A Change of Plans [PRIVATE: AC & The Whistlerify]

[AustralianChaos]

Kali also smiled in pride and relief. "Okay, good," she managed to say as the two of them came up to the group, Tanga leaving Uhuru on his back as he gently settled himself into the grass, not wanting to disturb her.

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"Okay," Nala said, "Now that everyone's back, how did we all go?" she asked, curious to know exactly how well everyone else did.

[TheWhistlerify]

Marini lay herself down, a short distance away from the others, so that Tanga could lay next to her if he wished to. "Tanga Uhuru and I made it to the half of the second lap." she said, answering Nala's question as she lay her head down as well for some more rest

[AustralianChaos]

Tanga nodded his agreement, deciding to stay where he was, wanting to move closer to Marini, but at the same time, not wanting to disturb Uhuru.

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Nala nodded. "I think we all know I only got one lap done," she said, a note of diappointment in her voice.

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Sarabi nodded. "I only got a short distance further than Nala."

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At this point, Kali finally spoke up. "And then both me and Simba made two laps. Now, may I say a well done to everyone...yes, even you, Nala," she added as Nala shot her an odd look. "Making even one lap around that at the pace I was setting is not easy, and your high abilities already will make your training just a little bit easier, too."

"But that's still not for a while yet, although if Tanga keeps healing a rate he has, we may be able to start very soon. Now, since I've shown you this, I want you all to keep doing this every day. Just run around anywhere on this hillside, and keep up a jog for as long as your body allows. I suggest you stick to lapping the hill itself, because doing it that way will start to show you when you get better...you'll find yourself lasting longer and longer."

"The reason we're doing this is, as I've said before, that in a battle, the ability to out-last your opponent is invaluable. In many fights, the survivor is often decided by whichever one lasts the longest, rather than who is the most skilled, although that is extremely important too."

"Just keep that in mind, and if you keep this up, you'll be more than ready when the time comes to go back to Pride Rock."

[TheWhistlerify]

Simba intended to do what Kali said and to do a run like that every day,maybe even twice. But now it wasn't only so they could return home sooner, he wanted to see how much he can imporve within every time. He looked from Kali to Busara and to his friends, "So.. now what?"

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Busara decided to answer, "Well you can do what ever you want; rest or maybe even call it a day." he said, looking at Uhuru who was asleep. His little daughter seemed to have already called it a day.

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Marini felt like going to sleep now, the run had made her tired enough for that despite it wasn't completly dark yet. She looked at Tanga, asking for his opinion about this. She knew she could jsut go to sleep if she wanted to, but she already got used to having Tanga cuddled up next to her, it was alot more comfortable than trying to fall asleep on your own and she just felt like being around him all the time

[AustralianChaos]

Tanga smiled as Marini looked to him, and he looked up at the sky as he answered. "It's a clear night tonight, maybe a night under the stars will be nice...what do you all think?" he asked.

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Nala smiled at Tanga's suggestion, turning to Simba. "What do you think, Simba? A night under the open sky sounds fun."

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Sarabi smiled as the adolescents discussed sleeping arrangements, before turning to Kali and Busara. "You taking Uhuru to the den, or leaving her out here?" she asked, noticing Uhuru still resting on Tanga's back, the caramel cub slearly visible on Tanga's golden fur, despite the impending darkness.

[TheWhistlerify]

Marini smiled at Tanga's suggestion. The sky really were clear, and it didn't feel like it was going to be a cold night, and the idea of sleeping on the grass reminded her of the den they left behind two days ago, and she kind of missed the grass already. "Sounds good to me." she said, looking at her friends and waiting for their opinion.

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Simba also looked at the sky, there was not even a single cloud, and the now almost dark sky were filled with stars. He never slept in an opening before, but that might be nice like Tanga said. "Sure, why not." he said, smiling at Nala and waiting to see if his friends felt like going to sleep now.

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Busara looked from Sarabi to Uhuru, who was resting at her brothers back. He was happy that the two were now getting along well. "I think she could stay with you guys, if that's okay with the mother." he said, looking at his mate

[AustralianChaos]

Kali smiled at Busara. "She seems fine in Tanga's mane...why move her when she's perfectly comfortable? Besides, a night outside might be a nice change of pace, so I think I'll stay here."

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Sarabi nodded, silently joining them as Kali settled into a more relaxed, comfortable position beside her mate. The former queen had a slight pang of jealousy as she watched the two, wishing she be with Mufasa once more, but pushed it aside, looking up at the stars. She knew that her mate was up there, somewhere, smiling down at them. Sighing heavily, she settled herself down, moving a short distance away from Kali and Busara to give them a mild bit of privacy.

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Tanga smiled as everyone agreed to his proposition, Nala shuffling closer to Simba, settling beside them as Tanga tried to settle himself more comfortably, without disturbing Uhuru.

[TheWhistlerify]

Busara smiled at Kali suggesting that they also stayed and slept outside and decided that it wasn't a bad idea.

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Noticing that Tanga stayed where he was, probably not to wake up Uhuru who was deep asleep in his half-formed mane, Marini was the one to come and lay close to him. She cuddled up to him like they did everynight, enjoying sleeping on grass again, it made a very comfortable bed.

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As he cuddled himself close to Nala, Simba looked up at the stars. Even though he already got over his father's death, he could not help but think about him alot. And now that he was with his friends, Nala in particular and under the stars, he felt really close to him all of a sudden. He sighed at the thought of how everythimg would have looked if his father never died as he lay his head down by Nala's, but he was going to fix this when the time came

[AustralianChaos]

Tanga smiled at Marini as she cuddled beside him, purring lightly as he always did when the two of them were this close. But as he looked over at Simba, he caught the young prince looking up at the stars. "I'm sure he's watching you, Simba...and I'm sure he's proud of how you've done. We'll stop Scar...for Mufasa, for Sarafina, and for everything he's done...we'll stop him."

At this point, Tanga turned back to Marini, nuzzling her as he also looked up at the stars. "I know she wasn't a Great King, but I believe your mother's up there, too, Rini. I heard once, that the ones we love never truly leave us, even after their bodies are gone."

[TheWhistlerify]

Simba could not help but smile at his friend as he spoke. Even though he knew that his father was up there, looking down at him the whole time, it was very cheering to hear that from someone else, from anyone.

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Marini sighed as Tanga mentioned her mother. She tried not to think about her, whenever she did it would have brought up nothing but bad memories of her death. She always believed that her mother was somewhere up there, she was just sad that she wasn't here. But on the bright side, thanks to everything that happend Marini came into Pride Rock, and met her friends, and Tanga. But she tried not to let that make her mother's death sound like a good thing. She wondered whether her father was alive somewhere, a part of her hoping that she would stumble across him one day, another wishing that it would never happen