Timon's banishment

Timon’s banishment was a punishment inflicted on Timon by the Duke Meerkat due to him abandoning his guard post and unknowingly letting a cobra infiltrate the colony and kidnap Princess Tatiana, the Duke's daughter. It resulted in the expulsion of Timon from the meerkat kingdom, which lasted until his temporary return with Tatiana.
==Information==
===Tatiana's capture===
When the Duke Meerkat left the meerkat kingdom for the day, Fred convinced Timon, who was guarding the back gate, that with the Duke gone for the day, it was his opportunity to speak to Tatiana, knowing Timon had a massive crush on her. At first, Timon vetoed the idea of abandoning his post, as it would have led to him getting banished from the colony, but as Fred put it, not if he does not get caught. When Fred returned to the castle, Timon thought about Fred's words and figured he might be right.
 
Timon placed a mop as a dummy in his place and prepared for his date with Tatiana. Little did he know, a cobra saw that the back gate was unprotected and broke into the kingdom, infiltrating the colony and kidnapping Tatiana. After the invasion passed, the entire colony gathered around the Duke's castle and found Fred with Tatiana's tiara covered in red paint that resembled blood. Believing Tatiana to be deceased, the meerkats are saddened by the loss their princess. The Captain of the Guard, who guarded the front gate, questioned how the cobra could have attacked the kingdom as nothing passed the front gate. When Fred pointed out that no one ever goes to the back gate, the Captain noticed that Timon's absence and asked Fred where Timon was, in which Fred replied with a shrug and a nervous grin.
The meerkats realized that Timon abandoned his post, as they found a mop in his place. They then gathered around Timon's cave, where Timon came out prepared for his now-cancelled date with Tatiana. Shocked by his colony's suspicion, Timon ran off with the guards giving chase. Timon successfully escaped the guards, but then got caught by the Duke Meerkat.
===Trial and banishment===
Having heard about the cobra terrorizing their land and kidnapping his daughter, the Duke put Timon on trial and told him that he had been found guilty for abandoning his guard post and thus allowing the tragedy to take place. As a result, Timon was sentenced to banishment and therefore became an outcast from his colony.
Lost and alone, Timon began to feel scared while wandering the shadow-filled jungle, where he found himself inside the mouth of Ed the hyena. When he escaped Ed's mouth and ran away from the hyena, he ran into Pumbaa, who was tied up by the hyenas as he believed that they invited him for dinner. Shenzi, Banzai and Ed ganged up on Timon and Pumbaa, talking about eating them. After escaping the hyenas, Timon and Pumbaa agreed that they made a pretty good team. Pumbaa then suggested that Timon should be heading back to his meerkat colony, to which Timon, instead of admitting that he was banished, agreed, but then gave a sad look as he knew too well that he could not return to the meerkat kingdom. Timon and Pumbaa said their goodbyes and went their separate ways.
The next day, Timon and Pumbaa ran into each other again while hunting a beetle. Pumbaa asked Timon why he was not back to the meerkat colony. Before Timon could reply, the two noticed that the beetle was getting away and decided to catch the grub together, introducing themselves in the process. Later, while Timon and Pumbaa relaxed on a log, Timon heard Pumbaa's breaking wind, to which Pumbaa desperately tried to deny. The warthog finally confessed that he had a gas problem, which has led to his alienation from other animals, making him sad and lonely. Understanding Pumbaa's situation, Timon admitted that he was banished from his colony. Timon and Pumbaa then decided that they should be lonely together as the bestest of friends.
===Tatiana's rescue===
After Timon and Pumbaa agreed that they would choose their friendship over anything they could ever want, they 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. 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. 
==Appearances==
* The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
** "Once Upon a Timon"
* Once Upon a Timon
==References==
Category:Events
Category:Exiles