Amani underwater with added background

-or that’s what they thought... Amani realized something was wrong... the grown ups were talking about the waterhole being empty but the place was infested with crocs. 'I'm just scaring myself he" he thought. Just then he thought he saw something, then he saw it again. He twirled round in the water searching for Yama. He spotted her and beckoned her to go back up. Yama rolled her eyes and followed. The two reached the surface and coughed and panted.

"Why did you want us to come back up?" Yama asked sternly. "There’s something down their..." Amani growled gravely. "Lets go investigate then" Yama said splashing Amani with water. "Stop it! We can't!" Amani growled grabbing a hold of Yama's tail. "Don’t be such a coward!" Yama commented. "Don’t be such an idiot!" Amani snarled.

Just then Yama began to cower. Amani frowned "I'm not that scary...". He turned around and was face to face the a crocodile. "Don't move a muscle!" Amani hissed quietly. The croc sniffed them and circled them. Amani's tail tuft was in Yama's face. The cub sneezed and more crocs attacked. "Ok this could be a problem!" Yama cried dodging the crocs. Amani took a swipe at a croc and hissed "You think?".

Amani jumped into the water, much like his father did, to distract them. "What are you waiting for? RUN!!!" Amani snarled at Yama.Yama obayed and ran towards the bank. She grabbed the earth and pulled herself onto it. "Come on Amani! SWIM!!!" She yelled. Amani already had the idea and was swimming to shore.

He climbed on and they ran. The crocodiles were following them, they travel swiftly for swimmers. The cubs ran straight into a hunting party. "Yama!Amani! What are you doing out here?" Nala asked them. Her question was answered in seconds as the crocs just appeared. The lionesses attacked them and drove them away "Lets get you home now..."Nala said Picking up Amani while another lioness picked up Yama. 

When they got back to Pride Rock Kovu was furious. "I thought I told you to stay near Pride Rock!" He snarled at Amani. "I'm sorry Dad, bu-" Amani started. "Dont but me!" Kovu roared, "You put Yama and yourself in danger, Also the hunting party, and you interuppted the hunt!". Just then Amani's eyes flashed scarlet and the cub hissed, "I dont seem to recall you telling me where im allowed to go father..." with his head held high but tail dragging on the floor, he turned and headed to bed.

Later that night Amani's dreams troubled him, there were flashing images of an unkown lioness with a stripe down her back and a teenaged lion attacking his blue eyed sister. The lioness was saying something but Amani could hardly make out words: "Thats it Ko- show no mercy, Vit- yo- weakling show some sp-!". The world went black and all Amani could hear were voices cackling in the dark. "Who's there?" Amani shouted. "You cannot run Amani! The darkness will find you!". Amani began to cower and more images came, it was a cub, who greatly resembled Amani, was stalking a bug. The cub pounced on it and giggled.

The lioness appered again and crushed the bug. "No K- don't le- it go!" She roared at the cub. "But moth- it wasnt hurting any-" the image went and another came. It was his great grandmother, Sarabi, she was walking towards a lion who resembled the cub a little. "SARABI!" the lion yelled. "Yes Sc-?". it went blank and another came. Sarabi was lieing on the floor with a golden lion hanging over her, "Muf-?". "No... its me" the lion said. "Sim-! Your alive?! How can that b-" Sarabi whispered. "It doesnt matter... I'm ho-" It all went dark and a voice droned on. "No! Si- please! I beg your forgive-" a voice said. The next voice sounded familier "You dont deserve to live".

The voices vanished a image appeared again. It was a lion, hanging over an edge of a cliff. "Sc-!" the lion slipped a little, "br- help me!". The dark lion from before grabbed hold of the hanging lions paws "Long live the Ki-!" the lion was thrown off the cliff and distant yelling of a cub could be heard. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-".

Amani awoke panting heavily. He heared patter of rain and he looked around. The whole pride was asleep. The images and voices disturbed him. Most voices sounded familier, but he couldnt put his claw on it. He rested his head on his paws and tried not to think about it.

Chapter 2

It had been months from the croc insident and Amani tried to act normal. Every time someone spoke to him it reminded him of the dream. Somwhere not far from Pride Rock, Rafiki was painting in his tree. "Ah Mufasa! The pridelands are at peace once again" the baboon said happily. The wind grew slightly stronger, it ruffled some gourds. "Mufasa... what are you saying dis time?" Rafiki said, rolling his eyes. The wind blew a gourd from the tree and it bounced towards Amani's painting. It smashed on the wall and its juice linked Amani's and Zira's paintings together.

"Mufasa? are trying to tell me that Zira and Amani's souls are entwined?". The wind blew gentler, and Rafiki took it as a yes. "Dis is not good". Then the juice fell slightly and it landed onto a stragly looking cubs drawing.

Amani padded around his mother Kiara. "He treats me like I have no brain at all!" Amani snarled. "Its like i'm in special care or something!". " Amani your father is just looking out for you". Amani's eyes flashed a scarlet colour and Kiara shrunk back a little. "Looking out for me..." Amani whispered. Kiara didnt recgnise her sons voice. Amani glared at Kiara and snarled, "Its like i'm a little new born cub with no legs!". Kiara didnt know what to say.

"All he does to me is yell at me for nothing" Amani's eyes turned red, "Its like he does it for fun...". Kiara backed away. "ITS LIKE I'M NOTHING!!!" The cub roared. Amani's voice faltered as his eyes started to turn brown again, "Its... Its.. ITS LIKE HE DOESNT LOVE ME!!!" Amani yowled. The cub turned and ran, he held back his tears.

The angry cub stopped infront of a dry barren wasteland. It was covered in termite mounds. There was a river and a log stretched across it, Amani crossed and felt a strange sensation. The cub felt dizzy and he collapsed.

The world was black and voices could be heared. "My na- Kovu!" one said, "Heh heh, I'- Kiara...". An image appeared and it was Simba and Kovu, they were walking side by side. "Dad..." Amani whispered. "I- never heared the sto- of Sc- that way before... He truly was a kill-". The lioness appeared again, it cackled. "Well done Kovu! just like we al-". The world went black, and a voice could be heared, "Come on Amani! Block it out! Dont let her get to you!". "Be quiet Nuka!" Another voice said, "You cannot escape the darkness Amani! It is calling you!". An image appeared of two cubs and a lion. "You Mufa-shall be the next king..." the lion said. The gold cub smiled while the dark one just whispered "No...".

The image changed to Sarafina handing a cub to another lion. "Look after him Shi-! Make sure Sca- cant find him...". The image changed to a lion dangling down from Pride Rock with a roaring fire below him. "This looks fami-" said another lion. "And here's my little secret.... I KILLED MUFASA!". The images went and Amani was looking around. "See Amani... Your life will always dwell in the shadows..." the voice said. "NO! KIARA!". "LONG LIVE THE KING!". "YOU KILLED YOUR OWN BROTHER!". "EXILED!". "PUT THE PAST BEHIND YA SIMBA!". "NOW YOU JUST SOUND LIKE MY FATHER!". " YOU DELIBRITLY DISOAYED ME!" "I was just trying to be brave like you...".

"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Amani roared. "Block it out Amani... Think light..." the other voice said urgently. "RUN! RUN FAR AWAY! NEVER RETURN!". "I WANT NOTHING MORE TO DO WITH HIM!". "NUKA IS DEAD BECAUSE OF YOU!!". "ZIRA GIVE ME YOUR PAW!" "MURDERER!" "HE ADMITS IT!" "MY FAHER DIED ALONG TIME AGO!". "THINK LIGHT AMANI! THINK LOVE!" Nuka's image broke through the darkness and was sheilding the cowering cub.

"Hakuna Matata!". "Mind your father Kiara...". "Dad? dad dad dad dad? Dad? DAD! come on dad!". "Hi Nala!". "That was so cool! Did you see the size of those teeth?". "Come on Yama!". "HA HA HA HA! They were going like this RAWR RAWR RAWR! heh heh heh!". "No mom your messing up my mane!". "I've missed you...". "We'll always be together right?". "Pinned ya!". "Look were one...".

Amani awoke. His muzzle was wet, he had been crying. He made his way back to Pride Rock. "Amani? Where have you been?" Nala scolded him. Amani looked up at her. Nala expected him to yell back like he usally does, but the cub just walked straight past her.

Later that night Amani was having another strange dream. This time it was a good one and Amani was talking with Nuka. "Who is that voice?" Amani asked. "Thats your grandmother Zira, my mother..."