Chapter 18: Act II Scene IV Talks
The lights turned on and they saw Simba and Nala on stage walking hand in hand.
"Isn't this a great place?" Simba said.
"It is a beautiful," Nala admitted. "But I don't understand. Why didn't you come back to Pride Rock when you've been alive all this time." Simba climbed into a hammock of vines.
"Well, I just wanted to get out on my own and chill. Live my own life. And it's great."
"I'm not convinced," Wonder Woman said.
"And neither is Nala," Batman responded.
"We need you at home," Nala stated.
"No you don't," Simba said climbing out of the " hammock".
"Yes we do!" Nala responded. "You're the king."
"No, I'm not," Simba said. "Scar is."
"Simba, he let hyenas take over the Pride lands!" Nala told her.
"What?" Simba said.
"Everything's gone," Nala stated. "There's no food and no water. If you do something, we'll starve."
"I can't go back," Simba said.
"Why not?!" Nala responded.
"You wouldn't understand," Simba said.
"What wouldn't I understand!?" Nala responded.
"I...It doesn't matter," Simba said hastily. "Hakuna Matata."
"What?" Nala asked.
"Hakuna Matata," Simba responded. "It's something I learned here."
"Simba!" Nala exclaimed.
"There's nothing you can do about it," Simba said. "So why worry?"
"Because it's your responsibility!" Nala exclaimed.
"Well, what about you?" Simba responded. "You left."
"I left to look for help," Nala told him. "And I found you. Don't you understand? You're our only hope."
" Sorry, " Simba responded.
"What happened to you?" Nala asked. "You're not the Simba I remember."
"You know what, you're right. I'm not," Simba responded. "Happy?"
" No, just disappointed, " Nala stated.
"You're starting to sound like my father," Simba said. He walked away from her.
"At least one of us does," Nala responded. Simba stopped and swung around to face her.
"You think you can just show-up and tell me how to live my life?!" Simba exclaimed. "You don't even know what I've been through!"
"Maybe I would if you would just tell me!" Nala exclaimed.
"Forget it!" Simba exclaimed.
"Fine!" Nala responded. Nala marched off stage and Simba went to center stage and started pacing.
"She's wrong. I can't go back," Simba said. "What would it change anyways. You can't change the past." He looked up. "You said you'd always be there for me! But you're not." His head fell. "And it's my fault. All my fault." Then there was a rustling noise in the trees and Simba heard a voice.
"Asante sana, squash banana, we we nugu, mi mi apana," he said. Simba looked up in the tree annoyed.
"Hey, could you cut it out?" Simba said. He laughed before landing on stage. He was draped in a thin blue fur, holding a staff, and wearing weird red face paint.
"Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back, " he said and laughed. Simba started to walk away but he followed him.
"Monkey, would you please stop following me?" Simba asked. "Who are you?"
"I believe the better question is who are you?" He said. Simba sighed.
"I thought I knew," Simba admitted. "Now I'm not so sure."
"Well, I know," he said. "Come here. It's a secret." Simba leaned in. "Anante sana, squash banana, we we nugu, no my apana! "
"Will you stop that?!" Simba exclaimed. "What does that even mean?"
"It means you are a baboon and I am not, " he said.
"I think you're confused, " Simba responded.
"Wrong," the baboon said as he pointed his staff at Simba's nose. "I'm not the one who's confused . You don't even know who you are."
" Oh, and I suppose you do? " Simba said sarcasticly.
"Of course I do," he said. "You're Mufasa's boy." Simba looked at him with utter shock. "Bye!" He ran off.
" Hey, wait! " Simba exclaimed. He ran off after him after he ran off stage he looked around frantically for him. Simba then saw him on a rock all the way on the other side of the stage. He was in a meditation pose. "You knew my father?"
" Correction, I know your father, " he said.
"I hate to tell you this but he died a long time ago," Simba said.
"Nope," he said as he flung himself off the rock. "Wrong again! He's alive! I'll show you. You follow old Rafiki, he knows the way! Come on!" Rafiki ran off stage and Simba hurried off after him.
