NARRATOR: A mother's love is put to the ultimate test,
two prides battle.
As an aging king reveals his master plan.
Kitso readies his own forces.
To strike while the tyrants are in turmoil.
And take back the Savage Kingdom.
Pula's work is never done.
Her daughter is always hungry.
She's built her legacy on the backs of impala.
But now she sets her sights lower,
much lower.
Pula's health is failing.
One measly mongoose is barely worth the energy.
But the aging mother won't even eat a bite.
Everything now goes to her daughter.
Motshidi is just ten months old.
She still knows nothing of what it takes to survive.
Pula has many more lessons to teach.
But she's running out of time to prepare her daughter
for the real world.
The kingdom suffers under rotten rule.
Commander Mmamotse still clings to power.
For her daughter Lasedi, life is easy.
She is born into privilege.
Entitled to all she ever needs.
But it's never quite enough.
Lasedi insists the whole clan bow to her.
Believing she deserves all the riches.
The princess lords her rank over the low-borns,
give her an inch and she'll take a foot.
But Lasedi treads a dangerous line,
blood is beginning to boil.
Her abuse of privilege goes too far.
Life at the top will be lonely.
Exiled by the hyena forces,
the queens of the Western pride
patrol the Outlands.
Their cubs haven't eaten in days.
Ramogata their so called king is nowhere to be seen.
A gift, a family favorite.
They all need this.
The herd is too much to take on but their hasty retreat
leaves behind a newborn.
This is our privilege not your lucky day.
Even a meager feast is worth fighting for.
And they are not the only hungry ones.
A ravenous nomad sees an easy meal.
The queens will not give up their prize.
No matter who stands in their way.
NARRATOR: Taking these queens for a soft target
is a mistake, a big mistake.
The Western pride will protect
their food and their family to the death.
No second rate drifter is going to replace
their absent king.
Pula has all but given up.
Her weakness makes her and her cub vulnerable.
Where she used to stand and fight.
She can now only run and hide.
She's afraid of every shadow.
She's barely able to care for herself.
Let alone her daughter.
Pula faces the hardest decision of her life.
Are you better off without me?
For Motshidi's sake,
Pula leaves her precious daughter forever.
Family is everything.
Under Kitso's rule the Makulu pack is thriving.
The dogs are busy building their own dynasty on the
outskirts of the kingdom.
Eight new pups, they are the pack's future.
Hidden away beyond the hyena's reach until they are ready.
They will learn soon enough life is not always fun.
Violent vagrants are on the rampage.
Get to the den now.
Safely underground the pups wait out the storm
while a brave decoy draws fire.
All for one and one for all.
The pups pass their first test.
Follow orders and you will survive.
Unity sets the dogs apart.
The queens of the Western pride
make the most of a passing fortune.
But yet again the scent of their success attracts rivals.
The Matata pride led by their arch enemy Sega.
The queens of the Western pride are ready for a fight.
Their nemesis will not take what's theirs.
But the last thing they expect.
Is Ramogata.
Their king is back,
but now he's with the enemy.
NARRATOR: Ramogata returns to the Western pride
with a whole other family.
His double dealing secret revealed.
Both prides are his.
He conspires to claim all the females and build the
largest pride in the kingdom.
Sega instructs her cubs to join the feast.
But she won't play happy families.
No one wants to share.
Only Ramogata's all powerful presence
keeps a lid on the boiling tensions.
The rival prides have no choice but to accept
this new arrangement.
But Sega has now had enough of Ramogata's rule.
Motshidi has no idea she's been abandoned.
She still waits for her mother to bring back dinner.
Where are you?
Finally hunger drives her to find her own food.
A reedbuck.
She wouldn't know where to start.
But a mongoose,
this is food you know.
Suddenly everything seems out of reach.
Motshidi's new reality comes crashing in.
She's all alone in a big, bad world.
Motshidi's childhood is over.
NARRATOR: Kitso leads a tactical strike into
the heart of the kingdom.
He knows the risks but he has a plan.
It takes no time for the tyrants to find them.
To rob them blind.
The usual suspects take their tax.
Let them have it, Kitso has what he came for.
He's testing the hyena's defenses and now knows
when his new recruits are ready,
they will have the numbers to take on tyrants,
just you wait.
Every bite builds strong bones.
Time to accelerate their training.
Soon the 25 will fight as one.
And finally break hyena rule.
Commander Mmamotse is greedy.
And selfish.
Stealing food.
From the rest of her clan.
No one will find it here.
But every tyrant has their weakness.
A chip off the old block,
Lasedi knows her own mother is holding out on her.
What are you hiding?
Lasedi's entitled curiosity reveals her mother's secret.
How dare you?
NARRATOR: Mmamotse can't contain her daughter.
Lasedi creates chaos.
She's out of control.
It's all about her.
Taking what she wants every time.
Distrust and bitterness now run rampant.
The spoiled heiress couldn't care less.
But Mmamotse knows bad blood is an army's downfall.
Resentment.
Is a ticking bomb.
The Matata pride will not join Ramagata's other family.
They're better off on their own.
Sega built her house from nothing,
holding onto ridges when no one else could.
She is a worthy queen,
Ramogata wants heirs as strong as her.
But Sega won't have a second hand king.
He treads lightly to win her over.
Even playing the doting father.
But he should not get too comfortable.
Sega will tolerate him for now,
for the sake of the cubs,
but there will be no place for this scheming old man
in her empire.
The Makulu pack is ready.
Their fearless new soldiers are desperate for action,
eager to prove their worth.
A lone scout is the chance they've been waiting for.
This is the enemy.
Show this spy what you've learned.
Make him grovel.
The dogs will dismantle their enemy one by one.
The pups have what it takes.
Now is the time for Kitso to lead them into battle
and end the tyrant's bloody reign.
NARRATOR: Pula is fading fast.
Her strength has all but gone.
Lifelong enemies raise the alarm.
But they can see she is no longer a threat.
With the tables turned they will show no mercy.
Please just let me rest.
But there is no peace in this wicked world.
A cruel dawn finds Pula beaten and broken.
Her decision to leave saves her daughter's life,
but hers is done.
A once great ruler of the forest.
Now just a ghost.
Pula's time in this world is over.
Motshidi now carries the weight of her legacy.
A heavy burden for young shoulders.
She must fight her own way through this cruel kingdom
if she's ever to claim her mother's throne.
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