| “ | Sinkholes are fairly common after a big storm, Your Highness. | ” |
–Ono to Simba, Bunga and the King | ||
Sinkhole' happens fairly common after a big rainy storm.
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Sinkhole is normally seen during the Rainy Season
Bunga and the King
While Simba's Pride is on their way to The Elephants' Concert, Simba and Nala start feeling the ground shaking. He and Nala call for Kiara so she can move uphill. Simba rushes over, flinging Kiara over to Nala, who grabs her in turn. Just as she attempts to run, the sinkhole emerges. Whilst she and Kiara make it safely to the high ground with Simba pushing them up, Simba himself finds himself unable to hold on, and tumbles into the sinkhole, causing his mate and daughter great worry. Meanwhile, the lion guard is helping some sable antelopes. Ono checks to see what the trouble is and says that the king fell into the sinkhole. The Lion Guard goes to help Simba but Bunga without thinking jumps in. Bunga is now stuck down there with Simba. Kion calls down asking if they're okay, to which Simba replies positively. Ono swoops down to see if there is any way for them to climb up but becomes startled when rocks fall onto his head. He flies back up and reports. As Beshte walks closer to the edge, it begins to break away further. Nala calls for everyone to move away, but Kiara is caught, almost falling through. Fuli acts fast and rushes to save the princess from falling in with her father and Bunga.
Everyone starts to organize a plan on how they can rescue Simba and Bunga. Meanwhile, Bunga makes a few suggestions on how to escape the sinkhole. He eventually decides to draw back, running as fast as he can and leaping back up the walls. This, in turn, causes more of the walls to collapse, and he and Simba become buried in more rocks. As everyone at the top start to worry, Ono swoops down to check on them. Lion and honey badger turn out to be fine, though Simba chides Bunga for acting without thinking.
Kion then gets an idea on how to save them. He runs off with the Guard to put his plan in motion. Simba tells Nala to go on ahead to the concert with Kiara, knowing that Kion will save him soon. Nala is hesitant but agrees nonetheless. Just as she and Kiara leave, the Guard return with a giant log, tipping it into the sinkhole. Unfortunately for them, it hits the bottom and breaks into hundreds of tiny splinters. Bunga then snacks on some bugs that have fallen and notices a tunnel in the side of the sinkhole. Simba knows that it could possibly be the Nandembo Caverns, thus providing a way out. He calls to Kion, letting him know of this. Kion calls back that he will meet him at the entrance to the caverns, hopefully meeting up there instead.