[Open] The Aftermath

[LilTiger]

Vitani then winked. Then, she jumped on the leaders back. The zebra neighed as it tried to get free. "Ema! Help me!" Vitani then bit the zebra leader's neck.

[Lily]

Kaili could just vaguely make out a rock formation across the desert. Her lack of food or water from traveling for the past few days had left her exhausted. She was about to collapse from the heat of the sun. If only i can make it there. she thought. Looking up at the bleary rock formation that jutted out, Kaili's legs finally gave out on her and she landed in a heap on the dusty earth. so this is it, she thought. This is how i will die. Then Kaili lost consciousness. The last thing she seen was some type of bird flying in the air above her.

[Baya]

Ema nodded as she entered the little struggle. She leaped onto the Zebra biting onto it's neck as well, trying to subdue it in the least possible painful way. As the two lionesses took down the leader Zebra the others began to stampede their way out of there. Woga was scared beyond his wits, and didn't even know what was going on. He was dodging the trampling stomps of the Zebras.

[LilTiger]

Vitani bit the zebra. "Woga! Help us bring him down!" Vitani yelled. Vitani then felt a kick in her stmoach. Vitani grunted in pain, but didn't roar loudly. Vitani continued to hold onto the zebra.

[Baya]

"I-I can't!" Woga whimpered as he watched the two lionesses work. Eventually Ema and Vitani got the last breath out of the Zebra, and it fell limp. Ema panted as she released the dead Zebra, and looked to her son with shame.

[LilTiger]

Vitani saw Ema's mad look. "You keep bbeing afraid of something, you won't know how to live as a rouge, what you will be when your older. Kovu will exile you, if you cause one problem, you will be exiled and become a rouge. As punishment...well, Ema, you decide. Vitani waited for a answer.

[Baya]

"To the den. Now!" Ema snarled at her son. Woga opened his mouth to defend himself, but he felt that his mother was right to punish him. Being a coward was never a good thing. He looked down, and walked slowly back towards the den, where he would probably been given a long lecture.

[LilTiger]

Vitani dragged the zebra, it was hard to tug, but they were able too. When it was on prideorck. Vitani started to tear at it an eat it. "I think Woga shouldn't have this, it's tasty... Since he's punished, he should wait until lunch." Vitani said as she licked the zebra's meat.

[Mike]

Kiara was shocked and disturbed by her mate's fears. This certainly wasn't a subject she enjoyed discussing.

"Great Kings Kovu," she said, clearly disturbed by her mate's troubling thoughts, "don't you think it's a little early to worry about our babies growing up to hate each other as rivals?"

Kiara snuggled her head against her cubs, wrapping them between her paws and muzzle. She couldn't imagine these helpless little lives ever threatening each other.

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"Well then," Zira said more interested than intimidated at the thought of meeting some dangerous rogues. "Let's hope they're dangerous enough to make us a new home... Out of Simba's old one." Zira's last words were soft, and faded into a chuckle as she thought about mounting a renewed offence against the pridelands.

Zira lead Shwari tirelessly across the desert. She kept the pace relatively slow, hoping to run into wanderers. Every few hours they'd manage to find an oasis. Zira knew that it was at one of these that she'd have her best chance of meeting a stranger.

[Lily]

Kaili regained consiousness just in time to avoid being bitten by a vulture. They had started to suround her and she lept to her feet giving a roar to scare them off. Kaili raced to the rock formation she had seen before passing out in hopes that someone was there who could help her.