Prince Simba and Prince Selam were walking around the gorge trying to figure out what exactly Tau was talking about.

"There's nothing here," Simba said mostly to himself. "I wonder what Tau was..."

Just then Simba saw a lizard crawling across the ground. The gold pelted prince decided to take this opportunity to pracitce his roaring skills.

He lept at the lizard and let out a tiny "rawr" which had no affect.

But made his brother burst out laughing.

Simba took a deep breath a let out a mush bigger "rawr!" that echoed throughout the gorge. Suddenly Simba and Selam heard a strange rumbling noise.

"What the..."

They said turning their heads to see where the noise was coming from. To their horror the princes saw the stampede heading right for them.

Terrified Prince Simba and Prince Selam began to run hoping to reach safety before they were trampled to death.

But the princes couldn't out run the herd and was forced to climb onto a nearby tree and hang on for dear life hoping and praying someone would come to their aid.

...

Meanwhile Scar was watching all this with glee. "Nala you know what to do now," Scar whispered to Nala who was sitting right beside him.

"Yes father I do," Nala replied heading off to the area where she knew Mufasa would be.

"And Now the waiting game begins," Scar purred as his green eyes shined with glee.

...X...

At that moment King Mufasa was making his usual morning rounds. Only this time Queen Hewa was with him as she had joined him after her morning walk with Amani and Apate.

Hewa looked towards the gorge where confusion quickly filled her orange eyes. "Oh Mufasa, look. The herd is on the move," the pale beige lioness pointed out.

"Odd," Mufasa remarked with a frown.

Just then Nala came running up to the royal couple and said breathlessly, "Oh King Mufasa thank goodness I found you."

"What's wrong Nala?" Hewa asked immediately disturbed by Nala's apperance.

"There's a stampede in the gorge!" Nala cried her green eyes wide with fear. "Simba and Selam is down there!"

"My sons!" Mufasa and Hewa cried their eyes wide with fear.

The king and queen took off at full force following Nala to where Simba and Selam was.

They climbed down the steep edge to a ledge where they could look down. Nala being smaller was able to climb further down the side and pretend to look for Simba and Selam even though she knew right where they was.

The tawny cub ran towards Mufasa and Hewa.

"They're on that tree," Nala cried.

"Hold on sons!" Mufasa shouted his amber eyes wide with fear.

Just then a wildebeest crashed into the tree causing it to shake violently.

Simba and Selam cried out in pure terror. Mufasa jumped into the gorge upon hearing his sons' cries leaving Nala and Hewa on the ledge.

"Oh Nala this is my worst nightmare," Hewa cried her voice shaking. "I must go back for help at once." the queen turned to leave only to have her path blocked by Sarafina who had suddenly appeared. "You!" Hewa hissed glaring at the other lioness. "What are you doing here?"

"Why I'm here with my daughter of course," Sarafina said with an dark laugh.

Hewa's orange eyes went wide as she looked at Nala. "I knew there was something about you I didn't trust," the pale beige lioness growled. "I should have known. I just bet that Scar is behind this whole thing. Isn't he?"

"Of course he is Hewa," Sarafina hissed her light green eyes cold. Sarafina let out a evil cackle,

"I'm getting the pride!" Hewa growled.

But as the queen moved to head towards Priderock her path was blocked by a small pack of hyenas.

"I wouldn't do that if I was you."

Hewa turned to face Sarafina with a snarl. "Why the hell not!"

The creamy lioness laughed. "I'm sure you don't want nothing to happen to your friends' cubs or you for the matter?"

Hewa looked at the hyenas and knew it was a waste of a attempt to run.

"Now be a good lioness and follow me." Sarafina smiled wickedly before she turned to her daughter who was looking at her in horror. "Come Nala," Sarafina said. "Let's see how your father is doing."

With that Sarafina turned and began to walk down the side of the gorge with a shaken Nala and distressed Hewa following behind her.

...

Meanwhile Mufasa was doing his best to try to save his sons.

Mufasa was running towards the tree where Simba and Selam was as fast as he could but kept getting knocked down by the wildebeest.

Just then another wildebeest crashed into the tree causing it to completly beak sending the young princes sailing through the air.

Mufasa lept through the air and caught his sons before they could hit the ground.

The golden king turned around and was trying to make his way to a nearby ledge. However a wildebeest crashed into the king causing him to lose his balance and fall sending Simba and Selam skidding across the gorge.

Simba and Selam got up terrified and looked for their father. Out of the dust Mufasa came up from behind them and grabbed the golden prince and set him on the nearby ledge before doing the same with Selam.

But before he could join his sons the stampede swept the Lion King away.

"Dad!" Simba and Selam cried out their orange eyes wide with terror.

Simba and Selam scanned the sea of black and brown hoping to see sign of their father.

Just then Mufasa came leaping out of the stampede and was trying climb up the steep, rocky side.

Simba and Selam took this opportunity to climb up the edge directly above him hoping to meet their father at the top.

Mufasa was climbing the steep side but kept sliding because it was so rocky.

Just then Scar appeared above the golden lion. Mufasa's amber eyes went wide as he saw his brother standing above him. He knew this couldn't be good.

Scar looked at Mufasa, his green eyes glowing with hatred. Suddenly Scar lashed out and dung his claws into Mufasa's front paws causing the king to let out a roar of pain.

"Scar please don't do this," Mufasa pleaded terrified. "I know we've had our differences but I'm still your brother and I still love you. Please help me."

Scar's expression remanied cold as he bent his head down so his mouth was right next to Mufasa's ear. "Long live the King," he hissed evily.

The reddish-brown lion then flung Mufasa's paws off the edge of the gorge sending the golden lion sailing to his death.

As he was leaving Scar was unaware that Simba and Selam was hiding nearby and had saw the whole thing happen.

Simba and Selam was about to cry out when suddenly a paw grabbed them and covered their mouths.