As they departed from Pride Rock, and headed back out into the Savannah, Nala asked about Simba and the group told her that he had been fighting beside them not that long ago, in fact he had helped them take out some Heartless, which was the truth despite them not really relying on Simba's power all too much. Nala said that the best thing for them to do was to get away from Scar, since they needed time to track down their friend and tell him about what was going on in Pride Rock, and if things worked out it wouldn't be long before they were on their way back to deal with the tyrant. With that in mind she first suggested Wildebeest Valley, which was where Mufasa lost his life all those years ago, and there was a chance the beasts could pass through the area at some point, hence why Scar didn't care to enter the area at all anymore. Sombra glanced at the others and nodded, it sounded like a good plan for right now, causing them to follow Nala in the direction of the valley, where the lioness made sure to duck out of the way when they found more Heartless to deal with. This was a good way for them to operate, one leading the way while they dealt with their enemies, before finding their way to the valley, as it was just across the Savannah they had crossed previously, but far enough away for Scar to not care about it.
The interesting thing was that there was a large gap between the Savannah edge of the area and the valley side, where Nala backed up for a few seconds before rushing at the edge of the cliff, leaping into the air and crossing the gap with ease, to which she turned around and called for the others to follow her. Sora and Sombra stared at the gap for a few seconds before doing the same thing, rushing towards the edge and leaping into the air, though a few seconds later Sombra found that they were able to land safely, while Sora seemed amazed by the fact that he was able to do such a thing. After that the rest of the group crossed the gap, where Sombra had to use a bit of her magic to form magical steps for those that couldn't cross like a lion or lioness could, something that impressed Nala since she hadn't seen anything like it before. Once that was done they looked out at the valley and quickly discovered all of the dead trees that were around the area, though it was hard to tell if this was due to Scar or just natural to the rest of the world, but Nala didn't stop and continued forward.
Of course this also meant discovering new Heartless to deal with, a bird like creature with large gloves for punching, which Sombra assumed was an 'Aerial Knocker', though it didn't seem to offer much to the group as she and Sora tore through the first few that showed up, though she captured their hearts as they moved forward.
As they fought the Heartless, clearing the area before moving deeper into the valley, Sombra noted that Sora really liked his newfound speed, dashing around parts of the valley as he crashed into some of the Heartless and crushed them, yet it was all under his control and put a smile on his face. Sombra glanced at Radiant for a moment and found that she nodded not a few seconds later, because this was like when they made the amulet for Riku and empowered it, so this would put a brand new idea in their mind, to work on when they got back to their ship. While they moved Sombra also cleared something up, as she asked about who told Nala and the others about Mufasa and Simba's deaths, where the lioness confirmed that it had been Scar who told them the news, meaning if must have been in the valley when the deed happened, and might have done the deed to take control over the Pride Lands. As they talked she also discovered that Rafiki had followed them to the valley, where them fighting the Heartless had allowed him to catch up, though he walked up a short stone and pointed his staff at the rest of the valley as he claimed that 'it was time', causing Nala to realize he was definitely talking about Simba.
Such a thing caused them to rush out of the valley and head down a winding path that seemed to be heading to an area that was more vibrant than the rest of the Pride Lands, where a number of the Heartless they had encountered so far lashed out at them like before, causing the group to tear through them once more. It was one of the moments where Sombra agreed with Sora, the speed they were using in their new forms was very nice, as she zipped around some of the Heartless and just tore through them without delay, while utilizing her senses to make sure no foe caught her off guard. Radiant and the rest of the group really surprised Nala since she wasn't used to seeing zebras and other creatures of her home land fight like this, despite the fact that she knew they were Simba's friends, but she wasn't about to argue with the results or question them about things. That meant the group was able to reach the end of the path with ease, entering what appeared to be a jungle, something Sora and the others hadn't been to in a long time, not since Tarzan's world to be exact, where the group kept their guards up since it was hard to tell if there were enemies here or not.
While Nala explored another area, choosing to split up and cover more ground, Sora's group found what appeared to be a waterfall area, with a flat area that gave one a good view of the entire forest and everything else that was over here, they found an adult lion they recognized, Simba, and right now he was fighting some Aerial Knockers, yet when he roared each of the Heartless fled, like cowards.
"Simba! You haven't lost your edge." Sora said, where they found that Simba went on the defensive once he heard him talk, no doubt assuming more Heartless were in the area, though in the following moments he seemed to pause while the heat of battle died down, allowing him to see things much clearer than before.
"Sora! Which means that these are Donald, Sombra, Goofy, Radiant, Fluttershy, and... I don't know?" Simba replied, his tone telling them that he was pleased to see them once more, even though he was surprised by the fact that Seras was there, and she even introduced herself as Fluttershy's sister to make sure he knew who she was, "What happened to you guys?"
Before they were able to reply the group heard the sound of someone else calling for help, which Simba said was Timon and Pumbaa, his friends to be exact, and sure enough Sombra found that Nala was stalking a meerkat and warthog, because she was likely starving after the journey, but Simba's presence stopped her. In the moments following that the group shared all sorts of information, learning that Nala had actually been chosen to be Simba's wife when she was younger, meaning she had been next in line to be the Queen of the Pride Lands, while in, in turn, told her about the life he had lived out here, and his time fighting by Sora's side. Of course he was one of the few people who knew about the other worlds and his story was more like they had been in another portion of the Savannah, far away from the Pride Lands, causing Sombra to realize he was making it seem like they had been on another continent entirely, which was good to make sure Nala didn't start asking about the other worlds. Of course Simba hesitated on the matter of even heading back to Pride Rock and confronting Scar, both due to something called 'Hakuna Matata' and the guilt he felt over his father's death, something he laid on his own paws no less, which shocked Nala since she had figured Simba would be braver and ready to save his home.
"Simba, sometimes there are moments where we have to become the individual that others believe us to be... and right now the lions and lionesses need you to beat Scar." Sombra commented, causing the rest of the group to nod their heads for a few seconds, where Simba smiled for a moment as he realized that his friends would have his back, just like he had theirs during their first adventure, despite only summoning him once or twice, "We'll deal with the Heartless, and those hyena if they get involved, so you can focus on him... and besides, you have more reason to take him down than before: he's the one that organized the wildebeests to kill your father. You have nothing to feel guilty about."
Radiant smiled, as the old Sombra would have never said anything like that, rather he would have lashed out at someone or made fun of them feeling down, but the new Sombra was far better and much friendlier to be around, to the point that she was able to quickly convince someone like Simba of what needed to be done. She suspected the fact that Scar being behind Mufasa's death was a contributing factor, which just showed how respected and loved Mufasa had been before his passing, but this pleased Nala since it meant they could actually rebel against Scar and save the Pride Lands. With that in mind they wasted no time in departing from the jungle, though at the same time Sombra noticed that there was a formation in some of the clouds, a lion watching over Simba with a smile on his face, meaning Mufasa was proud of his son standing up for the rest of the Pride Lands, and when they emerged from the jungle Simba was ready. Such a thing meant that he tore through the Heartless that were in their way, fighting by Sora and Sombra's side at the front of the group, banishing the darkness that threatened his land, meaning that the days of Scar and Pete's darkness were at an end.
In fact the world seemed to be agreeing with that fact as the light followed in their wake, the last bits of night fading away, as they had talked for quite a long time since their arrival in the jungle, causing Nala to smile as they retracted their steps back to the Savannah, eventually reaching Pride Rock and a surprised Scar.
"What the... Simba?!" Scar remarked, where the rest of the residents of Pride Rock smiled as they realized that Mufasa's son was alive, plus annoyed that the Pretender knew that fact and kept it from them for so long, where Simba walked up the main path with a growl in his throat and anger on his face.
"That's right, murderer, I'm alive. I'm here to confront my past and take back my home... and avenge my father, since you were the one that caused the wildebeests to kill him." Simba stated, something that caused the rest of his pride to turn on Scar nearly instantly, as this was brand new information to them and it was clear that everyone was enraged, meaning that even if Scar beat Sombra they were going to kill him, regardless of how many of them died to do that.
"Uh oh... Sombra must have used time magic to show him the truth." Pete remarked, only for his eyes to widen as he quickly realized what he had said, especially since Scar was annoyed with his statement, though that was followed by Scar rushing into the den that was where the Rulers of the Pride Lands lived and Simba followed without delay.
Sure enough the hyenas followed them into the den, but it hardly mattered as Sora, Sombra, and the others beat the crap out of them, utilizing their incredible speed and powers to push them around the den for a minute or two, which caused the trio to leave for the wastelands that they called home. Sora and the others then moved up to the top of Pride Rock, where they found Simba and Scar moving around the area, each going on the offensive or defending themselves from the other, eventually ending in Simba knocking him foe off the edge, sending him to his death. In that instant, however, Sombra found an Aerial Knocker grabbed the False King and tore his heart from his body, she could feel it happening, and when Scar made the climb back up she noticed the somewhat black look on his face, save for the lingering feeling of anger and jealousy, as it was his Nobody they were seeing. It was just like when Clayton turned, his heart took on a new form, though this time the Aerial Knocker carried Scar's heart off towards the Savannah, where Sombra formed an arrow made of magic and loosed it without delay, striking the Heartless in the back and destroyed it instantly, but the heart she captured was the heart of the one that carried Scar's off.
Scar's heart, however, seemed to fade away, Sombra couldn't sense where it ended up, causing her and the others to focus on his Nobody, who roared and attacked them as darkness formed around the top of Pride Rock, where Seras and the rest of the group watched as Sora and Simba combined their power and just knocked the Nobody around, leading into Sombra just releasing a burst of Light magic into his chest and evaporated him, clearing the darkness in seconds.
"I know you guys were strong, but... that was incredible!" Simba remarked, because this just confirmed that whatever the group had been through had allowed them to grow by leaps and bounds, in such a short period of time, and he found that he longed to go with them again, to join his friends in hunting down the Heartless and whoever they were trying to bring down this time around, before he sighed, "Let me guess: you guys need to get going?"
"Yeah, unfortunately. Don't worry, we'll come by later and see if we can find Scar's Heartless... stop his trouble before it can do anything." Sora said, as he knew that once they left for a time and came back it wouldn't take Sombra long to track down the missing heart, though he was impressed that an Aerial Knocker was able to carry off the heart before they were able to take it down.
Simba nodded and wished them well, while he headed back down to tell Nala and the others the good news, causing Sora, Sombra, and the others to depart from Pride Rock before finding an area to warp back to the ship so they could head out and see whatever the World had to throw at them in the near future.