What I've Been Through [PRIVATE: AC & Nakisisa]

[AustralianChaos]

"Why?" Simba finally asked. "Why are you letting the Pridelands fall into ruin...and are willing to threaten my family to make sure it stays that way? Don't you see that by doing nothing, you are going to kill everyone! Even Scar will starve soon enough!"

He was trying desperately to see through his anger, to try and reason with this lion...he did not want to bring this to a full-on fight if he had to, but if this lion insisted on threatening his mother, he would have no choice but to do something to make sure he could not carry out his threat. He could no longer sit back and let his family starve.

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"If we don't, they'll probably end up killing each other," Tanga finally said, reluctantly pulling himself from Nala's comfortable embrace, giving her a brief lick over the top of her as he did though, before getting to his feet, looking back to the source of the noise, which seemed to have died down recently. He still thought they should investigate, though...even if the disagreement appeared to be dying down now.

[Nakisisa]

"So..." the lion said angrily, not caring. When my father dies I get to have some fun! Building the lands in my image, and killing all those who need to be killed!" he angrily growled before moving forward with great speed and striking Simba across the jaw, returning the favour and drawing blood.

Uncharicteristically, blood lust set in, and the lion struck again, aiming at Simbas striking leg, making contact and drawing a small amount of blood, he roared angrily and spoke with venom, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"

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Nala purred briefly at the lick, and also got up, walking silently besides Tanga, alert in case she needed to fight.

[AustralianChaos]

Simba's temper broke at this point...the lion was being unnecessarily violent, making threats over his family, and talking about killing off members of a pride like it was the most ordinary thing in the world. He realised that this lion needed to be stopped, and fast.

Unleashing a primal roar, he tossed aside any useless banter he had stored away, and just charged, tackling the lion, sending the two of them rolling through the grass and foliage. "You will never hurt my family!" he shouted, almost in a vow, as he wrestled ferociously, trying to get an upper hand as his claws aimed for anything they could find, letting his mane hang forward to protect his face and neck from the lion's attempts at retaliation.

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Tanga walked slowly, but froze as he heard Simba's primal roar, although he had no idea who it was. "They're fighting," he realised aloud, before looking to Nala. "Could one of them possibly be your friend?" he asked.

[Nakisisa]

"Your mother will die.... If no one else... The lion growled, as he to let his mane cover the most vital parts of his neck. Moving forwards to strike again, his claws were already coated in blood from a few moments previous. "Are you going to strike first?" he roared angrily as Simba made feeble attempts to attack him.

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The roar struck fear into her heart. "Simba..." she gasped, not knowing what to do. "We cant go..." she decided, sying it alloud, "It would only...." was all she could manage before a different roar hit her ears. "NO!!!" she screamed, now running towards where the roar came from

[AustralianChaos]

Simba continued to wrestle with this lion he still did not know the name of, ignoring the taunts as he tried to hurt this lion. "You will not harm anyone!" he eventually growled back, managing to land a glancing scratch across his black flank, before snapping his jaws at his adversary's neck, getting nothing but a mouthful of mane he he quickly let go of, before continuing to fight, trying to focus mostly on stopping any attempted attacks the black lion made against him as he waited for an oppourtunity to present itself.

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Tanga bolted after Nala, wondering why she was suddenly so desperate to intervene on the fight with the second roar, rather than the first. How did she recognise both of them, when she had only really told him of Simba? But he filed the thoughts away for later as he followed her.

When they arrived at the battle site, he stopped, freezing for a brief moment as he saw the two lions, one with golden-brown fur and a copper mane, and the other with a complete pelt of pure black, wrestling ferociously with each other. But how could he intervene...he did not even know which side Nala was interested in. He looked to Nala for guidance, hoping she had at least some idea of what was going on.

[Nakisisa]

Feeling the scratch, the lion roared again, he knew he was going to be beaten, but thankfully, even if he didn't know it help was at hand.
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"No..." Nala whispered, charging at the fight, she lept, unleashing a mighty roar. ROARRRRRRR!!!! She then quickly blocked the fight between Simba and her son. "Simba..." she hissed, "Leave Bardu Alone!" she barred her teeth, and unsheathed her claws, letting Simba know if he wanted to continue the fight, it would be with her. "Are you alright?" Nala asked
"Yes..." Bardu replied, whispering
"Good, we'll talk about why you are here later, for now, get out of here" Nala said in the same quiet voice
"Yes, Ill find you soon" he whispered, running to find water

[AustralianChaos]

Tanga just watched as Nala intervened on the fight, trying desperately to figure out what was going on...wasn't Simba the one she knew...and if so, how was this Bardu related to it all?

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Simba looked at Nala, his anger fading as Bardu left, replaced by a crushing sadness as he realised his actions had further alienated Nala from him. "I'm sorry, Nala," he said, refusing to meet her gaze, not even noticing the other male's presence as he struggled with what to tell her. He had vowed to explain his past to her...but now that she was here, his nerves were failing him...and the fact that Nala was angry at him again was not helping his cause one bit.

[Nakisisa]

Nala was still angry, and prepared to fight for her and her sons life. Even his apology was not enough, "Why were you fighting him Simba? She hissed, "in fact, i don't want to know, All i want is for you to leave me, Bardu and Tanga in piece" she said, turning, and walking to Tanga side

[AustralianChaos]

Simba's jaw dropped in horror. His whole world was spiralling out of control, and he did not know what to do. "Nala, wait...please!" he pleaded desperately. "I'll leave you alone, I promise...but I want to explain myself to you...explain everything."

his desperation was causing him to ignore all of his nerves. Nala was already furious, and wanting to leave him, so Simba figured it did not matter any more if she knew his secret...she was lost to him either way, he realised as he looked over at this golden-furred male, Tanga. A flash of jealousy seethed through him, but he rapidly supressed it, knowing blind jealousy would only turn Nala even further away from him.

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Tanga looked from Simba to Nala, having absolutely no idea what to do. In the end, he decided it was not his discussion to have anyway, as he turned to Nala. "It's your choice what to do," he said softly.

[Nakisisa]

Nala sighed at Tanga, "Stay with me" she said to him kindly. She turned around and spoke to Simba, "You have one chance" she said, before sitting next to Tanga