A/N: Well, not much to say, let's see if they can get away from that giant spider. Enjoy! Please Review!

TLKLover1212: Yes, the spider was random, but I couldn't just let them get the cure that easily...

DrBumbyIsEvil: Maybe we'll find out about Adia's past in another story, I'm not sure..."


Chapter 4: Rescue

Adia looked up at the spider that was getting closer to Nala and Kotta. "Hey, ugly!" she yelled at the spider. "Why don't you pick on someone else?"

The spider turned it's attention from the two cubs in the web to Adia. It started to crawl towards her. It kept shooting webs trying to catch her, but she kept dodging them. She wasn't sure how long she could keep it up. She looked up to see how far Simba and Tora were.

Simba and Tora had finally reached a branch to where they were level with the web.

"We made it!" Simba exclaimed.

"Yeah, but there's one small problem..." Tora told him. "They're in the middle of the web. How are we gonna reach them?"

Simba looked around and saw that there was a vine he could use, but it didn't look strong enough to hold him. "I'll use that vine!" he said. He took hold of it in his mouth and jumped. He swung forward a little, then it snapped, but he had gone forward with enough speed to get him to Nala and Kotta. As he fell he reached out and grabbed both of them. They all fell into some bushes.

"Tora looked back down at her grandmother just in time to see her get wrapped up in a spider web. She didn't hesitate. She jumped from the branch she was on and landed on the spider's head. She unsheathed her claws and slashed the spider's eyes. The spider let out a deafening screech and crawled away into the jungle.

"That was close." Adia said, as Tora freed her from the webs. "Where are the others?"

"We're fine." Nala said as she, Kotta, and Simba walked over to them. "Just a few cuts, but nothing else."

"Do you still know where we are?" Tora asked. "We really got off track wit that incident."

Nala looked around, but she didn't recognize anything. "No..." she answered. "I don't remember us ever being in this part of the jungle."

"Wonderful!" Simba exclaimed, throwing his paws in the air. "Now, the one's we care about are dying, we don't have a cure, we were attacked by a giant spider, and now we're lost! Isn't this great!" Simba had never felt this frustrated before.

"Who's over here?" a voice said from behind some bushes. They all looked towards the bushes and saw a cub come out. "I heard the giant spider's screech all the way from my-" he stopped. "Nala?"

"Kulaani! You found us!" Nala exclaimed. "Good thing you came by, we're lost."

"What are you doing out here?" he asked. "It's dangerous."

"That's obvious..." Nala said. "Look, we need your help."

"With what?" Kulaani asked.

"Do you know anything about something called the Matapishi Virus?" she asked him. "We're trying to find the cure."

"Ah, yes. The Matapishi Virus..." Kulaani said. "Extremely deadly, unless you have the cure of course... which I happen to know. Let's go get it. It's back at my pride." He led them all back to his pride, so they could finally get the cure.


When they arrived at Kulaani's pride, he told them to wait outside the den. "I'll be right back." he said. "I have to talk to my dad." he walked inside the den, leaving them to wait. After awhile, he came back out with what looked like half of a fruit shell. He set it on the ground gently. "Here it is." he said.

The others all looked in the shell to see what is was. It looked gross.

"Ew... What is it?" Nala asked.

"Um... crushed crickets... snake venom, elephant skin, mashed grubs, old-" Kulaani was interrupted.

"Okay, stop before I puke." Nala said with a disgusted look on her face. "Do they drink it?"

"Yes." he answered. "But don't give them too much. Too much isn't good for you, just a sip will do."

"Thanks." Nala told him. She turned to Simba. "You carry it."

"Aw, man..." Simba said as he gently picked up the shell in his mouth, being careful not to spill any on the ground or in his own mouth.

"Let's hurry!" Tora exclaimed as they all ran back to the Pridelands.

"Come back anytime!" Kulaani yelled as he watched them run back to their pride. "You're always welcome!"


Rafiki had just finished checking the condition of the sick cubs. He came out of the den with a sad look on his face. "They only have a few more hours... Five at de most"

"Th-they have to hold on..." Sarafina said sobbing. "I'm s-sure the others f-found the cure."

"Even if dey have found a cure... It maybe too late to save them," Rafiki said, "but if dey do have it, and get back in time, there will bw a chance." he began to walk down Pride Rock. "I'll be back later." With that, he left, not expecting to see those cubs alive when he got back.

"They'll get back... I know it..." Neema said. "They have to... Please..."


A/N: Uh, oh... only a few more hours until the virus kills them. Well, they have the cure (which sounds gross), this'll be a walk in the park... Or will it? You know how I am. Hope you liked it! Remember to Review! Thank You!