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?

9. Chapter 9

+Kellin, I am a little worried for Simba, I think more so because he will be around Zira. Sure, he has no claim to the kingdom now, but will that really satisfy her. He's still living, and hmmm, yes betrothals are all up in the air for now, I mean now we have a prince and princess to pair up. But we do have Simba and Nala…but let's talk about that when we get there 😊

+Anonymous7,Yea, I felt so bad for the poor Simba, and then Nuka sneaky self. Growing up, and acting just like his parents, but that's okay he's still young- there is still time to forge some type of friendship, maybe… 😊

+Faith, Yes he has taken Simba, and I think he might have different plans, depending on how things go. Simba is young now and can be influenced, but wait til everyone hits their sub-adults years… should be interesting. Sarabi and Scars cub, what would Simba think?

Chapter 9

Simba was brought back to the royal den, placed on the ground the cub was still visibly shaking. His uncle placed a paw on the boys back. He looked up at him wide eyed. In the distance, Simba could still hear his mother crying from him, and the hyenas were probably fighting her back. He wished she could break though to come get him. " Now now little one, chin up, don't cry. Big boys don't cry." He voiced, wiping a wet stain from his still face.

"I…I want to go home, I want my mom…" he voiced.

"I know I know, you will get to go back to her. But tonight you will be staying with me, and my family. Wont that be fun? Like a…a sleep over. With your cousins."

"I don't want to sleep over." Scar was going tried of the boys crying. He never did do well with that, and honestly, he was never around when Nuka of Vitani had one of their fits, when they were younger. Crying cubs is just something he doesn't deal with. Now he spoke to the young cub like he was a grown lion, and should acting as such. Crying over a little separation.

"Yes, well we don't always get what we want. You will learn that soon son." Scar turned his head to see a hyena entering the den. This was probably about the lionesses outside, he did forget to dismiss them. "Stay here." He voiced, Simba sat frozen as he watched his uncle leave in alone in the large den, Scar returning to the approaching night. The noises and calls still echoing in the foreground. He watched the entrance, patience for his return, maybe he could talk to him about going home if he had stopped crying. He wiped away hard at his face, unaware of the presence walking up from behind him. He felt a heavy, yet light tough on his back. He jumped. His frighten face turn to see a laughing one, with green eyes.

"Oops, I didn't mean to scare you haha!" Vitani voiced. When the cub did not join in her playful laughter she stopped. "oh um…sorry. If you want to, you can scare me back." She reached a paw out for forgiveness, but Simba pulled away with an unsure expression on his face. Not only did he have to deal with the mean and lying Nuka now, when he returned but he also had to deal with his twin too. And alone, without his best friend or mother by his side, tonight was going to be a very very long one. Simba stood frozen, sitting only inches away from her. She watched the tears of a anger swell up in his face again, as he began to cry. This would be a long night for her too.

That night, with all the cubs more or less sleeping in the same area, and the lionesses sent, or more or less forced, back to their home. Zira approached her mate, curiously as she watched him for a moment at the edge of the platform. He was discussing something with some hyenas- she figured she could wait, but then decided she didn't care. She went over to the platform. He felt her presence coming up beside him, the hyenas who were talking to their king, saw the next queen mother approaching, nodded their heads to their leader, they left. He could see from her facial expression something was ticking her off, that or, something that was truly minor and unimportant she was about to make a deal of. So with a clam voice he spoke.

"For things going to way they did, you should seem happy." He noted.

"I am- why wouldn't I be. That bit-"She was about to finish the word, but caught a look from Scar. He knew she did not like Sarabi, so of course she would talk badly about her. but what she couldn't understand is why did he care so much of what she called the lioness, it's not like he cared, right? It was things like this that had the lioness feeling suspicious about her mate at times. He claims to not care for anything but his legacy and family. Yet, he wouldn't allow for Sarabi and her cub to be exiled? He cares so much about his lasting legacy and power, yet he lets the son of the lion he killed lived? No less his brother cub, having to see the boys' face every day would be a reminder of what he had done, Zira would never want to see him, if this was something she had done. Her crime. It just seemed odd. Allowing him to stay was beyond her. She had thought he had gotten rid of him and the queen along with the king. It would be like killing two birds with one stone, and you wouldn't have to worry about any repercussions. Letting him live just seemed too risky, it all just seemed too risky of you asked her. but again, he claims he know what he's doing. So while thinking all of that in her head, Zira corrected herself before she spoke. " I meant…Sarabi relinquished her title and the boy too…I am thrilled." Yet she sounded so dryly.

"But?" he asked. Sensing something.

"But you bring him to our home, with our son, our son he attacked just today…I don't understand Scar." He walked over to his mate, and placed a paw on her tight cheek.

"You don't need to understand anything, let me do that." Have to be the lion and control everything, lionesses didn't have to worry or think about a thing, but hunting and birthing. At least that it what Scar thought. "Our son will be fine."

"How do you know that?" she more or less demanded, how did he know the things he was thinking- whatever he was thinking, were okay. Like everything would all work out. He never talked to her about anything, planned with her about anything. Everyone was on his call, when he made it. whether she was ready for it or not.

"You doubt me?"

"No, Scar I could never doubt you- I just wish to understand you. I wish to understand why bringing the cub that attacked our son home with us, to sleep beside our cubs."

"It's simple, you don't trust Sarabi, do you?"

"Not within an inch of my life. She seems like one to scheme and plan a revolt, using the other lionesses at her side…"

" Then how do you control someone you can't trust?" she looked at him bewilder, she didn't know. She would say by force and fear, those are the two tactics she normally uses to get the twins in line. But she looked to her mate to give her the answer, he believe it was. "You take what they care for, whether it be wealth, their home, even family if need be. You take what they hold most and they will bend over at your feet. No struggle no backlash."

"I see…b-but what is she tries something out of desperation?"

"She wouldn't do that, it be too risky for her sons sake." He began to walk back to the den and she close behind. " and besides" he spoke, looking just outside the den entrance. "Nuka will need a hand he can trust, why not start it off now."

"You really expect Simba do to as Nuka commands."

"No. He's his father son." His voiced distance. " But like this father, he's not that bright, he's trusting and, he won't see the bigger picture- the reality at hand. His father never did, even when it was right in front of him. In time, just give it time." His mate nodded her head, taking what he said to mind.

Sarabi paced back and forth, thinking about her son. She was worried sick for him, and nothing anyone could say or do would calm her. She feared the worse. Why would he even take him? She unclaimed him… she stepped down, what more could he want from her. all these questioned played back and forth in her mind as her others tried to give her console. Zazu trying to share his calming wisdom, with little to no effect all, Sarabi could do was look at them all. "I have to go back…" she uttered the words to herself as she paced, but with everyone watching their distressed queen. Or leader, now that she was forcibly relinquished her title-it seemed like only a matter of time before wore her head high, boasting about it- knew the words she was speaking.

"My queen.." the words came out so naturally to him, he had to remind himself, that there was now probably another lioness with the title- not that she deserved it. but Zazu shook his head in defiance as Sarabi gave him a look, "no…you will always be my queen." He pretested against her wishing, but she did not feel like a queen anymore, she did not feel like anything without her son by her side. She felt nothing, but the nerve of her desperate mother. The blue hornbill continued to speak to her. "Sarabi…" he voiced in a hushed tone. "You cannot act n hast, it will be something he'd want you to do. Young Simba will be fine-"

"If my son is not with me, he is NOT be fine…" the words came out like a poison. In truth Zazu had no idea what Scar could be thinking-doing, with all that strange talk of him building a new legacy and kingdom…Zazu feared of what he might do to the royal blood. And especially with that crazy lioness at his said…z-Zira, or something along the lines where her names, matched perfectly with her rotten personality. He feared her more than anything. Something was off about her, with both of them-but together, it sent a shiver down his spine. But the king would not let anything happen to his nephew, after losing his brother- maybe his is scars way of keeping the boy safe, for Zazu could only hope. In the near distance, just in the back of the den, Sarafina calmed her little girl, who was still teary eyed after seeing her best friend get dragged away by a scary hyena. She kept asking where did he go?, where did he go?, is he okay, will he be back? but the mother could not answer. Not in truth, she could only answer in the lies that would help her daughter sleep at night, shielding her from her true reality.

"He's fine dear, he's with his uncle."

"..b…but why did he take him, mama- why is Scar so mean-"

"Shhh, everything is fine Nala, I promise." Her daughter looked at her uncertain, but the smile she wore of her face to hide the truth, put the smallest smile on her daughter lips. He would be fine, she told her, and he would be back with the pride. That was her answer, but she couldn't one question the curious cub asked. Was Sarabi still queen. Nala had little understand what of the big words the adult would speaking, but she knew by facial expressions that something was wrong. Whatever her queen said or did, she didn't like, not one bit. The little cub wanted to know if she was okay. Sarafina kissed her daughter small cheek. "She's going to be fine, our queens a little upset right now."

"Because if Simba?" she tried to confirm in her head, her mother nodded, with a yes. "I don't like it when the queen is sad mama, I wish I could help." She peered her wide blue eyes across the den, there the queen and the majordomo sit stood, they were discussing something Sarabi didn't like. She could again she the painful expression. Sarafina peered across the den in the same direction of her daughter and could see it too. Something was happening. She knew she needed to be there to stop it.

"You can sweetie" she voiced, calmly, picking up her Nala by the scruff of her neck and carrying her to the inner most corner of the den. " You just have to sit here, quietly and let the adults talk for a moment. Can you do that?"

"Yes, mama." She chimed, with a big smile.

"Good, I knew you could." Her hears a noise, and turns her head, Sarabi was storming out of the den, Zazu was flapping at her heels. Sarafina stomach dropped. "Mommy will be right back." Nala watched as her mother went running out the room, pushing passed some of her pride sisters and disappearing into the night.

By the time she was out of the den, she could see nothing but a small figure running off into the distance, and with another small blue figure following her she knew it must be her queen. Sarafina took off into the night after them, she called for her queen. "Sarabi! Sarabi?!" she was met with fallen dust that the queen left behind. She looked up to see Zazu steering back her way. "Zazu the is going on?!"

"We have to stop her! She doing to get herself killed!" a fret could be heard in his voice, and seen in his eyes. This wasn't like her, to be so brash and unreasonably with her thinking. But this was not his Sarabi now, this was just mother had lost everything, but her son, and now he had been taken away from her. she was no queen, acting madly, she was a mother in desperation to get back to her son. That he would not understand, but Sarafina could. She took off faster after the lioness ahead. By the grace of the kings, it seemed like no hyenas where out this night. They all either all retire somewhere or where with Scar and his family- which was something not in their favor snice the lioness was storming right over there.

"Okay…but I'll never caught her she's too far-"

"There there- I know a short cut! Come on!" she skidded to a stop and made a 360 turn, following the hornbill in the new downward path direction. After a moment of running sarafina looked about perplexed, she had no idea where she was.

"Zazu! Where are we?!" but before he could answer she question the imagine of pride rock began to come into view. They were coming from the backside, and Sarabi who was now coming into a clearing was heading right for the front. She had to stop her before she reached the clearing. Then there would be no stopping her or protecting her, Scars dog would see her for sure. Sarabi would risk a fight, but sarafina couldn't. The cream colored lioness climbed and ran over the back of the stone rocks. "Zazu! Go up front!" he nodded his head, and flew passed her. He didn't know what he was doing was art of her plan, right now, this was a hunt in her mind. And the queen was a target. And what do you do when you try to catch already fleeing prey? A send for a distraction. And that was exactly what Zazu was. As he flew forward his appearance did just that. Sarabi eyes looked up above her head.

"Sarabi! Please stop! I warn you!" but she didn't listen and kept running as Zazu still flapped overhead. "Sarabi please." There were now only a few yards from the entrance of pride rock. A few more feet and the lioness would be in the clearing and closer to her son. But Zazu knew what was up ahead, certain death for her, yet she could not see it. "My queen…I again as you to st-" a roar come out from the bushed, and a figure came over the queen. Zazu watched as both lioness went rolling backwards. The rustling of the fighting drew ears in the distance. Zazu had flown to the ground and peered through the thicket, two guard dogs were standing outside the den entrance of pride rock. Ears upright and alert. Zazu held his breathe for a moment that seemed like forever until the stillness behind him caused them to drop their guard. When they did, he gave a sigh a relief. When she turned his head, he saw Sarabi and sarafina in the distance, recovering from the head on collision. Zazu drew a deep breath, puffed out his chest and was going to give Sarabi a piece of his mind. "Sarabi, you almost got us all killed!"

"I didn't ask for you to come with me!" she growled between clenched teeth. Tension was on high. "I have to get my son back-"

"By putting us all in danger, you know we can't let you do that! This pride needs you-"

"This pride as a new queen! I'm sure they can take orders from someone else…" this took sarafina back a bit. Did she really just say this, does she really think their loyalties lie by some title someone wears?

"h-how dare you say that…y-you really think I can running out here to stop you!- Zazu came out here to stop you!, because you were our queen, and it was our duty…" the lioness in front of her said nothing, she knew what she had done was wrong. " We risked our lives for you, because you are our friend…we love you, title or not! But you have to realize you will be sending yourself and Simba to death if you try running up there and stopping this yourself!"

"I have to try!" she cried.

"I don't blame you! Believe me…I don't. but what best for your little oy right now, is to leave him there, until it is safe to do so otherwise. We don't know what Scar has planned, to mess with his temper, and having your son in his paws-no, you know better than that." Sarabi huffed, in defiance, but she did know better, she just didn't want to do better. She wanted run up there in get her son, no questions asked-no thinking! Everything, since becoming queen has been complicated, her son was never complicated. She didn't have to think, or judge or reason, having Simba just came natural. Life was already complicated enough, why take the one thing that made her life easier, simple, joyful. Nobody wants to take on the responsibilities of queen, she never did, but it was given- more or less force on her. that day she married Mufasa she brought onto her life extra stress, headache and heartache, Simba took away all of that with just a simple flash of his smile. Sarabi stood puzzled- frozen for a moment.

"i…I sorry…I'm sorry." A tear ran down her face, as she apologized to the ground, she couldn't face them, the reality of everything was too real. Zazu stood, wrapping his feather together, he hated to see her cry…he didn't know what to do when he saw her cry. Crying was not something the strong mother and leader did. but sarafina knew, and could understand. She came a placed a gentle muzzle on her friend. It felt very reassuring to the former queen. "i…I just don't know what to do now…"

"You don't have to figure this out alone Sarabi, we're here for you."

"She's right" added Zazu.

"I know it must seem you have the whole world on your shoulders, and us looking to you for everything must not help." Confessed Sarafina. "We'll do better."

"Come, and listen…" noted Zazu. "you hear that?" the lionesses both looked at each other and then Zazu. "Snoring…I hear snoring." They still looked to him. "They are sleeping, all the them…" which mean to him, little Simba was one of the ones snoring, as he did. "Simba is fine my queen…" he placed a feather on her large paw. "lets go back." He insisted.

"I…I want to stay…" she voiced. "Please, let me stay." Zazu opened to his mouth to protest.

"I do-"

"Okay." Voiced sarafina looking to her friend. She knew Sarabi wanted nothing more than to just hear her son calming voice as he was sleeping. That would put her more at ease than waiting up in the night, wondering, imagining. "You can stay."

"Thank you."

"Come on Zazu, you can go home, Sarabi will be fine." She spoke, beginning to leave. Zazu looked to her- how could she be so sure, and yet. She was, she was sure. And if Sarafina could be, trusting in her best friend…then maybe Zazu could be too.

"Thank you Zazu…" Sarabi chimed, a tiredness in her eyes and voice.

"My pleasure my queen." He bowed his head to her, before taking flight into the night skies.

Sarabi slept long and hard that night, oddly enough. Against the sturdy ground floor, she did not stir all night. There was a calmness. It was hard to explain but she felt at peace, even with her son being gone. That night it seemed stress had been lifted off of her shoulders, after Sarafina and Zazu left. After their talk, and understanding of where she was in her life, she finally did not feel alone. So sleep came to her easy. So easy that she did not stir when the figure approached her from behind. He watched, intently at her as she breathed peacefully. His green eyes never leaving her body. It was when her body started to feel an odd touch of cold that her eyes started to flutter open. The figure was blocking the suns warmth. As she slowly came back towards reality she was met with a some sinister smile that watched from behind. "Good morning, Sarabi." His added voice, rang in her ears, the lioness quickly turned to head to face the lion who spoke her name. Scar, she breathed slightly under her breath. She stood to her feet within seconds, eyeing him as he did her. she then noticed two pairs of extra eyes watching her as well. Hyenas. They circle from around back of the male lion, coming into view, just at his side. Sarabi looked up, the great circle shined bright overhead, like it was just the early morning. The birds were flying, some even singing their morning songs- how long was she asleep? She questioned herself, she never slept in so late… and how long had he been watching her. With his odd smile that never faltered. Then finding her voice she asked him.

"Scar where is Simba?"

"He's fine, sleeping with the twins."

"I want him back." She voiced. "I did what you wanted, I relinquished my title, I gave up my sons- bring him back to me."

"I can't do that."

"Why?!" she demanded.

"Because I'm not finished yet-"

"Why do to want him?!" Scar shot her an ' ever so knowing' glare.

" Well if I tell you, that would spoil the fun, now wouldn't it." the hyenas chuckled at his answer, which was not really an answer, at least not the answer the mother was hoping for. Yet she knew that Scar would not answer her, he would keep her waiting and guessing, something she did not have the heart or strength for. Then she noticed Scar began to turn tail and leave.

"Wait- is he okay…is he safe?..."

"Well, for now, I suppose but. I'm leaving him to my mate and you how lionesses can be over other cubs, a real iffy situation if you ask me-"

"No, keep Simba away from her…Scar you have to keep him safe, he's all I have." She begged not knowing what else to say or do. "I'll do whatever you want as long as you keep him safe." This perked the brown lion interest.

"Ed, Banzai leave us." His orders were quick, he didn't even have to look at them. They got the message and turned tail back to pride rock. Scar walked towards the lioness, who had a wary look on her face. "Tell me Sarabi…" as he approached the lioness saw his eyes were glued to her. "How much do you want him back?" she looked at him as he begged the question. Coming closer and closer. In her mind, she thought what kind of question was that, when he already knew the answer. He seized her by the back of her neck and took her into the thicket.

Inside the royal den, and completely oblivious to what was happening outside, the young Simba eyes fluttered open. A big yawned followed, with a stretch, but then that was followed with a frown when he saw he was still at pride rock…with Zira and her cubs, and whoever her two lionesses where. He had thought all that had happened to him last night was a terrible dream and that he would awake tight and warm in his mother's arms. But it was no dream. He sighed with a heavy heart. The young cub ears perked up when he heard stirring coming from one of the twins. Vitani was slowly getting up along with Nuka. He watched as the cub fluttered her eyes open. When she was him watching she gave a relaxed yawned. "ya know, others will think you're weird if you stare at them like that." She chimed, rubbing her eyes. Simba was about to open his mouth to say something but an even larger stir got his attention. Zira was waking, terrified of the lioness, Simba hide behind her daughter as her head slowly rose. Simba watched in awe at her large teeth, that seem so much larger than his mothers, or any other lioness he had known. She looked to her sleeping boy and daughter and smiled, but as soon as her eyes locked with the orange cub, she frowned with a slight growl. She got up suddenly leaving the den, Simba and Vitani watched as she felt. Vitani wore a smile on her face. "That means she likes you." She chimed, because clearly a lioness growling at a cub it a sure fire sign of affection. Then both cubs looked as the wanna be prince began to stir. As he rose, the small black tuff of hair on his head stood all over his head, making him look like a mad lion.

"What are you looking at?" he voiced to his sister and her friend.

"You look so lovely today princess." She loved messing with her brother, it brought joy to her little heart.

"blah blah." Voiced Nuka, as he got himself tidy. As he finished their mother came back into the den.

"Nuka, Vitani where is your father?" like they knew, they were both asleep with her. the twins looked to each other, but when neither of them gave her the answer she wanted she huff with frustration. "C'mon." she ordered, the twins following close behind. Simba stood frozen for a moment, he was torn, he didn't know whether to stay here at priderock with these other strange lioness, or go off with Zira, who he was sure did not want anything to do with him.

"hey, c'mon!" a voiced snapped him out of his deep thought Vitani stood in the den entrance looking at the orange cub. "what are you waiting for?" for someone to tell him what was going on, he didn't know what was happening. But one thing he did know what tht he wanted to be around someone nice, and someone he could trust. So without thinking too much into it, Simba followed the cub and her mother out of pride rock. As Simba went down the steps he stopped for a quick second, he felt his mother presence he looked for her… but she was no where to be found. But it was so odd, Simba felt like she was literally right in front of him. When he thought he must be acting crazy, he shook the notion out of his head. And began to leave pride rock. Eyes never leaving the thicket of green trees and brushes. As they continued to walk, it seemed like Zira was taking them to the waterhole. He found out that Zira was trying to drop him off to his uncle- at least that is what he thinks he heard when she was talking with Nuka. He had asked why their father had had Simba stay the night and was tagging along now-Simba on the other paw was glad to be taken back to his uncle. That meant he was sure to go back home, and he returned to his mother. If he was gone with his mother that would mean he would not have the awkward eye contact with the outlands lioness. Every time their eyes would met, his heart would stop beating every time. He stayed walking in the back to avoid her, only problem was, Vitani was walking right next to him. Simba could tell she didn't like that. But she said nothing. She figured Scar would handle it, like he does everything. The she got rid of Simba the better. She did not want her daughter to be falling for this cub. Not even if it was an innocent cub crush. Needless to say, the majority of the walk to the waterhole was done in silence, the only form of communication he had was when Vitani would try to talk to him when her mother wasn't looking.

"Hey, how's you doing?" she asked, looking at his long face, he seemed miserable. Simba shot her a look.

"I want to go home. I want to see my mom."

"I know, you'll see her later probably. My dad-"

"I don't care about your dad!" he spat at her." I don't want to be here… with you or your snobby brother." So much for being friendly she thought. She figured he was upset, but he should till want to talk with her, I mean, she thought they were friends. She was only trying to make the time easier on him.

"fine." She retorted, sticking her nose in the air, mad at by his insult. After his remark and seeing how it effected the cub next to him, who he could tell was actually trying to be nice to him. he began to lighten up a bit.

"Wait, I'm sorry." He confessed "I'm just…a little upset."

"Well I'm here to make sure you aren't that what friends are for." She chimed. And for a second she remined him of Nala.

"friends?" he inquired.

"yea I thought we were…"

"Not after what your brother did, I'm not."

"I'm not my brother." She protested, which was true and left Simba thinking of what to stay next. It must be a lioness thing, because they always have a smart reply within seconds. At least Nala always had, and now it looked like Vitani was the same way too. "Do you think I'm like him?" she begged the question. Simba did not know how to response, from what he knew of her she was nothing like Nuka, Nuka was sneaky and bratty. Vitani seemed to be nice and fun. He couldn't just judge her based off her twin, even if that were the easy way. Simba could still hear his dad say, to never judge a zebra by it's stripes.

"No, you're nothing like him." He voiced. A smile came to her face when she heard that.

"So, we're friends?" she asked.

"Friends." He chimed, nodding his head. When Zira heard the laughter coming from her daughter throat she shot a glare at her. Vitani lowered her head, quick. No laughing with the enemy. The female cub roller her eyes when her mother wasn't looking. "hey, snice were friends, can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

" Where were you last night?" he asked changing the subject to a different more serious subject. "If we were friends, why weren't you there to tell the truth…" his question made the young cub feel guilty. She sighed and lowered her head.

"I can't tell you."

"why not?" he asked.

"Because I'll get in trouble."

"By who?"

"My mother…"

"Well I'm your friend now, so you can tell me." she gave him a looks, there was something trusting in his voice. She didn't know what it was, but he made her feel better whenever she spoke to him, and saying how they had not known each other long, Simba must have had a very trusting voice. He smiled at her, and that gave her encouragement to speak. she looked around to make sure no one would hear her, mainly she looked to the lioness ahead who was too busy talking to her favorite cub. She paid Vitani little to no mind now, which was great to her. She whispered in a low voice.

"My mom made me stay home."

"Why?"

"because she didn't like that I was hanging with you and took your side." Simba looked at her puzzled. "I told her what happened, and how Nuka pushed me and your friend…"

"Nala."

"Yea, Nala. She was upset about that. And told me, how could you side with some strange over your own twin brother and blah blah blah…"

"but he was wrong to not say sorry." Simba.

"I know, I tried to tell her. but she doesn't listen to me, she never does, I'm not her favorite."

"Favorite, moms and dads can't have favorites."

"Well mines sure do, and Nuka reminds me all that time…" Simba said nothing, yes he was the only cub, but that not how things worked with moms and dads, they are suppose to love both cubs equally. "He's just a big stupid lair…and so is my mom." Simba gave her a look of disbelief, did she just say her mother was a liar, adults don't lie. They never lie. Simba was raised to always tell the truth and so surely his mother and other in the pride do the same. Why would adults lie? It just didn't make sense to him. "What your mom never lied to you?"

"no…adults don't lie."

"sure they do, all the time."

"Not my mom. She never lies to me."

"that's because you don't know it's a lie."

"She doesn't lie…" he protested, his small nose flaring. Vitani backed off when she saw how anger he was getting, he was such a mama boy, she thought to herself.

"Well my mom lies, that's why Nuka does so much. She was the one that told him to tell that story-Ops" she quickly covered her mouth, when she realized what she had just said. "I mean…"

"Your mom told Nuka to lie?!" he voiced in a hushed, yet loud voice. "w…why would she do that?"

"No…I don't know." But she did.

"Vitani?" he begged. She looked around.

"I..she…she told him to say that so the bruises he got, they think you'd did it." she confessed, ashamed.

"Me? but I didn't do it…"

"I know."

"But who gave him the bruises then?" Simba asked perplexed. Vitani grew still for a moment, then she gave him the answer that would shock him.

"She did." his eyes wide with disbelief, he knew he did not hear her right. Did she just say that her mother gave her brother….her son, the bruises on his arm. That he blamed Simba for?! This little mind was spinning with all the information, but mostly, his heart was shaken, his little core shaken, little did she know it, but Vitani had opened the little cubs' eyes to the real world. The world where adult lie and cheat. And make others pay an unjust price.

The moments with him weren't long, but to Sarabi seconds seemed to have lasted for hours. She could feel his urgency to be with her, with each stroke he placed inside her. She counted them every time, 5…6…7…now 8. When he was done she counted 11 strokes in her head, which meant, she would be taking 11 bites of the flour sour cactus herd to counter their interaction. He slowly rose from her, disconnecting them for the moment. breathing heavy from the active, he brushed out his mane. Sarabi waited a few moments to regain herself, her baring, her footing, her dignity before she soon rose as well. Scar walked ahead into a small clearing and stretched, he smiled looked at her as she stood awkwardly not knowing whether to stay or go, not knowing to ask or wait. "Ah Sarabi, I say it gets better every time." She flushed red of pure humiliation. "You must say our little encounter add a little, zing to your life." zing, is what he calls it? this might be a thrilling zing for him, but this was a call for any means necessary for her.

"Scar…" she vied, soft, almost inaudible. Her eyes pleaded with him, he sighed fine, he got want he wanted and then some.

"right right, Simba…yes, you'll get him back." Before her heart could swell with joy, he made sure to crush it with his lasts words "After Zira and my cubs are sworn in, with a royal ceremony."

"What…"

"He still holds a threat to me, being Mufasa blood."

"I told you, he is no threat! I gave up everything for him…he is no threat to Nuka…"

" Not anymore," he looked at her belly as he said this. "You get that old ape to swear in my family, and Simba is all yours. If and only if you get that done."

"And if can't…" her voice about to break with a cry.

"Well, you better hope you can." He kissed her still lips before leaving. Laughing to himself, leaving her with a task he thought was hopelessly impossible, if the blue bird couldn't even do it. The brown lion thought, maybe she would visit him again later today to try to sway him to change his mind, oh how he only hoped.