"Well, lookie here. We got some trespassers!" snarled a female hyena with bangs, her yellow eyes blazing.
"I can tell you it was by accident..."
The female hyena stepped on Zazu's tail and sneered, "I know you! You're Mufasa's little stooge!"
Zazu pulled his tail away and told her,"I'm ma'dam is the king's majordomo."
A not too sane male hyena contuined to circled the cubs as he got in Kiara's face and growled "What does that make you?"
Kiara stood proudly as she growled, "Future queen!"
The hyenas laugh as the female, Shenzi walked up and grinned, "Do you know what we do to royals that step out of their kingdom?"
Kiara rolled her amber eyes, "Puh! You can't do anything to me."
Nala chuckled nervously,"But we are on their land."
Simba glared at his sister as Zazu tried to usher them out."My, my look at the sun. We should be on our way."
Shenzi moved to block their exit and smiled, "We would love for you to stick around for dinner."
-O-
As the hyenas debated what they were going to make the cubs and Zazu out of. Zazu and the cubs made a run for it. After catching their breathes the cubs looked around to find someone missing.
Kiara looked at her friends and said, "Guys...where's Zazu?"
-O-
"Little birdie headed for the birded boiler." laughed Banazi as he put the king's majordomo in a red stream geyser.
"Not the birdie boiler!" Zazu cried before being launched in the air.
"Hey! Pick on somebody your own size!"
Shenzi and her buddies looked up to see the princess and her friends. Shenzi smiled and said "Like you!"
The cubs' faces went pale as they whispered "Oops!"
-O-
The hyenas chased the cubs down an elephant spine. The cubs soared through the air and landed on another pile of bones.
"Help!"
Simba heard the cry and turned to see Kiara sliding down towards the hyenas' jaws. Simba growled as he charged down and sracthed Shenzi across the cheek. When Kiara and Simba caught up to Nala they realized they were in a dead end.
"Here kitty, kitty!"
Kiara jumped infront of her friends and roared with sounded a like mew. The hyenas laughed and gloated the princess to do it again.
Kiara looked at her friends, who gave her a nod. The light beige cub took a deep breath before roaring again. This time, it made the fur on the hyenas rise.
Soon a large golden paw met with with the scavenger's bodies. Before the hyenas could realize what's happening they were pinned down by the king.
"If you ever come near my daughter again!"
Shenzi laughed nervously and said,"Oh, this is your cub. Had no idea..."
Mufasa roared which made the hyenas bolt with their tails between their legs.
Zazu flew down to the angry king and gave him a nod, but shrunk back under his glare.
"Daddy, I'm-"
Mufasa cut his daughter off, "You deliberately disobeyed me!"
Kiara pinned her ears as she cried, "I'm sorry."
Mufasa ignored that and said very sternly, "Let's go home!"
They all start the walk home out of the burial grounds, the cubs had their heads down in shame.
Simba lifts his head and looks at Kiara,"I thought you were really brave."
Kiara smiled half heartily at her friend before lowering her head and continued following her father. Once half way to Pride Rock, Mufasa stopped.
"Zazu!" the king's voice boomed.
The blue hornbill flew forward and landed in front of Mufasa. Fear written all over his face as he looked up, "Yes, sire?"
Mufasa's tone was stern as he said, "Take Simba and Nala home. I've got to teach my daughter a lesson."
Kiara lowered herself as if the tall blades of grass was going to hide her. Zazu flies over and lands in front of the three cubs.
"Come cubs..." Zazu sighed before putting his wings on the princess' shoulders and said "Kiara, good luck."
With that Zazu took flight with Nala and Simba following. Simba stopped and ran to give Kiara a quick nuzzle before running after his sister. Kiara ignored the tangly feeling she felt as she heard Mufasa call her.
Kiara took a deep breath before slowly making way towards her father. Without looking at his daughter he thinks silently for a few moments before opening his eyes and looked down at Kiara.
"I'm very disappointed in you."
Kiara looks with her ears pressed against her head,"I know."
"You could of been killed! And what's worse, you put your friends in danger!"
Kiara's voice cracks as she cried, "I was only trying to be brave like you."
Mufasa sighed and said, "I'm only brave when I have to be. Being brave don't mean you go looking for trouble. "
Kiara looks up with teary eyes, "But you're not scared of anything."
Mufasa sighed, "I was today."
Kiara looked at Mufasa with disbelief in her eyes."You were?" the princess asked.
Mufasa nodded and said, "I thought I was going to lose you."
"I guess even lions get scared, huh?"
Mufasa nods.
"But you know what?"
Mufasa bends down to his cub's level and asked, "What?"
"I think those hyenas were even scareder."
Mufasa laughs and said "No body messes with your dad!"
Kiara chased her father through the savannah in a game of tag. After a while Mufasa laid down with his cub on his head.
"Daddy?"
"Hmm?"
Kiara looks over Mufasa head and said "We'll always be together?"
Mufasa sits up but Kiara is still on his head."Kiara let me tell you something your grandfather told me. Look to the stars, all the great kings and queens are up there watching over us."
Kiara's eyes brightened as she asked in awed, "Really?"
"Yes...so whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings and queens will always be there to guide you...and so will I."
