9) Hear the Animals

It was in the morning that animals everywhere heard about the upcoming battle between the two lion prides.

The giraffes were closer to the trees, zebras fled everywhere, deer were storming around, rhinos backed away, and even birds of all kind flew away. Everybody knew about the fight. The lions from both Out Lands and Pride Lands were heading to their place on the border. The Outlanders were already in position when King Simba and his pride arrived. Nobody knew there was a lone dark lion in the shadows of a nearby acacia tree.

"You've destroyed us!" yelled the lion, Nuka. "Murderer!"

"I've killed no one!" yelled King Simba.

"Our mother is dead because of you!" yelled the other lion, Kovu. All the Outlanders were growling to Simba so Simba growled back to them.

"Everybody will have to pay for murder!" yelled the lioness, Vitani. "So let's have some fun."

"Go home!" Simba demanded.

"We are now," Nuka snarled. "NOW!"

It was war but fierce. Every lion and lioness was bitten, slashed, and hit. All of them were fighting ferociously. Simba, Queen Nala, Princess Kiara, Christopher, Sarabi, Sarafina, and more lionesses were fight all the Outlanders while Kovu, Nuka, and Vitani watched. So did the dark lion by the tree.

If he were back as his old self, Scar would've been happy for his followers but all he was concerned about was his family, hoping they'll win unscathed but it seemed pointless. The Outlanders were fighting mercilessly but the Pridelanders weren't giving up.

Simba was slashed on his arm, Nala was bitten on her back, Kiara was hit hard, Christopher was swiped on the face, Sarabi was bit on the neck, Sarafina was slashed on her paw; the Outlanders were slashed and bit more than one occasion. There was blood everywhere on the ground while the leaders laughed, entertained.

It looked like a massacre to Scar. He really wanted to go help his family but instead he held his ground, holding his breath, hoping they will make it. He's ready to live with them. They can't die.

"What do we do? What do we do?"

They were right next to him that Scar saw the same meerkat and warthog but with Zazu.

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going!" said the meerkat boldly. "That should be our motto!"

"I thought it was 'Hakuna Matata'."

"We could use another."

He had to stop them before the animals would run in the battle.

"Stay here," Scar told them while he held the meerkat away.

"Aaahhh!" the duo screamed.

"You've came Scar?" Zazu asked in shock.

"I couldn't just stay away and let them die, could I?" Scar pointed out a point.

"You're his Uncle Scar!" the warthog cried.

"Like I said, 'let's get going!' Run Pumbaa!"

"Stay here!"

Again Scar prevented the two from running. It was only Pumbaa who listened to him but Timon hid behind his warthog friend. Scar looked back to the fight.

Still the lions and lionesses fought but blood was starting to shine on the grass and dirt. Not only were the pride worsening with more scars, the Outlanders had it worse. Their faces were bloody and bruised but they weren't giving up so easily. With one mighty swipe, Simba was able to knock over three of the Outlanders while the older lionesses, Sarabi, Sarafina, and Nala knocked out two. Christopher and Kiara were still fighting.

Vitani was with her brothers on a boulder looking down that she jumped down and onto Simba but Simba was fast that he instantly swiped her away while Sarabi extended her claws and slashed Vitanti's throat. Another Outlander was dead but it made things worse.

Not only did Nuka and Kovu lose their sister, Kiara lost her fight. Christopher won his fight that he was able to kill the one lioness. He saw Kiara fall that he rushed to her.

"Kiara!" he cried.

Simba was distracted that he looked over to his daughter that he didn't see Nuka and Kovu pounce on him. Neither did his lionesses notice there were more Outlanders. The battle continued but Christopher stayed by Kiara's side.

"Kiara."

He felt claws stab his back that Chris turned around and easily swiped the lioness off. He stood on his hind legs and stood slashing the Outlander while he bared his teeth and roared.

More blood was showing on the ground that it turned out that the only ones left in the battle were Simba and Christopher. All the Outlanders were on the ground dead but Sarabi, Sarafina, Nala, and the other lionesses were out cold. Scar was appalled by the fight.

Never in his life has he ever realized how desperate his old followers were nor did he expect his family to die. How can he go on with them dead? What else was he supposed to do? Will they wake? Simba and Christopher were still standing.

The two lions roared loud to the other two.

"COME ON DOWN AND FIGHT!" Christopher roared.

With a laugh, Nuka replied, "Mother would've loved this."

"Scar would've," Kovu added.

With an evil grin, the brothers pounced on Simba and Christopher. Kovu reached for Chris's throat but Christopher easily swiped him off while Nuka also reached for Simba's throat but he was instead slashed on his face.

Scar, Timon, Pumbaa, and Zazu held their breaths while they watched the four lions fight, they could only watch in horror. Scar could feel his heart pulsating in his throat while he watched his nephew and son battle Zira's children and the one he, Scar himself, has chosen to be king. They were doing this for him. Scar knew it. How could he do this?

Christopher held a good fight against Kovu that he continuously slashed Kovu on the face giving him many scars and also on his arms but Kovu was able to withstand it and slashed Chris back. He also swiped him hard on the face that Chris fell to the ground while Kovu was about to jump on him. But Christopher was ready that he bared his claws and teeth that he slashed Kovu onto the stomach and was ready to bite down on his neck.

Nuka was giving Simba many swipes on the face and he was able to bite hard on Simba's back but Simba was able to fling him off. Nuka went flying on the ground but he got up fast enough before Simba could reach over and grab him by the neck.

Both Simba and Christopher were under their attacker with them strangled in Nuka's and Kovu's mouth. But when Chris fell on the ground, giving Scar a heart attack, he managed to get Kovu off and he then looked over to Simba and Nuka. Before Kovu could get to Christopher, Chris instead lunged to Nuka and pushed him off Simba. Simba fell to the ground, not moving. Scar kept his eyes open, he didn't dare to blink.

Chris looked back to Nuka and Kovu who were standing next to each other.

"Who are you by the way?" Nuka thought.

"That's none of your business," Chris snapped back. "But I know who you are." Kovu grinned evilly.

Christopher was glaring at the two furiously. These lions were his "father's" followers. The father who lied to him while he grew, who Chris believed was a good lion. It turns out he never was. These two idiots here were his henchmen carrying out his evil deeds. Now he truly knows Scar. Scar is no longer his father and he even heard that one of them was Scar's chosen heir. Scar had a previous child before him! Believing it to be Kovu, the lion he fought, Chris went for him.

Again Scar felt his heart pumping in his throat while he watched the lions fight. Timon and Pumbaa fainted while Zazu went to fly up to the tree and hide; he couldn't bear to watch.

Scar could feel cold sweats falling down his forehead while Christopher stood and clawed again on Kovu with his sharp claws but meanwhile Nuka went for Christopher's throat while Kovu backed away. Nuka held Christopher down his strength that the young lion fell to the ground. Scar felt something flare inside his brain that triggered him and he ran in a flash.

Kovu and Nuka thought they won the fight with all the Pridelanders dead though they did lose some of their own in the battle but they were still around. But Nuka was not expecting a lion jump on him and bite down onto his throat.

"Nuka!" Kovu yelled.

The brothers didn't know who they were fighting but this lion held tightly onto Nuka's throat while he kicked out his hind legs and jabbed Kovu on the stomach. The lion kept a strong grip on Nuka's black mane that he bit hard onto Nuka's throat feeling his bones that he twisted the neck. Nuka fell to the ground dead.

Kovu was able to get up that it was then he realized who attacked him and his brother.

"You!"

It was Scar.

"You're alive!"

"You're no longer king!" Scar snarled.

"But you chose me! We were doing it for you!"

Scar could only growl back to Kovu realizing all the hurt he caused on his family and pride, talking to the wrong crowd before, trusting Zira who he thought was loyal enough, believing Kovu would make a good heir for his tyranny.

"You're no longer mine!" Scar growled.

Scar ignored a slight wind that Kovu, full of anger, pounced on him. Scar was ready though. He was able to push Kovu down and slashed him on the face, greatly injuring Kovu; blood was on his paw.

"You chose me," Kovu snarled. "My mother died serving you."

Because he couldn't take it Scar slashed Kovu again and then reached for his throat. Kovu was already batted up that he couldn't see very well but he did feel this throat twist. That was the end of it.

Every animal in the entire savannah heard a mighty lion roar that alarmed everybody, realizing that someone has won the battle but nobody knew who it was.

After giving out his loud bellowing roar, Scar again felt a rush of wind. Realizing that the clouds opened a beam of sunlight, Scar looked up. He saw his brother smiling down to him.

It was at that moment that Scar knew what he had to do. He was the true hero of his pride. He was no longer the mighty tyrant everybody feared. Now he was the savior. It was him and him only. Scar proved that evil and good exist inside but can still reconcile and he knew it. He could hear birds chirping and elephants trumpeting from behind. But just then he remembered the pride when he looked to his back. Knowing what to do, Scar rushed to a baobab tree.