While both Rambo and Shershah were captured by the humans Lakshmi the mother lion had got up from her slumber the next day and became conscious of her surroundings.
As soon as she was awake she remembered she had heard from Fuzzy the Honey Badger one of her son's friends that her son had been captured by those horrible humans. She wondered how miserable her son would be in the hands of those humans as she became so tense.
She looked all around herself and found no one as she wondered where were everyone as she found herself lying under a lush green tree as she thought: "Where are everyone? and was Rambo my son really been taken away by those humans?"
She got up from her position and when she surveyed around her surroundings she recognized that she was back to her Lion pack near her cave so the Grand Jungle Meeting would have ended by now and her pack members must have brought her back to her home.
After sometime when she saw her pack members she went towards them anxiously as she saw some of the old lionesses were lazing around in the open ground.
She went near them greeted them.
The other lionesses saw Lakshmi and said: "Lakshmi ! You are awake."
Lakshmi then asked with tense emotions to the Elder lioness who was sitting there among the other lionesses: "Elder lioness is this true that my Rambo has been taken away by those horrible Humans."
Elder Lioness knew the situation about Lakshmi and was like a mother figure for all the lion pack members almost everyone respected her then Elder Lioness said: "Lakshmi ! When did you wake up? Are you all right?"
Lakshmi who was eagerly wanted to know about the where about of her son was irritated since her question was not answered by the elder Lioness and in turn she asked her a question as she replied to the elder respectfully: "I have just woken up and I found myself here but I am really worried about my son Rambo please tell me where he is and how is he?"
Elder Lioness had seen all kinds of situation and was very matured so she could understand exactly what was going on in Lakshmi's mind. Being a female herself and a mother she was well aware of a mother's feelings for her child and how anxious she can be if her child goes missing. However she also understand that in these kind of situation it was better to reveal the bitter truth early than late in that way Lakshmi will be prepared for the future the only thing due to which she was hesitating because she knew how much Lakshmi loved her son Rambo and her husband Shershah. She may go mad with grief because her small little family meant the world to her.
So the elder Lioness said without beating around the bush: "Lakshmi yes Rambo has been taken away by those ruthless human beings and now there is no hope of bringing him back so it will be better for you and everyone if you forget him the earlier the better. Being a mother myself I know you cannot forget him so easily however if you remember him it will only bring you pain and nothing else."
Lakshmi had already heard about the news earlier from fuzzy the Honey Badger from Rambo's friend in the Grand Meeting of the Jungle when everyone was present but at that point of time she was in too much of shock that she fainted. Now that she had come to her senses she had already very much anticipated the truth that her son was actually captured by those humans so she decided that whatever happens even if anyone accompanies her or not she will definitely go for her son's rescue after all he meant the world to her.
She cannot let her son be captured by those humans only to be tortured and humiliated for the rest of his life in a human made zoo to be kept like a prisoner. Lakshmi was the female of the Alpha lion of the lion pack so she ignored the advice of elder lioness of abandoning her son and decisively said to everyone with an aura of a queen: "I will be going towards the human camp. I am going to rescue my son from the humans."
Elder Lioness had already thought of this outcome that once Lakshmi knew about her son she must become desperate to go to the human camp to rescue her son even if it is a suicide mission. So she said in a soothing tone: "Lakshmi I know how much Rambo meant to you and Rambo was such a bright child we all loved him but you have to understand that now he has been taken away by the humans who has there mysterious ways to capture the jungle species. Due to which they were considered to be the most powerful species of the world. Even the Grand meeting of Jungle was called for due to the situation created by the humans so now that Rambo has been taken away by the humans there is no chance of him coming back so you should forget about him."
Lakshmi said: "Elder I respect you and I know you have much more experience and knowledge then me however please do not oppose or stop me of going to the human camp to rescue my son. This I will request to you."
Seeing the situation getting out of hand she quickly said: "Lakshmi Wait! Shershah had already gone to rescue your son Rambo. We are all waiting for Shershah to return with your son."
Though elder Lioness knew that the Alpha Lion was never going to make it back but still she put some hope in her words to calm Lakshmi down only to stop her from making any suicidal attempts to rescue her son since she knew once any of the Jungle beings are captured by the humans they are never coming back even for Shershah who was the Alpha lion of the tribe and was never going to make it back since by now he must have already crumbled in front of the might of the human.