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"How can you be so reckless!" Uru growled sternly as she paced in front of her three cubs.

Athalia lowered her head as Mufasa looked away with his ears pinned. Taka sat in between Mohatu's large paws glaring at the future king that he despises.

"You four are not off the hook." Sienna said with narrowed orange eyes on her four daughters.

"As well as you four." Eshe said with her hazel-blue eyes locked on her daughter and sons.

Taka and Athalia had returned and confined to their grandfather and uncle what really happened. Causing everyone to get in trouble. Mufasa already felt awful about leaving his brother, now he's giving him the shoulder. Taka curled up and before he closed his eyes he vowed to make Mufasa pay.

The Next Morning

Taka was awoken by a soft nudge. The prince blinked his green eyes open to stare in the bright yellow eyes of his grandfather. "Pop pop. Why the early wake up call?"

Mohatu chuckled before heading out of the den. "I have spoken with your mother and she has agreed that you and your sister will be Mufasa's advisors. Today will be your first lesson."

When Taka walked out of the den he saw Athalia waiting. He could tell she was tired too, she was fighting off the erge to fall asleep. With a little nudge the three were off into the lush green plains, not aware of two pairs of eyes watching from across the field.

"There's the cub, Hans. But tell me again why we are doing this?" Akata looked from Mohatu and the cubs to her second paw. "Shouldn't we be going after the cub who was chosen to be king."

Hans shook his head before looking at the dark grey hyena matriarch. "No. I'm sure that Prince Taka is the one. We just need to pull him in. And I just know how to do that."

Hans started walking off causing Akata to follow with confusion in her eyes. Meanwhile Mohatu was going over the basis of what it is to be a advisor. Taka and Athalia were going over what they learned so far in hush whispers when they were brought out of their conversation by the stern voice of their grandfather.

"Taka, Athalia. Hush...listen."

Taka looked down as well as Athalia and felt the ground below their paws start to rumble. "What is that?"

Mohatu looked from his grandcubs to the end of the field to see a cloud of dust. "I'm not quite..." his yellow eyes widened as he seen what was the cause of the cloud of dust. A stampede of water buffaloes. "Athalia, Taka run!"

When the prince and princess didn't move, Mohatu grabbed the young cubs and took off deeper into the Pridelands. Mohatu ran for what seemed like forever while thinking to himself, Must hide Taka and Athalia! Mohatu saw a rock den that was small enough to hide the cubs. Mohatu put Taka and Athalia down before pushing them towards the rocky den.

"Go in there!"

Athalia looked over her golden shoulder with fearful rich blue eyes. "What about you?"

Mohatu shook his head. "Don't worry about me. Don't you come out until I say so." Mohatu jumped on top of the rocky den and growled at the stampeding animals. "Go around!"

Athalia clung to Taka in fear of what was happening. Until a loud roar echoed through the field causing the siblings to share a look.

"Grandpa!" Taka and Athalia cried as they huddled together.

"Hey it's you!"

Athalia screamed as Taka gasped. Then he remembered the hyena that he was seeing as Shenzi. "Huh?"

Athalia noticed that Taka wasn't afraid. She realized that they must of been the ones Taka met yesterday. They stepped out to see two other hyena pups. One with a darker muzzle, that Taka remembered as Banazi walked over with his ears halfway pinned.

"We were playing nearby and seen the stampede."

Taka looked at the three hyenas with pleading green eyes. "That means you seen our grandfather. Did you see where he went?"

Banazi went to say something when Ed ran off. Athalia quickly followed the young pup, Taka looked from Shenzi and Banazi to see his sister walking away after Ed. He turned and ran after Athalia with the other two hyena pups following. What Ed led the royal cubs to, made the siblings stop in their tracks. Up ahead laid the broken, battered body of Mohatu. Tears fell down Athalia's face as she and Taka ran over to the unmoving dark golden lion. Taka knew that it was over and that their grandfather was gone. After all he did witness death before. But he couldn't worry about him, Athalia was in a sobbing mess and he needed to be there for her. Taka pulled Athalia close and nuzzled her while licking the younger cub's tears away.

Later that day, when Taka and Athalia could finally drag their selves away from their grandfather's body. They returned to Priderock...where they first met their mother and had to brake the terrible news. Athalia and Taka never saw anyone in so much grief than at that moment when they told their mother what happened. Devastated, Uru ran to find her father without saying anything to nobody else. When Athalia and Taka told Uri and the rest of the pride, more grief swept through the air. Uri ran off following his sister's scent with Amaris following his friend. At the sight of Mohatu's death, Ishani had a heart attack and was another life for the pride to morned.

-COL-

The adults decided Mohatu's body was too battered for the cubs to see. As Mohatu's funeral occurred which was a double service, seen over by Babbu and his student, nephew Rafiki so that Ishani and Mohatu's souls may join the Great Rulers of the past in the stars. The cubs stayed in the cave with a unemotional Ahadi and a heavy heart Zuzu. Just as upset as Taka and Athalia, Mufasa cried into the shoulders of his friends. But as the cubs looked after and comforted Mufasa, Taka was left to grieve by him self. Mohatu had told him wonderful things, about love, and the future lessons he would give to advise his brother. But now he wouldn't get those lessons and now as everyone comforted Mufasa, he wasn't sure if he wanted to learn any more. As he saw the other cubs fawn over his brother, he felt jealous and anger that he never felt before. Wasn't he the one that witness their grandfather's death? Shouldn't he need more comfort than that precious Mufasa. Apparently not. Apparently no one cared...

"Taka..?"

Taka snapped his head out of his arms and glared at the golden cub. Hate and anger burned through his veins. "What do you want?!" Athalia jumped but didn't move. Taka growled as he narrowed his eyes. "I'm sure Mufasa hasn't have enough attention!"

Athalia saw the tears fall down her brother's face. She knew he was hurting and it hurted her more to see him like this. She moved closer and laid in front of the rich brown cub before licking the salty tears away. Taka sighed before pulling Athalia close, how can he be a fool? Athalia was in the same condition as him and he nearly chased her away. He forgot about Mufasa and focused on what was more important than his good for nothing brother. As time went on, Uru managed to continue her duties with the help of her brother and Amaris. But some things never fully returned to normal. Everyone had noticed a change in Taka, and they could only assume it had something to do with witnessing Mohatu's death. Though his grandfather and grandmother's deaths horribly upset him, what had really scarred the young prince was that in his eyes no one was there for him. The pride comforted his mother and uncle and the other cubs comforted Mufasa. No one was there for him like Mohatu and his Uncle Simba used to. Except for Athalia. As they were the same and she was the only one he acted his old self around from that point. Athalia was in his eyes, the only one that deserved his warmth.