Circle of Life Ch. 17

The group of four had not yet made it out of the yucky marsh they found themselves in. The Mosquitoes did not help their situation, as they continued to buzz about them. Askari thought it would be a good idea to climb to the top of one of the trees and get a look around. Ahadi however did not think so.
"Askari, get down from there!" The older brother called up the tree. 
"Come on, Ahadi. This is just like climbing in the Pridelands!" Askari answered.
Kito had coiled himself up i his snake form as he flicked his tongue. "He can't sssstay up there forever." 
Ahadi shook his head. "That's just my brother for you. So Kito, what's the next stop after this swamp?"
"After thisss, we arrive at the shores of Indonesia." Kito hissed. "But we cannot press on without Askari or Chuluun."
Meanwhile, at the height of the Tree, Askari dug his claws into the bark and climbed up higher. But as he neared the leaves, he looked around in confusion. "Chuluun?" He called.
"BOO!"
The face of his new friend popped out of the leaves right in front of him. This caused the Hybrid such alarm that he nearly fell off of his limb. After climbing back up, he faced the Snow Leopard.
"You know, you really shouldn't scare me like that." He sighed.
"Yeah, but then it wouldn't be funny, now would it?" Chuluun laughed as she helped her new friend up. "So, a Prince huh?"
"Not really." Askari confessed. "My Aunt Kiara's the Queen. My dad's just the enforcer. He's teaching my sister Mohatu how to lead her own team. Back before we were born, he was the leader of a team called The Lion Guard. They protect the Pridelands. Now he's training a new generation."
"Interesting." Chuluun examined her claws. "You know, it;s a good thing there aren't any Mosquitoes up here. Otherwise, I wouldn't have heard that story."
"You mean you liked it?" Askari asked.
"Sure." Chuluun climbed up the trunk. "Snow Leopards love to hear stories from other lands. Of course, I haven't had a lot of company up on my mountain, so I've been hoping for some fun."
The two of them eventually made it to the top of the great tree, where they got a clear view of the surroundings. From what they saw, they were not far away from the edge of the swamp, and beyond the border stood a large sandy landscape.
"Hey Ahadi? Kito?" Askari called down. "Chuluun and I see where we go! We just keep going straight, and we're out of the Marsh!"
But there came no reply from the ground below.
"Did you here me?" He called again. "We know which way to go!"
Nothing again.
The two cats looked at each other with a raised eyebrow. They then began to climb down the trunk and see if they could find their quarry. They found no sign of the older hybrid or the purple snake.
"Guys?" Chuluun called. "Where could they be? They're not exactly the kind to wander off like this."
"Right." Askari nodded. "And we can't go anywhere without Kito."
The two of them looked around for any kind of sign that their quarry had left behind. They could only see a few pawprints, which they knew belonged to Ahadi.
But then there was one set they didn't recognize. 
"What do you make of these, Chuluun?" Askari asked.
Chuluun gave the new set a sniff. "Mongoose. Male. Ten inches tall. But it doesn't smell like he was alone, either. He had someting big with him. And whatever it was, it took Ahadi and Kito."
"But where?" Askari asked.
This was definetley not a good situation to be in. They had to find their friends if they ever thought of getting out of this dreaded marsh.
The question was: Why would this Mongoose want Ahadi and Kito?
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