The Lion King: Sarabi's Story

Chapter 9: The Famine

After this experiance of the Elephant Graveyard, with the Hyenas failed to catch the cubs, Mufasa, who had been rescued, took them to the pride lands.

"Zazu!" Mufasa shouted, as Zazu flew to him.

"Yes sire?" Zazu asked.

"Zazu, take Nala back to the Pride Lands." The lion commanded.

"Yes sire." Zazu said saddly. "Don't be too hard on him, sire. I remember a cub, a certain headstrong cub, who was always getting into scrapes, and he achieved some prominence, did he not, sire?"

"I have to teach my son a lesson." Mufasa said.

Then, Zazu came up to Nala and Simba. He then said: "Nala, come along." He then turned to his friend. "Simba?" He sighed, and said his words: "Good luck." He then flew off with Nala.

Simba, depressed, watched Nala and Zazu going to the pride lands. "Simba!" Mufasa shouted to his son. Then, Simba walked up to his father, Mufasa then said in a disappointed look: "Simba, I'm very disappointed in you."

"I know.." Simba said sadly.

"You could have been killed, and what's worse, you put Nala in danger. Do you understand what's at stake? You jeopardized the future of our pride." Mufasa warned.

Simba then breathes heavily: "I was just trying to be brave like you."

"I'm only brave when I have to be. Simba...being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble." Mufasa exclaimed.

"But you're not scared of anything." Simba concerned.

"I was today." Mufasa replied.

Simba then asked: "You were?"

"Yes." Mufasa answered, smiled. "I thought I might lose you."

"Oh. I guess even kings get scared, huh?" Simba smiled, as Mufasa nods in agreement, the prince then leans in conspiratorially. "But you know what?"

Mufasa leans in, playing along. "What?"

"I think those hyenas were even scareder." Simba said in a joking way.

Mufasa chuckled: "'Cause nobody messes with your dad. Come here!"

The two lions playfully played each other, as Simba managed to catch his father, laughing. Simba then tugs on Mufasa's ear, he then perches on his father's mane.

Simba asked: "Dad? We're pals, right?"

"Right." Mufasa chuckled.

"And we'll always be together...right?" Simba asked curiously.

Mufasa then sits up, suddenly somber, and said about something else: "Simba...let me tell you something that my father told me." He looks up, followed by Simba. "Look at the stars. The Great Kings of the Past look down on us from those stars."

"Really?" Simba asked.

"Yes." Mufasa answered. "So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you...and so will I."

"But I can't see them." Simba replied.

"Keep looking, son. Keep looking." Mufasa smiled, as they watched the stars at night.

As Simba grew up, Sarabi was always here with him. Mufasa and Sarabi are always teaching lessons about everying for Simba, and teaching things that they learned when they were younger. They have trained about the rules of the pride lands, with the help of Zazu, Simba even met his new friends, for a while. The couple are proud ones that protected Simba from dangers, although... This won't lasted longer.