technically, I gave him the name, DreamWorks has his design.

Zorillo: This is the first time I think anyone has ever really taken a background character and made it into a character in a fanfic.

Me: I know right? I'm so proud of that! Ok, everyone, please review!