Zira clung to the rock face with all her might. She looked down at the raging waters. She knew that a fall would mean certain death. She looked up and saw Kiara lean over the edge of the ledge she was perched on.
Kiara extended her paw to Zira. 'Zira give me your paw.' She shouted.
Zira slashed her claws at Kiara and slipped further down the cliff.
Kiara extended her paw again. 'Zira come on! I'll help you!'
Zira attempted to reach for Kiara again but lost her grip and plummeted down the cliff. She screamed as she fell and hit the water; she immediately lost consciousness.
Zira suddenly woke up with a shock. She breathed heavily as she looked around; she was back in the den at Pride Rock, and the other pride members were sleeping. She then breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Scar and her cub Nuka fast asleep next to her. Zira went back to sleep.
The next morning Zira was getting a drink from the watering hole. Her two friends Sarabi and Sarafini then joined her.
'Morning Zira. Sleep well?' Sarafini asked.
'Not really' Zira replied. 'I had this awful nightmare.'
'What happened?' Sarabi asked.
'I dreamt that Mufasa was king instead of Scar; and that me and Scar were both murderous power hungry lunatics trying to take over. My friends became enemies; my own cubs turned against me and my husband was murdered in the worst possible way.'
Sarabi laughed. 'Wait a minute. Did you just say that Mufasa was king?'
'Yeh; and he had all the qualities that Scar has.'
Sarabi and Sarafini both burst into laughter. 'That is definitely a dream!' Sarabi said through the laughter. 'I mean I love Mufasa with all my heart; but he is not a born leader; he even admits that Scar is the one true king, and Nuka the one true heir.'
'How is Nuka by the way?' Sarafini asked.
'He's fine' Zira replied. 'He's learning well; and from what I've seen Simba and Nala definitely like him.'
'Plus I think Nala may be getting a crush on him.' Sarafini added.
'Well that's good.' Zira replied.
'That'll make it easier for you to tell them about their arranged marriage when they are adults.' Sarabi added.
The End