Nobody's Pride (A KH X Lion King 2: Simba's Pride Crossover)

Nobody's Pride

Yazoo the baboon is standing on the tip of the Hollow Bastian promontory, exhorting the animals gathering below him. He stares up to the sky and Xemnas appears in the cloud; Yazoo is blown by the wind, and he gestures to all the gathered animals below, who bow down before the image.

Zack flies in towards Hollow Bastian. Cloud and Leon are there; Yazoo takes the young lion cub from Leon's mouth and holds the cub up before the assembled crowed. The animals all cheer, and Cloud and Leon are blown by the wind from the approving figure of Xemnas.

The young cub struggles playfully in Yazoo's grip. After much cheering from the crowd, he lowers the cub to be nuzzled by Leon as Sora the Meerkat and Demyx the Warthog stand nearby.

"Ah, Dem—look at that little guy. A chip off the old block! And you know who's gonna raise 'im..." Sora said elbowing Demyx in the leg.

"His parents?" Demyx asked.

Sora paused thinking about the question. "Okay sure, get technical. But who's gonna teach him the really important stuff? Like how to belch?" Sora burped for an example. "And dig for grub? I'm telling ya buddy... it's gonna be like old times. You, me... and the little guy."

Yazoo chuckled as Cloud gave a 'Yeah right guys' look. Sora and Demyx acted like it was a death stare and collapse in a dead faint. Gaining chuckles from everyone even the young cub.

Nobody's Pride

Yazoo is in his tree as there is wind and thunder in the background as he sings his goofy song. "Asante sana; Squash banana; We we nugu; Mi mi apana!"

Along with all the paintings he has on his tree. After the ceremony of the newest cub, he went to his tree and painted on the trunk of the tree: a new cub with the ceremonial mark across the forehead, next to the old drawing of Cloud. Yazoo laughed at his work. "Ahh, Roxas..."

The wind blows Yazoo's hair wildly, signifying Xemnas' presence. "Ohh, Xemnas! Such a day this has been! Prince Roxas' birth... another Circle of life is complete, and the Pride's future is once again secure." The wind blows again blowing at the paintings, scattering some of the markings.

"Aaah! Stop it, stop it, stop it! Xemnas—look what you are doing! The Circle is broken now. Why do you—"Yazoo paused understanding what Xemnas did. It was a sign. "Ooh... there is trouble in the Hollow Lands."

He then looks towards the edge of the painting, at a rough red lion figure. "There is another cub? Hmm... where could this be?" His realization comes to him with a puff of wind. "In the Land That Never Was..."

Yazoo remembers the image of the Land. The landscape is a barren desert, with strange rock formation everywhere. "But that is where Cloud banished Sephiroth's followers. Including his most loyal... Saix."

!i!i!i!

An insect lands on the ground; immediately, the young red cub appears, pouncing on top of it.

"Rrrah!" The cub growls. He opens his paws to reveal the insect, buzzing; he smiles and opens his paws, releasing it to fly away.

"Axel!" Saix yells as he supervises the young cub. He snatches the insect from the air and smashes it to the ground. "Don't let it go. What's the matter with you?"

"But Mother! He wasn't hurting anyone—"Axel pleaded knowing he was about to be punished.

"There is no room for weakness here, my son. Remember... Sephiroth took you in and accepted you as his own son." Saix moved closer and pulled Axel against him, Axel feeling doubtful of the supposed 'love' from his mother.