+Kellin, honestly yeah, I'm interested in how I'm going to go about showing this slowly changing the young Cubs perspective and especially as a male, going up with…different influences.

+Faith, Thanks for the review! Will be posting soon.

+Guest, Moja Kubwa…I like that, we will definitely be hearing that name or 'phase'. I am a little nervous about adding a new cub -but I feel like it's bound to happen now we're going to have a few pregnancies, but I'm keeping the option open.

+Anonymous7, Thank you for the review! And yes a trouble is slowly brewing in the pride lands. Scar is just so interesting it kills me, I wish we could have gotten more in the original movie lol. And the poor four cubs are just sitting here lost in the whole situation. and I thank you again, I have been working on my writing. I love to do but, but I'm not the best with grammar and spelling lol. And I do live in the US, you have a happy week too!

Chapter 7

He was going to come back late last night, no later than usually. This wasn't something new to the Outland lioness. By this time her cubs had been returned to her and they rested among their small pride while Zira sat and waited for Scar to return. Sometimes she wondered where does he go? She has the nerve to ask him at times but knows better. She twiddled with her paws on the stone floor to pass the time, while doing so she noticed how large and impressive this den was. This slab of stone made her ant mount den look like…well, a small dirty ant mound den. She had never been in something so large and spacious. This is how some lions lived….this was the life. it all made sense to kill for it now, at first, she thought he was crazy when she originally met him. He was out wandering when they so happened to meet, he found his mysterious demeanor charming and a little intoxicating. When she learned of his plan to overthrow his brother to take a kingdom that was rightfully his, she was all for it. she didn't know he meant to kill him, and the thought actually crossed her mind of Scar being somewhat…insane.

But he assured her he was anything but, he was so passionate about his kingdom and having honor in keeping things the right way- correcting his poor old father's mistake. For not seeing him as the genius he was and for not seeing the potential in which lions- this pride had over everything. They all were too bland, to straight- A and keeping to the scripts. No, what the brown lion had was had a vision and a damn good one too. And he believed he was the lions that's name would be lived on in history as a forever king of the pride lands. unlike so many of his boring forefathers that lived and died before him, without a mention now of their legacy. Scar wanted to live forever- be forever. And with the help of Zira he could. She was the lioness that would help raise a new king from the ashes. A daunting task yes, but Scar chose her to do it. He loved her, she knew it. even when she made him mad, he would always come back…always forgive her and remind her of her purpose. A purpose beforehand she did not even know she had. Truthfully Zira was a lone wanderer how happened to be at the right place at the right time. She had no home, pride, nothing but the dirt between her toe pads. It was only days after meeting Scar that he introduced her to her pride sisters Jama and Saada. And then he gave her the twins…he had even her everything, she was missing and needed. She was forever grateful to him, he was a god in her eyes.

Her ears perked when she heard noise coming from the den entrance she rose to her feet quickly, toting over. "Scar I, I'm so sorry for how I acted." She nuzzled him under his chin. Her face soon covered by his night mane. "I was just heated…and."

"I told you had everything under control." He took her chin. "You have nothing to worry about." What did he mean? She gave her mate a look of confusion. "Sarabi stepping down as queen, and un-claiming Simba." Her brown eyes brown widen like a bewildered cub.

"What…are you serious?"

"Of course I couldn't have her, a threat to my queen and heirs."

"But…but what about her son, he'll still be a threat to Nuka. Scar I know he's your nephew but you have to get rid of him-"

"The boy will be no problem, I can assure you. And as long as his mother does what I say, there shall be no bloodshed."

"How did you get her to step down?"

"I have my ways." He chimed. It's when he talked like this, handled business like this. That she found the lion irresistible. His bad boy nature was something any lioness would want. He kept you guessing, wanting more. Soon the lioness found herself in a mood for things. And who is Scar to refuse his male interest when it is so easily given. Sometimes it wasn't all about the challenge, so times he just had to walk home, and the rest is done.

"Come Scar, let me show you how much I appreciate my king." She rubbed her body up against his, intertwining their tails. Walking slightly ahead to give him a more, pleasing view. She lead him outside into the darkness for a night of lovemaking.

That morning when Zazu flew his way over to the large acacia tree to receive the old mandrill, he had a rather indifferent face. He didn't know what the reason was for, and Scar kept him guessing. It is accustomed for a king's hand to never have doubt about their leader decision but… Scar was no real leader. And what made it even odder was that he and the lioness…Zira, if he was correct. Oh, the heck if he knew, all those lions in the den looked alike-Rough and scruffy- Had the most annoying and odd smile on their face. They both were just beaming with joy, no one more than the lioness beside him. Like they had had the bets sleep in the world- well that was no matter to him, and something he did NOT want to think about. Oh kings, Scar creating another lion, Ewww. When he reached the old tree he knocked his beak on the wood to make his announcement.

"Hello, Rafiki? Are you here?"

"Down here!" Zazu loomed over the center of the tree and to his surprise, there was a huge hole running down the center of it.

"What the in the name of the kings?" he watched as Rafiki, old but nimble made his way up. When he reached Zazu as he could say was. "Rafiki…how on earth did you get this massive hole in the center of an acacia tree?"

"Haha, Me? no, this tree was born like this. A natural beauty of the great kings of other like me to work my magic."

"…Magic?" he asked confused.

"Well, what you call magic I call worship." He explained…magic….worship? oh, all the nonsense. That was definitely not Zazu cup of worms but he let the mandrill do him. Zazu was of a more practical nature and things just had to make sense for him, if they didn't well-well Zazu always made sense of everything. The time, weather, things that seemed like unnatural events, things of that nature that could be explained even if sometimes mother nature goes a wire. He could identify it, and explain it. He was a brilliant mind.

"Well I'm sorry to disturb your work, but Sc- King Scar has sent me here to fetch you and bring you to pride rock for something."

"Something?"

"He wouldn't say…he just said he just needed you as an audience." An audience? For what? And why? Then something was whispered in the mandrill ears, only he heard it, and it told him that this could mean trouble down the line if he went to pride rock. When the mandrill still said nothing, the hornbill asked again. "um…Rafiki are you-"

"Shh, the whispers…"

"Whispers?" echoed Zazu.

"Yes, they whisper. They say…bad, bad things f I go to pride rock." Zazu tried his best to keep his face straight and not to roll his eyes, he didn't have time for this. It was already early in the morning, he had to fly out to get Rafiki...who is now saying he can't come because of the whispers. Zazu for one didn't care. But Scar would. So maybe he should try asking again.

"Perhaps you misheard me, the king as asked for you Rafiki, you cannot decline."

"I heard you, and I still say decline." He politely refused. Leaping over the blue hornbill to a carved in shelf filled with juices, bugs, and spices.

"But…but" Zazu flew up to be face to face with him. "What shall I tell Scar, you know he'll be rather upset."

"The whispers said 'no' "

"No? is that what I am to tell him?"

"Yes." Rafiki when about his business looking through his belongings. What was he even looking for, he seemed to be in a state of urgency.

"but…I…oh forget it." he dropped his head, giving up and went out in the direction he had come. "Great, now I have to tell Scar the whispers had other plans…this well be just…great." He looked back one more time, maybe the old fool was playing a trick on him. Like he would normally do, but it wasn't. Zazu could still hear him sorting though his things, and now, he was talking to himself or to someone…something?, about 'I'll find it I'll find it, just wait.' Huh, shamans are weird.

Back at their new home, twins Nuka and Vitani were living up the life in the pride lands. the cubs had literally gone from rags to riches overnight and they were ecstatic about it. Even waking up this morning they thought for a sure fact that yesterday was a weird dream they both had had- you know, twin thing. And when they would wake up they'd both be back home, in their ant mound next to their mother. But what surprise they felt when they woke up and the two were still in the same place they had haven asleep in. "this place is awesome!" voiced Vitani as she took in a deep breath of clean fresh air. Not that weighed down dry air that would cause her headaches. Nope, this fresh air was so clean and filling it was like her lungs had ingested a meal. "I wish daddy would have brought us here sooner, instead of keeping us in that stupid ant mound." Her twin nodded his head in agreement. This morning they were left on their own, which was nothing out of the normal for them. Zira felt she had raised her cubs completely fine, by making sure they were capable of caring for themselves in her absence. Even if they were only 3 months old. You know, it's not like a little cubs could hunt or anything, just stay out and trouble and know friend from foe.

"Yea, being kings of this place will be soo awesome. Mom tells me I get to do whatever I want!" Vitani rolled her eyes. It's not like he hadn't been doing that already. Nuka was such a mama's boy and zero would give him anything he wanted- anything. Even when they were back at home, with the little scraps they had. Zira always made it a point that outlanders had to work for their meals, by fighting for it. And even when Vitani would beat her brother countless times in practice, mind you. She would always be given the short deal of the stick. Well, in this case, the short end of bony rib. And whenever she would question her mother about it, saying it wasn't fair, Zira would always say, it was because Vitani ate so much food while they were both inside her, that why he is smaller and weaker. And to be a king you must be big and strong- now she has to pay him back by letting him get most of the meals the twins share or literally anything. Nuka gets what he wants. It did bug her, but as long as she as daddy princess, Nuka could be a mama's boy all he wanted.

"Hmp, like you don't now." She teased.

"Don't be jealous because I'm the favorite."

"You're no favorite- moms like you, while daddy looooooves me!"

"Please, everyone knows parents chose favorite, why do you think I'm future king and you're just the princess?" He questioned, she never really thought about it, it was just something they told her.

"…Because you're older." Nuka shook his head.

"We're twins it doesn't matter."

"Then why then?"

"Because I told you, I'm the favorite. I mean mom and dad both picked me. We could have both been queen and king together." He chimed, proudly as if this were a 'matter of fact thing' why did Nuka have to make her feel so…not smart as him, yea she could win in a fight with him easily, but when he starts talking all wordy the poor cub gets all confused.

"but wouldn't that be weird, you're my brother."

"We'd marry different lions duh, geesh you're so stupid." She rolled her eyes.

"Hey, let's go outside! And see what this place got." Changing the subject. Nuka raised a brow thinking, he always had to be thinking about something. Why could he just 'Do' and not worry his little head off. "C'mon Nuka, I mean this is your future kingdom, it'll be fun." Well when she said it like that, the cub got more convinced.

"You're right. Lets see my kingdom! C'mon." the two went dashing down the stone stairways into the commons of pride rock, pushing pass any hyena in their way- and the hyenas knew better than to mess with Zira cubs. They let them kick up rocks and dirt as they left pride rock.

Away from their former home, the pride land lionesses had recently returned from the hunt. They had a small breakfast, doing a big hunt would draw too much attention from the always hungry hyenas. They had to split into two different hunting parties, Sarabi leading 3 and Sarafina leading the other 2. They had to do this now because all the herd animals were on edge constancy. Before they wouldn't have to worry as much, the prey knew the pride only hunted at certain times and they were given time to rest. Now, with the addition of the all-day hunting hyenas, the lionesses had to change their tactics. Not to mention the new…outland pride that have an agenda all their own. One Sarabi didn't have the time and patience to want to be apart of.

As they rested, something oddly felt normal about the today. the lionesses we out, resting and even stretching out in the patching of sun that came though the trees. The cubs played and the mothers seemed worried free. What was it? something was missing… Sarafina walked over to her friend, laying down next to her. "Life is a lot easier with Scar hyena being gone." Well, that was the answer, there were no hyenas in sight, at least not around them. Where were they? They usually walk about the territory. Dread usually loomed after them. But today they were…gone.

"I guess that's one thing Zira good at." Sarafina looked to her. "She thinks my son a threat she'll make sure he stays watched and tucked away." The mother nodded, that did make sense.

"The boys look to be the same age."

"Yea…"

"Which would mean."

"I know." Insisted the queen. "Like I said, what can I do now…" a smile came to her face as she watched her son play with his companion. Watched how happy he was carefree, how they both were. Man, she'd give anything to be in their position, but then again would she? These poor cubs where they know it or not, are going to be growing up in hard time. Under a hard rule. As she watched her son, she thought about what she said to Scar last night. She would step down, and give un-claim Simba. One she was fine with, the other, her heart was telling her otherwise. That was Mufasa boy, his blood his legacy. All Mufasa cared about was being a good father and king so that Simba would one day follow in his pawprints. To deny him that right, it was like a slap in a face to her true king and husband. And she doubted if she could truly follow through with it. yet birthright or not, if it were not safe for him, then there would be no doubt in her mind she was doing the right thing. But then again something's doing the right thing feels wrong. and she feels very wrong, un-claiming Simba before he can even fight for himself. It wasn't fair.

"Hey mom!" he eyes refocused back on her son, that was now running full speed at her. He stopped short from tackling her head and neck. He had a more, tighter greeting.

"y-yes son?" she asked, as her son wrapped his arms fully around her neck and face, embracing her tightly.

"Can Nala and I go play at the creek- we'll be careful I promise- and they're no hyenas!" he lastly added. Hmm, the last time he asked to go to the waterhole they somehow managed to find themselves in the pit of the elephant graveyard. But those eyes… they were so bright, and lovely. She didn't want him to lose that. And she didn't want him to grow up in fear and second guessing himself. She knew the young cub was absolutely terrified that day. He thought he was going to die- she thought it too. His demeanor had changed some, slightly, but some. He was more aware of his surrounding, he even cared to check in on his mother, which was why they came bounding into the den that night when the others told them to stay put. But Simba insists he was really worried about his mother and wanted to see if she was okay. "Just 20 minutes!"

"A 20 minutes check in?"

"Yes!" he nodded eagerly.

"…okay, 20 minutes!" he spoke, but before she knew it the two were off bounding in the opposite direction. Leaving behind an air of giggly laughter.

With the cubs gone, and Zira out with her lionesses somewhere, Scar finally had the den to himself. Which he missed it that way but with his family being here now…adjustments had to be made. But with them out of the house, and Zazu flapping beak still returning from Rafiki, he enjoyed the still life. His eyes gazed the area of the clear clean den floor that once housed so many others from the pride, even the young Scar and Mufasa themselves. He could still see it like it was yesterday. He could so visibly see he and Mufasa playing like Simba and Nala do now.

"Haha I got you Taka!" voiced the smaller chubby brother of the brown lion. They were playing hunt and kill and the young prince was sure that he had had his older brother this time. He had him corned all he had to do was tackle him. And his he was already bigger than his older brother…that would be easy.

"Oh really" voiced Taka, eyeing his brother. Little did he know, Taka had had an escape route and Mufasa was walking right where he wanted. Mufasa growled as he got closer, in three…two…one. Little Mufasa roared as he jumped into the air and after his brother, but his eyes widen when Taka avoided him by jumping into the air, higher and faster…leaving the poor prince into a jawful of pride rock wall.

"Och!" he voiced, rubbing his chin. Taka came over and patted his little brother on the back.

"Next time kid." He teased. Mufasa rolled his eyes. Then their parents, King Ahadi and queen Uru came walking into the den.

"Mom! Dad!" voice the cub running over to his parents. Ahadi and Uru wore a sweet look on their face as Mufasa met them. He jumped into his father lap. Ahadi was much older than his queen, and his age showed. But he was still the fighting king of their pride. "Did you bring something for us to eat! Ugh ugh?!" Taka rolled his eyes, his brother was always looking for something to eat. Ahadi gave a worried look to his mate, times were hard for the small pride. It was really the king and queen, their two sons and the queen's younger brother. And since lions aren't the best when it comes to hunting that left Uru to do things all on her own. They never had much, but they did have some things.

"Yes, we do son." Chimed Uru, kissing her baby boy on the cheek.

"yayyyyy!" the mother left her mate and sons for a moment. When she returned they found she had a small rabbit, with one missing ear hanging in her mouth. It made the cubs mouth water. She put it down before them.

"Uru… I thought we were saving that for dinner." Voiced Ahadi watching his son Mufasa and Taka chow down on the rabbit. "Things are scarce right now we have to save some."

"And have my boy starve?" Ahadi knew where this fight would be going. Whenever she said, 'my boy or my son' she meant Mufasa, even though Taka was her son too. He shared little to no liking of his mother or his father. Taka brown, skinny, and lanky, looked nothing like his parents, who were strong lions with broad- tough bones and thick rich orange fur. Their appearance when both of them were in the room was breath taking, even little Mufasa would draw eyes when the cubs would be seen walking. But no little Taka. "He'll eat."

"But we don't have enough for both…" he insisted. "Mufasa can eat a whole elephant myself."

"Because he's going to be a king that is big and strong. He needs his food."

"and what are you saying?" question the king with a raised whitening brow. Uru didn't look at him, she was younger, not by much, but still younger. She came from a pride where 'some eat and some don't' which was something she followed, she also believed some lions were born more special, while others….were not.

"One will eat and one will not."

"Uru…" she shot him a look, she did have time for his old lion banter- like he was her father.

"What Ahadi, it's the circle of life. Some are just different than others. Mufasa is different. he will be a great king!" the two boys looked up to see their fighting parents.

"Not in front of the boys…" she whispered. Uru said nothing.

"Taka, let your brother eat this one. I will have you your own rabbit later."

"B-but mom I'm hungry too!"

"Taka, I'll give you your rabbit later, let Mufasa eat first."

"Fine!" he folding his paws, pouting. Watching as Mufasa got to eat the last of the rabbit.

"Well with an attitude like that you won't be getting anything…" he opened his mouth to object, but he saw his father give him a look. The king felt Uru meant well but… what she was doing was wrong, she shouldn't be treating one son better than the other- but every time he tried to tell her that, they would just end up arguing. All that did was give the old king chest pains. So he let her so as she wished. Taka couldn't understand why his mother didn't like him. He thought he was a great so, he listened and did as he was told. Unlike Mufasa who would run and muck- but then Taka would get in trouble for it. he never acted bratty and asked for anything, again unlike his little brother, who wanted the whole world around him! It wasn't fair if she just sat and looked at Taka more than obsessing of Mufasa she'd see he was the better son! And he should be the one she's always talking about being the next king!-

"Hey boss?" the added voice of any other member in the den, took Scar from his daydream. Be blinked his eyes, man maybe he had napped too hard, that dream at seemed so real. He even had the nagging pulsing feeling he gets when he's upset. It was banging away at his head. He felt his stomach start to turn some. He cleared his throat and looked the hyena in the face. He was there, right in front of him everything seemed normal. So maybe it was just them, huh he probably ate something bad. Never the less he had to clean his mind of old cubbish thoughts. And focus on whatever the heck the spotted dog was telling him ahead.

For little legs the twins had traveled far. They had no idea where they were going or where they were at, but it was Nuka kingdom after all so he could go everywhere they wanted. No one would dare touch him. The two went aimlessly into a sudden forestry area. Small creeks ran all thought it and it was covered in green. Vitani smelled the growing flowers and Nuka took it upon himself to name his new found land. "I Nuka, hereby call this place….um…uh-"

"Greenland?" teased Vitani. Nuka rolled his eyes.

"No, Nuka land!"

"Nuka- oh good grief." The girl cub could almost smack herself in the face for being related to him.

"Here in Nuka land, you can do whatever you want, just the things I tell you you can do, in Nuka land there is order and-" a distance laughter distracted the cub as Vitani went peaking inside the bushes, there her mouth dropped. It was those other cubs she saw the other day…whatever there names where.

"Hey looks! They love in Nuka land too."

"No one can live in Nuka land unless I say so!" he puffed with a big chest.

"you sure about that…king NUKA hah" she teased, as they both watched the two cubs play some type of fighting game in the distance. Expect the lighter cub on the right kept winning and kept letting the other orange cub up! No cries for mercy no you win no….surrender. "these cubs don't know how to play."

"They also don't know they are in my land!" Vitani titled her head.

"Hmm, the orange pretty cute." He added laughing at her little girl crush on the unknown boy. "Hey, there's a girl too! Finally! I have someone to play with."

"No, we're not playing with them. They have to know they are passing in my territory!" angered and entitled, Nuka went storming over to approach the two. Vitani followed right behind. As the twins walked forwards Simba and Nala were too warped up in a game of Ispy.

"I spy a..a…a-" voiced the young prince with one eye closed.

"I already know what is it!"

"No you don't"

"yes I do."

"Then what is it? huh"

"A leaf!"

"Which leaf."

"The same one you've been picking the last two time!" the prince raised his voice to object, but the truth was he was no good at the Ispy either. He wanted to make it hard, even impossible for her to guess what it could be. But normally he just ended up confusing himself, and whatever the cub said was usually right.

"Ugh fine, your turn." Nala jumped in front on her companion and closed on eye, eagerly she looked for something Simba wouldn't be able to notice. " I spy a…a…a cub?" Huh, Simba titled his head. There came two cubs, there size storming their way. when they meet, face to face.. it was…um awkward. Simba stepped forward.

"uh…who are you?"

"Don't you already know?" he voiced cocky. His sister rolled her eyes, this is why they don't have friends, and even if they did they would lose them because of brat-mouth here.

"Hi, I'm Vitani and this is my idiot- I mean brother, Nuka."

"Oooh." Both friends said in unison. "You guess look alike." Voiced Simba.

"Yea it's a twin thing. What about you guys? Twins"

"Nope, just friends." They both again chimed in unison. Vitani thought that was a very…twin thing to do, maybe they didn't know they were twins. "Best friends!" smiled the girl beside him.

"What are your names?" she asked.

"Oh , I'm Simba." then it all hit the small cub at once.

"And I'm Nala."

"You're my Uncle Scar's cubs!" Nalas eyes widen.

"Really...whoa….Simba you have cousins!" chimed Nala. "and I have a girl to play with!" Vitani eyes widen, she just said the same thing! "Today is awesome!"

"Yea, hey Nuka, Vitani, want to play with us. We were just playing ispy."

"Sure!" she chimed before her brother could say anything. "How do you play?"

"Easy," Nala came forward, "You just spot something in the distance and say ispy…but I warn you I'm the queen of this game." Simba rolled his eyes. "hey Nuka, why don't you go first" she insisted, after all the cub had not sad much, maybe he was shy.

"Okay…" the cub stepped forward. "Ispy-"

'You have to say with my little eye." Added Nala.

"oh…Ispy with my little eye something….green" oh boy.

"The leaf!" wait how did she get the answer? How did she know he was looking at a leaf! She- she had to have cheated!"

"Yup, I fall for the same leaf problem too." Chimed Simba laughing, Vitani had joined him now."

"Okay okay, my turn! Ispy-"

"wait I want a retry I didn't know."

"well, that not how it works, but when it's your turn again you can play." The blue-eyed cub informed him and went back to spying. Nuka frustrated with his loss and the same anger temper as his father, turned back around and pushed pass the three, even knocking Nala and Vitani down.

"Och- Hey!" both girls protested. Simba eyebrows furrowed, as he was still walking away in a storm. He ran up to the brown cub.

"Hey say you're sorry to them!"

"Why? They were in my way!"

"Because boys aren't supposed to push girls!"

"I didn't push a girl I pushed my sister!"

"But you pushed Nala and she's my friend!" the two boys were in a face to face standoff. "Say you're sorry!"

"Why a king doesn't have to say sorry!"

"what?" when Simba heard his he had to look back at Nala who was walking towards him. Did he just say…king? "Um no, I'm future king of pride rock." Informed Simba.

"uh no, I am."

"No you're not, Simba is!" Nala protested "His dad Mufasa was king first and when Simba gets older he'll be king, that how it works in the pride lands."

"Well we're from the outlands and that not how it works."

"You're not in the Outlands anymore." Stated Simba. What was with this guy, Simba didn't like him, he came off kind of stuck up, but now he was being just plain mean and as his mother would say a 'disrespectful brat' "You're in my home, the pride lands and in the pride lands I'M future king, my dad said so-"

"You're dad is DEAD!" uh oh. For the first time in the young cubs life, he felt….angry. and become he knew it an overwhelming feeling came over him. He had not felt this way since he fought back the hyena that was trying to eat Nala, when she was falling down the elephant bone pile. Before he knew it he had shoved Nuka, that mean outlands cubs to the ground. And the smaller, weaker cub went flying. Landing hard in the dirt and mud.

"Nuka!" Vitani went running over to her brother who was covered in dirt. "Are you okay?!" he was fighting back tears of embarrassment when the female cub across from him stated the obvious.

"uh oh Simba, look you made him cry…" Nuka quickly brushed his face and went running back towards pride rock. Vitani could say nothing, but sigh of frustration and run after her brother. Leaving the two cubs clueless of what they had just done.