Jinjin and Maya were very noble lions, as noble as the ruling pride over Kion's home. The Lion Guard were all heading back home from visiting Rani and her family in the Back Lands, and they were almost home to the Pride Lands. A small rumbling was heard in the tall grass, and Kion looked about his surroundings, hoping that something would pop up and attack them by surprise.

It wouldn't really he surprising if Janja and his clan were the ones hiding and stalking the five warriors. "Who's there?" Kion called out to the mysterious stalker. "I know you're out there! Come out of the grass!"

They all waited for something to happen, and whatever this animal was, it was not very friendly. It was silent again, but Bunga said: "Janja? Is that you? Of you're trying to scare us, then it won't work." A small, evil chuckle was heard she it was blood-curdling for all the kids who heard it.

At last, a gigantic, intimidating-looking lion popped out, and he looked so intimidating and terrifying. What made him terrifying was the evil in his black eyes that would have been terrifying to look at, even in someone's head. He was a little bigger than Simba, and darker fur, probably a darker color than Kovu's fur, and his mane was pitch-black like the night sky. "Ah, the infamous Lion Guard." He said. It sounded deep like Mufasa, but, it was a little more like a growling type of voice. "I have heard you were visiting my home."

"Who are you?" Asked Fuli

"And what do you want?" Asked Beshte.

"Well, my name is Ramses." The lion answered the first question. That name struck the children like a bonk on the head. "The former ruler of the Night Pride."

"You?!" Said Ono. "You are Ramses?"

"That I am." The former ruler had a bold look that seemed uneasy to look at. This cat looked pure evil and the kids kept their ground against him in case he tried to attack any one of them. Ramses chuckled before saying: "oh relax, children. I do not want to fight. Especially you, Kion."

The cub looked a little bit uneasy, but, nonetheless, he needed to be brave against this banished lion. "How do you know about us?"

"Oh, I have had my eye on you for a little while now, Kion." Ranses raised his right front leg and released his claws from his fingers. "Let me tell you; you and your friends are quite a troupe. From the times you defeated some hyenas and jackals, along with some animals from here who threaten the very Circle of life itself."

"Zuka Zama. Are you with Janja or Reirei?" Asked Bunga.

"Well, I know nothing of any Janja, or any Reirei. But, what I do know is that; you have quite a reputation in your home that you are becoming famous. Do you know Mpishi?"

"Unfortunately," said Ono. "We do. A real piece of work, that Mpishi."

"Well, thanks to the birds, words goes around here fast." Ramses continued. "Not to mention that you have met my sworn enemy: Jinjin and his little family. I was once a ruler over the Pride, if not for Jinjin, I would have kept everything in line under my command." With a change of demeanor, he added: "AND YET, JINJIN CAME AND RUINED EVERYTHING FOR ME!"

The sudden change in tone suddenly scared the kids a little bit. His right lower eyelid began twitching in a crazy manner. Turns out that; Jinjin and Maya were right about him being unstable after all, and Kion had to be extremely careful with this Kion, for he could do something crazy such as flail him around with his teeth.

"Now, I have nothing." Ramses was back to his calm voice.

"But, you were too aggressive for everyone." Said Ono. "They kicked you out of the Pride for a very good reason. You always wanted to fight other lions and you didn't care if they get killed or not."

"There were conspirators among my glorious pride. We were going to he the mightiest lions of all the Back Lands, and even rule over the Pride Lands someday, alas, Jinjin had different plans."

"To save everyone from your lust for power, Ramses!" Said Kion.

"How dare you, you little runt!" He shouted, looking ready to kill and eat him any second. He charged while roaring and he was running at a fast speed, almost as fast as Fuli. Despite this, Kion and his friends dodged out if the way in all directions, and the lion cub clawed at the right side of Ramses' face, streaks of blood were dripping down the claw wounds, and biy, did Ramses look madder than ever.

He narrowed his eyes and showed his teeth, ready to kill Kion for doing that little stunt. What stopped him was the force of Beshte charging at the left side of his body before Ramsed could look at what was going to attack him.

To him, it felt like a large boulder in a rockslide hit him on the side of his body. And he hit the ground hard. He grunted and slowly got up. "Heh. You have real strength, hippo. Even for a kid your age." He then made a small chuckle.

"They don't call me the strongest member of the Lion Guard for nothing, you know?"

"Zuka Zama!" Bunga shouted at the top of his lungs before jumping on his back. It felt like a bull ride to him, for Ramses was trying to buck him off like an angry bull would do to a rider. "Ride 'em cowboy!"

"Grr, get off me, you stupid kid!" Ramses shouted while trying to buck him off over and over again. "You ate really starting to get on my nerves!"

"Yeah, I get that a lot!" The honey badger proudly stated. "On the upside, it keeps bad guys like you from causing trouble."

Bunga's luck just ran out when he was finaly bucked off Ramses' back, rolling on the dirt with a thud. "You are too much trouble." Ramses growled. He went over to Bunga to presumably finish him off and eat him as well. Kion tried to stop him by biting his neck enough to pierce his wind pipe, but that effort was fruitless, for Ramses was able to swat him with his gigantic paw.

As soon as Ramses came up to the honey badger, who was still a little out of it, he grabbed his body with his razor sharp teeth, and tried biting down on him. It did hurt when he was crushing him, but, thanks to Bunga's thick hide, he did a little trick: blowing some of his bad breath on the crazy lion's face, stunning him for a short period of time, giving Bunga a lifesaving moment from being this crazed cat's lunch.

"Gah! What did you eat?!" Ramses growled while covering his mouth.

"Grub. Lots and lots of grub."

"Graaah! And you children call yourselves the Lion Guard?" He stopped covering his nose after a moment and had a smug look. "You all realize that the Lion Guard is an all-lions group, right? No freaks allowed in it?"

"Freak?" Ono said in offense.

"Look who's calling who a freak." Beshte added

"Heh, that's funny." Ranses retorted. "I have been called worse. Besides, this counts as breaking the rules of tradition. Sox who's crazy now? Who's the crazy one now?!" And he began laughing maniacally.

"And I thought Cheezi was completely nuts." Fuli wispered to Kion's right ear.

"Pah! You are not even the real Lion Guard. You are all nothing but a bunch of kids playing pretend in Scar's legacy!"

"Wrong!" Said Kion. "I am nothing like Scar. I an good and he is evil!"

"Well, he is your uncle." Said Ramses. "You do have his blood inside of you."

"That doesn't mean anything!"

"It means everything, Kion!"

The cub just growled and charged at him in anger, ready to maup and slice his face. "I'm nothing like Scar!" He shouted. Ramses tried swiping at un with one rake of his claws, but he missed as Kion jumped with a quick spurt under him and tried strangling him with his arms.

"Ugh! You have a lot of guys, Kion." The evil lion chocked. "You're father would he proud of your strengths! Of course, you wouldn't kill a full-grown lion like me, would you?"

Kion stopped for a second and looked at what he was doing. "Kion, take it easy." Fuli begged. "He's not worth it." Just like that, Kion instantly let go of him, realizing that this is what Scar would do, and he was nothing like him at all.

"Ramses!" Said a familiar voice. "Enough of your act of violence!" Kion looked and it was Jinjin, looking quite angry at his old rival. "Leave this children alone!"

"You stay out of this, Jinjin." Ramses growled. "This has nothing to do with you!"

"It has everything to do with me!" The two full-grown lions charged at one another, and the sound of growling and roaring was heard between them. It just happened so fast and the kids didn't know who was exactly winning this match.

Jinjin swiped at the right side of Ramses' face with a powerful rake, knocking him down, but; Ramses retaliated by tackling him and clawed at his chest.

Despite how painful that rake was, Jinjin kicked him in the gut with his two legs and Ramses hit a Rogue tree. Now, these two were trying to bite one another, trying to gnaw one another's face off their head. It looked like Jinjim had won, for he dug his claws on Ramses' back, and threw him a few feet away from where his opponent was.

Sure, Ramses was a little more powerful, considering the fact that: he was a little bit taller and a little more heavily built in muscle, but, he was also very old as well. For that, his slightly old age was what slowed him down.

"I should have known you were too dangerous to be around." Said the king before turning his back. Kion saw Ramaes getting up and charged at him without Jinjin noticing. Kion was about to scream at the rol of his lungs to tell Jinjin that Ramses was not done yet.

Before the cub and his friends could even yell a word out of their mouths, the former ruler of the Night Pride tackoed the new one, pinning him to the ground, about to claw him to death. Kion decided he had no choice, but to inhale a big breath in his lungs, and he gave out another Roar of the Elders, causing the deranged big cat to fly off of Jinjin.

He was so surprised when he came back on his feet. "W-was that..."

"Yes. The roar of the Elders." said Kion.

"Ramses, as ruler of the Night Pride, you are no longer welcome here. Leave, and never return." He narrowed his eyes in anger towards him.

Growling, and outnumbered, Ramses realized he couldn't win this battle, and slowly got back on his feet. Before leaving he said flatly: "This is not over. Someday, I will have my family back. And As for you kids," he said to the Lion Guard, "When I see you again, I will truly enjoy killing you."

"Leave!" Jinjin said. "Now! And if I see you here terrorizing animals again, you will meet your end!"

Nust like that, Ramses ran off into the Outlands. The old, exiled, and sadistic lion never felt so disgraced like this before. A new vendetta will rise in himself with the Night Pride, and the Lion Guard at the same time.

Meanwhile, the kids were really grateful for the benevolent leader coming to their aid. "Thank you for helping us, Jinjin." Said Kion

"You're welcome, child." Said Jinjin. "I am glad to have helped you. I always had a feeling that he would show up again. I see him running towards where you were heading and I knew something was wrong."

"Well, you thought right." Said Bunga. "He would have killed Kion if you didn't come."

"Good. Are you children alright?"

"We're okay." Said Fuli. "Thanks to you."

"What if he comes back?" Asked Beshte

"He now hates us." Ono added

"Perhaps, but me and my family will be waiting if he comes back. And besides, if he comes to the Pride Lands, you have the Roar of the Elders to help you, and the kings of the past will guide you on your journey. Remember it."

Kion smiled. "I know."