Hello everyone! Here's another fanfic, and this one will focus… You guessed it, Scar. I'm not sure how long this is going to be, but I'm aiming for about ten or fifteen chapters. Depending on how it develops, it could be a lot longer. But don't bet on it. And when you see: ()()()()()()()()()() it means the POV is changing. But that won't happen to often in this particular story.
This story is where I introduce another character, and it's an OC. Her name is Nafasi, and she's supposed to be a really small orange lioness. Her name means 'chance' in Swahili. At least according to google translate. You really can't trust it one hundred percent. So I could be wrong. And also, Nafasi's mother's name, Mwanga, means 'light'. Also google translate.
Anyhow, on with the fanfic!
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Nafasi's POV
Nafasi stood in yet another dream, faced with a nightmare.
And for some reason, she recognized this particular nightmare. There was a rough rule of thumb that Nafasi lived by, and that rule stated that no nightmare ever occurred twice. It was always, always something new, to ensure she kept getting scared. If nightmares became repetitive, they could lose their terror factor.
But this one was one she had seen before.
"Hello my dear. How do you do?" Asked Nightmare Scar, with a twisted grin on his face.
"Why are you here?" She inquired, getting to the point quickly.
"Why am I here? Well, you certainly aren't one for light conversation, are you?" Responded the Nightmare.
"Answer the question already!" She demanded.
"No need to be rude, my dear. I thought we were friends, after all." He jeered.
"Why are you here again? I thought nightmares never occurred twice." She shouted. The best way to handle nightmares, she had discovered, was to not pay along with any games they might try to play.
"I don't know if you guessed it at this point, but I'm different from other nightmares. You could say I'm more…. self conscious. That's one way to describe it. Anyhow, we are not here to discuss me, we are here to discuss you." He answered, gesturing at her.
"And what might you have to say!?" She replied, forcefully.
"Just a little question my dear, just one." Nightmare Scar responded.
"What is it?" Asked Nafasi. Of course, whatever his question was, it was doubtless that it would trigger the main part of the nightmare. Whatever it took to get her to wake up, cold and sweating.
"Oh, it's nothing really….. But, did you perchance happen to ask your friend about his past?" Said the nightmare, inquisitively.
"As a matter of fact, I did." She replied pompously.
"And? What did he say!" Demanded Nightmare Scar, his expression hungry.
"If you must know, he wasn't hiding anything. His entire life has been one of loss and misery. He lost his mother, his brother, and his nephew. He's just a lion who doesn't like to reflect on the bad things that have happened to him. So he had no secrets." Said Nafasi, jeeringly.
Nightmare Scar looked down at the ground, breathing. He didn't move at all, just stared downwards. Nafasi, feeling pretty good about herself, didn't say anything either. Then, the nightmare looked back up at her, snarling.
"He's a liar." He whispered.
"No, I think it's pretty obvious it's you who is the liar." Snarled Nafasi.
"He's a LIAR!" He roared.
"Like I would listen to you!" She taunted.
"You know what Nafasi? I know what the problem is, it's that you're too impudent, that's what it is. Well now I see you need something else, and I'm going to administrate it!" Yelled Nightmare Scar, furious.
Nafasi felt the ground shaking again, and above her, the clouds began to swirl. She backed up a few steps, and suddenly, she felt herself falling. She looked around her, but all matter had disappeared, leaving nothing but a black , she felt herself begin to change, to shrink. She stared down at her paws as time was driven backwards, as she became a cub again.
Suddenly, she landed.
Shaking herself off, she looked around to see the landscape. Giant elephant skulls and skeletons scattered the hills, and gray rocks dotted with geysers surrounded her. She didn't see Nightmare Scar anywhere.
She supposed that was good, but it was only a matter of time before he reappeared. Then, she jumped in surprise as a golden colored cub bounded past her.
"Come on you two!" Yelled the cub, as he ran toward the most prominent elephant skull in the area. Nafasi stood up, confused at the presence of the cub. Then, another cub ran past her, and this one was a bit darker in color.
"Nafasi! Stop standing about like a surprised ostrich! Hurry up!" Yelled the female. Nafasi, still confused, made haste to catch up to the cubs. The two slowed down as they approached the skull, and gasped in wonder.
"Wow!" The they whispered, as they gazed out across the sea of bones.
"Creepy huh… But isn't it great Nala?" Said the male cub.
"We could get in big trouble Simba." Said the female conspiratorially. So, the male cub's name was Simba. And she recognized that name! Simba was the name of Scar's nephew!
"Hah." Replied Simba. Then he turned over to Nafasi. "What do you think of all this?" He asked, gesturing at the landscape excitedly.
"Umm, well….. It is very creepy." Responded Nafasi. These cubs acted as if they knew her. Maybe that was all part of the dream?
"Isn't it though? Especially these skulls!" Replied Simba, and he turned around to point at the decayed skull behind them.
"I wonder if its brains are still in there." Asked Nala.
"There's only one way to know. Come on!" The two cubs marched towards the darkened entrance, when suddenly, a brightly colored blue bird flew in out of nowhere, and jumped in front of the male cub.
"The only checking out you're going to be doing is to check out of here! We're way beyond the boundary of the Pridelands!" Squawked the blue bird, pushing Simba away from the skull.
"Huh. Look, banana beak is scared." Taunted Simba.
"That's mister banana beak to you fuzzy, and right now, we are all in very real danger!" Replied the bird, glancing around warily. Simba walked back to the skull, and stood defiantly.
"Danger? Hah! I laugh in the face of danger!" He shouted. Then, from out of the skull, emanated another laugh, and this laugh was very rather…. Creepy. The cub gasped when he heard the laughs, and he ran to get behind Nafasi and Nala.
Out from the skull, still laughing, came three hyenas. The first one, a female, had sort of bangs on her head that leaned frontward. The second one, was burlier, and he looked mean. The third one, who was still laughing, had his eyes crossed.
"Well, well, well, Banzai, what do we have here?" Sneered the first hyena nonchalantly, as she walked toward the cubs.
"I don't know Shenzi… What do you think Ed?" Said Banzai, gesturing back at the third hyena, who seemed to be called Ed. In response, Ed just laughed creepily, advancing toward their group. "Yeah, just what I was thinking. A group of trespassers!" Added Banzai. Banzai and Shenzi… Yet more names Nafasi had heard from Scar. These hyenas were probably the same ones Scar had befriended. Well, they didn't seem friendly now.
"And quite by accident, I can assure you. A simple navigational error!" Pleaded the blue bird.
"Wait wait wait, I know you. You're Mufasa's little stooge!" Realized Shenzi. Nafasi recognized that name too! Mufasa, wasn't that Scar's brother? Then that proved that this Simba must be Scar's nephew!
"I madam, am the King's Majordomo!" Replied the blue bird, offended. Then, the male hyenas turned back to the cubs, circling them.
"And that would make you?" Asked Banzai, building off the previous comment.
"The future king!" Spat Simba, defiantly. And perhaps a bit pompously.
"Do you know what we do to kings who step out of their lands?" Asked Shenzi, with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Puh. You can't do anything to me!" Replied Simba, much more haughtily this time.
"Uhh.. Technically they can. We are on their land after all." Said the blue bird, very anxiously.
"But Zazu! You told me they were nothing but stupid, slobbery, mangy poachers!" Said Simba. To Nafasi, it seemed as if this cub was extremely ignorant. Even surrounded by hostile creatures, it still assumed it was untouchable as the King's son.
"X-nay on the oopid-stay…" It tried to whisper. However, it seemed Banzai overheard.
"Who you calling oopid-stay!" He snarled.
"My my, look at the sun! It's time to go!" Said Zazu, trying to herd Simba, Nala, and Nafasi away from the hyenas. However, the hyenas had other plans. Shenzi swept out in front of them and pushed them back.
"What's the hurry? We'd love for you to stick around for dinner." She said, sneering.
"Yeah! We could have whatever's… Lion around!" Joked Banzai. All three of the hyenas fell over, shaking from laughter. It seemed they were rather susceptible to bad jokes. Well, now she certainly knew where Scar got the jokes from this morning.
However, she had to survive this dream before she could ponder more on it. While death only meant waking up, pain could still be felt, and it still hurt plenty. Fortunately for her, the bird had a plan. Quickly, and quietly, he shepherded them away from the hyenas, while they were bowling over with laughter.
"Hey hey hey! I got one! Make mine, a cub sandwich! Get it!" Came a voice from behind them, as they ran through the bones.
"There they go!" Cried one of the hyenas, when they realized the cubs had gone. Nafasi gasped, and glanced back, urging herself to run faster. Than jumped over a small gap, and crawled underneath some ribcages, in their dash to get away. Suddenly, Simba skidded to a stop.
"Where's Zazu?" He asked, looking around frantically. Nafasi stooped as well, bumping into Nala.
"Who cares? We have to get out of here while we can!" Nafasi urged. She could care less about a bird in her own dream. What she wanted to avoid, however, was getting torn part and/or eaten.
"No, we have to find him!" Said Nala, agreeing with Simba. Just then, they heard an evil cackling coming from a crevice off to their side. Along with that cackling, came the cries of a beleaguered bird.
"He's over here!" Said Simba, and he ran to the noise, Nala trailing behind. Muttering to herself, Nafasi followed them. As they reached the crevice, another cry was emitted, and a blue and red streak burst out, smoke trailing behind it. Nafasi's eyes trailed the projectile until it flew out of sight. Simba continued his previous ignorance, and although bravely, he turned back to the hyenas below them.
"Why don't you pick on someone your own size!" He shouted. In response, the female hyena sneered up at them.
"Like… You?" She asked, her eyes glinting with malice.
"Oops…." Realized Simba. Nafasi would have rolled her eyes, but the hyenas immediately jumped up at them. Nala screamed, and the three of them turned tail and ran. They skidded down another ridge, and ran toward a red geysers, panting from exhaustion.
Unfortunately, the hyenas decided to cut them off.
"Boo!" The shouted, bursting through the red smoke. All three of them screamed this time, eyes as wide as saucers. The hyenas chuckled, and once again, the cubs turned around and sprinted for their lives.
They ran up a hill, and jumped down onto a elephant spine. Stuttering the whole way down, they bounced their way down the makeshift slide. Hitting the jump, they became airborne, and hit the ground only partially braces by the smaller bones below them. Now a little bruised, they got up fast as they could, and looked behind them.
The hyenas had regrouped, and were rounding the hill, barking and snickering loudly. As one, all three of the cubs continued their sprint. They jumped up onto some more bones, and climbed up the hill.
However, the bones provided poor traction for their plight. As they scrambled up, Nala lost her footing.
"Aahh! Help!" She cried, and skidded backwards. Nafasi saw the hyenas below them jumping toward the helpless cub.
"Nala!" Yelled Simba, as he ran back down the hill to help her. Not knowing what else to do, Nafasi jumped down after him. She grabbed Nala's paw and pulled up, as Simba clawed Shenzi while the hyenas tried to take a chunk out of the female cub. Simba was brave, to say the least.
They came up over the hill, angry snarls behind them. The three of them ran into the cave that stood at the top, gasping for air. As they rounded the curve, they stopped in horror.
"Dead end!" Cried Nala.
"Try to climb that wall!" Yelled Simba, and he ran forward to a heap of bones that lay at the end of the cave. The hopped on top of the ribcage, but then, to Nafasi's horror, it collapsed beneath them!
Smug chuckles came from the might of the cave, and the three of them turned around to see the hyenas strutting toward them casually. Oh no!
"Here kitty kitty kitty…. Sneered the one called Banzai evily. Simba opened his mouth, and did his best to roar defiantly at the killers walking toward them. Nafasi was now shaking, when the hyenas got here they were doomed! Next to her, Simba's roar failed miserably, sounding a bit more like pathetic mewling.
"That was it?" Jeered Shenzi. Nafasi backed up behind Nala, and Simba backed up behind Nafasi. Nafasi heard Nala whimper in fear, and truth be told, she felt like doing to same thing. She'd had nightmares before that inflicted pain. All of them were on her list of of the worst nightmares she'd ever experienced.
The hyenas closed in. Nafasi simply closed her eyes, and waited for the inevitable.
And she waited…. And waited….. And waited…..
Nafasi opened her eyes, looking around. The hyenas were still in front of her, baring their teeth, but they weren't coming towards them anymore. In fact, they weren't moving at all. They were frozen, standing still in time. Nafasi looked at Simba and Nala, and saw that they too were similarly frozen. Nala was stuck in mid scream, and Simba was stuck in another attempt at a roar.
For the moment, it seemed as if she was safe. Nafasi exhaled, relaxing her muscles. They were stiff from the predicament she had just been in. At least the hyenas hadn't eaten her.
"Oh I wouldn't celebrate yet Nafasi." Came a voice smoothly from above her. She cringed at its sound, for it meant that the Nightmare was back.
"Oh…. It's you." She replied succinctly, as she turned around to face the Nightmare.
"You know Nafasi, you have more strength than your small form betrays. Physically and mentally of course. But when it comes to sheer innocence, you take the cake. Why can't you see the worst in lions? More importantly, why do you have to see the best in lions? It's because you never have seen the worst in a lion. You never have seen pure evil in a living, breathing creature. You never have seen malice in another's eye, or wickedness in another's actions. All your life, it's just been you, living in your cave next to the river. And then, one other lion finally shows up, one of the most despicable creatures in existence, and you can't condemn him. You just breath in his lies as if they were oxygen. Well, I've tried to show you the truth, but it seems you can't handle it. So consider all this… A sort of final word.
"Final word? If that means I don't have to see you again, I'll take it!" Yelled Nafasi, angry at what it had to say.
"Oh don't worry Nafasi, after this, I won't be visiting you again. But there are other ways to peal back lies and shed the truth. So Nafasi, while this is the last you see of me, it most certainly isn't the last time you hear of me!"
"You can't strike outside of my blasted nightmares!" She taunted, snarling.
"Oh, you believe that do you! I thought we already covered I was more than a nightmare! I am much, much more, and believe me, you're going to find that out eventually, sooner or later!" He yelled, very much enraged.
"I'd like to see you try!"
"Then you'll get that example!" He screamed, his fury resounding across the cave. The shadows turned red, and the rocks began to shift. Nightmare Scar stood above her, his eyes shining with hate, and his black mane billowing about him. The sight of that made Nafasi lose her nerve somewhat. This was pure, unbridled, uncontrollable rage.
Of to the side, the screams of Simba and Nala resumed, and the hyenas began to cackle. All around her, the ground was shaking, and fiery lava poured from the cracks. Nafasi took a step back, but there was nowhere to go, nowhere to run this time.
A hyena leaped onto Simba, and snapped his spine. Another one tore open Nala's belly, leaving blood all over the floor. A demonic laughter emitted from all around, Nightmare Scar having his bloody humor at last.
Then, the blood that poured from the cubs flowed faster, until it became a flood. The hyenas grew in size, their teeth sharpening and their claws becoming crueler. Nafasi was screaming, the sight of all that was happening becoming too much for her.
Then, the blood crashed into her, drenching her with the red liquid. It threw her back into a stone, and she heard her own back snap in two. She howled, and with the the loss of control of her legs, she couldn't stay above the torrent. Suddenly, adding to pain, sharp teeth dug into her. The female hyena called Shenzi had grown significantly in size, and was now much larger than any lion. She dangled helplessly from its jaws, as the razor sharp tines dug into her skin.
"Until next time Nafasi!" Came the shout, and for that moment, Nafais forget that all this was a dream, and that it would end. No, it was all too real, all too horrible! The jaws of Nightmare Scar came down onto her, filling her vision. NO,,, No!
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Scar's POV
He was having a rather wonderful dream about the time he had met Shenzi, when a loud scream woke him up. He jerked upright, glancing about. Nafasi was standing up, her wide eyes scattered across the room.
"God… God no! No!" Yelled Nafasi, sounding very fearful. Then, her gaze met Scar, and her eyes widened even further. "No!...No! Stay away!" She yelled, clearly panicking. As Scar looked at her, completely confused, Nafasi ran out of the cave, shouting. "Stay away!" Frantically.
"Wait, Nafasi! What is It?"'asked Scar, but she was long gone. Her screams echoed into the night, fading away as she ran further from the cave.
"What could have made her do that?" Wondered Scar silently, as he stared out of the cave. Well, whatever it was, it had clearly upset her. And why did she want him to stay away? Worried, Scar trotted out of the den, looking around.
His wounds had almost nearly healed, the gashes had all scabbed, and the burns had all slowly faded away. His mane was now almost fully regrown, but it was still a bit patchy in places. Nafasi's healing had done the trick.
He looked down at the sand, spotting her rather recent paw prints. Following them closely, he found that they led back around the cave, and into the forest. It was a bit of a jungle, really, but the vegetation was not wrought to prohibit easy ground hunting. Therefore, it was a forest.
Now that he was on grass, it would be harder to follow her. He would have to rely on scent. Sniffing the air, several scents permeated his nose, and a there was differing versions of Nafasi's scent. Many of which were older. He would just have to follow the most recent scent trail, and that would take him straight to her.
He hoped she was alright, wherever she was. Hopefully she hadn't ran off too far.
Pushing his way through the thicket, Scar continued to follow the scent trail. It took him further into the forest than he had been yet, since he really hadn't left the cave all that often. Nonetheless, he kept on it faithfully.
After a few minutes passed, Scar stopped suddenly. He heard a soft sobbing, coming from up ahead. Going carefully, Scar quietly poked himself through a bush. In the clearing in front of him, stood Nafasi, crying.
She stood in the center of the little meadow, staring up at the stars. Tears ran down her cheeks, dripping onto the ground. She hiccuped a little, then continued her quiet sobbing. Scar suddenly felt very sad himself, worry for Nafasi overwhelmed him. He was about to step out to speak to her, when Nafasi began to talk.
"Star light…..star bright…... first star that I see tonight…. I wish I may, I wish I might…..have the wish I wish tonight." She hiccuped the statement out. "Please… Please help me to forget about all that… To forget about that nightmare… Please, that's all I wish… Please….please" She pleaded, still crying.
"Oh Nafasi." Said Scar with his voice full of worry, stepping out behind her. Nafasi whirled around, tears flinging from her face.
"No! Stay back!" She cried, but this time she didn't run. This time she simply cringed.
"Nafasi…. It's me! Scar. I won't hurt you." He assured her quickly.
"The… The real Scar? Not the….. The Nightmare one?" She inquired slowly, and harriedly.
"The nightmare..? No Nafasi, this is really me." He replied.
"Oh Scar!" Sobbed Nafasi. She stumbled forward, and fell down in front of him, crying. Scar, completely unsure of what exactly to do, recalled what his mother did when he himself was sad. Uru always comforted him after Ahadi yelled at him, by stroking his fur. Maybe the same thing could be applied here.
Nafasi was lying across one of his forelegs. He took his other foreleg, and stroked Nafasi gently, as she continued to sob.
"Scar… I had a… I had a horrible nightmare! There was this evil lion…. And some evil creatures…. And cubs were dying! They were being slaughtered… Right in front of me! And it was all so… Horrific! And then… And then… Then it came for me! And… And… It hurt me! They bit me! Scratched and bit and tore… And it was all so real! It was.. Was.. Real! It knew me. It knew me, and it hated me. It wanted to hurt me as much as it could…. And he succeeded."
Scar was listening with torpid fascination, as Nafasi described what had happened. It appeared she had had the worst nightmare of her life. Scar continued to stroke her comfortingly, in an effort to help out, in any way he could.
"A hyena had grabbed me in it's jaws…. And it broke my spine. I… I couldn't move my legs, I couldn't run…. And the whole time, I was too small to fight back. I…. I was always too small… Always too small…. And anyways, the hyena spit me out… and the nightmare.. The evil lion… It bit me, first it tore up my face…. But it didn't end the dream then…. Then…. Then it decided to do worse things…. Things…. That, that..." Then Nafasi trailed off into further sobs, shaking with fear from the recollection.
"It's okay Nafasi….it's all right…. Soothed Scar. He kept his voice quiet and calm, but on the inside, he felt shaken too. Somehow, He felt simply awful that this had happened to Nafasi. That, and also that he hadn't been able to do anything about it.
Thing was, he himself had experience with Nightmares. Nightmares, with a capitol N. Nightmares always drove things to the limit, as was the case with poor Nafasi. When Scar was still a cub, still Taka, he had been visited by some nightmares as well. They were the worst, as bad as Ahadi.
But now, they had gotten Nafasi. And she wasn't taking it well. As Nafasi kept crying beside him, Scar kept by her side, soothing her. He would help her, no matter what.
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Scar cares for Nafasi! Whooooo hoooo!
also, how do you guys think I did with the nightmare? Did I do it rightz?
Anyhow, since the last chapter was short, this one is long! It's a fanfiction crime to be following a story but not review. Constructive criticism accepted. No Flaming!