We're back folks!
Also thank you again SPYRO 101! And thank you again Haxorus Knight! I never would've got this done without the help from both of you!
Boy this was hard to write. I know the chapter before this one was short, but I'm glad to have this up finally. I've pre-order my copy of Ratchet And Clank Drift Apart and I am so looking forward to the remake of Rugrats on Paramount Plus. Since that cartoon was from my childhood.
However before anyone asks. No. I won't be paying extra on Disney Plus to watch Cruella. Because ever since the Remake of Mulan. I had officially given up on paying see Disney Live Action remakes. If I ever see cruella it will be for free, I might just go over to my brother's house to watch it. But I don't expect to like it.
Don't get me wrong. I liked the remake of Jungle Book and Pete'a Dragon, Cinderella (To a point), Beauty And The Beast (Also to a point). And I even liked Christopher Robin. But all of those recent remakes from Dumbo to Mulan (All of which I didn't like) . I have no hope or expectations or excitement for these upcoming remakes including Cruella.
I feel like these films just exist to drain our wallets because of our nostalgia. And because of this they put less effort into all of them while showing false promise in their trailers. And the remake of the Lion King was no exception.
If you all disagree and actually like these remakes and are looking forward to Cruella. I wish I were you and could find joy in watching and waiting for them. So go ahead and enjoy them if you do. I won't judge or ruin your fun.
But unless if it's original or a good read of a fanfiction. Count me out.
"Me too." The Guardians Of The Multiverse agreed.
"I think the only think that would change our minds is if we stop finding so many rotten tomatoes in their yards. But we'll see." Maverick shrugged.
Alright. Now that I got that out of the way. Let's read some comments.
superkoola: Thanks! Yeah I figured it was a good idea to turn Aiden into an animal that represents the fact that he is half human half alien due to his father's Shi'ar blood.
SPYRO 101: Thanks! I agree. Rafiki was one of the best parts about the movie. "Hey! I thought I was a perfect balance of wisdom and crazy!" Maverick exclaimed.
KingdomWarrior125: Thank you. I'll keep impressing you with these stories.
RustyPete12: Thank you! Yeah I'm aware of the cannon wars going on among the Lion Guard fans vs The Lion King fans. Which is why the cub at the end will be gender neutral. Because I think that's what it intended to be...Plus to start a bond fire in my yard. I will say this. I am not of fan of The Lion King II: Simba's Pride or Lion Guard. So best of luck to those fans and may the best man win. Okay? Good.
olehbilenko93: Thank you! I appreciate your support.
Alright. Now that's we're all here!
LET'S GET DANGEROUS!
The Circle Of Life.
Back over at Pride Rock...
As the evil ruler of Pride Rock stood at the peak of the mountain. He was meeting with a certain stooge of the Mistress of all Evil in the form of a purple lion. As Lion Pete.
He stands behind Scar telling him about the danger coming. The Guardians were coming to start a revolution. But Pete didn't know about Simba. So he didn't reveal it to Scar.
"And why pray tell should I be worried about a bunch of glorified cubs with glowing sticks?" Scar scoffed as he looked out at the view.
"Them sticks have done a lot of damage everywhere they went. If you're not careful, everything you've worked hard on will be gone in a flash." Pete stated why as he stood next to Scar. "Rest assured I have a solution. And it's come in many forms of Heartless."
Pete turns around and summons several Living Bone Heartless and several Shaman heartless.
"Interesting..." Scar purred grinning at the menacing Heartless standing looking like threats while several of the lioness's shuttered in fear at the sight of these monsters.
"Yep. They do all the work for us." Pete remarked.
"And how did it fair for you the other time you've got these kiddies?" Scar mused at Pete who gawked and looked silent.
Scar had a point. Pete has used those Heartless and other worlds and yet Sora and his friends are still alive and more than ever.
"It's simple." A Mysterious voice stated as they looked up.
Stormur appeared before Scar and Pete in the form of a metallic black and red armored panther. Looking more scary and threatening then Maverick.
"You have an advantage because of where they come from. They're not lions. So they'll be out of their element. Which give you an advantage." Stormur stated to Scar.
Shenzai, Banzai and Ed were there with the other Hyenas as they shivered in fear at the Heartless and wondered who Scar was talking too.
"Hey Scar. What's with the-" Banzai tried to ask.
"Not now!" Scar growled at them to shut up before looking at Stormur. "Continue my friend. What is your angle in granting me assistance?"
"I only have one. The Maverick." Stormur stated.
"A Maverick. Pff. No such thing." Scar snorted.
"He, is as real as I am. And he'll be the worst of them all. But guess what? So am I." Stormur stated as he waved his paw out on the Savannah Outskirts and summoned new types of Nobodies
The first of the new Nobodies had grayish brown scales, had a long tail, and stood on their arms. They were hunched over and their heads were snakelike and skeletal. And their eyes were black and empty. And they stood as tall as a T-Rex. These were called Dust Devils.
The others were smaller but just as dangerous. They had long beaks like toucans, and had bat like wings that went towards their feet, and small tails. They had grey leathery skin, and the wings had small holes in them at certain spots. These were Wings of Prey.
One of the Dust Devils let out an earth-shaking roar, scaring most of the Pride Lands inhabitants. One of the hyenas screamed and tried running away, only to be swiftly gobbled up by the Dust Devil, silencing his screams.
Scar looked on at this as a big sadistic smile started to appear on his face.
"Well, I have to admit. I am impressed." Scar said before letting out an evil laugh. "Alright then gentleman. It appears we have ourselves a deal."
"Perfect! I'd shake your paw if I knew how in this form." Pete smiled sinisterly.
"I'll leave you to it." Stormur stated as he flew off towards his army.
Down at the Savannah...
With the added power and fuel of their armored suits. Sora and Aiden ride with Simba across the dusty sands of the desert as he is accompanied by not only the Guardians. But with a new found heart to face his past and save his home.
But as he arrives at the Outskirts of the Pride Lands. Simba is shocked and heartbroken to see what was once his home. Filled with grass and wildlife of every kind. Reduced to bones of dead animals. Mucky rocks and the barren wastelands of the Savannah. Simba stood on a hill and looked out at the Pride Lands. His home as he glared towards the view. Determined to end Scar's rule and bring his home back to its former glory.
Sora and his friends said nothing to Simba they were standing behind him in silence feeling sympathetic for him. Even Aiden knows what it's like to return to a place you called home as a child. Only to find it ruined and lifeless.
"Simba, wait up!" Everyone heard a familiar voice say and turned to see Nala making her way towards them.
"I am Groot." Baby Groot snorted with his hands on his hips to Maverick.
"No, I didn't forget to bring her. I just didn't want to ruin Braveheart's mood." Maverick protested to the little tree.
"It's awful, isn't it?" Nala asked once she reached Simba and stood by him.
"I didn't want to believe you." Simba said, looking back towards the wasteland before him.
"What made you come back?" Nala asked, making Simba look back at her with a small smile.
"I finally got some sense knocked into me. And I've got the bump to prove it." Simba said, muttering the last part before stepping forward and looking towards his dying home. "Besides, this is my kingdom. If I don't fight for it, who will?"
"I will." Nala said, stepping forward.
"And so will we" Sora said, gesturing to himself and the Guardians.
"We all have your back Simba." Kairi said smiling at the soon to be king, making him smile in appreciation.
"Thank you." Simba said to the Guardians before looking at Nala again. "Are you sure you're up for this? Even with Sora and the others backing us, it's gonna be dangerous."
"Danger? Ha! I laugh in the face of danger. Ha ha ha ha..." Nala said, imitating Simba when he was a cub.
"I see nothing funny about this..." Everyone heard Timon's response which made them turn to see him and Pumbaa walking up.
"Timon? Pumbaa? What are you doing here?" Simba asked as they came up to him.
"At your service, my liege." Pumbaa said, bowing on one leg.
"Also is it just me or did you four hit the prime age with a passion of overkill?" Timon inquired looking at Sora and Kairi in their lion armored forms along with Maverick and Blaze in their forms.
"Nah." Maverick remarked as he shifted back to Liger Aiden. "We can turn it on and off." Then he shifted back into Liger Maverick. "Our edge has just been having withdrawals."
"Oooh shiny." Pumbaa's eyes sparkled at the sight of their smooth metallic armors.
"Don't get any ideas Porky, there's a tree present." Maverick quipped gesturing to Baby Groot who waved at them while he was on Kairi's back.
"Oh brother." Blaze muttered at Maverick's adult joke.
"So uh….We're going to fight your uncle... for this?" Timon asked, gesturing to the Pride Lands.
"Yes, Timon." Simba told him before gazing back at the land before him. "this is my home."
"Eeh! Talk about your fixer-upper!" Timon muttered quietly while rolling his eyes before looking back at Simba, before smiling at him. "Well, Simba, if it's important to you, we're with you to the end." Timon finished with a bow.
Simba smiled at the two buddies that raised him through his rough childhood before they all looked out at the barren horizon.
"Alright. Let's see who's pelt is on the list." Maverick quipped as he formed neon zoom lenses on his eyes. He spotted Scar who was standing at the edge of Pride Rock, observing the area.
"Huh…..I just assumed his name was Scar because his parents lost a bet when he was hatched." Maverick remarked seeing the scar on his eye.
"Wait. You mean there's a literal reason he's called that?" Timon asked in surprise.
"Yeah take a look." Maverick passed the lenses to Timon who looked through them for a second.
The moment Timon saw the scar and Scar's eye. He fell backwards and laughed.
"How did he get that scar?! From the preliminaries before using the latrine?!" Timon jested.
"He probably wiped with the wrong hand, and aimed for the head!" Maverick quipped laughing with him.
"Children. I'm surrounded by children." Blaze rolled her eyes.
But soon the Guardians looked over to see a bunch of Dust Devil and Wings Of Prey roaming around in the distance. Around the barren wasteland that surrounds Pride Rock. They even noticed their Nobody insignia on their backs to tell them what they are. Maverick could see Stormur standing over with them and roaring out in an invitation to challenge him.
"Great..." Maverick groaned.
"What's wrong?" Nala asked.
"My evil twin wants another rematch. Again." Maverick deadpanned.
"Your evil twin?" Simba looked a little confused.
"It's a long story, Hamlet. Basically You won't be able to get close to Pride Rock with him and his spawns of hell roaming around Pride Rock's front porch. Which is why I'll need to draw their attention." Maverick suggested as he stood ahead of the team.
"I'm coming with you." Blaze stated standing next to Maverick.
"Like I could say no to you." Maverick said before turning back to Sora. "Spike, you and the others got Braveheart covered, right?"
"You got it." Sora said with a no.
"Be careful, both of you." Kairi said to the armored couple.
"Define careful." Maverick quipped before flying up.
"I got my eye on him." Blaze muttered before flying off as well.
Stormur and his steroid-pumped snake pit were caught off guard the moment they heard what sounded like a thunderous impact of the sound barrier breaking. Stormur looks up growling like a panther to see a giant hard ball of ice falling on top of him and shattering like hard glass before he snarls and leapt in the air with his keyblades converted into his paw for armor, including metallic cat claws. Coming from the midst of the clouds was Stormur's enemy. The Maverick, who was charging down at Stormur with his keyblades held in his paws as he clashes with Stormur.
*CLASH!*
While Stormur and Maverick were fighting each other in the sky. Blaze began to strike lightning and fire at the Dust Devil Nobodies. Which took their attention.
"Looks like the coast is clear." Sora noticed.
"Alright guys, let's go." Simba said, a look of determination on his face.
Everyone nodded before they embarked on their approach into Pride Rock. Getting pass all the enemies that were distracted by Maverick and Blaze's diversion.
As Simba and the others were getting closer to Pride Rock. The group found themselves behind a fallen dead tree, looking over it to gaze at the Pride Lands, featuring some hyenas.
"Hyenas. I hate hyenas." Timon whimpered before leaning towards Simba to whisper in his ear. "So what's your plan for gettin' past those guys?"
"Live bait." Simba replied.
"Good idea..." Timon started before he realized what he meant. "Heeey."
"Come on, Timon." Simba began, trying to reason with his friend. "you guys have to create a diversion..."
"What do you want me to do? Dress in drag and do the hula?" Timon asked incredulously while waving his arms around.
The next thing he knew, he was dressed in hula clothes, with Pumbaa laid out like a roasted pork, with an apple in his mouth.
The next thing anyone knew, Fantasia kicked in and jungle drums sounded, drawing the hyenas towards the two.
"Luau!~ If you're hungry for a hunk of fat and juicy meat.~" Timon sang while dancing before jumping on top of Pumbaa, still dancing and singing. "Eat my buddy Pumbaa here because he is a treat~" Timon slid off Pumbaa while still dancing."Come on down and dine~ On this tasty swine~ All you have to do is get in line~"
The hyenas began slowly prowling towards Timon and Pumbaa with their tongues hanging out as they drooled in anticipation, giving Simba, Nala, Sora, Kairi, Donald, and Goofy the chance to sneak past them. While Baby Groot rode on top of Kairi.
"Aaaare you achin', (Yup, yup, yup)~" Timon sang, with Pumbaa now adding yups at the end of Timon's lines. "Foooor some bacon? (Yup, yup, yup)~ Heeee's a big pig, (Yup, yup)~ You could be a big pig too~ Oy!"
Timon and Pumbaa finished their performance. And with that…..
"AAAAAAAHHHHH!" Timon and Pumbaa screamed in fear and ran away, the hyenas following right behind them.
Kairi was the only one that looked concerned as the Hyenas ran after them.
"Are you sure they'll be alright?" Kairi asked.
"They'll be fine. Those guys have a special secret weapon that could make anyone run." Simba hinted at Pumbaa's gas.
"I am Groot." Baby Groot smirked saying that he slipped a can of beans into Pumbaa's dinner last night.
Simba looked on to see Heartless patrolling the left side of Pride Rock while The Hyenas patrolled the inner areas.
"Great..." Simba sighed seeing the Heartless.
"We'll take care of them. You two stay focused on Scar." Sora stated as he and Kairi summoned their keyblades. Ready for battle as Donald and Goofy summoned their weapons and Baby Groot stood ready on the back of Kairi.
Simba smiled and nodded. "Give them a wild beating they'll never forget." He approved of their help.
"Well technically they can't forget or remember because Heartless don't have brains. But I get ya. Ahyuck!" Goofy remarked.
"We know Goofy. No need to point out the obvious." Donald rolled his eyes.
Since Sora and Kairi were already in their armored forms. They ran over growling as they gained the attention of the heartless. Sora and Kairi summoned their keyblades using their jaws to hold them as they spun and attacked the shadow heartless. Kairi jumped on top of a Living Bone Heartless and looked in control of it using her freeflow abilities.
While Baby Groot stood back eating a leaf from a tree while watching. But after the first bite, he spat it out because it was old and wilted. So he just watched them fight.
With the coast clear for real this time. Simba now had a chance to get in close.
"Nala. You find my mother and rally the lionesses. I'll look for Scar." Simba gave his mate a task.
Nala nodded as they split up. With Maverick and Blaze drawing the attention of the Nobodies and Sora's group taking on the Heartless.
Simba was home free to go up to Pride Rock and face Scar and the Hyenas.
Up on Pride Rock…..
Simba was hiding behind a corner as he was getting in closer. And at the sound of thunder in the background from Blaze fighting the Nobodies. An echo from the false king startled Simba because of a name that got him.
"SARABI!" Scar shouted so loud that his mother's name echoed back and forth.
Simba gasped as he saw his beloved mother walk through the crowd of growling hyenas and towards the top where Scar was. Simba frowned see his mother. Sarabi looked much older, malnourished and very unhealthy. How could he have turned his back on her?
"Yes, Scar?" Sarabi asked once she reached her brother in law.
"Where is your hunting party? They are not doing their job." Scar growled out while pacing around her.
"Scar, there is no food. The herds have moved on." Sarabi started before gesturing towards the heartless. "And to make matters worse. Your heartless or whatever you call them has made the hunt even worse."
"No. You're just not looking hard enough. Besides, they're presence here is not your concern. Only for the outsiders!" Scar growled gesturing towards Sora and the Guardians that were fighting them currently.
"It's over, Scar. There is nothing left. We have only one choice. We must leave Pride Rock." Sarabi said sternly.
"We're not going anywhere." Scar growled in Sarabi's face.
"Then you have sentenced us to death!" Sarabi snapped back.
"Then so be it." Scar snarled while walking passed her.
"You can't do that." Sarabi stated in a tone of disgust at Scar's reply.
"I'm the king. I can do whatever I want." Scar said in a pompous tone while not even looking at Sarabi.
"If you were half the king Mufasa was you would've never-" Sarabi started, only to be hit by Scar, knocking her to the ground.
"I'm ten times the king Mufasa was!" Scar yelled at the downed Sarabi.
Seeing this angered Simba greatly, making him release on loud growl as he stood atop the ledge, catching everyone's attention as Simba descended from the the top. The sight frightened Scar greatly, believing that it was actually Mufasa, back from the dead.
"Mufasa? No. You're dead." Scar gasped and he backed up in fear as Simba walked to the still downed Sarabi.
Simba went up to his mother who was still down on the ground. He nudged Sarabi gently as she opened her eyes and was sure she was looking in the eyes of her deceased mate.
"Mufasa?" Sarabi moaned with an ache.
"No. It's me." Simba smiled tenderly at her.
His mother realized at that moment it was the next best thing.
"Simba? You're alive? How can that be?" Sarabi said while taking in the shock.
"It doesn't matter. I'm home." Simba comforted her with a nuzzle like a hug.
Scar watched in shock as he realized the situation. If he played his cards right. He could deal with this while taking in his former nephew's sudden return.
"Simba? Simba... I'm a little surprised to see you." Scar smiled deceivingly before giving an angry glance up at three hyenas. "Alive."
Hearing the word "alive" made Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed gulp audibly and slink into the shadows away from Scar's glare.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't rip you apart." Simba glared as he approached Scar menacingly for what he did to his home and to his mother.
And as Scar was backing up into a wall. He tried another act of trickery.
"Oh, Simba, you must understand. The pressures of ruling a kingdom..." Scar tried to make an excuse.
" Are no longer yours. Step down, Scar." Simba cut him off as he kept his glare.
"Oh, oh, ye - Well, I would, heh, naturally, heh, however. There is one little problem. You see them?" Scar gestured up at the hord of Hyenas standing above the rocks growling and looking ready to fight. "They think I'm King."
"Well, we don't." Nala spoke up as she came up with the rest of the lionesses. And she declares. "Simba is the rightful king."
"The choice is yours, Scar. Either step down or fight." Simba challenged his uncle as he stood with the other lionesses.
"Oh, must it all end in violence?" Scar remarked as he walked around Simba. "I'd hate to be responsible for the death of a family member. Wouldn't you agree, Simba?"
"That's not gonna work, Scar. I've put it behind me." Simba protested.
"Eh, but what about your faithful subjects? Have they put it behind them?" Scar grinned as he pointed out.
"Simba, what is he talking about?" Nala asked.
Scar smirked mischievously as he took delight in this opportunity.
"Ahh, so you haven't told them your little secret. Well, Simba, now's your chance to tell them. Tell them who is responsible for Mufasa's death!" Scar revealed as he stood between Simba and the rest of the pride.
As if Simba is on trial. But Simba couldn't hide anymore. He lost all reason and fear to hide. Even if it brings him down now. He knew they deserved to know the reason why he left.
"I am." Simba admitted.
All of the Lionesses including Nala and Sarabi were shocked to hear this. Simba killed his own father? That couldn't be!
"It's not true. Tell me it's not true." Sarabi pleaded with grief in her eyes standing in front of her son.
Simba looked down in shame and stated. "It's true."
"You see! He admits it! Murderer!" Scar declared
This happened as lightning struck and a group of Neoshadow Heartless surrounded the pride. Separating the group of Lionesses away from Simba who stood alone. Blocking everyone from helping him. As if the darkness of Simba's past were surrounding him because of the dishonesty that feeds it.
"No! It was an accident!" Simba protested.
"If it weren't for you, Mufasa would still be alive! It's your fault he's dead!" Scar accused Simba as he stalked around him. "do you deny it?!"
"No." Simba still took responsibility.
"Then... you're... guilty." Scar declared severely.
"No I'm not a murderer!" Simba tried to defend himself.
"Oh, Simba, you're in trouble again. But this time, Daddy isn't here to save you." Scar glared as he walked up to Simba. Backing him up at the edge of Pride Rock. "And now EVERYONE.. KNOWS... WHY!"
Then at the last note. Simba slipped over the edge of Pride Rock and he was clinging to the ledge by his forepaws for his own life.
"SIMBA!" Nala yelled out as she and the others tried to push past the Neoshadow Heartless.
But the monsters just stood there like a barrier. The pride was willing to fight for Simba despite the revelation. But with the Guardians busy with the bigger enemies around The Pride Lands. No one can get to Simba in time.
Then Lighting struck the bushes below as a fire ignited under the drop that Simba hung above on the ledge. Scar stood before Simba as it looked like history was not only repeating itself. But revealing itself.
"Now this looks familiar. Hmm. Where have I seen this before? Let me think. Hmmm... hmmm." Scar pretended to think as he tapped his chin. Then his eyes lit up. "Oh yes, I remember. This is just the way your father looked before he died."
Then Scar latched his claws on top Simba's paws the way he did his father making Simba grunt in pain as Scar smirked evilly in Simba face and leaned down to reveal something to his nephew before he could throw his hands away to kill him.
"And here's my little secret." Scar whispered into Simba's ear. "I killed Mufasa…"
When Simba heard this, Memories of the day his father died came back to him, when he saw his father fall to his death, and by Scar's claws.
"NoooooOOOO!" Simba roared as he jumped up from on the spot off the ledge and pounced Scar to the ground. "MURDERER!"
The other lionesses looked on as surprised to see the sudden turn of events. But their way was still blocked by the Heartless
"No, Simba, please!" Scar tried pleading half-heartedly while he was pinned under Simba
"Tell them the truth!" Simba snapped down at the pinned down Scar.
"Truth?" Scar said with a chuckle. "But truth is in the eye of the behold..."
Scar was interrupted as Simba began choking him. Simba was not fooling around here.
"All right. All right." Scared quietly said with venom in his voice. "I did it."
"So they can hear you." Simba growled.
"I killed Mufasa!" Scar growled out, loud enough for everyone to hear.
And on the note of everyone hearing this as their loyalty to Scar diminished. The Heartless blocking their paths were shot down by neon laser beams. They looked up to see the Maverick flying back as he fought with Stormur in the air.
"Your turn to impeach ladies!" Maverick echoed before getting back into his fight.
Nala grinned and growled at the hyenas as she signaled the lionesses to attack. And so they charged as the battle began. The hyenas charged and knock Simba off of Scar as the deceiver slips away and Simba fights back along with Nala.
From above the rocks. Pete could see the battle and looked nervous. All of these lions tearing the hyenas apart. And the guardians were not going easy on the Nobodies and Heartless.
"Maybe I'd better slip away before I slip and fall into someone's mouth." Pete nervously says as he disappears into a portal.
Just then, Timon and Pumbaa came in, The warthog was charging while Timon was riding on his back. Both of them were yelling "Heeeyyyy-yaaaaah!"
Pumbaa rammed those hyenas hard with his tusks which caused them to fly everywhere as Timon mused "'Scuse me. Pardon me. Comin' through. Hot stuff. Whoo!"
Timon and Pumbaa then stood together in the middle of the battle and Pumbaa rear kicked a hyena across the platform, both of them started huffing like tough guys and narrowing their eyes at anyone who dared to take them on.
Meanwhile, the Hyena's backed Simba to a corner as he tried to fight back. He was doing well with knocking them down and taking them out to tossing
them across each other. One hyena snarled from the rocks above Simba as it pounced on top of the lion. Simba roared as it tried to bite it's neck but his red neck fur protected him from its teeth.
Then from out of nowhere a wooden staff whacked the hyena off Simba. The lion looked up to Rafiki standing on the rocks and the baboon delivered a battle scream as he jumped down and lands in the middle of several hyenas who were surprised to see him. But nevertheless they tried to attack Rafiki who dodged, jumped and rolled as he began to beat the crap out of them. Fighting in the style of B-movie kung fu. Complete with cheesy sound effects.
"WwwA! Hozah! Hazoww! Yaa! Yah! hhyEEOOWww!" Rafiki chops and yells as he smacks various hyenas and back punched the last one.
Meanwhile back down at the Savannah…..
Maverick was battling still against Stormur in the midst of a thick black fog that would look like a large funnel cloud of a storm.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
Their metallic roars could be mistaken for thunder as they pace and feint around each other not unlike a dance. But like a dare to challenge each other. Ice and lightning crackled and burned as the combatants stepped around and their eyes narrowed and locked into each other. The deserted Pride Lands suffered the elements of winter and summer, north and south, heat and cold.
"Alright Stormy...Who gets to make the first crack?" Maverick quipped as he continued to circle around facing his foe.
"How about... Now!" Stormur roared before he charged like greased thunder and struck like lightning which Maverick barely avoided.
Maverick recoiled and converted his keyblades into metal claws and paw armor as he slashed his claws back at Stormur several times. Scratching at his metallic face.
"Bad Kitty! Bad Kitty! Bad Kitty!" Maverick quipped while he slashed and smacked at Stormur over and over with his metal claws causing Neon lights to spark.
Stormur stepped glare back as his healing factor repaired the slashes quickly on his face.
"Are you talking to me or them? or yourself? Cause you're no angel yourself." Stormur snarled.
"True. I am ." Maverick shrugged as he was pushed back but he kept his ground and circled his opponent. "But you're no Arch Bishop or saint given all the lives you took. And seriously Storm. What did I ever do to you that would make you so hell bent on killing my ass?"
"It has nothing to do with what you've done. It's what you are. You're real, I'm not." Stormur stated as he circled around Aiden as well.
"So jealousy? You're attacking me and my team like a Zach Snyder directed Protagonist because you're jealous of me?" Maverick inquired.
"No, Prey. Each Nobody and member of the Organization, are created to serve a purpose. And my purpose will never be fulfilled. As long as you're not a corpse." Stormur's eyes glowed black and red before he shot laser neon beams at Maverick who dodged out of the way.
"Well good luck with that Diet Wakanda!" Maverick blazed his own blue and green neon lasers at Stormur.
Their lasers collided and pushed back as their power and strength matched with this attack. Soon they both stopped projecting lasers and growled as they clashed. Their claws and metallic paws clash against each other in display of dominance. And not in that extreme romance type. Madness unfolded like Thunder clouds as the two metallic wild cashes kept growling and slashing at each
other with no signs of getting tired or backing down.
The sounds of clanging metals and wild cats roaring in metallic growls filled the airwaves as they clashed with each other in the foggy mist.
Down at the Elephant Graveyard…
The Dust Devils and Birds Of Prey were Nobody based hunters, brutal and clever but despite all of their fearsome features, size, and strengths, they lack one thing to truly be a hunter. Clear vision.
Which Blaze has in spades as she led them through narrow canyons and barren ravines of the Elephant Graveyard.
All to a trap that has her advantage.
Blaze stood on top of the canyon and saw what looked like different pathways that looked like a maze. She smirked and whistled loudly.
"Hey dipshits! Come and get it!" She taunted the Nobody monsters.
The Dust Devils roared. "Raaaaaaugh!"
Then they crawled fast with their two large arms and slithered like snakes over to the canyons. They ended up being separated one by one going through different trails. The canyon was like a maze as Blaze had them right where she wanted them.
Blaze then held her paws up and caused lightning to strike the rocks and caused them to fall on one of the Dust Devils. Crushing it.
That's one down. But the other six wouldn't be that easy to take down. Since the Dust Devils can adapt and memorize every move from a combatant. Blaze realized she would have to use different moves as she stared down at the slithering and wandering Dust Devils.
"Raaack!"
Then she heard nasty shrieks overheard before seeing the black skinned vultures with sharp talons. Which are the Birds Of Prey.
Blaze spotted the Birds Of Prey as their beaks charged like chainsaws and shot out plasma lasers from their eyes.
"Raaack!" The Birds of Prey roared.
So Blaze using her cat lick reflexes to pounce from rock to rock avoiding the blasts runs like a fast cheetah. Her armor blocked some of the sparks from the lasers as she uses her keyblade to block their laser attacks. She leaps into the air and slashes at two of the flying Nobody buzzards. And she cuts them in two.
Blaze landed on her feet with her claws out and drove them into the flesh of a Dust Devil. Then her armor glowed as she charged her claws to drive an electro tether into the Dust Devil's pulse line as she took control of the second Dust Devil while riding on its back.
"Yeah. You're mine Buttercup. Now go fetch." Blaze snarled as she commanded the giant Nobody monster while riding on top of him.
Using her mount, Blaze attacked another Dust Devil with fiery passion. The opposing enemy fared poorly under the agonizing trashing of the other Dust Devil, crazed by the pain that Blaze is delivering.
Blaze supercharged her Dust Devil rider with electricity as the Dust Devil rider slashes at the other one. And opens its mouth when Blaze reared it to thrust and chop on the Dust Devil's neck. Decapitating it. And causing the fallen dust devil to fade away.
"Thank K'ythri they're not loaded with the other crap." Blaze remarked as she caused the Dust Devil to crawl and run up the wall to attack the Wings Of Prey that were circling to attack.
She used the monster to launch up and slash at so many of the Birds Of Prey. Cutting them down to the masses while she would use her heat vision to shoot them down.
Back over in the Savannah near Pride Rock…..
Sora and his buddies were surrounded by the Living Bones and Shaman Heartless. All looking threatening and ready to strike at any moment. Sora and his friends were just the same way. Including Kairi as she and Sora were in their armored lion forms. Their keyblades were drawn as they stood back to back.
They snarl and charge to clash with the Shaman Heartless first. Their Keyblades slash out and knock the Heartless off his feet before they fire a Duo Fire spell.
Goofy spun around in his turtle shell while his shield clamped to the top. His spins were slashing at the Shaman Heartless with ease as his protective shell blocked their magic attacks.
Donald would fly in and strike them down with lightening spells and swipe at a Living Bone in the head with his mage staff.
Sora jumped on top of that Living Bone Heartless while it was stunned and he took control using his freeflow abilities. He used it to pounce and smash the others while Kairi was flipping and slashing at the rest of the Shaman Heartless.
With all of the Heartless taken out. The team took a breather as they looked around.
"I think. That's the last of them." Sora huffed feeling mildly exhausted.
Baby Groot looked up from where he was sitting and gasped and pointed up. "I AM GROOT!" He yelped.
Sora and his friends turned around and were startled to see something really big appear. As if the Heartless weee saving the best for last.
"Ooooh boy…." Donald shivered at the sight while looking up.
The team was startled at the sudden appearance of large amounts of darkness in the forms of misty orbs coming together in a funnel cloud. Until the darkness shifted into a large titanic sized Heartless that was reminiscent of a Shaman and Living Bone.
Only this time the The Living Bone analogue had a body almost completely covered in grass, moss, and other plant life, to the point that several trees have grown on it. Each of its legs were yellow with brown armor on them, with white designs decorated on the armor. Its feet were steel blue, and each sported three skeletal toes. Its skull was grey with angular, white designs on it and several bent, red horns all around it. Depending on the way its head was turned, it had two different faces; one looked slightly downward and had large, curved tusks lined by spikes, and the other looked slightly upward and had curved horns lined by spikes. Both heads share the same yellow, spiral eyes.
The Shaman analogue was also covered in foliage, albeit to a lesser extent than its companion, and was not always visible. While still massive, it was smaller than the 'Living Bone' and rode on its back. It had grey skin, red claws, and four pairs of arms, the lower pair being smaller than the upper one. Unlike its steed, the 'Shaman' had three faces, as it wears a special mask that periodically twists upside down over a main face on its neck. One face had gold horns, a curled, yellow 'mustache', and a jagged mouth that smiled slightly. The other had a dull green 'mustache' and a mouth that frowned slightly. The last is a plain black, sporting two yellow eyes. Both faces of the mask were white, have eyes with spiral pupils, and a green crest decorating its sides. The Groundshaker had four Heartless emblems on its body in total; one on each of the 'Living Bone's' foreheads, and one on each of the 'Shaman's', except for the neck.
Together they make the Groundshaker.
"ROOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" The Ground shaker roared as it made the ground shake before it. Hence its name.
Then it charged at the team with wild destruction.
"Waaak!" Donald was staggered as the ground shook from the beast's roars and stomps.
"Sora! What'll we do?!" Goofy stressed as he dodged out of the way from its feet.
"IRIS SCAN FOR ANY WEAKNESSES ON THAT THING!" Sora ordered the team's supercomputer.
'Scanning...It would seem the Groundshaker is being controlled by the enlarged Shaman on top. They make the pair together. If you find a way up the platform on the Living Bone's back. You have to take out the Shaman. It's the source of the Groundshaker's life.' IRIS stated as the team were avoiding the stomps from the Groundshaker. Running in different directions and dodging it's attacks.
"So the Shaman is its source!" Kairi figured.
"Finally! Something to shoot!" Sora beamed as he ran into a pattern to find a way up it's back.
"Those rocks might be useful!" Goofy pointed up at some unstable pillars near them.
"Perfect! Donald, Goofy! Support as a distraction. When I tell you. draw the attention of its eyes!" Kairi said to the Disney duo before she ran with Sora.
"On it!" They both responded.
"Wait, we will?!" Donald realized what he agreed to before he groaned and went with it.
The Groundshaker slashed its horns across the ground trying to cut Sora and Kairi in two as they ran quickly and avoided it's slashes and stomps.
Sora and Kairi jumped to dodge the Groundshaker's thunderous stomps and the waves that emitted from them. Sora and Kairi swerved and followed each other's pattern. Sora avoided the third pound while Kairi ran across the monster's foot and jumped back down with Sora. They kept jumping and dodging it's rapid stomps. Finally the Groundshaker reared upward and slumped down its feet to crush or stagger Kairi and Sora. But they dodged as its head tried to smash them and slashed them. But Sora and Kairi rolled out of the way as they ran aside. And the Groundshaker's right foot tried to smash them. But Sora charged his freeflow ability to block the monster's foot. His light energy charged as it pushed the Groundshaker's foot back.
"Now!" Kairi shouted at Donald and Goofy who pushed down some rocky pillars on the Ground Shakers head. Causing it to become stunned and staggered.
Kairi saw her chance and she leapt on the foot Sora was blocking and used her freeflow magic to bounce into the air. Then as she was up in the sky. Kairi growled as she launched herself while performing a spin attack by rolling with her keyblade out. Then she slashes real hard at the rings used as the monster's neck. Causing the Living Bone conduit of the Groundshaker to collapse.
Then Sora jumped on top of the back to face the large Shaman on top who was conjuring fire pillars and was about to strike Sora with lightning.
Dramatically Sora flew through the sky before landing on the Shaman and finished him off with a close ranged Roar of Light.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHH!" Sora's metallic magic roar echoed around the battlefield.
All that the Shaman could see was a mouth full of lion teeth before seeing a world of light. Then the Heartless monkey and his pet faded into shadow black ashes blew across the grey sky. Then the Large Living Bone began to fade as well. As a large heart floated into the air and vanished.
Sora stood victorious over the beast as the Groundshaker was defeated.
On the other side of the Savannah in the midst of the fog...
The fight between Maverick and Stormur continued. They were like two vicious robotic wild lions slashing and growling at each other. If anyone was there to watch. No one could make out what they were doing to each other.
Soon Maverick was knocked out of the fog. He rolled and summoned lightning bolts with the use of his keyblades thunder spell. Bolts of lightning stuck everywhere as if Maverick was like Stormur or his girlfriend. Only most of the bolts were made of neon. Then Maverick used a wind spell to push the fog back.
But when the fog cleared. Stormur was gone. And Maverick was irritated that his Nobody was gone again.
"Again?! What next, where gonna resume in Springfield and do a thumb war?!" Maverick looked around and yelled out to Stormur. "WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM STORMUR?!"
No answer. Which only got on Maverick's nerves. His enemy was gone again. And Maverick wondered how much more they both could take.
Suddenly a Dust Devil crashed in front of him which startled Maverick.
"What the ***k zoo?!" Maverick yelped seeing the monster crash dead in front of him.
Then it faded as Blaze landed in front of him grinning. Then she looked concerned seeing Maverick irritated.
"Are you alright? Aiden?" Blaze asked out of concern.
"It's nothing." Maverick shook it off. "Stormur's gone again. We need to check on the others."
They both looked back to see the hyenas that were still alive retreating from Pride Rock. Which was a good sign.
"Looks like Simba's almost ready to wrap up." Blaze noticed.
"Let's go pick up Spike and see if there are any leftovers." Maverick quipped as they ran up to meet with the rest of the team.
Back up on Pride Rock…..
The battle continued as the Heartless and Nobodies were destroyed and the Hyenas were defeated and retreating . However, some were still left. Timon was running from Shenzi who snarled and tried to bite the meerkat. But Timon was fast as he ran into the cave. Zazu the King's toucan advisor was inside locked in a bony ribcage for Scar's entertainment. The bird spotted Timon as meerkat was running towards him.
"Let me out! Let me out!" Zazu pleaded.
"Let me in! Let me in!" Timon ran into Zazu's cage for safety from the hyenas.
Shenzi, Banzai and Ed was there as they licked their lips and savored how Timon and Zazu shivered looking at them.
"...Ple-he-hease don't eat me." Timon helplessly pleaded.
But before anything could happen. Pumbaa appeared at the cave's entrance.
"Problem?" He scowled, getting everyone's attention.
"Hey, who's the pig?" Banzai inquired which a tone that sounded insulting.
"Are you talking to me?" Pumbaa asked with a glare.
Timon's eyes widened, "Uh oh. They called him a pig." He mused.
"Are you talking to me?!" Pumbaa repeated louder.
"Shouldn't 'a done that." Timon told them.
"ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?!" Pumbaa exclaimed with a hard glare.
"Now they're in for it." Timon declared.
"They CALL ME... MISTER PIG! AAAAAHHH!" Pumbaa screamed as he charged at the hyenas
Their eyes widened in horror. From outside a big crash could be heard in the cave. Timon told them, "Take that! And that!"
"Take that! And that! You yellow belly..." Pumbaa told them as Zazu added, "Take that, you stupid..."
With that the hyenas began to retreat.
Timon, Pumbaa, and Zazu walked out of the cave cheering. They start the Arsenio Hall "Ooh! ooh! Ooh! Ooh!" chant.
Simba looked around and glared as he spotted Scar. Scar looked scared as he ran up to the edge and saw the sheer drop. Simba leaped up to confront him at the cliff-like edge. Scar is very apprehensive, seeing he is cornered and at Simba's mercy,
"Murderer..." Simba growled as he glared hard at Scar. Approaching the old lion slowly.
"Simba, Simba. Please. Please have mercy. I beg you." Scar pleaded.
But Simba's eyes narrowed. "You don't deserve to live." He sneered.
"But, Simba, I am... ah... family." Scar tried to tell him. He then accused, "It's the hyenas who are the real enemy. It was their fault.. it was their idea!"
Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed are in the background. They overheard and growled angrily at Scar's betrayal. However, Simba didn't believe him for a bit.
Maverick appeared next to the three hyenas and snorted at the sight.
"You're really going to take that from some washed out house cat playing Caesar while you wait around and starve?" Maverick pointed out to the Hyenas before teleporting away.
They actually agreed with Maverick.
"No...We sure won't." Shenzi growled in response as she narrowed her eyes at Scar and backed away with her two comrades.
"Why should I believe you? Everything you ever told me was a lie." Simba bared his teeth.
"What are you going to do? You wouldn't kill your own Uncle...?" Scar asked out of fear.
"No, Scar. I'm not like you." Simba stated.
"Oh, Simba, thank you. You are truly noble. I'll make it up to you, I promise. How can I, ah, prove myself to you? Tell me; I mean, anything." Scar smiled weakly.
Simba told him gravely, with deep anger, "Run." Scar's eyes widened with horror as Simba continued, "Run away, Scar. And never return."
"Yes. Of course. As you wish..." he replied as he looked down and saw a pile of hot coals, "...your Majesty!" Scar swipes the coals into Simba's face. With a cry of surprise and pain, Simba pawed the coals away as Scar leapt in and attacked Simba like a vicious lion.
Kairi and Blaze looked up to see Scar and Simba fighting and the team were about to rush in and help Simba. But Sora held his paw up to stop them as he looked up and declared. "This is Simba's fight."
"You know how crowning deals work. Just ask the Oscars." Maverick quipped as they watched the fight.
Simba and Scar both put on the effort as they claw and growl at each other like angry lions. Fire was beginning to rage around Pride Rock because of the lightning that stuck near the dead trees earlier. When Simba learned the truth. The fire was spreading below Pride Rock. But no one was in danger from it as everyone watched the 'One True King' fight for the throne.
Simba clawed at Scar's face, making him recoil, and Scar claws back twice, knocking Simba away. Scar made a move to pounce on Simba as he growled in the up draft of the flames, but Simba lifted his legs, and kicked Scar over. Which tossed him over the edge of Pride Rock.
Scar fell all the way down to the bottom as the area was surrounded by fire. Simba looked down as the Guardians appeared next to Simba. They all looked down together as they saw Scar struggle to stand back up. And a bunch of angry Hyenas. Along with Shenzi, Banzai and Ed who all looked ready to kill.
But Scar read the wrong signs.
"Ah...My friends." Scar smiled and chuckled.
"Friends? I thought he said we were the enemy." Shenzi inquired with a scoff.
Yeah! That's what I heard." Banzai snickered.
Much to Scar's horror as he realized his deceit has backfired on him and sealed his fate.
"Ed?" Shenzi and Banzai asked they're third friend who laughed in response.
And as the Hyenas surrounded Scar he begged for his life and cowarded into a corner.
"No. L-L-L-Le-Le-Le-Le-Let me explain. No. You don't understand. No!" Scar panicked and pleaded. "I didn't mean for... No, No! Look, I'm sorry I called you... No!"
Scar's yelling pleas fell on deaf ears as well as the increased volume of hyenas laughing.
The Guardians and Simba turned away and walked off to let Scar meet his doom, as from the shadows the horde of hyenas closed on the old lion and they consumed Scar, feasting on him until Scar was no more. And as this went on, the flames continued to spread and rage.
Soon the flames that engulfed Pride Rock began to lessen due to the heavy rain all over Savannah. With Scar dead and the Hyenas gone. The Pride Lands were free. Barren and broken. But not gone, not dead. And it finally has their king.
The rain finally came and the fire died out everywhere.
As the lionesses gathered around from the aftermath of the battle. Aiden was out of his armored form as well as the rest of his team, they used their healing spells to tend to the wounded lionesses. Healing their battle wounds.
Simba approached Aiden and Sora while they all stood in the rain. And as the two keyblade warriors healed the last of the lionesses.
"Just walk around in circles. The memories of that sore will fade." Aiden assured the lioness they healed.
Then they turned to look at Simba who looked a little drained.
"Hey Simba. How are you doing?" Sora asked.
"I've been worse." Simba shrugged as he chuckled in a sad tone.
"Nala told us the whole thing." Sora nodded sympathetically.
"So your uncle pulled a family feud conspiracy." Aiden shook his head at the thought of hearing the betrayal.
As if they met the lion version of Hans.
"Yeah. I can't believe I never saw through his deception." Simba said while looking down.
"Simba, you were a young cub. You couldn't have known." Sora said sympathetically.
"I suppose. But what now? Am I really able to lead everyone like my father did? I mean, I haven't thought about being King since I was a cub." Simba said in thought. "What if I'm not as capable as he was?"
"Of course not Braveheart. You can't lead the way your father could, because he already did that job for you. You're their new Mufasa. And now you have to make your mark. It won't be an easy ride. But like I said before. Nothing worthwhile is." Aiden said his words of wisdom. "I may not have known your father for obvious reasons. But I don't think he would've considered you being his successor, if he didn't know that you could do better. It's the goal of every parent and mentor that their child and successor can one day out do them."
"Did you get that last part from a fortune cookie?" Sora smirked.
"Guilty. The only good one I could find." Aiden muttered.
Simba nodded as those words sunk in, and gave him the assurance he needed, before he looked at Aiden as the rest of the Guardians came and stood together.
"You're right Aiden. Maybe it's time to carve my own path now." Simba said before addressing the both of them. "Sora? Donald? Goofy? Kairi? Victoria? Aiden? Groot? Thank you. All of you."
"Of course Simba. We're friends. And friends always have each other's backs Ahyuck!" Goofy said
"And with everyone standing at your side. You have no more worries for the rest of your days. For real this time." Sora said with his signature smile.
"And speaking of 'Hakuna Matata', don't fret about the lack of green around here. You'd be surprised what a little rain can do to dry soil." Aiden winked. "Good luck, Your Highness."
Simba smiled and nodded before he went down to address his friends and family.
Simba walked and descended down and passed by Zazu who was perched on a rock, the bird bowed to Simba as he came by. Simba nodded to Zazu as he walked past a few other lionesses who looked on and bowed to their king. Simba walked up to Sarabi who smiled proudly at her son, they embraced like wildcats by nuzzling into each other affectionately. Simba then turned to Nala and the two shared a loving moment between mates.
A maraca sound was heard behind them. And they all turn to see Rafiki standing there with his shaman staff, gesturing towards Pride Rock.
Simba, understanding what this meant, walked towards Rafiki who bowed to Simba when he was close. In response, Simba pulled Rafiki into a hug, which he returned full-hearted. They pulled away and Rafiki smiled at Simba.
"It is time." Rafiki said to Simba, who understood what he meant. It was time to take his place as King.
Simba took a deep breath as he looked up, and began walking up Pride Rock slowly as everyone watched on. Step by step his friends and family watched as a young cub was about to become a full ground king. When Simba reached the top, he looked out to the sky and noticed a break in the storm. Which was his father.
"Remember..." Simba heard Mufasa's voice, to which he smiled and looked down to his people below, and released a mighty roar.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!" Simba's thunderous roar echoed throughout the Pride Lands.
The lionesses returned the roar with their own, recognizing Simba as their new king. And the Guardians smiled at the sight. Some were in awe.
And on that note. The spirit of Mufasa in the clouds began to illuminate and Sora summoned his keyblade.
"You're up Sora." Kairi mused as they knew what this meant.
Then the area around Sora began to shift in between dimensions, like he was standing over night clouds and thunderstorms. Sora held his keyblade with his paw as a light ray in the shape of a crown formed underneath him. As Mufasa's spirit shot a beam up above. Revealing a keyhole. Sora spins his keyblade with his tail and points at the keyhole, then a beam of light shot inside the keyhole. Then he heard the sound of a large gate unlocking as it shines brightly beyond belief. Then the area shifted back around Sora and he was standing with his friends again.
"Uh...What's with the light show?" Timon inquired while fighting the awe he was feeling seeing it all.
"Ooooh Shiny." Pumbaa's eyes sparkled.
"We're needed somewhere else." Sora stated
"We'll let Simba know before we leave. So what do you think of this place?" Kairi asked the meerkat and warthog.
"Eh...I think with a touch of green and some pasture and a hundred or two more bugs around. This place may just turn out A-okay for us." Timon figured optimistically.
"As long as they don't eat us." Pumbaa shivered a little.
"Hakuna Matata, Pumbaa. Our best pal Simba is their king now. He'll make it a capital crime to eat his friends. Let alone try to sample us with a nibble." Timon assured and muttered. "Just make sure to eat lots of stink bugs and skip a shower or two a day and we'll be fine."
"Sounds good to me." Pumbaa beamed.
The Guardians laughed a little before they looked up to see Nala and Sarabi standing next to Simba on the tip of Pride Rock.
"You two should stand up there with them." Sora stated smiling at Timon and Pumbaa.
"Oh we shouldn't." Pumbaa sounded modest.
"I mean as much as glory sounds good we might just get in the way." Timon agreed.
"No you won't. You're a part of Simba's family. After all, you both are the reason he made it through his childhood." Kairi encouraged them.
"True..." Pumbaa nodded.
"Well when you put it that way. See ya!" Timon beamed as he and Pumbaa dashed up to stand next to Simba who was happy to have them with him.
The Guardians smiled up at them and before they turned to leave. They saw Rafiki approach them and give them a short bow for respect.
"Your aid in bringing back our true king will never be forgotten." Rafiki stated. "The Pride Lands will mark this day in history. To remember the courage of Simba and the Guardians that fought beside him.
"Thanks. But…..Even though Simba's troubles are over. Me and my team's quest is still on." Sora looked down at his keyblade. "I don't know if it will ever end, but as long as I have the keyblade with me. I'll have to keep fighting."
"Ah. But that's the beauty of the great Circle Of Life. The struggle never ends. But the secret to victory. Is a strong heart. And this time. You have more than one to lend to you, your strength." Rafiki stated.
"Well. Every gold record is a circle. Come on Spike. Let's keep the music playing." Aiden smirked to Sora and his team as he stated to IRIS. "Beam us up honey."
'Right away.' IRIS acknowledged
Then the Guardians went off as they were beamed back up to their ship.
Back up on the Starburst...
As everyone sat in their seats on the top deck. Aiden reads the terminal to see where the new pathway will take them.
"Well according to this map. The new pathway is an alternative route to the world of Twilight Town." Aiden stated
"Oh boy!" Donald beamed.
"Looks like we're made a full circle back around!" Sora felt excited.
"Yeah! Question...WHY ARE WE ALL STILL ANIMALS?!" Donald screamed as everyone looked at each other.
The ship's teleporter linked in with Donald's magic did not turn everyone back into humans for some reason. So they came back as they were all still in their Pride Lands form.
"IRIS? Explanation?" Victoria asked while sounding annoyed.
'It would seem that the ship used up too much of its automatic power reserves and we've only got enough power to send you back home to Arendelle.' IRIS.
"You use...actual...FUEL INSTEAD OF HAPPY FACES?!" Donald exclaimed at Aiden.
"Get off the back Fowl Play! You can't put readings on happiness! I'm not Ronald McDonald!" Aiden snapped back.
"Okay it's fine!" Sora eased them before addressing IRIS. "Send us back to home base IRIS. We'll have Chip and Dale look into fixing and modifying this ship once we're there."
'At once.' IRIS complied.
"Oh sure. Because dumb old Maverick can't modify like Mac and Tosh." Aiden quipped sarcastically.
"I am Groot." Baby Groot corrected.
"I KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOPHERS! I WAS BEING SARCASTIC!" Aiden bellowed in response, making Baby Groot laugh real hard.
And on that note, the ship charted a course for a fast travel hyperspace back to Arendelle. And then the ship zoomed off.
That night following back in Arendelle...
Elsa and Anna came down in the Mav Club because it was half an hour before dinner. And Aiden kept a good amount of Hershey's chocolate in a sweets hall. Where he uses machines and magic to clean them out of modern artificial flavors and deadly chemicals that are common in the modern world. And replace them with natural flavors.
When Elsa and Anna made it inside and picked out their favorite flavors. Adina was there also to pick out a dessert for herself.
When they heard a loud sound coming from the hanger. Adina jumped up and down knowing what that meant.
"AIDIE'S BACK!" She squealed before she dashed for the gummi ship hanger and the two sisters followed her feeling happy that Aiden was coming back with the team.
When the Starburst gummi ship landed in the hangar. Anna and Elsa stood at the entrance with Adina watching as they landed.
Once the ship landed, the ship's intercom turned on with a buzzing noise.
"I have to warn you all. We're not exactly in our normal standard marketing selves. So please don't freak out." Aiden spoke from the ship's speaker.
"What do you think he meant by that?" Anna asked Elsa.
"Knowing Aiden. they're still in the forms they use to blend into the world they were last on." Elsa guessed.
"Oh. Well why does he think we'll freak out when we see them?" Anna pondered.
Just then. The drop off hatch of the ship opened and lets out a metal ramp. Sora And Aiden came down the ramp suddenly, with the former as a lion and the latter as a liger.
Then Kairi as a lioness and Victoria as a cheetah came down next. Then Donald and Goofy came out as a wild bird and a turtle. Baby Groot remained the same.
Much to Elsa and Anna's surprise. Adina gasped joyfully.
"Kitties!" Adina ran over and hugged Victoria who groaned and allowed the girl to show affection.
"Find a happy place, find a happy place." Victoria muttered to herself.
"Yep. We're National Geographic." Aiden deadpanned.
"Well….This is new." Elsa said while feeling mildly awkward about this. But she walked up to Aiden and bent down to scratch him under his chin. "How did this happen?"
"And can we make this a regular thing?!" Anna squealed out while she was also hugging poor Victoria.
"Not in your life." Victoria whispered a growl as both Anna and Elsa hugged her.
"Yeah...Oooh...Yeah that's great, that's the gold mine." Aiden lost his train of thought as he purred, liking the way his mom was scratching his chin and stroking his fur.
"We kind of had to blend in with the locals who turned out to be the wild life." Kairi explained.
"I am Groot." Baby Groot added. Translate: "Not to be confused with Zootopia."
"Long story short we helped out a lion who was going through an ark that read out like a refurbished version of Kimba the White Lion. After we helped him out, we tried using the ship to change back." Aiden explained.
"But apparently his ship ran out of fuel. And we have to change back here." Sora finished it.
"Honestly after all of those nature documentaries you've seen. I kinda figured this would scare you." Aiden remarked. "No worries, it's just Temporary."
"It's fine sweetie." Elsa said, petting the top of his head before smirking. "As long as you're housebroken."
"I'm barely house broken in my normal form. So I make no promises. Besides, you look Appetizing." Aiden teased mimicking a lion growl before coughing. "Ugh! hairball. When the heck did that happen?"
"You were probably licking yourself without realizing it" Victoria quipped. "You know if you do that too many times, you'll go blind, right?"
Before Aiden could respond. IRIS announced on the main computer.
'Attention Guardians. The shift chamber is ready. Please step into the workshop for form reversion.' IRIS announced.
"Hallelujah. Let's step out of these animal cracker undies." Aiden deadpanned a quip as he and the team walked ahead on all fours like cats making Elsa and Anna giggle with Adina.
"You know if we weren't born this way and if we weren't related. Vicky over there would probably be munching on you ladies like a box of goldfish." Aiden quipped.
"Speak for yourself." Victoria retorted.
"I'd take that risk if I could cuddle one of you cuties on a day to day basis." Anna joked.
"Keep calling us cuties and there will be a self fulfilling prophecy." Victoria snorted, making them giggle.
Later at the Arendelle Castle dining room...
Elsa and Anna along with J'son, Kristoff, Olaf and the children. The whole family was there having dinner with Sora, Aiden and the rest of the team. Who were all now back in their human forms. While Donald and Goofy were just back to being a duck and dog...man...thing.
While they had dinner with the royal family. Which consisted of flame roast lamb and potato skins with a salad and sweet onion soup.
"And so when it was all said and done. Simba ascended on Pride Rock. And lets out a loud roar as he proclaimed himself as king." Sora told them the part at the end.
Sora was telling the family about what they had seen in the Pride Lands. While Aiden was showing them holographic visuals of everything he recorded. Except for the part where he embarrassed himself with that mirage of a jeep. Luckily Victoria made sure IRIS was recording it anyway, and she'll save it as a secret weapon for a special occasion.
The family watched the holographic footage of Simba standing on Pride Rock and taking his place as king. roaring loudly as the lionesses roar in acknowledgment.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!" Simba's thunderous roar echoed throughout the Pride Lands.
"Whoa!" Anna's eyes widened in amazement.. "Now that is one powerful Lion."
"Definitely someone you wouldn't want to mess with." Kristoff stated, as he was amazed as well.
"This is majestic at its best." Elsa said with a smile.
"Though I still think Aslan is on the top of the list." J'son remarked.
Olaf was the only one that pondered this one good point before he lost his train of thought with joy.
"Though I wonder if Mufasa was killed by Scar the whole time. Why didn't he tell Simba when he appeared to him before the final fight? Awe who cares! I can't wait to visit Pride Rock and meet all of the cuddly dangerous kitties! " Olaf beamed as he hugged himself.
"Still am I the only one noticing how close this is to Hamlet?" Aiden pointed out.
"Except no other main character died except for the evil uncle." Victoria stated.
"What's a Hamlet?" Sora inquired which made the team groan and he quickly held his hands up. "I'm kidding!"
"You sure?" Kairi teased. "Who was Hamlet?"
"You know. The Shakespeare play? About a royal prince who ran from home due to a coup but came back to correct an injustice caused...by his uncle?" Sora tried to describe it. But he barely remembers Hamlet.
"God almighty." Aiden snickered as he took a sip of his soda while the other Guardians laughed.
"Wow." Kairi mocked with a smirk.
"Hey I was in the ballpark though right?!" Sora said in defense.
"In a different state. But yeah you were in a ballpark. For a moment there I thought you were gonna croak from the quiz gas." Aiden quipped in response, making the others laugh.
"Speaking of which. I almost forgot. Here. Little gift from the bullets and candy shop down stairs." Victoria said as she handed Sora a brand new heartbinder.
"With that you'll be able to summon Simba for whenever you're in a tight spot." Aiden told him what the heartbinder does while pointing at the Pride Rock symbol in front.
"Nice!" Sora's beamed as he was glad to hear it.
"Still do you think Simba's got it all handled from there?" Goofy asked Sora.
"He wouldn't be their king otherwise. He's learned to translate his 'Hakuna Matata' lifestyle into taking his rule one day at the time. As far as I can tell..." Sora stated with a smile.
Much later after that day on the Pride Lands...
"He's found the light at the end of a dark tunnel. A now his circle of life is on a better course." Sora finished.
The blue sky and everything below it rejoiced as a Fantasia chorus was singing in a beautiful sunrise in a now fully green and restored Pride Lands.
(Circle Of Life Reprise - Tim Rice)
Hem na iyo Oh busa Simba iyo
Hem na iyo Oh busa nkosi bo
Hem na nkosi bo Oh busa Simba iyo
Busa Simba iyo Busa Simba iyo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo
Busa Simba, Busa Simba
Ubuse ngo xolo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo
The Savannah was restored to its former glory as hordes of animals of every kind gathered with roars and chirps and noises around Pride Rock. As they look up at Simba who stood as their king on Pride Rock. Along with Nala at his left side. And Timon and Pumbaa at his right, with Timon shaking his hands at them victoriously like he was famous.
And as Simba smiled and nuzzled his face with Nala who smiled and nuzzled back. They turned to see Rafiki holding a cub in his arms. It was Simba and Nala's cub.
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
Circle of...
And as Rafiki held their cub out, presenting him to the Pride Lands. Their circle of life was completed. Back to the beginning.
Liiife!
THE LION KING!
Uh….I mean THAT'S ALL FOR NOW FOLKS!
And as you can tell from the climax. Before the battle started. I had to change up how Simba overcame Scar's deception and how the darkness of it summoned heartless to keep his friends and family from helping him.
Because I never agreed with how no one stood by Simba when his guilt was revealed until after Scar revealed that he did it. Which told me that if Simba was responsible for the accident of his father's death. No one would've defended or stood up for him. Unless he wasn't really responsible!
"See kids? The moral of this story is matter what mistakes you made in the past, you should always go back and take responsibility for it. Because there's a chance maybe you didn't do it. However, if you know you did it, like 100% it was you, run like hell!" Maverick exclaimed "Don't ever take responsibility! Your friends will turn on you! They'll dangle you over a cliff! God will strike lightning to remind you of the fiery pits of Hell that await you! Run! Run! Nobody's got your back! RUUUUUN!"
Well...I hope you all get the point. If you agree or disagree let me know.
Anyway thank you all for reading! Be sure to leave comments to let me know your thoughts.
Look forward to when the Guardians return to Hollow Bastion. Because I will take some alternative course with the KH II story once we're there and thr bigger changes is when we leave there.
"You're welcome." Maverick gave a bow to the audience.
And as always Disney/Square Enix fans!
FISTBUMP!