how close Zira and the others were. They were gaining ground fast, so Simba went the only way he could and climbed up the dam. He struggled up because his strength was lost from swimming such a long way. The but good thing was that the lionesses had given up on the chase because as Simba climbed, logs were being knocked out from under his feet. Kovu appeared at the top.
"Simba! This way!" Kovu cried. Simba growled at the sight of him, but climbed towards him anyway.
"Get him, Kovu! Get him, NOW!" Zira roared.
Kovu stared at his mother. There was no way he was going to be able to face her after this. If she seen him trying to help Simba, she'd kill him for sure. He looked at Simba, who was managing to make it to safety. Kovu shook his head and ran away to get to the bottom of the dam.
"I'll do it, mother! I'll do it for you!" Nuka ran up the dam, dodging the small avalanche of logs Simba made. Nuka was struggling, but not as much as Simba, because his training kept him in a shape that allowed him to be fast. He made it up to Simba in half the time and stabbed his claws into Simba's back leg. "Finally! MY moment of glory!" Nuka raised his other clawed paw to slice into Simba's side, but he lost his footing and fell down the dam. Many of his bones broke as he fell, and the only time his body stopped falling was when he was pinned by a log. He tried to get the log off himself, but from above another log rolled over the upper half of his body. Before Nuka's sight drew black, out of the corner of his eye he saw Simba make it up to safety at the top of the dam and get away.
Kovu witnessed the whole thing and fear clutched onto his heart. He ran down the cliff as fast as he could and made it to where his brother's body was, praying that he was still alive. Kovu removed some small logs, but was pushed out of the way by his hysterical mother. She removed all of the logs until she seem her son sticking out from the debris. He coughed out one of his last breaths.
"Nuka..." Zira whispered, near tears.
"I'm sorry...mother..." Nuka whispered as loud as he could. "I...tried..." She cradled his face with her paw and shushed him gently. For the first time in her life, she was actually concerned about Nuka's well-being. "Well...at least I got your attention...didn't I?" Those were his last words, and while Zira smiled at them, others who heard, stared wide-eyed. They were shocked as to what they heard. Zira gently let go of Nuka's still face and stared at him.
"Nuka..." Vitani said, looking like she was going to burst into tears at any given moment. She held back her tears because she knew that her mother would never approve.
Simba limped his way back to the Pride Lands. He was so tired from earlier, he practically had no strength left. It was almost completely dark outside when he seen familiar faces ahead. It was Kopa, Timon, and Pumba. They seemed to have been torturing Zazu in some way. Kopa was laughing until he seen his father, hanging his head low, and without Kovu.
"Father!" Kopa exclaimed, running towards the injured lion. "Zazu! Get help, please!" Zazu had no second thoughts and flew towards Pride Rock as fast as he could. Simba smiled at the sight of his son and collapsed. "Father! Are you okay?"
"Simba, what happened?" Timon asked.
"Kovu..." Simba choked out, still exhausted and wounded. "I was...ambushed." And he fell silent, still clinging on to life. Pumba wedged himself under the lion and carried him on his back for a short distance, until his lionesses found them and spared him the weight. It fell dark by the time they made his back home, and Simba fell fast asleep, his pride praying that he made it through the night.
Zira and the other outlanders were having a moment for silence for the death of Nuka. They were still crowded around the dam where he fell.
"Scar...watch over my poor Nuka..." Zira mourned. She then looked back to her youngest son, anger flashing in her eyes. "You!" Kovu looked up, only to have his eye slashed by his mother, who brought her paw down on him. He cried out. When he looked up, he reminded Zira of Scar because of the identical scar across his left eye. Kovu was glaring at her, angrier than ever. All of these past years of training to think like a killer, he was contemplating killing his own mother right there. He shook his head at such thoughts. He did not want to be like Scar.
"What have you done?!"
Kovu swallowed back his fears. He was no longer going to make excuses to lessen his punishment. He deserved whatever she'd give him. "I did nothing."
"Why?! How could you betray your pride?! How could you betray Scar?!"
"I want nothing more to do with that demon!" Kovu yelled. Zira backed him up, angry that her own son would call her beloved such a vile name.
Zira roared. "There's nothing you can do! You cannot escape becoming your father! Because you've killed your own brother!"
Kovu shook his head. It was true, but he refused to believe that he was anything like his so-called "father." He ran away screaming "No!" Vitani went to chase after him, but Zira placed her paw in front of her.
"Let him go!" she growled. "Simba has hurt me for the last time! First he killed Scar and he's now corrupted Kovu with ridiculous thoughts! Since he is injured and weak it will not be hard for us to take over his entire kingdom! We attack tomorrow when they least expect it!" The lionesses roared triumphantly, driven by anger towards Simba for killing and corrupting their own kind. Vitani did not join in the group roar and while everyone was distracted, she chased after her little brother. It was almost morning by the time she caught up to him.
"Kovu, stop!" she yelled.
"Get away from me, Vitani! I'll end up killing you too!" he exclaimed, sounding like he had been crying while he was running.
"Will you stop being stupid and listen to me!" Kovu stopped and faced his sister.
"What? Has Zira sent you after me or something?"
"Of course not! I want out of this just as much as you do! I hate feeling trapped in my own family." she growled. Kovu stared at her. She did seem just as desperate as he was to get out of this situation. "Kovu, let's leave together! And we can take Kopa with us! We don't need the rest of them anymore. There's no sense in trying to get Simba to trust you again. I know he won't and I don't blame him at all and it's because of how he thinks of Scar. If I were him I wouldn't trust you anymore either."
"I know things look bad, but I have to try." he said simply. He started his way back. "He'll forgive me. And then he'll let you in his pride too."
Vitani shook her head. "No, Kovu, he would never accept me. I'm too much like mom. And as far as we're both concerned, I helped in trying to kill him." Kovu knew she was lying because he saw her not make any move to attack him, but he let her think what she wanted. "Fine. Go try. But if he doesn't accept you, meet me back here." And the two siblings.parted in different directions. Kovu did not know where Vitani was headed, but he knew that she was not heading back to Zira. It was mid afternoon by the time Kovu reached Pride Rock.
Kopa and Nala were near Simba, who had just got done explaining what had happened the evening before.
"I know it's wrong to judge so quickly, but I still can't help but think he was responsible for the whole thing." Simba said.
"I don't believe it for a moment," Kopa snorted. Kala looked at them in concern. She was feeling sad after hearing the story about Kovu. Kyla had left the pride recently and she was feeling lonely ever since Kopa and Kovu became friends. She actually hoped that Kovu never came back so that she and Kopa could become better friends. She looked up when she spotted the familiar brown lion, then her face grew angry.
"It's Kovu," scoffed a few of the lionesses. Kovu made his way near Pride Rock, but the lionesses formed a barrier so that he would not enter. They whispered to each other once they noticed the scar on his face, which scared Sarabi a little bit. Kala did nothing but stand and glare at the outlander.
"Kovu!" Kopa exclaimed. "Tell him!" Simba growled.
"So, you think you have a right to come back?" Simba snorted. Seeing that Kovu had a scar like his father's, Simba grew angrier. He almost looked exactly like Scar.
"Simba...I had nothing to do with the ambush, I swear!"
"What makes you so sure I can trust you!"
Kovu could not explain. Vitani was starting to be right about this situation. "Because I'm not Scar! I'm begging you, please, forgive me! I never meant you any harm!"
"That I KNOW is not true." Simba referred back to when Zira congratulated Kovu. She originally sent Kovu to kill him for her in some manner and almost suceeded.
"Dad! Would you just believe him!" Kopa growled.
"Quiet!" Simba yelled. He faced Kovu. "When you first came here, you asked for judgement, and I pass it now! You're forever an exile!" Kopa gasped as Simba gave the lionesses the que to chase Kovu away. Most of the lionesses chased Kovu from Pride Rock and quite some distance away, while the others kept Kopa from running after him. Once Kovu was out of sight, the lionesses scattered around the vicinity, and Kopa and Nala approached Simba.
"Dad! What are you doing!" Kopa begged.
"Simba, reconsider
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