Chapter 27: The New World Order

Alright everyone, it's after midnight, so it's basically tomorrow from yesterday now. Now before you start reading, I'm going to give you a quote from Negan from TWD everybody: "I hope you got your -bleep- pants on, because you are about to -bleep- your pants" enjoy. Hahaha.


As Simba and his pride continued to sneak through the rocky outcrops of the Scarred Lands, they heard a roar not to far off. Everyone tensed at how close it sounded.

"What was that roar?" Nala asked.

"It was a Scarred Pride lion. What else could it be?" a lioness said.

"Do they know we're here?" another lioness questioned.

"Why did you have to say that?" a third lioness asked.

"What do you think Simba?" Sarabi asked her son.

Simba looked towards his mother and pride. He could see fear in their eyes, even amongst the bravest of them. Simba felt the same way they did, but he had to stay strong for this rescue mission to succeed.

"We keep moving and stay as quick and quiet as shadows." Simba said.

"But where do we go to find the others?" a Pride Lander lioness asked.

"And just how are we supposed to know how many numbers this Scarred Pride has?" an Outlander asked.

Both lionesses were right, and Simba knew it. He should have brought Zazu or Ono to help them find out where Kiara and the others were and to report how many lions and hyenas there were in these lands. Simba than looked towards his mother and mother-in-law.

"They shouldn't be here, they're not supposed to be here." Simba thought to himself.

Back in the Pride Lands when everyone was setting out, Sarabi and Sarafina volunteered themselves to come. They were old, fragile, and not as capable fighters as they were in their younger years. Simba had fought and pleaded with them not to come since their age made the mission too dangerous for them, but both lionesses were stubborn as stone and refused to be left behind.

"They're our grandchildren and great grandchildren Simba, and we will not just sit back and pray that's they and you will return safely." Sarabi had said.

Simba looked back around their surroundings of rocks.

"Mother what do you think we should do?" Simba asked.

"We do what you said, move as quick and as quiet as shadows." Sarabi said.

With that, the pride continued to move on. They soon got to the edge of the rocky outcrop. When they did, they were met with a shock. Kiara and everyone else were on the ground, tried up in vines and gagged.

"Kiara, Kovu, Kion, everyone!" Simba shouted in shock and relief.

Simba began to run towards them without thinking.

"No, it's a trap." Kiara tried to scream, but the vine that was gagging her muffled her warning.

When Simba finally exited the rocky outcrop, a creamy white colored lion attacked him. The two lions rolled on the ground for a few moments before coming to a standoff. Simba tried to swipe a paw at the lion, but the lion just clamped his teeth on Simba's leg and uppercut him. Simba fell on his back and the lion tried to claw his face, but he quickly rolled out of the way. Simba kicked the lion using his back legs, sending him flying back.

Simba ran up to the creamy white lion and placed a paw on his head.

"Sim…" Nala shouted out.

Simba looked to see his pride surrounded by multiple lions, lionesses, and hyenas. A lion was on top of Nala, his big front paws planted on her head. Simba looked and saw that the same thing was happening with Kiara and the others. Two lionesses also had Taka and Bluu in their mouths, ready to kill them if anybody tried anything they didn't like. The lion that Simba was stand on took his chance.

He wrapped his paw around Simba's front legs and jerked, making Simba fall on his side. The lion grabbed Simba by the mane with his paw and forced him to look at him. Simba looked into the lion's ghostly blue eyes.

"Hi, your Simba, right? I'm Wraith. Welcome to the Scarred Pride." the creamy white lion said.

Simba looked at the creamy white lion in shock.

"How do you know my name?" Simba asked.

"All will be made clear in time." Wraith said.

Wraith began drag Simba over to Kiara and the others. Everyone was untied and ungagged, but were forced to their 'knees.' A couple lions were marching Nala, Sarabi, and Sarafina over to them. Simba tried to rise but Wraith placed a paw on his shoulder. Simba got the message and laid back down. Simba looked towards Kiara.

"Kiara are you and everyone else okay?" Simba asked.

"Quiet." Wraith growled.

Simba growled at Wraith but was cut off by three familiar laughs. Simba looked back towards the rocky outcrop and was surprised when he saw three familiar faces, which were the owners of the three familiar laughs.

"Shenzi, Banzai, Ed?" Simba exclaimed.

"And Nuka sucker." Nuka, who jumped over a boulder said.

Simba, Nala, Sarabi, and Sarafina looked towards Kovu.

"I thought you said he was dead." Nala said.

"So did I." Kovu said.

Shenzi, Banzai and Ed walked up to Simba, all with evil grins of their faces.

"Well if it isn't little itty-bitty Simba, the little cub with the big ego that the three of us just love to pieces." Shenzi said.

"Yeah, in seven pieces. Four legs, one head and tail, and the rest of his body." Banzai said.

"Oh, I hope he lets us eat you when he's done with you." Ed said in his own language.

"What did he say?" Nala asked.

"Oh, don't worry little queeny. It's nothing you need to concern yourself with." Shenzi laughed.

Wraith growled down at Shenzi, who cowered in fear.

"Don't you act so happy. I'm still going to deal with you for betraying the Scarred Pride." Wraith said.

Wraith than slowly looked back down towards Simba.

"But right after they deal with you of course." Wraith said.

Simba looked around as the lions, lionesses and hyena walked around. They all kept talking about someone they called 'he' and Simba was wondering who 'he' was. Simba was about to demand to know who 'he' was before the lion Wraith walked in the center of the large circle the lions, lionesses, and hyenas had made. Simba was starting to think if Wraith was 'he.' Wraith looked like a king, he was large and muscular, even more than his father was, and he had a very regal look.

Wraith looked down the line of prisoners from Simba to Dalia and the kids with the lionesses. Wraith finally looked at all the lionesses, who were being guarded by a bunch of lions and hyenas separately.

"We got us a full boat. Let's show our guests the king and queen of the Scarred Pride." Wraith said.

All hyenas laughed and began chanting.

"Redrum, redrum, redrum, redrum, redrum, redrum." the hyena chanted.

"Why are they chanting that?" Kiara asked.

"It's murder spelt backwards." Vitani confirmed.

Soon, the Scarred Pride queen came from out of the rocky outcrop. All Pride Lander and former Outlanders, except Kiara, Kovu, Vitani, Siri, Kion, Taka, and Bluu gasped when they saw the Scarred Pride queen.

"But, but how is that even possible?" Simba said.

Zira had walked out from behind the boulders of the rocky outcrop. Zira with her signature evil grin walked up towards the group of nine lions and one hyena as they all stared at her in shock.

"Hello Simba, did you miss me, I missed you." Zira wickedly said.

"But, how, how did you survive the flood?" Nala asked.

"This big lug right here." Zira said, looking towards Wraith.

"He found you, when?" Nala asked.

"All in good time, all in good time. Oh, and by the way Simba, I forgive you." Zira said mockingly.

Simba looked confused before he saw something horrifying coming behind the rocks. Simba couldn't decide whether he was shocked by who he saw come from behind the rocks, or his appearance. Scar walked from behind the boulders and up towards the group slowly and weakly.

"Scar?" Simba said is disbelief.

Scar looked at Simba with his blind milky white eye.

"Nephew." Scar said in a wheezed voice before coughing.

Simba shook his head in disbelief more than fear.

"It can't be, this, this isn't real. It can't be real. It, it just can't." Simba said is disbelief.

Zira petted Simba's head with a paw.

"Oh, my dear, this is very, very real and it's why I forgive you. You allow your daughter to manipulate my son, which lead to my downfall in the Pride Lands, only to be found by Wraith and find my beloved here." Zira said.

Zira walked up to Scar.

"Beloved, why don't we tell them a story before we put them down for their dirt naps." Zira suggested.

"Yes, we'll give them a story." Scar said as he walked in front of the group.

Simba watched his mutilated uncle struggle to walk as he began his story about the Scarred Pride.

"You all probably want to know about our fun little pride. Well, we shall tell you. This pride began because of you and all of you." Scar said looking from Simba to Shenzi and the few members of her original clan.

Shenzi and her clan quivered in terror. They all knew that after Scar took care of Simba and the others, he would come for them. Scar turned back to his captives, on their 'knees' in front of him.

"After we we're mauled by the hyenas, we woke up hours later and raced for the gorge where we killed your father, Mufasa." Scar said, looking directly at Simba.

Simba growled as the name 'Mufasa' passed over Scar's lips, or what was left of them.

"You have no right to speak his name." Simba growled.

Wraith growled at Simba, warning him to be quiet or he would make him be quiet. Scar continued on with his story.

"After we got to the end of the gorge, we saw our reflection in the water and saw… this." Scar said, gesturing towards the ravaged left side of his body. "We walked around the desert in circles for half a year. We don't know how we survived, yet… we did survive. After all those months, we came across Wraith. He told us that his land had been ravaged by humans." Scar explained.

"Humans?" Sarabi exclaimed.

"Yes, our dear Sarabi, humans. Weather it was a wish for death or not, we chose to help Wraith. We came to the humans, put out their eyes and made them crawl. We decided to start a pride, a pride known as the Scarred Pride. Wraith was the first to join our pride. He became our recruiter." Scar explained. "For many, many years he traveled many lands, bringing hyenas and other lions and lionesses to us, including Zira, Nuka, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed to make our pride stronger." Scar said.

"Make the Scarred Pride stronger for what?" Kion asked.

"To rule the world. All lions, lionesses, and hyenas banded together as one whole pride and clan." Scar declared.

All lions and lionesses roared and all the hyenas barked to Scar declaration.

"That's impossible." Simba shouted out.

The entire Scar Pride looked towards Simba. In the Scarred Pride, to say that their goal was impossible was insulting and treasonous.

"Do you all know what Scar has done or who he is?" Simba asked. "He's my uncle. When I was about a year old, he killed my father for the throne and he made me think that it was my fault he died. He sent those three after." Simba said looking towards Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed.

Simba was about to continue his story but Wraith interrupted him.

"We know his story and yours old man." Wraith said.

"Then you all know he drove the Pride Lands to ruin, let the hyenas force us to overhunt and nearly destroy our lands." Nala said.

"And he refused to see the truth that the Pride Lands were no longer livable. When I told him that we had to leave, he refused and when I said that he would sentence us to death if he made us stay, do you all know what he said?" Sarabi said before pausing to look at everyone. "He said 'so be it' and he dared to call himself a much better king that his brother, Mufasa was."

The entire Scarred Pride, including Wraith looked towards Scar. They had obviously never heard that part of his story. Sarabi looked towards Scar.

"You were my friend once Scar and for years I secretly hoped that I could have you, the real you, my friend Taka back, but that all changed when you allowed the hyenas to force us to overhunt back under your rule." Sarabi said.

Scar walked up to Sarabi and smacked her.

"Shut your mouth women. There is no Taka in here, only Scar." Scar said.

"You are a monster Scar, both inside and on the outside." Sarabi said.

Zira growled in anger at Sarabi for insulting Scar.

"You little winch, I'll kill you for saying that." Zira growled in a low voice.

Zira walked towards Sarabi with her claws branded, but Scar stopped her.

"No, if Sarabi is to die, we do it." Scar said, placing a paw on his chest.

Zira growled in irritation and walked back to sit with the rest of the Scarred Priders. Scar than turned to Sarafina.

"And what of you Sarafina, what do you think of us now?" Scar asked.

Sarafina looked at Taka for second, before looking away.

"And to think I once loved you." Sarafina said.

"If you really loved us, then you wouldn't have chosen Haipo. Your supposed love for us back than is false." Scar said.

"No, my love for you was genuine, but then when you were told that Mufasa would be future king, you became cruel. You became cruel not just to Mufasa, but to your father, the other cubs, the rest of the pride, and towards the herds." Sarafina explained, tears falling from her eyes.

"Do you know what happened to Haipo, Sarafina?" Scar asked. "We fed him to our hyenas." Scar said.

Sarafina and Nala would have gotten up to tear what remained of Scar apart but they knew they wouldn't get the chance. Scar went into another speech.

"Everything we did back then to get to the throne was all necessary to build the new world order. We failed back then, but things don't always work out on your first try. That's why you move on to phase two and other phases if your previous phases don't work. Good thing that when it comes to us, we don't make the same mistake twice." Scar stated.

"And what you're doing now is part of phase two for the building of a new world order?" Simba asked.

"Yes nephew, and it starts… with her death." Scar said with an icy coldness in his raspy voice as he looked towards Kiara. "Her death will send you into a pit of despair and hopelessness, which will lead the Scarred Pride and us to victory."

Scar walked over to Kiara. Everyone was shouting for Scar to leave her alone. They all, especially Simba wanted to get up and protect her, but knew it would be futile. The Scarred Pride lions, lionesses, and hyenas would restrain them as soon as they got up. Simba growled at Scar as he walked up to Kiara.

"Trust me when I say that you'd better hope you drop dead before I get my paws on you Scar." Simba said.

"Don't worry nephew, if you want it so much, you can be next." Scar said. "If only we were at a cliff, we'd throw you off just like we did Mufasa, but the thing that cheers us up is that after you, Simba is next and we won't have to stare at your faces for any longer." Scar said venomously.

Scar began to drag his claws across the ground to sharpen them.

"Kiara!" Nala and Kovu shouted.

"Mom!" Taka shouted shouted.

"Ha ha! Go for her throat Scar!" Nuka said as he mock strangled himself.

Scar branded his claws and raised them.

"Good night little princess." Scar said.

The sun glared on Scar's raised claws. As Scar brought his claw towards Kiara, something very unexpected happened. Wraith pounced of Scar from behind. Wraith grabbed Scar by the neck in his teeth. The entire Scarred Pride and Simba's Pride looked on. Everyone in too much shock to stop Wraith.

"What are you doing!?" Zira fearfully demanded.

Wraith got Scar down to the ground, his paws on his shoulders. Wraith jerked quickly, completely turning Scar's head around to where his face was now the back of his head, and the back of his head his face. Scar's now backwards face was staring right at Simba. Wraith looked towards Kiara.

"Your safe now little princess." Wraith said.

Wraith turned back to Scar. Wraith dug the claws of both his front paws into Scar's chest and tore it open. Wraith then reached into Scar's chest cavity and pulled out his heart. His still beating heart. Wraith raised Scar's still beating heart into the sky, the sun shining down on it.

Wraith bit into the heart, warm blood squirting onto his creamy white face and pale-blonde mane as he did. Everyone stared on his shock, especially Simba and everyone else who had come to rescue Kiara and the others since they hadn't figured out that Wraith was a cannibal yet. They were all holding back the urge to throw up. Taka had his eyes shut tight and had his paws over his ears to block out Wraith's loud eating of Scar's heart.

"I wanna go home, I wanna go home, I wanna go home." Taka mumbled in a voice full of terror.

Shenzi, Banzai, Ed, and Nuka were staring at each other in shock at what was happening.

"Uh, I don't wanna be part of the Scarred Pride anymore." Nuka whispered to them.

"We feel ya'." Banzai said.

When Wraith finished eating Scar's heart, he looked back to Kiara and smiled at her, which sent shivers down her spine. Zira ran over to Scar's corpse, cupping his face in her paws.

"No, no, no! Not again!" Zira sobbed.

Zira looked towards Wraith, who was standing just a couple feet away from her.

"You traitor!" Zira screamed.

Zira got up and quickly advanced towards Wraith. She tried to swipe her claws at him like she did with Kovu over a year ago, but Wraith simply ducked his head. Wraith grabbed Zira's leg and threw her to the side. Zira just got up and began to advance towards Wraith again.

"Restrain her." Wraith commanded.

Some Scarred Pride lions did as Wraith commanded them, be it more out of fear than respect or loyalty.

"Get off me!" Zira screamed

Kiara looked at Wraith.

"Why?" Kiara asked

"You were right little princess." Wraith said.

"Right about what?" Kiara asked.

"Scar is no god, he is just a mortal and from what we heard of the parts of the story he hadn't told us, he would have led us to ruin. You changed my mind little princess." Wraith said.

Kiara's ears perked up as Wraith said that.

"You mean you'll let us go home? Let any and all lions and hyenas go home?" Kiara asked hopefully.

"No." Wraith said.

Kiara and every other member of her pride froze as Wraith said that.

"It's time to build a new world order like King Scar said." Wraith declared

"You really think the Scarred Pride will follow you after you just killed your king?" Simba asked.

Wraith walked over to Simba slowly.

"Do you know what it was like to have your uncle rule over us? Well, do you?" Wraith asked.

Simba of course didn't answer.

"He was old, ready to drop dead at any time. He could barely move, so he had me make most of the commands and the punishing of trouble makers. So, I was basically the true king of the Scarred Pride." Wraith explained.

That made Kiara think back to when Ni said that Wraith was basically the true king of the Scarred Pride. When she saw that Scar and Zira were still alive, she thought that they were the biggest threat in the Scarred Pride. She was now having second thoughts, Wraith was far worse than Scar or Zira, far more ruthless, maybe even far more intelligent, far more terrifying. Wraith was in front of Simba, staring down at him.

"I'm the true king of the Scarred Pride, King Simba and I do not appreciate you killing my pride mates. Also, when I sent my pride mates to kill your pride mates for killing my pride mates, you killed more of my pride mates. You have no freaking idea how not cool and frustrating that is, but I think you're going to be up to speed her shortly. Yeah, you are so gonna regret crossing me in a few minutes, hell yeah you are." Wraith said.

Everyone felt their spines turn to ice by the crazed look in Wraith's ghostly blue eyes.

"You see Simba, whatever it is you do, no matter what, you do not mess with the new world order and the new world is very, plainly simple to understand, even if your stupid, which you very may well be. That new world order is this: join the Scarred Pride or I will kill." Wraith said. "Today you all learned who we are and what we want and that is who you are and what you want now to. The Scarred Pride wants to rule the world, to build something. This is your way of life now, as it will be for all other lions, lionesses, and hyenas and the more you fight against it, the harder it will be for you. So, if we come to your door, you let us in. We now own your door and if you try to stop us, we will knock that damn door! And if you all think your safe in your little clans and prides ready to fight against us, I'm sorry to say, but you are not safe. Not even close." Wraith explained as he walked around in front of everybody.

Everyone in the Scarred Pride and Simba's pride, except Zira, were starting to shake in fear of Wraith. This was a truly a terrifying, yet inspiring speech for the Scarred Priders, not even Scar gave a speech this good. Wraith walked back up to Simba.

"So, you understand my explanation?" Wraith asked.

Simba just glared at Wraith. Wraith put a paw around his ear and leaned it down towards Simba.

"What, no answer?" Wraith asked. "Listen, I don't want to kill any of you. I want you to work for me and the Scarred Pride, but that can't happen if your dead can it? This isn't a garden. We don't plant seeds, harvest it all up, then use it all up and replant the seeds to start the same process all over again, but you killed my pride mates. You killed a lot of my pride mates, more than I'm comfortable with and you have to pay for that, but the question is which one of you am I'm going to kill to punish you." Wraith said.

Wraith looked towards Taka and Bluu.

"The cubs, I won't kill. They're still young enough to harden into loyal Scarred Pride members." Wraith said.

Wraith looked down the row of lions and the one hyena in front of him. Wraith's eyes fell back on Simba.

"I could kill you and finish the job that Scar couldn't, there's one problem though. I've always wanted to fight, kill, and eat a lion king, and your uncle there was no true king and there's a counter to that. You may be old but I can tell that you're a strong fighter still, which makes you a huge threat to me." Wraith said.

Wraith's eyes than fell on Nala. Wraith walked over to he and stroked her cheek with his paw.

"I could kill you. Zira has told me all about you. You are a strong fighter, even better than your lands' own king and that you've never been defeated in fight. That gives all the reason to kill you. No counter argument but do I want to kill you more than all these other lions and that one hyena at the end?" Wraith pondered.

Wraith came over to Sarabi and Sarafina.

"Are you two stupid or something, or is Simba over there stupid. You both are just as old as Scar is, or was. You two seem better of than he did but can you two even still fight?" Wraith asked.

Sarabi and Sarafina's gazes lowered.

"So, I'm right then." Wraith stated. "Maybe I don't have to kill either of you two, because you both could drop dead right after I kill one of these others but if I do, your son and daughter will be forced to watch me kill you, which could break their spirits." Wraith pondered.

Wraith walked over to Kiara.

"I could kill you, have your son and mate watch me kill you and let your mother and father live out the rest of their damn lives knowing that they failed to protect their child. That they failed as a mother and a father, same to you Kion. Plus, you have the Roar of the Elders Kion, which makes you an even bigger threat than your father." Wraith said.

Kiara drew a cold breath and lowered her gaze. Wraith grabbed Kiara's chin in his paw and lifted it up to make her meet his gaze.

"I could kill you, but no. I have plans for you later little princess." Wraith said.

Wraith came up to Kovu.

"I could kill you. You've been a thorn in my side since day one." Wraith said.

Wraith laughed as he looked over to Simba.

"Simba, did you know that this failure left your daughter alone with me willingly?" Wraith asked.

"You scar…" Kiara began to say before Wraith interrupted her.

"Hay! No interruptions." Wraith warned.

Wraith finally walked over to Vitani, who had a look of defiance on her face. Vitani stared Wraith straight in the eyes without fear, unlike everyone else.

"Come Vitani lighten up, at least cry a little." Wraith said as he stared down at Vitani.

Vitani just continued to look at Wraith with defiance. Wraith than walked up to Siri/Kopa.

"I've been after you since the jungle, I finally catch you and now I must just have to kill you." Wraith said.

Wraith passed Kion, already having mentioned him. Wraith finally came over to Dalia.

"You killed two hyenas and one lioness back in the jungle, not bad for a fat, old, stupid hyena." Wraith said.

Wraith walked away from his prisoners, pinching where his face and nose met.

"I simply cannot decide, I've a good reason to kill every single one of you. Never fear though, I've got an idea." Wraith said.

Wraith walked back over to Simba and began his way of finding out who he was going to kill.

"Eneey, meeny, miney, moe, catch a tiger by his toe. If he hollers let him go. My mother told me to pick the very best one…" Wraith said as he walked down the line of prisoners from Simba to Dalia, skipping Kiara.

Siri/Kopa looked at Vitani next to him and saw a single tear of fear run down her face while she still held her look of defiance.

"…And you are it." Wraith said as he stopped in front of Simba and stared down at him.

Before anyone could say anything, Wraith spoke.

"Anybody moves, anybody says anything, kill the Scar-lookalike cub and force feed his corpse to his mother and father and the rest of his family, than we'll start. You can breathe, you can blink, hell you can cry. Your all going to be doing that anyway." Wraith said.

Wraith unsheathed his razor-sharp claws and raised them, ready to start striking any minute and everyone unable to do anything without putting Taka and Bluu in danger just simply watched with fear. Simba just simply growled at Wraith, getting ready for him to strike him. Wraith was smiling and chuckling.

"Long live the king." Wraith said.

Wasting no more time, Wraith brought his claws down towards Simba, and as he did a roar was heard.


Shocking twist huh? A guest reviewer a while back said that they wished this fanfic could be made into a movie, sorry to burst your bubble guest, but this cannot be made into a movie, because Wraith is a bad, bad lion, Scar's appearance and death here would scare the kids, the gory scene here and the previous ones that I've written, and too many good scenes would have to be taken out because of time management for the movie, and I doubt Disney would want to do a Lion King the Scarred Pride part 1 and part 2. Did I forget to mention that Wraith was a bad lion? Now I don't agree with lion poaching but maybe we should make an exception of Wraith. Simba is going to need a miracle to make it out of this one. Until next time everybody, please read and review some of my other stories or get caught up with them, good night/day, have a happy summer and God freaking bless.