13-King of the Beasts!

Rinka was driving a jeep painted with zebra stripes.
The windows were covered in heavy iron mesh.
Chi-chan, Poko, and Baku-chan were crammed into the back seat.

Chi-chan: "This is humiliating. I am a demon! Why am I locked in a car like a prisoner?"

Poko: "It’s exciting! Look, Chi-chan! A Rhinoceros! It has a horn on its nose! Just like you have a snake on your butt!"

Hebi-o (Snake Tail): "Don't compare me to that leather-tank. I am classic."

Rinka: "Keep your hands inside the vehicle. If a lion eats your arm, I’m not paying for the surgery."

[Zone 1: The Herbivores]

The car rolled slowly past a group of Giraffes.
Poko pressed her face against the mesh.

Poko: "Hello Mr. Long-Neck! Do you like leaves?"

Suddenly, a long, purple tongue slithered through the mesh.
SLURP.
It licked Chi-chan right across the face.

Chi-chan: "GYAAAAH! IT’S STICKY!"

The Giraffe’s tongue wrapped around Chi-chan’s head, thinking her blonde hair was dried grass. It tried to pull her through the window mesh.

Chi-chan: "LET GO! I AM NOT FOOD! RINKA! THE GIRAFFE IS GOING TO EAT MY BRAIN!"

Poko: "Pull, Chi-chan! It’s a Tug-of-War!"

Rinka: "Don't antagonize the livestock."
(Rinka hit the power window button. The glass rolled up, pinching the Giraffe’s tongue gently until it let go).

Chi-chan: (Covered in slobber) "I need a shower..."

[Zone 2: The Baboon Jungle]

The car entered the monkey zone. Hundreds of baboons swarmed the road.
They jumped on the hood. THUMP. THUMP.

Poko: "They are dismantling the car! One of them has the windshield wiper!"

Chi-chan: "Get off, you red-butt bandits! That’s a rental car!"

A large baboon jumped onto the roof. It reached through a gap in the mesh and grabbed Baku-chan’s pillow.

Baku-chan: (Waking up with demon eyes) "My... Fluff..."

Baboon: "OOO-AAA!" (Yanks the pillow).

Baku-chan: "Give... it... BACK!"

Baku-chan sneezed.
PFWOOSH.

A cloud of pink sleep gas filled the back seat of the jeep.
Chi-chan: "NO! NOT IN THE ENCLOSED CAR! ROLL DOWN THE WINDO— Zzzzz..."
Poko: "So... sleepy... Zzz..."
Rinka: (Driving) "..."

Rinka held her breath. She kept driving.
But the baboons outside inhaled the gas.
THUD. THUD. THUD.
Twenty baboons fell off the car, unconscious, creating a pile of sleeping monkeys on the road.

Rinka: "Great. Now I’m littering."

[Zone 3: The Carnivore Kingdom]

The jeep entered the Lion Enclosure.
The massive beasts were everywhere. The car engine sputtered.
Click. Click.
The engine died.

Rinka: "We ran out of gas."

Chi-chan: (Waking up) "WE WHAT?!"

Rinka: "The baboons siphoned the gas tank while we were sleeping. Clever girls."

Poko: "Do something rinka i don't want to be lion's lunch!"

Outside, a massive Male Lion (The Alpha) walked up to the car. He was huge .Then he looked directly at Chi-chan.

Chi-chan: "He’s challenging me? As a fellow Feline, I must answer the call."

Poko: "Chi-chan, no! You are a house cat compared to him!"

Chi-chan: "Open the door, Rinka! I will show him who's the boss!"

Rinka: "Go ahead."
(Rinka unlocked the door).

Chi-chan stepped out of the car. She stood 4 feet tall. The Lion stood 4 feet tall on all fours.
Chi-chan puffed out her chest.

Chi-chan: "Greetings, King of the Savanna! I am the Nue! I offer you a partnership! We rule together!"

The Lion stared at her.
Then, he opened his massive jaws.
Chi-chan froze.

Chi-chan: "Wait... nice kitty? Hebi-o, do the thing!"

Hebi-o (Snake Tail): "(Playing dead)."
(The snake went limp).

The Lion didn't bite.
Instead, he started licking Chi-chan with a tongue like sandpaper.
RASP. RASP.

Chi-chan: "OW! OW! IT’S LIKE SANDPAPER! IT HURTS!"

The Lion grabbed Chi-chan by the back of her shirt (like a kitten) and started dragging her toward his pride.

Chi-chan: "HE’S ADOPTING ME! NO! I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN THE WILD! NO WI-FI! HELP!"

Rinka: "Sigh."

Rinka stepped out of the car.
She slammed the door. The sound echoed like a gunshot.
The Lion stopped. He looked at the gothic girl.

Rinka: "Drop it."

The Lion growled low.
Rinka pulled out the Iron Fan.
She tapped it against her palm.
Tap. Tap.
Then she released her Killing Intent (The aura of a landlord demanding rent).

The Lion’s eyes went wide. His instincts screamed: APEX PREDATOR.
He dropped Chi-chan instantly.
He rolled onto his back and showed his belly.

Rinka: "Good boy."

Rinka grabbed Chi-chan by the collar and dragged her back to the car.

Rinka: "Poko. We need an engine."

Poko: "Me?"

Rinka: "Transform into a Tow Truck."

Poko: "Roger! Leaf on!"
POOF.

Poko transformed into a Small Pink Tow Truck (with raccoon ears on the roof).

The other tourists watched in horror as a pink truck (Poko) dragged the Zebra Jeep toward the exit.
Rinka sat in the driver's seat of the jeep, calm.
Chi-chan sat in the back, traumatized, clutching her face.

Chi-chan: "I have no dignity left..."

Baku-chan: "Look... the Lion is waving goodbye..."

Rinka: "He’s not waving. He’s relieved we’re leaving."

Poko (Truck Form): "Beep Beep! I’m thirsty! I need gasoline!"

Rinka: "You’re getting tap water when we get home."