Chapter 6: The Rescue

As the years went on, Rafiki, the baboon shaman who watched over the Pride, observed Kiara and Harry's growth. One night, he was drawing symbols on the wall of his tree home. There was a lioness cub, and a small human child and a male lion cub. He opened two fruits. One held a light blue liquid, the other a dark brown liquid.

"Oh Mufasa, Harry and Kiara are blossoming into quite the Prince and Princess. And Harry into a fine warrior." Rafiki had been teaching Harry how to fight. And he was quite skilled. "They will grow into a Queen and Prince that will make us all very proud." He brushed the light blue color over Harry and Kiara's symbols. "But this cub Kovu. He grows stronger. And Zira fills his heart with hate." He placed a brown color mark over Kovu's symbol as a dark brown mane. "I'm very worried Mufasa." He said. "Things are not going well." He sighed in sadness as the wind picked up.

It was as if the dead king was trying to talk to him. "Hmm? You have a plan?" Rafiki asked the breeze. One of his fruits fell and cracked open. Right In half, In front of Harry and Kovu. Rafiki held up the two halves so Harry and Kovu where inside the halves. "Kovu? Harry? Together? This is the plan?" He asked outloud. "ARE YOU CRAZY?" He shouted to the sky. "This will never work! Oh Mufasa you've been up there too long your head is in the clouds!" He turned his back to the wind and it picked up even more and made his fur blow all around him. "Okay okay okay! All right okay!" Rafiki protested trying to walk against the wind. "I don't think this is going to work." He said to the sky. "But I trust you." he looked up. "I just hope you know what you are doing!" He added as a few leaves blew into the air.

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Eight years Passed. In a dim cave in the Outlands, a grown up Black furred lion stands tall. Zira circles her now grown son. "What is your purpose?" She asked the narrowed eyed lion.

"I will avenge Scar, and take his place in the Pridelands." Kovu said in an angry tone.

"Yes. What have I taught you?" Zira asked next, a sinister grin forming on her face as she continued to circle Kovu.

"Simba, is the enemy."

"And. What. Must. You. Do?" She asked, the grin becoming a sinister smile.

"I must, KILL him." Kovu said as the other lionesses roared in approval.

Two days later Harry was walking up to his father. He had grown over the years as well. The lioness on either side of him chatting eagerly away. Every young cub in the pride had the First Hunt ceremony. And since he was the King's youngest child, albeit human and adopted, everyone was excited.

"This is his first hunt." A lioness who had babysat Harry and Kiara when they where very small said fondly. Harry carried with him a gift Rafiki had given him when he started to learn how to fight. What Rafiki told him was called a Katana. From a land far away across many oceans. And a hunting dagger. Both kept in sheathes attached to his hips on his loin cloth. He flicked his long hair out of his eyes as he approached his father.

"Dad." He started. "You said I could do this on my own. "You promise?"

Simba sighed and reluctantly agreed. "Alright, I promise." He stood aside to let his son go on his first hunt.

Harry jumped down from the ledge, landed on his feet smoothly, unsheathed his dagger and moved into the tall grass...

Nuka and a grown Vitani where trying, unsuccessfully, to start a fire. Nuka had a sick in his paws an branches under it and was spinning it really fast trying to light a spark.

"Hurry up you idiot!" Vitani hissed as she saw Harry a few kilometers away.

"Hey! This is harder than it looks!" Nuka snapped back.

Harry unsheathed his katana as a buck antelope ran up to him. Antelope's antlers, he had discovered one day, where very hard to cut. He slashed at the bucks antlers as he tried to headbutt him and jumped to the side.

Clang! His blade collided with the buck's antlers as he tried to push Harry back. As the buck started pushing him back, he got out his dagger, but...

"Where are ya?" An annoying meerkat's voice carried over to them.

Grrr.. Harry growled audibly. "Dammit Timon!" He shouted as the buck got startled and ran off.

"What are you doing here?" Harry asked angrily brandishing his sword in anger.

"Uh, we where just in the neighborhood digging up grubs." Timon said nervously. An angry Harry was a scary Harry.

"Dad sent you didn't he?" Harry accused.

"Uh." Pumbaa said nervously, not able to think of a cover story.

"I should've known he'd never give me a real chance." Harry said to himself angrily and Timon winced. He knew Simba was a bit overprotective of his children, but he had the best intentions at heart.

"He, just doesn't want ya to get hurt." Timon said as he shrugged.

"I'm doing this ON MY OWN." Harry said, twirling his katana and sheathing it. "AWAY from the Pridelands." He said as he neared the same river he crossed when he and Kiara where young.

"Harry! Wait a second!" Timon shouted as he disappeared into the tall grass of the Outlands.

"Oh boy." He said. "Come on Pumbaa, to Simba! On the Double!"

Crouching in the tall grass, Harry saw another antelope herd. He closed his eyes and unsheathed his katana fast. The small noise got the herd's attention. They ran. Harry started running after them.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Nuka laughed maniacally as he finally sparked a fire and he and Vitani grabbed blazing branches with their muzzles. "Fire! Fire! Fire! Ha ha ha ha ha!" He and Vitani set the surrounding brush ablaze. The fire spread fast and soon Harry was surrounded by a wall of flames. He tried to see an escape route, but he could barely see with the smoke in his eyes.

"Go." Zira said to Kovu who was at her side. Kovu moved immediately, heading for the human he had met as a cub.

Harry coughed. The smoke was getting into his lungs. He soon fell to the ground and breathed heavily. Weakly looking up, he saw a full grown black lion looking down at him disgustedly. He passed out.

Kovu nosed Harry's body onto his back. "Get out of here!" He hissed to Nuka and Vitani who immediately obeyed and went back to their mother. He moved quickly. Harry miraculously stayed on his back when he leaped over the flames into a safe zone. He then moved as far away from the smoke as possible and let Harry onto the ground gently.

Harry groaned as he woke up. He opened his eyes and saw an unfamiliar black furred lion staring down at him.

"Who are you?" Harry asked, groaning as he stood up.

"Your safe. In the Pridelands." The lion said in a smug tone.

"The Pridelands." Harry said in disbelief. "No! Why did you bring me here?" He got into the lions face. "Who do you think you are?"

"I think I'm the one who just saved your life." The lion said in that same smug tone.

"I had everything under control." Harry Insisted.

"Not from where I was standing." The lion smirked.

"Then move downwind." Harry snapped turning to leave. Bit the lion blocked his path. Harry moved to the left. The lion moved right. He tried to turn around and the lion ran in front. He unsheathed his sword faster than the lion could blink and held it at the ready in case the Outsider decided to attack.

"What are you doing?" The lion asked in a familiar tone.

Harry, recognizing the question, suddenly realized who this was. He looked back up to the lion who had his chest puffed out.

"Kovu?" Harry asked with a smile. He resheathed his katana and moved toward his old friend.

A roar found Simba leaping into the clearing and in front of Harry. "Your alright." Simba said in a relieved tone before glaring at the mysterious to him male.

"Thank goodness." Nala said as she and kiara came into the clearing as well and she nuzzled her son.

"Daddy, how could you break your promise?" Harry asked in an upset tone.

"Its a good thing I did, I almost lost you today." Simba snapped at his son. "No more hunts for you. Not ever."

"I was doing just fine." Harry insisted wanting to tell his big sister about his clash with that buck. "Even before Kovu-"

"Kovu?" Simba asked before growling at the Outsider and Kovu growled at him.

"Simba!" Nala called to her husband reproachfully as he was being rude to the one who saved their son's life.

"Hey you!" Said another voice. Harry turned to see Rafiki standing a few feet away from the group. "How dare you save the king's son?"

"You saved him?" Simba asked suspiciously. "Why?"

"I humbly ask, to join your pride." Kovu finally spoke up.

"No!" Simba said firmly. "You where banished with the other Outsiders."

"I have left the Outsiders. I am a rogue. Judge me now, for who I am." He glared at the king. "Or am I to be blamed for a crime I didn't commit?"

Simba growled and began pacing in frustration. He saved my only son's life. But he's an Outsider. Scar's heir. He thought as he paced.

"Simba." Nala started. "You owe him your son's life."

Zazu landed in front of Simba and he stopped his pacing. "Yes sire, clearly we are in his debt." The bird spoke up. "And Royal Protocol demands all debts be repaid." He glared at Kovu. "Though in this case you might want to make an exception."

Simba thought things over for a few moments. "My father's law will prevail." He said. "For now, I reserve judgement." He began to walk away. "We'll see who you really are."

Zazu scoffed at Kovu and ruffled his feathers importantly. "Hmmph, riffraff." He took off after Simba and other members of the royal family and Harry and Kovu smiled at each other and walked back to Pride Rock.

To Be Continued...

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