It had been a rough since loosing the Pridelands and the hyena were still recovering from the fight. There numbers were down significantly but in the end that was not the worst thing for the clan. Food was hard to come by in the outlands and hyena have big appetites. Shenzi was doing her best to keep the clan fed and content but the outlands were so baron and the hyena were loosing moral. Banzai was amazed by Shenzi's resolve and stuck by her trying to give as much support as he could.
After a little time Shenzi became pregnant and the clans spirits picked up, it would be the first new pups to join the clan since the Pridelands. Banzai, who happened to be the father, was very attentive to his matriarch and was extremely excited to have pups around again. The time came for them to be born, but sadly the pups were very unhealthy and didn't live very long.
The loss broke Shenzi's spirit and she shut down. The clan fell into a depression. Ed didn't seem to fully understand the situation but he could understand his sister was upset and he stuck very close to her, cuddling and grooming her at every opportunity. Banzai tried in many ways to cheer Shenzi up but nothing seemed to work.
It was a couple days after the loss when Banzai was out hunting that he saw something suspicious. Zira, in the outlands. Banzai snarled but stayed hidden from view, "Stupid lion. Maybe she's finally been kicked out. Didn't make no sense her getting to stay anyway, she was more loyal to scar than we were." He grumbled to himself as he watched her. The lioness was carrying something which she dropped into a crevice between some rocks. Banzai watched her cautiously as she turn and ran back towards the pridelands. The hyena waited until she was out of sight before heading to the rocks to investigate what she did.
"Mew! Mew!" Banzai froze at the sudden noise. It was a pathetic little whimper, was it... a cub?
Slowly creeping closer the hyena carefully peeked into the gap in the rocks. It was a cub! A tiny golden lion cub. "¡Qué va!" Banzai sniffed the mewing ball of fur, it didn't smell like Zira, it couldn't be hers. Thousands of questions filled his mind. Whose cub was it? Why did Zira just leave it here? Should he eat it or take it back to Shenzi? Would eating a lion cub cheer her up maybe?
His train of thought was interrupted by cackling of other hyena. He looked up to see the mewing had caught the attention of his clan mates and they were hungry. Banzai snatched up the cub before the others could get too close. He had made up his mind, he was going to give the cub to Shenzi.
"Hey hey!" Banzai called though gritted teeth holding the cub as he approached the clans leader.
Shenzi didn't look up but her ears did twitch, she definitely heard him. Ed, who was snuggled into her, did look up and laughed as soon as he saw the cub.
"Come on Shenzi, Look what I found!" Banzai tried again giving the cub a shake to try and get it to cry again. It worked and the little lion started mewing again. Shenzi's ears flicked dramatically and her head shot up.
"Where the heck did you find that?!" Shenzi said in surprise gawking at the sight.
Banzai dropped the cub harshly so he could speak easier "Zira. She brought it out here and just left it. Thought it could cheer you up a little, some baby back ribs." he giggled stroking the cubs back. "A little bite sized snack."
Shenzi got up pushing Ed off her back. "Whose is it?" she asked stepping closer.
"No idea. Don't smell like Zira's though."
The head hyena sniffed the cub closely, brushing her nose over the soft golden fur. The cub suddenly stopped its mewing, it raised its little head, eyes still unopened, it blindly sniffed Shenzi back. There noses met and the cub started reaching out with it tiny feet pawing at the hyena's face. Shenzi froze, her eyes wide eyeing the cub but not with hunger.
Banzai was a little unsure what was happening. He asked curiously "Soooo are we gonna eat it?"
"No!" Shenzi snapped suddenly. She gently grabbed the cub and returned to her place with Ed. She gently dropped the cub by her side where it nuzzled into her for warmth. "This cub, is mine now."
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Quite a bit of story this time, needed to clear up what's going on with the hyena since killing Scar. And to wrap it up, not a whole lot until Shenzi got pregnant. Then it got a little sad but fate stepped in and gave the grieving mother a different baby to care for. It takes a little while for the rest of the clan to accept the choice she made but they get there.
Not long after getting the cub Shenzi moves the hyena out of the outlands and further away from the Pridelands. She was worried the parents of the cub may come looking for it and she was not going to give up her new baby. Some of the clan decided to brake away and stay in the outlands, Janja's troop, not wanting to follow Shenzi anymore thinking she had lost her mind.
Oh also yes I think Banzai and Shenzi would be mates in a sense, they aren't all lovey dovey and don't really acknowledge their thing, its more a casual friends with benefits kinda thing. AND I head canon that Shenzi and Ed are siblings, I feel like if Ed wasn't related to the matriarch he wouldn't be around much. Males aren't really treated very well in the hyena world and a male whose a little slow, I donno how well he'd do.
Anyway background is Disney and Through-the-movies
After a little time Shenzi became pregnant and the clans spirits picked up, it would be the first new pups to join the clan since the Pridelands. Banzai, who happened to be the father, was very attentive to his matriarch and was extremely excited to have pups around again. The time came for them to be born, but sadly the pups were very unhealthy and didn't live very long.
The loss broke Shenzi's spirit and she shut down. The clan fell into a depression. Ed didn't seem to fully understand the situation but he could understand his sister was upset and he stuck very close to her, cuddling and grooming her at every opportunity. Banzai tried in many ways to cheer Shenzi up but nothing seemed to work.
It was a couple days after the loss when Banzai was out hunting that he saw something suspicious. Zira, in the outlands. Banzai snarled but stayed hidden from view, "Stupid lion. Maybe she's finally been kicked out. Didn't make no sense her getting to stay anyway, she was more loyal to scar than we were." He grumbled to himself as he watched her. The lioness was carrying something which she dropped into a crevice between some rocks. Banzai watched her cautiously as she turn and ran back towards the pridelands. The hyena waited until she was out of sight before heading to the rocks to investigate what she did.
"Mew! Mew!" Banzai froze at the sudden noise. It was a pathetic little whimper, was it... a cub?
Slowly creeping closer the hyena carefully peeked into the gap in the rocks. It was a cub! A tiny golden lion cub. "¡Qué va!" Banzai sniffed the mewing ball of fur, it didn't smell like Zira, it couldn't be hers. Thousands of questions filled his mind. Whose cub was it? Why did Zira just leave it here? Should he eat it or take it back to Shenzi? Would eating a lion cub cheer her up maybe?
His train of thought was interrupted by cackling of other hyena. He looked up to see the mewing had caught the attention of his clan mates and they were hungry. Banzai snatched up the cub before the others could get too close. He had made up his mind, he was going to give the cub to Shenzi.
"Hey hey!" Banzai called though gritted teeth holding the cub as he approached the clans leader.
Shenzi didn't look up but her ears did twitch, she definitely heard him. Ed, who was snuggled into her, did look up and laughed as soon as he saw the cub.
"Come on Shenzi, Look what I found!" Banzai tried again giving the cub a shake to try and get it to cry again. It worked and the little lion started mewing again. Shenzi's ears flicked dramatically and her head shot up.
"Where the heck did you find that?!" Shenzi said in surprise gawking at the sight.
Banzai dropped the cub harshly so he could speak easier "Zira. She brought it out here and just left it. Thought it could cheer you up a little, some baby back ribs." he giggled stroking the cubs back. "A little bite sized snack."
Shenzi got up pushing Ed off her back. "Whose is it?" she asked stepping closer.
"No idea. Don't smell like Zira's though."
The head hyena sniffed the cub closely, brushing her nose over the soft golden fur. The cub suddenly stopped its mewing, it raised its little head, eyes still unopened, it blindly sniffed Shenzi back. There noses met and the cub started reaching out with it tiny feet pawing at the hyena's face. Shenzi froze, her eyes wide eyeing the cub but not with hunger.
Banzai was a little unsure what was happening. He asked curiously "Soooo are we gonna eat it?"
"No!" Shenzi snapped suddenly. She gently grabbed the cub and returned to her place with Ed. She gently dropped the cub by her side where it nuzzled into her for warmth. "This cub, is mine now."
*******
Quite a bit of story this time, needed to clear up what's going on with the hyena since killing Scar. And to wrap it up, not a whole lot until Shenzi got pregnant. Then it got a little sad but fate stepped in and gave the grieving mother a different baby to care for. It takes a little while for the rest of the clan to accept the choice she made but they get there.
Not long after getting the cub Shenzi moves the hyena out of the outlands and further away from the Pridelands. She was worried the parents of the cub may come looking for it and she was not going to give up her new baby. Some of the clan decided to brake away and stay in the outlands, Janja's troop, not wanting to follow Shenzi anymore thinking she had lost her mind.
Oh also yes I think Banzai and Shenzi would be mates in a sense, they aren't all lovey dovey and don't really acknowledge their thing, its more a casual friends with benefits kinda thing. AND I head canon that Shenzi and Ed are siblings, I feel like if Ed wasn't related to the matriarch he wouldn't be around much. Males aren't really treated very well in the hyena world and a male whose a little slow, I donno how well he'd do.
Anyway background is Disney and Through-the-movies
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fanart
Species Hyena
Gender Multiple characters
Size 1280 x 811px
You captured their voices so well! Down to the puns. I love the portrayal of the Hyenas too.
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