Here's chapter 3 and please review. Reminder that I don't own Lion King, Disney does.
Nala walked towards Priderock and up the rocks to the den. She heard a cub's voice calling out to her.
"Nala's back!" It was Chumvi's younger sister, Zawadi.
"Hey Zawadi!" Nala said, smiling at the young cub.
"Where were you? Everyone thought you were dead!" Zawadi exclaimed.
"Zawadi!" Came a voice. It was Kula. Kula walked out of the den and gasped when she saw Nala.
"Nala!" Kula cried, and gave her a nuzzle. "Where have you been?"
"Long story," Nala said, shaking her head. "Tried some hunting but it didn't work."
"Well here's some news that will cheer you up." Kula said. "I'm pregnant!"
"What!" Nala gasped. "You are?" Kula nodded.
"Congratulations, does Chumvi know?" Nala asked.
"Yes he does." Kula said. "I've never seen him happier."
Nala's heart ached, wishing that Simba was here so that they could watch their cubs grow up together. Why couldn't he have just come back?
"You should go and see your parents. They've been worried sick." Kula said.
Nala nodded and walked into the den. Sarafina and Runju looked up and both of their faces lit up when they saw Nala.
"Nala!" Sarafina and Runju rushed up to their daughter along with many of the rebel Pride members and embraced Nala.
"What happened?" Sarafina asked. "Where have you been?"
"I was at the border and I saw a good looking zebra. I went after it but I didn't get it. Some rogues stole it from me and I kind of got lost in the Outlands." Nala lied. She hoped her parents would believe it.
"I'm just so glad you're alright," Runju said, licking her forehead. He didn't know what he would do if he lost his only daughter.
"Come on," Sarafina said." You need some rest."
"I can't Mom." Nala said. "When Scar asks why I've been away, if I say that I went hunting, I need to bring back something to prove to him."
That was another complete lie. She knew she would need another story to tell Scar. He most likely knew why she had run away but hadn't told anyone why.
"Very well then," Sarafina sighed. "But be back soon."
Nala nodded and walked out of the den. But instead of going down Priderock she went straight into Scar's den.
"Scar?" Nala asked, entering the den.
Scar looked up and smiled when he saw Nala.
"Ah, Nala." Scar smiled. "There you are. Where have you been?"
"I'm sorry that I acted so violently to your offer, but I left because I needed some time to think." Nala explained.
"And?" Scar asked.
"I agree into becoming your Queen." Nala answered.
Scar smiled,"I knew you would be smart enough. But there is something you have to do to prove your loyalty before I can announce you as my Queen."
Nala knew what he wanted. He wanted her to mate with him. He knew that even if Scar mated with her, there would be no use because she was already carrying Simba's cubs. She would never carry his cubs.
"I'll mate with you," Nala said, trying to make her voice confident.
"Then my dear," Scar purred. "Let's not waste any time."
Nala walked towards him and he pulled her to the very back corner of the den and before Nala knew what was happening, they had begun mating.
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The next morning, Nala was doing her best not to start crying.
The whole rebel Pride would hate her and see her as a traitor. She had thrown her family away, possibly forever.
"But this is to protect your cubs, and save the Pridelands." Nala reminded herself.
A few minutes later, Scar walked into the den, and Nala forced on a smile.
"Good morning," Scar said, nuzzling her.
Trying not to wince, Nala licked his cheek. "Good morning,"
"Sleep well?" Scar asked, settling down next to her.
"Very well, thanks to you." Nala replied, forcing to keep smiling at him.
"I'll make the announcement that you're the Queen right after everyone is awake." Scar informed and Nala nodded.
Nala knew that she had to convince Scar that she was loyal to him. There was a good chance that her cubs would look like Simba, but she couldn't let Scar suspect that she had tricked him. He wasn't a fool. She had to act like she loved him more than anything and was completely devoted to him.
She rested her head against Scar's mane and when Scar put his paw on top of hers, Nala didn't pull away.
"Scar!" A hyena called. "Two lions want to speak to you!"
Nala knew that two lions were her parents. They had probably panicked again when Nala didn't come home last night. Scar walked towards the entrance of the den.
A few minutes passed and Runju and Sarafina walked into the den.
"Nala?" Runju asked, narrowing his eyes. "What are you doing here?"
Nala couldn't bring herself to answer.
"Nala!" Runju nearly shouted. "Answer my question!"
"I'll answer that for you." Scar said, walking back in. "I took her in as my mate and Queen."
Runju's eyes went wide with anger and he whirled around the Scar, roaring in anger.
"Scar you have some nerve raping my daughter!" Runju roared, getting ready to rip Scar into pieces. Never had Nala seen Runju so angry, with his eyes were blazing with anger.
"Father no!" Nala cried. "I agreed into being his Queen."
"You what?" Sarafina gasped.
Runju stopped and stood dead still, staring at her, and unbelievable shock in his eyes.
After a few minutes of terrible silence, Sarafina spoke up.
"Nala, how could you?" Sarafina asked, sounding like she was near tears.
"Mom please-" Nala began, but Runju cut her off.
"Just don't." Runju seethed, with deathly anger in his eyes as he glared at Nala in pure disgust. "Don't ever come near us again. Don't ever talk to us again. I disown you as our daughter!"
"Mom, Dad-" Nala tried but this time Sarafina cut her off.
"Just don't!" Sarafina growled. "You are no longer a child of mine!"
Sarafina and Runju stormed out of the den, leaving a shaken Nala behind.
Scar had been watching the whole scene, saying nothing.
Nala closed her eyes, holding back tears. It was over. Now the whole rebel Pride and her parents hated her.
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Kula and Tama were resting in the den. Tama had also found out that she was pregnant. The whole rebel Pride was happy, just like they had been happy when the other lionesses like Kula, Shari, Kareena and Zakia had announced that they were pregnant. Cubs were a blessing and the rebel Pride needed to expand.
Suddenly, a worried looking Sarabi entered the den.
"Anything wrong?" Shari asked, raising her head.
"Scar's holding a meeting to announce something and he wants everyone to be there." Sarabi said.
Tama thought for a minute. What would Scar be announcing that was so important?
Everyone walked out of the den to find most the lions gathering along with the hyenas that were a distance away from the lions.
After a few minutes, Scar walked out of his den.
"As you know," Scar said. "Zira is no longer the Queen and I've been looking for a new Queen…"
There were a few growls and snarls from Zira and her close friends. It was clear that they were not pleased about Scar leaving Zira.
"But, one lioness has agreed to become my mate and Queen. Your new Queen is...Nala!"
There were gasps from the Pride. Tama was stunned. Nala was the Queen? She had agreed to become the Queen and mate of Scar?
"No," Tama thought. "Nala would never betray us like that. There's something that she's hiding."
Tama looked at her friends. All of them had stunned expressions on their faces but as Tama read their eyes, it was obvious that they didn't believe that Nala had betrayed them.
Nala appeared from the den, her eyes lowered to the ground. She couldn't bear to look at the rebel Pride, her former family.
"Scar, you forced her!" Ishan roared. "Nala wouldn't do that!" The rebel Pride echoed his words.
"I did not force her," Scar said. "Did I, Nala?"
Nala managed to raise her head. "No, he didn't force me. I agreed into this!"
"Lies!" Kudeka growled.
"Fine then," Scar said. "Nala, I am giving you the option. I can un mate you. We don't have to be mates anymore. Would you like that?"
"No," Nala said, shaking her head. "I want to be with him."
There were roars of anger from the rebel Pride but this time the anger wasn't directed at Scar, but at Nala.
"Traitor!" Sarabi hissed, looking at Nala.
"This meeting is adjourned!" Scar called and he and Nala went back into the den.
Tama and her friends managed to find a secluded place that they could talk.
"This isn't true!" Shari said, shaking her head. "Nala would never betray us like that!"
"Nala did say that she agreed into mating with Scar and I can tell that she's telling the truth." Shinda said. "I bet you that she has some sort of plan that involves being Scar's mate. You know how clever Nala is."
"You're right, Shinda." Kula nodded. "But what kind of plan does Nala have?"
"Look, right now I think it's better if we give Nala some time to think and be alone rather than question her right now. For now, let's go tell our mates what happened." Tama said.
Everyone nodded and the lionesses made their way to the southern border where the exiled males were.
Tama spotted some of the males by the border. Fortunately, their mates were there as well.
"Tama?" Moraan asked, looking surprised before he leaned in closer and gave his mate a nuzzle.
"Anything wrong?" Alex asked. Shinda nuzzled her mate, "Scar chose his new Queen."
"Who is it?" Amri asked. Amri was Shari's mate.
"It's Nala," Shani answered.
"What?!" Tojo gasped. "He forced her, didn't he?"
"Actually, no." Shari said. "Nala said that she agreed!"
"Why would Nala agree like that?" Moraan asked.
"I don't know why. But you know how clever Nala is and I bet you that she has some kind of plan." Kula said.
"True," Chumvi said. "Nala would never betray us like that. Whatever she's up to, she's doing it for our good. I'm sure of that."
"But the problem is," Kareena said. "Everyone in the rebel Pride except us thinks that Nala is a traitor. Including her own parents."
"That's terrible," Tonal muttered, shaking his head.
"Right now," Tama said. "Nala is in a really fragile state. We have to give her support."
"Tama's right." Shinda said. "Since everyone except us hates her, she needs support."
"And we'll give her that." Shari said, and everyone nodded.
"But what's everyone else going to say if they find out that we're still supporting her?" Shani asked.
"They're not going to say anything. They won't like it, but if they turn against us, the rebel Pride is going to be really weak. They need us especially since Nala's not part of it anymore." Kula replied.
After talking for a couple minutes, the group agreed that they'd support Nala while still being part of the rebel Pride. They knew that Nala would never betray them, and she most likely had a plan.
Soon, the females began heading back to Priderock. By the once beautiful resting place, they saw a lone lioness, sitting on a rock. It was Nala.
"Nala?" Shinda asked her voice gentle as she approached her cousin.
Nala looked at her. Shinda saw a mixture of hurt, grief and anger in Nala's sapphire blue eyes.
"Nala," Tama said, softly. "We're not angry at you. I don't know why you agreed to be his mate and Queen...but I know that you'd never betray us. I don't know what kind of plan you have in mind, but I know it's to help us."
Beside her, the other lionesses echoed her words.
Nala looked at them, with a tiny spark of hope in her eyes, "Thank you. You have no idea how good it is to hear that." She was glad that her friends still supported her. All these years of living in a place like this, they had grown closer together, their bonds close as siblings.
Nala remembered countless nights of staying in the den while she could hear the roars of the males outside while they were trying to keep the hyenas under control. Their mothers would go hunting and the only comfort Nala had was her friends beside her. That had brought them closer in every way possible.
"I'm sorry about you parents," Shari said. "They hate you now, don't they?"
"Yes, they do." Nala sighed.
"Doesn't matter, we still support you," Shani said, in a firm voice. "Even if the older adults hate you."
"But..." Nala said, in a shaky voice. "They're going to hate me more."
"Why?" Zakia asked.
Nala squeezed her eyes shut, "I'm pregnant."
The lionesses gasped.
"With Scar's cub?" Kula asked her voice barely above a whisper.
Nala didn't say anything. For a minute the lionesses stared at her until she found her voice again.
"Yes," Nala said. "With Scar's cub."
Tama studied Nala's face, "You're lying."
"I'm not." Nala said. "The cubs really are Scar's."
"Nala I don't-" Shinda began, but Nala cut her off.
"I really am pregnant with Scar's cubs." Nala said.
The lionesses weren't sure if they could believe Nala saying that she was carrying the cubs of Scar. Either way, they got the hint to just drop the conversation.
"Whatever," Shari said. "Whether they're cubs of Scar or not, they're still your cubs."
"Hey," Tama said, in a cheerful voice. "At least our children can grow up together."
"Yeah," Nala said, with a slight smile "At least they can."
"Nala!" Came a voice. It was a hyena.
"What?" Nala asked, going onto defensive mode.
"Scar wants you back in the den," The hyena informed.
"Let's go," Zakia said and the lionesses went back to Priderock. Nala went into Scar's den while her friends went into the den that the rebel Pride used.
In the den, Nala was surprised to find that Scar wasn't alone. Nuka was with him.
"Father that isn't fair!" Nuka was saying.
"I make the decisions around here, Nuka!" Scar reminded.
"Why did you take Nala as the Queen? Mother was the true Queen!" Nuka snapped.
"Your mother was unfit to be Queen!" Scar growled.
"Well then who's going to be the next ruler?" Nuka asked.
"The son that I choose.'' Scar answered.
This set Nuka off, "What?! But I'm the firstborn."
"You expect too much Nuka!'' Scar growled. "Even you're mother said that! Now her out! I want some alone time with Nala!"
Nuka turned around and stormed out of the den. Nala felt sympathy for her step son.
With a sigh, she went and lay down next to Scar, who gave the back of her ears a lick. Nala managed a smile, as she nuzzled his cheek.
"I'm pregnant," Nala whispered into his ears. ''I just went to see Rafiki.''
Scar smiled at her, "Hopefully we will have a son."
"And if we have a daughter?" Nala asked. She was scared that if hers and Simba's cub was a girl, Scar would disown her.
"Then we can try again," Scar replied, nuzzling her neck.
"But...you disowned Zira when she gave you a girl." Nala said, her voice a bit scared.
Scar used his paw to cup her cheek and forced her to look at her, "Nala, I didn't disown Zira because she gave birth to a girl. I didn't like her much. She expected too much as my mate and Queen. That's why I disowned her."
Nala looked at him in surprise, "Really?"
"Yes," Scar said.
"So if we do have a son, he'll be the next King right?" Nala asked.
Scar looked away for a minute before facing her again, "When Zira gave birth to Vitani, I was in desperate need for an heir. I mated with a few lionesses that were willing."
"What?" Nala growled.
"Nala, the only lioness I have feelings for us you. And our son will have a chance at being the King. I will see which one of my sons will be the most suitable bier. I will choose them to be the King."
Nala knew that he'd be looking for a son that would be strong and a good fighter. If she did have a son, she would make sure her son was the strongest of them all. She vowed to make sure that her son would get the throne.
"Besides," Scar said, pulling her in closer to her. "You're son will have your genes. He will have his mother's superior fighting skills." He licked Nala's cheek.
Nala knew that she had to make sure that Scar wouldn't doubt her loyalty to him. Just in case her cubs looked like Simba too much, she had to make him think that she loved him more the anything.
"But he will have his father's looks," Nala said, smiling at Scar. She licked his nose, as Scar leaned in closer and rubbed his muzzle against hers.
The two of them continued to spend time together, one of them enjoying it while the other was doing her best not to break down into tears.
Hope you enjoyed and please review. Another reminder that in this story, Scar is a terrible lion but not as terrible as he was in the movies and most other fan fiction stories. And for those of you who read my other two stories, I'll try and update ASAP (maybe tomorrow!).