Chapter 10: Not good enough
Sarabi awoke and sighed. She felt a slight pain near her stomach. Sarabi shook her head and got up. Slowly she stretched and walked out. The sky was cloudy, as it had been for almost a week now. Sarabi sighed; darkness had descended upon the kingdom.
She walked to the tip of Pride rock and surveyed the lands. Her stomach churned at the sight. What was once lush and green grass was now barren and dried out. The trees had lost their leaves. The riverbeds were dried up. The pride lands had literally turned from something lush and bright, to something dark and dead.
Sarabi shook her head as she climbed down off of pride rock. She made her way toward the watering hole. Sarabi sighed as she looked down at what was left of the watering hole. She was parched and there was no water left. The pain near her stomach increased and Sarabi gasped, realizing what it was.
She looked around and then began to walk. There weren't many areas that were safe, but she saw a hole in nearby tree trunk that would do. Sarabi moved slowly, the contractions making it hard to move without intensifying the pain.
Finally Sarabi made it over to the hole and she went in it, turned and lay down. Her breathing became harsh as she panted. Another contraction came over her and a tear slid down her face. Memories of Simba filled her mind.
She could see his golden tan coat and the little spots on his head. She could see his smiling face looking up at her. Sarabi gasped as the cub came out. And then she turned and broke the sac binding the cub. And then for a fleeting moment, Sarabi sat still. The cub was the color of Scar, as she had thought it would be....
Shaking her head to clear it, Sarabi began to lick the cub furiously, cleaning its mouth and nose so it could breath. The cub made loud mewing sounds as it took in its first breath. Sarabi's heart swelled with joy at the sight of the little life she'd given birth to. Sarabi let out a long sigh and lay back, letting the cub drink/eat. For once after Scar had taken over the kingdom, Sarabi felt truly at peace.
Scar paced back and forth. The hunting party should've left by now. Where was Sarabi? He growled. "She probably left with that Nala." Howler offered. Scar shook his head. "No, she didn't leave. I know she didn't." he said. Zira yawned. "She's probably hiding. She's scared half out of her mind of you, you know." Scar shrugged. "Either way, the hyena's have already bugged me, I'm going to find her." Zira shrugged. She licked a paw and then stretched.
As Scar started out, she called softly after him, "The true heir will be born soon." Scar smiled and loped on.
Sarabi held the little cub in between her paws, as she had done Simba before he was presented. The cub was a female, with peculiar markings. She had a weird square like shape on her forehead, although in the middle of the shape was a circle. Just above her paws she had diamond like 'bracelets' with circles in the middle on both sides of her leg. The tip of her tail was black. She had other markings too, but Sarabi didn't really care. To her the cub was beautiful, even if Scar was her dad.
Sarabi nuzzled the cub and then said, "Kitoko, your name will be Kitoko." She heard a crunch and then a low voice, "Beautiful? That's the name you're giving it?" Sarabi's head snapped up. Scar stood not three feet away, surveying her and Kitoko.
Sarabi growled. "Get away from me," Scar merely smiled. "I have a right to see her, she is after all mine." He casually walked up to her. He peered down at the cub, meanwhile Sarabi snarled and growled at him. Scar laughed. "Kill it," he said. "The true heir will be born soon. I will not have a disgrace in my kingdom." Sarabi gasped at his cruelty.
Kill the newborn cub? Scar slowly turned and then glanced back. "Kill it or leave it, either way I'd better not see it again." And with that he sauntered away, leaving Sarabi speechless and numb....
Sarabi awoke and sighed. She felt a slight pain near her stomach. Sarabi shook her head and got up. Slowly she stretched and walked out. The sky was cloudy, as it had been for almost a week now. Sarabi sighed; darkness had descended upon the kingdom.
She walked to the tip of Pride rock and surveyed the lands. Her stomach churned at the sight. What was once lush and green grass was now barren and dried out. The trees had lost their leaves. The riverbeds were dried up. The pride lands had literally turned from something lush and bright, to something dark and dead.
Sarabi shook her head as she climbed down off of pride rock. She made her way toward the watering hole. Sarabi sighed as she looked down at what was left of the watering hole. She was parched and there was no water left. The pain near her stomach increased and Sarabi gasped, realizing what it was.
She looked around and then began to walk. There weren't many areas that were safe, but she saw a hole in nearby tree trunk that would do. Sarabi moved slowly, the contractions making it hard to move without intensifying the pain.
Finally Sarabi made it over to the hole and she went in it, turned and lay down. Her breathing became harsh as she panted. Another contraction came over her and a tear slid down her face. Memories of Simba filled her mind.
She could see his golden tan coat and the little spots on his head. She could see his smiling face looking up at her. Sarabi gasped as the cub came out. And then she turned and broke the sac binding the cub. And then for a fleeting moment, Sarabi sat still. The cub was the color of Scar, as she had thought it would be....
Shaking her head to clear it, Sarabi began to lick the cub furiously, cleaning its mouth and nose so it could breath. The cub made loud mewing sounds as it took in its first breath. Sarabi's heart swelled with joy at the sight of the little life she'd given birth to. Sarabi let out a long sigh and lay back, letting the cub drink/eat. For once after Scar had taken over the kingdom, Sarabi felt truly at peace.
Scar paced back and forth. The hunting party should've left by now. Where was Sarabi? He growled. "She probably left with that Nala." Howler offered. Scar shook his head. "No, she didn't leave. I know she didn't." he said. Zira yawned. "She's probably hiding. She's scared half out of her mind of you, you know." Scar shrugged. "Either way, the hyena's have already bugged me, I'm going to find her." Zira shrugged. She licked a paw and then stretched.
As Scar started out, she called softly after him, "The true heir will be born soon." Scar smiled and loped on.
Sarabi held the little cub in between her paws, as she had done Simba before he was presented. The cub was a female, with peculiar markings. She had a weird square like shape on her forehead, although in the middle of the shape was a circle. Just above her paws she had diamond like 'bracelets' with circles in the middle on both sides of her leg. The tip of her tail was black. She had other markings too, but Sarabi didn't really care. To her the cub was beautiful, even if Scar was her dad.
Sarabi nuzzled the cub and then said, "Kitoko, your name will be Kitoko." She heard a crunch and then a low voice, "Beautiful? That's the name you're giving it?" Sarabi's head snapped up. Scar stood not three feet away, surveying her and Kitoko.
Sarabi growled. "Get away from me," Scar merely smiled. "I have a right to see her, she is after all mine." He casually walked up to her. He peered down at the cub, meanwhile Sarabi snarled and growled at him. Scar laughed. "Kill it," he said. "The true heir will be born soon. I will not have a disgrace in my kingdom." Sarabi gasped at his cruelty.
Kill the newborn cub? Scar slowly turned and then glanced back. "Kill it or leave it, either way I'd better not see it again." And with that he sauntered away, leaving Sarabi speechless and numb....