Ok, well from the remake of chapter 1, you've probably realized that this version is pretty different. Well here's chapter 2. Enjoy!!
Disclaimer: All the characters and places from the Lion King belong to the awesome Walt Disney Company. Some characters are mine so email me if you wanna use them.
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Chapter 2
Zander was a large lion. He had a gray pelt with a creamy colored underbelly and a black mane. Not a lot of lions had his coloring. He was well-built. Despite the lack of food he had growing up under Scar's reign, he was very muscular.
He was born in the Pride Lands to a beautiful lioness named Malia and a handsome rogue named Cerfu. Malia had died giving birth and his father ran off. Cerfu decided that he wasn't ready to be a father, let alone a single father. So Zander was raised by another lioness in the pride, Talica.
Talica had a sandy pelt and a pasty white underbelly. She was a very loving stepmother. But she was also very strict. This resulted in Zander being well behaved and hardly every stepping out of line. But what Talica worried about was his shyness. He was not social in the least bit.
Only after Simba was pronounced dead did he have a friend, Nala. She was in need of someone to fill the gap that Simba had left in her heart, and he was in need of a friend.
Zander had always been jealous of Nala's and Simba's friendship. He wanted what they had, but didn't know how to get it. His wish finally came true about a month after Simba's death. He couldn't be happier.
Sarafina was happy that Nala wasn't doing more than just moping, and Talica was happy that Zander was finally being social.
No one ever knew why Scar had let Zander live. The night his reign began, Talica was scared. Normally when a new male would take over a pride, they would kill every cub in the pride. He spared Nala because according to him, 'She is strong. She will make a good huntress one day.' But everyone knew that the real reason was because Nala's mother, Sarafina was once the love of Scar's life.
He told Talica that Zander could live and stay in the Pride Lands if she promises that he would never be a threat to his throne. She promised immediately.
There was a mute cub, Desta that was spared out of pity. Her mother, Ada, was a close friend of Talica.
Desta always followed Zander everywhere. She never tried to hide the fact that she liked him. Desta was a cinnamon color with bright yellow eyes. She was jealous that Zander would ditch her to play with Nala.
The cubs grew to adolescents. The Pride Lands were already dying.
One day during one of their hunting lessons, they finally got to make a kill. The three were left alone in the hunting grounds.
A small herd of wildebeest was standing about 200 yards from the 3 young lions.
"Pst…hey…Zander…there's an old weak looking one by itself over there." Nala whispered to Zander. They were both low to the ground, their stomachs nearly touching the dirt.
"Ok…hey…Desta…we're going after the old looking one by itself. You go that way." He whispered and pointed to the left. "And Nala, you go that way." He pointed to the right. "I'll go down the center." The two lionesses nodded. "Ready? Go!"
The lionesses went in their designated directions, staying low to the ground and remained as quiet as possible. Desta wasn't paying enough attention…she snapped a twig. Every wildebeests' head erected.
"Damn it Desta!" Nala said under her breath. All 3 lions stood still, not moving a muscle. It took about 10 minutes, but the wildebeests finally went back to grazing. Nala and Desta looked to where Zander was crouched low. They waited…and waited…there it was! He nodded. They started moving again.
Desta got to the wildebeest before Nala. She knew that this meant that she had to attack first. She crouched down low…waited a second…and pounced. She landed on its back and dug her extended claws into its sides so she wouldn't fall off. The wildebeest started bucking and thrashing trying to throw Desta from its back. Nala and Zander were now running full speed towards the wildebeest.
The wildebeest saw the two approaching lions and followed its instinct. He flipped over onto his back crushing the lioness beneath him.
Then Nala and Zander witnessed something that they never would have expected.
Desta managed to get out from under the still thrashing wildebeest and roared. She jumped on the wildebeest's stomach and clawed at it, tearing its soft underbelly. Then she delivered the fatal bite to its neck. The wildebeest soon stopped moving. It was dead.
Nala cautiously walked up to Desta whose mouth was covered in blood.
"D-Desta?" Nala asked as she approached her.
Desta turned towards Nala who looked stunned.
"Desta. T-try to talk." Nala said slowly.
"N-N-Nala?" Desta's voice was quiet and cracked. All three of the lion's faces lit up.
"Come on! Let's get this wildebeest home!" Desta exclaimed. She talked as much as possible for the next week or so. Her mother was thrilled, as was the rest of the pride.
A few years later the adolescents were adults. Desta hated the fact that Zander and Nala became close. They were all friends but she was often left out. Everyone could see that Desta liked Zander. But everyone could also see that Zander loved Nala. This worried the pride.
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And the 2nd chapter of the newly redone "Love or Loss" is done!! Well review and tell me what you think so far.