The Pride Lands (Zeke, NM, kovu42, morri908)

[morri908]

A few days had past and the group had finally reached the mountains. Bakari had dissapeared one night, none of the others worried about him however. Bakari knew were they were going. Luckly on the way to the mountains Tai and Zeke had spotted a few antelope.


(ooc: i know, crap post.. I'm just trying to get this rp going again. )

[NightmareMoon]

Mila was growing ever so excited to finally get to a new destination. She had a some-what filled stomach from the mouth-watering antelope she had almost devoured whole the previous night. As the crew headed to the base of the mountain, her anxiety grew even more. She was determined to find a better life, and whatever would be over this mountain would certainly be better then the crap that she had to deal with here in the valley she was still standing in. The taunting effects of bad memories as well as the pleasant effects of the merry ones that she wished to keep and cherish forever. She hoped that Zeke was still alright, from his hunger that obviously stood out from giving up his meal to the starved Mila, and Mila was beginning to feel shameful of her selfishness over it. Her pregnancy had given her terrible moods lately, and being without food or water didn't help any. Her belly had also begun the swelling, not to an enormous level, but to the point where it was CLEARLY visible. Mila had been wondering if it was just... that wasn't possible. She scooted any thought like that out of her mind as her eyes focused in on the mountain that she had just arrived at the base of. She continued to walk slowly enough to keep the pace but still lagged a bit behind, and waited for someone to speak up.

[Zeke]

The long walk with little food had exausted Zeke so his legs moved on automaticly. His movements were mechanical, every step was the same and his pace remained constant. His legs brought him to the base of the mountain which began at a slight incline. "Well," He said and looked back at Mila. "You ready for the climb?" He asked, concerned for Mila, for her stomach had increased in size since they had taken off.

[NightmareMoon]

Mila kept Zeke's pace behind him. She let her head drift towards the ground as Zeke began speaking to her. Her ears perked up rapidly as someone's voice besides her own broke the awkward silence that had lingered around her group for a while. She registered Zeke's words and thought about it. It didn't take long to come to a conclusion for Mila, as her hunger that crept up on her AGAIN, and Zeke's obvious pain went through her mind. "Of course. We need to leave as soon as possible." Mila had no concern for anything that might occur up on the mountain, because her stomach wasn't big enough to be worrying about transportation problems... just yet.

As the group started the ascent up the mountain, a thought struck Mila. The clouds had always been above these mountains and never left. There was always snow up on the mountain as well.

What if we don't make it through the mountain?

[morri908]

Tai was exausted. They'd been walking for days on little food and water, and he didn't even know if they could make it through the mountains. He turned to Nanati and said, "So, this is it. No turning back once we start. Are you sure?" He knew what her answer would be, but he didn't know how well the group would do. The mountains were huge, and with a pregnant lioness in the group, they'd have to be extra careful.

[NightmareMoon]

Nanati looked up at Tai. She had never been in a mountain before, and had no idea the danger or consequences of going into one that had storms frequently. She had no fear of what could happen. She had no idea what was about to hit her.

"Of course. Why not?" She answered, obviously unafraid of the mountain. She kept walking upwards, under the impression that it would be a simple walk in the park.

She was wrong.

4 hours later ~

Mila walked through heavy snow fall and winds. A blizzard was fierce throughout the mountain that Mila so desperately needed to cross..

Zeke was ahead of her, but not by much at all. Mila had his tail in her mouth to make sure that she wouldn't get lost. Zeke had to love her for everything that he was doing to keep her safe. She felt blessed, and worried for him, but continued to fight the blizzard and move on.

"Should we stop Zeke?!" She screamed, trying desperately to have her voice heard over the intense wind that deafened each and every one of their ears.

[Zeke]

Breathing came harder to Zeke as they climbed and as the cold wind filled his lungs. The further they climbed, the worse it got and he decided that they couldn't go much farther. He stopped the group and looked back on them. "We can't go any further in these conditions!" He yelled, yet he could hardly hear his own voice over the howling winds. He began to search for some sort of cover in the mountain.

[morri908]

Tai was on the verge of collapsing. He was hungry, tired, and on top of it all freezing. He wanted to find somewere to lay down and rest for a few hours. He listened to what Zeke was saying, but the wind was making it hard to hear. As he looked around, he could see what looked like a cave about 20 feet ahead of them. He screamed as loud as he could, "Is that a cave up there?"

[NightmareMoon]

Mila couldn't see anything in front of her. As Tai shouted, she barely managed to hear the words that he spoke. She squinted as she lifted her eyes off the ground and parallel to the ground. She couldn't see any cave...

"I don't see one!" She yelled, although there might be one there farther then her eyes could see. She was almost blind in this blizzard.

[Zeke]

Zeke saw his friends yelling to him, but he couldn't hear much because the wind was pounding his ears. He bounded forward though the thick snow and located a dark spot further up the mountain. Knowing that it was useless to attempt to yell, he motioned toward the cave and waited for his friends to catch up.