went outside. Then a lioness grabbed him. It was Zira. Abando stepped forward and put Pumbaa on Kovu’s back and pushed. Eventually Kovu was squashed to death. Kovu woke up and tiptoed outside making sure he didn’t wake anyone up and went to Rafiki’s tree again. He went in to see Rafiki mixing something in his bowl. “Hello” Kovu greeted. “I thought I’d see you again tonight” he sighed. “I came to ask you if there is anyway that can stop me from dying” Kovu explained. “Only one” Rafiki told him. “But I failed to succeed during Watini’s time” “But what if I did it Kovu offered. “Okay but you have to do four very difficult tasks: Rafiki instructed. “First you have to get some dirt from the very top of mount fare” Rafiki ordered. “Okay I’ll set off first thing in the morning” Kovu declared. So he bounded out of Rafiki’s tree and back to the cave where he thought all about what he would face on his quest to find the dirt on top of mount fare.

              Chapter eight: Vitani’s ridiculous mistake

   Sarafina woke up early and took a breath of fresh air. She sauntered down to the grasslands where she heard groaning. She followed the sound to some trees. She saw Vitani pulling a vine that was tied to a tree. “What are you doing?” Sarafina laughed. “What do you think of my trap?” Vitani asked with a mouthful of vine. She began to tie it to another tree. “When Panthera-Leo comes walking through here I’ll be hiding behind this tree and when he walks onto that tree I’ve bent whoosh he’ll be catapulted out of it” She plotted. “Like this” she explained. She walked onto the camouflaged tree and cut the vine with her claw. She got catapulted out of it. Sarafina sprinted after the flying Vitani and eventually she caught up to her. Panthera-Leo and another lion were tying her to a tree. “Nice doing business with you” laughed Panthera-Leo and the other lion walked into the bushes. “You rotten, mean fool!” Vitani screamed. “I’ll only let you free on one condition” Panthera-Leo smirked. “What’s that?” asked Vitani. “You ask your leader to let me be part of your pride,” he ordered. “Okay but what if he says no?” Vitani questioned. “Kill him,” he growled. “Alright” Vitani saluted. Vitani told Sarafina about her deal. “You aren’t really going to kill Simba if he says no are you?” Sarafina gasped. “Of course not I’d never kill Simba if my life depended on it” Vitani exclaimed. She and Sarafina went to pride rock and hurtled to Simba’s sleeping place. “Simba” Vitani whispered. Simba began to stir and he opened his eyes. “What is it?” groaned Simba, “A lone lion named Panthera-Leo wants to live in our pride” Sarafina explained. “So he sent us to ask you” Vitani added. “No he most certainly can not join our pride” Simba hissed. “Okay” Vitani whispered and she strolled outside to find Panthera-Leo. She found him sitting on a hollow log. “Well what did he say?” he asked. Vitani gulped and answered, “He said no” Vitani replied,

“Well did you kill him then?” Panthera-Leo questioned. Vitani hesitated to answer and then spoke again.

“I would never kill Simba,” she shouted.

Panthera-Leo lashed out at Vitani and clawed her chest she collapsed to the ground. Panthera-Leo ran away. Sarafina, who had watched the whole thing, carried Vitani back to the cave on her back.

                Chapter nine: the journey up Mount Fare

Kovu woke up from his doze and remembered what he was supposed to do. So he sprinted out of pride rock not caring if he woke anyone up and raced towards mount fare. He darted past the waterhole and the jungle all the way to the foot of the towering mountain. He took his first step onto the mountain. He felt a chill run down his spine as he took his second step. He ignored it and plodded up the steep mountain. Kovu looked around and then looked up he saw that the top of mount fare must be fifty- four feet high. Suddenly he felt his instincts urging him to go back to pride rock but he pushed on. Every step of the way felt more painful each time. He looked up to the tip of the mountain he thought he saw Zira staring down at him which made him go swifter. He heard some whimpering from behind a tree. Kovu looked behind it and saw a white wolf cub all alone. “Hello” soothed Kovu. The wolf cub backed away. “Don’t worry I won’t hurt you” he comforted. The wolf cub stepped forward a sniffed Kovu. He looked up and licked his face then snuggled up into his fur. Kovu hoped no one was watching this, he wasn’t known for being a softie. “I’m Kovu” Kovu whispered to the wolf cub. “ M-m-my name I-is Tosibu” the wolf cub squeaked. “I’m lost and I can’t find my family,” he cried. “Where do you live?” asked Kovu. “Right up at the top of the mountain” Tosibu replied. “Jump on my back and I’ll help you get back home,” Kovu declared. “Oh thank you” Tosiubu cheered in his squeaky voice. Tosibu leaped on Kovu’s back and curled up into a small ball of fur. Kovu started to plod up the mountain. He stopped when he felt his instincts again; he ignored it and went on. Kovu heard the pounding of paws behind him. He swung around to see a hungry pack of hyenas. Kovu raced ahead trying not to slow down. The hyenas seemed ten times faster than him. Tosibu screamed with horror as he looked behind at the drawling dogs. The terrified Kovu raced on until he hit a dead end. The hyenas were prowling closer. Kovu looked at the wall of rock and then had an idea. “Tosibu hold onto my mane” Kovu blurted out. “Why?” Tosibu shouted. “Trust me!” urged Kovu. Tosibu clung onto his mane using his teeth and little paws. Kovu clambered up the huge wall of stone not daring to let go. After a few seconds of dread and fear he pulled himself up and sprinted away from the edge of the wall as fast as he could. “Those stupid hyenas wouldn’t make it up that wall, come on lets get you home” Kovu breathed. Tosibu was shuddering with fear and didn’t answer. Kovu nuzzled Tosibu hoping he would calm down and then carried on. He carried on until he thought he couldn’t go on any more the fell to the floor in pain. Tosibu tumbled off Kovu’s back and rolled into a pile of snow. He rushed over to Kovu. “Kovu are you alright” he squeaked. “Yeah I’m okay I’m just tired” Kovu whispered. “Come on we’re almost at the top of the mountain we can’t stop now,” Tosibu urged. “You’re right lets keep going” Kovu declared. Tosibu clambered onto Kovu’s back and they rushed off to the top of the mountain. They eventually reached the top and stopped in front of an old cave. “That’s my home” Tosibu yelled. “Mum dad I’m home” he shouted. Two wolves came out of the cave and smiled. “Tosibu where have you been?” asked Tosibu’s mum. “Where haven’t I been?” laughed Tosibu. “My new friend Kovu found me and brought me back” the wolf cub explained. “How can we ever thank you?” questioned Tosibu’s dad. “Well there is one way you can thank me” Kovu told them. “Would you mind telling me where the soil is up here?” Kovu asked. “It’s inside the cave” Tosibu’s mum told Kovu. “Thank you” Kovu cheered. He rushed inside the cave and came back out with a leaf full of soil. “Now Tosibu isn’t there something you have to say to Kovu?” Tosibu’s dad asked. “Thank you for helping me find my way back home” Tosibu squeaked. He scampered over to Kovu and snuggled up against his fur. “Okay I have to go now” Kovu declared. “Goodbye” Tosibu yelled and Kovu left mount fare with his soil and his happiness. When he got back he ran straight to Rafiki’s tree and gave him the dirt. “Brilliant” Rafiki laughed. “Now I think you should go and get some rest” Rafiki instructed. “But what’s the next ingredient?” Kovu asked. “The next ingredient is the hair of another prides king, and it has to be the hair of his mane” Rafiki explained. “WHAT?” Kovu screamed. “That’s impossible,” he gasped. “There is no such word as impossible,” Rafiki told him in his wise voice. Once Kovu had got back to pride rock he decided that he wanted to know if Rafiki’s story about Watini not going off of pride rock was true. He put his paw on the grass off of pride rock. Kovu felt pain and lifted his paw back off of the grass. Then he walked up to the peak of pride rock and wondered, how could he get the hair of a lion’s mane without being noticed.

Chapter ten: the sticky situation

Vitani had woke up from her painful sleep and ran outside and to the edge of pride rock. She looked around and soon enough she spotted Panthera-Leo strolling around the