Author's Note:

A prehistoric Pride Rock. Wouldn't that be interesting?

The idea first hit me about four years ago when I saw another FanFiction in The Lion King's archive that had set Pride Rock two-hundred years into the future. So I thought, "if you can set Pride Rock way into the future, why not set it way back into the past?"

It took off from there. However, I was not able to relocate the FanFiction to list it here as my source of inspiration. But whoever you are, I want to thank you.

Trailers:
[Two trailers for Shujaa are currently in development. The links will eventually be listed here].

"You added what to The Lion King?"

Dinosaurs.

Yes, you read that right.

I know! I'm a maniacal little writer! Muahaha!

And John Hammond and I spared no expense!

When I got the idea for Shujaa, I saw this as the perfect excuse to do it. I think everyone has liked dinosaurs at some point in their life. They were real, living creatures that really existed.

However, this could go entirely the other way. Some people may really hate the idea. The ones who are shaking their heads going, "No. Just no... dinosaurs aren't meant to be a part of The Lion King universe."

That's fine. We all have our opinions. However, do not come after me with a Review/PM about how you have "a problem" with me wanting to do something new and different. That's what FanFiction is there for: to do something new and different with an already existing piece of entertainment. Therefore, I will use FanFiction's age old adage, "If you don't like it, then don't read it." Simple as that. Exit out, and move on to the next FanFic.

But if you're game for the idea, and if you've ever liked dinosaurs—then you may like the story.

Or love it. [Grins].

Disclaimer:
(For actual paleontologists, paleobotanists, and everyone else that cares about scientific accuracy).

There are going to be scientific inaccuracies in this story that I am well aware of.

Not everything in this story is going to be 100% right according to the records. However, since this is a FanFiction story, and not a lecture for the University of Cambridge, I'm hoping that the vast majority of this website's readers will forgive me for that. I'm going to have to sacrifice some accuracy for the sake of entertainment.

But I assure you, an entire year's worth of time, effort, research, and late nights watching documentaries went into making Shujaa. A large portion of Shujaa's material is still scientifically correct. I researched everything that I could get my hands on for this story. Believe me, I know my dinosaur stuff. Please do not discourse me. Do not try to "teach me" things that you don't know that I already know.

This is your fair warning. I'm normally a nice person, and I appreciate your desire to help clarify things when it comes to scholastic education. However, when push comes to shove, I will take care of lazy and/or ignorant comments whenever necessary. If you Review/PM me about scientific inaccuracies for this story, I will only redirect you back to this Disclaimer. From this moment on by continuing to read this message and onto the story, you are making a mutual agreement with me that it's not going to be my fault that you chose not to read my Disclaimer thoroughly.

If we still don't have an understanding after this subheading, I will ignore PMs and delete Reviews. That is all.

There Will Be an Index

I don't expect you to know all the names of the dinosaurs I'm going to put in the story. Therefore, I am going to put an Index at the bottom of each Chapter that will give a rundown of all the different plants, animals, dinosaurs, and other prehistoric life that I used for that specific Chapter.

I think that about covers it. Am I forgetting anything?
Oh, right. Shujaa is pronounced "shoo-JUH," and means "hero," or "brave" in Kiswahili.
I hope you have as much fun in reading the story as I did in writing it.

Enjoy the show.

—94hearts