A/N: Just got done watching a nail-biter of a game between the Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals, but in the end, my team prevailed! Yay! Okay, now back to this story. Will Roka win, or will he finally be defeated? Thanks for reviewing! :)

anonymous13: Happy birthday! Let's see if you're right about who that lion is...

the-mysterious-other: Yes, the series would change dramatically if he won... Who knows what kind of problems that could cause. Enjoy the chapter!


Chapter 6: Win or Lose?

Roka slowly opened his eyes, waking up from his nap. "Hey... Nala." Roka yawned between words. "Do you want to-" he stopped, noticing she was no longer by his side. "Hm... I wonder where she went." Roka stood up and looked around. "I guess I'll go find her." Roka began walking, but suddenly stopped when a large lion appeared in front of him.

"Roka!" the lion yelled in his face.

"Hey... you're from my dream." Roka said to the lion in front of him. "What's your name again? Toma or something?"

"Tamba, you little brat." Tamba spat.

"Yeesh, not a very good attitude you've got there." Roka said, not really realizing how dangerous Tamba was. "So, what do you want?"

"I want you to kill those cubs!" Tamba yelled. "I said you could keep those powers as long as you got rid of them."

"Keep your mane on." Roka said. "I'll take care of them, don't worry."

"Well, here's your chance." Tamba said before vanishing.

"Huh?" Roka said as he turned around. He saw Nala and the rest of the cubs in the distance. "Wait... What's going on?" Roka began running toward them, his anger level slowly rising.


"So, what are we going to do when we find him?" Tora asked.

Kora began to speak. "What can we do, he can-"

BOOM!

A lightning bolt suddenly hit the ground directly in front of them. "Where do you think your all going!?" Roka exclaimed as he ran up in front of them. He looked at Nala. "And you... I thought you had changed."

"Do you really think I would ever like you? Let alone love you." Nala told him.

"I was planning on sparing you, Nala... But it's clear you don't want to change." Roka told her. "I'm afraid you will die as well..." Roka closed his eyes and the skies suddenly were covered by dark clouds. Lightning began crashing down around them and it started to rain. Roka opened his eyes and glared at the cubs. "You will not escape this time..."

"What are we gonna do!?" Kora exclaimed. "He's going to kill us!"

"Just calm down." Sora said. "He's not going to hurt us."

"Um... I think he is." Simba said. "He looks pretty serious to me."

Sora's eyes began to glow. He knew he had to do something now, or they would all be killed. Sora put all his focus on Roka and lifted him off the ground.

"Hey!" Roka exclaimed. "Put me down!"

"I thought you could stop me." Sora said.

The truth was, Roka didn't have a way to stop him, he just said that so he wouldn't try anything. "Uh..." was all Roka said before he was slammed into a tree by Sora. He fell to the ground unconscious after taking a blow to the head.

"Let's go." Sora said, assuming he had slammed him into the tree hard enought to kill him. The cubs turned around and quickly ran away.

Roka was on the ground for a few minutes before his eyes opened up. He stood up and shook off the dizziness he felt. He saw the other cubs running away in the distance. "Oh, no you don't." he said as he started chasing after them.


The cubs kept running, but were soon stopped when they came upon the rest of the pride, who surrounded them. Sora wanted to do something, but he couldn't focus on all of them.

"You're not going anywhere." The king said. "My son, wants to kill you and he will get his wish."

"No, he's de-" Nala was about to finish when she heard a voice behind her.

"I finally caught you..." Roka said, looking a little beat up. The lions that surrounded Simba and the others moved to let Roka through. "Now, which of you to kill first." He looked at all of them before glaring at Nala. "How about you..." Roka held a paw out to her. "This may burn."

Simba had been put down, but he wasn't about to sit there and watch Nala get killed. He somehow found the strength to stand on his broken leg and jump at Roka. He managed to pin Roka down and without hesitation, slit his throat. Sora then turned to the rest of the pride, who was now standing all together, and lifted them off the ground now that he could focus on all of them. He used all the energy he had to throw them as far as he could, sending clear across the savannah.

Simba slowly crawled away from Roka's body; his leg was in tremendous pain. "Ow..." he moaned as he tried to move.

"Can we go home now?" Kora asked.

"Yes..." Nala answered. "We can leave."

Sora lifted up Simba and they all turned their backs to the Lake Pride, never wanting to see it again.


Later that night, Roka woke up from his unconsciousness. "I'm... alive?" he asked himself. "Yes! I can still get them! They will die!"

"How right you are Roka." a voice said from behind him. Roka turned to see Tamba standing there. "They will die, but you had your chance... and you failed, so now, I must dispose of you."

"What are you-" Roka began to speak, but he was cut off by a slash to his throat. This time, he dropped dead where he stood.

"I guess if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." Tamba said before disappearing. He wasn't going to let those cubs live. They defeated him once, and he was going to make sure they would pay. They didn't know what kind of danger they were now in.


A/N: So... Tamba's back... That can only mean bad news for the cubs. Let's see where this goes, you'll see him again in a few stories. I'm planning my next now so the first chapter should be up sometime this week. Hope you liked this story! :)