Here's a fic for any of you who are interested in such things. And it's going to be about Simba! Yeah, my first fic starring Simba. Kinda strange for me, I know. But you can't not love Simba.
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Simba's POV
Simba ran down the gorge, breathing hard.
He was being pursued.
Excited barks and yips echoed behind him, as he made his way around the many rocks that filled the terrain. A fine layer of dust permeated the air, clouding his vision a little bit. Everything about the place only made it harder for him to run away, which of course was only to be expected.
He hated Nightmares.
Simba jumped onto a ledge on the side of the steep walls, scrabbling up to gain traction. He did not wish to be caught by those behind him, whoever they were. Although, he had a rather good idea of his pursuers, going off the noises they were making.
They had to be hyenas, and he was also rather certain on which specific three. On any normal day, he would have turned around and faced them, but this was no normal event. Dreams bent reality, and Nightmares did so in their own favor. If he fought, it would not be a fair fight.
And he wanted to avoid a battle, the very thought of his previous attempts at fighting back made his fur bristle. They ended rather badly.
"Hey Kingy! Where are ya?" Shouted a voice from behind him, causing Simba to jump. He bit his lip, refusing the urge to taunt back.
"Just follow the scent Shenzi! Why, I'll bet he went that way!" Asserted another hyena. In response, the first hyena grunted in response, and another one giggled. Simba scowled. He recognized these three, and he didn't like them.
"Well then, let's follow the scent! Hey Simba! We're coming for you!" Yelled Shenzi, and Simba could almost perfectly picture the sneer she probably had on her face.
Knowing he had to move, Simba jumped down from his perch, and kept running down the ravine. Glancing back, he still saw no sign of the hyenas. But they had to be close. Dangerously close.
Simba rounded a corner, and skidded to a stop in horror.
"Hey Simba! Long time no see!" Grinned Shenzi, as she and her friends approached him.
"Yeah! We'll be pleased to eat you too in a moment here." Added Banzai.
"What do you three want?" Growled Simba, extending his claws threateningly.
"Oh, nothing much…. The usual fare, you know us."
"That's not exactly narrowing it down." Replied Simba, as he took a few steps away from the trio.
"Well, what do we do every night?" Asked Shenzi.
"Creep around my dreams." Said Simba.
"Now you're the one who isn't narrowing things down. Be a little more specific!" Taunted Shenzi, smiling evilly at him. Simba scowled.
"Fine. In just a second here, once we're done talking, you three are going to jump me. We're going to fight, and I'm going to lose. That's it, Nightmare over."
Shenzi grinned. "Why, it's like he read our minds! However, I don't think we'll be doing that this time." Banzai and Ed snickered.
"What do you mean?" Asked Simba.
"Well, the entire point of nightmares is to scare you! If we're not scary anymore….. Then it's most certainly time to change tactics." As Shenzi finished her sentence, she and her friends suddenly dissipated into smoke, and with an eerie laugh, they disappeared.
Normally, this would have pleased Simba, but his fur bristled. They were going to do something new… Something guaranteed to affect him somehow. And that was not good.
"Siiiiimba." Taunted a voice from somewhere around him. Simba nearly jumped in surprise. They were back.
"Where are you? Show yourself, you coward!" Shouted Simba.
"Oh, you wouldn't want me to do that." Whispered the voice.
"Oh yeah? And why not?" Responded Simba.
"I find it proves upsetting to certain lions. Especially certain lions who had….. Shall we call it, troubled Childhoods?"
"What does that have to do with anything?" Asked Simba, his heart plummeting. He didn't like where this was going.
"Many things Simba, many things. Hmmm…. Shall we begin?" Asked the voice.
"No!" Replied Simba.
"Too late!" It responded, and suddenly the floor fell away from beneath Simba's paws. He yelped, and fell into the darkness below. With a thud, he landed, back in the gorge, but in a very different area.
An area he knew all too well.
He saw the broken branch, and underneath it, he saw his father's body. Mufasa's dead body, freshly slain. Simba felt himself breaking down at the sight of it, the site of the event that had cost him a father, and had very nearly ruined his life.
He felt tears starting to come to his eyes.
Then, a sound pierced the silence.
"Dad?" Yelled cub Simba, as he came through the dust. Simba felt his heart plummet. He was reliving this, he was going to have to watch this?
"Dad?" Asked cub Simba, and Simba crouched down and out of view, unable to take his eyes off the scene. Then, Simba watched himself approach his dad, and he felt his heart break as he watched himself suddenly get hopeful.
"Dad? Dad, come on, you gotta get up, we gotta go home!" Pleaded little Simba. He tugged at his dad's ear, a pathetic attempt to get him to move. Little Simba backed away, looking horrified. "Help!" He yelled, his tiny voice reverberating throughout the gorge. "Help! Somebody….." Then, Simba watched his younger self start to sob, and push himself underneath Mufasa's leg.
Simba watched, horrified. Why did he have to watch this? He was now shaking, this forced reminder of the worst part of his life starting to get to him. He had to leave, he couldn't keep watching, it wasn't good for him…. But he was fixed on the events in front of him. He knew what happened next, somehow, for some reason he had to see it, no matter how awful it was.
Then, right on que, Scar walked out of the settling dust.
Simba stopped breathing, holding his breath in horrid anticipation. With a smirk on his muzzle, Scar approached his dead brother, then put on an expression of callous surprise.
"Simba…. What have you done?" Asked Scar, looking down at the Simba's fragile younger self. Simba's eyes widened.
"There were wildebeests… And.. And he tried to save me, and it was an accident! And…. I didn't mean for it to happen!" Sobbed little Simba.
"Of course, of course you didn't mean for this to happen. No one ever… means for these things to happen…" Scar brought in Simba's younger self for an embrace. Crying softly, little Simba hugged Scar's legs.
Then, Scar looked over where the real Simba sat, and grinned evilly, his teeth flashing in the little sunlight that came down here. With a cruel *snick* Scar slashed at the cub between his legs, and with a spurt of blood, killed him instantly. Simba gasped, taken by surprise at the sudden turn of events.
Then, Scar spoke.
"No one ever means for these things to happen." Scar grinned cruelly, then began to walk toward Simba.
Simba began to turn and run, but Scar leaped at him, claws outstretched. Simba suddenly froze, unable to move, as Scar descended upon him, laughing evily.
Then, he woke up.
Still shaking from fear.
Simba looked around frantically, making sure he was awake. He was next to Nala, and Kiara and Kovu were behind him, sound asleep. Their chests were moving up and down rhythmically, soothingly.
He tried to take a few calming breaths, doing his best to stop shaking. He couldn't. It all still flashed too real, too awful, too horrible... And much too recent. Damned nightmares, they had to drag up the worst things, the things that he still thought about...
At least it was over.
It was over.
It was just a dream.
Nothing more, just a dream.
Just a dream….
Simba sat lied down, and shut his eyes tight. There was no way he was going back to sleep.
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Chapter one! Yay! Well, I hope ya'll liked it, and if you did, be sure to follow it and leave a review.
I'll cya'll next chapter.