Chapter Seven: Reuniting
CSIMentalistTLK Lover: I made Scar a super-duper bad guy! Double murderer, attempted murderer, lioness-beater and forcing an unwanted marriage? Two words: EVIL LION!
Keller75863548274483: About this chapter? Or something else? I'm confused!
ENJOY THE CHAPTER! And a "quartet" is a group of four animals/people.
Tama and Simba were at their favorite place in the oasis. They were relaxing. Tama looked up into the daytime sky. It was hard to believe they were already older teenagers, nearly adults. So close, but yet so far from being an adult.
Tama had grown well with a muscular and lithe build, her hairtuft hadn't become any smaller either. Her light beige coat had darkened slightly, and had a tint of gold when she was in the sunlight, marking her as royalty. Her golden eyes had gained flecks of light tan, making her eyes extremely beautiful.
Simba too, had grown. His red mane was almost completely grown in, and his pelt was the same gold as Mufasa's, although slightly darker due to Sarabi's beige coat. His eyes were a reddish-orange; similar to the one lion he was named for. His build was that of a typical Pridelander lion.
Their lives were near perfect.
"Simba?" Tama asked.
"Yes, Tama?" Simba asked.
"I can't believe that we're almost grown." Tama said.
"Neither can I. Timon and Pumbaa raised us well, don't you think?" Simba asked.
"Yeah, speaking of them, where are they?" Tama asked.
Timon and Pumbaa were in the jungle, walking through it, singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." A bug distracted Pumbaa from the path when he followed it. Timon turned around.
"Pumbaa?" Timon asked.
What Pumbaa didn't know was a cream colored lioness and a dark gold lion were stalking him. Two pairs of blue eyes, one with dark cobalt and one with electric blue were fixated on their next meal. Pumbaa caught their gazes and screamed. He turned around and ran away. The lion and lioness followed him. Pumbaa got stuck in a tree root when Timon found him.
"Pumbaa, breath, what is it?" Timon asked.
"THEY'RE GONNA EAT ME!" Pumbaa yelled. Timon hopped onto the tree root, seeing the lion and lioness.
"WHOA!" Timon hopped down, trying to push Pumbaa through.
"WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO SAVE YOUR…." Timon saw the carnivores approaching faster, "AHHHHHHHH!" He screamed.
Simba emerged from behind Timon, attacking the lioness. The dark golden lion attacked Simba, trying to keep him away from his companion. That was when Tama emerged from the jungle, pulling the dark gold lion away from Simba. She roared, but then she looked into the lion's electric blue eyes. She knew those eyes. The lion charged her, but she simply sidestepped. The lion fell down and Tama pinned him, snarling.
"Tojo!" The creamy lioness called. The fighting ceased. Tama got off of the dark gold lion, looking into his eyes. Her heart started to thud a tattoo on her chest.
"Tojo?" Tama asked. The lion cocked his head, his russet-brown mane shifting.
"Who are you? How do you know me?" Tojo asked.
"You really don't remember? Who's the only lioness you know of having a hairtuft?" Tama asked.
"Tama?" Tojo asked.
Tama nodded. Tojo's grin grew.
"Whoa!" Tojo said. Tama and Tojo bumped heads, dancing around each other.
"If he's Tojo…" Simba looked at the creamy lioness," Nala."
"Simba." Nala said. The two started a dance of their own around each other.
"You're alive!" Tojo said to Tama.
"Well of course I'm alive! What are you doing here?" Tama asked.
"What do you mean 'what am I doing here?' What are you doing here?" Tojo asked.
In the middle of the reuniting, Timon was standing. He was getting fed up with being ignored.
"HEY! WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" Timon yelled.
"Timon, this is Tojo," Tama nodded to Tojo, "and this is Nala," She nodded to Nala.
"They're our best friends!" Simba said.
"Friends?" Timon said.
"Yeah." Tama said.
Simba turned to Pumbaa. "Hey Pumbaa! Get over here!"
Pumbaa escaped his prison and walked over to Tojo and Nala.
"Pleased to meet your acquaintances!" Pumbaa bowed to Tojo and Nala.
"Believe me when I say the pleasure's all ours." Tojo said. Nala nodded.
"How do you… WHOA WHOA WAIT! Time out! Let me get this straight," Timon paused, "they're your friends, but they tried to eat Pumbaa. And everyone's okay with that? DID I MISS SOMETHING?!"
"Relax." Tama said.
"Timon, it's okay." Simba said.
"Wait until everyone finds out Tama's been alive all this time!" Nala said.
"That means… Tama! You're the Queen!" Tojo said. Tama's expression went blank.
"Queen!" Pumbaa said, "Your MAJESTY! I gravel at your feet." He then kissed Tama's feet.
"Stop it!" Tama said, pulling her paw away.
"It's not 'gravel' it's 'grovel,' and don't even, she's not the Queen!" Timon looked at Tama, "are ya?"
"No." Tama said.
"Tama!" Nala said.
"Nala, Tojo, I'm not the Queen. Maybe I was going to be," Tama started walking away, "but that was a long time ago." Tama said.
"I'll go talk to her." Tojo said, following Tama. Simba and Nala looked at each other.
"No use in sticking around?" Simba asked.
"Not much. Let's go. Show me your home." Nala said.
"Great, them, alone." Timon said as the lions walked away from he and Pumbaa.
"What's wrong with that?" Pumbaa asked.
"I can see what's happening." Timon sang.
"What?" Pumbaa asked.
"And they don't have a CLUE!" Timon sang.
"Who?" Pumbaa asked.
"They'll fall in love and HERE'S the bottom line.
Our quartets' down to two!" Timon sang.
"Oh."Pumbaa said.
"The sweet caress of twilight.
There's magic everywhere.
And with all this ROMANTIC atmosphere.
DISASTER'S IN THE AIR!" Timon sang.
Tama and Tojo were running around the waterfall.
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings?
The world for once
In perfect harmony with
All its living things.
Tojo took a drink of water and Tama watched.
"So many things to tell him.
But how to make him see?
The truth about my past?
Impossible.
He'd turn away from me…" Tama sang.
Tojo looked up at Tama with a concerned look on his face.
"She's holding back,
She's hiding.
But what?
I can't decide.
Why won't she be the queen I know she is?
The queen I see inside?" Tojo sang.
Tama jumped into the water, splashing Tojo, and then pulled him in. Tojo scurried out, dragging Tama with him, glaring. Tama playfully nipped at him, urging him to follow her.
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings?
Tojo and Tama were running towards a hill, playing like they were cubs.
The world for once
In perfect harmony with
All its living things.
Tojo and Tama took a little spill down the hill. Tojo ended up on top of Tama and they laughed.
Can you feel?
The love tonight?
Tama licked Tojo's cheek and Tojo looked surprised.
You needn't look too far.
Tama gave him a look of utter love, her golden eyes sure. Tojo smiled, his blue eyes full of love. They started getting closer.
Stealing through.
The night's uncertainties.
Tojo and Tama were nuzzling.
Love is where they are.
Timon and Pumbaa were crying. Nala and Simba had fallen in love, as had Tojo and Tama.
"And if they fall in love tonight,
It can be assumed…" Timon hugged Pumbaa.
"Their carefree days,
With us is history." Pumbaa sang.
"In short, our pals, are doomed." They sang together. They started sobbing.
I have to say, that's my favorite scene in the Lion King when Simba and Nala fall in love. I think it's so sweet and… Well adorable. So imagining Tojo and Tama in the scene just makes it SO COOL!
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