Chapter 12

...but... 2/3

Authors Note: This is the shortest chapter of the story, mostly due to a case of me overestimating the amount of content

I thought I could get out of this transitional part of the story. Also just a quick heads up: This chapter gets a tad angsty.

It's not all that severe but better sorry than safe.(or something like that)


A boulder the size of a hippo , held in place by merely a few coincidentally placed pebbles, was about to tumble-down a larger rock formation.

This particular boulder, if set in motion,would crush Mheetu, who had his right front paw got stuck under another boulder, which had barely missed him.

He felt panicked and deeply afraid.

Any moment now the boulder would come crashing down, smashing him to paste. He was breathing quickly as tears of fear rushed down his cheeks.

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"I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die" He kept whispering to himself under his breath.

He'd only wanted to take a shortcut.

One slip up later he was in this mess.

Luckily, Kuhisha had heard his cries for help, but as soon as he was here to try and help him was he already of again to get help.

This left him stuck and alone.

"I don't want to die." His eyes were fixed on the menacing boulder. Any second now , it would come tumbling down and crush him.

He just knew it.

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Being the more timid sibling, Mheetu was used to mostly stay in the shadow of his sister.

Nala was very much outspoken, witty and open to meet new people.

She had a small but very loyal circle of friends, all of whom were girls.

Mheetu wasn't all that open. He allways felt a tad misplaced when he hung out with Nala's friends.

Even though Nala was always there and here friends were nice, he just felt like an intruder.

He would always excuse himself and then roam the green plains until he either came across Simba or got bored.

Hanging out with Simba was somehow easier. Simba would always have some sort of adventure on his mind.

He would lead the way towards somewhere and Mheetu didn't get the feeling he was intruding. He felt like someone who was needed for Simba to share

an adventure with.

If Nala joined the two of them, Mheetu would once again feel like an intruder.

He had even told Nala about this.

She had assured him that he really didn't need to worry and that he was always welcome to join Simba and her.

The doubt still remained.

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Perhaps it was better if that boulder would crush him.

Sure they would be sad for a while but they'd get over it, sooner or later.

Who really needed him anyway. "No one needs me. They are just nice to me because I'm pitiful" He muttered to himself.

He wasn't sure if he actually believed what he said or if he just wanted to distract himself from what he thought to be his imminent demise.

"I'm pathetic." He kept going.

"Here I am yet again in trouble , like the dumb little brother I am." He hissed to himself, feeling tears swelling up.

"I'm such a f***ing idiot. " He said as his breathing picked up was about to fully burst into tears when a voice chimed in from behind him.

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"That's no way to talk about a friend of mine." It was Kuhisha

"W-what?" Asked Mheetu, surprised , since he hadn't heard Kuhisha approach.

"Ok , I want you to keep calm. I got the others to help you out of this situation. "

Other voices came closer. "Mheetu! Are you alright ?" It was his sister. Nala sounded distraught.

She froze with fear once she saw her little brother in the path of the massive boulder.

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"Carefull now, we don't want the boulder to move any sooner than needed." Said Kuhisha .

"We have a plan, so don't worry." Assured Simba.

"I...I..." Mheetu stuttered.

"Calm down. We're here and we wont let anything happen to you." Said Kuhisha ,sporting a warm smile.

Mheetus eyes kept creeping of to the boulder.

"Mheetu, I need you to look at me." ´Kuhisha said with a calm voice.

"Look at my eyes. Repeat after me, I am going to live." He said.

Mheetu wasn't sure what to do."What?"

"I am going to live ...say it" Kuhisha reiterated.

"I-i-i'm going to l-live" Mheetu wimpered.

"Come on now. You know that we both know that you are going to live. So say it again." Reiterated Kuhisha .

"I'm going to live ? Why are you so sure about that ?" Asked Mheetu genuinely confused.

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"I know it because someone as awesome as you can't just die." Said Kuhisha with his warm smile.

"I...you really mean that?" Asked Mheetu in surprise.

"Of course I do...I f***ing love you. You are too good for this world. Too good for me even. So all I want you to do is one thing." Said Kuhisha .

"What would that be?" Asked Mheetu.

It was then that he noticed the other cubs having assembled a collection of rubble piled up and a very strong-looking log,brought up like a lever atop the pile,

but underneath the boulder he had his paw stuck in.

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"If everything goes right we will lift the boulder for a moment . Then you need to quickly withdraw the paw from underneath this boulder." Explained Simba.

"Kuhisha and Fikiria will jump on the log hopefully unhinging it the boulder temporarily.

The only problem with this is obviously that this jump might get the boulder on top to get rolling.

We can only hope that everything goes alright." Finished Simba.

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Having gained the high ground , Kuhishaand Fikiria got ready to jump.

"Mheetu, I love you and I promise you will live." Said Kuhisha, as he took a deep breath.

Fikiria looked at Kuhisha. "Ready?" He asked.

"Ready ! Mheetu? Are you ready too?" Asked Kuhisha

Mheetu nodded.

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"3...2..." Kuhisha counted down."1..."

"Now !" Fikiria and Kuhisha jumped.


End of Chapter 12

Next Chapter 13...a multitude of drops 3/3