Oh...Zera doesn't like this idea.

Characters in Disney's "The Lion King" and "The Lion King: Simba's pride" belong to Disney. Ahadi, Kopa, and Uru are not mine, they are mentioned in many places around the net if you do some poking around, just figured I'd use them to stay consistant with names people already know. Everyone else is mine (about eight characters with names).

Bidi ran as fast as she could. She couldn't believe that Katili was capable of this. Mazin was his own son, how could he do this? She realized that she was not being followed and slowed as she entered the canopy. She was trying to figure out why Jini had not killed her, but shook off the thought as she burst into the clearing where Zera was preparing to leave.

"Back already, eh?" Zera started to mock Bidi until she saw the look in Bidi's eyes. "What is it?"

"Katili gasp threatening gasp kill Lili-" Bidi never got any farther than that.

Zera sprang into action, she knew what Katili was planning, it hadn't too hard to assemble the plan from bit of gossip she heard. "Come." She turned and headed in a direction she had thought she never would again, towards the Pride lands.

She and Bidi shot along the river, heading to the place where it could be forded. When they had crossed, Zera headed towards the giant tree where Rafici lived.

"Zera, Pride rock is that way!" Bidi yelled as they ran.

"I know." Zera hissed back over her shoulder.

Bidi backed down and followed Zera. She must know what she was doing, but how did she know her way around the pride lands?

Uvuli looked up to see two lionesses headed towards the tree at break neck speed. What were they doing out here? Most of the lionesses were taking a nap now. Neither of them was hurt, So could they be lost. He blinked; he wanted to recognize one of them. The closer they got, the more he could not deny it. He shot down the tree and went straight for Bidi.

"Uvuli, could you pass the..." Rafici looked to see that he was gone. He walked over to the spot where Uvuli had been and saw Uvuli headed for two lionesses. One was Zera. Rafici thought about how it was possible that Zera was running towards his tree. Perhaps he was having a vision, because he recognized Bidi as well. What was going on? He headed down to find out.

Zera slowed her pace as they neared the tree. She saw a dark blur shoot past her and go straight for Bidi. She spun and swiped at the dark shape, which dodged and spun to meet her. Zera saw that it was a large caracal. Before she had time to think, the caracal had launched himself at her and sung himself onto her back. She rolled over before he could get his claws into her neck.

"Uvuli! Zera! Stop!" Bidi came over and stood between the two.

Uvuli' eyes softened and he sat down. He couldn't say anything. He was just happy to see her again.

"Zera, I see you have met our new friends." Rafici came over to the group, a dark look in his eye as he looked at Zera.

Bidi looked at Zera in confusion. "How does he know you?"

Zera looked calmly back at her and relayed the story of how she had been outcast from Simba's pride and how she had met Katili's pride.

"So that's why you caused so much trouble. You don't think that's the real Simba? I Know he is for a fact. I found it out myself." Rafici's voice was firm.

Uvuli laughed, "You were obsessed! You obsessed yourself over things that didn't concern you and that led to your downfall, that and the lack of food and water must have gone to your head."

"Let's see just how much then," Zera growled as she looked at Uvuli.

"That might just be fun," Uvuli stood.

"Stop that!" Bidi yelled. She had been right; they would claw each other to pieces if she wasn't there.

"Well then Zera, Why did you came here?" asked Rafici

Zera grew serious, "to warn you. Katili hates all shamans and healers since his mate died in childbirth. He took a new one, but everyone knew she was just a figurehead to take up space, even her."

"I don't understand why he would come here."

"Katili will kill you if he finds out that you're here. He blames the shaman who was there when his mate died for her death."

"So he wants to kill all shamans and healers?"

"I never said it made sense, I'm just telling you what I know."

"So Katili will attack soon?" asked Uvuli.

"Tomarrow."

"We'd better tell Simba, then."

"Wonderful, I get to go back to Pride rock," Zera groaned

"Well, at least you have family there," said Bidi with a shrug.