"Somehow-" Psylant said to the cub "I don't think that's going to work. I looks almost as if he's fighting something, but I'm not sure what. It may be a wrong move to interupt him in this state, I think it's out of our paws."
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"Somehow-" Psylant said to the cub "I don't think that's going to work. I looks almost as if he's fighting something, but I'm not sure what. It may be a wrong move to interupt him in this state, I think it's out of our paws."
simba noded then padded up to his older friend. Leaning in closer he whispered into the lion's ear:
"Malaika.. you have to fight it. We can only go so far with you, but you have to decide.. Decide to fight!"
The cub moved back and watched as Malaika continued in his tormented state, hoping that the older lion would come to terms with whatever he was struggling with long enough to do what he needed to do.
Malaika's eyes opened wide and suddenly he looked to the east. There closing in on their position was a group of humans. In a hourse voice he called to the cub and wolf
"Hide!" That was all he could manage
simba heard Malaika's words and startled at once. He looked to the lupine that was with him as if to ask where they should hide and instantly after began looking for a place to go. It was difficult to know where to hide when he didn't know from whom or what he was hiding from. Either way, cover was needed and he hurried to find it.
OOC: This is not Malaika but a cheeta cub
Duma, the cheetah cub, was out about playing when he picked up a strange scent on the winds. He ears lowered and he crouched as he made his way towards the scent. Thats when he saw a cub sitting next to a lion. He had never seen another cub before especially not one that had spots, at least spots that weren't like his. Quickly and quietly he ran back to the small village that he was raised in. Having lost his parents to mange he had been taken in and cared for by the humans. these human's, though, were different, they could actually speak to animals.
The cheetah ran to the village elder and his guardian and told him the news of what seemed to be going on just outside the area that he played. The elder closed his eyes and felt something odd about the group the cub had told him about and sent for a couple of his students in the arts of herbal healing to go out to the group. Duma follwed them and as they neared Duma heard the lion speak and tell the cub to run as he had just seen the humans.
Psylant hadn’t really been paying much attention and when Malaika said “hide,” all he really heard was a deep breath. However, after the other two had gotten behind cover, Psylant decided it would be in his best interest to follow suit. So, after laying himself flat in some tall grass, he perked up his ears to get an idea of what was actually going on. The grass rustling around him made too much noise for the wolf to get any more than a general idea of where the sounds where coming from, and he still had no idea what was making them.
OOC: This is not Malaika but a cheeta cub
The cheetah cub ran over to the lion but quickly picked up another scent other than the huge feline. It seemed there where others too.
The big lion just laid there unmoving as the humans took out a pouch to give him some herbal remedy.
The cub called out unknowing where the others where.
"It's alright. Your friend will be fine. We are going to take him to the village to be looked after for a while. you can come along if you wish."
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OOC: kind of waiting to figure out where Nasibu fits in here.
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There may be another player coming. Quite possibly Imbali.
simba's ears perked as he heard the words of the cheetah cub and immediately stopped in his tracks. Malaika had told them to take cover yet now his same friend was being taken away! Himself being a cub, at least in stature, he was ill-equiped to do too much to intervene physically, but that didn't mean that he was out for the count. Turning to quickly head back towards his friend and this newcomer he called out:
Hey, wait! Who are you? And why are you taking Malaika to a village?
His words were spawned not only out of curiosity but a deep mistrust for any "village" as villages usually meant humans. Humans, with the exception of one, perhaps two, meant danger. And so his queries were stated more as a warning than simple interest.
* this is not Malaika*
The cheetah cub turned around in surprise. He had known there were others but he didn't expect one to actually show himself and not while his back was turned.
"I am Duma. I live in the village. The humans there are going to help him."
Duma sighed as he loked back towards the humans who where carrying the lion.
"They don't know how long he has."
He had known another cheetah by the name Duma, but knew that far from the friend the other had been, this one was certainly a stranger. That the cheetah cub spoke of the humans knowing of Malaika, or at least his plight, only served to highten the tension he already felt about the situation. Malaika had no love for humans, had fought and feasted on their flesh, and had nearly downed Fernando once. The older lion clearly had no love for the species and anyone claiming to be there to "help" him was doing so without his knowledge.
simba wasted no time in catching up and quickly reached a paw to grab Duma's shoulder to stop him. Many of their group were fallen or missing and he had no intention of watching it happen again! With a sharp tone of voice and solid measure of authority he chided at once.
"What do you and the humans want with Malaika?!"
While simba's experiences with humans may have been less traumatic than Malaika's, his own brushes with them left him with no doubt that they were not to be trusted in the slightest, and those who aligned themselves with them were just as dangerous.
*this is not Malaika*
The cheetah cub stopped and sighed looking at the other cub.
"They only wish to help him. If its who they claim then he has a hard time ahead that only they can help with. The village elder spoke of a lion, who is a descendant of the Valley Pride. The pride may not exist but the shadow of the worst of the ancestors has been risen and only the one with the power in his heart, especially for the one he loves, can stop the evil one."
Duma's ears perked as he heard someone call.
"We must hurry"
simba was not amused by the dismissing attitude displayed by the cheetah cub and dug his claws in slightly as the spotted feline tried to hurry to leave
"If they hurt him I'll hold you responsible.. you'll be responsible for the entire village.."
With that he swiped his paw away from Duma and followed close behind, glancing back to see if by chance any of the others had made it. Either way he did not like where this was going.
*note*
Kikuyu (Gikuyu)
Having migrated to their current location about four centuries ago, the Kikuyu now make up Kenya?s largest ethnic group.
Maasai
The Maasai, famous as herders and warriors, once dominated the plains of East Africa. Now however they are confined to a fraction of their former range.
This is according to today so the poacher wars was against the Maasai. The village we are headed to is that of the Kikuyu
The wolf perked his ears and looked around at the others. While they had been locked in deep conversation, Psylant was simply sniffing the air and listening to the occasional leaf blow by on a little gust. When the talking stopped, he finally tuned back in.
“So, does mean we’re getting on the move again?”
*NOT MALAIKA*
the cheetah hurriedly ran ahead of the rest trying not to let the lion cubs words get to him. He knew the humans would take care of the older lion as they had taken care of him.
He looked back with a small glance then looked ahead quickly hoping it hadn't caught the feisty cubs attention.
simba watched with a skeptical eye as the cheetah cub ran ahead. Humans were capable of just about everything consistent with destruction, massacre and self-gain, with little room for selflessness that he'd seen.
It was true that those traits could be found in everyone and every species, but then so could blood - and that rarely proved the heart. The cub knew that he'd be no match for this village anyway, but that would not stop him from doing anything in his power to resist and fight if needed.
Following quick on the heels of the cheetah cub, simba himself looked back to Psylant and called out with a nod.
"Sure are, better hurry!"
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