didn't mean it in a bad way, when she said "Outlander", what he meant was the way Zira had taught every Outlander to fight and to follow her, not to think with their own brains. "When we're finally back at Pride Rock, have you thought that Kim maybe ISN'T going to be jealous at Halali? Maybe he'll welcome his new brother with open arms. And what will Halali do then? Pin him to the grond and start wrestling?!" Kiara looked angrily at Kovu and Kovu felt ashamed. "I...I guess you're right," he finally said. "I'll promise I'll talk to him." Kiara smiled. Good. I'm not mad at you, sorry if I yelled." She nuzzled him lovingly and all was forgotten.
"By the way," Kovu started. "Umm, this might not be a good time to ask, but...when ARE we gonna return to the Pride Lands?" Kiara looked at him sadly. "I dont know, Kovu. I think we'll still have to wait some time." "But we've waited for so long!" Kovu replied. "I miss everyone back there, Vitani Nala, Kim, Shani, Mafumbo, everyone. I want to go home." "So do I, but...what about Kim?" "What ABOUT Kim? What if he' not jealous at all? Whay if he just misses us and wants us back? He doesn't even know about Halali! I'm sure they'll get along. If they don't, they'll just have to learn it sooner or later."
Pride Rock, they saw other lionesses in a row outside it. "Kiara!" "Kovu!" Everyone rushed to greet them. "Who is this little fellow?" Kizuka asked and smiled to Halali, making him blush and hide behind his mother. "This is Halali," Kiara giggled. "He's just a little shy." "Where have you been all this time?" Vitani asked. "So many months without telling us a word?!" "Well, we'll explain it later, sis," Kovu grinned uncomfortably.
"First, I want to see Kim, where is he?" Kiara asked thrilled and looked around her searching her son. The lionesses looked at each other and some backed up so they wouldn't have to tell her. "Well?" Kiara asked. "I...I don't think you want to see him right now." Kiara laughed a little. "Of course I do, I've been away for so long, where is he?"
"Brother."
Everyone looked up at the cave. Kim was sitting there, looking straight at Halali, there was no doubt of it. Some lionesses shivered as they saw their rude king and Halali hid himself behind Kiara again. But Kiara felt joy burst inside her. She ran towards her son. "Kim! Oh, I've missed you so much, Ki--"
She didn't have time to say any more before Scar slapped her right on the face with all his might. Kiara flew through the air and fell to the ground unconcious. "You...So you are Simba's daughter," he growled between his teeth.
"Kiara!" Kovu gasped and ran to help her. But before he reached her, Scar knocked him to the ground, too. "K-Kim...?" Kovu coughed. "And YOU, hand-chosen by ME. How could I be such a fool to trust you?! The minute you saw a Pridelander, you turned your back to your own pride." "K-Kim, w-what...what are you tal-talking about...?!"
Kovu looked at his son and gasped. It wasn't Kim. It was Scar. There were a few minor differences but it was him, Kovu knew it better than anyone. "N-no...I-it can't be you...Y-you're, y-you're dead!" Scar chuckled. "Never speak bad of the dead, Kovu. They just might come back!" He held his paws on Kovu's throat, ready to rip the traitor apart, when he remembered something else.
"No," he smiled. "I won't kill you just yet. I'll do it in a slow and painful way - I'm going to let you watch how I tear my dear little brother to small pieces." "NO!!!" Kiara screamed. "No! You can't do it!" Scar looked at her down his nose, then turned to Halali. Until this moment, the lionesses had been afraid and stayed out of his way, but now they all gathered around Halali to protect him. Somehow they knew he was their only hope. Kovu tried to get up, but Scar only needed to slap him a little an he fell to the ground in pain again. "I Good. I'm not mad at you, sorry if I yelled." She nuzzled him lovingly and all was forgotten.
"By the way," Kovu started. "Umm, this might not be a good time to ask, but...when ARE we gonna return to the Pride Lands?" Kiara looked at him sadly. "I dont know, Kovu. I think we'll still have to wait some time." "But we've waited for so long!" Kovu replied. "I miss everyone back there, Vitani Nala, Kim, Shani, Mafumbo, everyone. I want to go home." "So do I, but...what about Kim?" "What ABOUT Kim? What if he' not jealous at all? Whay if he just misses us and wants us back? He doesn't even know about Halali! I'm sure they'll get along. If they don't, they'll just have to learn it sooner or later."
f-if you h-harm him, I s-swear..." "What do you swear, dear Kovu? You were a fool. You could be the king now, you could have all the power in the Pride Lands if you just would have followed us. But you chose the other path...And now, it's going to turn against you." Scar smiled a little pitifully, then turned to the lionesses again.
"There's no use of trying to protect him, I've already come this far, you can't stop me," he grinned. "Maybe not we, but KIM can," a voice suddenly said from behind everyone. Everyone turned to look, and yes - it was Shani. More courageous than ever. Scar chuckled. "Kim won't be able to do anything about this, either. He took a chance that he cannot take back." "I know he can!" Shani yelled first at Scar, then to Kim. "Kimwondo, come out! I know you can beat him! I know you're still there! I love you, Kim! I love you! If you love me, you can fight him!"
First there seemed to be no reaction. Scar laughed and stepped down. "I told you, it's no use. You'll just have to learn to live with it."
He kept getting closer to the lionesses and Halali, he was almost in the middle of them, when he suddenly backed up. He roared and seemed to struggle against something. The lionesses didn't waste time, one of them grabbed Halali in her mouth and they ran further away from Scar.
"You...can't..do...this...t are Simba's daughter," he growled between his teeth.
"Kiara!" Kovu gasped and ran to help her. But before he reached her, Scar knocked him to the ground, too. "K-Kim...?" Kovu coughed. "And YOU, hand-chosen by ME. How could I be such a fool to trust you?! The minute you saw a Pridelander, you turned your back to your own pride." "K-Kim, w-what...what are you tal-talking about...?!"
Kovu looked at his son and gasped. It wasn't Kim. It was Scar. There were a few minor differences but it was him, Kovu knew it better than anyone. "N-no...I-it can't be you...Y-you're, y-you're dead!" Scar chuckled. "Never speak bad of the dead, Kovu. They just might come back!" He held his paws on Kovu's throat, ready to rip the traitor apart, when he remembered something else.
"No," he smiled. "I won't kill you just yet. I'll do it in a slow and painful way - I'm going to let you watch how I tear my dear little brother to small pieces." "NO!!!" Kiara screamed. "No! You can't do it!" Scar looked at her down his nose, then turned to Halali. Until this moment, the lionesses had been afraid and stayed out of his way, but now they all gathered around Halali to protect him. Somehow they knew he was their only hope. Kovu tried to get up, but Scar only needed to slap him a little an he fell to the ground in pain again. "I Good. I'm not mad at you, sorry if I yelled." She nuzzled him lovingly and all was forgotten.
"By the way," Kovu started. "Umm, this might not be a good time to ask, but...when ARE we gonna return to the Pride Lands?" Kiara looked at him sadly. "I dont know, Kovu. I think we'll still have to wait some time." "But we've waited for so long!" Kovu replied. "I miss everyone back there, Vitani Nala, Kim, Shani, Mafumbo, everyone. I want to go home." "So do I, but...what about Kim?" "What ABOUT Kim? What if he' not jealous at all? Whay if he just misses us and wants us back? He doesn't even know about Halali! I'm sure they'll get along. If they don't, they'll just have to learn it sooner or later."
o...me...Kim..." Scar growled angrily as he fought to keep Kim inside him. But this time, Kim would beat someone stronger than him. He never beat Maliki, not on his own, at least, but this time he would fight. He would fight for Shani.
"I - LOVE - YOU - SHANIIII!!!!!" he shouted with all his might and now everyone saw him plunging Scar out of his body, like a black shadow, leaving a new lion in his place. Everyone gasped. It was Kim. The REAL Kim. He had a black, beautiful mane, a golden fur like his mother's and big, red eyes.
Shani looked at him and a loving smile rose upon her face. THIS was the Kim she loved. "KIM!" she yelled with joy. "S-Shani! I-I really did it!" Kim said in an amazed, but beautiful voice that was his own again. "Shani, I did it!" "But not for long," Scar groaned and jumped on Kim. "Kim, look out!" Shani shouted, but too late.
Scar leaped on Kim and pushed him against the ground. "You thought you could mess with me, did you?! I promised I would make you a king, do you remember?!" "Yeah, you promised, alright. But I haven't been a king one day, it was you and only you! And you are NOT a good king!" "I'm the BEST king they ever had!" "No, you're the worst one could imagine. And now you're gonna pay for what you did to Mali, grandpa,