Hey guys, I'm baaaaaack! Sorry I couldn't update for a while, I was on vacation for two weeks and then I had writer's block for a few days after. Again, I don't own anything except for Spirit and Dusty. The rest belongs to Disney. Anywho, here we go!

FADE IN:

EXT. A ROCK SURFACE – A SHORT TIME LATER

A chameleon blends in with its terrain. Its eyes shift. It walks away. PANDOWN the rock to reveal a shadow then a dark crevice.

DARKNESS:

Two little eyes dart erratically across FRAME. As b.g. becomes lighter, we realize that the eyes belong to a FIELD MOUSE.

"Aww, it's a little mouse!" Makini exclaimed.

EXT. SHADETREEAREA - CONTINUOUS

As the fieldmouse scampers, a huge lion paw THUDS into frame and traps the mouse in its jail-like claws. PULLBACKTO REVEAL:

Everybody gasped as the paw startled them.

SCAR, a thin, angular lion with an attitude problem. He gingerlylifts the mouse by its tail and dangles it over his gaping mouth. Rather than eat the mouse. Scar rolls it through his paw the way a gamblerrolls a coin.

"That guy definitely looks like he has issues." Tiifu commented to Zuri. "I can hear you, you know." Scar growled at the two. "Quiet, you!" Dusty exclaimed.

SCAR:

Life's not fair. Yes - You see, I shallnever be king. And you shallnever see the light of another day. Adieu.

As Scar is about to eat the mouse, he HEARS:

ZAZU (O.S.)

Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?

Both Mufasa and Scar fondly think of their mom.

SCAR:

Oh, Zazu. What do you want?

REVEAL Zazu, the hornbill we met in the opening scene. Zazu blendsregal with ironic edge. He reveres his boss (King Mufasa) and disdainsanyone he perceives to be a low-life cretin - which is pretty much everybody but the King.

ZAZU:

I'm here to announce that King Mufasa's on his way. And you'd better have a good excuse for missing the ceremony this morning.

The little mouse escapes to freedom.

SCAR:

mock sad

Now look, Zazu. You've made me lose my lunch.

ZAZU:

You'll lose more than that when the king gets through with you. He's as mad as a hippo with a hernia.

Scar, licking his chops, advances on Zazu who backs away.

"Uh oh. I know that look." Anga commented.

SCAR:

Ooooo. I quiver with fear.

ZAZU:

Now, Scar - Don't look at me that way.

Scar continues stalking.

ZAZU:

Help!

Scar catches Zazu in his mouth. And CHOMPS his teeth shut. Mufasa enters, having witnessed what Scar just did.

"That reminds me, I haven't eaten in a while." Scar looked at Zazu hungrily. In a flash, he pounced, chasing Zazu all around the room. "AAAAHHH! HELP ME!" Zazu cried. The hyenas started laughing their tails off. "That's enough! Scar, spit him out!" Mufasa yelled. "Ok, fine." Scar groaned as he released the hornbill, who tottered back to his spot.

MUFASA:

admonishing

Scar!

Scar, surprised, and with a bird bulge in his mouth:

SCAR:

Hmmm?

MUFASA:

to a disobedient puppy

Drop him!

With that, Zazu's beak pokes out from Scar's lips. It looks like the mouth-within-a-mouth in "Alien."

"Hey sis, doesn't that look like something out of "Alien"?" Dusty joked. "Yeah it does!" Spirit snickered. 'What's Alien?" Asked Goigoi. "It's not important." They both said.

ZAZU'S BEAK

Impeccable timing, Your Majesty.

SCAR:

releasing Zazu

Plegh!

"Eww." said Vitani.

Zazu tumbles to the ground and shakes off.

SCAR:

to Mufasa

Why if it isn't my big brother, descending from on high to mingleamong the commoners.

MUFASA:

Sarabi and I didn't see you at the presentation of Simba.

genuine

Is anything wrong?

SCAR:

insincere

That was today? Oh, I feel simply awful. Must have slipped my mind.

"Yeah, right. Feel simply awful, my tail." Janja growled.

ZAZU:

Yes, well as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been first in line.

Scar nips at Zazu, who evades him.

"Phew. Glad he missed." Zazu said as he gave Scar a stink eye.

SCAR:

I was first in line until the littlehairball was born.

"I don't think that's what he meant." Azaad said.

MUFASA:

That hairball is my son and your future king.

SCAR:

I shallpractice my curtsy.

Scar abruptlyturns to walk away. Mufasacallsafter him:

MUFASA:

Don't turn your back on me, Scar!

Scar reels back around.

SCAR:

Oh, no, Mufasa. Perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me.

MUFASA:

Is that a challenge?

Zazu ducksbehind a rock.

SCAR:

pointed

Temper-temper.

butter wouldn't melt

I wouldn't dream of challenging you.

"Mufasa probably would've beat the crap out of you anyway." Quipped Timon. Scar just rolled his eyes.

Zazu hops forward.

ZAZU:

Pity.

a beat

Why not?

SCAR:

Well, as far as brains go, I got the lion's share. But when it comes to brute strength, I'm afraid I'm in the shallow end of the gene pool.

Scar slinks away. Zazu and Mufasawatch him leave.

ZAZU:

There's one in every family, sire. Two in mine, actually. And they alwaysmanage to ruin special occasions.

"That'll happen." Beshte commented.

As they walk off:

MUFASA:

What am I going to do with him?

ZAZU:

He'd mаkе a very handsomethrow rug.

Dusty got out his phone and showed Spirit a picture of the Scar rug easter egg from "Hercules". "Does Zazu have psychic powers or something?" Spirit joked. "I don't think so, but you never know with Mr. Banana Beak." Dusty laughed.

MUFASA:

good idea

Zazu!

ZAZU:

And just think. Whenever he gets dirty, you can take him out and beat him.

Everyone laughed at that mental image, except Scar.