Scars and starvation

Several years after their creation we are Chaos Storm once again reunited scrounging through one of their favorite haunts, the Elephant Graveyrd where there is yet another food shortage. The group grumbles as they wade through the mountains of bone and rotting flesh.

" I'm so hungry...." Banzai groaned once again thinking with his stomach.

" you're always hungry." Suri glared flicking a rat off her hoof.

" well maybe he'd be less hungry.. If we could find some goddanmed food!!!" Cartman snapped his eyes looking for any form of substance.

" why are you hungry fat boy?!! You're bigger than any of us!!" Bloo Pointed out

" I've told you before I'm big boned!"
Bloo rolled his eyes and chuckled as he spoke

" yeah, ok dude."
Dash gave the whole group a hard glare giving Eric and Bloo a shove.
" look guys.. I don't cate who's fat or big boned as long as we ear today got it?"

"... Yeah we got it...." They shook rapidly nodding their heads.
The group all let out a sigh. Life was stressful here not only did they have to feed themselves in this harsh, barren shithole but they'd also made a promise to feed and protect Shenzi's clan. So thry certainly had their work cut out for them.

That being said this wasteland did have its perks, after all animal skulls made awesome party hats as Ed was now demonstrating

"... You look stupid Ed.. In a good way though." Starlight giggled

Ed simply giggled back licking the faces of the others in response.

"...... Gross.. Yet somewhat endearing." Diamond admitted

They kept on playing in the almost endless pile of bones until that is.. Lightening fouid a nest of ants..

" GAH!!!!!" They all screamed running in all directions.

After they succeeded in escaping the horrible, and itchy ants Cartman turned to one of the group's other human members Dab", who was grumbling

" stupid ants I'll get then!

" yeah! We'll squish em!" Cartman agreed

" right, because that worked SO well with all our other revenge scemes." Spike shot at them in a rather snarky look.

Banzai looked in his direction with a slight smirk on his lips as he spoke.

" are ya saying those revenge plans weren't fun man?" He laughed as Spike sighed.

"... Point taken.....'

The group continued to wander and trek through the graveyard. Thry didn't find much, save the occasional rat to chase and play with. It was really quite uneventful and the deafening silence and dead bodies didn't help much either. That being said as they traveled closer to the border with the Pridelands they saw. A small, floundering shape in the distance promtolg them to take a closeer look.
Eddy the greediest of their band of morons was first to identify it.

" hey look guys, it's some kind of fuzzy.. Bird uh thing."

Indeed this " fuzzy bird thing" was none other than Zazu who would one day become a great ally of King Mufada. For now though.. He was nkt much more then a flightless chick with a British accent and a stick up his tiny ass.

" well, well Looks lole we've got ourselves dinner guys." Shenzi smirred wyth a demonic gleam in her eyes.

" I beg you pardon madam?!" The chick squeaked in a annoyingly British voice.
The gang looked at each other, unsure what to make of ths flappy, squeaky object who could apprently talk.

" heh this thing sure does have a squeaky voice." Lightening chuckled shoving Zazu a bit.

" yeah, abd they say I have a hard time flying!" Scootaloo agreed

" and why does it talk funny?'

" that's a British accent you ingrates.....' Ciel scowled honestly unimpressed with the intelligence levels of his friends

" can we eat it?" Aria asked clearly still focused on food.

" how about we keep it?" Sonata and Butters piped up stupidly with innocent faces.

".... Shut up....." Everyone else glared, even Ed was not impressed.

They argued for some time over what to do with their prize not able to reach a choice for the life of them.
" eat it!"

" keep it!"

" EAT IT!!"

" KEEP IT!!!"

Eventually Zazu had enough of this arguing over him. Thjs was his body and he did not intend to be eaten or kept n a cage!

" ahem, excuse me.. If I may be so kind I have a suggestion for all of you.. His about you do neither of those horrendous things to me?!

Sadly fur him his mouth was clamped shut by Tod the sly fox of the group, who wore a crafty smirk.

" shut it you I'm looking at something..."

What he was observing was a large, red and steam filled geyser. With his smirk growing wider by the minute he whispered his plan to Hades.
"..... Tod my freind.. I LOVE the way you think...."

A few minutes later the gavg could be seed. Siting by the geyser as Discord controlled poor Zazu like a helpless puppet.

" and the dumb, fluffy bird hopped all the way to the birdy boiler!!" He laughed stuffing Zazu in.

" you ruffians wo,t het azy wyth this! King Ahadi will come and put you in your pl-AHHH!!!!!" Zazu started before blasting off like a rocket.

The whole group howled and roared with laughter. Thry had no clue who Ahadi was but right now they didn't give a shit, they're sides hurt to much.

" oh man that was great! We gotta do that again!" Banzai howled

" yeah man, my sides haven't hurt this much in a long time!!" Cartman was in tears.

" I must say that was rather fun." Ciel admitted with a snicker.

" biggest understatement ever!" Sweetie chuckled

" yes!, that was simply hilarious!" Discoed agreed as they all enjoyed a good, hard laugh.

As the day went by thry treed the newly dubbed " birdy boilers" on various different creatures. From mice, to other birds even a baby Honey Badger. Their fun however would soon end as Zazu's threat to bring the king was carried out. Suri was asleep on a rock when the mobster of the group Carace came in running and screaming.

" .. Huh what is it Carface?..."

" b- big scary lion......" He managed to whimper before.. All hell broke loose

King Ahadi of the Pridelands burst into their cave, knocking the whole group down quite easily.

" uh.. He'll mr lion sir his meh we-" Apple Bloom started before a claw went to her throat.

" Silence you filthy scavenger!!!!" Ahadi roared

" w- what do ya wa t wyth us?!" Tod cried

" I've been told that you dung- for brains morons have been using innocent animals as toys!!"
Discord managed to speak beneath Ahadi's massive paw.

" well uh ya see sir.. It was a game...." He smiled nervously

This.. On,y put the gavg further in the shit- hole....

" A GAME?!" Ahadi thundered at the top of his lungs

" the circle of life is NO GAME you mismatched freak of nature!! It is the natural order of things avd all of you are on and always will be on the very bottom!, beneath even my shit! Understand?!"

Though still afaid beyond all reason the gang now peered up at the king whth lokked of hatred

"... Yes sir....."

Ahadi smirked as he walked out and chuckled

" oh and for your troubles.. Hers another worthless body to add to your collection...,"

There in a pool of his own blood.. Sat Banzai and Ed's biological father

" dad!!!!" The two pups ran to him in panic and hysteria.

As they wailed and sobbed the others stole a glance at the two teenaged cub whth Ahadi. The golden one with the red mane looked proud of his father. Happy to be defending the circle of life. The red one with striking green eyes however had a mix of malice, thoughtfulness and sympathy on his face.

Later as the gang skulked through the graveyard as Banzai cried on Lightening's shoulder

" come on man.. It'll be ok...."

" no it won't! My dad is dead... Killed by that dammed lion!!... I oughta kill em!!!"

As Banzai was about to rush off with a snarl,Shenzi put a paw on his shoulder.

" it ain't worth it Banz.. We can't fight him thoiugh I'd love to get back at em too....'

" is that so? A voice purred from above as.. A lion jumped from a nearby skull.

" grr.. Great another lion..." Dash growled preparing to attack.

The young Felipe gave a small snort and chuckled as he talked.

" come now.. I just loathe violence.. I'm just here to make a proposition."

Discord raised a brow as he spoke, clearly still suspicious.

" what sort of proposition?"

Again the lion chuckled clearly glad with whete this was goiig.

" is it true you blame the lions for starving you?"

" yeah."

" and is it also true you want vengeance upon Ahadi?"

" uh huh."

" well.. Allow me to introduce myself, I am prince Taka son of Ahadi and future king of the Pridelands."

A bit confused now Chaos Storm scratched their heads.

" .. But you're kist a cub...." Apple Bloom noted

Taka scowled a bit at this but managed to retain his composure as he smiled.

" Thatv my little freinds is where YOU come I'm.. Here's my offer, help me get rid of Ahadi, and my brother Mufasa and when in king.. Yiu can have all the food, vengeance and anything else you desire."

The group thought this over. One one hand they had no idea they couid trust this lion especially since he's a prince p, but on the other.. What he promised was so temptin.. Bill turned to Taka with a crazy look in his one eye.

" deal"

Author's Note

Well.. Looks like Chaos Strim is going to have to " be prepared " huh?
Also... Poor Banzai and Ed! On the bright side thoiugh.. At least they have the Birdy