Oh goody, yet another experimental story. In case you couldn't tell, that was sarcasm right there. I understand that it's a rather unusual combination, but I felt it appropriate after doing a little research on one of my favorite shows from my childhood. I hope you guys like it, because this is just one thing that I needed to jot down before it left the confines of my brain.

*I still don't own Ben 10, and I don't own the Lion Guard!*

Dialogue Key

"It's hero time!" = normal speech

'If the Lion Guard reforms, it'll be next to impossible for us Outlanders to take whatever animals we want for food!' = thoughts

"Curse you, Ben Tennyson!" = someone yelling

~Look out, here comes the Lion Guard!~ = the occasional song

The Story Begins…

"Okay, he should be here any minute now." said an elderly woman who looks to have aged quite gracefully.

Waiting at the airport was a ten year old boy who looks like he's of African heritage. But unlike most people in Africa, he has light skin and red hair and red eyes as opposed to dark skin, brown eyes and black hair. He's lean and looks like he's developing a little bit of visible muscle on his arms. His choice of clothing is an orange muscle shirt, a pair of black cargo shorts, and a pair of black sneakers with ankle high socks. Resting next to him is his suitcase full of his essentials. Namely food, clothing, his toothbrush and toothpaste, and a hairbrush.

Standing next to him with a suitcase of her own is a woman who looks no older than her late thirties, but is actually much older. She has neck length cream colored hair, red eyes, and light skin and is about five feet eight inches tall. She's wearing a simple T-shirt, a pair of jeans, and a pair of shoes with small heels. She also wears a golden hoop earring in her left ear.

"Are you excited about our cross country roadtrip, Kion?" she asked the boy with a smile on her face. "I think you're really going to like my old friend, Maxwell Tennyson. He and your grandfather Mufasa were coworkers back in the day before his duties in the Pridelands took priority."

"I guess so, Grandma Sarabi." the boy, or Kion, replied in a mumble.

The woman, now identified as Sarabi, frowned at her grandson's depressed demeanor. She knows exactly why he's feeling the way he is and who caused it. She knows that over one of his eyes, makeup has been applied to it in order to hide his recently obtained scar. A scar that sadly goes deeper than being a simple flesh wound. Kneeling down to his level, Sarabi brought her grandson into a warm embrace as she ran her hand up and down his back in a comforting manner.

"I know you feel bad about what happened, Kion. But things will get better between you and our family. You'll see." Sarabi whispered soothingly into the child's ear. "And don't worry. I don't think any less of you because of that scar."

The lad sighed and fought back his tears as he thought back to the events of how he received the very mark that now connects him even further to his deceased uncle. He may be wearing makeup to cover up the scar, but he can still feel the pain even after he had first got it. He was feeling the sting in his heart over how his father, his mother, and even his uncles Timon and Pumbaa were always favoring his older sister, Kiara, simply because she's the heiress to their family's royal bloodline.

Kion was just considered the 'runt of the litter' as Kiara always called him when she was rubbing it in his face. Harsh words were exchanged between Kion and his father, Simba, and Simba lashed out. But in doing so, he caused a deep rift between the family and Kion, and gave him a scar in the exact place and the exact shape as the one that Scar had when he was alive.

The young lad packed up his things that same night and left the house in tears as he felt that his family just didn't want him. But his grandma Sarabi followed him and contacted an old friend of the family, Maxwell Tennyson, and arranged for herself and Kion to join him and his grandkids on their cross country roadtrip that they were going on this summer. The boy was reluctant to go at first, thinking he'd just be treated like he was by the rest of his family. But with some gentle coaxing from Sarabi, Kion agreed to go.

And so, here they are.

Sarabi broke the hug and used her thumb to wipe the makeup off of her child's eye, revealing the still vivid red slash mark going from the top on down over his eye. And with Kion's eye closed as his grandmother wiped off the makeup, it reveals that the scar goes over his eyelid too. Miraculously, the lad can still see out of that eye despite the slash he took to it. No loss of vision whatsoever.

Once she was done, Kion looked at his grandmother who looked back at him with that same gentle and loving smile he's come to love.

"There's my brave grandson." Sarabi said gently. "Never hide your scar, Kion, for it is a part of who you are now. Simply having that scar does not mean that you will turn out the way your deceased uncle Taka did. It is simply proof that you will one day become a great warrior. I believe it."

Through her words of kindness and wisdom, Kion found himself able to give a small smile as his depression waned just the slightest bit.

"That's my boy." Sarabi said as she stood up.

She resumed her task of keeping a lookout for her old friend, Max. Although she can't shake the feeling that something's going to happen this summer that will shake the foundations of the world as she knows it.

*To Be Continued…*

Well, that's it for my experimental story. Just because it's the prologue doesn't mean the story can't evolve into something greater. But I do have a reason for this being merely a prologue of the actual story. I can't decide what I want to do for Kion. Do I want to give him an Omnitrix with a red color scheme like that of Albedo? Or do I want to give him the Antitrix that Kevin created in the rebooted Ben 10 series? Let me know is the reviews what kind of Omnitrix you want me to give Kion in this story.

Your Choices: Albedo's Omnitrix, and the Antitrix (Ben 10 Reboot Continuum. Do research on it if you don't know about it yet.)

Also, here are the current results for the poll I currently have posted.

Poll Question: Which of these Digimon should be Hiccup's partner in "Digimon Tamers - How To Train Your Dragon Edition!"?

Gaossmon - Greymon (2010 Anime) - MetalGreymon (2010 Anime) - ZekeGreymon: 5 votes

Guilmon - Growlmon - WarGrowlmon - Megidramon/Gallantmon - Gallantmon Crimson Mode: 3 votes

Thanks for reading, all. See you next time.