I promise you, we'll get to the Pride Lands eventually! Just hold on. The trouble is I actually find it much harder to write for the lions than I do the humans.

I've actually got the next half a dozen chapters already written and I'm finding it very hard not to post everything at once. I've managed to drag myself to no more than once a day, I'm gonna try to get to no more than once a week but I think that might be wishful thinking.

Anyway, again I own the people in this chapter who aren't affiliated with Disney (which is actually everyone). So as usual enjoy reading and i dunno live long and prosper or something.

P.S. Thanks to White Fang Fan for giving me not just my first but my first and second review.

Chapter 3 - Lies and Deceit

Private David Taylor of the Coldstream Guards had been selected out of his battalion for what was described by the Major who took him, a top secret mission. Along with 5 other privates, a corporal and a captain, none of whom appeared to know each other, he was sitting in a large briefing tent beside what seemed to be an airfield. The light chatter in the tent died down when a General, who David recognised as the Chief of Defence Staff, and another soldier bearing no rank or regimental insignia, both walked in front of the gathered crowd.

'Gentlemen' said General Walton, 'You have been personally selected based on your individual combat performance for a highly secret mission to Kenya.' The General indicated towards the soldier with him. 'This here will be the man leading you on this mission. He is highly experienced in this sort of mission and will brief you as fully as he can. Also, let me make it clear that you will follow his orders, despite the fact that he is not technically a member of the British Armed Forces.'

The General stepped to one side allowing the unnamed man to step forward and speak. 'As the General here says I've had a lot of experience in this field and quite a bit of experience in Kenya in particular, so do as I say and pray to whatever god you pray to that we all come back in one piece, alright?'

He nodded towards the Captain in the front row. 'Captain Harris here will be my second in command. We've worked together briefly before and rest assured you are all in capable hands. A Hercules transport plane will drop us in by parachute over the target zone. Once we've landed and formed up we'll assess the situation and you'll receive a full briefing then. Take off is in one hour, you are dismissed.'

Before the unnamed man could walk out of the tent, the corporal raised his hand tentively. 'What is it corporal?' said the man. 'Err... well sir, it's just I'm not sure how to address you, seen as how we haven't being told your name or rank.' The unnamed man was slightly taken aback and paused before saying, 'You can call me Kane and only Kane. I have no rank and as far as you are concerned I have no name.' With that he walked out of the tent door leaving the soldiers very perplexed. All of them were thinking Kane? The Kane? Surely not. Without further instruction or information however, the men were leftto dismiss and prepare for the mission ahead.

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Lord Robson watched out of the window as the Hercules took off. Behind him came a voice, 'Do you really think this'll work?'

Without taking his eyes off the plane, Lord Robson replied. 'Whether it works or not is not important General Walton. What is important, is what we can learn from it.'

Stepping forward to stand at Lord Robson's side and also staring at the slowly disappearing plane, General Walton had a mournful look on his face.

'Should we have told Kane that we've already lost two unmanned drones travelling through that anomaly?' he said.

'Of course not, he'd have tried to stop the mission. Besides, he's expendable.'

'Yes, but my men aren't!'

'For the purpose of getting rid of Kane, they are.'

General Walton stood there in shock as he realised what Lord Robson was saying. 'This was all just a set up!?'

'The anomaly wasn't no, it was just a marvellous stroke of luck on our part. So when we discovered it was dangerous, it was the perfect opportunity to get rid of Kane.'

'So you'd sacrifice my men just get rid of one man?'

Lord Robson remained silent.

'Does the Prime Minister know of this?'

'He is as oblivious as you General.'

'I'm sorry Michael but I can't let you do this. I order you to bring those men back! In fact why have you even told me this, you knew what my reaction would be!'

Lord Robson turned and faced General Walton.

'Because you've became dispensable, General. I'm afraid you've opposed me more than your fair share and now you know everything I'm afraid I can't let you live.'

Unbeknownst to General Walton, MI18 agents had entered the room during his and Lord Robson's conversation. The single shot fired hit him in the neck severing the main artery and killing him almost instantly.

As the agents cleared away the body, Lord Robson turned back towards the window where the plane had now disappeared from sight. With no one now to oppose him, the mission could go ahead and Kane would soon be killed by the anomaly. And if not he thought, then the unwitting agent he'd sent on the plane would.