[Request] TLK 3: Mohatu's Journey

[Jiirani]

Jiirani blinked, and quinted again. It really was a lion cub! A dark one that she had never met before. She nodded, the poor thing was probably scared to death. "Hello? My my little one, where are your parents?" She asked, walking toward the cub slowly, trying not to startle him. Mohatu lowered himself to the ground in wary manner, but his ears were pricked up and he was curious as to what was happening. "My... My parents are at Pride Rock... I've gotten lost... Where am I...?" The cub asked shakily. Jiirani glanced over at Jioni. She had heard of the Pride Lands, but couldn't remember much about them, or their location very well. "You're in the Anzu Plains, or what's left of them... Jioni, do you recall where the Pride Lands are?"

With a burst of speed they were off, Uchawi tried her best to herd the wildebeast, avoiding the others as she headed for the older animal. Every paw step was precise, angling herself to split the creature as best she could. When Uru knocked it down, she sprung, clamping her jaws around the old wildebeasts neck and crunching down. It was dead in moments.

[Zoketi]

Jioni hesitated. Faint memories came back, of stories of a wonderful land, called the Pridelands. "I don't remember." He replied at last, watching the cub warily. His ears were flattened slightly.

Uru stepped up from the body, panting. "Good." She gasped out, wishing a nice breeze would blow through. Her sides heaved, and the sun shining down didn't help. "We should get this a bit closer to Pride Rock, then call the Pride." She told Uchawi. She gripped the wildebeast, holding tight, and began to drag it towards the Rock.

[Jiirani]

Jiirani thought for a moment. "Well, how did you get here?" She asked the cub curiously, knowing that the journey here must have been difficult. Mohatu tried to put what had happened into words, but it was complicated and he didn't know how to express it. "Well... I was kinda dragged here by something, but there was nothing there. Like something took control of my body. It stopped when I got to that oasis over there." He said motioning to the trees he had come from.

Uchawi nodded and walked back with Uru, trying her best to help carry the carcass. The rest of the pride were floating about, some just arriving back from patrolling the borders for enemies, and they kept an eye out for Mohatu too, but there was no luck.

[Zoketi]

Jioni cocked his head slightly. He looked at Jiirani, his tail twitching. This cub was obviously connected to something bigger.... Jioni pricked his ears. He stared at the trees. Oasis.....food and survival! Jioni realized that was the best hope for now. He didn't want to let his troubles known, but they had to find help or the Pride was dead. With another glance at Jiirani, he spoke. "Our Pride is in a food and water shortage."

Uru finally dropped the carcass. She sat down, panting heavily. After a few seconds of resting, she opened her mouth and roared. Many of the Pride had noticed the food and already were approaching. Uru wondered where her mate and younger son were, they didn't seem to be on the plains. She hoped they would come in time for the meal.

[Jiirani]

Jiirani nodded, agreeing. An oasis was just what they needed. She looked at Mohatu, who blinked at the two then looked back at where the Oasis was. "Well, the Oasis is just over there. It's not big but there's water and berries and stuff." He said, looking back at the pair and the two cubs. If they were short of food it was probably the best place to go at the moment. Also, he couldn't remember it, but there was probably prey near there too.

"I wonder if Asani is explaining the situation to Jato..." Uchawi said, also noticing the King and the Prince were no where to be seen. As her pridesisters approached, they licked the chops, dying to taste the fresh meat.

[Zoketi]

Jioni couldn't help a twinge of excitement. There was hope at last! He glanced back at the rest of the tiny Pride, then to Jiirani. "Should we go?" He asked quietly, wondering if the journey would be too much. The sun was unrelenting and harsh, the ground hot and dry. The blue cloudless sky may have looked gorgeous, but Jioni wish a cloud would cover the sun's rays. He gazed across to the Oasis, hoping it looked farther than it was.

Uru flicked her tail. She hoped Asani and Jato would come later, but for now she would open the meat. Uru nodded to the other lionesses. She then bent down and ripped open the wildebeast, spilling out the blood. The lionesses' eyes lost their intelligence as the bloodlust hit them. Uru bared her teeth at the meat and tore a chunk off.

[Thegeni99]

Kujaa was resting in her mother's paws, staring at the whole commotion. Who was that lion cub, what were they talking about? Filled with curiousity she dragged herself out of her mother's limp paws and greeted the cub. "Hello. I've been wondering what the whole excitement is about. Better be something good." Kujaa sighed, looking up at Jioni. "I suppose you've heard our troubles." she whispered softly turning her head back to the cub and drooping her ears.

[Jiirani]

Mohatu nodded and smiled at the cub. "Yeah, but it'll be over soon I'm taking you to an oasis. It's a really nice place." He turned back to the older lions. "I think trying to get there would be better than not chancing it." He stated, getting excited about the small place. He turned to head toward it and looked back. "So, are you guys coming?" The tawny cub knew that he could stay with them, hopefully, untill he discovered where the Pridelands were and could get home.
Jiirani glanced back at the rest of the Pride. "We're moving girls, to an Oasis. Do you think you can make it?" She asked them. A few of the lionesses dragged themselves over to her, but there were a few who were too weak to move... "I don't think they can make it..." She said sadly, stuck for what to do.

There was a bit of a scramble as razor sharp fangs tore into the succulent flesh of the wildebeast, tearing chunks off. The lions ate rather quickly, chewing and swallowing as much as they could. Uchawi was amoungst them, with bloodstains chops. She gulped down her fill and licked the lingering crimson liquid from the corners of her mouth.

[Thegeni99]

Kujaa got really excited when she heard it was an Oasis. "Wow! That's great! Finally, we've been waiting so long." The pale cub spotted the distant foliage and was about to head in it's direction, when she remembered her Mum. Pacing over to her she licked Sarria's cheek and waited for her to get up. "Mom?" she squeaked. The lioness had gone into an unconcious state, do to the heat and lack of hydration. Kujaa looked back at Jiirani with a worried expression.

[Kopalover]

Issa followed the strange cub. A pull, really? He questioned himself, possibly it was the fact someone or something told him about our starvation. "So, where did you come from again?" Issa asked, running to walk beside Mohatu. "By the way, I'm Issa." Smiling, he turned his head to look further away. Yet it was blurred by the heat rising, causing the squiggly lines in the air. Dumb heat, Issa thought. Sweat running through his fur.