Author's Note:This story rightfully belongs to a fellow author, ThatTexaskid. As it is her story Of mothers and cubs. But I'm taking over and adding some of my ideas. I don't own nothing a few of my OCs. Now without further ado here's the first chapter, remember to leave a review. Thank you.
The Pride Lands was a once beautiful, healthy land. With penalty of water and food. But after the death of the late King Mufasa everything changed. A king took the throne, the late king's younger brother. With his claim everything went down hill. The tyrant king Scar not only let the hyenas in kingdom, which caused the lionesses to over hunt. That led to the herds and other animals leaving. Not only that but he always preformed one of the deadly sins that cannot be forgiven or forgotten. That sin leads to a young lioness screaming painfully four months later.
The screams and roars was coming from the small cave on pride rock. The little amount of residents lifted their heads and fleed in fright. A young lioness laid drenched in sweat as her panted heavily.
"One more push, Nala." instructed Sarafina, the dark cream lioness was at her daughter's base.
The light cream lioness grunted before growled before the sound of a pleased sigh reached her ears.
"A healthy little girl."
Nala didn't get to respond because another wave of pain shot through her body, like lighting. She growled as she shut her bright blue eyes closed. The pain shooting through her body was more intense than the last. Soon the pain subsided to start up a few minutes later. Sarafina didn't get a chance to put the second cub aside before another slid out. Nala moaned before lying her head and took deep breaths to calm her breathing. As Nala was taking a breather a dark beige lioness walked over and helped her long time friend cleaned the cubs. Since the mother was tired and they had a feeling she didn't want anything to do with them. After bathing the cubs, Sarafina and Sarabi took a look at them. The first cub had light cream fur, a small hair tuff on her head and her father's black nose. The second cub had creamy yellow fur and his mother's nose. The last cub had brownish fur, Scar's black nose and like her sister, a small hair tuff on her head. Sarabi and Sarafina looked at each other and nodded. Hopefully they can changed Nala's mind.
"Nala..."
The light creamy lioness grunted before opening her eyes and looking at her mother and would of been mother in law.
Sarabi smiled lightly. "You have two more cubs. A healthy little boy and a another healthy little girl."
Nala frowned before snarling. "They are still alive! After all the times I have cut my stomach, after all I have done for a miscarriage, THEY ARE ALIVE?!"
Sarafina and Sarabi sighed, having expected a reaction such as the one they had just heard.
"Nala, what Scar did to you was vile and horrible, but you cannot take your anger out on these three little ones. Remember, they are your cubs as much as they are Scar's."
Nala spat at her mother. "It's even more pointless now. He's already selected Kovu as his heir. Do me a favor and kill them!"
Sarabi looked at the once loving and caring cub she watched play with her son and the other cubs, a disgusted expression on her slowly aging face. "Nala, I am ashamed of you. These cubs are innocent! What would Mheetu think if he saw his big sister acting like this?"
"When he hears about what happened, HE WILL AGREE WITH ME!"
Sarafina sighed, before holding up the first female cub. Her eyes began to open, revealing their bright blue color. "Nala, what do you want to name your first daughter?"
The young lioness grimaced, and then shuffled her paws slightly before responding. "Vitani."
Both of the older lionesses recoiled in horror, and Sarabi spoke again. "You named her 'I am war'? Nala, the cub has done nothing wrong, please change the name!"
Nala responded through gritted teeth, narrowing her eyes at Sarabi. "You can't make me do anything. The name stands."
A single tear began to flow down Sarafina's cheek as she held up Nala's son, who opened his aquamarine eyes. "Nala, what do you want to name your son?"
"Hamaru."
Sarabi shook her said sadly. "Bastard? That's what I expected. Simba and Mufasa are probably horrified."
"DON'T MENTION THOSE NAMES IN FRONT OF ME!"
Sarabi and Sarafina shared a knowing glance, before both of their faces contorted into worried expressions, with a sad sigh Sarafina looked at the last cub.
"What about the last cub, a girl."
Nala sneered. "Shetani."
Sarafina pinned her ears and sighed as Mheetu walked into the den. Mheetu was seven months old, the age Simba had been at the time of the gorge. His coat was a pale cream, and his golden eyes were excited at the prospect of becoming an uncle.
"Are you all right Nala?"
The young lioness sneered. "Define alright."
Sarabi shot Nala a glare, and the blue-eyed mother sighed. "I'm fine, Mheetu. As fine as you can be when you have just given birth to three heathens."
"Nala, why don't you like your own cubs?"
Sarafina looked at her son, a depressed expression on her face. "Because Scar is the father."
Mheetu's eyes widened in limited understanding, before his eyes narrowed slightly as well. "Wow Nala, that's pretty cold."
Nala rolled her eyes as her little brother began to speak once again. "What are their names?"
"The first female is Vitani, the male is Hamaru and the last female is Shetani."
Mheetu sighed in disgust, before responding dryly. "I am war, bastard and devil. How LOVELY."
Sarafina turned to her young son in shock as he rolled his eyes. "Mom, I'm not a two month old anymore. I know what all of this stuff means. Exspecaily living under a rule like this."
His mother nodded in understanding as Mheetu glared at his older sister. "Well Nala, I frankly disagree with your name choices, but they are your cubs. If their mother wont give them the proper care they need, their grandmother and their uncle WILL!"
Sarafina's eyes widened. "Who is this mature lion and what did he do with Mheetu?"
The seven month old shrugged, and stomped out of the cave before grabbing Shetani. Sarafina and Sarabi picked up Hamaru and Vitani, fearing for their safety, and followed the young male out of the den and into the Shadowlands. As they walked out, they could clearly hear Nala screaming behind them.
"HAS EVERYBODY DECIDED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO TURN AGAINST ME? IF NOBODY ELSE CAN SEE THAT THOSE THREE CUBS ARE A DISGRACE TO THE KINGS, I MINE AS WELL LEAVE THE PRIDELANDS! MAYBE I'LL FIND SOME ROUGE WILLING TO PUT AN END TO THEIR PATHETIC EXISTENCE!"
Mheetu turned to look back quickly before turning back around and shaking his head sadly, he gently placed the brownish cub on the ground. "That is not my sister. That is some other lioness that took control."
Sarabi nodded her head in agreement. "We have to find some way to bring back the old Nala."
Sarafina's eyes widened with an idea. "Why don't we talk to Rafiki about this? Maybe he will have some herb to make her less angry!"
Mheetu curled his ears back before nodding sadly. "I hope so Mom. I hope so."
The trio picked up the cubs before turning towards the large tree the mandrill called home, leaving a crazed lioness behind at Pride Rock, desperately trying to find a way to murder her own children.
Author's Note:So what do you think of the first chapter?
