Max's Adventures Moments 💕

Homesick

Leena was fixing the Phoenix's engine, the sounds of creaking and gears being changed echoing in the room.

"Ok so first I have the royal dinner. Gotta learn royal manners..." a familar voice came suddenly up in the room.

"Huh?" Leena said confused and she slid out from under the ship and stood up. She saw Max walking by with a paper in his hands and reading it. He sounded nervous and a little pressured and he didn't even notice Leena.

"There's more than one kind of spoon and fork? And I also have to dress nicely" Max said puzzled as he read down the list. Max huffed and rubbed the back of his mane nervously and stressed out.

Leena tilted her head at him. She had never seen Max so stressed out. She can't blame him though. This whole being a royal thing is still new to him and he was raised in the jungle so he still needs getting use to the domestic side.

Max spotted from the corner of his eye a flower pot with some pink tropical flowers growing. A gift that his adopted mom sent to him to remember home.

Max suddenly felt an aching in his heart and his fingers gently rubbed on the petal on one of the flowers. He felt the softness and he brought his nose to it and sniffed it, breathing in the sweet jungle scent.

Leena watched him curiously and she started approaching him. Max let out a sigh, his ears and eyes were down. He missed his home. He missed the smell of the jungle. He missed jumping through the trees and running through the jungle. Swimming in the waterfall, eating fresh fruits. But most of all he missed his adopted parents.

Max was happy to be reunited with his mom but he could never forget his adopted parents. The ones that took him in and raised him as their own, giving him the love and care he needed.

Leena stared at him sympathetically, understanding why he was so down. It had been a month since he left the jungle and Leena knew it was hard for him to adjust to his new royal life as king.

Leena gasped at an idea that popped up in her head and she smiled, knowing a way to cheer him up. "Hey Max" she told him and Max looked at her, his hand leaving the flower.

"Oh. Hi Leena" he said happy to see her. Even though he was feeling down, seeing Leena cheered him up a bit. "Hey Max I was thinking. I just fixed up the ship and I was wondering  how would you like to fly with me hmm?" She asked him coolly.

Max thought about and looked at the list in his hand. 'It would be nice to have a break from this royal stuff' Max thought in his head. "Ok. Let's go flying" he told her and set the list down. The two lions made their way to the ship but Max didn't notice the sneaky smile on Leena's face as she thought in her head 'You're gonna be thanking me for this Max' she thought.

Few minutes later...

The Phoenix was in the air. Max was sitting next to Leena as she piloted the ship. Max was just staring at the window but he was wondering where Leena was taking them. "Hey Leena. Where are we going? I thought you said this would be a test flight" he asked her puzzled.

Leena looked at him and smirked "It is. And we are about to make a landing" she told him and motioned her face to the window.

Max looked at the window and his eyes widen in surprise. "No way. Is that..." he said excited and surprised and he stood up from his seat, his eyes huge.

The Phoenix was arriving at Max's jungle home. "Yep. Now sit down before you fall off" Leena told him as she pulled him back down on his chair.

The Phoenix landed and one the door opened, Max ran out and entered the jungle. He looked around, smiling and laughing to see his old home and he took a deep breath to smell the jungle and he breathed out relieved.

"Max!" His ears perked at a familar voice and when he looked, his smiled grew big. "Ma!" He said happy and ran to his otter mom and dad. Leena came out of the ship, smiling at him.

Max hugged his otter parents tightly, happy to see them again. He let go of them "Ma. Pa. I missed you both so much. But how did you know I was coming?" He asked them puzzled and surprised.

"Your friend called us" his otter dad answered. Max got more surprised and turned to Leena. The lioness smirked at him, her hands on her hips "I thought a visit back at the jungle would cheer you up. And give you a break from all the royalty stuff" she told him and Max smiled at her.

"Thanks Leena" he told her happily, appreciating for what she did for him. "When Leena told me you were coming, I got started on your favorite dessert. Acorn pie" his mom told him and Max smiled big.

Leena was about to walk away when Max called her. "Leena where you going?" He asked puzzled. "I'm just gonna wait inside the ship for you" she explained casually. But Max had other ideas.

"Aw come on Leena. Why don't you join me and my parents? It will be fun. Plus you're gonna love my mom's acorn pie" he told her, trying to convince her.

Leena thought about it and she decided it would be nice to try some pie. "Ok. I'm in" she told him and Max smiled at her. "Come on!" Max said excited and he grabbed Leena's hand and took her with him as she chuckled at him.