Dawn of the Lion
by Prymoor Echo
Chapter 2: Taj 'The Exalted'
A/N: If you want to see upcoming stories or have questions about me or some stories, you can follow me on Twitter, or like my Facebook, just search my name(I'll see about other social media). Also there has been a few questions I would like to answer now for the story:
"... Where are the herds? What is with Sarabi and Nala? How come no revolution occurred during the two motherf***ing years of Zira's rule, and if one DID happen, why isn't Zira expanding her security and attempting to find Kion, Ono, Fuli, Bunga, and Beshte?" - Israeli4Sure
Answers: of the herds moved on although a few do come and go. 2. I don't exactly have a reasonable answer about Sarabi and Nala, but I guess I was going for a 'I give up' kind of deal. 3. There weren't revolutions for two motherf***ing years because (I know i didn't say this last chapter) most of the pridelanders were killed, so the Pridelands were outnumbered, and thought that it was impossible to do anything except live with the outlanders or stay loyal to Nala and Sarabi. 4. Zira isn't expanding security and attempting to find The Lion Guard because absolutely nobody knows about this revolution except Forgotton Cry. Sorry that was long.
After about 2 days everything was set into place. Ono found a secluded spot in between two rocks just outside of the Twilight Striders territory. Beshte's friend pounded up just about anything colorful and painted everyones bodies in designs, from swirls to any optical illusion. Masks that only covered their eyes ( except Kions) were created as well, Kion was given a fire mask that even had a little purple swirls on it, Fuli with a purple moonlight mask, Beshte acquiring a toxicity green mask, Bunga recieving a creepy clown mask, and Ono an orange and pink lightning found some daggers to maybe paralyze the generals and allowing any of The Lion Guard to capture the generals, and Bunga found a cave to keep the bodyguards prisoners.
"OK guys, we have everything we need. Now if you guys are in trouble, you can either hide, or whistle as loud as you can... Ono you can just make whatever sound as long as we know it's you." Kion explained. All the participants put their face masks on and were anxious to start chaos in the new Pridelands. "Like I said 2 days ago, Fuli and Beshte will capture. Also everyone will get the chance to take generals prisoners. So Bunga when Fuli and Beshte knock out the bodyguards, you will swiftly carry, or drag... whatever you'd like, and make sure they're in the cave. Ono will keep watch the rendevous point from the air, and I'll make sure nobody is following anyone, helping anyone in need and joining all of you when the General will be taken out of the Twilight Striders territory." Kion explained. "Alright, let's go." Kion said.
Everyone ran/ flew to their positions and easily filled their jobs. Fuli and Beshte staying on the ground. "I hope Kion was right about us being the perfect people the fight." Fuli said worried. "think we are in my opinion, I'm practically a tank going in there, and your, well... incredibly fast. He WILL surrender." Beshte replied. Fuli smiled and immeadiately became more confident. Taking cover in bushes and behind rocks, Fuli and Beshte were ghosts charging towards the Twilight Striders territory town hall. "It's almost midnight. He should be coming out those doors in a few minutes." Beshte told Fuli.
After waiting those few minutes, the door swung open, with Taj the golden fur, and brown mane lion walking as fast as he possibly could. Fuli and Beshte tailed Taj until he stopped dead in his tracks. Taj looked back to see his bodyguards gone. "Atu, Gahiji? Where did you two go?" Taj whispered. The fields were empty, and it was so silent that any animal could go crazy in a matter of minutes. Taj looked around to see if he could find anything out of place. Taj found paws prints the stopped and then what he thought were drag marks. Right as Taj started to follow the tracks Beshte and Fuli cautiously followed him making no sound what so ever. Minding twigs and rocks that inhabited the ground Beshte and Fuli stopped in the near by bushes to see Taj looking behind him. Taj suddenly looked back, giving Beshte and Fuli the chance to capture him.
Now away from where animals were sleepand could hear any type of commotion, Beshte and Fuli hopped out the bushes. "Are we guardless, Mr. Taj?" Fuli spoke normally. Taj was startled and spun around to see the two rebels standing casually. "Who are you... and what's with the face masks?" Taj asked acting as tough as he could. "Oh nobody really, just one Hippo and Cheetah that you should be worried about." Beshte cleverly replied. Taj was confused since he thouht that he was one of the most powerful lions there was in the pridelands. Taj chuckled. "Really, a fat, slow Hippo and a powerless Cheetah? I should be the one who's worried?" Taj questioned. Fuli dashed towards Taj and swept him off his feet to the ground. "Yes." Beshte said.
Taj picked himself up and was ready for battle. Beshte stomped and charged toward Taj. Taj tried to dodge but Beshte was to fast and just turned straight for Taj. Beshte stepped on Taj like a bug squashing him. Gasping for air Taj tried picking himself up again, but this time Fuli sprinted towards him and Taj was immeadiatley bashed in the face sending him flying feet away. Taj now flat on the ground wasn't moving. "You know, that was too easy, like I honestly feel like any animal could have taken him on." Fuli said. "Yeah, I'm guessing he wasn't trained very well." Beshte replied.
Kion, Bunga, and Ono were spotted by Fuli about a few hundred feet away. "Did you get him?" Ono squawked high in the air. "Yep, but I think that this was useless, any animal could've taken him on. We literally didn't even get hit once." Beshte bellowed. "Well, there's one down at least. Let's take him to jail." Kion implied. "So what will all the Twilight Striders do now?" Bunga asked. "I'm going to get my mom and maybe my grandma to tell them to be free, and to not worry about anything, with Taj gone." Kion replied. It was silent for a few minutes. "Guys, I can't believe this is actually working right now. I mean, I couldn't believe that we didn't have this idea before though." Ono said. "Let's just say that it was about time to have Zira impeached." Kion said.
"Ooooooohhh, I'm so proud of you guys!" Nala roared. The Lion Guard smiled. "You know, you five will be heroes if you pull this off." Sarabi implied. "Well, we thought we should do something." Kion said. Nala giggled. "Anyways who's next?" Nala asked. "Uuuuh... what do you goes think? Midnightshade or Earthmanes?" Kion proposed. "I'd just go with Midnightshade." Beshte answered. Kion nodded his head in agreement. "OK, then we're after General Malika "The Angel." We're gonna have to find out her attributes and when we can possibly strike. "I'll see if I can find out where we can find her." Ono said. "I'm pretty sure Bunga and I can find out her attributes. Since Bunga's small, he could easily hide and find out what she's good at. I can just be fast and always follow her as well." Fuli implied. "OK. Beshte and I can figure out our stradegy's and assignments this time. Depending on how she fights, and in general, who she is." Kion explained.
The Lion Guard seperated to create another successful rebellion, soon the Midnightshade will be free and there also being another step closer, to Zira's downfall. Let's just hope that Malika won't be completely over powered and capture us instead us capturing her.
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-Prymoor Echo