My ears were ringing when I woke up, I don't know how, but i was still alive, i looked at my own body, my stomach was covered in blood, and i was heavily injured, i turned to my parents... and i was met with two dead bodies.

"NO!" I cried. Tears filling my eyes, as I unbuckled my seat, and stared looking for an exit, the cabin was filled with smoke, and I struggled to breathe, As i looked around, I finally spotted the exit, and i ran out.

i looked at the plane, which was completely shattered by the crash, i checked for any signs of civilisation, but i could only see the savannah stretching for miles.

i couldn't contain myself and puked on the grass, then i broke down, crying.

"this is funny for Crying out loud!" I exclaimed.

that's when I realised, that i needed to find my way back to civilisation as quickly as possible.

i looked back at the plane, and left the area sobbing.

-2 hours later-

it was getting dark, and i still hadn't found any signs of civilisation, being tired, as hell, i decided to settle down for the night.

as i looked around, i spotted a giant L shaped rock in the distance, but it would be a risky move, considering their might be predators, such as lions and tigers.

"where am i even?" I thought to myself.

i pulled out my phone, which was at only two procent, to check were i was.

i was in the middle of the African savannah, with no Civilisation for hundreds of miles.

"Looks like im stuck here for a while..." i said.

Night had fallen, and my phone had died, leaving me with no contact to the outside world, with no where to go, i settled down close to a tree.

i pulled out, the tent in my half burned bagpack, and started setting up camp.

much to my surprise, the area i was stranded in, was quite the sight, even at night.

"this place has to be a tourist sight, i can perhaps find other people here!" I declared. "But it is still a bit too hot here..."

suddenly, sounds of someone screaming came from the bushes.

"Hello?!" I shouted. No response.

i made a dash to where I had heard the screaming, whatever this was, it couldn't be good!

reaching the place of source, I grabbed my knife and held it defensively, as i tried to see who this person was.

But to my surprise, instead of a fellow human, in the distance, stood a young lioness, surrounded by hyenas.

i snuck down and hid from view, carefully watching them, i was still injured from the crash, so fighting wasn't easy for me.

as I carefully watched the commotion, one of them turned and spotted me, standing in the tall grass.

two of them ran up, their faces forming a bloodthirsty expression.

"Who are you?! Show yourself!" One said with a feminine voice.

"Did you just... TALK?!" I shouted.

Since when can animals talk? big shocker.

"you are such a dumb creature, of course we can! We literally just did! Duh..." the male one said.

The female hyena smirked. "Awww, it's a Human. Such a cute animal, and so... tasty too..."

the male kept shouting. "What are you doing here?! Are there more, 'Humans'?! Why do you think that animals can't talk?!"

"relax, Kichaa. Kill first, ask questions later."

"Look, I won't say anything, not like anyone will believe me, but you can't kill me!" I cried.

"why not?" The female grinned.

"I didn't do anything wrong! And im just a minor, and even if I weren't, it would still be wrong!" I shook in fear.

kichaa, the male hyena scoffed. "I don't know what a 'Minor' is but, we don't follow your little rules. Now, any last words?"

i looked at them in disbelief, but also in anger, meanwhile the young lioness, was also getting surrounded by the other 2.

"looks like im gonna have to fight you." I whispered.

then i lunged at them with my fists up, bumping straight into the male, we both fell to the ground.

i tried to grab Kichaa's legs, and held them together, trying to neutralise him, which failed miserably.

"Uasi, do something!" Kichaa yelled.

Uasi the female hyena attacked and bit down my shoulder, I screamed in pain.

Uasi laughed devilishly as she kept biting and scratching my stomach, making the wounds only worse.

i fought back as hard as i could, but Uasi and Kichaa quickly overpowered me.

"i'll kill you! You pathetic son of a scum!" Kichaa yelled.

Kichaa bit down my leg, which felt like multiple knives, stabbing me there at once.

i screamed in pain once more, this was straight up torture, and i couldn't handle it, i started crying in pain, Uasi laughed at this, and Kichaa felt only more dissatisfied by the look on his face, he wanted more.

I managed to hit Uasi in the head with my fist however, but this didn't do much damage.

Uasi stared me down with the most terrifying expression, if looks could kill, i would be died already.

"Playtime is over you worthless piece of flesh." Uasi snarled. She leaned closer and prepared for the final blow, going for the kill.

But before she could kill me, we were met with a terrifying roar, an older looking Lioness Stood there, next to the younger one.

was she her mother?

but then, a mandrill hoped out of the grass, while swinging a big stick. Laughing like a maniac.

"Kill him, quickly!" Uasi quickly tries to reach down to get rid of me, but the Older lioness pounced at her, pushing her away from me.

the lioness pinned her down, but my vision went blurry, and i passed out.

I opened my eyes. "Mom...? I had a nightmare about..." my vision started getting sharp again.

i was placed inside a tree, my wounds were covered in leaves, used as bandages, i sat up and was met with the two lionesses, and the Mandrill.

the older one spoke up. "Are you okay, young one?"

breathing heavily, i answered. "You can talk as well?!"

they all stared at me in confusion, the mandrill just laughed, and put down his stick.

"it seems you are not used to talking mandrills then! Young one." The mandrill said.

realising i was a bit rude, i quickly apologised. "Im sorry sir and Ladies..."

the older lioness laughed and smiled warmly. "Don't worry young one, its completely fine, in fact, you saved my daughter, I should be thanking you, my name is Nala, and this is my daughter Kiara." She gestured to the younger lioness.

"and that is Rafiki, our shaman." The younger lioness named Kiara said.

Nala looked at me comfortably. "And who are you, young one?"

i sighed, and mentally prepared myself, and then i introduced myself.

"My name is Max De Vries, but you can just call me Max." I said.

"i am from a country called, the Netherlands, which is located in a continent called Europe." I added.

"nice to meet you... Max De Vries, why do you have two names?" Kiara asked.

"the name 'De Vries' is called a surname, it's hard to explain though, my first name is 'Max'" I explained.

Nala joined the conversation. "And this, Netherlands' is that we're your from?" She asked.

i nodded.

"how old are you, or should i say, Young?!" Rafiki laughed.

"I'm 15" i said.

"15? Is that old or young by your species standards?" Nala asked.

"young." I said. "We are considered young adults at 18, so i still have 3 years to go before I am a young adult."

eventually i grew tired. "Can i go to sleep?"

Nala giggled. "Sorry, MR De Vries, but i would like you to meet my mate Simba, he would love to meet you."

"uh, im not so sure." I said.

Kiara stepped in. "Don't worry Max, he is grateful for what you did, come on!"

i sighed and nodded.

Nala led us the way. Me, Kiara, and Rafiki following suit.

to be continued.

name translations.

Kichaa: Crazy (swahilian)

Uasi: villiance (swahillian)