-Link's temptation-

Later that day, Scar sat alone on a rock looking out into the pride lands. Link ran up to him from behind, calling, "Hey Uncle Scar!"

Scar turned, noticing the young prince, "Oh, hello Link."

"Guess what?"

Scar mumbled under his breath, "I despise guessing games…"

"Dad just got back from fighting the hyenas!" Link said excited, "The rhinos with him said he could've easily taken them all on single handed!"

"Oh how exciting!" Scar exclaimed with fake joy (though Link could not tell how artificial it was) as the prince replied, "Yeah, I wanna be brave like him one day."

"Well as they say, every journey begins with one step," Scar said encouragingly, "It's never too early to prove your courage."

"How could I do that?"

"Well, when the time comes, I'm sure you will be able to prove it," Scar reassured him. Link pondered for a moment, "Well, there is this place… It's east of the water hole, and Dad said it's dangerous…"

"You must mean the Elephant Graveyard…" Scar said with a hint of dread as Link's eyes widened in excitement, "An elephant what?!"

"Graveyard," Scar explained, "It truly is dangerous. Only the bravest of lions would dare enter that place…"

"Well, I'm brave," Link said confidently

"Oh I'm sure you are," Scar said, "But I trust your father told you not to go there?"

"Yeah, he did," Link sighed. Scar smiled a bit, "Aww I can remember what a young rascal your father was at your age. I can remember all the times when your father and I were just cubs and got into all kinds of trouble and have all sorts of adventures."

Link looked up smiling as Scar smiled, pulling a rapier dagger from his side, handing it to his nephew, saying, "Here, a gift from your uncle."

Link took the weapon in his hand, whispering, "Wow…"

He examined the dagger, moving it around slowly to look at it from all angles as Scar instructed, "Now, be very careful with that understand?"

"Yes, Uncle Scar," Link smiled. Scar messed with the boy's fur saying, "Run along now."

Link smiled, running away waving back, "Bye Uncle Scar!"

Once the boy was out of sight, Scar smiled to himself, "Perfect…"

Link ran until he reached a cliff overlooking the pride lands, where the mother lionesses were bathing the cubs. Link made careful to conceal the dagger under his shirt as he went to where his friend Zelda was getting bathed by her mother. She said to him, "Hey Link."

"Zelda, you gotta come with me to this cool place!"

"Umm Link, kinda busy right now," Zelda pointed out as Link heard Peach say from behind him, "And it's time for your bath as well."

She then picked him up and started bathing him as he protested, "Mom! Mom! You're messing up my mane!"

Peach smiled as Link struggled free and jumped down, "Ok, I'm clean can we go now?"

"So where is this place anyway?" Zelda asked as Peach added, "Yeah, where is this 'Cool place'?"

"Uh, it's near the water hole," Link smiled as Zelda exclaimed, "The water hole?! What's so cool about the water hole?"

"I'll show you when we get there," Link whispered through his teeth at her as Zelda realized, replying, "Oh."

She looked at her mother, saying, "I'm clean now can I go with Link?"

"I don't know about that," one of the nearby lionesses commented, "Hyenas have been spotted in the pride lands several times in the past couple months."

"Well the king did drive them back this very afternoon so they probably won't be back for a couple weeks at least," Zelda's mom pointed out as she asked, "What do you think Peach?"

"Well…" She considered as the cubs asked, "Please?"

"All right with me," the queen smiled as Link and Zelda high fived each other, before Peach added, "But only if you take Navi."

"Aww, not Navi…" Link said in disappointment.

I know this one's pretty short, but hope everyone's enjoying the story up to now and stay tuned for more to come :)