"Ooo, it's been a long time since I've been on an adventure!" Finding a home with Timon definitely counted, though.

Pumbaa watched the weird creature too, until it was gone. "I wonder if they were friendly," he said, ever the optimist. "It's too bad we won't get to meet. What other kinds of surprising things are there?"

The warthog's enthusiasm knew few bounds, at least when it came to things that were so new. It had been a long time since he'd been so excited, and Timon was here, too! This place was going to be great!