As the last gorilla in his way moved aside, silver back Gorilla was able to have his first sight of the girl. When he laid his eyes upon the strange hairless cub he was left shocked at the sight. Elsa's reaction to the presence of Kerchek was of a slight difference then his. The girl gazed up at the silver back who was so enormous in size compared to her, looking a bit fearful of the dominate gorilla. Elsa looked back to her mother. Diata came up from behind. She had a thought that it would have come to this point, to where Elsa would meet the Alpha of the tribe. While she knew that Kala would take kindness to Elsa, she was concerned at what it was her mate Kerchek would think of her.
She knew that Kerchek was protective over the safety of his tribe. He would face any who dare threaten the life of him or his family. If he would see Elsa, he may see her as being an unknown stranger. This was something that would be of great concern and would raise suspicions to some. Even now seeing him meet her daughter for the gist time, she could see that he was weary of her daughter's presence.
Elsa looked back to the silver back, who took a few steps before her. He lowed himself down to the girl and began to sniff her, taking in the girls scent. After of which he pulled his head back, shaking it at the scent he had just smelt. Kala step forward to the silver back.
"Kerchek." She said as he looked to the white lioness.
"I don't mean for us to be of any trouble to you. But I would like for you to meet my new daughter."
The silver back widened his eyes as he heard the word daughter. He gazed down to the girl, who stood closer to Diata. Seeing this strange hairless cub, he saw there was no resemblance between the two. It was obvious that Elsa looked nothing like a lion. She had no fur or a tail. That and she stood on two legs. The other factor that stood was the death of her cub Pora. Seeing her take what was not even of her own kind as a daughter, it almost seemed like she was just replacing her daughter.
"Diata." He said.
"You shouldn't have done this."
Both Elsa and Diata frowned as what Kerchek had said. The young girl turned to her mother, who looked to Kerchek in disbelief what he had just said to her.
"What?" She said, demanding to hear his answer to what he said.
"This won't replace the one you lost." Kerchek said.
"You shouldn't had even attempted to just replace your cub. Do you have any idea what you have brought into the jungle?"
Diata felt herself twitch at what she had heard. This wasn't the reason she had come to bring Elsa up as her own. It wasn't to just replace the wound that she was given by the death of Pora. Elsa was her responsibility from when she had found her alone in the west of the jungle. She felt the need to care for her. She would never have done it for the reason to replace her cub. However to be shocked by his words more was Kala, who looked to Kerchek in shock.
"Kerchek!" Kala said to him
The silver back turned to her.
"Kala look at it." Kerchek said turning her head and nudging it to the girl.
"It's not her kind. I've seen what this cub is and I know far well of what they can do. The jungle has no place for them; they're a danger to us all."
Elsa began feeling her emotions start to take over. From all that she had heard, the girl could feel her need to cry grow stronger in little time. Diata turned to her weeping cub. She could see how Kerchek words were affecting her daughter by the very sight of her sobbing.
"She has to get rid of it."
Elsa gazed up in shock and fright at the demand of the silverback. She turned to her adopted mother, who starred in anger toward the Silverback. Diata could not hear another word of this. While she respected Kerchek, she could not bear to listen to his words that spoke harshly to her and Elsa. His strong belief that she should let go and just leave Elsa alone was a deed that she would never commit. There was no force that could ever convince her to abandon Elsa to the wild. She loved her just the same as she had loved the cub that she had lost so long ago.
"You can't be serious, Kerchek!" Kala said in shock.
"She'll die on her own."
'For the sake of her pride Kala..."
It was then Diata had barged in with her words of infuriation.
"No, Kerchek!" Diata said.
"I'm keeping Elsa regardless. She is my cub!"
Kerchek turned to face the white lioness.
"Diata, you mustn't place your pride in any danger." He said.
"Does she look dangerous to you?!" Kala said.
The dominant silverback then suddenly let out upon the two his provoked rage. He came up upon his legs and pounded his fists On his chest, letting out a loud roar. Elsa gasped and turned to took hold of her mother. A Kerchek slammed his fists back down to the earth below, he came faced with a glaring Kala and Diata. However the white lioness was of more anger to the silverback then Kala.
"Leave her alone." Diata said.
"She is my cub and she is part of my pride."
Kerchek sighed as he turned his head and pondered on Diata's decision.
"Does Mufassa know that?" He asked.
"Yes." Diata answered.
"Mufassa has already allowed for Elsa to stay in the jungle."
Hearing of the king's choice, Kerchek moaned and lowered his head. He looked back to Elsa, who was hugging her mother's side. She was faced toward him, looking afraid and startled by him. He knew that he couldn't convince Diata to see what he was trying to explain to her. She wanted to keep this cub, there wasn't any altering to the decision that she had made. If this is what she wanted, then that was how it must be.
However, the feeling of threat was still fresh upon the alpha's mind. This kind from where the girl came, he was all too familiar with. He couldn't risk the lives of his family, nor was he willing to. Kerchek shifted his eyes to Diata.
"I will abridge to the decision of Mufassa." He said.
"But your cub must follow the same rules as the other cubs of your pride. You are to keep her away from this tribe."
Diata frowned at Kercheks demand. She wanted for Elsa to be given friends here in the jungle, to have a fair notice to all those in the jungle. Although this was a rule of Kerchek was of nothing to be surprised about. He didn't tolerate Simba, Nala or any of the other cubs in the pride. However with this demand, her daughter would not receive any of the companion ship that she wanted for her.
"Very well, Kerchek." She said, agreeing with his plight.
With that, Kercheck turned and began walking back into the nesting grounds. The other gorilla's turned and followed him, along the way whispering and pondering each other about Elsa. All the while, Elsa gazed in the direction of the departing apes. With all that she heard from the silverback, the girl was left feeling sad and torn. Even now, she could hear all the gorilla's whispering to one another, gossiping about her.
]The young girl gently pressed her head up against her lioness mother. Diata gazed down to her adopted daughter. She frowned and narrowed her eyes, thinking of just how much pain her daughter was in.
"Elsa, I'm so sorry." She said as she lowered her head down and nuzzled her.
She could hear the small sobbing of the girl, as she pressed against her white fur. Calmly she tried to hush her daughter and comfort her from the pain she endured. Diata then gazed up to Kala, who looked to her frowning. Kala came up to her friend and cub, gently she set her hand down on Elsa's shoulder. The girl turned her head to gaze upon the she-ape. Kala looked back looking in sympathy at her.
"There, there." She said to the girl.
"It's alright. Don't be sad."
Kala sat down before Elsa. Slowly she picked up the girl and set her down in her lap. She cradled Elsa close to her; slowly she rocked her back in forth. Elsa sat within Kala's warm embrace, laying against as tears ran from her eyes.
"Come now." She whispered to the girl as she held her close.
Kala Brought Elsa close to her and hugged the girl tight in her large arms. The she-ape could not show any care let alone any degree of belief to the words of Kercheck. She knew that Elsa was nothing like what the others had thought of her. She was but a cub. And if she was to be the daughter of her child hood friend, she would love her like that of an Aunt. Kala then gazed up to Diata, who looked to her smiling with appreciation for what she had done for her daughter.
"Thank you, Kala." The lioness said.
The she-shape nodded her head to Diata. She gazed back down to Elsa, who had ceased her crying. All that remained were but small sobs and a few tears that leaked from her eyes. Diata came up to her daughter. She pressed her nuzzle under her daughters chin and began to nuzzle her daughter.
"Elsa." She said to her.
Elsa turned to look at her adopted mother.
"You know that I would never abandon you, right?"
Elsa wiped away a tear from her left eye.
"Yeah." She said, shaking her head.
"You are my daughter." Diata said further.
"It doesn't matter what anyone thinks or what they say about you. You are always my cub and you will always belong here."
The young girl reached her arms out for her mother and wrapped them around the back of her neck. Diata came in close as she was then hugged by the cub she loved as her daughter. Kala gazed down to the both of them, seeing the love that they had for one another. She sighed and smiled at the sight as it brought her much joy to see.
Kala then took a glimpse back toward the nesting ground. She could see Kerchek glaring back toward him. She had great love and respect for the silverback. But this was but a time where she refused to take his side. She cared for Diata, the lioness who she had been friends with since they were young. Just as any loyal friend, she looked to support her with any choice that she may make. This one in particular was one that she did indeed support. Not only for her friend's sake, but also to Elsa's too. She wanted for the girl what Diata wanted and she was willing to help her at this time.
Kala gazed back down to the two. If she wanted to help give Elsa the life her mother wanted, then she knew a great start.
"Elsa."
The mother and daughter parted from their hug. The young girl turned and looked up to the she-ape.
"Would you like to try something fun?"
"Okay." The girl said, nodding her head.
As Kala moved to get up, Elsa came off her lap and beside of her mother. Kala came upon all fours and turned toward a tree nearby. The she-ape walked up toward the tree as Elsa and Diata followed behind her. Elsa gazed curiously as she saw the she-ape climb up the trunk of the tree. She reached up and pulled down a long brown vine which dropped down close to the ground. Kala then climbed back down the tree trunk and turned to Elsa.
"Come on." She said to the girl.
"This should be something that you should learn if you're going to live in the jungle. "
The wild girl came up to the long brown hanging rope.
"What do I do?" The young girl asked, looking to the she-ape.
"You are going to swing on this vine." Kala said.
"Since you look similer to a monkey,"
Kala reached out and tapped her finger upon Elsa's small nose. The girl gave a slight chuckle as she felt Kala's finger touch the end of her nose.
"This will be one of the fastest ways to travel through the jungle. Go on, give it a try."
The young girl came up to the vine. She took hold of the long tree rope and took a small leap up, hanging upon the vine. She slowly swung back and forth, turning around in a circle. She came to face to her mother and Kala.
"Like this?" She asked curiously.
Kala nodded her head to the girl.
"Just like that, Elsa." Kala said.
Elsa swung up toward her mother and Kala. She let down her feet and placed her feet upon the ground. She stood up, still holder the vine in her hands. She looked to her mother, smiling in pride by what she had accomplished.
"Did you see me, mama?" she asked in such eagerness.
Diata nodded her head.
"Well done, Elsa." she said, smiling.
"Here, let me help you go a bit faster." Kala said, stepping forward to the girl.
Elsa turned and moved her hands up on the vine. The wild girl then leaped up and held herself close to the vine and began to swing ahead. As she began to come back toward Kala, the She- ape reached out and began to push the girl on the vine. Like a child being pushed upon a swing, Elsa soured back and forth through the air with the long tree rope. Elsa kept holding the vine as she began to swing back in forth in a growing speed. She smiled and laughed.
"This is fun!" She said, looking back to Diata and Kala.
The white lioness continued to watch as Elsa be pushed on the vine by Kala. Diata smiled at the sight as it was what she had hoped for. She could see the fun that they were having together and the friendship that she had hoped would come between them. However, today had come to prove that not everyone in the jungle would help with her wish for Elsa to be given the life she needed here in the jungle. Not everyone would give her the companionship that she needed because of the great fear they had of her own kind.
(That concludes this short story.I hope you all enjoyed this one and I do plan on doing another which will come very soon, So a little news for you guys there. And as always, please comment and review!)