Dark-Cupid95, you'd be right, the new Nuka is going to let his macho-ness get to his head. And it'll be interesting.

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Chapter 26

A smile was on the blue hornbills face as he left his queens side, at least he knew in his heart she and the cub, Kopa, were safe. Now he had two less things to worry about. Now, he had to tend to the pressing matters at hand, the moving herds. He had been looking for the brown fur lion all morning, well, that would be what he was going to tell him, honestly Zazu felt this conversation with Scar would just go on deaf ears again, and he had had it in mind to just leave the subject alone completely since he knew Scar would not care- however, after having some thought and conversation with Sarabi. He's good nature got the better of him, and he knew he had a job to do. Besides he knew Mufasa would not think to kindly of that behavior. Mufasa, himself couldn't stand his brother at times, but still respected him when they were together. Hip, the thought still played in the back of his mind, what had happened to his king during the herd stampede.

Then, something below caught his eye, if he hadn't been paying attention he wouldn't have noticed him. Simba was gone there in the valley, and as Zazu got closer, he saw he wasn't alone. Scar along with a few hyenas were off by just a few meters. Zazu landed beside the sub-adult on the nearby rock. Surprising Simba in the process. "Ah, long time no see, as you kids say." Voiced the blue hornbill.

"Zazu?, ha, what are you doing here?" Mufasa boy's eyes lit up with seeing his old, babysitter, more or less. As annoying as he was. Simba came over with a smile to greet him, and as soon as he got closer, he saw the look of the hornbill change from one of happiness to one of concern. " Hey um-" somewhat paranoid by the birds stare, Simba turned to the side to see if there was anymore blood from his lip. There wasn't, good, he turned back to face Zazu.

"Look." Zazu began, before Simba could even say anything. " I know, that I'm nothing more than an annoying banana break that use to spoil you kids fun, but-"

"You're not an annoying banana break- I mean not now anyways, and besides….you were right…" Simba, voicing the last part to himself, but knowing Zazu, he heard everything.

"Ha, well thank you, you're finally starting to see things my way master Simba." Teased Zazu, the red orb lion rolled his eyes, and as he did so Zazu cleared his throat.

"Well, I say that just to say, if you need me for anything, you can come to me."

"…Thanks i-"

"No, I'm serious Simba, if you need me for anything, I'm just a few calls and a tree bound away."

"Look, I appreciate the concern Zazu. But I'm good, I've got everything under control, really."

"Hmm, I'd like to think that, but the reality is much different young Simba, none of us have control over anything at this point." Automatically Simba knew this was going to do into some long discussion about a topic he didn't not feel like hearing. But he knew it was coming, Zazu was giving him that look, that nagging look, something he can say he honestly didn't miss as much when living on his own. However his Uncle timing, as Zazu would say, in a rather…annoyed voice, when Scar would be running late to any event- had impeccable timing….The brown lion interjected the conversation.

"Ah Zazu, you are just the bird I'm looking for. I want to talk to you about something."

"And I you, and it's rather important, I was just speaking with master Simba and i-."

"I think we should start to think of the pressing matter at paw, if you ask me." Hmp, this would be the first Scar would bring something to attention. This did have the hornbill rose a neat blue brow, what could he be thinking?

"Well it seems for the first time, we're on the same page then." Zazu opened his wings it take flight to follow Scar as he lead the way back towards priderock. Before doing so, Zazu let the brown lion before walk a few steps away before turning to simba again. "Remember what I told you now, if you need me or anyone." And by anyone he knew he was speaking of his mother, who he knew would do anything for him, but then again he hasn't seen her in a whole year…

"Right, I'll again Zazu." The majordomo, gave him a quick smile, as he began his flight back towards priderock. Leaving Simba again, alone.

To say Nala was still…alittle fumy from her earlier encounter with Nuka at the waterhole would be an understatement. She was boiling, with a hot temper, as she kept replaying the event in her head. She could not believe the level of audacity he had told her what they'll future will be, saying it going to happen whether she likes it or not? Please, Nala scoffed at the idea, no one says what she will and won't do, putting her in a corner?-no. Just thinking of what he said- just baffled her, it came out of nowhere, and it made no sense. She doesn't like him in the less it. She had to respect him, while in front of him because he is the 'prince'. But besides that, Nala could care less about the guy. As she walked into the den, she didn't even notice Sara I was talking to her. She just popped down, still thinking about hi…touching her. It was probably Sara I fifth time saying the blue lioness name, that anything even registered.

"Nala?...Nala…Nala!"

"Huh?! Oh sorry…" she voiced shaking her head and clearing her thoughts. She was confused for a moment, trying to think of why Sarabi was talking to her, then she remembered the dangling leaf out of the corner of her mouth. "Oh right, here…sorry." She walked over to Sarabi, placing the leaf before her. It was then when she placed the leaf down, she noticed….it was completely empty. She must have spilled the water while walking, not paying attention. "Ugh! You've got to be kidding me…I'll be right back." She voiced before she started to walk in a panic back outside of the den. The elder lioness stopped her, by calling her name and grabbing her paw.

"Whoa, relax, what's happened to you?"

"Ugh nothing, I was just being stupid and didn't notice, I completely spilled all your water…" her voice, rushed and on a rather higher pitch than normal. Sarabi could tell that the young lioness was irritated. "I'll be right back-"

"No it's fine, really."

"But you told me to-"

"I know what I said, I just wanted you out of the den, you've been cooped up here with me all this time."

"Oh….but are you sure, I could still-"

"Sit!"

"O-okay…" she didn't waste a second, placing her bottom to the ground. Nala's eyes wandered around the den as she sat still, she felt awkward- like Sarabi was looking at her for some sort of answer or clue for her behavior - which in no doubt she was. "Ummm…"

"What's with you? You seem heated about something? I can hear it in your voice."

"It's nothing…" she began scratching the back of her head. Her other mother, raised a neat brow to her. She knew Nala behavior was one of being cool and collected and for her to come from outside the den on a ten, meant something must have happened to her to piss her off…and recently.

"Nothing? Hmmm those two words are the keys words in telling anyone, it's not just nothing."

" Says who?"

"um, everyone, duh." Voiced Sarabi in a joking manner.

"Well…I don't know."

"You don't know huh?" Sitting back some she waiting, knowing Nala had something on her chest that was brother in her. She could easily be read like a book, and carried her heart out on paw.

" It's just…I , um well I don't to be Nuka mate!" Well, one could see that question took Sarabi off guard. " and I don't want to have to listen to him! He can't make me! I definitely don't want to have his cubs! And if he thinks he can touch me again I'm going to punch him in his stupid face!"

"Whoa whoa, where is all this coming from?!" Sarabi voiced, with concern.

"From Nuka, he's the one who told me."

" and I'm taking this happened at the waterhole?"

"Yes, which is why I was so upset and didn't notice I had totally spilled all your water-which again I'm so sorry for-"

"Nala the water doesn't matter." Reassuring her, again. "But he told you, you two were going to be mates?" As she said this, Sarabi sat up more, holding a sleeping Kopa tight in her paws.

"Yes, and he wouldn't stop. I told him he was irritating me and I didn't want him to keep talking about it, but he did, so I walked away."

"Why would he say that?"

"Because he likes me…like really likes me, his sister told me. And now he thinks we're going to get together. He said it was inevitable. But I don't like him Sarabi, I don't think I should be forced to be with him!"

"Clam down, Nala no one's forcing you to be with him."

"But Sarabi that's what he said." Nala trying to clam herself though slow breathing.

"I know, but this is what I'm saying, you are not doing to be forced to so anything you don't want to."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course I am."

"…..okay."

"Don't worry, he is all talk." Sarabi replied. "He won't dare do anything." That was when Nala thought, maybe she should tell her queen about the other thing Nuka did while she was walking. The thing that really bothered her. "What? What are you thinking?" Voiced the mother was she scooped the face of the sub-adult. "Nala tell me." The blue eyed lioness continued to look away from her, she felt odd telling her about it, him- but she felt she had to tell her. And later on she knew she would make her spirit feel at ease when she did.

" He also asked me if I had been in…you know… heat." It was noted that Sarabi took a double take when she said this.

"E-excuse me?"

"That's exactly what I said, when she asked me!" Standing up, reaching 100 all over again. " And then he touched me, like….like how adults lions touch lionesses, and I didn't like that at all! He's just a jerk and a creep!"

"Are you serious?"

"Yes, he's lucky I had my paws full, or else he would have gotten it."

"…He's growing up to be just like his father…" the rimmed eared lioness voice was low, probably noting this to herself. However, Nuka is Scars son, so what did she expect? A miracle? Please, but now, she couldn't help but think of simba, wondering how he is, and how he has changed… he has to have change. He's growing up along with them.

"Yup, that's for sure." Nala said, while nuzzling a sleeping Kopa with the tip of her nose."besides, he's not even my type."

"Hmp, and what is that?"

"Huh?"

"Your type what is it?" Nala quickly turned a bright red. Not knowing or thinking Sarabi was actually paying attention to her as she spoke Nader her breath.

"Ummm, well….not him, that's for sure." Was her answer, as she continued to watch Kopa.

"Right." Voiced Sarabi, as she looked out of the den and outwards towards the distances in the direction of her old home, pride rock. "Nala, watch Kopa for me."

"Huh? Wait-Where are you going?" Asked Nala as she watched Sarabi get up to leave out of the den.

"I'll be back soon." She Voiced over her shoulder, leaving the two.

"Um, okay see you when you get back."

As Sarabi left Nala and her son to themselves, back at the side den. Zazu was still, slowly flying alongside the brown lion shoulder as they were still walking towards pride rock. "Well, I'm glad to see you've noticed it too." Voiced the blue hornbill.

"Of course I did, you think I am blind?"

"Of course not sire, I just…didn't think you had the time with you…busy schedule to have noticed anything." Lied Zazu, saving his feathers. So it did seem that Scar wasn't a blind ruler after all. "Well, what do you suggest we do?"

"Hmm."

"Sire…the herds continue to move into the neighborhood mountain pride territory." Told Zazu, he had the added help from Sarabi who's intel came from the lionesses on their regular outings. They have been telling her for some months now, that they noticed the herds in the pride lands where growing fewer and fewer due to the hyenas. And now they had started moving out of their territory and into another pride ones. Now the pridelands and the mountain pride, have no known quarrels, yet they have no known interest either. They have no alliances that would allow them to share the herds on their territory, and with the dry seasons around the corner, the idea of having-pride hospitality, maybe out the door. The dry season is hard on any pride, even the prideland lions. "We need to do something and soon."

"Ugh, well what do you want me to do Zazu? We have so many mouths to feed."

"Yes, but your priorities should be your pride first-"

"My priorities are my priorities Zazu, no one is dead…not yet anyways." Zazu raised a brow. "The real issues is, the pride lands are too small." Small? After hearing the herds are leaving, and knowing it is from all of the over hunting from his greedy hyenas! Who outnumber all the lionesses…the pride lands are just too small. Ugh, it was funny, Zazu never thought the pridelands were small before, when there was an order under Mufasa and the hyenas stayed in the outlands- honestly, no one thought the pridelands where small.

"Ya know what boss?" Voiced one of Scars three man hyenas, trailing behind. "We were al thinking the same thing too!" Shenzi

"Ya, these pridelands is too small!" Banzai.

"Hmm, so I'm not the only one thinking this?"

"Of course not boss!"

"Sire, please don't be ridiculous, the pridelands have not grown small it's quite the opposite and we have grown too large!" Spat Zazu at the drooling three. "We need to down size."

"See Zazu, you think like a bird, too small. I think I see a bigger picture for us here, involving the Mountain pride."

"Me? Thinking too small….why i-" Feeling somewhat offended by the statement. Zazu ruffled his feather starting to speak his mind but was cut off my Scar who waved his paw at him.

"Pease Zazu, calm down, you'll lose your feathers."

"Haha, heck I think half of them already been coming out. Haha!" Teased Banzai, making the blue hornbill turn red. "Baldy!"

"Why you-"

"Anyways, I think this discussion is over. Thank you Zazu"

"Wait what? W-we haven't finished, we didn't even speak out what we plan to do!"

"I already told you."

"Told me what?"

"I'm making the pridelands grand like my vision." Voiced Scar. His three dogs following right behind him.