"What!!" Nala exclaimed. "No I was born here. This is my pride. My father was...was... Oh my gosh. Mom why don't I remember who my father is? You never told me about him. Why?" "Nala that is what I am trying to tell you. When we left you were only about three years old you were too young so I understand that you wouldn't remember." " So let me get this straight, when i was three I was part of another pride. Then some rogues defeated my dad and he was thrown out of his kingdom. But wait. If my dad was a king with two other males wouldn't that make me a..." "A princess and me a queen. When the rogues overthrew your father, Tauna, I didn't recognize them as the new kings neither did the other lionesses but they had to stay behind to keep our lands intact. So I left with you and they never knew about me. When I reached the outlands I found your father and he told me to head out further and when he became king again he come and find us to bring us back home. But he never showed up we waited for about 6 months for him and we could of waited longer but we couldn't survive without the protection of a pride especially with a small cub. So I decided that we had to leave and find a new pride. That's when I found Sarabi and Pride rock. she introduced me to Mufasa and ha accepted us when he saw how well you got a long with Simba and he understood our situation." " Well what are you asking me then?" " I'm asking if you to go back with me to see if your father made it back to the Coalition. If he did, I already talked it over with Mufasa and told him that i would want to stay with your father. And if he didn't then i would come back to Pride rock. He said that he would always consider us part of his pride." " I want to go see Dad but i don't want leave pride Rock. This is my home. What about Simba, Mufasa, and my other friends I don't want leave them." "We can visit them anytime you want. I don't want to leave my friends behind either and Mufasa will always welcome us. So what do you say?" "Really??" "Yes." "Alright lets go then!" Nala shouted with her tail flicking around. "Alright we'll leave tomorrow. Right now lets get some sleep."
The next morning Sarafina and Nala awoke to find Mufasa, Sarabi, Simba and the other lionesses and cubs waiting for them outside of Priderock. Mufasa walked up to them first. "Good morning Sarafina. You are always welcome here. I hope you find what your looking for." They did the traditional head rub And Sarabi walked up to Sarafina and put her paw around her neck. "I wish you wouldn't go but I understand...for Nala. Nala you take care of your mother and be sure to come visit us, alright." "Yes maam" Nala turned and saw Simba with his head down and felt a tear start up in her eye. "Bye Nala. I'll miss you." he said with his head still held down. "I'll miss you too, Simba. But don't worry I'll come and visit you and the others every chance I get." He looked up at her and smiled a bit. " You promise?" "Of course, I could never forget you or anybody else." "Alright, I'll be here when you come back and i wanna hear what your new pride is like. If you don't come back I'm gonna go hunt you down." he replied jokingly. " Goodbye Nala. We'll miss you too. And we'll help him hunt you down if you don't visit." Amani added. The rest of the cubs were standing behind him nodding their heads in agreement. "We'll miss you all, and thank you so much for everything." After one final goodbye, Nala and Sarafina left the pridelands in search of their pride.
How long they ran they didn't know. Sarafina was looking at the landforms trying to remember her way back. She had never realized how far away they had gone. Maybe her husband did make it back they had just moved so far that when he searched for her, he never thought to look that far away. Well whatever the case they were on their way home and things were starting to come back to her. She walked up a hill that overlooked a vast piece of land that reminded her of Pride rock with it's golden savanna and plentiful herds. And then she saw it. A rock formation that very well resembled Pride rock just not as big. Instead this "Rock" looked exactly like Pride rock just without the presentation ledge. "We're here." Sarafina said to herself quietly. "What Mom?" "We're home!! Nala this is it. Let's go!" 'This is it. It looks like pride rock. This is it i guess. Time to start a new life' Nala thought to herself. "Coming mom!" Nala shouted back with a new confidence.
They were half way there when Sarafina stopped. and started sniffing the air. "what is it mom?" A smile spread across Sarafina's face. "Your father IS back I know his scent anywhere." "Hey!! Who are you?" A voice growled from behind. They turned to face another lioness who was standing behind them. when she saw Sarafina's face she backpedaled. "Sara??!!" "Jesi!!" "Oh my gosh your alive. Where have you been all this time. We thought you were dead when we couldn't find you or Nala." "It's a long story. I'll tell it to you when I see the other lionesses. Please tell me Tauna is back." Sara pleaded. " Of course he's back! He, Lebo, and Rugla killed off those basterd rogues. But he broke down when we couldn't find you. But he's fine now. And now he'll be even better. Is that Nala??!! Oh my gosh she is gorgeous. " "Thank you." Nala said sheepishly. " I think we're about ready to See Tauna. Where is he?" "He's back at the cave. He was helping us hunt earlier and i think it wore him out." "Well then lets go. Ready Nala?" " Yes mom I'm a little nervous though." Don't worry baby. you have nothing to be scared of." So they headed off towards their home.
Tauna was sitting outside his cave daydreaming. God, he missed Sara. what he would give just to see her again, her smile, her beautiful eyes, but most of all he missed his daughter. He didn't have the chance to see his only daughter grow up and now he didn't know where she was. There was a roar among the lionesses so he went down to see what was going on. when he got down there he saw all the lionesses except Delila jumping around excitedly and the shouting was so loud that he could not make out what they were talking about. He stopped short and watched them for a while then he was joined by Lebo and Rugla. " what is going on?" asked Lebo " I don't know let's go find out." Tauna replied as they made their way towards the lionesses. " What is going on over here?" shouted Rugla raising his voice over all the commotion. The lionesses parted and in the center stood Sarafina with a trembling Nala standing behind her. " Who are y-" Tauna began and then stopped as he stared in Amazement. "Sarafina?? Is it really you?" " Tauna!! oh my gosh I can't believe it's you. I thought I'd never see you again." "Where have you been? I looked everywhere for you." Tauna replied excitedly hugging his long lost wife. "Well, we waited so long and you never came. we feared the worst and we couldn't survive much longer without the help of a pride. So we moved further out west and King Mufasa of Pride rock took us in and accepted us as part of his pride. He has been so good to us.". Nala. Where is Nala". Nala stepped out from behind Her mother. " Daddy?" " Oh my baby Nala. Look at you. Your as beautiful as your mother. I thought I would never have the chance to see you again. I've missed you so much" "I've missed you too daddy. And I'm glad to be home." " Well then i owe so much to this king Mufasa and I am forever in his debt. Well. Let's celebrate. We have a lot of catching up to do.
Delila watched from afar. Once again she did not join the celebrating but she knew what was going on. Sarafina and Nala were back and the royal family was restored. This wasn't fair to her. Tauna had lost someone dear to him and now they were back, but her Tabari couldn't come back. He was lost forever. Why should he who was responsible for the death of her husband have something wonderful such as this happen to him. He didn't' deserve it. Now she wanted vengeance just as much as Kaseko did. And she knew deep down that she could use this event as part of her plan. She just had to plan it out. She headed toward the lionesses to greet the Queen and princess but she had a plan brewing in her head.
"Hello Sarafina! How wonderful it is to have you back!" Delila exclaimed knowing that she did not mean a word of it. " Delila, it's good to see you again. Is this young Kaseko? My he has grown into quite a handsome young cub!" " Thank you. Where is your young cub?" Nala was already making herself acquainted amongst the other cubs: Anwar and Asha cubs of Jedee and Haruni of the Rolling hills pride And Jabilo, Ayoka, and Duka cubs of Adile and her late husband Ajani also of the rolling hills pride. " Nala, come here baby." "Yes mom." "Nala this is Delila and her son Kaseko." "Hello Kaseko. Want to come play with us/" Kaseko stood there in shock. None of the other cubs had ever talked to him before. Like his mother he was a bit of an outsider. The only time the other cubs talked to him was to make fun of him or to invite him to play "The Hunter and the Hunted" with him as the hunted. Why was she any different? She was actually being nice to him and she was really pretty too. The other girls never talked to him they thought they would get germs if they even touched him. But they were always playing with Jabilo and Anwar. " Well..." "Uh okay. I guess that would be fun." Delila's eyes lit up. Not out of happiness for the fact that her son was getting accepted, but because she thought up an idea. " Son, you can't go. It's almost getting dark and I haven't groomed you all day and your filthy." " Oh well okay mom. Maybe next time..." " My name is Nala. Well okay seeya around then." 'Nala: that's a pretty name.' "Come on son. I will see you all later. Goodbye for now."
Delila and Kaseko made their way to their cave. When they got inside Delila sat down and motioned for Kaseko to sit beside her. " Son what do you think of Nala? Do you think she's pretty?" " Yes mom I think she's prettier then Asha, Ayoka, and Duka. She's nice too." " Do you know who she is?" "Sarafina's Daughter?" "Yes. But she is also Tauna's daughter." " Really? Well then I want nothing to do with her. " "No son we can use this. We'll get to Tauna but we can use the daughter to make it easier. I am going to teach you how to be a charmer." " I don't understand." " You will sweep Nala off her feet. Make her fall in love with you and then- " "NO! She is Tauna's daughter. His blood I want nothing to do with her. Much less fall in love with her." With a swipe of her paw Delila hit Kaseko on the back of the head." If you had let me finish you would understand. Now the closer you get to Nala the closer you get to Tauna and you can keep your promise to your father." But what about Nala?" " You can do whatever you want with her. Kill her, Banish her, whatever. Same with her mother. That's why you have to befriend her now. Tomorrow you are going to have a new best friend" " Alright Mom. For dad." Kaseko replied with a spiteful smile on his face. Revenge would be sweet.
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So that is part 1. Please R&R. Part two will come soon.
The next morning Sarafina and Nala awoke to find Mufasa, Sarabi, Simba and the other lionesses and cubs waiting for them outside of Priderock. Mufasa walked up to them first. "Good morning Sarafina. You are always welcome here. I hope you find what your looking for." They did the traditional head rub And Sarabi walked up to Sarafina and put her paw around her neck. "I wish you wouldn't go but I understand...for Nala. Nala you take care of your mother and be sure to come visit us, alright." "Yes maam" Nala turned and saw Simba with his head down and felt a tear start up in her eye. "Bye Nala. I'll miss you." he said with his head still held down. "I'll miss you too, Simba. But don't worry I'll come and visit you and the others every chance I get." He looked up at her and smiled a bit. " You promise?" "Of course, I could never forget you or anybody else." "Alright, I'll be here when you come back and i wanna hear what your new pride is like. If you don't come back I'm gonna go hunt you down." he replied jokingly. " Goodbye Nala. We'll miss you too. And we'll help him hunt you down if you don't visit." Amani added. The rest of the cubs were standing behind him nodding their heads in agreement. "We'll miss you all, and thank you so much for everything." After one final goodbye, Nala and Sarafina left the pridelands in search of their pride.
How long they ran they didn't know. Sarafina was looking at the landforms trying to remember her way back. She had never realized how far away they had gone. Maybe her husband did make it back they had just moved so far that when he searched for her, he never thought to look that far away. Well whatever the case they were on their way home and things were starting to come back to her. She walked up a hill that overlooked a vast piece of land that reminded her of Pride rock with it's golden savanna and plentiful herds. And then she saw it. A rock formation that very well resembled Pride rock just not as big. Instead this "Rock" looked exactly like Pride rock just without the presentation ledge. "We're here." Sarafina said to herself quietly. "What Mom?" "We're home!! Nala this is it. Let's go!" 'This is it. It looks like pride rock. This is it i guess. Time to start a new life' Nala thought to herself. "Coming mom!" Nala shouted back with a new confidence.
They were half way there when Sarafina stopped. and started sniffing the air. "what is it mom?" A smile spread across Sarafina's face. "Your father IS back I know his scent anywhere." "Hey!! Who are you?" A voice growled from behind. They turned to face another lioness who was standing behind them. when she saw Sarafina's face she backpedaled. "Sara??!!" "Jesi!!" "Oh my gosh your alive. Where have you been all this time. We thought you were dead when we couldn't find you or Nala." "It's a long story. I'll tell it to you when I see the other lionesses. Please tell me Tauna is back." Sara pleaded. " Of course he's back! He, Lebo, and Rugla killed off those basterd rogues. But he broke down when we couldn't find you. But he's fine now. And now he'll be even better. Is that Nala??!! Oh my gosh she is gorgeous. " "Thank you." Nala said sheepishly. " I think we're about ready to See Tauna. Where is he?" "He's back at the cave. He was helping us hunt earlier and i think it wore him out." "Well then lets go. Ready Nala?" " Yes mom I'm a little nervous though." Don't worry baby. you have nothing to be scared of." So they headed off towards their home.
Tauna was sitting outside his cave daydreaming. God, he missed Sara. what he would give just to see her again, her smile, her beautiful eyes, but most of all he missed his daughter. He didn't have the chance to see his only daughter grow up and now he didn't know where she was. There was a roar among the lionesses so he went down to see what was going on. when he got down there he saw all the lionesses except Delila jumping around excitedly and the shouting was so loud that he could not make out what they were talking about. He stopped short and watched them for a while then he was joined by Lebo and Rugla. " what is going on?" asked Lebo " I don't know let's go find out." Tauna replied as they made their way towards the lionesses. " What is going on over here?" shouted Rugla raising his voice over all the commotion. The lionesses parted and in the center stood Sarafina with a trembling Nala standing behind her. " Who are y-" Tauna began and then stopped as he stared in Amazement. "Sarafina?? Is it really you?" " Tauna!! oh my gosh I can't believe it's you. I thought I'd never see you again." "Where have you been? I looked everywhere for you." Tauna replied excitedly hugging his long lost wife. "Well, we waited so long and you never came. we feared the worst and we couldn't survive much longer without the help of a pride. So we moved further out west and King Mufasa of Pride rock took us in and accepted us as part of his pride. He has been so good to us.". Nala. Where is Nala". Nala stepped out from behind Her mother. " Daddy?" " Oh my baby Nala. Look at you. Your as beautiful as your mother. I thought I would never have the chance to see you again. I've missed you so much" "I've missed you too daddy. And I'm glad to be home." " Well then i owe so much to this king Mufasa and I am forever in his debt. Well. Let's celebrate. We have a lot of catching up to do.
Delila watched from afar. Once again she did not join the celebrating but she knew what was going on. Sarafina and Nala were back and the royal family was restored. This wasn't fair to her. Tauna had lost someone dear to him and now they were back, but her Tabari couldn't come back. He was lost forever. Why should he who was responsible for the death of her husband have something wonderful such as this happen to him. He didn't' deserve it. Now she wanted vengeance just as much as Kaseko did. And she knew deep down that she could use this event as part of her plan. She just had to plan it out. She headed toward the lionesses to greet the Queen and princess but she had a plan brewing in her head.
"Hello Sarafina! How wonderful it is to have you back!" Delila exclaimed knowing that she did not mean a word of it. " Delila, it's good to see you again. Is this young Kaseko? My he has grown into quite a handsome young cub!" " Thank you. Where is your young cub?" Nala was already making herself acquainted amongst the other cubs: Anwar and Asha cubs of Jedee and Haruni of the Rolling hills pride And Jabilo, Ayoka, and Duka cubs of Adile and her late husband Ajani also of the rolling hills pride. " Nala, come here baby." "Yes mom." "Nala this is Delila and her son Kaseko." "Hello Kaseko. Want to come play with us/" Kaseko stood there in shock. None of the other cubs had ever talked to him before. Like his mother he was a bit of an outsider. The only time the other cubs talked to him was to make fun of him or to invite him to play "The Hunter and the Hunted" with him as the hunted. Why was she any different? She was actually being nice to him and she was really pretty too. The other girls never talked to him they thought they would get germs if they even touched him. But they were always playing with Jabilo and Anwar. " Well..." "Uh okay. I guess that would be fun." Delila's eyes lit up. Not out of happiness for the fact that her son was getting accepted, but because she thought up an idea. " Son, you can't go. It's almost getting dark and I haven't groomed you all day and your filthy." " Oh well okay mom. Maybe next time..." " My name is Nala. Well okay seeya around then." 'Nala: that's a pretty name.' "Come on son. I will see you all later. Goodbye for now."
Delila and Kaseko made their way to their cave. When they got inside Delila sat down and motioned for Kaseko to sit beside her. " Son what do you think of Nala? Do you think she's pretty?" " Yes mom I think she's prettier then Asha, Ayoka, and Duka. She's nice too." " Do you know who she is?" "Sarafina's Daughter?" "Yes. But she is also Tauna's daughter." " Really? Well then I want nothing to do with her. " "No son we can use this. We'll get to Tauna but we can use the daughter to make it easier. I am going to teach you how to be a charmer." " I don't understand." " You will sweep Nala off her feet. Make her fall in love with you and then- " "NO! She is Tauna's daughter. His blood I want nothing to do with her. Much less fall in love with her." With a swipe of her paw Delila hit Kaseko on the back of the head." If you had let me finish you would understand. Now the closer you get to Nala the closer you get to Tauna and you can keep your promise to your father." But what about Nala?" " You can do whatever you want with her. Kill her, Banish her, whatever. Same with her mother. That's why you have to befriend her now. Tomorrow you are going to have a new best friend" " Alright Mom. For dad." Kaseko replied with a spiteful smile on his face. Revenge would be sweet.
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So that is part 1. Please R&R. Part two will come soon.