Simba and Nala watched in confusion as the man approached Odette, but no matter what happened, they had to stay hidden. Odette had a look of complete disgust on her face when the man stepped off of the final stone stair.
"What do you want, Rothbart?" Odette demanded.
"Look Odette," the man known as Rothbart said, "I know you and I have had our differences, but if you marry me and become my queen, I will remove the spell from you."
"And live out the rest of my life in misery for not marrying the man I love?!" Odette shouted, "Never!"
Rothbart growled, "Fine! Be that way! But someday, I will get you to be mine! One way or another!"
As Rothbart stormed off in a fit of rage, Simba and Nala came out of hiding. They ran over to Odette with confused looks on their faces.
"What was that all about?" Simba asked, "Who was that guy?"
"His name's Rothbart," Odette explained, "He has me under a spell because he wants to marry me to gain control of my father's kingdom."
"Oh wow," Simba said, "He has to be the biggest jerk I've ever seen."
"We're really sorry about him having you under a spell, Odette," Nala said.
"Thanks Nala," Odette said.
"You're welcome," Nala said, "So you mentioned something about the man you love. Who's that?"
Odette let out a great sigh and sat on the ground.
"His name's Derek," Odette said, "He and I were meant to be together since we were children. You see, guys, Derek's mother and my father arranged it so that Derek and I would be brought together each summer when we were growing up so that we would eventually fall in love and get married."
"Why would they do that?" Simba asked.
"Well, Derek's a prince like you, Simba," Odette said, "His mother and my father wanted us to marry so that our kingdoms would unite. But when Derek finally did fall in love with me, he couldn't think of anything else that he liked about me besides my beauty, so the wedding was called off."
"Okay," Simba said, "So how did you end up here?"
"When my father and I were returning to our kingdom, Rothbart sent his great animal to capture me," Odette explained, "It brought me here and Rothbart put a spell on me where I turn into a swan whenever the moonlight leaves the lake, and the only way for me to turn back into a princess is for me to be on the lake when the moonlight touches my wings. But no matter where I am, as soon as the moonlight leaves the lake, I turn back into a swan."
"Wow," Simba said, "I'd say you were joking if we hadn't seen it happen for ourselves."
"Is there anyway we can help you break the spell?" Nala asked.
"I'm afraid not," Odette said sadly, "the only way for the spell to be broken is for me to kiss the man I love, and in return, he must make a vow of everlasting love and prove it to the world."
"That sounds romantic," Nala said.
"It sounds complicated if you ask me," Simba said, "How are you supposed to find the man you love if you can't even stay human for more than a few hours?"
"The man I love has to find me," Odette explained.
"So how do you know he'll find you?" Nala asked.
"Because even though he didn't say the right thing, I know Derek truly loves me as much as I love him," Odette said, "And I know in my heart that he's looking for me right now."
"Well, maybe we can help him find you," Simba said.
"Don't get your hopes up, kid," said a new voice in a French accent.
Simba, Nala, and Odette turned to see a frog and a turtle come out from the bushes. Simba and Nala were confused, but Odette knew who they were.
"Who are you guys?" Nala asked.
"Simba, Nala, these are my two best friends in the whole world," Odette explained, "Mr. Lorenzo Trudgealong."
"Friends call me speed," the turtle said, introducing himself.
"And Jean-Bob," Odette continued, introducing the frog.
"That's PRINCE Jean-Bob to you," Jean-Bob said in a French accent, "I do not expect you commoners to know that since I was turned into a frog."
"Now Jean-Bob, be nice to them," Odette said, "Especially to Simba. He's a prince too you know."
Just then, Jean-Bob scoffed.
"Do you really expect me to believe that this giant fur ball is a prince?" Jean-Bob asked.
"It's true," Simba said, "I am a prince! I'm the crown prince of Pride Rock!"
"Bah! There is no such place as this so-called Pride Rock," Jean-Bob said.
"Apparently you haven't been to Africa," Simba said.
"Should we break them up?" Odette asked.
"No way, I'm enjoying this too much," Nala said in amusement.
"Look, whether you believe it or not, Jean-Bob, I am a prince," Simba said, "And as soon as I'm older, I'm gonna be king."
"Alright you two, that's enough," Odette said as she broke Simba and Jean-Bob up from their argument, "Break it up."
"Fine," Jean-Bob said as he began to walk away, "Peasant."
Just as Jean-Bob threw his last insult at the young cub, Simba turned back towards Jean-Bob, pounced up behind him, sucked in a great puff of air, and let out a little roar that echoed across the lake and sent Jean-Bob running away from them.
"That overgrown feline is worse than those alligators!" Jean-Bob cried out.
Speed then slowly walked up to Simba.
"I think you and I are gonna get along great, kid," Speed said.
"Thanks Speed," Simba said.
"Just be careful with that little roar of yours, Simba," Nala said, "It might get you into trouble someday."
"Don't worry, Nala," Simba said, "I'll be careful."
Me: Well, what do you guys think. I wanted to do something for Simba and Jean-Bob arguing about who's really a prince. And don't worry, there's more of that to come. I don't own The Swan Princess or The Lion King. And one last thing: PLEASE REVIEW ALREADY!