My Pov
"Nala, isn't there someone else who could be king? There has to be someone. A bug could rule the Pride Lands better than Scar!" I said.
"There was... but he died... when he was just a cub." Nala said. Oh. "He was the son of our last king, Mufasa. If only Simba were here." Simba!? She thought Simba was dead?
"Simba's not dead!" I exclaimed.
"Yeah, he's just fine! He fought by our side not that long ago." Sora said.
"You mean Simba's alive!? But where is he?" Nala asked.
"We don't know that. Sorry." I said.
"Still... Simba's alive! I can't believe it..." Nala said. We decided to tell Nala all that we knew about Simba. Then, we traveled to Wildebeest Valley. Then we came to a large chasm. Sora was scared about how to get across. Nala jumped across it with no problem. I backed up, got a running, ran forward and jumped. I gracefully landed next to Nala. I looked back to Sora.
"Come on, Sora! You can do!" I said.
"No way!" Sora exclaimed. I thought for a minute and decided to use a line Riku always used.
"What's wrong Sora? Giving up already? I thought you were stronger than that." I said. That seemed to be the push he needed. He did exactly as Nala and I had and made it to the other side. Goofy and Donald followed after him. We started walking again. "Nala, why did you believe Simba was dead?"
"When Simba's father, King Mufasa, died, we were told that Simba died alongside him." Nala said.
"Who told you that?"Sora asked. She stopped walking.
"Scar." Nala answered. I was even more concerned about this world now than before. I heard a rattling noise behind us. We all looked to see Rafiki had followed us.
"It is time." Rafiki said. He pointed his stick forward as if to say we needed to go that way.
"It must be Simba!" Nala said. We hurried that way and across some cliffs. In the distance, I saw some kind of lush, tropical jungle. We hurried into the jungle and came to an oasis. There. we saw Simba was surrounded by Heartless. Simba let out a loud and frightening roar and the Heartless retreated.
"Simba!" Sora called. We ran over to Simba, but he didn't seem to recognize us. He got down, ready to pounce on us.
"It's us Simba. Sora, Hikari, Donald and Goofy!" I said. He got closer to us and must have realized it was us.
"Sora! Hikari! Donald! Goofy!" Simba exclaimed. He tackled me and Sora and nuzzled both of us, which kind of tickled. "What happened to you guys?" That's when a scream echoed from the jungle.
"Help! Simba! Heeelp!" a voice screamed.
"She's gonna eat us!" a second voice screamed.
"Timon? Pumbaa!? Something must have happened in the jungle! I have to go help my friends!" Simba exclaimed. Simba ran ahead of us. When we came to where they were, Simba and Nala were fighting each other.
"Simba, stop! That's Nala!" I yelled. Simba tackled Nala and they flipped several times before Nala pinned Simba.
"Nala?" Simba asked. She got off him and they looked at each other.
"Simba!" Nala exclaimed. That's when I saw a meerkat and warthog. The second they saw us, they ran toward Simba.
"Don't worry. They're all friends of mine." Simba said.
"So that means... nobody's planning on eating anybody else for lunch, right?" the Meerkat asked. The four of us nodded.
"Are you sure they don't wanna eat me like I'm some kinda pig!?" Warthog asked angrily.
"We won't... but you are a pig, aren't you?" Sora asked.
"Call me Mr. Pig!" the warthog snapped. We all laughed and, at Simba's request, left him and Nala alone. We later discovered the meerkat was Timon and the warthog was Pumbaa.
"Simba seems really carefree here." I said.
"Of course! He lives by our motto; Hakuna Matata." Timon said.
"What?" I asked.
"Hakuna Matata. It means 'no worries'." Pumbaa said. Timon and Pumbaa taught their motto. It was then we saw Nala, looking slightly upset.
"He's not the Simba I remember. Something about Hakuna Matata..." Nala said. Soon, night falls and we decide to get some sleep. However, I couldn't sleep. So many things were going through my head. I decided to get a drink. I went to the small lake and lapped some water. Before I went back I noticed Simba looking up at the sky.
"Simba?" I asked. He didn't turn around, but he said something.
"The rest of you can come out." Simba said. Everyone else came out from hiding. "I'm going back to face my past. I could use your help."
"He really is a king..." Timon said. The sun rose behind Simba and it seemed to signify Simba ready to take his place as the rightful king. We made our way back to the Pride Lands. Simba was shocked by the state his home was in. "Wait a minute. We're gonna fight your uncle for THIS?"
"Yes, Timon. This is my home." Simba said. We hurried to Pride Rock. The second Scar saw Simba, he became afraid.
"Simba! You're alive!" Scar gasped.
"This kingdom doesn't belong to you." Simba said.
"Simba's the rightful king." Nala said. Simba backed Scar into a corner.
"The choice is yours, Scar. Either step down or fight." Simba said.
"Must this all end in violence? I'd hate to be responsible for the death of a family member, Simba..." Scar said. He weaseled pass Simba.
"I've put the past behind me." Simba said.
"But what about your faithful subjects? Have they?" Scar asked. What was Scar getting at?
"Simba, what is he talking about?" Nala asked.
"Go on. Tell them who's responsible for Mufasa's death!" Scar exclaimed.
"I am." Simba said. Nala was shocked, but I refused to believe that Simba had anything to do with his own father's death. Scar started backing Simba closer to the cliff.
"He admits it! Murderer! If it weren't for you, Mufasa would still be alive. Do you deny it?" Scar said.
"No! But it was an accident!" Simba cried.
"You're in trouble again. But this time, Daddy isn't here to save you. And know everyone knows why!" Scar exclaimed. With that final statement, Simba's foot slipped and he was now half-dangling off the cliff.
"Simba!" I cried. I wanted to run and help Simba, but for some reason, I couldn't move. That when Simba suddenly lunged forward and pounced on Scar.
"Murderer! Tell them the truth!" Simba yelled.
"All right. All right!" Scar said. What he said next was whispered so you couldn't hear.
"So they can hear you!" Simba exclaimed.
"I... killed... Mufasa!" Scar cried out. That monster! Three hyenas attacked Simba and allowed Scar to escape.
"Simba! You get Scar! We'll handle these guys!" Sora said. Simba ran after Scar and I ran to Sora. More hyenas began to surround us. That's when Timon and Pumbaa bulldozed through them. Then they found themselves surrounded by the hyenas. They ran in the same direction Scar and Simba had. The hyenas tailed and we followed the hyenas. We managed to keep Timon and Pumbaa safe and defeated the hyenas at the same time.
"Where's Simba?" I asked.
"He went up there." Nala said. We hurried to the up to find Simba and Scar.
"Simba!" Donald cried. Sora and I stopped him.
"He has to do this alone." I said.
"It's his fight, Donald." Sora said. Each of the made a harsh smack with their paw, but Scar knocked Simba down. The evil lion jumped, ready to finish Simba off, but Simba used his back legs to pushed Scar off the edge. "You're okay!" That's when Pete's annoying voice came from behind us.
"Aw, that was just a sneak preview!" Pete said. Pete came around the corner. "Cause this ain't over—not by a long shot!" Pete pointed behind us. That's when we saw Scar climbing back up to the top. How could he have survived that fall?! "Anger and jealousy turned the king of Pride Rock into a Heartless! Oh, your kingdom's gonna rise again...But this time, as the Pride Lands of Darkness!" The sky changed into a blue color with black haze circling around Pride Rock.
"That's what you think!" Simba said. Scar was able to use both dark, fire and thunder attacks and when using the darkness, he moved at almost lightning speed. I decided to try and use my light to counter his darkness. I focused and became cloaked in light. My speed matched Scar's now. I tackled him, dispelling the darkness the cloaked him and the light that cloaked me.
"Sora! Simba! Now!" I yelled. The two of them delivered the final blow that took down Scar for good. After everything settled, Simba climbed to the cliff part of Pride Rock and roared. The lionesses joined in, signaling that the true king had taken his place. Just then, the clouds swirled and revealed an apparition of Simba's father, Mufasa. The sky lit up and me and Sora's Keyblades began to glow. We left the Pride Lands soon after unlocking the Keyhole.