Chapter One: Rising Tensions in the Savannah

The golden savannah of the Pride Lands basked under the warm sun. The Lion Guard, ever vigilant, were protecting a herd of zebras from Janja and his clan.

Kion: "Alright Lion Guard! I have a plan to lead the zebras away from the hyenas. Ono, Beshte, lead the zebras to safety. Fuli, Bunga, we'll take down the hyenas." He commanded with authority.

Ono: "Affirmative." He replied.

Beshte: "You got it, Kion," said .

Bunga: "Let's kick the hyenas' butts." He exclaimed enthusiastically.

Fuli: "I'm with you, Bunga," She added, her eyes narrowing with determination.

Ono and Beshte promptly set to their task of leading the zebras away.

Kion: "Alright Fuli, Bunga, let's take down Janja and his…"He began, but Fuli interrupted.

Fuli: "Don't worry, Kion, I got this. Huwezi!" She declared, sprinting off.

Kion: "Fuli, wait!" He called out, but Fuli was already in action. Using her incredible speed, she both led the zebras to safety and confronted the hyenas.

Fuli: "Come on, zebras. Follow me!" She urged, swiftly guiding the herd away from danger. Then she turned her attention to Janja and his clan.

Fuli: *growls angrily* She growled, ready for battle.

Janja: "Ha! You can't beat all of us by yourself, Fuli," He taunted.

Fuli: "Oh, yeah? Watch me." She shot back defiantly.

At that moment, the rest of the Guard arrived to help.

Beshte: "Twende Kiboko!" He charged at two hyenas, sending them flying.

Bunga: "Zuka Zama!" He shouted, as he rolled under Nne, then landed a powerful kick.

Ono swooped down to peck at Tano, distracting him long enough for Beshte to charge.

Kion faced off against Cheezi and Chungu, striking them both down with precision.

Janja: "Oh, fur-brains!" He scolded his henchmen.

Kion turned his focus to Janja, ready to tackle him, but Fuli lunged at Janja at the same moment. They collided painfully.

Fuli: "Ow, Kion!" She exclaimed.

Kion: "Fuli, you should've watched where you're going!" He snapped.

Janja: "Ha ha ha ha. What's going on with the Lion Guard today? You seem off." laughed mockingly.

Kion went to tackle Janja again, but Fuli was quicker, taking down Janja first.

Fuli: "Gotcha, Janja!" She proclaimed triumphantly, much to Kion's annoyance.

Janja: "Alright, alright, we give up," He conceded, and his clan retreated back to the Outlands.

Kion: "Fuli, what were you thinking?! We almost failed the mission!" Kion snapped.

Fuli: "Yeah, but we didn't fail." She replied, flicking her tail with pride.

Kion: "Because of your overconfidence, we could've failed!" He argued.

Fuli: "Hey! I did what I was supposed to do, didn't I?!" She shot back.

Kion: "No, you didn't! You completely ignored what I told you to do!" He countered.

Their argument escalated, all the way back to their lair, leaving Bunga, Beshte, and Ono exchanging worried glances.

Bunga: "Hey you guys, take it easy." He urged.

Beshte: "Yeah, you've been at it the whole way over here." He added.

Ono: "You shouldn't be arguing like this." He cautioned.

Fuli: "Well, I don't need Kion telling me what to do!" She snapped.

Kion: "It's called following orders!" He shouted.

The argument reached a boiling point. With heated words exchanged, Fuli stormed off in a huff, and Kion just scoffed. As their bickering subsided momentarily, Bunga, Beshte, and Ono all looked at each other worriedly.

To be continued… End of Chapter One

Ooh, that got a little tense. Will Fuli and Kion work things out? Find out in the next chapter, until then… Leave your reviews/comments, Follow and/or favorite the story. And I'll see you all tomorrow.-MusicLover5903