Return of Timon and Tatiana

The return of Timon and Tatiana was a joyous celebration by the Duke Meerkat's colony, celebrating Timon's rescue of Tatiana, the cobra's defeat, and Timon and Tatiana's return to the kingdom. The event also served to represent Timon's acceptance back into the colony, with charges against him being dropped.
==Information==
===Background===
 
After Timon met and befriended Pumbaa, the duo heard a scream coming from a lava pit. The two went to the pit and found Tatiana being held captive by the cobra. Timon was overjoyed to see Tatiana still alive, and he decided that he and Pumbaa rescue the princess, which would lead to him being accepted back into the colony and be happily married to Tatiana. Pumbaa, however, felt that once Timon is welcomed back into his colony, he would be back to living as a loner. But Timon disagreed, as he told Pumbaa that if he helped with the rescue, he would be allowed to live with the colony and therefore, no longer be an outcast, much to Pumbaa's happiness.
Timon and Pumbaa attempted to rescue Tatiana from the cobra, with Pumbaa distracting the cobra while Timon helps Tatiana escape. However, Timon ended up falling onto the cobra, with the two meerkats now held captive and nearly eaten by the snake until Pumbaa came to their rescue, leaving the cobra to accidentally fall into the lava.
===The celebration===
Upon hearing about Timon rescuing Tatiana from the cobra, the meerkat colony opened the front gate in a joyous celebration, welcoming Timon, Tatiana and Pumbaa into their kingdom. Pumbaa took Timon and Tatiana to the castle, where Tatiana reunited with her father.
At the court house, the Duke told Timon that because of the brave, cunning, and resourceful rescue of his daughter, the charges against him are dropped, much to the colony's overjoy. The Duke then rewarded Timon by handing him the key to the city for power and offering him tons of riches. Tatiana then offered Timon hand in marriage. When Pumbaa made Timon realize that everything was happening just like Timon said it would, Timon asked the Duke to declare Pumbaa an official member of meerkat society. But the Duke refused, as only meerkats are allowed to live in the kingdom. He then forced Timon to choose between anything in the world he could ever want (power, riches, and love) or be Pumbaa's friend.
Though at first hesitant about the tough choice, Timon ultimately chose his friendship with Pumbaa. As a result, Timon and Pumbaa were discharged from the colony, with Pumbaa asking Timon if he was sure he wanted to give up all that stuff for him, which Timon replied not to worry about it. Timon and Pumbaa then decided that from this day forward, neither one of them should worry about anything for the rest of their days. Pumbaa told Timon about the name he knew for this philosophy: "Hakuna Matata."
==Appearances==
* The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
** "Once Upon a Timon"
* Once Upon a Timon
==References==
Category:Events