The Lion King: Born Under The Rising Sun

Chapter 12

Oh my god Zimbwea mouthed the words.
"Than-" Zimbwea smacked Kalamba in the stomach and nodded towards Kopa. Kalamba's eyes lit up.

"Where are you cats from?" Kopa said over the music.
"We umm... We're here with another cheetah have you seen her?" Zimbwea changed the subject.

"Yeah she was doing the jig with Kuna the leopard, where ever you guys came from, you sure know how to dance!" Kopa said.

"I'm Kalamba and this is Zimbwea. The cheetah was Arty" Kalamba was trying to get Kopa to say his name, just to be sure.

"I'm Kasa!" He said.

No this is definitely Kopa!

"May we speak to you alone?" Zimbwea said. Kalamba raced over to Arty and pointed to so called "Kasa". She nodded and walked back over to Zimbwea with Kalamba.

"Sure! Follow me. We have sound proof water falls!" Kopa ran into the jungle. The group following.

They ran through thickets and roots tangling them selves. Kalamba stopped, Zimbwea and Arty slamming on his back.
"Whoa-Ho-Ho!" Kalamba said. He pushed them back making sure they won't push him forward.
"Ok here we are" Kopa yelped "We can talk here inside this cave!"
They all entered from the back of the waterfall. "Ko- Kasa we need to ask you something." Arty said.

"Do you happen do have another name other than Kasa?" Zimbwea spoke slowly.
Kopa breathed in slowly and looked to the cave floor. "I-I...I do.. its just that.. that name haunts me. Kasa is not my real name. I'm Kopa." He sighed.

"Why are you here?" Zimbwea asked.

"I'm afraid to-"Kopa was cut off buy the ground shaking.
They all ran outside to see black clouds hovering over the lands. "The waterfall must have muffled the thunder!" Kalamba yelled. Wind was pushing and pulling at the Lions' fur. The music had stopped. All was quiet.
A lightning bolt slapped the tree giving the ground a large shake. The clouds sprayed rain mildly, hitting everything in sight.
"Quick we must help the others!" Kopa yelped. Lighting struck a tree above. Flaming branches hit the ground blocking Kopa's way. Streams flooded leaving sticky mud. Zimbwea dashed under and out the thickets the others following. Arty's paw got stuck in the mud. She pulled it out flicking off the mud. Rain splattered their pelts, soaking.Kalamba found a cave "Everyone in here quick!" He screamed over the rain and thunder. All off the animals dashed into the large cave shaking. "Help I'm stuck!" A baby ocelot's tail was wedged in between rocks. Zimbwea trampled over the now swamp like rain forest.

Her eyes flashed. Mufasa! He was helping her! She grabbed the cub by the scruff and ran up the waterfall like hill. Zimbwea tripped letting go of the cub. It landed safely near the cave. Zimbwea tumbled to the edge of a cliff. It was a 25 foot drop! Kalamba stiffly walked towards her and grabbed her paw.
"Try to heave yourself up!" He yelled over the rain.
Zimbwea clutched her paws into his she slipped pulling Kalamba forward. She kept hold.
"Kalamba you have to let go or you will fall!" Zimbwea looked at him."I know what I'm doing"

"What are your crazy!? I'm not letting go!" He cried.
"You have to trust me!" Zimbwea looked straight into Kalamba's eyes.
She unsheathed her claws trying to loosen his grip. Kalamba held on harder, cringing from her claws. His grip loosened. Kalamba stared at the rain and whispered something to himself. He then looked down and stared straight into her eyes like she had done. He leaned down and nuzzled her head.

"I trust you" his grip fell loose. Blood oozed from his paw. Kalamba let go. Arty ran down the cliff screaming. Her screams were echoing.
Zimbwea was silent throughout the fall. Thunder sounded like roars now. The water fall sounded like wind. Everything was slow. Zimbwea was no longer seen.
"Why did you let go?!" Arty screamed
"I trust her" Kalmba said. "Arty she has a reason. And I trusted her."

Zimbwea was completely frozen in mid air. Star pride surrounding her. I haven't been here in a while. Oh wait. No! I can't be dead!
Her thoughts swirled.
"Zimbwea. Your quest has only begun. You must finish." A voice from the crowd rang. It was a female. And a male. Mom dad!

"Wait no! Your not dead!" Zimbwea cried.
Akali looked at her. "Don't worry. We are able to visit dreams if StarPride lets us." Gahsu and Akali walked up to her and smiled. "You have lost a life but you still live on." Gahsu said. Akali roared. StarPride joined in their roared faded back into rumbling thunder.

Zimbwea's eyes glowed pale blue her mouth opened showing blue light too. She began ascending up the water fall like cliff. Roars rang from no where.

Kalamba heard a roar from behind him. Arty looked back hearing it too. A bright light shown from the water fall. Zimbwea! Both Kalamba and Arty thought. Zimbwea walked up the hill, water parting way. Her eyes glow like stars. She roared and her eyes went back to the green they were before. She ran up to Arty and Kalamba and nudged them.
"I told you to trust me" Zimbwea chuckled.
"How?!" The group looked up to see Kopa.

The three looked at each other and said at the same time "Born under the rising sun."