The Lion King AU:Darkness and Loss

The Lion King Episode 1:Darkness and Loss is an upcoming reboot of the Lion King series. The film will be directed by Marc Webb, who was known for the Amazing Spider-Man series. Marc was chosen because mainly the studio was impressed by his work in the 2012 Amazing Spider-Man film, and how he was able to develop the characters in the film, which would become an advantage in this film. The score would consist of Star Wars music and would be composed by Hans Zimer. The film's cast would contain members of the 1994/2019 Lion King, the Lion King 2, and the Lion Guard. The studio had to use audio effects to de-age Max Charles and Joshua Rush's voice to match the age of the characters. Production began in December 2019 but was somewhat delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but production is still resuming given that this is an animated feature and parts of the film can still be worked on from home. Different cuts of the film earned a PG-13 rating, and at some point even earned an R rating, but the final version was rated PG. It has been announced that this film would be 1 out 3 movies in this AU trilogy, with Marc Webb set to direct all of them. The film would be released on December 18 2020 as it managed to finish production despite the pandemic. It has also been confirmed that the residents in this universe have Human lifespans, unlike their real life counterparts.
==Synopsis==
After years of manipulating Simba, Scar is able to convince him to turn against his father, Mufasa. Simba and Scar take over the Pridelands, but after his mate Nala supposedly dies along with his unborn cubs, Simba turns to darkness and becomes Scar's most ruthless soldier. Meanwhile Nala and the rest fo the Pride live in exile, with Nala giving birth to twin cubs named Kion and Kiara. When they learn about their father, Kion wants to bring Simba back so they can be a family again.
==Transcript==
Simba walked through the Pridelands with a sad look on his face. The other day him and his father got into a disagreement so he walked out of Pride Rock spent the night somewhere else. Nala was a bit concerned for her mate so she went and slept with Simba to help him feel better. The next day Simba woke up and went to Scar's den to talk to him, hoping to clear his head from the events of the previous day.
"Hello simba, how is my favorite nephew,"Greeted Scar. Simba chuckled to himself,"We already gone over this, i'm your only nephew,"
"well, as of now you are the only one,"Simba was caught off guard by what his uncle just said,"what do you mean," Simba said with a hint of concern showing on his face,"oh nothing, so when can I see the heir of the future king" Scar said changing the subject,"Nala should be expecting very soon,"Simba said. It was obvious that Simba was excited to raise a cub, for a long time he wanted to be a father and now he is going to be. But this time, it wasn't as clear that he was happy,"thats great, so Simba, I see you aren't as excited as you should be,"Scar pointed out. Simba sighed to himself"i'm fine, it's just that I feel like my Father didn't teach me enough, how to be a king," Scar knew what he had to do,"Yes I do believe Mufassa doesn't see the potential in you Simba, you Have the chance to be a Legendary King, one known for keeping eternal peace in his kingdom,"Scar's plan was working as he noticed the anger Simba had for his father,"if you see my potential, why doesn't my dad,"It was all coming together. All those years of manipulating Simba had paid off, Simba was so angry to the point where he couldn't think straight,"from what I heard, your parents want to adopt a new heir, start over with a clean slate,"Simba was suprised, and the anger inside him, grew even more than before "WHAT, no that cant be true" said Simba in disbelief. Scar tried his best not to smile and continued,"I heard them talk about it, but of course I could be hearing things, but if it is true, you know where to find me." Scar walked out of the den leaving Simba angry and confused.
Simba couldn't Believe what he heard. He knew that his parents wouldn't try to replace him, but he began to have serious doubts. Simba walked back to pride rock and he overheard his parents say "-want to adopt a cub". Even though they were talking about someone else, all the thoughts that Scar planted in his head took over, the anger clouded his judgement, he couldn't thing straight. He ran back to scar and told him everything.
Scar was pleased his hard work finally paid off, and he decided to take him to the outlands. Scar showed simba his Hyena army.
"I always knew Mufassa would do this, so I created an army, to overthrow Mufassa and allow you to be king"
"yeah, but Scar, you said it yourself I can't be a king, I need more training"said Simba
"yes, yes i'm aware of that, which is why i will temporally be King and train you, and when you are ready, YOU will become a King"
"I will do as you wish, what is our first Move'
"You will lead your troops into the pridelands, Kill anyone that is a threat to you, Kill the cubs if you have to, and Take over Pride Rock"
Scar Finally did it, he got simba on his side. Now it was time. Simba and his hyena army charged into the pridelands Killing anyone that was a threat. From a distance Nala thought simba was hurt, so she went after him, with Mufassa close by. nala ran through the fire, even though it was the time of year where it rained practically every other day, the fires were still going strong. Then she found him, she called out to simba as she ran up and Nuzzled him.
"where were you, there was a fire, the Hyenas were attacking, it's chaos out there" said Nala relieved Simba was safe.
"its alright, soon everything will be the way it should" Said simba in a slightly sinister tone
Nala noticed the tone in his voice and knew something was going on "what do you mean"
"My dad wanted to replace me, he knew I would make a better king than him, he never saw my true potential to be a great king" said simba getting angry at the thought
"what, who told you that"
"scar, he was right, My dad only thought of himself, and Now when i'm King, I will be a better king in every way"
"Simba, your father loves you"
"Nala, thats not true, he sees me as disposable, but now I will prove him wrong" said Simba
Simba tried to walk towards pride rock but Nala blocked his path "Simba, you have to stop this"
"NO, out of my way Nala' yelled simba, but then he noticed his father watching them. Simba got angry. He attacked Nala but Mufassa stopped him.
"SIMBA, ARE YOU CRAZY"
"you thought I couldn't do It dad, become a better King than you, well I will prove you wrong, too bad you wont be around to see it"
"Simba, Scar manipulated you"
"Scar was right about you, you only thought about yourself, Now I will take what is mine"
Simba and Mufassa fought giving some of the remaining lionesses to retrieve nala and Leave. The two fought but simba had the upper hand. Mufassa knew there was no way he could win this fight. He made his way over to a cliff, before simba could land another blow, he Jumped making it look like he was dead. Simba walked off relieved he won, but the fire grew worse. As the fire surrounded him, he knew the only way to make it out, was to run through the flames. he ran though but the smoke was too much and he passed out.
Most of the pride retreated to a place far from the pridelands. It was a jungle, but although it wasn't the pridelands, it was a perfect place to hide. Sarfina was worried for her daughter worrying her injuries would be fatal. An hour Later Nala Gave birth to twins. when someone asked what their names are she replied weakly with "Kiara, and Kion"
Meanwhile in the Pridelands Simba woke up. He was fine but had a few injuries. he wouldn't be able to walk for a few days. Simba had a lot of cuts all over him. Most of them were deep, so they would form scars. But the most noticeable one was the one over his eye, just like his uncle.
"i see the future King is awake' said scar as he walked into the cave happy at what he saw, he saw a mirroring image of him, and image of evil, he just needed to say one more thing and it would be complete.
"where is Nala" said simba weakly "is she alright, are my cubs alright"
'(sight) simba, i'm afraid i received a report that Nala is dead"
"what"
"yes, you killed her out of anger, and now she is gone"
"no, no, this cant be true, NO" Yelled simba with tears in his eye as he killed a nearby hyena out of rage
"come simba, we have a lot of work to do"
Simba was no longer the lion he used to be. Simba died along with nala. And now the Pridelands were brought into darkness.
Kion and Kiara we're raised in hiding along with most of the pride, Nala hoped that Simba wouldn't find them and take them away, or worse. As for simba, he was scar's top general, and the most ruthless out of all of them. He could take down a small army single handed from his rage. Simba's rage was fueled by regret from the fact that he thinks nala and his unborn children are dead because of him.
Kion and kiara grew up in isolation, mostly in the forrest near a big field that is also a good distance from the pridelands, its the perfect place to hide from scar's empire. Kion and Kiara were a great team, and had a decent sized friend group that consisted of Tiffu, zuri, fuli, bunga, and ono, but he sometimes has to stay with his family. All 7 hung out every day ever since they could walk, Nala was happy for her children, but she didn't know how to tell Kiara and Kion about their father.
Kion was walking around looking for Bunga so he could ask for advice about something. "Bunga, where are you" asked the 12 year old lion cub."oh hey Kion" exclaimed the honey badger," whats up""Um can I ask you something""Sure what is it""umm...whats the best way to impress the girl""wait,...why do you ask""umm""wait, you like someone'"eh, no, no no i was just wondering""WHO IS IT""i don't like anyone""WHO IS IT, TELL ME, is it fuli""what, no""Zuri""NO""Tiffu""........""(GASP) its Tiffu""Bunga, shut up""well why didn't you just tell me""Bunga, i really like her, and i want to do this right, so how do i impress her""I don't know""well, um thanks"Kion decided to get advice from someone who would actually give him helpful advice. So he decided to track down a certain cheetah."hey fuli" said Kion"oh, hi Kion" responded fuli" so can I ask you something'"sure what do you need""so there's this Girl I like, and I want to know how to impress her""who is the girl""umm, Tiffu""I KNEW IT"" wait what""don't act like I don't notice, i see how awkward you get, the weird way you stare at her""its weird" asked kion confused"and the fact that you try to quietly get her attention ""alright we get it, but how do I impress tiffu""just show acts of kindness towards her, like maybe give her a flower""its perfect, thanks Fuli""No problem, and there is a field of flowers on the east boarder of the forrest""THANKS FULI"Kion ran off filled with excitement and joy, he was going to set his plan into motion, he will finally be able to let Tiffu know he has feelings for her. Kion ran into the flower field and grabbed a flower."perfect" said Kion to himself"um what are you doing" asked a voice. Kion turned around and saw his sister standing there."Um, nothing, nothing at all""really, then why do you have a flower in your mouth, not only that, but its Tiffu's favorite flower""alright, im going to give this flower to Tiffu to show her that I have feelings for her""alright, but we should get back, it looks like its going to rain""Right, lets go"Kiara and Kion began to run home but it already started to rain, and then Kiara accidentally slipped and fell down a hill and then into a river."KION HELP" Yelled Kiara"HANG ON KIARA" shouted back Kion fearful his sister would get hurt, or worse. Kion ran down the river chasing after kiara, while not noticing they were a good distance away from home. Kion then spotted a large branch from a dead tree. Kion ran ahead and moved the dead branch over the river and told Kiara to grab the branch. Kiara grabbed the branch and made her way back to land. "thanks Kion" said kiara out of breath"no problem, but where are we" said Kion noticing the barren wasteland"we need to get home"But then Kion and Kiara heard laughter and knew something was wrong. Kion and Kiara turned to run away but were quickly blocked by hyenas."well well well, look at what we have here" said one of the hyenas"looks like a bunch of lost cubs" said another hyenaKion decided to scratch one of them in the face. "RUN KIARA"
Kion and Kiara ran away, but the hyenas were fast and quick, Kion and Kiara tried to outrun them, but the managed to separate kion from Kiara and pushed him down a small hill. Kion got up ready to go help his sister, but then heard a loud roar.
Kion Looked Up and saw A Lion With a scar over his eye, with a red mane like him, except his is full grown, and Kion is still a cub. The lion walked up to Kion slowly, to intimidate him. Kion started to back away in fear with his ears flopped down.
Scar told simba about other kingdoms trying to overthrow him. They would send their cubs in as spies and report what they saw. So scar told Simba if he spots an unknown cub, interrogate them and kill them. "who are you, what are you doing here" asked simba
"I-i was just leaving" said Kion trying to run away but simba blocked him.
"tell me, who are your parents" asked simba calmly, but Kion didn't respond, "TELL ME NOW" 
"I'm Kion, Son of Nala, I don't know who my father is" said Kion shaking.
"Nala" whispered simba in disbelief
But before Simba could fully process this, a Lion cub (technically a teenager) pounced and knocked away simba."Kid, Follow me" said another lion cub
Kion got up and followed the lion cub, who appeared to be around the same age as him. The 3 of them eventually outran Simba and made it to the outlands. As everyone caught their breath, Kion got the chance to know who his rescuers are."Thanks for saving me, who are you" asked Kion
"I'm kovu, this is my older brother Nuka"
'So what were you doing there anyways" asked Nuka
"Me and My sister ended up here by accident, wait, Kiara, we have to go back"
"listen, we barley made it out alive, we are not going back"
Kion was disappointed but then thought of something"do you guys have a home yet"
"No, we can't find a safe place" said Nuka
"well if you help me save my sister, my pride will accept you in"
"are you sure' asked Kovu
"yes, now come on"
Nuka, Kovu, and Kion walked around and found Kiara, who was surrounded by a bunch of hyenas. "Alright, what do we do" asked Kion
"I will lead the Hyenas away from here, you two get the girl, and we will meet up at flat ridge rock" said Nuka.
"alright, lets go" said Kovu
Nuka walked up to the hyenas and led them away from Kiara. Then Kiara saw Kion and Kovu walk up to her."KION" said Kiara relieved her brother came, but then she noticed Kovu"who is he"
"Kiara, this is Kovu, the one who led away the Hyenas is his brother Nuka, they saved me"
"Dude, you didn't tell me your sister was hot' said Kovu. But Kion elbowed him
"Dude" said Kion annoyed"but we should leave before they come back"
Kion, Kiara, and Kovu were running to flat ridge rock, and met up with Nuka. But the hyenas caught up to them, so they had to run. The 4 of them were running out of places to hide, but Kovu had an Idea."Everyone, jump in the river"said Kovu
Kiara looked behind her, and saw the edge of the cliff, and the bottom of the river. "are you sure about this" she asked
"If we do this, we at least have a chance to survive" replied kovu
With no choice, Kion, Nuka, Kovu, and Kiara Jumped down to the river. The Hyenas assumed the 4 of them wouldn't survive and walked off.
After 20 min, Everyone washed up on shore, they stayed in the river just to make sure they cover up their trail. Everyone dried off and started to walk home, but Kiara was irritated with Kovu. "are you crazy" she said
"what, were alive" replied kovu
"yeah, barely, we could have died"
"but we are not dead"
"still, what you did was reckless, how do you live like this"
"HEY, im the one who saved us, so i think I deserve a thank you"
"Pfff, as if y-"
"alright you two, stop arguing" said Kion
"Fine" said Kovu and kiara annoyed with each other.
"so Kovu, why dont you and Nuka don't have a home" asked kion to break the silence.
"Me and Nuka are orphans" said kovu. "We used to live in our own pride with our parents. But one day he showed up, Scar. He is the leader of his own empire, he rules the land we just escaped from. He commands a huge army of hyenas, lead by his top general, Simba, the one we saved you from. He is the most ruthless lion ever, he will Kill almost anyone, except scar himself"
"why is he like this' said Kion
"There are a lot of stories, I heard Simba used to be the kindest lion ever, he even had a wife and was expecting cubs, but he thought his wife betrayed him, so he Killed her, and the unborn cubs out of anger. He became depressed because of what he did, and the kind Lion that everyone knew, was replaced by a cold blooded, emotionless killer, who answers to no one but scar"
"Thats terrible, but what happened to your home"
"I was a small cub when they showed up, there was fire and chaos, Our mom and dad told Nuka to take me somewhere safe, and they will find us, but they never did, we have been on the run ever since, trying to escape Scar's empire, looking for someplace safe"
"I'm sorry this happened to you"
After a while, Kiara, Kovu, kion, and Nuka arrived at Kion and Kiara's pride. And nala was sitting there by the boarder, waiting for them."Mom" shouted Kion and Kiara as they ran to Nala
'Kion, Kiara, where were you"
"we got lost, but Kovu and Nuka saved us, is it alright if they can live here" said Kion
"of course, but how did you two get lost"
"me and Kiara were walking home, when it started to rain, Kiara slipped into a river, and I saved her, but we ended up somewhere else. And we were attacked but Nuka and Kovu saved us from someone named Simba, and an army of Hyenas"
"Simba' whispered nala
"Do you know him mom" asked Kiara
"Kion, Kiara, i think Its time to tell you two about your father" said Nala
The pridelands
"You said my cub was DEAD" said Simba, knocking away a few bones out of anger.
"Simba, i will admit that I didn't know about that,  but this presents an opportunity" said Scar
"what do you mean"
"When I pass on, you will take over, but If you have your son, we can know where the rest of the pride is, and where your father is, and get rid of any threat to our empire, and you will have a heir, by the way, does he have a name"
"he said His name is Kion"
"well, first we must get Kion on our Side"
The Forrest
"Your father was wonderful,"said Nala,"we were best friends ever since we were cubs. We fell in love when we were 13, and married 8 years later. But scar manipulated his mind for a long time. He put in thoughts that made him doubt his father. Eventually after a huge misunderstanding, he attacked the pridelands with Scar's army of Hyenas. I was pregnant at the time, and when I saw the chaos, I thought I lost him, and in a way, I did. I went to talk to him but he was no longer the kind, sweet, and caring Lion I married, he was filled with anger, Jealousy, and a lust for power. I tried to reason with him, but he attacked me and I went unconscious. Most of the pride managed to escape here, and then I gave birth to you two"
"Im sorry this happened mom" said kion feeling guilty.
"How come you, or grandma, or grandpa told us about him" asked Kiara.
"We thought It would be best to tell you when you were older. But for me, I didnt want to tell you because when It makes me feel sad whenever I remember the day your father turned" explained Nala
"oh, right" said Kion
Kion and Kiara walked off to process the story about their father. It was hard to comprehend that they are the children of a cold-blooded killer. Kion went to a hill to think about what happened, but he was not alone."so where were you"
Kion tuned around to see Tiffu walking up to him."uh, me and Kiara got lost"
"how did you two get lost in the pridelands"
"Me and Kiara were walking home from the flower meadow and Kiara slipped and fell into the river"
"why were you at the flower meadow"
"umm, i-, I was going to get a flower for someone I liked"
"and who is the lucky girl"
"you" whispered kion
"what, I couldn't hear you"
"i-i, it was you" said Kion nervously
"what"
"Yeah, I wanted to get the flower to give it to you, because I-I like you"
Tiffu was speechless, Kion thought he ruined everything, but next thing he knew, Tiffu licked his cheek and Nuzzled him."I like you too"
"Really"
"yeah, it was very sweet that you were going to give me one of my favorite flowers"
"I-i dont know what to say, I never expected you to like me back"
"dont, just stay in the moment" said Tiffu as her and Kion watched the sunset together.
Pridelands
Simba told his army to find any traces of kion and his family. Simba thought of the fact that his cub is alive, he thought he had no one after he was told that Nala was dead, but now he has a cub. Simba was determined to track down his cub.
Simba then Managed to track down kion to the Jungle, and saw him cuddling with Tiffu as they slept under the stars. But then kion heard Simba walk up."Tiffu, wake up" said Kion
"w-what, whats happening"said Tiffu
"Get back to the pride, ill follow behind"
"whats going on"
"I will explain later, just please"
"alright" said Tiffu as she ran off.
"I was gone for 12 years and you already managed to have a lioness fall for you" said Simba
Kion turned around and saw his father"what are you doing here Dad"
"So you know, good"
"what do you want"
"I want to see my son of course. When I saw you with her, it reminded me of me and your mother when we were your age"
"I wont let you hurt Tiffu"
"I'm not going to hurt your mate, I already felt the pain ofloosing the Girl you love, I wont let you feel that pain, if you join me"
"what"
"join me, and together, we can rule the pridelands as father and son" (This refference is obvious)
"I would never join you" said Kion. Then he kicked dirt in his eye and Ran away.
Kion then ran back to the pride and reunited with his now girlfriend Tiffu. "Kion, what happened, who was that" asked Tiffu
"The Lion over there, he's my father"
"Really"
"yeah, he attacked me and Kiara at the pridelands"
"oh, him"
"But, When I talked to him I felt something"
"what do you mean"
"He said that when he saw me with you, it reminded him of when he was with my mom, and the way he recalled it, it was as if he was in pain, he still thinks my mom is dead"
"what are you going to do"
"I see the light in him, I just need to help him overcome the darkness in him"
"I know you can do it Kion" said Tiffu as she hugged him
Meanwhile
Simba wiped his eyes and looked and saw that Kion was gone. Then a few Hyeenas walked up to him."looks like you lost the cub" said one Hyena
"i didn't, he is just going to lead us to the rest of the pride"
"Very smart" said another Hyena
"Follow him, But Kion is mine, and If you see Kovu, and Nuka, bring them to me, I want to personally Kill them"
"Alright" said another Hyena
Kion immediately went to his mother to explain his encounter with his father, and how he wants him. Nala was shocked that Simba managed to track down Kion, and suggested the Pride should evacuate the area and find a new place to live that is safer. Everyone in the pride was pancaking, Fuli and Bunga decided to go along with them although Ono had to stay with his flock. Around half of the pride (mainly cubs,mothers, and older lions) already evacuated when the rest of the pride heard laughter. Everyone looked and saw an army of hyenas.
Nala told everyone to run and to meet up at the randevu point. The lionesses and a few males fought off the hyenas so they could give enough time to escape. Kiara and Kion were afraid and confused, then never thought this would happen, but Kion also felt guilt, it was his fault that he led his father to the pride. Kion then saw Tiffu getting separated slowly from everyone, and Kion looked and saw fear in her eyes, even from that distance, he still saw it. Kion immediately fought through the army of Hyenas and helped Tiffu get to safety.
Kovu and Nuka on the other hand were participating in their favorite pastime, make Simba's job harder (basically their revenge for the death of their parents). The 2 brothers would distract the troops and make them loose their focus, and at one point made one slip and fall down a cliff. The 2 dark furred lion cubs laughed out of enjoyment until they looked up and saw Simba. "uh, hiiiiiii simba" said Nuka acting innocent "what brings you here" said Kovu with a smile across his face.
"I have waited for this moment for a long time" said Simba slowly approaching them
"wh-what are ya gonna do Simba"asked Nuka
"you 2 have been a pain in my fur for too long, it time i end it" then simba unsheathed his claw and went to attack Nuka and Kovu but was suddenly pounced at by Kion,"Leave my friends alone Dad" kion said to his father in a defensive tone.
"you actually think they are your friends" said simba 
"yes, and I wont let you hurt them, like how you hurt Mom"
"dont you DARE REMIND ME OF HER" said Simba in fury from the thought of Nala. Simba didnt really like it when he was reminded it was his fault that Nala 'died', no matter who said it, he would attack, unless if it was scar. Simba pounced at his Son, but Kion quickly dodged him and ran off . Meanwhile Nala watched the whole thing between Kion and Simba and saw the pain in his eyes when Kion mentioned her. But Nala was forced to leave when she noticed scar show up.
"Although you did track the pride down simba, they still got away" said scar with a look of disappointment
"if we can track them down one, we can do it again, besides, I want my son"replied Simba
"and we will find him Simba" 
Meanwhile
Nala and everyone else met up and began to discuss where to go now that Scar and his army found their hiding spot. Eventually everyone decided to head for the tree of life. Everyone rested for the long Journey ahead. Kion however wasn't able to sleep, and he saw his girlfriend was also restless."Tiffu, are you asleep"asked Kion
"nope" replied Tiffu to her boyfriend
"do you want to hang out together"
"sure"
The 2 lion cubs just hung out gazing at the stars, enjoying each-other's company. But they both got tirred and went to sleep and cuddled together for the night.
Meanwhile Nala was thinking about simba, how he had changed so much over the years, he was filled with hate, but also guilt and sadness. Nala began to wonder how the lion she saw was simba, the lion she married, could be so evil.
20 years ago
Simba was hanging out with his girlfriend. The 2 have been close ever since the confessed their feelings for each other a year ago, and today was their anniversary, and Simba had an amazing day planned for the 2 of them. The 13 year old cub walked to get his girlfriend with a huge smile across his face, today was going to be perfect. But then he saw his girlfriend with another male cub, not just hanging out, but cuddling. Simba ran away in tears, his day was ruined, he ran into the den and started to curl up and cry. But then a young Lioness cub noticed the crying and went to see what was going on "Hey Simba, whats wrong" asked Nala
"I dont want to talk about it" said his muffled voice that was buried under his paws
"are you sure" she said still concerned for her best friend
"I dont know"
"maybe if you tell me you will feel better"
"*sniff* I saw my girlfriend cheating on me, and to make it worse, it's our anniversary"
"oh, im sorry"
"*sniff* its fine, can you just leave me alone for a bit"
"uh sure, bye simba" Said Nala as she walked out. She felt bad for her friend but she was also slightly happy. She never really liked his girlfriend, she was a huge brat and whenever simba was around, she would just act like a sweet and kind girl which infuriated her.
Over the next few day Simba was slowly feeling better over his breakup, and Nala was spending more time with him. But before they just hung out and had fun, but now it was different, there was something more between them. They shared a bond more than friends, but something else. Both teenage cubs felt this and eventually came to the conclusion, they had a crush on each other. 
Simba and Nala didn't know how to react, but their friends knew how. Nala's group of friends teamed up with Simba's group of friends to create the perfect date night, all they had to do was get them together. Simba's friends managed to convince him to ask out Nala, and although he was reluctant at first, he decided he would do it.
Simba walked up to the tan colored lioness cub and "casually" asked her to meet him tonight. Nala was surprised but she nervously agreed to the "date".
The two met up that night and everything was perfect, they had a good time with each other and were displaying affection for each other without the other noticing it .Simba then decided to talk to nala and tell her everything.
"Tonight was fun" said Nala
"y-yeah,....so Nala, can I tell you something" said Simba getting nervous
"uh sure what is it"
"I know you are my best friend and if you dont feel the same way then i understand but-"
"just tell me"
"I LIKE YOU"
Nala was stunned, she didn't expect him to tell her that, even though she had feelings for him. She just stood there in silence. Simba on the other hand, thought something else."I guess you dont feel the same way, im sorry" he said sadly as he walked away.
"SIMBA WAIT" she said as she ran up to simba. Simba turned around and saw Nala but before he knew it, his Muzzle was pressed against hers.
"I like you too"
"really"
"Yeah, i really do"
The two hugged each other as their friends watched in the background. After that the two started to date for 8 years before Simba proposed to her. Nala of course said yes. Then they got married. The two lions were a happy couple, with Nala announced as the future Queen. Nala later told Simba she was pregnant and he couldn't be happier, Simba was going to be a father. He quickly hugged Nala as he was crying out of Joy, his life couldn't be better. Simba for the next few months did everything he could to be prepared as a father. But Nala Noticed something wrong with simba. Then it was too late
The fire raged on, Nala ran to her mate hoping he was alive, but he wasn't, he turned against everyone, including her. She tried to reason with Simba but she couldn't, and before she knew it, she passed out after simba angrily attacked her. A few hours Later she gave birth to twin lion cubs, Kion and Kiara, she cried knowing how much simba wanted to be a father, but now he wont be able to be one
Present day
Nala woke up in tears, remembering the events that occurred in her life. She still remembered the day her and Simba confessed their love for each other. She glanced over at Kion and Tiffu cuddling with each other, then at Kiara who didn't notice that she fell asleep against Kovu. She walked off wondering why this has to happen, why simba turned to the darkness.
Scar walked into the jungle, or at least most of what was left. He then saw Simba standing there in the middle of it all. "did they Get away" he asked
"Barely, but we have an Idea of where they are going" said Simba
"don't fail this one Simba, we need Kion"
"why do we need him"
"he is the biggest threat to my empire, he has the strength of both his Father and His mother, and more"
"I still dont understand how a cub could defeat us"
"he is only a cub now, but in time he will grow, and before you know it, none of us stand a chance"
"do you plan on killing him"
"only if he wont join us, simba, Kion has a power that is unknown to us and was unseen for generations, at some point he might use the power, but if we are careful, he wont even know he has it, and our Empire can thrive without interference. Tell me Simba, does Kion have a mate"
"he does, master"
"we have to proceed with caution, if the two of them grow up and have a cub, the power can pass on to his offspring, then we will have to worry about his cub and not Kion"
"Scar, what is this power you are talking about"
"If i tell you, then Kion will know and master it. I will tell you after we deal with him"
Scar then walked away. Simba didn't know what he was talking about. But there was a part of him that wanted to find Kion and make him join his side so he won't have to kill him. He didn't know why, but he felt fear, the type of fear for his family, he didn't have that fear in a long time, the last time he felt it was when Nala told him she was pregnant.
Meanwhile the pride (including Fuli and Bunga) walked through the snowy terrain, mostly exhausted. Kion tried to carry Tiffu, but he immediately collapsed after 5 seconds, which Tiffu found cute. Kovu kept himself busy by arguing with Kiara, even though Nala told them both to stop it as Nuka rolled his eyes at his younger brother. Eventually everyone arrived at a mountain pass and started to walk through, when a group of lions (4 to be exact) walked up to them "who are you" asked the lead lioness who appeared to be around 13 years old, slightly older than Kion and Kiara.
"My Name is Nala, our pride was attacked and we seek refuge" Nala explained
"how many are in your pride" the lioness cub asked
"24 adults, 10 cubs, one cheetah cub, and one honey badger. I know it looks like a lot but we just need a place to recover then we will be on our way"
"alright, follow me"
"thank you, what is you name"
"Im Rani, this is my younger brother Baylio, My uncle Surrak, and my Aunt Nirmala"Rani explained
The pride walked through the mountain pass, guided by Rani and the Night Pride. Then at the end of the pass, everyone saw the kingdom of the tree of life. Everyone stared in awe at the beautiful sight of the Kingdom.
"its beautiful" said Tiffu
"i've seen better" said Kion
"or really, name one example" teased Tiffu
"you" said Kion with a flirty smile on his face
"awwww" she said as she Nuzzled him
Rani Noticed Kion at the corner of her eye. She didn't know why but her heart was beating faster and she couldn't stop blushing. Lucky for her, no one noticed because they were admiring the view of the tree of life. The pride then were given a tour of the Tree of Life Kingdom before they rested for the day. Nala looked over everyone before she heard a voice talk to her. "are you the leader of this pride"
Nala turned around and saw a lioness close to the age of Mufassa and Sarabi "uh, Yes I took over after my Father and Mother and Law stepped down"
"who is your mate"
"that's a difficult subject, i dont like talking about it"
"I understand. Im Queen Janna "
"I'm Nala"
"why did you and your pride come here exactly"
"our pride was attacked and some of use were injured, so we decided to seek refuge here until we recover and find a new home"
"i'm sorry this happened, who attacked you exactly"
"...this lion named Scar, he sent his army out to attack us, and I think he even tried to Kidnap my son"
"why does he want him"
"i dont know" she said as she saw kion and Tiffu hanging out.
Kion and Tiffu were walking around the tree of life, before Bunga walked in. "Hey Kion"
"uh hey Bunga, what are you doing"
"Dude, do you have any Idea how many bugs there are to eat"
"umm, alot"
"EXACTLY, oh, hi Tiffu"said bunga noticing his best friend's girlfriend
"um hey Bunga, me and Kion were just doing our thing"
"oh sorry, by the way Kion, wait until you are older to m-"
"shut up bunga"
"oh well, if anything happens, i tried to warn you"
"BUNGA" shouted Kion as he blushed from the though that Bunga placed in his head
"what was that about" asked Tiffu
"He's just messing with me"
"oh"
Kion then turned around and Rani stood there. The two would have accidentally kissed, except kion instinctively jumped back. "oh, sorry" said Rani
"its fine"said Kion Getting up"i'm Kion"
"i'm Rani" she said smiling trying to no act nervous.
"and i'm Tiffu" she said as she got in front of Kion"Kion's Girlfriend"
"oh, hi" responded Rani with slight disappointment in her voice. Rani walked off disappointed. The next few days weren't better. She fell in love with Kion, but he loved Tiffu, she walked off away from the tree of life to clear her mind when a strange lion approached her."Hello there princess Rani" he said
Rani stopped and looked at the strange Lion,"who are you"
"my name is Simba, i come here on behalf of the Empire of Scar, i want to help you"
"back away, Kion told me about Scar and his empire"
"correct me if im wrong, but I see you have developed feelings for Kion"
"yes" she said as she looked down, knowing Kion wouldn't be her's
"but your problem is that Kion has a mate already"
"what do you want"
"I need you to bring me Kion, I would attack but that would give everyone time to run off, just bring me him, and then you two would be together"
".....promise me you wont hurt him"
"I would never"
Rani went back to the tree of life and got Kion to follow her. The two talked to each other but Kion was getting nervous because they were slowly getting away from the tree of life, which was suspicious."whats going on Rani" he asked
"were just going for a walk you know" said Rani
"seriously, whats going on"
"I think you are aware on whats going on" said simba as he walked in"thank you Rani"
"Rani" he said as he looked at her"TRAITOR"
"Kion, he said wouldn't hurt you, it will be fine, and then we can be together"
"wait, you did this because you think we will be together"
"umm, yes"
"Rani, i like you as a friend, I love Tiffu"
"you mean that pathetic Lioness"
"DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE"
"calm down my son"said Simba, then he turned behind him,"burn this place down" then am army of Hyenas walked out of the shadows and attacked the tree of life.
"THIS WASN'T PART OF OUR DEAL" shouted Rani
"I said I wouldn't hurt Kion, this part is on you"
Rani Looked as she saw the army of Hyenas attacking her home, it was all her fault."Take Kion away" said Simba as he ordered 2 Hyenas. Rani could only stand there regretting her decision. "dont worry, it will all be over soon"simba said
Meanwhile Kiara and Kovu were having an argument."listen, I get you saved me but you are dangerous and a threat to everyone" shouted Kiara
"please, you are just Jealous"said Kovu smiling with confidence
"jealous of what"
"that you are not me"
"im sorry, but your idea when Scar's army attacked us last week was to cover ourselves in mud to be immune to fires"
"Hey, if we can use dirt or water to put out fires, we can use both to protect ourselves"
"thats like saying if you get bit by a spider, you can shoot webs or stick to stuff"
"so far your stubborn personality is sticking to you"
"HEY, well-" but before Kiara could come up with a decent comeback, they smelt smoke. The two cubs ran out and saw a huge fire being set at the tree of life. The two ran around trying to find shelter.
Simba walked through the tree of life Kingdom before standing in the middle of chaos with Rani standing behind him trying to avoid the chaos."INHABITANTS OF THE TREE OF LIFE, YOU ARE NOW UNDER THE RULE OF THE EMPIRE OF SCAR, YOU CAN THANK PRINCESS RANI FOR THIS"Rani looked around as she saw everyone, even her family look at her with anger, it was really her fault. "Why didnt you just straight up attack and take Kion" she asked crying
"I would but Kion would manage to escape in the Chaos, and Scar only wants Kion. And if i just filter out Kion, i can eliminate everyone else that poses a threat" explained Simba
Chaos was raging on, and everyone tried to evacuate. Kiara and Kovu tried to relocate the Pride and then found them hiding in a cave near the mountain pass. "Kiara, your'e safe" said Nala as she hugged her daughter,"where's Kion"
"I think he got Captured by Dad, we have to go and rescue him"
"Kiara, we cant right now, we need a plan before we can do this"
"if we can get out of here" said Kovu noticing the chaos blocking them and the exit from the tree of life."i'll go out and distract them, Simba has been going after me and Nuka for a while, i can buy enough time to distract them"
"No"said Kiara
"what"
"you are not going out there"
"yes I am"
"No you are not, that Idea is crazy, and you could get killed"
"please, why would you care if i get killed or not, you always say you wish I would stop being annoying"
"because I love you"
"what"
"I do like you Kovu, you are strong, brave, kind, and willing to do whatever it takes to help, i know I say your ideas are crazy, but they at least somehow work, I admire that about you. I already lost my father, and possibly my brother, I cant lose you" Kiara said while crying on his shoulder.
"Kiara, im going to be alright, because I have someone to live for" The two cubs nuzzled each other before he walked out.
"HEY FUR BRAINS, OVER HERE" he shouted. The Hyenas noticed him and began to chase after him. The rest of the pride began to make their way out of the tree of life and regroup somewhere else.
Later the chaos settled down. Kovu walked out from where he was hiding, laughing to himself before he was slammed down by Simba."Uh hey Simba, your mane is looking good today" he said
"Zip it Kovu, I would Kill you right now but I have to deal with other affairs" said Simba
Kovu was then surrounded by 2 Hyenas as his guard. Meanwhile Rani looked around at the destruction of her home."thank you for the help Rani" said Simba before him and his army walked away.
"RANI" rani turned around and saw her family, with a disappointed look on their face.
"is it true, did you help him" said Baylio
"He never said he would do this, he just said if i help him , then I could be with Kion"
"Rani im very disappointed in you" said Queen Janna,"because you jeopardized the tree of life, and its inhabitants over you wanting to be with someone who already had a mate, you are no longer future Queen"
"WHAT"
"Instead Baylio would be future King of the tree of life"
Meanwhile the pride met up and recovered from the attack. "MOM, we need to go back"said Kiara pleading her mother
"Kiara, I would love to but we can't,"Responded mother
"why"
"you father and his army nearly wiped us out twice, I cant risk it"
"what if it was dad, what would you have done if dad was Kidnapped and could possibly be killed"
Nala then remembered about how her and Simba cared for each other, how they would protect each other at all costs, she then sighed"I would Save him"
"Exactly, and they have Kion also, we need to go save them mom, please"
Nala knew her daughter was right. It was time that they stopped hiding, and start fighting back. Nala told the pride about their attack at the pridelands, and how they would take it back. Although everyone was reluctant at first, they agreed to fight for their home. The whole pride journeyed to the pride lands and stood at the boarder. Nala then ordered to have anyone who can fight to attack, with the cubs, older lions, and pregnant lionesses to stay behind.
Scar however noticed the approaching group and sent out his hyenas to deal with them. The two groups started to fight each other with Nala trying to find where they took Kion and Kovu. Meanwhile Kiara, Zuri, Fuli, Bunga, and Tiffu manged to sneak away in an attempt to find Kion and Kovu. They ran around but they found a deep pit with Kovu inside."KOVU" Kiara called out in relief."KIARA, GET ME OUT OF HERE"
Bunga noticed a dead tree log and everyone pushed it into the pit so Kovu could use it as a ramp to escape. Kovu and Kiara Nuzzled each other before they ran off to find Kion.
Kion was being escorted to pride rock by his father, he was afraid, not of his father but someone else, but he didn't know who. He then noticed the battle that occurred behind him, he was just hoping someone would rescue him.
"KION" kion tuned around and saw his friends and Sister run after him,"KIARA" But Simba ordered a few Hyenas to deal with them. Kion frowned, he was so close to being saved.
"So who was that" asked Simba
"who"questioned Kion
"kiara, the Lioness that you called out to"
"if you must know, Kiara is my twin sister, and YOUR daughter dad" he said coldly
"why are you so upset"
"because you are hurting everyone, you hurt me, my girlfriend, and countless innocents"
"I have to do what I can"
"no you dont, dad, I know that deep down, you are good, you can be better"
"No, I cant"
"then why would you do this if it would hurt Mom"
"NALA IS GONE, and there is nothing you can do about it" Simba said on the verge of tears.
"Dad, mom i-" but before Kion could tell his father about Nala, Scar walked in.
"Simba you have done well, hello there Kion, i am you great uncle scar"
"what do you want"
"thats what im here to discuss, Simba, leave us, we are not to be interrupted"
"just tell me scar, what do you want"
"I want you to rule by my side"
"what do you mean"
"after I pass away, I want you to carry on my legacy, I would have your father do it but, you have more potential than he does"
"what would you do with him"
"after he stops being of use, I would put him out of his sad and miserable life, so Kion, will you Join me"
"NO" said Kion"I will never Join you, you might have turned my father, but you wont with me"
"Very well then"said Scar"then you will die" Scar then proceeded to Maul Kion.
Meanwhile Simba walked away from pride rock, obeying his master's request to leave him and Kion alone. Simba was conflicted, he needed to do something to make sure he was still part of the darkness, he needed to kill a part of, to let go of the past. But then Simba Heard a voice he hadn't heard in a long time."Simba"
" Nala, is it really you" said simba in disbelief that his long dead mate is standing in front of him
"yes simba, im here, its me" said nala tearing up seeing her mate in front of her once again
"I thought I lost you"
"im here simba, please, come back"
"I dont know if I have the strength to" said Simba as he secretly unsheathe his claws to strike down nala but before he could do anything, Nala did something that surprised him
Nala went in and kissed her long lost mate. Simba retracted his claws, it was true, she was back, after all these years, after all he had done, she still loved him."lets go save our son" said Nala as she pulled away from their kiss
Simba and Nala began running back to pride rock hoping that they could make it before something happens to their son
"YOU ARE NOTHING" said scar attacking Kion"YOU ARE ALONE
NO FAMILY
AND NO FATHER,"
"STAY AWAY FROM MY SON" yelled simba as he jumped in front of Kion and started to attack scar
"NO, I AM YOUR MASTER" yelled scar trying to defend himself against simba's attacks
"I AM SIMBA, SON OF MUFASSA AND SARABI, MATE OF NALA, AND KING OF PRIDE ROCK, YOU TOOK EVERYTHING, MY FAMILY, MY WIFE, MY CUBS, BUT NOW YOU ARE NO LONGER IN CONTROL" yelled a redeemed Simba as he knocked scar off of pride rock and into the fire below.
Simba then walked up to nala as they embraced each other, simba was free from the darkness that was inside of him, the kind and caring lion everyone knew 12 years ago finally returned "KION" said simba and nala at the same time remembering their son.
Simba and Nala walked over to their injured son, hoping that nothing happened to him that was severe"Kion"said Simba"are you alright"
"Dad" said Kion weakly"are you there"
"Yes son im here"
"i-im alright"
"good" said Simba as he hugged his son for the first time, no longer were they enemies, they were now Father and Son. Nala also joined in on their hug but not everyone in their family was there.
"Mom, Kion" said Kiara walking up looking for her parents, but when she made her way up to pride rock, she saw him,"dad" said Kiara
"Kiara"said Simba not knowing what to say to his long lost daughter, but he didn't need to, Kiara just went up and hugged him, she didn't think about all the bad things he did, she just wanted her father.
Simba then pulled away from his daughter and made his way to the edge of pride rock, as the rain washed out the fire, simba looked at his kingdom, and then released a roar, signifying that he was the new king.
Kion, Kiara and Nala then walked up next to simba, happy that they were now a family. Kion and Kiara noticed Tiffu and Kovu standing at the bottom of pride rock, and with smiles on their faces, motioned their heads telling them to come up with them. Both of them walked up pride rock, Kovu nuzzled Kiara, and Tiffu nuzzled Kion, Simba and Nala smiled at their children and their mates.
Simba, Nala, Kovu, Kiara, Kion, and Tiffu roared together in triumph, the age of darkness was over. The war against scar and his evil empire was over, with Simba now as King, and Nala as his queen. Mufassa and Sarabi looked at their son with pride, when simba noticed them, they just smiled at each other, indicating that the past was behind them and they forgive Simba. Simba was finally happy.
9 months later
"I GOT IT" yelled Kion as he caught the baobab ball while running
"Not if i catch you" said simba with a smile on his face as he played with his son. The pridelands healed within the past few months, and it now looked like the paradise it did 12 1/2 years ago (the pridelands didnt immediately become a wasteland BTW). Animals eventually returned and now under the Rule of King Simba and Queen Nala, the circle of life was restored in the pridelands. "SIMBA" yelled Zazu grabbing the king's attention
"what is it Zazu" asked Simba
"Its Nala, its time"
Simba and Kion ran back to pride rock in a hurry. Simba told Kion and Kiara to wait outside of pride rock until he says so. Both siblings waited impatiently until Simba called for them. Kion and Kiara walked in to see their father, their grandparents, and their mother laying on the ground, holding something small and Fluffy in her paws. Both walked up to their mother, then the small fluffy cub turned his head and saw his siblings,"Kion, Kiara, meet your new little brother" said Nala with a smile on her face. Kion and Kiara walked up to see their little brother, the small cub looked at Kion and gently placed his small paw on his face,"whats his name" said Kion as he smiled at his new sibling.
"We decided to name him, Kopa"said Simba
"Kopa, I like it" said Kion
Kopa looked around at his family, as a smile appeared on his face. The royal family was happy that Day, the new prince of the pridelands was born, they couldn't be happier.
The Outlands
In the dessert like, terrain, a group of lions, were searching for food. But mostly all there were were mice and termites which nobody really enjoyed. But a lioness with a slim build walked in, carrying with a newborn cub in her mouth. One of the lionesses took notice of the cub and decided to learn more,"where did you find the cub Zira" she asked
"I 'found' her" She stole her
"what are you going to do with her"
"I'm going to train her, use her as a weapon, to take back our kingdom"
"what will you name her"
"I think I will Name Her..........................................Vitani"
==Rating==
The film earned a PG rating for mild violence and language. The PG-13 and R version of the film had more blood and violence in the film.
==Posters==
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