Simba and Buffy

The Circle of Life

Earlier that day at the zoo, Mufasa and Simba were watching as the sun was rising.

Mufasa said, "Look Simba, everything the light touches is our kingdom."

Simba said, "You rule all of that? Wow!"

Mufasa said, "Yes Simba. But a king's time as a ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here and will rise with you as a new king."

Simba heard the hint of sadness in his father's voice that he feel a chill going through his body. Then it passed as if it had never been said.

Simba said, "So all of this will belong to me?"

Mufasa said, "It belongs to no one, but it will be yours to protect, a great responsibility."

Simba said, "No way you're sure? Everything the light touches?"

Simba was scanning, till he saw what he had never seen before.

Simba said, "What about that?"

Mufasa saw the entrance and exit of the zoo.

Mufasa said, "That's beyond our borders. For now, you must never go there Simba. And you must not go there."

Simba said, "But I thought a king can do whatever he wants. Take any territory."

Mufasa said, "There's a lot more to being king than getting your way all the time. While others search for what they can take, a true king searches for what he can give."

Simba said, "There's more?"

Mufasa said, "Yes Simba."

They got off of the rock and walked to where the other animals have gathered before the workers come to work. As they were walking, lost in their own thoughts. They saw a herd of antelope leaping and bounding towards them. Simba's heart began to pound. He looks up to his father hoping for a fun chase. Mufasa shook his head.

Mufasa said, "Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance, as a king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope."

Simba cocked his head and said, "But Dad don't we eat the antelope?"

Mufasa said, "Yes Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass and the antelope eats the grass. And, so we are all connected to the great Circle of Life. A circle of birth, survival, and death. But if someone was dead and then resurrected it is against nature and it will disrupt the circle of life, because death is a natural part of life."

Then all of the animals went back to their own exhibits as the workers were coming to the zoo to work.

A/N: I mix the dialogue from the 1994 Lion King and the 2019 Lion King but I add some lines of what the circle of life is. Is it foreshadowing something? Maybe or maybe not. You just to have wait and see.