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In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die, and the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.

-Eleanor Roosevelt

"Mommy, why are we leaving Pride Rock? I thought you told me that we had to stay close!"

Uru looked into Gaudium's sapphire blue eyes, and spoke softly, and in a voice as gentle as the lioness and former queen could possibly muster.

"Gaudium, Daddy did a very bad thing and it is not safe to live near him anymore, so we have to either find another pride to live in, or we have to live as rouges. But either way, Mommy will be there for you, and everything should be okay."

The cub nodded, the answer satisfactory to his standards. Soon, however, the cub began to grow curious.

"Mommy, why is all this sand here?"

"Gaudium, this place is called a desert. There is a lot of sand, and very little water, so we have to find somewhere safe."

Again, the cub nodded, the scar across is cheek gleaming in the harsh desert sun. Uru nuzzled her son, who returned the affection as the duo marched further into the dunes of the Sahara.

Meanwhile, Back in the Pridelands…

"I don't get it Sarabi. I just don't. Why was my father so cruel to my poor brother? Doesn't he know just how much of an asshole he was? He drove his own wife, my mother, away with his sudden cruelty. What changed?"

"I don't know either, Mufasa. But someday, hopefully sooner rather than later, Ahadi will die and you will be the king. You can reverse his actions, and create your own legacy!"

"I know, but what about the present? How can I help my mother and brother and how can I knock some sense into my father?"

"If you two follow me, there will be no father to knock sense into."

The duo turned around to see Taka slowly walking toward them, his steps pompous and intelligent. His mane was beginning to grow, and its color was as black as the new moon, and his green eyes were calm yet manipulative.

"I have come up with a plan that will eliminate Ahadi for good, and I intend to put it into action. However, I can't do this alone, and I will need some…assistance. So, are the two of you in or not?"

Mufasa looked Taka, his right eye twitching in unadulterated anger. "Do I disagree with our father about his actions and how he runs the kingdom? Yes I do. Do I think he should have been kinder to our mother and brother? Yes I do. Do I think that we should kill him because he irritates us? NO I DON'T! Keep us out of your foolish plans, Taka. You can try if you want, but I shall have zero involvement. NONE! Come on Sarabi, let's get away from this wanna-be criminal mastermind."

He grabbed her paw, and the two of them scurried down the path back to Pride Rock, leaving a chuckling Taka in the dust.

"No, Mufasa, it is you who is the foolish one. About a great, many, things. Someday, I shall be the king, and you'll be left in the dust just like our dear old dad."

Taka chuckled again, shook his head, and began to walk towards the Elephant Graveyard.

At the same time, in Rafiki's tree…

"Ah, Mohatu. It seems dat de winds are changing. Your daughter has fled with her son. Rafiki does not know what dere future holds."

A sharp gust of wind suddenly blew, almost forcing Rafiki from his tree.

"Dark times. Dis is not good, dis is not good. Can Rafiki assist?"

The wind gusted again, but not quite as hard as the last time.

"Rafiki cannot help? Oh well. Dis shall be left in de hands of de Great Kings of de Past!"

The baboon sighed, and finished the finger painting that he had currently been working on.

Well, that is all for now! Remember to tell me what you though about the chapter in the reviews! Also, if there is anything that you'd like to see unfold in the plot, or if there is something you want me to add, either leave it in reviews, or PM me. I think that I have done more than enough blabbing, so I'm going to end the chapter. Thank you SO much for reading and I will see y'all next time!