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The Sovereign Of The Sunrise Kingdom
Chapter 12: Endless Night
Meanwhile, at the Hakuna Matata Jungle at evening, Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi are escorting the now all grown up twins Simba and Amani right towards one of the locations of the jungle, and just as they are, Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi are preparing to surprise Simba and Amani with the location they are heading to while the twins wonder where Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi are taking them in the Hakuna Matata Jungle just as they are very excited all about it.
"Hey, Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi, where are you two taking us?" asked Simba.
"Well, it's a surprise, Simba and Amani," said Timon.
"What's the surprise, you guys?" asked Amani.
"You're just gonna have to wait and see," said Pumbaa.
"We wish what the surprise could be already." said Simba.
"Sorry, but if we told you right now, then it wouldn't be a surprise at all." said Lulu.
"But if you told us, we would still be surprised," said Amani.
"Nice try, but you're just gonna have to wait until we get there, Simba and Amani." said Safi.
"Alright. If you guys say so." said Simba.
Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi continue to escort Simba and Amani throughout the Hakuna Matata Jungle while they plan to surprise the twins with one of the locations within the jungle and the twins continue to wonder what the surprise is just as they continued to be filled with complete excitement. Soon, the twins and their best friends arrive right in front of one of the large trees of the jungle which is a fast-food restaurant called The High Grubby Grubby Tree, and once they have arrived at the restaurant, Simba and Amani became very amazed by it and Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi surprised them with the restaurant.
"Surprise!" said Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi.
"Wow!" exclaimed Simba and Amani.
"What is this place?" asked Simba.
"Yeah, what's this place supposed to be?" asked Amani.
"Oh, this place is called The High Grubby Grubby Tree." said Timon.
"Yep. It's one of the greatest restaurants in Africa." said Pumbaa.
"The High Grubby Grubby Tree has been very popular ever since it was first established," said Lulu.
"Also, it's located in many places in Africa such as East Africa, West Africa, and Southern Africa, guys." said Safi.
"This place looks so amazing, and thank you." said Simba.
"Thank you very much for the surprise, guys, and this place sure does look wonderful." said Amani.
"Tonight, we're gonna grab something to eat here this evening," said Pumbaa.
"That's right, we're gonna have some dinner right here at this restaurant." said Timon.
"Really?" asked Simba.
Safi nodded. "We've decided to have dinner tonight already, and we already knew that this could be the perfect place for dinner."
"You two are gonna love this place so much and we've been here so many times, and it has delicious meals to eat as well." said Lulu.
"I guess we are gonna enjoy this place so much." said Amani.
"What are we waiting for? Let's have some dinner at the High Grubby Grubby Tree." said Simba.
Simba, Amani, Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi then went inside of The High Grubby Grubby Tree, and inside of the fast-food restaurant, they witness many different kinds of animals such as cheetahs, crocodiles, zebras, giraffes, antelopes, buffaloes, elephants, hippos, rhinos, baboons, vervet monkeys, red colobuses, black-and-white colobuses, blue monkeys, hares, mongooses, elephant shrews, porcupines, lovebirds, weavers, bee-eaters, pelicans, ducks, and storks are having what is being served in the restaurant which is different kinds of insect dishes and they are enjoying the insect dishes so much.
The twins and their best friends then take their seats at one of the empty tables which is made out from a tree stump where they begin looking at the menus which is made out some big tree leaves, and while they did so, one of the waiters who work at the High Grubby Grubby Tree which is a hippo began taking their orders.
"Welcome to the High Grubby Grubby Tree, home of the grubby grubby delicious meals." said the hippo waitress. "May I take your orders?"
"Well, I'll have the worm soup," said Timon.
"I'll have the fried beetles," said Pumbaa.
"I'll have the ladybug rice," said Lulu.
"And I'll have the cheesy termites," said Safi.
"Alright. I got it already." said the hippo waitress. She then turned to Simba and Amani. "So, how about you two lions? What would you like from the menu?"
"Well, I'll have the centipede nuggets," said Simba.
"And I'll have the crunchy butterflies." said Amani.
"Coming right up, and your food will be out in a jiffy." said the hippo waitress.
The hippo waitress then leave the table where Simba, Amani, and their best friends are sitting at together so she could get wait they've ordered on the menu of the High Grubby Grubby Tree restaurant, and the twins and their best friends began waiting for the meals that they've ordered for a moment until the hippo quickly comes back to their table with the food that they've ordered from the menu, much to their delight, even since that it didn't took too long to have it delivered. The hippo waitress gives Simba his centipede nuggets, gives Amani her crunchy butterflies, gives Timon his worm soup, gives Pumbaa his fried beetles, gives Lulu her ladybug rice, and gives Safi her cheesy termites before she left their table to make some more orders with the other customers.
Simba began eating his centipede nuggets, Amani began eating her crunchy butterflies, Timon began eating his worm soup, Pumbaa began eating his fried beetles, Lulu began eating her ladybug rich, and Safi began eating her cheese termites, and Simba and Amani quickly began enjoying their dinners so much and began enjoying being at the High Grubby Grubby Tree already, much to the delight of Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi who also enjoyed their own dinners.
Soon, the group get finished with their meals and leave the restaurant together in complete joy, and Simba and Amani are very delighted about the restaurant being the surprise their friends gave them and had a really great insect dinner with them just as they began traveling throughout the Hakuna Matata Jungle together, and during their travel throughout the jungle, they began projecting burps from the insect meals that they had from the High Grubby Grubby Tree and began having a burping contest throughout the jungle together.
"Hey, guys, get a load of this." said Pumbaa. He burps loudly.
"Not bad, but check this out," said Lulu. She burps loudly.
"Impressive, but this is how you do it." said Timon. He burps loudly.
"Honesty, this is how you let it all out," said Safi. She burps loudly.
"Guys, check this one out and you're gonna flip," said Amani. She burps very loudly.
"How about this one? And get a load of this as well." said Simba. He burps very loudly.
"Whoa, Simba, that was…that was so amazing." said Amani.
"Nice one, and I give you ten out of ten." said Safi.
"For sure. I give you five stars for that kind of belch." said Pumbaa.
"Me too," said Lulu.
"So do I." asked Timon.
"Great work, Brother." said Amani.
"Thank you very much, everybody. Oh, I am so stuffed." said Simba
"I'm stuffed too, and I couldn't eat one more bite." said Amani.
"We're all stuffed up just like you two lions," said Timon.
"That was the best dinner, you guys, and thank you very much." said Amani.
"We appreciate what you've done for us tonight, and tonight's dinner was fantastic," said Simba.
"No problem, you two, and that's what best friends do for each other." said Lulu.
"Since tonight's dinner was so much fun, we all ate like pigs," said Pumbaa.
"Pumbaa, you're already a pig. You're a warthog, remember?" said Simba.
"Oh, right." said Pumbaa.
"Sometimes, Pumbaa, you can be very foolish." said Safi.
"I already know that," said Pumbaa.
Simba, Amani, Timon, Pumbaa share a laugh together and continue to travel throughout the Hakuna Matata together, and it is now nighttime. Soon, they stop right in the midst of the jungle where they lay down together on the ground and relax themselves from the dinner they had from the High Grubby Grubby Tree fast-food restaurant which they enjoyed together so much and got themselves full from eating their dinner.
While they relax themselves, the twins and their best friends begin witnessing the shining stars in the night sky together, and Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi begin wondering what they actually are and don't even know they're actually shining stars. Also, deep down, Simba and Amani knew what they were in the night sky which made them remind them of what their deceased father King Mufasa had told them when they used to be little, and however, they honestly don't want to bring it up to their best friends since Simba is very guilty of causing his death even though it wasn't true and Amani refused to believe the fact that she and Simba has been responsible for their father's death since they're such good people.
"Timon, Lulu, Safi?" asked Pumbaa.
"What is it, Pumbaa?" asked Timon.
"Have you ever wondered what those things are up there?" asked Pumbaa.
"They're nothing but fireflies, and…and they're the ones who got stuck in that big thing that are in the colors of bluish and black." said Timon.
"Fireflies? Seriously, Timon? Ha! There is no way fireflies can get stuck in that thing. You gotta be kidding." said Safi.
"For sure, and Timon, we usually see fireflies fly around here in the jungle and there's no way it could've happened." said Pumbaa.
"There must be something else way up there anyway." said Lulu.
"Well, what do you guys think they could be?" asked Timon.
"Maybe those sparkling dots are nothing but sparkly sparkles way up in that thing." said Safi.
"There could be a chance those things way up there are sparkly sparkles," said Timon.
"Or they could be some smashed up peanuts that have been turned into spheres of dust in that thingy." said Lulu.
"That kind of thing can be possible, and it's very true that dust can go up in the air." said Safi.
"Honestly, I've always thought those things are balls of gas burning billions of miles away," said Pumbaa.
"Are you sure about that?" asked Timon. Pumbaa nodded his head yes. "Everything's gas to you, Pumbaa, even that you've been suffering from flatulence, and maybe what you said about those things is true."
"If it is true, then the gas up in that thing can reek just like how your own farts reek." said Lulu.
"Yeah, and it's very true that my flatulence smells really bad," said Pumbaa.
"Hey, Simba, Amani, what do you two think?" asked Timon.
"Well, my sister and I don't know for sure," said Simba.
"C'mon, you two, you can tell us." said Safi.
"Honestly, we don't know," said Amani.
"Give, give, give, give, give." said Pumbaa.
"We told you what we think. Please?" asked Lulu.
"Alright, we'll tell you guys what we think." said Amani.
"Well, you may think that thing up there is just some kind of thing, but it's not," said Simba.
"If it isn't just a thing, then what is it?" asked Timon.
"It's just a sky, that's all." said Simba. "Also, have you guys ever heard of the sky before?"
"Well, actually, we did hear of the sky, but we've always wondered what are those shining things in the sky," said Lulu.
"Those are just stars," said Amani.
"Stars? What are stars?" asked Pumbaa.
"Stars are very shiny bodies that only appear at night in the sky," said Amani.
"Really? Is that so?" asked Safi.
"Yes. Also, Amani and I remember that somebody told us that most of those stars represent the spirit of the Great Sovereigns Of The Past." said Simba.
"The Great Sovereigns Of The Past?" asked Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi.
Simba nodded his head yes. "Even those sovereigns are long dead, they will always be with us no matter what and they're watching over us all."
"So, you mean a bunch of royal dead kings and queens are watching over us from those things which are actually called stars?" asked Timon. He began laughing. "That's so ridiculous!"
"How could it be possible for dead sovereigns to watch over us from the stars anyway? That's such a dumb thing to learn about!" said Safi just as she laughed.
Pumbaa began laughing. "That kind of story about stars being the spirits of past royalty is actually so funny!" He continued laughing.
"Who told you something like that? I mean, who would tell you a silly story about the past kings and queens of the many kingdoms in Africa?" asked Lulu just as she laughed.
"Yeah, it's…it's…it's such a ridiculous story, guys…" said Amani just as she laughed nervously.
"What kind of mook made that up?!" asked Timon just as he continued to laugh.
"Pretty dumb story. Am I right or what…" said Simba just as he also laughed nervously.
Amani shook her head in disbelief just as she stopped laughing nervously. "Okay, you know what? That's enough. That's enough, Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi."
"What? Is it something that we said about that joke?" asked Timon just as he, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi stopped laughing in complete confusion.
Suddenly, Simba stared at the shining stars in the night sky just as he became very dejected over the loss of his and Amani's father Mufasa and still felt very guilty for their father's death. He then got up from the ground and left, and Amani as well as Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi watched him leave just as Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi became filled with surprise and confusion.
Upon seeing Simba leave in dejection, Amani quickly figured out the reason why he left dejectedly is because of the shining stars is what their late father Mufasa told them all about the Great Sovereigns Of The Past are watching them from the stars in the night sky when they used to be young lion cubs and Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi making fun of the story of the past kings and queens watching over the living from the stars made him feel deeply hurt while it also hurt her so deeply as well just as she also became very dejected.
While Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi became very confused about Simba became very dejected and left, they also noticed Amani becoming very dejected as well which also made them became even more confused, and the very dejected Amani decided to comfort Simba just as she knew the other reason why he became so dejected is because of how he blamed himself for Mufasa's death even though it couldn't be the truth and inform him that he and she isn't the blame for their father's death just as she continued to refuse to believe it for one minute, but before she could do so, she scolded Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi for making fun of the story of the Great Sovereigns Of The Past and tell them it's such a great story that shouldn't be made fun of which they felt remorse for while she also informs them who actually told her and Simba the such wonderful story.
"Amani, what is the matter with your brother Simba?" asked Timon.
"Honestly…I have no idea, but I'm gonna find out what's wrong with him," said Amani.
"Maybe it's because of that silly joke we made about that silly story you told us," said Lulu.
"Guys, it's not a silly joke, and that kind of story is actually fantastic." said Amani.
"But how could it be fantastic?" asked Safi?"
"Because the Great Sovereigns Of The Past are actually looking down on us from the stars, and it's totally for real, you guys." said Amani. "What I'm saying about the story is true and they are actually watching over us right now. It isn't made to be made fun of, and it's such a wonderful story to listen to."
"Well…we didn't know that dead kings and queens are actually watching over us from those things in the sky that only appear in the nighttime which are called stars," said Pumbaa.
"Well, now you do know about them. So, I'm gonna check on Simba and see if he's alright." said Amani. "Simba and I will be right back, and by the way, about somebody who told us about the story of the past kings and queens watching over us from the stars, it's somebody very important and somebody we love so much. See ya later, you guys."
Amani then gets up from the ground and leaves to comfort Simba from his state of dejection as well as inform him that they couldn't have been responsible for their father Mufasa's death, and while she does so, Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi continue to witness the beautiful shining stars from the night sky together in complete amazement and they honestly became very amazed by the story of the Great Sovereigns Of The Past watching over the living and have stopped making fun of the story in the process.
Simba travels throughout the Hakuna Matata Jungle all by himself until he stops at a ledge while he looked very dejected over the lost the Mufasa's death and continued to blame himself for his death, and he looked up at the shining stars in the night sky just as he remembered the wonderful story Mufasa told him and his twin sister Amani all about when they used to be lion cubs and he misses Mufasa so much as much as Amani does. He then collapses on the ground in complete depression just as it causes some milkweed to floss into the air.
Just as Simba laid on the ledge in complete depression over Mufasa's death and continue to blame himself for his death, Amani then arrived at the ledge just as she went right next to her twin brother Simba and stepped on some more of the milkweed which caused it to fly into the air, and Simba quickly noticed his twin sister Amani, much to his surprise just as he got up from the ledge. Amani began to attempt to comfort Simba and inform him that their father's death couldn't been their fault since they would never do such a thing to anybody, but Simba wouldn't listen to her and still thinks their father's death was entirely their fault due to what happened in the gorge many years ago, much to Amani's dismay since she already knew what happened in the gorge couldn't be the true cause of Mufasa's death in the first place.
"Hey, Simba." Amani greeted.
"Oh, hey, Amani." Simba greeted.
"What's gotten into you?" asked Amani.
"It's nothing," said Simba.
"Well, there has to be something. What is it?" asked Amani.
"Look, I don't wanna talk about it." said Simba.
"You can tell me. I'll understand." said Amani.
"Alright. It's…It's…It's about when those stars remind me of what our father told us when we used to be little kids." said Simba.
"I was wondering if that could make you so depressed, even when Timon, Pumbaa, Lulu, and Safi laughed at it until I told them how great it was to hear about it." said Amani. "Also, there must be something else that made you so depressed. You can tell me what it is, Brother."
"Sis, there is something else, and…and it's the very day when our father died." said Simba.
"I knew it." said Amani.
"You knew?" asked Simba.
"Yes, and you think that our father's death is our very own fault." said Amani.
"It was our fault and its call because when I was practicing on my roar which caused the whole wildebeest stampede to start in the first place." said Simba.
"Look, there is no way you practicing on your roar in the gorge caused the stampede," said Amani.
"But it could've been possible and you should've at least warned me when I was practicing on my roar," said Simba. "We're the ones who were responsible for our father's death and there's another explanation of what really caused it, Sis."
"You're wrong. We couldn't have been responsible for his death and we would never do anything like that to anybody." said Amani.
"I'm sorry, but it's the truth. We are responsible for his death…and if it wasn't for us, he would still be alive." said Simba.
"It can't be the truth. Simba, I won't believe it and we would never do that. We're such good people to do something like that." said Amani.
"I know we're good people and it was an accident that our father died in the gorge from the stampede, and there's something else about all of this." said Simba.
"What is it, Simba? You tell me what's something else." said Amani.
"I guess that since I've already accepted the fact that our father's death was all our fault, you're gonna have to accept it too." said Simba.
"Wait a minute. You expect me to accept the fact that it was all our fault? Are you serious?" said Amani.
"Yes," said Simba.
"I'm not gonna accept it and I won't either. There's no way it could be all our fault, and you need to understand that it couldn't be true." said Amani.
"Oh, I understand, alright. I understand that maybe you must be overreacting over it somehow." said Simba
"I'm not overreacting over it. I'm just saying that it can't be the truth at all, and there's no way I'm gonna believe that kind of thing at all." said Amani.
"Alright, if you say so. And…And I still can't believe it." said Simba.
"I honestly can't believe it either." said Amani.
Then, both the twins Simba and Amani began staring at the shining stars together just as they both really miss their late father Mufasa so much, and Simba continue to feel guilty for causing Mufasa's death which isn't true at all and Amani continue to refuse to believe that they've been actually responsible for his death which is actually correct, unbeknownst to her and Simba. Also, since they've remembered the story about the Great Sovereigns Of The Past which their father told them all about when they used to be young lion cubs, they begin to wonder if they're father is actually watching over them from the shining stars along with their grandmother Uru, their great-grandfather Mohatu, and the rest of their royal ancestors of their royal family, but Simba thinks that Mufasa isn't watching over them due to causing his death which isn't true and Amani thinks that Mufasa is actually watching over them just like he promised them years ago.
"Simba, the stars at night look really beautiful," said Amani.
"Yes, and the stars have always been so beautiful in the night sky," said Simba.
"You know, about the Great Sovereigns Of The Past, I guess that our father is watching us from over those stars right now," said Amani.
"Do you think so?" asked Simba.
"Yeah. He promised us that we would someday watch over us along with the past kings and queens such as Grandma Uru and Great-Grandpa Mohatu, and he is watching us from those stars." said Amani.
"Well, honestly…I don't know if he is watching over us from the stars, even after what happened to him, Amani." said Simba.
"Simba, please don't say that. He is watching over us right now. I know he is and you do too." said Amani. "What happened couldn't be true, and that's 'cause he's our father and we've always loved him so much."
"It's true that we've always loved him and…and…and maybe it is true that he's watching over us from the stars, Amani. I'm not sure about that for one minute." said Simba.
"I am sure about that." said Amani.
Then, Simba and Amani stared at each other just as Simba still believed that he and his sister were responsible for Mufasa's death even though it wasn't true and Amani was still in complete disbelief that he and her brother had caused their father's death which was actually the truth, and since that both of them have different beliefs which Simba believes that their father's death was all their fault and Amani refused to believe that it wasn't their fault, their loving sibling relationship quickly became very strained because of it.
Simba and Amani attempt to explain to each other much further of what they think if their father is actually watching over them from the shining stars in the night sky along with Uru, Mohatu, and the rest of their ancestors of their royal family or not as well as Simba believing that it was his and Amani's fault that Mufasa died in the wildebeest stampede in the gorge and Amani disbelieving that his death wasn't entirely their fault, but they're unable to explain any further and have decided to make their separate ways since their sibling relationship has became strained. Simba remained on the ledge all by himself and Amani began traveling throughout the Hakuna Matata Jungle all by herself, and while they did so, they became even more depressed than ever.
While Simba was on the ledge in a state of complete depression even more, he continued to stare at the shining stars in the night sky just as he felt completely guilty for causing the death of Mufasa and remembered the story of the Great Sovereigns Of The Past which Mufasa told him and his sister when they used to be young children just as he wondered if he is watching over him and his younger twin sister.
Also, just as he continued staring at the shining stars and wondered if Mufasa is really watching over him and Amani as well as continued to feel remorse for causing Mufasa's death even though it isn't true, unbeknownst to him, he begins remembering one of the good times he had with Mufasa such as teaching him how to pounce which they both enjoyed doing together and suddenly began shedding tears just as he misses him very much.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Hakuna Matata Jungle, Amani continued traveling throughout the jungle all by herself for a moment until she stops right in front a tall tree where she climbs on top of it and continue to witness the shining stars in the night sky just as she still refused to believe the fact and she and Simba were responsible for causing Mufasa's death many years ago since they are such good people who wouldn't do such a thing to anybody, including those who are part of their own family and remembered the story of the past kings and queens watching over the living from the stars just as she wondered if Mufasa was watching over her and her older twin brother.
Also, just as she continued to witness the stars up on the tree and wondered if Mufasa was watching her and Simba and continue to be in complete disbelief over the fact that she and Simba were responsible for his death which she was absolutely right about, unbeknownst to her, she begins remembering one of the good times she had with Mufasa such as having a friendly wrestling match which they both enjoyed doing together and suddenly began shedding tears just as she missed him very much.
Both the twins Simba and Amani miss their father Mufasa so much and remembered one of the good times they shared together just as they mourned his death and shed tears in their separate ways, and they both even remembered the good time they both had with Mufasa together such as snuggling up against his soft warm mane even when the temperature becomes cold which they love so much and thought it was the best mane Mufasa ever had. Also, during their separate ways, Simba continues to feel responsible for Mufasa's death and Amani continues to refuse to believe that his death was their fault.
Meanwhile, back in the Sunrise Kingdom which is in complete desolation due to Scar's poor reign over the kingdom in the next day, the milkweed that has been stepped on both the twins Simba and Amani from last night continue to be carried within the wind and traveled throughout the savannah of the Ruaha Fields right towards Rafiki's ancient tree home. Just as the milkweed went right towards Rafiki's tree, Rafiki was on the top of the outside of his tree just as he resented Scar's reign so much since it was putting the Circle Of Life out of balance, and wished something could be done about his reign or else the kingdom would be continue to be in danger from suffering from the severe drought and famine.
"Everytime when I see the view of the Sunrise Kingdom, it's very dry and barren, and it's all 'cause of what Scar has done to the kingdom ever since his reign started." said Rafiki. "This whole thing can't continue much longer, and if it does, then everybody will continue to starve due to the lack of food supply and be thirsty due to the lack of water supply. There has to be something that must be done about Scar and his rule over the kingdom, and I wish there could be some kind of miracle that could help everybody with the whole situation somehow."
Suddenly, just as Rafiki continue to resent Scar and his reign over the Sunrise Kingdom due to ruling the kingdom as a tyrant and not doing anything about the drought and famine which is putting everybody in danger of hunger and thirst in the process, he suddenly witnessed the milkweed riding throughout the winds in the Ruaha Fields, much to his surprise, and suddenly catches them just as he sniffed them experimentally. He quickly took the milkweed back into his tree where he put the milkweed in an empty turtle shell to figure out where they came from just as he ate some gourds.
Suddenly, just as he observed the milkweed in the turtle shell and ate some gourds, he quickly discovered that the milkweed came from both Simba and Amani, and quickly realized that since the milkweed came from the royal twins, it means that they're both still alive and well, much to his delight just as he stared at the smeared painting of Simba and Amani on the wall and then smiled at it in complete delight.
"Simba? Amani? Those two…Those two are alive? They're alive and well!" exclaimed Rafiki. "I have been wishing for some kind of miracle to do something about Scar and his terrible rule over the Sunrise Kingdom, and that kind of miracle is Mufasa's son Simba and Mufasa's daughter Amani since it turns out those two are still alive and have survived from the stampede in the Olduvai Gorge many years ago.
Rafiki then laughed in complete joy just as he grabbed his staff and went right towards the smeared painting of Simba and Amani on the wall of his ancient tree home, and he proceeds to restore the two paintings of the royal twins such as drawing a mane on Simba's painting by using some red paint to show that he's all grown up and put a big pretty flower on Amani's painting's head to show that she's all grown up. Once he realized that Simba and Amani are both still alive and well, he must find them and convince Simba to fulfill his destiny of becoming the sovereign and Amani to fulfill her destiny of helping Simba with running the kingdom in order to save the Sunrise Kingdom from Scar and his terrible reign over the kingdom.
"Since Simba and Amani are still alive, those two must fulfill their destinies." said Rafiki. "Simba can fulfill his destiny as the sovereign of the Sunrise Kingdom since he's the true heir to the throne and Amani can also fulfill her own destiny of helping Simba with things around the kingdom, and once their destinies has been fulfilled, the Sunrise Kingdom will be saved from Scar and his tyranny for sure. It is time."
Rafiki continued to smile at the restored painting of the royal twins Simba and Amani for a moment, and then he went out of his tree again and began consulting to one of the spirits of the Great Sovereigns Of The Past which is the legendary Queen Nyota in the clouds, the daughter of the legendary King Jua who is the very first sovereign and founder of the kingdom and the Sunrise Pride, the first queen regnant of the Sunrise Kingdom and the one who led the Sunrise Pride to battle against the vicious and bloodthirsty pride of lions known as the Wrathful Pride from the Wrathful Jungle on how what they must do to bring Simba and Amani back to the kingdom and save it from their tyrannical uncle Scar before the current situation could escalate any minute by fulfilling their very own destinies that they had ever since they were born.
"Oh, great Queen Nyota, daughter of King Jua, the one who defeated the dreaded Wrathful Pride thousands of years ago, I need some advice." said Rafiki.
"What kind of advice do you need, Rafiki, the current shaman of the Sunrise Kingdom and the successor of Kwashi who served one of my descendants Mohatu and Uru?" asked Nyota.
"I've eventually discovered that Simba, son of Mufasa, and Amani, daughter of Mufasa are still alive, and I must find them and have them come back to the kingdom somehow." said Rafiki. "The kingdom is now in complete danger from the reign of Scar who is a tyrant, and it's putting everybody in danger and it's throwing the great Circle Of Life out of balance as well."
"I already know that, Rafiki, and something must be done about it somehow or else it could get worse and worse by the minute." said Nyota.
"Nyota, what should I do to bring Mufasa's son and daughter Simba and Amani back to the Sunrise Kingdom so it could be saved?" asked Rafiki.
"Give Simba and Amani some encouragement to do so, and you'll be able to do what you need to do in order to rescue the kingdom," said Nyota.
"You're right, and I know how I could encourage them to come back somehow," said Rafiki. "Also, they could need some of your encouragement as well, Nyota, and that's 'cause you're one of their ancestors of the royal family."
"I will encourage Simba and Amani as well, and I already know how I can do so," said Nyota. "So, we must get to work already in order to rescue the Sunrise Kingdom from Scar and his tyranny, and farewell, Rafiki."
"Farewell to you too, Queen Nyota. Your royal majesty." said Rafiki.
Rafiki then bowed down to the spirit of Queen Nyota just as he smiled at her and showed his gratitude towards her for giving him the advice of what he needed to do to convince Simba and Amani to return to the Sunrise Kingdom in order to rescue it from Scar's tyranny is by using some encouragement, and Queen Nyota then smiled at Rafiki for accepting her advice of giving the royal twins Simba and Amani some encouragement to return the kingdom. Rafiki leaves the Sunrise Kingdom along with his staff just as he began searching for both Simba and Amani in order to encourage them to come back to the kingdom and have the kingdom saved from Scar while Queen Nyota then returns to the afterlife just as she proceeds to also to give Simba and Amani encouragement to return to the kingdom as well.
End Of Chapter 12: Endless Night
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