Arrival of Kiara

***Kiara in Wonderland (Extended Edition)* - Chapter 03/18**

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*Unknown Tale's Note: Did you know The Sailor's Hornpipe originally never had lyrics? According to the Popeye Wiki, it was Disney's Version of Alice in Wonderland that had the first variation of the lyrics.*

## The Sailor's Hornpipe

Floating along an open sea from the bottle, Kiara was slightly bored of there being nothing but water all around her. It almost looked as though someone cried a million tears and it became some form of ocean. As she and Kion casually drifted along, they began to hear a vulture singing to himself with other flying creatures gathered around him. He doesn't seem to be paying attention as he and his crew are all acting as a makeshift boat of their own and singing a song together.

Mzingo and Chorus: *Oh, a sailor's life is a life for me, how I love to sail on the bounding sea.*

*And I never never ever ever do a thing about the weather for the weather never ever does a thing for me.*

Mzingo trailed off for a bit as he continued singing before catching sight of Kiara and Kion. "Ahoy, and other nautical expressions!" he said. Kiara waved to him while Kion rolled his eyes.

"Ahoy there, captain!" Kiara replied in a playful manner.

Something else caught Mzingo suddenly. "Land ho, by jove!" He points ahead of him to what appears to be land.

The falcon behind him saluted. "Where away, Mzingo?" it asked.

"Three points to starboard!" the vulture answered. He looked over at the lion duo. "Follow me, mateys! I'll have you at port in no time at all!" he laughed as his crew steered him to land. He started singing the second verse on the way.

Kiara leaned forward inside the bottle. Kion was a bit surprised at the shift in weight. "Big sister!" said Kion. "What are you doing?"

"I'm steering us to shore as well," the lioness replied. "Help me out."

The two steered the bottle towards land, following close behind Mzingo. Upon touching the land itself, the bottle capsized as Kiara and Kion fell out of it. The two were laying down on the beach letting their minds process what happened, only to be shocked when a big wave came up to them. It crashed on top of the duo, covering a good amount of the beach in the process...

## The Caucus Race

After the wave receded, the bottle was gone and Kiara and Kion were still on the beach, now absolutely wet from the ocean wave hitting the beach hard. The two had a small coughing fit getting the water out of their systems and tried to shake off the excess. Mzingo's voice can be heard nearby. The two turned their heads to see him leading a ring of various animals and sea creatures in a counterclockwise circle, and singing about what they were doing.

Mzingo and Chorus: *Forward, backward, inward, outward come and join the chase!*

*Nothing could be drier than a jolly caucus race!*

*Backward, forward, outward, inward bottom to the top,*

*Never a beginning, there can never be a stop!*

Mzingo: *To skipping, hopping, tripping, clopping fancy free and gay,*

*I started it tomorrow, but I'll finish yesterday!*

Chorus: *Round and round and round we go and dance forevermore,*

*Once we were behind but now we find we are be-*

Another wave crashed into the beach as Mzingo continued singing. Kiara and Kion looked in bewilderment at the sight of the group. Mzingo looked over at them with a smile. "You there! You'll never get dry *that* way!"

"Get dry?" Kion repeated with a half smirk.

"You have to run with the others! First rule of the caucus race, you know."

"How can we-"

Kiara and Kion are pushed by the current and forced to run alongside other members of the race. Kiara looked over at the bird behind her and said, "A thought has just occurred to me. If this race is technically infinite, how are there rules to it?" The bird shrugged equally as confused.

The water parted from the group once more. "That's better!" said Mzingo to the siblings. "You'll dry in no time now!"

"How are you supposed to get dry like this if the waves keep hitting you?" asked Kion.

"Nonsense!" the vulture replied. "I'm as dry as a bone already." In truth, he was above the group on a single rock warming himself up with a small campfire. Kion was too smart for a trick like this but decided to let Mzingo have his fun. The first chance he gets, he's making like a tree. "Alright chaps, get set now! Look alive!" Another wave covered the group. At this point Kiara and Kion found it ridiculous, only to find Masikio washed up on the shore with no idea how he got there. The rabbit got back up and started running talking to himself about how late he was. Not wanting to take any further chances, Kion chased after him while Mzingo's back was turned. Kiara noticed and waited for the right moment too to vanish.

"Don't step on the fish!" Kiara heard Mzingo shout as she ran into the woods. His voice started to fade as she kept trying to follow her brother. "Ono, now watch it there! Stop kicking that mackerel!"

"Kion, wait up!" Kiara called out to her brother, before he and Masikio disappeared from her view into the forest itself. Kiara found herself alone inside the forest after a bit. She looked around the area she was in before calling out into the darkness. "Kion, Masikio, where are you!?"

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