Dancing in the Rock

Dancing in the Rock is a fanfiction short written by MarioFan65. The short is about Simba, Timon, Pumbaa and the Pride Landers dancing in the rock while bursting into song. It was released on March 22, 2024.

Characters[]

Kiara
Kovu
Simba
Nala
Sarabi
Sarafina
Vitani
Timon
Pumbaa
Zazu
Rafiki
Kion
Bunga
Ono
Fuli
Beshte

Transcript[]

(At the Pride Lands at Pride Rock, Simba and the Pride Landers are watching a nice view of the Pride Lands in the edge, starting the day on a high note)

Simba: Ah. What a day to rule a rock.
Nala: It sure is, King Simba.
Kion: We're gonna rule the world.
Kiara: Lions take all.
Sarabi: Good morning my friends.
Simba: Good morning mother.
Sarabi: Hope the Pride Lands is doing well for you.
Sarafina: Everything is staying in the same shape.
Timon: Yippy-kai-yay! Who is proud of the big pointy rock?
Pumbaa: You know it's always me.
Simba: I always loved Pride Rock since it's very beginning.
Nala: Duh, we were born here.
Timon: Pride Rock is the heart of our home.
Pumbaa: And home where the heart is.
Rafiki: Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo! All of our proud lionesses always reside in one of the spots.
Zazu: They really sure do love the home ever since it's establishment.
Bunga: It been ages since Pride Rock first formed.
Fuli: What a pride of lions out there.
Besthe: Every animal in the Pride Lands know that the lions are always the leaders of the savannah.
Ono: I thought the Circle of Life was the one concept that move us all in one direction or another.
Zazu: Ono, you know, the Circle of Life is suppose to move us all and we all have to respect it. When we die, we become the grass and the animals eat as the grass. Our bodies become the dust once our journey come to an end.
Ono: I guess you have a point there, Zazu.
Kovu: He is right. We're all connected to the great Circle of Life.
Vitani: And you know the Circle is the one that move us all and have to follow where it steps.
Simba: Once we respect it, we'll drink some water and hunt for every other animal in the wild.
Nala: I hunt for a antelope once.
Kiara: Mind is a gazelle.
Kovu: Could have been a wildebeest.
Timon: To all my peeps in the Pride Rock, who want to sing a song about a rock?
Simba: I do!
Pumbaa: Count us in!
Nala: Yeah. The more we sing, the more we'll be entertained!
Kovu: I'll be pumped up to dance into the rock.
Vitani: You heard my brother.
Timon: Alright! Anyone is ready for the song?
Rafiki: Yes we are!
Zazu: I can't wait to wiggle.
Timon: Okay! Simba, Nala, Kiara and Kion! Of the Pride Lands!
Pumbaa: Sarabi, Sarafina, Kovu, Vitani, Rafiki, Zazu, Bunga, Ono, Fuli and Beshte!
Timon: Oh yeah! Get ready for the moment you all have been waiting for!
Pumbaa: It is time to dance and boogie in Pride Rock!
Simba: Woo hoo! I'm getting in the groove!
Nala: Oh yeah!
Bunga: *jump* Zuka Zama!
Timon: *slide on the rock* Here we go! *sing*

Calling out around the world

Are you ready for a brand new beat?

Summer's here and the time is right

For dancing in the rock

Pumbaa: *boogie*

They're dancing in the Back Lands, dancing in the rock

Down in Hakuna Matata, dancing in the rock

In Upendi, dancing in the rock

Simba: *he and the lions do a conga line in the rock*

All we need is music, sweet music, sweet sweet music

There'll be music everywhere, everywhere

They'll be swinging, swaying, records playing

Dancing in the rock, oh

Nala: *shake her tail*

It doesn't matter what you wear

Just as long as you are there

So come on, every guy, grab a girl

Everywhere, around the world

Rafiki: *join in with everyone singing*

They'll be dancing, dancing in the rock

Dancing in the rock

It's an invitation across the nation, a chance for folks to meet

They'll be laughing and singing and music swinging

Dancing in the rock

Kovu: *boogie*

The Night Pride, not the Outlands, dancing in the rock

Hakuna Matata Falls and the Watering Hole now, dancing in the rock

Don't forget the Meerkat Town, dancing in the rock

On the streets of Crocodile Rock, dancing in the rock

Back in the savannah of Africa, dancing in the rock

Vitani: Don't matter where you are.
Zazu: Dancing in the rock.
Kion: *rock on the rocks to lift them up with air*

All we need is music, sweet music, sweet sweet music

There'll be music everywhere, everywhere

They'll be swinging, swaying, records playing

Dancing in the rock, oh

Timon: *dress like a hula girl, an astronaut, a captain of the ship and a pirate and swing all over the rock*

It doesn't matter what you wear

Just as long as you are there

So come on every guy, grab a girl

Everywhere, around the world

Pumbaa: *boogie*

They'll be dancing, dancing in the rock

Dancing in the rock

Way down in the Dragon Island, everyday

Dancing in the rock, dancing in the rock

Crossin' the Gorge, too, me and you

Dancing in the rock, dancing in the rock

Rafiki: *swing everywhere*

Don't you know they'll be dancing

Dancing in the rock, dancing in the rock

Don't you know they'll be d-d-d-d-dancing

Dancing in the rock, dancing in the rock

Timon: We'll be dancing in the rock.
Pumbaa: Oh yeah!
Timon: Grab a tune, play it out loud and dancing in the rock!
Pumbaa: Oh yeah!
Simba: Woo! That was fun!
Timon: We really kick the show.
Pumbaa: I'm hitting the spot.
Bunga: You mean the spotlight?
Pumbaa: Yes. That's what people do in stages.
Simba: What a performance you guys!
Nala: We really rock the rock.
Kion: I love this home so much!
Kiara: Me too!
Bunga: It's amazing.
Fuli: Fun while it lasted.
Beshte: I had good time.
Ono: Like the wings of change!
Kovu: This is so much fun.
Vitani: I like when we dance around the rock.
Sarabi: *chuckles* That is a good exercise for you guys.
Sarafina: Hope you all enjoyed it.
Timon: That's Pride Rock to ya!
Pumbaa: The biggest rock of all time.
Simba: Have there ever been a rock bigger than Pride Rock?
Timon: Nah. But do you see any loveable chunk of warthog around here like Pumbaa?
Pumbaa: *annoyed* Hey.
Timon: Sorry about that. Anyways, have a good day and let's rock on with the rock!
Simba: Woo hoo!
Rafiki: ooh! Pride Rock is my loooove!
Zazu: Oh Rafiki.
Rafiki: I am so funny at all times.
Simba: You're the man, shaman mandrill.
Rafiki: Rafiki approves!
Timon: Sure if you don't mind by porcine pal?
Pumbaa: Hakuna, Matata. *wink eye*

THE END

Trivia[]

The short is based on the song "Dancing in the Street" by Martha and the Vandellas, although the melody of the song is based off the David Bowie and Mick Jagger cover.