Lost (Private & Strict)

[Panda-chan]

Kiara nodded to Kovu and entered the cave. It was very quiet. She was glad that everyone was leaving her alone for a while; she didn't think she was ready to tell them what she had dreamt of yet.
She walked over to the large rock in the center of the cave, the one that her parents and grandparents had used before her. She sat down on it but didn't feel like sleeping. Instead, thoughts started creeping into her mind.
What if that dream was true? What if her parents had been killed in a fire, or in a stampede? Then she remembered the rogue lion with the red eyes that had pushed her down the gorge. What if he had killed them? Could he be an Outlander eager for revenge? But the Outlanders and Pridelanders had joined together and become "one". Kiara thought. Who was he then? A rogue? A traitor?
Kiara shook her head to clear her thoughts. "Don't be silly," she said, trying to reassure herself, "There are no male lions for hundreds of miles. Besides, it was only a dream." Yet she still couldn't clear her head of the disturbing thoughts. She remembered that her father had once dreamt that Kovu was evil. He had been wrong. This nightmare was probably also false.
Just a dream... Kiara put her head under her paws and felt ashamed of herself.

[serra20]

"Kokota,come with me,I want to show you something."Chissa said,smiling.Then walked away from her mother.
Vitani looked at Chissa."Chissa,where are you going?"
"Nowhere,I just want to talk with Kokota."
"Alright,but be careful!"Vitani said and ran to hunt an antelope.

[kovu42]

Kovu decided now wasn't the best time to talk to Kiara about her nightmare, but he knew that he had to before too long. Another wave of regret overtook Kovu as the thought of trying to rule the kingdom seemed a daunting task. He tried to make himself feel strong, but deep down he still felt like a cub trying just to learn the ropes of a new job.

[Moka]

"Alright Chissa!" he said, and followed her.

She was spread out like a rag doll and was severely beaten and broken, clawed and scratched. Blood had dried on her fur and soaked in, tainting her once beautiful, light body. She was unrecognizable to anyone who hadn't seen her before she was beaten. She was breathing. They had been unable to wake her for two days, but she was still breathing slowly. She was in a damp cave, a slight beam of light shone in from the ceiling but it only made the other parts of the cave darker. A baboon was treating her wounds. He was trying to clean them but even after two days some wounds were still bleeding. He stroke behind her ears and said, "How did it come to this? What could we have done to prevent this?" The lioness's eyes fluttered, the baboon smiled, weakly. "Awake, my Queen." he said. The Queen slowly tilted her head to see who was caring to her. She tried to talk but found it difficult. She rested her head and let the baboon carry on with the treatment.

[Panda-chan]

Kiara didn't know how long she had been sitting there thinking, but she realized that it was quite late when she saw a few lionesses trying to sneak in to sleep.
Wow, was I really lying here this long? she thought to herself. She walked outside into the gray evening sky. It wasn't as late as she had expected, but it was still pretty dark. Suddenly, her stomach rumbled. She realized that she hadn't eaten since she'd had the antelope in the morning.
Kiara ran toward the grassy area where she knew the wildebeest lived, hoping she could catch a few before they moved on.

[serra20]

"Kokota,want to go to the Outlands?"Chissa said,smiling.

[Moka]

"Sure! No one lives there anymore, right?" he asked. His parents hadn't told him much about the Outlands.

[serra20]

OOC:When will Chissa and Kokota grow up?

"Alright,then let's go!"Chissa said and walked to the Outlands.

[Panda-chan]

Kiara sped towards the grassy place, her feet a blur. She was afraid the wildebeest might not be there. She didn't want to have gone such a long way for nothing, and then walk back home on an empty stomach.
Kiara braked when she reached the grassy area. Just as she'd expected, the wildebeest were gone. They had moved on. In fact, the whole place looked quite deserted, as if it had been abandoned for months. The grass was way overgrown, and most of the rocks were covered in thick fungus. There were many insects there, and on more than one occasion Kiara had had to carefully manuever her way past a gigantic anthill to avoid stepping on any.
That's strange, Kiara thought to herself, as she tried to find her way out of the four-foot-high grass. It was getting darker, and Kiara was getting more lost. Finally she reached a rocky outcrop. "Phew," she said, she she sat down, "Now to find my way out of here."
She scanned the area around her, looking for the way back, when something strange caught her eye. There was an empty patch of dirt about twenty feet ahead of her, but beyond that, there was only darkness. It looked like a huge hole in the ground. But Kiara couldn't see the other side. Her curiousity overcoming her, she made her way towards it. When she looked down, she gasped. She was standing above a gorge!

[Moka]

The dusty fields were burnt and scarred from a wildfire. Although it was twilight, the environment seemed pitch black. A young lion stood up on his legs and walked towards a shaking baboon. As quick as lightning, the lion struck the baboon and smiled, showing his yellow, jagged teeth. The baboon fell to the ground and hit his head hard. "You've failed, Rafiki. All your planning from day one has failed because you believed in peace. Your peace is synthetic; artificial. You thought that accepting the lose of one little prince would be a legitimate step towards peace? The plan was absurd." he laughed, "What I find most humorous is that you got my parents to go along with it. Killing their own son - just to bring together two prides. Although you even underestimated my father's capability to understand the situation, it almost cost you that precious peace you sought. And in the end, it didn't even matter because here I am, standing before you. The perfect wrench in the system; the puller of the plugs. I'm here to end your insane ideologies. It is better to live without peace than to make occasional sacrifices and to live with guilt of those sacrifices. If only the ancient Kings were to see how far we've fallen, it would bring a tear to their eyes. I'm here to restore order from our mechanic world. And I'm already half way there. With Kings willing, I'll be able to kill Kovu and become the new King of the Pridelands." Rafiki, the baboon, was trying to lift himself up, but his fragile, old arms were failing him. "Looks like you've lived a little too long, my friend. I can help you there." the lion said, grabbing the baboon's back and lifting him up. "Go," he said, pushing Rafiki, "and see if you're as resourceful as I was when you abandoned me."