The Magic Within ↠ Once Upon A Time

[Chapter 7] Tarza: The Beginning

~Melody/Tarza's Flashback~

In the view, a large vast jungle filled with exotic plant and animal life could be seen. In this tropical land, a huge amount of large trees and beautiful waterfalls stood side by side. Beautiful flowers and delectable foods only found in this part of the world laid within the large trees. Animals, such as parrots, monkeys, gorillas, etc., live in peace and harmony just like animals should. This land was pure with no humans ever laying their sights on such a vast and exquisite jungle. No humans had ever set foot, let alone, know of such a magnificent land.

...Well, all except one.

In a group of bushes, a pair of bright chocolate brown eyes could be seen. It seems to be eying down its next prey. Another gorilla, who seems to be looking around for something. The pair of eyes squint down, focusing on the creature in its sight. Then, in a flash, the being jumps out of the bushes and tackles the female gorilla down, which yelps in responses.

The human girl, now on top of the gorilla laughs, "I got you, Turk."

Turk continues to struggle from the human girl's grasp. "Yea, yea. You got me. But, you were so lucky." Even through all her might, Terk is unable to escape. "Okay, now will you let me go, Tarza!!!"

By command, Tarza swiftly hops off from her best friend and sit on the ground. "I wasn't lucky, Terk. It's all in the skills." She flexes her, so-called, muscles and strikes a heroic pose. Now, Tarza wasn't at all bare like her cousin, Terk. She wore a piece of cloth, she found some time ago, and manage to make a suitable one-strap, pull-over dress in order to cover herself.

"Sure, the skills that you got from me," Turk corrects. With that, she throws a pile of mud onto Tarza. The mud hits Tarza's face, and the girl falls on her back, in defeat. The gorilla bursts out into laughter, seeing her success in front of her. "Oh, I got you good!! You should've seen your face."

By now, Tarza, now covered in dirt, manage to get up from her spot and wipe the mud from her face. "I wish I could see my face, but I was too busy looking at yours." With that, she manages to throw a handful amount of mud towards Turk's direction, which hits her square in the face. By now, the two females had started a battle, but it quickly ended when Tarza missed Turk and struck another gorilla instead, her mother. The two youngsters drop their ammo once they caught sight of what happen. Tarza knew she couldn't get out of this.

Turk slowly backs away. "Hey, Aunt Kala. Nice to see you too. Okay, bye." She dashes out of sight before her aunt could say anything else.

Tarza slouches, "Sorry, momma," she mumbles.

"It's okay, Tarza, I know you didn't mean it. But now, I have to wash you."

"But, Mom, I can clean myself."

"I know, but you always have trouble washing your hair." She brushes through her daughter's long black-colored hair, which ended past her hips. "I always told you if you kept playing ruff like that you should just cut it. Your hair is much longer than the others."

"But, I like my hair like this. I promise I'll take care of it."

Kala sighs, "Fine. But, I still have to clean it for you."

Tarza groans. Her mom drags her to the nearest pond, and once she caught sight of it, Tarza jumps into the water, splashing her mother in the process. She begins washing the mud off her body and her dress while her mother scrubs the dirt off her hair. Once she finishes washing herself, she walks out of the water and sits down on a near-by rock in order for her hair and clothing to dry.