I laugh as I pass Simba and cross the finish line first. "Whoo." I scream in victory. "I'll beat you next time Nal." He growls playfully. "Sure you will." I tell him. "Oh yeah." He does exactly what I expect. He pounces. He jumps on me but I flip him. I giggled "pinned ya." I say playfully. "Ok ok get off me." He says. I move and smile triumphantly. Again he does what I expect and pounces. I flip him off me "pinned ya again." I say. I get off him and he suggests another game. "Let's go to the waterhole." He suggests. I nod and we head off. When we get there I say. "So what are we gonna do?" "Well my Uncle Scar wants to talk to me at the gorge." He says. "Ok,when?" I ask. "He said when the sun is starting to set." He says. I look at the sky. "Wow it'll be setting soon." I say "Yeah, but we've still got a little bit of time." He says. "So what should we do?" I ask. "Well I was just wondering about something." He says. "What?" I ask. "Did you know your dad?" He asks. "No, my mom says he died the day I was born, but she wanted to wait until I'm older to tell me how." I tell him. "Oh, well the sun starting to set." Simba says. "Yeah, you'd better go." I tell him "Ok, I'll see you later Nala." He says. "Bye." I say as he runs off. I walk over to the water hole and I see a cub I've never met but I've seen around. "Hey." He says. "Hi." I say back. "What's your name Angelface?" He asks "Nala." I answer nervously. "Hmmm I like Angelface better. Anyway the names Kono." "Interesting." I answer "So what's a beautiful girl like you doing out here alone." He asks "I was out here with Simba but then he had to leave." I tell him. "Simba? You mean that scrawny cub that's supposed to be king?" He asks. "Yeah, and Simba will make a great king." I tell him. He scoffs and says "yeah right. I heard you and him are betrothed." He says. "Yep." I say proudly. He leans in and says "I'd rather have you as MY queen." I gasp and back up. He laughs. I hear a stampede, I look out and say "wow I wonder what's got them worked up." He shrugs "I don't know, but you've got me worked up." I look at him. This cub really creeps me out. "I um I think I hear my mom calling me." I say quickly. "I don't hear anything." He says. "Well I do." I say wanting to get out of there. "Ok, I'll walk you back." He says "You um you don't need to do that." I tell him. "No that's ok, I have to go back too." I'm extremely uncomfortable the whole walk home. Kono kept moving closer to me. I moved every time. When we got back we saw all the lions from the pride assembled at the bottom of Pride Rock. I run over to my mother and look around where was Simba and Mufasa? Then Scar speaks up. "There was a stampede in the gorge, Simba and Mufasa were both there." Oh my gosh. How badly are they hurt? "Mufasas death is a terrible tragedy. But to lose Simba who had barely begun to live." No, no no no this can't be happening Simba and Mufasa can't be dead. This is just a dream, a prank, their not dead. But I believe him tears are streaming down my face. So are my mom and Sarabi. Scar speaks up again, "for me it is a deep deep loss. So it is with a heavy heart that I assume the throne. Yet out of the ashes of this tragedy." He says as hyenas start forming a circle around Pride Rock. "That we will greet the dawning of a new era. Which lion and hyena come together in a great and glorious future." The hyenas keep closing in. "As king I have chosen my queen. Zira." Oh Zira is a lion that used to be best friends with my mother and Sarabi when they were cubs. But she and Scar became distant. Everyone goes to the cave. I lay down beside my mother whose laying next to Sarabi for comfort. I cry myself to sleep dreading the years without Simba or Mufasa to come. End of part 1