A/N: Things might get a little heated between Wildfire and Haiba. Wildfire is going to regret this one.

ThatPersonYouMightKnow: You obviouly know Haiba, he's not one to panic.

anonymous13: Yeah, an ice bath probably woundn't work. Wildfire would just melt it all away.

Chapter 4: Heated Encounter

This plan was perfect... At least in Wildfire's mind it was. Once Simba came to rescue his little friend, he would kill both of them... Then he could go back and finish destroying the Pridelands. He had taken Haiba into the jungle and brought him to a small clearing. He dropped him to the ground.

"You know," Haiba said, "if you wanted to elope, you only had to say so."

"Quiet, you fool." Wildfire said. He looked around at the surrounding trees until he saw some vines hanging from one of them. "Come here." Wildfire grabbed Haiba and pulled him over to the tree. He reached up and tore the vines down. He then started to tie Haiba to the tree.

"This is getting good." Haiba told him, "It's been a while since I've done this."

"Shut up!" Wildfire spat, "It's so you don't get away. I don't want you running back to your friends." He finished restraining Haiba to the tree.

"You won't win." Haiba told him, "My friends will find a way to defeat you."

"Keep dreaming." Wildfore responded, "Once I finish with your pathetic friend, you'll die too, as well as the rest of the Pridelands. It'll all go up in flames!"

"Maybe I can change your mind." Haiba said, winking at him, "Just one kiss."

"What is wrong with you!?" Wildfire exclaimed, "I'm evil, and I can burn your face off!"

"Hey, I'm not picky." Haiba answered, "And I think that's pretty hot."

Wildfire slapped a paw to his own face, "For the sake of my sanity, shut up..."

"Aw..." Haiba said, "Come on, I think things could get heated between us. All it takes is one spark."

"I think I'm the one having my brain fried..." Wildfire sighed.

"So," Nala said as she and the others walked towards the jungle, "What do we do if one of us runs into Wildfire?"

"Run." Simba said, "He's too dangerous for only one of us to face. Once we all find him, we need to do everything we can to stop him."

The cubs finally reached the edge of the jungle. They walked in and split up, hoping that they could corner Wildfire that way. They knew that there was no guarantees that they would walk back out of that jungle, but right now they were focused on their mission; rescue Haiba amd somehow find a way to defeat Wildfire.

Back in the Pridelands, Zazu had been flying around as he did everyday, making sure everything was in check around the Pridelands. It was soon clear to him that there was something out of the ordinary. A wildfire had started near the Outlands border.

"Oh, dear..." Zazu said worriedly, "The King and Queen are gone for the day. Why did they leave me in charge...?" He thought frantically for a way to put the fire out, he had to make sure it couldn't spread any further than it had. He then spotted a herd of elephants out in the distance.

"Elelphants!" Zazu exclaimed as he flew toward the heard, "They should be able to provide some assistance. You there! Elephants!"

One of the animals looked up at the tiny hornbill, "What do you want?"

"I don't mean to interrupt you," Zazu said, "however, there is a raging fire just over there, and it would be most apprieciated if you could assist."

The elephant looked over to where Zazu was pointing. The black smoke was easily visible.

"Let's go boys!" the elephant yelled to the other ones, "We have a fire to put out."

The elephants started running towards the water hole, nearly trampling Zazu in the process.

"They could at least attempt to be careful!" Zazu complained as he flew back up in the sky, "They're always such wreckless creatures..."

Wildfire was about to tear the fur out of his head. He had no idea what this messed up lion cub was talking about. Something about dating a stick and getting caught cheating on it with a river.

"Not my fault the river seduced me." Haiba said, "You should have seen her waves!"

"What the heck are you babbling about!?" Wildfire yelled, unable to take any more of him.

"Hey, I'm bored." Haiba said, "You could entertain me with a kiss. I'll even settle for a hug!"

"Look," Wildfire got in Haiba's face, "As much as I want to kill you, I need to keep you alive until someone comes to save you. When that time comes, I'll be sure to burn straight through your skull."

"Then I'll have a really hot mind." Haiba told him.

"Why aren't you scared of me!?" Wildfire shouted, "I'm supposed to strike fear into you!"

"I don't spend a lot of time worrying." Haiba said.

"Well, you might want to start." Wildfire said, "Once the time comes, I'll make sure you burn slowly, along with the rest of your stupid friends."

"But you can't!" Haiba argued, "Then I'll never get to kiss any of them!"

"That's it!" Wildfire reached up and pulled down another vine, this one thicker than the one he used to tie Haiba with. He put the vine in Haiba's mouth and tied it around the tree.

"That should shut you up." Wildfire said, "You shouldn't be able to bite through that."

"Immthph!" Haiba tried to speak, but his attempts were useless.

"That's better." Wildfire said, "Now I can wait in peace."

A/N: Well... Haiba's taking his situation well. I think Wildfire has more of a problem with it than he does. The conclusion should be up tomorrow. Can they find a way to defeat Wildfire, or will their hopes go up in smoke?

The titles of the rest of series two are on my profile. Please note that any of them could change.