After years of running from his past, Simba finds a young lioness, passed out in the jungle, who claims to be from Pride Rock. What will he do? And how will he react when he finds out Nala went looking for him as well? As the Pride slowly falls into chaos, who will step up to defeat him?
Disclaimer : I don't own Lion king. If I did I wouldn't be writing fanfics about it at midnight.
No POV
"ARGH! I hate the jungle!" Cried an angry voice. It was coming from a lioness of about 18, who had been wondering the jungle for several days. The steamy jungle was not somewhere that Shana was used to. There were no Zebra, no Antelope, not even any Hippos! Not that she was able to take down a hippo, but still. Honestly, how did anyone survive here? It was at this moment in time that she remembered why she was even in the jungle, and began to focus more."Hello? Hellooooo!" She called out. "Anybody here?" As she padded around on the soft, leaf-covered floor, her stomach groaned, and she realised how hungry she was. She sighed inwardly and continued walking. At the sound of rustling somewhere behind her, she immediately jumped into the nearest tree, staying low, and ignoring the waves of nausea that were now trying to swallow her up. She groaned slightly, then moved forwards along the branch, to get a better view of what she'd heard. If it was food, then she'd be ready to pounce.
"I'm tellin' ya Pumba, this is the best place for grub. You can't beat it!" Exclaimed a small creature, which Shana recognised as a meerkat. She didn't question why one was in a jungle, even though it ought to be in the desert. She was focusing on the fact that it was sitting atop of a Warthog. I wonder if Warthogs taste good? I've never had one, but I think it has quite a bit of meat...She position was starting to get uncomfortable, and the nausea was setting in. She manoeuvred herself down to a lower branch, - in case she fell, or had to make a quick escape - so she was just a metre or two above them. She swayed slightly on her new perch, and dug her claws in harder, securing herself.
"You said it Timone! I can tell there's gonna be tons of grub here!" Replied 'Pumba'. She wanted to pounce right then, but they stopped and turned back, as if looking for someone. Instead of turning slowly, or at a decent speed, as to prevent dizziness, she turned her head sharply to see who was with them, and instantly realised this was a mistake. The world began spinning around her, and she had to close her eyes. She would wait until they had left to try and right her issue. She kept one eye open just a crack, enough to see a large figure come out from the bushes as well. Shana noticed the red mane that surrounded it's head, and she realised that it was a male lion, and gasped slightly, but then ducked back down, as he turned his head up to branches, as though he heard her. After a few seconds he shook his head and walked over to the pair, and then they continued walking.
As soon as she thought they were gone, she let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding, then slipped out of the tree. She stumbled slightly, and let out a small cry, but righted herself. She closed her eyes again for a moment, hoping that the nausea would pass, and that the pain in her stomach would vanish, but it didn't. She took a few steps, and then collapsed, letting the nausea take over her.
Simba Pov
"I'm tellin' ya Pumba, this is the best place for grub. You can't beat it!" Said Timone happily. I chuckled. I didn't really care where we ate, I just wanted food. At Pride Rock there were always Antelopes, and Zebra, and even Hippos, here there was just bugs. I wondered how they were doing for a while, but then shook my head to clear my thoughts. THIS is my home now. I don't need to worry about them. Scar was probably king now, and he was better suited to the job. I looked ahead and saw that I had fallen behind, so I sped up my pace to catch up. I heard Pumba reply to Timone very enthusiastically, and smiled.
As I got through the bushes that were in the way, I thought I heard something up in the tree, like a gasp. I looked up into the trees, eyes darting to the branches trying to see if anything was there. I didn't see anything, but I still felt as though I was being watched. I shook my head again and hurried up to the guys. And right then, after we had just passed that group of trees, I heard a small thud, and my suspicions were confirmed. We were being watched.
"Hey, guys, I'll catch up. Go ahead, I'm gonna check something out" I said, waving a paw at them. They looked at me slightly confused, then shrugged and head on their way. I padded back to where I had heard the noise, keeping my guard up, when a large lump caught my attention. I quickly hurried over to it, and I gasped. It was a lioness. I was puzzled.
Why is she here?
I realised that she was unconscious, and I lifted her up onto my back. She was much lighter than I had expected her to be, which surprised me, but I ignored it and hurried over to where I would meet Timone and Pumba. I remembered them saying it was near a lagoon or something, so I kept an eye out.I guessed she would need water, being so far from where Lions usually live. I saw the figures of my friends and sped up to them. Timone looked very confused, but Pumba didn't really seem to mind. I doubt he even noticed. I placed her gently down on the ground, and went over to tell them.
"So, whatcha got there?" Asked Timone, his voiced laced with hints of sarcasm, and an eyebrow raised, with arms crossed. I rolled my eyes at him.
"I thought I heard something, so I went to check it out, and then I found her lying there, so I brought her here." I said simply, looking back over at her. She was quite thin, and her fur was almost white, and it would've looked quite pretty, if you couldn't see her ribcage. I frowned. When was the last time she ate? Timone looked at me, looked at her, then shrugged and said :
"If she's evil I'm not gonna help" I hadn't thought of that possibility, but something just told me that she wasn't. And even if she was, I had decided to help her. She was my responsibility and I would look after her until she was better. This much, I knew.
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