Zira and Simba circled each other; both were waiting for the other to make the first move. Both raised their claws ready to strike each other when suddenly.
A shadowed figure leapt from nowhere and landed on Simba. He sunk his teeth into Simbas throat and in seconds Simba was dead.
Everyone was confused. Suddenly the figure became clear. It couldn't be. It was non other than…
'Scar?' Zira gasped. 'How... But…'
'I survived.' He replied.
The Pride Landers were enraged with Scar. For everything he had done and what he had just done. They charged at him but the outsiders counteracted them immediately.
'Follow me!' Scar shouted to Vitani and Zira.
At once they followed Scar across the dammed gorge and out into the desert leaving the remaining lionesses to fight amongst themselves.
Later that evening.
Scar, Zira and Vitani arrived at the old jungle paradise that Timon, Pumba and Simba used to occupy. Scar was staring at his reflection in the lake contemplating the future. At that moment Zira sat down beside him.
Scar looked at her; she had tears of happiness in her eyes. 'You're alive.' She said with a smile.
Scar smiled 'I've missed you.' He replied.
'I have to know something though. Scar, if you've been alive all this time, then why didn't you come back.'
Scar turned back to his reflection in the water. 'I killed my brother, even you knew that. If I went back they would have torn my throat out. I've been watching you and the Pride Landers from afar to make sure you were alright. When I saw you get into that fight with Simba I knew I had to do something.'
'You know what Scar.' Scar turned to face Zira again. 'I don't care what you did, who you killed or whether or not it was right or wrong; the important thing is that we're together again.'
Scar pounced onto Zira and caressed her tightly. Vitani watched from behind a nearby bush as the two made up for lost time. But she couldn't quite figure out how Scar had managed to survive; and what was going to become of Kovu, there was no way he would ever want to meet his stepfather knowing what he had done.
The End