+Anonymous7, Yup we hit our first breaking point before we enter into our next chapters 11-20. Then we'll have a whole new set a problems will happen. And we yes have a cruse that going to hit everyone hard.

+Faith, Yes, we don't know what scar had said to Simba to have him absolutely terrified, but he did something, and I don't know about a sequel just yet, but there will be a cub.

+Dark-Cupid-95, Thanks for following my story, hope you enjoy the next chapter.

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Chapter 11

That last tragic goodbye would be the last time Sarabi saw her little boy. It would be a good while before she saw his face again, and when she would, it would not be the same face she was use too, the same face she had raised. In the months that followed Scar reign to a full year, the land had begun to change, and it was becoming more and more evident that something was wrong. Even to the king himself. Has the brown lion reign increased, his territory seemed to decrease like the lionesses had said months back, the over hunting would change the land. And it did. The over hunting made the grasses in some areas, grow out of proportion, and one would think an increase of grass would be good and would invite more herds t to graze. This would be the case if the grasses were sufficient with substances. That the herds could live on. But they weren't. The grasses that were now growing from the lands were tall and lifeless. So thin, a gust of wind could break a blade in two. The rains had become more and more rare for some odd reason. Nothing like this had ever happened to the pride lands before. The air began to become drier, the water itself, staler. Nothing was like it uses to be. And the king saw this, and he knew he had to do something to fix this before he would have to hear it from someone else. So on this day, the king and his major domo had made their way to the old baboon tree, across the plains. The king wanted to speak with him and was hoping to get the advice he needed to understand what was going on. However, the answer he got from the old mandrill, were not words of welcome to the king.

"My fault? What do you mean this is MY fault?" beckoned he king. His ears flickered with irritation as he watched the old monkey, rock himself back and forth in his higher branch above their heads. He was meditating.

"They aren't happy."

"Who isn't happy?"

"The kings."

"Kings? what kings? I am the only king?" he looked to his advisor to explain to him, what this backward baboon was saying. Zazu, taking a deep breath- because he is not a fan of the ways of the shaman and their magic- did the best he could to elaborate the message to his king.

"He means…the great kings, sire."

"Great kings? what great kings?" Zazu pointed a feather to the sky above. "You mean ancient kings, dead for years, are….unhappy? that the dumbing thing I have ever heard of- they're dead."

"But their spirit have power, over the legacy of pride rock, is it still strong."

"What legacy?" asked Scar. " And what power, do a bang of bones have?"

"Many." Explained Rafiki. Zazu shrugged his shoulders when he and Scar eyes met. He had no idea what he was speaking of, and if he did, it didn't make sense to him. Dead spirit having power over the lands- like I said, this was not Zazu cup of tea. "To fix it, you must right the wrong, in the stolen legacy." This wasn't making sense to the king. He was growing more irritated as time went on. "Fix the line."

"Line? You mean the kings line?" Rafiki shook his head. "it is fixed, my true son will be next in line after me" he explained.

"That is not the right line. Nuka is no king-"

"He is a king because I AM a king. That's how it works." Rafiki gave him a look, as if saying ' no it doesn't' "What do you mean not the right line?" then Rafiki slowly turned the Scar eyes half open, still in deep thought.

"You know the line." Was all he said, and he had had enough of it.

"C'mon Zazu, this old fool is useless." Before the advisor knew it, his king was storming away from the old mandrill.

"Sire? Sire!" he flapped his wings over head. "Sire pay no attention to Rafiki you know how shamans can be with their strange talk."

"Did he just tell me I am not to be king?"

"Well…I wouldn't say that-"

"And that the kings blame me?!"

"Well no, i-"

"Old fool! I knew I was wasting my time seeing him. He has no idea what he is talking about- Zazu send the word to the lionesses to hunt" as if he had not been told the over-hunting was a problem. Things not going his way made the king angry and when the king got angry he got hungry. "Tell them now!"

"Yes, sire" the blue hornbill when off to do his business. Scar shook his head.

"Pssh, kings of the past controlling things, uh, I'll show them. I AM king." Scar voiced to himself.

Back at priderock, a younger version of Zira came walking out of the den, tried, and irritated, Vitani had just finished aiding her mother who is now pregnant, again, with another cub to add to her father legacy. Walking down the priderock steps she plopped herself down on the cold ground, where her brother and Simba were. "Ugh, If I have to get something for mom again, I'm going to go crazy!" the boys said nothing for a moment, which in their own mind. Nuka, sitting atop of her rock, head held high, looking exactly like his father. The lean sub-adult was slender, some ribs even showing. Despite how much the male ate. The young prince could not put on the pounds, and was even smaller than his twin. But size means nothing to Nuka, he was a prince, and he was going to be a king. Size or not, he was going to have it made., but to make sure things went his way-like he liked. The prince always had his two spotted dogs Egg and Bones, at least that was what the prince called them. And as stated before, he gets what he wants, either his way by name or by the way of his mother. Nothing is too good for Zira first boy. Nuka turned to face his sister, once he was done fixing his shaggy mane.

"stop complaining."

"Complaining? You'd complain to, if you ever did anything." Nuka brushed off his sister comment.

"Kings don't brother with lioness issues, how many times I have to tell you that."

"Every time you want to 'kings' your way out of anything…" Nuka rolled his eyes, and placed them on the quiet orange male across from him, who was in his own mind.

"Whatever, Simba know what I'm talking about, right?" the orange male red eyes opened when he heard his name being called.

"Huh, Yea," was all he said, Nuka raised, a brow it wasn't thought something was off with Simba- at least to him. He was always thinking and in his own head, weirdo, right. "Whatever you say." he agreed. And like the male before him, Simba was growing to be a spiting image of is late father Mufasa. He was strong, sticky in his built. He and Nuka shared the same height, but compared to Nuka, it seemed like Simba put away the pounds- and put them to good use. He was strong, much stronger than Nuka. He could probably do away with him if he tried, but that would not be the case. This Simba now, was the son of Scar or second son to Scar now. And hand or aid to Nuka, where ever Nuka went Simba had to go, a prince can't walk around unattended and Simba knew the consequences of upsetting him. His….loving mother, Zira, would not be too happy- when she was every happy. Months have past but Zira is no more welcoming to Simba now, than when he was a small cub. In fact, she would state to her mate how much hated having Simba around, how he was practically another Mufasa starring them in the face, but still, Scar had a plan and she needed to trust him. She did, but barley.

"Simba." Vitani spoke "You're always so quiet, what's with you? ' whatever you say Nuka.' You don't have to agree with him, he's an idiot." Voiced the younger princess, but her outspoken nature, did not spill over onto her friend. Simba, was not the cub he once was, that was for sure. She didn't know what was with him, he use to be so much fun to talk with when they were cubs, now he was just a mindless idiot that followed her brother.

"I know, I ju-" he went silent when he heard the queen mother, Zira calling for Vitani. As if on cue her eyes started to roll.

"ugh, I can't wait for mom to have this freakin baby…" she got up slowly, and left the two boys. Simba watched her leave. He hated when she left him with Nuka. It always felt weird when they were together.

"Hey, ya know what? We sure take a walk on the lands, you and me sim, it'll be fun, it'll beat sitting here waiting for father right?" that's right, father, that is now what Simba calls him, went to speak with Raifki. He didn't say why, he was supposed to shore the boys, well Nuka the hopes. Simba would be along for the ride.

"Yea, a walk sounds good."

"And if you want, we can stop by and see that friend of yours….Nalee right?"

"Nala…" he corrected. Saying her name for the first time in months sounded foreign to him. Like he was speaking a different language.

"Right right. C'mon lets go, Egg, Bones, you too." Nuka dogs got up, following their, master. Simba slowly getting up, followed the three before him. Having to convince himself more and more that this will be 'fun'.

A few lionesses hung outside of their den, resting in the tall dry grass. It was still an early morning, nearing noon. Sarafina passed her pride sisters while entering the den, she had just returned from the waterhole and came in to check on her good friend. "How are you?" Sarabi turned her head to face the den entrance, from her lying position. She watched as sarafina approached her. Sarabi rolled herself to all fours. Still staying close to the ground.

" The same how, I was with the first…" the dark rimmed ear lioness sat up, exposing her small belly. "but in Simba case it was, genuine." Sarabi was pregnant, with Scars cub. She had noticed she was carrying his cub a month back, after his many nightly visit to her. it was no secret to the pride, he was cheating on his wife with Sarabi, right under her nose. He was come nightly, and take her away, and when he dared, he even kicked them out of their den for a few hours while, he did his kingly business. The lionesses have stopped trying to understand Scar sick nature, they knew what he was, now they were only concern was to learn how to deal with him. To give him want he wanted so he would leave them alone, for they feared he would do the same to them. They did not sacrifice Sarabi, she gave in. He would get want he wanted sooner or later, by force or by her consent. It did not matter, they had no control of anything now.

"I know." Sarafina sat next to her. "But this cub, can't take the sins of his father."

"It is it's father." She corrected.

"Are you hungry?" she asked changing the subject. "You haven't eaten today have you?" Sarabi shook her head. "Well don't worry, your daughter went out to practice this morning- she said she won't come back until she returns with something."

"She's a fast learning, Sara. Much faster than I was."

"Well she has to be." knowing the state the pridelands where entering. A lioness cub had to grow up fast, instead of learning and watching the hunts at a year Nala was practicing in. Of course, she couldn't help on the hunt at all, she wasn't fast enough, strong enough, and she knew nothing of the ways of hunting really, but Sarafina felt better having her daughter out on the plains field, than home alone. "C'mon, let take a walk outside, get some air."

"…okay…"

The two boys could be seen trekking along the greying lands. Nuka, was speaking on and on about something that was important to him, probably the new cub. " I swear it better be a girl, all this complaining mom been doing. Besides I don't need to worry about some little brother, right?."

"Right Nuka!" voiced Egg and Bones, together. Eyes went to Simba, as he stayed looking at the lands. he couldn't help but notice how much they had changed an in only a few months.

"Hello Simba? Dude?"

"What?" Nuka put a paw to his face. He gave his two hyenas the sign to beat it, so it would just be he and Simba. "Look Simba, what's up? Something bothering you?"

"Um, no. not really."

"Well you look as if something, is. Is it the new cub?" Nuka threw his arm around him. Simba felt the pull on his mane, which was longer than Nukas. "Don't worry, when the new cub comes, it'll still be the same between you and me. boy or not, you're my first choice as my hand when I'm king. You know you're like a brother to me."

"Thanks, the feelings the same." Despite it, Nuka and Vitani were the only cubs Simba had been in contact with for months. They, doubtable have gotten really close, in a weird way, because they had no choice. "So, you wont be mad if it's a boy?"

"Naw, dads made his choice for king."

"Yea you're right….not like he can just up and change it right, haha." The little hint of laughter wasn't too welcomed to the brown male. He did laugh and crack a smile, at the idea because it was absolutely foolish, yet when Simba said this, it did hit a nerve.

"Uh No!" their ears perked up to the added voice. The voice was coming from a different area. It sounded different, yet familiar to the orange yearling. "Crap…" curious the boys left the trail they were walking on, following the voice. Peaking though the thicket the noticed a lioness in distress, looking though a small rabbit hole.

"Pssh, …isn't that that girl we were talking about earlier?" simba couldn't help but noticed his…brother eager interest, in Nala. Simba nodded his head.

"…yea."

"Whoa…she, great view." He noted from staring at her back side, Simba raised a brow, it took him a second to catch it, because they could barely see anything of view, like her face- and then it got it. he was about to say something to Nuka reaction, but before he kenw it, Nuka had left the safety of the brushes.

"Hey Nala!" the sudden added voice to her hunt, shook the female yearling. She turned her head for two seconds and the rabbit she had been chasing had taken off from the hole she was digging in to another rabbit hole across the way.

"Nooo! Ugh." Nala pinned her ears back, and looked to the approaching prince. "Nuka, look what you made me do!"

"Relax, love. You'll get another rabbit, I'll get my hyenas to fetch on for you."

"No thank you, I'll find another one myself." Sudden something caught her eyes in the far distance coming out of the greying brushes. "Simba?" she completely walked passed Nuka to her long lost friend she hadn't seen in months. " is that you?"

"Uh, Yea, Hey Nala."

"I haven't seen you snice you left….how are you?"

"Go-"

"We're all good." Interrupted Nuka. Stepping between them.

"Oh, that's good." Nala , distancing herself some.

"Yea…" Nala said nothing for a moment, just taking in the moment, she hadn't seen her best friend for what seemed like years. He had missed so much with what was going on back home.

"You should come visit us back at home, we miss you. Your mom especially" Mom? Simba had not seen his mother, he has not spoken to her, he has not asked of her. he knew nothing of her, but the day he left and he heard her scream.

"I-"

"Home? Simba lives with us, in the big den!" Nuka voice brushing off the stupid idea.

"I know." She stated.

"Hey maybe you should visit, us, it'll really beat staying in that side den." Voiced the prince, speaking as nice as he could to Nala, it was odd. Simba noticed this, Nuka-he was never this nice to anyone. "We could use new company- and a welcomed one too, Simba here is a bore."

"Thanks, I'll think about it. listen, I've got to go finish hunting." Nala chimed, as happy as she was to see him- it was awkward for her to see him after such a long time. He had changed. In truth, she was a little angry at him, for leaving her out of nowhere and not coming back. She was not going to tell him that however, she was not going to tell him how many nights his mother stayed up crying for him, she was not going to tell him how much she missed him. She just, was not.

"Sure sure, not problem. I know how busy you lionesses are, it's hard work running this pride, we appreciate it." all the sub-adult cub could so was, trying not to give a weird face to Nuka comment. She placed a small smile on her face and began to walk away to a different destination. They both watched her leave. "Mhh, she's even more pretty when she walk away…man" Nuka voice was on cloud nine "She was so into me sim, I know it hard not to notice."

"What?" asked Simba, completely not paying attention to him again.

"Dude…" Nuka pushed him away some, irritated that Simba did not notice the clear chemistry. but due to his larger size, Simba went nowhere. "C'mon lets go."