A/N: I'M SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SORRY! I really didn't mean to wait this long to update this chapter, i just couldn't think of a good chapter. Well, i hope this chapter is worth the wait. Anyway, i hope you enjoy.

Morning

"Does anyone know what sick motherfucker crossed a lion and a tiger? I think I may want to hire a hitman to assassinate that person." Simba said while looking through a catalog of hitmen. Sarabi went up to him and sighed, "Simba, do you remember what I said about hitmen?"

"You only use them for important reasons…and salesmen." He recited. She nodded her head in satisfaction. Kovu looked around the den and felt like something was missing. He asked, "Does anyone else feel like someone is missing?"

Immediately, Sarafina came running into the den and alerted, "Mashoga is missing!"

"Yes!" Kovu exclaimed. Everyone in the den glared at him. He just smiled at them innocently. "We're gonna have to do something about it." Vitani put out. Simba stated, "First, we need to figure out who's going to go look for him."

A lioness suggested, "Maybe we can divide the pride in half, one half of the pride goes to look for him and the other stays here just in case he comes back."

Simba, Nala, Kovu, Kiara, Vitani, Sarafina, and Sarabi stared at the lioness for a while. Nala whispered, "Who is that?"

"I have no idea." Sarafina replied. "I think we should just ignore her and think of a better idea." Simba plainly said. They all agreed with Simba's idea and ignored the lioness. The lioness got very mad at them, but it's not like she could do anything. Well, she could, you know if she wants to be exiled. Kiara gasped, "I have an idea! We can divide the pride in half, one half of the pride goes looking for Mashoga and the other stays here. You know, just in case he comes back."

The lioness growled silently. Everyone cheered for Kiara's brilliance. Sarabi ordered, "Okay, it's settled then. But, someone will have to stay with the pride."

"Let's see we have Nala, Kiara, and you, Sarabi. So we have four Queens. Kovu and Simba as the kings, which means one Queen will have to go with them. I nominate Nala!" Vitani exclaimed. The majority of the nominations were for Nala but the minority picked Sarabi, probably scared of her. Unfortunately for the minority, Nala won. They divided the pride in half and went looking for Mashoga.

Nala and Simba went away from the group to go look for him on their own. Simba had an urge to have sex with Nala, but she was too busy looking for any signs of Mashoga. He begged, "Please, Nala."

She groaned, "For the eighth time Simba, no! We have to look for Mashoga. I don't want to look like a bad Queen."

"What about me?"

"What about you? You already screwed that up months ago." Nala explained. He whispered, "Huh. That urge went away pretty fast."

The two were already walking into a desert part of the Pridelands. They could tell because of the lack of grass and the odd cow skull that's always in a desert, which they thought that was really odd since there are barely any cows in deserts. Simba sighed, "This is hopeless. He's obviously nowhere to be found."

"We can't just stop searching. I mean, if he's a big as you, he can't be that hard to find." Nala humorously pointed out. He just rolled his eyes at her comment, trying not look too offended by it. They heard someone calling their names and turned around. It was Shanti and she looked very scared. She went up to them and reported, "King Simba and Queen Nala, we think we found where Mashoga may have fled." Simba and Nala looked at each other eagerly, but that feeling went away when Shanti said, "We tried coaxing him to come out, but he refused. So, Kovu went in to go get him, well we forced him to go in there, as soon as he got in I guess something collided with the cave walls. And now both of them are trapped in there with a limited amount of air. If we don't get them out in time, they could both die."

Nala and Simba exchanged looks with each other, as if they are reading each other's mind. They nodded and Nala demanded, "Show us to them."

Shanti nodded and started sprinting ahead. The Queen and King followed shortly behind. Simba looked his wife and moaned, "I thought you were gonna just leave them. We don't need any more members."

"Kovu is the future king." She explained. Simba just rolled his eyes at her, obviously not seeing the problem. After that, the rest of the run was silent.

They finally arrived at the suspenseful scene. The lionesses were calling out to the two trapped in the cave, probably seeing if they're still alive or at least conscious. Nala ran up to the leader of the group, Yuma, and asked, "Have you guys made any progress?"

"No we haven't. It's been over two hours since the cave collapse. The time lapses between their responses have gotten longer." She explained, "We could get an elephant to move the rocks, but their grounds are hours away. The two could be dead by then."

"Are there any other options?" Nala asked fretfully. Yuma thought about the closes grounds. She answered, "Well, we can either go to the rhinos or the hippos. Unfortunately, those two residents are very territorial, just being within their range could mean suicide."

She was about to give her answer but, she thought it was best to let Simba. She turned to see Simba trying to get an answer from Kovu. He shouted. "Kovu, can you hear me?!"

There wasn't an answer. He just groaned, thinking that he just didn't want to answer him. Nala walked up to him and informed, "Yuma said that the closes residents that can pull these boulders out the way are the hippos and rhinos. But, they both are territorial and it could mean death if we get close to them. I want to leave the decision up to you. So, Simba, what do you want to do?"

He was about to give a straight answer, until he saw all the scared looks from the pride. They anticipated his decision. He looked back at the cave and thought about how it would be if he was stuck in there. No doubt Kovu would want to help him. But, Simba's way different from Kovu. Simba finally spoke out, "Okay, I've decided."

Yep, a cliffhanger. I won't update for a while, you know since it's almost near Christmas. So, this chapter will take some time to update. So, what do you think Simba's decision will be? Again, i'm very sorry for the 3 month wait. But, i want to thank you guys for being patient. Also, an African lion with a Japanese name...seems legit. Please Review!

Disclaimer: I don't own any TLK characters, settings, or anything like that. I only own Mashoga, Shanti, Yuma, and that lioness (forgot her name).