The Lion King: Original Stories Vol. 1: WARRING FOR PEACE(Cut Version) By: Tigura "The Silver Tiger of Death" Luminescence Star Characters: Queen Libya Kiaos Ghana Zhao Mohatu Double Mali Zaire Congo Uganda Cairo Lagos Zambia Rwanda Sahara Bambari Maseru Caprivi Victoria Kariba ************************************************************************************************ Opening Song: "The Mythical Wars" Vocal Character: Mohatu Four ancient lands of Africa with four ancient clans of powerful animals fight in a deadly war to control all the four lands.... (music begins) The wars of death have risen, blinding us from our true feelings A feeling of our destiny to admit our love for each other The cubs have yet to be born, they can't live now through this horror Or drink the milk of their bloodstained mother. (chorus) Oh, dear gods, please protect us with your almighty hand So we'll live to see the future of the land. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili... (music ends) ************************************************************************************************ Peace was something we all believed in. After the events of the War of the Pridelands' Fall, we thought that would finally be the end of these violent struggles and bloodshed. We thought that we'll never experience anymore sacrifices and unfair deaths ever again. But, we were wrong... Episode 1:"The Wish for Conquest" Morning sparkles over the lush lands and trees. At a fresh watering hole, a adult lioness swam in the water, bathing herself. This lioness was purely golden and majestic. Her blue eyes shone with life as she bathed herself. Then, a brown adult lion appeared next to the shore of the watering hole and watched her with his red handsome eyes. It was then the lioness noticed him and she smiled broadly. "Morning, Mohatu," she said. The lion named Mohatu smiled back and bowed before her. "Good morning, your majesty. How are you today?" "I'm doing just grand, Mohatu. I am Queen Libya, after all," Libya said proudly with a laugh. "Yes, you are. You always look so beautiful as an angel when you're in the water." "My, that's some compliment coming from you." "Well, I'm used to be the casual charmer." "Hmm. More like flirt. Come in the water with me. It's all right." "Oh, you don't mind?" Mohatu said in excitement. "Um, I mean..." "Of course, you can. You're my special friend." "Okay. Here I come." Mohatu timidly steps in the water and splashed in. He sighs contently to feel the cool water around his strong, broad body. Libya then splashed some water in his face. She giggled playfully and splashed him again. Mohatu formed a wicked expression on his face and splashed her back. The two lions continued splashing each other and laughing playfully. Then, Mohatu then pounced and grabbed Libya in a hug and they both fell and splashed in the water. Meanwhile, at the kingdom Libya rules over, "Firerock Mountain," all the lions and lionesses went with their daily businesses of their spare time. Next to a loose rock close to the kingdom, a lion with a eye completely covered with a bloody color of red and two twin lionesses were talking to each other. "So, Maseru," the big twin said, "how did your private evening with Congo here went?" The smaller twin, Maseru, frowned at that question. "Zambia, don't ask me questions like that. It's rude," she said. "Hey, I was just trying to make conversation." "I don't ask you questions between you and your mate. Oh, wait, I forgot. You don't have one!" she said with a laugh. "Why you! Take that back, you...!" "Calm down, you two," the lion, Congo, said. "There is no need to fight amongst ourselves." "Right, right," Zambia sighed. "We have plenty of enemies already. No need to have some more," Congo added. The girls nodded in agreement as they remember their wartime enemies. Maseru shook her head of the thought of them. "Let's not get them on our minds. I wanna concentrate on more important things." "Important things? What important things?" Congo asked. "You don't know?" Maseru said with a purr. Maseru got up and nuzzled Congo with powerful loving feeling. Congo smiled and kissed her muzzle passionately. "Come with me, Congo. "Yes, I will. It will be a real pleasure," Congo said softly. At that, the two lions in love walked away from Zambia. Zambia sighed, "I envy you, Sister." At a gorge faraway from the Pridelands, "Demon's Gorge," the Black Lions, one of the enemy forces the Pridelanders, the Gold Lions, fights, were having a meeting to plot their next war tactic. The lead lion, Kiaos, had his mate, Rwanda, and his three best fighters, Uganda, Double, and Caprivi, in the meeting. "Do any of you have any ideas for our next attack? Any opinions or plans is acceptable," Kiaos said. "Well, I have this one thing to report," Double said. "A report? Well, let's hear it!" "It's about this race of hornbills, the Garudians." "What about them?" Uganda said arrogantly. "They're weak birds who worships the Gods and doesn't wish to particpate in our war. Why worry about them?" "Even so, I heard some wild rumors going around about them having a powerful treasure." "A treasure?" Kiaos said with sudden interest. "Yes. I don't have the information to what it is yet, but what I can figure, this is a powerful treasure created by the Great Gods." "How intriging," Rwanda said. "Yes, it does sound interesting," Caprivi added. "Hmph! A treasure? Ha!" Uganda scoffed. "Uganda, whatever it is, I don't think we can afford to ignore this knowledge of them having a treasure. It may be the key to victory," Kiaos said. "And if it is, my sister, Libya, will discover the true force of the Black Lions." "Whatever, but who's going to go after the treasure? I'm sure not going," Uganda said firmly. "That's fine, you coward," Rwanda said. "I'll go after it!" "Rwanda!" Kiaos said in surprise. "Ha! That's fine with me. I won't have to hear your complaining towards me today," Uganda chuckled. Rwanda growled back at him and started to set out to the Garudians' homes. Then, Kiaos ran in front of her. "Are you sure, darling?" he asked. "I'll be fine, dear." "Well, just in case, Caprivi's got your back." Caprivi stood in attention. "Thank you, sire! I'll protect her with my life." "I'll be going now. And I'll expect a reward if I bring back some more information," Rwanda said with a wink. "You'll get it anyway, my love." Rwanda kissed Kiaos and left with Caprivi. Uganda sighed exasperately and Double left inside the cave. Kiaos looked to the sky. "Libya, my beautiful sister, I'll finish you yet, so help me." Back at the Pridelands, Libya and Mohatu were laying on the sandy shore of the watering hole. They both stared deeply within each other's eyes. "Did you have fun, my queen?" Mohatu asked. "Yes, I have. You're very fun to be with while I not doing anything important." "Thank you. You're still like a young cub to me when you're like this." "I can't forget to have fun just because I'm the Lion Queen now." "Of course." Then, Mohatu got up from his comfortable rest and Libya got up as well. Libya went close to Mohatu and kissed his muzzle. "I glad to have a friend like you," she said passionately. "Same here, Libya." Mohatu nuzzles her head softly and put his head next to hers to lick her neck softly and smoothly. Libya's eyes were closed as she felt Mohatu's tongue run against her neck. She was very aroused by this and started purring uncontrollably. Mohatu loved to make her purr like that. Libya broked from her paralyzed state and walked back, giggling slyly. "Stop that, you sly devil," she said. "'Sly devil?' I like the sound of that." "Come, now let's be serious. Let's get back to Firerock Mountain." "Okay." Mohatu and Libya walked off from the watering hole. As they walked, Libya looked towards Mohatu and sighed softly. She purred softly as she walked on... *********************Eyecatch 1: The Massage of Friendship...Mohatu and Libya***************************** *********************Eyecatch 2: Midnight Lovers Under the Trees...Congo and Maseru************************ Zambia runs through the tall grass and quickly to Firerock Mountain. She ran to find Mohatu and Libya who summoned her. Zambia was out of breath, but she stood in attention and bowed to them both. "Queen Libya, Prince Mohatu, I've come in your request. What may you ask of me?" Zambia asks with respect. "We received some urgent news from our royal guards outside the Pridelands. It seems that the Queen of the Black Lions, Rwanda, and another lion with her is headed off somewhere on their own," Libya explained. "They didn't say why or where they're going, but we know it's nothing good," Mohatu added. "So, what would you like me to do?" Zambia asks. "We want you to go track them and see what they are doing." "Yes, ma'am. I'll set out at once." At that, Zambia left Libya and Mohatu and ran off immediately. Meanwhile, Rwanda and Caprivi walked up a mound and made it to the top to find the Garudians' home village. "Yes, at last, we'll find out about this treasure," Rwanda said with a smile. "But, first, we need to find a way inside without them seeing us," Caprivi suggested. "Right. We'll wait until it's night. With our new black fur coats, they'll have trouble seeing us." "Excellent plan!" Rwanda and Caprivi then layed down and rested on the mound while they wait for night to come. It is night and Zambia continues to track down the two Black Lions. She's very close to their scent and continues walking and tracking. Then, she climbed up a mound and when she reached the top, she felt a strong scent. "They were here recently," Zambia thought. "They couldn't have gotten far." Then, she looked to see the Garudians's home. "The home of the Garudians? What could Rwanda be doing there?" Zambia thought with confusion. Zambia then ran down to the entrance of the village. As she got to the doors, they were open. She also saw the guards of the doors, only to be dead. "How could they? What could they want from here?" Zambia asked herself. In the center building of the village, a female Garudian was playing a flute and sounded beautifully. Then, another Garudian entered the room the female was playing in. "Wow, Victoria, you're smooth with human instruments," he said. "Thank you, Cairo. Maybe I'll teach you how to play an instrument one day and you'll be smooth, too." "Heh! No thanks. Instruments and I don't get along very well." "Really? Well, that's too bad. You could be as good as me if I taught you." Cairo smiles broadly and pulls Victoria's wing. "Please, play with me. I'm bored!" Victoria laughs gently and says, "Okay, okay. I'm coming." Then, Victoria and Cairo disappears out the room. At the throne room, a red Garudian prays toward a golden treasure chest. "Dear God, Kabaila. I pray for world peace and a happy life for everyone," Mali murmurs. As Mali finishes praying, he senses a force nearby. He looks around sharply and notices a pair of red glowing eyes. Then, something lunges from them and pounces Mali in a flash. It was Rwanda! "What?! You here?!" Mali said in panic. "You have lousy guards. And the darkness hid us from you and your people's sights perfectly." Then, Caprivi enters the door of the throne room. "Now, we heard that you have some sort of special treasure. May we ask what it is?" "No, I'll never tell!" Mali blurts out, then covers his beak. "Oh, so you do have a treasure. Excellent. Now, where is it?" Rwanda demands. "I'll never tell you. Besides, the Gods protect it. Even if you find it, you can never make use of it." "Really? We'll see. Caprivi can summon power of the Gods, so he surely can make use of it." "Well, in the name of the Gods, I'll never let you get the treasure!" Mali screams. Mali pushes Rwanda off of him and charges her. Rwanda met Mali in a struggle, paw and wing. As Rwanda and Mali continued to fight, Caprivi looks around the throne room in search for the treasure. Rwanda and Mali soon flew to the air and fight. Mali formed a fist and punched Rwanda in the face. With Rwanda stunned, Mali kicks her into the wall. As Mali charges at Rwanda, Rwanda glared at him with an angry expression. Rwanda flies out the way and Mali slams into the wall. Then, Rwanda flew behind him and knee-bashed his back. Mali screams with pain. Then, Rwanda punches Mali up against the wall, then slammed him to the floor hard. Caprivi finds himself to the golden treasure chest Mali was praying to earlier. Caprivi examined it carefully. "I feel an enormous power inside here. And that Garudian wouldn't be praying to this unless...!" Caprivi smiled evilly and summoned his power to arise. His power surrounds the chest and begins to open it. Mali tried to go stop him, but Rwanda got him pinned. "No! Don't!!" Mali screamed. As Caprivi opens the chest, golden light shines out. Suddenly, a big gold Garudian entered the room. "What is going on in here?!" he shouts. "Lord Ghana! Intruders!" Mali screams. Ghana notices Mali was pinned on the ground by a lioness he knows very well. "Rwanda!" Ghana shouts. "Hey, there, Ghana. We heard that you have a very special treasure. We're here to see it." Then, golden light filled the entire room. Caprivi has completely opened the chest and released the power. Everyone looked in awe through the golden light. Then, six spheres came out the chest and floats up to the ceiling. "No," Ghana murmured worriedly. Rwanda and Caprivi looks at the spheres with disbelief. "This is the treasure?" Caprivi said. "But, they are...!" "It's more than a legend after all," Rwanda said. Then, the golden spheres flies through the ceiling. Zambia looks up to the sky to see the golden spheres. Her eyes widened when she saw them. "It can't be. Impossible," she says. Then, the six spheres splits up in a flash of light and each flew in different directions. "My Gods. I must report at once." Zambia then ran quickly to the Pridelands. Ghana stares above with worried eyes. "How could this be? Those foolish...!" Mali weakly gets up and walks to Ghana. "I'm sorry, Lord Ghana. I couldn't stop them." Ghana looks around to find that the two lions disappeared. He sighs and puts his wing on Mali's shoulder. "Don't be sorry. I tried your best. You did the Gods proud." "Well, what do we do next?" "We can't let those lions get those treasures. So, we have only one option left." "Are you saying...?!" "Yes. We must be part of this war, in order to restore our treasures to us and pray for our enemies' deaths." Back at Demon's Gorge, Rwanda and Caprivi already have told Kiaos, Double, and Uganda everything. "Are you sure that the treasure is really...?!" Kiaos said. Rwanda nods to him. Kiaos smiles broadly and chuckles evilly. "This war just got a bit more interesting. Now, to win the war, we have a new objective. We must find all six of those treasures and we'll make....a wish....of....conquest." Kiaos laughed aloud evilly. Rwanda, Double, Caprivi, and even Uganda joins him and their laughter is heard throughout the gorge of evil... to be continued... Ending Song:"The Perfect World" Vocal Character: Libya (soft music starts) Surely, my dreams are taking me to the heavenly world of love and peace Definitely, a world where everything that is goodness never cease. Here, beside my mate who loves me dearly. Yes, I feel his mane and body nuzzling close to me. (Ahhh........) (chorus) We're inside our world, our private world, created by perfection. All couples have their world, their own perfect world, filled with love and moments of seduction. Perfect.... (music ends) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ Opening Song:"The Mythical Wars" Vocal Character: Mohatu Four ancient lands of Africa with four ancient clans of powerful animals fight in a deadly war to control all the four lands.... (music begins) The wars of death have risen, blinding us from our true feelings A feeling of our destiny to admit our love for each other The cubs have yet to be born, they can't live now through this horror Or drink the milk of their bloodstained mother. (chorus) Oh, dear gods, please protect us with your almighy hand So we'll live to see the future of the land. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili... When the war ends, my secret will be told to you Your seductive body and your pure heart is all I need, this is my prayer to you... (music ends) ************************************************************************************************ When you love someone, you always wake up beside him. You understand each other very well and nothing can stop you from carrying out your love to the world. You plan to make love under the loveliest of shadows and have a cub of your own that the gods have blessed you with. You love this person dearly, but does it mean that you can never resort to kill that person for some purpose? Episode 2:"The Dance with Zhao" As the winds blew across the grassy plains of the Pridelands, Libya was on top of the mountain where she and her brother, Kiaos, always walked together and did something even more. Libya sighed as she remembers all the memories of her and Kiaos together. "Kiaos," Libya thought, "I miss you. Did I really do the right thing to banish you, away from me?" Libya looked down to the ground and looked extremely sad. As tears came to her eyes, she starts to sing her favorite song she always sang to Kiaos. "Surely, my dreams are taking me to the heavenly world of love and peace, Definitely, a world where everything that is goodness never cease. Here, beside my mate who loves me dearly. Yes, I feel his mane and body nuzzling close to me. We're inside our world, our private world, created by perfection. All couples have their world, their own perfect world, filled with love and moments of seduction. Perfect..." Suddenly, someone approaches Libya from behind. Libya senses it and turns around to see a white tiger with silver stripes! Libya jumped and landed in an attacking stance. "Zhao!" Libya growled. Zhao smiled coyly and sat down. "You sing beautifully," Zhao said. Libya stopped growled and looked at Zhao in confusion. "What are you doing here? You're on our lands all by yourself," she said. "I just came on these lands to see you especially," Zhao answered with a wicked smile. "To see me? Do you plan to kill me here?" "Oh no. I haven't come to kill you and end this war. At least, not yet. I've come with an...invitation." "Invitation?" "Yes. An invitation to 'The Dance.'" "'The Dance?'" "Yes. It's something the tiger king must do with the enemy. It's only appropriate for us to know each other better personally." "Just what is it exactly?" "I can't tell you now, but if you meet me in the forest north of here, I'll tell you then." "I don't know if I can trust you. How do I know that you might be just lure me away from my pride so your mate Zaire will lead yours to fight them without my leadership?" Then, Zhao walked close to Libya and grabbed her neck and gently pulled her toward him. They then were locked in an embrace. Zhao gently pulled away and left Libya staring at him. "You just have to trust me," he finally said. Zhao then left Libya alone on the mountain. Libya was still stunned and put her paw to her mouth. "Zhao...," she murmured. At Firerock Mountain, Congo and Maseru were drinking from the watering hole together. "Zambia sure has been gone a long time," Congo said. "I know. I hope nothing's happened to her." "Well, we shouldn't worry too much. She's a tough warrior. So, I think she still okay." "I hope so. We lost our brothers because of Kiaos. I couldn't bare losing her, too." Congo then nuzzled Maseru with sympathetic compassion and kissed her. The two lovers purred softly as they rubbed heads. Then, Mohatu appeared with major ergency. "Sorry to interrupt you two," he said. "No, that's alright. What's wrong?" Maseru asked. "Have you seen Libya? She was supposed to take my place with patrolling the lands, but she hasn't arrived to take me off of duty for an hour. She's never late." "That is strange. But, we never saw her once this morning," Congo explained. "I see. Thank you anyway." Mohatu then ran off with a burst of speed. "Libya, where in the God are you? You're never late for patrol," he said within his mind. In Zhao's meeting spot, Libya looks through the jungle searching for Zhao. She wonders if she's walking straight into a trap, but the thought of Zhao's kiss told her otherwise. She continues looking and thrusts through the vines. Then, she senses an amount of power to the left of her. She looks through the bushes and spots Zhao drinking from a watering pool. Zhao senses Libya's presence and looks to her. "Hey there. Come and join me," he greeted. Libya then came out the bushes and joins Zhao in a drink. But, Libya looks toward the secretive tiger sternly and says, "Why have we come here, Zhao?" Zhao continues to drink and looks toward Libya. "For the Dance? Haven't I told you already?" he answered. "What is this dance?" "It's a traditional event for us and our enemy. I'm to meet with the king or leader of your group and have a conference. But, since your clan has no king, having a conference with you will be more interesting." "Why do you say that, I ask?" "I'll explain soon enough, but please, could you sing that song again?" "My song?" "The song you was singing when I saw you earlier." "Oh. Why?" "Please." Libya only sighed and closed her eyes as she sung. "Surely, my dreams are taking me to the heavenly world of love and peace Definitely, a world where everything that is goodness never cease. Here, beside my mate who loves me dearly, Yes, I feel his mane and body nuzzling close to me. We're inside our world, our own private world, created by perfection All couples have their world, their own perfect world, filled with love and moments of seduction. Perfect..." Zhao sighed with great feeling as those words ran in his mind. "That is a beautiful song, Libya. Very fitting to your astonishing beauty," he complimented. "Thank you." "Do you sing that for someone in particular?" "Yes. My brother," she said with a deep sigh. "Kiaos? I see..." "I'm so sad about him not being with me. He had to be exiled for what he did to your kind, but deep inside, I wish I didn't." "So, you miss him." "Yes." "I'm sorry." There was a long moment of silence. Then, Zhao broke the silence. "Libya," he started to say. Libya looked to Zhao, but his smile was different. It was a sly smile. "What would it take for me to make you forget Kiaos as a partner?" he asked. "What do you mean by that?" she said with slight interest. "Well, since I invited a female leader to the the Dance, something must happen other than just talking." "Why, Zhao, I'm speechless," she said with a playful smile forming. As Zhao chuckled devilishly, he comes close to Libya and kissed her again. "Would you...?" he asked excitedly. "I guess. It's all part of the Dance, isn't it?" Then, they locked in an embrace... Back at Firerock Mountain, Mohatu paced around the kingdom in an extremely worried manner. "Oh, Libya, where are you?" he thought to himself. "I couldn't bare it if something happened to you." As he continued pacing, someone call to him. "Excuse me?" a female voice said. Mohatu looked to where the voice came from and his eyes widened at what he saw. It was Zaire, the queen of the Silver-Striped Tigers! "What are you doing here, Zaire?!" Mohatu growled. "Nothing much. Are you Mohatu?" "Yes. But, why is that your concern? You're about to be chased out of here!" "Don't be so hostile, darling. I'm only here to...talk." "What's there to discuss?" Mohatu asked sternly. Zaire giggled and walked towards Mohatu. Mohatu stood ready to attack if Zaire tries something. But, Zaire only put her tongue on Mohatu's lips and kissed him. Mohatu was confused at this point. Why did she kiss him then, he thought. "Could you take me dancing?" she asked. "Take you dancing? Why?" "Well, Zhao invited Libya to a dance, so I'm asking you." "Huh? Is that where Libya is?" "Yes, but don't worry too much. In a Dance, no one gets hurt or killed. Just one pleasurable moment to get to know your enemy better." "I'm not sure." Then, Zaire nuzzled Mohatu full length, making him purr excitedly. "You purred. You devil, you can't resist me, can you?" Mohatu smiled and blushed a bit. "Well, I guess, as long as it's for temporary friendly terms." "Thank you. I swear to you now that you'll never regret this." "But, it's my first time that we do the..." "Don't worry. You'll know what to do immediately," Zaire said with a playful tone. Then, Zaire walked off and Mohatu followed. Back at the forest, Zhao was panting excitedly while on top of Libya's body. Zhao wrapped his paws around Libya's body and petted her. Libya kissed Zhao passionately again on his lips. "That was the best fun I had in ages," she said, obviously out of breath. "Yes, mine too. I must have you. Why not be my second mate, Libya? That way, we can have peace together with no problems." "It would be a honor to be yours, but I can't. You have Zaire. Besides, I swore off mating. I'll never want to be someone's permanent mate." "Really? Why? I see in your eyes that you're in love with me." "I'm in love with plenty of males, but I'll never mate one. Not one. I'm sorry, but I can't say why. It's a personal reason." "I see. How disappointing to both of us." "I really am sorry. But, you're right though. I am in love now." With that, she kissed Zhao once again. **********************Eyecatch 3: Libya, the Queen of the Gold Lions************************************** **********************Eyecatch 4: Zhao, the King of the Silver-Striped Tigers******************************** Libya and Zhao sat together while watching the sunset. Libya's head was on Zhao's shoulder and Zhao smiled to her. "I don't what to say now, Libya. Perhaps another go?" he asked slyly. "Not yet. I'm thinking about something." "What about?" "Well, our war. If we're like this, why fight each other? If we're really in love, why must this war continue?" "Sorry, but I have no choice. The only way we could ever have peace is if you mated me. But, since you won't, the reason we tigers are in this war is still valid. Your brother of yours killed my brother and we shall return the favor tenfold." "But, why are you fighting us? I exiled him and he has a pride of his own. Shouldn't you be concentrating on his death?" "He's your relative. You was responsible for him. Besides, if I did, if you really love your brother even if you exiled him, wouldn't you get in my way anyway?" Libya was struck down by that question. She knew that he was right. "I thought so," Zhao said. "So, I have no choice but to defeat your clan, huh?" "Sees so." "How close was you to your brother?" "We swore that when we die, we'll die together. But, I just that won't be happening, huh?" Libya felt a deep hurt. They were as close as she was to Kiaos. She felt so ashamed and felt Zhao's heart-wrenching pain. "I'm sorry for what my brother has done. If anything, you deserve to return the favor. You should kill me right now. You have me alone, so you should take my life easily. Do it. Silence me forever so to release you from your pain," Libya said without any fear. Zhao was a bit surprised at Libya's words. He was thoroughly convince that Libya is in love with him so much that she would let him kill her for his pain. Zhao shook his head and nuzzled Libya lovingly. "I could kill you, but I won't. This is a dance of no killing. Let's save that for war, shall we?" "Fine. But, you've missed a good chance." "I know, but that's decided when one of us wins the war. But, the next time we fight, don't give up so easily. Fight for your life. For survival. Sympathy for me is needingless on the battlefield. Understand?" "Yes. I'll give you my best and fight you as hard as I can until we beat you." "If you can. Anyway, why not give me more of your best?" he asked slyly. "Alright, Silver King," she answered with a purr. Libya and Zhao embraced once again. The sunset in the background soon turned the sky to blackish blue. Then, the night sky covered the two lovers in the seductive shadows to hide their loving expressions... The next morning, Mohatu and Libya slept soundly side by side with delighted smiles on both their faces in Firerock Mountain. They both have developed feelings for the Tiger King and Queen. But, does it mean that the war is over? Maseru and Congo were together with the resting lions and lionesses. "Darn it! Where's my sister?!" Maseru growled. Congo sees his lover's worried impatience and comforts her the best he could. "Calm down, Maseru. Zambia is fine. Just pray for her return," he said with encouragement. "You're right, but...! I can't stand it that Zambia's missing! She's scaring me!" "I'm scared for her, too. But, honey tree, Zambia's a big girl. She won't die out there." "Yes. Yes. She'll be fine. Just fine. Thank you, Congo." Maseru then nuzzled Congo lovingly. Out in the lands, Zambia walked with great tiredness. She panted long and hard. "Will I make it?" she thought. "Will I make it back?" She then collapsed to her right side and panted softly. Then, shadows appeared over her after a few moments. It was two tigers. Zambia growled weakly. "Great," she murmured. Then, she fell unconscious. The two tigers murmured and grabbed Zambia's body and dragged her away. In a forest, a tiger was drinking from a watering hole. Then, the two tigers holding Zambia came through the bushes. The tiger turned in attention to them. "Lagos! Kariba!" the tiger exclaimed. The female tiger, Kariba, smiled proudly. "Look at what we have here, Bambari. A stray Gold Lioness!" "Yeah. We found her unconscious while on patrol," the male tiger, Lagos, added. "Good job. This is indeed a prize." "Really? Look how well built and gorgeous she is," Lagos said with a sly chuckle. "You boys. Come on, make her get up with the water while I make sure she doesn't get away," Kariba orders. Bambari nods and turns to the water. Kariba turns Zambia on her back and places her paw on her neck. Bambari scoops some water and tosses it at Zambia's head. But, he splashes Kariba instead. Kariba looked sternly at Bambari. "Not me, you idiot," she said deeply. Bambari smiles uneasily and this time splashes Zambia's face. Zambia grunts and growls a bit and her eyes opens weakly. She looked to see the tigers above her. "Trapped!" Zambia thought. "Trapped by the tigers!" "You finally awakened!" Lagos exclaimed. "Now, you can answer our questions." Zambia growled fiercely, but Kariba extends her claws and softly touches Zambia's neck with them. Zambia gulps with panic and looks toward the tigers angrily. "Now, you have left your clan for some reason," Lagos continued. "Have you ran away or are you a spy? Have you spied on the other enemies' activities?" "So what if I did?" Zambia struck back. "We would like to know what the Black Lions have planned. They've been silent for a while and something is obviously going on. I'm sure you Gold Lions were wondering the same thing." "It's a secret," Zambia merely answered. Kariba then begins to thrust her paw harder against Zambia's neck. "Are you sure?" Kariba answered. Bambari looks toward Zambia with sympathetic eyes. Zambia then roared as she swung her hind leg to hit Kariba's vagina. Kariba roared with pain and fell to her side. Then, Zambia quickly got up and ran off into the forest. Kariba growled fiercely. She ran after Zambia into the forest with Lagos close behind. Bambari hesistated to follow as he thought for a moment. He smiles and thinks to himself, "Spunky lioness." Then, Bambari ran in deeper in the forest. Zambia ran quickly through the forest with Kariba and Lagos close behind. "You won't get away!" Lagos roared. Zambia smiled proudly and stopped to charge at the tigers. Lagos and Kariba stopped suddenly and Zambia jumps on Lagos' back and jump off, thrusting Lagos to the ground. Zambia then ran off with only Kariba close behind. Kariba pants hard while trying to catch Zambia. She begins to admire Zambia's speed from this point. "She can move fast," she thought with a smile. Then, Zambia stopped and ran towards Kariba with a warrior's roar. She throws swipes and kicks at Kariba in an incredible pace. Kariba barely blocks them all until she gets pummeled by them. After Zambia wears Kariba down with her strength, she thrusts Kariba away with an invisible force pulse through several trees. Then, Zambia continued to run. Then, Bambari appeared before her, causing her to stop immediately. Zambia growls at Bambari fiercely, ready to attack. Then, Bambari walked to the side, leaving an opening for Zambia to run through. Zambia cocks an eyebrow up with confusion. "Huh? What are...?" she started to say. "No time. Get going now," Bambari orders. "Umm, thanks, I guess." Then, Zambia ran off. Bambari then used his claw to give himself a wound on his muzzle and lays down as if he was knocked to the ground. Lagos and Kariba ran to Bambari and tries to get him up on his feet. "Bambari, are you okay?" Lagos asks. "Argh! Blast her! She couldn't have gotten past me!" "Calm yourself, Bambari," Kariba said. "Now what? The girl escaped," Lagos said. "We report to Zhao at once that the lions know something about the Black Lions. He'll know what to do." At Limestone Mountain, the trio told Zhao everything. "That must have been Zambia," Zhao said. "So, she scouted on the Black Lions and found out something. All of you rest. We find out what the lions know that we don't." The tigers nodded and walked off. Bambari then was halted by Zhao. "Except for you, Bambari. I would like to speak to you." Bambari then stood his ground. Zhao smiled broadly. "So, you love her, huh?" he said. Bambari was taken back from that remark. "Wha...what do you mean?" he asked timidly. "Come now. I know you let her go free. There's no need to hide it from me." "How did you know?" "You were blinking too much when you told me how she passed you. You always do that when you lie." "Are you going to punish me?" "No, not at all. But, I think we can use your secret crush to our advantage here." "What do you mean?" Zhao smiles broadly with determination and plotting... to be continued... Ending Song:"The Perfect World" Vocal Character: Libya (soft music starts) Surely, my dreams are taking me to the heavenly world of love and peace Definitely, a world where everything that is goodness never cease. Here, beside my mate who loves me dearly, Yes, I feel his mane and body nuzzling close to me (Ahhh........) (chorus) We're inside our world, our private world, created by perfection. All couples have their world, their own perfect world, filled with love and moments of seduction. Perfect... (music ends) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ Opening Song:"The Mythical Wars" Vocal Character: Mohatu Four ancient lands of Africa with four ancient clans of powerful animals fight in a deadly war to control all the four lands.... (Verse 1) The wars of death have risen, blinding us from our true feelings A feeling of our destiny to admit our love for each other. The cubs have yet to be born, they can't live now through this horror Or drink the milk of their bloodstained mother. (chorus) Oh, dear gods, please protect us with your almighty hand So, we'll see the future of the land. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili. Ukunjufu, mimi-amili... When the war ends, my secret will be told to you Your seductive body and pure heart is all I need, this is my prayer to you... (music ends) ************************************************************************************************ Love between two people is always a beautiful thing. But, to fall in love with someone from the enemy clan, love can be dangerous. Is love really neccessary in the middle of a war? Is love meaningless in a massacre? Or can love overcome battles? Episode 3:"Zambia's First Love" At Firerock Mountain, Maseru hugged the weary Zambia with tears in her eyes. "You came back! I'm so glad! You had me worried!" Maseru sobbed. Zambia petted Maseru's head caringly. "Sorry to worry you, Sis. But, I'm sure Congo has kept you occupied, in more ways than one," Zambia said with a chuckle. "Oh, shut up," Maseru said softly. Then, Mohatu walked to the reunited sisters. "Zambia, you've returned! Everyone was worried," he said. "No, I'm fine, your majesty. I succeeded in my mission." "Oh, yes! Your mission! What have you found out?" Mohatu asked with full attention. "It's unbelievable! But, I think Libya should know, too." "Of course. Come with me." Zambia then followed Mohatu with Maseru close behind. Back at the Garudians' home, Ghana was called a meeting with his most loyal followers: the red male garudian, Mali, the young light blue garudian, Cairo, and Sahara, the yellow female garudian. Ghana's wife, Victoria, sat beside him on her throne chair. Ghana looked rather serious than ever before. "Friends, we have an urgent discussion to make before we make our first attack. I must make sure from everyone that all Garudians will accept the way of war." Victoria stood up. "Yes. We always are against peace, but after what has happened to us and our sacred godly treasure gone, we have no choice. Do any of you deny this step we've taken?" "No. We must fight at all cost," Sahara acknowledged. "At least I will fight." "We can't ignore this!" Mali exclaimed. "My mind is made up that we fight our enemies!" "For the honor of the gods," Cairo replied, "we must fight to restore our treasure." "I see. So, we shall fight," Ghana said. "So, we will head out at once to Hell's Gorge to unleash our first surprise attack. So, meet me in two hours to plan our tactics." "Yes, sir!" the three Garudians obeyed. After Sahara, Mali, and Cairo walked out the room, Ghana sat in his chair and sighed exasperatedly. "I just can't believe this at all that we'll go against our own laws to fight in a war with these felines." Victoria walked to Ghana and sat in his lap and hugged him passionately. "Do not worry. We'll get through this war without losing any more lives," she said. Ghana looked in his wife's eyes that were filled with hope and inspirational love. "Right. We will get through this," he replied. Ghana and Victoria rubbed heads lovingly, with hope in both of their hearts that they will get through this war of bloodshed... At the edge of the pridelands, Zambia walked alone, thinking hard. "Well, we all know what the Black Lions are up to, but what can we do now?" she thought. Then, she stopped and a picture of the tiger, Bambari, appeared in her mind. "I never would have made it if he hadn't have let me go free. But, why did he? I'm his enemy." Zambia shook her head and sighed softly. Then, a growl was audiable. Zambia heard it quickly and looked around urgently. Then, a tiger pounced at her from behind. Zambia barely dodged him and charged with menacing fangs and claws. Zambia and the tiger battled fiercely. Zambia seemed to have the advantage and got to clawing the tiger to death. The tiger held his own and threw swift paws. Zambia catches the tiger's neck and started biting on it. The tiger roared ferociously and used his claws to throw Zambia off. Zambia slid on her back, but jumps back on her feet. Then, the tiger pounces Zambia to her back again and growled at her threateningly. Zambia growled back, but she starts to recognize the tiger as the one who let her go. "You again?" she said. The tiger stopped growling and recognizes Zambia as well. "Oh, it's you from yesterday. I'm sorry," he said. He let go of Zambia for her to get up. The two felines didn't know what to say first. Then, Bambari made the first move. "Did you go about your business from yesterday?" he asked. "Yes, I did. My mission is complete," Zambia answered. "Okay. I also just want to say that you look very beautiful. It was hard to tell that you can be so fierce." "Really? Well, thank you," Zambia said, blushing. "My name is Bambari. And you?" "Zambia." "Zambia, huh? Well, nice to meet you." "Pleasure's all mine." Then, Zambia thought about Bambari letting her go before. "Uh, Bambari?" "Yes?" "Why...why did you let me go yesterday? I thought we were enemies. So, why did you let me go when you could've finished me?" "I have my reasons." "I see. You tigers are secretive. Well, whatever you did it for, thank you for sparing me." "Yes, but you should know that I can't let that happen again. You're my enemy. Next time, I won't be so generous." "I understand." Zambia stood silent to examine Bambari. His body was huge and tough. His dark blue coat of fur was enough to express his secretive nature. His eyes were as violet as the flower, violet. The way he moves was graceful and smooth. He was built very well and sleek. Zambia taken quite an interest in this tiger and several questions about what he's really like appears in her mind. Bambari stares at Zambia with loving eyes. He was mystified by her sleek light yellowish brown fur that looked seductively soft. Her yellow eyes were as beautiful as her voice. Her muscle mass was impressive to Bambari, for he has never seen such a strong built female before. His guess is that she is Libya's strongest lioness. Her body stood angelic and tawny. When Bambari sees Zambia's warmhearted smile, it made him think a lot more about what this girl's really like. Zambia giggles softly and gets extremely shy at her words. "Umm, uhh," Zambia murmured shyly. Bambari smiled back and stood boldly, striking Zambia's interest. "Why don't we meet here tomorrow? I would like to have a talk with you," he said. "Why not...talk to me now?" Zambia asked in a new tone, a loving tone. "I have something to do. Don't worry. Tomorrow is sooner than you think." "Okay. Please, take your time." Bambari nods and walks away. Zambia then felt a strong urge to catch him, but she resists it. She began to feel a new feeling she has never felt before. "What is this I'm feeling?" Zambia asked herself. "What's this surge of emotion going through me?" Later at Demon's Gorge, the Black Lions were laying around. The sun shone over them brightly. Then, a silhouette appeared in the middle of the sun. Its shadow on the ground got the ground quickly got the lions' attention. The, the silhouette flew down them and shot an energy blast at the lions. The blinding light of the sun was a good enough distraction for the blast to blow the lions off their feet. The figure floated to the ground. The skinny lion, Caprivi, got to see the figure. "It's you again!" he said with surprise. It was Mali, the red garudian he and Rwanda fought before! Mali stood and smiled at the lions. Caprivi gets angered and runs at him. Mali gathered pinkish energy in his wings and, after he shouted, "Godly Force!", he shots at Caprivi and vaporized Caprivi, sending him into the rocky wall. Mali then flew a foot off the ground and flew down deeper in the gorge. Kiaos and Rwanda then ran out the cave urgently. "What's happening out here?!" Kiaos roared. Caprivi walked to them weakly. "It's that Garudian again, Rwanda. He's come for revenge," he said. Then, Caprivi fell over and passed out. "Blast it! Rwanda, get the other lions and hunt for that bird!" Kiaos ordered. "Right!" After Rwanda ran back in the cave, Kiaos summoned an black aura and flew to the sky. He looks around the gorge and spots Mali. "There you are," he said icily. Rwanda ran back out the cave and sees Kiaos flying farther in the gorge. "Everyone! Follow me!" she roars. Then, she ran after Kiaos with the rest of the pride following her. Mali flew bravely in the gorge. Then, Kiaos easily caught up with him. Mali sees him and turns around while hovering across the ground and shot energy blasts at him. Kiaos dodges some of them, but one blast hits Kiaos hard. Kiaos growls fiercely and shoots an array of black energy blasts at Mali. Mali dodges them but the blasts made enough big explosions to give him trouble flying through the gorge. Then, Kiaos shoots a bigger shot at him and hits him head-on and made a huge explosion. Kiaos smiles and flies down to the explosion. He chuckles evilly at the debris of smoke. Then, Rwanda and the pride caught up with Kiaos. Rwanda walks beside Kiaos and says, "Did you get him?" "Sure I did. No one escapes my wrath." As the smoke began to clear, a silhouette was visible. Kiaos' eyes widened, but he regains his composure. "He wants more?" he asks himself. But, the silhouette revealed to be Ghana! Kiaos made a expression on his face, as if he was saying 'Huh?'. Then, the smoke complete disappeared and reveal several other Garudians, including Mali, charging energy in their wings. "WHAT?!!" Kiaos roared. "FIRE!!" Ghana shouts. Then, the Garudians unleashes a powerful wave of energy at the lions with full force... ********************Eyecatch 5: The Lioness of Serenity, Zambia****************************************** ********************Eyecatch 6: The Tiger of Blue Winds, Bambari**************************************** ...The Black Lions were blown away in the massive blast. Some were blocking the blast, but taking a bit of damage, and the rest were taking the blast and wasting them to near death. The lions were on the ground holding on by a thread while some were weakly standing up. Kiaos was limping while standing. Ghana smiled victoriously and thrusts his gold wing in front of him. "Capture them!" he shouts. The Garudians charged at the weakened lions. Kiaos looked extremely urgent and roars, "Retreat! Don't let them catch you! RUN!!" The lions did just that and quickly ran away. But, at most, ten lions were caught by the Garudians. As the rest of the lions escaped, the Garudians looked toward Ghana. "Should we go after them all?" one Garudian asked. "No. Not yet. This is merely a warning that we mean business. We'll capture the rest next time." "What if they try to save the ones we caught?" another Garudian asked. "We'll be ready for that." Kiaos, Rwanda, Uganda, Double, and the rest of the Black Lions walked back home in defeat. "Blast it! I can't believe this happened!" Kiaos scolded himself. "Those birds are more resourceful than I thought. I underestimated them," Uganda said. "Most of our pride has been captured. And the Gold Lions and the Silver-Striped Tigers will make short work of us in our weakened condition. What do we do now?" Double asked. "Nothing now. But, we must find a way to save our comrades," Rwanda said. "But, they'll be expecting that, old girl," Uganda said. "How can we save them with the forces we have now?" "We will save them. We can't lose in the war early like this. Caprivi and I will think of something. I promise all of you." "Well, I believe in you," Uganda said. "Why do you say that?" Rwanda asked. "I thought you didn't like Kiaos." "There's no time for my casual behavior now. Kiaos, you and Caprivi think of something fast," he said with an encouraging nod. Kiaos smiled back at Uganda. "We will." The next day, Zambia was very jumpy about her meeting with Bambari. Congo and Maseru was clearly confused at Zambia's hyperactive attitude. They were together in a usual meeting. "What's up, Zambia? Why are you so excited today?" Maseru asked. "I can't tell you. It's a secret," she answered. "Come on, Zambia. I never saw you so delighted about a day before," Congo said. "Well, this is more than just a regular day," Zambia declared. Zambia then got up and walked away. "See ya!" she said. Then, Zambia ran swiftly. Maseru and Congo were still confused. "I just don't understand what's wrong with her," Maseru said. Standing away from the two lions was Libya, who was watching Zambia all morning. "Hmm. The girl's fallen in love with the enemy. How cute," she said with a smile. Then, Libya walked off. In the same place Zambia and Bambari met yesterday, Zambia was walking in a circle with excitement. Then, someone walked towards her. Zambia looks to see Bambari. "You've come early," Bambari said. "Yeah," she said timidly. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Well, I just developed a new feeling for you. And I would like to express it to you. But, I scared about what you would say." "Well, it depends. What is this new feeling?" "I was hoping you would ask." Zambia then walked closer to Bambari and, with her eyes closed, she kisses him passionately. Bambari was very surprised and stared deeply in her eyes. "Why, Zambia!" he said uneasily. "I love you, Bambari," she said softly. Bambari was shocked to hear those words, but he smiled happily. "I feel the same way." "You do?!" Zambia said in panicky delight. "That's why I let you go two days ago." "Really? You're serious?" "Will you believe me when I do this?" Bambari then kissed her back and the lips. Zambia smiled broadly at Bambari with eternal passion. "Oh, Bambari," she said softly. Zambia then turned to walk away. Bambari cocked an eyebrow and started after her. "Where are you going?" he asked. "Let's go in a private area together. Just the two of us." "Why?" "You mean you don't know my intention?" she said with a laugh. Zambia turned her head towards Bambari. Bambari stood focus in Zambia's eyes, for they had a new look. Zambia had that look in her eyes that all females call "The Look." Bambari was hypnotized by her look. "You do want me, don't you?" she asked lovingly. "Yes," Bambari answered. "I don't care if you're the enemy. We're in love, so that's all that matters to me." "I will. Zambia, you're my girl now." Bambari then nuzzled Zambia lovingly... In a secluded forest area, Bambari was on top of Zambia and....Bambari then walked over Zambia and they rubbed heads. Their tongues rubbed against each other's. The lips met in a powerful embrace. Soon, Bambari licked her neck softly. Zambia purred lovingly. "Oh, I never knew that this could feel so good," Zambia said in beween pants. Bambari chuckled slyly and lets Zambia up. "You were superb when I was at your mercy," he said. Then, he went to Zambia's rear end and..."And you was simply great," she said. Bambari starts licking her rear end to the bottom of her legs. "Are you enjoying me?" she asked. In between licks, Bambari answered, "Yes...I am..., love." Bambari stops his massaging caress and walked beside Zambia's side and put his arm around Zambia's neck and kissed her on the muzzle. "Zambia, can you tell me something?" Bambari asked. "You can ask me anything, beloved," she answered seductively. "Well, can you tell me what have you found out about your mission?" Zambia was taken aback from that request and bowed her head. "I don't know if I should. You're still the enemy." "I know." Bambari wrapped his tail around Zambia's sleek waist and he kissed her shoulder. Zambia shook her head. "No, I can't. I'm sorry." "I see. Pity. I'm afraid I have no choice." "What might that mean?" "I'm sorry to tell you this, but I was ordered to find out what you've reported about the Black Lions. Zhao found out about my secret crush on you. So, he says to get your trust and love in order for you to admit the secret. But, if you don't, I'll have to kill you." Zambia didn't looked surprised at all. She was completely unfazed by the truth. "Well, you'll have to kill me. I'm right here in your powerful arms. Kill me now. At least I didn't die without being loved by someone I loved," Zambia said bravely. Bambari twitched at this remark, but he closed his eyes and placed his paw on Zambia's crest hard and begins to charge enough energy to shoot her heart. "Do it, beloved. I'm ready," she said. Bambari bit his lip and his paw starts to tremble. Then, Libya suddenly appeared from the bushes. "Don't you dare!" she roars. "Queen Libya!" Bambari exclaimed. "Don't you dare kill her!" "It's all right, Libya," Zambia said. Libya cocked an eyebrow towards Zambia. "What are you saying?!" "I'm not afraid to die. I'm letting him kill me." "You're not serious! Aren't you thinking about Maseru?! What would she say if you die like this?!" "Tell her to toughen up and don't be a baby. She's as tough as I am. She'll get over it." "Do you really think Maseru is like that? She isn't! She's gentle. You'll break her heart forever." "It doesn't matter now. Bambari, kill me." Bambari was obviously confused on what to do. He shook his head and decided to go with his feelings. He placed his paw away from Zambia's chest and let her go. Zambia looked towards Bambari wih sympathy. "Why did you let me go?" she asked. "I explained it before. I love you, Zambia. I can't kill you. I'm weak on you." "What about your mission?" "I can't carry it out. Someone tougher will have to do it. I just can't." Bambari walked away from the two lionesses. Libya looked towards Zambia and vice-versa. They exchanged looks and nodded to each other. Then, Zambia ran towards Bambari and got in front of him. "Wait. You haven't failed," she said. "What do you mean?" "Just to be fair, I'll give you a hint. The ancinet treasure that grants wishes is released upon Africa once again." Bambari's eyes widened at he understood what she meant. "You mean...?!" Bambari said. "Yes. Now, goodbye, beloved. See you again in the battlefield." Zambia kissed Bambari on his lips passionately. Bambari smiled lovingly. "I will. Thank you," he said. Then, Bambari walked off in the bushes and disappeared. Zambia smiled and turned around to walk with Libya. Libya and Zambia walked across the outer plains of the pridelands together. Zambia had a delighted smile on her face. Libya sees this and smiled to her. "Did you have a good time?" she asked. "Yes, I did. It was the best day of my life," Zambia answered. "But, why did you follow me?" "To make sure you were safe." "Umm, you saw me and Bambari together, right?" "Yes." "Did you see us do everything?" "Oh, no! I know better than that. Of course I didn't see you get loved." "Okay, but I'm thinking you was watching some of it for more pointers. It's like you want to learn more stuff about being loved before you get married." "No, of course not!" Libya said urgently. "It's nothing like that. Besides, I have sworn off marriage." "For some reason, I don't believe that. I'll let this pass, though. Okay?" Zambia kept walking, but Libya stopped and sighed deeply. "Oh, god," she said to herself. She shook her head and continued walking with Zambia back to Firerock Mountain... to be continued... Ending Song:"The Perfect World Vocal Character: Libya (soft music starts) Surely, my dreams are taking me to the heavenly world of love and peace Definitely, a world where everything that is goodness never cease. Here, beside my mate who loves me dearly, Yes, I feel his mane and body nuzzling close to me. (Ahhh........) (chorus) We're inside our world, our private world, created by perfection All couples have their world, their own perfect world, filled with love and moments of seduction. Perfect... (music ends) ************************************************************************************************ THE END: THE LION KING: ORIGINAL STORIES VOL. 1