A/N:Well I'm not really sure why they're with a pride either, CSIMentalistTLK lover. But I thought it would be a good twist to things.
Twists of Fates
Nala ran into Malka and Chumvi who were returning from playing with Kesi, Kula and Vitani.
"Malka! Chumvi! Thank goodness I found you guys," Nala said breathlessly.
"What's wrong Nala?" Malka asked his blue eyes wide with surprise.
"Yeah you look like you've seen a ghost a somethin'," Chumvi piped up concern in his red eyes.
"I just heard something terriable," Nala said quickly looking around to see if her parents were nearby. "And it concerns you two."
"What do you mean?" Chumvi asked fear flickering in his red eyes.
But before Nala could explain Amani came out of the cave telling her son it was time to come in.
"Be right there Mom," Chumvi called. "Meet me later by the watering hole," Chumvi whispered. "After our parents have gone to bed ok?"
Nala and Malka nodded and the brown cub turned and went inside the cave.
Malka turned to Nala and said, "Ok Nala what's goin' on? Tell me right now."
"Malka I..." Nala began but before she could continue Sarafina came on the scene.
"Ah Nala there you are," the creamy lioness said. "Time for bed. Come inside."
"But Mother can't I just..." Nala started but was interrupted by Sarafina who said, "No arguments Nala. Bed time."
With that Sarafina picked up her daughter by her scruff and carried her inside. As she was leaving Nala mouthed the words watering hole to Malka who nodded his head in acknowledgement.
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Later that night when she was sure her parents were asleep Nala snuck off to the watering hole to meet with Malka and Chumvi. Being careful not to wake her family Nala walked out of the cave having to step carefully over the other lionesses. Once she was outside Nala still had to be careful because of all the hyenas that were all around. The creamy cub managed to make it to the watering hole where Malka and Chumvi were already waiting for her.
"There you are Nala," Malka said sleepily. "I almost fell asleep waiting for you."
"Sorry I had to make sure my parents were asleep before I left," Nala said her voice a low whisper
"So what's the big emergency?" Chumvi asked with a yawn. "And why couldn't it wait until tomarrow?"
"You guys have to run away," Nala said quickly. "And I mean tonight. Like right now."
"But why?" Malka asked clearly confused.
"Because if you don't my father is going to kill you both," Nala said almost shouting.
"What?" Malka and Chumvi shouted together.
Nala shushed them and Malka whispered, "Are you sure about this Nal'?"
"Yes I am," Nala replied. "I heard my parents talking and my father said that all the males cubs in the pride have to be killed because they could pose a threat to my new baby brother Mheetu."
"But Nala that makes no sense," Malka said wrinkling his brow. "My mom and Chumvi's mom would never let anything bad happen to us."
"Yeah," Chumvi put in a little forcefully. "There's no way my mom would let you dad kill me. No way at all."
"But Chumvi your mom and Malka's mom wouldn't stand a chance aganist my father's hyena friends," Nala pointed out. "And you can bet he'll have them there when it happens."
"Ah my mom can handle anything," Chumvi said waving his paw at Nala. "Besides running away wouldn't help anything. You dad would just track us down and kill us anyways. At least if we stay we'll have a fighting chance."
"Chumvi has a point Nala," Malka said. "We're only seven months old. There's no way we can survive on our own. At least here we have some kind of chance." Nala opened her mouth to protest but Malka held up his paw silencing her. "There's nothing you can say that's going to make me change my mind. We're staying and that's that. Come on Chumvi lets go back and try to get some sleep."
With that the pale golden cub and the brown cub headed back towards Priderock leaving a stunned Nala behind. The creamy Princess was shocked that her friends were just going to stay and let her father murder them. Shaking her head sadly Nala began to walk back to the cave dreading what tomorrow would bring.
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The next day Nala was awaken by her parents talking. She heard Scar say something about how it was time. "Time for what?" the seven month old Princess thought. Then her green eyes widened as she relized that her father meant it was time for the killings. Nala got to her feet quickly and being careful not to step on her sleeping brother and sister as she went over to her parents who stopped talking as soon as they realized she was awake.
"Good morning sweetheart," Sarafina greated giving her daughter a warm nuzzle. "Sleep well."
"Yes Mother," Nala replied returning her mother's nuzzle. "Very well."
Then Nala turned towards Scar and said, "Good morning Father."
"Good morning my dear," Scar replied bending down to give his daughter a nuzzle. The the brown lion looked at his mate who nodded at him. "Nala after breakfeast why don't you take your sister, Kula and Vitani for a little walk hmm?"
"Can't Malka and Chumvi come too?" Nala asked although she already knew the ansewer.
"No they can't," Scar snapped causing his daughter to jump. Then he said in a much calmer voice, "I need to spend a little time alone with the lads. You know some guy time."
"Oh," Nala said soflty. "Ok."
With that the creamy cub went to have her breakfeast and she made sure she took her time eating every last bite of it.
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Later that day Kesi, Vitani, Kula, and Nala were walking through the Pridelands. The pale brown cub and the dark tan cub noticed that Nala wasn't her usual self.
"Hey what's with you Nala?" Vitani asked. "You're bein' awful quiet. You ain't sick or somethin' are ya." She looked at her friend concern in her light green eyes.
"No I'm not sick," Nala said softly. "I'm sad."
"Sad about what?" Kula asked confused.
"I'm sad beause...because," Nala said her voice shaking.
Before Nala could finish Kesi rolled her green eyes in annoyance "Because our father is going to kill Malka and Chumvi."
When the light brown cub said this the creamy Princess broke down sobbing loudly.
"What?" Kula and Vitani shouted their eyes wide with shock.
Kula went over to Nala and put her paw around her young friend. "Hey Nala it's going to bed ok. Don't cry."
"Yeah," Vitani said trying not to let the sadness show in her voice.
She really didn't want Chumvi to die. Over the last month the dark tan lioness cub had really grown to like Chumvi alot and she didn't want to lose that. Then an idea popped into her head. "Hey it may not be too late. Come girls we're goin' back to Priderock right now."
"We are?" Nala asked wiping her eyes with her paw. "But why?"
"To save Malka and Chumvi of course," Vitani replied already running towards Priderock. "Come on we're wasting time."
"But 'Tani," Nala stammered but she was wasting her breath because Vitani was already gone.
Kesi,Nala and Tama exchanged looks and the three cubs took off at full force hoping they weren't too late to save their friends.