by YFWE » March 12th, 2010, 12:26 am
Nala rolled her eyes, letting her breathing slow. "Simba, I will turn back around if you do that again, I swear. Right now the only thing I'm ashamed of is coming with you. Cut it out."
Looking on curiously as Simba sat down, Nala took it as a time to rest herself, catching her breath and calming her nerves after Simba had frightened her so. She could not and would not stay mad at him, and yet... he was just so difficult sometimes.
Perking up her ears as her friend finally seemed to choose a path, she followed closely behind Simba, this time making sure he did not pull any more stupid tricks. He paused once more ahead of her, causing Nala to nearly run into her friend. But just as she was about to scold him, she glanced ahead of them, finally laying eyes on the culprit for his stopping.
The giant bird creature attacked. It took all of Nala's control to uproot herself from the spot she had been standing in, bolting to the side and out of its reach. Unfortunately, Simba was not so lucky, and the creature hit its mark, causing Nala to scream in fear, wincing as blood splattered the earth. She took a step forward, wanting to help, but if she did, the creature would be on her in a heartbeat.
Hearing Simba's distressed call, however, and noticing that the creature seemed to be setting its sights on her, Nala composed herself as quickly as she could, leaping out of the way once it had reached her once more. Seeing this as as good an opportunity as she would get, she scrambled up the back of the creature as it tried to shake her off. Nala dug her claws in deep to be sure that she would not be launched off its back, finally reaching its head.
Nala raised her paw and brought it down hard on the top of the large creature's head, hoping that it would be a sufficient hit to knock it out. Luckily, it was, as she felt it slumping to the ground. Jumping off of it before it hit the ground, Nala landed near Simba, glancing over at the creature and then at him. "I think it's out; we should move now before it wakes back up. You okay? Looks like someone needs to work on their fighting skills," said Nala with a small laugh.