Chapter 4: Meeting Asani and Zira


As Tadashi was happy to go into the Outlands, he couldn't believe how it was different than in the Pridelands. 

"Wow, this place is pretty amazing. I never seen anything quite like it before." He said, as he didn't look like home." 

As he lost his footing, the young prince didn't notice another cub who was all alone by herself, and bumped into him. 

"Ow! Geez, that completely hurt! Who are you, Pridelander?" She exclaimed, as the young prince was nervous of seeing the young cub, as that he was trying to walk backwards, as the young cub wonders why he was acting in a strange way. 

"What you doing? I'm not going to hurt you." She asked, as the young prince said, "But you're an Outlander! 

Aren't you really that dangerous? Mother told me that I shouldn't be here." He replied, as the young cub laughs. 

"Really, then why did you come against your mother's orders? Aren't you a rebel? I just escape from my own brothers. They're really annoying and I got bored." She said, as she walks towards a lake. 

Tadashi said, "Really? I don't have any siblings, so I don't know what it's like to have siblings at all. You're pretty lucky, in fact, i'm a bit jealous." 

The lioness cub notice something behind the young cub, as she said, "Be-Behind you!" 

He turns around of what she was warning him, as the place that they stumped into was an alligator swamp!

"Run!" He said, as the alligator roars in attack, as the two cubs jumped across the lake. 

"That was close one." Tadashi said, but he wasn't aware that the alligators were huddled together!

The lioness ran across, as Tadashi exclaimed, "Wait a second, what am i supposed to do?"

"Get out of here, i'll handle them as much I could!" She said, as that the alligator was aiming straight at her!

"No, look out!" Tadashi said, as that he couldn't bear of her getting hurt, as he ran towards her, but the claw of the alligator make a mark on his right arm, as he groans at the pain. 

"Move it!" He said, as that the cubs managed to move and escape. Tadashi sighs, but the cub noticed the blood mark. 

"You got hurt, oh, i'm so sorry!" She said, as the cub looked at the mark, "It's just small scratch, it's not a big deal. I'm just relived you're ok." 

She smiled, "Thank you for rescuing me. You were very brave back there." 

"It's not like a big difference about it. By the way, I didn't formally introduce myself, haven't I? My name is Tadashi." 

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Tadashi. I'm Asani." 


The two cubs weren't aware their relatives were watching nearby. "Asani. That's impossible. It can't be her." Zuko said. 

Sarabi said, "That means there is one lioness is there, it has to be her." 

Kaku sees the tension on his mate, as that he said, "Wait just a little bit longer. Let see how these cubs interact." 

"Asani, what you like to play?"

"Play? What you mean?"

"Oh, it appears that things looked different with different traditions, huh? I know!" 

The young prince begins a playful fight stance as Asani understood what motive he was doing, as she was about to do so, a loud roar stopped the cub's interaction short, as that it was Zira guarding her daughter from him. 

"M-Mother?" Asani asks, as Aziz roars back at the lioness as that Tadashi realized that he and Asani were both in trouble with their parents. 

Zira said, in anger greeting tone. "Why hello, Aziz, Sarabi, Kazu and Zuko. What a pleasant surprise." 

"Zira. You really did outdid yourself. I banished you from the Pridelands long ago. You follow Mufusa's logic, get out!" Aziz said, angrily. 

Both cubs didn't fully understood the anger that Aziz had against her, as Zira sighs, "You poor thing. I thought that you fully acknowledge us. Have you met Asani, the cub that you banished long ago?

She was chosen to rule the lands, the one that was supposed to be Mufusa's reign, you are not fit to rule!" 

Aziz simply makes a angry snarl at the cub, as that she hid behind her mother's leg. 

Zuko said, "I simply don't acknowledge you as the former queen of the Pridelands. My sister made the right choice to exile you and your followers. " 

"Ha! You are Scar's son after all. You don't know how difficult the Outlands had become. We have little food and less water back there." 

Aziz said, "Zira, you obviously know the pelenty of returning to the Pridelands." 

Zira said, "But the child doesn't know it! She is really a cub and so little to learn after all. Are you willing to give her a death sentence?" 

She pushes Asani, as that the lioness was shaking on seeing the angry queen. 

Aziz sighs, "Just take her back. We're finished here. " The lioness grabs Tadashi's muzzle, as he said, "Oh." 

Zira said, "Oh, no, my dear Aziz. We'll see each other soon enough. We just barely begun." 

She picks up her daughter, as both cubs looked at each as they were headed to different directions. 

Tadashi knew that it was hard to say goodbye as he whispers, "Asani, we'll meet again someday, bye." 

"Bye." She whispers back. 

Tadashi remains silent, as he thought in his mind, "Do Asani and i meant to be enemies? Why would she be one, if she doesn't do anything wrong?"

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