A/N: Okay, time for a fun story. One that doesn't involve being kidnapped and badly beaten. You might find something familiar about this story... Maybe you'll catch what it's based off of.

Chapter One: The Spell

Tora was still in a lot of pain. There was no doubting that. It had only been two days since she was kidnapped and abused by Wildfire. Simba and his friends had managed to get to her before Wildfire could hurt her even worse, but he managed to get in one last slash, which had nearly ended Tora's life... But Wildfire was dead now; he wouldn't be hurting anybody ever again... Or so they thought. They told their parents the truth. They weren't happy that the cubs hadn't come to them first, but were thankful that they were okay.

"Owww..." Tora moaned as she shifted uncomfortably in her spot. The slightest bit of movement brought unbearable pain.

"Don't move too much." Mheetu said as he sat by Tora's side, "You're injuries are still too severe."

"Obviously..." Tora said as she finally got comfortable, "You don't have to sit here all day, you know. Go outside, I'm fine."

"Not a chance." Mheetu said, "I'm staying right here."

"If you say so..." Tora said, "Where is everyone?"

"I think Simba, Nala, Kora, Haiba and Sora are down at the water hole with Chumvi and Tama." Mheetu answered. "Kulaani and Vitani went off to the jungle again, and Angani was acting strange again, so she and Mkali are spending the day alone."

"Yeah, I think Chumvi said something about practicing spells." Mheetu told her.

"Are they sure it's safe for them to be down there?" Tora asked, remembering when Chumvi had accidentally switched their genders, nearly resulting in them being stuck that way for good.

"Oh, they'll be fine." Mheetu assured her, "Now, try to get some more rest."

"What spell are you trying today?" Simba asked.

"If it's a love spell, I'll be happy to assist." Haiba told him, "Heck, you don't even need the spell."

"No love spell." Chumvi replied, "This is a teleportation spell. If I get this right, I'll never have to walk long distances again!"

"So, it's a laziness spell?" Nala asked.

"No." Chumvi retorted, "It's a convenience spell."

"What ever you say." Nala said, "I still think that it makes you seem pretty lazy."

"Whatever..." Chumvi said as his paws began glowing. "Just let me do this without criticism..."

"If you don't kill us." Kora said, "These spells don't always work too well..."

"We get out of trouble don't we?" Chumvi asked. "Now, let me concentrate on what I'm doing."

Chumvi closed his eyes. His paws grew brighter and brighter until there was a sudden flash. At the same time as the flash all the cubs felt themselves black out. Just after, Neema came down to the water hole looking for them.

"Kids?" She said, "It's time for lunch." When she got down there, the cubs were gone. "I know that I just heard them talking down here... Where could they have gotten off to so quickly?" She looked around for the cubs, but couldn't find them anywhere.

"Come out now, or you don't eat until dinner!" She knew the cubs didn't like to miss eating, so that was sure to draw them out. She waited five minutes and there was still no sign of them. She came to the decision that it was a prank or one of their games. "I guess they won't eat until later." She headed back to Pride Rock, completely unaware of what really happened...

Simba's eyes suddenly snapped open. He shot up and looked around, seeing that the others were also awake... But the strangest thing was their location... They were no longer in the Pridelands.

"Where are we?" Simba asked as he climbed to his paws.

"We don't know." Kora said, narrowing his eyes at Chumvi, "Where are we?"

"Nowhere we should be... That's for sure." Chumvi said.

They all observed the land they were in. It was the middle of the day, yet the sky had an orange color about it. Stranger yet was the fact that there were streams of lava everywhere. They flowed just like a normal river would. They also noticed a large skull out in the distance.

"Weird..." Sora said, "Where the heck are we?"

"Who are you?" A very deep, primitive voice sounded from behind them.

The cubs all turned around to face the owner of the voice. In front of them was an adult lion with light red fur. He held a staff that had a small skull attached to the top. It seemed to have a faint blue glow about it.

"Are you in charge around here?" Simba asked, stepping forward.

"Yes." the lion answered, "My name is Pango. Who are you?"

"I'm Simba, Prince of the Pridelands." Simba said, "That's Nala, Kora, Sora, Haiba, Chumvi, and Tama. What is this place?"

"This is my home." Pango told them. "The Badlands."

"The Badlands?" Simba asked, "I've never heard of this place."

"This is a very dangerous land to live in, so nobody ever comes here. That might be obvious from the rivers of lava that flow throughout the land." Pango said. "We've been having some trouble lately as well... With some creatures called Magma Monitors. They've been causing so many problems lately."

"Magma Monitors?" Haiba asked, "What's a-"

He was cut off by a sudden scream from nearby. Whoever it was, they were in trouble... The scream continued and got louder.

Pango had a look of worry on his face. "Oh, no..."

A/N: Anybody catching what this story is based off of yet? If you're not, then maybe you will later on. What is a Magma Monitor? Who's in trouble? Find out next time!