The Lion Guard: Enemy Invasion

Author's Note: This fanfic was updated on December 6th, 2024, nine years after publication.
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It was a quiet night in the Pridelands, Zazu had decided to do a final flight around the kingdom before he settled down for the night, wanting to ensure that the animals were safe in their habitats. As he flew over the Water Hole, he noticed several hyenas crossing the border. Zazu's eyes widened in shock and horror as he observed them.
"Gracious! Simba must be told at once. Those hyenas will need to be driven off." Zazu said.
He immediately began flying towards Pride Rock, anxious to inform Simba of the emergency. When he arrived, he slowed his frenzied flapping, in order to not disturb the pride. 
As Zazu entered the den, he noticed Simba sitting up in his nest, his reddish-brown eyes were clouded with exhaustion, and his pelt was bristling. Zazu flew over to Simba, landing beside him. Simba turned to look at the hornbill, an expression of confusion replacing the exhaustion in his gaze.
"Zazu? What are you doing here so late? It'll be moonhigh soon." Simba questioned confusedly.
"Simba! The hyenas are invading! While I was doing a late patrol, I saw them crossing the border near the Water Hole." Zazu reported frantically.
Simba immediately got to his paws, his eyes widening with horror as he comprehended Zazu's words. 
"Are you sure, Zazu?" Simba asked.
Zazu nodded.
"Yes, I'm sure." Zazu confirmed.
Simba glanced over, seeing Nala curled up in the moss beside him, Kion pressed against her side. Simba bent his head, gently nudging Nala's cheek.
"Wake up, Nala. Zazu's reported a hyena invasion. We must evacuate Pride Rock at once." Simba told her.
Nala's greenish-blue eyes opened as he spoke, an expression of horror crossing her face as the impact of Simba's words struck her.
"Are you going to take a patrol to drive the hyenas out of our kingdom?" she asked him.
"Yes. I'll need you to take the others to the safe cave until we come to fetch you." Simba replied.
Nala nodded. She rose to her paws, careful not to disturb Kion.
"I'll wake up our cubs and Kovu." she told Simba.
"I'll get the others and wake up Timon and Pumbaa. We need to hurry." Simba said.
Nala immediately went over to where Kovu and Kiara were curled up together, asleep.  She bent her head, pressing her muzzle against Kiara's cheek. 
"Wake up, sweetheart. There's a hyena invasion. We need to go to the Meadow." Nala said. 
Beside Kiara, Kovu had woken up at Nala's words, immediately scrambling to his paws and rushing to join Simba, who had awoken the rest of the pride, having also sent Malka and Tojo to fetch Timon and Pumbaa, who were listening to him explain the situation.
Kiara opened her eyes, quickly getting to her paws as she took in the expression in her mother's eyes. 
"I'll get Kion, Mom." Kiara said. 
She moved towards her mother's nest, finding Vitani had already woken Kion up.
"What's going on, Kiara? Why are we all awake?" Kion asked confusedly.
"It'll be okay, my darling. You'll get to go back to sleep soon." Kiara told him.
She and Vitani exchanged a swift glance between them.
"I'll carry him." Vitani offered, bending her head to grasp Kion's scruff.
"Thanks, Tani." Kiara said.
The pride, joined by Timon, Pumbaa, and Zazu headed out of the den, assembling near the fresh-kill pile.
"Everyone, I'm taking a patrol to deal with the hyenas. The rest of you will go with Nala to the Meadow to take shelter in the cave." Simba began.
His gaze swept across the assembled pride.
"Kovu's coming with me. I want Chumvi, Malka, and Mega to be in my patrol as well. Kora, Tojo, Afua, and Babu will stay behind to protect the pride." he said.
In the crowd, Timon and Pumbaa exchanged a glance.
"If you don't mind, Simba. Timon and I will help keep the pride safe too." Pumbaa said.
"Yeah, we'll leave dealing with those flea-brains to you guys." Timon added.
"All right. You two are welcome to stay with the others." Simba said, a faint trace of amusement in his tone.
Zazu spoke up from beside Timon and Pumbaa. 
"I will stay with the pride as well." he said.
Simba nodded. Kovu stepped up to stand beside him. 
"We shouldn't dawdle any longer. We need to find the hyenas and get them out of our kingdom, now." Kovu pointed out.
"You're right." Simba agreed.
Nala came over to him, nuzzling him affectionately. 
"Stay safe, my love." Nala murmured.
"I promise I'll come back to you and our cubs." Simba told her, gently brushing his tail along her flank. Beside them, Kovu and Kiara were nuzzling each other lovingly.
"Be careful, Kovu." Kiara said softly.
"I will, my precious." Kovu promised her.
Vitani led Kion over to his parents. Simba's expression softening as he noticed the fear in his son's brown eyes.
"Don't worry, son. We'll be back before you know it." Simba reassured him, bending down to nuzzle Kion.
Kion nodded. Vitani wrapped her tail around him, drawing him closer to her.
Simba flicked his tail, summoning his patrol.
"Let's go, everyone. The longer we stay here, the more the hyenas have an advantage over us." he said, beginning to lead his patrol into the grasslands.
Nala and Kiara watched them head off, before Nala turned to the remaining members of the pride, Timon, Pumbaa, and Zazu.
"Follow me, everyone." Nala said, fighting to keep her feelings of concern out of her tone. She began to lead the way to the Meadow, instructing Kora and Afua to keep watch for any signs of an ambush. Vitani walked beside Kiara, holding Kion by his scruff.
Once they reached the Meadow, Nala assigned Timon, Pumbaa, and Zazu to stand guard outside the cave.
Nala's greenish-blue gaze swept across the assembled members of the pride.
"Okay, everyone. It's important that we stay here until Simba comes to tell us it's safe to return to Pride Rock. There's nests inside, I encourage everyone to get some rest." Nala told them. Kiara was standing beside her mother, listening as she addressed the members of the pride. Vitani had set Kion down, her tail wrapped around him protectively.
As the pride headed inside the cave, Kion hesitated, a look of fear and apprehension in his eyes.
"What's wrong, Kion?" Vitani asked worriedly.
"I..I'm scared, Tani. I wanna go home." Kion said tearfully.
"I know, sweetheart. I'm frightened too. Everything will be okay. We'll go home really soon." Vitani said soothingly, unaware that Kora had stopped at the entrance of the cave, watching the two of them.
"We will?" Kion asked her.
"Your father will come and get us as soon as the hyenas are gone, I promise." Vitani said.
As the two of them started to enter the cave, Kora spoke up suddenly, coming over to them.
"It was really nice of you to reassure him like that. I know it meant a lot to him." he said.
"You...You heard that?" Vitani asked nervously, stopping in her tracks.
"Yeah, I've seen how good you are with Kion. I think you'll be a great mother someday." Kora told her.
Vitani's heartbeat quickened at his words, raising her head to meet his brown gaze.
After a few heartbeats, she cleared her throat nervously. 
"T-Thank you, Kora." Vitani said.
She glanced down at her paws, noticing Kion was leaning against her foreleg, his eyes closing.
"I should get him inside. He's usually asleep by now." Vitani said quickly.
"I'll help you, I saw a good nest for the two of you inside." Kora offered.
"Thanks, that'd be great." Vitani told him.
She and Kion followed Kora into the cave, Kora leading them towards a nest of moss. Vitani settled down into the nest, Kion curling up beside her. Vitani's eyes widened as Kora settled down in a nest beside her.
Across the cave, Kiara watched them, settled down beside Sarabi. Nala having called several of the older members of the pride together for a conference.
It looks like Tani and Kora are falling in love. Perhaps they'll be mates someday. I know they'd be happy together.
Kiara turned to her grandmother, wanting to share her feelings about the situation.
"What is it, sweetheart?" Sarabi questioned, noticing the expression in her granddaughter's eyes.
"I've seen how Mom and Daddy handle emergency situations, like the fire at Zazu's tree. I'm just worried I won't be able to rule the Pridelands as well as they do someday, or raise my own cubs as well as Kion and I have been raised. I know Daddy has faith in me, I want to make him proud. I don't want to let him down or let my ancestors down." Kiara admitted.
"You have absolutely nothing to worry about, my darling. I have complete faith that you will be an excellent ruler when your time comes, and you and Kovu will be wonderful parents to your cubs. I know it seems scary, but you aren't alone. You have our pride beside you, ready to help and guide you whenever you need it." Sarabi reassured her.
"Thank you, Nai Nai." Kiara said gratefully.
Meanwhile, Simba and his patrol had reached the Water Hole, noticing the evidence of hyena tracks, as well as the strong scent of Fisi's Clan.
"I can't believe we took the shortcut you suggested, Malka. We almost went to Urembo River instead of the Water Hole." Mega said.
"Simba realized my mistake before anything bad happened. It's not my fault I got the paths confused." Malka retorted defensively.
"It literally is your fault. The hyenas have more of a head start on us now." Chumvi muttered.
"Silence, all of you. We don't have time for petty arguments. I can smell their scent, so that means they must still be around here." Simba said. Beside him, Kovu unsheathed his claws, sinking them into the earth underneath his paws.
"Simba, what's the plan?" he asked quietly.
Before Simba could answer, the patrol suddenly became aware of approaching hyenas.
"Everyone, move closer together." Simba ordered. The patrol immediately crowded together, their claws unsheathed. 
Simba growled loudly as Shenzi stepped out from the crowd of hyenas now surrounding them, advancing towards him.
"You have one chance, Shenzi. Take your hyenas and leave my kingdom. Now." Simba ordered.
"Leave? Why would we do that? We just got here. There shouldn't be any harm in us staying a while longer." Shenzi said, cackling loudly.
Simba glanced beside him at Kovu, who was watching him expectantly, waiting for the signal to attack.
"Hyenas! Time to attack!" Shenzi ordered suddenly.
She lunged towards Simba, her claws tearing into his pelt as she knocked him off of his paws. Simba retaliated quickly, slashing his own paw against her cheek, remembering the move he had used against her in his cubhood. Around them, the patrol had launched into battle with the hyenas, Kovu was facing off against Banzai, along with Chumvi, while Malka and Mega fought several more hyenas. Simba roared loudly, knocking Shenzi backwards with a paw. Shenzi leapt to her paws, her eyes blazing with hatred as she met Simba's challenging gaze.
"Is that the best you can do, Simba?" Shenzi taunted. 
Simba leapt towards her, sinking his teeth into her shoulder. Shenzi yelped with surprise and pain, twisting her body to release his grip. Once free, she faced Simba, her teeth bared. Simba glanced around him, noticing his patrol had managed to defeat the hyenas they'd been fighting.
"It looks to me like your clan lost the fight. There's no point in you fighting my lions if we're just going to keep defeating you." Simba said.
Kovu broke away from Banzai, who he had pinned to the ground, coming to join Simba.
"Take your clan and leave. This fight is over. You've lost." Kovu growled.
Shenzi flicked her tail, summoning the hyenas to her side.
"This isn't the last you'll see of us." Shenzi promised.
"We'll be ready for any attack you launch against our kingdom." Simba retorted.
He and Kovu watched the hyenas rush off. Once they'd gone, Simba turned his attention to the members of the patrol, who'd gathered around the two of them.
"Well fought, everyone. We've taught them a lesson they won't forget in a hurry." Simba said.
"Malka, Chumvi, and Mega all have minor injuries, but they should be fine until we can get Rafiki to treat them." Kovu reported.
"Excellent. Let's get back to the pride." Simba said.
"Should we take a shortcut to the Meadow, so we'll get there faster?" Malka suggested.
"No, we don't need to take a shortcut." Simba said quickly, silencing Mega with a glance as he opened his mouth to respond to Malka.
Simba began to lead the way to the Meadow, anxious to return to Nala and his cubs. Kovu walked beside him, willing himself to move quickly so he'd be reunited with Kiara. 
Once the patrol reached the Meadow, they saw Kiara and Nala waiting outside the cave, having sent Timon, Pumbaa, and Zazu inside to rest.
At the sight of the patrol, the two lionesses rushed forward, anxious to hear what had happened.
"Have the hyenas been defeated? Is everyone all right?" Nala asked anxiously, nuzzling Simba.
"Yes, the hyenas have surrendered. We're all okay." Simba told her.
"Daddy, should we wait and go home in the morning? I don't think the pride should be woken up again this late." Kiara suggested.
"You're right, Kiara. We can sleep here tonight." Simba agreed.
Kovu brushed his tail along Kiara's spine.
"Where's Kion?" he asked her.
"He's asleep inside. Tani's been looking after him." Kiara told him.
"Come inside, everyone. I'm sure you're all exhausted." Nala said.
She and Simba led the others into the cave, and they settled down in nests.
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