Untainted Souls
By: DarkEcoOttsel
Chapter TwelveAs the days went by, Banzai, Shenzi and Ed eagerly awaited Nala's return with Simba. After a week, their hope turned to disappointment.
"She ain't coming back, is she?" Banzai said as he, Shenzi and Ed ran out of Scar's cave.
"Not any time soon," Shenzi sighed as she and Banzai climbed to the top of Pride Rock while Ed returned to their ledge to sleep.
Banzai looked directly at her and said, "Oh, thanks for saving my ass back there."
"Yeah, well, I knew what would happen if you said Mufasa in front of Scar," Shenzi said casually. "You owe me big."
"Right," Banzai agreed. His stomach rumbled loudly. "Man, what I'd do for a hunk of meat!"
"We already talked to Scar about food," Shenzi said as they reached the top of Pride Rock. They sat down and stared at the distance.
"We could try and ask him about getting our freedom," Banzai suggested.
"Banzai, he's never gonna let us go," Shenzi said in a tone harsher than she wanted. She said in a softer tone, "We should just give up."
"Don't ever give up, Shenzi," Banzai said quietly to her. "We just gotta wait for the right moment to escape or kill Scar. Whichever comes first."
Shenzi lowered her head, quietly thinking.
Banzai stared up at the gray sky and winced as lightning flashed and rain began to pour.
"Let's get outta here," Banzai said to Shenzi and they quickly ran back to their 'home' completely soaked even though the rainstorm only lasted a minute.
Shenzi shook the rain from her fur and settled down against the wall. She silently shivered and closed her eyes.
Banzai hesitated and looked around to make sure no one was watching. Then he gingerly lay down beside her, his back touching hers.
Shenzi opened her eyes and raised her head up to see Banzai. He was asleep; his chest moving steadily up and down.
She lowered her head back down into her paws and closed her eyes, a small smile nearly invisible on her lips.
"SARABI!!"
All three hyenas shot up as Scar's voice echoed throughout the Pride Lands.
"Uh oh," Shenzi muttered. "Let's go see what's up."
The trio spotted Scar on Pride Rock and quickly snuck up onto a small cliff jutting out right above him to get a better view. They saw Sarabi walking up towards Scar, hyenas growling at her.
"They're gonna regret that later," Banzai whispered to his friends as they continued to watch the events unfold. More hyenas gather on the cliffs above and next to the trio's. Lightning flashed overhead.
Shenzi, Banzai and Ed winced as Scar backhanded Sarabi for mentioning Mufasa. A sudden roar rang out that made everyone jump.
"Oh, my God—" Shenzi cut herself off with a gasp.
"It's..." Banzai's jaw dropped.
Ed's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates and he let out a short grunt that only meant one thing:
"Simba."
The entire pack watched as Simba ran up to Sarabi, speaking with her and nuzzling her.
"Simba? Simba...." Scar smirked. "So nice to see you...alive." He glared up at Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, who gulped and backed away.
"That's it. We're dead!" Banzai muttered. "We gotta run—"
"No," Shenzi cut him off. "It's now or never. I've got a plan. Tonight, we're gonna kill Scar with the help of our clan. Tonight, we get our well-deserved revenge."
ENDDarkEcoOttsel: It's not over yet! Stay tuned for the next story, Untainted Souls 2: Confessions with a Bloody Paw. I wanna thank everyone who stuck with me up until today, including:
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Until next time, TTFN!