Disclaimer: I do not own Lion King. I love the movie but Disney made it.
Now here's the tale.
Bones of Many to a Heart of Two
"Roar, yeh that will get their attention", Tani muttered in her head. She was standing within the sands. Something seemed to be drawing her out there. Though she wasn't sure what. She lightly sniffed the air as her lilac eyes scanned the horizon. Sure she was supposed to be hunting with Kiara and the others, but for now this is where she felt she should be. It was getting dark as she made her way back to the Pridelands. She sifted through thoughts about the sands and the area past it. Kovu, Nala, Simba, and Kiara had seen what the sands held. But she hadn't. Now Kovu reigned with Simba. What kept her here? She wasn't sure on that either. As the stars appeared she sat at the boundary between the sands and the Pridelands. She started pondering once more. Things like: why didn't Zira just move out to the "jungles" beyond the sands and why didn't anyone else? Most of them were probably happy enough where they were.
In the distance she heard Simba and Kovu call out to the lionesses. Quietly she left her thoughts, to join them. Along the way she found their kill. Taking a few moments to grab a few mouthfuls she waited to continue on. Things were quiter now that the wars were no longer going on but that also meant Zira was gone. Shaking her head slightly Tani continued on. Soon she was there. Silently she greeted her brother. She was happy to be by his side. They entered the cave and slept through the night. During the night she awoke with a jerk. On her feet she scanned the cave. Beside her was Kovu watching her intently. He whispered "What's wrong sis?" She muttered something about being unsure. Sorry to have awoken him, she lay back down. Kovu sat on haunches watching the entrance. Smiling she watched him. His guarding of the cave calmed her, she trusted him. Quickly she fell asleep. Morning came to quickly. Tani's eyes sought and found her brother who still kept watch at the mouth of the cave. With careful steps she joined him. Yawning she plopped down next to him and a very undignified manner. He smirked at her and she batted at his tail. With a swift motion, Kovu rose to his paws. Seeing Kovu's movement Tani followed suite. It was the monkey.
As if sensing her thoughts, the "monkey" swung his staff at her. Nimbly she jumped back and smiled. Leaning lightly on his staff he began talking to Kovu. Hearing Rafiki's voice, Simba joined them. At the edge of pride rock Tani watching the animals below. She wanted to give them time to talk to Rafiki on their own. About an hour went by, and she rolled over to her side. Now she watched Simba and Kovu's expressions hoping that she could tell what Rafiki had said. Once they were finished she noticed the lionesses, Timon, and Pumbaa had awakened. Kiara greeted Kovu with a nuzzle. She then headed off towards the watering hole. With her last glance back she grinned at Tani. Smiling to herself, Tani knew she was right. The lionesses had been awake and listening to the monkey's speech.
It turned out that the baboon sensed something coming that was terrible. Kovu and Simba believed Rafiki's words they decided to have everyone be on the watch for anything out of the ordinary. The rest of the day went on normally but everyone was jumpy. Approaching Kiara, Kovu had caused her to be startled and fall almost into the watering hole. The rest were worst. Tani had almost fell off of pride rock when one of her friends had called up to her.
With the fall of the sun, came rain. Huddled in the back of the cave, the lions slept. Kovu and Simba laid the nearest to the mouth of the cave Kiara, Nala, and then Tani were next. Halfway through the night, Kovu silently rose. Awakening no one, Kovu crept out of the cave. The rain had not stopped it had grown to a torrential fall. He crouched at the edge of pride rock. Absentmindedly scratching the worn rock, he searched the grass savannah with his eyes. Something had awoken him. Being trained for all those years had paid off.
With silent foot steps he made his way to the bottom of the rock formation. He smelt nothing out of the ordinary. Still feeling that something was wrong, he circled the mountainous outcrop. Someone had been here. But all signs of the creature were no longer that evident. Making it to the back of the outcrop, he jerked to a stop. Shivering slightly in the rain he saw it. With a sudden strike of lighting the object appeared stark white amongst the tall grass that had grown. It was a skull, a lioness skull. This wasn't an unusual thing...if the lioness got old and died the pack would have known about it. This lioness skull had a hole near where the spine attaches. It looked like a fang mark. With a roar, Kovu searched for the creature who had caused such a thing or had at least brought the skull. The rest of the group came bounding down the outcrop. Fast as they could go, they came to Kovu's side.
They blanched at the sight of the skull. True it had been dead for some time but still they felt that it was one of their pride's. Simba was now pacing thinking of how this could have suddenly turned up. Kovu sat digging his claws into the ground. As the furrows grew, so did the tension within the pride. Simba called all of the lionesses to search out the one who had visited their home this night. They started to search. Sniffing and looking they made their way around the outcrop and out into the surrounding area. They were led further and further away from their home. Kovu and Simba walked among them watching for any unknown beast. Tani's sought the creature with the rest of them, but halfway there she stopped. She knew where this was heading. This was heading to the very place she had been not to long ago...to the sands. Glancing towards Kovu and Simba she immediately knew that they had surmised the same thing, though they wanted to be sure of their guess. Sure enough as the rain continued its fall, they reached the initial grasp of the sands. With a roar the two males called out towards the vast expanse. The lionesses soon joined in. They wept for the loss of one of their friends. With drenched fur, they awaited the command to continue or to return. As farther out another beast ran quickly away from the unmoving pride.
Bones of Many to a Heart of Two
"Roar, yeh that will get their attention", Tani muttered in her head. She was standing within the sands. Something seemed to be drawing her out there. Though she wasn't sure what. She lightly sniffed the air as her lilac eyes scanned the horizon. Sure she was supposed to be hunting with Kiara and the others, but for now this is where she felt she should be. It was getting dark as she made her way back to the Pridelands. She sifted through thoughts about the sands and the area past it. Kovu, Nala, Simba, and Kiara had seen what the sands held. But she hadn't. Now Kovu reigned with Simba. What kept her here? She wasn't sure on that either. As the stars appeared she sat at the boundary between the sands and the Pridelands. She started pondering once more. Things like: why didn't Zira just move out to the "jungles" beyond the sands and why didn't anyone else? Most of them were probably happy enough where they were.
In the distance she heard Simba and Kovu call out to the lionesses. Quietly she left her thoughts, to join them. Along the way she found their kill. Taking a few moments to grab a few mouthfuls she waited to continue on. Things were quiter now that the wars were no longer going on but that also meant Zira was gone. Shaking her head slightly Tani continued on. Soon she was there. Silently she greeted her brother. She was happy to be by his side. They entered the cave and slept through the night. During the night she awoke with a jerk. On her feet she scanned the cave. Beside her was Kovu watching her intently. He whispered "What's wrong sis?" She muttered something about being unsure. Sorry to have awoken him, she lay back down. Kovu sat on haunches watching the entrance. Smiling she watched him. His guarding of the cave calmed her, she trusted him. Quickly she fell asleep. Morning came to quickly. Tani's eyes sought and found her brother who still kept watch at the mouth of the cave. With careful steps she joined him. Yawning she plopped down next to him and a very undignified manner. He smirked at her and she batted at his tail. With a swift motion, Kovu rose to his paws. Seeing Kovu's movement Tani followed suite. It was the monkey.
As if sensing her thoughts, the "monkey" swung his staff at her. Nimbly she jumped back and smiled. Leaning lightly on his staff he began talking to Kovu. Hearing Rafiki's voice, Simba joined them. At the edge of pride rock Tani watching the animals below. She wanted to give them time to talk to Rafiki on their own. About an hour went by, and she rolled over to her side. Now she watched Simba and Kovu's expressions hoping that she could tell what Rafiki had said. Once they were finished she noticed the lionesses, Timon, and Pumbaa had awakened. Kiara greeted Kovu with a nuzzle. She then headed off towards the watering hole. With her last glance back she grinned at Tani. Smiling to herself, Tani knew she was right. The lionesses had been awake and listening to the monkey's speech.
It turned out that the baboon sensed something coming that was terrible. Kovu and Simba believed Rafiki's words they decided to have everyone be on the watch for anything out of the ordinary. The rest of the day went on normally but everyone was jumpy. Approaching Kiara, Kovu had caused her to be startled and fall almost into the watering hole. The rest were worst. Tani had almost fell off of pride rock when one of her friends had called up to her.
With the fall of the sun, came rain. Huddled in the back of the cave, the lions slept. Kovu and Simba laid the nearest to the mouth of the cave Kiara, Nala, and then Tani were next. Halfway through the night, Kovu silently rose. Awakening no one, Kovu crept out of the cave. The rain had not stopped it had grown to a torrential fall. He crouched at the edge of pride rock. Absentmindedly scratching the worn rock, he searched the grass savannah with his eyes. Something had awoken him. Being trained for all those years had paid off.
With silent foot steps he made his way to the bottom of the rock formation. He smelt nothing out of the ordinary. Still feeling that something was wrong, he circled the mountainous outcrop. Someone had been here. But all signs of the creature were no longer that evident. Making it to the back of the outcrop, he jerked to a stop. Shivering slightly in the rain he saw it. With a sudden strike of lighting the object appeared stark white amongst the tall grass that had grown. It was a skull, a lioness skull. This wasn't an unusual thing...if the lioness got old and died the pack would have known about it. This lioness skull had a hole near where the spine attaches. It looked like a fang mark. With a roar, Kovu searched for the creature who had caused such a thing or had at least brought the skull. The rest of the group came bounding down the outcrop. Fast as they could go, they came to Kovu's side.
They blanched at the sight of the skull. True it had been dead for some time but still they felt that it was one of their pride's. Simba was now pacing thinking of how this could have suddenly turned up. Kovu sat digging his claws into the ground. As the furrows grew, so did the tension within the pride. Simba called all of the lionesses to search out the one who had visited their home this night. They started to search. Sniffing and looking they made their way around the outcrop and out into the surrounding area. They were led further and further away from their home. Kovu and Simba walked among them watching for any unknown beast. Tani's sought the creature with the rest of them, but halfway there she stopped. She knew where this was heading. This was heading to the very place she had been not to long ago...to the sands. Glancing towards Kovu and Simba she immediately knew that they had surmised the same thing, though they wanted to be sure of their guess. Sure enough as the rain continued its fall, they reached the initial grasp of the sands. With a roar the two males called out towards the vast expanse. The lionesses soon joined in. They wept for the loss of one of their friends. With drenched fur, they awaited the command to continue or to return. As farther out another beast ran quickly away from the unmoving pride.