Hello there and welcome to my adaption of the famous movie The Lion King. A couple things to note before we get started. First, this is an adaption so naturally it won't be exactly the same. However the differences will) resemble the lions from the lion king musical: they have lion heads on their own with the lion mouth open to reveal human faces. The females are covered from shoulders down in fur while the males are covered from the waist down and wear shirts (i guess the extra hair went to their manes lol) and trust me there is a reason for this. Third, this will be the first in a series of ssb adaptions i'll be doing (please go to my profile for more details). Let me know what you think, possibly what you'd like to see and lastly I'd like to do a few more Disney adaptions before moving on so if there are any in particular you'd like to see let me know. Enjoy the show :)

As the overture played in the theater, the patrons filled into the auditorium, filling up the seats. The music playing was soothing and upbeat, allowing the audience to ease into the atmosphere of the play that was about to be performed. Some who had heard the soundtrack before recognized it as "I just can't wait to be King". As they discussed amongst themselves and continued to find their way to their seats, a two-dimensional flat man that was black from head to toe known as Mr. Game and Watch sat in the sound room, waiting for the signal to start the show. It was currently 6:58, two minutes before the show was set to begin. He was a bit nervous as he was hoping to get the signal a few minutes ago so that they would have time to spare before the curtain was raised. However, he guessed that any second now the signal would come. However, more seconds past, and more and more until it was now 6:59, one minute until the curtain was set to rise. Game and Watch really began to worry now; they must be rushing back stage to get everything ready, but why were they behind schedule? Was somebody late showing up earlier? Had someone still not shown up, a key player perhaps? What if something happened? What if something went horribly wrong that destroyed the show? Worse, what if someone had gotten hurt? The thought shook Game and Watch but fortunately just a few seconds more and he was relieved. He got a message from Kirby who was helping back-stage, saying that Peach had shown up late but they were now ready to go on at any moment. Game and Watch sighed with relief while also scoffing to himself a bit, since Peach had been notorious throughout the entire production for showing up at the last possible second, to the point where Game and Watch felt somewhat silly for not realizing that was probably what was holding them up. He looked at the clock for a few seconds until it turned to 7:00 pm and turned on the microphone, announcing, "Ladies and gentleman, please find your seat, we will begin the show in just a few moments."

He turned off the microphone and waited a few moments as the remaining people standing hurried to their seats and as those sitting sat up, paying attention to the giant red curtain in front of the stage. The overture faded out and for a good moment, all in the theater went quiet. Game and Watch gave the signal to the people back-stage, and the curtain rose, revealing the dark stage as the play began.

-Act I Prologue: "Circle of Life"

The beaming sun rose over the horizon of the Savannah, shedding its beams on the land, driving away the night and bringing in the new day. As the sun came into view, the chorus chanted,

"Nants ingonyama bagithi baba. (Sithi uhhmm ingonyama)."

The chorus sung loud and full of life, fitting the new life brought by the sun. As the sun's light spread over the Savannah, the animals looked up to meet the dawn. For this was not any normal dawn, but one that was the most important one for them since a similar dawn 35 years prior. The rhinos, antelope, merkats and cheetahs all looked to the east's goldenness, knowing the importance of this day and of the journey they would all have to make.

"Nants ingonyama bagithi baba. (Sithi uhhmm ingonyama)."

At the same time, the river birds looked up to the sky to see that night had passed, though the riverbank vegetation currently blocked out the sun. Nonetheless, they gathered together and ascended into the air gracefully, flying higher and higher as the dawn came into full view, it's light hitting the nearby waterfall and making the misty falling water turn a light orange.

Further north, the elephant herds marched towards their destination as well. The massive creatures' feet stomped into the ground as they walked through the morning mist, the mountain north of them blocking most of the sun's direct rays as they marched east. Birds flew over them, cawing and flying over the hills until they were free to admire the sun's brilliance as it shined on them, flying over the streams, the water reflecting the golden sunshine and lighting it up with untold brilliance.

A mother giraffe and her child walked over the top of a hill and saw the morning, the sun now raised into the sky past the point of dawn but still early in the morning. They saw down the hill and in the distance in front of them to the east the elephants, rhinos, antelope, cheetah and all different kinds of animals marching together towards their shared destination. A lone female singer began to sing, loud and full of life,

"From the day we arrive on the planet
And, blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done."

The zebras from the north galloped from the bare ground paths from over the distance, joining the other animals in their march. They galloped alongside the elephants as the brilliant animals dwarfed the zebras by comparison.

"There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round"

The animals made their way through the stream and up and over the hill to behold their destination; a gigantic rock in the far distance, standing steep and grand like a mighty tower, and towards the base was another massive rock, this one attached to the other and slanting up and outwards like a pathway to the edge, acting as a mighty balcony for whomever stood there. The animals filled into the land below and around the rock, known as Pride Rock, as there stood someone on the balcony, a mighty lion with stunning blue eyes and a black mustache, revealed through his fur and mighty red mane. On his chest was a stunning red shirt, the color of the king. At his side was a broadsword with a golden hilt in its sheath. A blue fairy zoomed over the flooding animals up to the balcony, standing before the great lion. The fairy, known as Navi, bowed before her king who smiled and nodded.

"It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love"

An elderly chimpanzee climbed up the rock to the king. The chimpanzee carried with him a staff with a mushroom on the end and was considerably smaller than the lion, but was nevertheless welcomed by the king with a warm and friendly embrace. Smiling, the two turned to down the rock, where sat the queen holding an infant in her arms. The lioness had sparkling blue eyes and blonde hair seen through the opening in the lion mouth. The king and his friend walked towards them.

"Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life"

The king kissed his queen on the head and looked down at his infant son, now waking up to see everyone. The chimpanzee, Toadsworth, approached the babe and playfully dangled the end of his staff in front of him. He then broke open the mushroom at the end and stuck his thumb inside, inserting it in orange liquid that he spread across the infant's forehead. He smiled, taking the child in his arms as the king and queen smiled approving. Toadsworth turned and walked back up the rock to the balcony edge, and raised the child up into the air for all the animals to see.

"It's The Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love"

All the animals cheered for the revelation of the newborn prince. The various sounds of them could be heard, the Zebras stomping into the ground, the monkeys screeching, the elephants sounding their tusks etc. As this occurred a beam of light suddenly parted the clouds and shone down on the infant prince, a nearly divine light, a sign that the Circle of Life was in circulation still; for the Circle of Life was what allowed the animals of the savannah to prosper, it was what kept things in balance.

"Till we find our place"

All the animals of the kingdom bowed down as low as they could as the light shone down on the prince. Toadsworth held him up proudly as the king and queen walked up to him from behind, in awe of their son's celebration and choosing. Together, the entire kingdom united in sprits for the birth of the prince, the one who would one day become king…. The Prince Link.

"On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life"

The Lion King