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The FT Squad's Adventures in The Lion King P3

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Having succeeded in losing Zazu, and having run a good distance away from him and the FT Squad, Simba and Nala made their way to an empty clearing in the Pride Lands. Both cubs were proud of their progress in ditching their babysitter. “Alright, it worked,” said Simba, proud.

“We lost ‘em,” added Nala.

“I am a genius,” said a cocky Simba.

Hearing this, Nala turned to him with an annoyed looked. “Hey, ‘genius’, it was my idea.”

“Yeah, but I pulled it off,” replied Simba.

“With me,” dared Nala as she smirked at her friend.

“Oh yeah,” asked Simba as he prepared to tackle Nala.

Simba leaped towards Nala, but Nala, spun herself around on the ground, before tackling Simba beneath her, pinning him. “Pinned ya,” teased Nala.

“Hey, let me up,” complained Simba as he got Nala off of him.

Nala started walking off with pride, before Simba, refusing to be defeated, grinned at his friend, and leaped towards her again. The two cubs rolled across the ground before suddenly going down a cliff. Startled, the two rolled down the cliffside, before Simba suddenly found herself beneath Nala, who quickly pinned him to the ground again. “Pinned ya again,” she teased as Simba glared at her.

Suddenly, before the two could spar more, a geyser went off nearby, startling the two. As the smoke and steam started to ease and dissipate, the two cubs looked around their surroundings. No longer were they in the lush, beautiful Pride Lands, but instead a gray, barren, almost ghost town like environment. Looking up at a nearby cliff edge, they saw two sharp, spear-like bones pointing out from above. Intrigued, Simba climbed up the cliff, with a still startled Nala following him. Reaching the top of the cliff, they saw that the two sharp bones were actually elephant tusks, belonging to a massive skull. “This is it,” said Simba, knowing that they were in the Elephant Graveyard, “we made it.”

Looking out from above one of the tusks, the two cubs saw that there were many more bones of dead elephants scattered across the landscape. “Whoa,” they both said.

“It’s really creepy,” said Nala.

“Yeah,” added Simba, before smirking, “isn’t it great?”

“We could get in big trouble,” dared Nala, also liking this.

“I know,” chuckled Simba, before the two cubs looked at the giant skull that stood before them.

“I wonder if its brains are still in there,” dared Nala.

“There’s only one way to know,” said Simba, before he approached the entrance to the skull, “come on, let’s go check it out.”

“WRONG,” a sudden voice exclaimed before someone appeared right in front of Simba.

To Simba and Nala’s surprise, it was Zazu, having finally caught up to the two cubs. But it wasn’t just Zazu who appeared on the scene. Climbing up the cliff and reaching Simba and Nala’s ground level, Kyle and Kaytlin appeared as well. “AHA! There you two are,” said Kyle.

“The only checking out you will do will be to check out of here,” scolded Zazu as he ushered Simba away from the skull.

“Aw, man!”

“My goodness,” said Kaytlin as she looked around, “are you sure this is the water hole you wanna go to? There are bones everywhere.”

“This does not look like a water hole to me,” said Kyle.

“Because it is not,” said Zazu, turning worried, “we’re way beyond the boundary of the Pride Lands.”

“Oh look, Banana Beak is scared,” teased Simba.

“It’s MISTER Banana Beak to you, fuzzy,” complained Zazu.

“Simba, this is beyond the Pride Lands, and not a good place to explore,” said Kyle, “we need to leave immediately before something bad happens.”

“Hold on, I thought you guys were very brave,” said Simba.

“What? Brave,” asked Kaytlin, shocked, “is that what this is about?”

“Do not speak to them like that,” scolded Zazu to Simba, “they know what they’re talking about, and right now, we are all in very real danger.”

“Danger? Ha,” scoffed Simba as she approached the base of the skull, “I walk on the wild side. I laugh in the face of danger. HAHAHAHA!”

But Simba’s cocky streak suddenly shattered when another source of laughter erupted from inside of the skull; this one sounding much more maniacal and deranged. Startled, Simba quickly rushed back to the others as they all looked at the skull, worried about who was inside, before three individuals slowly appeared from the skull. These were three hyenas, all sporting gray coats, baring powerful sharp teeth, and looking upon their visitors with menacing yellow eyes. Shenzi, the leader of this trio, led her two fellow hyenas, Banzai and Ed, towards the nervous group, as Kaytlin gasped upon seeing these predators approach them. “Kyle,” she said in between pants, “hyenas.”

“Stay close, Kaytlin,” said Kyle as he shielded Kaytlin, “don’t panic.”

“Well, well, well, Banzai,” said Shenzi, the leader of the hyena trio, “what have we got here?”

“Hmm, I don’t know, Shenzi,” mocked Banzai, before turning to Ed, “what do you think, Ed?”

Ed laughed crazily in response, knowing who these visitors were. His laughter made Kyle and Kaytlin very uncomfortable. “Yeah, just what I was thinking,” said Banzai as the hyenas stood before the five, “a group of trespassers.”

“And quite by accident, let me assure you,” said Zazu, trying to keep things calm, before guiding Simba, Nala, Kyle and Kaytlin away, “a simple navigational error…”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait! Wait, wait,” said Shenzi as she put her foot on Zazu’s tail feathers, stopping him from going any further, “I know you. You’re Mufasa’s little stooge.”

“I, madam, am the king’s majordomo,” replied Zazu as he pulled his tail feathers out of Shenzi’s grasp.

“Ha! More like the king’s major-dumbo,” mocked Shenzi as Banzai and Ed laughed at her joke, before she noticed Kyle backing away with Kaytlin, “ah, and look who else we have here. Looks like a member of Mufasa’s highly praised adventurers we’ve heard so much about.”

“Well, what do ya know,” chuckled Banzai, “what a pleasant surprise to have them as guests.”

“We’re part of the Future Time Travel society, but we’re not looking for any trouble,” said Kyle, trying to negotiate, “I assure you that coming here was just an accident. We mean no harm.”

“Mean no harm, huh,” asked Shenzi, “I guess your fate decided everything instead, boy.”

“Please…don’t hurt us,” begged Kaytlin as she hid behind Kyle, before the trio started circling them, along with Simba, Nala and Zazu.

“And that would make YOU,” asked Banzai to Simba.

“The future king,” asserted Simba.

“Do you know what we do to kings who step out of that kingdom,” asked Shenzi before gesturing to Kyle and Kaytlin, “with people like them, no-less?”

“Huh,” asked Kyle, suspicious, “what’re you implying?”

“Ha! You can’t do anything to us,” defended Simba, not liking Shenzi’s attitude towards Kyle.

“Uh, technically they can,” said Zazu nervously, “we are on their land.”

“But Zazu, you told me they’re nothing but ‘slobbering, mangy, stupid poachers’,” complained Simba, ignoring Zazu’s frantic attempts to keep him quiet.

“Ixnay on the upidstay,” muttered Zazu.

“WHO YOU CALLIN’ UPIDSTAY,” Banzai shouted suddenly as he faced Zazu.

“Whoa nelly,” exclaimed Kaytlin, startled by Banzai’s fury.

“We don’t have time for this,” said Kyle, knowing it was time to leave at once, “we gotta go now.”

“Yes, yes, yes! Whoa, look at the sun. It’s time to go,” said Zazu as he started rushing off with Simba, Nala, Kyle and Kaytlin, only for Shenzi to get in their way and block their escape route.

“What’s the hurry,” asked Shenzi as she forced the group to step back, “we’d love you to stick around for dinner.”

“Yeah,” added Banzai as everyone frantically looked at him, “we could have whatever’s…‘LION’ around!”

The hyenas burst into laughter over Banzai’s joke, before Shenzi said, “wait, wait, I got one, I got one! Make mine a ‘CUB’ sandwich! What’d you think?”

Shenzi and Banzai laughed again over their jokes, before Ed, suddenly realizing something, got in between them and gestured to a direction towards the graveyard while trying to speak to them. “What, Ed,” asked Shenzi, still amused over her joke.

It didn’t take long until Banzai realized what Ed was trying to say. “Did we order this dinner to go,” he asked.

“No,” said Shenzi, confused, “why?”

“‘CAUSE THERE IT GOES,” exclaimed Banzai.

And sure enough, Shenzi saw what was going on: their intended prey was running as fast as they could, going deeper into the graveyard. Kyle and Kaytlin lead Simba and Nala away from the hyenas while Zazu flew overhead. “Everyone, this way! Quick,” ordered Kyle.

“Kyle! This isn’t what I had in mind when we were gonna have a fun trip in the Pride Lands,” cried Kaytlin, scared of the hyenas.

“You and me both, Kate,” said Kyle, “just keep running and don’t look back.”

Running for their lives, they rushed past the several skeletons of dead elephants, trying to lose their pursuers. Zazu kept flying above them, just as frantic over the situation as Kaytlin, but as he flew, he was suddenly grabbed by the tail feathers and pulled back by Shenzi. Kyle, Kaytlin, Simba and Nala reached a clearing in the graveyard and stopped to catch their breath. “Did we lose ‘em,” panted Nala.

“I think so,” said Simba, before noticing Zazu’s absence, “where’s Zazu?”

Kyle gasped upon realizing what could’ve happened. “OH NO! ZAZU,” he cried as he turned back to where they were.

Trapped by the three hyenas, and unable to fly away, Zazu was held by Banzai and forced closer and closer to a nearby geyser. “And the little majordomo bird hippity hopped all the way to the birdie boiler,” mocked Banzai, before dumping Zazu into the geyser.

“OH NO! NOT THE BIRDIE BOILER,” cried Zazu before he was suddenly launched into the air, like a firecracker, “AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!”

Zazu was sent flying away from the Elephant Graveyard, eventually going out of view. Down below, Kyle and the others saw what just happened and were horrified. “ZAZU, NO,” cried Kyle, worried for his friend.

The hyenas burst into hysterical laughter over Zazu’s misfortune, before hearing Simba’s voice. “HEY!”

The trio looked and saw Simba and Nala looked down on them from atop an elephant’s ribcage. “Why don’t you pick on somebody your own size,” said Simba angrily, furious over their treatment of Zazu.

“Like YOU,” asked Shenzi as they glared at the daring cub.

“Oops,” muttered Simba, realizing his error.

Without hesitation, Simba and Nala, along with Kyle and Kaytlin, swiftly turned tail and ran for their lives, narrowly dodging Shenzi’s snapping jaws. With the hyenas now fiercely determined to catch them, they ran as fast as they could, only to stop upon seeing another geyser go off in front of them. And to make matters worse, the hyenas appeared through the steam. “BOO,” they exclaimed, giving their prey another fright.

Laughing maniacally, the hyenas resumed their chase, nearly catching the cubs with their teeth. Simba and the others ran as fast as they could, before climbing up another elephant skull. But the hyenas were hot on their trail. Banzai charged forward and leaped towards them, nearly chomping on Nala in the process. Startled, the four friends were sent sliding down an elephant spine at a dangerous speed. Reaching the bottom, they were sent flying through the air, before landing on another pile of bones. As they got to their feet and prepared to run off again, they heard a familiar voice cry out, “KYLE!”
Turning around, Kyle saw that Kaytlin had landed at the base of the bone pile and her leg was trapped underneath a large tusk. “HELP, I’M STUCK,” she cried before seeing the hyenas charge towards her, “KYLE!”

Gasping in terror, and frantically struggling to free herself, but not budging, she could only watch as Shenzi rushed towards her, jaws wide open and teeth prepared to chomp. Thinking it was all over, Kaytlin screamed as she watched Shenzi prepare to attack, but just before Shenzi could do so, Kyle swiftly pulled out his firebat and opened fire on her. Shenzi was sent flying away from Kaytlin, before Kyle charged towards a surprised Banzai and Ed and swatted them away with his weapon. “YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER,” he roared angrily.

From the bone pile, Simba watched as Kyle stood for Kaytlin’s defense, before Banzai and Ed got to their feet and charged towards the angry otter, not giving up yet. With his firebat held tight in his fist, Kyle swatted Ed away before opening fire on Banzai. Each shot was preventing Banzai from reaching the two otters, before Kyle saw Ed coming back again. Changing targets, Kyle shot Ed multiple times in the chest, stopping him from attacking, before Shenzi appeared again; very angry at Kyle for his interference. Luckily for Kyle, he spotted Shenzi just before she could bite again, and without hesitation, charged up his firebat and slammed Shenzi away knocking her towards the bone pile. Unfortunately, the impact from Shenzi crashing into the pile sent Nala sliding down to ground level, closer to the hyenas. “SIMBA,” she cried frantically as she struggled to stop herself.

Seeing his friend in trouble, and seeing Shenzi decide to close in on her, Simba immediately rushed down the bones to save her. Shenzi was getting closer and closer to the terrified Nala, but just before she could reach her, Simba got in her way and slashed into her face with his claws. Injured from the attack, and with three big claw marks on her cheek, but not finished yet, Shenzi slowly turned to Simba and snarled with rage. Down below, Banzai and Ed, realizing they couldn’t defeat Kyle, saw Simba and Nala escaping and chased after them, narrowly dodging the lasers fired from Kyle’s firebat. Realizing what they were up to, Kyle gasped in horror before swiftly turning to the bone that was trapping Kaytlin and blasting it to pieces. Taking an injured Kaytlin’s hand and getting her to her feet, the two otters rushed up the bones to get to their friends, who had run into a dead end. Trapped in a cavern, with a large elephant carcass stuck to the wall, Simba and Nala got onto the corpse and tried climbing their way up, desperate to escape, before cracking through whatever skin was left on the carcass and falling back to the ground. Getting to their feet, they gasped upon seeing the hyenas approach them. “Here, kitty, kitty, kitty,” mocked Banzai.

Cornered and with no way out, Nala nervously hid behind Simba, but Simba, refusing to back down, bravely faced his attackers and angrily tried to scare them off with a roar. “RWAAR, RWAAR, RWWAARRR,” he growled.

But all Simba got from the hyenas was laughter, for they weren’t intimidated at all, but instead amused. “That was it,” asked Shenzi mockingly, as they got closer, ready to deliver the kill, “do it again! Come on!”

Appearing in the cavern, Kyle, now supporting an injured Kaytlin, saw the hyenas surrounding the cubs. Simba, challenged by Shenzi, breathed in and let out another growl, but this time, a loud, booming, thunderous roar came out; one that took Nala, Kyle, Kaytlin and the hyenas by surprise. “Huh,” asked the shocked hyenas.

Suddenly, a powerful paw appeared and swatted the hyenas away with such powerful force. To everyone’s shock, it was Mufasa, having just arrived in the nick of time to save his son. Fueled with raging levels of adrenaline, the angry father wrestled the hyenas to the ground and slashed at them with his sharp claws. Caught off guard, but determined to fight back, the hyenas bit into Mufasa, but that only made the undeterred king angrier. Slashing into the hyenas with intense ferocity, Mufasa fought on, while Zazu appeared as well, protecting the cubs from the fight, while Kyle and Kaytlin shielded the cubs as well. Eventually, the three terrified hyenas were pinned to the ground by Mufasa, and he looked at them with intense rage and fury. “Please, please…” begged Shenzi.

“SILENCE,” roared Mufasa.

“Come on, we’re gonna shut up right now,” begged Banzai.

“We’re really sorry,” added Shenzi while Ed hid his face in fright.

But Mufasa wasn’t the only one furious with the hyenas for their actions. The rest of the FT Squad appeared as well, staring at the hyenas with fury and not having any of their cowardly excuses. “NOT SO FAST,” growled Kimmy to the hyenas, “you’ve just made a very bad mistake!”

“Yeah! You just messed with our teammates, and you’re not getting off easy,” added Cassidy with her rope held tight in her hands.

“And it’s not just them you messed with,” said Dennis before gesturing to Mufasa, “guess who else you got angry.”

“If you ever come near my son again,” threatened Mufasa as he stared at the hyenas.

“Oh, this is…this is your son,” asked Shenzi, trying to lie her way out of Mufasa’s rage.

“Yours,” asked Banzai, also playing Shenzi’s game.

“Did you know that,” asked Shenzi to Banzai.

“No, me? I, I-I didn’t know,” said Banzai, “did you?”

“No, of course not.”

“Oh.”

“Bah! How pathetic,” growled Kimmy, not buying any of their words.

“Ed,” Shenzi and Banzai asked Ed.

Ed, however, did not play along. Instead, he childishly nodded his head yes, confirming to Mufasa that they knew they were attacking his son. With this, Mufasa let out another angry roar in rage that shook the hyenas. Unable to take it anymore, Banzai muttered, “toodles.”

Quick as a flash, the hyenas zipped out from underneath Mufasa and ran for their lives while Mufasa and the squad watched. “COWARDS,” yelled Cassidy as the hyenas fled.

The danger now past, the squad approached Kyle and Kaytlin, still shaken by the hyenas’ attack. “Kyle, Kaytlin, are you alright,” asked Rudy.

“Are you hurt,” asked a worried Kimmy, noticing Kaytlin’s injured condition.

Wincing from her leg injury, Kaytlin rubbed her leg, before turning to Kimmy. “My leg got stuck under a bone…but I don’t think it’s broken,” said Kaytlin.

“What took you guys so long,” asked Kyle.

“Sorry, Kyle,” said Cassidy, “Zazu sent us to find the king, but he apparently found him first after flying through the air like a firecracker.”

“But it looks like he showed ‘em whose boss anyway,” said Dennis, “they ain’t gonna be bothering us again any time soon. Boo-yah!”

Zazu flew towards Mufasa and nodded with pride, happy that he was able to fight off the hyenas, but despite his victory over his enemies, Mufasa was not happy at all. He glared down at Zazu with a very angry look, causing Zazu to flinch in worry. Seeing Mufasa still upset, the squad’s relief turned into worry. Simba, nervous himself, approached his father. “Dad, I…”

“You deliberately disobeyed me,” scolded Mufasa as he swiftly faced his son with fury.

Feeling horrible and guilty, Simba’s heart sank like a rock. “Dad…I’m sorry…”

“Let’s go home,” said Mufasa before he started walking off, with Zazu close behind.

As Mufasa walked off though, he took another look behind him and glared, not at Simba, but at Kyle. Seeing Mufasa shoot him a very disappointed look, Kyle started feeling horrible himself. He had failed in trying to keep Simba safe, and as such, his guilt started to slowly consume him. Not saying a word, he led his teammates as they started following the furious king out of the cavern and back to the Pride Lands. “I thought you were very brave,” commented Nala to Simba.

Together, the group left the cavern and began the walk back home; all feeling very disappointed and upset over the outcome of today’s horrendous incident. Unbeknownst to everyone, though, there was another fellow in the cavern, very disappointed about what just went down, but for him, he was mad because of something else. Fueled with seething anger, Scar quietly watched the group leave the graveyard; furious that his attempt at killing his nephew had failed.

Later that evening, under the purple twilight sky, Mufasa led everyone through the Pride Lands, still overcome with fury and disappointment. Behind him, Zazu, the squad and Simba and Nala followed, all having stayed quiet throughout the walk home. None were more ashamed of what happened today than Simba and Kyle, the former barely able to look up at his angry father, and the latter overcome with worry; watching Mufasa walk down their route, before turning to a guilty Simba. Zazu watched as Simba followed him, before he heard Mufasa speak up. “Zazu!”

Hearing his king’s voice, Zazu flew in front of him and nervously landed beneath him. “Yes, Sire,” asked Zazu worriedly.

“Take Nala home,” ordered Mufasa, before glimpsing back at Simba, “I’ve got to teach my son a lesson.”

Simba hid himself in the grass, scared of what Mufasa was going to do to him, before he saw Mufasa turn to Kyle. “Kyle!”

Looking up at the disappointed king, and just as nervous of him as Simba, Kyle approached him and said, “y-yes…Your Highness?”

“You and your team are to leave now,” said Mufasa, “your services are no longer required for the rest of the night.”

Kyle’s heart sank upon hearing Mufasa’s words, but knowing that there was nothing he could do help calm his disappointed mood, he reluctantly nodded to the king and turned back to his teammates. Zazu flew towards Simba and Nala, knowing he needed to give Mufasa a wide berth. “Come, Nala,” he said to Nala, before putting his wings over Simba, “Simba…good luck.”

Zazu took to the air and began flying off, leaving Simba to himself. Quietly watching the two leave, before seeing Nala give him one last glance as she walked off. As for Kyle, he met up with his worried teammates and said, “guys…it’s time we head back to Lake Hoohaw.”

“Kyle…are you ok,” asked Rudy, concerned.

“I…I…”

“Come on,” said Kimmy as she put her trunk over Kyle’s shoulder, “let’s just go back home and work things out there.”

Letting out a deep sigh, Kyle replied, “yeah…let’s go.”

With that, the squad began making their leave, heading towards their ship to go back to Lake Hoohaw. Simba watched them leave, before glancing over at Kyle. He could tell that, much like himself, Kyle was overwhelmed with guilt over the incident at the graveyard, and therefore felt bad for him, especially with how Kyle fought hard to keep him, Nala and Kaytlin safe, but wasn’t able to protect him completely. Glancing back at Simba, Kyle looked him in the eyes; the two worried for each other. Finally, Kyle broke his eye contact with Simba and left the premises with his teammates. Now Simba was on his own, about to face Mufasa’s scolding alone. “Simba,” called Mufasa as he sat nearby.

Wincing over Mufasa’s tone of voice, but knowing it was time to face the consequences of his actions, Simba slowly approached his disappointed father. As he did, he ended up stepping into a pawprint made in the ground. Looking down, he saw his own paw filling up the whole print, and compared to his own foot, Mufasa’s was much larger. Seeing what this meant, Simba’s guilt grew even bigger. How could he be a great king like his father if he acted very reckless, just like what happened today? He reached Mufasa and sat by his side. Nervously looking up, he saw Mufasa stare into the distance. Wincing himself, but knowing what had to be done, Mufasa turned to Simba and began admonishing him. “Simba, I’m very disappointed in you.”

“I know,” replied Simba.

“You could’ve been killed. You deliberately disobeyed me, and what’s worse, you put Nala and Kyle in danger,” Mufasa continued before his anger and disappointment turning into concern.

Struggling to keep it together, Simba replied, “I just was trying to brave like you.”

“I’m only brave when I have to be,” said Mufasa, now calm, “Simba…being brave doesn’t mean you go looking for trouble.”

“But you’re not scared of anything,” said Simba, still nervous.

“I was today,” said Mufasa somberly.

“You were?”

“Yes,” replied Mufasa before meeting Simba eye-to-eye, “I thought I might lose you.”
No longer feeling nervous, Simba said, “I guess even kings get scared, huh.”

“Mmm-hmm.”

“But you know what?”

“What?”

“I think those hyenas were even scareder,” joked Simba.

Chuckling, Mufasa gave Simba a big grin. “‘Cause nobody messes with your Dad,” said Mufasa as he gave his son a playful smile, before suddenly pulling him in close, “come here, you!”

Surprised, and caught in Mufasa’s playful noogie, Simba struggled to get himself out of his father’s grasp, before leaping onto his father, like he was pouncing on him. The two laughing lions chased each other around the grass, having a fun time together, before Simba tackled Mufasa and wrestled him to the ground. The two calmed down as Simba got on Mufasa’s head, no longer overwhelmed with sadness over what just happened, and now seeing that he was forgiven. “Dad,” he asked.

“Hmm?”

“We’re pals, right?”

“Right,” chuckled Mufasa.

“And we’ll always be together, right,” asked Simba.

Hearing this question, Mufasa leaned upwards, looking his curious son in the eyes, before knowing what to say. “Simba…let me tell you something that my father told me,” he said before looking up at the night sky, “look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.”

“Really,” asked Simba.

“Yes…so, whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you,” said Mufasa as the two gazed upon the stars; an incident taken care of and in the past, mistakes forgiven, and a bond reinforced and having grown stronger, “…and so will I.”

Meanwhile, as the bonding between Simba and Mufasa carried on, and with the former’s mistake forgiven, quite the opposite was going down back at the Elephant Graveyard. Resting in a section filled with geysers, the hyena trio grumbled over their failure at catching Simba, while trying to endure the massive beating they received from Mufasa. “Man, that lousy Mufasa,” complained Banzai, “I won’t be able to sit for a week.”

Ed, despite being injured himself, couldn’t help but laugh over Banzai’s misfortune. As he giggled, Banzai turned to him, annoyed that he was laughing at him. “It’s not funny, Ed,” he said.

But Ed burst into loud laughter, barely able to control himself. His laughter filled the area, before Banzai got angry. “Hey, shut up!”

Ed ignored Banzai’s irritation, before the latter, finally having had enough, pounced on Ed, resulting in the two starting a brawl with each other. Shenzi, who was standing on a small cliff nearby, saw the two fighting and was having none of it. “WILL YOU KNOCK IT OFF,” she complained.

“Well, he started it,” complained Banzai as he pointed to Ed, who was now chewing on his leg.

“Look at you guys,” lamented Shenzi as she approached her two friends, “no wonder we’re dangling at the bottom of the food chain.”

“I hate dangling,” said Banzai as some saliva dripped from his jowls.

“Yeah,” added Shenzi, “you know, if it weren’t for those lions, we’d be runnin’ the joint, and it especially doesn’t help when they’ve got some whacked out otter fightin’ like a lunatic.”

“Man, I HATE lions,” complained Banzai.

“They’re so pushy,” added Shenzi.

“And hairy,” replied Banzai.

“Stinky,” said Shenzi as she and Banzai smiled.

“And man, are they…”

“U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-UGLY,” the two concluded before slipping into laughter again.

“Oh,” a sudden voice interrupted, surprising the hyenas and making them nervous, “surely we lions are not all that bad.”

Looking up, amongst the blowing steam, the two hyenas spotted a lion resting on an overhead rock, but to their relief, it wasn’t Mufasa, but Scar instead. Sighing with relief, Banzai said, “oh, Scar, it’s just you.”

“We were afraid it was somebody important,” said Shenzi.

“Yeah, you know, like Mufasa,” added Banzai.

“Yeah.”

“I see,” commented Scar, not liking how he was being compared.

“Now that’s power,” said Banzai.

“Tell me about it,” said Shenzi, “I just hear that name and I shudder.”

“Mufasa,” said Banzai suggestively.

This caused Shenzi to get chills throughout her body; a feeling that she quickly found amusing. “Do it again,” she said.

“Mufasa,” said Banzai, causing Shenzi to shiver again, and Ed to burst into laughter himself, “MUFASA, MUFASA, MUFASA!”

“Boy, that tingles me,” commented Shenzi.

Up above, Scar watched the hyenas go about their antics, before voicing his sarcastic disdain. “I’m surrounded by idiots.”

“Not you, Scar, I mean, you’re one of us,” said Banzai, “I mean, you’re our pal.”

“Charmed,” snarked Scar.

“Oh, I like that,” said Shenzi, “he’s not king, but he’s still so proper.”

“Yeah, he-hey,” said Banzai to Scar, “did you bring us anything to eat, Scar. Oh buddy, oh pal, huh? Did you, did you, did you?”

Annoyed with Banzai’s begging, Scar reluctantly pulled out a piece of meat that immediately caught the trio’s hunger and attention; a zebra leg. “I don’t think you really deserve this,” said Scar, “I practically gift wrap those cubs for you, and you couldn’t even dispose of them.”

Scar dropped the meat down onto the hyenas, and they began digging in. As they voraciously munched on the meat, Shenzi turned up to Scar again and said, “well, you know, it wasn’t exactly like they were alone, Scar.”

“Yeah,” said Banzai, who had a chunk of food in his mouth, “what’re we supposed to do? Kill Mufasa?”

Staring down at his hungry minions, Scar gave them a sinister grin. “Precisely,” he said, catching the trio’s curiosity.

Scar leaped down to their level, before some of the geysers nearby started to gently erupt, filling the area with steam and smoke. Scar slowly approached the trio with an evil smile, before explaining his new scheme.

Scar: I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a warthog’s backside.
But thick as you are, pay attention
My words are a matter of pride
It’s clear from your vacant expressions
The lights are not all on upstairs
But we’re talking kings and successions
Even YOU can’t be caught unaware

As Scar sang, he looked upon Ed, who sat and saluted to his boss, before Scar turned to a laughing Shenzi and Banzai and leaped towards them, sending them on the tops of two geysers. The two geysers erupted, sending the two flying around the area.

Scar: So prepare for the chance of a lifetime
Be prepared for sensational news
A shining new era is tiptoeing nearer

Shenzi: And where do we feature?

Scar: Just listen to teacher
I know it sounds sorted, but you’ll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues
And injustice deliciously squared
BE PREPA-A-A-A-A-A-A-RED!

Now very fascinated with Scar’s plan, the hyenas smiled with glee. “Yeah, be prepared. We’ll be prepared,” said Banzai, before turning confused, “for what?”

“For the death of the king,” answered Scar.

“Why, is he sick,” asked Banzai.

“No, fool, we’re gonna kill him, and Simba too,” said Scar, relishing in his planning.

“Great idea,” said Shenzi, “who needs a king?”

“NO KING, NO KING, LALALALALALA,” the hyenas mocked.

“IDIOTS,” yelled Scar, “THERE WILL BE A KING!”

“But you said…”

“I will be king. Stick with me, and YOU’LL NEVER GO HUNGRY AGAIN,” exclaimed Scar as the lights around the cavern turned from green to bright yellow.

“YAAAAYYY,” cheered Shenzi as she and the others celebrated.

“ALRIGHT,” added Banzai.

“OH, I LOVE THIS KING!”

But Shenzi, Banzai and Ed weren’t the only hyenas onboard for this plan. On the cliff walls, several other hyenas, coming in by the hundreds, yelled in agreement for Scar’s plan. “LONG LIVE THE KING! LONG LIVE THE KING!”

The steam from the geysers started to get more intense as the hyenas began marching in single file lines, enrolling themselves into Scar’s new army. Scar watched from an overhead rock as the hyenas marched in tune with the musical number.

Hyenas: IT’S GREAT THAT WE’LL SOON BE CONNECTED
WITH A KING WHO’LL BE ALL TIME ADORED

Scar: Oh course, quid pro quo, you’re expected
To take certain duties onboard
The future is littered with prizes
And though I’m the main addressee
The point that I must emphasize is…
YOU WON’T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!

The ground started to shake, sending more steam and gas into the air, and cracking the ground around the hyenas, one of whom found himself falling into a newly cracked crevice. Leaping from the raising rock formations, Scar continued his motivation of the hyenas, while they sang in perfect synchronization.

Scar: SO, PREPARE FOR THE COUP OF THE CENTURY
BE PREPARED FOR MURKIEST SCAM

Hyenas: LA, LA, LA

Scar: METICULOUS PLANNING…

Hyenas: WE’LL HAVE FOOD…

Scar: TENACITY SPANNING…

Hyenas: LOTS OF FOOD…

Scar: DECADES OF DENIAL…

Hyenas: WE REPEAT…

Scar: IS SIMPLY WHY I’LL…

Hyenas: ENDLESS MEAT…

Scar: BE KING UNDISPUTED, RESPECTED, SALUTED
AND SEEN FOR THE WONDER I AM
YES, MY TEETH AND AMBITIONS ARE BARED,
BE PREPA-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-ARED!

The earthquake settled down, but the hyenas, caught up in their anticipation for Scar’s scheme, did not. They hopped from rock to rock, while some banged on the ribcages of some skeletons with bones, like they were playing drums; all united under the cause of what was sure to be a devastating storm of chaos for the heroes.

Hyenas: YES, OUR TEETH AND AMBITIONS ARE BARED,

All: BE PREPA-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-ARED!

“MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…” everyone laughed into the night, ready to commence Scar’s plan and wreak havoc on the royal family and anyone who would get in their way.
UPDATE DESCRIPTION (8/15/21): Having ditched Zazu and the FT Squad, Simba and Nala reach the Elephant Graveyard, only to quickly discover the real reason why they're never allowed in that zone: hyenas. And sure enough, Shenzi, Banzai and Ed appear and decide to make a meal out of them, but also Kyle, Kaytlin and Zazu who've come to help their friends. Can the heroes escape this dangerous predicament?

PREVIOUS DESCRIPTION (8/15/21):

This is part 3 of the story, "The FT Squad's Adventures in The Lion King." This was hard to work on, because of the song "I Just Can't Wait to Be King."
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What if I added some and the character named Crystal and her companions and Irelanders to FT Squad's Adventures in The Lion King?



Crystal: I'll deal with my brothers and Ash Ketchum and his friends back at Pride Rock myself, Your Highness.


Mufasa: Very well. Zazu.

Zazu: (Hears his king’s voice, flies in front of him and nervously landed beneath him.) Yes, sire?


Mufasa: You and Esper take everybody home. I've got to teach my son a lesson.


[Simba ducks low in the grass]


Mufasa: Except for you, Connor Lacey. I need you and your friends here.


Connor Lacey: Yes, sir.


Mufasa: Oh and Ash, Misty, Brock, May, Max, Dawn, Cilan, Iris, Bonnie, Serena, and Clemont, I like to have you all here first before I can let you go to Crystal and her friends.


Ash/Misty/Brock/May/Max/Dawn/Cilan/Iris/Bonnie/Serena/Clemont: Y-Yes…Mufasa.


[Zazu flies back to Simba, Nala and the Irelanders]


Zazu: Come, Nala, Coltia.


Esper: As for you, Simba, Spark...good luck.


(Zazu flies off with Nala and Coltia behind him. Crystal motions for Jolt and Flare to follow her)

Jolt: I sure hope Mufasa won't be too hard on Simba and Spark.

Flare: Me too.

(Jolt, Flare and T.D. follow Crystal back to Pride Rock, leaving Simba and Spark alone with Mufasa)


Mufasa: Simba! Spark!

(Knowing there's no point hiding, the lion cub and Shinx walk toward their father with the Irelanders. Simba stops short at a huge paw print, obviously Mufasa's)

Spark: Boy, do we have some big paw prints to fill.


(Simba says nothing, and sits beside Mufasa. Spark does the same, and Mufasa thinks for a while before addressing them)


Mufasa: Simba, Spark, I'm very disappointed in both of you.


Simba: We know.


Mufasa: You could've been killed. You deliberately disobeyed me. And what's worse, you put your friends in danger! And you lot, you're suppose to keep my son safe.


Skipper Riley: We know, Mufasa and we're very sorry.


Connor Lacey: We never meant to lose sight of him and Nala. But Ash, Pikachu and I followed them to see where they're going.


Steele: Fighting fires is easier than looking after these cubs.


Ash Ketchum: Yeah, you said it.


Pikachu: Pika.


Norman Price: It's my fault too, Mufasa. I join in Simba's plan because Spud and I wanted to check the Elephant Graveyard out. We didn't realize how dangerous it really is.


Spud: Yeah. Guess we mess up again, haven't we?


Thor: Yeah but never meant to lose the cubs is no excuse for failing to watch over them.


Mufasa: Do you all understand what's at sake?


Fireman Sam: Yes, Mufasa.


Sarah Jones: Sorry, Mufasa.


Connor Lacey: We all are.


Lightning McQueen: But we can assure you, it won't happen again.


Mufasa: I'm glad you all learned your lesson. And what do you have to say, Simba and Spark?


Simba: (tearing up) I was just trying to be brave, like you.


Mufasa: I'm only brave when I have to be. Simba, being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble.

Spark: But you're not scared of anything.

Mufasa: I was today.


Simba: You were?

Mufasa: Yes. [bends down close to Simba] I thought I might lose you.


Simba: Oh, I guess even kings get scared, huh?


Mufasa: Mm-hmm.

Simba: But you know what?

Mufasa: What?

Simba: I think those hyenas were even scared-er.

Mufasa: (gentle laugh) 'Cause nobody messes with your dad. (noogies Simba) Come here, you.

Simba: Oh, no! No!


Mufasa: Come here! Gotcha!


Simba: Oh, no, no! Agh! Uh! Uh. Ah! Come here!


Mufasa: (laughing)


[Simba chases Mufasa until he pounces on him]

[The Irelanders smiled, glad that the angry scold off is over now]

Simba: Dad?


Mufasa: Hmm?


Simba: We're pals, right?

Mufasa: Right.

Spark: And we'll always be together, right?

Mufasa: Simba, Spark, let me tell you something that my father told me. (looks up at the starry night sky) Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.

Simba: Really?

Mufasa: Yes. So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I.


Serena: Now I can go to Crystal?


Mufasa: Oh! Yes, you may.


Clemont: Come on, everyone! Crystal needs us in the Pride Rock den.



(Scene: Pride Rock, den. Crystal angrily leads her brothers inside, and then turns towards them)



Crystal: What's the matter with you?

Ash/Misty/Brock/May/Max/Dawn/Cilan/Iris/Bonnie/Serena/Clemont: Yes, Crystal?


Crystal: You nearly got yourselves killed! I can't believe you did that!

(Terra and Ira, watching from afar, look at themselves, and Umbra, but she has already fallen asleep)

Terra: Um, Crystal?


Ira: Problems?


Crystal: You could say that. These two led Simba and Spark to the elephant graveyard.


Ira: Bad idea.


Crystal: Yeah, especially when it's FULL OF HYENAS!! Why'd you do it?


Jolt: It wasn't our fault, Crys.

Flare: Yeah, it was Simba's idea. No, wait, I know what you're gonna say. We had as much to do with it as Simba, right?

Crystal: (calmer) No. If you say it was Simba's idea, I guess I'll let you guys off.


Jolt: Thanks, Crystal. Besides, we've been in tougher binds than this, you know that.

Crystal: I do, and that's what makes you guys...you. (sees a pitiful-looking Keith) What's with you? You're just as impulsive as Jolt and Flare. It's your personality.

Keith: Yeah, well, I also put Jenny in danger.

Crystal: I'm sure she's fine.

Jenny: Yeah. (hugs Keith) I'm all right, as long as I'm with you.

Keith: Jen, there's others watching!


Jenny: It's a friend hug, so don't worry.


Crystal: That's done. Now, what say we all get some sleep?


Flare: (yawns) I'm for that.

Jolt: Yeah, it is getting late. (looks toward a still-sleeping Umbra) Umbra's got the right idea.