It was a cloudless night out in the jungle, the air was crisp and cool, not a sound could be heard except for the nearby waterfall, but that was barely audible as well. It was so quiet that if anyone dropped a pin any where in the jungle, it would probably be heard. Well it was silent until a huge burp vibrated into the night.

"Whoa nice one Leo," said Timon.

"Thanks," said Simba who now had the look of content on his face. He had just had a nice long meal with Timon and Pumbaa and now they were up late staring at the stars.

In the two years that Simba had been with Timon and Pumbaa he thought that spending the night looking up at the stars was his favorite pastime. Even though he was living the carefree lifestyle, he still had many questions on his mind from time to time, like where he came from how he lost his memory and more importantly who was he. Of course it came as a complete surprise to Simba when a full mane grew on his head. At first he had no idea what was happening to him until Timon admitted that that was what male lions had when they grew up.

Simba continued to ponder until Pumbaa broke his concentration.

"Timon, ever wonder what those sparkly dots are up there?" asked Pumbaa

"I don't wonder I know," said Timon as a matter of factly and Timon always thought he was right.

"Oh what are they then?" asked Pumbaa.

"Their fireflies, fireflies that got stuck up in that big bluish…..black…….thing," said Timon.

"Oh gee, I always thought they were balls of gas burning billions of miles away," said Pumbaa in a rather embarrassed tone.

"Pumbaa with you everything's gas," said Timon.

Simba chuckled at the two until Pumbaa asked him what he thought they were. For a minute Simba stared up at the heavens, unsure of what to think. For some reason "great kings" formed in his mind and he could not explain why. He thought saying that idea would cause both Pumbaa and Timon to laugh at him so he thought up the next best thing.

"I bet they are eyes, eyes from another world watching us and making sure we don't get into trouble," he said.

"Hmmm, an interesting theory," said Pumbaa.

"But if they are making sure we don't get into trouble then why do we still get into trouble?" asked Timon.

"Well they must be asleep during the day, that's why we don't see them," said Simba.

"Wow I never thought of that before, I better watch what I do at night from now on then," said Timon who shifted his eyes back and forth like he had done something wrong.

The three remained silent like they always did while staring up at the stars, yet Simba's mind began to plague him with new ideas and thoughts that began to worry him. Thoughts of a home with barely any trees and with the strange animals he encountered in his dreams from so long ago.

Simba then closed his eyes for just a moment hoping that he would think clearer, but instead he saw a strange rock that pointed upward and creatures just like him standing on top of it looking out over the grassy plain. Suddenly another lion just like him but with a main of black and with a large scar running down his eye slashed his claws at him. Simba opened his eyes back up in fear and began to breathe heavily.

"You okay Leo?" asked Pumbaa.

"Yeah I'm okay, I just need to burp that's all. Uh I'm gonna go get some water," said Simba who then got up but he was not going to get some water, instead he went to a nearby lookout that he sometimes liked to hang out at so he could think without his friends distracting him.

For a moment Simba stared up at the stars wondering where the idea of "great kings" came from. What did it mean? Did it have a connection with his life before this? Simba suddenly felt alone and small, he wanted someone to tell him, who he was and why he ended up where he was today. Though he liked the life, he wanted to know.

"Will someone please tell me who I am," cried Simba aloud. Simba then began to sob uncontrollably and collapsed on a patch of grass containing wildflowers. The pollen, seeds and a few pieces of hair from Simba then began to accumulate together and flew off with the wind toward his old home.


For a few days the pollen, seeds, and a few pieces of Simba's hair flew into the air and into the pride lands where Rafiki was meditating on top of his tree during the last hours of the day. For the past six months, Rafiki kept wondering what force was holding Kamau and Nala away from each other in a few months time. The two still had not decided to be mates, but Nala was getting closer to deciding.

As Rafiki thought, he felt the wind rustle around his fur and opened his eyes to see the seeds, pollen and fur fly toward him. He then reached out his paw and captured a few. Rafiki opened his paw and sniffed the particles and for a quick second he recognized it, but who was it.

As fast as his old legs could carry him, Rafiki climbed down his tree and into his little room where put the particles into a large turtle shell and mixed them together. When he thought, Rafiki liked to snack on a mango which he did. But after the first crunch something caught his eye. Again he sniffed and recognized the scent. It was someone he thought to be dead for almost two years.

"Simba?" he said. "He's alive!"

Rafiki then jumped up and began to laugh happily as he ran over to the painting he made of Simba when he was first born. The picture had been faded after he had passed his paw over the painting when he thought Simba had died. He did not care; instead he put some red dye around the paintings head until it looked like a mane. When Rafiki finished, he smiled happily.

"I must tell Nala," he said and ran out the tree.

"Come on Kamau I want to show you something," said Nala who was running ahead of Kamau to show him a favorite spot she liked to hang out at when she was having a bad day.

"Well if you ran a little slower I would come with you," said Kamau who still seemed to have a problem with limping from the bullet wound.

"Well maybe if you ran with Mufasa more you wouldn't have so much trouble," said Nala a little annoyed that her boyfriend was such a weakling.

"Well he is much faster, you've seen me try to catch up to him hundreds of times, woah!" said Kamau who was then startled by a rabbit that suddenly leapt out in front of him.

Nala rolled her eyes as she watched him look at her in shock. "Stupid rabbit," he said as he limped after her as if nothing had happened.

"Well keep working on it," said Nala who then climbed up a large rock and then sat down.

Kamau climbed up to see what she was looking at and discovered that the rock had an amazing view of the savanna and the setting sun. The grass was now a lovely shade of pink and orange and the sky had a reddish hue to it. It was truly a sight to behold.

"Wow, this spot is more beautiful than watching it on top of pride rock," said Kamau.

"I come here whenever I am sad, when I need time to think, or when I just had a bad day," said Nala.

"Oh is this where you were last night then?" asked Kamau.

Nala nodded. "I made a decision Kamau."

"Really what kind of decision?" asked Kamau.

"You've been very kind to me in the past six months since I have been here so I have made a decision. You can be my mate," said Nala.

"Really? Now are you sure about this? Because I will understand if you would rather find someone else," said Kamau.

Nala was about to answer when she heard a familiar voice in the tree above her.

"Nala, I have news!" said Rafiki happily.

"What is it? What happened?" asked Nala who looked as if she was about to jump up in the air from Rafiki's excitement.

Rafiki lowered himself out of the tree and stood face to face with Nala smiling. "He's alive."

Nala's ears shot forward and a large smiled grew on her face. "You mean Simba is alive?" she asked.

"Yes, I don't know where exactly but he is in that direction," said Rafiki pointing to the dark horizon where the sun was no longer visible many miles away.

"But why has he not come back?" asked Nala.

"When I discovered this, I found out that he is having trouble remembering, he must have amnesia or something," said Rafiki.

"Then I must go find him, bring him home so he can complete the circle of life," said Nala.

Rafiki smiled. "You go girl."

"I'll head out right now, just don't tell Mufasa, I want it to be a surprise," said Nala.

Rafiki smiled, he liked her idea. Nala was then about to make a run for it when she remembered Kamau who was standing there making a face as if he wanted to be recognized.

"Oh Kamau, did you hear that?" asked Nala.

"Yeah I heard it," said Kamau sadly.

Nala frowned. "I'm sorry Kamau."

"Don't apologize, I saw it in your eyes, you miss him and I know I will never be like Simba," said Kamau.

Nala gave the look of unsureness. Kamau looked like he was heartbroken now. "Are you gonna be okay?" she asked.

"Just go, I will be fine, maybe another female in the pride will love me," said Kamau.

Nala then walked up to Kamau and for the first time, she gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for being there for me Kamau; I knew it would have never worked out. You're too much of a wuss," she said.

Kamau stood there in shock as Nala began to walk off. He suddenly felt alone in the world as if his happiness would never return.

"Don't worry, you'll find someone," said Rafiki.

Kamau said nothing and sadly limped back to Pride Rock. Rafiki watched him go before he headed back to his tree to create some magic

Nala, meanwhile, ran through the savanna as fast as her four legs could carry her. She ran so fast that she did not notice Ban'ai sitting up in a tree and watching the sun set. He was surprised to see her running away from the pride and he had to investigate.

"Hey Nala, stop where are you going?" cried Ban'ai.

Nala stopped and waited for Ban'ai to fly over and perch on her shoulder.

"You won't believe this," said Nala happily.

"What?" asked Ban'ai.

"Rafiki just told me that Simba is alive, I'm going to find him and bring him home," said Nala.

Ban'ai flew in the air and began to sing happily. "Oh man I thought he was dead, and I have been feeling guilty ever since, now my guilt can pass. Do you want me to come with you?" asked Ban'ai.

Nala chuckled a little at him. "No I want this to be a secret; I want Mufasa to be surprised so I don't want him wondering where you ran off to. I will be back soon, so if anyone asks just tell them I want to be alone for a while," she said.

"Will do then," said Ban'ai who then saluted.

"Well see you around Ban'ai," said Nala who then began to run as fast as she could again into the night.

"Good luck my friend, take care and please return to us safe and sound," said Ban'ai happily as he watched the young lioness disappear into the night as shooting stars fell in the sky.


A/N: There's chapter 16 for you all. I hope you all liked it and I bet you are wondering how Simba will remember, don't worry you will find out soon enough. Also I would like to clarify one thing that really worried me. Doppleganger33 told me that Everlasting Oranges has a character named Kamau as well. I did not know this and I found the name online at an African names site so I did not steal her character, I just wanted to clarify that so Everlasting Oranges please do not yell at me for that. Also please wish me luck for on Thursday I am going over to University of Colorado in Colorado Springs to do an interview for Disney College. I am really nervous and I really want to be admitted into the program. I'll let you know how everything turned out in my next update.

Also if you are wondering why only two years went by, it's because that is how long the original story took place according to the three guys who talked in the commentary for The Lion King DVD. Just thought I would run that by you. Well see you all next week.