Ch. 5: Enter the Cowardly (and flurting) Lion!

After befriending the tin man, Ash, and letting him accompany them to the Emerald City, our heroes continue on and soon enter a dark spooky forest... great...

Bu-Ling was getting the chills down her spine as she fears they were all being watched... Cilan notices and nudges her, as if to say; 'It'll be alright.' She then pets him, knowing hes right... hoever this didn't last long, for soon a lion caame out of the trees and he looked ready to attack! Funny this lion had squinty eyes... hmm must have trouble seeing.

Anywho, the others ran and hid, afraid, but strangely, Cilan stood his ground, knowing full well, that he was screwed if this lion was gonna eat him for dinner. The lion laughed at this. "You think you can beat me, Pipsqueak?! What a joke!" 'I won't let you hurt Bu-Ling! Now go away before I bite!' the monkey threatened, showing his sharp canines. Ash and Chili were watching from behind a tree. "Whoa, I didn't know Cilan was so brave..." mutters the scarecrow. "I know right? Thought for sure that furry meat eater would've done him in by now..." Ash says, earning him a smack in the back of his head. "Ow! What was that for?!" Bu-Ling looked highly annoyed. "You have no faith, do you?" Ash had no chance to answer, cause the girl pointed out that the lion was backing away.

"Hey hey... I was just kidding... I wasn't gonna harm you all... really..." the lion said, scaredly. Cilan was annoyed. 'Sure you weren't... and you weren't planning on eating me...' he sighed. "Um... no?" At hearing that lie, Cilan bit the lion's paw... rather hard, causing him to yelp in pain. Bu-Ling thinks this has gone on long enough. "Cilan, thats enough! Heel!" But he wouldn't listen. His owner then had to take drastic measures and sprayed him with a squirt bottle... the one thing he hates. This caused him to run and hide in a tree. "Are you alright?" she asked the lion. "Yeah, thanks... that monkey was evil... you should have him put down." "No hes my pet, and hes usually more well behaved than this... I dunno whats gotten into him... anywho, whats your name?" The lion was about to give his name, but then he got a good look at Bu-Ling, and there was an evident blush on his face. "My names Brock, honey bunch... whats yours?" he asked in a flurting way. "Bu-Ling..." she said feeling a bit uneasy. "Well, Ms. Bu-Ling why don't you and I go somewhere alone...?" At hearing this, Cilan jumped out of the tree and started to beat up Brock.

It took both Ash and Chili to hold him back. "Sorry I don't know you that well, and Cilan is the only one I love. We have a very strong pet/owner bond that can't be broken. But getting back to you, why were you trying to attack us?" Brock felt rejected, but told them his reason. "I'm suppose to be the King of Beasts, yet I can't even beat anything, not even a pet monkey... I'm scared... of everything... if I had some courage, then things could be different..." he replied sadly.

"How about you come along with us? We're on our way to the Emerald City to see the Wizard. We wanna return home." "I want a brain..." Chili said. "I want a heart..." Ash added. "And I'm sure he can give you some courage." Bu-Ling finished. "You really think so?" Brock asked. "Theres only one way to find out!" "Ok, I'll come with you, but what about him?" he then motioned to the agressive monkey. "No flurting with me... EVER! and Cilan be more nicer to him, please?" she asked. 'Fine...' he signed, not likeing this one bit.

And so they continue on and soon find their way out of the forest. What awaited them on the other side? Stay tuned!

Notes:

1: Yeah I went there. To keep Brock sorta in-chraractor I threw in the flurty-ness. This role was gonna be given to Cress.

2: This is one way to piss Cilan off. Nuff said.

3. Please review, but nothing hurtful!