The Lion Guard: Scar's Revenge
Chapter one: Same Old, Same Old
"The lion guard defeated you again?!?!" Scar thundered, as the fire blazed around his burning face.
"Well- Uh.. Yes. B- but-" Janja stammered his ears cupping down around his head, as the leader of the hyenas shrank back.
"But they had the advantage over us, they always seem to." Rei rei stuttered, stepping back.
"And we can't seem to get any sort of edge with Kion and that roar of his." Kiburi complained.
"YOU SHOULDN'T BE OVERTAKEN BY SIMPLE PRIDLANDERS!!!!" Scar roared, his rage burning a strongly as the lava itself. "And they're children at best!! You should easily be able to over power them." He sneered and the mish-mash of animals retreated back further.
"Yes, you're right Scar." Janja answered shakily, in submission. "But how?"
"Have you not figure out by now, that Kion and his lion guard are the only ones standing our way from taking back the Pridelands." Scar said demonstrating his distaste for the cub and his friends, and idiocy of his own army. "Unless..." Scar suddenly realized thoughtfully. "Perhaps there is a simpler solution to this situation, than I thought." He said taking on a devious grin...
"Let's go guys!!" Kion called to his team as, he dashed through the savannah. The rest of the guard now trailing at his tail. They hadn't had a moment's rest, since they had helped the galagos for the third time this morning. Interruption after interruption called them away from their regular patrol. And we're racing off again to another animal in trouble. It hadn't taken long for them to realize it was just 'one of those days,' as they often said.
"So what's the ker-bubble Kion?" Beshte asked a they ran on.
"A serval is stuck in a ledge." Kion told him, glancing back for a second. "We have to get him down from there."
"Ugh, Why?!" Fuli groaned, questioning the lions above. "How do animals get themselves into these situations?" She asked openly.
"Who cares." Bunga shrugged in his care-free way. "Let's just go save them!" He finished, scampering faster.
"Right. It doesn't matter how they do it. It's our job to protect the circle of life, and the animals that respect it." Kion agreed. "Ono! Where are we at?!" His amber eyes squinted in the bright sky up at the soaring Egret.
"Nearly there!!" Ono called, zeroing in on the trapped animal from the skies.
"Help! Help!" The serval cried panicking. His ears were back and his eyes darted about looking desperately for a way out.
"We're here!" Kion called, from across the chasm. "We'll get you out, just stay calm. We'll find a way to get to you."
"Uh..h.. ok." The serval stammered nervously, glancing down for only a second.
"We need to get over there." Kion thought aloud.
"Can we use something to reach him from here?" Beshte wondered.
"No, too far." Kion sighed, adopting his thinking face as scanned his surroundings carefully.
"I could easily jump that." Bunga commented, crossing his arms coolly.
"And then what?" Fuli gave him a look of annoyance due to his oversight. The honey badger opened his mouth to reply, but then stopped when thinking of nothing to say.
"We'll have to go around the chasm to the other side, then use a tree to reach him from the side." Kion decided. "Come on!" The serval peered around the rocks at them as they neared the pile of rocks that hid the ledge from view. "Beshte, that dead tree, we need to push it over to the ledge and use it as a bridge for the serval." The cub instructed.
"You got it, Kion." The hippo responded eagerly.
"Wait, how are you going to get it over there with out pushing it into the chasm?" Fuli questioned innocently. Kion, realizing the truth the cheetah spoke, pondered this a few seconds.
"I have an idea, let's go!" He said finally. Dust was kicked up as the log reached the ledge, Kion jumped on top of the log.
"Kion!!" Ono cried in horror. "What are you doing?!"
"I'm gonna use my weight to keep the log from falling into the chasm." Kion answered. His amber eyes not losing the confidence he felt.
"What?!" Bunga asked in pure confusion.
"Woah, woah, woah, that's a terrible idea." Fuli protested immediately, trotting forward. Ono landed between her and Bunga, as she protested further. "What if something goes wrong, you could fall into that chasm and be stuck in there."
"Yeah, and what would your dad say if you got hurt." Beshte pointed out.
"Not to mention it's down right crazy!!" Ono screamed, throwing his wings in the air.
"Well someone's got to do it, unless someone has a better idea?" Kion's tone held a gentle matter-of-factness to it, and everyone was silent in their response.
"Twende kiboko!" Beshte shouted, as he began to push the log over the edge. Ono, Bunga, And Fuli holding their breath, hesitant to watch.
"I can't look!!" Ono cried, covering his face with both wings. Kion shifted his weight back on his haunches, which successfully kept the far end of the log up.
"Just- a little further.. Beshte." Kion grunted, struggling to hold it steady. The hippo pushed a little more and the log, thudded gently onto the ledge. "That's it! We got it!" Kion called back. Taking a step back, his paw slipped and he began to fall. The team called out to him, but he instinctively dug his claws into the bark. His claws gripped the log and he felt the tug in his muscles, as his back paws dangled over the open chasm. "I'm good!" The cub groaned, trying to hang on.
"Hang in their Kion, we'll get you." Bunga told, about to climb onto the log.
"No wait!" Kion strained, feeling his forepaws begin to burn and shake. Bunga froze. "Let the serval by first. I'll be fine."
"Will you be able to hang on that long?" Fuli asked, concern flashing across her face.
"Ye- eah." The leader of the Lion Guard insisted.
"Ok, uh, come on serval! Walk across the log to safety." Beshte called, his nervousness still poking through his usually calm, confident tone.
"A- are you sure?" The African cat stammered.
"Yes, were right here, just walk across to safety." Fuli coaxed. Kion strained, and jostled for a better grip.
"Hurry up!" Kion managed to say. The serval saw that Kion was in trouble and nervously, but hastily, stepped across the log. The wood creaked under the pressure, and Kion could hear small crackling of the wood in which his claws dug into. The serval hopped off and doubled back to watch what came next. There was aterrible cracking noise and Kion jolted down a little. No one could tell if the wood was breaking or Kion. One paw slipped, and Kion grimaced at the shock. Everyone choked on a gasp. Another crack. And the other paw slipped, Kion began to fall. His heart nearly stopped,... until he did. He felt tension in his right forepaw, and looking up he saw that Bunga had a hold of him. He had heard a crash and wasn't sure of it had been him or the tree, but glancing down he got his answer. Bunga, along with the rest of the Guard, quickly hoisted Kion back up to the surface. As he made it up again he dropped limply to the ground, breathing audibly.
"Kion! You ok?!" Beshte asked immediately.
"Yeah.." Kion answered between breaths. "I'm fine."
"Wow! Thank you! You saved me!!" The serval cried hysterically, relieved the all was well again.
"No problem." Kion replied, standing up. "That's what we're here for." The serval nodded then scampered away happily. And Kion grunted in taking a step, making the rest of the Guard turn their attention to him instantly.
"You ok?" Fuli's tone became soft and low.
"Yeah," the cub groaned intently. "I'm fine." He took another and groaned again.
"I'm not so sure about that." Ono commented, having recovered from earlier.
"I'm just a little sore, that's all." Kion insisted, limping on. Not feeling convinced, They all stuck close by him... just in case.
Hey what's up everybody!! This story is kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing (if you know what I mean), and will be somewhat laid back. Ever since reading Enter the Jackel by 21gloverboy, (and having watched the show, even to this day, and loved it!) I have been wanting to write my own. Most of the ones I have written are all in my head. Unfortunately I cannot remember them well enough to write them down, but I hope this works! And as you may be able to tell, Kion is my favorite character so expect a lot of focus on him. Plus, as always, no ships other than friendships. Hope you enjoy it! Thx!!
