The song used is Evanescence - My Immortal. I used the last bit of this chapter from my old friend, Herr Regis. Which is a flash back.

The sun had began to rise, noting the start of another day. Elara was assigned to cub sitting while Mufasa and Cassiel patrolled different parts of the Pridelands.

Simba wasn't in the group of cubs she was watching but she figured that the young prince was with his father. But the cubs she was watching does consists of Tama, Kula, Tojo, Chumvi, her daughter Cecilia and the Mountain kingdom's heir, Prince Malka. Son of King Maceo and Queen Olisa, who was down here in the Pridelands visiting her mother, niece and nephew.

A familiar squeal knocked the dark tawny lioness out of her reminiscing to move her purple eyes towards the water hole to see Mheetu running around with Cecilia riding on his back.

The day went on and by mid afternoon her mother came to relieve her. With nothing really to do, Elara went up to the small den on priderock and laid down. Somehow, as she was closing her eyes her last thoughts was of Scar.

I'm so tired of being here

Suppressed by all my childish fears

And if you have to leaveI wish that you would just leave

'Cause your presence still lingers here

And it won't leave me alone

Elara woke with a small yawn. The dark tawny lioness automatically felt something was off. Before she could think further a low roar reached her ears. She moved her gaze towards the den entrance to see it was nighttime. With a gasp Elara jumped up and ran out of the nursery den. How the hell did I sleep over?

These wounds won't seem to heal

This pain is just too real

There's just too much that time cannot erase

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears

When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears

And I held your hand through all of these years

But you still have all of me

You used to captivate me by your resonating light

Now I'm bound by the life you left behind

Your face—it haunts my once pleasant dreams

Your voice—it chased away all the sanity in me

Elara ran towards the edge to see the pride gathered as Scar sat on a ledge speaking on the verge of tears. She could clearly hear from where she stood.

"Mufasa's death was a terrible tragedy; but to lose Simba, who had barely begun to live... For me it is a deep personal loss. So it is with a heavy heart that I assume the throne."

These wounds won't seem to heal

This pain is just too real

Elara's world seemed to shattered. Simba's dead. Mufasa, her only father figure was gone. Elara closed her eyes as tears fell freely down her face. Elara's father figure and little brother was gone.

How was she supposed to wake up every day and not see them? Elara couldn't hold her weight and collapsed where she stood. Tears steaming down her face and her body rocked violently as she sobbed uncontrollably.

There's just too much that time cannot erase

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone

But though you're still with meI've been alone all along

BTBW

Elara blinked her eyes open to groan from the pain that rocked her aching body. The sound of apporching paws caused Elara to lift her head up see the new king...that means she wasn't dreaming.

"Good. You're awake. You can get out now."

Scar's voice was cold and it confused her. Yes his nephew and brother just died but it's been like that whenever she did see him and he spoke. But as she looked into his leafy green eyes, maybe she knew what it was all along.

"It won't do you any good to keep it to yourself."

Scar's leafy green eyes snapped to the young lioness with a snarl. "What was that!"

Elara rolled her eyes at his short temper. "I know what you are going through..."

Scar growled as he stood baring his teeth. "You don't know what I'm going through!"

Elara sat up and sighed with her ears against her head. "My father didn't want me either. He looked down at me for something I couldn't control..."

Something snapped inside of Scar before he glared and snarled. "Get out!"

Elara frowned before leaving the den. Before she completely left she turned to face the rich brown lion. "By the way, thank you for saving me."

Scar gasped as he turned wide eyes but Elara was gone. He walked out of the main den over to the edge and seen the young lioness be greeted affectionately by the dark brown lion that has been in his brother's latest guard. Something about the dark tawny lioness intrigued him. Scar narrowed his eyes before turning to head back in his den.

...

Eighteen year old Taka remained still. In all his life, in his miserable and short life, he never expected someone to stand up in his defense. For someone to stand in front of him, to claim responsibility to spare him.

Jua, a nineteen year old dark cream lioness had done just that, the unassuming female had taken the tongue lashing, the disgrace, the shame, and would soon take the punishment from Queen Uru.

Adult lionesses and cubs of various sizes alike were shocked that she would do such a thing. She had done it in their eyes, even though she didn't. Some were crying.

Why would that cute little girl commit such treason? What had possessed her to act that way?

A valid question in the eyes of the ignorant pride. But Taka knew he had done the deed. So his question was this:

Why is she covering for me? Why is she defending me?

Taka's face was concerned, confused, relieved, and somewhat angry at Jua for putting herself in harms way by admitting to something she didn't do. Taka didn't know what to do with his paws, he shuffled and stirred, standing, not looking at his mother, his brother, his sister...

Mufasa, he had been the key in this moment.

Taka's plan had gone smoothly. He had successfully preformed an act of muscular cunning and fended off a 'hyena attack' on the heir to the throne. But there was a flaw, Taka and Jua were spotted talking to the hyenas a few days afterward, and Taka was done for. He'd be ruined! Everyone would hate him even more, he'd be banished maybe.

But Jua said it was her idea, that she did it, that Taka knew nothing and still knows nothing.

She stood erect, facing the Queen who was pacing left and right, unsure what to do with her. Uru had two options, and she really didn't like either. But what must be done must be done.

Jua was fuming with rage and shame, she had yelled at the queen- addressing the fact that her second born son is completely neglected, and was in need of a popularity boaster, so she had given him one.

"What am I to do? This crime is punishable by death, or banishment."

Queen Uru spoke to no one but herself, listening to the words as they poured from her mouth, analyzing them. Feeling them up to see if they sounded the same out loud as in her thoughts.

"You should treat Taka better, if you learn anything from this, treat him better."

Said Jua softly, feeling that either way she was done for, so she mine as well speak her mind before her mind is silenced for good.

"Quiet! I am Queen, and I will not be spoken to in that tone! Have you no respect?"

Jua opened her mouth to reply, but was immediately interrupted by the Queen, who must have expected her to try and respond.

"Rhetorical!" Yelled the Queen while slamming her colorless paw down in frustration.

She breathed heavily out her nose, closing her eyes in attempt to compose herself. Queen Uru picked her head up high, breathing in deeply and exhaling before speaking. Issuing judgement on the teenage girl.

She'd be an easy target If banished, Jua was only a year or two away from finding a mate and having cubs, and to a dirty rogue, this prospect may be too tantalizing to resist.

She shivered at the thought of being alone and unprotected.

"You are banished, and you will not return to the pride lands or you will be executed."

She starred down at the ground, saddened and frightened about what lie beyond the safety of this pride.

"Fine." She said, feeling mad at the Queen for not wanting to protect her. She was a daughter of the pride, she lived there too! You can't just kick her out! But she did.

Jua turned around on her back paws, walking slowly out of the den.

"Goodbye Taka, tell our friends I'll be safe."

She was unsure of the honesty in that statement, but someone had to say something positive, and it wouldn't be Taka.

He was in enough trouble, his existence got him in trouble.

"You should tread carefully boy, I know something's going on here, and it ends now." growled Uru threateningly to her son.

Taka didn't look up, why should he?

This infuriated Uru, and she raised her paw, striking her son across the face and knocking him down several feet away.

"Look at me when I speak!"

Taka looked up, tears of defeat welling in his eyes, but never spilling. His head fell back to the ground, his small and skinny body curling into a ball and staying like that.

Amina wanted to intervene, to help her second brother, but that was impossible.

Mufasa did nothing.

The pride did nothing.