A Lion's Best Friends

A Lion's Best Friends is a short story inspired by The Lion King. It was published by Disney Press on August 8, 2006, as part of Disney Friendship Stories.
==Synopsis==
Upon the birth of Simba, the prince heir of Pride Rock, the Pride Landers gathered at Pride Rock to pay their respects. Meanwhile, Simba's uncle, Scar, begrudged his nephew the throne and devised a plan to seize power. After luring Simba to the gorge, Scar instructed his hyena minions to start a wildebeest stampede and drive it toward the cub. He then fetched Simba's father, Mufasa, who rescued Simba from the stampede and attempted to reach safety himself. As Mufasa was scaling the side of the gorge, however, Scar intercepted him and threw him to his death. With Mufasa dead, Scar convinced Simba that he was to blame and ordered him to leave the Pride Lands and never return.
Heeding his uncle's advice, Simba fled into the desert, where he eventually collapsed from exhaustion. When he awoke, he discovered that he had been saved by a meerkat named Timon and a warthog named Pumbaa. Sensing that Simba was troubled, the duo taught him to embrace a carefree "Hakuna Matata" lifestyle and forget his checkered past.
One day, when Simba was a young adult, a lioness attacked Pumbaa, and Simba leaped to his friend's defense, only to discover that the lioness was his childhood friend, Nala. Shocked that Simba was still alive, Nala informed him that Scar had told their pride that he was dead and let the hyenas take over the Pride Lands. She went on that a famine was devastating the Pride Lands and that he was their only hope.
The next morning, Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa awoke to find that Simba was gone. Rafiki explained that the "king" had returned, and Nala clarified to Timon and Pumbaa that Simba was challenging Scar for the throne of Pride Rock and that he might need their help. Together, the three followed Simba to the Pride Lands. With his friends at his side, Simba demanded Scar abdicate, but he refused and cornered Simba at the edge of a cliff.
In taunting Simba, Scar inadvertently revealed that he was responsible for Mufasa's death, and an enraged Simba was able to regain his footing. Alongside his allies, Simba fought Scar and his hyena minions until the hyenas had retreated and Scar had fallen to his death. In the wake of the battle, Simba became king, and the Pride Lands were restored to their former glory. Simba went on to father a cub with Nala, thereby continuing the Circle of Life.
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Category:The Lion King short stories
Category:Real world
Category:Short stories