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The Sovereign Of The Sunrise Kingdom
Chapter 9: Stampede
The next day at the Royal Kopje Of The Shining Sun, Scar meets up with Zira who has managed to catch some mice from one of the holes within the walls of the Royal Kopje, and he informs her that he is heading back to the Elephant Graveyard that is located within the Shadow Domain to inform his hyena minions Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed that the plan to overthrow Mufasa, Simba, and Amani is about to begin today by having them killed by a massive wildebeest stampede in the Olduvai Gorge so he could steal the throne and become the sovereign of the Sunrise Kingdom which Zira strongly supports so much and wishes him to be the new sovereign as much as Moshi, Tufani, and Hewa does.
Also, just as he is about to proceed to start on his assassination plot against his older brother and his nephew and niece with his hyena minions, Zira reminds Scar of the romantic relationship they had together and how they have been betrothed to each other to be married someday until they decide to call the whole thing off since they're better off as just best friends and nothing more and that her heart actually belongs to Tufani and has started a romantic relationship with him instead and will marry him someday while her younger brother will be married to Hewa someday as well just as they began sharing the mice she found together.
"Good afternoon, Zira, my best friend ever." Scar greeted.
"Salutations, Scar, and good afternoon my best friend." Zira greeted.
"So, I am about to head to the Elephant Graveyard in the Shadow Domain and tell Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed that we must start with the assassination plot against Mufasa and Simba and Amani." said Scar. "Once they're gone, I'll be the sovereign in no time at all."
"I just can't wait for you to be the new sovereign, and the throne does belong to you, not Mufasa's two children." said Zira.
"Also, I made a promise to my minions and their entire hyena clan that they will be able to live in the Sunrise Kingdom and have an unlimited food supply if they help me with carrying out the plan," said Scar.
"Really? You're gonna let those three hyenas and their clan live right here in the Sunrise Kingdom after the assassination has been carried out?" asked Zira.
"Yes. We've made a deal, and I'll keep my part of the deal as long as they keep their part." said Scar.
"Scar, you know I don't like hyenas that much and I don't even get along with those three that much." said Zira.
"I know, but they work for me and they will be living in the kingdom once the job is finished."
"Alright, If you say so. And I wouldn't enjoy having hyenas around in the kingdom at all anyway." replied Zira. "Also, Scar, don't you remember that we used to be in a relationship together?"
"Of course and that was a long time ago. We've been dating for so long and we have been planning on getting married after I proposed to you." said Scar.
"I was looking forward to getting married, but we realized that we're better off as friends and broke off the engagement," said Zira.
"I really enjoy being my best friend as much as I enjoy having Tufani, Hewa, and Moshi as my best friends as well, and being in a romantic relationship wasn't actually working out." said Scar.
"Honestly, I thought that you're the one I'm in love with, but I'm actually in love with Tufani and I'm in a relationship with him now," said Zira. "He proposed to me to be married and I said yes, and we'll be married one of these days while my little brother Moshi proposed to Hewa and they will be married someday as well."
"Congratulations on your engagement, Zira, and I appreciate your and the others' loyalty for me and I am loyal to you as well. I will be the sovereign, and I have a gift for you and your loyalty to me." said Scar.
"Yes, what is the gift?" asked Zira.
"When I become king, I will be choosing somebody who will be my heir to the throne and carry out my legacy, and it can be one of your children if you and Tufani will have any." said Scar. "It doesn't matter if they are the oldest or the youngest, each of them can be my chosen heir and become the new sovereign after my time as the sovereign will come to an end."
Zira gasps in delight and becomes filled with joy. "Scar, thank you very much for the gift, and my and Tufani's future children will be very excited when one of them will be your chosen heir to the throne, and you're absolutely the true king of the Sunrise Kingdom."
"Thanks, Zira, and I will be honored for it as well." said Scar.
Scar and Zira then smiled at each other just as Zira showed his gratitude towards Scar for giving her the gift of having one of her and Tufani's future children to be his heir to the throne of the Royal Kopje Of The Shining Sun when they will be able to have children together after they will get married someday and Scar showed his gratitude towards Zira for being so loyal to him and support him being the sovereign rather than Mufasa as well as his idea to overthrow Mufasa and his two children Simba and Amani even though Simba and Amani are the rightful heirs to the throne and Mufasa is the true ruler of the kingdom. Also, they still enjoy their longtime friendship together ever since they used to be young cubs along with Moshi, Hewa, and Tufani.
Later on, Scar has left the Royal Kopje Of The Shining Sun, and he returned back to the Elephant Graveyard within the Shadow Domain where he meets up with Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed and informs them that the assassination plot against Mufasa and Simba and Amani by luring them into a wildebeest stampede in the Olduvai Gorge, and he continues to make his deal with them by allowing them to live in the Sunrise Kingdom so they wouldn't have to worry about going hungry ever again and informs them that Zira as well as Tufani, Moshi, and Hewa won't be part of the scheme since they're very busy with carrying out diplomatic missions for other kingdoms in Africa but they still support the plan, much to the relief of Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed since they deeply fear Zira so much.
"Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed it's time to carry out the coup d'etat. You three head above the Olduvai Gorge, and that's where it will take place." said Scar.
"Why do we need to go to the gorge again?" asked Shenzi.
"Because there is a large herd of wildebeest in a migration, and we're gonna use them to create a stampede to kill Mufasa and Simba and Amani." said Scar.
"Oh, right, and it's a good idea for the whole scheme, Scar." said Banzai while Ed laughed with joy.
"Now let's get the whole thing started already so I can become king." said Scar.
"Also, Scar, about the plan, is Zira gonna be it?" asked Shenzi.
"Yeah, and the others are gonna be part of it too?" asked Banzai.
"Actually, no they're not, and it's because they're way too busy doing diplomatic missions for the Sunrise Pride." said Scar.
"So, they won't be part of the plan?" asked Banzai.
"No." said Scar.
"What a relief. We have always been so scared of Zira, even when we first met her." said Shenzi.
"It's bad that she and those other lions won't be part of the scheme, and we've always been very frightened of her due to her temper," said Banzai just as Ed nodded in agreement.
"At least try to get along with Zira just like you would get along with Moshi, Tufani, and Hewa, you three." said Scar. "So, let's get the whole thing started already."
"Right." said Shenzi and Banzai just as they and Ed did salutes.
Meanwhile, elsewhere at the Sunrise Kingdom, the royal twins Crown Prince Simba and Princess Amani as well as their best friends Nala, Tojo, Chumvi, Kula, Malka, and Tama, their cousin Princess Wepesi and her best friend Jabari, and the other male lion cubs and the other lioness cubs of the Sunrise Pride are being educated as cub scouts by Wepesi's parents Princess Zahara and Prince Ushindi, and they are at one of the locations of the Sunrise Kingdom which is the Arusha Hills where Zahara and Ushindi teaches the young lion cubs about the story of King Mohatu when he managed to find some more water supply for the inhabitants of the kingdom many years ago.
"Children, do the lakes of the Arusha Hills look so beautiful?" asked Zahara.
"Yes, Mom, and they sure do look amazing," said Wepesi.
"And they've always been so wonderful," said Jabari.
"Also, what do the lakes remind you of?" asked Ushindi.
"Of how it has always been used for drinking and washing?" asked Amani.
"Even for the flamingoes to dance in them too?" asked Simba.
"True, but it is also a reminder of how many sovereigns would find more water supply for their faithful subjects, even when a drought hits over the kingdom," said Ushindi.
"One of those kings is Mohatu, and we'll tell you a story of his reign when a drought hit and had to find more water supply for everybody." said Zahara.
Flashback Of Mohatu's Reign
During the reign of Mohatu many years ago, a severe drought hit the Sunrise Kingdom when it hasn't rained for a while and many of the inhabitants of the Sunrise Kingdom suffered from thirst, and Mohatu decided to search for a brand new water supply until the usual water supply of the Sunrise Kingdom could be restored while he left his wife and queen consort Queen Yumna to be in charge of the kingdom. He traveled throughout the vast lands of Africa until he arrived at a glorious jungle where a found a vast river which is enough water for his faithful subjects, and he lead each inhabitant of the Sunrise Kingdom to have a drink in the river and they've been all saved from thirst and the usual water supply of the Sunrise Kingdom has been eventually restored after a severe thunderstorm.
End Flashback Of Mohatu's Reign
Zahara and Ushindi gets finished with telling the story of Queen Uru's father King Mohatu to the royal twins and the other young cub scouts and they even inform them that Mohatu's daughter Uru who was the queen regent of the Sunrise Kingdom has also managed to find a new source of water supply in another glorious jungle when another severe drought hit the kingdom just like her father did just as they show them the sparkling lakes of Arusha Hills as a reminder of how a sovereign would find some more water supply when it would dry up from the drought, and the twins, their friends, and the other lion cubs are amazed by the story.
"So, that's how King Mohatu was able to find more water for everybody during the drought, and the drought ended when a severe thunderstorm came and restored the water supply of the Sunrise Kingdom." said Zahara.
"Mohatu was one of the most greatests sovereigns of the Sunrise Kingdom, and his successor, Queen Uru who was his daughter, founded some more water supply for her subjects when a severe drought hit over the kingdom during her reign." said Ushindi.
"So, remember that it's the sovereign's duty to find some more water supply when the usual water supply of the kingdom dries up, even during a drought." said Zahara.
"Our dad has always taught us that it's the job for kings and queens to find more water supply when there's a drought, and that's 'cause we're heirs to the throne." said Simba.
"That's right, and we both promise to do that kind of thing as well as keeping the Circle Of Life in a delicate balance when Simba becomes king and I will help him out." said Amani.
"Congratulations for being the heirs to the throne, Simba and Amani." said Nala.
"We strongly support you two to your statues to the throne, you two." said Tojo.
"We all hope that Simba will be a great king," said Malka.
"And that Amani will be a great help to Simba as well," said Tama.
"For sure," said Kula.
"Absolutely." said Chumvi.
"Long live the future sovereign King Simba," said Jabari.
"And long live the future sovereign's sister Princess Amani." said Wepesi.
Nala, Tojo, Chumvi, Kula, Malka, Tama, Wepesi, Jabari and the other cubs cheered for Simba and Amani for being the heirs to the throne and hope that Simba will become a great sovereign and Amani will be a great help to Simba for running the kingdom when he ascends the throne someday while they all observe the great beauty of Arusha Hills as well as some flamingos dancing with each other in the water, some black and white colobuses grooming each other, some giraffes eating some of the grass, some zebras frolicking together, some buffaloes spending time with each other, and and some elephants swimming together in one of the lakes in amazement, and Zahara and Ushindi smiled at Simba and Amani for their statuses to the throne just as they continue to teach them, their best friends, and everybody else about how the king regnants and queen regnants of the Sunrise Kingdom usually finding some more water supply for their faithful subjects. Also, Simba and Amani express their sibling love for each other just as they both warmly nuzzle each other on their heads.
Suddenly, just as Zahara and Ushindi continue teaching Simba, Amani, their best friends, and the other cub scouts about how the sovereigns of the Sunrise Kingdom would find some more water supply when a drought hits the kingdom, Scar soon arrives at the scene and informs Zahara and Ushindi that he needs to take Simba and Amani for something that is very important with their father Mufasa which they quickly allow him to do and expects him to have them return to the rest of the cub scouts so they could continue to get educated with them.
"Hello, Zahara, baby sis. And hello, Ushindi, brother-in-law." Scar greeted with a smile.
"Oh, hello, Scar." Ushindi greeted.
"Hi, Scar." Zahara greeted. "What brings you here? My husband and I are in the middle of teaching the cubs about one of the Great Sovereigns Of The Past in the Arusha Hills for the Sunrise Cub Scout lessons."
"I can see that, but I need our niece and nephew for something that is very important," said Scar.
"Well, what is it that you need Simba and Amani for?" asked Ushindi.
"It's what Mufasa told me to do, and I must have them come along with them immediately." replied Scar. He turned to Simba and Amani. "Simba, Amani, come with me. There's something your father has planned out for both of you."
Scar then takes Simba and Amani along with him and begins explaining everything about what their father needs them for. Scar soon arrives at one of the locations of the Sunrise Kingdom which is a vast gorge known as the Olduvai Gorge along with his young nephew and niece Simba and Amani where he informs them that their father Mufasa has a surprise he would love to give them, much to their sudden excitement just as the twins went on a rock under a tree together, but it's actually a ruse so he could carry out his plot to kill them both and their father so he could steal the throne of the Royal Kopje Of The Shining Sun and become the sovereign with the help of his hyena henchmen who he has promised to allow them to live in the kingdom and have unlimited food supply.
"You two wait here in the Olduvai Gorge," said Scar. "Your father has a marvelous surprise for you two."
"Really? Daddy is giving us a surprise?" asked Amani.
"Yes, and it's filled with such wonder and he's been working on it for a while." said Scar.
"Ooh, what is it?" asked Simba.
"If I told you what it was, it wouldn't be a surprise," said Scar.
"You can tell us what it is, Uncle Scar, and if we knew, we'd still be surprised," said Amani.
"Yeah, you can tell us what the surprise Dad is gonna give us right now," said Simba.
Scar chuckled. "You two are such a naughty boy and a mischievous girl! You're just gonna have to wait!"
Simba frowned. "C'mon, Uncle Scar!"
Amani frowned. "Please! Just tell us!"
"I'm so sorry, but this is just for you and your daddy. You know, a thing for parents and their children." said Scar. "Well, I'm gonna go get him right now for the surprise."
Simba began following Scar. "My sister and I will go with you."
Amani began following Scar as well. "We'll go get our father together."
"NO!" exclaimed Scar. Simba and Amani suddenly became filled with surprise and Scar laughed sheepishly. "No, you can't come along with me and stay on this rock in this gorge."
"Aw, perfect! Just perfect!" exclaimed Amani in annoyance.
"This isn't so much fun at all!" exclaimed Simba in annoyance.
"All you have to do is be obedient just like your father told you, and you don't wanna be disobedient and end up in another mess just like the hyenas." said Scar.
"Wait a minute? You know about that?" asked Amani.
"Simba, Amani, everybody in the Sunrise Pride knows about the whole incident," said Scar.
"Really? Even when the hyenas attempted to eat us and our own friends?" asked Simba
"Oh, yes, and your daddy told us everything, including your mother, your aunt Zahara, and the rest of the family." said Scar. "You're lucky that Daddy was there to save you both and your friends from the hyenas."
Simba nodded his head. "Also, we only went there so I could prove that I could be brave just like our dad, but he told us that being brave doesn't mean searching for danger recklessly."
"For sure, and Simba learned his lesson for going there while trying to show bravery which was the wrong way to do so, and I learned my lesson too while I am already brave myself most of the time."
"Well, I have made some mistakes before, but I am so willing to learn from them no matter what and nobody's perfect." said Simba.
"Everybody has flaws and there's no such thing as perfect anyway, and our dad strongly respects our flaws just like everybody else does in the pride."
"Oh, and Amani made some mistakes in the past and learned from them as well." said Simba just as Amani nodded her head in agreement.
"Of course everybody makes mistakes and has flaws since nobody's perfect, and it's a good idea to respect those things," said Scar. "Your children are strong examples of nobody's perfect, and Simba is very a rambunctious prince who sometimes pulls pranks and Amani is a very headstrong princess who plays rough." Simba and Amani both nodded in agreement. "Also, talking about attempting to be brave during the hyena incident, Simba should work on his little roar of his. Hmm?"
"Well...okay then," said Simba.
"Hey, Uncle Scar. Will Simba and I love the surprise?" asked Amani.
"Simba, Amani, it's to die for!" replied Scar.
Scar then leaves the Olduvai Gorge just as he grins sadistically, and he proceeds to begin his assassination plot against his twin nephew and niece Simba and Amani and their father Mufasa in order to become sovereign, and the twins are unbeknownst to his plan. Above the gorge, a massive herd of wildebeests are migrating together and eating some of the grass, and Scar's hyena henchmen Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed watch the migrating wildebeest herd from the distance under a rocky outcropping. They are preparing to carry out the assassination plot against Mufasa and his son and daughter Simba and Amani under Scar's orders in exchange for allowing them to live in the Sunrise Kingdom for more food supply, and they wait for his signal while Banzai and Ed wanted to eat a wildebeest despite Shenzi's insistence to obey Scar's orders.
"I am so hungry! I gotta have a wildebeest!" exclaimed Banzai just as Ed drooled uncontrollably.
"Shut up! Wait a minute until Scar gives the signal for the plan!" whispered Shenzi. She, Banzai, and Ed noticed Scar appear on a tall rock and gave them the signal. "There's the signal, and now let's do it!"
Back in the gorge, Simba is moping about being unable to roar yet while he and Amani wait for the surprise their father Mufasa is planning to give them which Scar has informed them about which is actually a trap set up by him and his hyena henchmen to kill them and Mufasa in order to become sovereign by carrying out a coup d'etat, unbeknownst to them. Suddenly, the twins spot a chameleon nearby and Simba attempts to roar at it in order to practice on roaring while Amani insists that he should at least wait until they become older to be able to make proper roars, and the chameleon doesn't respond at all.
Simba kept trying to roar at the chameleon and Amani kept insisting that they should wait until they're older, and Simba doesn't listen to his twin sister and his roar suddenly echoed off the walls of the gorge which caused the chameleon to run off in surprise, much to Simba's delight and Amani's surprise. Suddenly, the twins heard some rumbling sounds which made them become very confused, and they both noticed the large herd of wildebeests stampeding in the Olduvai Gorge and became very frightened.
"Uh…Simba…what is that?!" exclaimed Amani.
"It's a stampede of wildebeests!" exclaimed Simba.
"Oh, no! Run for your life!" exclaimed Amani.
"Hurry up before we get hurt!" exclaimed Simba.
Simba and Amani began fleeing from the wildebeest stampede while the hyena trio Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed nipped the wildebeest herd until all of them went stampeding into the gorge, and Simba and Amani continue to flee from the stampede. Meanwhile, Mufasa is patrolling the kingdom of any intruders along with Zazu who is on his shoulder, and they noticed some dust in the gorge in the distance.
"Sire, it looks like one of the herds in the kingdom are on the move." said Zazu.
"That's very strange," said Mufasa.
Scar suddenly appeared in the scene. "Mufasa! Quick! There's a stampede of wildebeests in the Olduvai Gorge! Your son and daughter Simba and Amani are down there!"
"Simba! Amani! Oh, my goodness!" said Mufasa just as he became shocked.
Back in the Olduvai Gorge, the royal twins Simba and Amani continue to flee from the wildebeest stampede and they are filled with complete fear. Soon, the twins climbed on a dead tree in the midst of the gorge and began holding on to the tree for safety from the stampede. Mufasa and Scar quickly rush towards the gorge along with Zazu, and Zazu suddenly spots Simba and Amani on the tree and flies up to them while he informs them that their father will come to rescue them.
"Zazu, help us!" exclaimed Simba.
"Don't worry, your father is coming, you two!" exclaimed Zazu.
"Hurry! We don't think we can hold on much longer!" exclaimed Amani.
Mufasa and Scar suddenly arrive at the ledge of the gorge and Zazu points to them where Simba and Amani are during the stampede which is on the tree.
"Your son and daughter are on that tree!" exclaimed Zazu.
"Simba, Amani, hold on! I'm coming!" Mufasa called out.
Suddenly, the wildebeest stampede began breaking the dead tree and caused Simba and Amani to lose their grip on the tree, and Mufasa quickly went into the stampede to rescue his son and daughter from the stampede. While he does so, Zazu begins panicking about the whole situation which annoyed Scar so much.
"Scar, this is awful! What are we gonna do?! What are we gonna do?! What are we gonna do?!" exclaimed Zazu. "I'll go back to the Sunrise Pride to help out the whole situation and then-" He suddenly got interrupted when the annoyed Scar quickly shoved him to a wall which made him fall unconscious.
In the stampede, Mufasa ran across the wildebeests in order to save his children who continued to hold onto the tree and he ended up getting knocked down by some of the wildebeests in the process. Mufasa quickly notices the tree Simba and Amani are beginning to break during the stampede, and then it breaks which sends the twins flying in the air.
Before Simba and Amani could hit the ground, Mufasa quickly jumps up and catches them both on his head and he lands on the ground with his children riding on his head while Scar watches the whole thing from the ledge just as he prepared to carry out his assassination plot against his older brother and his two children so he could become the sovereign. Mufasa attempts to carry Simba and Amani to safety from the stampede, but a wildebeest knocks into him which causes him to drop Simba and Amani from the top of his head.
The twins stands in the middle of the stampede in complete fear and Mufasa grabs them and puts them back on his head, and Mufasa carries Simba and Amani on his head throughout the stampede just as a wildebeest fell to the ground and he quickly leaps onto a ledge where he puts them there to safety, and a wildebeest knocks into him and he is pulled back into the stampede, much to the shock of Simba and Amani.
"Dad!" exclaimed Simba.
"Daddy!" exclaimed Amani.
Simba and Amani began desperately searching for their father Mufasa within the wildebeest stampede for a moment, and they suddenly noticed their father quickly leap out of the stampede and leaped on the side of the gorge and began climbing, much to the relief of the twins who began also climbing up the ledge. Suddenly, Mufasa began clinging onto the side and quickly noticed Scar who glared at him, and Scar to help him to escape from the stampede for safety.
"Scar! Brother! Help me!" exclaimed Mufasa. He continued holding on to the side of the gorge and tried not to fall.
Scar just continued to glare at Mufasa and then pierced him with his sharp claws which made him scream in pain just as he smirked sadistically at him. "Long live the sovereign."
Mufasa becomes greatly horrified just as he realizes what Scar is planning to do, and Scar suddenly throws Mufasa back into the stampede just as he screams in terror. Both Simba and Amani become greatly horrified at Mufasa falling into the stampede while they are completely unaware that Scar was the one who threw him so he could kill him just as they both yelled in dismay.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" exclaimed Simba and Amani.
Soon, the wildebeest stampede passes over in the gorge, and the twins went back to the gorge that is now completely covered in dust from the stampede to search for their father to see if he's alright somehow.
"Dad!" exclaimed Simba.
"Daddy!" exclaimed Amani.
"Where are you?!" exclaimed Simba.
"Are you still around?!" exclaimed Amani.
"Dad!" exclaimed Simba.
"Daddy!" exclaimed Amani.
They continued searching for him until one more wildebeest went through the area, and it led the twins to their father who was lying under a broken tree. Simba and Amani went towards Mufasa and they noticed that he isn't moving and breathing at all which caused them to become filled with sorrow just as they hoped that he is alright.
"Daddy? Are...Are...Are you okay?" asked Amani.
"Dad? Dad, c'mon, you gotta get up." said Simba just as he shook Mufasa.
"Please, Daddy, we gotta get back home." said Amani just as she rubbed against Mufasa's cheek.
"Please, Dad. Please..." said Simba.
Simba tugged on Mufasa's ear but he didn't respond at all and Amani tugged on Mufasa's tail but he still didn't respond at all, and Simba suddenly runs off and begins calling anybody for help in the gorge, but nobody didn't respond at all in the gorge and Amani informs Simba that there's nobody to help them out with their father since they're the only ones in the gorge, even after the wildebeest stampede has ended. Since Mufasa hasn't responded at all and there's nobody to help him, Simba and Amani realized that their father had died and became deeply devastated over his death just as they began shedding tears.
"Help! Somebody help! Anybody! We need some help! Please, anybody!" Simba called out. "Please...Help..." He begins crying.
"Simba...nobody can't help us with this 'cause there isn't anybody else out here to help us," said Amani. She then begins crying. "And let's just face it, Daddy is...is...is..."
Simba then walked towards Mufasa's corpse and went under his paw just as he continued to cry, and Amani gently nuzzled the dead Mufasa's head just as she continued to cry. The royal twins mourned over their father's death and they honestly couldn't believe what just happened. Suddenly, Scar appeared in the scene and noticed that his nephew and niece had survived from the wildebeest stampede, and upon seeing them mourn the loss of their father, they frame them for their father's death and lie to them that it was all their fault.
"Simba, Amani, what have you two done? You caused your own father's death." said Scar.
Simba gets up from under Mufasa's paw just as he continues shedding tears. "There was wildebeests stampeding...and our dad, he...he was just trying to save us. We didn't mean for it to happen and it was just an accident."
"Of course you two didn't." said Scar. He pulled the tearful Simba and the tearful Amani close to him and embraced them. "Nobody ever really meant for these kinds of things to happen and it's a tragedy when it did happen, and it did happen anyway. But the sovereign is now dead, and if it weren't for you two, he would still be alive. You two are to blame for your own father's death."
Simba and Amani continue to mourn the loss of their father Mufasa just as Scar comforted them, and Simba became very guilty for Mufasa's death and felt very responsible for it just as he wondered if practicing his roar caused the wildebeest stampede in the first place even though Scar was truly responsible for his death. However, while Simba began to feel responsible for Mufasa getting trampled to death by the stampede, Amani refused to believe the fact that she and her twin brother Simba were responsible for his death, and she already knew that they would never do such a thing.
"Wait a minute, Uncle Scar. You're saying that we caused our own father's death? You think we did this?" asked Amani.
"I don't think so, I already know it is, and it's absolutely the truth you two were responsible for it." replied Scar. "If Simba was more careful on practicing on his roar and if you helped him on being more careful, then the stampede would have never happened in the first place. So, it's both your fault that your father is dead."
"But...But...But that can't be true at all! There has to be some other kind of explanation that caused his death!" exclaimed Amani. "Simba and I would never do anything like that to anybody! Not ever! We can't be responsible! We just can't!"
"I'm so sorry, but you and brother are actually responsible and you must accept the truth," said Scar.
"Amani, what Uncle Scar just told us is true, and I guess that our dad getting crushed by the stampede is actually all our fault." said Simba.
"There's no way it's actually our fault, and...and I won't believe it for one minute! No way!" exclaimed Amani.
"Oh, Simba, Amani, what will your mother Sarabi, your aunt Zahara, your uncle Ushindi, your cousin Wepesi, your own friends, and the rest of the Sunrise would think?" asked Scar.
"What are we gonna do?" asked Simba.
"Run. Run away, Simba and Amani, and never return. Go into exile." said Scar.
Simba sadly stared at the dead Mufasa for a moment, and then he flees into exile just as he felt very guilty for causing his death while he was actually innocent and Scar was the one who killed him. Amani also glanced at Mufasa's corpse in sorrow for a moment, and she shook her head in complete disbelief over the fact that she and Simba are responsible for their father's death and know that they would never be responsible for anybody's death and she ran away along with Simba. Scar watched the twins leave in complete satisfaction just as Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed approached him from behind, and he quickly orders his henchmen to kill the twins which they quickly agreed to do just as they began chasing them.
Simba and Amani continued fleeing together and arrived at a dead-end in the gorge, and they suddenly noticed the hyena trio approaching right towards them, much to their complete shock and fear. The twins continued to run away together and went through a crack in the walls just as the hyena trio began pursuing them, and they both ran across the top of the gorge and stopped themselves when they noticed a large thorn patch below. Simba and Amani noticed the hyenas had catched up to them in complete fear and they continued to flee from them just as they went down the ledge together and tumbled down on it, and the hyenas pursued them down the ledge.
Soon, the twins fell into the thorn patch and carefully climbed through it, and Banzai suddenly stopped himself at the ledge upon seeing the thorn patch. However, Shenzi and Ed bumped right into him which caused him to fall right into the thorn patch and get covered in the thorns while Shenzi and Ed laughed. Banzai climbed back up the ledge in annoyance and Shenzi quickly noticed the royal twins Simba and Amani continued to escape in the distance just as the sun setted over the savannah.
"Hey! They're getting away!" said Shenzi.
"So get those two." said Banzai just as he began pulling the thorns from him.
"There's no way I'm going in those thorns," said Shenzi. "You want me to end up like you? Like a cactus butt?"
Banzai continued pulling the thorns and spit them on Ed's nose. "But we still gotta finish the job."
"Oh, those two cubs would make themselves dead anytime out there in the cruel world anyway." said Shenzi. "But if they come back, we'll kill them."
"Did you hear that?! If you two ever come back, we'll kill ya!" Banzai called out.
The hyena trio then leave the ledge while the twins Simba and Amani continue to flee during the sunset in the distance, and the twins are now exiled from the Sunrise Kingdom after the death of their father Mufasa while Simba is guilty for causing him to get killed by the wildebeest stampede and Amani refuses to believe the fact they were the ones who caused his death since they would never do anything like that. Soon, the hyena trio went back to Scar in the Olduvai Gorge and lie to him that they have managed to kill the twins Simba and Amani, much to his delight, and he informs them that since Mufasa and his two children has been killed, it's time for him to take the throne through coup d'etat and they can bring their entire hyena clan to live in the Sunrise Pride which is part of the deal they made together.
"Boss, the job has been carried out," said Banzai.
"Yes, those lion twins have been killed," said Shenzi.
"Are you sure that they are now dead?" asked Scar. Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed both nodded their heads. "That's wonderful. Now that Mufasa, Simba, and Amani are now gone, I am now the sovereign of the Sunrise Kingdom. I shall have my way all the time, take whatever I want, and rule the whole Sunrise Kingdom with an iron claw."
"Long live King Scar." said Shenzi.
"Long live the sovereign." said Banzai just as Ed clapped his paws.
"Now let's begin my coronation at the Royal Kopje, and while it's happening, bring your clan to the kingdom," said Scar.
"Wait a minute. We can live in the Sunrise Kingdom now, Scar?" asked Banzai.
"Absolutely. You carried out your part of the bargain and I'm gonna carry out my part of the bargain." replied Scar. "You and your hyena clan are now inhabitants of the kingdom."
"Thank you very much." said Shenzi just as Ed laughed with joy.
"Yeah, thanks," said Banzai.
"And thank you so much for helping me. I appreciate it so much." said Scar. "Also, you are the best friends that anybody could ever ask for. Now let my coronation begin."
Later on at nighttime at the Royal Kopje Of The Shining Sun, Scar informs to Zira as well as Moshi, Tufani, and Hewa that the assassination against his older brother Mufasa and his nephew Simba and his niece Amani has been carried out by using the wildebeest stampede in the Olduvai Gorge and is about to become the new sovereign, and he is completely unaware that the twins are still alive and Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed has failed to kill them under his orders.
Zira is very delighted that Scar has managed to carry out his scheme and praise him for being the brand new sovereign of the Sunrise Kingdom since he has always supported that he should be the sovereign rather than Mufasa and she is also still very delighted that one of her and Tufani's children will become the chosen heir to the throne of the Royal Kopje Of The Shining Sun someday if they ever get the chance to have children with each other. Also, Scar is very delighted that he will finally become sovereign just like he has always dreamed about, and he during his reign, he wouldn't have the Circle Of Life concept at all since he believes that being a sovereign is all about doing whatever somebody wants and having total power over others and Zira believes the same thing as well while it isn't true at all.
"Scar, is it true? Did the plan work?" asked Zira.
"Yes, Zira, Tufani, Moshi, and Hewa. Mufasa is now dead, and his children Simba and Amani are now dead as well." said Scar.
"Since Mufasa and his two children are now out of the way just like you've planned, you're now the king of the sovereign." said Zira.
"That's right, and I will be ruling the Sunrise Kingdom with an iron claw and be able to have my way all the time." said Scar. "Also, I am fully aware about the concept of the great Circle Of Life which has always been respected by everybody who lives in the kingdom and has always been respected by other kingdoms in Africa, and how it's all about living together in harmony and treating each other with equality. Honestly, I screw the Circle Of Life and I think that anybody can have their own rules if they want to. During my reign over the kingdom, there won't be any Circle Of Life any longer and I can enforce the rules if I want to."
"That's absolutely a great idea, Scar, and honestly, Hewa, Moshi, Tufani, and I don't even believe in the great Circle Of Life at all as much as you do." said Zira. "Even when we used to be little lion cubs."
"Who honestly cares about the Circle Of Life anyway? We already know we don't." said Moshi.
"Everybody should make up their own rules and don't mind the usual rules," said Tufani.
"Yeah, and be able to live free from obeying laws as well." said Hewa.
Scar nodded his head in agreement. "Also, speaking of having a Circle Of Life-free reign, it's one of the examples of having Shenzi, Banzai, Ed, and the rest of their hyena clan to live here from now on due to the deal we made."
"Alright, Scar, and it's a good thing they help you out with your scheme to kill your older brother and his two children." said Zira. "Also, I hope that I'll be able to get along with those three hyenas since they'll be now living here in the kingdom. They couldn't stand me for one minute and I couldn't stand them for one minute either."
"Things are gonna turn out to be okay, Zira, and just attempt to get along with my minions." said Scar. "So, let the reign of King Scar over the Sunrise Kingdom begin."
"That's right, and long live King Scar, the rightful king of the Sunrise Kingdom." said Zira.
"Long live King Scar." said Hewa, Tufani, and Moshi.
"So, Scar, we must be going now on our next diplomatic mission, and we strongly support your claim to the throne," said Zira.
"Thank you and I appreciate it, and congratulations that you and Tufani shall be married
Later on that night at the Royal Kopje Of The Shining Sun, Scar informs Sarabi, Zahara, Ushindi, Wepesi, Jabari, Simba and Amani's best friends Nala, Tojo, Chumvi, Kula, Malka, and Tama, the other male lions, other lionesses, and the other young lion cubs of the Sunrise Pride as well as the members of the royal advisory council Zazu, Bahati, Elewa, Mwanga, Afua, and Damisi that both Mufasa and his two children Simba and Amani have been killed by the wildebeest stampede while he feigned grief and lied to them about everything, and the entire Sunrise Pride began mourning Mufasa's death and the supposed deaths of Simba and Amani.
"Mufasa's death was such a terrible tragedy, and his son and daughter have also lost their lives in the stampede in the gorge which is also a tragedy," said Scar. "They will be missed and may they rest in peace."
Sarabi shed tears over the loss of her husband Mufasa and her son Simba and her daughter Amani while Zazu, Bahati, and Elewa comforted her, Zahara shed tears over the death of her oldest brother and the supposed deaths of his two children just as Ushindi comforted her along with Mwanga, Afua, and Damisi, Wepesi cried over what just happened just as her best friend Jabari comforted her, and Nala, Tojo, Chumvi, Kula, Malka, and Tama also shed tears over the loss of their best friends Simba and Amani as well as their father and their own parents mourned for them as well just as Nala nuzzled her mother's leg and Tojo held onto his father's leg.
"With a heavy heart, I shall ascend the throne and become the new sovereign of the Sunrise Kingdom." Scar continued.
From right behind Scar, shadows of many hyenas from the Shadow Domain appear at the Royal Kopje, and the members of the Sunrise Pride and the royal advisors become filled with complete shock. The hyenas began invading the Royal Kopje and became the new inhabitants of the Sunrise Kingdom, and Scar proceeds to ascend the throne of the Royal Kopje and become the sovereign through coup d'etat after he managed to assassinate his own brother Mufasa and had his hyena henchmen to kill his young nephew and niece Simba and Amani while he is completely unaware that they're still alive just like everybody else in the Sunrise Pride are unaware of it.
"From the ashes of this tragedy, we shall rise to a brand new era in which lion and hyena come together for a great and glorious future for the whole kingdom and for everybody." Scar continued.
Scar then ascends the peak of the Royal Kopje Of The Shining Sun and becomes the sovereign while the hyenas take over the Royal Kopje, Rafiki watches the whole incomplete sorrow and mourned the loss of Mufasa who has always been very close to him during the reign of his mother Queen Uru and when he used to be the apprentice of Kwashi who used to be the shaman of the Sunrise Kingdom and served Uru and her father King Mohatu when he was the sovereign.
Rafiki soon returns back to his baobab tree and continued to mourn over Mufasa's death and the supposed deaths of his two children Simba and Amani just as he shed tears and quickly wiped them away from his eyes, and then he sadly stared at the paintings of Simba and Amani and smeared them.
End Of Chapter 9: Stampede
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