The Magic Within ↠ Once Upon A Time

[Chapter 65] Warnings

Since the 'Once Upon A Time' series finale is upon us, which is such a sad day for all of us, I decided to pay tribute to our beloved show by bringing out a bundle of new chapters for you all to enjoy while we say goodbye to such a good show. But even if the show is ending, that does not mean the fandom will die with it, we will live on!!!

Anyways, hope you guys enjoy this chapter. I will try to get the next one out by tomorrow.

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~Tarza/Melody Flashback~

Tarza's foot crushes on a weed that was beginning to sprout from the ground, but it's not like she was invested on watching where she was going. In fact, as she walks through on one of the many unmarked trails of the Forbidden Jungle, she had little to no regard to what was around her. The only thing to occupy her mind was journeying down a familiar trail and the end point she intended to reach at the end of this hike.

So as she walks past trees and hops down boulders, it's like she was bored of hiking down the same path a million times; despite the fact this may be the first she's gone through this way, the jungle is all too familiar for her. Her body slumped as she took each step and her demeanor acted as if she was uninterested in familiarizing anything around her. Even her face remains dull.

However, with nothing else to keep her occupied in the isolated walk, Tarza chose to look at the plants around her. She was already familiar with each plant family so she busies herself by counting each of the types she stumbles upon. After all, it's the only thing she can do while she's alone.

But Tarza knows she's not truly alone.

Sure, the way it seems she's the only one walking through the area by herself, but Tarza knows her family is trailing behind her, following her footprints to navigate. Some may be following her toes, possibly five minutes behind her, while others rummage through the jungle, gaining more reinforcements from other animal families to fight against the humans.

In the meantime, she would take the lead and get to the humans alone.

It was part of the plan after all.

Everyone, including her, knew that she was the stealthiest of the troop. Plus, she understands the humans more than the gorillas do. She knows which trail they would be venturing through, as she was the one that gave Jean the roadmap, and she can figure her way around them.

They need that kind of skill to get Kala back. The troop can't have Kala trapped in the middle while their battle will rage on. Anything can happen to her and Kerchak can't risk that, which is why Tarza is the best candidate for the job. With her in the lead, it should give Tarza more than enough time to get to and free Kala, and even if she were to get caught, the troop will be nearby before anything bad can happen.

The troop can't risk losing Kala or Tarza or even both- Actually, Kerchak can't risk losing either of them. He's already lost a son before; he can't afford to lose his wife or daughter. Though the troop planned as much as they could, they can't see into the future. There's still a possibility that anything can go wrong.

Nevertheless, with great precaution, Tarza chose to lead her troop. It's what a Savior must do, and she will do what it takes to keep the Forbidden Jungle at peace. If anything bad were to happen, at least she's in the frontlines of her family so that they won't be the ones to take the hit.

It's a good thing she was ahead of her troop.

But amongst those reasons, Tarza must prepare herself for the confrontation. She must face the people who betrayed in more ways than one. There's an itching inside of her that yearns for revenge. Her body craves for her magic to take over and enact its full potential onto those who did wrong to Tarza. Half of her wants to see the humans suffer, but the other half is afraid of what can happen. Again she can't see the future; she doesn't know what can happen. What if she loses control; what if she loses someone she loves; what if her mind isn't strong enough to see those who hurt her the deepest.