10) Answered Questions

Simba woke up to find himself back at Pride Rock with the other lionesses and Christopher. They were all waking up. But the first thing he thought of was his family. Though his legs felt like lead, Simba was able to stand up and rush to Nala.

All of them felt weak but they were able to stand. Kiara and Christopher nuzzled once they were facing each other such as Simba did with Nala and his mother.

"Kiara."

Kiara looked that she saw her father coming to her. They instantly nuzzled. Nala also came to Kiara and Christopher that she also nuzzled her mother. Simba and Christopher only nodded to the other.

"Simba! You're awake!"

It was Timon who made the yell. He and Pumbaa were running up to him.

"How are you Simba?" Pumbaa asked instantly.

"I'm fine now," Simba replied. "But what happened? I thought we lost?"

"That's what I thought to," Christopher inducted.

"What do you remember?"

"That lion with the black mane was attacking you so I rushed to your help. I don't know what then."

"But how did we come here to Pride Rock?" Nala thought.

After a thought, Simba asked his friends, "Timon, Pumbaa, did you see anyone defeat the Outlanders?"

"No we haven't," Pumbaa replied.

"I thought you guys were watching."

"I think we blacked out," Timon stated.

"Where's Zazu?"

Zazu flew to Simba instantly but he too told Simba nobody came to fight. But Simba still wanted answers.

"Christopher, Nala," he said to them. "Stay here and watch the pride."

"Where are you going?" Nala queried him.

"Search for answers." The pride watched Simba climb down Pride Rock and onto the savannah grass.

Simba ran to the border from the north that he saw all the bodies of the outlanders lying dead but they were already being devoured by the vultures. Simba walked passed them allowing the poachers eat their meat. He easily found the bodies of Nuka and Kovu, taking notice of their broken necks. Who killed them? Simba knew he didn't. Who did?

The vultures still ate that they didn't notice the lion king walk away and they ignored the sound of a monkey cackle.

Rafiki easily led Simba away from the rotting carcasses of the Outlanders and back in the savannah.

"Rafiki wait!" Simba cried out, while Rafiki swung from tree to tree.

"The answer shall be revealed if you follow!" Rafiki yelled.

Simba had to run to follow Rafiki. It was still a question on how fast Rafiki was in the trees, considering his age. Nobody knew for how long Rafiki stayed in the savannah nor did they know his age. He always looked the same to every animal, since he was the only animal in the kingdom who could be counted upon whenever there are grave questions.

"Did you see anyone at the battle?" Simba asked, once Rafiki stopped and jumped to the ground.

Rafiki cackled so loud that nearby baboons screamed and rushed away.

"Have you ever wondered what makes the sky blue?" he asked cryptically, looking up to the sky. "So many questions that it's hard to solve."

"Have you seen anyone?" Simba asked again.

Rafiki looked back to Simba that he said, "Every animal in the kingdom knew about the battle of the lions. Every lion was there." Simba had to nod. "Every single one."

Simba was still burning with the question that he thought he wasn't going to get a clear answer from Rafiki, he turned around and started to walk away but instead Rafiki pulled his tail.

"What?" Simba roared back.

"Do you want answers?" Rafiki taunted him.

"Then tell me, who defeated the Outlanders?"

"In order to know, you'll find the savior inside."

"Inside?"

"Yes. Inside the other, if you look deep into the family."

Rafiki was always the kind who would get anyone thinking hard, it affected everybody. Simba was thinking himself now but he was confused. Who was he going to look? Well, Christopher was new to the pride that Simba accepted him, for he deemed himself worthy enough to care and protect Kiara; he even helped Simba in the fight. There is no reason for Simba to doubt Christopher. Who else was there during the battle? During his walk back to the pride, there was someone Simba was not expecting.

Nala and Christopher were with the lionesses that they were heading to the waterhole for a drink but it wasn't only Simba they were back with, there was another lion there that was drinking from the waterhole.

True, everybody was curious to know who defeated the lions but also they wanted to know how they made it alive and back on Pride Rock. Timon, Pumbaa, and Zazu didn't see anyone else at the battle scene, but when they saw this lion, their memories were back.

"We saw him!" yelled Pumbaa.

"Simba, we saw him earlier!" Timon also yelled.

"It's true sire!" Zazu agreed. "He was at the battle!"

The lion at the waterhole wasn't at all stunned by the yells that instead he bravely looked up to the pride and faced them with his lucid green eyes. He didn't move a muscle when Simba and Christopher rushed to him with a mighty roar.

"What are you doing here?" Christopher demanded.

"Why are you here?" Simba also ordered. The lionesses were looking at him horrified.

Scar had no thought of running away. He was done with that. Now was the time for him

to face his family. They were staring him down though menacingly. The two had a right to be angry at him, he knew that, but they didn't know who saved them.

"How was the fight?" he teased.

"They were fighting for you!" Chris yelled. "For you!"

Scar scoffed.

"Simba told me that one of them was your chosen heir!"

"That part was true, before," Scar admitted.

"Then what was I?"

"My son." Chris growled.

Realizing what they meant, Simba scowled, "You raised Christopher?" That not only shocked Simba but also Kiara, Sarabi, and Sarafina.

Never in their life have Sarabi and Sarafina ever known Scar to adopt a cub and have the child grown into a righteous fighter. Kiara wanted to meet Chris's father in the beginning but she never knew it would be the tyrannical Scar. This only angered Simba further because he was starting to trust Christopher but now Scar showed up again. Things were changing too fast for him that he it took him a while to solve this.

"Take me if you wish Simba," Scar said boldly, as if he knew what Simba was thinking. "I know I was a fool before but once you know the truth, you'll understand why I ran."

Scar sat up and went to the lionesses though Simba and Christopher kept their angry eyes on him.

Scar first went to Sarafina and said to her, "Sarafina, if you've been in my paws, you'll understand how I felt when we first played together as cubs."

He went to Kiara. "Kiara, I know you're surprised to know I raised Christopher but he has suffered as I have as a cub, yet he grew with a father."

He went to Sarabi. "Sarabi, you and I may have been meant for each other but I understand why you'll go for Mufasa."

He went to Nala. "Nala, you're a good queen for my nephew."

Then Scar turned around and faced his child.

"I loved your mother Christopher and I promised her to care for you. You were the only hope I had at the time."

Without another word, Scar walked away feeling relieved but he took a glance back. The lionesses were still staring at him but Simba and Christopher were still glaring at him.

"You're a betrayer," Simba retorted, furiously. "Destroyed the kingdom, mistreated the pride, and killed by father. You don't deserve to live."

Christopher wanted to swipe Simba for saying that but he held his ground.

"Heh, heh, I don't Simba?" Scar chuckled. "Then tell me, who saved you at the battlefield?" Simba could not answer that question.

Scar knew he wasn't having any luck trying to gain Simba's trust since he saw it but he didn't want to tell them who was truly the rescuer. He thought he could probably wait on that but he did want to be with Christopher again. He tried again with Simba.

"Tell me Simba, who was it that he was related to your father? Would you think Mufasa would want you to kill the uncle or put him behind bars?"

Simba was about to pounce on Scar but once his uncle mentioned the relations, something hit him inside. Scar was his uncle after all, his dad's brother.

"Run," he said to him. "Run away Scar and never return."

Remembering before when Simba said this to him, mimicking Scar himself, Scar instead took up on that offer.

"I'll be going then," Scar said calmly. Taking a look back, Scar walked away to the eastern border.

It was still a shock for the pride to encounter Scar but after their brief drink at the waterhole they returned back to Pride Rock. Now Simba was unsure about Christopher. He was with Scar before.

"Christopher," he called him. "Tell me, did my uncle ever tell you anything about his past?"

Chris was dreading this once they came back to Pride Rock after their drink. Simba might not accept him worthy for Kiara realizing that he lived with Scar.

"He didn't tell me anything," Chris told Simba truthfully. "Nothing at all. I never knew who he was before. I just thought he was a good guy that I could trust him."

"You can never trust anyone who ruined somebody's life."

"But please understand," Chris begged. "I never knew! I didn't know anything about you until he and I came here. He didn't tell me anything!"

"So he kept you in the shadows?!"

"No! We lived in the jungle alone. I never knew his background! Scar never told me! I didn't know anything between you and him! All I heard was that you're the king and he was before. I didn't know anything. I'm telling you the truth Simba!"

Though Simba was angry that he actually let a child of Scar's in his pride, he still had confidence in him.

"I remember him telling me that lions are the king of the beasts," Chris added. "Every lion is a king, due to their instincts." Simba snapped back a look to him.

That's what Kiara was attracted to in Christopher, he seemed wise and pondered about life that she curious about life out of the Pride Lands but she still couldn't believe who was his father.

But now it came clear to Sarabi that Scar seemed like a doting father for Christopher. She remembered when Uru would mention anything like that to them when they were cubs. But she never knew Scar would say the exact thing to another. It was obvious. Scar was a changed lion. Sarabi mostly knew Scar to be a selfish lion when it came to the pride's conditions but now after his speech to her and the others, he was not his usual self. Something must've happened before that made him to convert and make a change in his life.

"I'm sorry I fell in love with your daughter," said Chris shocking everybody.

Kiara rushed to him before he could walk away.

"What are you talking about?" she asked.

"Things aren't going to work out Kiara," he replied to her. But Kiara wanted them to.

"Please don't leave me Christopher."

"It's the only way to solve this."

Kiara nearly cried while Christopher walked away but instead,

"You don't have to leave Christopher."

Chris looked back up realizing it was Simba who said that.

"You and Kiara belong together and you'll make a good king after me," he stated.

"Are you sure?" Chris said back. "After whom my dad was?"

"We'll be able to live with it but you don't have to leave. Stay here with us and we don't have to worry about him. He'll be gone by now."