Chapter One: We Arrive
It had been so long since Ahadi had chose his heir, and befitting of the timing that he had died, his grandson and granddaughter had been born...
Sarafina laid in the birthing cave of Pride Rock, smiling down at her two cubs, a boy with dark golden fur and eyes as blue as the bright sky, and a girl with tawny pink fur and sea green eyes. A great destiny awaited the two. Tojo, the boy, was to be King after his father, and Nala, the girl, was to become leader of the Lion Guard one day.
And Nala was the first female to be leader of the Lion Guard.
Sarafina awaited her love, the orange-pelted, green-eyed, black-maned son of Ahadi, Taka, or Scar. Her sea-green eyes looked to her children with such motherly care. Her smile was gentle, and her body language spoke for her. Her children. These were her children, and she would protect them with her life.
It wasn't long before Sarafina heard footsteps. The cream-colored lioness lifted her head to be met with the visage of her mother-in-law, Uru. The red lioness smiled so fondly, looking to the cubs with her amber eyes. Sarafina smiled.
"Uru. How are you?" The New Queen asked softly.
"I'm well. I see we have two little ones... two boys?" Uru asked.
"No, a boy and a girl, and Tojo was born first." Sarafina said proudly.
"His sister will be the first female to lead the Lion Guard, then. So exciting!" The red lioness beamed with pride. "What is the girl's name?"
"Nala. For she is a gift, and she will deny any harm to come to the Pridelands." The Queen smiled. Uru approached her daughter-in-law and looked to the cubs, her amber eyes landing on Nala. She stretched her sharp nose down and nuzzled both cubs, making them mewl and smile. Nala batted at Uru's nose, making her grandmother laugh.
"Taka will be so thrilled. Mufasa, however..." Uru sighed.
"I know..." Sarafina frowned, "Mufasa so badly wanted the throne, wanted me, but I gave my heart to Taka..."
Uru looked to Sarafina, "You fell in love. Ahadi and I couldn't have changed that. That's why we broke the engagement between you and Mufasa."
"I know, and I thought Mufasa would forget after having cubs with Sarabi... Tama and Simba can't help who their father is..." The Queen nodded.
"Though, we know Tama's father is a certain other male." Uru said softly.
"Chinja. The Strongest." Sarafina frowned, "The one Mufasa killed first."
Uru look saddened, "He no longer has the roar. Nala amd Tojo are safe."
Sarafina gave a soft smile, "I know."
Quietly, Scar entered the birthing cave and smiled, "Sara..."
The green-eyed Queen lifted her head and smiled brightly, "Scar. We have a boy and a girl!"
Scar beamed and trotted in, looking to the cubs, smiling softly and nuzzling them both, "So beautiful... who's my son?"
"Tojo, the dark gold one, he's also the eldest. Nala is younger..." Uru began.
"A female leader of the Lion Guard?" The Orange King beamed, nuzzling Nala, "You make me so proud already," he then nuzzled Tojo, "as do you, my darling boy."
Both cubs mewled, opening their eyes in unison. Scar looked so lovingly at his children, a look of fatherly devotion.
"I believe that your children will bring much happiness." Uru smiled softly.
"They will. I can feel it..." Scar smiled, "We should present Tojo as Crown Prince and Nala as Princess. Shall we?" he looked at Sarafina with bright emerald hues.
"Of course..." Sarafina rose and lifted both cubs in her mouth.
The sun had fully rose. Pride Rock stood in the sun, and Rafiki climbed the kopje. Sarafina and Scar awaited the baboon with their twins, bright smiles on their faces. Rafiki hugged both of them, then looked. Tojo batted at Rafiki as the baboon marked him as the Crown Prince, then settled.
Scar and Sarafina smiled happily as Tojo was shown to all the animals. The loyal subjects bowed before their Future King, and the sun shone on Tojo. The young cub did nothing, just stared. Rafiki brought the cub close again, handing him to his grandmother before taking Nala.
Nala was much more lively. She struck out, making mewling sounds as the subjects cheered their Princess.
"Will you look at that? She's just as lively as her father." Uru told Sarafina. The Queen laughed.
"Of course she is..."
Scar smiled softly at his wife, then looked proudly at his daughter.
I will never let anything harm you or your brother, Nala. I promise.
I'm BAAAAAAAACK. Officially.So what do you guys think? Seeing Scar as a good guy is kinda nice, hm? And it's so sweet seeing him being a family lion.Next chapter, we will touch on Mufasa and Sarabi. As always, review and stay tuned!!!