Don't worry, I haven't forgotten my other story, but I got an idea for this one and I couldn't wait to start it. So here we go...
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The Serengeti Plain, over 7,000 miles away from Peekskill, New York, here is where we find Blair, Tootie, Natalie, & Jo. The Four Musketeers have deiced to spend some time in Africa to study the animals of the savannah. The girls had planed for a long stay, Blair arranged for the girls to receive an air drop of supplies every week. They begin their journey to their new home in Nairobi, Kenya. From there they traveled southwest to the neighboring country of Tanzania, where the heart of the Serengeti is. After they reached the edge of the Serengeti, they set off by Jeep to find the perfect place to set up camp.

After a few hours, they still hadn't found anyplace suitable. So they deiced to set up camp near a watering hole for the night. They put up their tents and built a small fire to hopefully keep the larger animals away. They each took a watch through the night. Fortunately, the night went by without incident. After breakfast, the girls started to break camp. Natalie was standing in the Jeep, with a pair of binoculars, looking across the savannah.

“Uh, girls,” said Natalie, in a somewhat nervous tone.

“What is it, Nat?” asked Jo.

“There are two lions heading in our direction.”

“What?” said Blair, “How fast are they going?”

“Not to fast, almost a stroll.

“I don’t think we have anything to worry about,” said Tootie.

“Yeah,” said Jo, “If they were hunting us, they wouldn’t stay in the open. Now get down here and help us.”

“All right, All right,” said Natalie, as she got out of the Jeep.

A few minutes later, as the girls were packing the Jeep, a male voice said, “Good Morning.” The girls stopped looked at each other, then they looked in the direction of the voice. There stood a lion and a lioness.

“I’m sorry,” the lion said, “I didn’t mean startle you.”

“No, that’s all right,” said Blair, “You didn’t startle us. You, um, just caught us a little off guard.”

“I see,” said the lion.

“So, um, what can we do for you?”

“I just wanted to welcome you to my kingdom.”

“Your kingdom?” asked Natalie.

“Yes, I’m King Mufasa and this is Queen Sarabi, my wife.”

Blair bowed and said, “It is a honor to meet you, Your Majesties. I’m Blair, and these are my friends, Tootie, Natalie, and Jo.”

“It’s nice to meet you all,” said Sarabi.

“What brings you to the Pride Lands?” asked Mufasa

“The Pride Lands?” asked Tootie.

“That is what we call our kingdom,” said Sarabi.

“Oh,” said Tootie.

“Well, Your Majesty,” said Blair, “we are here to study the lions of the savanna.”

“I see,” said Mufasa, “Well, you and your friends are allowed to stay here as long as you want.”

“Thank you,” said Blair.

“Mufasa?” asked Jo.

The lion looked up at Jo and said, “Yes?”

“We are looking for a spot to setup camp, maybe an old cave, so we can stay a little cool during the hot afternoon.”

The mighty lion thought for a moment, “I think I know what your looking for. If you follow me in your vehicle, I’ll show you.”

“OK,” said Jo. The girls all sat down and buckled up. Jo gave Mufasa and Sarabi a bit of a head start before she started across the savanna.

A short time later they arrived at a small hill. About half way up the hill was a cave. The girls got out of the jeep and walked up the hill to the cave. Their stood the two lions, “Is this what you were looking for?” asked Mufasa.

The girls walked inside, looked around, and talked it over. Blair then looked over at the two lions, and said, “This is perfect. Thank you.”

Mufasa smiled, “Your welcome. We must be going now but we’ll see you latter.”

“OK. Good-Bye.”

“So long,” said Mufasa and Sarabi. Then they turned and left. Soon, the girls started unloading the Jeep and setting up there new home in the cave.

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Great story!,But don't forget Simba,he was a cute little cub!

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As the weeks and months went by, the girls started to adjust to life in the Pride Lands. Jo even went on a few hunts with the lionesses of the pride. The girls had made friends with many of the members of the pride. Plus, every animal in the kingdom began to know and trust them. Plus, their was also some very exiting news, Sarabi would be giving birth to her and Mufasa’s first cub in a few months. Each week, a helicopter would bring the girls supplies and take messages back to their friends and loved ones back home in the States. On one of these supply drop offs, the girls sent a message to their friend Anna, to join them. A couple of weeks later, they received a reply that said she would love to join them.

The week after that it was time for that week’s supply drop off, and with the supplies also came Anna. As Anna got off the helicopter. She looked around at the savanna, then she took her bag off the helicopter, looked at the helicopter pilot, and asked “Where are the girls at?”

“Oh, don’t worry,” said Jane, the helicopter pilot, “They don’t always meet me. They are probably somewhere on the savanna. Here help me with the supply crate and I’ll take you to their cave.” They took the crate off the helicopter and started to walk to the cave. A short time later, they arrived at the cave, the girls where not there, but there was a note. Anna picked it up and read it over, the she looked at the helicopter pilot, “It says that they don’t have any messages this week.”
“OK,” said Jane, “I’ll see you next week.” Then, the helicopter pilot left the cave and headed to the helicopter. Soon the helicopter was in the sky and flying away. When the helicopter was gone, Anna read the rest of the note it read:

Dear Anna,

We are at Pride Rock, the den of the lions we have become friends with. To get to Pride Rock, just head due east for about 2 miles. You can’t miss it. It’s a large rock, with another rock coming out of the ground at about a 45° angle with another rock underneath supporting it.

Your friends,

Blair, Tootie, Natalie, and Jo.

So Anna started off for Pride Rock, soon the den was in view. As she got close to Pride Rock, she passed another rock formation. As she passed a voice from inside a cave said, “Hello.” Anna jumped a little bit. The voice continued, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to frighten you.” Then, a lion walked out of the cave. He’s fur was a reddish-brown and he had a black mane.

“That’s all right,” said Anna.

“My name is Scar,” the lion said.

“I’m Annabelle.”

“Are you friends with the other humans who are living in the Pride Lands?”

“Yes, I am. I’m heading to Pride Rock to meet them.”

“Oh, what a shame, you just missed them. They went out with the lionesses, on a hunt.”

“Great,” said Anna, as she sat down on a near by rock, “I’ve walked a long way. Do you mind if I sit here for a bit and rest?”

“No, go right ahead.”

“Thank you.”

As Anna waited for the girls to return, she and Scar talked and became friends.

The next day, the big moment arrived. In the night, Sarabi gave birth. That morning, all of the animals of the Pride Lands headed to Pride Rock for the presentation ceremony of the prince. In the girls cave, the sun's light creep into the dugout where they camped, planning to awaken them. Once a ray of daylight reached their faces, they sat up with yawns. It was the alarm clock that they had grown used to ever since they had come to live on the plains of Africa.

After a few minutes of stretching and getting dressed, Jo strode out of the cave to look out at the plains. It was bare... No animals were roaming at all.

"Blair, better come look at this."

Flipping her blond hair back and tying it in a ponytail, she stepped outside beside her friend. Her eyes drifted from place to place, finding not one animal in sight. Suddenly, a wide grin formed upon her face and she said, "The lion cub is born! We must go!"

"But Blair," Tootie whined slightly, "We're not going to get there in time. Especially on foot."

"If we were to leave now, we could make it," said Natalie.

Nodding, Jo looked over at Blair and asked, "Well, what do you say about it?"

"Quit delaying and come on!" Blair was already making her way down the small hill of the cave.

Tootie was the second to follow her, then Jo and last was Natalie. But before she left she looked at Anna who was still sleeping. “Anna?” said Natalie.

“What?” said Anna, in an annoyed voice.

“Are you coming?”

“No, I’m still tired.”

“OK,” said Natalie, as she left.

It was hard for the rest of them to keep up with Blair since she was having an adrenaline rush and sprinting. It was easy to tell that she wanted to get to the ceremony of the lion cub. As they ran across the flat horizon, the huge stone den of the lions came into view. Already, hundreds of beasts had gathered around, anxiously waiting. Zazu, Mufasa’s royal advisor, flew overhead of them, landing in front of the proud lion king who was on the edge of the large rock.

They continued to run as hard as they could, not even caring for the aching in their legs from it. This ceremony was extremely important to see and they weren't about to miss it. Just as the four made it to Pride Rock, a baboon called Rafiki had already climbed up to meet the king of all animals. The two embraced each other in friendship, smiling happily. Mufasa then led the primate to his lioness mate. Sarabi, the mother and loving wife, held in her paws a baby cub. It was fast asleep in her arms as the two approached silently. With a smile, Mufasa lightly touched Sarabi's head with his own. Carefully, the lioness gave the lion cub a lick across the backside of its head, which awoke it. The cub's huge eyes looked up at Rafiki, curious as to what he was about to do. With a inaudible chant, the baboon waved his fruit shells over the head of the cub. Afterwards, he broke open a ripe African fruit and placed a small bit of the juice upon the forehead of the lion cub. Grasping dirt in his hand, Rafiki sprinkled it upon the cub's head, which caused it to sneeze.

Gently picking it up in his arms, Rafiki carried the cub to the edge of Pride Rock and held it up for the whole animal kingdom to see. Animals began to celebrate the birth in their own way. Then a single ray of light broke threw the clouds and shown down on Rafiki and the cub. Then all the animals bowed before them. Blair and her friends bowed as well. This lasted for only a minute before Rafiki brought the lion cub back to Sarabi.

Blair regained her poise and said to Jo, "Let's go see the cub up close. Come on!"

The other three straightened up and dusted their clothes off, following after Blair. "Wait for us!" They shouted in unison.

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The climb to the lion den was hard for human legs and it took them three times as long to get to the top. After completing the exhausting hike, they found that Mufasa was still outside the lair, pacing back and forth. Blair and Jo were the first to run forward and meet the king. His ears lifted as he heard footsteps approach, Mufasa smiled to see that the human girls had come to the ceremony.

"Oh, Mufasa! Your cub is so beautiful. What did you name her?" asked Natalie, as she jogged up next to Jo.

Blair laughed, shook her head, and said, "Nat, the cub is male."

A crimson blush of embarrassment formed on Natalie's face. With a friendly smile at them, Mufasa started leading them into the cave where Sarabi had the lion prince.

"We have decided to name him Simba... It was the name of my father. We chose it to honor his death from the great battle with man." Mufasa spoke softly; a growl escaped him when he spoke of his father's demise.

Jo, Tootie and Natalie shifted uneasily on their feet, giving each other nervous glances. Blair, however, clasped her hands together, speaking as if she weren't a human. "I feel terrible that mankind killed your father, Your Majesty. You know I'd do anything to change that."

"What's done is done... But I know that you and your companions would never do such a thing," Mufasa looked up as they found Sarabi, "Here we are.. Love, I brought the human girls to look upon our child."

Sarabi lifted her head and purred, opening her paws slightly so that they could see Simba. Again, the lion cub was asleep and the liquid from the fruit has dried on his forehead. Blair bent down beside the queen lioness and started to reach out to pet the cub but stopped herself. That wouldn't be the best approach, especially without Sarabi's permission.

"Go ahead..." Sarabi told the girls.

Before long, each one took turns lightly petting Simba and scratching gently behind his small ears. Mufasa's smile soon disappeared and he turned, starting to walk away. Jo glanced up, and asked the lion "Where are you going?"

"I need to speak with my brother," the lion growled, "He did not come to the ceremony."

Jo stood up, following after him; "Do you mind if I come with you?"

"Of course not... But you know how edgy Scar is around humans." Mufasa said as the two started climbing down the rocks to where the jealous brother lived.

The lioness and the three girls watched them disappear beyond the rocks and looked at each other.

"There's something about Scar I really don't like," Tootie said lowly.

Sarabi smiled at Tootie, cradling Simba in her paws, "You know... Simba is going to need someone to watch over him when we cannot do so. It's a tradition for a young prince or princess to have guardians watching over him or her. This keeps them safe until they are adults and then the protectors are honored when their job is done."

"And you'd like us to be his defenders?" Natalie asked.

Chuckling, the queen looked down at Simba, "Lion cubs are usually hard to keep track of since they are so full of energy. You four are exactly that but with some responsibility in you. Not to mention every animal in the kingdom knows and trusts you."

Blair leapt to her feet suddenly, and said "We owe this to King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi. They protected us when we first came to Africa and found our campsite. And who was it that allowed us to study them without hesitation? It's already a great honor to be asked to protect Simba in his cub hood."

"I agree with Blair. We really do owe the lions for what they did for us. Plus, don't you think it'd be fun to baby-sit a lion cub?" Tootie jumped up beside Blair, smiling happily.

Natalie raised an eyebrow. "You guys are talking to me like I objected to it! I want to do it too and I'm positive that Jo would say the same."

"Thank you,” said Sarabi, “It's just as Mufasa says."

Blair looked interested. "What does King Mufasa say?"

Sarabi smiled, "That everyone needs to find there place in The Circle of Life..."

Scar lay upon a rock in the shadows, pawing around with a mouse that tried desperately to escape that whole morning. There was nothing he loathed more than knowing that someday; his own nephew would rule him. This, to him, was good enough reason to skip the ceremony. He raised it by the tail and was about to place it in his mouth when Mufasa's voice thundered angrily. "Scar!"

Scowling, the lion rose up and sauntered toward his brother. Scar took quick note of Jo standing behind Mufasa and became wary. However, he put on his best sarcastic act. "Why, if it isn't my big brother descending upon high to mingle with the commoners!"

"Sarabi and I didn't see you at the presentation of Simba," the mighty king snarled, glaring at his brother.

Gasping, Scar turned away and extended out his claws. "That was today? Oh, I feel simply awful," his claws slid down a rock, making an earsplitting sound, "Must have slipped my mind."

"Yes, well... As slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother you should have been first in line!" Jo spoke accusingly, pointing a finger out at Scar.

Scar almost laughed at the girl. "I was first in line until the little hairball was born," he growled threateningly at Jo.

Stepping forward, Mufasa chased Scar back a few steps. "That hairball is my son and your future king."

"Oh, I shall have to practice my curtsy." Mufasa's brother sneered and began to walk away.

Mufasa narrowed his eyes. "Don't turn your back on me, Scar."

"Oh no, Mufasa... Perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me," Chuckling, Scar kept walking.

Furiously roaring, Mufasa bounded forward and cut Scar off, his face an inch from his brother's. "Is that a challenge?"

"Temper, temper. I wouldn't dream of challenging you." the mangy lion rolled his eyes.

Jo crossed her arms over her chest, staying exactly where she was. "Pity. Why not?"

"Well, as far as brains go, I have the lions share. But when it comes to brute strength, I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool." Scar continued walking away, leaving Jo and Mufasa standing with angry glares upon their faces.

Sighing, the girl placed a hand on the lion king's head, stroking it, "There's one in every family... and they always manage to ruin special occasions."

Mufasa shook his head, eyes falling to the ground. "What am I going to do with him?"

Jo grinned. "He'd make a very nice throw-rug."

"Jo!"

"And just think... Whenever he gets dirty, you can take him out and beat him!" she said, smiling even more.

Mufasa and Jo laughed together, walking back to Pride Rock. Although she had cheered him up, the king was still worried about his brother. There was something different about him... Something that Mufasa feared greatly.

After Scar left Mufasa and Jo, he walked to the girls’ cave. Anna was walking out of the cave and saw her friend coming, she smiled and said, “Morning.”

“Morning,” said Scar, “So, you didn’t go to the presentation either?”

“No, I was too tired.”

“Me too.”

“So, now that the cub is born, how long before we begin our plan?”

“Well, the little hairball needs to grow up a little first. Maybe a few weeks. If he is like any normal cub, he‘ll be very curious about the elephant graveyard.”

“Well, you know what they say Scar… Curiosity killed the prince,” and with that Anna and Scar started to laugh a very evil laugh.

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A few weeks went by, Scar was on an overhanging rock ledge, pacing a bit, then Simba came behind him and said, “Hey Uncle Scar, guess what?!”

Scar looked behind him, “I despise guessing games.”

“I'm going to be king of Pride Rock.”

“Oh goodie,” said Scar in a sarcastic tone.

“My Dad just showed me the whole kingdom, and I'm going to rule it all. Heh heh.”

“Yes. Well… forgive me for not leaping for joy.... Bad back, you know,” said Scar, then he flopped down on his side

Simba then climbed on top of Scar’s head and said, “Hey, Uncle Scar? When I'm king, what will that make you?”

“A monkey's uncle.”

“ Heh heh. You’re so weird,” said Simba as he climbed off of Scar’s head.

Scar looked at Simba and said, “You have no idea…” Scar then stood up, “So, your father showed you the whole kingdom, did he?”

“Everything.”

“He didn't show you what's beyond that rise at the northern border…?”

“Well, no…” said Simba, sounding disappointed, “he said I can't go there.”

“And he's absolutely right! It's far too dangerous. Only the bravest lions go there.”

“Well, I'm brave! What's out th--”

“No, I'm sorry Simba,” said Scar, interrupting, “I just can't tell you.”

“Why not?”

“Simba, Simba, I'm only looking out for the well-being of my favorite nephew,” said Scar, as he patted Simba’s head.

“Yeah, right; I'm your only nephew.”

“All the more reason for me to be protective… An elephant graveyard is no place for a young prince ... Oops!”

Simba’s ears picked up, “An elephant what? Whoa!”

“Oh dear, I've said too much.... Well, I suppose you'd have found out sooner or later, you being so clever and all.…” Scar then pulled Simba near, “Oh, just do me one favor-- Promise me you'll never visit that dreadful place.”

Simba thought for a moment and said, “No problem.”

“There's a good lad. You run along now and have fun. And remember… it's our little secret,” said Scar, Simba then walked away. An evil smile formed on Scar’s face then Anna step out from her hiding place.

“That was an excellent performance, Scar,” said Anna, “The little runt had no clue.”

“Thank you, Annabelle. Are the hyenas ready?”

“They are standing by.”

“Excellent.”

Simba rushed down the slope of the bottom part of Pride Rock. Where some of the lionesses where laying. He ran down towards two lionesses. Nala, a female lion cub and Simba’s best friend, was being cleaned by her mother.

“Hey, Nala,” said Simba.

“Hi, Simba,” said Nala.

“Come on. I just heard about this great place.”

“Simba! I'm kind of in the middle of a bath,” said Nala, through clenched teeth.

“And it's time for yours,” said Sarabi.

Simba tried to escape, but Sarabi bent down and grabs him, by the head. Then, she proceeded to give the struggling cub a bath, “Mom!…,”said Simba, “Mom. You're messing up my mane.” Sarabi smiled. Simba straightened his fur and said, “Okay, okay; I'm clean. Can we go now?”

“So where are we going?” asked Nala, “It better not be anyplace dumb.”

“No. It's really cool,” said Simba

“So where is this “really cool” place?” asked Sarabi.

“Oh…,” Said Simba, as he thought for a moment, “uh ... around the water hole…”

“The water hole?!” said Nala, “What's so great about the water hole?”

“ I'll show you when we get there,” Simba whispered.

“Oh…,” whispered Nala. Then she looked up at her mother, and asked, “Uh.... Mom, can I go with Simba?”

“Hmm… What do you think, Sarabi?” asked Nala’s mother

“Well…” said Sarabi.

Nala and Simba, smiled and said, “Pleeeease?”

“It's all right with me…,” said Sarabi. Simba and Nala started to head off, but then Sarabi said, “...As long as Zazu and the girls go with you.”

Simba and Nala stop dead in their tracks and Simba said, “No! Not Zazu and the girls.”

Soon, the cubs, Zazu, and the girls where heading to the water hole. Zazu was flying overhead, and the girls were walking behind the cubs.

“Step lively,” said Zazu, “The sooner we get to the water hole, the sooner we can leave.”

“So where’re we really going?” whispered Nala.

“An elephant graveyard,” whispered Simba.

“Wow!” said Nala, almost yelling.

“Shhh! Zazu,” whispered Simba.

“Right. So how are we gonna ditch the dodo and the girls?” whispered Simba.

The cubs continued to whisper back and forth as Zazu started to fly down and said, “Oh, just look at you two. Little seeds of romance blossoming in the savannah. Your parents will be thrilled…” then he landed in front of them and continued talking, “…what with your being betrothed and all.”

“Be-what?” asked Simba.

“Betrothed,” said Blair, “Intended. Affianced.”

Nala looked up at the girls who where standing behind them and said, “Meaning…?”

“One day you two are going to be married!” said Tootie.

“Yuck!” said Simba.

“Ewww!” said Nala.

“I can't marry her. She's my friend.”

“Yeah. It’d be too weird.”

“Well, sorry to bust your bubble,” said Zazu, “but you two turtle doves have no choice. It’s a tradition going back generations.”

“Well when I'm king, that’ll be the first thing to go,” said Simba

“Not so long as I'm around.”

“Well in that case, you're fired.”

“ Hmmm.... Nice try,” said Natalie, “but only the king can do that.”

Nala looked up at Natalie and said, “Well, He's the future king.”

“Yeah,” said Simba, thumping Zazu's chest, “So you have to do what I tell you.”

“Not yet he doesn't,” said Jo, “And with an attitude like that, I'm afraid you’re shaping up to be a pretty pathetic king.”

“ Hmph,” said Simba, “Not the way I see it.”

(The following section is the song, “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King.”)

{Full song, colors change to wild pop-African. Background abruptly becomes surreal, brightly-colored cartoon style.}

Simba: I'm gonna be a mighty king
So enemies beware!

Zazu: Well, I've never seen a king of beast. With quite so little hair

{Plucks hair where mane would be}

{Simba gets a mane of leaves}

Simba: I'm gonna be the mane event
Like no king was before

{Climbs log}

I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my ROAR!!

{On "ROAR" he shouts at Zazu, startling him backwards into a puddle}

Zazu: {Drying on what appears to be a hanging towel}
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing

{Camera pulls back; reveals the "towel" as the ear of a red elephant which hits Zazu with its trunk as with a golf club, sending him skipping like a stone across a shallow pool of water; the cubs follow immediately.}

Simba: Oh, I just can't wait to be king!

Zazu: {Speaking} You’ve rather a long way to go, young master, if you think....

{For this verse Zazu is making quick spoken-part replies to each line. Simba and Nala are on each side of Zazu; as he turns to talk to one, the other makes faces at him.}

Simba: No one saying do this

(Zazu: Now when I said that, I--)

Nala: No one saying be there

(Zazu: What I meant was...)

Simba: No one saying stop that

(Zazu: Look; what you don't realize...)

Simba and Nala: No one saying see here

(Zazu: Now see here!)

Simba: Free to run around all day

(Simba and Nala are now riding ostriches}

(Zazu: Well that's definitely out...)

Simba: Free to do it all my way!

{Pop-art style silhouette of Simba and Nala riding their ostriches, with Zazu flying in the foreground as the music bridges.}

Zazu: {Flying ahead of the cubs, looking back to speak to them and so not paying attention ahead}
I think it's time that you and I
Arranged a heart to heart

{Flies into a rhino}

Simba: Kings don't need advice
From little hornbills for a start

{Lights on a branch}

Zazu: If this is where the monarchy is headed
Count me out!
Out of service, out of Africa
I wouldn't hang about ... aaagh!

{The camera pulls back to reveal Zazu has lighted on a log being washed towards a waterfall. It disappears over the edge, eliciting a yell of surprise from Zazu. He quickly reappears flying towards and through the camera.}

This child is getting wildly out of wing

Simba: Oh I just can't wait to be king!

{The cubs trot up a corridor of zebras standing at attention; when Zazu follows, they all turn and raise their tails; Zazu covers himself with a wing.}

{Nala and Simba dance about under a moving herd of elephants while the African flute leads a short instrumental sequence. Zazu flies overhead, looking for them. Simba ends up standing on a giraffe's head}

Everybody look left {Zazu squawks as the herd tramples him}
Everybody look right

{Simba hops up a ladder of giraffe heads}

Everywhere you look I'm

{Sliding down a giraffe's neck into theatrical pose}

Standing in the spotlight

Zazu: {Speaking but in strict time} Not yet!

Chorus: Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling

{The Chorus of hippos, anteaters, antelopes, giraffes, etc. form a pyramid with the cubs on top}

Simba & Chorus: Oh I just can't wait to be king!
Oh I just can't wait to be king!
Oh I just can't waaaaaait ... to be king!

{The pyramid topples leaving the rhino sitting on Zazu}

(song ends)

Zazu: {Muffled} I beg your pardon, madam, but ... GET OFF!... Simba? Nala?

The girls were standing off to the side, and watched everything that just happened. And, they were standing there dumbfounded at what they just saw.

Jo: What the hell just happened?

Blair: I don’t know.

Tootie: I’ve never saw anything like that in my life.

Natalie: I think we’ve been in the Pride Lands to long.

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The girls regained their composure and go over to Zazu, Blair looked down at the hornbill and said, “Zazu, are you OK?”

“Oh, I’m fine!” he said, in an sarcastic tone, “I have rhinoceroses dropped on me all the time.”

The girls laugh a little, then Natalie looks around, “Where’s Simba and Nala?”

The girls and Zazu started calling the cubs names, then Jo looked down and saw lion cub paw prints she followed them with her eyes and saw where they led, “Oh no.”

Blair looked at her friend, “What is it, Jo?”

“They are heading for the elephant graveyard.”

“What?!” said Zazu, “are you sure?”

“Look for yourself,” the girls all looked at the cub paw prints. Jo headed of toward the elephant graveyard “Come on!” The girls all looked at each other, with fear in their faces, then silently they decide to follow Jo. “Zazu, fly ahead and see if you can find them.”

“Yes, ma’am,” said Zazu as he took off. He scanned the ground for the cubs, soon he saw them looking over the edge of the ledge they were on.

“Whoa!” said Simba and Nala, who where looking at a large bull elephant skull that was nearby

“It's really creepy,” said Nala.

“Yeah... isn't it great?” said Simba.

“We could get in big trouble.”

“I know, huh.”

Nala, looked up at the skull, and said, “I wonder if its brains are still in there.”

Simba, walked towards the skull, and said “There's only one way to know. Come on. Let’s go check it out.”

Zazu suddenly flapped up in front of him, emitting a shark squawk of “Wrong”

Then, the girls came up behind them and Jo said, “The only checking out you will do will be to check out of here.”

“Aw, man,” said Simba.

“We're way beyond the boundary of the Pride Lands,” said Zazu.

“Huh. Look, banana beak is scared. Heh.”

Zazu poked Simba in the nose and said, “That’s Mister Banana Beak to you, fuzzy! And right now we are all in very real danger!”

Simba moved nearer to the entrance of the skull and said, “Danger? Hah! I walk on the wild side. I laugh in the face of danger. Ha ha ha ha!”

Just then laughter came from inside the skull. Simba ran back and hid behind the girls legs. Then, three hyenas emerged from the skull's eyes and mouth.

“Well, well, well, Banzai,” said one of the hyenas, “What have we got here?”

“Hmm. I don't know Shenzi,” said Banzai, “Uh… What do you think, Ed?”

Ed just started laughing as they circled around the girls, the cubs and Zazu.

“Yeah,” said Banzai, “just what I was thinking. A septet of trespassers!!”

“And quite by accident, let me assure you,” said Blair.

“A simple navigational error. Eh heh heh…,” said Natalie with a nervous laugh.

“Whoa, whoa, wait wait wait.... I know you,” said Shenzi, looking right at Zazu, “You're Mufasa's little stooge.”

“I, madam,” said Zazu, “am the king's majordomo.”

Shenzi then looked at Simba, “And that would make you...?”

“The future king,” said Simba.

“Do you know what we do to kings who step out of their kingdom?”

“Puh. You can't do anything me.”

“Uhh.... Technically, they can,” said Tootie, “We are on their land.”

“But Zazu,” said Simba, “you told me they're nothing but slobbering mangy stupid poachers.”

“Ix-nay on the oopid-stay…,” said Zazu.

“Who you callin’ “oopid-stay?!?” said Banzai.

“My, my, my. Look at the sun,” said Blair, “It’s time to go!”

“What's the hurry?,” said Shenzi, “ We'd love you to stick around for dinner.”

“Yeaaaah! We could have whatever's ... lion around!,” said Banzai, then he started, laughing, “Get it? Lion around!”

“Oh wait, wait, wait. I got one, I got one. Make mine a cub sandwich. Whatcha think?”

Banzai and Shenzi laughed uncontrollability then Ed jumped up and started pointing and jabbering.

“What is it, Ed?!” said Shenzi.

Banzai Looked where Ed was pointing, “Hey, did we order this dinner to go?”

“No. Why?”

“ ‘Cause there it goes!!”

The girls and the cubs ran as fast as they could. After a bit they stopped, and Nala said, out of breath, “Did we lose 'em?”

“I think so…,” replied Simba, who was also out of breath, “Where's Zazu?”

As they were escaping, the hyenas captured Zazu and they now had him near a steam vent and Banzai was holding the bird, and said, “The little Majordomo bird hippity-hopped all the way to the birdie-boiler,” then he walked Zazu to the vent and stuffed him in.

“Oh no.... Not the birdie boiler!”, said Zazu. Then the vent shot him in the air leaving a cloud of vapor behind. “Aaaaaaaa...!”

The hyenas then started laughing hysterically.

“Hey!” said Simba, on a hill above the hyenas, “ Why don't you pick on somebody your own size?”

“Like ... you?,” said Shenzi.

“Oops.”

The hyenas started chasing the cubs and the girls. The hyenas chased them up and over the skull. Then, they slipped away by sliding down the skeleton’s spine. They shot off the end of the spine and landed on a hillside of bones.

“Simba!” said Nala.

Simba turned around and was horrified to see Nala slipping back down the pile. Simba ran bravely back and clawed Shenzi across the cheek, distracting her while Nala escaped. Shenzi became enraged and the hyenas pursue the cubs and the girls quickly and cornered them in a cave.

Banzai, Entered the cave, and said tauntingly, “Here kitty, kitty, kitty.”

Simba tried to roar. But, all that came out was a medium yowl.

“Oo-hoo… That was it?” said Shenzi, “Hah. Do it again.... come on.”

Simba opened his mouth to roar again, but this a full grown lion roar comes out

“Huh?!” said Shenzi, Banzai, Ed.

Then, Mufasa charged the hyenas and knocked them about until they where cringing under him.

“Oh, Please, please. Uncle. Uncle,” said Shenzi.

“ Ow. Ow. Ow.” said Banzai.

“Silence!” said Mufasa, half roaring.

“Oh, we're gonna shut up right now,” said Banzai.

“Calm down. We're really sorry,” said Shenzi.

“If you ever come near my son again…,” said Mufasa.

“Oh this is ... this is your son?!?” said Shenzi.

“Oh your son??” said Banzai.

“Did you know that?”

“No.... Me? I-I-I didn't know it. No. Did you?”

“No! Of course not.”

“No.”

Then, Shenzi and Banzai, turned to Ed and asked, “Ed?”

Ed stupidly nodded yes, then Mufasa roared.

“Tootles!” said Banzai.

The hyenas disappeared as fast as they could run. Zazu landed in front of the king, and gave him a “that’ll show ‘em” nod… But then withered under his angry glare.

Simba walked up to his father and started to speak, “Dad, I …”

“You deliberately disobeyed me,” said Mufasa in a harsh tone.

“Dad, I'm.... I'm sorry.”

“Let’s go home.”

They all then started walking out of the elephant graveyard, and the cubs had their heads bent down in shame, Nala whispered to Simba, “I thought you were very brave.”

Sitting on a ledge, out of view from everyone below was Scar and Anna, where they were watching the cubs and girls’ near demise.

As they where walking back to Pride Rock, Blair walked up to Mufasa. “Your Majesty, I want to apologize for what happened today…”

Mufasa stopped her, “Blair, I know, what you want to say. But, I don’t hold you or your friends responsible. You didn’t take Simba there, he went on his own. He is the only one responsible.”

“Thank you,” said Blair.

Mufasa nodded then said, “Zazu?”

Zazu, flew forward and landed in front of Mufasa, and said “Yes, sire?”

“Take Nala home. I've got to teach my son a lesson.”

As Zazu flew back to the cubs, Blair walked back to the girls, and Simba hunkered low in the grass as if to hide.

“Come, Nala. Simba…,” said Zazu, as he put his wings on Simba's shoulders, gave a heavy sigh, a reassuring pat, then said, “Good luck.”

Then, Zazu, Nala, and the girls left Simba and Mufasa alone. Meanwhile, back at the elephant graveyard, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed were licking their wounds.

“Man that lousy Mufasa!” said Banzai, “I won't be able to sit for a week.” Ed started to laugh. “It's not funny, Ed.” Ed tried to stop, but he laughed even more, “Hey, shut up!” Then Banzai tackled Ed and they started to fight.

“Will you knock it off!” said Shenzi.

Banzai stopped but Ed continued, biting himself in the leg, then Banzai, “Well, he started it.”

“Look at you guys,” said Shenzi, “No wonder we're dangling at the bottom of the food chain.”

“Man, I hate dangling,” said Banzai, with drool dangling from his mouth

“Shyeah? You know, if it weren't for those lions, we'd be runnin’ the joint.”

“Yeah. Man, I hate lions.”

“So pushy.”

“And hairy.”

“And stinky.”

“And man are they …”

“Uuug-LEE!” said Shenzi and Banzai, together, then they laughed.

“Oh, I don’t know,” said Scar, as Anna petted his’s mane, “I’m sure we lions are not all that bad.”

“Ohh.” said Banzai, relieved from the surprise, “Oh Scar, it's just you.”

“We were afraid it was somebody important.” said Shenzi.

“Yeah, you know, like Mufasa,” said Banzai.

“Yeah.”

“I see,” said Scar.

“Now that's power,” said Banzai.

“Tell me about it. I just hear that name and I shudder,” said Shenzi.

“Mufasa.”

“Ooooh. ... Do it again.”

“Mufasa.”

“Ooooh.”

“Mufasa. Mufasa! Mufasa!”

“Oooh! It tingles me.”

Anna crossed her arms across her chest, then she put her right hand to her forehead, looked down and said, “We are surrounded by idiots.”

“Not you Scar, I mean, you're one of us. I mean, you're our pal,” said Banzai.

“Charmed,” said Scar, sarcastically.

“Ohh, I like that. He's not king, but he's still so proper,” said Shenzi.

“Yeah. Hey, hey hey. Did ya bring us anything to eat, Scar, old buddy, old pal? Huh? Did-ya-did-ya-did-ya?” said Banzai.

“I don't think you really deserve this,” said Scar as he held out a zebra haunch.

“We practically gift wrapped those cubs for you,” said Anna, as Scar dropped the leg to hyenas, “And you couldn't even dispose of them.”

“Well, ya know…,” said Shenzi, chewing with a full mouth, “it wasn't exactly like they was alone.”

“Yeah. What are we supposed to do?…,” said Banzai, as he swallowed, “Kill Mufasa?”

Anna & Scar looked at each other and said, “Precisely.”

The three hyenas paused from eating and then looked up at Scar and Anna questioningly. Then, they leaped down to the Hyenas.

(The song “Be prepared” begins)

Scar: {Scar and Anna pace slowly around Ed, who is chewing on the remnants of the zebra leg}
I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a warthog's backside

Anna: But thick as you are, pay attention
{She angrily swats the bone away; Ed comes to abrupt attention}
Our words are a matter of pride

Scar: It's clear from your vacant expressions
The lights are not all on upstairs

{Waving his paw in front of Ed's blank eyes to make his point; Ed's tongue lolls out}

Anna: But we're talking kings and successions
Even you can't be caught unawares

{Shenzi and Banzai are laughing on a ledge behind them; on "you," Scar turns and leaps at them, throwing them backward onto a pair of geysers, which then erupt, throwing the two hyenas into the air.}

{In the next verse, Scar and Anna are strutting theatrically along a ledge which runs around back to the floor.}

Scar: So prepare for the chance of a lifetime

Anna: Be prepared for sensational news

Scar: A shining new era is tiptoeing nearer

Shenzi: And where do we feature?

Scar: {grabbing Shenzi’s cheek} Just listen to teacher
{Shenzi rubs her cheek, which is now bruised red}

Anna: I know it sounds sordid
But you'll be rewarded

Scar: When at last I given my dues!
And injustice deliciously squared

{Scar leaps up beside Ed, who is again chewing on the bone, and here kicks him off the ledge}

Anna & Scar: Be prepared!

{Spoken}

Banzai: Yeah, be prepared. Yeah-heh. We'll be prepared, heh ... For what?

Anna: For the death of the king.

Banzai: Why? Is he sick?

Anna: No fool, we're going to kill him. Plus, Simba and his guardians, too.

Shenzi: Great idea! Who needs a king?

Shenzi (and then Banzai): {Sing-song voices, dancing around Banzai} No king! No king! la--la-la--la-laa-laa!

Scar: IDIOTS! There will be a king!

Banzai: Hey, but she said, uh...

Scar: I WILL BE KING! Stick with me {triumphant, toothy grin}, and you'll never go hungry again!

Banzai, Shenzi, and ED: Yaay! All right!

Anna: Long live the king! Long live the king!

{Camera reveals hundreds more hyenas in the shadows.}

All Hyenas: Long live the king! Long live the king!

{Full song again.}

{Scar and Anna's army of hyenas is goose-stepping across the floor of the cave, now stylized into a Nazi-esque quadrangle}

Hyenas: {In tight, crisp phrasing and diction}
It's great that we'll soon be connected.
With a king who'll be all-time adored.

Anna: Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected
To take certain duties on board
{Motions a slice across the neck}

Scar: The future is littered with prizes
And though we are the main addressees

Anna: The point that we must emphasize is

{They leap off their rock throne to single out one hapless hyena}

Anna & Scar: You won't get a sniff without us!

{That hyena slips and falls into a fiery crevice}

{Throughout the next verse, the entire horde of hyenas joins in dancing boisterously, leaping along the tops of rock pillars, shaking animal skeletons in the light, one playing a rib cage/xylophone.}

{The parenthetical parts are the hyenas' counterpoint singing}

Scar: So prepare for the coup of the century

Anna: Be prepared for the murkiest scam

(Oooh... La! La! La!) {rear ends punctuating}

Scar: Meticulous planning

(We'll have food!)

Anna: Tenacity spanning

(Lots of food)

Scar: Decades of denial

(We repeat)

Is simply why I'll

(Endless meat)

Be king undisputed

(Aaaaaaah…)

Anna: Respected, saluted

(…aaaaaaah…)

And seen for the wonder he is

(…aaaaaaah!)

Scar: Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared

(Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo)

Anna & Scar: Be prepared!

All: {Even Ed, who can be heard growling and snarling an approximation of the lines:}
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared!

{Close with a fill-in and a fade-out. Scar, Anna, and the hyenas are laughing evilly.}
(End of Song)

Great!!,Keep Going!!

The next morning, Scar lead Blair, Tootie, Natalie, Jo, and Simba down to the bottom of the gorge. He told them that Mufasa had a surprise for them. Then, he went back up to the top of the gorge. Meanwhile, nearby Anna, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed where hiding under a rock arch. Anna was scanning the area around the gorge waiting for Scar to appear. Just then Banzai’s stomach growls

“Shut up,” said Shenzi.

“I can't help it. I'm so hungry …,” said Banzai, jumping up, “I gotta have a wildebeest!”

“Stay put,” said Anna.

“Well… can't I just pick off one of the little sick ones?”

“No! You wait for the signal from Scar.”

Just then, Anna saw Scar mounting a rock, then she said, “There he is… go.”

Back in the gorge, Simba was practicing is roar by growling at a lizard. The girls smiled as they watched him. His roar echoed around the gorge. The echo was soon eclipsed by a low rumble. They all looked down and saw pebbles jumping. Then, they turned and looked toward the lip of the gorge and saw wildebeests started running into the gorge, right toward them. Simba and the girls started to run as fast as they could. The Hyenas were chasing the wildebeest herd, nipping at their heels to drive them over the edge. Mufasa and Zazu were walking a short distance from the gorge.

“Oh look, sire,” said Zazu, “The herd is on the move.”

“Odd…,” said Mufasa.

Scar ran up to them, out of breath, and said, “Mufasa. Quick. Stampede. In the gorge. Simba and 4 of the human girls are down there!

“Simba?”

The girls were able to climb up to a rock ledge but they got separated from Simba and he climbed up a dead tree. Zazu flew ahead of Mufasa and Scar, and down into the canyon. Then he spotted Simba , clinging precariously to the tree, then Simba called out, “Zazu! Help me!!”

“Your father is on the way! Hold on!” said Zazu.

Simba started to lose his grip, “Hurry!”

Mufasa and Scar got to a ledge that was a few feet higher than the one the girls were on. Zazu flew back to Mufasa and pointed out where Simba was. “There! There! On that tree!”

“Hold on, Simba!!” called out Mufasa. Just then a wildebeest rammed the tree Simba was on, nearly breaking it.


Simba cried out, “Ahhhh!!!”

Mufasa then ran out into the herd, joining the stampede. Then Zazu said, “Oh, Scar, this is awful! What’ll we do what’ll we do?! Hah ... I'll go back for help, that's what I'll do, I'll go back for he--” then Scar backhanded Zazu into a rock wall, knocking him out. Scar then followed Mufasa's progress from the lip of the gorge.

Mufasa ran with the herd till slightly past the tree. He whipped around the front of some wildebeest and ran into the herd towards Simba's tree. He got rammed head-first once, throwing him to the ground. The, a wildebeest hit Simba's tree, throwing Simba into the air. Mufasa got up just in time to catch Simba in the air with his mouth. He got hit again and accidentally threw Simba. Simba dodged a few oncoming wildebeest, then Mufasa ran by with the herd and grab Simba. He jumped up to the rock ledge the girls were on and set Simba down, but he was immediately struck by a wildebeest and carried off into the stampede.

“DAD!!!” said Simba

Simba and the girls looked in horror because they could not find Mufasa in the swirling mass of wildebeest below them. At the last second, he leapt out of the herd and started to climb with great difficulty up the loose gravel slope. Simba and the girls turned and started to climb to the top of the gorge. Out of their sight, Mufasa reached a point right below a ledge where he couldn’t climb due to steepness. His claws were scraping and his back paws had no traction. Above him on the ledge was Scar.

Mufasa, looked up and said, slipping and barely hanging on, “Scar! ... Broth-- Brother ... Help me!”

Scar looked down, and then suddenly latched onto Mufasa's forepaws with claws extended. Mufasa roared from the sudden pain of Scar's claws. Scar, slowly and evilly, said, “Long… live… the… king!” Scar then threw his brother backwards. Mufasa free-felled, back first. .

Mufasa called out, “Aaaaaaahh!”

Simba and the girls see Mufasa falling and the girls stood there in shock, Simba screamed, “NOOOOOOOO!”

Soon, The herd passed by. Everything was clouded by dust. Simba and the girls bound down to the canyon floor and Mufasa is no where to be seen.

Simba coughed, “Daaad!!” A sound is heard, “Dad?” a stray wildebeest ran past. The wildebeest then curved around a log farther down the gully. Under the log was Mufasa, lying on his side. He was not moving or breathing. Seeing this tears started to form in the girls eyes, and they cover their mouths with their hands to muffle their sobs. Simba, then the girls approached the body. “Dad?” said Simba, hopefully, “...Dad, come on.” He then rubbed up against Mufasa's cheek. The head merely rolled back in place after the rub, “You gotta get up.” He placed both forepaws on his father's cheek and pushed “Dad. We gotta go home.” He tugged at Mufasa's ear. Again the head limply moves back in place. Simba ran off a bit, obviously very scared. “HEEEEELP! Somebody!” His voice reverberated hollowly off the sides of the gorge. “Anybody... Help.” he starts to cry and the girls continue to cry. Simba turned back to the body. He nuzzled up under the limp paw so that his father was embracing him. Blair fell to her knees and sobbed heavily into her hands.

Soon, the image of Scar advancing appeared through the dust, then Scar said, “What have you done?”

Simba jumped back, crying, “There were wildebeest and he tried to save me… It was an accident, I… I didn't mean for it to happen.”

Scar embraced Simba, “Of course, of course, you didn't. No one… ever means, “ he pulled Simba closer. Simba hid his face on Scar’s foreleg , “for these things to happen.... But the king is dead.” looking with mock regret at Simba, “And if it weren't for you and the girls, he'd still be alive.” Simba was crushed, believing his guilt. Then, another thought “occurred” to Scar. “Oh! What will your mother think?”

“Now wait a minute,” said Jo, “We had nothing to do with this.”

“Oh, yes, you did,” said Scar looking at Jo, “Mufasa came down here to save Simba. If you would have had Simba on that ledge, Mufasa wouldn’t have had to give his life to save Simba’s.”

“But…” said Jo.

“No, Jo,” said Blair, standing up, “He’s right. This is our fault, we were suppose to be guarding Simba.”

“What are we going to do now?” said Natalie.

“Run away, Run.... Run away, and never return.”

Simba ran off blindly, obviously broken. The girls think for a moment, and soon they followed Simba. Then, Anna and the three hyenas appeared behind Scar. Anna put her hand on Scar’s neck, Scar looked up at her and nodded, then Anna nodded back. Then, Anna said to the hyenas, “Kill them.”

The hyenas took off after them; Scar and Anna stood there motionless. Simba and the girls were chased up the entire length of the gully. They reached the lip only to see a sheer drop on the other side. Having no choice they jumps and tumbled down into a patch of briars below. The hyenas pursued them entire way. When they ran down towards the briars, Banzai saw them.

“Whoa!!” said Banzai. After skidding extensively, Banzai managed to stop just above the brambles. He heaved a sigh of relief. Then, Shenzi and Ed ran into him, propelling him into the bushes. “Yeooow!” he screamed as he jumped back out of the bushes.

Shenzi and Ed started laughing.

Shenzi saw Simba and the girls emerge from the far side of the briars into the desert, and said, “Hey-- There they go! There they go!”

“So go get ’em,” said Banzai, as he was removing thorns.

“There ain't no way I'm going in there. What you want me to come out looking like you? Cactus Butt?”

Banzai spit out thorns into Ed's laughing face, Ed let out a small yelp of pain, then Banzai said, “But we gotta finish the job.”

“Well, they’re as good as dead out there anyway. And if they come back, we'll kill them.”

“Yeah! you hear that?” said Banzai, shouting, “If you ever come back, we'll kill ya!”

Laughing, the Hyenas made their way off the cliffs back to the Pride Lands.

Later that night, Scar addressed the lionesses by moonlight near Pride Rock, with Anna at his side. Some of the lionesses were with Zazu, were comforting Sarabi. Nala was rubbing against her mother’s paw, crying. “Mufasa's death was a terrible tragedy;” said Scar, “but to lose Simba ... who had barely begun to live…. For me, it is a deep personal loss. And, the loss of the four human girls who befriend us and were all most like member of our pride is all so a great And so it is with a heavy heart that I assume the throne.”

Then Anna said, “Yet, out of the ashes of this tragedy, we shall rise to greet the dawning of a new era…“ The hyenas started emerging, casting grisly green shadows and laughing hollowly. “…in which lion and hyena come together, in a great and glorious future.” Scar and Anna ascend Pride Rock as the hyenas appear in full force.

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That night the girls made camp at an oasis, that night while the others slept, Jo and Blair talked around the campfire.

“Blair?” asked Jo.

“Yeah?” said Blair.

“Why did we run?”

“We had no choice. We had too. It’s because of us, Mufasa’s dead.”

“Come off it Blair. We didn’t have a thing to do with his death. It was an accident.”

“I know. But, we needed to get away.”

“Why?”

“I don’t think Mufasa’s death was an accident.”

“What? Do you have any proof?”

“No. I’ve just got a feeling.”

“Well, why don’t we go back?”

“We can’t. Simba’s not old enough to be king. We’ll go back. Someday. When he’s old enough.”

The next day, The girls and Simba continued to cross the desert but the heat was too much for them, then one by one they collapsed. Soon, buzzards were in the sky circling their body’s. One of them descended then all of them Then all of the sudden, a warthog with a meerkat riding on it’s back and they started chasing the buzzards away.

“Heeyyyaaaahh!!” said the meerkat, “Get out! Get out! Get outta here!!!! Whoo!”

Then after the buzzards where all gone the warthog said, “I love it! Bowling for buzzards!”

The meerkat laughed and dusted himself off, “Gets 'em every time,” then he looked around at the girls, “I wonder what these humans were doing out here in the desert.”

Then, the warthog looked at Simba and said, “Uh-oh. Hey Timon. You better come look. I think it’s still alive.”

“Yeewgh!…,” said Timon, as he walked to Simba’s front. Simba’s paw was lying over his face. “All righty, what have we got here?” He tried to lift Simba's paw. He couldn‘t. He then got under it and with a great push got it above his head. Then, he saw Simba's face. “Jeez, it's a lion!” Then, Timon jumped on the warthog‘s head and yanked his ears. “Run Pumbaa! Move it!”

“Hey, Timon,” said Pumbaa, “It's just a little lion. Look at him. He's so cute, and all alone! Can we keep him?”

Timon, yelled into Pumbaa’s ear, “Pumbaa, are you nuts?! We're talking about a lion. Lions eat guys like us.”

“But he's so little,” then Pumbaa, leaned over Simba, and accidentally dumped Timon from his head.

“He's gonna get bigger,” said Timon.

“ Maybe he'll be on our side.”

“A--Huh! That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. Maybe he'll b-- …Hey, I got it! What if he's on our side? You know, having a lion around might not be such a bad idea.”

“So we keeping 'im?”

“Pthpt. Of course. Who's the brains in this outfit?”

Pumbaa scooped Simba up on his tusks and said, “Uhhh.…”

“My point exactly. Jeez, I'm fried. Let's get out of here and find some shade.”

“What are we going to do about the humans?”

“Well, let’s get this guy in some shade then we’ll come back for them.”

Soon. Pumbaa, Timon, Simba, and the girls where near a pool of water at an oasis. Simba and the girls were laid near the water. Timon and Pumbaa has all ready woken the girls up then Timon splashed some water in Simba’s face. Then Simba stirred.

“You okay, kid?” asked Timon.

“I guess so,” said Simba.

“You nearly died,” said Pumbaa.

“I saved you,” said Timon. Then, Pumbaa, snorted at Timon. Then, Timon said, “Well, uh, Pumbaa helped…“ Pumbaa snapped a proud pose, then Timon continued, “a little.”

“Thanks for your help,” said Simba, dully.

Blair stood up and said, “Yes, thank you but we have to be going.”

Simba and the girls headed off quietly back out towards the desert.

“Where you going?” asked Timon.

“Nowhere,” said Tootie.

Timon said to Pumbaa, “Gee. They look blue.”

“I'd say the lion looks brownish-gold. And, the humans have a pinkish hue to them.”

“No, no, no, no. I mean their depressed.”

“Oh.” Pumbaa trotted up to Simba and asked, “Kid, what's eatin’ ya?”

“Nothing--,” said Timon, “he's at the top of the food chain! Ahhhhhhha ha haaa! The food cha-haain! Ah heh-- Ahem. So, where are you all from?”

“Who cares? We can't go back,” said Natalie.

“Ahh. Your outcasts! That's great; so are we!” said Timon.

“What’cha do?” asked Pumbaa.

“Something terrible,” said Jo, “But I don't wanna talk about it.”

“Good,” said Timon, “We don't wanna hear about it.”

Pumbaa said to Timon, “Come on Timon,” then he turned to Simba and said, “Anything we can do?”

“Not unless you can change the past,” said Simba.

“You know, kid,” said Pumbaa, “in times like this my buddy Timon here says ‘You got to put your behind in your past.’ ”

“No. No. No.” said Timon, waving his arms.

“I mean…”

“Amateur. Lie down before you hurt yourself.” said Timon, then he turned to Simba and said, “It's ‘You got to put your past behind you.’ Look, kid. Bad things happen, and you can't do anything about it, right?”

“Right,” said Simba.”

“Wrong! When the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world!”

“That's not what we were taught,” said Blair

“Then maybe you all need a new lesson. Repeat after me. “ said Timon, then he cleared his throat, “Hakuna Matata.”

“What?” said Jo.

“Ha-ku-na Ma-ta-ta.” said Pumbaa, “It means no worries.”

(Start of Song “Hakuna Matata”)

Timon: Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase

Pumbaa: Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze

Timon: It means no worries For the rest of your days

{Timon pulles Simba over to a green bush and leans him back on it.}

Both: It's our problem-free philosophy

Timon: {Filing down one of Simba's claws} Hakuna Matata!

{Spoken section over background}

“Hakuna Matata?” asked Natalie.

“Yeah, it's our motto,” said Pumbaa.

“What's a motto?” asked Simba

“Nothing! What's a motto with you? Ah haah haah hah hah…” said Timon.

Pumbaa Laughed, “You know, these two words will solve all your problems.”

“That's right! Take Pumbaa for example.”

{Back into song}

Timon: Why, when he was a young wart-hog…

Pumbaa: {Italian counter-tenor range} When I was a young wart hooog!

Timon: {Speaking, cleaning ear} Very nice.

Pumbaa: Thanks!

Timon: {Singing} He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal He could clear the Savannah after every meal

Pumbaa: {Parenthetical parts shouted by Timon}
I'm a sensitive soul though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind

And oh, the shame
(He was ashamed)
Thought-a changin' my name
(Oh, what's in a name)
And I got downhearted
(How did you feel)
Ev'rytime that I...

Timon: {Speaking} Hey, Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!

Pumbaa: {Speaking} Oh. Sorry.

{String pizzicato. Simba looks into the camera, surprised.}

Pumbaa and Timon:
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze

Simba and the Girls: {look at each other smile and finally join in singing, a spotlight falling on them}
It means no worries
For the rest of your days

Timon: {Not singing, doing a vaudeville knee-slide up to Simba} Yeah, sing it!

Simba, Timon, and the Girls:
It's our problem-free
Pumbaa: {Lands next to them}
philosophy.

All:
Hakuna Matata!



Timon pulled back a fern leaf, revealing a beautiful view of a rift-jungle. Waterfalls and rugged terrain made a beautiful view.

“Welcome… to our humble home,” said Timon.

“You live here?” asked Tootie.

“We live wherever we want,”

“Yep. Home is where your rump rests. Heh!” said Pumbaa.

“It's beautiful,” said Blair.

Pumbaa, belched loudly, “I'm starved!”

“I'm so hungry I could eat a whole zebra.” said Simba.

Timon, gave a nervous laugh, “Eeeahhah. We're fresh out of zebra.”

“Any antelope?”

“Na ah.”

“Hippo?”

“Nope. Listen, if you guys are going to live with us, you have to eat like us. Hey, this looks like a good spot to rustle up some grub.” Timon stopped in front of a log. Pumbaa forced it up with his snout, and many insects came out. Timon picked one up.

“Eeew. What's that?” asked Natalie.

“A grub. What's it look like?”

“Eeew. Gross!” said Tootie.

“Mmmm. Tastes like chicken,” said Timon.

Pumbaa slurps up a large worm from the ground, and said, “Slimy, yet satisfying.”

“These are rare delicacies. Mmmmm.... Piquant, with a very pleasant crunch.”

“You'll learn to love 'em!”

“I'm telling ya, this is the great life. No rules, no responsibilities.” said Timon, as he poked his hand into a knothole, “Ooh! --the little cream-filled kind. And best of all, no worries.” Timon had been collecting bugs on a leaf. He offered it to Simba and the girls. “Well?”

Simba and the girls each took a grub, then Simba said, “Oh well-- Hakuna Matata.” Then he ate it.
The girls looked at each other shrugged their shoulders and said “Hakuna Matata.” then they ate their grubs.

Then, Simba said, “Slimy, yet satisfying.”

“That's it!” said Timon.

As time went by Simba got bigger and strong, and Simba was no longer a cub but a full grown adult lion.

(song continues)

Pumbaa, Timon, and the girls: {chanting to music} Hakuna. Matata. Hakuna. Matata. Hakuna. Matata.

Simba: {Adult voice now}
It means no worries
For the rest of your days.

All:
It's our problem-free
Philosophy

Simba:
Hakuna Matata

{Timon, Pumbaa and Simba then dive off a log into a pond. First, Timon jumps in doing a cannonball, and makes a small splash. Then Pumbaa, doing a swan dive, makes a small splash as well. Finally Simba swings out on a vine (gripped in his teeth). Before he can dive, the vine breaks under his weight. The resulting splash is big enough to wash Pumbaa and Timon ashore, where the girls are waiting}

Hakuna Matata

{Simba joining Timon, Pumbaa, and the girls on shore. The song breaks into gentle jazz voice improvisations on the words “Hakuna Matata”, as Pumbaa toots like a trumpet. We see a rear view of Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, and the girls boogeying off into the forest to the beat of “Hakuna Matata.”}

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While Simba and the girls where living in the jungle with Timon and Pumbaa. The Pride Lands where not fairing as well. The plants and trees were dieing and the many animals that once populated the savanna were now gone. The only animals that seemed to remain were the lions and hyenas. Scar was lying back on a rock in the lions‘ den inside Pride Rock, with Anna next to him, Zazu was in a cage that at one time was some animal's ribcage and He was is singing, “Nobody knows the trouble I've seen. Nobody knows my sorrow…”

“Oh Zazu, do lighten up.” said Scar, then, he tossed a bone at Zazu and it clattered against the cage, “Sing something with a little… bounce in it.”

Zazu, thought for a moment, then started to sing, “It's a small world after all…”

“No! No!” said Scar and Anna, interrupting, almost shouting, “Anything but that!”

Zazu, thought again, then held up a feather as a tune came to him, “I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts, diddely-dee-dee, There they are a-standing in a row.”

Scar and Anna enjoyed this and joined in, “Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head…”

While Scar and Anna continued, “Oh… I would never have had to do this for Mufasa.”

“What?” said Scar, quick and angry, “What did you say?”

“Oh, nothing!”

“You know the law: Never, ever mention that name in my presence. I ... am ... the king!”

“Yes, sire. You are the king. I… I… Well, I only mentioned it to illustrate the differences in your royal managerial approaches,” said Zazu, with a nervous laugh.

“Hey, Boss!” said Banzai, as he an Shenzi and Ed where walking into the den.

“Oh, What is it this time?” said Anna.

“We got a bone to pick with you,” said Banzai.

“I'll handle this,” said Shenzi, “Anna, there's no food, no water.”

“Yeah, it's dinner time, and we ain't got no stinkin’ entrees,” said Banzai.

“It's the lionesses' job to do the hunting…” said Anna.

“Yeah, but they won't go hunt,” said Banzai.

“Oh… eat Zazu,” said Scar.

“Oh, you wouldn't want me,” said Zazu, nervously, “I'd be so tough and gamey and- eewwgh!”

“Oh, Zazu, don't be ridiculous!” said Scar, “All you need is a little garnish.”

“I thought things were bad under Mufasa…” mumbled Banzai to Shenzi.

“What did you say?” said Scar, quick and angry, “What did you say?”

“I said Muf--” said Banzai, then Shenzi hit him Banzai to remind him. Then he said, “…I said, uh... ‘Qué pasa?’ ”

“Good. Now get out,” said Scar.

The hyenas start out but then paused, and Banzai said, “Mm…yeah, but-- we're still hungry.”

“Out!” yelled Scar.

Then the hyenas ran off.

Back in the jungle, the girls had gone to sleep and Timon, Pumbaa and Simba were lying on their backs looking up at the stars.

“Timon?” said Pumbaa.

“Yeah?” said Timon.

“Ever wonder what those sparkly dots are up there?”

“Pumbaa. I don't wonder; I know.”

“Oh! ...What are they?”

“They're fireflies. Fireflies that uh… got stuck up on that big… bluish-black… thing.”

“Oh. Gee. I always thought that they were balls of gas burning billions of miles away.”

“Pumbaa, wit’ you, everything's gas.”

“Simba, what do you think?”

“Well, I don't know…,” said Simba.

“Come on, come on... give, give…” said Timon.

“Aw come on. Give, give, give …,” said Pumbaa, “Well, come on, Simba, we told you ours... Pleeeease?”

“Well, somebody once told me that the great kings of the past are up there; watching over us,” said Simba.

“Really?” said Pumbaa.

“You mean a bunch of royal dead guys are watching us?” said Timon, Timon started laughing. Pumbaa joined in. Then, Simba started to laugh half-heartedly. Then Timon said, “Who told you something like that? What mook made that up?”

“Yeah. Pretty dumb, huh?” said Simba.

“Ah, you're killing me, Simba.”

Simba looked back up at the stars. Then, he quietly got up and left.

“Was it something I said?” said Timon.

Simba walked out on a ledge. He looked up at the stars. He then collapsed to lie on the edge of the ledge. Milkweed floss is stirred into the air by his flop. Just then, Blair walked out from the jungle that was near the ledge, and said, “Simba? Are you OK?”

“Yeah,” said Simba, “I thought you were asleep.”

She sat down next to her friend, “I couldn’t sleep.” She looked up at the sky. “Beautiful night tonight.”

“Yeah,” he said, with a sigh.

“Is something wrong, Simba?”

“No. I was… I was just thinking about my father.”

“I see.”

Simba and Blair sat there and talked for the rest of the night. Meanwhile, the milkweed floss blew across the desert, then Rafiki's snatch some it out of the air. He sniffed it, grunted, and then bound down into his tree. He poured the milkweed into a bowl, sifted it around, hummed, and then ate the same kind of fruit he anointed Simba with. He examined the milkweed floss again, then the realization dawns on his face.

“Simba?” said Rafiki, “He's- he’s alive? He he- He's alive!!” Then he started laughing, Rafiki then grabbed his staff. While laughing with delight, he picked up some paint and put a mane around the smeared drawing of a lion on the wall. He looked at the drawing and said, “It is time!”
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The next morning the girls where walking through the jungle looking for fruits and berries. All of the sudden a loud roar is heard through the jungle.

“What was that?” asked Jo.

“I don’t know,” said Tootie.

“That sounded like Simba’s roar,” said Natalie.

“Something must be wrong,” said Blair, as she started running in the direction of the roar, “COME ON!”

The girls started to run through the jungle. Soon they got to a small clearing. And they were shocked at what they saw, Simba fighting savagely with a lioness. And, Pumbaa was stuck in the root of a tree with Timon on his back.

“Don't worry, buddy; I'm here for you. Everything’s gonna be okay,” said Timon to Pumbaa. Then he turned to Simba and said, “Get her! Bite her head! Go for the jugular. The jugular!” Then he turned back to Pumbaa and said, “See, I told you he'd come in handy.”

The lions tangled for a bit more. The fight became wrestling. The lioness flipped Simba and pined him with a loud thump. Simba was startled by this. The lioness was still baring her teeth. Simba, however, was very surprised and no longer threatening, he looked up at her and said, “Nala?” The girls were shocked when they heard this, and they looked at the lioness. And she did look a little like Nala. The lioness immediately backed off and looked at Simba, examining him. “Is it really you?”

“Who are you?” asked Nala.

“It's me. Simba.”

“Simba?” she paused for a second, then “Whoah!!!”

Their greetings were enthusiastic and ran over each other.

“Well how did you.. where did you come from ... it's great to see you..” said Nala.

“Aaaah! how did you... who... wow... this is cool... it's great to see you…” said Simba

Timon was completely baffled by this sudden change, “Hey, what's goin’ on here?”

Simba looked over and saw the girls, then said, “Blair, Tootie, Natalie, Jo! Look who’s here?!”

The girls walked over to the two lions and the six of them wereall talking at once. Timon hopped down from Pumbaa and walked over to the group.

Then, Simba asked Nala, “What are you doing here?”

“What do you mean, ‘What am I doing here?’ ”asked Nala, “ What are you all doing here?”

“HEY!! WHAT'S GOIN’ ON HERE?!?” Screamed Timon.

“Timon, this is Nala; she's my best friend!” said Simba.

“Friend?!?”

“Yeah. Hey, Pumbaa! Come over here.” Pumbaa got himself unstuck. Then Simba said, “Nala, this is Pumbaa. Pumbaa, Nala.”

“Pleased to make your acquaintance,” said Pumbaa.

“The pleasure's all mine,” said Nala.

“How do you do..,” said Timon, “Whoa! Whoa. Time out.. Let me get this straight. You guys know her. She knows you. But she wants to eat him. And, everybody's… okay with this? DID I MISS SOMETHING?!?”

“Relax, Timon,” said Natalie.

“Wait ‘til everybody finds out you guys been here all this time,” said Nala, then she turned to Simba, “And your mother… what will she think?”

“She doesn't have to know,” said Simba.

“Nobody has to know,” said Tootie.

“Well, of course they do. Everyone thinks your all dead.”

“What?“ said Jo.

“Scar and Anna told us about the stampede,” said Nala.

“He did?” said Blair, with a nervous tone in her voice, “What else did he tell you?”

“What else matters? You’re all alive,” said Nala, the she turned to Simba again, “ And that means... you're the king!”

“King?” said Timon, “Pbbb. Lady, have you got your lions crossed.”

“King?” said Pumbaa, “Your Majesty! I gravel at your feet.” then he noisily kissed Simba’s paw

Simba pulled his paw away, “Stop it.”

Timon then said to Pumbaa, “It's not ‘gravel,’ it's ‘grovel.’ And don't; he's not the king.” Then, he looked at Simba, “Are ya?”

“No,” said Simba

“Simba!” said Nala.

“No, I'm not the king. Maybe I was gonna be. But, that was a long time ago.”

“Let me get this straight,” said Timon, “You're the king? And you never told us?”

“Look, I'm still the same guy,” said Simba.

“But with power!”

“Could you guys ... excuse us for a few minutes?” said Nala.
“Sure, ” said Blair. Then the girls walked off into the jungle, then she turned to her friends, “I just had another one of my brilliant ideas!”

“What?!” said Jo.

“Guys, this could be our only chance to get Simba to go home.” said Blair.

“Why?” said Natalie.

“Just look at them,” said Blair, as she pointed back to Simba and Nala. They were rubbing heads.

“It looks like they are in love,” said Tootie.

“Exactly!” said Blair, “Come here.” they got in a huddle and Blair told the girls her plan.

Meanwhile, Timon and Pumbaa where watching Simba and Nala as well.

“I tell ya, Pumbaa. This stinks.” said Timon.

“Oh. Sorry,” said Pumbaa.

“Not you! Them! Him. Her. Alone…”

“What's wrong with that?”

(Start of ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’)

{Singing}

{Parenthetical part is spoken by Pumbaa.}

Timon:
I can see what's happening
(What?)
And they don't have a clue
(Who?)
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two.
(Oh.)

{in a sarcastic mock-French accent}
Ze sweet caress of twilight

{Back to normal, but still sarcastic}
There's magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air

{The scene passes from Timon and Pumbaa to Simba and Nala in front of a waterfall. Blair and the girls have followed the Simba and Nala and are hidden as they start to sing}

Blair, Tootie, Natalie, & Jo:
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things

{After walking around each other, taking in each other’s movements, they stop to drink at the water.}

Simba:
So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past? Impossible!
She'd turn away from me

Nala:
He's holding back, he's hiding
But what, I can't decide
Why won't he be the king I know he is
The king I see inside?

{During the chorus the following occurs: Simba looks at Nala, smiles, and runs offscreen. He runs back on stage, grabs a vine in his mouth and splashes into the middle of the pond. Nala looks out over the still water. Suddenly Simba lunges up under her and pulls her playfully into the pond. She immediately comes out dripping and miffed. When Simba comes out, grinning, she smiles and pushes him back in. They run across a field, disturbing a flock of birds. The scene switches to them tussling. They end up play fighting. Simba ends up pinning Nala for a first. She gives him a tiny lick, resembling a kiss. Simba looks startled and stares at Nala. Close up of Nala, as she stares back. Close up of Simba. The two rub heads {a cat-style kiss}, as the last lyrics are sung.}

Blair, Tootie Natalie and Jo:
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things

Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn't look too far
Stealing through the night's uncertainties
Love is where they are.

{Camera switches back to a tearful Timon and Pumbaa.}

Timon:
And if he falls in love tonight {Pumbaa sniffs}
It can be assumed

{Timon hugs Pumbaa, tearfully.}

Pumbaa:
His carefree days with us are hist’ry

Timon and Pumbaa:
In short, our pal is doomed

{They let loose crying full force.}

(End of song)

Simba and Nala continued to walk and the girls followed them, trying to stay out of sight. “Isn't this a great place?” asked Simba.

“It is beautiful…,” said Nala, “But I don't understand something. You've been alive all this time. Why didn't you come back to Pride Rock”

Simba climbed into a "hammock" of hanging vines, “Well, I just ... needed to get out on my own. Live my own life. And I did. And it's great!”

“We've really needed you at home.”

“No one needs me.”

“Yes we do! You're the king.”

“Nala, we've been through this. I'm not the king. Scar is.”

“Simba, he and Anna, let the hyenas take over the Pride Lands.”

“What?”

“Everything's destroyed. There's no food, no water. Simba, if you don't do something soon, everyone will starve.”

“I can't go back.”

“Why?!”

“You wouldn't understand!”

“What wouldn't I understand?!”

“No, no, no. It doesn't matter. Hakuna Matata.”

“What?”

“Hakuna Matata. It's something I learned out here. Look, sometimes bad things happen…”

“Simba!”

“--and there's nothing you can do about it! So why worry?” Simba started to walk away from her, walking on a fallen tree. Nala trotted back up to him.

“Because it's your responsibility.”

“Well, what about you? you left.”

“I left to find help! And I found you. Don't you understand? You’re our only hope.”

“Sorry.”

“What's happened to you? You're not the Simba I remember.”

“You're right; I'm not. Now are you satisfied?”

“No, just disappointed.”

“You know, you're starting to sound like my father.”

“Good. At least one of us does.”

“Listen! You think you can just show up and tell me how to live my life? You don't even know what I've been through!”

“I would if you’d just tell me!”

“Forget it!”

“Fine!”

Simba then ran off. From their hiding place the girls, saw and hear everything, said Jo, “Well, so much for your big idea, Blair,” said Jo, “Come on let’s go back to camp.”

Jo, Natalie, and Tootie walked off. But, Blair stayed behind and looked up at the stars, and said, “Mufasa? You once told me that the great kings of the past live among the stars. So, I hope you can here me now. Your son has lost his way, and seems to have forgotten you. He needs to take his place in The Circle of Life, and return stability to the Pride Lands. Please, my friend, show him the way.” Blair then walked back to camp.

Meanwhile, Simba was pacing in a field, talking to himself, “She's wrong. I can't go back. What would it prove, anyway? It won’t change anything. You can't change the past.” Then, he looked up at the stars, “ You said you'd always be there for me!... But you're not. And it's because of me. It's my fault.... It's my ... fault.” He bowed his head, choking back tears.

In a nearby tree, Rafiki was watching Simba then he started to chant, “Asante sana! Squash Banana! We we nugu! Mi mi apana!”


Simba looked up at Rafiki, then started to walk away. Then Rafiki followed him to a nearby pond. Simba, then lied down on a log over the pond. A rock fell in to the water and Rafiki, who was now in a nearby tree, started his chant again.

“Come on, will you cut it out?” said Simba.

Rafiki, laughed, “Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back!”

Simba started to walk away again but Rafiki followed him, then Simba said, “Creepy little monkey. Will you stop following me? Who are you?”

“The question is: whooo... are you?”

“I thought I knew.... Now I'm not so sure.”

“Well, I know who you are. Shh. Come here. It's a secret.” said Rafiki as he pulled Simba's head over to whisper into his ear. Then he started to chant into Simba's ear and laughs, “Asante sana! Squash banana! We we nugu! Mi mi apana!”

“Ernh! Enough already!” said Simba, “...What's that supposed to mean anyway?”

“It means you are a baboon-- and I'm not,” laughed Rafiki.

“I think… you're a little confused.”

“Wrong! I'm not the one who's confused; you don't even know who you are!”

“Oh, and I suppose you know!”

“Sure do; You're Mufasa's boy!” Simba was surprised by this revelation. Simba turned back to Rafiki, and Rafiki said, “Bye!”

“Hey, wait!” said Simba, as he started to chase after him. Soon, he caught up with him and found Rafiki in a meditative lotus position on a rock. “You knew my father?”

Rafiki replied in a Monotone voice, “Correction-- I know your father.”

“I hate to tell you this, but… he died. A long time ago,” said Simba.

Rafiki leaped off the rock and said, in his normal voice, “Nope. Wrong again! Hah hah hah! He's alive-- and I'll show him to you. You follow old Rafiki; he knows the way. Come on!” Rafiki lead Simba through the brush. Simba had trouble keeping up due to his size, “Don't dawdle.... Hurry up!”

“Hey, whoa. Wait, wait.”

“Come on. Come on!”

“Would you slow down?”

Rafiki was flitting through the canopy ahead of Simba, laughing and whooping. Simba struggled to keep up. Suddenly, Rafiki appeared with his hand held up right into Simba's face, and he said, “STOP!” Rafiki motioned to Simba near some reeds. “Shhh.” He parted the reeds and pointed past them with his staff, “Look down there.”

Simba quietly and carefully worked his way out. He looked over the edge and saw his reflection in a pool of water. At first was a bit startled, but then he realized what he was looking at. Then, Simba, said with a disappointed tone in his voice, “That's not my father. That's just my reflection.”

“Noo. Look ... Harder.” said Rafiki, as he motioned over the pool. Ripples formed in the water, distorting Simba’s reflection, and the reflection of Simba turned into Mufasa. “You see ... he lives in you.”

Simba was awestruck. Just then the wind picked up. In the sky, a huge image of Mufasa was forming from the clouds. He appeared to be walking from the stars. The image is ghostly was first, but steadily gained color and coherence.

“Simba . . .” said Mufasa, quietly at first.

“Father?” said Simba.

“Simba, you have forgotten me.”

“No. How could I?”

“You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the Circle of Life.”

“How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be.”

“Mufasa: Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king.”

“Remember who you are.” Mufasa’s image started to disappear into the clouds fast. Simba ran into the fields trying to keep up with the image.

“No! Please! Don't leave me.”

“Remember…”

“Father!”

“Remember…”

“Don't leave me.”

“Remember . . .”

Simba was left out in the fields. There was just a cloud left where his father's image was. The wind tossed the grass restlessly. Then, Rafiki approached and said, “What was that? The weather-- Pbbbah! Very peculiar. Don't you think?”

“Yeah,” said Simba, “Looks like the winds are changing.”

“Ahhh, change is good.”

“Yeah, but it's not easy. I know what I have to do. But, going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long.…” Rafiki then smacked Simba on the head with his staff , “Oww! Jeez-- what was that for?”

“It doesn't matter; it's in the past!” Rafiki said with a laughs.

“Yeah, but it still hurts.”

“Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it... or ... learn from it.” He swung at Simba with his staff again. This time Simba ducked, “Hah! You see? So what are you going to do?”

“First... I'm going to take your stick.” Simba tossed Rafiki's staff to the side.

“No, no, no, no! Not the stick!” said Rafiki, as he picked up his staff, Simba starts running off. “Hey! Where are you going?”

“I'm going back!”

“Good! Go on! Get out of here!” Rafiki laughed, hooted, ‘n’ hollered.

Meanwhile back at camp, Timon, Pumbaa, and the girls were sleeping. Timon was curled up on Pumbaa; Pumbaa was lying on his back. Both were snoring. In his snore, Pumbaa occasionally mumbled “Grubs.... grubs.”

Nala approached and nudged, Timon with a paw, “Hey. Hey, wake up.”


Timon woke up and saw a huge lion face in his view. He started screaming and his screaming woke up Pumbaa and the girls, and they started screaming as well.

“It's OK. Whoa, whoa. It's OK. It's me.” said Nala.

“Don't ever do that again! Carnivores, oy!”

“Have you guys seen Simba?”

“I thought he was with you.”

“He was, but now I can't find him. Where is he?”

Rafiki started laughing, he was sitting in a tree above them. Then, Rafiki said, “Ho ho ho ho! You won't find him here. Ha ha. The king… has returned.”

“I can't believe it,” said Blair, whispering.

“He's gone back!” said Nala.

“Gone back? What do you mean?” said Timon, then he looked where Rafiki was, but Rafiki was gone, “Hey! What's going on here? Who's the monkey?!”

“Simba's gone to challenge Scar,” said Blair.

“Who?” said Timon.

“Scar,” said Tootie.

“Who's got a scar?” said Pumbaa.

“No, no, no. It's his uncle,” said Natalie, shaking her head.

“The monkey's his uncle?” said Timon.

“No! Simba's gone back to challenge his uncle to take his place as king,” said Jo.

“Ohhh.” said Timon and Pumbaa, together.

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Simba slowly crossed the desolated Pride Lands. He reached the lip of a cliff and looked out over his former home. Seeing the desolation, a look of determination, even fury, appeared on Simba's face.

“Simba, wait up!” said Nala, as she and the girls trotted up next to him on the ledge, “…It's awful, isn't it?”

“It’s horrible,” said Blair

“I didn't want to believe you,” said Simba.

“What made you come back?” asked Nala.

“I finally got some sense knocked into me. And I've got the bump to prove it. Besides, this is my kingdom. If I don't fight for it, who will?”

“I will.”
“We will, too,” said Blair.

“You can count on us,” said Natalie.

“We with you all the way,” said Tootie.

“Until the end,” said Jo.

“It's going to be dangerous,” said Simba

“Danger? I laugh in the face of danger. Hah ha ha haa!” said Nala.

“I see nothing funny about this,” said Timon as he and Pumbaa walked up

“Timon? Pumbaa? What are you doing here?” said Simba.

“At your service, my liege.” said Pumbaa, bowing on one foreleg.

“Uh.. We're going to fight your uncle ... for this?” said Timon

“Yes, Timon; this is my home.” said Simba.

“Phh. Talk about your fixer-upper. Well, Simba, if it's important to you {bows}, we're with you to the end.”

Simba smiled appreciatively. Soon the eight of them were sneaking up to the edge of Pride Rock. From behind a log, they observed close up the hordes of hyenas.

“Hyenas. I hate hyenas,” said Timon, then he whispered to Simba, “So what's your plan for getting past those guys?”

“Live bait,” said Simba.

“Good idea… Hey!”

“Come on, Timon-- you guys have to crate a diversion.”

“What do you want me to do? Dress in drag and do the hula?”

Soon, Timon was in a hula outfit and Pumbaa was set up like a roast pig, even with an apple in his mouth.

“Luau!” said Timon. Then he started to sing, “If you're hungry for a hunk of fat and juicy meat. Eat my buddy Pumbaa here because he is a treat. Come on down and dine. On this tasty swine. All you have to do is get in line… Aaaare ya achin'“

“Yup, yup, yup” said Pumbaa.

“Fooor some bacon?”

“Yup, yup, yup”

“Heee's a big pig”

“Yup, yup”

“You could be a big pig too. Oy!”

Then, they ran off, screaming, leading some of the hyenas away. Simba, Nala, and the girls crept by.

“Nala, you find my mother and rally the lionesses.” said Simba, “We'll look for Scar.”

Simba and the girls making their way up Pride Rock. When Scar voice rang out, “SARABIII!”

Sarabi ascended Pride Rock. The hyenas snapped at her heels. She only glared disdainfully at them. Anna was standing next to Scar.

“Yes, Scar?” said Sarabi.

“Where is your hunting party? They're not doing their job,” said Scar.

“Scar, there is no food. The herds have moved on.”

“No. You're just not looking hard enough.”

“It's over, There is nothing left. We have only one choice. We must leave Pride Rock.”

“We're not going anywhere,” said Scar

“Then you have sentenced us to death!”

“Then so be it.”

“You can't do that!”

“I'm the king. I can do... whatever I want.”

“If you were half the king Mufasa was you would neve--”

Scar backhanded Sarabi, knocking her to the ground. Then he said, “

“I'm ten times the king Mufasa was!” said Scar. Just then, Simba appeared on the ledge, and growled loudly. He leap out and ran to his mother. Then, Scar said, “Mufasa? No-- you're dead.”

Simba nudged Sarabi then she woke up and said, “Mufasa?”

“No; it's me,” said Simba.

“Simba? You're alive? How can that be?”

“It doesn't matter; I'm home.”

Just then, girls run down and stood next to Simba.

“Simba? Simba! Girls! I'm a little surprised to see you all…,“ said Scar, then he looked at the hyenas and give them an angry look, “alive.” On the word “alive,” Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed gulped audibly and slinked into the shadows.

“Give me one good reason why I shouldn't rip you two apart,” said Simba.

“Oh, Simba, you must understand.” said Scar, as he and Anna where backed into a wall, “The pressures of ruling a kingdom…”

“…Are no longer yours. Step down, Scar.”

“Oh, oh, ye-- Well, I would, heh, naturally, heh-- however, there is one little problem.”

“You see them?” said Anna, pointing to the horde of hyenas on the rocks above, “They think he’s king.”

Then, Nala appeared with the rest of the lionesses, and said, “Well, we don't. Simba is the rightful king.”

“The choice is yours, Scar. Either step down or fight,” said Simba.

“Oh, must it all end in violence?” said Anna.

“I'd hate to be responsible for the death of a family member. Wouldn't you agree, Simba?” Asked Scar.

“That's not gonna work, Scar. I've put it behind me.”

“Eh, but what about your faithful subjects?” said Anna, “ Have they put it behind them?”

“Simba, what is he talking about?” asked Nala.

“Ahh, so you haven't told them your little secret. Well, Simba, now's your chance to tell them.” said Scar.

“Tell them who is responsible for Mufasa's death!” said Anna.

Simba took a step forward, “I am.”

The girls stood beside him and Blair said, “So are we.”

Sarabi approached them and said, “It's not true. Tell me it's not true.”

“It's true,” said Tootie.

“You see, they admits it! Murderers!” said Anna.

“No! It was an accident!” said Natalie.

Scar and Anna walked around and around them and Scar said, “If it weren't for you five, Mufasa would still be alive. It's all your fault he's dead.... Do you deny it?”

“No,” said Jo.

“Then ... you're ... Guilty!” said Anna.

“No! I'm not a murderer!” said Simba.

Scar started to back Simba up the length of Pride Rock and said, “Oh Simba, you're in trouble again. But this time, Daddy isn't here to save you. And now everyone knows why!” Then Simba slipped over the edge and was clinging to the ledge by his forepaws. Lightning struck below, igniting the dry brush.

“Simba!” said Nala.

“ Now this looks familiar,” said Scar, “Hmm. Where have I seen this before. Let me think. Hmmm... hmmm. Oh yes, I remember. This is just the way your father looked before he died.” Scar grabbed Simba with his claws as he did Mufasa. Then, he whispered into Simba's ear, “And here's my little secret. I killed Mufasa.”

Simba thought back to that fateful instant, “NoooooOOO” Then, in one giant leap he lunged up and pined Scar on his back, “MURDERER!”

The lionesses and the girls were surprised at this sudden change. Scar was caught completely by surprise and was understandably very nervous and shaken, “No, Simba please.”

“Tell them the truth.”

“Truth? But, truth is in the eye of the beholdllgkkk…!” Simba started to choke Scar, “All right. All right. I did it.”

“So they can hear you.”

“I ... killed ... Mufasa!”

Nala started towards Scar, the hyenas attacked Simba in a wall of teeth. The lionesses joined in, attacking the hyenas. Then, Pumbaa charged in with Timon riding him; hyenas flew everywhere. While this was going on Anna tried to quietly sneak away and started to run across the savanna. Natalie saw her run, pointed toward her and said “Hey!” The girls looked in the direction that Natalie was pointing.

“Let’s get her!” said Blair.

And the girls started after her, she couldn’t get very far because of the fire, and Jo quickly tackled her to the ground.

“LET ME GO!” said Anna.

Jo picked her up and held her by her arms, then, Blair walked up to Anna, and said, “Why? Why did you do this? I thought we were friends?”

“FRIENDS?! My friends don’t wear polyester! They don’t drive motorcycles or Ramblers! They don‘t buy their shoes at the supermarket!”

“What?!” said Tootie.

“Besides with you four out of the way, the show would be all mine!”

“What show?” said Natalie.

“The Facts of Life would be all about me!” said Anna, as she broke free of Jo’s grip and started to run up Pride Rock.

“I think she’s lost her mind,” said Jo.

While this was going on, Simba chased Scar up to the high point of Pride Rock. Scar ran up to the edge and saw the sheer drop. Simba leap up to confront him on the cliff like edge. Simba: {Quietly, severely} “Murderer.” said Simba, quietly and severely.


Scar was very apprehensive, seeing he was cornered and at Simba’s mercy, he said, “Simba, Simba. Please. Please have mercy. I beg you.”

“You don't deserve to live,” said Simba.

“But, Simba, I am ... ah ... Family,” said Scar.

Just then Anna reached the top of Pride Rock and said, “Simba, it’s not his fault! It's the hyenas who are the real enemy. It was their fault-- it was their idea!”

“She’s right,” said Scar, “It was all their idea. They are completely to blame.”

But what Scar and Anna didn’t know was that Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed were behind them and overheard what they said. Then, they backed away growling at Scar and Anna's betrayal.

“Why should I believe you?” said Simba, “Everything you ever told me was a lie.”

“What are you going to do? You wouldn't kill your old Uncle...?”

“No, Scar. I'm not like you.”

Anna rushed next to Scar and said “Oh, Simba, thank you. You are truly noble. We'll make it up to you, I promise.”

Scar stood up and said, “How can we, ah, prove ourselves to you? Tell me, I mean, anything.”

“Run. Run away,” said Simba, gravely, with deep anger, “And never return.”

“Yes. Of course.... As you wish,” said Scar, as he and Anna walked by Simba, Then, Scar looked down and saw a pile of hot coals. “your Majesty!” Scar swiped the coals into Simba’s face. With a cry of surprise and pain, Simba pawed the coals away as Scar leap and attack. They began to fight. Both Scar and Simba landed heavy
blows. Simba got knocked on his back. Scar leap through the flames at him. Simba gathered up his courage and used Scar's momentum in a “throw” similar to Nala's fighting tactics and sent him flying. As Scar was in the air he crashed in to Anna and they both went over the edge. They tumbled to the bottom. Then, they weakly got up. Then they saw Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed approaching and smiled.

“Ahh, my friends,” said Anna.

“Frie-he-hends?” said Shenzi, “I thought they said we were the enemy!”

“Yeah, that's what I heard,” said Banzai.

“Ed?” said Banzai and Shenzi.

Ed started to laugh evilly.

Scar and Anna looked at each other and Scar said, very nervously, “No. L-L-L-Le-Le-Le-Le-Let me explain. No. You don't understand. “

Then Anna started to speak “No! I didn't mean for... No, No! Look, I’m sorry I called you... No! NOO!”

The horde of hyenas closed in and attacked Scar and Anna. Soon, Rain clouds opened up and doused the fire. Simba came down and greeted his mother, Nala, and the girls. Rafiki motioned for Simba to ascend Pride Rock as king. Simba started up and paused to hug Rafiki as his father did. Then, Rafiki said, “It is time.”

Very majestically, Simba ascended. At the tip of the rock, Simba looked up through the rain. Through a hole in the clouds he saw a patch of stars. One bright star shined out briefly. Then he thought of what his father said, “Remember . . .” The expression on Simba's face is one of confidence and strength. Then, he roared. Then, lionesses roared in reply. The girls looked up at Simba and smiled.

Some time latter, the savannah was in full bloom again and back to it previous condition. Simba, Nala, Timon, Pumbaa, Blair, Tootie, Natalie and Jo were all on Pride Rock. Zazu flew up to the point. Timon, of course, was shaking his arms in the classic victory sign. All the various groups of herds were there, making noise as in the presentation of Simba. Rafiki appeared, holding a cub. He lifted her to present her to the crowd. And the Circle of Life was now complete.

THE END

The preceding story was based on the Disney movie, The Lion King, and the TV show The Facts of Life. The only character I own is, Annabelle Morris.
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Well that’s the end! So what do you think? What did you like? What didn’t you like? How did you feel about Anna turning on the girls?

That was great!!

Awsome! That was great!

I like it. It was good. I didn't like that Anna turned on the girls.

Originally posted by Ryanmo97

While this was going on Anna tried to quietly sneak away and started to run across the savanna. Natalie saw her run, pointed toward her and said “Hey!” The girls looked in the direction that Natalie was pointing.

“Let’s get her!” said Blair.

And the girls started after her, she couldn’t get very far because of the fire, and Jo quickly tackled her to the ground.

“LET ME GO!” said Anna.

Jo picked her up and held her by her arms, then, Blair walked up to Anna, and said, “Why? Why did you do this? I thought we were friends?”

“FRIENDS?! My friends don’t wear polyester! They don’t drive motorcycles or Ramblers! They don‘t buy their shoes at the supermarket!”

“What?!” said Tootie.

“Besides with you four out of the way, the show would be all mine!”

“What show?” said Natalie.

“The Facts of Life would be all about me!” said Anna, as she broke free of Jo’s grip and started to run up Pride Rock.

“I think she’s lost her mind,” said Jo.



This part was funny. Since everybody has seen 'The Lion King' the story was a little predictable. Adding FOL made it more interesting and as I was reading it I kept wondering why you made Anna so mean. But I liked it, it was awesome!

Originally posted by Blair_Warner02
This part was funny. Since everybody has seen 'The Lion King' the story was a little predictable. Adding FOL made it more interesting and as I was reading it I kept wondering why you made Anna so mean. But I liked it, it was awesome!

Well, while I was writing I decied that I wanted one of the girls to be an ally of Scar. But, then I thought none of the girls would turn on their friends. So, I decied to make Anna a villian.