The forgotten Chronicles

#1 The little brother

Authors note: Ok, I'm starting this story to include a character, two actually, that were originally in TLK but were later cut from the movie. The two characters are Mheetu and Bhati. Mheetu is Nala's little brother. He looks very much like her only, he has a small tuft on his head, much like cub Simba did. Bhati is a bat eared fox that was Nala's friend in the movie before he was cut. If you want to see what these two look like, go to fanart.lionking.org, and then look up the artist known as Timali, she has pictures of these two characters.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Lion King, nor the characters in it, the only characters I own in this story are: Howler, Kahli, Tana, and Sanka.

Background: Originally I was going to rewrite TLK as though Mheetu was in it, but now I've decided not to. Instead, I'm going to have Mheetu come into the story soon after Simba's supposed 'death' and Scar's overtake of the kingdom. Read to find out!

Chapter 1

Nala sat by the watering hole, staring at her reflection. Her eyes were still tear strained from the night before. How could he be dead? How could the King be dead? Was it coincidence that both died on the same day? Nala sighed and then lay down, resting her head on her delicate paws.
"Oh Nala cheer up! It's a beautiful day," Nala's ears tipped back to hear Kahli, one of her friend's voice. She shook her head. "Not to me," she replied. Kahli walked over and sat beside her. "Look, we're all depressed, but well my mom says you can't live in the past, you have to keep moving forward, keep looking ahead. Come on let's go play!" Kahli nipped Nala, trying to get her to move. Nala growled. "Leave me alone Kahli." She said.
Kahli sighed and shook her head. She turned, hearing footsteps. "Hi Daddy," she said. Nala pinned her ears. Her eyes grew wide in fear as she whirled around. A low growl emitted from the male's throat.
"Didn't I tell you not to call me that?" Nala's heart raced as she gawked at the male before her. He was muscular, built much like Mufasa had been. A single scar ran down his eye. He was a dark, dark chocolate color with an ebony black mane. His creamy tan paws were about the size of Nala's head. As he observed Kahli and Nala, his nose twitched in disgust.

Kahli tipped her ears back. "Sorry sir," she said, remembering. The male smiled. "That's better," he said. Howler towered over them, his chest puffed slightly out. His tone carried an air of arrogance as he said, "You two should not wander from pride rock unless given permission by the king." Nala forgot about the night before for a moment.
"But we never needed any-"Howler smiled. "Ah, but Nala, you are under new rule now," his smile faded and his tone changed into a snarl. "And that means you will stay near pride rock unless given permission to go further ok?" Kahli and Nala nodded.
"Now, follow me back to pride rock, your mother wants you Kahli." Kahli nodded. She and Nala then followed the big bulky lion in front of them all the way back to pride rock.

As they walked back, Nala observed the similarities between Kahli and Howler. Kahli was a little lighter shade of chocolate than Howler was. She had his emerald eyes and a tan underbelly and muzzle. Her paws though were the same color as her fur. She had a slight tuft on her head and a light cream color around her eyes. The tuft on her tail was sandy gray, much like her mother's fur color. For the most part, Kahli had inherited most of Howler's colors.
Nala shook her head. At least Kahli hadn't inherited her father's attitude, or his arrogance. She sighed as she followed along behind them. Within minutes they reached pride rock.
Nala scampered off and cuddled up next to her mother. Sarafina licked her daughter's head. "Mom, what was my dad like?" she blurted before thinking. Sarafina froze for a moment. "Was he arrogant and mean like Howler? Or was he kind and considerate like Mufasa was?" Nala near whispered. Sarafina sighed and then licked her daughter's head. "You're father was very nice Nala. He helped me in more ways than one. He loved you dearly, my, I bet if you think real hard, you might be able to see him. He didn't die to long ago, you were toddling around, just getting the hang of walking and had just said your first words." Sarafina's eyes welled up with tears at the memory.
Sarafina shook her head and wiped her eyes with a paw. "It's a shame, that we had to lose a great King such as Mufasa, and a great prince, even though mischievous like Simba." She licked Nala's cheek. Nala sighed and rested her head against her mother's shoulder. "Momma, will you tell me about Kahli?"
The lioness cocked her head to the side. "What do you mean?" she asked. "I mean, Howler never spends any time with Kahli's mother, yet he's the dad." "Oh," Sarafina nodded.
"Kahli was actually an accident," Sarafina said, shaking her head. "How so?" Nala asked.
"Howler and Kahli's mother were in love at one point yes, but Kahli's mother was more so in love with Howler than Howler was in love with her. When Kahli was born, any love Howler had for her mother was gone. She had failed to give him a son, therefore failed him." Sarafina shook her head. "It's sad, but true." Nala sighed. "So is that why he acts that way toward Kahli?" she asked. Sarafina nodded.
Nala shook her head and then cuddled tightly against her mother's side. "I'm glad my dad wasn't like that." She said, licking her paw. Sarafina nodded. "My little one, times are going to be hard for a while." Sarafina sighed and then licked Nala's head. "What do you mean Momma?" Sarafina glanced toward Sarabi, who lay in the sun, staring at the emptiness between her paws. Her cheeks were wet and her eyes were tear strained. Sarafina sighed. "There was a reason Scar was not chosen to be next in line for the throne," she whispered. Nala sighed.
"So I'm saying, the hardships have just begun..."

End of chapter 1

Ok so what did you all think? Did you like it? Let me know in a review thanks! OH and also, I'm placing Sarabi's kin Part 3 as top priority so this one won't be updated as often. Keep that in mind. And once I'm done with this one, I'll be starting another one. This one will be a rewrite, only this time, a rewrite of Simba's Pride. Tell you more in the next chapter! TTFN! Please leave a review, thanks!