CandyCane21, don't worry. Things will straighten up soon, including the wear abouts of Simba. Enjoy the fifth chapter of Choices.
Kion and Kaidan followed behind the queen, who was walking along side Harkin. Besides Harkin was the goldish cheetah cub. Kion took the opportunity to think about the life he has awaiting. Will he make a excellent king, like his father? What if he failed? A nugde brought Kion out of his head to see a orange leopard.
"Your majesty," said the leopard as he bowed.
Sarabi once again dipped her head. "Thane. How are things over here?"
Thane turned his head towards a clearing nearby to see a small group of leopards and cheetahs sparring and racing. "Lieutenants, Zachary and Storm are getting the new recruits into shape. Including Storm's son, Flash. He's fast."
Fuli snorted before mumbling about how her family is fastest in the Pridelands. Kaidan smiled but when he turned his brown eyes on his brother and seen his fallen face, his smile fell.
"Alright. I believe that we will call it a night. I will let Mufasa know about the progress." Sarabi said to Thane and Harkin.
Harkin and Thane bowed before they along with Fuli towards the training fields. Sarabi nuzzled her sons before heading towards priderock.
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As the stars began to shine against the dark night sky Harkin and his daughter were heading back towards their cave. The two were about to head in the cave when Harkin stopped.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Fuli asked as she looked at her father with confused dark green eyes.
Harkin closed his own dark green eyes. "Go in the cave, Fuli!"
Fuli folded her ears before entering the cave but stayed on the side of the entrance where she could hear and see what her father was doing. Not long after she got in her spot she saw a rich golden lioness and a familiar rich brown lion.
"The rightful Queen of the Pridelands and Prince Taka." Harkin bowed.
Udina walked over to the golden tan cheetah. "Please. Just Udina and Scar will do."
Harkin nodded. "Of course. What is it that you need me to do?"
Udina smiled warmly before heading over to the cheetah's cave. She started purring before reaching her paw in and pulled a shaken Fuli out. "Now what we do have here?"
Harkin narrowed his eyes as he growled. "Fuli!"
Udina grinned, showing off her sharp white teeth as she gently ran her claws through the cheetah cub's goldish fur. "Now, now Harkin. There's no trouble. We could use her in our plan."
Fuli glared at her father before turning her heated gaze on Udina and Scar. "Prince Scar, King Mufasa is your brother!"
Scar growled before getting in the cub's face. "I have no brother!"
Udina pulled Fuli close. "My dear, you're going to have a very important place in the Pridelands when my nephew here become king."
Fuli didn't like it but then if she could make her father proud even by joining the bad side, she do it.
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The next morning Fuli headed for priderock. On the way she bumped into the princes and two female cubs. She didn't want to work with the traders, including her father. She sighed before apporching the four.
"Prince Kion and Prince Kaidan."
Kaidan looked from the creamy golden she-cub to the goldish cheetah cub. "Fuli, right?"
"Aren't you suppose to be training or something?" Kion asked with a glare.
"Kion!" Kaidan glared at his brother before softing his gaze as he return his eyes to Fuli. "What my brother means is, what brings you here?"
Fuli closed her eyes and remembered her father's words. With a deep breath she opened her eyes and fluttered her eyes at the light golden prince. "Who are your friends?"
Kion rolled his orange eyes. "These are our friends Alamsi and Felicity."
Fuli nodded before looking towards the direction of the northern border before turning back to the lion cubs. "Have you heard of this really awesome place?"
Almasi smiled before she pinned her ears. "Kion was speaking about a cool place until he ruined my interest when he said it was the waterhole."
Fuli smiled, "It's actually not. Have you heard of the elephant graveyard?"
Felicity's greenish-blue went wide. That's where dad and his allies are. She looked away from others with a fearful expression. What's father up to?
"Well...I have to get back to training. I just wanted to let you know about the cool place."
The princes and their friends watched Fuli disappear in a cloud of dust.