**Author's Note:**
Copyrights- Ahadi, Zazu, Rafiki, Akase, Mufasa & Taka are copyright to Disney
Other Notes- Later in this chapter, Rafiki will use african chant. This is what it means:
"Busa Mufasa" = "Rule Mufasa"
"Thando Taka" = "Love Taka"
"Mamela! Ubu khosi bo khokho! Lefatshe la bonata rona. Ubuse ngo xolo! Busa Mufasa!" = "Listen! This is the throne of our ancestors! This is the land of our ancestors. Rule with peace! Rule Mufasa!"
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The golden sun rose into the ruby red sky as the call of the wild echoed through the savannah. Animals high and low raised their heads hearing the call. The animals started moving as one towards the center of the savannah. They gathered around the tallest point in the Pridelands, Pride Rock: home to the King. The King watched the animals from the edge of the rock, smiling. His dark brown mane whipped in the wind, red orbs scanning the crowd of animals below.
A blue hornbill flew through the wind, landing with a bow in front of the king. "Good morning Sire." he said. The king looked down at the bird with a smile and a nod. "Good morning Zazu." he replied. The bird put a wing to his forehead in salute. "Checking in with the morning report." he said. The king smiled. "Fire away." he replied. Zazu nodded. "Well the animals are all on their way to Pride Rock. Well, with the exception of the hyenas. I informed them politely that today was the celebration of the birth of the King's sons….but they only laughed and tried to singe my feathers.." he reported, showing his slightly burnt tail. The king chuckled, then looked out at the darkest part of the lands. "I did not expect them to come Zazu." he replied. "Indeed sire. Those rotten, mangy, stupid poachers have no respect for the royal family." the bird commented.
The two turned their attention to the animals below. The creatures were parting, letting a young baboon through. He climbed up the side of the rock, and bowed before the King. The king smiled, and gave a nod. "Rafiki, son of Mahubiri. Welcome. Where is your father?" the king asked. Rafiki bowed his head. "Ahadi, Son of the Savannah. My father has passed on as of last night." Rafiki spoke. Ahadi bowed his head solemnly. "The circle of life has begun over." he said quietly. Rafiki nodded once, then looked up at the King. "Where are the two young princes?" he asked.
Ahadi led the mandrill to the entrance of the cave, where an auburn lioness lie in the shade. Ahadi nuzzled her once, then backed away so the mandrill could do his business. "Akase. Daughter of the Sun." Rafiki greeted. The queen nodded respectfully to him, then moved her paw, revealing two balls of fluff. Rafiki smiled upon seeing the two princes. One looked up at him with red orbs, lifting his paw up playfully. His golden pelt glistened in the sunlight. His brother slept lazily, his auburn pelt matching that of his mothers. Rafiki looked up at the queen. "Which, is the crowned prince?" he asked softly. Akase looked at Ahadi, then down at the cubs. "The one with the pelt of gold." she said. Rafiki nodded silently.
The mandrill removed a gourd from his stick and cracked it open. He gave Akase a nod, then gently removed a hair from the cub's tail tuff. He put it into the gourd, and shook it. He then stuck his finger into it, and smeared the red liquid onto the forehead of the chosen cub. He then took a handful of dust, and sprinkled it over the cub's forehead. The cub sneezed. Rafiki smiled, picking up the cub. "Busa Mufasa." he said to it. The parents smiled hearing the name. Rafiki carried the cub to the peak of the rock, watching the now silent animals below. After a moment of silence, he lifted the cub into the air. The animals called in excitement, stamping their hooves and beating their paws. The sun shone brightly, making the young cub squint. He curiously looked upon the animals below him. After a moment, the mandrill lowered the cub, then returned to the King and Queen.
The animals started to settle down, as Rafiki returned the cub to it's mother. The mandrill cracked another gourd, and took a piece of hair from the now awake cub. He made a fuss over it, but his mother soon hushed him. Rafiki shook his gourd, and took some of the now green liquid and dabbed it onto the cub's forehead. The cub tried to paw the mandrill as he removed his hand, then sprinkled some sand onto the cub's forehead. The cub batted it away. Rafiki frowned, then picked up the cub. "Thando, Taka" he said to the cub. Akase frowned. "Taka? Does that not mean hate?" she asked. He nodded, then walked away, carrying the cub to the edge. He lifted the cub into the air, causing the animals to call out once more. A cloud floated past the sun, half covering it. The remaining sunlight covered half the cub's body, and he flinched as it hit his eyes. He squinted, kicking about. After a moment, the mandrill lowered the cub, then said to the animals, "Mamela! Ubu khosi bo khokho! Lefatshe la bonata rona. Ubuse ngo xolo! Busa Mufasa!" The animals cheered once more, the dust rising as they stamped upon the ground. The mandrill returned to the two lions, and the animals began to leave.
When her cub was returned, Akase started to bathe it, as she had already done to the first one. Ahadi looked at Rafiki. "Thank you Rafiki for your presence." he said. Rafiki nodded. "It is my pleasure." he said. He looked at the cubs. "Grow well young cubs. Obey your elders. Love your friends. Be peaceful." he said. Then he left.
Copyrights- Ahadi, Zazu, Rafiki, Akase, Mufasa & Taka are copyright to Disney
Other Notes- Later in this chapter, Rafiki will use african chant. This is what it means:
"Busa Mufasa" = "Rule Mufasa"
"Thando Taka" = "Love Taka"
"Mamela! Ubu khosi bo khokho! Lefatshe la bonata rona. Ubuse ngo xolo! Busa Mufasa!" = "Listen! This is the throne of our ancestors! This is the land of our ancestors. Rule with peace! Rule Mufasa!"
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The golden sun rose into the ruby red sky as the call of the wild echoed through the savannah. Animals high and low raised their heads hearing the call. The animals started moving as one towards the center of the savannah. They gathered around the tallest point in the Pridelands, Pride Rock: home to the King. The King watched the animals from the edge of the rock, smiling. His dark brown mane whipped in the wind, red orbs scanning the crowd of animals below.
A blue hornbill flew through the wind, landing with a bow in front of the king. "Good morning Sire." he said. The king looked down at the bird with a smile and a nod. "Good morning Zazu." he replied. The bird put a wing to his forehead in salute. "Checking in with the morning report." he said. The king smiled. "Fire away." he replied. Zazu nodded. "Well the animals are all on their way to Pride Rock. Well, with the exception of the hyenas. I informed them politely that today was the celebration of the birth of the King's sons….but they only laughed and tried to singe my feathers.." he reported, showing his slightly burnt tail. The king chuckled, then looked out at the darkest part of the lands. "I did not expect them to come Zazu." he replied. "Indeed sire. Those rotten, mangy, stupid poachers have no respect for the royal family." the bird commented.
The two turned their attention to the animals below. The creatures were parting, letting a young baboon through. He climbed up the side of the rock, and bowed before the King. The king smiled, and gave a nod. "Rafiki, son of Mahubiri. Welcome. Where is your father?" the king asked. Rafiki bowed his head. "Ahadi, Son of the Savannah. My father has passed on as of last night." Rafiki spoke. Ahadi bowed his head solemnly. "The circle of life has begun over." he said quietly. Rafiki nodded once, then looked up at the King. "Where are the two young princes?" he asked.
Ahadi led the mandrill to the entrance of the cave, where an auburn lioness lie in the shade. Ahadi nuzzled her once, then backed away so the mandrill could do his business. "Akase. Daughter of the Sun." Rafiki greeted. The queen nodded respectfully to him, then moved her paw, revealing two balls of fluff. Rafiki smiled upon seeing the two princes. One looked up at him with red orbs, lifting his paw up playfully. His golden pelt glistened in the sunlight. His brother slept lazily, his auburn pelt matching that of his mothers. Rafiki looked up at the queen. "Which, is the crowned prince?" he asked softly. Akase looked at Ahadi, then down at the cubs. "The one with the pelt of gold." she said. Rafiki nodded silently.
The mandrill removed a gourd from his stick and cracked it open. He gave Akase a nod, then gently removed a hair from the cub's tail tuff. He put it into the gourd, and shook it. He then stuck his finger into it, and smeared the red liquid onto the forehead of the chosen cub. He then took a handful of dust, and sprinkled it over the cub's forehead. The cub sneezed. Rafiki smiled, picking up the cub. "Busa Mufasa." he said to it. The parents smiled hearing the name. Rafiki carried the cub to the peak of the rock, watching the now silent animals below. After a moment of silence, he lifted the cub into the air. The animals called in excitement, stamping their hooves and beating their paws. The sun shone brightly, making the young cub squint. He curiously looked upon the animals below him. After a moment, the mandrill lowered the cub, then returned to the King and Queen.
The animals started to settle down, as Rafiki returned the cub to it's mother. The mandrill cracked another gourd, and took a piece of hair from the now awake cub. He made a fuss over it, but his mother soon hushed him. Rafiki shook his gourd, and took some of the now green liquid and dabbed it onto the cub's forehead. The cub tried to paw the mandrill as he removed his hand, then sprinkled some sand onto the cub's forehead. The cub batted it away. Rafiki frowned, then picked up the cub. "Thando, Taka" he said to the cub. Akase frowned. "Taka? Does that not mean hate?" she asked. He nodded, then walked away, carrying the cub to the edge. He lifted the cub into the air, causing the animals to call out once more. A cloud floated past the sun, half covering it. The remaining sunlight covered half the cub's body, and he flinched as it hit his eyes. He squinted, kicking about. After a moment, the mandrill lowered the cub, then said to the animals, "Mamela! Ubu khosi bo khokho! Lefatshe la bonata rona. Ubuse ngo xolo! Busa Mufasa!" The animals cheered once more, the dust rising as they stamped upon the ground. The mandrill returned to the two lions, and the animals began to leave.
When her cub was returned, Akase started to bathe it, as she had already done to the first one. Ahadi looked at Rafiki. "Thank you Rafiki for your presence." he said. Rafiki nodded. "It is my pleasure." he said. He looked at the cubs. "Grow well young cubs. Obey your elders. Love your friends. Be peaceful." he said. Then he left.