Hey guys!
So here is the second part of my story called Heirs. Basically, this one will cover parts of TLK 2 and some other stuff. I hope you guys enjoy it.
The lion king, its characters and every other element in connection with belong to Disney and not to me.
And since I got nothing else to say at the moment…
Have fun!
Heirs
Part 2: I'll never let it go, I'll never forgive
Chapter 1: just like old days
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
The first streaks of sunlight appeared on the horizon and filled the kingdom called the pride lands in a beautiful yet strange looking purple sunlight. It was a sign to all animals inhabiting the kingdom to get on their way. Get on their way to pride rock.
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Giraffes and elephants moved through the still partly dark landscapes. Various kinds of monkeys jumped from tree crown to tree crown and followed the masses of animals across the veldts as the sun appeared on the horizon.
Night
Birds flew over the huge herds of zebras, elephants and wildebeests as the moon gave away its last streaks of light.
And the spirit of llife- calling (Oh, oh, iyo)
Young Okapis jumped playfully around their parents while they filled the morning with laughter and joy.
Mamela
Parts of the sun now reached the pride lands and revealed a sunny but still cloud hung sky.
All the animals of the kingdom were moving directly at the same place; an imposing and huge looking rock formation which could be seen from every corner of the kingdom. Pride Rock. Everybody wanted to get there, rhinos, zebras, giraffes and impalas. The first streaks of sunlight touched the huge ledge that was leading away from the mountain and revealed an old looking mandrill who stood at the edge of it while he glanced down on the things which took place.
"Ubhukhosi bo khokho. We ndodana ye sizwe sonke"
He said as he waived his arms around.
Wait
More and more, the sun rose above the lands while the lines of animals heading for the castle were getting longer and longer. For the inhabitants of the kingdom, it was very enjoyable to have the still weak sun shine down on their skins and warm them from the rather cold nights. But they also enjoyed that the climate was not as hot as it was going to be by noon.
There's no mountain to great (Oh, oh, iyo)
Flamingos flew pass a giant cooled down volcano which had its top covered with snow. The mountain stood at the edge of the pride lands and was the only place that was higher than pride rock. Down on the ground, antelopes stopped from their morning dinners and tilted their heads up to follow the herds. The wind now blew over the grass and the trees sending leafs and flowers flying through the air.
Hear the words and have faith (Oh, oh, iyo)
Have faith
They all reached the feet of the home of their king as the mandrill once more waived his arms to greet all the inhabitants that had come to this occasion. It was the day where the new heir was going to be presented.
Hela hey mamela
He lives in you
The baboon spread his arms in a motion which humans would interpret as a prayer as he directed his head towards the sky and especially the sun.
He lives in me
By now, sky had turned golden colored and the rows of animals waiting for the ceremony to begin were spread all over the veldt for miles.
He watches over
Everything we see
As the first rows were bowing to the things that happened above on the ledge, the others followed quickly and soon the whole gathering had their heads sunk and directed towards the ground.
Into the water
Into the truth
The mandrill turned around from the masses and grabbed his staff which he kept bringing along all the time. Behind him he saw several lions gathered around against the rocky walls and having their heads directed towards another lying in front of them. He walked over to the lioness that lied ahead while a blue hornbill landed right beside him. The bird faced a golden furred male with an auburn colored mane and bowed to him.
In your reflection
With a last look to the sky, the mandrill padded over to the cream furred lioness which held a small ball of fur in her arms. She made the figure turn and reveal the face of a young lion cub. The lioness smiled adored as Rafiki waved his staff in front of the cub. He pulled out a fruit that was locked to the wooden staff before breaking it in half. The fruit was filled with a red/orange juice which the baboon sunk its thumb into. Quickly he spread the liquid over the cubs' forehead before picking it up and giving the mother a gentle smile.
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
The male walked over to her and nuzzled her with an adored smile as they proudly looked after Rafiki as he carried their heir upwards the ledge in front of the animals. He stopped for a moment as the masses down on earth inhaled for a short moment before the mandrill extracted its arms and raised the cub into the sky.
He lives in you
Right away, the animals burst out into roars and screams of joy as monkeys jumped around and clapped their hands together. Zebras and antelopes stomped with their hoof onto the ground while elephants used their snouts to trumpet through the air. The king and queen smiled at each other as they enjoyed the light breeze which caused the male lions' mane to wave in the wind. His wife on the other hand just closed her eyes and inhaled the fresh smelling air.
He lives in you
For its young age and given the situation, the cub seemed pretty distracted by the leaves and feathers that got sailed through the air. It right away swung after them as it extracted its' still little claws.
He lives in me
He watches over
Once again, the crowd started to cheer and roar while zebras and antelopes kneeled down in submission to their royal family.
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
Two elephants hammered their giant feet into the ground which caused swarms of various birds to spread their wings and fly into the air. It was a bombastic sight as thousands of flying creatures took a ride over the lions' heads and signaled that the ceremony was close to be over.
He lives in you
Rafiki turned around and revealed the cub to its parents who walked up to it and one after another nuzzled their child. The little lion purred as its mother and father connected their noses with its head while the rest of the pride glanced at the scene adored. Not far away from the proud mother and father, a rather unconventional pair had the same expressions of joy on their faces. Even thought it was for other reasons.
"Ah, Pumbaa… look at the little guy. A chip from the old block." A male meerkat called out as he lied on top of the head of a warthog and pressed his hands against his cheeks. He stood up and raised his left hand towards the sky while his friend smiled up at him. "And you know who's gonna raise him…" Timon continued with enthusiasm in his voice.
Pumbaa, the warthog, gazed confused at his smaller buddy as he shortly thought about the statement from his best friend. "His parents?" He then asked slightly confused.
Feeling his thunder being turned down a bit, Timon let his shoulders hang down and press his hands into his hips. With an admitting movement of his right arm, he answered. "Okay sure, get technical. But who's gonna teach him the really important stuff?" He jumped down from the red furred animals' head and landed on Pumbaas nose as he raised his chest. "Like how to belch? Blurb!" He gave away a small sound from his mouth which caused the lionesses to frown before he jumped down onto the ground. "And dig for grubs?" Timon continued and grinned to the warthog. "I'm telling ya buddy… it's gonna be just like old times. You, me… and the little guy!" He turned around and looked at the royal family.
Nala really liked those two friends of Simba. A fact that caused her to smile even at the possibility that her newborn cub could be influenced by her mates old pals. Yet it was a smile that was a bit forced. "Sorry to disappoint you Timon. But that's not going to happen this time." She remarked as she let her ears drop to the side. And gave the meerkat a sly and warm smirk.
"Not gonna happen? What do you mean lady?" The meerkat answered with a half questioning and half demanding face.
Even Rafiki laughed before he faced the young cub that still lied in his arms. "It is a girl." He revealed as the cubs parents brought their noses to their daughters head one more time.
Timon giggled amused as he repeated "Girl". But within seconds, his expression changed as it suddenly made click inside his head and his eyes grew as wide as they could get. Shocked filled him and Pumbaa as the last word they could scream was… "GIRL!" With that, they passed out.
As the rest of the pride went along their ways, Nala slowly accompanied them carrying her daughter with her mouth. The queen looked back as she spotted Simba still sitting at the edge of pride rock with his face directed towards the now high standing sun. Nala dropped the cub back down and padded over to him. "Come on Simba, let's join the others." She said gently as she laid a paw on her mates shoulder.
But Simba didn't react and kept staring into the distance. "Let me just sit here for a moment. I need some time." The king replied with a heavy tone in his voice.
Nala gave him a lick on the cheek before facing his wet amber eyes. "OK! But… don't be out here to long." She gently said before leaving the golden male behind and picked her daughter back up.
The king watched after her before he shifted his eyes towards the horizon. The words of Timon ran through his head as he repeated them. It's gonna be just like old times. You, me… and the little guy! His heart dropped immediately as he thought about back to the first part. "Just like old times."
[less than a year ago]
"MALKA! Would you please cut it out!" The cream furred queen laughed as she glanced at a pale orange furred male with a black haired mane who pressed the side of his head down on her belly. It was almost like he tried to listen to what was going on inside her body.
It had been two months since Simba had dethroned Scar and had taken back the pride lands. Even though the rain had returned, the once majestic and beautiful kingdom was far away from being back to normal. Some of the herds had returned and even the rivers and the grass was back to being full and green again. Yet there was so much that was lacking from the time before Scar and the hyenas had ruined the kingdom of king Simba. And since there was still so much to be done to bring the kingdom to its former glory, the new king had to spent every spare second on the task ahead.
While the afternoon sun shined down on pride rock, king Simba was out to solve another one of the territorial conflicts that were taking place at the few waterholes that were finally filled with water again. And that left the parts of his pride, which was not going to hunt, back at pride rock all on their own. And so it were only Malka, Nala and a few others sitting in the den setting down and waiting for the hunting party to return. The queen laughed as the Malka pulled his had back from her stomach. "I can't hear a thing anyway." He replied playfully raising his head.
"That's because there's nothing to feel right now!" Nala added and moved her body so she lay on her stomach. It had only been a few weeks since Nala informed her pride members of her pregnancy and the fact that the queen was soon giving birth to the new heir of the throne. She glanced around the cave and observed the members of her kingdom that were lying by her side. "By the way, have you seen Tojo around here by any chance?" She then asked with the smile slowly vanishing from her face.
Malka sighed a bit as he faced her. "No… he, he wanted some time on his own." He answered. Tojo's mother had passed away just a month after Simba took over the throne. At the end, the exhaustion that was caused by Scars reign and the drought wandering over the kingdom was to much for her. But at least she was able to celebrate the return of her son and a full month of spending time with him. Tojo and Malka had been banished by former king Scar after being accused by him for treason against the pride lands.
But ever since Simba returned nd took over the throne, he let his two male friends back into their pride. So far , the whole gang was back together again. That was except for Kula and humvi who had left the pride lands as well and were still nowhere to be found.
The cream furred lioness glanced towards the outside of their home before getting back to her feet. With slow steps, she walked to the mouth of the cave which caused Malka to tilt up his head. "Hey! Where are you going?" The pale orange male asked concerned but still held a little sign of disapproval to her actions.
"Out for a walk!" She answered with determination. "Last time I checked, I'm still allowed to do that." The queen continued on her way to the outside before Malka came running out to her.
"Not without an escort." He replied with a sly smile. "You know what Simba thinks about those little detours of yours."
Indeed Nala knew. Ever since she broke the news to her mate, his attitude towards dangerous actions had changed dramatically. He had become overprotective and strict when it came to tours around their kingdom. Yet Nala had found a way to work around it. She twisted her head and stared daggers into Malkas face with her aqua eyes. The mala gulped as he realized the way his queen glared at him. "Do you want to stop me?" She asked challenging and with narrowed down eyes.
"I wouldn't dare!"
While Nala and Malka were arguing back at pride rock, Simba wandered through his kingdom. The whole day, he had done nothing but solve the same arguments and problems which king Mufasa had to deal with for years. His duties had been even more time consuming since Nala was no longer there to accompany him on his routes. Ever since she had become pregnant, she did not come along with him.
The golden furred male could already see the movement that was taking place around his home as he arrived at the feet of pride rock. Simba then looked to the right where he spotted Tojo lying underneath a tree with his eyes directed to the ground. For a moment, the king thought about going over to his friend and give out a few words of comfort. But since he could not even see Niyani or Mbingu being alongside with him, he decided that it would be better to leave the ochre lion on his own for now. He stuck his head into the cave and was already greeted by his pride members. But as he observed the sight, he immediately spotted Nala missing.
"Hey Malka!" Simba called out to the other male standing inside the cave. "Have you seen Nala?" He asked surprised but calm.
"Uhm…well she… left! She wanted to take a walk." His friend replied dropping to the ground.
The kings' muscles relaxed as he sat down himself tired from all the walking of the day. "Okay, so… who did you send along with her?"
But yet Malka tensed up a little as he made eye contact with the golden furred male. "Actually… I didn't!" He answered relaxed and right away realized his friend shocking up his head. "I mean… she was already a bit bored and tensed up with us being a little… overdramatic about her condition… so!"
Simba face-palmed realizing where this was going. "Malka! I told you I don't want her to be all out there on her own. We still don't know if the hyenas have gone for good. They're still might be out there and lurking for revenge." Simba got to his feet and brought his muzzle close to Malka's ear. "Besides, I still have some reserve towards Zira and her friends. There's still some bad blood between her and Nala. I'm going to find her myself."
He was about to turn away as Malka started speaking up again. "You know, I think that you're acting a bit too overprotective about her. She lived through Scars reign and in some sort of way, she grew on that. It doesn't hurt for her to get a bit more freedom." He answered knowing that Simba was not approving his suggestion.
"The more of a reason to make her not suffer or be stressed out any more than necessary!" The king answered and stormed off into the veldt while leaving Malka back at the cave shaking his head.
The coolness of the evening was really relaxing and refreshing to anyone of the lions. A slight breeze flew over the kingdom which Nala really enjoyed as it struck through her fur. The cream colored lioness had left pride rock behind and now headed towards a waterhole with a slight trot. The grass right beside the pond had grown back to at least the height of her knees. The queen bowed down and sank her tongue into the liquid. She closed her eyes as she dropped to the ground. She really enjoyed these moments of piece she rarely had these days.
And so she didn't notice the movement that happened way in her back as well as the two amber eyes that were observing her tightly. Amber eyes which belonged to a lioness with pale caramel fur. Her appearance seemed pretty torn up though she seemed really muscular. She was way older than Nala and her eyes showed a strange sort of comfort. With easy and careful steps, she walked up closer to the queen as she held her body down on the ground. The lioness had reached the end of the grassy field and could now get a complete view of Nala while observing her appearance carefully. The resemblance is remarkable. The fur has the exact same color. Those eyes are a perfect imitation. But how to make sure?
The lioness was about to make her way out of the grass as Nala perked her ears up. "I know that you are there and I demand you to show yourself." The queen called out and made the lioness snarl a little in frustration.
And I thought I was being quiet. She stepped out into the open and revealed her form. "Hello!" She then called out to the cream lioness with a genuine smile.
Nala glanced towards her in a neutral way and observed the stranger carefully. "What are you doing by sneaking around her like that? I have never seen you here before?" She asked cautious to not make it look like she was over suspicious and dramatic. After all, she could just be on her way passing through.
"Oh! I didn't meant to be rude my dear. I didn't know how to approach a lioness walking around all by herself in these lands." She made an apologizing nod with her head before she got eye to eye with the queen. "What is a lioness like you doing here all on her own?" The lionesses' voice was soft but yet strangely unsettling. But Nala gave her a gesture which allowed the stranger to come closer to her. "After all, this does seem like a dangerous place."
The queen giggled a little as she tilted her head up amused. "Oh… I can take care of myself." She answered and extracted her right front paw. „But where are my manners. I'm Nala, queen of the pride lands."
Queen, it kinda fits! The unknown lioness figured hearing her talk. She's definitely it. But let's find out directly. "My name is Hiyana!" She answered with a smirk curious of how the cream colored female would react. Nala returned the smile and the lack of reaction from the queens side which showed Hiyana that she did not exactly know who she was.
"NALA!" Someone called from far away and made both lionesses tilt their heads around.
And here we go! Nala thought as she spotted the golden furred male better known as king Simba running down towards them.
The two royals nuzzled each other as the male was gasping and seemed to be out of breath. "Great kings you're alright! Didn't we agree that it's not good for you to walk off on your own in your condition?" The king said worried as he stared at the duo of females.
"No Simba, WE didn't. You said you wanted a babysitter to follow me around wherever I'm going. I never agreed to anything." The cream lioness replied with sharp eyes and hr ears standing out to the side.
Hiyana for her part just sat aside and glanced at the royal couple in front of her. It didn't take a genius to realize what was causing the king to behave the way he was doing. The younger lioness was expecting. Now, Simba shifted his attention towards the pale caramel lioness as she was still standing at the side with reserve.
"I see that you have already met my wife. And as you probably have guessed, I'm king Simba. And you are…?" He asked and offered the foreign lioness to speak up.
"My name is Hiyana. I was just passing by through this kingdom as I spotted her highness standing around the waterhole. When I realized where I ended up, I tried to make an approach to ask for me to stay in this land for a while." She knew that it was bolt to start with this part of the conversation right now.
Simba answered with raised eyebrows while giving her a reserved smile. "What happened to you? Don't you have a pride you can live in?"
The pale caramel lioness faced the ground before she eyed them again. "My pride got split up years ago. We were scattered all over the savannah. I was just trying to catch up with old friends. And I was hoping they might have settled down right in this kingdom." Her eyes showed an honest feeling to what she was telling. Hiyana then raised her voice once more to speak up. "By the way, do you know a lioness by the name of Sarafina?"
That made Nala and Simba shook up their heads as the cream furred lioness went forward. "Yes, she's my mother!"
If she wouldn't have been proven by now, Hiyana was 100 percent sure by now that she was talking to Sarafinas daughter. Her eyes lit up with fire as she thought about the cream lioness that would later become the mother of the current queen.
"But she doesn't live here anymore. She and my step-father left this kingdom a while ago. We can go look for her if you want." Nala offered to her gently.
But the foreign lioness waived off denying. "No no, that wouldn't be necessary. I don't want you to go out there just for me. When the right time comes, I'm going to find her myself. But in the meantime, I guess I just stay around or a while. If that is alright with you!" She answered with her head directed towards Simba.
"Oh uhm… sure! I could offer you a place in our cave. But I can't promise you to have that much space and food for you."
Again, Hiyana waived off with her paw. "Oh no, I don't want to bother any more than necessary. I just pick a shelter nearby and get back on my way." She answered gently.
"Alright! You can stay as long as you want." The king answered and gave the lioness a quick smile before he led Nala back on the way to pride rock. Hiyana stayed back and watched the two lions walk away into the distance. The wheels in her head were already turning as she thought about her further steps.
Ever since Scar was driven out and killed by Simba, Zira felt unwanted and sidelined. Under Scar, she had everything. She was his right hand and the head of the lionesses. A situation that was despised by the rest of the pride (especially Nala and Sarabi). But all of that was over since Simba took over. And the pride made her feel that. For months now, the tarnish lioness and the new queen nearly avoided each other completely, only reacting to each other with snarls and sharp insults.
Even though Simba had offered her a place in their cave, she declined it and settled down in the den that once belonged to the rightful king, at least in her eyes. During the night's being aside the rest of the lions, she was joined by Spotty, Dotty and her son Nuka. The grey furred male showed nearly every day that he disliked Simba as much as his mother and her two friends. And if that wouldn't have been enough, Zira felt also useless because of her pregnancy which had taken the best of her by now. She was unable to run around, to hunt and even the walks to the waterholes were acquiring all of her strength.
For now, all she could do was lay down in front of her cave and let the sun shine down on her tarnish fur. In the distance, she could see the king and queen walking across the veldt as they headed side by side towards pride rock. Oh wait you two. You have taken everything away from me. She growled inside her head angrily as Simba nuzzled Nala while they walked up the path which led to the cave. Enjoy your time together while you can. Sooner or later, I will make you suffer as much as I do! Her eyes spoke a language of determination and will… now all she needed was time, patience and a plan.
Author's note: So here we go, a little setup until we get the story going. Comments and reviews are really appreciated.
