Read Fanfic : Journey of Destiny (Page 17)

were you doing son?” Yelled Ahadi, “What did you plan on doing to your brother?”

Taka, unable to think up a good excuse, claimed “I just wanted to see him again.”

Ahadi, unconvinced retorted, “Well, you would have the next day when we all met at priderock! I know that you did not have good intentions.”

Sarafina, wanting to express her anger over Taka’s obvious plan, unleashed a barrage of words that horrified even Ahadi. Taka went insane when he heard this and therefore immediately attacked Sarafina viciously. Sarabi, watching, ran over as fast as she could. Ahadi, paralyzed by the thought of attacking his son, stood at the side doing nothing.

By the time Sarabi got there to rescue her friend, Taka had already seriously injured Sarafina. Sarabi ran in there and immediately slashed at Taka. He recoiled I pain, his left eyelid cut wide open. He had barely managed to flinch in time, but it was already swelling over his eye. Moments later the second wave of pain, far greater than the first, hit him.

Taka screamed out in excruciating pain, rolling on the ground trying to stop the blood from flowing. He only succeeded in making the cut wider. After what seemed like ages, he finally just stuffed his face in the dirt, the whole while in utter agony.

Sarafina, being comforted by Sarabi now, had blood all over. Fortunately for her though, it was only a multitude of small cuts.

Ahadi, finally realizing what exactly had just happened, was terrified. “Are you okay Sarafina? Where is all that blood coming from? Where’s Taka?” Moments later he found Taka, pressing his head into the dirt and unsuccessfully trying to stifle his cries of pain. Ahadi didn’t understand how he had let this happen. A week and a half ago they were all They needed to get to priderock now, but they were all too tired to go anywhere it seemed like. Or in Taka’s case, too much pain. Hopefully they would all be happier when they woke up and were able to think consciously.

He just didn’t understand. How did this all happen? An abnormal storm had almost destroyed the pride. The more he thought about it, the more glad he was that he had ordered Mufasa away from here before, If Taka had gotten his paws on his own brother…Ahadi hated to think of what might have happened then. Moments later he passed out with the rest of them, exhausted from the events.

The Scene: Chapter 9

Zazu, always one of the lightest sleepers woke up immediately when Taka’s scream of anguish ripped through the night. He almost thought nothing of it, but fortunately he looked around and noticed that the cubs, Taka, Sarafina and Sarabi weren’t there. Almost immediately he woke up Kuta and Sakanya.

Drowsy as they were, they listened to Zazu’s quick explanation that he heard a lion in pain and that all three cubs were not here. The latter part woke them up immediately. “Wake Kucha Zazu, he can be our eyes in this darkness.”

Sakanya left immediately, leaving Kuta behind so she could make sure that Kucha woke up properly. She was right to do so. Kucha took several minutes to wake up and only did when Kuta roared in his ear. Due to his nature, he didn’t believe that the situation was for real for another few minutes. Finally though, he understood and agreed to help.

Kuta ran after the bird who was staying nearby. Due to the winds blowing, she couldn’t smell anything so she could only rely on Kucha. As he lead her to their destination, she could finally smell a tiny whiff here and there of where the cubs had been.

Very soon they ran into Sakanya who had gotten a little lucky and gone close to the right direction although she was happy to have better guidance now.

Within a few more minutes, they were nearing the scene. Finally, they got there. What they found was not a pleasant scene. They had arrived a few minutes too late to see them fighting. But what was left right now was horrifying.

All around Taka’s face there was a pool of drying blood. Kuta gently moved him away so his face wouldn’t dry to the ground. Sarafina seemed so cut up that she would never heal. Fortunately though, all the cuts and scratches seemed pretty thin. There was also blood spattered all around the ground near her also.

Nearby, Ahadi seemed uninjured but sleeping deeply. Sarabi had no injuries, but was a little spattered with blood on her forepaw and face.

The most worrying thing that they saw, or rather, didn’t see, was that Mufasa was not here. The desperately needed him, but at this time there was nothing they could do for him. If he was still alive, he would have to survive another night. This time all by himself.

Horrified by the scene, they made sure to stay awake until they woke up just in case one of them woke up early and did something stupid. Hopefully nothing else would happen until the morning. However, a couple hours into the night, only Sakanya was still awake, watching the scene of terror. She would wake everyone at sunrise.

Two Lost Forever: Chapter 10

It was sunrise and Sakanya knew it was time to wake them all up and take them to priderock but they looked so peaceful just lying there. She decided to let them sleep another fifteen minutes.

After those fifteen minutes were up, so was the sun. She woke Kuta first. Then came Ahadi. He was tired and didn’t seem to remember last night at all. Next up would be Sarabi, the other one that was somewhat responsible.

She came up ready to fight which was very unlike her. She leaped up with her claws exposed, startled and looked around. The first thing that her brain registered was that Taka was lying on the ground nearby. As soon as she saw him, Sarabi turned to face him and started growling.

Kuta surprised blurted out “Sarabi, it’s just us. Calm down. Just tell us what happened last night.”

Sarabi was jolted away from her target of Taka and turned to face Kuta before realizing who it was. “Wha—how did you get here?”

“We came here in the middle of the night right after what seemed to be a great battle. We didn’t see any of it though and we would like to know what happened.”

Ahadi, regaining consciousness, stumbled over. “It was Taka that started it. The cubs went at each others throats.”

Worried by this news, Sakanya asked if Mufasa was all right.

“Mufasa? Well, I dropped him off somewhere a little ways from here and told him to go to priderock. He should be there now.”

“That’s good. So anyway, please describe what happened last night.”

Ahadi turned his eyes away, not wanting to face the truth of what had happened. “I would rather not. Perhaps Sarabi would elaborate if that’s alright.”

Sakanya and Kuta glanced at each other. Maybe this was more serious than they had expected.

“In a couple minutes, I left with Sarafina en until the morning. However, a couple hours into the night, only Sakanya was still awake, watching the scene of terror. She would wake everyone at sunrise.