Chapter 10: Loose Ends

~Later that night~

The walk back to Pride Rock had been a long and silent one. It was twilight by the time they got back home, the sun having already set.

Sarabi, Serafina and Mheetu went on ahead inside and proceeded to show Zanza and Zaro where they'll be sleeping tonight.

Mufasa went and sat at the edge of Pride Rock and looked towards the stars, deep in thought.

Scar and Zira came back just in time to see that something was happening.

"What's going on?" Scar asked out of curiosity, startling his brother in the process.

Mufasa calmed down and proceeded to explain to him everything that happened.

"Oh my! It sounds like you failed to stop them from getting into trouble." Scar remarked "Just like how you failed to save your own son from being killed!" He said cooley.

Mufasa froze at his words. 'He's right!'

Scar smiled cruelly at the look on his brother's face. He then proceeded to head back inside and turn in for the night, making sure to wipe the smile off his face as he did in the process. (Not wanting any of the other lions to see his smirk)

Mufasa sat there in stunned silence. 'He's Right!' he thought 'What kind of Father am I?' He covered his face with his paws. 'I'm a failure.'

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The next morning when Mufasa woke up, Scar approached him with a thoughtful look in his eyes, and... something else but... he just can't quite place it.

"Mufasa!? Come with me. We need to talk." Scar then started heading outside.

"Alright." Mufasa proceeded to follow him. Once outside the two of them started down Pride Rock and walking through the Pridelands. "What is it you wanted to talk to me about?" Mufasa asked, after having walked for several minutes.

"I've been thinking about last night. I was wondering if the two Vultures you said that chased Mheetu and... " He stopped to think "Oh what was it? Zuzu? Zuko? Zorro? Oh it doesn't matter. The point is that maybe they could've been the ones who killed Simba and Nala!?"

Mufasa thought for a moment. 'Could they?' "But we don't know if it WAS them or not?"

"They were in the Elephant Graveyard weren't they?"

"That's True!" Mufasa said softly, looking down in thought.

"So maybe they..." Scar suddenly froze.

Mufasa turned to look at his brother when he suddenly stopped talking. "What is it Scar!?" Scar didn't say anything, too cought up in his own thoughts. "Scar?"

'They could've witnessed the whole thing! How could I have been so stupid!' He let the thought sink in. 'Ok Scar. Calm down. Maybe they didn't see anything! But just to be sure...'

"SCAR!?" Mufasa said again, snapping Scar out of his thoughts. What is with his brother lately? He's been spacing out a whole lot more than usual!

"I just remembered, I have something I need to take care of!"

"Do you need any help?"

"NO!" Scar said a bit too quickly. "It's something I need to do myself!"

"Please! Let me help you then!"

"NO! You'll only get in the way!" Scar snapped harshly.

Mufasa was shocked at his brother's statement. Scar didn't seem to notice (or care about) his brother's distress and took off towards the graveyard. Mufasa sat there in stunned silence. Was he right? Would he really just be a nuisance? Dark thoughts like this began to swirl in his mind.

'I had already failed my son, my best friend and my future daughter in-law. Would I really fail my own brother as well?' Then again he wasn't there to save them last time. Now maybe... just maybe... he can make up for his mistake. 'I've already failed once! I will NOT fail you as well my brother!' With a newly found determination, Mufasa took off towards the graveyard as well, at full speed.

A/N Scar has become the funniest character in the whole story hasn't he? XD Sorry if this chapter isn't that great. I hope you enjoy it :) Anyways until next time ;) Ciao~