I'm back at this fanfic deal! Man, I love writing these! Anyhow, this a sequel to two of my stories, 'Scars of Redemption, and 'One Last Try.' The events of both shall be explored further here. But if you didn't read any of them, it doesn't matter, because anything relevant shall be explained.
If you see this: ()()()()()()()() it means the POV is changing. Don't worry, I'll say to whose POV it's changing to. Fun facts: Shenzi's name means pagan or uncouth, Banzai's name means to lurk, Ed's name means…. Well…. Ed, Macho's name (pronounced Maco, don't pronounce the ch sound) means vigilant or loyal, and Nafasi's name means chance. All these are in swahili.
Well, on with the fanfic! And please, do leave this humble author a review.
Also, this is the finale! So enjoy the last chapter! And most definitely leave a review for the last chapter, to tell me what you thought.
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Shenzi's POV
Shenzi groaned, and sat up.
The last thing she remembered was standing in a cave, filled with pits that housed the damned. There was a lion, called Mhandisi, and a hyena, called Ura. Her mother had been there too, and they had said that Hatari had done something wrong. Something that involved Shenzi…. And then Ura had waved her paw, and she had blacked out.
And now….
She could see.
Shenzi raised her paw in front of her muzzle, examining it.
She could see.
She had nearly forgotten what her own paws were colored. She never checked during dreams, where one could never be certain of what was real.
She had nearly forgotten how long her claws were, she had nearly forgotten how her black paws contrasted with her gray legs. It looked…. Amazing.
"I can see." She whispered, amazed.
And she was alive.
In the afterlife, she had never paid attention to herself. It all felt like a dream, nothing real. Just something to remind her of the sight she did not have. But this…. This was reality. This was the real world, it was not some dream, where everything looked slightly out of focus, or the afterlife, where everything seemed simply too perfect, and warped. No, this was real, and she could see!
She let out a little laugh of joy, letting her happiness take over. She looked over herself, and saw that she had use of all of her legs again! The cuts on her side were also gone! Hatari had healed her, completely!
She was normal again!
Then, a cry of agony cut the morning silence. Shenzi looked around, soaking in her surroundings with glee. However, the sound alarmed her. Who was in trouble?
"Hello?" She said, keeping her own voice down. If there was trouble, she didn't want to bring it to herself. Then, the cry came again, distinctly female. And it sounded like that someone was in pain.
She was next to a den, a small cave of sorts. And the cries were coming from inside the den. She looked inside, and to her surprise, saw a small lioness, lying on the ground, moaning in pain, for no apparent reason. She cocked her eyebrow, and quietly approached the lioness, so that it did not hear her coming.
She sniffed the air, and she recognized the scent of the lion. It was the same one she had smelled when she met Scar, and the same scent as the one she had smelled when she had been out of it. So…. Perhaps this lioness knew Scar?
And if this lioness knew Scar, she could tell her where Scar was. And Shenzi was practically aching for revenge.
"Well well well…. What do we have here." She said, as she put her claws underneath the lionesses neck, digging into her throat ever so slightly, just to prove threatening.
The lioness gasped, her eyes widening.
"Don't move." Said Shenzi, before the lioness could further react. "Now then…. What are you doing?" Asked Shenzi.
"What am I… Ahhh!... I'm trying… I'm trying to give birth!" Replied the lioness, sounding rather scared. Shenzi frowned, caught a bit off guard by her answer.
"You're in labor? Well, you'll still be able to answer my questions. What's your name?" Asked Shenzi.
"Nafasi! It's… Nafasi." Replied Nafasi, barely getting the words out in between pained gasps.
"All right then Nafasi, do you know a lion that goes by the name of Scar?" Growled Shenzi, despite smelling Scar's scent all over the lioness.
"He's my…. He's my mate!" She replied. Shenzi scowled.
"Your mate, huh? In that case, perhaps you could tell me where he is." Said Shenzi.
"Where he is? I don't… I don't know! I'm not….. sure where he went!" Nafasi replied, her eyes screwed shut in pain.
"You're not sure? Well Nafasi, if you really are his mate, then you can probably recall, from a few days ago, he met a hyena, and he hurt that hyena. And I can tell you, it hurt a whole awful lot." She growled.
"You're…. You're Shenzi?!" Exclaimed Nafasi, who turned to look at Shenzi for the first time.
"Yes. I'm Shenzi. I'm sure you and Scar both had a laugh over watching me cry in pain. It was real hilarious, I'm sure. But now, I'd like to return that favor." Said Shenzi, scowling.
"Wait! Ahh!... No, he didn't mean to… To-"
"Didn't mean to what? Trying to save your own skin? Well, if you don't tell me where he went, I'm going to tear your throat out. After all, this is about revenge, so why not start with you? Actually, after I kill you, I'm going to cut your stomach open, and take out the cub. I'd call it fairly appropriate revenge, to kill his own cub in front of his eyes!" Sneered Shenzi. The lioness was starting to panic, breathing harder, her emotions nearly impossible to control while she was in the pain of giving birth.
"No!... No, you can't…... do that! It was Scar, Scar, not Taka!" Said Nafasi.
"I know it was Scar." Growled Shenzi. "Tell me where he is….Now!" Shenzi took her other paw, and dug her claws into Nafasi's shoulders, drawing blood.
"Stop! Please…. Stop!" Begged Nafasi, as Shenzi, without remorse, began to drag her claws down Nafasi's shoulders. "He went…. Somewhere upriver! Please, that's aahgh!... All I know!"
Shenzi released Nafasi, and she fell to the ground, moaning from pain. Shenzi flexed her paw, her claws glinting in the morning sunlight. It was an action that did not go unnoticed by Nafasi.
"No! Don't… Don't hurt me!" Begged Nafasi, as she tried to move away from Shenzi.
"And why shouldn't I?" Asked Shenzi, as she moved toward the panicking lioness.
"Scar…. He didn't mean to…. to hurt you! I know he didn't…."
"He didn't mean to crack three of my ribs? He didn't mean to break my leg? He didn't mean to cut my entire side open!" Yelled Shenzi angrily.
"No… Scar… Scar meant to do those things…. Taka… Taka would never have…." Nafasi stopped talking, hunching over to dig her claws into the ground. She screamed, as she tried to push her cub out. After a few seconds, she calmed back down.
"Except that wasn't Taka, you stupid lioness. Taka died years ago, and Scar took his place." Said Shenzi. But she didn't move any further toward Nafasi.
"He… He changed…. He can't always… He just can't always control it!" She said, pleadingly.
"What is that even supposed to mean?" Asked Shenzi.
"Don't you remember… Don't you remember years ago…. Taka…. Was one personality… Scar was the other… He changed… He changed quickly… Don't you remember something like that?" Asked Nafasi, struggling to both hold a conversation and strain with her cub. Shenzi stood there, confused.
Unfortunately, what Nafasi said… Made sense.
Years ago, after Taka had been exiled by Ahadi, Taka had grown a bit distant…. And he became bitter over what had happened to him, over how his father had given him his lasting mark, and had thrown him out of the home he had grown up in. But never, had he acted like Scar did.
And then, about two years later… Uru had died.
Losing his mother had destroyed Taka. He spent all day crying after he heard the terrible news, his cries echoing throughout the Graveyard. They had secretly entered the Pridelands to watch her be buried, and had returned once it was over. Shenzi had felt extremely sorry for Taka, and so did every other hyena who knew him.
That night, once Taka finally managed to fall asleep, Shenzi had gone up to his den, to see how he was doing. She had found him writhing in his sleep, silently screaming, as if his dreams were….. tormenting him somehow.
The next day, when the sun had risen, She, Banzai, and Ed went to see Taka again. But when they met him, he acted fine. When they asked him about Uru, he told them, with a grin, that he did not care about Uru, he had never cared. Why would he worry about his mother? The idea was absurd.
They were surprised, Shenzi most of all. The previous night, Taka had cried onto Shenzi's shoulder, hugging her close for emotional support he desperately needed. And the very next day, he told them he had never once cared for his mother.
He also told them, that they were to call him Scar now, it was to be his true name. A name he would make for himself, for Taka was weak, nothing but a weakling who couldn't control himself, had never asserted himself, or had hungered for the justice he rightly deserved.
After that, their friendship deteriorated, becoming nothing more than colleague and colleague. He treated the hyenas as beneath him, and whatever they had once shared, was now gone.
it was almost as if…. There were two of him.
The change had literally been overnight, within hours. How could such a thing come about like it had? How? Unless somehow, while he slept, all his bitterness, his accumulated hatred had burst forth, bolstered by the horrible pain of losing the lion who had cared the most for him since birth. He could have changed then, perhaps it was possible under such extreme circumstances.
And then, years later, Scar had survived the fires at Pride Rock, and had fled. Perhaps he had met Nafasi right away, but in any case, he clearly fell in love with her. And that new feeling, one he hadn't truly felt for years melted his heart, for he had never found it with Sarafina or Zira, not truly.
"So…. Let's say you're telling the truth, Nafasi. If it truly was Taka, then why did he attack me? Why did he lose his control?" Asked Shenzi.
"If he gets angry… Or…. Upset…. He can't control himself. He simply… He simply was angry when he met you… That's all… That's all it is…" Replied Nafasi
"So it's Taka now? If I talked to him, he would be Taka?"
"Yes!" Moaned Nafasi, her eyes shut tight in pain.
"And he's just down the river?" She asked.
"He went… He went because there….. Other hyenas were there…. I don't know what they're doing… That's all I got…"
"Other hyenas? Really?"
"Yes!" Screamed Nafasi.
"That would be the others…. Fahama hopefully has things under control. But Scar… Taka or not, they aren't going to take kindly to his appearance. Three hyenas against one lion….. Oh no, Banzai!" Shenzi suddenly felt her heart plummet. Banzai was in trouble. If they fought, Scar was more than capable of defending himself.
Then, Nafasi let out a scream louder than the ones before. As Shenzi watched, Nafasi pushed with all her might, doing her best to get it out.
In the morning mist, the screams that had echoed across the river subsided into tranquility.
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Scar's POV
"KILL HIM!" Roared Banzai, as Scar jumped into the forest. The excited and angry yips of the angry horde behind him reaching his fearful ears. He had to get out of here, he had to run!
He glanced back, and saw the hyenas entering the forest, their grizzly white teeth glinting in the morning sun. He leaped across a bush, his paws hitting the ground as he ran through the trees.
He dodged and weaved between the obstacles, breathing hard. All he had to do was lead them away from Nafasi, she had to be kept safe, especially now. If for whatever reason things didn't go well….
He would never forgive himself.
But first, he had to survive this. To his growing horror, the angry barks of the hyenas we getting louder, as if they were gaining on him. The forest's foliage was forcing him to go slower, and the smaller forms of the hyenas were probably more able to slip through the dense areas.
Then, a female hyena jumped out from beside him, her claws flashing. He skidded to a stop, and dodged the attack. The hyena landed next to him, whipping around to engage him.
"Traitor!" Spat the hyena, as she moved forward. Scar unsheathed his claws, and backed away.
"Stay away!" He growled, very conscious of the other hyenas getting closer. Of course a female had been able to catch up. The hyena then jumped at him, and Scar swiped to the side, batting the hyena to the ground.
Before she could recover, Scar turned around, and continued to run away, digging into the ground with his claws for increased traction. Two male hyenas ran by the female, in pursuit of him. They barked angrily, refusing to be outpaced by Scar.
They increased their speed, until the both of them were side by side next to him. They tried to bite his legs, snapping at him. Fortunately for Scar, they were rather half hearted attempts, neither of the hyenas wanted to get kicked in the head.
Scar suddenly stopped, and swung with his right foreleg. He back-pawed the hyena on the head, causing him to tumble to the ground. The other hyena jumped onto Scar, and Scar rolled to the side, desperately trying to shake it off quickly before it could do any serious damage.
The hyena was flung of his back, and hit a tree in midair. It slumped to the ground, temporarily out cold. Another hyena jumped out of the foliage, taking Scar by surprise, and biting one of his hind legs. Scar let out a roar of pain, and turned around to seize the hyena by the scruff of its neck.
Scar slammed the hyena into a rock, causing it too to collapse in shock. Scar saw the first hyena starting to get up, and the one that had jumped on his back was stirring. Scar sprinted away, glancing back to see even more of his foes emerging from the trees, running at him and helping their comrades up.
At the rate this was going, it wasn't going to end well.
Scar fled as fast as he could, but now one of his hind legs was burning from pain, sapping his energy as he tried to focus. Keeping alive was rather important to him, after all.
Scar then saw a familiar location ahead, a ravine that lead to some small caves underground. If he could hide there, the hyenas might not be able to find him, and perhaps he could formulate some plan to get himself out of this mess. And hopefully Nafasi as well.
He jumped into the ravine, jarring himself as he landed perhaps a bit too hard on the stones. He made his way down the length of the area, trying to keep his breath up. He was beginning to get exhausted, and that did not bode well.
He turned sharply into a cave entrance, disappearing into the darkness. He lied down for a moment, catching his breath. Rest…. Just rest for a moment. Perhaps they wouldn't find him… Perhaps he would get lucky.
"The scents stronger down there!" Yelled a voice, probably female, from somewhere above.
"Did he go into the ravine?" Growled another voice. It sounded like Banzai. Scar swallowed apprehensively.
"It looks that way." Replied the first voice.
"Then get down there! Find him, I want him dead!" Demanded Banzai. Scar was suddenly caught in deliberation. There was a chance they would miss his cave, but eventually, his scent would lead them right to him. And there was hardly any room for maneuvering in the tiny area. He would be slaughtered quickly.
In that case, it was most certainly time to go.
"There he is!" A hyena shouted, as Scar ran out of his cave and further down the ravine, searching for the way up. He did not come here often, he had never seen the use of it before. Now of course, he wished he knew this place better, so that he could escape quickly.
He entered another cave, this one with a tunnel system. His eyes adjusting to the horrid blackness as fast as they could. The laughter of the hyenas echoed behind him, as they entered the cave as well. Fortunately, Scar had a bit of a lead on them, a lead he would lose quickly if he did not do something quickly.
The tunnels branched of multiple times, and Scar sometimes lost valuable time trying to chose which tunnel to take. Hopefully though, he could perhaps lose his assailants in this manner.
He climbed up a few ledges, desperate to keep his pace up. He did not see any hyenas yet, but he could hear them, their laughter resounding around him. The cave's dynamics making it impossible to judge how far behind him they were.
Suddenly, he stopped. Dead end!
He turned around fearfully, checking his rear for attackers. He looked up, and saw that if he could climb up, the tunnel continued onwards. He could escape them!
Then, he felt someone bite his side, and claws digging into his ribcage.
They had caught him by surprise!
Slashing at the hyena, Scar knocked him off. The hyena growled, and circled him, ready to attack. Two more hyenas arrived, coming out of the dark to engage him. Scar backed up fearfully, growling back at them.
The one in the front, a female, jumped at him. Scar tried to raise his paws in time, but he was too slow. Sharp teeth dug into his shoulders, and Scar resisted roaring in pain.
He swatted the hyena away, but another one jumped onto him, slashing his muzzle. He grunted, slashing back at the hyena. Then, the third one bit his hind leg, and Scar spun around to slash him.
As he did so, the female jumped onto his back, and dug her claws into him. He rolled onto his back, desperately trying to get her off. Another hyena arrived, making their numbers four. He felt claws dig through his side yet again, teeth sinking into his tail, and the angry barks of hyena all around him.
No! No, this couldn't be happening!
He was going to die!
Claws and teeth hacked and slashed at his fur, opening cuts and wounds. It was all too familiar with what happened three years ago, the jaws of the hyena, their horrible, horrible laughter, it was just like what had happened at Pride Rock.
Except this time, there was no escaping.
He was going to die!
He was going to die!
No.
No….
He was not so weak as Taka.
He was Scar.
No! He wasn't going to end as Scar, he was Taka, and Scar had no place…
Taka was a fool. Taka would have died, but Scar would not fall.
Roaring, Scar slashed the hyena in front of him, putting all his rage into the attack. With a yelp, the hyena collapsed, bleeding all along his muzzle. Sneering, Scar kicked the hyena behind him, knocking it out cold.
The female hyena barked, and jumped back at Scar. Scar reared up and intercepted, cutting her on both shoulders. Another male slashed at his back, and Scar threw the female away from him to engage the male.
He lashed out, cutting the hyenas face. It retreated, whimpering. Scar then quickly made to cut the throat of the one he had knocked out, before it would get back up. Taka would never have dared to finish the job like this. He was much more efficient this way. Efficient and brutal enough to survive.
As he raised his claws, the female hyena, despite being bloodied, rammed him with her shoulders, knocking him away before he could kill the unconscious hyena. Growling angrily, Scar and the female circled each other, waiting for an opening.
Three more hyenas came through the tunnels, following the sounds of the fighting. Scar could hear even more hyenas on the way. If he stayed here, he was doomed. With a grin, Scar jumped up onto the wall, digging his claws into the stone for a paw hold. He scrabbled up the side, heaving himself up into the next tunnel.
Before they could follow, he ran into the darkness, following the tunnel as it slanted up. He burst out from below ground, back in the forest. He did not take the time to breath in the fresh air though. He needed to get back to the river, he could use the current to give him an advantage. His larger form would more easily withstand the river than the smaller hyenas.
He would draw them in, and slaughter them. After that….. Well, he would find something to do.
As he ran through the trees, a hyena took him by surprise, ramming him sideways. Thrown off course, Scar tumbled to the ground, struggling to keep his balance. At that moment, Scar could feel all the different wounds all over his body. He had to be covered in blood, but he wasn't going to worry about that at this moment.
Getting back up quickly, Scar turned towards the hyena who had jumped him.
Banzai stood there, scowling.
"You're not getting away that easily, scumbag." Growled Banzai, taking up an offensive stance.
"Banzai! It's been awhile, hasn't it?" Replied Scar, with a sinister grin on his face.
"Too short, really." Said Banzai, circling Scar.
"Why, no need to be sour. And anyways, what are you doing here alone? Where's that tagalong idiot of yours, Ed? Or your leader, Shenzi?" Taunted Scar. Banzai's scowl only deepened, his eyes flashing red with rage.
"I'm going to make you eat those words, right after I tear your throat out of your neck!" He yelled, furious.
"Well then, try me. You can't take me on by yourself, you know. In fact, I think it's going to be me who does the killing here…" Replied Scar.
"Don't bet on it." Growled Banzai.
"Oh? And why not?" Said Scar, mockingly.
"Because you're going to pay for what you did." Said Banzai, making eye contact with his opponent.
"I've done many things Banzai. And so far, I think I've managed to get away with most of them." Asserted Scar.
"Not anymore. Not this time. This time, we're going to kill you. And once you're dead, you won't be able to hurt anyone anymore." Snarled Banzai.
"You really think so? Well…." Before he finished his sentence, Scar lunged at Banzai, his claws reaching for his throat.
In mid jump, however, three hyenas leaped out from behind Banzai, and intercepted him. All four of them fell to the ground, struggling to get back up.
As Scar got to his feet, he roared at the hyenas, keeping them away. Banzai and the three hyenas growled back at him, and Banzai had a sneer on his face, rather uncharacteristic of him.
However, to Scar's growing trepidation, Banzai's cruel confidence was well founded. All around him, hyenas emerged from the trees, growling with their teeth bared. He was completely surrounded.
"Looks like it's the end of the line." Sneered Banzai. Scar scowled, as he eyed his
"We'll see about that." He muttered.
"Get him!" Yelled Banzai.
On his command, the hyenas jumped at him, and Scar lunged to the side, ramming a whole row of hyenas. In a desperate gambit, Scar made an attempt to run, to break the circle, but some more jumped on him, dragging him down.
Cold claws dug into his sides, and Scar attempted to somersault. He had to get them off him! He wasn't going to fall to these pathetic fools, not now! Not to these damned idiots!
He shook them off, and slashed out in all directions. With a roar, he jumped over the last row, nearly to freedom, away from the horde.
Then, a hyena jumped onto his back, using his claws to clamp on.
Scar slashed back at him, and saw Banzai digging into his sides, holding on.
As if in slow motion, and with a gleam in his eyes, Banzai leaned down, with bit down as hard as he could on Scar's spine.
Crack!
Scar tumbled to the ground, hitting it with a thud.
He tried to get up, to run, but he couldn't. He couldn't move his hind legs. They were….. Unresponsive. Why couldn't he move his hind legs? Why couldn't he move them?! Why couldn't he move them?!
Banzai got up in front of Scar, and dusted himself off. He turned towards the fallen lion, his sinister grin stretching from ear to ear. The hyenas regrouped, standing behind Banzai. Many of them had cuts and bruises, but all of them were angry. The feeling of panic spread through Scar's chest, as he stared, wide eyed at his enemies.
"Well…. How the mighty have fallen." Taunted Banzai, as he stood in front of Scar.
"No… Don't do it." Said Scar, his voice perhaps a little higher than normal.
"Oh yeah? Show you mercy? I don't think so. You showed Shenzi none, and we're not going to show you any either." Replied Banzai, his teeth bared.
"No!" Growled Scar.
"No? Too bad. We're going to kill you Scar, it's something long overdue. Say, do you fear death? Why? You know not what comes after." Said Banzai.
Scar knew all too well what came after. He would not be damned now, he would not fall to them!
"And after this, we're going to kill your mate. So I guess you'll have a familiar face to look forward to, wherever you're going after this. Hopefully eternal suffering. You don't deserve anything less." Sneered Banzai.
"No… I'm not going to die now!" Muttered Scar, his eyes wide.
"Yes. Yes you are." Said Banzai, as he moved closer. Scar tried to move away, but he knew he could never escape with only his front legs. This was it. This was truly it. Everything he had ever done, all those he had killed or otherwise bumped off…. It was all going to backfire on him now.
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Fahama's POV
Banzai approached Scar, who could only stare fearfully at him. This was it. Revenge for the most heinous act she could ever have conceived. Her eyes glued to the proceedings, Banzai raised his paw, his claws glinting in the sunlight that burst through the forest canopy.
She found herself smiling.
Then, a gray form burst out of one of the bushes, and rammed into Banzai hard, sending him tumbling. Fahama gasped, and got into an offensive stance, ready to fight.
Then, she saw who it was.
Shenzi?!
Fahama's jaw dropped, as she took a surprised step back.
What the hell?
That wasn't…. This wasn't possible! Banzai had said that Shenzi was killed…. And she herself had seen the lions doing it! Shenzi was dead! Banzai had said so!
And yet, here she was, standing in front of them.
Shenzi set something down that she had in her mouth, then turned to face Banzai, who stood flabbergasted next to her.
"Hey Banzai." She grinned, her expression a little mischievous.
"She.. Shenzi!" He stuttered, unable to say anything else.
"Hey, don't stand there like a plucked chicken." Said Shenzi, smiling.
"What? Shenzi, how are you here? You're dead! I saw your corpse!" Exclaimed Banzai.
"Don't ask about that part. Just accept that I'm still here." She said reassuringly. Then, she turned towards the rest of the clan. "As for the lot of you, you may stand down for now."
Fahama sat down immediately, along with everyone else, still unsure that what she was seeing was really happening. Shenzi then picked up the little lump she had set down, and turned towards Scar. She walked up to him, and put her package right next to him.
Scar stared at it.
"So… This is yours." She said.
"No… That's not mine… I would never have sired any cubs, little weaklings is all they are… No…" He growled quietly.
"You sure about that? Nafasi sends her regards." Responded Shenzi.
"Nafasi…. That name means nothing to me, nothing at all….. Nafasi is only….." Scar seemed furious, so angry that he was shaking. One of his eyes was twitching. "Nafasi is only….. Nafasi….. Nafasi." Scar then exhaled, his expression softening.
"Say… She was right." Said Shenzi.
Scar stretched out his foreleg, his expression one of intense worry now. He looked questioningly at Shenzi.
"May I?" He asked.
"He is your cub." Replied Shenzi genially.
Scar gently snagged the lump, which squirmed in his grip. It was a lion cub! And very freshly born. Couldn't be very old at all, not more than a few hours. Scar brought in the cub right up next to him, hugging it close. Tears began to to fall down his muzzle, as he caressed the newborn. He looked back at Shenzi.
"Thank you." He whispered. "And…. I'm sorry."
"I'm back the way I was, partly due to you. So in a way, no harm done." Replied Shenzi.
"I really am sorry Shenzi. And I thank you. Thank you….."
As his joyful sobs echoed throughout the trees, a sense of calm took hold of Fahama.
Everything was going to be all right.
Everything was going to be all right.
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Some time later….
Kopa launched himself forward, his paws reaching for his quarry. With a squeak, he landed atop the mouse, trapping it between his legs. Nearly squealing with delight, Kopa grabbed the mouse by its tail, and pranced back up the beach.
"Hey Mom! Dad!" He shouted, keeping careful hold of the first mouse he had ever caught.
"What is it Kopa?" Replied Nafasi, coming up to him.
"Look, look! I caught a mouse! Look!" He exclaimed, holding up his catch.
"Really? Wow, that's your first one, isn't it?" Asked Nafasi, smiling proudly down at him.
"Do you think dad will want to see?" He asked, practically bouncing up and down in excitement.
"Of course your dad will want to see! He'll be very happy, but we'll have to wait a minute, he's talking right now."
"Mom? Who's he talking to?" Asked Kopa.
"Well, do you remember Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed?"
"The hyenas? Yeah! They're fun to play with! Are they here?" He wondered.
"They're here, but they'll be leaving soon. If you want to, you can go say goodbye to them."
"Can I? Yay!" Yelled Kopa, as he took off across the sand, the mouse firmly in his mouth. He arrived at the den, and tumbled into it. He got up, and saw four sets of eyes staring at him.
"Hello Kopa." Said Shenzi.
"Hi Shenzi! What are you guys doing here?" He asked, his eyes wide with curiosity.
"They're here because I need to explain a few more things to them. Once I tell them exactly where to go, they'll be leaving." Explained Scar. Ed walked up to Kopa, and licked him.
"Ah! Ed, you know I don't like that!" Exclaimed Kopa. Ed only giggled in response.
"What do you have there?" Asked Scar, gesturing at the mouse at Kopa's feet.
"Oh! Uhhh… I caught a mouse!" Replied Kopa.
"Nice job!" Replied Scar, breaking out into a grin. "That's your first one then!"
"Yeah! And maybe later, I'll be catching fish! Big ones!" Replied Kopa.
"You're rather exuberant." Commented Shenzi, her eyebrow cocked.
"What's exuberant?" Asked Kopa. Suddenly, he noticed something. "Hey Shenzi… Did you eat something big? Cause your stomach is all swollen."
Shenzi and Banzai looked at each other, grinning happily.
"No, I didn't get fat off eating, I'm pregnant." Replied Shenzi.
"What's pregnant?" Asked Kopa.
"It means I'm going to have pups." She replied.
"Like, babies?" Responded Kopa, confused.
"Don't worry about it Kopa." Said Scar, smiling. "Now, congratulations on your first mouse. But if you could leave us alone, I have a few things to get done with our guests."
"Umm… Okay!" Replied the little cub, as he bounded out of the den.
Maybe now, he would ask his mom on how to catch a fish!
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And that's another story done! Also, it turned out to be fifteen chapters, so that's kinda cool. Anyways, it feels good to have finished a story. This one took fooorrrrreeevvveerrrrr. I hoped you all liked it.
Anyways, now that we're done, leave a review! Preferably one that answers the following questions….. *ahem*
1. Did you like the story? (I mean, obviously you did, since you're reading this, but give it a something out of ten, I guess)
2. Do you think I got Scar right? (Insofar as creating a good Taka personality)
3. Did I write the story well? (Like, grammar and such)
4. Who here ships Shenzi and Banzai?
Also, if any of you have questions about my rather unclear ending(done that way on purpose) just ask it in the review, and I'll answer it.
Well, God bless you all!