Warning, graphical scenes and words, kids under the age of 14, read with caution.

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Waking up in a dark vast cave, Karla tries to walk but her body can't produce enough strength to pull herself up, instead collapsing on her empty stomach, she hasn't eaten in two days now and her body is shrinking, her rib cage is starting to show and who knows how long she can last before passing out and never wake up from hunger and thirst. Looking around she ought to find anything, even if it was just grubs, I mean Simba ate grubs for the best part of his life, so why can't she? But sadly no living creature in sight. Karla cried all night, her voice was too weak to call out, Makuthca would come in every morning and night to give her little bits of water but not food, he would always say, 'If you want food, stop being a little brat and be a good girl', but each time Karla was scared of him and would cry, leaving Makuthca no choice but to throw her in a den away from everyone else, you couldn't escape at all. It was a hole, the only way in was small rocks sticking out from the walls, but Karla didn't have the skills and power to climb and jump even if she did have the strength, she would simply fall and break a bone maybe even die if she fell on her head, Karla would dream about being saved by Kion, his strong red mane at the top of the den looking down with the sunlight pouring in, but each time she looked up just darkness, she smelt too, she hasn't had a bath since she was taken, and her scent made her sick, all she wants was to see her father, mother and brothers again. But all she can do now is wait and sleep, just hope someone will come and save her.

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"Are you sure were going the right way?", Kion questioned Mariana,

"Yes, After all it is my home", Mariana announced,

They traveled for a little longer, the fields were getting deadly, the ground was drying up but the trees somehow managed to survive, the leaves were still green and flowers even started to blossom, but the temperature rose and there were no signs of life anywhere at all.

"How do you live in this sort of conditions?" Scorpio demanded,

"Ha, you should see my home, we hyenas live in a much worse area, but we love it, lots of shade and places to hide, Kwetu Ni Kwetu, home is home. Jasiri chuckled

"We leopards like to be alone, we like the heat, but we also like the shade, this area is perfect for us leopards", Mariana said as she leapt up a tree and went to the top of the tree. Looking towards her area,  which was surrounded by six trees, rocks and a small den, very hidden and very much where Makuthca is hiding, and hopefully Karla.

"We haven't got long to go, just a few hundred metres", Mariana said as she leapt down and walked to the group,

"Okay guys, remember the plan?", Kion asked,

"Yes", they announce in unison.

"Okay, Mariana, what's the layout of your home?", Kion asked,

"Well, in between the trees is a cave where I sleep, just behind the bushes is a den, where I keep my prey, no traps, unless Makuthca has some but he isn't that smart",

Kion thought about it and his idea was going to stick around.

"Mariana, I want you to go there like planned and make sure their there, than call out the code word than you leave, we want them out of the cave, so get them out, even if you have to take something or claw him, anything to get him and his friends into the open so we can distract them", Kion turned to Jasiri who stood back up and nodded,

"While this is happening, Jasiri will sneak off and head around the back and towards wherever Karla is held and lead her to safety",

Jasiri nodded and ran off behind the bushes,

"Ready to fight?", turning his attention to Scorpio,

"Ready as I'll ever be", Scorpio sighed

"Okay, let's get to work".

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Mariana walked up to her territory, sniffing around she could smell Makuthca, but no friends, wonder what happened to them? It doesn't matter, she also could smell dead meat, antelope? She also smelt the raspy smell of an unclean lion cub, it was coming from the den, was she dead? Only one way to find out, she was about to leap onto the tree when Makuthca dropped down behind her,

"And where have you been?", Makuthca demanded

"I have been staying in another tree far away from here",

"Why? You said you were going hunting? But instead you left me",

"Well, I didn't want to be killed when her father and mother come to rescue her now do I?", Mariana mocked.

"Their never going to find her, look where we are, out of sight and it's been a month now and they haven't done anything. So they'll never come",

"Sure, just make sure you don't come crying to me when they find her",

"They won't", Makuthca said, getting more agitated,

Mariana rolled her eyes asked where was the two boys are.

"Their gone to get some food",

"What about the little cub?", Mariana said trying to show no emotion or care.

"She is fine, she is down there", Makuthca said pointing to the den,

"Is she alive?", Mariana said, this time a little bit of the concern tone came out,

"She's fine, just maybe a little hungry", Makuthca laughed,

Mariana  pushed passed Makuthca and looked in, her body lying on the cold dry ground in a ball, her face was shocked, she looks dead, her body hardly moving,

"Gosh, why haven't you fed her?", Mariana said angrily,

"Why do you care?", Makuthca said matching her tone,

"Because if you want to get revenge and live, she needs to be alive or you'll be dead in the first sight",

"Whatever, I don't care", Makuthca stated,

"We'll I do, I'm going Hunting to get me and her some food",

"Whatever, she's your problem now bitch", Makuthca mocked.

"What did you call me?", Mariana turned around, this was the perfect time to get him out.

"I called you a bitch", Makuthca mocked again.

Mariana tackled him and clawed him around the eye, leaving a pretty good cut around his eye,

"Why you little!", Makuthca yelled in agony, blood spurting from the top of his eye, Mariana ran out into into the open, Makuthca following close behind.

Kion and Scorpio rush in, tackling Makuthca by surprise, they rumble and roll to a halt, pinned down Makuthca tried to get free but with two larger cats on him he couldn't go anywhere, but Makuthca had a few tricks up his sleeve, well arm, coat, fur, whatever you want to call it. Makuthca spat in Scorpio's eye making him blink rapidly as Makuthca's right paw slammed into his face causing him to roar and tumble over, Kion wasn't falling for it and clawed his open wound, causing Makuthca to yelp and roar too, half blinded Makuthca used his strength to roll Kion over and paw him to ground, Kion was hit hard but he wasn't going to give up, with a grunt and groan both cats got back to their feet as they charged in, Kion went up but Makuthca went down and tackled Kion to the ground, Makuthca then went on to claw his chest, small wounds started to bleed, Scorpio got back up and joined in, grabbing at his scruff by his teeth and pulling him away from Kion as he got his breath back.

"Mariana, go with Jasiri", Kion yelled as he leapt on Makuthca, both of them now clawing and biting Makuthca, he roared and fell down but again was able to roll, like a crocodile death roll Makuthca rolled over, squishing Kion and flinging Scorpio off, he quickly got back up and ran off towards the den.

"No~", Kion screams, Makuthca is at full speed, he is too fast to stop, looking back and smiling, he was hope to jump into the den and with one slice kill Karla, but he was met with Jasiri's back legs, Jasiri was ready for him, like a zebra she kicked her two back legs, right in his jaw, the force so powerful when he hit the ground you probably could hear it from Pride Rock, his jaw was now broken, screaming and crying in agony Makuthca wasn't going to give up this fight, he charged at Scorpio they both went up and one came down, Scorpio came down with a thud, his head hitting a loose rock, causing him to black out unconscious.

Makuthca's wounds were evident enough to tell he is loosing tonnes of blood, his left eye is covered in the red substance, the blood to his head is slowing down and his cuts are getting bigger and just to make things worse Kion leapt on him, digging his claws into his back as Makuthca cried out, but with his free arm he swings back and claws Kion's cheek, Kion let go and held the wound, his paw now covered in blood, it was a deep cut but not deep enough, It'll heal, for now Kion needs to end it, they look dead in each others eyes, looking in each others souls.

"It's Over Makuthca, You Lost", Kion yelled

"Oh~Yeah?", Makuthca said as he catches his breath,

"It's Not Over Yet, Not Until Your Precious Cub is Dead", and with that Makuthca charged, they both go up, but this time Kion baits him and pretends to go up with him instead he steals his idea and goes low, pounding his stomach and braking six ribs, the wind was knocked out of him as Kion threw him into the air, landing on his stomach, blood was finally coming from his mouth as he looked defeated, but somehow Makuthca had just enough spirit to charge at him once more. Dark clouds were forming and droplets of rain were falling from the sky. Kion was ready, he took a few steps and looked him dead in the eye, Makuthca knew what was coming and tried to run the opposite direction but it was too late, the Roar Of The Elders blew him away, birds flew away, screams could be heard, thunder grumbled, heavy rain belted down, the roar was so powerful that it flung Makuthca into a sharp branch that was sticking out of the tree penetrating Makuthca's skin forcing it's way through his lower back and out through the stomach, the blood pouring its way out of the wound; Kion stopped roaring and went over to him,

"Look who's won, Don't You Ever Mess With My Family Again", Kion said, his face full of blood and water, his mane drenched but no emotion, none at all, Kion watched Makuthca fade away as water mixed into the blood flowed down his lifeless body, his life leaving him behind as he completed his journey in the Circle Of Life, but Kion soon fainted, collapsing and looking up into the sky as the clouds swiftly moved along, showing no business in causing anymore rain and carried on their day, in the background faint calls of his name were echoing his mind as he saw Jasiri rush over to him, Mariana joined in, the King of the Tree Of Life squinted and blinked.

"Whe-where's Karla?", Kion whispered as his eyes rolled back and his eye lids closed.