Hey. This is the sequel to Of Kings and Trash Mufasa and Taka. It is recommended that you read that story first. You may also want to read Pangs and Fangs, but it is not required. If I add any new characters, I shall state so at the begining of the chapter that they are introduced in as always. Otherwise, the other characters are copywright Disney. Kimondo, Issa, Jozi, and Kivuli are my characters, and are not to be used without my permission. This story take place shortly after the original Of Kings and Trash. Mufasa and Taka are still cubs. Read, forgive typos, review, and enjoy!

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Lions and Hyenas

Uru awoke from her sleep and looked over at her sleeping mate, who lay several feet away. The queen smiled to herself. Ahadi's wounds had almost completely healed. Uru yawned and got to her feet, looking down to see Mufasa, Taka, and Zira, who were hudled together, whispering quietly.

"Come on," Taka whispered to his brother, "There's gotta be a way for you to get out of this!"

"I wish there was," Mufasa stated, shaking his head sadly, "But you heard Dad. He's strong enough to continue training me to become king, now. He said that we'd start today."

Taka lowered his head. During the time that his father had been injured, Mufasa was free to play with his brother and the other cubs. Taka didn't want Mufasa to continue training to become king. Taka wanted to have Mufasa around him. Zira smiled at Taka.

"Well," Zira whispered hopefully, "There's no reason that you and I can't go play, right Taka?"

Taka glared at the lioness cub. Zira stepped backward and drooped her ears. Taka sighed and walked to wards the exit of the den.

"Come on," Taka smiled at his brother, "Let's just get out of here while Dad's asleep."

"I don't know," Mufasa replied, rubbing the back of his neck, "Dad might get angry if he wakes up and I'm not here."

"Then let him get angry," Taka shrugged, "Now, are you comin' or not?"

"Well...okay," Mufasa smiled running to his brother's side.

Zira also ran to Taka, resting her head on his shoulder. Taka quickly pushed the lioness cub off of him and continued to walk. The three cubs stopped in their tracks as Uru leaped in front of them.

"And just where do you think you're going?" Uru smiled at the cubs.

The cubs glanced at each other, thinking of an answer. Taka stepped forward.

"Oh, why hello, Mother," Taka smiled innocently, "We where just going out to play."

"And you were bringing your brother with you?" Uru asked, glancing over at Mufasa, "Even though he's supposed to return to his kingly-lessons?"

Mufasa shrank and drooped his ears.

"Well...we're going to bring him back when Dad wakes up," Taka explained.

"I doubt that," Uru yawned.

"Okay, you caught us," Taka stated, looking at his mother sadly, "We have no intention of bringing Mufasa back anytime soon."

"Oh, you didn't?" Uru smiled, again glancing at Mufasa, "So, Mufasa was going to ditch his lessons today, was he?"

Mufasa hung his head and backed away.

"Sounds good to me!" Uru laughed.

The three cubs stared at the queen in surprise.

"You mean you're...okay with it?" Zira asked.

"Of course!" Uru smiled, "Cubs will be cubs. Far be it from me to get in the way of you having fun!"

Mufasa smiled at his mother, before glancing back at his sleeping father.

"But what about Dad?" Mufasa asked.

"You just leave him to me!" Uru smirked, "Now go on, before he wakes up."

The three cubs brushed against Uru before running out of the Royal Den.

"Wow!" Zira laughed, glancing at the two lion cubs, "Your mom is awesome!"

Mufasa and Taka smiled and nodded. Back in the Royal Den, Ahadi woke up with a yawn and looked around.

"Oh," Ahadi stated tiredly, "Good morning, Uru. Where's Mufasa?"

"Out playing with Zira and Taka," Uru replied plainly.

"What?" Ahadi gasped, "He's supposed to continue training to be king!"

"Yeah," Uru shrugged, "But that can wait until tomorrow."

"Uru," Ahadi growled, "You know how important it is that he receives proper training!"

"Oh, I'm aware," Uru nodded, "But there's plenty of time for that. Why don't you just let him enjoy being a cub while he can?"

"He needs to learn, Uru!" Ahadi yelled, "I'm going to go find him."

Uru merely turned to her mate and smiled sweetly as he walked by her.

"I'd imagine that you're in serious pain," Uru stated.

"No," Ahadi replied, "Not at all."

Uru held her paw in front of Ahadi's face and waved it up and down, extending her claws.

"That's good," Uru nodded, "And if you want to keep it that way, you'll leave the cubs alone!"

Ahadi stared at his mate in shock.

"Is that a threat?" Ahadi growled.

"No," Uru laughed, "It's more of a creative form of persuasion. So...what'll it be?"

Ahadi stared at his mate and gulped, before backing away and lying down.

"I suppose Mufasa's training can wait another day," Ahadi smiled nervously.

"You are indeed a wise king!" Uru smiled, brushing against her mate.

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Jozi let out a loud yawn, having been listening to the complaints of the hyena clan since sunrise. Shenzi sat next to her uncle, her eyelids constantly drooping.

"Are you even listening to me?" the hyena in front of Jozi asked.

"Hmm? Oh, yes, yes," Jozi stated, "What were you saying, again?"

The hyena rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"A group of lionesses stole our kill!" the hyena graoned.

"Really?" Jozi gasped, "Well, this is serious! What happened, exactly?"

"Well, me and some of the other hyenas saw this group of zebra," the hyena explained, "But before we could even pounce, a group of lionesses appeared and chaced them away!"

"Wait," Jozi sighed, lowering his eyelids, "You mean that you weren't even in the process of catching any?"

"No," The hyena shook his head, "The lionesses chased them all away."

"They did nothing wrong," Jozi stated, "They have every right to go after prey. First come, first served."

The hyena hung his head sadly and walked away.

"I'll talk to Queen Uru," Jozi sighed, "See if we can get the lionesses' hunting schedule."

The hyena smiled and nodded, before running off. Jozi yawned again as another hyena stepped forward. The one-eared hyena glanced down at his niece.

"Why don't you go and play, Shenzi?" Jozi suggested, "There's no reason why you should have to suffer!"

Shenzi smiled at her uncle and nodded, running off to find her friends. Jozi smiled to himself as his neice disappeared in the distance, before frowning and turning his attention to the hyena that now stood in front of him.

"So?" Jozi asked tiredly, "What matter do you have that needs my attention?"

"Well," the hyena replied, "I have a canker in my mouth. How do I get rid of it?"

Jozi rolled his eyes. This was going to be a long day.

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Banzai stood close to his father as they hid behind some tall grass, observing a herd of wildebeeste. Banzai licked his lips. Kimondo smiled at his son and crouched low to the ground.

"Okay," Kimondo whispered to his son, "Watch and learn!"

Banzai watched as his father charged at the wildbeeste. As Kimondo reached his prey, he tripped over his own leg and fell flat on his face. The wildebeest looked over at the downed hyena, before quickly running away. Kimondo groaned and lifted himself up. Banzai ran over to his father and smiled up at him.

"You'll get 'em next time!" Banzai smiled.

Kimondo looked down at Banzai and sighed, patting his son on the back.

"I'm sorry, son," Kimondo breathed, "I know how embarrassed you must be to have me as a father."

"Nah, you're okay," Banzai stated, "I like you a lot better since you stopped trying to kill me!"

Kimondo smiled at his son apologetically.

"Yeah," Kimondo said, rubbing the back of his neck, "I sorry 'bout that!"

"Hey, Banzai!" came a voice from behind Kimondo and his son.

Banzai and his father turned around to see Shenzi running to wards them

"Ooooh!" Kimondo smirked at his son, "Look, Banzai! You're girlfriend's coming!"

"Shut up!" Banzai laughed, playfully swatting at his father's leg.

Shenzi stopped in front of Banzai and smiled.

"Oh," Banzai stated casually, "Hey, Shenzi. What's up?"

"Just came to see if you wanted to go play," Shenzi smiled.

"Yes, of course!...I mean...sure," Banzai replied, before looking up at his father, "Can I go with Shenzi?"

Kimondo smiled and nodded. The two cubs laughed and ran off. Kimondo grinned and shook his head.

"Ahhh," Kimondo sighed, "They grow up so fast!"

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Ed sat next to his father as the black hyena started to dig a hole. Within moments, Kivuli backed away and looked at his work.

"Well, Ed?" Kivuli smiled at his son, "What do you think? Not bad, if I do say so myself!"

Ed laughed and nodded, his large tongue flapping around.

"Glad you like it!" Kivuli exclaimed, "Now, when it rains, all we have to do is crawl inside!"

Ed began to run around in circles, laughing happily. Kivuli raised an eyebrow, before looking over his shoulder to see two hyena cubs running in their direction. Kivuli smiled to himself.

"Oh, it's them," Kivuli nodded, "Ed's friends."

As the two cubs neared Kivuli and his son, Banzai leaped forward and tackled Ed. The two hyenas rolled around on the ground for a few minutes, before collapsing on their backs and panting heavily.

"Hey, Ed!" Banzai smiled at his friend, "Me and Shenzi are gonna go play. You wanna come!"

Ed nodded vigorously, rolling to his feet and looking up at his father hopefully. Kivuli let out a heavy sigh.

"Go on," Kivuli smiled at his son, "Have fun! I have to go take care of something, anyway."

Ed nodded and ran off with his friends. Kivuli smiled and waved as the three cubs disappeared, before looking both ways and trotting after them.

"Ahem," came a voice from behind the black hyena.

Kivuli turned to see a silver-eyed hyena sitting on a nearby rock.

"Oh, hi Issa," Kivuli nodded, "Something on your mind?"

"If I didn't know any better," Issa grinned, "I'd think that you were about to follow Ed to make sure that he stays safe."

"Yeah, what of it?" Kivuli snorted.

Issa sighed and jumped of of the rock, walking over to Kivuli and placing a paw on his shoulder.

"Kivuli," Issa smiled, "You can't keep doing this. You need to let him go off on his own. He'll be fine."

Kivuli sighed and nodded.

"You're right, Issa," Kivuli sighed, "I'm just going to...find some food."

Kivuli turned to walk away from Issa, but the seer hyena leaped in front of him and smirked.

"What are you doing?" Kivuli asked in confusion.

"Making sure that you don't go sneaking after Ed," Issa replied.

Kivuli glared at Issa, before going back to digging his hole.

"Fine," Kivuli stated, "Be that way. I'm just going to keep digging this burrow. Don't worry. I know that you only have Ed's best interest in mind. That's the only reason that I'm letting you live. Go on, I won't go chasing after Ed."

"I'll stay, thanks," Issa stated, going back to his rock.

"Okay," Kivuli shrugged, widening the burrow, "Suit yourself."

Issa rested his head in his paws, keeping a close watch on Kivuli. Kivuli smiled to himself.

I can't risk resorting to violence, Kivuli thought to himself, I need to lie low for a while. Why am I so worried, anyway? Ed will be fine on his own. He is, after all, my son!

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Taka, Mufasa, and Zira ran to a large clearing in the Pride Lands, devoid of any other Pride Landers.

"Now what?" Zira asked the two lion cubs.

Mufasa and Taka shrugged.

"Maybe we should go find Sarabi and Sarafina," Taka suggested, "They always seem to have good ideas for what to do."

Mufasa nodded. Zira opened her mouth and pointed inside, making a gagging noise. The three cubs ran off to find their friends. Suddenly, they ran into a trio of hyena cubs. The six cubs fell over and groaned, before getting to their feet.

"Hey, watch where you're going!" Banzai growled.

"Excuse me?" Mufasa asked, baring his teeth at Banzai, "You should show some respect! You're speaking to the future king!"

"Oh, I'm really shaking!" Banzai smiled sarcastically.

Shenzi looked over at Taka and nudged Banzai.

"Hey," Shenzi stated, "Isn't that the cub from before?"

"Hmm?" Banzai replied, glancing at Taka, "Yeah it is."

Taka's eyelids lowered with disinterest.

"Oh," Taka said dryly, "It's you three."

Zira and Mufasa looked at Taka in confusion.

"You know these guys?" Zira asked.

"We've crossed paths," Taka replied, before turning to the trio of hyena cubs, "Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed, right?"

The three hyena cubs nodded.

"Yeah, and you're Taka," Shenzi stated, "What are you doing here, anyway?"

Zira jumped in front of Taka and bared her teeth at Shenzi.

"None of your business!" Zira growled.

"Hey!" Banzai snarled, glaring at Zira, "You shouldn't talk to Shenzi like that! Now appologize!"

"And if I don't?" Zira smirked smugly.

"You'll be in for a world of hurt!" Banzai replied.

Mufasa swatted at Banzai with his claws. Banzai ducked and stepped backward.

"Back off!" Mufasa growled.

Ed leaped forward and bared his teeth at Mufasa, having seen the lion cub swat at his friend. Mufasa stared at Ed strangely.

"What's up with him?" Mufasa asked his brother, "Was he dropped on his head as a baby?"

Shenzi leaped on Mufasa and sank her teeth into his back. Mufasa snarled in pain and shook her off.

"Nobody insults Ed!" Shenzi growled, "Not while I'm around!"

Taka looked over at his brother's back, which was covered in teeth-marks. The dark-furred lion ran to his brother's side and glared at Shenzi.

"How dare you bite my brother?" Taka growled, "You'll pay for that!"

Shenzi smiled and crouched low to the ground, barring her teeth. Taka prepared to charge, but Mufasa held him back with his paw.

"No," Mufasa stated, shaking his head, "They're not worth it. We're leaving."

Taka and Zira nodded and followed Mufasa past the three hyenas.

"Yo, it's cool," Banzai shrugged, "We don't want to hang around a bunch of lions anyway. Man, I hate lions!"

"Yeah," Shenzi nodded, "They're so pushy!"

"And hairy!" Banzai stated with a smile.

"And stinky!" Shenzi added, holding her nose.

"And man are they..." Banzai smiled.

Banzai and Shenzi grinned at each other and pressed their backs together.

"UGG...GA-LY!" the two cubs cackled in unison.

Ed rolled around, holding his stomach and laughing wildly. Mufasa, Taka, and Zira stopped in their tracks, before turning to the trio of hyenas and growling. The three hyena's looked over at the other cubs and growled back.

"Oh, what?" Banzai smiled, "You want some?"

Zira, Mufasa, and Taka bared their teeth and crouched low to the ground, preparing to strike. Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed did likewise. The six cubs slowly walked to wards each other, ready to pounce.

"Now, now," came a nearby voice, "There's no need to fight."

The six cubs looked over in the direction of the voice to see a white lion standing next to a white elephant. The cubs' jaws dropped as they stared at the two newcomers in shock.

"Now," the white lion said calmly, "What seems to be the problem, here?"

The cubs froze with fear as they caught a glimpse of the lion's pink eyes, before glancing at each other and running away in terror.

"AHHHHHH!" the siz cubs cried in unison, "IT'S A GHOST!"

The white lion glanced up at the white elephant in confusion.

"What was that about?" the lion asked.

The elephant merely shrugged.

"Hmmm," the lion said thoughtfully, "It must have been something I said. Maybe I should go after them and make sure that they're alright."

The elephant nodded and followed his friend as he ran to find the cubs. Little did they know that they wouldn't be as welcomed by everyone else as they had hoped.

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Hope you like it! Please review. I really need feedback. Let me know what you want. Sorry about the crappy title. I just didn't have any ideas. I'll change it if I think of something better.