Far away from the pride lands and further away from the sunrise coalition a lone lioness and her cub wandered out of their pride lands and into nobody's land. She had what most would call a leopard figure, not as slender as a lioness but she was still very attractive. Delilah and her young cub, Kaseko, wandered out of the lands of the sunrise coalition to be alone for a while.
. Ten years before her son Kaseko, was born Delila was walking along the edge of the territory enjoying the warm sunlight. While she was taking a walk she heard a noise coming from behind her as if someone was following her. 'Probably just a meerkat or something' she thought to herself and continued walking. The noise continued stopping whenever she stopped and starting up again when she began to walk. She was becoming rather annoyed and turned around quickly in order to try to catch her stalker red handed. She turned around and nothing.
"I'm sorry if I startled you. I didn't mean to," said a rather gruff voice. Delila turned to face a large lion that was staring back at her. He was Darkly attractive and had a very charming look to him.
"Now what's a pretty thing like yourself doing all the way out here?" he asked smoothly
"I've never seen you around these parts." "I was just taking a walk, I needed to get away from my pride for a while. What pride are you from" she asked.
" I have no pride, I'm a rogue. But I'm not alone though I have two friends of mine who are also rogues. We look out for each other. Where are you from?"
Delila knew that she really shouldn't have been talking to a rogue. The law for all prides was that females in the pride were to only mate with the pride males but if those males were spoken for they were allowed to mate with pride males of other prides. This law also helped to promote alliances between the different prides and prevented interbreeding. It was forbidden to mate with rogues. The only way to mate with rogues was if they overthrew a king and took over the pride but even so they wouldn't be considered rogues if they over threw a king, they would be the new king. But if a female mated with a rogue while she was still in a pride with its rightful king she would be banished: her and her young cub. That's just the way it was. 'But there's no law against striking up a conversation with a rogue' she thought. And besides this was probably going to be the only exciting thing that was going to happen to her and she could use a new friend.
"I'm from the sunrise coalition not to far from here. Nothing special I guess."
'She's from a pride. Maybe I could use this as my chance to get out of this hellhole' he thought to himself. "Why did you say you needed to get away from them? And I don't believe I got your name"
"I'm kind of the outsider of my pride. They are so pushy always wanting to know if something's wrong. I know they mean well, but it gets annoying after a while. I don't believe I got your name." she replied.
"Touch'. Well if you have to know its Tabari."
"Mine's Delila."
" Well then nice to meet you. I have to go but I'll see you around."
"Okay she replied and with that he ran off. Delila had a new friend.
For the next couple of months they began to meet in secret just as friends. Tabari introduced Delila to the other two rogues, Bahami and Taruni. But it wasn't long before they started having feelings for each other and they eventually decided to mate. Delila din't care if it was against the law. 'I can't take him to my pride though what would they say I would surely get banished but...well... Oh who cares? I don't care what they say or do. They are going to have to kill me if they are going to try to keep me away from them.' she thought. Having feelings for someone was weird for Tabari he had never felt this way before, but that was beside the point. He had to stick with the plan. It was decided that he, Bahami, and Taruni would use their friendship with Delila to overthrow the king of Sunrise coalition and take the pride for their own.
Months passed and Delila found herself pregnant with Tabari's cub and she bore a son and named him Kaseko, The charming one. But the only setback was that she had not yet told the king of her pride, Tauna (who had just recently also had a cub of his own with his wife Sarafina), about Tabari. Now she needed an explanation for the cub and quick. She had not planned on having a cub and she could not afford to become a rogue lioness with a cub, they wouldn't survive. She needed the protection of the pride. When Tauna asked about the father of the cub she told him that 'one day while taking a walk she met a traveling male from the sand dunes coalition who was passing through in order to get to another pride for a visit. They got to talk and on his return from his visit with the other pride he stopped again to visit with her. These visits continued and they fell in love and eventually decided to mate.
"Well why have I never met him?" asked Tauna, "and the last time I checked all of the pride males were spoken for."
" Well, he was but he wasn't married they were just betrothed. But she died in a accident a few days before they were to be married, which was about three years ago." she replied. 'Oh he's going to kill me if he finds out I just lied.' she thought to herself.
"Well where is he now?" Delila was not prepared for this and did not know-how to answer. She began to panic.
"Well...umm. I"
" Oh honey, don't give her the third degree." Sarafina interrupted walking up behind Tauna. Give it a rest. "If I'm tired from watching Nala all day, I'm sure she's just as tired as I am from watching Kaseko."
"Alright we'll talk about it some other time.' He replied and walked off.
"Good night Delila and congratulations." Sarafina said and then followed Tauna out of the cave and back to their own where Nala lay sleeping."
"Good Night." Delila responded and then put her head down with Kaseko between her front paws and drifted off to sleep. After that Tauna never asked about the cubs father again. Delila took Kaseko to see Tabari As much as she could, and he couldn't be happier. He had a son and he loved him which made him want to take over the pride even more, but now there was a set back for him. During a hunt Tabari, Bahami, and Tarumi were stalking a water buffalo and when they attacked the water buffalo one of its horns punctured Bahami on his side leaving him mortally wounded. He died a few hours later. That left Tabari and Tarumi. If they challenged the kings it wouldn't be evenly matched and they wouldn't have a chance with two against three. And what if he lost Delila's secret would be exposed and she would be banished and he might not be around to care for them. With all this in mind he remained as a rogue for another three years and Delila took young Kaseko to visit his rogue father almost everyday. Finally the time had come. Tabari was sneaking around the pride one day and overheard that Rugla; one of the pride males had left the pride for a short time to visit a friend of his in another pride. He had to use this chance with one of the pride males gone he and Tarumi would have a 50/50 chance at getting control of the pride. He decided to go for it He went to find Tarumi and told him the situation. He agreed and they both set off to challenge the kings of the Sunrise Coalition.
Tauna was resting on a rock waiting for the females to return from the hunt and Lebo was waiting with him lying on the trunk of a large misshapen tree. Sarafina was back in her cave with Nala grooming her also waiting for the others to come back with some food. Delila was out with Kaseko taking a walk and playing in the Savanna. That's when they heard it. A loud roar, which served as a battle cry, stating the challenge to the kings from the two rogues. As Sara ran to the entrance of the cave she could see the figures of the four lions fighting surrounded by a cloud of dust. The rogues had the upper paw because they were able to catch the kings off guard and they were short one fighter. And as quickly as they came the rouges had finished the job, they were the new kings. Tauna and Lebo were sent off walking each wounded not mortally but enough to cause them to surrender their kingdom to the outsiders. The lionesses finally reached the battlefield and tried to fight off the outsiders but to no avail, they had just wasted all of their energy on their hunt and they sadly watched their natural kings walk away defeated.
Sarafina had watched the whole thing helplessly. When she saw her husband and king walk away defeated her heart sank. What was she to do? She loved him so much and now she would be forbidden to love him because he became a rogue and she would also be forbidden to allow her young daughter, who did not understand what was going on, to see her father anymore. Nala joined her mother's side and witnessed her father walking away with his head down.
"Mama, where is Daddy going?" she asked innocently. Sarafina looked at her daughter with sad eyes
"Daddy is going away for a little while."
"Like Rugla?"
"Yes baby."
"Oh okay, when will he be back?" she asked.
"I don't know Hun." Sara answered sadly. " I don't know."
Delila heard the roars and went over to where she had last seen the two kings. She saw that the rest of the lionesses were standing in a line in front of them with he king with his back to Delila. But she did not recognize who it was.
"What's going on?" she asked with kaseko walking up behind her. The male turned around to face her and she gasped and backpedaled
"Hello, I'm afraid that your king has been defeated and I am your new king, my name is Tabari" She was perplexed by his words ' why is he talking to me like he doesn't know me' she thought. And then she understood. He was going to stick with their original story they didn't know each other and kaseko wasn't his son, just to be on the safe side. A smile spread over her face to show that she understood and introduced herself formally. The had the rest of the pride bewildered. 'What was wrong with her doesn't she realize our king, our real king, has just been belittled to a rogue.' There was something about these rogues that they just didn't trust and they had a feeling that Delila Knew what that thing was. Sarafina did' go to great the new male for fear of the life of her cub. So she and Nala slipped out of the cave and went outside of the boundaries of their pridelands and into nobody's land. They stayed there for three days until one of the other females; Jesi found her hiding out in the outlands.
"Sara! What on earth are you doing here why aren't you back home?"
"I don't trust them, I can't put my finger on it but I know something's not right."
" You and me both. The rest of us feel the same way and we have a feeling that Delila has something to do with it."
"What do you mean/"
"well the day that they came Delila don't even seem to notice that Tauna was gone she accepted the outsider right away."
" Hmmm.that is strange."
" Well I can't go back yet. Has he touched Adiel's or Jeddee's cubs?"
"No but I still don't trust him. Maybe you should stay here for a while I'll tell the other' your here and we'll watch out for you."
"Okay thanks you." "No problem" And as quickly as she came she was gone.
Sara was very lonely that night, with the exception of Nala, but she felt good knowing that her pride was still there for her. Then she heard a rustle in the thick bushes nearby.
"Sarafina?"
"Who's there?" A shadowy figure stepped out of the bushes and into the clearing.
"Tauna, your alive!! Are you alright?" "I've been better what are you doing out here why aren't you at home. Did that bastard banish you?"
"No I Left I didn't rust them and apparent lee neither do the others. And I don't want to be without you."
"Where's Nala?"
"She's sleeping."
" You can't stay here Sara you have to move further out"
"Why?"
"Because it's okay if they catch me and Lebo around here. But I don't want them to find you or Nala here. But don't worry we are going to get our lands back. Lebo and me decided that as soon as we heal and are strong enough and as soon as Rugla returns we are going to take back what is ours. But I don't know when that will be. I know Rugla should be returning soon but Lebos wounds are much worse then mine are and that will take longer to heal. Those basterd caught us off guard and without Rugla they had the upper hand. I want you to stay away as far as you can when things are back to normal again I will come find you. I promise."
"Well alright, are you sure this will work."
"Yes Sara just go. Tell Nala I love her." He gently kissed her and then ran off to go find Lebo. Sara and Nala took off the next morning and headed further west further then they had ever been before. They found a small area where there were herds of zebra and a small waterhole. Sarafina prayed to the kings of the past to watch over her and her daughter through their troublesome times. Months passed and she had still heard no word from Tauna. Finally Sarafina gave up She and Nala could not go one without the protection and aid of a pride. So many of the times that Sara went hunting she was almost injured by the prey because she hunted alone. The time had come to look for a new pride. So once again she and Nala headed further out west in search of a new family.
During this time Tabari couldn't be happier. He was a king, He made Delila his queen, and his son was a prince. Things were going his way. But the other lionesses still hadn't accepted him or Tarumi. They obeyed them only because they were the kings but not out of love or respect like they did with Tauna, Lebo and Rugla. Delila had also told her son to not call Tabari Dad while in the presence of the others but to call him "sir". One morning Tabari and Kaseko went walking out while it was still dawn. They played for a while and lie down together in the plains. Father and Son.
" kaseko!! Come here son!"
"You better go your mom is calling."
"Okay dad, Seeya later!" After Kaseko was gone Tabari sat up and looked out at the horizon. It was gorgeous. Yes this was the life: a family, a pride, and a kingdom what more could one ask for. Then his trail of thought was interrupted he heard a low growl coming from behind him. He turned around and like a speeding bullet a large figure lunged out at him and knocked him off his feet. Before he knew it a second figure attacked him and then another clawing into him and biting him. Kaseko heard the fierce roaring in the distance and in fear ran off to tell the others.
"Mama! Mama!! Tabari is in trouble." "
Delila shot up and called to the other lionesses who were really in no hurry and to Tarumi who race to help his fellow King. Tarumi got there first but it was already to late Tabari was already doing his walk of shame mortally wounded. Tarumi attacked the three lions but was no match for their combined strength and he too did his walk of shame. When the lionesses got there the battle was over and they were amazed to see who their new champions were. Tauna, Lebo and Rugla approached them with only a few scratches on each lion. They greeted each other with the traditional head rubbing and celebrated. Delila stopped short she didn't walk up to the three true kings. She stayed behind and went around the pride avoiding them in an effort to find Tabari. When she found him he was laying in a pool of his own blood and she already knew what his outcome would be.
"Tabari..."
"Delila, I'm not going to make it but I love you take care of Kaseko."
"Dad?" Kaseko approached them from behind and looked at his dying father with sad eyes.
"Kaseko, I love you son. When you are of age I want you to avenge me."
"Okay dad." he replied tears forming in his eyes. Even though he didn't know what avenge meant when he found out what it meant he would keep his promise.
"I love you." and then he died. Back at the pride everyone was rejoicing and Delila and Kaseko went to join him or her sadly but they dared not tell their secret to anyone. The lionesses rejoiced with their true kings and when they were done Tauna left them to search for his queen and princess. When he returned he reported that he could not find them and ordered the pride to aid him in searching for them. They searched all over the lands and even further outside of their boundaries in search for their queen. But she was nowhere to be found. Sarafina and Nala were gone. Although Tauna Had won his pride back he would never be the same without his Daughter and Wife. It's ten years later. Tauna, Rugla, And Lebo are still the kings but there is no heir to their throne. Delila was still an outsider in the pride the other lioness never acknowledged the fact that she was ever queen even though for a short period of time And Kaseko still had every intention of keeping his promise to his father.
"Mom."
"Yes son?"
" You know what I must do, right?"
"For what?" "To avenge dad. I must bring down the kings and take over the pride and make it my own in dad's honor. I know what happened. They killed dad if it weren't for them he would still be here. I want to avenge him." Delila looked at her son and heard that he had a kind of Venom in his voice. Then she realized something. For the past 6 years Her son has had to live under the rule of the very males who he knew was responsible for the death of his father and that although he hid it very well he had a deep hatred for them.
"When the time comes."
"When will that be?"
"Soon enough my son."
. Ten years before her son Kaseko, was born Delila was walking along the edge of the territory enjoying the warm sunlight. While she was taking a walk she heard a noise coming from behind her as if someone was following her. 'Probably just a meerkat or something' she thought to herself and continued walking. The noise continued stopping whenever she stopped and starting up again when she began to walk. She was becoming rather annoyed and turned around quickly in order to try to catch her stalker red handed. She turned around and nothing.
"I'm sorry if I startled you. I didn't mean to," said a rather gruff voice. Delila turned to face a large lion that was staring back at her. He was Darkly attractive and had a very charming look to him.
"Now what's a pretty thing like yourself doing all the way out here?" he asked smoothly
"I've never seen you around these parts." "I was just taking a walk, I needed to get away from my pride for a while. What pride are you from" she asked.
" I have no pride, I'm a rogue. But I'm not alone though I have two friends of mine who are also rogues. We look out for each other. Where are you from?"
Delila knew that she really shouldn't have been talking to a rogue. The law for all prides was that females in the pride were to only mate with the pride males but if those males were spoken for they were allowed to mate with pride males of other prides. This law also helped to promote alliances between the different prides and prevented interbreeding. It was forbidden to mate with rogues. The only way to mate with rogues was if they overthrew a king and took over the pride but even so they wouldn't be considered rogues if they over threw a king, they would be the new king. But if a female mated with a rogue while she was still in a pride with its rightful king she would be banished: her and her young cub. That's just the way it was. 'But there's no law against striking up a conversation with a rogue' she thought. And besides this was probably going to be the only exciting thing that was going to happen to her and she could use a new friend.
"I'm from the sunrise coalition not to far from here. Nothing special I guess."
'She's from a pride. Maybe I could use this as my chance to get out of this hellhole' he thought to himself. "Why did you say you needed to get away from them? And I don't believe I got your name"
"I'm kind of the outsider of my pride. They are so pushy always wanting to know if something's wrong. I know they mean well, but it gets annoying after a while. I don't believe I got your name." she replied.
"Touch'. Well if you have to know its Tabari."
"Mine's Delila."
" Well then nice to meet you. I have to go but I'll see you around."
"Okay she replied and with that he ran off. Delila had a new friend.
For the next couple of months they began to meet in secret just as friends. Tabari introduced Delila to the other two rogues, Bahami and Taruni. But it wasn't long before they started having feelings for each other and they eventually decided to mate. Delila din't care if it was against the law. 'I can't take him to my pride though what would they say I would surely get banished but...well... Oh who cares? I don't care what they say or do. They are going to have to kill me if they are going to try to keep me away from them.' she thought. Having feelings for someone was weird for Tabari he had never felt this way before, but that was beside the point. He had to stick with the plan. It was decided that he, Bahami, and Taruni would use their friendship with Delila to overthrow the king of Sunrise coalition and take the pride for their own.
Months passed and Delila found herself pregnant with Tabari's cub and she bore a son and named him Kaseko, The charming one. But the only setback was that she had not yet told the king of her pride, Tauna (who had just recently also had a cub of his own with his wife Sarafina), about Tabari. Now she needed an explanation for the cub and quick. She had not planned on having a cub and she could not afford to become a rogue lioness with a cub, they wouldn't survive. She needed the protection of the pride. When Tauna asked about the father of the cub she told him that 'one day while taking a walk she met a traveling male from the sand dunes coalition who was passing through in order to get to another pride for a visit. They got to talk and on his return from his visit with the other pride he stopped again to visit with her. These visits continued and they fell in love and eventually decided to mate.
"Well why have I never met him?" asked Tauna, "and the last time I checked all of the pride males were spoken for."
" Well, he was but he wasn't married they were just betrothed. But she died in a accident a few days before they were to be married, which was about three years ago." she replied. 'Oh he's going to kill me if he finds out I just lied.' she thought to herself.
"Well where is he now?" Delila was not prepared for this and did not know-how to answer. She began to panic.
"Well...umm. I"
" Oh honey, don't give her the third degree." Sarafina interrupted walking up behind Tauna. Give it a rest. "If I'm tired from watching Nala all day, I'm sure she's just as tired as I am from watching Kaseko."
"Alright we'll talk about it some other time.' He replied and walked off.
"Good night Delila and congratulations." Sarafina said and then followed Tauna out of the cave and back to their own where Nala lay sleeping."
"Good Night." Delila responded and then put her head down with Kaseko between her front paws and drifted off to sleep. After that Tauna never asked about the cubs father again. Delila took Kaseko to see Tabari As much as she could, and he couldn't be happier. He had a son and he loved him which made him want to take over the pride even more, but now there was a set back for him. During a hunt Tabari, Bahami, and Tarumi were stalking a water buffalo and when they attacked the water buffalo one of its horns punctured Bahami on his side leaving him mortally wounded. He died a few hours later. That left Tabari and Tarumi. If they challenged the kings it wouldn't be evenly matched and they wouldn't have a chance with two against three. And what if he lost Delila's secret would be exposed and she would be banished and he might not be around to care for them. With all this in mind he remained as a rogue for another three years and Delila took young Kaseko to visit his rogue father almost everyday. Finally the time had come. Tabari was sneaking around the pride one day and overheard that Rugla; one of the pride males had left the pride for a short time to visit a friend of his in another pride. He had to use this chance with one of the pride males gone he and Tarumi would have a 50/50 chance at getting control of the pride. He decided to go for it He went to find Tarumi and told him the situation. He agreed and they both set off to challenge the kings of the Sunrise Coalition.
Tauna was resting on a rock waiting for the females to return from the hunt and Lebo was waiting with him lying on the trunk of a large misshapen tree. Sarafina was back in her cave with Nala grooming her also waiting for the others to come back with some food. Delila was out with Kaseko taking a walk and playing in the Savanna. That's when they heard it. A loud roar, which served as a battle cry, stating the challenge to the kings from the two rogues. As Sara ran to the entrance of the cave she could see the figures of the four lions fighting surrounded by a cloud of dust. The rogues had the upper paw because they were able to catch the kings off guard and they were short one fighter. And as quickly as they came the rouges had finished the job, they were the new kings. Tauna and Lebo were sent off walking each wounded not mortally but enough to cause them to surrender their kingdom to the outsiders. The lionesses finally reached the battlefield and tried to fight off the outsiders but to no avail, they had just wasted all of their energy on their hunt and they sadly watched their natural kings walk away defeated.
Sarafina had watched the whole thing helplessly. When she saw her husband and king walk away defeated her heart sank. What was she to do? She loved him so much and now she would be forbidden to love him because he became a rogue and she would also be forbidden to allow her young daughter, who did not understand what was going on, to see her father anymore. Nala joined her mother's side and witnessed her father walking away with his head down.
"Mama, where is Daddy going?" she asked innocently. Sarafina looked at her daughter with sad eyes
"Daddy is going away for a little while."
"Like Rugla?"
"Yes baby."
"Oh okay, when will he be back?" she asked.
"I don't know Hun." Sara answered sadly. " I don't know."
Delila heard the roars and went over to where she had last seen the two kings. She saw that the rest of the lionesses were standing in a line in front of them with he king with his back to Delila. But she did not recognize who it was.
"What's going on?" she asked with kaseko walking up behind her. The male turned around to face her and she gasped and backpedaled
"Hello, I'm afraid that your king has been defeated and I am your new king, my name is Tabari" She was perplexed by his words ' why is he talking to me like he doesn't know me' she thought. And then she understood. He was going to stick with their original story they didn't know each other and kaseko wasn't his son, just to be on the safe side. A smile spread over her face to show that she understood and introduced herself formally. The had the rest of the pride bewildered. 'What was wrong with her doesn't she realize our king, our real king, has just been belittled to a rogue.' There was something about these rogues that they just didn't trust and they had a feeling that Delila Knew what that thing was. Sarafina did' go to great the new male for fear of the life of her cub. So she and Nala slipped out of the cave and went outside of the boundaries of their pridelands and into nobody's land. They stayed there for three days until one of the other females; Jesi found her hiding out in the outlands.
"Sara! What on earth are you doing here why aren't you back home?"
"I don't trust them, I can't put my finger on it but I know something's not right."
" You and me both. The rest of us feel the same way and we have a feeling that Delila has something to do with it."
"What do you mean/"
"well the day that they came Delila don't even seem to notice that Tauna was gone she accepted the outsider right away."
" Hmmm.that is strange."
" Well I can't go back yet. Has he touched Adiel's or Jeddee's cubs?"
"No but I still don't trust him. Maybe you should stay here for a while I'll tell the other' your here and we'll watch out for you."
"Okay thanks you." "No problem" And as quickly as she came she was gone.
Sara was very lonely that night, with the exception of Nala, but she felt good knowing that her pride was still there for her. Then she heard a rustle in the thick bushes nearby.
"Sarafina?"
"Who's there?" A shadowy figure stepped out of the bushes and into the clearing.
"Tauna, your alive!! Are you alright?" "I've been better what are you doing out here why aren't you at home. Did that bastard banish you?"
"No I Left I didn't rust them and apparent lee neither do the others. And I don't want to be without you."
"Where's Nala?"
"She's sleeping."
" You can't stay here Sara you have to move further out"
"Why?"
"Because it's okay if they catch me and Lebo around here. But I don't want them to find you or Nala here. But don't worry we are going to get our lands back. Lebo and me decided that as soon as we heal and are strong enough and as soon as Rugla returns we are going to take back what is ours. But I don't know when that will be. I know Rugla should be returning soon but Lebos wounds are much worse then mine are and that will take longer to heal. Those basterd caught us off guard and without Rugla they had the upper hand. I want you to stay away as far as you can when things are back to normal again I will come find you. I promise."
"Well alright, are you sure this will work."
"Yes Sara just go. Tell Nala I love her." He gently kissed her and then ran off to go find Lebo. Sara and Nala took off the next morning and headed further west further then they had ever been before. They found a small area where there were herds of zebra and a small waterhole. Sarafina prayed to the kings of the past to watch over her and her daughter through their troublesome times. Months passed and she had still heard no word from Tauna. Finally Sarafina gave up She and Nala could not go one without the protection and aid of a pride. So many of the times that Sara went hunting she was almost injured by the prey because she hunted alone. The time had come to look for a new pride. So once again she and Nala headed further out west in search of a new family.
During this time Tabari couldn't be happier. He was a king, He made Delila his queen, and his son was a prince. Things were going his way. But the other lionesses still hadn't accepted him or Tarumi. They obeyed them only because they were the kings but not out of love or respect like they did with Tauna, Lebo and Rugla. Delila had also told her son to not call Tabari Dad while in the presence of the others but to call him "sir". One morning Tabari and Kaseko went walking out while it was still dawn. They played for a while and lie down together in the plains. Father and Son.
" kaseko!! Come here son!"
"You better go your mom is calling."
"Okay dad, Seeya later!" After Kaseko was gone Tabari sat up and looked out at the horizon. It was gorgeous. Yes this was the life: a family, a pride, and a kingdom what more could one ask for. Then his trail of thought was interrupted he heard a low growl coming from behind him. He turned around and like a speeding bullet a large figure lunged out at him and knocked him off his feet. Before he knew it a second figure attacked him and then another clawing into him and biting him. Kaseko heard the fierce roaring in the distance and in fear ran off to tell the others.
"Mama! Mama!! Tabari is in trouble." "
Delila shot up and called to the other lionesses who were really in no hurry and to Tarumi who race to help his fellow King. Tarumi got there first but it was already to late Tabari was already doing his walk of shame mortally wounded. Tarumi attacked the three lions but was no match for their combined strength and he too did his walk of shame. When the lionesses got there the battle was over and they were amazed to see who their new champions were. Tauna, Lebo and Rugla approached them with only a few scratches on each lion. They greeted each other with the traditional head rubbing and celebrated. Delila stopped short she didn't walk up to the three true kings. She stayed behind and went around the pride avoiding them in an effort to find Tabari. When she found him he was laying in a pool of his own blood and she already knew what his outcome would be.
"Tabari..."
"Delila, I'm not going to make it but I love you take care of Kaseko."
"Dad?" Kaseko approached them from behind and looked at his dying father with sad eyes.
"Kaseko, I love you son. When you are of age I want you to avenge me."
"Okay dad." he replied tears forming in his eyes. Even though he didn't know what avenge meant when he found out what it meant he would keep his promise.
"I love you." and then he died. Back at the pride everyone was rejoicing and Delila and Kaseko went to join him or her sadly but they dared not tell their secret to anyone. The lionesses rejoiced with their true kings and when they were done Tauna left them to search for his queen and princess. When he returned he reported that he could not find them and ordered the pride to aid him in searching for them. They searched all over the lands and even further outside of their boundaries in search for their queen. But she was nowhere to be found. Sarafina and Nala were gone. Although Tauna Had won his pride back he would never be the same without his Daughter and Wife. It's ten years later. Tauna, Rugla, And Lebo are still the kings but there is no heir to their throne. Delila was still an outsider in the pride the other lioness never acknowledged the fact that she was ever queen even though for a short period of time And Kaseko still had every intention of keeping his promise to his father.
"Mom."
"Yes son?"
" You know what I must do, right?"
"For what?" "To avenge dad. I must bring down the kings and take over the pride and make it my own in dad's honor. I know what happened. They killed dad if it weren't for them he would still be here. I want to avenge him." Delila looked at her son and heard that he had a kind of Venom in his voice. Then she realized something. For the past 6 years Her son has had to live under the rule of the very males who he knew was responsible for the death of his father and that although he hid it very well he had a deep hatred for them.
"When the time comes."
"When will that be?"
"Soon enough my son."