A/N: Well, this is the first time all week I've had time to do this. I've gotten home late every night. This chapter is going to be pretty dull, but it's just more of a fill in chapter. The next one will be when it really starts to pick up. Alright, let's get on with this. Sorry that it's short.

anonymous13: Glad you like it so far! :) Yes, Uzuri is officially Kotta's girlfriend, though he still doesn't seem to have much control over her, in fact he probably just listens to her. Tamba's voice? I think of it to be kind of like Scar's, but not as deep.

weatherwatcher: Timon and Pumbaa just might make an appearance in this, I'm not completely sure yet. I'd like to fit them in somehow.

Chapter 3: Found

Mkali's eyes snapped open. She looked next to her, expecting to see Angani, but she wasn't there.

"Why didn't she come back?" Mkali asked herself before standing up. "She should've come back by now." She looked around and saw that Simba and the others weren't in the den either. "Well, I better go look for her." She ran outside and went toward the water hole. When she got there, she saw the other cubs just laying there.

"Hey. She's finally awake." Simba said.

"Good." Tora said. "I was getting bored."

"You could have just woke me up, you know." Mkali told them. "I wanted to leave as soon as possible."

"Yeah, but you looked exausted last night." Nala said. "So, we just let you sleep."

"Well, let's get going!" Mkali exclaimed. "Where would she go?"

"Hm..." Simba stopped and thought for a moment. "Well, she wouldn't go to the Outlands. She would go where it isn't as deadly... Let's try the jungle."

"Yeah." Kora said. "Because every time we go there, it's just a jolly old time, isn't it?"

"I'm sensing some sarcasm in that statement." Sora said.

"No, really?" Kora answered. "Let's just go look death in the face and get it over with." He started walking in the direction of the jungle.

"What was that about?" Mkali asked.

"Oh, just ignore him." Tora said. "He just tends to be a little pessimistic."

"Oh, okay." Mkali answered.

"Let's go." Simba said. "If this is anything like it usually is, we won't be home until dark."

They all left for the jungle, unaware of the surprise that awaited them.

Angani leaned back against a rock and shut her eyes. She didn't feel like looking for Simba and his friends. She figured that they would find her anyway. What she couldn't figure out was why this Tamba guy wanted them there so bad. It obviously wasn't for anything good. She didn't care, just so long he left she and Mkali alone.

After a few minutes, she drifted off to sleep. Though it wasn't long before she woke up to voices that were coming towards her. She recognized one of them as Mkali.

"They're here already?" Angani asked herself. "Whatever, I just want to get out of here." She got to her paws and started walking towards the cubs.

"Hey, there she is." Tora said. "That was easier than I thought it would be."

"Angani!" Mkali exclaimed. "You're okay!"

"Why wouldn't I be?" she asked. "Nobody in their right mind would cross my path if they wanted to live."

"Come on, let's get back to the Pridelands." Simba said.

"Wait." Angani said. "There's something I found in the jungle that I think you all need to see."

"What is it?" Sora asked.

"Just come on." Angani said. "I'll show you." She led them all into the jungle.

Kora was behind all of them. He thought this seemed kind of suspicious. Why would Angani want to show them anything? She couldn't care less about, well, everything.

"Something's not right." Kora said quietly to himself. "And I know that we're going to regret it."

Meanwhile, Tamba was in another part of the jungle, a very dark part of the jungle.

"Are you sure this plan will work?" A voice hissed at Tamba from the darkness. "Ghaibu already failed. As did your plan with that little Roka brat."

"Don't worry about it." Tamba said. "This one is fool-proof."

"You better be right." the voice said. "Those little pests are trouble. They're the only ones who could stop me, so they must be eliminated."

"I understand." Tamba answered. "These things take time."

"Well, it better not take much more." the voice responded. "I want them dead!"

"Like I said, don't worry." Tamba answered. "I must be going."

"Very well." The voice said. "I look forward to your results."

A/N: Hm... Who was Tamba talking to? Perhaps the same person, er, animal that Ghaibu was in a previous story. Who is he? What does he want? Why am I asking you these questions? Anyway, before we find out anything about this mysterious character, we'll need to see what happens with Tamba's little plan, whatever it maybe. You can count on one thing: It won't be fun.