Title: The Rising of a Great King
Author: Siddalee
Catagory: The Lion King
Summary: This is when Mufasa and Scar were younger. I see a lot of people saying Scar's real name was Taka so I'll use that. This will explain how Mufasa got to be king. And his father will tell him everything he told Simba. Also we'll have Sarabi and Zira back when everyone was friends.
Disclaimer: I dont own much. If you read you'll realize what I do own.
A/N: I dont know Mufasa's parents names. So I made them up.
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Chapter Three~ Learning
Ahadi watched Mufasa sit alone at the edge of Pride Rock late one night. He walked toward him and when he was a little behind him he kicked a rock, alarming his son. Mufasa quickly turned but once he noticed who it was he calmed down.
"Hey, dad," he cheered.
Ahadi smiled. "Lets go for a walk."
Mufasa watched him begin down the path off of Pride Rock. His ears were raised all the way up. But he quickly recovered and followed him. Once they were away from Pride Rock Ahadi started to give his son a speech on being king.
"Sometimes I forget how young you are," Ahadi confessed. "But I only come down hard on you to teach you things. One day the sun will set on my time here and rise with you as the new king." The stood on a hill that gave them a good few of the kingdom. "All of this will be your's. And you must learn how to exist within the circle of life."
"Circle of life?" Mufasa asked.
"Yes. Everything exists within eachother. From the mighty lion, to the leaping antilope to the crawling ant. We are all one," Ahadi told him carefully. Then began to walk, his son following close by. "You must respect all creatures."
Mufasa looked at him with confusion. "I don't get it. Don't we eat the antilope?"
"Yes, but when we die our bodies become the grass and the antilope eat the grass," Ahadi said, noticing the antilope eating in the small distance. Mufasa followed his gaze and smiled a little. "So we are all part of the great circle of life."
Mufasa looked up at his father. "So, the only way that I can become king is for you to... die?"
Ahadi smiled and pulled him Mufasa over with his paw playfully. "You have a long time before that happens."
"Good," Mufasa laughed. He stopped and his ears fell back. "But, you will be gone."
Ahadi lay down and watched as Mufasa lay next to him. Above them the sun had set and the beautiful stars had come out.
"Mufasa, let me tell you something my father told me," Ahadi stated then looked up, his son following his actions. "Look at the stars. The great kings of the past are up there. Watching over us every second." Mufasa felt safe for some reason. "So, I will always be with you."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Taka lay asleep in the lion's den. He awoke to the sound of someone walking into the den. His eyes opened to see his father and Mufasa enter. He lifted his head, his ears going up as well. Mufasa went to his side and lay down next to him as Ahadi walked over to Akase in the middle of the den.
"Hey," Taka whispered. "How'd it go?"
"Shhhh!" Sarabi snapped.
Mufasa's ears rose as he looked over at her then back at Taka. "It went fine."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Zira opened her eyes to an empty den the next morning. She looked around curiously, wondering why no one woke her up. Then she heard a few lionesses talking and curiousity took the best of her. She hid behind a rock and listened to the approaching lions.
"Its amazing how big their getting," a lioness by the name Rayal said. She sat down and smiled at Akase. "Mufasa is going to make a great king. He's so much like his father."
Akase smiled. "He is isn't he."
"Ever wonder what our children will react with when they find out who they're betrothed to," a lioness by the name Dumana asked. "I know my Sarafina won't like it. Bonji is her best friend. She'll hate it."
Rayal shrugged. "I don't know about Zira. She's always up for challenges. And I don't know what her take is on Taka. For all I know she hates him. Its hard to tell."
"Well I know Bonji will object," a lioness by the name Ophia told them. "He's a free spirit. He needs his freedom. And we're taking away his freedom of choice. Poor boy. But I think even if they weren't betrothed something would spark. He and Sarafina are so close."
Akase laughed. "Well, Taka likes Zira. I don't know if its enough for marriage though. And Mufasa, don't get me started. He and Sarabi don't exactly get along."
Another lioness walked into the cave with a laugh. "And Sarabi the same."
"Hello, Feric," Akase smiled.
Feric sat down next to her. "She'll just die to know that one."
Zira sat down with a distant look in her eyes. But she continued to listen to them.
"My daughter is just so stubbron," Feric laughed.
Once all the lionesses walked out of the den, Zira came carefully out of hiding. Her head hung down as she did, ready to run. And when she saw the coast was clear she ran right out the entrance and down off Pride Rock. She found all the cubs playing together at the bottom.
"Hey!" she yelled.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked over at her.
"Did you all know we're betrothed to someone else?" Zira asked.
Bonji looked confused. "Betrothed?"
"Engaged," Sarabi explained.
"Meaning?" Sarafina asked.
"Soon to be married," Sarabi told them. She looked at Zira in shock. "Wait, what?!"
Zira nodded. "And I know who goes with who. And non of us will like it." She looked at Sarafina and Bonji who were next to each other. "You two."
"What?!" Bonji asked.
Sarafina laughed. "We're best friends. It'll be so weird."
"Well, me and Taka have to get married," Zira growled.
Taka looked at her with surprise. "Me and you?"
"Wait!" Mufasa yelled. "Then that leaves..." He looked at Sarabi who was next to him. "Ewww!" They jumped away from each other. "No way can I marry her."
Sarabi hid behind Sarafina. "And I can't marry him. Its unsanitary."
Sarafina laughed. "Unsanitary!"
"I am not unsanitary," Mufasa roared dunking his head in anger, his eyes on her. Then his ears went up at a thought. "Then that means, you would be the queen."
The other four cubs looked surprised. They looked at Sarabi whose ears fell back. This was true. Sarafina and Bonji exchanged a look. Then Taka and Zira looked at each other. Sarabi and Mufasa couldn't stop watching each other.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Mufasa sat at the edge of Pride Rock with his ears back and a sad expression on his face. He wondered if the kingdom was worth marrying someone he hated. Sarabi was a tattle tail. She would be horrible as queen. Suddenly a feeling came upon him. He stood up as straight as he could and roared the best he could.
True this roar was a cub's roar. It had hardly any power. It was full of hard work. But worth nothing. But he didn't stop until he did it a few more times. Then he stopped with a smile, taking a breath. One day, he would be strong. He would be like his father. One day that roar would be worth everything. The circle of life would be his.
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A/N: Sense I got a review with some helpful advice I went back and changed names to the names given to me. So Thanks! And there ya go!
Author: Siddalee
Catagory: The Lion King
Summary: This is when Mufasa and Scar were younger. I see a lot of people saying Scar's real name was Taka so I'll use that. This will explain how Mufasa got to be king. And his father will tell him everything he told Simba. Also we'll have Sarabi and Zira back when everyone was friends.
Disclaimer: I dont own much. If you read you'll realize what I do own.
A/N: I dont know Mufasa's parents names. So I made them up.
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Chapter Three~ Learning
Ahadi watched Mufasa sit alone at the edge of Pride Rock late one night. He walked toward him and when he was a little behind him he kicked a rock, alarming his son. Mufasa quickly turned but once he noticed who it was he calmed down.
"Hey, dad," he cheered.
Ahadi smiled. "Lets go for a walk."
Mufasa watched him begin down the path off of Pride Rock. His ears were raised all the way up. But he quickly recovered and followed him. Once they were away from Pride Rock Ahadi started to give his son a speech on being king.
"Sometimes I forget how young you are," Ahadi confessed. "But I only come down hard on you to teach you things. One day the sun will set on my time here and rise with you as the new king." The stood on a hill that gave them a good few of the kingdom. "All of this will be your's. And you must learn how to exist within the circle of life."
"Circle of life?" Mufasa asked.
"Yes. Everything exists within eachother. From the mighty lion, to the leaping antilope to the crawling ant. We are all one," Ahadi told him carefully. Then began to walk, his son following close by. "You must respect all creatures."
Mufasa looked at him with confusion. "I don't get it. Don't we eat the antilope?"
"Yes, but when we die our bodies become the grass and the antilope eat the grass," Ahadi said, noticing the antilope eating in the small distance. Mufasa followed his gaze and smiled a little. "So we are all part of the great circle of life."
Mufasa looked up at his father. "So, the only way that I can become king is for you to... die?"
Ahadi smiled and pulled him Mufasa over with his paw playfully. "You have a long time before that happens."
"Good," Mufasa laughed. He stopped and his ears fell back. "But, you will be gone."
Ahadi lay down and watched as Mufasa lay next to him. Above them the sun had set and the beautiful stars had come out.
"Mufasa, let me tell you something my father told me," Ahadi stated then looked up, his son following his actions. "Look at the stars. The great kings of the past are up there. Watching over us every second." Mufasa felt safe for some reason. "So, I will always be with you."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Taka lay asleep in the lion's den. He awoke to the sound of someone walking into the den. His eyes opened to see his father and Mufasa enter. He lifted his head, his ears going up as well. Mufasa went to his side and lay down next to him as Ahadi walked over to Akase in the middle of the den.
"Hey," Taka whispered. "How'd it go?"
"Shhhh!" Sarabi snapped.
Mufasa's ears rose as he looked over at her then back at Taka. "It went fine."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Zira opened her eyes to an empty den the next morning. She looked around curiously, wondering why no one woke her up. Then she heard a few lionesses talking and curiousity took the best of her. She hid behind a rock and listened to the approaching lions.
"Its amazing how big their getting," a lioness by the name Rayal said. She sat down and smiled at Akase. "Mufasa is going to make a great king. He's so much like his father."
Akase smiled. "He is isn't he."
"Ever wonder what our children will react with when they find out who they're betrothed to," a lioness by the name Dumana asked. "I know my Sarafina won't like it. Bonji is her best friend. She'll hate it."
Rayal shrugged. "I don't know about Zira. She's always up for challenges. And I don't know what her take is on Taka. For all I know she hates him. Its hard to tell."
"Well I know Bonji will object," a lioness by the name Ophia told them. "He's a free spirit. He needs his freedom. And we're taking away his freedom of choice. Poor boy. But I think even if they weren't betrothed something would spark. He and Sarafina are so close."
Akase laughed. "Well, Taka likes Zira. I don't know if its enough for marriage though. And Mufasa, don't get me started. He and Sarabi don't exactly get along."
Another lioness walked into the cave with a laugh. "And Sarabi the same."
"Hello, Feric," Akase smiled.
Feric sat down next to her. "She'll just die to know that one."
Zira sat down with a distant look in her eyes. But she continued to listen to them.
"My daughter is just so stubbron," Feric laughed.
Once all the lionesses walked out of the den, Zira came carefully out of hiding. Her head hung down as she did, ready to run. And when she saw the coast was clear she ran right out the entrance and down off Pride Rock. She found all the cubs playing together at the bottom.
"Hey!" she yelled.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked over at her.
"Did you all know we're betrothed to someone else?" Zira asked.
Bonji looked confused. "Betrothed?"
"Engaged," Sarabi explained.
"Meaning?" Sarafina asked.
"Soon to be married," Sarabi told them. She looked at Zira in shock. "Wait, what?!"
Zira nodded. "And I know who goes with who. And non of us will like it." She looked at Sarafina and Bonji who were next to each other. "You two."
"What?!" Bonji asked.
Sarafina laughed. "We're best friends. It'll be so weird."
"Well, me and Taka have to get married," Zira growled.
Taka looked at her with surprise. "Me and you?"
"Wait!" Mufasa yelled. "Then that leaves..." He looked at Sarabi who was next to him. "Ewww!" They jumped away from each other. "No way can I marry her."
Sarabi hid behind Sarafina. "And I can't marry him. Its unsanitary."
Sarafina laughed. "Unsanitary!"
"I am not unsanitary," Mufasa roared dunking his head in anger, his eyes on her. Then his ears went up at a thought. "Then that means, you would be the queen."
The other four cubs looked surprised. They looked at Sarabi whose ears fell back. This was true. Sarafina and Bonji exchanged a look. Then Taka and Zira looked at each other. Sarabi and Mufasa couldn't stop watching each other.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Mufasa sat at the edge of Pride Rock with his ears back and a sad expression on his face. He wondered if the kingdom was worth marrying someone he hated. Sarabi was a tattle tail. She would be horrible as queen. Suddenly a feeling came upon him. He stood up as straight as he could and roared the best he could.
True this roar was a cub's roar. It had hardly any power. It was full of hard work. But worth nothing. But he didn't stop until he did it a few more times. Then he stopped with a smile, taking a breath. One day, he would be strong. He would be like his father. One day that roar would be worth everything. The circle of life would be his.
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A/N: Sense I got a review with some helpful advice I went back and changed names to the names given to me. So Thanks! And there ya go!