The Lion Guard S3 E2

## Plot

I love the new opening. The Lion Guard and Makini reach the first landmark after leaving the Pridelands: A waterfall in the Backlands. When Makini touches the moja kwa moja stone with her staff, it shows the Tree of Life. Ono's eyes now shimmer blue when he remembers Rafiki's map. He says that they have to find an iroko tree next. They're very distinctive, but he can't see very well. Luckily, Anga knows what one looks like, and finds one on a faraway hill. Before they can get very far, they're attacked by Makucha and his leap of leopards for being in their territory. Makini takes Ono to a tree for his own safety against his objections. He hears something, but doesn't know what it is. They don't realize that it's a dust storm until it's right on top of them. They need to find shelter, but Anga can barely see. Ono remembers that there were large rocks by the waterfall that they can hide behind. They almost get hit by a tree, and when Ono asks what happened, he starts to blow away before Makini grabs him. They make it to the rocks, but that's also where Makucha and his leopard friends decided to hide too. He and Kion almost get into a fight, thanks to the pain from Kion's scar making him act more aggressive to everyone, even his friends. When he realizes how he's acting though, he eats some Tuliza. He wants to keep going, but the winds are too strong, and they can't wait out a harmattan. Ono apologizes for not figuring out what it was, but Kion assures him that he couldn't have done anything to stop it. Makucha offers to find a safe path out of the Backlands for them to get them out of his territory as quickly as possible. Fuli tells Kion in private that she doesn't trust Makucha, and his offer could be a trap. Kion knows it could be, but he wants to get to the Tree of Life as quickly as possible, and if it is a trap, they can handle it. They head out when the wind starts dying down. Makini tells Ono that if there's trouble, she'll get him to safety, but he's on the Lion Guard. He's supposed to lead other animals to safety. She assures him that he still does. He's the one who found shelter for them, but he doesn't sound entirely convinced. He hears the winds picking up again, and everyone runs into a canyon. When a rock almost falls on them, Makucha pushes Kion out of the way, and the Guard wonder if he has good intentions after all. He tells the other leopards that he was just saving himself and Kion got in the way. When they head out again, he hears Makini loudly talking about the Tree of Life and all the rare animals that live there, and how she knows how to get there. Makucha decides to lead the Guard to their doom by making them walk off a cliff, then grab Makini and force her to take him to the Tree of Life so he can feast on all the rare animals. But… Anga can fly… Ono finds it strange that the wind is blowing straight at them when it wasn't before. The wind blows him off Beshte and no one notices. He knows that harmattan winds always blow the same way, and realizes that they changed directions. He has to fly through the strong winds and tell the others. Makucha leads them to a narrow passage that leads to a cliff, and Bunga goes first. They realize that Ono is missing, but before they can look for him, he crashes into Anga and tells them that Makucha is up to something. They hear Bunga yell, and stop right before they go off the cliff. Bunga is hanging onto a branch by a bunch of termites. Makucha grabs Makini, and Kion goes after them. Anga saves Bunga, and later Ono, and the others fight the leopards. Ono tells everyone that the harmattan is getting even stronger, and they hide behind the rocks while Makucha and the others are blown away. He decides to follow the Guard to the Tree of Life, but the other leopards refuse to join him. The Lion Guard and Makini reach the iroko tree, and credit Ono with getting them through the harmattan safely. He doesn't have to see to help them when he's the smartest animal around. He's still getting used to his new role on the team. The team that wouldn't be the same without him. After the iroko tree, they start heading toward a mountain with two peaks.