My Father, Uncle Scar

by Lionesscreator

Scar has killed Mufasa, and his take over plan is in full effect, but he forgot one thing, Simba? He is Mufasa legacy, and true enemy. However, instead of killing the cub, he lets hims live and even trains him to follow in his pawprints. What will happen to a brainwashed Simba, growing up to lionhood under Scar rule? Will this change his family, love life and future?

6. Chapter 6

+Faith, I mean if Kovu got added to the picture this would just be crazy! I wouldn't even know what to do next, this is be something I will be considering. In the next few chapters I think I'll show some Simba and Nuka interaction. I think I know which way I want it to go- but you never know you could change. And as for Rafiki I love me so him too, I'll make sure I'll give him some screen time, and having him figure Scar plan out…interesting. 😊

+Anonymous7, yea oh crap now the outlands have met the pridelands, this will be just great for everyone…if Sarabi had a come and Zira knew, what would you think Zira would do? Would get kill Sarabi? The cub? Maybe even Scar? I don't know, Scar seems to think he's untouchable as king.

+Faith,Ooooh if Zira turned on Scar and helped simba and the others retake the throne from Scar that would be a major plot twist!

Chapter 6

As the queen distanced herself from her home, she felt her heart string pull loomed behind her, and slowly turn the area around her to darkness. She cursed herself, she cursed the kings. why would they let this happen? Her reddish eyes looked up to the yellowing skies. "Why…why me? Why now-why Mufasa!" she had always looked to the kings, prayed to the kings-ever snice she was a young cub. They seemed to know and have all the answers. They had never lead her astray and always seemed to be there when she needed them most. But now, she couldn't understand them- she didn't want to. How could her great kings she looked to and praised so much, just allow her beloved to die with no warning at of nowhere- trampled by a stampede. There was no justice in that, her mate died broken, beaten, and bloody. He looked like nothing more than a run over pile of meat. Her last look of him as, king. She would never forget. And then to leave her to struggle alone, and with her torturous brother Scar. Out of all the things that could happen to her, why this, why him? Has she not suffered enough with losing her mate, but now, she must lay with his brother?

Everything for her was changing, she lost all hopes in everything. What was life? her life? she had none now. Because she lived through him. His dreams and goals became her dreams and goals, she grew to love and dote on him, with everything in her as a queen, wife and mother. She gave him balance, he gave her a purpose. Now she has none, even with her son, Simba, that was…Mufasa son, his heir. She loves her son endlessly, but a father-son bond and a mother-son bond are two different things. She knew that, it was the same for her and her father and mother. She learned valuable things from both parents, but she was never as close to her father as she was her mother. That was just something different about their relationship, he would never let her get close to him. She secretly feared the same thing with her son, not that they don't have a good relationship, but as time went on and the prince got older. He and his mother would slowly drift apart. She couldn't let that happen. Mufasa would have been the glue to help the mother and son, once Simba grew into his- no doubt- troubling sub adults years.

Where he and his mother would not see eye to eye at all, and it would take a father perspective and understanding of what his son was going though, to help him understand and respect the things his mother would try to teach from a female preservative. Now she has no one to help raise her son into malehood, expect Scar. And the queen was fooled by him, from the start. She knew it, she had to have known. A zebra can't change his stripes, but she hoped and even prayed for it, and even though her outer expression showed doubt, on the onside she was eager for the idea- that he could have been the lion she now needed to help her regain herself and purpose. But she let herself get fooled by desperation.

An eerier silence went over the den, as the lionesses watched the three now comers and the two cubs enter the space. They were speechless, did that cub just say what everyone think she just said? Daddy? The cubs, obviously to the scene they had caused, went pushing pass the adults to tackle the brown lion at the center. Even the hyenas that were in the room, knew this was….akward, some even slowly back out of the situation, hoping not to get noticed by their king. But they had to get out of this stand still.

"Daddy Daddy! Did you miss us!?" voiced the fur tuff cub, her young voice squeaked of excitement. She planted kissed all over her father's face as his son, rub up beside him. "Daddy, mommy said we are can live you! Isn't that great!" the prideland lionesses watched as the happy family reunited and from the looks of it, after a rather long time. Whispers could be heard floating from one mouth to another.

"What are they all staring at?" voiced the male cub confused. "Who are they anyway?"

"Son, these are the prideland lionesses, lionesses these are my cubs. Nuka and Vitani-"

"Oh! So they going to be my subjects!" voiced the young Scar jr. eagerly.

"Nuka!" his mother scolded from across the room, interrupting his father was a no-no[aw1] . the prince pinned his ears back.

"Wait…did he just say subjects?" voiced one prideland lioness. This got the crowd of lionesses started and the voices began to grow louder. These was no way this little cub, this one could even say bastard, could even think he had title to any prideland kingdom? This was truly a trip and the lionesses could not get over it. They looked the male cub up and down, he was a spitting image of his father and gave off the nerdy confidence of him as well.

"Duh, didn't you just hear him? My brothers going to be king!, right daddy." Nuka held his head highly when backed by his sister. But the adults were not impressed. He- he truly thought they would be his subjects? This cub form, seriously out of nowhere. He looked no better than a small raggedy hare, with marks and missing fur spots on his body. He was no prince, no heir, no true kings blood. And who was his mother? Was she a lioness of nobility? Of statue? Oh was she some out there lioness, trying to score into a pride by having some lions cub?Zira did not like the whispered and buzzing of these prideland lionesses about her cubs. She and her two pridesister pushed pass the crowd as well. Noses in the air and tail raised high. Zira didn't know why they were making such a big fuss about it, they were the kings family. And it would seem like they would be treated with another more respect.

When the trio reached the center of the den and the king, Zira or-the other brown lioness with the darker patch running down her nose, because the prideland lionesses had no idea who these rouges where- nuzzled under his chin it was obvious who the mother was. She gave off a vibe that the lionesses did not trust at all. This mysterious lioness was cocky, and even thought she didn't look it, gave off a vibe that she was entitle to whatever this pride had to offer, because she was the mate and mother of Scar. Oh, but little did she know, that is not how the pridelands worked.

Over the setting horizon, Zazu could be seen flying over the vast land of the kingdom. The little bird was moving at a speed of 102 mph. he was on a mission. As of now, the blur hornbill had heard some interesting news from a local giraffe herd. Saying that had spotting some- unlikely new comers a few moments ago. They tall grazers didn't say much about it, but that- they were some lions entering the pridelands. to them, the common herds animals this meant nothing, but to Zazu, who knew what implication this could mean to the kingdom with entering rouges- it drove his heart rate up. And especially with Mufasa being done, what if they were a gang of males plotting a que! To take the pridelands from Scar-well honestly, he didn't mind that. But he knew if something could happen to the king, then anything could happen to the lionesses, and then the poor cubs. Zazu couldn't even think about it- he had to get to priderock immediately. Nothing would stop him from his course, not even the small figure walking alone in the distance that looked oddly like Sarabi. Sarabi? Zazu came almost to a halt in mid flight.

"Sarabi?" his keen eyes noticed the moving figure stop when hearing the name. "My queen, Sarabi!" he flew over to her within seconds. The queen looked up to see an eager hornbill coming her way.

"Zazu."

"Oh Sarabi! I hadn't seen you- I was so worried!" landing to his feet, and acting a tad bit over exaggerated, until he truly saw her. Her scars and bruises. Then the bird really lost it. not to mention that he could tell from her puffy eyes that she had been…crying. "My kings! my queen are you alright?" he voiced, taking her larger paw into his wings.

"I'm fine Zazu."

"but but…is there anything I can help you with?" the queen sighed.

"No…no you can't" she paused. She could tell she hurt him. Which she didn't mean to do. But she was being truthful. Nothing anyone could do could, help her. "Are you coming back from patrol?" changing the subject and getting Zazu back on task. He stiffed his posture, standing tall.

"Yes my queen. I have done my report! And…"

"And, is something new?" she asked. "Zazu?"

"My queen." He began to inform "lions have been seen entering the pridelands."

"What?!"

"Yes, I've just received word from one of the giraffe of the eastern herd. He said he had seen the lions entering the bored some time ago."

"Male or female?"

"He didn't say, you know how giraffes are. All he said was, he saw lions."

"I don't believe this. Does Scar know?"

"No, not that I know of. I'm on my way to tell him this now."

"Good, I'll come with you." The two turned to take off in the direction of priderock. As they made their way there the queen asks. "What else did the giraffe say? What did they look like? Hoe many were there?"

"if I remember correct, he said their were about three to four, but there were two small cubs with them."

"cubs?!" she voiced curiously. That was normal with enter rouges?

"Yes and that they looked a bit…odd, one would say. He said he only say them from a distance, and he said it was hard to tell because they looked like the color of the dry ground- maybe from the sand lands even?" odd looking lions that looked like they were the sand lands. Well for one thing, Sarabi knew there were no lions in the sand lands anymore. Not snice the last drought, there would be no descendant from that line, because they left years ago. While Sarabi and Mufasa where entering their reign. So that couldn't be it, from some reason the queen felt she knew what Zazu was talking about. They were coming from the eastern broader? What was to the east of them? It drove her crazy as the answer seemed to be right on her tongue, but at the moment she could not for her life, think of the answer. Oh well. She would be at priderock soon enough to speak to the…king about it.

Two small paws kicked rocks back and forth in a rather boring game of entertainment. The cubs, had been left again. and they did not understand why. All the adults say is 'stay here' 'don't leave' 'we'll be back' words that had word more now, then any other time in their young lives. Things with the pride was changing and they didn't get it. "where do you think everyone is?" asked Nala, officially bored with her rock. "it's getting late." The prince of the lands rose to his feet.

"I don't know, but the pride has been gone for a long time. Maybe we should go look for them." He suggested, but before he could even get another word out, Nala beat him to it. she knew exactly what the little prince was thinking and what he would do next.

"No way, they said stay put."

"C'mon Nala, when do we ever listen to what the adults say." chimed Simba rolling his eyes. He voiced truth.

" But its' different now Simba. Those hyena are running around priderock and mama said they're dangerous."

"But we like danger Nala-"

"No I don't. I'm staying here, I'm not getting caught again by another hyena…"

"So we'll just avoid them." He persuaded.

"Like we did at the elephant graveyard?" she countered. And it stung the prince sprit a bit. "I almost got eaten!"

"Yea but I saved you!"

"So!"

"Sooo, you're welcome!" The cub rolled her blue eyes and walked away from him. He had made her mad. "uh…C'mon Nala. I'm sorry you're right. It was my fault, I shouldn't have taken you there." The orange cub confessed. This was something he owed the young cub a while back, but he couldn't get himself to do so. He knew he was wrong, and his action affected others in ways he couldn't yet understand. But he knew he had to own up to it.

"Yea it's your fault" she mouthed ears pinned " I had nightmares for a whole week!" he sat next to her, she still avoided his eye contact.

"I did too…" he confessed.

"r-really?" her narrow eyes widen slowly once hearing this.

"Yea, I did. I was really scared too. If it weren't for my dad finding us-"

"we'd be hyena food…"

"yea…" there was a moment of stillness. "so…I'm really sorry and if you don't want to come with me, you don't have to." she smiled at me.

"well duh I'll come. I can't let you go by yourself."

"But what about the hyenas? What it they try to eat us?"

"You're my best friend right?"

"Right?"

"So… I'd just push you in the way so I can run." Sounding like a good plan to her.

"What?!"

"Well someone has to live and tell the story, I figure it should be me haha." She laughed at her own joke, while the orange cub shoved her shoulder.

"Not funny! I was going to protect you!"

"Please, you can't even protect yourself!" she teased.

"Yes I can!" suddenly the cub tackled her friend. Knocking him to the ground. He struggled to free himself under her weight. But he was stuck. "Hey! Not fair!"

"It looks like I have to be the one protecting you." She let him up a few moment later. It was all in good fun to her, and even thought it didn't want to admit it. if he was in a situation and he didn't have any adults to help, he would so want Nala to pin the enemy down. "haha I'm at your service my king." Playfully bowing her head like a lion guard. The prince laughed.

"C'mon let go, I bet they're at priderock."

"what makes you think that?" she questioned.

"Because I head the adults say it."

"when? I didn't hear anything and I've been right next to you."

"That's because I can read lips Nala." Eh informed as they began leaving the den.

"read lips?" her brow rose, she had never heard of such a thing.

"yea it's something my mom taught me. It's pretty cool. Whenever my dad would try to sneak and tell Zazu something, or me a secret. She just look at his lips and would know exactly what he was talking about."

"wow, that's cool. It's like a super power."

"Yea…a super power." then the cub finally took a moment to think of his mother. And how she looked. He remembered so visible the look on her face, as one of the lioness took him away to shield her eyes. But saw, he saw the cuts and bruises. And he knew who had done them. His uncle, uncle Scar. The young cub didn't know much, but something told him that his uncle was wrong for that. For hurting his mother, he had never seen his father hurt her in anyway shape or form. But his uncle….his uncle did, and he saw it, and kings aren't suppose to hurt anyone-

"Do you think you can teach me?"

"Huh?" Nala, breaking him from his deep thought.

"Can you teach me how to read lips like you."

"yea, I can."

"Cool!" she voiced, ever so satisfied.

"haha, c'mon let's get going!" the dynamic duo disappeared into the evenings darkness.

Tension was on high, back at pride rock. Everyone's eyes still locked on the new comers. It didn't make sense, it just didn't how…when…and where did Scar find these lionesses? Finally Sarafina broke the silence that had fallen everyone. "So…this is your family?" she spoke, "Odd, saying a kings successor is to remain claimless, until he has reached the throne." This was a good point, and they hadn't thought of that. Everyone knew Scar went against the rules, but to defy the some of the kings most important tradition.

"Why should It matter?" voiced the…mate? Of the king. The lionesses looked at her bewildered, of her outspokenness. And when the lioness didn't answer Zira question, she grew irritated. "He's the king."

"King or not." Sarafina argued " He can't do this."

"And why not?-" all the eyes went to a lioness and her blue feathered friend as they entered the den.

"Scar I have to tell you something-" Zazu began, he then landed on his queen shoulder. When she walked forward into the room, her pride nodding their heads and sarafina having a very satisfied smirk on her expression now.

"Because we have a Queen."

"What…" it was hard for the outlands lioness to hide her surprised expression, alongside her other two commands. The cubs themselves even held a confused expression. Didn't daddy say, they would be king and queen…. How do they already have a queen and it's not their mother?

"Mommy…" Nuka whispered "I thought you were the new queen? Och!" Zira gave a small swat to the back of her sons' head for asking such a stupid question at a time like this. His mother eyes soon went to her king for an explanation.

"Sarabi, lovely timing…" he began, avoiding her gaze.

"Scar…" Zira began, "What is going on-"

"I came here to discuss import matter with you, but…it seems like you beat me to it." her red orbs eyeing the three lionesses and the two small fur balls that stood beside the male and female. Sarabi shook her head. " I don't believe this…"

"Well I certainly can, with Scar suspicious nightly behavior. No worried his brother questioned him. look at them, they all look alike. It's like a spitting image." Squawked Zazu, feathers ruffled.

"Scar, we need to talk." Voiced Sarabi. Her voice was stern, but her expression read 'I don't really care' she was over this drama he was causing. But the brown lioness with the dark strip nose, did not like the tone in her voice.

"He's not going anywhere!" Sarabi causally turned her head to the lionesses talking to her. Zira showed no fear, and Sarabi share to real concerned emotion.

"I'm sorry but…who are you?"

"I'm Zira."

"Right." Sarabi nodded "and I'm the queen of these pridelands. hah, but it seems like Scar been having other plans, now hasn't he." She then looked to her brother in law "When were going to tell us about your family Scar? I'm sure Mufasa would have been thrilled to know he was an uncle." The king sucked his teeth and hesitated. Before Scar could say anything, Zira took it upon herself to defend her mate. Who was being attacked so.

"Queen or not, you will not talk to a king that way!" the sat stood unbothered. " I'm sorry for your unfortunate loss but, it looks like the king as a new order of things. As you can plainly see."

"Yes, that I can." Sarabi tilted her head.

"My mate may be too king to tell you but, it's time for you to step down." Zira petted the back of her sons head. "it's time for a new ruler of priderock-"

"Mom! Mom!" a bounding orange cub came running in, followed by a cream cub. The prince ran to his mother side, excited to see her. he nuzzled her, not paying attention to the bodies before him, until he felt a presence of eyes on him. And a burning pair too, Zira's. "Who are you?" asked the prince. When Zira saw Sarabi bend down and kiss her son, she had the obvious connection. He was her son…he was the blood prince…

"Simba, this is your uncle family, it seems like they planned on moving in with us."

"Really? Uncle Scar I didn't know you had kids." Simba eyed met with a much darker make that was his same size, and another to a female with a lighter fur complexion and her farther green eyes.

"Yes master Simba, it seems like your uncle has a lot of things he's just now telling us…" the tension rose again. and the lionesses could feel it, they were ready to strike at any moment. But they fed off of their queen, who was relaxed about the ordeal. She was tickled by the matter now the tired queen had seen it all. It looked like Scar had been planning to be some type of king after all, where to their pride or another. she was over it. However she did not know the extent to which he had gone to get to be king. "My Queen if you want me to do anything-"

"That won't be necessary, my lionesses and I are finished here. Those cubs have traveled a far way to get here, and I want the family to rejoice, snice they have been parted for so long." Sarabi turned to her pride "we're going." You could say they were surprised by this, they expected some anger some confrontation, but no, nothing. Little did they now the queen had assessed her situation, she wasn't going to cause harm on to her pride and those poor cubs who were brought into the middle of this. It wasn't worth it, Scar even watched surprised as the queen mother and her party left. Leaving still a baffled and angry Zira, and her two lost companions.

On the plains distance in the pridelands, a small herd of gazelles scattered hectically across the field, bounding in circle in a storm of chaos and laughter. As this happened the old baboon pulled himself up high in his acacia tree. The unusual noise at this hour had woken the mandrill from his sleep. Eyes scanning the distance Rafiki could see the hunt. Hyenas chased a small herd of Thompson gazelle, chopping at her hooves and tails. He watched as they took one down. The poor gazelle was left by its herd and was soon swarmed by five drooling hyeans. He could hear they chuckle with laughter was the sound of breaking bones echoed in the air. As he watched he couldn't help but noticed how fat one of the hyena were. This hyena, one with a ripped ear, had a gut that he could share with two hyenas and still was some-how manager to wolf down most of the gazelle of the other. When it was over the body cleared with nothing left of as proof of the hunt, but a stain trail of blood, he looked up, he didn't seem satisfied. He was still hungry. The others who followed him, who made up the small pack looked the same in their expression. With noses back in the air, they went sniff for more. In the pit of the old mandrill stomach, something stirred, because it didn't feel right. Rafiki watched as the five dogs went deep into the night, on the look for more food. " This…this is not good…" thinking to himself of what the effect might be with this new change in the living order. The lions respected the circle of life, the hyenas didn't. The Lions never hunted at night- not only giving them time to rest, but to allow nature to restore itself after the life that was lost in the hunt. The pack of hyenas that now reside in the pridelands don't rest, with so many of them the hyenas hunt all day long. Rafiki knew this new addition of always hungry mouth to feed with effect the pride land some, he just didn't know how much.

Back in the main den a steamy lioness is going off on her mate. "How could you just let us look like a fool like that!" roared Zira, she had not lost her temper from the time she arrived to the time the lionesses left. In fact, one could say it even worsened.

"What do you mean?" Ask the king, sitting on his thrown nonchalantly. He ran his paw thought his black mane, watching the twins play fight in the corner of the den.

"What do you mean, what do I mean?! You saw the way they looked at us! Treated us!" she turned her head swiftly to face him. "They thought we were a joke!"

"Well, barging in the way you did, it wasn't like it wasn't going to cause some reaction-"

"Your daughter was happy to see you! And you tell me her reaction from barging in was….too much?!" she couldn't believe the lion in front of her, this was nowhere near the way she expected to be treating coming into this pride. Sure she didn't expect a grand opening but, dam at least a little respect would do, I mean she is the future kings mother and mate to the king. They even mistreated her son! "Uh and that one lioness with the big mouth who kept talking, and the way she looked at Nuka! If I wasn't in my right mind and had your cubs with me, it would have been a very different situation!" she growled

"Please, you make yourself look bad, and what did you expect? To be welcomed in with open arms-" Scar noted she had one more time to cut him off.

"I expected to at least be respected!" her two pridesisters nodded in agreement. Scar could have given them a heads up on the pride. Like when and where to come, they just walked onto priderock because they didn't know where else to go and wait. It was like they walked into a trap he knew would happen and didn't say anything about it. he just watched as thins unfolded.

"I agree with zir-"

"Did I ask you what you think?!" Scar demanded, the lioness quickly lowered her head.

"…No."

"Good, it's keep it that way." he rose to his feet, stretched planning to make his way outside. But Zira blocked his path. She was testing his patience today. "What?"

"What? As if you don't know…"

"Clearly I must not know, if I'm asking you-"

"Her!" referring to…Sarabi, if Zira had remembered her name right. "You didn't tell me she was here! And her SON!"

"What about her?"

"You didn't tell me the queen was still here!"

"She's no longer quee-"

"If her son still alive she is! He'll have more claim than ours! She has to publicly step down! or go! I don't care but she cannot stay-" A swift smack to the mouth silenced her. he eyed her. It was complicated when it came to the lioness with the red eyes and rimmed ears. She will always be his first love, and a constant in his life…even if she did not want to be. Even if she no longer loved him, he would not leave her nor her him. That was for sure. But it wasn't easy. Zira will give anything for him and Scar knew this. But she was no Sarabi. The thought of not having her, made him crave her more. Her touch, her scent, her presence. He would never get her love, but sometime…you just have to take it. Sarabi will stay with him, and do as he says for the sake of this pride.

"I'll deal with this, she will be no problem to you." He pushed passed her.

"Where are you going?" he didn't answer "Where are you GO?!" the king was gone into the night, Zira lowered her paw from her face. It wasn't a hard hit, and left n marks, he just wanted her to shut up. From the corner of her eyes she could see Vitani and Nuka, starring at her. when they made eye contact the twins quickly looked in the opposite direction, avoiding their mother death gaze.

"Jama! Saada! Take the twins outside…" order the alpha female. The two outland lioness said nothing in objection and did as they were told. Scooping but the twins, making their way outside. It was night by now and dark, but they would pass the time somehow until they felt it was best to return home. They left the steaming lioness.

"Ahhhh!" her open claws scratching at the den floor.

A chorus of 6 lionesses gathered around their queen. Voices at a whisper to make sure they did not wake the sleeping cubs, but most importantly to make sure they weren't heard by extra ears. "That no good for nothing dog- he's worse than a hyena!" voiced one. The other nodding their heads in agreement. How could Scar have the audacity to up and bring his side lioness, her cubs and her pride sisters here. Under the nose of their own queen. It was disrespectful beyond words. "What are you doing to do?" they asked. There had been a not-stop commotion snice they had left priderock, and now it was getting the Sarabi. Between Zazu the lionesses and the questioning cubs, she didn't have the time to clear her ears from all the ringing let alone her head. By the time the queen was finally given a minute to talk, shrugged her shoulders and said.

"Nothing." Because at was all she could, at that time, think of. Their eyes widen surely, they had misheard heard.

"What? What do you mean nothing….my queen-"

"What do you expect me to do? Turn back time?" she remarked harshly, this situation was out of her control.

"But he can't do that." Voiced one.

"No. He can't. but who am I to stop him? Who are we?" they held their tongue but the look of dismay hung on some of the lionesses faces. They felt she was giving up, one lioness in practical felt that way so heavily she couldn't control her mouth.

"You trying something is better than just sitting here and letting that lioness and her cubs walk in here and disrespect our home!"

"Sara…watch it." Sarabi glared at the lioness across from her, but remember these are her sisters, this is her pride. She was not doing thought anything alone, they were too- even if she did feel she was alone in everything now. They looked to her for everything, who was she suppose to look to for help now? She doesn't have all the answers and can't fix all the problems they are ones facing.

"My queen, I cannot stand here and believe you intend to do nothing-"

" Then what will you have me do? Snice someone here must have the answer- because right now clearly, I don't!" she then starting calling a few members out to make a statement "Zazu? Or Basha? Or you A'isha? One of you must have the answers to the problem, please tell me so I can know and then I will fix it!"

"…um…my queen-"Zazu rose a small wing for a suggestion.

"Don't!" she cut him off before he could get another word out. She took a much needed breath, she looked over to were a son still slept. Unbothered by the noise, he was so peaceful. It was the only thing that could calm her. "I've messed up, and I've realized that. Letting Scar sit the throne with me was the worst decision I have made as your queen. He was never fit to rule…and I think I knew better but, I was weak…I will try everything in my power to fix it I swear. But, we cannot attack this head on- it's too dangerous. It's like playing with fire, and we are going to get burned…" there was silence.

"…Then Sarabi" a voice breaking the stillness "…what should we do?"

"…I don't know. We are out matched 5 to 1, and I am not leading any of you in harm's way. I'll give it time, I'll speak with Rafiki and see what we can do." Her explanation over she walked passed everyone and into the night. When she got a few meters away she heard a paw of new added footsteps coming her way. she knew who it was. "Leave me." he voiced.

"You know I can't do that." The lioness with the light cream fur walked forward. "I'm sorry about my out bust early, I was just-"

"Upset, I know. Me too" she sat down. Sarafina looked over her friend.

"I'm so sorry, I truly am. All of this must be difficult. I can't even imagine what you must be going though…"

"don't even try to." she mouthed looking ahead. In the far distance, she could see the outline figure of her old home, her old life. "It looks so tiny from here…sometimes I wonder what makes it so special. She doesn't like you."

"huh?"

"…Zira, I believe her name is. She doesn't like you. I can tell- well she doesn't like me either."

"Oh…" chimed the other mother unknowingly.

"what you do?" Sarabi gave her a look. "Knowing that mouth of your, you said something." She joked trying to lighten her situation.

"Nothing, they just came out of nowhere. I was already pissed with Scar for what he did to you- saying he was king and he could just do whatever he wanted….i…I just lost it- I didn't mean to hit i-"

"You hit him?!"

"Sarabi I didn't mean to I swear! I just…You're my best friend and queen, I respect you and will follow you til the end of this earth. You did not deserve what happened to you…" the queen sat sit, shaking slightly when she thought about her ordeal. "and I have a daughter, who looks up to you. You're a second mother to her…a-and if Scar think he can just do whatever he wants to you-t-then what about the rest of us?! What about my little girl…" the thought of anything happening to her precious little baby, brought tears to her eyes. Nala was her everything and she wanted her to know no pain in life. she was too good nature to know and handle the struggles of life. "I'm sorry i-" she wiped her fears away and collected herself. Sarabi shook her head in understanding.

"I know…sara I know. And I will die before I let anything happen to her, or my son or this pride." And that was a promise she would keep.

"He's a monster…"

"He is."

"Do you think he will stop?" the queen looked to her friend. " Now that his mate and family are apparently here…do you think he'll stop with his advances?" Sarabi couldn't find the words…yes…no, each felt like she was telling herself a lie. When she still said nothing, sarafina gave her two cents. "i…I don't think he will…" she paused. "With them here or not, you are at risk, he'll always want you-he'll always want what he can't have. He'll do anything for it."

"…I…I have to keep everyone safe…Simba safe."

"…he'll want you to have his heir." Saying the honest truth.

"Well Zira here, so she'l-"

"He doesn't care about her, he cares about you Sarabi, and you know this…those cubs…that lioness means nothing to him. Their just poor pawns in his game. You have to protect yourself…you can't go anywhere alone!" complicated, everything was so complicated in her life now. Nothing made sense and nothing was safe for her anymore. Then the queen whispered something she told no one.

"…h-he's going to take him away from me."

" But he-"

"…h-he said he was going to take my s-son away from me." her breathing grew heavier and heavier with each added breath. " I-if I could end him now…I would…b-but my son means more to me then anything, a-and if he takes him away from me i…I will be nothing…."sarafina brought her queen in for confront. The first shoulder she could cry on in what seemed like forever.

"We won't let him take Simba."

"But how could we stop him. I don't want to play this sick game with him, where he can just do anything he wants to me b-but…" she couldn't even finish her sentence she was so choked up. "if playing by his rules keeps everyone safe…it's what I have to do." A soft voiced enter the picture, as a cub rubbed her closed eyes.

"mama?" Sara look to her gave to gave her to okay to leave.

"Nala what are you doing up? I thought you and Simba where sleep."

"I was mama, but I'm thirsty can I get something to drink please." She patted her daughter on her soft head.

"No, you have to wait till the morning okay."

"okay…"

"Now go back to bed, I'll be there in a minute."

"yes mama." The cub slowly walked back into the safety of the den, her mother watching until she was completely out of sight. As sarafina was about to turn around and face Sarabi, the queen raised a paw for her to stop.

"Go." She mention to her daughter. " I just want to wait out here for a bit."

"Okay" Sarafina nodded her head before leaving the lioness alone in the shadow of the moon. The queen mother just wanted space, and peace of mind at least for a moment. But in this world you never get what you want.

"Do you really think I'm a monster?" his voice came from the shadows, as she turned she could see only his bright green eyes making their way towards her.

"…Scar…" she was motionless but paralyzed fear and by the time she realized what was happening he was already in front of her. "what are you…" her voice almost at a stillness.

"I came to see how you were doing."

"What?"

"I know, how our relationship is complicated but…I do love you. Zira is just, well I don't know what she is…she's loyal I can give her that." His paw ran across her fur. "but you…you are different" she turned her head when he leaned in the kiss her. " I'm not a monster…they're a view few lions out there with my vision. The alliance with the hyenas is startling I know, and the welcoming of the outland lionesses, and my cubs- not the best way for an introduction."

"Please." She begged " Just go away." A tear ran down her face. "If you're here to tell me about Zira I don't care. She can have that throne with you, I just want my pride out of this. Get rid of these Hyeans…"

"I can't do that, they keep the peace."

"Peace." That was one of the stupidest things she has heard thus far. Hyenas keeping the peace.

"There's a resistance in you Sarabi, I can see it. if you still fight so will the other. A king is just a fair, but…he must do what is needed to be done to keep the peace." He wrapped his tail in hers as he said this. " I love Simba, he's like a son. But he is Mufasa boy-"

"He is no threat now- I have stepped down…he has no claim now that your son is here."

"Please that boy can't rule. His sister would be off doing a better job." Such words, did he really mean that. "Simba is no threat….for now."

"…he wont be."

"No he won't, as long as you do as I say. Everything will be fine." He smiled at her kindly, kissing her cheek. Leaving his mark of lust on her. "I wish to see you more Sarabi." He inched closer to her face that they were practically muzzle to muzzle, and then he got up. And began to walk away. "But, if what you say is true, with you stepping down and Simba no longer claim to rule, then I have nothing to worry about." Duh she just said that. "Of course, we will have to make this public and official. I'll send Zazu for the monkey tomorrow. And will I be seeing to tomorrow then?"

"…yes."

"Good." The king went back into the night. Disappearing into the darkness and leaving the lioness shaken. What had she just done?