Darkness within

Chapter 1 Tears of pain

Kion and his friends ran across the pridelands as the sun was setting. Earlier it had looked like it was going to be a great day. Celebrating the anniversary of the day Simba saved the pridelands from Scar. But just as the celebrations begun, Simba got stung by a scorpion.

And if that hadn't been bad enough as Kion and the lion guard had traveled to the outlands to get ash to cure Simba, they had encountered the spirit of Kion's great uncle Scar in the volcano and that all their enemies were working for him!

"The sun's setting!" cried Kion. "We won't get back in time!"

"I can get back before the sun sets Kion," said Fuli. "But I can't hold the gord!"

"I'm too big to ride on Fuli!" added Makini.

"Maybe you are," declared Bunga. "But I'm not."

He hopped on Fuli's back.

"Makini give me the gord!" cried Bunga.

"Hold it tight!" called Makini.

"We won't let you down" replied Bunga confidently.

And Fuli sped off to pride rock.

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The rest of the lion guard rushed into pride rock. They saw Nala and Kiara looking down at Simba's body. Rafiki, Bunga and Fuli were all gathered around.

Kion worriedly walked over to the king and nudged his head with his own. Simba didn't move.

"Kion," said Nala sadly. "You were too late."

The lion guard all gasped.

Kion's ears dropped sadly.

The guard walked outside to the edge of pride rock and looked up at the night sky.

"I can't believe this all happened" said Beshte.

"I know," agreed Ono.

"I know this won't be easy," said Kion. "But we will defeat Scar."