A/N: I'm just striking the cubs' minds, but what effect will that have? Who knows... Right now, they have much bigger things to worry about.
Chapter One: The Twins
"How much farther to the Pride Lands, Dhambi?" a cub asked his brother, who was walking along side him.
"Not much farther, Makamu." Dhambi answered. "I think that's the border just up ahead."
These two cubs were the spitting image of each other. It was obvious that they were twins. Both of them had dark brown fur and strange, silvery tufts of fur on their heads. They also had the same brown eyes.
"I can't wait to get there," Makamu said. "We've been walking for hours."
"Just keep your cool when we get there," Dhambi reminded his twin. "We both know how you get... Way too hyper."
"I can't help it!" Makamu argued. "At least I know how to have a little fun, unlike you."
Dhambi just rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Just remember, we can't screw this up, or else we're in trouble... Like we did in that last pride."
"That was your fault," Makamu said. "If weren't so-"
"Just shut up!" Dhambi snapped. "I don't want to hear another word from you until we get to the Pride Lands!"
"Fine..." Makamu pouted. "No need to yell..."
Despite the way he was treated by Dhambi, he knew Dhambi cared about him... His personality was just that way. Besides, they still saw eye to eye on many things, and they always stuck together.
"Though, I do want to know one thing," Makamu said.
"Yes?" Dhambi asked, not seeming particularly interested in what his brother had to say.
"What do we do when we get there?"
"You know exactly what we have to do," Dhambi said flatly. "We need to ask if we can live there."
"Oh... Right."
Dhambi once again rolled his eyes at his twin. "You can't possibly be that dumb. I suppose we know who we got the brains in the family..."
It had been about two weeks since Angani's confrontation with Mako, and the atmosphere around the Pride Lands had been quite dreary. Simba couldn't help but notice all that was happening. First, Wildfire had appeared, then he later kidnapped Tora. Then, the father Nala never knew about had forced her into committing cold-blooded murder, damaging her mentally. Then, there was the latest event... Angani had killed her old enemy, Mako, but she felt even worse than they did before. He wasn't sure what could happen next.
Simba walked over to Nala, who was laying by the water hole. Despite what she had been through. she seemed to be making some progress in getting back to normal, but she still had a lot of depression.
"Are you feeling okay?" Simba asked.
"Uh, yeah..." Nala said. "I guess."
"You don't sound so sure," he replied.
"Really, I'm fine," she assured him.
Just as Simba was about to say something to her, a voice yelled from behind him.
"Hey! Are you Prince Simba?"
Simba turned around to face this aggressive speaker. What he saw was two cubs, clearly twins, each of them with silver tufts of fur on their heads. He could tell right away that the one who spoke to him was going to get on his nerves.
"Yeah, how did you know?" Simba asked.
"We've heard of you..." the cub said. "But where are my manners, you don't even know who we are. I'm Dhambi, and this is my twin brother, Makamu. We need a favor."
"That depends," Simba said, not really wanting to do this jerk any favors, "what is it?"
"We would like to stay here," Dhambi said. "You see, my brother has become exhausted, and this is the only pride that we've come across."
"Why should I?" Simba asked. "You aren't exact-Ow!"
Nala stood up and nudged Simba in the side.
"Simba, just do it," she told him. "He's doing it for his brother, not himself."
Simba sighed. "Fine... But you better not cause any trouble."
"Oh, don't worry," Dhambi said. "I may seem bad, but I would never want to cause trouble, especially in the famous Pride Lands," he grinned at Simba as he made an 'X' over his chest. "Cross my heart."
Simba eyed him suspiciously, but decided to drop it. "Whatever."
"Come, Makamu," Dhambi said to his brother. "Let's go get some water." As the pair walked over to the water hole, they walked passed Haiba, who was on his way over to Simba and Nala.
"Who are they?" Haiba asked.
"They're twin brothers," Simba said. "Their names are Dhambi and Makamu."
"Twins?" Haiba said with a sly grin. "That's twice the fun..."
"Don't get your hopes up," Simba warned him. "Dhambi doesn't seem like the romantic type."
"Yeah," Nala said, "he does have a bad attitude, but it would be wrong for us to not help them. No need to stoop to his level."
"I guess..." Simba said. "At least his brother didn't seem bad, he just stayed quiet. It's clear Dhambi is the one in charge."
"Yep," Nala said, "but he-"
"Guys!" Kora yelled as he made a beeline for the three cubs.
"What's wrong?" Simba asked, noticing Kora's expression and his clear anxiety.
"There's... a... body..." Kora panted, completely out of breath form running.
"Where?" haiba asked.
"Out... in the field. Follow me!"
Simba, Nala, and Haiba didn't hesitate as they ran after Kora, who was heading in the same direction he had come from.
When Simba, Nala, and Haiba arrived to where Kora led them, they couldn't believe what they saw. nala had to cover her eyes from the sight in front of her.
"Oh, no..." Simba said,
There, in front of the group, was the slaughtered body of another cub. It made all of them sick.
A/N: So, what do you think of Dhambi and Makamu? I like them myself. Well, I guess you'll have to wait and see to find out about this poor cub that they found. I'll see you then.