KiW(EE) - Opening / A World of Our Own

***Kiara in Wonderland (Extended Edition)* - Chapter 01/18**

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*Unknown Tale's Note: While I'll try to do this in some of my free time, any collaborators are greatly appreciated. Though, let's try to keep at least a bit of the personalities of some of the characters to make this particular version of KiW a bit fresh.*

## Opening (Where is Wonderland)

The following is a non-profit fan-based parody. The Lion King, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, The Lion Guard, and Alice in Wonderland (1951) are all owned by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Please support the official release.

*(a piano starts playing Where is Wonderland as the opening credits roll)*

Chorus: Where is Wonderland? Over the hill or under land?

Male Chorus: If there's a place called Wonderland,

Female Chorus: that's where I'd like to be.

Chorus: Clouds go rolling by, they roll alive and leave the sky.

Male Chorus: Where is the land beyond the eye, that people cannot see?

Chorus: Where can it be?

Kiara(?): Where do stars go? Where is the crescent moon?

Kiara and Kion(?): They must be somewhere, on a Golden Afternoon.

Chorus: Where is Wonderland?

Female Chorus: Where is the path to Wonderland?

Male Chorus: Over the hill or here or there?

Chorus: I wonder where...

It all began in Kenya, Africa, more specifically in the Savannah of the Pride Lands. The packs were out on their usual hunts and patrols, while the lion guard was taking a break from the action as nobody was stirring up trouble on that Summer afternoon. Over by one of the lakes, a lion trio was resting from their usual activities. The eldest, Nala, is the Queen of the Pride Lands, who was sitting in the shade writing lines of history in Swahili on the ground. The 2nd youngest, Kiara, the daughter of Nala was resting on a tree branch with her younger brother, Kion. Kiara was casually brushing Kion's mane, but would glance down every now and then to see what Nala was writing.

Nala looked up at Kiara and Kion. "Kiara," she said, "I see you're a bit interested in what I have written down."

"I was wondering how one could pay attention to a story with no paintings," the princess replied. Her face looked like she was drifting a bit out of boredom.

Nala smiled and simply said, "My dear child. There's many great stories in this world that don't use cave paintings to tell a tale."

"Really? Imagine not needing to use the ground or walls to tell your story. I want to be in a world where us lions and lionesses can write our stories down in a more 'portable' way." Kiara looked over at Kion who had a bit of a confused expression.

"A more portable way, you say?" Nala repeated before letting out a small laugh. "It sounds like nonsense to me."

Kiara felt a lightbulb go off in her head. "Wait a minute, that's it, Kion." Kion lost his confused expression to pay attention, as Nala went back to writing her story, though she did start to think twice about her plan as she was running out of space to fit the whole tall tale. "If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't."

Kion smiled and started to go along with it. "So, contrariwise, what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be it would. Or, something like that."

## A World of Our Own

Kiara got off the branch she was on and touched down onto the ground. "The other animals would be able to speak our language, they could say, 'Hello, Kiara, how do you do?'" She did a feral curtsy in the process.

Kion laughed before getting down onto the ground and started walking alongside his older sister. "So everyone would finally be able to understand each other. Heh, in fact in my world..."

Kion: *Cats and rabbits, would reside in fancy little houses, and be dressed in shoes and hats and trousers, in a world of my own.*

Kiara nodded her head to the beat of Kion's song before joining in.

Kiara: *All the flowers, would have very extra special powers, they would sit and talk to me for hours, when I'm lonely in a world of my own.*

Kion: *There'd be new birds, lots of nice and friendly howdy-do birds,*

Kiara: *Everyone would have a dozen blue birds, within that world of my own.*

Kion was surprised at Kiara joining in on his idea but nodded in agreement.

Kion: *I could listen,*

Kiara: *to a babbling brook, and hear a song,*

Kion and Kiara: *that we could understand.*

Kion and Kiara touched front paws with each other, and then continued their duet with each other.

Kion and Kiara: *We'll keep wishing, it could be that way... Because our world would be a Wonderland.*

Kiara and Kion realized the ridiculousness of the things they said, and laughed it off before relaxing by the bed of the pond. Kiara lied down behind Kion who was about to fall asleep, but heard Kiara start to purr as she drifted into sleep. Kion shrugged as he looked into the water in front of him, when suddenly, the reflection started to change.

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