Chapter 4

Kion and the guard were looking for the mutinous lionesses, as well as Nne and Tano. However, they were having no luck finding them at all. Janja and Rashid were helping too. Their friends from their days as cubs were dead, and they wanted answers. Janja then picked up on Tano's scent.

"Everyone, I caught Tano's scent! He headed towards the Out Lands!" Janja said.

He rushed towards the Out Lands. Kion and the others followed.

As Jasiri walked through the grassy plains, she was troubled by everything that was happening. What could she do? She couldn't put herself in any sort of danger while her cubs were still in need of her care. She looked up at the sky above her. It was now late in the afternoon.

"Mother, I am lost. My clan and friends need me. This treaty means so much. However, my cubs can't loose me just yet. They still need me to be with them. However, I need to help save the clan and keep the peace between our kingdoms. I wish you and father were here to help me." She said.

"We are." Shenzi said, as her spirit appeared to her daughter in the clouds.

Banzai also appeared next to her. Jasiri felt a smile tug at her lips when she saw her parents.

"Mom. Dad." Jasiri said, as her eyes became misty.

"We have missed you too honey." Banzai then said.

"Stay strong Jasiri. You will always do what's right for both your friends and your family." Said Shenzi.

"What about our treaty?" Jasiri asked.

"The treaty is secured between the clan and the pride. You must be a queen to your clan. But most of all, you must be a mother to your cubs." Shenzi replied.

"We know you'll do what's right Jasiri. Trust your friends; but more importantly - trust your heart." Banzai then said.

Jasiri nodded. She was glad her parents were watching over her.

"I will. Thank you mother. Thank you father." She said.

Banzai and Shenzi smiled down on their eldest daughter. Their spirits soon faded away into the clouds. A beam of light remained shinning down upon her. Sarafina had been watching from afar. She then approached the hyena queen.

"Needed to speak with your parents didn't you?" She said.

Jasiri nodded. Sarafina made herself comfortable next to her.

"You know, there are times I truly regret all the pain I caused your kind with my hunting party." She then said.

Jasiri looked at the old lioness to make sure she had heard right. Was the hyena killer of the Pride Lands really making a long overdue apology to the current queen of the elephant graveyard clan? Jasiri didn't know what to say.

"Why did you do it? When did the hate between our kingdoms start?" Jasiri asked.

"I think it all began with Simba's grandfather. You see, where he had come from, hyenas and lions were mortal enemies. He watched them cause his birth pride much damage. Once he became king of the Pride Lands, he decreed that hyenas were evil; and ordered many unjust punishments upon them. Those that survived the attacks by him and his lionesses, escaped to the Out Lands. By the time I had grown up, hate for your kind had been bred into our hearts. So I made it my purpose to kill all hyenas that crossed into our lands. I'm sure Banzai told you about his father." Sarafina explained.

"Yes. Normally lions don't eat hyenas though." Jasiri said.

"That is true. However, it had been a terrible drought the day I ate Banzai's father. Besides, I had just given birth to Nala. I needed to make sure I had milk for her. Anyway, I killed his father and ate him in front of Banzai and his mother. At the time, his distress at watching his father being devoured meant nothing. Now, I can't imagine what pain he must've felt." Sarafina responded.

Jasiri nodded. She still didn't understand why the old lioness was talking to her. Up until now; all she had seemed to do was glare at her and imagine killing her in her mind's eye.

"Simba told me how Banzai died. I must say that was very brave of him. To face Zira and her lionesses like that. I must confess, I don't think I could have done what he did." Sarafina then said.

Flashback:

Sarafina entered Simba's throne cave with a sour expression. Normally, she didn't have any bones to pick with the king. However, letting hyenas back into the Pride Lands was to much. She had to let the king know about her feelings regarding the matter.

"Simba, you can't let hyenas back into the Pride Lands. They are the same clan that helped Scar." She said.

"Sarafina, I can't let the hatred between our two kingdoms last forever. Besides I owe them something." The king responded.

"You owe the hyenas nothing. If anything they owe you something for not killing them all after the battle!" She then said.

"You don't understand! Kiara and Kion would not be here if Banzai hadn't sacrificed himself! He faced Zira knowing he most likely would not survive. Not only did he save his cubs; but he also saved mine." Simba responded.

Sarafina could not believe what she heard. Banzai protected her grandchildren. It was incredible. All the lioness could do was stand in shock while Simba went to welcome the hyenas.

End Flashback:

"So what are you trying to say exactly Sarafiona?" Jasiri asked.

"That I'm sorry for killing so many hyenas and ask your forgiveness, your majesty." She replied.

"There is nothing to forgive Sarafina. It's in the past; and what matters is that you learned from it." Jasiri then said.

When she heard nothing coming from the old lioness, she turned to see that Sarafina was lying peacefully on the ground. At last, the hyena killer had left the world behind.

Chapter 5 is up next. Stay tuned for more action. Reviews are love.