The More You Feel Like Pride Rock

The More You Feel Like Pride Rock is a fanfiction short written by MarioFan65. The short is about Mufasa and his friends celebrating their new home in Pride Rock while bursting to song. It was released on March 7, 2025.

Characters[]

Mufasa
Sarabi
Scar
Sarafina
Rafiki
Zazu
Afia

Transcript[]

(Moments after defeating Kiros and his Outsider team, the animals of Milele celebrate by bowing down to their new king of Pride Rock as Mufasa roars on the peak of the roar by making the animals cheer along with his new pride as the new king is about to make an announcement)

Mufasa: Greetings all animals of Milele. Welcome to your new world. I am Mufasa, the son of a late king, a stray who used to have no home. Now has a home, for all of you. I am announced, to proudly present as your new king. We have find a greater world with paradise, food, water and all of eternity. From this day, we will like to have Milele as our Pride Lands. Let the future rises in the Circle of Life. *make everyone cheer*
Sarabi: That's my king.
Afia: Mufasa.
Rafiki: Woo! My brother!
Zazu: Way a go, your majesty.
Scar: *jealous* Well done. You really deserved it. In fact, you took everything I own. I should have been king in the first place.

(At the den, Mufasa and his pride celebrate by laying down and playing as Rafiki brought some food from the go)

Rafiki: Mufasa, I found some fruits from a small cave nearby our home with a tree and a small paradise. We found some food! *drop some fruits*
Mufasa: Oh boy. Fruits. I've been waiting to eat one of those. Come on guys. Let's dig in.
Sarabi: There's plenty of food to eat.
Sarafina: Oh yeah.
Afia: My son. You finally got the spotlight.
Zazu: Ooh, apples. I love apples. And oranges.
Rafiki: *look at Scar, upset* Mufasa, your brother seem to be upset.
Mufasa: Scar, he's not feeling like.
Rafiki: Why not talk to him. He's your brother.
Mufasa: I can't. I can't get into him. Whatever he done, he won't regret it.
Rafiki: He's feeling alone. He also don't have food to eat. Why not ask him to join.
Mufasa: Alright. I'll try. *walk toward Scar* Hey Scar. Everything I've done. I'm sorry. I should have forgive you earlier back at the mountain.
Scar: Go away.
Mufasa: *drop a pineapple* I brought you something to eat.
Scar: Ew. That look hideous. What is that? A palm coconut?
Mufasa: It's a pineapple. Why not go sit with everyone while we celebrate our new home. Don't you like the new place we're in now.
Scar: Yes, but I'm a little upset. You took Sarabi from me, my mother, my father and my whole pride. The Outsiders wouldn't done everything if it weren't for Kiros.
Mufasa: I killed his son. You know what his son and his brother did wrong. They started all of this.
Scar: Obasi wouldn't be happy at you for what you've become.
Mufasa: Scar, come on. You just gotta let go of the past. I should have made you a prince. A co-king in the first place. We'll rule together.
Scar: Nah, you should have step down first and lend me the role of a leader before anyone step on the wrong position!
Mufasa: Chill out! I don't want you causing any trouble. Remember the attack from today?
Scar: You even betray me.
Mufasa: No I didn't. You were corrupt.
Scar: You ruined me.
Mufasa: I did not do anything to deserve this.
Scar: I would have got Sarabi and everything if it weren't for your biggest mistake yet, even I saved you from the crocodiles!
Rafiki: Halt!
Mufasa: What?
Scar: What the monkey want?
Rafiki: There is no reason to complain.
Mufasa: Any wise words you're gonna tell us?
Rafiki: Let's all chill out and cherish our new home. We now live on a big pointy rock together. Back then, I wanted to be a leader of my troop, but I got kicked out.
Zazu: It gotta be your mystical visions. Everything you saw in the future is meant to happen.
Rafiki: Right now, it has already happen. Right here, on this point.
Sarabi: I can't wait to have a cub.
Mufasa: Me too. Our family is gonna grow like a family tree.
Afia: Your father lives in you. The great kings of the past lives in you too.
Sarafina: We're all legends here.
Mufasa: The more you feel like home, the more you will feel living at Pride Rock for seasons.
Rafiki: Wise words said from my brother. There is a king in power!
Mufasa: Everything the light touches, belong to us in the great Circle of Life.
Afia: You got a whole future ahead.
Mufasa: My world is your world. We don't live by the wasteland anymore. We now have everything we want and everything we want to go.
Rafiki: The power of Milele compels you!
Mufasa: *roar* Let's celebrate!
Zazu: Our first morning report, let's sing a song!
Afia: My son, the king.
Mufasa: I know how you feel mother.
Afia: I do. *sing*

How many times can you hear me say that I miss you?

How many nights can I lie awake?

It's an issue

Sarabi: *walk around*

I wish we could align

Go back, hit the rewind

In my mind, I'm coming back to you

Mufasa: *see a water drop and hop*

Every time it rains

I know it's been too long

It's hard to be away

It's hard to sleep alone

I know it's been forever every time I hear that song

The further I go

The more you feel like home

Sarabi: The more you feel like home.
Sarafina: The more you feel like home.
Rafiki: The more you feel like home.
Scar: *get up and growls*

Just you and I in the candlelight in the bedroom

I couldn't see that I had it all when I left you *scratch some dirt*

Zazu: *fly around*

I wish we could align

Go back, hit the rewind

In my mind, I'm coming back to you

Mufasa: *step on the water puddle*

Every time it rains

I know it's been too long

It's hard to be away

It's hard to sleep alone

I know it's been forever every time I hear that song

The further I go

The more you feel like home

Sarabi: The more you feel like home.
Sarafina: The more you feel like home.
Afia: The more you feel like home.
Mufasa: *walk outside at night*

I'm getting closer every time I close my eyes

I can see you won't look broken in the stars up in the sky *see Masego in the sky*

And every tear that passes, baby, I am sure

I can't take it any, I can't take it anymore *the sun goes up as his pride and animals join along by singing*

Every time it rains

I know it's been too long

It's hard to be away

It's hard to be

It's hard to sleep alone

I know it's been forever every time I hear that song

Rafiki: The further I go.
Zazu: The further I go.
Sarabi: The more you feel like home.
Sarafina: The more you feel like home.
Afia: The more you feel like home.
Ajarry: The more you feel like home.
Mosi: The more you feel like home.
Scar: *annoyed* The more you feel like home.
Zazu: *sing* Aaaaah!
Rafiki: You just gotta know that.
Afia: You just gotta know that.
Mufasa: The more you feel like home.
Rafiki: *he and everyone cheer* Woo hoo! Mu-fa-sa!
Mufasa: My brother, Rafiki.
Rafiki: You're the best brother I've ever had.
Mufasa: I could never have a mandrill on my side.
Zazu: You have me as the major domo.
Sarabi: My king.
Mufasa: My queen.
Afia: The day of the presentation of your cub, they gonna change the world.
Mufasa: It will be my kid, who will be king one day when I get old.
Sarabi: Think about all the lessons and activities you will do.
Mufasa: Lessons are like patience like they're all a virtue.
Rafiki: The spirits will answer as the Circle of Life awaits you.
Mufasa: We now live in a perfect home in the Pride Lands.
Sarabi: Let's go home my love.
Sarafina: Home where the rock is.
Rafiki: Ooh ooh ooh!
Zazu: Every king tell a story!
Rafiki: One day Mufasa, I'm gonna be telling your story to your kids and grandkids!
Mufasa: Ah. You beat me to it.
Scar: *walk slow as he spot some hyenas hunting* Hmm. These seem like a good nimrod to track down Mufasa's kid in the future. You won't go easy on the rightful king when the fallen prince will turn his back on the pride. *laugh*

THE END

Trivia[]

The short is set in the same continuity as The Lion King 2019 live-action remake as the short is set after the events of Mufasa: The Lion King.
The song Mufasa: Sarabi, Scar, Sarafina, Afia, Rafiki and Zazu sing is "Like Home" by Great Good Fine Ok.