Hey thanks for bearing with me! This is we meet two of our main characters

I do not own the characters Shenzi or Bhati from The lion king.


Somewhere beyond the Outlands...

A cub with golden fur, a brown nose, with light green eyes and a turf of brown fur on his head sneaks away from his still sleeping family. He glances about feeling very proud of himself for getting away without being noticed. He almost makes into the trail when a familar voice whispers to him.

" You better not be getting into anymore trouble, Abye."

Abiye, the cub turns back to see his older teenage brother watching him. He shakes his head.

" Jua, I don't get into trouble.. Well, much anyway."

Jua scoffs at his younger brother.

" yea, sure you don't. The last thing we need are those stinking hyenas that have been causing trouble to eat you because you scare off their lunch or something. All Though..it might make things quieter around here."

Jus looks to be entertains this thought when Abiye sticks his tounge out at him.

" it doesn't matter, you're not the boss of me!"

Jua chuckles and walks closer.

" May I reminde you that I am future king so, yea I kind am your boss."

Someone breathes out in exasperation. The two brothers turn to their teenage sister,Rona watching them from a rock.

" Jua, are you bragging agin? And you were doing so well not to this week."

Jua rolls his eyes at his sister's sarcasm. Rona jumps off the rock and approaches her siblings. Abiye smiles and greets Rona by rubbing against her, she's always been his favorite. He then explains the conversation they had been having before she showed. Rona nods and sits back looking very serious.

" Jua is right, you need to be careful, the hyenas seem to get closers every day. Father is already planning to negotiate with them next time he sees them but who knows how long that will be?"

Rona's smile returns and she nudges her little brother towards the path.

Abiye nods grumbling about hyenas' fault.

" Good, now go play. I'll handle our know it all brother."

Jua frowns.

" hey, I'm standing right here!"

Abiye laughs and rubs his sister again.

" do you have to go tomorrow? Can't you mate here?"

Rona gives a chuckle and a sad smile.

" Abiye, you know I can't. The pride is too small as is and besides, their aren't any lions I can mate here. Plus you will like my future mate, it will be like having another brother. And he's bringing his little sister for you to play with too. You two are around the same age and you can show her around, can you do that for me?"

Abiye sighs then nods sadly. Rona runs her head on his.

" Great. Now off with you!"

Abiye's smile returns with Rona's, she has a infectious smile for sure. With barely a good bye he runs off down the path.

As the young cub runs he thinks about the recent hyena issue. Two or three years ago rumors began to spread about hyenas moving into the lands. It's said they have experience fighting lions and that they were kicked out of their lands because they once helped a evil king into power but that sounds crazy. Anyway, they have gotten even closer to their lands these past weeks and have been hunting their prey. And because of this, Abiye's family has been keeping a closer eye on the curious cub.

Abiye makes it to his favorite tree to find his best friend, Bhati waiting. Bhati is a bat-eared fox with reddish brown fur a off white under belly.

Bhati jumps up when he sees Abiye.

" Hey By, what took you so long? I was starting to think you slept in again!"

Abiye rolls his eyes but smiles and trots over.

" please, I only did it once or twice!"

The bat-eared fox grins.

" ha! More like five!"

Abiye shakes his head and shrugs.

" whatever! What are we going to do today?"

Bhati stretches and rolls his eyes.

" I don't know, its your turn to decide. Remember? Yesterday you said you'd figure it out."

The lion cub smiles sheepishly.

" oh yea..."

Abiye starts pacing back and forth, thinking. After a moment or two he gets an idea. He turns to his friend with a smile.

" I've got just the thing."


Meanwhile

Three hyenas watch the two young animals arrive at the rocks. A hyaena with a huge scar running along her right back haunches turns to her second in command.

" Long, tell Bruce and Shenzi to get their groups into position. The cub is on the move."

The hyena nods to his leader and runs off to complete the task given to him. The hyena leader turns back to stare at the cub as adrenaline starts rushing through her system.

" This time, we won't lose to lions."


A hour later...

Abiye and Bhati run in panic. Bhati glances back quickly at the hyenas chasing after them. He calls to his friend.

" By, what do we do!?"

Abiye thinks for a moment as he doges a rock.

" we split up! We'll meet back later at our tree!"

The Bat-eared fox nods and starts drifting away.

" gotcha, good luck!"

The two split off and go in opposite directions. Abiye runs to the canyon he's never been allowed to go to thinking he can loose the hyenas there. As he runs he hears a roar. He turns to see his brother running on the otherside of a great river.

" Abiye, stop! Just wait! Don't go in there, it's a -"

A hyena snaps at Abiye's heels so he turns from his brother and continued to run into the canyon. Abiye turns the corner and skids to a stop, ten hyenas are waiting for him. He turns around to find the ones chasing him blocking his exit, he is surrounded. The hyena surrounding him move in closer, some are growling and others are licking their lips. Just then, two roars echo in the canyon and two lions leap over the hyenas and stand protectively in front of Abiye. The hyenas step back surprised as Jua and Rona swipe at them. Rona tilts her head towards her little brother but never takes her eyes off the hyenas.

" Are you okay?!"

Abiye's heart is hammering in his tiny chest as he nods.

" y-yea."

His sister nods.

" good. Stay close."

The hyena move in no longer surprised, and the two teens fight them back. Abiye jumps back as a hyena comes at him from the side and Rona knocks the hyena into the wall. The two have taken down about half of them when ten more apear, to take their place. Abiye stares wide eyed knowing his siblings are tiring out. It soon becomes apparent that they will lose so Jua turns to his sister and best friend.

" Rona, get him out of here."

His sister freezes and turns to him surprised.

" What?"

Jua slashes another one.

" you heard me , get our brother out."

Rona grabs a hyena in her mouth and slings him then glares at Jua defiantly

" No. We are a team, and we will always-"

Jua knock another two down and roars to his sister in a way that could only be done by a true king. The roar demands obedience, Rona and the hyena freeze and Jua steps closer.

" please, take him out now."

Rona's eyes water and she nods, she quickly rubs against him and whispers in his ear.

" You will always be a king in my eyes, brother."

Jua stares at his sister and nods to her bravely.

Without another word Rona quickly grabs Abiye and leaps through the group of hyena blocking the exit. The hyena try to follow her but Jua leaps on top of them. As they run, a roar full of pain echoes then silence. Rona gets her little brother a safe distance away from the canyon and places him down. She looks him over breathing heavy, they both have tears in their eyes. Abiye looks up at at his sister and rests his head on her leg.

" Rona, why.. Why did Jua do that? I thought he didn't like me..."

His sister shakes her head and nuzzles him slowly.

" Of course he liked you. He did it because he would rather die than you get hurt."

A tear rolls down his cheek and he feels stunned.

" Jua said that?"

Rona nodded sadly.

" yes, hyenas attacked our home and our parents sent us to find you. And when we couldn't find you, Jua turned to me and told me. I know, he didn't always act like it but, he cared a lot for you."

The siblings look up when they hear the sounds of laughing hyenas. Rona looks at her little brother then to their home. She bends down and look Abiye straight in the eyes.

" Abiye, go straight to wherever you and Bhati always meet, tell him I told you to go home with him. I'll come get you."

The young cub looks at Rona concerned.

" wait, where are you going? And how'd you find me?"

Rona is about to snap impatiently at the cub but realizes how scared he his. She glances back to where she last saw her brother then dries her eyes.

" I'm going to help our parents. That's what Jua would have wanted."

she looks down at her brother again.

" your friend told us which way you went, now go meet him and you'll be safe."

Abiye shook his head.

" no. I'm going to home too!"

Rona shakes her head and is about to argue when they hear hyena approaching. She looks at her brother.

" fine."

She picks him up and heads home. When they arrive, they find it overrun with hyenas. They see the lionesses fighting along with their father, a couple lionesses and hyena are dead. Rona heads into the cave to find their mom, Zumani morning Akina, their grandmother. Rona places Abiye down and runs over.

" Mother, what happened?! How?"

Their mother turns to her with fire in her eyes.

" Hyenas tried to kill your sister but your grandmother, she.."

Rona nuzzles her mother to comfort her. After a moment she nuzzles Abiye then glances around.

" where's Jua?"

Rona looks down with her ears pressed back.

" He died saving us. Hyenas.. Cornered us. He died a true king."

Zumani gives a sad smile and a nod.

" I'm sure he did."

A roar erupts outside the cave and their mother look to her children. She walks over to the far back of the cave to where a tiny newborn cub lay asleep.

" you three must escape. Right now."

Rona steps towards her surprised.

" But mother-"

Her mother gives her a stern look.

" No Rona, take your siblings to safety. Go to your mate's pride, take care of them. Can I depend on you to do that?"

Her eldest daughter looks down and nods. Zumani smiles at her daughter and nuzzles her for the last time. Then she looks to her youngest son with tears in her eyes.

" Abiye, be safe and promise me you will always look out for your little sister, okay?"

Abiye clings to her till Rona picks up their youngest sister and clears her throat. He looks at his mother and forces a smile.

" I promise." with that he follows his sisters out of the cave and away from their home.


Hey, did anyone catch the thing with the hyenas? If not, read my other story!