Hello everyone, Gulefritz here bringing you chapter 11 of Life in the Pride lands.
Once again, sorry for this late chapter, but been busy with homework and preparing for exams. This reminds me, I will not be able to write/begin to work on chapter 12 before the 9th of December, as I will have exams from 5-8 December, meaning there will be a delay, a longer than usual delay in fact.
Storm Dragon Wolf Princess: Do not worry; I will make my own story. I do not intend to follow the show, perhaps take some elements but not remake their show. Btw, every time I read your name I begin t think of a Wolf with a lizard tail with the power to breath lightning with a little tiara on top always makes me laugh.
Kion and Bunga ran across the fields of the pride lands. They ran across a tripped over tree when they heard someone cry. They ran to the tripped tree and there they found Zuri, Tiifu and Kiara, Zuri was the one crying. Looking down at the log, her paw is stuck in the tree, her claws had dug into the log, and now she is unable to retract her claws. Kiara would look at her and let out a long sigh.
"This is what happen when you use sharpen your claw on all trees around here!"
"But I have to do it if I am to keep my claws sharp and good looking"
Zuri says back, trying to defend her reason to sharpen her claws. Kion and Bunga looks in their direction, Kion lets out a sigh. Bunga pulls the cub with him.
"Look, our first task as the Lion Guard!"
Kion sighed and followed Bunga down to the trio of lion cubs.
Meanwhile down at the fallen log, the voice of an annoyed Kiara can be heard as Kion and Bunga gets closer to the log.
"Why do you have to use your claws on all the trees we meet?"
Zuri would cry as she once again tries to pull her paw off the log, failing but would keep trying, hurting the cub as she could feel the claw being pulled by the log and her own movement.
"I need to do so, so my claws look sharp and beautiful, so others will look at them!"
Kion and Bunga could hear this sentence. Kion paused a moment and thought about what she said, and what their earlier conversation had said. For some reason whenever Tiifu or Zuri opened their mouths he could not stop to feel they talked about him. Kion shook his head and jumped forward, landing next to the log, with Bunga by his side.
"We heard Zuri cry, what is the matter?"
Kion would say this and looks over at Kiara and Tiifu. His sister would raise her eyebrow wondering why Kion was here, and Tiifu smiled at Kion but kept her mouth shut. After some time did Kiara finally open her mouth and explained the situation.
"Zuri sharpened her claws on the log and as you can see… she is kinda stuck"
Before Kion and Bunga could say anything, did they hear a loud voice from the bushes, followed by a meerkat and a warthog walking up to the lion at the log.
"And she does not need to worry no more, ain't it right Pumba"
The warthog nodded letting out a loud grunt "We know just the thing to get you free from that log that has caught your paw… or is it your paw that has caught the log?" Pumba would say, thinking this for a moment, letting out his usual unfocused sound. Timon sighed and slapped the chin of the warthog, waking him up from his thinking.
"We have just the thing; we used to get your father, the king, free from trees all the time"
Pumba laughs thinking back to one moment where he and Timon had freed Simba from a rotten log. Timon put a piece of wood below Zuri's paw and both meerkat and warthog tried to force the paw upwards, putting their weight on the piece of wood.
While Timon and Pumba tried to free Zuri, would Kiara look over at Bunga and Kion. She noticed the sign of a lion on both of their shoulders. She tilted her head and asked the question that was on her mind.
"Why are you here and what is that mark on your shoulder?"
Kion is about to open his mouth but Bunga beats him to it, speaking in a very high and enthusiastic voice, seemingly unable to keep back his excitement about the lion guard.
"Simba has made Kion leader of the Lion Guard, the force that protect the pride lands and the circle of life! Kion has to get the fiercest, bravest, strongest, fastest and keenest of sight! Kion is the fiercest and I; I am the bravest in all the pride lands!"
Both Kiara and Tiifu looked at Bunga and Kion with a confused look, even Timon, Pumba and Zuri looked at them curious, stopping in their movement. Soon they could hear a loud laugh coming from in front of Kion and Bunga. Kiara had started to laugh, soon lying on her back laughing as loud as she can.
"You haha- You are the leader of the Lion Guard haha, the most childish and immature cub in the pride lands, leader of the Lion Guards! This has to a joke!"
Kion and Bunga looked down at the laughing Kiara, Bunga looked at her with an uncertain look, while Kion looked rather annoyed, even glaring at his sister. Even Tiifu looked shocked at the laughing Kiara and she slightly shook her head.
"it is true Kiara, dad made me leader when he and Rafiki discovered I possessed the roar of the elders, a gift that marks who is going to be the leader of the lion guard"
Kiara would look up from the ground. She realized that they were serious about this. A silence continued and kept being there for quite the time. The weight of Pumba and Timon started to break the force keeping Zuri in the log. They kept putting weight, when suddenly a crack was heard. The crack was followed with a very sad and loud crying Zuri.
Zuri's claw had broken from the force performed by the piece of wood. Zuri would raise her paw and would immediately begin to cry as she looked at her broken claw. Tiifu rushed over to Zuri, while Timon and Pumba just stood there, shocked and uncertain of what to do, both looked at the damage they had done and decided to flee from the place, running with their tails between their legs.
Kiara and Tiifu focused on calming down Zuri. Kion and Bunga noticed this and decided to leave the area, to go search for the next member of the lion guard.
They walked for quite the time, at some point they even raced each other at some distances. Soon they reached the waterhole.
Down by the waterhole they found the place to be without any water. A giant rock had blocked stream, preventing the water from reaching the waterhole. Kion looked at it and wondered how to get it away from the stream, when suddenly the rock starts moving and started tumbling down the river into where the waterhole used to be.
From behind the rock the water of the river started running and was lead straight into the waterhole. The being that was shown behind the rock, the one who had pushed the rock away, was none other than their friend Beshte. Kion and Bunga ran down to the hippo.
"Morning guys, how are you, what is that mark on your shoulders?"
"I have been made leader of the Lion Guard, the protectors of the pride lands, and have been tasked with uniting the fiercest, bravest, strongest, fastest and keenest of sight to remake the lion guard and Bunga" Kion would look over at Bunga who raises his eyebrow. "I think we have found our third member, Beshte would you like to join the lion guard as the strongest member?"
Beshte would raise both eyebrows, thinking about what he had just been offered, and thought about it for a short moment. He nodded at them and smiled at them
"I will be your strong member"
With that Kion walked up to Beshte and put his paw on the shoulder of the hippo. He took off his paw and a mark with a lion would appear on Beshte's shoulder. The hippo would nod at it several times.
"So, that is how you got those marks"
Kion smiled and nodded at Beshte. Kion turned around and looked around the area. Looking in the direction of the waterhole Kion spotted their next member.
Sitting in a tree, an egret would sit and try to clean his feathers, cursing as he does so.
"Damn baboons and throwing dirt at people… at least I hope it is dirt!"
Before Ono cold do more, would a honey badger land right next to him on his branch. This shook and surprised the egret, making the egret fall down from the tree. He did land soft though, landing on the soft back of Beshte.
"Hi Ono!"
Kion would say straight into the head of Ono. The egret would sigh as he lies on Beshte's back, "Hi Kion, hi guys, why am I not surprised that you once more try to make me drop my feathers again"
Kion would smile, trying to look sorry for a moment. But he soon stops and opens his mouth again to ask him quite the important question.
"We are sorry Ono, but we have a very important question for you"
Bunga jumps down from the tree and lands right next to Ono, making the egret jump and he sighs loudly at the honey badger. The egret would look back at Kion, raising his eyebrow as he suddenly spot the mark on his shoulder.
"I have become the leader of the Lion guard, I am to gather the fiercest, bravest, strongest, fastest and keenest of sight to remake the lion guard, and I would ask you, Ono, to become the one who has the keenest of sight in the new remade Lion Guard. Join us and together we will, protect the pride lands and the circle of life from harm"
Ono would consider this, seemingly sceptic at the offer, but would after some time, nod. Kion puts his paw on Ono's wing and once again, a new mark of a roaring lion is formed by Kions paw.
Kion looked around and wondered where his fifth and final member would be. He shook his head and realized he knew where she was.
Kion lead the group north of the waterhole. They reached a single tree in the middle of the savannah. There they found a cheetah, sitting in her tree, grooming her fur, Kion smiled and the others looked at the tree, realizing who the last member was.
"And that guys, is our final member"
Fuli looked from her tree and spotted her friends coming closer. She jumped down and run to meet them. She got closer, smiled at them and raised her eyebrow as she saw the mark on their shoulders; she focuses her view on Kion and opens her mouth to clear her curiosity.
"What are you doing here? And what is that mark on your shoulder?"
Kion would open his mouth, to answer his friend's question.
"Simba has told me to remake the lion guard"
Fuli would already now look irritated but listen to what Kion has to say.
"I have to find the pride lands fiercest, bravest, strongest, fastest and keenest of sight to remake the lion guard"
Fuli would immediately sigh as she tilts her head at Kion.
"You Lions and dominating the pride lands and let me guess, you are the fiercest? You lions and being fierce?"
Bunga would step up and stands beside Kion.
"He is the leader of the lion guard, because he has been gifted with the roar of the elders, this makes him the leader, and it is said the leader is the fiercest, so Kion is the fierce of the guard"
Fuli raised her eyebrow and she looked back over at Kion she would slightly begin to laugh.
"So, your roar makes you leader of the lion guard"
Kion is about to open his mouth but Bunga beats him to it.
"Show her the roar Kion!"
Kion let out a sigh, walked in front of the group, and turned around. He looks back at them "Stand back, it gets quit loud"
With that, Kion would let out a roar, putting all his power behind it, or so he thought he did. Instead, he would let out a more kitten meow like sound instead. Kion looked surprised, and did not understand.
"That sure was a roar"
Fuli says with a loud behind her voice. Bunga glares at her and walks forward, looking at Kion.
"That wasn't the roar! Kion, do the roar, the one you did at the ravine!"
Kion let out a sigh, he looked down the way he would have roared and found a golden lion with a red mane on his way to their position, with a color full bird flying above him. Kion soon recognizes the lion as his father Simba.
"Hey Dad, why have you come here?"
"Is it true what Kiara is telling me? Have you invited Bunga into the Lion Guard?"
Simba would say this with a quick and harsh voice, sounding angered. Kion is quick to catch the anger in his father's voice, shocked and confused he looks up at his father.
"Yes, he is the bravest in all the pride lands, my friends ar-"
Before Kion can say more would Simba interrupt him with a slight roar behind his voice, which makes the cub slightly walk backwards.
"Your friends, when I gave you this quest I thought you would be serious, not play around with your friends, I expect you to take this serious Kion!"
With that Simba turned around and walked back home towards pride rock, leaving a Kion with his head near the ground, looking at the ground and walks, letting out a loud sigh.
"But I am taking it serious"
Bunga would be about to follow Kion, but is stopped by Beshte. The badger looks at Beshte with a confused look, he would try to get around, but the hippo stops the badger.
"Let him be little b, I think he need some time alone"
Bunga sighed and decided not to follow Kion, staying together with the rest of the group.
Meanwhile at a nearby open field, gazelles are grassing. In the tall grass, three lion cubs would be hiding, trying not to be found by nearby gazelles. Kiara would slowly move forward in the tall grass, keeping as close as possible to the ground as she could. She would watch the grassing gazelles from afar. She takes a further step forward
"I think I can get closer"
Suddenly the gazelles look away from Kiara, they look scared and set into a sprint, running through the tall grass, narrowly missing Kiara and the other cubs. All three cubs peaked above the grass as the gazelles had run by. They looked in the opposite direction. All three cubs would immediately lower themselves, trying to hide in the tall grass.
"What are we going to do?" Zuri says, sounding like she is ready to cry.
A pack of hyenas, at least twelve, was on their way towards the cubs in full speed. Janja leads the hyena pack. The pack had decided to enter the pride lands to hunt gazelle, not some gazelles, the entire herd of gazelles was Janja's goal. Janja stopped and sniffed the air. He watched in the direction the gazelle herd had run and soon the hyena pack follows the scent of the gazelles.
Luckily, the hyenas did not see the three lion cubs lying in the tall grass. As they have passed they all let out a loud sigh. Kiara looks over at the two other cubs.
"We need to tell my dad about this! You go back I will keep a look on the hyenas"
Before Zuri and Tiifu can react would Kiara run ahead, following the hyena pack. Zuri and Tiifu looks at eachother before Tiifu opens her mouth, almost yelling as she speaks.
"You get Simba, I will get Kion!"
Zuri would nod and both lionesses ran each other's way to find their target.
Tiifu runs to the waterhole and would run northeast from there. After some time would she reach a giant rock on top of a hill. She used to come here to think before she became friends with Kiara, she remember she once told Kion about this place.
Just as she had expected, when she reached the stone did she find the lion she was looking for. Sitting on a rock, Kion was thinking about what his father had told him and he had not seen Tiifu arrive.
She ran up to the rock and yelled at Kion, as she got closer, making the lion look up from the rock. He tilted his head as she ran up to him but looked worried as he noticed how much in a hurry she was in, he opened his mouth to get answers to his questions.
"Tiifu? What is wrong?"
"Hyenas in the pride lands… south of the waterhole… Kiara went to track them while we got you and Simba!"
Tiifu would pant with every sentence. However, she did not need to say more. As she was done speaking, would Kion immediately run east, searching for his friends. All four of them had stayed at Fuli's tree. All looked in Kions direction as he approached the tree in a hurry.
"What is the matter Kion?"
Beshte would say as he sees his friend in his hurried state. Kion uses a moment to catch his breath before looking up at all of his friends, speaking a fast but very presice tone.
"Hyenas in the pride lands! Kiara may be in danger! Lets go!"
The four friends would look at each other, then back to Kion. The lion lets out a loud sigh as he opens his mouth again.
"I know my dad said that I hadn't picked the best of the pride lands animals, but I know I have found the best and now is time we prove him wrong so come on! Time for the Lion Guard to return to the pride lands!"
All four of them nodded at each other and followed as Kion started running south. After some time would the lion guard find the hyena pack. All of them would gasp at the sight. Janja and his pack had downed three gazelles, enough to feed the pack and more, but they kept going for more.
The entire pack would seem to focus on something else for the moment. Kion looked and gasped, his friends did the same when they saw what the pack was focusing on. In the middle of the pack was a rotten tree. Kiara is hanging from the top of tree, barely holding on to the tree.
Kion glares down at the group of hyenas.
"Come on Lion Guard!"
With that all five animals ran towards the pack of hyenas. Janja sees this and would send six hyenas to deal with them. Kion sees this and quick to find a plan.
"Beshte, you got them!" Kion yells at Beshte.
"Twende Kiboko!"
Beshe yells as he slams himself into the six approaching hyenas. Shocked to see the hippo charging and jumping at them, the hyenas does not know how to deal with it. The hippo makes contact with the hyenas, sending all six flying backwards, resulting in them running away from the area with the tail between their legs.
"Fuli go! Encircle the hyenas!"
With that the cheetah would run in full speed around the hyenas, running faster and faster, making dust rise from the ground and cower the entire tree, making it hard for anyone to see anything. Ono flies up into the sky, gasping and yells down to Kion.
"We need to hurry, Kiara's branch is about to snap"
Bunga runs over to Beshte, jumping on his back.
"I have an idea, send me flying into the middle of the group Beshte!"
Without thinking about it, Beshte would raise his rear, sending Bunga flying into the giant dust cloud. The honey badger would land on Kiara's branch, which somehow did not break from the impact, but is about to. Bunga looks down at the shocked Kiara.
"Hey Kiara, the Lion guard is here to save your hide!"
Before Kiara could say anything, would Bunga point his rear at the hyenas. Without a warning would he do a trick his uncle Pumba tought him a day when they talked about self-defense. Bunga would put air in his lungs and lets out the biggest and longest fart ever, making a smell so bad, it would be the same as three Pumba's during meal time. The hyenas would sniff the new smell and immediately their eyes would tear. All six remaining hyenas would flee from the area, two of them making sure they get at least two of their prey home.
The lion guard would follow them and Kion stands on top of a hill. He lets out a roar, and all the kings of old would aid him as he unleashes the roar of the elders on the hyenas, sending them flying, sending them even faster out into the outlands. Kion's friends, with the exception of Bunga, would be amazed, first time hearing and seeing the roar.
Simba would be watching from a viewpoint overlooking the area. He arrived just as his son and his friends had engaged the hyenas. He was about to intervene, when he saw how Kion lead his group, with the Hippo sending the six hyenas flying. As time passed, Simba saw how his son led his lion guard to victory against the hyenas, and realized Kion had been serious when he appointed his friends as the members of the guard.
"I guess I should trust him more"
"Indeed you should, Kion is clever than you think"
A voice would come from behind. Simba turns around and finds his mate Nala. She too had watched her son rout the hyenas from the pride lands. She looked down at her son and his friends. Nala let out a smile as she turned to look at her mate.
"Seems the Kings of old picked the right lion, and Kion picked right when he picked his team aswell. We should go home, and you will tell him that you accept his lion guard"
Simba sighed and smiled at Nala. She was right, Simba had to admit to Kion he was wrong about the members he picked for the lion guard, and he intended to apologies to Kion once he got home to pride rock.
"Seems he is growing up, thank you"
Simba would look straight into the air as he speaks. As if on que, a sunray would pierce a cloud and Simba can feel the sun, followed by a slight gust of wind. Simba smiled and headed home for pride rock, preparing for his son and daughter to get home from this very eventful day.
And that people is chapter 11 of Life in the pride lands, tell me what you liked, disliked and what I should do for the next chapter! Until next time, cya!