The final battle of the Pride Lands

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With the attempted assassination of King Simba, it seemed clear that the war was nearing it's end, and it was gonna be won by the ARO. Commander McCoy and his marshals had just organized a new plan which involved a mass attack on the Pride Lands similar to the very first battle they had fought in February of 1998 when the war first started.

However this battle plan was a bit more thought out, while the American forces would keep the Lion Guard busy, the ARO and French would advance on Pride Rock, which would be completely defenseless. Commander McCoy knew this battle had to be a win, if it was lost, then there would be nothing left. Commander McCoy decided to take the chance.

He gathered up everything he had at his disposal, men, guns, and ammunition, and began making his way into the Pride Lands with a total of 2600 men. He wished all his men the best of luck and that may God bless them all, and that's when the American forces broke away to face the Lion Guard.

They found the Lion Guard near the Embamba Canyon, and a huge battle broke out. Meanwhile Commander McCoy along with the rest of the army made it to Pride Rock, and they began the offensive. Soldiers stormed the entire Pride Lands fighting with all of their might, and there were many casualties on both sides.

The ARO and French were closing in on both sides around Pride Rock constantly firing their guns and cannons, flags were even being used as spears. At Embamba Canyon, the Lion Guard was surrounded, so they could not get to Pride Rock to help defend it. "Kion! I don't see any possible way to Pride Rock, what do we-" Before Ono could finish, he was suddenly shot down with a cannonball.

"Hevi kabisa! Ono, are you okay!?" Asked Kion. "I... I don't think so, Kion... I can't see..." Said Ono. The gunpowder from the cannon had partially blinded Ono, and the cannonball itself had broken Ono's left wing, so he could no longer fly. The U.S army was closing in on all sides, and Kion was starting to panic.

"Everyone get behind me! I'm gonna roar!" Said Kion. All of the animals got behind Kion, and he then used the Roar, or at least he tried. The men knew what was gonna happen, and so one of them ran up and shoved his musket into Kion's mouth. He then removed his bayonet and as Kion roared into the gun, he was stabbed from all directions with bayonets, and the Lion Guard was held back being forced to watch it all happen.

After Kion was stabbed about 20 times, his roar started to slowly die down until it was reduced to nothing but a small whimper. The one soldier took his gun out from Kion's mouth, and Kion wobbled from side to side before flopping onto the ground, and dying in a puddle of his own blood.

 The one soldier took his gun out from Kion's mouth, and Kion wobbled from side to side before flopping onto the ground, and dying in a puddle of his own blood

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[Kion right before he dies]
[Artwork by Shogo from The Lion King Amino]

The rest of the Lion Guard was in shock and despair. Fuli burst into tears over Kion's body, and even Ono who couldn't even see, knew what was happening, and couldn't believe it. The Lion Guard was too busy mourning that they didn't realize that they were being closed in on, until it was too late.

The rest of the Lion Guard was shot down and immediately killed. After a short celebration, the U.S forces met up with the others at Pride Rock. The Royal Family saw the Americans come, and they knew what it meant, the Lion Guard was dead. Simba Nala and Kiara all started crying in the den, they just couldn't believe that Kion was gone.

Meanwhile, the ARO was slowly closing in on the Pride Landers. The animals kept trying to push back, but they couldn't. They knew that with no Lion Guard, they didn't stand a chance against the mighty ARO, and so they realized all hope for the Pride Lands was lost. "Everybody, retreat to the desert! Every herd for themselves!" Said Ma Tembo.

The Pride Landers all obeyed Ma Tembo, and what followed was a total capture of Pride Rock. As the Pride Landers retreated back, the troops stormed the inside of Pride Rock and got to Simba, Nala, and Kiara. Because of the loss of Kion, Simba, Nala, and Kiara, had all completely lost the will to fight, and so they turned themselves in to the army.

Right below the den, Rafiki was hiding out from the invasion inside the Lion Guard lair, and he felt the negative atmosphere even from all the way down there. Rafiki shed a tear, and then used his hand to swipe away mini paintings of the Lion Guard which were on the wall. Suddenly, the soldiers all broke into the cave, and executed Rafiki on the spot under the charge of regicide, for the assassination of the late Emperor Muantero.

After the capture of Pride Rock and the Royal Family, what was left of the Pride Landers had either been killed or had retreated into the unknowns, so it was over. The ARO had won The Great Pride Lands War. News got back to Osha really quickly. Church bells rang in celebration as crowds cheered their victory over the Pride Lands.

There was one more thing to take care of though. The ARO had to figure out what they were gonna do with Simba, Nala, and Kiara. Until they could come to that decision, the Royal Family was held prisoner inside Pride Rock under the supervision of 100 soldiers. Meanwhile, Commander McCoy was talking with his marshals, and they were discussing what was gonna happen next.

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