Escaping Our Pride
1: A Mishap Is Born
"Look at that!" One voice cried out.
Dukov pushed his way in to see the queen's disgust as she looked upon the dying mother, and the lonely cub. The small child cried out, trying to search for milk.
"Its disgusting" The queen spat.
Dukov let out a growl and pushed his way over to the small cub, still covered in blood. He began to clean her, as it was obvious nobody would. He could hear the cries of disgust as he did this.
"Dukov! What the hell are you doing!?" Spat one lioness.
He looked up before sitting down and pulling the crying child to him.
"I'm doing what your not" He murmured.
"She's repulsive, tho. Why even try. She will be dead in seconds." The queen hissed.
Dukov looked at the motther as she growled, breathing labored.
"While i'm alive..... She.... isn't dying" She groaned.
Dukov nuzzled the face of the lioness.
"You all don't even have to look at her. I will" He told the others.
The small cub screamed, probibally starved. Dukov nudged the cub to her mother. The crowd snorted and walked away. The mother smiled to Dukov and nuzzled his mane.
"Thank you" She murmured.
Dukov smiled, "I couldn't let them keep talking like that."
The cub finished feeding and looked at Dukov. She then giggled and started playing with his mane.
"She needs a father figure, and you need someone to keep you strong for her-" He got cut off.
"Dukov. I'm gunna die....... soon. Please, keep her.......... safe. She is.............. your cub. Burry me.............. under the quiet tree............ by the river, and when........ she's old enough............ tell her of me. My dear........ Tsuya........" The mother groaned.
Tsuya looked at her mother as the lioness fell still. Dukov sighed sadlytrfgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg and scooped the dead lioness onto his back. He then picked up the cub, and set out towards to where one of his friends stayed.
"Elimnyama? Are you here, Elimnyama?" Dukov called.
The beautiful black African Wild Dog came out. Her pups trailed after her.
"Dukov? The lioness... The cub..... UGH! Is the girl dead!?" Elimnyama snorted.
Dukov nodded solomly.
"The cub..... Was this her...?"
"Yes"
Dukov placed Tsuya by the belly of the mother dog.
"Can you please stay in the pride until she is old enough to eat solid?" Dukov asked.
Elimnyama nodded with a smile.
"She's beautiful....." She smiled.
Dukov nodded and walked over to the tree, the place of what the lioness wanted as her grave.
Dukov pushed his way in to see the queen's disgust as she looked upon the dying mother, and the lonely cub. The small child cried out, trying to search for milk.
"Its disgusting" The queen spat.
Dukov let out a growl and pushed his way over to the small cub, still covered in blood. He began to clean her, as it was obvious nobody would. He could hear the cries of disgust as he did this.
"Dukov! What the hell are you doing!?" Spat one lioness.
He looked up before sitting down and pulling the crying child to him.
"I'm doing what your not" He murmured.
"She's repulsive, tho. Why even try. She will be dead in seconds." The queen hissed.
Dukov looked at the motther as she growled, breathing labored.
"While i'm alive..... She.... isn't dying" She groaned.
Dukov nuzzled the face of the lioness.
"You all don't even have to look at her. I will" He told the others.
The small cub screamed, probibally starved. Dukov nudged the cub to her mother. The crowd snorted and walked away. The mother smiled to Dukov and nuzzled his mane.
"Thank you" She murmured.
Dukov smiled, "I couldn't let them keep talking like that."
The cub finished feeding and looked at Dukov. She then giggled and started playing with his mane.
"She needs a father figure, and you need someone to keep you strong for her-" He got cut off.
"Dukov. I'm gunna die....... soon. Please, keep her.......... safe. She is.............. your cub. Burry me.............. under the quiet tree............ by the river, and when........ she's old enough............ tell her of me. My dear........ Tsuya........" The mother groaned.
Tsuya looked at her mother as the lioness fell still. Dukov sighed sadlytrfgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg and scooped the dead lioness onto his back. He then picked up the cub, and set out towards to where one of his friends stayed.
"Elimnyama? Are you here, Elimnyama?" Dukov called.
The beautiful black African Wild Dog came out. Her pups trailed after her.
"Dukov? The lioness... The cub..... UGH! Is the girl dead!?" Elimnyama snorted.
Dukov nodded solomly.
"The cub..... Was this her...?"
"Yes"
Dukov placed Tsuya by the belly of the mother dog.
"Can you please stay in the pride until she is old enough to eat solid?" Dukov asked.
Elimnyama nodded with a smile.
"She's beautiful....." She smiled.
Dukov nodded and walked over to the tree, the place of what the lioness wanted as her grave.
2: She Is Not One Of Us
The queen lashed out at the cub of whom had tried to play with the prince. A large scar sat where the last lash hit, right over her eye.
"YOU SCUM!" She snarled.
The large lioness was about to leap on the cub, when Dukov lept up and snarled.
"AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER!" He snapped.
The little cub cried out and ran under the large male.
"Daddy!" She whimpered.
Dukov glared at his queen, holding his child close. The king ran up and glared at Dukov. He pushed the large lion down off the rock, and the queen scooped up Tsuya. The small cub watched, helpless as her hero plummeted off the rock.
"DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD"
The two hit the ground, and Dukov kicked the king off. He saw Tsuya be thrown off the rock, and roared. Elimnyama dashed out and caught the cub she had been nursing for months.
"EXILE!" The queen screamed.
Dukov took his cub as he glared at the royalty of the pride. He held his cub as he walked away from the pride. Elimnyama walked at his side, her pups close after.
"She is EVIL as PLAIN as the SCAR on her FACE" Screamed the queen.
The king roared, "She asked for trouble the moment she came!"
Dukov tried his best to ignore the looks of disgust. He looked down as his sister looked at him with greif.
"Why did you do it" She cried.
"I did it for her"
Dukov kept walking up the river to a den, where he curled up with Tsuya, and Elimnyama sat beside him. He looked at the African Wild Dog with a sad smile.
"She isn't in danger anymore"
Tsuya looked sadly at Dukov.
"Daddy, Why did we leave the pride?" She whimpred, "Why did we leave Jodan behind?"
"YOU SCUM!" She snarled.
The large lioness was about to leap on the cub, when Dukov lept up and snarled.
"AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER!" He snapped.
The little cub cried out and ran under the large male.
"Daddy!" She whimpered.
Dukov glared at his queen, holding his child close. The king ran up and glared at Dukov. He pushed the large lion down off the rock, and the queen scooped up Tsuya. The small cub watched, helpless as her hero plummeted off the rock.
"DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD"
The two hit the ground, and Dukov kicked the king off. He saw Tsuya be thrown off the rock, and roared. Elimnyama dashed out and caught the cub she had been nursing for months.
"EXILE!" The queen screamed.
Dukov took his cub as he glared at the royalty of the pride. He held his cub as he walked away from the pride. Elimnyama walked at his side, her pups close after.
"She is EVIL as PLAIN as the SCAR on her FACE" Screamed the queen.
The king roared, "She asked for trouble the moment she came!"
Dukov tried his best to ignore the looks of disgust. He looked down as his sister looked at him with greif.
"Why did you do it" She cried.
"I did it for her"
Dukov kept walking up the river to a den, where he curled up with Tsuya, and Elimnyama sat beside him. He looked at the African Wild Dog with a sad smile.
"She isn't in danger anymore"
Tsuya looked sadly at Dukov.
"Daddy, Why did we leave the pride?" She whimpred, "Why did we leave Jodan behind?"