The Lyon King
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The Lyon King
By
Furry Sith Lord
Lyon walked around the school campus looking for his best friend Dash. Class had ended a while ago and he was supposed to meet Dash and hit the gym for some training. They were the smallest members of the football team, even though they were freshmen, and they wanted to bulk up so they would not get clobbered.
Lyon’s birth parents used to physically abuse him when he was a baby cub. Because species like him that were born with rare white fur were thought to be evil and unlucky. When Lyon was born as a white lion his parents were horrified because they were rich and high breed but having a rare white fur species as a child was obscene culturally.
In an ironic sort of way, being sold as a slave was the best thing that ever happened to him. He met a white tiger that became his brother and their masters later freed them both and adopted them as their children.
He made friends with a rabbit named Petey but Petey hated that name so he named himself Dash instead. The two were like brothers although it was Dash that usually got him in trouble. Lyon could be very introverted because of the abuse he faced but Dash more than made up for it by being very extroverted.
Originally his parents named him White Disaster to shame him because that was how they saw him. One of his favorite television shows was The Power Fur Rangers. The name of one of the main characters was Lion. Their dad loved both brothers, even as slaves. Since neither had names and Lyon was calling himself Lion, their dad gave them the names Tyger and Lyon.
This way they could have names to make their own and show that they were loved and had worth. This was the first step, unknownst to them, that they were being set free from the past and being given the life they deserved. One where they were not hated but loved. One where they were not slaves but actually normal cubs. Finally they were given the destiny to make their own choices and not tossed about by the whims of others.
Most of the football team had gotten used to their antics and their White Disaster dance that they did every time they scored. Lyon used to dance awkwardly because he was afraid to express himself but after his brother had worked on him, Lyon danced better than anyone.
“What do you think you're looking at? Freak.” A tragelaphini shouted at Lion and used one hoof to push him. Lyon backed off with a startled expression on his maw. He had not been paying attention and did not see the large antelope with curled horns approach. He was slightly larger than Lyon was but his curved horns is what made him look very intimidating.
“Excuse me.” Lyon mumbled apologetically. He lowered his gaze submissively to try and diffuse the anger of the student.
“What’s that supposed to mean? You think that you’re better than me! You think cuz you’re one of those rare white species, that you’re better than everyone!” He shouted and Lyon flinched at the yelling.
Benyamin and Tyger were walking and chatting when the shouting caught their attention. Both are White tigers and they met and became best friends at school. It was easy for them to relate to how other rare white fur species like themselves were treated badly by society. At least here at school they were tolerated and could meet others like themselves.
When Tyger saw the tragelaphini yelling at his brother it immediately caught his attention. Tyger was slightly older than Lyon and both had been sold as slaves by their families. When they were slaves together they became brothers as a coping means. Lyon had told his new brother about how his birth father used to beat him up over anything he did.
There was a time that Lyon was watching a cub’s show on television and some music started to play as the puppets he watched danced and sang. Lyon tried dancing but since he was still a newborn cub, all he really did was jump up and down as he held onto the edge of his playpen. His father walked in and saw him being happy and curled up his paw into a fist and punched Lyon’s face to steal away his joy. This could also explain why he was afraid to dance for so long.
Tyger had become overly protective of his brother and refused to let his brother suffer like he once had. So Tyger was about to immediately jump in when he saw the student yelling at his brother.
“Let Me Go!” Tyger yelled as Ben grabbed him and held him in place. Tyger struggled to get free so he could run over to them.
“Wait,” Ben replied softly as he tightly stopped Tyger from breaking free from his grip.
“You either beg me for forgiveness or I’ll wipe the grass with you.” The tragelaphini said loudly to Lyon. Lyon stood there continuing to be submissive in posture as he looked at the ground while the tragelaphini bully paced around him like a vulture circling a meal.
“I’m sorry,” Lyon said, his voice sounding on the verge of crying.
“What was that? You little puke! You said I’m what?! Beneath you!!” The tragelaphini yelled. Other students stopped and were watching from a distance. Tyger was struggling to get free from Ben and he almost got free when Ben tossed him on the ground and climbed on top of him pinning him in place.
“I swear if anything happens to my brother I’ll never forgive you!” Tyger shouted at him.
“Stop! Or do I have to scruff you?” Ben said and this immediately sobered Tyger. He knew all too well what it was like to be helpless when scruffed.
“I swear I’ll…..” Tyger muttered when he stopped struggling Ben held him and turned him to watch the fight.
“Watch!” Ben ordered and Tyger, fearing being scruffed, obeyed. Although a deep hatred was forming towards Ben as he forced Tyger to watch his brother getting beat up.
The tragelaphini pushed Lyon and Lyon fell backwards onto his butt as the antelope continued to mock him. He began to cry which made the bully laugh even louder.
“You gonna cry for us? you big baby!” He mocked as he continued to circle. “Look at the little kitty; kitty. Crying like a little cub. I hope you don’t have a brother.” The tragelaphini said and Lyon’s head immediately snapped in his direction. “If I had a brother as pathetic as you, I’d have to kill myself out of embarrassment.” Lyon bared his teeth as anger built up within him. It was one thing to pick and berate him but he was not gonna allow anyone to make fun of his brother Tyger. After everything Tyger had done for him, he was not about to let anyone say anything like that about him.
Tyger watched in amazement because he had never seen Lyon so angry before.
“See? He needs to learn to fight his own battles. Pass or fail he needs this.” Benyamin was saying but Tyger was too focussed on his brother to fully hear him. He wasn’t the only one to see this. The other students remarked at how Lyon was responding because he had never shown any backbone before. The tragelaphini looked down and laughed as Lyon bared his fangs at him.
“Oh yeah, what are you gonna…” With the speed of a rabbit Lyon had punched the tragelaphini in his stomach. Lyon then stepped away and dusted off his paws as the tragelaphini stood there in complete shock.
“Oh…shit.” He groaned in almost a whisper as he held his belly and fell backwards into the ground. Several of the students ran up to Lyon and congratulated him. Ben helped Tyger to his feet but Tyger pushed Ben away from him. Lyon lowered his ears as he looked at Tyger as he approached him.
“Are you mad at me?” Lyon asked as his voice sounded like he was whining.
“Of course not! I’m very proud, surprised, but proud. I never knew how strong you are.” Dash and a couple of other members of the football team stepped into view and two of them helped the tragelaphini stand. Ben walked over to join them as Tyger and Lyon watched them suspiciously.
“Please don’t be mad,” Dash started and in synchronicity both brothers narrowed their eyes as they glared at them. “We arranged this but we’re not trying to be mean. You see you’re a great football player Lyon but you keep holding yourself back. We thought if we could encourage you to let go it might help you become a better player.
We tried all sorts of stuff but you kept holding everything in and we needed to make you let go. This was the last resort we could think of. We’re sorry if you're mad.” Dash explained.
“And you were in on this too?” Tyger asked Ben.
“Sorry but I orchestrated most of it. I saw what wonders you did when you confronted and helped your brother get over his fear of dancing. When Dash was telling me they had no idea what to do I had ideas. I also knew you’d never speak to me again but I hope one day you’ll forgive me and realize we were only trying to help him.” Ben explained as he stood there and his ears lowered as he looked at his feet. Tyger gave him a side glance as he studied him.
“Oh my paws, that little lion can punch.” The tragelaphini said as the two teammates led him away.
“Next time you tell me about all this first. If you’re trying to help my brother get to the next level I want to know and not think some jerk is bullying him.” Tyger said.
“Next Level, Baby!!!!” Both Dash and Lyon said as they began to dance their White Disaster Routine. Tyger covered his face as he sighed. then chuckled softly to himself.
“Hold up, hold up.” The tragelaphini said then he pushed the players off him as he approached Lyon. “I’m sure I’m the last fur you ever want to hear from. I just wanted to tell you I teach basic self defense on campus. I teach women and others that have been abused or picked on so they can channel their emotions and defend themselves. If you ever want some help learning how to defend yourself without hurting others, I’d be glad to teach ya. Oh my name’s Khim.” Khim said then he let the plays drag him away again. Tyger watched closely and saw that he was milking it. He guessed it was for Lyon’s sake to help encourage him that he was pretending to be hurt worse than he actually was.
“Those classes might be good for all of us.” Ben remarked.
“I agree.” Tyger said solidly. “At least they couldn’t hurt.”
“Wha, wha, wha, White! Wha, wha, wha, White.” Dash was singing.
“Disaaaaster!” Lyon said as he lowered his voice and sang it out deeply. Tyger covered his face as he walked away in embarrassment. Ben turned and gave them the thumbs up sign and then turned and stalked after Tyger.
The End