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ajjr12: He would but his people need him home even more but that doesn't mean the Avengers won't have not one but two new memebers. Also... maybe...;D

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Chapter 98: He Lives in You

At night, he gazes up into the sky, thinking of the reason he can't come home. He said to himself, "My father's dead. And it's because of me... It's my fault. I can't go back... It won't change anything."


Simba remembers a similar night spent with his father. Mufasa thought silently for a few moments, not looking at his son. Then, finally, he turns to him, "Simba, I'm very disappointed in you."

"I know." Young Simba replied both quietly and sadly. Mufasa continued, "You could have been killed. You deliberately disobeyed me. And what's worse, you put Nala in danger!"

Simba was on the border on crying as his voice cracks, "I was just trying to be brave like you."

"I'm only brave when I have to be. Simba... being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble." He told his son. Simba replied, "But you're not scared of anything."

"I was today." Mufasa said as he knelt towards son. He was shocked by this, "You were?"

"Yes... I thought I might lose you." Mufasa explained. Simba nodded, "Oh." He'd be scared to if he thought he was going to lose his parents but he lightens slightly, "I guess even kings get scared, huh?"

"Mm-hmm." His father nodded. Simba whispered conspiratorially, "But you know what?"

"What?" Mufasa whispered back. Simba replied with a smirk on his face, "I think those hyenas were even scareder."

"'Cause nobody messes with your dad. Come here, you." He laughed as he picks Simba up and starts giving him a noogie, "Oh no, no... Aaagh! Errrggh!"

Simba and Mufasa tussle playfully for a brief while. Simba exclaimed, "Oh, come here..." Mufasa runs away as his son catches him, "Hah! Gotcha!"

They end up with Mufasa laid down and Simba on his head. Simba asked, "Dad?"

"Hmm?" He smiled. Simba asked, "We're pals, right?"

"Right." Mufasa chuckled. Simba then asked, "And we'll always be together, right?"

Mufasa sat up with Simba now on his shoulder and he told him, "Simba... Let me tell you something that my father told me... Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars."

"Really?" Simba asked. Mufassa nodded, "Yes... So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you ... And so will I." And that was the last night, they spent together before dying to save him the very next day...


Simba thought about his father's word but then shook it off, "She's wrong. I can't go back. What would it prove, anyway? It won't change anything. You can't change the past." He then looks up at the stars and exclaimed, "You said you'd always be there for me! But you're not. And it's because of me. It's my fault. It's my fault."

He bows his head, choking back tears before a voice spoke up, "Is that why you won't come back?" Simba turned to see Sora and Thor near by. Simba asked, "You heard that?"

"It was kinda hard not to. You shouted it out." Thor replied. Simba signed, Sora walked to him, "So... what happened that makes you think your responsible for your fathers death?" Simba asked, "Promise you won't tell anyone..."

"We promise... plus we did both lift Thor's hammer so you can believe that we're men of our words." Sora replied. Thor nodded before realizing something Sora had just said, "Wait, what? You lifted my hammer? When?"

"Oh, didn't I mention... In the future, we we're getting our butts handed to Darth Vader's grandson so, I found your hammer and I used it to turn the tide." Sora explained. Thor raised an eyebrow, "Really?"

"Really, really." Sora nodded before shaking his head, "Anyways, we're getting off topic. Please, tells us what happened?" Simba signed and then told them everything, the surprise, the practicing his roar, the stampede, and finally his father's death, "...After the stampede was gone, it took me away but I found my father's body. I tried to wake him up but there was nothing I could do... he was gone. Not long after, my Uncle found me. I had told him what happened and he told me the only chance I had was to run and never return. I met Pumbaa and Timon not long after who taught me Hakuna Matata. I haven't returned home since."

Sora and Thor looked to each other having a pretty good feeling that Scar set the whole thing up so he could be king. They they turned to Simba as Sora said, "Look... what happened all those years ago... it wasn't your fault. Thor and I know exactly what your going through. Right Thor?"

"Right, a few weeks ago I was a selfish prince and believe violence was an answer until my father banished me... my brother told me it broke his heart and killed him and like you I didn't want to return to my home when it was in great peril... but then it turn out it was a whole evil plan by my brother Loki and my father was perfectly fine... anyways, I went back and saved my people and even the lives of the frost giants." Simba just stared at Thor when Sora spoke up, "And me, my parents died saving me too when I was very young and like you I blamed myself for what happened. Yes, you can't change the past... well unless you can time travel... but you can change the here and now and right now your people need you."

"But... my father..." Simba tired to start. Thor finsihed, "Would want you to do this." Sora told him, "We can fight armies and stop the villains but in the end to save your home is in your hands... no one will blame you for what happened." Simba still look unsure when the three heard something. Rafiki in a nearby tree sing to himself, "Asante sana! Squash banana! We we nugu! Mi mi apana!"

Simba seems slightly annoyed by the chant and he moved away causing Sora and Thor to follow him. Rafiki, elated by the sight of Simba, follows him as well. Simba lies down on a log over a pond. A rock disturbs the water; Rafiki, now in a nearby tree, starts his chant again. Simba asked the baboon, "Come on, will you cut it out? " Rafiki, laughing, is doing random acrobatics in the trees nearby, Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back!"

He laughs as Simba starts walking away. Rafiki, Sora, and Thor follows. He signed, "Creepy little monkey. Will you stop following me? Who are you?" Rafiki walked in front of Simba, then right in his face, "The question is: Who... are you?"

Simba startled but then sighed, "I thought I knew. Now I'm not so sure." The baboon then leaned in on the lion, "Well, I know who you are. Shh. Come here. It's a secret." He then began singing again, "Asante sana! Squash banana! We we nugu! Mi mi apana!"

"Enough already. what's that supposed to mean, anyway?" Simba demanded. Rafiki explained as he laughed, "It means you are a baboon... and I'm not."

Sora and Thor stared at each other, "Wasn't this the same monkey who said we didn't have the right qualities to be King of Pride Rock?" Thor nodded as they began to think the baboon was crazy, "I think... you're a little confused." Rafiki then magically in front of Simba again, "Wrong. I'm not the one who's confused; you don't even know who you are."

Oh, and I suppose you know? An irritated Simba asked sarcastically. The Baboon nodded, "Sure do, you're Mufasa's boy." Simba actually paused at that and turns to Rafiki as he runs off, "... Bye!"

"Hey, wait!" Simba chases after him, with Sora and Thor right behind him. When they catch up they Rafiki is in a meditative lotus position on a rock. Simba asked, "You knew my father?"

"Correction... I know your father." Rafiki replied. Simba signed, "I hate to tell you this, but... he died. A long time ago." Rafiki leaps off the rock over to a dense jungle-like area, "Nope. Wrong again! Ha ha hah! He's alive! And I'll show him to you. You follow old Rafiki, he knows the way. Come on!" Simba was shocked by this and didn't hesitate to follow after him. Sora was shocked, "Wow, it's like your world all over again."

Thor nodded as they chased after them. Rafiki leads Simba through the brush. Simba has trouble keeping up due to his size. He told Simba, "Don't dawdle. Hurry up!"

"Hey, whoa. Wait, wait." Simba told him as the Baboon told him, "Come on, come on."

"Would you slow down?" Simba asked. Rafiki is seen flitting through the canopy ahead of Simba, laughing hollowly and whooping. Simba, Sora, and Thor struggles to keep up. Suddenly, Rafiki appears with his hand held up right into Simba's face, "STOP!" He then shushes Simba as he motions to Simba near some reeds, He parts the reeds and points past them with his staff, "Look down there."

Simba quietly and carefully works his way out. He looks over the edge and sees his reflection in a pool of water. He first seems a bit startled, perhaps at his own mature appearance, but then realizes what he's looking at. He signed signed disappointingly, "That's not my father. That's just my reflection."

"No. Look harder." Rafiki motions over the pool. Ripples form, distorting Simba's reflection; they resolve into Mufasa's face. A deep rumbling noise is heard as Rafiki explained, "You see, he lives in you."

Simba is awestruck. The wind picks up. In the air the huge image of Mufasa is forming from the clouds. He appears to be walking from the stars. The image is ghostly at first, but steadily gains color and coherence, "Simba . . ."

"Father?" Simba was shocked along with Sora and Thor. Mufasa told his son, "Simba, you have forgotten me."

"No. How could I?" Simba shook his head. Mufasa replied, "You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the Circle of Life."

"How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be." Simba asked. His father told him, "Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king."

Simba's face, bathed in the golden light, showing a mixture of awe, fear, and sadness. The image of Mufasa starts to fade as he tells him, "Remember who you are..." Mufasa is disappearing rapidly into clouds. Simba runs into the fields trying to keep up with the image, "No. Please! Don't leave me."

"Remember..." Mufasa voice echoed. Simba pleaded, "Father!"

"Remember..." the voice echoed. Simba begged, "Don't leave me."

"Remember..." Musfasa's voice finally faded away. Simba is left out in the fields. There is just a cloud left where his father's image was. The wind tosses the grass restlessly. Rafiki, Sora, and Thor approached him. Rafiki laughed, "What was THAT? The weather? Very peculiar. Don't you think?"

"Yeah. Looks like the winds are changing." Simba signed. Rafiki nodded, "Ahhh. Change is good."

"Yeah, but it's not easy. I know what I have to do. But, going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long." Simba nodded. Rafiki whacks Simba on the head with his staff causing Sora and Thor to wince, "Oww! Jeez... What was that for?"

"It doesn't matter; it's in the past!" Rafiki laughed. Simba rumbbed his head, "Yeah, but it still hurts."

"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it." Rafiki explains. He swings at Simba with his staff again. This time Simba ducks, "Hah, you see! So what are you going to do?"

"First, I'm gonna take your stick." Simba grabs Rafiki's staff and tossed to the side causing the baboon to run after it, "No, no, no, no! Not the stick!" As Rafiki picks up his staff, Simba starts running off. Sora asked, "Hey, where are you going?"

"I'm going back!" Simba told them. Sora smiled, "Wait for us!" Sora ran after him as Thor picked up his hammer and ran after them as Rafiki told them, "Good! Go on! Get out of here!" He laughs, hoots, n' hollers. As he holds his staff above his head, a few shooting stars zing across the sky...


The three ran back to where the others were and Simba told them, "You can all come out now." The rest of the Avengers, Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa walked up to them. He told them, "I'm going back to face my past. I could use your help."

"About time!" Nala smiled. Cap added, "The Avengers have your back, your majesty." Timon stared in disbelief, "He really is a king..." The morning sun shines behind him. As they prepared to head back to Pride Rock, when Anna walked up to them, "So, how did you convince him to come back with us?"

"We didn't. That crazy monkey from before and Simba's ghost dad did." Sora replied. Anna stared at him, "Simba's dead father... spoke to him?" Thor nodded, "It's true we saw it with our eyes, he even sounded like Darth Vader."

"Crazy... must have the same vocie actor like Kronk and Mr. Barkin... then again... it be pretty cool of our dad did that with us..." Anna laughed when the clouds reappeared getting everyone's attention, "Anna... Anna..." Anna and Sora looked up up to a figure who look like their father, Sora and Anna both exclaimed, "Dad?!" The he walked in for a clear image... it was just the Genie as the former King of Arrendelle, "Anna, we did you agree to marry a man you just met?"

Anna frowned, 'I'm going to be touratered for this for the rest of my life, aren't I" Everyone then burst out laughing including Anna...


Later, Everyone was running through the snow covered Savannah... in slow motion. They continued to do so, Riku looked down, "Why are we running in slow motion?" Sabine nodded. "Yeah, I know times are different throughout the worlds but... don't we have a deadline to return to Arrenedlle?" Anna nodded, "Yeah, we should probably speed things up..."

Everyone then ran at normal speeds until they reaches the lip of a cliff. Simba looks over the barren ground and gasped. What had Scar done with his home? It was even worse than he thought. Timon asked, "Wait a minute. We're gonna fight your uncle for THIS?"

"Yes, Timon. This is my home." Simba nodded. Timon muttered, "Talk about your fixer-upper." Genie told him, "Wait! We're not doing that song untill we return permanently to Arrenedelle." Timon just ignored him and looked up to Simba with a bow, "Well, Simba, if it's important to you, we're with you to the end."

Simba smiles appreciatively as Cap told them, Alright... let's move in Avengers..."


And he's a good place to stop...for today... for real this time! Next time, the Avengers take the fight to Pride Rock where Simba learns the truth about his father's death. Can the Avengers avenge the death of the former King of Pride Rock. Find out next time. I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Be sure to leave a review and if you haven't already, be sure to follow and fav. as well. See you next time!