Author's Notes: Still Pre-Lion King 2. I put a lot of emotion in this chapter, so for those who don't cry, you are heartless and have no right to read this chapter! I'm kidding! My imaginations is so good, I could actually see this play out, movie style, and my eyes began watering. (Crying means you're human.)


Chapter 11: Kopa's Death and the Birth of Scarred Shredder

It had been several months since Kopa and Shred met Vitani and the trio had become good friends and in Vitani's and Kopa's case, a little more on the lines of early boyfriend/girlfriend. Shred would tease them about it but they put up with it. 3 months ago, Kopa got a little sister, Kaira, at first he didn't want her but after an incident where she followed him and bumped into him causing him to kiss Vitani, he started to like her more. Of course, we all know how long the good times last...


Present Day; Out Lands/Mid Lands Border

Shred was keeping a lookout atop a very tall rock formation that loomed over the two who were playing near the river and then he noticed a large shape moving through the tall grass towards the two and Shred sat up, inhaled and spit a fireball into the air that exploded like a firework. Kopa saw this and looked around.

"Kopa, what's wrong?" said Vitani also getting nervous.

"Shred only does that when danger's nearby and any nearby hyenas will come to his aid. But I don't see any danger, do you?"

"No..."

*ROAR*

Kopa whirls around to get claws swiped across his face by Zira.

"Die, you little rat!" snarled Zira as she attacked Kopa viciously.

"No!" screamed Vitani trying to stop her mother from attacking Kopa only to get a deep cut on her left foreleg causing her to stumble back and scream in pain.

"Kopa!" yelled Shredder lunging at Zira and got onto her back only to get swatted off and then slashed across the chest, neck, and face. He crumbled to the ground, his wounds burning as dirt and small pebbles got into the wounds. He got up unsteadily and fired ten fireballs, all in rapid succession, into the air. Zira grabbed Vitani and ran off.


Meanwhile; Hyena Mountain

Fang was lounging in the sun at the rather large area that was his territory with hyenas everywhere. He shot up when he saw ten fireballs explode in the air and then his eyes narrowed at the language he taught his allies to understand with fireballs in the air.

"Banzai! Ed!" barked Fang and the two ran up to him and saluted, "Get Simba and tell him...to bring his daughter..."

The two caught the sorrow in his voice and ran off for Pride Rock as fast as they could. Fang turned to the others.

"The rest of you, come on!" roared Fang running towards the border with at least 30 hyenas, plus Shenzi, following. Those covertly patrolling the border that saw the fireballs were already at the scene and made way as Fang approached. Fang saw his son lying against a tree, his blood soaking the ground, his right eye closed and caked with blood.

"Dad...it burns..." gasped Shred as he moved a little and Shenzi went up to him and started licking his wounds to try to clean him up the best she could. Fang then saw Kopa and slowly walked over and noticed that there was no rise and fall of his chest to signal breathing and he looked down in sorrow as it began raining.


Pride Rock

Simba knew something was wrong the moment dark clouds started blotting out the sun and his young daughter was also nervous.

"Daddy, why'd it suddenly get so dark?" asked Kiara scared.

"I don't-"

"Simba!" came the rough, grate-y yell of Ed as the two came into view. Seeing how they were out of breath, he ran down to them.

"What's wrong?" said Simba looking at the two former enemies.

"Fan-*gasp*-Fan-*gasp*-" panted Ed out of breath before Banzai pushed him out of the way.

"What Ed's tryin' to say is, is that you need to come to the border. Now...and to bring your daughter..." said Banzai looking down. He nodded to Nala who picked up Kiara in her mouth and the four ran off to the border (Kiara does not count, due to her age).


Border; 45 Minutes Later

Simba and Nala arrive at the border and see the large group of hyenas surrounding something. They move out of his way and he sees Shenzi tending to a severely wounded Shredder and then he sees Fang looking over something and then he sees golden fur and his heart skips a beat. Fang notices him and moves out of the way to reveal the lifeless body of Kopa. Simba slowly walked up to his son, hoping that this was just a horrible nightmare and when there were no signs of that possibility, he broke down. He pulled his dead son close and cried as Nala and Kiara walked over and shared his grief.

Fang looked away and looked at his injured son, he could tell right now that he would have a two scars that ran from his left armpit, up the right side of his neck, went behind his right ear, and ended through and below the right eye. He sighed before he went to help Shenzi help move their son carefully. Before he left, he looked at the still grieving Simba and sighed once again before he went back to his home.


Out Lands; Termite Mound

Vitani was crying as Kovu tried to help her with her wounded foreleg. Zira was scowling and stormed out of the room. After Kovu helped her the best he could he left and went to sleep. Vitani did the same only to be plagued by nightmares about Kopa and Scarred Shredder, she screamed in her sleep the whole night, nobody could wake her.


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