The Lion King: Past Events

The Place

*Athena's POV*

Pride Rock...

Me, Taka, and Mufasa ran behind Pride Rock. We know our mommy is here with grandma Amina. They always hang here when daddy is gone doing his King work.

"Hey, mommy!" Smiled Mufasa.

"Grandma!" Smiled Taka.

Mufasa ran up to mommy, Taka ran up to Grandma. Me? I stayed behind.

"Wow, you three are back already?" Ask grandma, nuzzling Taka.

Mommy lick Mufasa's face. "Yeah. What made you guys come home so early?"

I shrug. "No reason."

Mufasa climbed on top of mommy's back. "Where's dad? I have to tell him something!"

"Out talking to the hyena clan. Someone from the pride spot a hyena pup in the Pride Lands yesterday." She replied.

I laid down. "Maybe he or she was lost."

Grandma nodded. "That is true, Athena. But it can also lead danger to our pride. We don't want any hyenas living in the Pride Lands. Because of them we have lost a few Cubs over the past two years. They claim it was just an accident!"

Mommy shift her eyes down to me, Mufasa, and then over to Taka. "If anything happens to you three, I don't know how I would live."

Mufasa looked at Grandma. "Now I see why dad doesn't let us go to certain places."

Taka jump out of grandma's arms and stood strongly with his chest poked out. "I'm not scared of any hyenas!"

Mommy smirked. "Is that so, Taka."

"I would love to see." I said, knowing he's lying.

"Fine. Tomorrow morning we'll go to the Grave Yard!" Taka said.

Grandma look confused. "The Grave Yard?"

Mufasa nodded. "Yeah, dad said that's where he exiled the hyenas to."

Mommy frowned. "No! None of you will be going there. That place is very forbidden. If I ever catch you three there, you will be in serious trouble. I can't believe your father would tell you something like that!"

"Actually, daddy didn't tell us mommy. Me, Mufasa, and Taka were listening when you and daddy talked last night outside the cave." I said.

Grandma frowned. "And I thought you three were sleep."

Me, Mufasa, and Taka looked down feeling ashamed.

"In the cave, now!" Mommy demanded.

I hung my head down walking off to the cave with Mufasa and Taka behind me.

In the cave...

"I don't get why we're in the cave. What did we do?" Said Mufasa.

Us three are all laying down inside the dark, quiet empty cave. Everyone else is outside.

I frown looking across at Taka. "It's Taka's fault! You should of never brought up the Elephant Grave Yard."

Taka frowned back. "Whoa, don't blame this all on me Athena. You're the one who said we were up listening to dad and mom's conversation last night!"

Mufasa groaned with irritation. "Both of you shut up! It's all of our faults okay? Arguing is not going to help our problem."

Mufasa is right. Me and Taka both stared down at our paws.