I do not own Disney anything. I only own my OCs.

Roaming the Pride Lands

The silver sparkles danced away, leaving the two teens coughing and trying to regain balance after that dizzy ride.

"What happened?" Serena asked.

Tracy sat up and fixed her blonde hair. "I have no clue. It might have been an eclipse or something."

"I'm pretty sure an eclipse doesn't do that," Serena muttered. She took a moment to glance around their surroundings and paled. "Um, Trace?"

"Yeah?"

"I don't think we're in Bayview anymore."

Tracy frowned, glanced behind her and gaped.

They were surrounded by an open plain that seemed to go on for miles, with a funny shaped rock far off in the distance. The grass beneath them was dry and the dirt was hard. But what was odd was the fact that everything seemed bright. So bright it seemed cheerful and cartoonish.

"Where are we?" Serena asked in disbelief.

Tracy focussed on the funny rock in the distance. "I've seen that thing before. I just can't place it."

"Well. There's really nothing to do than go take a closer look." Serena stood up and brushed the dirt off of her jeans and started walking. Tracy hurried after her.

"Are you crazy? It'll be hours before we reach that rock!"

Serena sighed. "Unless you have a better plan, then I suggest we keep moving."

Not having a plan at all, Tracy scowled and kept walking. The sun heated up her shoulders and caused sweat to roll off of her face in large drops. It was about two hours into their walk when Tracy collapsed.

Serena groaned and halted. "Come on Trace! We gotta keep going!"

"Can't...make...it. Go...on...without...me."

Rolling her green eyes Serena picked her friend up and hoisted her onto her back. Tracy grinned and wrapped her arms around Serena's neck. "This is much better."

"Drama queen," Serena muttered with a smirk. It took a few more hours, but they finally made it to the strange rock. "Now that we're closer, do you recognize it?"

Tracy frowned and studied the formation thoughtfully. "It's on the tip of my tongue."

A deafening roar caused both girls to shriek and fall flat to their stomachs, concealed by the tall grass. They tensed with fear when they saw a lion with a red mane stride to the very tip of the rock. The wind blew his mane gently, and the lion seemed to be listening for something.

Tracy froze and stared harder at the lion. No... It couldn't be. "Does that look like Simba to you?"

Serena stared at her friend. "I think the heat has finally got to you."

"No! It's Simba!"

Serena glanced at the lion before widening her eyes in disbelief. "You're right! But that's impossible! Disney doesn't exist! I mean, the company and the actors and the actual person do, but not the animation they create!"

"This is so weird..." Tracy whispered. "Wait a minute! Remember that star in the sky?"

"Yeah."

"We wished for more of a challenge! It was the star from Pinocchio! Our wish came true!"

"It explains why everything is so colourful, but why the Disney world?" Serena asked.

Tracy shrugged. "I have no clue. All I'm thinking about are the endless items we can collect."

Serena glanced at her friend nervously. "I don't know if that's such a good idea."

"Why not?" Tracy asked. "We made the wish and it came true. Now we should take full advantage."

"Trace, whatever we steal might not exist in the real world if we bring it back."

"When we bring it back," Tracy corrected.

"How are we going to get back?" Serena shot back.

"...no clue. I'm sure we'll figure it out. And even if the stuff doesn't exist in our world, you can't tell me there isn't at least one black market around this place."

"In the Pride Lands? I highly doubt it."

Tracy rolled her blue eyes. "I meant in Agrabah and places like that. Now, what can we take from this place?"

Serena sighed and peered through the tall grass. Simba had left. If there was any time to make a break for it, it would be now. "What about that crazy monkey's stick?"

"Rafiki's staff?" Tracy thought about it and grinned. "Why not? There's really nothing else of value here."

Both girls stood up and crept as far away from Pride Rock as they could. Soon they were jogging across the plains in search for Rafiki's crazy tree home.

"I really wish I watched The Lion King more often," Serena muttered, swatting a bug from her face in disgust.

"As long as we don't run into Scar."

Serena frowned. "Didn't he die at the end of the movie?"

"Maybe. I can't remember." Tracy paused and listened intently. "Do you hear that?"

Before Serena could answer a plump reddish warthog burst through the reeds and halted at their feet. Serena shrieked in shock and stumbled backwards. Tracy glanced at the meerkat perched on the warthog's head and struggled to think of their names.

"Timon and Pumbaa?"

Timon stared up at them in surprise. "What are you guys doing here? Shouldn't you be in your own land?"

"Maybe they got lost, Timon." Pumbaa too glanced up at the shocked duo. "Where are you from? You don't like Agrabah people...are you from Kauai?"

Serena and Tracy glanced at each other before Tracy spoke. "Yes we are. We were out for a stroll when we took a detour. Would mind pointing us in the right direction?"

Timon gestured towards the right. "All ya have to do is keep walking in that direction. You'll reach the border soon enough."

"Thank you very much," Serena thanked the meerkat and smiled. "By chance would you happen to know where Rafiki lives?"

"In the first tree you see if you keep going straight," Pumbaa directed cheerfully. Timon whacked him on the head and Tracy quickly thanked the warthog before the two took off.

"What'd you do that for?" Pumbaa complained.

Timon frowned. "I don't like the vibe I'm getting from those girls. They dress weird and...I just don't like the feeling I'm getting."

"Should we tell Simba?"

"Maybe we should. Just in case."

...

Serena and Tracy stared at the gnarled tree that was Rafiki's home. Serena glanced at her best friend and said, "So you want us to grab the stick and run for possibly ten miles straight?"

Tracy grinned and gestured towards the zebras that were grazing near the tree. "We have a ride."

Serena widened her green eyes. "Trace, these animals are intelligent. They can talk. I don't think they'll give us a ride like your average horse."

"We'll just have to see, won't we? Go get the stick."

Serena nervously ran a hand through her raven hair and shuffled cautiously up to the tree. Deciding she may need some sort of weapon to defend herself, she did a quick look around and found a stick on the ground. She picked it up and started to climb the tree. The monkey was a few branches above her, humming something.

The girl gently swung herself up and landed neatly on the next limb of the tree.

Rafiki glanced at the girl that was balancing herself on the branch beside him. "What brings you here child? A little far from home, hmm?"

Serena bit her lip and reared the stick back. "Sorry about the headache."

She swung the stick and knocked Rafiki right across the head. He hit the ground, stunned. Serena spotted the strange staff and scooped it up just as Tracy galloped in beside her, on none other than a zebra. "Hop on!"

Serena gaped before hesitantly getting on. "This has to be a dream."

They took off across the plain. Rafiki jumped up and shouted after the two girls, but his yells were drowned out by the pounding of hooves. Serena craned her neck back and yelped. "Simba! He's coming!"

Tracy looked back as well and groaned as she spotted the King of Pride Rock leaping down the plains, snarling and gaining quickly on them. Serena pulled her ankles up as far as she could. Tracy followed her move and shrieked when Simba advanced upon them.

"Who are you?" he demanded.

"No one of importance. Hit him with the stick!"

"Staff," Serena corrected. "Sorry!"

She knocked Simba on the head and the lion fell back for only a moment before letting out a giant roar and coming after them again. Serena glared at Tracy. "Great idea. We haven't been here five minutes and we're already in trouble."

"We said we wanted a challenge."

"I don't consider that a challenge. It was just mean." Serena frowned and clutched the staff between her hands. "In the span of about four minutes I hit a lion and a monkey over the head with a stick. That's cruder than our usual trickery."

"You hit Rafiki with a stick?" Tracy asked in disbelief.

"I don't exactly have practice in out conning a monkey!" Serena cried.

Pain suddenly shot through her leg. She hissed in agony and realized Simba had managed to take a swipe at her ankle. Blood dripped from the cuts and Tracy gaped in shock before snarling and angrily snatching the staff from her hands.

"Go back to your rock, Simba!" Tracy snapped. She swung the staff with so much force it caused Simba to fall over and give them enough time to reach the border.

Tracy spotted the vast beach and wrapped an arm around Serena. "One...two...three!"

They jumped from the animal they were riding and landed on the soft sand. Tracy stared at the ocean and crowded beach in awe before staring at the dry lands they had just come from. Simba was now prowling the border, growling.

"What is you purpose?"

Tracy glowered. "None of your business. We got what we wanted. You can go now."

"King Mickey will not be pleased with you two. You do not belong in this world."

Tracy ripped off her turquoise decorative sequined scarf and wrapped around Serena's cut ankle. "The mouse? Please." She helped Serena stand up and she glared at the lion. "We're ready for whatever you throw at us. And be sure to let Timon and Pumbaa I don't deal nicely with snitches, so they better hope the chance of me running into them again does not arise."

They made their way down the beach and Serena limped with each step. "How did you get the zebra, anyway?"

"I offered him some berries I had in my bag." Tracy grinned. "I'm amazed at what I can find in there. Guess it's the benefits to not being terribly concerned with cleanliness. You okay?"

"Yeah. The pain will go away soon. I just have to get the cuts cleaned off." She paused and glanced around the warm beach. "Kauai, huh?"

"Lilo and Stitch," Tracy confirmed. "It seems like each world is separated by a border. And from the looks of it, not many venture out of their own land."

"It also seems like King Mickey will soon know of our arrival and actions."

"And soon will every other land," Tracy finished. "We're getting off to a good start."

Serena rolled her eyes and tied the staff to her waist, using her purple hoodie to keep in place. "I already got cut by a lion, and you probably poisoned a zebra with those old berries you found in your bag. Yeah. A pretty good start I would say."

Tracy frowned. "I just would like to know where Scar was."

"He died, remember?" Serena said. "I remember that much of the movie now."

"Yeah, I know. But for some reason I feel that they ought to be around somewhere."

"That'd be creepy and not good for us. Besides, quite a few of the villains in Disney died. Jafar, Facilier. Frollo, and…yeah. Those are the ones I can remember from the top of my head."

"I guess you're right. But we'll just have to wait and see to be sure, won't we? Now let's see if we can get something for that ankle."

...

Rafiki rubbed his sore head and frowned. "Dose girls are trouble. Nothin' less. I can feel it in me bones."

Simba sighed and frowned. He paced the cave of Pride Rock and his shaggy mane swayed from side to side. "I agree with you there, Rafiki. But where did they come from?"

Timon shrugged. "No clue. But I'm more worried of the fact they're gonna do to us in when the chance arises."

"Not if I can help it," Simba growled. "If they dare come onto my lands again they'll regret it."

Rafiki glanced off at the sun and thoughtfully said, "Maybe dere is hope."

Simba blinked. "Excuse me?"

"I have a strong feeling dat dey are here for a reason. Trouble dey may be, dey also have strong spirit."

"Please tell me you're not thinking what I think you're thinking."

Rafiki smiled. "Been a while since me staff been out of my possession. Takes a real fighter to get it from me."

"They hit you with a stick," Timon pointed out.

"True. But I believe dat dey will do right in the end."

Simba sighed. "You give too much faith in those who don't deserve it, Rafiki."

"Ah. But dose that don't deserve it need it the most."