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Ch.3: I just can't wait to be king!
A year had passed since Elsa joined Mufasa's pride. Elsa was eight now and she has adapted very quickly to living with the lions. Food wasn't a problem with Elsa, true she couldn't eat the raw meat from the animals the lionesses hunted. Luckily, she remembered how to start a fire from watching her parents before so she could cook the meat and eat it. Plus, her adoptive mother and sister would take her to groves around the pride lands and the pride land borders of the jungle to help gather fruit for her to eat. Soon almost all of the animals of the pride lands knew her and loved her. Even all the lions of the pride had accepted her and had taken a shine on Elsa, but Scar was the only one who detested the fact that a Man-cub had join the pride. Elsa even became close friends with the other cubs of the pride even prince Simba. She was happy with her new life, with her new family.
It was early dawn at Pride rock. Simba was awake and he ran out to the rock point of Pride rock, looking out in the distance excited about learning the kingdom from his dad and Elsa was gonna join him too! He went back into the cave to get his dad and friend.
"Dad! Daad! Come on Dad, we gotta go. Wake up!" Simba called to his dad as he leaped over several of the sleeping lionesses and accidentally jumping on a few. Once he finally got over to his dad, he continued trying to wake him up.
"Dad? Daad. Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad—"
His two sleeping parents, still trying to sleep but it was difficult due to their son's endless ranting of "Dad". "Your son… is awake…" Sarabi sleepily told her mate.
Mufasa also sleepily retorted back to her, "Before sunrise, he's YOUR son."
"Dad? Daad! Come on, Dad!" Simba continued trying to wake his dad, but his father wasn't listening. So, Simba began tugging on his dad's ear hoping it would get his attention, but he lost his grip on Mufasa's ear, and he slipped and crashed into something. He then charges back to his dad and headbutts him which then gets his attention.
"You promised!"
Seeing his son's impatience, Mufasa caved. "Okay, Okay. I'm up. I'm up."
"Yeah!" Simba cheered as his dad yawned.
Then Simba went up to the high ledge to where Kya, Talia, and Elsa slept so he could wake Elsa up. He went up to a still sleeping Elsa and began pawing and nudging her to get up. "Elsa! Wake up. Wake up. Wake up!"
"Go away Simba." Elsa sleepily groaned.
"Come on Elsa! It's the big day! You have to be there. My dad said he was going to teach both of us!" He told his friend, still trying to get her up.
"Simba! If you can't tell some of us are still trying to sleep!" Talia annoyingly groaned, still wanting to sleep.
"Don't worry Simba I'll get her up and ready. So, just go and wait outside." Kya sleepily told Simba who listened and went outside.
Simba went out of the den followed by his parents and soon a still tired Elsa came out, rubbing her eyes and yawning. Following her was her adoptive mother Kya. They followed their kids up to the path of the point of Pride rock. Simba rubs against his mom who nudges him to go ahead with his father and she stayed behind. Elsa gave a hug around her mom's neck, Kya also nudged Elsa to catch up with the others. As Mufasa, Simba, and Elsa departed, Kya & Sarabi warmly and lovingly smiled at their children.
Soon the sun began to rise and the sunrise illuminated the top of Pride rock amazingly. Mufasa, Simba, and Elsa stood at the very top of Pride rock, watching the sunrise. And Mufasa began his speech.
Mufasa: "Look, Simba, Elsa. Everything the light touches is our kingdom"
"Wow." Simba said, amazed by everything.
"Cool!" Elsa said, also amazed.
Mufasa continued with his speech, "A king's time as a ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king."
Simba: "And this will all be mine?"
"Everything."
"Wow, Simba. I can't believe you'll rule all of this one day!" Elsa told him, excited for her friend's future.
"Yeah", Simba said as he looked around. "Every thing the light touches." Then Simba viewed a darken rip-rap canyon to the north and got curious about it. "What about that shadowy place?"
"It looks really scary", Elsa nervously said.
"That's beyond our borders. You must never go there, Simba or you either Elsa." He told the two kids.
Simba: "I get Elsa, but I thought a king can do whatever he wants."
"Oh, there's more to being king than… getting your way all the time." Mufasa told his son as he started to head back down the rock.
"There's more?" Both, Simba and Elsa simultaneously awed.
Mufasa chuckled and just said, "Come children…"
Next Mufasa was walking with the children around the green grassy savanna not far from Pride rock with antelopes leaping by, continuing on with his lesson. "Everything you see exists together, in a delicate balance. As king you need to understand that balance Simba, you as well Elsa. And respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope."
"But, Dad, don't we eat the antelope?" Simba questioned his father.
"Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass, And the antelope eat the grass. And so, we are all connected in the great Circle of Life."
"Wow, I never thought of it that way!" Elsa said, amazed and looking out across the savanna. "Even though were all different. We each have a role to play in nature and that's how were all connected!"
"Exactly, Elsa." Mufasa said, proudly and Elsa smiled at him.
"Good morning, sire!" Zazu greeted as he landed on a nearby rock.
"Good morning, Zazu." Mufasa greeted back.
"Checking in… with the morning report"
"Fire away."
"Well! The buzz from the bees is that the leopards are in a bit of a spot…"
"Oh really?" Mufasa pretended to be intrigued.
As Zazu was telling on with his report, Simba and Elsa were very much uninterested in it. Then a grasshopper jumped by them. Simba saw it and tried to pounce and catch it. Elsa saw it too, it looked like fun so she joined Simba with catching the grasshopper.
"And the baboons are going ape over this. Of course, the giraffes are acting like they're above it all…" Zazu continued.
Mufasa noticed the children jumping around and he wondered what they were doing, "What are you two doing son?"
"Pouncing", Simba answered, looking disappointed as he opened his paws to see he didn't catch the grasshopper. Elsa pounced over where the grass hopper leaped, but sadly she missed it.
"let an old pro show you two how it's done" He told the kids as he slyly looked over to Zazu who was still talking about his morning report.
"… The tick birds are pecking on the elephants. I told the elephants to forget it, but they can't…"
"Zazu, would you turn around?" He asked him.
"Yes, sire." Zazu agreed, not knowing of Mufasa's intensions and continued with his report, "The cheetahs are hard up, but as I always say…"
"Stay low to the ground." Mufasa whispered to the children.
Zazu: "Cheetahs never prosper…"
"Okay, stay low to the ground, right… yeah…" Simba whispered, repeating what his dad said, crouching low in the grass.
"Stay low, got it!" Elsa whispered, understanding what to do as well.
"What's going on?" Zazu ask, realizing something was amiss.
"A pouncing lesson."
"Oh, very good. Pouncing. Pouncing!?" Zazu realized. "Oh no, sire, you can't be serious…" Zazu pleaded, but Mufasa gestured him to turn back around. Zazu knew he didn't have a choice so he followed his king's orders. "Oh… this is so humiliating."
"Try not to make a sound." Mufasa continued to whisper.
"What are you telling them, Mufasa?" Zazu asked, looking around uneasily. But there was just silence and Mufasa, Simba, and Elsa seemed to have disappeared. "Mufasa? Simba? Elsa?"
Then suddenly out of nowhere, Simba and Elsa pounce on Zazu. Leaving him stunned on the ground.
"Ha, ha-ha-ha-ha. That's very good. Ha, ha, ha…" Mufasa laughed, proud of the children's pouncing performance on Zazu.
As Zazu was getting up a gopher emerged from the ground under Zazu. With important news to tell him.
Gopher: "Zazu!"
"Yes?" he said exasperatedly.
The gopher saluted, "Sir, News from the underground." He announced.
"now this time—" , Mufasa was about to teach the kids more skills, but he was cut off.
"Sire! Hyaenas! In the Pride Lands!" Zazu interrupted with urgency.
Mufasa went into action to take care of this emergency, "Zazu take Simba and Elsa home."
"Oh, Dad, can't I come?" Simba asked his father.
"No, son." He told him curtly, then he went off.
"Umm… what are Hyaenas?" Elsa asked Zazu in a timid tone.
"There ungrateful scavenging creatures! That's ALL you need to know about them Elsa." He lightly informed her.
"I never get to go anywhere." Simba complained, upset he couldn't go with his father.
"Oh, young master, one day you will be king; then you can chase those slobbering mangy stupid poachers from dawn to dusk." Zazu told Simba to lighten him up.
"I think we should be heading home anyway," Elsa said as they began walking back home, "Mama should be expecting me back by now."
Somewhere around Pride rock…
Scar was walking around his secluded area on an overhanging rock ledge, kicking an old bone out of his way off the edge.
Then Simba entered the scene, "Hey, Uncle Scar! Guess what!" He said, wanting to share the news with his uncle.
Scar: "I despise guessing games."
Simba: "I'm going to be king of Pride Rock."
"Oh goody." Scar said sarcastically.
Simba went up to the edge looking out over it, gazing around the savanna, "My dad just showed me and Elsa the whole kingdom. And I'm gonna rule it all. Heh heh." He told his uncle.
"Yes. Well… forgive me for not leaping for joy. Bad back, you know." Then Scar flopped down on his side.
"Hey, Uncle Scar? When I'm king, what'll that make you?"
"A monkey's uncle."
"Heh heh. You're so wired."
"You have NO idea." Scar emphasis in a sly tone, "…So, your father showed you the whole kingdom, did he?"
"Everything" he answered.
"He didn't show you what's beyond that rise at the northern border…?" Scar questioned his nephew.
"Well, no… he said I can't go there." Simba said disappointingly.
"And he's absolutely right! It's far too dangerous. Only the bravest lions go there."
"Well, I'm brave!" Simba stated, "What's out th—"
"No, I'm sorry, Simba, I just can't tell you." Scar interrupted him.
"Why not?"
"Simba, Simba, I'm only out for the well-being of my favorite nephew." Scar rubbed and patted Simba's head.
Simba snorted sarcastically and told him, "Yeah, right, I'm your only nephew."
"All the more reason for me to be protective… An elephant graveyard is no place for a young prince… Oops!" Scar fake gasped.
"An Elephant what!? Whoa."
"Oh dear, I've said too much…" Scar said in a fake dismay, "Well, I suppose you'd have found out sooner or later, you being SO clever and all…" Then Scar pulled Simba close to him and said, "Oh, just do me one favor. Promise me you'll never visit that dreadful place."
Simba thought for a moment and then answered, "No problem."
"There's a good lad. Also don't mention this to that Man-cub friend of yours." Scar also told him.
"You mean Elsa, how come?" Simba asked.
"Oh, Simba, humans are full of curiosity. It's in their nature. And like I said, that place is far too dangerous. Especially for a Man-cub like her. She wouldn't last a second out there. So, promise me you won't tell this to anyone or that Man-cub."
"Ok, Uncle Scar."
"Good. You run along now and have fun." He scooted Simba off to go and play, "And remember… it's our little secret."
As Simba left the rock edge area; Scar walked away with an evil smile on his face.
Simba then was running down the slope of the bottom part of Pride Rock where all the lionesses hanged out. Simba ran up to three lionesses (Sarabi, Kya, and Sarafina). Sarafina was giving Nala a bath as was Kya with Talia. Elsa was sitting by her mother, drawing in the dirt.
"Hey, Nala. Hey, Talia. Hey, Elsa." Simba greeted his friends.
"Hi, Simba." The girls simultaneously greeted him back.
"Come on. I just heard about this great place." He whispered.
"Simba! Were kind of in the middle of a bath!" Nala grunted through her teeth.
Sarabi: "And it's time for yours."
Simba tried to escape, but is too late and his mother picks him up by the head, grabs him, and she proceeds to give her struggling cub a bath, "Mom! …Mom. You're messing up my mane." Simba complained as the fur on top of his head was looking messed up from his mothers grooming. Elsa was laughing at how funny Simba looked.
Kya: "Oh, if you think that's funny. It's your turn now young lady."
"Mama!" Elsa wined, trying to get away, but her mother quickly got her. "Hold still!" Kya told her as she began to groom her hair and bathe her. "Mama! … I can bathe myself in the ponds or rivers." Elsa told her mother, but she continued to groom her. "Come on, behind the ears" Kya told Elsa as she struggled, but soon she was finished bathing her, she made Elsa's bangs stood up on end. Elsa looked goofier than Simba did. "He-he, nice MANE Elsa." Talia snickered at how funny her sister looked. Elsa grunted at her as she fixed her hair.
"Okay, okay, we're clean. Can we go now?" Simba asked his mother as he smoothed out his fur on his head.
"So where are we going?" Nala asked, "It better not be anyplace dumb."
"No. It's really cool."
"So where is this "really cool" place?" Sarabi asked her son. Curious where this place was.
"Oh." Simba thought for a moment then told his mother, "Uh… around the water hole."
Nala: "The water hole!? What's so great about the water hole?"
"Plus, isn't it always crowded there?" Talia added.
"I'll SHOW you all when we Get there." Simba whispered to his friends.
"Oh." Nala understood what he meant, "Uh… mom can I go with Simba?" Nala asked her mom.
"Can we go too Mama?" Elsa also asked her mother if she and her sister could go as well.
"Hmm… What do you think? Sarabi?" Sarafina asked. "Are you okay with this?" Kya asked her as well.
Sarabi: "Well…"
"Pleeeease?" The kids begged with big grins on their faces.
"It's all right with me..." Sarabi agreed.
Nala: "All right!"
Simba: "Yeah!"
Talia: "Woohoo!"
Elsa: "Yes!"
The children rejoiced and were overjoyed that they could go. "…As long as Zazu goes with you." Sarabi instructed the kids. The kids stopped dead in their tracks and their celebration when they herd that. "No. Not Zazu." Simba complained.
"Step lively!" Zazu took command of escorting the four young ones to the water hole just up ahead, already crowded with several animals taking a refreshing drink. "The sooner we get to the water hole, the sooner we can leave."
Nala made sure that the major domo bird was out of ear-sight high above and whispered, "So where we really going?"
"An elephant graveyard," Simba replied, through a quiet whisper.
"WOW!" Nala was thrilled.
"Shh! Zazu." Simba hushed her to remain silent.
"Right, so how are we going to ditch the dodo?"
"He's so vigilant." Elsa questioned, worriedly.
"We could just eat him," Talia suggested, rather jokingly.
Noticing the four youngsters whispering amongst each other, Zazu saw how close Simba and Nala are, immediately mistaking their private conversation for something more and he fluttered to the ground, landing in front of them. "Oh, just look at you two. Little seeds of romance blossoming in the savannah," said Zazu, expressing his joy to the unamused and baffled Simba and Nala. "Your parents will be thrilled, with you being betrothed and all."
"Be-what?" Simba enticed.
"Do you guys speak dodo?" asked Talia, almost making a joke out of it.
Zazu aimed a hard scowl in the cub's direction, then he turned back to Simba and Nala to correct what he meant. "Betrothed… Intended… Affianced."
The kids exchanged bewildered expressions as Nala furthered on, "Meaning…?"
"One day, Simba and Nala are going to be married!" Zazu announced, smiling.
YUCK! EWW!" Simba and Nala gasped, disgusted and grossed out at the very idea of marrying each other sounded disturbing.
"Aww, you two are going to be the happiest couple in the savannah!" Talia teased the both of them, giggling.
"Uh, Zazu, I don't mean to pry, but why are they engaged?" Elsa questioned, not entirely sure if this sudden engagement was exciting at all. "Shouldn't they be in love if they want to get married?"
"No way, we're not!" Simba denied, glaring at Zazu who turned his back on him. "I can't marry Nala. She's my friend."
"Yeah, it would be so weird," Nala agreed.
"Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but you two turtle-doves have no choice." Zazu explained. While Simba quietly mimics and makes fun of him as continues talking, "It's a tradition going back generations."
"Well, when I'm king, that'll be the fist thing to go." Simba stated.
"Not so long as I'm around."
"Well, in that case, you're fired."
"Hmmm… Nice try, but only the king can do that." Zazu told him, poking Simba's nose.
Nala: "Well, he's the future king."
Elsa: "And since he's a prince, doesn't he have some power."
"Yeah. So, you have to do what I tell you!" Simba thumped Zazu's chest.
"Not yet I don't. And with an attitude like that, I'm afraid you're shaping up to be a pretty pathetic king indeed."
"Hmph. Not the way I see it." Simba smirked. Then he pounced in front of Zazu and the scenery suddenly changed to a wild pop-African style. With bright colors everywhere. With Simba starting to sing.
Simba: I'm gonna be a might king. So, enemies beware!
Simba backed up Zazu to a fallen log, where the bird is stuck in the log's hole. He pulls himself free, though.
Zazu: Well, I've never seen a king or beast
With quite so little hair
He crossly yanks a piece of hair off the cub's head, slightly hurting him. Simba's face then bursts through a red bush, making it appear he had grown a big mane.
Simba: I'm gonna be the main event
Like no king was before
Brushing leaves off, Simba crawled up the log to where Zazu stood, frowning.
Simba: I'm brushing up on looking down. I'm working on my ROAR!
At the last word, Simba roars in Zazu's face, the impact made the bird tumble backwards into a mud puddle. Zazu climbs out to dry himself off on an elephant's ear.
Zazu: Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
The elephant angerly uses his trunk to smack Zazu flying across the watering hole's surface.
Simba: Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Simba, Nala, Talia, and Elsa come rushing in, splashing and frolicking in the water. They arrive to shore where Zazu has made it.
"You've rather a long way to go, young master, if you think," growled Zazu.
Simba: No one saying, "do this."
"Now when I said that, I—" Zazu did not see Nala waving her tongue at him, but when he turns around, she acted all innocent.
Nala: No one saying, "be there."
"What I meant was—" Zazu didn't notice Simba making a silly face at him, and pretended to behave when the bird whirled around.
Talia: No one saying, "stop that."
"Look, what you don't realize—" Zazu glared at Talia as Elsa made a ridiculous smoochy face behind his back. But the second he turned to Elsa; his eyes widened when Elsa pulled her nostrils back to look like a pig.
Elsa: No one saying, "see here."
The kids raced off, leaving Zazu shouting, "Now see HERE!" But the kids were on the backs of four ostriches as they raced over the plains of the savannah.
Simba: Free to run around all day
Zazu: Well, that's definitely out
Simba: Free to do it all my way
Flying fast enough to catch up to the four troublemakers, Zazu hovered in front of them to reprimand, "I think it's time that you and I arrange a heart to heart—" He didn't get the chance to finish his words as he crashed against the giant rear-end of a rhino.
Simba: King's don't need advice
From little horn-bills for a start
As soon as they left, Zazu flew up and landed on a branch to rest for a while, completely fed up with Simba's cocky arrogance.
Zazu: If this is where the monarchy is headed
Count me out!
Out of service, out of Africa
I wouldn't hang about… Aagh!
The bird failed to recognized he had landed on a log floating on a river heading for a waterfall. The log tipped over, taking Zazu with him. He managed to fly away in time, still fuming.
Zazu: This child is getting wildly out of wing
A crowd of zebras standing attention and parted to allow the future king, Simba, and his future queen, Nala, and their two best friends, Talia and Elsa, to proudly stroll right through them.
Simba: Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
When Zazu tried to stop them, the zebras turned their backs and raised their tails, frightening and covers himself with his wing.
The kids began running in and out of parading elephants; Simba and Nala chasing each other, Elsa and Talia playfully shoving one another. Zazu flew overhead, searching for them. He zoomed beneath the elephant's huge legs, failing to recognize Simba on top of a giraffe's head.
Simba: Everybody look left
Zazu screamed, as the crowed of animals stampeded over him while moving in the left direction.
Simba: Everybody look right
The animals came stampeding back again, this time trampling Zazu in the right direction. Simba was bouncing from one giraffe's head to the next, sliding down its long neck to strike a pose on the giraffe's back.
Simba: Everywhere you look I'm
Standing in the spotlight!
"Not yet!" Zazu protested, trying to push his way through a zebra and giraffe, instead he got crushed.
To get rid of the pesky bird, Simba whispered a message to Elsa, who passed it on to a hippo, who passed it on to a giraffe, who passed it on to a monkey.
Animals: Let every creature go for broke and sing
Zazu was brushing himself off when two monkeys caught hold of him and dragged him to the treetops.
Animals: Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing
The crocodiles joined in on the tune, opening their jaws to reveal birds singing along. The monkeys tossed Zazu back and forth, as the giraffes began throwing Simba, Nala, Talia, and Elsa in the air, celebrating.
Animals: It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling
All Zazu could do was sit helplessly in the grasp of the monkeys as the animals all pilled up one another to form a tower. And at the very top stood Simba, Nala, Elsa, and Talia.
Simba & everyone: Oh, I just can't wait to be king
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
Oh, I just can't wait…
Suddenly the animal tower began to lose balance and everyone came piling down on each other.
Animals: To be king!
In the process, Zazu got crushed by the rhino's bottom. All of the animals had cleared the area, leaving the rhino sitting quietly on top of a protesting Zazu.
"I beg your pardon, Madam, but get off!" he shouted, muffled. "Simba? Nala? Talia? Elsa?" Zazu tried calling out to the children for hep, but there was no answer.
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