Chapter Two A New Heir for Scar
Two years passed and Nala was an adolescent lioness. The Pridelands deteriorated and game became scarce. Scar wanted to bear a new heir to continue his bloodline. He did not have a child be Queen Sarabi so he divorced her and tried to pick out a new lioness to be his queen. And he set his sights for Nala.
Nala tried to make sure she was never alone with Scar. He always tried to talk to her and nuzzle her but she found his touch abhorrent. He offered to make her his queen but she said one day when she woke up she found all of the lioness's gone.
"Ah, I see ! You are awake, Nala! I have been wanting to get you alone for a long time!' the malevolent voice chuckled. It was Scar. Nala tried to jump to her feet but Scar pinned her down. His face was above her and she could not move.
"We can make this pleasant or unpleasant, Nala," Scar said. "I am going to have my heir whether you like it or not. You could have avoided this, Nala had you consented to be my queen."
Nala struggled to get away from him. He was too powerful. He slapped her face as she struggled and raked his claws across her neck. He hurt her badly. She could barely stand when he was finished with her. She barely recovered and then he was on her again. When he was finished, Scar told her that it was sufficient.
"I look forward to hearing the glad news of the birth of my son", declared Scar. "Then, you can be my queen."
"I will never be your queen, " Nala said. Nala recovered and talked to Sarabi. Then two days later she ran away to the jungle oasis and found Simba. Then Simba overthrew Scar and took over the throne.
Simba wanted Nala to become queen but she felt reluctant to. She became moody and started crying. Then her belly began to swell. She was always reluctant to have Simba touch her. She also began to feel nausesous. She went to Rafiki and Rafiki examined her and told her she was pregnant.
"I am sure Simba will be happy with the news Nala, " Rafiki said. " You can marry him now."
Nala started to cry. "This baby is not Simba's. I have hardly shown any affection towards Simba. A month ago Scar forced himself on me. This baby is Scar's. What am I going to tell , Simba?"
"We will talk to the King, together Nala." Rafiki said. "We will do it right now."
Rafiki and Nala went to see Simba. They were not prepared for Simba's reaction. "Are you sure you did not find pleasure in this Nala?" Simba asked. "Could you not have done anything to stop it?"
"No, Simba" Nala replied. "Scar beat me up. Ask Sarabi."
"I will do that. And I have decided what to do. This is a disgrace, Nala. I cannot have an offspring of Scar's in my kingdom, but I won't kill the child and I still need you as queen. We will send you away for a year to have the cub. You will give it up for adoption then you will come back and marry me and become queen. I really cannot think of anyone else who is suitable."
"Where will you send me, Simba?"
"I can send you to the jungle oasis to Timon's family. You can stay with them until you have the cub. Then you can give it to the Medicine Pride. They take in orphan cubs and raise them to become healers"
"What if I do not want to give it up?" Nala asked.
"Nala, do you want to be reminded of your disgrace? And , what will you do if you are not queen?"
"I thought I might become a healer and I would bring the cub back to the Pridelands and raise it."
"That is out of the question, Nala. That cub is Scar's and may try to take away my throne. I cannot allow that. But you just gave me an idea. You can go to the Medicine Pride and become a journeyman healer. You can stay for two can become Chief Medic as well as Queen. Then when you come back, you can marry me and we will have our cubs. You can give this one up for adoption. Why do you want to keep, it? It will only remind you of what happened with Scar!.'"
Nala bowed her head. It was a good solution. She was glad she would be away from Simba for two years. And maybe when she was with the Medicine Pride, she would find a way to keep her cub.
Rafiki shook his head. If Mufasa were still king, he would have found a place for the cub in his kingdom and might have even made it his heir.