Scar stood at the edge of Pride Rock. Nuka padded quietly towards him. He sat next to him and looked down at the land his father owned.
"Dad, will I ever become king?" Nuka asked anxiously.
Scar stared down at his son. He rolled his eyes.
"You take after you're mother. You are too softhearted. A lion must be strong and smart if they wish to be king."
Nuka frowned. Why couldn't he be king. He watched as his father went away from him. "I can be strong. Just wait and see." Then he ran down the rock and into the tall grass.
"Nuka! Come here." Zira had seen her son run to the dangerous Afrian plain.
Nuka ignored his mother's call and continued running. Zira growled and summoned on of the hyena's. "Shenzi, go find my son. He will hurt himslef if he goes to far." Shenzi flattened her ears. "Why should I? He isn't my son."
"You dare question the mate of Scar. I am the queen."
Shenzi scrapped the rock with her claws. "You're not my queen. We only listen to Scar." Zira growled.
"Go find my son or I'll personally see to it that you don't get food for a week."
"Fine."
Shenzi padded away and put her nose to the ground. Nuka's scent fill her nose and she cackled. Nuka heard this and ran faster. A mouse scurried around the dirt looking for seeds. Nuka saw it and smiled. He pounced and landed on the mouse. The mouse squeaked and died. Nuka piked it up and headed for home.
"Their you are you little cub. You mother sent me to find you."
Shenzi grabbed Nuka by the scruff of his neck.
"No! I need to find my dad. I caught this mouse for him." Shenzi shook her head, almost causing Nuka to drop his prey.
Zira was waiting angrily. "Nuka! Where were you?"
Nuka set his mouse down. "I was out hunting when Shenzi came and picked me up."
"It's a good thing she did. You're not strong enough to defend yourself if something attacked you."
Nuka frowned. "Why don't you teach me?"
"You won't start learning until your mane starts growing, and that won't be for a while."
Nuka stared at his paws.
"Shenzi, you can have that mouse."
Shenzi nodded and picked up the mouse by it's tail. Then she turned and started to leave.
"That mouse is for daddy. Give it back." Nuka ran forward and bit into Shenzi's tail. Shenzi turned around smacked him in the side. Nuka was flung back to the ground.
"Shenzi!"
Scar came out of the shadows of the cave. "Hi Scar. Nuka was just..." Scar bared his teeth. "Even though Nuka isn't the next in line you have no right to harm my son." Shenzi flattened her ears and slinked away.
Scar turned to Nuka. "As for you, I want you to be more careful. You aren't strong enough to go wandering off alone."
"How come everyone thinks I'm not strong? I am still young! I will be strong when I am older!"
Nuka fled to the cavw and hid behind a rock. Zira came in after him and tried to comfort him. "Nuka, your father only cares about your well-being. He will change his mind after you learn how to fight." Nuka lay down next to his mother. "I won't learn to fight for a while."
"I know son. In the meantime stay close. Now get some sleep." Nuka closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.