Blair, Tootie, Natalie, & Jo meet The Lion King

[Ryanmo97]

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.

[james_baby87]

Sounds pretty interesting cant wait for more.

[Rebel Queen 1980]

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

[Ryanmo97]

Here is more...
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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.

[Rebel Queen 1980]

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[james_baby87]

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[Ryanmo97]

Here is more and at the end of this section you will 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.

[james_baby87]

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[Rebel Queen 1980]

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[Blair_Warner02]

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[Ryanmo97]

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)

[Rebel Queen 1980]

Great!!,Keep Going!!

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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.