Disclaimer: I do not own the Lion King.

Chapter 1: Tragedy Strikes

"This is it. We made it!" Simba said as he and Nala walked up to get a better look around.

"Whoa!" they both awe'd at the same time. This place was amazing. There were bones everywhere.

"It's really creepy." Nala whispered still in awe.

"Yeah! Isn't it great?" Simba smiled.

"We could get in big trouble." Nala said smiling.

"I know ha!" said Simba as he and Nala began to walk around. Before them was a massive elephant skull, perfect for a game of hide and seek.

"I wonder if it's brains are still in there?" Nala asked out loud.

"There's only one way to know. Come on! Let's go check it out." said Simba who started trotting inside.

"Wrong!" Said Zazu showing up seemingly out of nowhere, stopping Simba in his tracks in the process. "The only checking out you will be doing will be to check out of here." he said pushing Simba, trying to get him to go back home

"Ah man." Simba sighed disappointedly.

"We're way beyond the boundary of the Pride Lands!" Zazu said looking around nervously.

"Looks like Banana Beak is scared." Simba teased.

"That's Mr. Banana Beak to you Fuzzy, and right now we are ALL in very real danger!" Zazu scolded as Simba simply walked passed him.

"Danger? Ha! I walk on the wild side. I laugh in the face of danger. HA HA HA Ha!" Simba laughed proudly.

"Hahahahaha"

Simba gasped jumping behind Zazu upon hearing laughter coming from behind him. Three Hyenas suddenly came out of the giant skull behind them.

The trio gasped.

"Well, well, well, Banzai now what do we have here?" said the first one, apparently female.

"Hmm I don't know Shenzi! Mm, What do you think Ed?" Banzai replied casually, Ed laughed like a maniac. "Just what I was thinking, a trio of trespassers!" Banzai smiled

"And quite by accident, let me assure you! A simple navigational error." Zazu said nervously, backing away.

Shenzi stopped him however stepping on his tail. "Oh woah wait wait I know you. Your Mufasa's little stooge~!"

"I maddom am the the kings Majordomo!" Zazu huffed crossing his wings.

"And that would make you?" asked Banzai raising an eyebrow.

"Future King!" Simba retorted.

"Do you know what we do to kings that step out of their kingdom?" Shenzi asked as she and the others began circling them.

"Puh! You can't do anything to me!" Simba said

"A-ah technically they can. We are on their land!" Zazu said beginning to panic, all the while smiling nervously.

"But Zazu! You told me they were nothing but a bunch of slobbery mangy stupid poachers!?" Simba said as-a-matter-o-factly. Zazu meanwhile was trying and failing to tell the prince to keep his mouth shut.

"Ec-sney on the upid-stey." Zazu took to twitteling his thumbs.

"Who you calling upid-stey?" growled Banzai.

"Oh my my my! Oh look at the sun, It's time to go!" Zazu said quickly leading the kids away.

"What's the hurry? We'd love you to stick around for dinner." Shenzi stepped in their way.

"Yeah we could have whatever's 'Lion' around." Laughed Banzai

"Hey wait I got one, I got one. Make mine a 'Cub' sandwich! What you think?" Shenzi laughed. Ed suddenly began urgently tapping Shenzi. "What Ed? What is it?"

"Hey hey! Did we order this dinner to go?" asked Banzai

"No! Why?" Shenzi replied

"Cuz THERE IT GOES!" Banzai cried. Sure enough their "would be" meal was getting away.

Zazu and the cubs ran as fast they could. Unfortunately they failed to notice Zazu getting grabbed by the tail feathers "Did we loose them?" Nala asked a little out of breath.

"I think so." Simba replied, they looked around only to realize something wrong "Where's Zazu?"

The Hyenas had Zazu pinned to ground by his wings. "Alright Birdie boy, its dinner time and it looks like your the main course." Shenzi smiled.

"Or the appetiser." Banzai laughed and Ed joined in as well.

"Please do what you want with me, but leave the children alone." Zazu pleaded, hoping to buy enough time for the children to escape.

"And let a potential meal get away? I don't think so!" Shenzi said. She opened her mouth ready to bite down on him.

"Hey! Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" said Simba stopping the the hyenas advance.

"Like you?" Shenzi asked.

"Oops!" Simba realized she was right.

"RUN!" Zazu squawked as loud as he could. Banzai and Ed took chase after the cubs. "Leave them alone you roughiens!" Zazu said struggling to get from under Shenzi's paws.

"And what makes you think you can tell us what to do?" Shenzi taunted, pressing her paw hard against his chest "Last time I checked your the one trapped here." She said leaning her face real close to his.

Zazu gulped.

"And when I'm done with you, Those cubs are next." She laughed then opened her mouth again ready to chomp down on the helpless Hornbill. Zazu closed his eyes and waited for the inevitable. As Shenzi was about to finish him off, she was suddenly pushed off by an unexpected force.

Zazu opened his eyes again when he felt the hyenas wait removed from him. To his surprise, Simba was fighting Shenzi. "Move it!" Yelled Nala.

"I thought I told you to run for it!" Zazu said a bit angrily, although quite relieved and kinda happy somebody came to his rescue, why the flying heck weren't these two heading straight back home?

"And leave you behind to get eaten? I don't think so! Dad would kill me if anything happened to you."

"He would kill me if something happened to you long before that happened." Zazu sighed "That and I would never forgive myself otherwise." he said to himself more softly.

"Still you know how he is!"

"True." Zazu agreed

"Guys enough chit chat. We need to get moving!" Nala spat.

"Right!" They both said at once.

The three ran until they found themselves sliding down a giant spine, before being tosted into the air. They landed with a hard thud, but continued running until they ran up the side of a pile of bones.

"Simba!" Nala cried. Simba and Zazu looked back behind them to see Nala slipping down the wall of bones towards the Hyenas.

They both came back down quickly and scratched and pecked Shenzi just before she could get a bite into Nala's tail. She growled at the pain she received. 'Now its personal!'

The three continued running until they came to a dead end. This was it. There done for. Zazu spread his wings in front of the cubs as if they were there last defense.

"Here kitty kitty kitty." Banzai growl-taunted.

Simba feeling brave stepped up and gave a sadly pathetic roar.

"That was it? Ha!" Shenzi shook her head in amusement "Do it again. Tell me!"

"Roar!"

"Ahahahahahaha" The Hyenas laughed "That was pathetic! haha! Come on boys, It's dinner time."

Zazu tried to plead with them one last time. "I'm warning you, Mufasa will tare you to shreds when he learns what you did to his son." He said puffing out his chest bravely.

"Oh don't worry, we'll be long gone before he even finds out what happened." Said Shenzi licking her lips.

The three could only watch in fear and horror as the hyenas drew closer until finally...

The hyenas attacked, ripping the trio too shreds. From above, Scar smiled wickedly at the sight before him. Finally that rotten nephew of his, and his future niece in law where gone for good. And that annoying little pest of a bird was a bonus.

Now what to do about his brother. He'll be devastated when he learns about the loss of his son. His smile grew more twisted at the thought. Down below the hyenas finnished off their meal, leaving nothing behind but some fur and a few feathers.

"That was delicious! Haha!" Shenzi laughed, licking her lips as she did.

"Yeah Scar's gonna be proud of us when we tell him."

"Ah but I'm proud of you right now!" Scar said startling them. He came walking up to them a cruel smile on his face. The three smiled as he sat down beside them, feeling quite satisfied with the meal from earlier. "And as a reward for getting the job done, I'll get you some tasty zebra and some gazelle later tonight. You've earned it."

"Ah! Thank you Scar. How very generous of you." Shenzi smiled bowing her head.

Scar's smile quickly turned into a frown. "Now go! I need to finish setting my plan into action."

"Yes sir!" the three saluted and took off.

Scar smiled again. This was turning out better than he thought.

A/N Hello everyone this is my first story I hope you like it. If you see any errors let me know, and I'm sorry if this doesn't flow well at first. This is not beta tested.