Update: Well.. Hi, there. XD It's me, LionKingIsAwesome! Some of you may remember me and this story, 'The Human Pridelander'. To those who don't, however, allow me to recap: So essentially, I started this series of this OC named 'Drew' who survives a plane crash, and ends up in the Pride Lands. Pretty simplistic, eh? Well, on top of that, it went through the events of the first movie, though obviously with altered events due to this human's presence. It unfortunately got deleted a couple years ago, but luckily, I think the original chapters of this story have been found!

It will feel good to get back into the Lion King fandom one way or another, and well, I hope you guys enjoy the ride! Without further ado, here's chapter 1!

Original author's note just below:

Hello all! Welcome to my new story! It's been a while since I've done anything Lion King related, despite my username having 'Lion King' in it. Loi. It's actually my first try at a solo Lion King story as a matter a fact, as well as a first-person perspective story. I'm doing a 'human in Lion King' story, because there aren't even very many of these; which is sad because most of them are really good! There are three things that inspired me to write this type of story. The first is 'Light in the Night' by Jackimax, second is 'The Lion King: Of Lions and Man' by Hunter1231, and lastly is SimbaFan's 'Pride Trilogy' as I call it. I highly recommend all of these stories, and suggest you read them if you want to. Please make sure to favorite, follow, and/or review if you would want to! On with the story! (Minor cursing.)

Chapter 1: Twist Of Fate

Fate can do one of two things. It can either make your life a paradise beyond your wildest dreams, or can ruin it in the blink of an eye. I've had some ups and downs in my life, but nothing can compare to what I've experienced these past years. My name is Andrew King. I'm about 6' 2" and 185 pounds. I have a simple haircut which is a dirty blonde color and sky blue eyes. I was 18 years old when this all started, and well, here's my story.

I remembered my life flashing before my eyes! Parts of my body seem to hurt as well. My mom, dad. and I were on a plane heading to Africa and-oh God! Please no! I slowly open my eyes only to see blurry vision. Once it finally clears up, I gasp in horror at what I see. I see several dead passengers, not a single one still alive. There were even a couple of small flames that I can see as well. I close my eyes again when I remember my parents.

'Please still be alive!' I thought. I open my eyes and turn my head to where my parents were seated, only to see two corpses in their seats.

"No.." I whisper to myself with utmost sorrow. I feel sadness start to be replaced with anger. I shoot up out of my seat and say,

"NO! AGHHH!" I let out a yelp of pain and immediately crashed to the floor. My right leg had a very sharp pain in it, and from what I could see, looked mis-shapened. I start to breathe heavily due to what all was going on.

'My leg is broken!' I thought. I start to shed some tears now as reality begins to set in. 'My mom, my dad, they're-' I sniffle as more tears begin to come down my face. '-they're dead..' After several more minutes of despair, something else now came to my mind.

"I have to go get help! I'll surely die if I stay here much longer. Perhaps there's a civilization nearby."

I used the seats to get onto my one foot so that I can get to where I need to faster. I now began to feel dizzy, which I thought was dehydration.

'Not good! I need help, and fast!' I grab my backpack that I brought along with me and start to hop out of the plane. On my way out, I turn to face my mom and dad for the last time.

"Goodbye Mom, goodbye Dad.. I love you more than you ever know." I started my way out of here now before I start to cry some more. Double checking for survivors on the way out, I find none unfortunately. I hop out and begin to look around. And what do I see? African wilderness that looked like it could stretch for miles!

"Well shit.. That's just fan-freakin'tastic!" Looks like I have some walking to do.. This is one hell of a way to start a birthday huh? Oh, did I not mention that? Yeah, it's my birthday! My parents and I were going to Africa for a safari. It was their birthday present from them to me.. Oh boy, how things can change just like that!

Instead of a safari, I got: injuries from a plane crash, the most major being a broken leg that I know of so far, my parents and fellow passengers killed in the crash, and now I'm stranded out in the savanna in the middle of fucking nowhere! The bright side of this whole thing is: I'm alive! Now how does that work? I'm the only survivor in that whole crash, only escaping with one major injury? Looks like God has truly blessed me in that aspect.. However, that's the only positive in this sea of negatives. If I don't find help soon, I may just end up dead!

That's just what I did. I hopped on my one foot for several hours, taking breaks when necessary. However, that's when the sun really started to get to me.

'Man! What I would do just to have some water right now.' Sadly my water bottle was completely empty, as I drank it all on the way. The rest of the water was in my mom's bag. I groan in anger at my ignorance. 'How could I forget to get that from the plane!?'

Through my thinking, I accidentally hopped on a large rock sticking out of the ground. This causes me to lose my balance and fall to the ground. I groaned in pain and begin to sit back up. All of a sudden, I hear something in the nearby bushes…

Not taking any chances of being a predator's dinner, I zip open my bag and pray to God that it's still here..

"Yes!" I pull out my 5 inch hunting knife that I commonly used on deer hunting trips with my dad. Man am I glad that I decided to bring this along! Take that airport security!

The noises got closer, causing me to stand on my one foot once more, ready for whatever emerges. Something finally did emerge, a hyena! It looked very vicious, but also curious at the same time.

"Just what the heck are you supposed to be?" The hyena laughed.

I widen my eyes at this. 'Did that hyena just freakin' TALK to me!? No, no that can't be! Just the dehydration, that's all.' I thought.

"I dunno Mabaya. Looks like a hairless baboon to me!" another hyena says as it emerges with three more.

I gasp at this now. Either the dehydration is really starting to get to my head, or they're actually talking to me! Real or not, as stupid as this may sound, I reply.

"H-How in the hell are you talking to me?" The hyenas look at one another confused.

"Did you hit your head or something? Or are you actually this stupid?" The hyenas laugh at their leader's joke. "It's simple. I move my lips, sounds come from my throat, and therefore I create words!"

I shake my head in disbelief.

"Unbelievable." I mutter.

"So-" The hyena leader says, getting my attention. "I'll ask again, what are you?"

I clear my dry throat and respond,

''I'm a human."

The other four hyenas gasp and widen their eyes in shock and fear.

"HUMAN?!" They exclaim.

The fifth hyena, the leader of the group, has his eyes widened as well, but masks his fear unlike the others. He shakes his head slightly and says,

"Human or not, you're gonna be our dinner tonight! Get him boys!" The hyenas hesitantly charge at me, and I raise my hunting knife up in a defensive stance.

One hyena lunges at me, and I swipe my knife across his face, causing him to yelp in pain and fall to the ground, wounded. Another one just barely misses me, as I jump out of the way in time. When he turns back around, I bring my knife down in between his eyes, killing it. This costs me big time however, due to the fact that my knife got stuck inside the hyena's head for a bit.

As soon as I get it out, a hyena pounces on me and sends me falling to the ground. This hurts my broken leg quite a lot, as I hiss in pain from it. The hyena begins to bite my shoulder because I try and shield his bites from reaching my face. The other hyena and the one that I wounded began to bite me as well. Through my screams of pain, I look over at the leader, seeing him smirking evilly at me.

"Alright. Get off of him." The hyenas comply and the leader known as Mabaya stands over me. He chuckles and says,

"Shame.. I really would've thought the 'big', 'bad' human would've put up more of a fight. Hell, I thought you were gonna win quite honestly." He stays silent for a couple of seconds before continuing. "Hmph.. Guess I was wrong!"

He chomps down on my shoulder wound out of nowhere, causing me to scream in pain. He laughs at my misery and says,

"Well, I've had enough fun. Goodbye human! It's been nice knowing ya." I close my eyes waiting for my inevitable death, before I hear something else that shocked me beyond belief.

It was multiple lions' roars!

"No fuckin' way…" I muttered aloud.

My dizziness finally gets the better of me, as I finally start to black out. The last thing I see are some lionesses charging at the hyenas, apparently fighting them off.

My whole world finally goes black, my next expectations being death…

I know this was short and started out kind of slow, but believe me, things will get much more intense as the story goes on. My OC will be introduced to some of the characters you all know and love next chapter. This will take place before the first movie, and even before Simba and Nala are born. Until then, thank you for reading. Constructive criticism is appreciated. Please review and look out for the next chapter!