A/N: I do not own The Lion King.
"Kovu, you will be king of this land one day remember that," Simba told Kovu. He nodded, understanding what Simba said. Kovu looked out from where he stood on pride rock. He saw the gazelles prancing around in the savannah, the elephants bathing in the waterhole and much more. He took the sight in. "My father told me when I was young, that everything the light touches is our kingdom," Simba said quoting his deceased father. "Whoa," Kovu muttered under his breath. The two lions had talked more, the older of the two telling the younger of what he will experience as king of the pride lands. Once Simba had dismissed Kovu, he searched for Kiara.
"You want to go hunting, Kiara?" Kovu asked Kiara once he had found her. Kiara gave him a smile, "Sure." The two lions crouched low to the ground and silently crept up close to a group of grazing antelope. They waited for several second before charging at the herd. The herd of antelope scattered and Kovu and Kiara chased them. Kiara had successfully separated an antelope from the herd. She jumped onto the back of the animal and dug her claws into its hind leg. The antelope fell to the ground with a shriek of pain. Kovu sunk his dagger sharp teeth into the antelope's neck, leaving it lifeless. Kovu gave Kiara a smirk.
"You're getting better at hunting."
"You really think so?" Kiara asked with excitement in her voice.
"Definitely, just look at how fast you got the antelope down," Kovu replied giving Kiara a smile.
"Thanks and shouldn't we get the kill back to the pride before hyenas smell it," Kiara suggested returning the smile. Kovu nodded and took the antelope's neck in his jaw. Kiara led the way towards the pride while Kovu brought the kill. She stopped mid-stride causing Kovu to almost bump into her. He dropped the kill to talk. "Hey, why did you stop?" he asked. Kiara gave him a look that said he should keep quiet. They had crouched down low but were both still able to see the strange creature that made Kiara stop. The creature was hairless except for the brown mop on top of its head. It also stood on two legs and held a strange stick in its hands. "What do you think it is?" Kovu whispered to Kiara. She looked at the creature before answering Kovu. "Maybe it's some type of hairless monkey." Kovu crept closer to the strange creature. "What are you doing!"Kiara hissed. Kovu looked back with a smirk. "I want to get a closer look, come on, or are you scared."
"I'm not scared; I just think we should leave it alone and go back to the pride."
"Heh so, you are scared," Kovu teased.
"No I'm not, and fine let's get a closer look," Kiara said crouching low to the ground next to Kovu. The two lions crept closer to the creature. It stood unaware of the two lions creeping up on it.
"What now?" Kiara whispered.
"I don't know, I guess we go back to the pride," Kovu answered.
"That would be best," Kiara said as she turned still crouched low to the ground, towards their kill. Kovu followed suit but accidentally stepped on a twig in the process, this caused the strange creature to turn its head in their direction. The two lions stood as still as they could and held their breaths, as they waited for the creature to look away. Unfortunately the creature did not look away; instead it walked towards the two lions holding out its strange stick. Kiara looked at Kovu and he nodded, agreeing to the idea that went through both of their heads. When the creature took one more step towards them they quickly popped up, surprising the creature, and bolted.
Kovu let out a growl of pain when he felt something pierce his hind leg. He briefly looked back and saw a red feathered capsule sticking out of his hind leg. Kovu also sat the creature hold the stick near his face aiming towards Kiara. "Watch out!" He warned her. Kiara swerved, causing the dart to miss her hind leg. Kovu suddenly started feeling drowsy and dizzy. The dizziness caused him to stumble. "Kovu!" Kiara cried when she saw him stumble. He stumbled again, falling to the ground with a thump. Kiara slowed to turn but Kovu yelled at her, telling her to keep going.
"But Kovu-"
"No, just keep running, I'll be fine," He cut her off. Kiara looked back at him one final time before she kept running. Kovu fought his drowsiness just enough to see the creature walk towards him. Using all the strength he could muster, he stood up and swiped at the creature, receiving a shriek from it. Kovu smirked to himself before he was consumed by unwelcomed darkness.
A/N: Well, there you go, sorry it's so short, but it is just the first chapter. What will happen to Kovu? What was the strange stick the creature was holding? You will find out all this in the next chapter. Oh and reviews would be nice. ;)