Finders Hiccup Keepers Hiccup as she drank another gulp of beer.

"Mom Stop it! You've had enough! Time to go home."

"Naly Baby Hiccup Your mean Hiccup brakes the bottle and collapse Sarafina is now out cold.

"Okay!" Jonny says.

"I've seen her worse Jonny."

"Right then lets bring her back to Pride Rock and have my doctor take a look at her.

Nala got her mom on her back and carried her back.

Back at Priderock, Dr. Jennarei and Rafiki were treating the wounded while the sturdiest was pilot acted as nurses. Dr. Jennarei gave Rafiki stints and bandages.   

Kopa, Reid, Brett, Vitani, Spotty and Alan were all playing poker. They were playing with Rubies from the caves since Reid had told them that Rubies were of value where he came from.

"Call" Kopa said.

"I am out, Spotty said.

"Fold," Vitani said

"Two pair," Alan said smiling

"Three fives, Reid said

"Flush," Kopa said

"Royal flush," Brett smiled as he spreaded his cards.

"No way! Kopa said

"That’s the third time in a row!" Alan said

"Ha HA sorry you guys can't stand losing!" Brett said as he was gathering the pot.

Then Spotty spots a card in his sleeve.

"What's that up your sleeve? Spotty asks

Reid grabs his brothers left arm and holds it up to reveal Ace of clubs.

"What's this?" Reid sternly asks.

"I don't know?" Brett says while being scared.

"You've been cheating!" Vitani cried.

"You don't know!" Reid grabs his brothers' ear.

"Vitani put it there!" Brett accused her, even though she was across the circle.

"In that case this makes all Brett's winnings noel and void therefore we keep all the rubies," Kopa said. Kopa grabbed the Rubies back.

The next morning, Dr. Jennarei and Rafiki had finished up. Dr. Jennarei had given Rafiki extra medicines and instructions on what to do with them. Sarafina was having trouble breathing the next morning. It turned out that her liver was failing due to alcoholic poising and was in critical condition.

Dr. Jannarei tried to do an emergency operation to help but lacked the correct equipment. They tried to pump out the poison with chest pumps and cutting in air pockets to where she was having the breathing problems but had no success.

It was too late. Sarafina had passed away on a rock like operating table.

"I'm so sorry. I tried everything," Nicole started to cry.

Jonny comforted her and gave her a hug.

Nala ran in to the sick/birthing cave crying.

"Don't worry Nala I'm here," Simba said in warm words.

The pride and the humans held a 5 hour funeral for Sarafina that afternoon. Zira spoke about how she remembered her coming into the pride that beautiful day and how she didn't know that she would change the pride forever. Simba spoke as well.

"As king, I usually am very professional, but I am going to speak as more of a personal friend."

There was a long pause, then he spoke.

"My parents always taught me about the great kings of the past. I can assure you, that, even though Sarafina had a drinking problem, she is up there with others that we know, such as her best friend or my mother, Sarabi. As well as my father, Mufasa. Sarafina will be missed, but I am sure she is in a better place. Find comfort in that as we say goodbye to our fellow friends. Jonny will now speak.

Jonny walked to the top of Pride Rock.

"I don't know much about Sarafina, I hardly knew her for about an hour. But I can obviously tell from being an outsider, she was a very important person based on the reaction of all your faces. I'd also like to announce that we will be leaving tomorrow. I enjoyed my time here and I thank you all for taking us under your wing. Nala will speak now."

Nala walked to the top of Pride Rock to speak about her mother.

"You know, I look at this world, and…. I just.… take things for granted. I always relied on my mom to be there for me and now…. she's gone," Nala weeped, not being able to bear talking about her mother. Nala felt she had to make a quick exit, but everyone was weeping and everyone could feel the pain she was in. That was the last anyone spoke. Reid and Steve dug up a hole behind Pride Rock and Sarafina was buried. Alan made the headstone for Sarafina out of a rock. "Hear lies Sararfina Starfire changed the pride forever it read.

That evening was somber as Steve and Barry Cooked dinner that the Lions had caught. Everyone was in their own place, just thinking about Sarafina. Reid tried to make conversation with Simba.

"You know, Simba, this just feels like this is the wrong time for us to leave. I feel like, we'd be letting you down," Reid explained to Simba slowly, who was sitting on the edge of the summit of Pride Rock.

"Yeah, It feels like you'd be leaving on a bad note," Simba replied.

"You know that feeling you get when there's something you're supposed to do and you can't do it no matter how hard you try?"

"I know about it all too well kid," Simba smiled sheepishly.

"I just feel there's something else we need to accomplish here you know?" Reid looked at Simba.

"Yeah, but if you don't know what it is, I can't help you," Simba sighed.

"Hey! I know!" Reid stood up, excited.

"What?" Simba got up, curious as to why Reid was so excited. "I know this might sound strange to you at first, but, we should celebrate Sarafina's death!" Reid exclaimed.

"I'm a little confused… why would we celebrate her death?" Simba asked.

"In Mexico, a place far away from here, people celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or day of the dead. They say we should celebrate the life of those who have died," Reid explained.

"So you don't focus on the actual death, just the life they previously lived?" Simba asked.

"Yes!"

"Reid, I don't know. The lionesses may act strangely to this… Day of the dead, Especially Nala," Simba stated.

"Look Simba, would Sarafina want you or anyone in the pride depressed over her death? No, she wouldn't. She would want you to move on with life," Reid said. Simba pondered over this thought, his paw scratching his chin.

"Simba, no longer than a minute ago you were saying how you knew the feeling of something that needed to be accomplished. Well, we've been presented what we need to do to accomplish the feeling," Reid explained slowly.

Simba interpreted Reid's thought. "You're right. We need to do something about this now."

"I'll go tell the humans to meet at Pride Rock for the meeting," Reid said as he ran off.

Reid pulled Jonny and his pilot from the cockpit chair, who was plotting a course for home and all the other depressed humans.

"Simba wants a meeting at Pride Rock this instant. We must go," Reid pointed to Pride Rock through the window.

"What does Simba want?" asked Jonny.

"You'll find out when you get there," Reid said.

Jonny sighed and got up from his seat and followed the caravan behind Reid. Simba thought this was going to be a very hard task to do. How could he tell Nala there was a meeting to attend when she was mourning her mother?

However Nala surprised him and said she would be at the meeting. Why would she do this? Simba could only guess.

Everyone had arrived at Pride Rock, ready for Simba's meeting. Low whispers could be heard throughout the crowd as Simba stepped onto the peak of Pride Rock.

"Everyone, I have a feeling that we have not had a proper goodbye to our fellow humans who will be leaving tomorrow. I feel we need to have a going away party for these humans, and celebrate not only their time here, but to celebrate Sarafina's life here."

A disturbance rose from the crowd as a great beam of light hit pride rock and smoke appeared next to Simba. The smoke took form into a lion. Sarafina. Everyone gasped at the sight.

"It's okay everyone. There is beer in heaven so I should be just fine," Sarafina tried to joke, but no one laughed.  Nala crept forward towards the image of Sarafina.

"Mom, is it really you?" Nala asked, eyes wide. "Of course it is silly! Who else do you think it is?" Sarafina smiled as did Nala. "So Sarafina, what should we do?" Simba asked.

"Well, I appreciate all of you mourning for me, but it's downright depressing. You all should celebrate, enjoy your last day with Jonny and his gang." "Are you gonna stay here for a while?" Nala asked.

"No my dear, I must return to Mufassa in the heavens. But remember, I will always be with you, till the end of time itself." Sarafina started rising toward the heavens, but then turned around.

"Oh yeah! In heaven, you can drink all the beer you want, without the side effects! It's awesome!" Sarafina exclaimed as everyone laughed like hyenas. "I'm glad she's in a happy place," Nala said to Simba.

"Me too," Simba replied.

All of a sudden Brett jumped out of nowhere and said "Well what are you waiting for? Let's get this party started!"

Everyone cheered as Alan and Steve and Berry took out a guitars from nowhere and started playing twist and shout by the Beatles. Everyone sang along and danced as Simba roared, calling all the meerkats together at Pride Rock. When they arrived, they put on

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