and speaking up would mean that he had that conversation. He decided to tell about it. Kucha was a true friend, he would understand. “Well I did meet one cub yesterday.”

Kucha threw a sideways glance at Zazu.

“I think he said his name was Musafa or something like that.”

This time it was Kuta that replied. “Did he say what he was doing? This is really important.”

“Well, I think he said he was searching for his brother. I’m not completely sure it was your son though, it could have been another animal that was similar to a lion cub because he was climbing through a swamp and was completely covered with grime.”

“Thank you so much Zazu! You can help us search for Mufasa—”

“Ah yes his name was Mufasa.”

“—And his brother Taka. It would be helpful to have two birds on this search,” finished Kuta.

“Especially a hawk!” added Sakanya.

Zazu was not sure about what he wanted to do, but Kucha had been thinking the whole time. This was an easy way to get to that little lion and get his revenge. Zazu was sure to follow, and then all he would have to do is find the cub first and attack. “I will come.” Said he, “Zazu, what about you? I think you should come.”

Zazu relented in the end, but not very willingly. He recognized the reasons that Kucha had for going and didn’t like his idea. However, it would probably all turn out okay.

“Ahadi, come on over and show these birds some respect. They agreed to help us and we need you to cooperate also or we will make you go back to priderock.”

Kucha had forgotten about Ahadi. He hoped he wouldn’t cooperate and have to go back that place the lionesses talked about.

Kucha was lucky, Ahadi was the same as he was before and was forced to go home. The lionesses also looked relieved. Only Zazu thought this wasn’t a very good idea. There was now no one left to oppose Kucha. He would need someone challenging him by the end. However, there was also the possibility that he would no longer want to kill Mufasa by the end. They started forward.

 

Back at priderock, Rafiki just remembered something from his past that he knew would tie in with all their fates before the end of this adventure. He could not explain why he remembered it just now, but nonetheless, he would have to tell Ahadi and Uru about it. Rafiki was the creature that had healed Kucha. He hoped he would have some diplomatic leverage over the hawk because of this. He would probably need it later.

 

 

The Hard Truth: Chapter 11

 

Taka was waiting for his journey to end. He was getting weaker every moment he couldn’t get off this thing and get some food. He suspected he had about two more days before he died of thirst and hunger.

The creature, Pora, made no attempt to start a conversation. It almost appeared to Taka as if he/she didn’t want to talk about what they were doing.

“Pora? Why don’t you want to talk to me?”

“Taka, I will gladly talk to you, my question is why did you not talk for so long?”

“I wasn’t talking because you weren’t talking. Fine, well, why are you worried about this trip?”

“What makes you think that I’m worried?”

“Very simply Pora, you didn’t want to talk to me and kept glancing from side to side.”

“I already explained why I didn’t want to talk and I need to make sure there isn’t any evil creature that would want to kill us.”

“Why would someone want to even attempt to attack us? You’re some scary creature that no one knows what actually is, and I’m a lion.”

“The one creature that would attack us is your brother Mufasa. He would do anything to keep me from taking you to wherever I’m supposed to.”

“What? You said Mufasa wanted me cubnapped before. So now he wants to cubnap me and sacrifice his life to get me back? What is he? Is there more than one Mufasa?”

“You could argue that there are two Mufasas out there, but they are the same. You know what they say, we are one.”

“I haven’t heard that. Who says it?”

“Why of course, the whole priddddddddddde.” Pora trailed off realizing his/her mistake. “That was probably the stupidest thing I’ve ever said, sorry Taka.”

“You know what you said Pora, and you know it was true. Who and what are you? That was the stupidest thing you ever said but only because it let me realize what you aren’t. Something that was here before! So who and what are you Pora, you aren’t from these pridelands anyway.”

In a quieter voice he said to himself “Mufasa will kill me for this.”

“Mufasa will kill you? So are you in league with him to kill me? You’ve been lying all the way through the journey.”

“No Taka. I really don’t think I can explain this to you. Mufasa will already want to kill me enough. No need to make him really want to kill me.”

“I think my brother will already kill you when he sees you trying to take me away Pora!”

“True true, but I won’t die. However, if the ‘other’ Mufasa that is still the same wants to kill me, I will be dead before I can protest. That wasn’t the smartest thing to say either. Oh well. The only way it can get worse now is if I actually tell you everything.”

“Might as well tell me then or else my brother Mufasa might get you sooner rather than later.”

Pora was debating whether to tell Taka that he was in fact only a spirit sent by the dead adult Mufasa to cubnap Taka and bring him before Mufasa for some sort of learning thing that Mufasa wanted to use. Apparently it would turn Taka against the pride and therefore save the pride.

It made no sense to Pora. It seemed like Mufasa wanted to teach Taka how to kill his previous self so the pride could live because it was on the verge of destruction because the greatest king ever, Mufasa, was killed by his brother because Mufasa himself had taught him how and gave him some reason. Logically, it should end up with no lions left. How that would save the pride was beyond Pora’s level of thinking.

Eventually he decided to tell Taka, because this had already happened if there was a great big Mufasa in the sky. Whatever he did was bound to turn out that way. Taka didn’t understand very well either.

Taka was now only in a very sullen mood and refused to talk. Pora hoped he would get to the place where Mufasa would talk to Taka soon. Taka was getting too weak to continue to stay angry. Taka had to stop soon. However, the one thing Pora worried about the most, was that Mufasa’s plan wouldn’t quite work out. That could mean disaster—for the entire pridelands.

 

 

Soon: Chapter 12

 

He could feel it, Taka was close. Soon he would be able to kill Taka’s cubnapper and rescue his brother. Somehow, this mysterious creature that hardly left a trace, would soon feel the wrath of Mufasa.

It had been a long hard day for Mufasa. He had neglected to eat the previous two or three days, so he was starving. He had been hoping to catch up to the creature and eat it by now, but that had not happened. Therefore, he was forced to try to hunt something.

Mufasa had not been taught yet, but he had sometimes watched, and thought he might be able to bring down a small creature. If he couldn’t, he might have to have some plants that lived here. He was now far enough south, he was on the edge of the jungle. There must be something in there he could eat.

After a short chase with a young meerkat, Mufasa gave up on getting the little bugger. He had to find something on the outskirts of the jungle. There was nothing in the way of meat that he had a hope of catching.

Mufasa was on the verge of giving up, when, searching farther in, he stumbled upon a dead bird that looked strikingly similar to Zazu. It was the only food he found, but it would sustain him for a while.

He continued on his way. He tried to go even quicker now, there wouldn’t be much food after this meal. Soon however, the trail became clearer, he must be close. Now Mufasa was almost running along the path. The only thing in his mind was one word—SOON. Soon he would taste the blood of the cubnapper. Soon he would rescue Taka. Soon he could go back home. Soon the family could be together again. Soon, soon, soon.

There was a dust cloud ahead, now Mufasa was sprinting. He accelerated until he leapt into the dust.

 

 

Meeting of the Paths: Chapter 13

 

Kuta and Sakanya were also walking quickly at this point. The birds were flying up ahead trying to find Mufasa. Everyone was glad that Ahadi went back to Priderock. It made the journey much more bearable. As they looked forward, Kuta saw Zazu coming back.

“Oh look Sakanya, Zazu is coming back. They must have found something and Kucha is making sure we don’t lose track of it. Hello Zazu, have you found Mufasa yet?”

“Kuta, Sakanya.” Zazu was slightly out of breath and needed to pause for a few seconds. “Yes, we have found at least one lion cub, but—”

This time it was Sakanya that replied first. “That’s great! Where?”

“Let me finish. Kucha is for now just following, but I don’t think he can restrain himself much longer. Come quickly, Please!”

The lionesses looked at each other, and started running off to where Zazu was leading them. There was only one obstacle in their path, a large hill. As they were climbing it, Zazu kept screaming more and more hysterically to come. Finally they reached the top of the hill gasping for breath, and found they couldn’t take a breath anymore.

They saw Kucha about to pounce Mufasa, as Mufasa was about to pounce a dust cloud that had some form in it.

Zazu was in a panic. “No Kucha! NO! I failed at my jobht he might be able to bring down a small creature. If he couldn’t, he might have to have some plants that lived here. He was now far enough south, he was on the edge of the jungle. There must be something in there he could eat.

After a short chase with a young meerkat, Mufasa gave up on getting the little bugger. He had to find

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