A/N: I only own Jivu (Ash), Sumu (Venomous), and Kuumwa Moja (Bitten One) and this story. Disney owns everything else.
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Chapter Two
The group was now two miles away, and the rain had slowed, making it where they could now hear their pants and grunts as they leaped across the swollen creek. Now that the rainy season had returned it was a matter of time before the Zebra, Wilderbeast, and antelope returned and that meant enough food to feed both the Lion pride and the Hyena clan.
But now was not the time for plans of the future and what might happen, the main concern was the present and the lives at risk.
As they came closer to the back side of Pride Rock they could hear roaring in unison. The only time that happened was when the lionesses accepted the challenging male as the new ruler.
Kummwa Moja left the side of Jiva and ran off with the rest of the mothers to confront the, 'would be king.' While Zira slowed down next to Jiva, "Return to the den. You and Nuka are to move the cubs to the emergency den. I'm leaving you in charge over them and Jiva," Zira briefly looked at the younger lioness as they continued to run, "Don't fail your blood." Zira glared at the younger lioness and then charged forward and left Jiva behind.
Jiva swallowed hard, knowing that if she failed, her Pride Sisters would punish her for failing her training. As she approached a large bolder, she turned right and headed toward the rocky rubble that was behind Pride Rock. She leapt over medium sized boulders and started to encounter smoldering trees and burnt thorn bushes.
Jiva became even more scared. This den had been chosen because it was surrounded by these thorn bushes. Her mother and Zira had both agreed that it would be the best deterrent in case one of the younger Hyenas decided to make a lion cub a main course during the dry season.
Jiva ran faster, she needed to jump over the two rows of bushes that were in front of the cave which were still smoldering. Keeping the target in her sights, she ran over three medium boulders and leapt across the twelve-foot gap.
She landed with a grunt and continued on ward. As she neared the den she began to hear Hyena laughter. Jiva growled in anger and tried to run even faster, forgetting how tired she had been an hour before.
As she got closer, she noticed eight Hyenas and among them was Shenzi the Queen, holding something dark and small in her mouth. Jivu's eyes became wide and she bared her teeth in preparation of the attack.
Inside, she hoped that the Hyena's were actually helping remove the cubs to safety, but as she neared, she could hear the small squeals of cubs that were in pain.
One of the Hyenas placed a small dark object underneath her front paw and pulled it in half, and as she did that, one of the squeals was suddenly gone.
Jivu's hopes were dashed. Reality had slapped its cold hard paw across her face. With the fall of Scar, the Hyenas had turned on them.
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A/N: Sorry for taking so long with the update. I'll try to do better in the future.
GuardianSaint I completely agree with you. I don't think that Simba would ever kill cubs either. Hyenas on the other hand...
