Alright, three chapters to go. How will the lions stop Jasiri ending the world? Will they even do it in time? Well, enjoy.
Chapter 29
Jasiri entered the empty tower of cloud. No Muuaji were inside. Then again there wouldn't be after she and Scar destroyed them all. Twenty minutes had passed and Scar was nowhere to be seen. That meant that Jasiri was to carry out her orders. What would be her final orders. She stared at the matter drive in the centre of the tower, its glowing light swirling everywhere. All she had to do was throw herself into it and the world would be destroyed by the blast. The mindless hyena got ready to propel her body into the air and land in the light. Nothing to stop her and no mind to think about herself. She took one step forwards but was interrupted by a voice that came from behind.
"Jasiri!"
Jasiri turned around and saw what was to her just another lion. If she had had free will she'd have recognised it as her old friend Kion.
"Don't do it." The golden lion pleaded.
"I must complete my mission." Jasiri replied, sounding very robotic.
"No you don't."
"Incorrect."
"But Jasiri-"
"Enough. I have my orders. I must destroy the world through self sacrifice. Now I will proceed."
Jasiri returned to the swirling glow in front of her. Kion was getting desperate to stop her from doing this. Not just because it would destroy the world, but because he still felt friendship for her. They'd come so far and it would be tragic if they failed now and Jasiri did this.
Jasiri got into a ready position but Kion once again stopped her.
"Jasiri, please. It's me, Kion. Don't you remember me?"
The hyena rotated back to Kion and stared with her vacant eyes. There was still no conscience in her head. If there was it was completely inaccessible to her.
"Ki... Kion..." She stuttered.
"Yes. It's me, Kion. Come on Jasiri, you remember me."
Jasiri blinked. The first time Kion had seen her blink since he saw her hypnotised. She blinked again, and again, and again. She then lowered her head and shook it side to side while making noises of what could only be described as distress.
"Jasiri. Please, remember. Remember me. Remember who you are." Kion pleaded again.
Jasiri continued to shake her head for a few moments before stopping, and just standing on the spot with her head lowered and her eyes tightly shut. She raised her head and opened her eyes, now looking at Kion.
"Kion?" She whimpered.
"Yes, it's me." Kion said with confidence in his voice.
"Oh Kion!"
Jasiri came bounding across the floor to Kion and hugged him tightly. Something she'd never done before.
"It was horrible, Kion. I wasn't in control of my mind and Scar was telling me to do all these things and I... I..."
"It's alright. Scar's dead now. The danger's gone. The Pridelands are safe again. It's alright." Comforted Kion.
"I'm glad it's finally over." Jasiri said.
Kiara and Kovu eventually came tearing through the cloud wall of the base and stopped behind Kion and Jasiri. Both were out of breath and panting.
"Kion... You could have... Waited for us you know." Kiara said between exasperated breaths.
"It's a good thing I didn't. I managed to make Jasiri snap out of it and stopped her from activating that thing." Kion pointed to the glowing thing in the middle of the base.
"So we're safe now?" Kovu asked. "At last?"
They indeed were safe now. Scar and Zira were dead, the Muuaji were gone and there was no one left that would try to use the matter drive.
"Lets head on back home to Pride rock. We can have a proper celebration there." Suggested Kiara.
The four of them then left the cloud tower and set a course for the only home they had ever known. Pride rock.
The Pridelands were safe again. The safest it had been since Mufasa had been in charge. Why did the best things always take ages to come around?
Why indeed? So, that's that. The conclusion. I hope you enjoyed it. There'll be two more chapters after this, one of which is an epilogue, but they won't be anything huge like previous chapters. So, leave a review (guest reviews too) and tell me what you thought. Tell me how happy you are that I didn't make Jasiri die cause I know you're thinking that, don't deny it.
And the second to last chapter will be up in two days. See ya then.
