We will go the distance. {Private Zazu and Accalia}

[Accalia]

Sa'nathu leant his head against his mothers leg and seeing Zerza walk in smiled widely "We are together,.... Would you mind if I stayed with my mother tonight?"

[zazu101]

"Yup as long as you happy, sure, we can play tomorrow though right ?" She asked
Zerza trotted back to her daddy and mother for the night

[Accalia]

"Definatly!" Sa'nathu exclaimed

.He curled up, his mother nearby.

He woke the next morning and stretched, mewing slightly. He then got up dodging sleeping bodies, trying to find Zerza

[zazu101]

Zerza got up gracefully trying not to wake her mummy and she went to try and find sa'nathu but she bumped in to some one on the way

[Accalia]

Sa'nathu felt someone gently hit him and he moved his gaze to see Zerza there. "Oh! Hello! Good morning.... Do you wanna go on an adventure?!" He said excitedly.

[zazu101]

"Yeh that sounds fun! Where shall we go!" She whispered

[Accalia]

"Let's go... To the swamp! It will be fun!" He said his eyes glistening with energy.

[zazu101]

"Awesome! Should I tell my daddy where we're going?" She enquired

[Accalia]

"Uhhhhh.... No I don't think we should..." He wasn't sure as to how her father would react. He stood there crouching slightly, not wanting any of the other lions to awake.

[zazu101]

"If your sure, then let's go! " the said so loudly it almost woke up the pride

[Accalia]

Sa'nathu watched to make sure that any of the lions awoke, but then cautiously leaped between the lions, heading towards the exit and swamp.

[zazu101]

Zerza giggled to her self then pounced in between the lionesses .
She was running along boggy path with sa'nathu by her side and everything was perfect then she stopped in her tracks literaturly "help!!!! Sa'nathu I'm stuck" she yelled "HELP!!!" She screamed
She thought she saw a movement but egnored it in her crisis.

[Accalia]

Sa'nathu was walking side by side with Zerza until she suddenly stopped screaming in distress "Zerza... It's ok, don't panic it will only make thing worse." He said as calmly as he possibly could. "Hold onto my leg" He said as he prepared to pull her out. If it didn't work he didnt know what he would do.

[zazu101]

Zerza grabbed his leg and pulled with all her srength " it's no use " she gasped " you have to go and get help!" She sobbed knowing it was 20 minuets to get help if he ran flat out

[Accalia]

Sa'nathu breathed deeply, closing his eyes, water surging from beneath him "Stay still...." He said quietly and slightly disjointed. Water began to flow down to the mud, changing it to water. As it neared Zerza he suddenly realised that there may be a problem "Can you swim?" He asked his eyes now open and wide. The water surging towards her.

[zazu101]

"Yes but please go and get help!" She begged him "if I'm still stuck I could drown!" she cried in dispare

[Accalia]

He franticly gasped, all his compusture gone. He ran as far as his legs would carry him, to the pride. He approached the lagoon seeing many lions there shouting "ZERZA,.... NEEDS HELP!" Gasping as he did so, then running back to her. A band of lions behind him

[zazu101]

" please come back," she whimpered as sa'nathu dissaperd in to the distance. Zerza began to hear rustling behind her *help please help me sa'nathu* then she herd a sinister laugh behind her and squealed out in hope someone would come and help her from the creature behind her.

Zerza felt something hit her on her head she began to feel tired, she began to sway then her leggs gave way her face plumeted into the rising water and her nose began to create bubbles in the water.

[Accalia]

Sa'nathu heard the cry for help and rushed to Zerzas place of fright. He bound towards her as fast as he could, seeing the so sister form holding her head beneath the water and he then realised he could prevent her death for a while. He closed his eyes and focused on draining away the water engulfing Zerza. "Hold on Zerza,..." He said quietly. The water disappeared into the ground and Sa'nathus frame was shaking and tense. He did not know what else he could do to save her, but he heard the slow approach of the other lions in down the track; in true fear a lion may have stamina but a cub has initial speed.

[zazu101]

All Zerza cold hear was the faint voice of Sa'nathu she calmed down a bit in the darkness

[Accalia]

Sa'nathu closed his eyes and did the only thing he could think of doing, he propelled his frame forewords landing on the lions head. He scratched and bit the being hoping he would let go of Zerza

[zazu101]

Zerza felt herself being thrown about so much she almost admitted it was the end

[Accalia]

Sa'nathu hissed and the fur along his back stood on end. He tried to bite the lions paw, so he would allow Zerzas sinking to stop

[zazu101]

Zerza could do nothing all she could do was to hope someone would save her and with that images of her father and sa'nathu came to her mind

[Accalia]

He gave up with the lion and plunged into the mud, grabbing Zerza by the paw, slowly surrounding him and her in a swirling sphere of water. He swam and slowly reached the surface pulling Zerza onto the bank.

[zazu101]

Zerza got shocked by the cold water on her body she hoped that she would wake up but her body wouldn't respond

[Accalia]

The lions finally arrived and Sa'nathu began walking around Zerza franticly, hoping she would awake. There were many lions there but none that he immediately recognised and he screamed for them to help.

[zazu101]

Zerza began to hear things properly and her excellent hearing picked up on paws padding towards her and a constant pacing around her

[Accalia]

Sa'nathu bent down beside Zerza and said in her ear "please wake up..." he didn't want to lose her and he saw the lions and lionesses form a circle around her, carrying her back to the pride, he tried to fit between the long legs, but couldn't so instead stayed close behind the lions hoping Zerza would live

[zazu101]

Zerza felt herself being lifted up she sighed with relief as she smelt the familiar lionesses