Disclaimer: Yes I am behind magnificent movie The Lion King. Pretty amazing accomplishment since I was like 3.
...Obviously I am not behind this epic story. ^_^

Here's the second part within minutes of the last one:

The journey was long and hard. The traveled through the desert and found the oasis passed down in stories. They only stopped to eat when they were welcomed by a pride. This did not happen often. Really, it happened once. Imani and Heshima remembered scavenging the desert and got used to it once again.

"Prince Heshima." A lioness said. Heshima shared a look with Imani. "Tell us of your kingdom. We've heard so little."

Heshima nodded. He began to tell them of the tall trees and low grass that made up the territory. He told them of the dying grass leaving the jungle that marked the edge of his territory. He told them the only grassy area like the Pride Lands was actually a small meadow. As he spoke he shared uneasy looks with Imani. They thought he would be king. What would they say when they found out he was runner up to Kikomo?

"Grass!" A lioness called. Heshima looked up and Imani was bolting toward him. She tackled him and laughed.

"A few more days." They had crossed this small area with a small pool of water on their way out. The lioness dropped appreciatively on the cool grass. It wasn't green but it wasn't brown either. It was refreshingly cold but it beat the burning heat of the sand. Imani walked over to the water and drank from it as the lioness dozed. Something stomped the ground. She flicked her ears. The noise came again. No way! She thought.

She crept around the water and up a slight rise. Stomping its hooves on the ground was a zebra. Her tongue darted out around her mouth. She knew running back to get the lioness would could alert the animal. She was amazed it hadn't heared her already. There was no way in creeping up on it so she'd have to rely on a good pounce and errorless chase. She crept to the right and jumped. The animal spooked and took off. She bolted after it and was closing in on it. She knew she wouldn't have the strength to take it down after the run. She used the last of her strength the jump in front of it. It turned course right to the resting lioness. She roared but not to alert them. She was sinking!

She struggled to get loose and sank faster. She growled and clawed ahead of her but then ground gave way to more of the mud that held her. A lion in the distance appeared and she immediately thought it was Heshima. Calling for him the lion came closer but she noticed it wasn't him. She wasn't sure if this lion would hurt her but she was in danger either way.

"Please, help me." She called softly. The lion was black with a tri colored mane and brown muzzle with belly. The lion looked at her and padded forward. Her eyes showed fear but it wasn't for her. Heshima and her had been through so much and relied on each other, she didn't know if he could, would, finish alone. "My pride needs me."

The lion tilted his head and it was then she noticed his eyes were two different colors. One was red and the other a clear green. He crouched as if ready to jump on the edge of the mud pool. He reached forward she grabbed the lioness' shoulder's with his paws.

"This is going to hurt." His voice was that of a lonely, lost and confused cub. He let him claws go and the grazed her fur. He tried to pull her out but his claws slipped from her fur. She closed her eyes and waited. The claws had left her skin and then suddenly pierced it. He used all the strength in his back legs to pull himself as well as his burden away from the mud. He leaned forward and sank his teeth in to her scruff and pulled harder. His tail flicked to side to side and his paws moved back. Every time his claws would slide in then out to re-grip the ground. Finally they collapsed in a heap on the hard floor.

"Thank you." Imani said looking up at him. She felt she could get lost in his eyes. "My name's Imani."

"Roho." She looked at him and smiled.

"I should get back to the others. They'll be wondering where I've gone off to." She stood and winced. The mud had hardened and ever step it crack tugging her fur. She turned to begin licking her fur.

"No. Your tongue will hurt and you'll have a nasty taste in your mouth. Do it this way." He let his claws out a tiny fraction and ran them through the lioness' fur. Slowly he combed the mud from her pelt. Imani took the mud of her front legs and chest while Roho helped with her back legs. The mud finally gone as she took the last off her belly Roho turned to leave.

"Roho, come back with me. They will welcome you. A lion like you does not need to wander alone. You should have a pride."

The lion tensed. He turned his eyes blazing with pain.

"I had a pride and rogues slaughtered them. There were only nine of us and they killed them all. My mother, father and brother's are dead. I was left to die in my own blood but for some reason I lived."

"You were spared."

"Spared? No. I've been hunting my family's killers. I live with nightmares every night. That's not being spared that's torture." He flicked his eyes toward a distant tree line. "The rogues are there."

"Come with me. We have information that can help one another."

"We are home." Imani spoke softly to Heshima. They had just crossed in to the forest. Roho walked at her side and he wouldn't leave her. Nyoka and Jana walked next to Heshima's right. Imani did not sound thrilled as she listened for sounds of life. Everything was quiet from fear. The forest reeked of the retched feeling.

The Pridelander's slunk through the forest closely following Heshima and Imani. As they drew closer to the main camp a roar touched their ears. It was a familiar one. Everyone's ears flicked. It was the rogue's king Mauti. A snarl split the air and they pushed forward as fast as they dared. They didn't want to alert anyone they were there until they knew what was going on.

Kikomo and Hodari were to be banished today but Kikomo had no intentions of leaving his pride. He was rightful king and he would reclaim the throne or die trying. He had grown in a world of despair and hate. His father dead and his mother probably was too. He had sent her away with two other lionesses that would oppose the rogues if their queen were murdered. All he had left was his pride and the pride.

"Help me father." He said softly. He turned and walked from the pile of rocks he slept in with Hodari. The lion jumped off the rocks to his side and looked at him as an equal.

"You, my friend, have a reckless look in your eye."

"Look Hodari -"

"I'm in." The lion said standing proud. His eyes glinted with determination. Kikomo simply nodded. Hodari was his best friend. They became as close as brothers. Which only helped keep Kikomo's cover as so.

The two lions walked over to where their 'king' called them. Around him were not only the rogues but the pride as well. Kikomo did his best not to flinch under the glares of the horrible lions. Hodari's side brushed his once in reassurance and Kikomo glanced to see the younger lions face set like stone.

"You have reached the stage in life where you are to go and live your life. Away from the pride and this territory. Go on to do whatever you like but if we catch you on this territory at noon you will be treated like a rogue. You are no longer apart of my pride."

"We were never apart of you pride!" Snarled Hodari.

"This pride belongs to me." Kikomo spoke. Kikomo launched at the rogue but his follower's intervened. The pride stepped forward to attack those who touched their prince but a roar split the air. Hodari had made it to the king and his fangs were set in his shoulder. The king swatted him off and dropped down on his side with crushing weight. Hodari snarled defiance at the rogue king. Teeth pierced his throat and several screams filled the air.

"No!" Came from the lion Hai.

"Hodari!" Imani screamed rushing from her hiding place with Hesima at her heels. He had told the pride to wait.

Hodari raised his head slightly to gaze upon his sister. He purred for the briefest second then gave them a message.

"Fight for the only king I have ever known. King Kikomo will claim his thrown and I am proud to have given my life to make sure he does." Claws swung down on his throat and he said no more. Imani watched her brother be murdered before her eyes but he died with a smile.

"I'll kill you!" She snarled and leapt at the king. Another lioness tore from the rogue ranks and winded her. Heshima roared and his pride stumbled backwards as the Pridelander's ran in to battle. The latched themselves on to a rogue and fought with the ferocity of a mother defending her cubs. Kikomo saw his brother and saw Imani. He was shocked to see they had brought help! He roared and rallied his lioness and drove them in to the war.

In the end it came down to Imani and the rogue king. Heshima was fighting like crazy to get to her side. He was to far away and a lioness was joining the battle between him and a large male.

"Jana! Nyoka!" He called over the chaos. Both swatted the lioness they battled away and looked up. They ran to him instantly "No! Imani!"

Jana turned quickly sending up dust and bolted to the crowd. All around him his pride was fighting but he ignored. His eyes were focused on Imani who was just flipped by the king. Fighting lioness knocked him off his feet and he swung a heavy paw at the rogue. She fell and did not rise. The lioness was from Heshima's pride. She dipped her head gratefully and ran off.

Nyoka had stayed and just finished helped Heshima fight off the couple of lions when Jana screamed Imani's name. His voice held grief and the to feared the worst. All fighting ceased as the two pushed their way through the crowd. Making it to the front they saw the rogue king laying dead in a pool a blood pouring from his throat right below his jaw. The young rogue male Hai stood over Imani his claws dripping blood. Jana pushed the rogue away as his friends made their way over.

"Is she dead?" Heshima stuttered.

"No, though it's be easier for you to leave if I was." Imani said rising to sit. Everyone tilted their heads but pushed their confusion away as they greet her happily. King Radi walked over and nodded at him.

"Prince Heshima, your home is safe."

"Thank you. Thank you for everything." He said. He walked over to his older brother and rubbed against him. "Claim your throne brother."

"What?" Shocked gasps came from the Pridelanders.

"My brother was to be king not me. Please do not think I deceived you. I hold the title of prince, at least, until he has a son."

"You went through all this, for a pride you wouldn't even rule?" A lioness said.

"Ruling is not everything. You wouldn't be a king without your pride now would you?" Jana said. Imani walked over to her brother's body and pressed her head against his. "I fear we came to late."

"No, Jana, we came just on time. I saw my brother die a hero as he always wanted." She said one tear rolling down her cheek. "Sleep well with the kings little brother. You have saved the pride."

Almost done :) Still might have some twists for you though. *shrugs* guess you're going to have to keep reading until the very end if you want to find out.