Here's chapter 24 and please review.

Sarafina got up, with her head aching.

"Sarafina," Sarina called, rushing over to her. Sarina's eyes were filled with tears, but there was a tiny spark of hope in her eyes. "Zazu found their bodies."

"Are they alive?" Sarafina asked, jumping to her feet.

"He doesn't know yet, but we have to go know." Sarina said.

Sarafina followed her out. Moraan, Thresh, Ishan, Rojo, Penda, Runju, Mufasa and Sarabi were waiting for them along with Hariku and Runju.

"Let's go before it's too late." Mufasa said, running off Pride rock. The group reached the border and about two hundred metres away they saw something.

It was Kula's body covered in blood.

"Oh my baby!" Sarina wailed, rushing over to her fallen daughter, with Rojo behind her.

"Kula?" Rojo began nudging her frantically, trying to get her awake.

"Is she alive?" Sarina asked, crying.

Moraan bent down and carefully put his head to her chest, and listened for a minute, but it seemed like hours for Sarafina.

"She's alive. I can feel her heartbeat." Moraan announced pulling back. His expression was pained, at seeing his friend in this state.

"Simba, Chumvi and Nala are around here too." Sarabi said tearfully and walked away.

"Nala," Sarafina thought and her heart clenched in pain.

"Sarafina!" came Runju's call. Sarafina ran over to her mate, with Thresh, Penda and Ishan behind her. In horror she saw what Runju was looking at.

"No," Sarafina thought, gasping inside.

Nala was lying on the ground, eyes closed, covered in blood. She seemed to have the worst injuries that Kula.

"Please, please say that she's alive!" Sarafina sobbed uncontrollably.

Thresh bent down and checked for her heart beat.

"She's alive. But we have to get Rafiki to heal her or she'll die soon." Thresh said, his voice sounding like he was near tears.

Mufasa and Sarabi were still searching for their son.

"Mufasa!" Sarabi wailed, pointing her muzzle at something. Moraan was already standing there, his eyes looking horrified.

They ran over to wear Moraan was with Simba's body. His injuries were as bad as Kula's.

Sarabi was crying, but Mufasa was staring in shock. Here was his own son, covered in blood, near death, after he had blamed him for crimes he didn't commit, and exiled him.

"We have to get him back home and hope that Rafiki can heal him." Moraan said, urgency in his voice.

Mufasa nodded and he and Moraan gently lifted Simba's body on their backs and walked toward the Pride lands.

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Shinda was standing by her siblings and Alex. When Kudeka had seen her, she had cried tears of relief. Anjani and Zuri knew she was alive, but she hadn't talked to them yet. Hariku had gone with Mufasa. She had heard about finding Simba, Nala, Kula, and Chumvi's bodies, and the whole Pride was waiting for their arrival.

She heard Shani gasp and looked in her direction. She saw the bodies being carried in. Simba was taken to the royal cave, but the other three were laid in their families sleeping area.

Tears came to her eyes when she saw Nala's body, covered in blood.

"This is all Scars' fault." Shinda growled under her breath. Alex and Tojo were in too much shock to answer.

Sarafina was still crying along with Sarina. Sarabi was in the royal cave, while Penda was lying near her son, her face buried in her paws.

"Nala!" Hofu cried and tried to run over to his sister. But before he reached her, Moraan grabbed him by his neck and carried him back to where he and Tama were standing.

"Hofu, you have to wait until Rafiki examined her." Moraan said, gently.

"I don't want to wait. Nala saved my life!" Hofu wailed, tears forming in his eyes.

"I know," Tama said softly. "But you have to be patient. Just for a while longer."

Nodding, Hofu settled down between her paws. Tama's younger sister, in her adolescent ages, came and sat down next to them.

Rafiki came into the den and asked everyone to leave. Runju gently pushed Sarafina out of the cave.

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Nala opened her eyes.

"Where am I?" she thought.

"Why is everything so familiar? The cave and the smells? I've been here before." Nala thought. Her head was aching, but then she remembered.

Pride rock!

She was home. But how could she be home? Nala's body was covered in scars and burned. Her fur was still tinted red from the blood. She couldn't even muster the energy to lift her head up.

Suddenly she felt a gentle hand on her fur. Nala turned around to see Rafiki.

"Ah, you are awake. We have been very worried about you. You did not wake up for a couple hours." Rafiki said. There was sympathy in his voice, as if he was about to tell Nala some bad news.

"Nala, there is something I have to tell you. Did you know that you were pregnant?" Rafiki said.

"I know." Nala began. "Wait, did you say were? Does that mean.." her voice trailed off.

"Yes, I'm sorry, but you lost the cub." Rafiki said, his voice gentle.

"No. No. Why our cub? Why? Out of everything that could have happened, why did we have to lose this precious gift?" Nala thought, as tears formed in her eyes.

"Nala," Rafiki tried to talk to her, but she couldn't hear him. Suddenly, everything went black.

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Rafiki had just finished examining all four of them and came outside to tell their anxious parents.

"Rafiki how are they?" Mufasa asked.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think they will survive. Their injuries are very serious, and they are malnourished. It is a miracle that they survived this long with these injuries." Rafiki said, his voice pained.

Sarafina closed her eyes and let tears stream down her face. How could she have done this to her own daughter?

"I will come every day to check on them. Right now, they are asleep and I gave them the herbs they needed." Rafiki said, and after a moment of silence, he walked away.

"Sarafina, let's go. Nala needs to be with us right now." Runju said, walking inside. Sarafina followed him, her vision blurred by tears.

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Simba opened his eyes.

"Nala." He thought. He looked around and realized he was at Pride rock. Why was he in Pride rock? Was his father still alive? Where were the lions that attacked them? Were Nala and his cub still alive?

Suddenly his parents walked in.

"Simba!" Sarabi rushed up and nuzzled his face continuously. Mufasa bent down and rubbed his cheek against his.

Simba pulled back growling at them.

"Son, I—"Mufasa began but was cut off by Simba.

"Don't call me your son." Simba growled. His throat still ached, but he was far too angry to let that stop him.

"Simba please," Sarabi begged. "We know the truth now. I'm so sorry."

"Is Nala okay? How about Kula and Chumvi?" Simba demanded.

"They're all safe." Mufasa said. "Simba I don't know how to tell you how I feel right now. I'm so sorry."

"Sorry doesn't work Dad." Simba snapped.

"I know you'll never forgive us. But we truly are sorry Simba. You were braver than all of us. He saved your father from Scar and saved us all from disaster." Sarabi said, trying to nuzzle him.

Simba roughly pushed his mother away.

"Do you still believe that lioness, Gurile?" he growled.

"Simba, she's dead. Don't worry.' Mufasa said.

"Don't tell me don't worry. I have things to worry about." Simba snarled. His mind was racing. How badly was Nala injured? Did anything happen to the cub?

"How could you do something like that to me?" Simba asked. This time his voice wasn't angry. Just pained.

Mufasa didn't answer. Sarabi was silent.

"I'll leave you to rest." Mufasa said. "When you wake up again, I'll tell you everything that happened."

Mufasa left the den, leaving Sarabi and Simba alone. Sarabi's eyes were pained as she looked at Simba's injured body, tinted with blood, and covered in scars and scratches.

"Do you want me to bring Ajjali in?" Sarabi asked. "She's anxious to see you."

"No, I just want to be alone." Simba sighed, trying to give her the message to leave.

Sarabi understood and walked out of the den, leaving Simba in his own thoughts.