Introduction
Scar padded towards the pride. It was late and he was alone. Mufasa hadn't returned from his walk with Zazu and Sarabi was getting worried. Sarabi looked up at him as he approched. "Scar, have you seen Simba and Mufasa?" She asked, her eyes shining with worry. Scar bowed his head and asked if he could talk to Sarabi alone. Nala watched as the lion led her queen into a cave. She watched as they talked. Suddenly Sarabi burst into tears and ran from the cave. Nala's mother, Sarafina, had seen the conversation too. "Stay here Nala, don't move." She said softly. Then she turned to a darkish lioness next to her. "Can you watch Nala for me please?" She asked. The lioness, called Raska, nodded and picked Nala up in her jaws. Sarafina thanked her and ran after Sarabi. Raska's own daughter, Lina, was playing nearby. "Hey Lina. Wanna play?" Nala giggled. Lina's sparkling grey eyes glittered and she dived at Nala. Nala narrowed her eyes and dodged at the last minute. Lina landed head first in the mud. "Lina! I just gave you a bath. I'll have to give you another one now!" Raska snapped. "Aww mum!" Lina moaned. Raska scowled at her. "Look at your coat." She growled. Lina looked at her dark red coat. It was covered in mud. Nala snorted as she tried to keep her self from bursting out with laughter. She looked from Lina to Raska. Raska had the same colour coat as her daughter. Raska's brown eyes turned and fixed on Nala. "You're next." She said sturnly. Nala gave a gasp of horror and it was Lina's turn to laugh. Nala stuck her tongue out at her. Lina scowled and went to charge at Nala. She fell short as her mother had put her paw on Lina's tail. Lina sighed as her mother picked her up and placed Lina in her paws. Nala smiled to herself. It had been a good day and she couldn't wait to see Simba.
Simba's dead! Nala thought. It has to be a mistake. I only saw him this morning. Tears were spilling down her tiny face. Here she was, being told her best friend was dead. She gazed around at the rest of the pride. Even Lina, who was usually loud and excitable, was quiet and sad. It just can't be true. She thought again. It has to be some kind of sick joke! Nala knew in her heart that it wasn't. Scar was stood on a rock telling them that the king and prince had died in an accident. Now he was talking about being king and something else, but Nala wasn't listening. Suddenly out of the gloom hyenas started appearing. Nala shrank back in her mother's paws. Sarabi, Sarafina, Raska and the rest of the pride all gasped and crouched low, defending cubs and growling at the unwelcome visitors.
"A new era has begun. My ERA! The Hyenas will live with us and you will hunt for them." Scar yelled. Sarabi, who was still greiving, growled louder. "We will NOT hunt for these mutts! We need to feed ourselves to be able to survive!" She argued. Scar roared. The cubs all shrank back and the lionesses stopped growling. Sarabi flinched, but stood her ground. Nala looked at the powerful queen and then up at the new king. His peircing green eyes made her shudder. He was so cruel. Sarabi glared at him but gave up her fight. "However some of you agree with me." He shouted. With that half the pride stepped forward, bowing to Scar. Nala gasped. Among them was Hara, her aunt, and her cousin, Leo. Scar nodded and they stepped back. Sarafina growled at her sister. Hara ducked her head as she caught her sister's eye. "Now I present your new queen!" Scar cried. He stood to one side and Zira, Hara's best friend, stepped forward. Sarabi growled. "I'm queen!" She hissed. "Not anymore." Scar roared. Sarabi glared at him, but stepped back beside Sarafina. "Now as my first duty as king…" Scar continued. "I will kill all young males under one." He walked down towards the pride. "Line up!" He shouted. Nala flinched and she and her mother lined up. Hara was sat next to them, her paw wrapped protectivly around Leo. Scar began to walk down the line. He stopped when he reached Nala. "My, my, my. What a pretty young lioness. She looks a lot like her mother." Sarafina growled softly at him. Scar glared at her and she stopped. He reached out a paw and touched Nala on the head. Nala shook in fright. She glanced up into Scar's eyes. She gasped. All that she saw in his eyes was coldness. There was no warmth, no love, nothing. Scar removed his paw and moved onto Hara. "Ahh, a male." Scar hissed. "Please Sire, spare my son!" Hara begged. "No male shall be spared. Not even a son of one of my supporters." Scar said coldly. Hara began to cry. Sarafina nuzzled her and Hara burried her face in her sister's fur. Leo squealed and looked at his mother. "Mama, help me, please. MAMA!" He wailed. Nala shook her head, her face full of shock, terror and greif. She was losing her cousin. Scar bent down. A few minutes later, Leo's body hit the ground with a thud. The reign of Scar had begun.