The Lion, The Girl & The Pony (The Lion King, Pretty Cure & My Little Pony)

Chapter Six

After the song, Flappy and Choppy were enjoying the fresh air. "Ahh, so nice and peaceful-lapi." said Flappy. "Just how I wanted to spend time with my sweetheart-chopi." said Choppy. Flappy and Choppy hugged each other before Twilight come to them. "Are you excited about the song earlier?" Twilight asked. "Yes, we are-chopi." said Choppi. After a few moments, they heard yelling. They went to where it was coming from and they saw Simba and Nala arguing. Watching them argue made Twilight, Flappy and Choppy start to worry. "That's not good." Twilight said. "I'm glad we're not doing that right now-lapi." said Flappy. "Me too-chopi." said Choppy. "Listen, you think you could just show up and tell me how to live my life? You don't even know what I've been through!" said Simba angrily. "I would if you just tell me!" said Nala. "Forget it!" said Simba walking away. "Fine!" said Nala ending the argument. "Well, I have to talk Simba. You two go back to my friends." Twilight said. "Okay-lapi." Flappi said before she and Choppy went back to where the others were while Twilight walk to Simba to talk him.

Simba was pacing in a field. "She's wrong. I can't go back. What would it prove anyway? It won't change anything. You can't change the past." he said to himself. He looked up at the stars. "You said you'd always be there for me! But you're not. And it's because of me. It's my fault. It's my fault." Simba bowed his head choking back tears. "But you can't fault to yourself, Simba." Twilight said as she walk to him before Simba looked Twilight. "Twilight? How did you know I'm here?" Simba asked. "I hear you angry to Nala before you walk away to field, is that something wrong with you?" Twilight asked. "Well, about that..." Simba said as he begin story to tell that Scar become a King of the Pride Rock, Nala wants to Simba to become a King but he disagreed. "Simba, I think Nala was right." Twilight said. "You do?" Simba asked. "Yes, I'm pretty sure. And I don't think that Scar is a King, because he's dangerous." said Twilight. "What do you mean?" Simba asked. Before Twilight answer, Rafiki was in a nearby tree doing his chant. "What was that?" Twilight asked as Simba seemed slightly annoyed by it so he and she moved away. Rafiki noticed Simba and Twilight and followed him. Simba and Twilight laid down on a log over a pond. A rock disturbs the water and Rafiki was in a nearby tree doing his chant again. "Come on, will you cut it out?" said Simba. "Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back!" said Rafiki before laughing. "This is not funny." Twilight said as she and Simba walked away and Rafiki followed him. "Creepy little monkey. Will you stop following us? Who are you?" Simba asked. "The question is: Whooo...are you?" asked Rafiki. "I thought I knew. Now I'm not so sure." Simba sighed. "Well, I know who you are. Shh. Come here. It's a secret." said Rafiki. Once again he did his chant. "Hey!" Twilight said. "Enough already. What's that supposed to mean anyway?" asked Simba. "It means you are a baboon - and I'm not." said Rafiki before laughing again. "I think...you're a little confused." said Simba. "It really is." said Twilight as she and Simba walking away. Rafiki appeared in front of them. "Wrong! I'm not the one who's confused: you don't even know who you are." he told him. "Oh, and I suppose you know?" said Simba both irritated and sarcastic at the same time. "Sure do; you're Mufasa's boy. ...Bye!" said Rafiki before disappearing. "Did he just say... your father?" Twilight asked as Simba was surprised by this revelation. "Hey, wait!" he said. Simba and Twilight chased Rafiki and when they caught up to him, Rafiki was in a meditative lotus position on a rock. "You knew my father?" Simba asked. "Correction - I know your father." said Rafiki. "I hate to tell you this, but...he died. A long time ago." said Simba. "And that's why we running away from Pride Rock." Twilight said. Rafiki leaped off the rock over to a dense jungle-like area. "Nope. Wrong again! Ha ha hah! He's alive! And I'll show him to you. You follow old Rafiki, he knows the way. Come on!" he said.

Rafiki lead Simba and Twilight through the bush. Due to their size, Simba and Twilight had trouble keeping up. "Don't dawdle. Hurry up!" Rafiki said. "Hey, whoa. Wait, wait." said Simba. "Come on, come on." said Rafiki. "Would you slow down?" Twilight asked. Rafiki was flitting through the canopy ahead of Simba and Twilight, laughing hollowly and whooping. Simba struggled to keep up. Suddenly, Rafiki held his hand right into Simba and Twilight's face. "STOP!" he said. Rafiki motioned to Simba and Twilight near some reeds. He parted the reeds and pointed past them with his staff. "Look down there." he said. Simba quietly and carefully worked his way out. He looked over the edge and saw his reflection in a pool of water. He was a bit startled at first but then realized what he was looking at. "That's not my father. That's just my reflection." Simba sighed. "Noo. Look harder" said Rafiki. He motioned over the pool and ripples formed distorting Simba's reflection. They resolved into Mufasa's face. A deep rumbling noise was heard. "You see, he lives in you" said Rafiki. "So, you mean that Simba..." said Twilight. The wind picked up and in the air the huge image of Mufasa was forming from the clouds. He appeared to be walking from the stars. The image was ghostly at first but it steadily gained color and coherence. "Simba..." Mufasa said quietly. "Is that..." said Twilight. "Father?" Simba said. "Simba, you have forgotten me." said Mufasa. "No. How could I?" Simba asked. "You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the Circle of Life." Mufasa explained. "How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be." said Simba. "Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king." said Mufasa. Simba's expression was a mixture of awe, fear and sadness while Twilight still shocked to see him. Mufasa's image started to fade. "Remember who you are." said Mufasa. Simba tried to get the image to stay but Mufasa kept saying the same thing. "Remember."

Simba was left out in the fields. There was just a cloud left where his father's image was. Rafiki and Twilight approached Simba. "What was THAT?" he laughed. "The weather - Pbbbah! Very peculiar. Don't you think?" "Yeah. Looks like the winds are changing." said Simba. "Ahhh. Change is good." said Rafiki. "Yeah, but it's not easy. I know what I have to do. but, going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long." said Simba. Rafiki whacked Simba on the head with his staff. "Oww! Jezz - what was that for?" Simba asked. "It doesn't matter: it's in the past!" Rafiki laughed. "Yeah, but it still hurts." Simba said rubbing his head. "Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it...or learn from it" said Rafiki. He swinged at Simba with his staff again and this time Simba ducked. "Hah, you see! So what are you going to do?" asked Rafiki. "First, I'm gonna take your stick." said Simba. Simba tossed Rafiki's staff to the side. "No, no, no, no! Not the stick!" said Rafiki. When Rafiki picked up his staff, Simba ran off. "Hey, where are you going?" Twilight asked. "I'm going back!" Simba shouted. "What!? Hey, I want to follow you!" said Twilight as she chasing after Simba. "Good! Go on! Get out of here!" Rafiki said.

The next morning, Timon, Pumbaa, the girls and fairies were sleeping. The girl and the pony were sleeping on the grass. The fairies were sleeping in their commune forms. Timon was curled up on Pumbaa. Pumbaa was lying on his back. They were both snoring. Nala approached and tapped Timon with her paw. "Hey. Hey, wake up." she said. Timon woke up and saw a huge lion face in his view. He started screaming and Pumbaa and the girls joined in. "It's ok. Whoa, whoa. It's ok. It's ME." said Nala. They stopped screaming. "Don't ever do that again. Carnivores, oy!" said Timon. "Have you guys seen Simba?" Nala asked. "I thought he was with you." said Timon. "He was, but now I can't find him. Where is he?" said Nala. Rafiki laughed while sitting in a tree above them. "Ho, ho, ho, ho. You won't find him here. Ha ha. The king...has returned, along with the queen." he said. "I can't believe it. He's gone back." said Nala. "Gone back? What do you mean?" asked Timon. He looked to where Rafiki was but he was gone. "Hey! What's goin' on here? Who's the monkey?" Timon asked. "Simba and Twilight's gone back to challenge Scar" said Nala. "Who?" said Timon. "Scar." Nala replied. "Who's got a scar?" asked Pumbaa. "No, no, no. It's his uncle." said Nala shaking her head. "The monkey's his uncle?" Timon asked. "No! Simba and Twilight's gone back to challenge his uncle to take his place as king with the Queen of Friendship." said Nala. "Wait! That means Twilight are go in Pride Rock with Simba?" Sunny asked. Nala nodded. "Ohhh." said Timon and Pumbaa. "Then that means Saki, I and my friends can help by fighting with Simba and Twilight." said Mai. "Mai, are you nuts? Simba's uncle is a lion so he could kill you!" said Timon. "There's something you all should know." said Iroha. Then the girl told Timon, Pumbaa and Nala all about Pretty Cure and what their purpose is. "Whoa. That's awesome." said Pumbaa. Flappy and Choppy came out of their commune forms and explained that Saki, Mai, Iroha, Komugi, Mayu and Yuki need them to transform and they can't without them. "I see." said Nala. "I can't wait to see you girls as Pretty Cure in action!" said Timon. "You're ready, girl?" Mai asked. "Ready." Iroha said.