Author's Note: Sorry for the wait, I spent the whole week doing exams and sleeping off the stress. My head hurts.

Anyway, while I get some aspirin here the next chapter. Enjoy.

Chapter Nineteen: Todei's Last Words

"I heard it coming from over here" Info said

The all female trio heard the sounds of screaming and roaring echoing in the graveyard so they went to see what was going on.

"Info, why are we looking around when we should be planning on escaping this place before Nuacka or Zacuru finds us" Gossip said

"I know that, but the noise sounded like someone was fighting, and I want to know if it was Shenzi" Info said

"We should be leaving this place thanks to little miss tattle tale" Gossip said

Silet, who was falling behind, sighed because it was going to be a while before Gossip(Blabatha) forgives her for spilling out her real name. She was in great pain from her injury on her stomach. Her belly was stained with dried blood, and she was still a little dizzy from the whole event that happened a few hours ago.

"Info, are you even listening to me" Gossip said. "We have to get out of here; no doubt Nuacka knows that Silet told Shenzi everything, and she planning on getting us killed" Gossip said

Info stopped dead in her tracks, and her eyes widened from what she saw. Gossip was too distracted to know that Info stopped that she bumped into her "hey, why did you stop?"

Info was too stunned to answer "Info?" Gossip called out then turned her head to see what Info was looking at. Silet's jaw dropped and grew very pale from the terrible sight.

Just four feet away from them laid the dead body of Nuacka that was surrounded by a large pool of blood. Nuacka was still bleeding from the fatal wound in her chest causing blood to run down the dirt. Gossip looked down and realized she was stepping in it, no wondered she felt something warm and thick on her paw.

"Ew" Gossip said taking a few steps back.

"Oh my god, what the hell happened here" Info said

She looked around the area, the giant skull collapsed, there was blood everywhere, and the dirt impression told that someone crawled away after Nuacka had died.

"You don't think Shenzi did this, do you?" Gossip asked

"I know she did after all she told us that she was going to talk to Nuacka about what we told her"

"It looked like they did more fighting then talking" Gossip said

Info walked over to the dead body and couldn't help, but smile with the fact that Nuacka was dead. Her grin widened even more because her death wasn't a nice way to go.

"Can we please leave?" Silet asked

"Yeah, let's go back to our cave before anyone sees us" Info said "plus we need to see those wounds of yours, Silet"

The two oldest females walked ahead as the youngest stared at the dead body and slowly followed them.

"So, what are we going to do about her" Gossip whispered

"Didn't you hear me, we're going to treat those wounds" Info said

"I"m not talking about that I'm talking about betraying our trust and telling Shenzi everything."

"It just proves she's not as weak as you say she was"

"Yeah, but now since she has that power, she might just tell everyone out real names for all the bad treatment we been giving her ever since she was a pup. I do not want to be called Blabatha or Blabby again"

"And I don't want to called Nowital either, but once she settles down then we'll talk"

Banzai looked up at the sky and stared at the colors of the sunset. It had a mixture of orange and red with a little bit of dark blue. He sat there looking at the sky, without a clue that Shenzi and Ed were out of the pride lands and that Nuacka was dead.

His wounds were still healing but they hid inside his fur and felt a bit stronger. He wasn't strong enough to take the chance to across the rapid river to see what was on the other side.

He looked over at Todei, who hasn't moved from his spot ever since they got here, and shook his head. For the past few days, Todei struggled to stay alive, he went in and out of unconsciousness, and had a moment where he almost did die til Banzai woke him up. He now laid there in deep depression and with the thought of why Banzai just let him die so he wouldn't suffer anymore.

"Banzai?" Todei called out to his friend in a weak voice.

Banzai turned around and walked over to him "it about time you spook" he said

Todei took a deep breath, he knew he was dying, but in order for Banzai to let him do that he has to tell him what he knows. "I'm sorry" he said

Banzai looked at his 'friend' with a confused face "for what"

"For everything, I'm sorry for abandoning you when you got in trouble back in our own clan. I'm sorry for ever coming to the pride lands. I'm sorry for telling Nuacka everything she wanted to know. I'm sorry"

"I want to know why you did it and why Nuacka wanted me dead. I know she hates me, but I never thought she would do something like that"

"Nuacka is one crazy hyena" he said "I guess you didn't know that she was working for Scar in return for Scar killing some hyena name Shentana"

Banzai's eyes widened "Nuacka was part of Shentana's murder"

Todei nodded "They had a fight from what I heard and Nuacka just got fed up with it."

"I still want to know why she wanted me dead" Banzai asked

"I told her about you and Shenzi, and she didn't want a lackey to get in the way of her son's future mate. I told her about your past because she promised me Secret's heart in return."

"Todei, you can't make females fall in love with you. Nuacka was just brainwashing you"

"I know that now, Secret told me her heart was already taken long before even I came here. I hate him"

Banzai frowned "you can't hate Ed for this"

"Well, that I how feel, how can she like a hyena that is in a lower class then she is, and can't even talk. He did nothing, but she still fell in love with him."

Tears started to form in the dying hyena's eyes "This is my fault, I was stupid to trust another hyena after what happened between my sister and my other friends. That stupid fight my sister and I had because I didn't want her to leave and join up an abusive clan. She said I was being silly and didn't want to listen to me. I thought I could trust my sister to stick by me, but I was wrong. She's probably dead by now."

"Todei, you should stop talking, your breathing is slowing down" he said

"I thought I could have trusted my friends not to leave me, but they did without a care in the world. And just when I was about to give up hope, She came into my life and looked at the price I paid for falling in love and trusting someone again. Secret was right, I am a foolish hyena and now look at me."

"Yeah, I know how you feel Todei, I thought I could have trusted you, but look at the price I paid. Shenzi probably thinks I died or worst I abandoned her"

"How could abandoning her be a lot worst then dying?" Todei asked

"Because if I die, I was always be in her heart, but if I left her then die, I'll be forever forgotten"

"Like me" Todei asked. Tears ran down his cheek "I'll die and my sister, family and friends wouldn't even care and I'll be forgotten just like that"

"I don't know why you're saying that because you're notgoing to die" Banzai said

"Banzai, it's hopeless, I lost too much blood, my body hurts so much and face it, I have no light"

"Todei, you shouldn't give up so easily like that, there still light" Banzai said

Todei shook his head "It's ok, unlike you I have nothing to lose, but I just wish you can forgive for what I did"

"I stayed here by your side for days and haven't killed you, you can tell I forgave you" Banzai said "I can't help it that you were foolish, and I bet you're wondering why Nuacka wanted you dead as well"

"Yeah, I did she wanted me to do, why did she wanted to get rid of me too"

"Nuacka never likes outsider Lackeys, no matter what they did for her, she never likes them at all"

Todei frowned with shame, shame of being born in the low class of the clan.

"I'm sorry" Todei said again then took a few deep breaths. "You should get back to the pride lands, I'm sure Shenzi is worried about you"

"I will, but I don't want you to die alone" Banzai said

Todei smiled "if you ever see my sister, tell her no matter what I said, tell her I love her"

"I will" Banzai said. He did have a bad feeling that the clan will be leaving the pride lands soon.

Todei took another deep breath and slowly closed his eyes "thank you" He said

Banzai sat there beside his friend til the fact that Todei was dead sank in his head. He took a deep breath and didn't know how to react, all he felt was numbness. Banzai walked away from the body til he spotted a large tree a few yards away. He walked up to the tree and started to dig a hole.

"Foolish, yes, but even you deserve a proper burial" Banzai said

His death reminded him of Shentana, the leader of the clan that been like a second mother to him. He couldn't believe Nuacka would be part of Shentana's murder over a stupid argument. He pictured her face, the times back then when she trained him to be a good hunter, treating him like with care not caring if he was a low class pup.

He dug and dug til the hole was four feet deep then dragged Todei's lifeless body over to the hole. He pushed him in and shook his head. "You didn't deserve to die like this" he said throwing dirt into the hole.

"Killed by a traitor like Nuacka and by some crazy lion because you were a lackey" Banzai said patting down the dirt then looking at it. "Well, don't worry Todei; you can rest in peace when we get back at Alzon"

He sighed and walked away from the burial and stared at the direction that will take him back to the Pride Lands, back to Shenzi and Ed. He took another step then stop when a sense of fear sent a chill down his spine.

Fear of going back only to be attack again by the land, fear that something bad had happened that made this whole situation worse, and a fear of Shenzi believing he abandoned her just like that. He tries to take another step but felt like his paws were glued to the dirt.

"Afraid?"

Banzai nearly jumped when he heard someone behind him. At first he thought it was Todei that just spoke and thought he had gone insane to think that since he dead. He turned around and looked around only to find nothing.

"Up here"

He looked up a tree and spotted a monkey looking down at him. "Who are you?" Banzai asked

Shenzi fell into the dirt due from exhaustion and pain. She didn't know how long she dragged her beat up body but it had enough and couldn't take another step. She looked at the evening sky and admired the beautiful colors. It was fading away just like her light as well as her life.

She laid in the dirt, refusing to cry and thought "what's the point, I have nothing to lose, I'm alone"

A sense of anger filled her mind "you said you'll always be there for me, mothers, you were my light but why did you leave me in the dark"

"Light, what do you mean by light, momma?" A four-week-old Shenzi asked

"What do you think she means, she means the sun" The young teen Shenzen said.

"Wrong my son, the sun is part of the circle of life remember" Shentana said

"Yes, you told us about that last week" He said

"But what does light mean" Shenzi asked

"Light is another word for hope"

"Hope?" Shenzi asked

"Yes my pup, There will be days where it seems like you're in a world of darkness and the feeling you get is to let the darkness engulf you, but if you have light, it will shine you a path that will take you out of the dark"

"So, in others words, when things seem bad, you should never give up and have hope"

Shentana nodded "Your light can come in all shapes and sizes as long as you believe in it, it won't fade away"

Shenzi closed her eyes and found herself in one of her dreams again.

She stood there in the dark staring at her mother, who was still cut up, bruised and bleeding. Shenzi couldn't take it anymore and cried "Why do I have to see you like that again, have I not suffer enough already!" she shouted

Shentana frowned "Shenzi, the wounds will heal when those who did this to me get what they deserve" she said. "I cannot rest in piece til things are right again"

"What can I do, I feel so lost and hopeless. The dark took you away from me and now tookthe two I care so dearly about. I have nothing left, and pretty soon it will take away my brother and everyone else. Nuacka is right this is all my fault, everything is my fault"

She felt a very cold chill when her mother slapped her across the face. It didn't hurt it just felt cold "Get a hold of yourself Shenzi" Shentana said

Shenzi looked at her mother, whose face softens again "admitting Nuacka is right is saying she won even though she died" she said stroking Shenzi's mane "You have already done enough when you let that lioness, Nala, go. Soon that decision will pay off, so you cannot give up on your light Shenzi. As long as you believe in it, it will not fade away. As long as you believe in it, I will not abandon you. You didn't believe in the light when you were finding Nuacka that why you couldn't concentrate and now in this poor condition, am I right?"

"Yes, after what she told me, there was no hope for me"

"Believe in it again and things will start looking up" She said

Shenzi nodded "What should I do now"

"Well, you can sit here and let the darkness take you like it did to me or continue walking since someone is out there waiting for you, it's your choice"

Shenzi nodded "Just one more thing"

"What is it?" Shentana asked

"Will my end come in a river of fire?" She asked

"That, my pup, will depend on your brother" She said.

"What does that mean?" Shenzi asked, but by then Shentana fade away.

Shenzi woke up, in a small pool of her own blood, and looked to see how long she was asleep. Night fall came, but she didn't feel alone and lost any more when she saw her mother's star shinny brighter then ever before.

(As long as you believe in it, it was not fade away)

(Someone is waiting for you)

Shenzi started to get up . . .