River Rescue

Summary: When Timon and Pumbaa fall into the river, it's up to Simba and the gang to save them.

Movie: The Lion King

Genre: Adventure, Humor, General

Characters: Simba, Nala, Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa, Kiara, Kovu

One afternoon in the Pride Lands, Simba and his friends were spending some time together in the field.

"What game do you guys wanna play?" asked Timon.

"What about hide-and-seek?" said Pumbaa.

"That sounds good," said Simba.

Nala, Kiara, and Kovu nodded in agreement.

"So, who wants to count?" asked Pumbaa.

"I do!" Timon said as he raised his hand.

"Okay, Timon," said Pumbaa. "You count to ten while the rest of us hide."

Timon nodded and covered his face in his hands as he began to count. "One... Two... Three... Four..."

As Timon continued to count, the others hid in several areas; Simba hid behind a tree, Nala hid behind a bush, Kiara hid behind some bamboo, Kovu hid under a cave, and Pumbaa hid behind a rock.

"Seven... Eight... Nine... Ten!" finished Timon. "Ready or not, here I come!"

With that, Timon uncovered his face and began looking for his friends.

Timon looked all around the Pride Lands. So far, he hadn't found anyone yet. "Strange," he said to himself. "And here I thought they'd be easy to find."

Then, Timon heard giggling, so he followed the sound of giggling. When he approched the bushes, he was aware that someone was hiding in them.

When Timon uncovered the bushes, he saw Nala giggling. "Found you, Nala!" he said to her.

"How did you do that?" asked Nala.

"It was pretty easy," said Timon. "I just followed the sound of your giggling."

"Very funny," said Nala.

"Now, come on," said Timon. "Help me find the others."

So Nala and Timon went to find the others.

"Did you see where Simba went?" asked Timon.

"I can't tell you, Timon," said Nala. "That could be cheating."

"Oh, right," said Timon.

The two continued to walk and look around the Pride Lands. Then, they saw a lion's mane behind a tree.

"Who could be behind that rock?" asked Nala.

"Let's find out," said Timon.

So the two ran over to the tree and looked over it.

"Simba, I know that's you," said Nala.

Then, Simba uncovered himself from the tree. "Aw, man!" he said. "You found me!"

"Well, that's the whole point of the game," said Timon.

Simba chuckled a bit as well. "So, are we there yet?" he asked.

"Not quite," said Timon. "We still gotta find Kiara, Kovu, and Pumbaa. Come on!"

So the three animals went to find the last three animals.

Then, Nala became hungry. "Hey, guys," she said to Simba and Timon. "Can we take a break and find something to eat around here?"

Simba and Timon looked at each other and shrugged.

"Well, okay," said Timon. "But just a quick break."

"What should we eat?" asked Simba.

"Hmm, I know!" said Timon. "Be right back."

With that, Timon ran off to find something to eat.

After a twenty seconds, Timon returned with some grubs. "Want some?" he asked Simba and Nala.

"Uh, thanks, Timon," said Simba. "But I'm not hungry for grubs."

"Yeah," said Nala. "Me, neither."

Timon put the grubs on the ground. "Then what do you guys wanna eat?" he asked.

Then, Simba saw some bamboo nearby. "Maybe we should try new things," he said.

"What do you mean?" asked Nala.

"Follow me," said Simba. "I'll show you."

So the trio walked to the bamboo.

"Are you sure about this?" asked Nala.

"Yeah," said Simba. "Just give it a try."

"Okay," said Nala. "If you say so."

So Simba and Nala took a bite of the bamboo.

"This is actually really good," said Nala.

Timon was disgusted. "Bamboo, yuck!" he interjected.

Simba and Nala continued to eat the bamboo. And when they were finished, they saw Kiara.

"How did you find me?" asked Kiara.

"We just got hungry," said Nala.

"Oh, I get it," said Kiara.

"Now, come on," said Simba. "Help us find Kovu and Pumbaa."

So the gang started to look for the last two animals.

"Because Kovu is a dark colored lion, he is pretty tricky to find," said Kiara.

"Then maybe we should look in dark areas," said Timon. "Like the cave."

The gang spotted the cave that Timon was talking about.

"I don't know, Timon," said Simba. "That cave's even darker than Kovu."

"Oh, come on," said Timon. "We don't even know what's in there."

Simba sighed. "All right," he said. "After you."

So the gang walked inside the cave.

Timon became a little frightened. "Okay, maybe you're right, Simba," he said to Simba.

"I told you," said Simba.

Then, the gang saw two green eyes. They gasped.

"A monster!" exclaimed Timon.

The gang screamed in fright and backed up.

Just before the gang could run off, Kovu walked up to them. "It's just me," he said.

"Oh, Kovu," said Simba. "Don't scare us like that."

"Sorry," said Kovu.

"It's all right," said Kiara. "Let's just keep looking."

"We're almost through," said Timon. "We still gotta find Pumbaa."

So the gang started to look for Pumbaa.

"Now, let me tell you," said Timon. "Pumbaa is pretty hard to find."

"How so?" asked Simba.

"He likes to hide in tricky areas," said Timon. "Like rocks."

Then, Kiara saw a rock nearby. "You mean, like that?" she said as she pointed to it.

"Yeah," said Timon. "Something like that."

Then, Timon looked at the rock again. "That rock may be familiar," he said. "Maybe Pumbaa might be hiding behind it."

"Well, there's only one way to find out," said Simba.

So the gang ran over to the rock, but when they looked at it, they noticed that Pumbaa wasn't there.

"Huh, that's weird," said Timon. "I thought Pumbaa would be right behind here."

Suddenly, the gang heard giggling, much to Timon's confusion.

"Do you hear that?" asked Nala.

"Yeah," said Simba. "It kinda sounds familiar."

Then, Timon turned to the other rock where the giggling was coming from. "Over there!" he said as he pointed to it.

The gang ran over to the other rock and saw Pumbaa behind it.

Pumbaa was startled. "Who goes there?" he said.

"It's just us, Pumbaa," said Timon.

"Oh," said Pumbaa, chuckling a bit. "Just you. And I thought a monster was gonna come right at me."

"Don't worry, Pumbaa," said Timon. "Nothing's gonna harm any of us."

Pumbaa got out of his hiding spot. "Okay, who wants to count next?" he asked.

"Well, who did you find first?" asked Timon.

"Oh, I found Nala first," Pumbaa said as he pointed to Nala.

"Okay, Nala," Timon said to Nala. "You count."

So Nala began to count. "One... Two... Three... Four..."

The others hid in different areas that time; Simba hid behind a log, Kiara and Kovu both hid under a leaf, and Pumbaa hid behind a bush, but it wasn't the one that Nala hid behind before.

Timon was having trouble trying to find a hiding spot, so he lied near a river and looked at his reflection through it. "This is a perfect hiding spot," he said to himself.

Then, Timon got closer to the river, but suddenly, he fell in. "Help!" he called out as the water began to move.

Meanwhile, Nala was almost done counting. "Seven... Eight... Nine..."

Before Nala could finish, she heard a cry for help.

The others heard the cry as well, so they got out of their hiding spots.

"Nala, what was that?" asked Simba.

"I don't know," said Nala. "But it sounded like Timon."

"So, that means he could be in trouble!" said Pumbaa.

"Come on," said Simba. "Let's go see where he is."

So the gang ran to the river and gasped.

"Help!" Timon cried out again.

"Oh, no," said Simba. "It's the dangerous river!"

"And what's worse about it is that there's a waterfall up ahead!" Pumbaa said as he pointed to the waterfall.

"We've got to do something," said Nala. "And fast!"

Pumbaa had an idea. "I know!" he said. "Why don't we try pulling him back up here with a rope?"

"Great idea, Pumbaa," said Simba.

So the gang grabbed a rope and threw it at Timon, and Timon grabbed it.

As the gang tried to pull Timon up, the rope suddenly slipped, causing the gang to nearly fall in the river, but to no luck, Pumbaa fell in as well.

"Oh, no!" cried Simba. "Not Pumbaa, too!"

"What do we do now?" asked Kovu.

"Uh, Kiara, Kovu," Nala said to Kiara and Kovu. "Get Zazu!"

"We're on it, Mom!" said Kiara.

So Kiara and Kovu ran to the Pride Rock to alert Zazu.

"Zazu, we need your help!" said Kiara.

"Sure," said Zazu. "What is it?"

"Timon and Pumbaa fell in the dangerous river!" said Kovu.

Zazu was terrified. "Then there's no time to lose!" he said.

With that, Kiara, Kovu, and Zazu started to run to where the others were.

Meanwhile, Simba and Nala were trying to calm Timon and Pumbaa down.

"Don't worry, boys," Simba said to Timon and Pumbaa. "Kiara and Kovu will get Zazu to help you guys out of there."

Then, Kiara and Kovu returned with Zazu.

"All right, where are they?" asked Zazu

"Over there," Simba said as he pointed to Timon and Pumbaa. "They're headed straight for a waterfall!"

"Don't worry," said Zazu. "I've got this one!"

With that, Zazu flew towards Timon and Pumbaa. Then he flew underwater and picked up Pumbaa by his stomach.

Zazu carried Pumbaa back on ground. "Are you okay?" he asked him.

"Yeah," said Pumbaa. "But Timon's still out there."

So Zazu flew towards Timon, who was about to fall into the waterfall. "Hold on, Timon," he said. "I got you!"

Before Timon could fall into the waterfall, Zazu grabbed him by his shoulders and carried him back to the ground with Pumbaa.

Simba and the others ran to Timon and Pumbaa.

"Are you guys all right?" asked Simba.

"We're fine," said Pumbaa.

"Oh, we never should have played hide-and-seek," said Timon.

"Yeah," said Pumbaa. "Sorry, guys."

"Oh, it's all right," said Simba. "You just need to be more careful next time."

"You're right," said Timon.

"So, what do we do now?" asked Kiara.

"Maybe we should do something less careless," said Nala. "Like freeze tag."

"That's great, Nala," said Simba. "So, who wants to be it?"

"I do!" said Pumbaa. "Watch out, everyone. Here I come!"

So the gang safely played freeze tag for the rest of the afternoon.

The End