Hi everyone
Here's chapter 11. As usual see chapter 1 for disclaimer and I hope you'll enjoy. You will see an couple twists in this chapter. Before I start however, I must thank all who review, follow and favorite this story. If your wondering how long this story will be, I'm not sure, it may take an bit to decide, for I have much ideas I want to do.
A few weeks have pass and Nuka has been visiting the pride lands as well his mom and dad, along with Uru. He and Simba quickly became the best of friends. He loved his sweet uncle and auntie. Taka and Zira been told by the pride lionesses and the King and Queen that he has much manners and the two parents were trill. Simba came over to the outlands sometimes, along with Nala, Mheetu, Tama, Tojo. Susu and Zazu's been spending time an lot more and the two grown an crush on each other. Despite Nala and Mheetu not being his children, Taka made sure to take them secret places where he use to go when he was an cub and the two cubs even started calling him, 'Daddy.' One day, in the pridelands, Mufasa was out doing his rounds, the golden king was with his brown brother, discussing kings duties. "So Taka, how is it like to be king?" Mufasa asked his brother.
"It's hard sometimes, but mother helps me and with this new cub on the way, me and Zira be best to stick on our toes." Taka said with an smile, glad that he would've another little one. He and Zira hope it's an girl, for Zira could teach her how to be an huntress and Taka can spoil her like he did Nuka. "Do you ever wonder about our father?" Mufasa blurted out asking.
"Yes, sometimes, I swear Muffy, that he's hunting us but it all turns out to be an dream." Taka said looking down at the ground.
"Sometimes, I think I am just like him. Beside your green eyes, you look completely like mother and even had her personality." Mufasa said sadly looking toward the ground. "I feel like I'm him."
"Mufasa!" Taka scolded hitting his brother in the back of his mane. "You ain't like him, you are much more like Mohatu then you were ever like Ahadi. I know I've barely known Mohatu, I still did though and mother still tell me stories about him. He was an great ruler just like you It's sad that one of his sons turn evil. Ahadi was wise at least when we were cubs."
"Yeah I guess," Mufasa said still not looking convinced. "Hey when do you and Zira plan to go back?" Mufasa asked changing the subject.
"In an few hours," Taka informed him.
"This is nice Taka, I hope we can do this sometimes on your lands." Mufasa said with an smile. Taka nuzzled his brother and smile softly. "If I am welcome there."
"You are my brother, your welcome there anytime." Taka says. Before they knew it, they were in an huge gorge. The two brothers enjoy having an brother conversation in the gorge, not knowing trouble was sparring nearby.
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A golden lion with bright emerald green eyes stood on top of the gorge. Ahadi smile wickly when he saw his two sons to the gorge. He, Jeuri, the Jackals, and Tigers all plan to start an stampede that would end both Taka's and Mufasa's life. So they gather up wildebeests near the gorge. "Start the stampede." Ahadi ordered Hydan and Teri who nodded and all jackals and tigers procced to ran to the wildebeest, startling them and they all ran down, starting an stampede. Jeuri lay on the ground, holding an sleeping Kula with an smile. "Now, the pride lands will be ours and that brute will pay for exiling me." Jeuri declared.
"Yes now, I must go," Ahadi said rolling his emerald eyes, not really caring. "Gotta see how the plan works." With that Ahadi was off, he had thoughts though. If Mufasa and Taka's die, he would've no heir, he's going to start looking for one.
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Taka and Mufasa were talking until the ground shakes, they both notice the rocks were shaking. Then the two kings look up and to their shock, wildebeests were running right to them. Both gasping in shock. Taka was the first one who managed to recover from the shock. "Brother run!" Taka shouted. It took an moment for Mufasa to recover from his shock but he did and begin to run alongside his brother. "We've to get to higher ground!" Taka cried out to his brother, who he soon lost in the stampede.
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"Taka where are you?!" Mufasa shouted but he had seen no sight of his brother anywhere. Climbing an tree slowly, he try to press down with such weight that the tree would hold him until the stampede pass but that idea were proven useless when two blind wildebeests struck the tree. The first one manage to break it slightly, but the second one done much damage that the tree broke. Mufasa eyes widen and he jumped off and landed in the stampede.
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Taka ran as fast as he can. He was feeling many scratches, scars marks were on him from the stampede. Dodging the wildebeests, three knock him down. He look up bewilder at an small ledge and begin to run to it. Trying to find an height where he can jump and descend to help his brother. "Just an little further." Taka whispered to himself before finding an perfect jumping position and he did jump. And landed on the ledge. "Great I am safe, but where is Mufasa?" Taka asked himself.
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On top of the gorge, Ahadi growled, he had seen Taka surviving and it made him outrage that one of his sons survive. "Bah! Taka may have survived!" Ahadi spat at Hydan and Teri. "But we should head back, the stampede would take Mufasa with it at least! Now we have to think of an new plan!"
"Yes boss." Teri said. Hydan simply nodded and with that, each species head back to the elephant graveyard.
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Mufasa had open his eyes, he felt pain stabbing his stomach, this one being endless feets running him over. His entire body ache with pain as he slowly stand up. He quickly realized he had black-out from the pain. Mufasa begin to try to stand up. He had to find an way out of this or he would die and he would never see his family again. At the thought of Simba and Sarabi, he'd found energy and manage to stand up and begin running. "Don't worry Simba and Sarabi, I'm coming home." Mufasa whispered running with the new source of energy. His first thought was to run with the stampede, but he found this idea useless, for he knew in this state he wasn't fast enough.
Mufasa try to jump on an ledge. However two wildebeests slammed into his flank and tour him away from the ledge. Hitting the ground with an grunt, he begin to look for an way out. He saw the same ledge he'd just try to jump but it was too far. Then he saw an cliff, it wasn't that far, he can possibly make the jump if he use all of his remaining energy. Jumping up from the stampede, he landed against the cliff with an grunt. His claws were on the cliff firmly and hard as he push himself up. "Just an little further." Mufasa manage to say before he slipped down, but barely manage to cling on and climb up. When he got to the top he saw Taka appearing, his eyes full of pain and desperation. "Taka! Brother! Help me!" Mufasa cried out, reaching his paw out for his brother. Mufasa hindlegs were slipping as rocks fall down under him. Taka unsheathed his claws and begin to reach out for Mufasa, knowing that was the only way he can reach him. "Come on Muffy, you can reach me." Taka urged, bending down further and holding out his paws.
Mufasa tried but as much as he try, he found his paws slowly loosening and he'd begin to slipped farthur down the cliff. "I can't do it!" Mufasa cried out to Taka. Taka gasped as Mufasa slipped down further, losing his balance he had against the cliff. "Take care of Sarabi and Simba for me!"
"No!" Taka screamed, pulling his weight down with all of his might, with only one goal - saving Mufasa. Finally connecting his paws with Mufasa's paws, he pulled up. The stampede below slowly dying as Taka pull him up completely on the cliff. Sighing in relief, Taka breathe heavily, Mufasa collapse, slamming to the ground, his legs were full of pain and he couldn't move. "Come on," Taka said grabbing the exhausted Mufasa's body. "We need to get you home." With that, they head back for pride rock.
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As they got back to pride rock, Sarabi, Sarafina and Zira met them. "Mufasa! Talk to me! What happen?!" Sarabi cried burying her face against her mate.
"Stampede... Taka saved me." Mufasa manage to choke out before his pain took an told on him and he pass out. Luckily for them, Zazu and Susu was passing by and saw what happen. "Zazu! Susu!" Taka cried to the two birds who came to full attention. "Find Rafiki! We need him now!"
"Yes come on Susu!" Zazu screamed. "We need help at once!"
"Thank the kings so much that you were there Taka!" Sarabi cried, nuzzling into her brother-in-law mane. "You save my mate. I don't think I could've live without him." Tears came to her eyes and Sarafina and Zira had to comfort her.
"Hey it's okay Sara', don't think like that." Sarafina soo, nuzzling her friend.
"Yeah come on now, we've to get back at pride rock." Zira said also nuzzling her.
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Taka, Sarabi, Sarafina and Zira all went back to pride rock, where they was met by Rafiki, Susu, and Zazu. "Yes now, here, put the king down softly." Rafiki mentored. Taka place him down softly, him, Zira and Sarabi all stay in the cave, for only family members or those who are close were allow inside of the cave when Rafiki check them over. "Oooo, the king had suffered many damages," Rafiki said shaking his head sadly. "But by my calculations, I can conclude dat...
A/N Got you with that cliffy did I? Now how did you guys like the twists I've put in? You guys thought it would've been Simba and Nuka? Huh. But nope, I've change that up.
