A Test For The Guard

A Test For The Guard is a comic based on The Lion Guard that is featured in issue 15 of The Lion Guard Magazine.

There are 2 paths for the reader to choose, and both lead to the same outcome.

Summary
The Lion Guard have finished saving some gazelles, and Bunga comments on how easy it was since Kion is their leader, and Beshte agrees. Nearby, Rafiki pulls Kion away from his team and speaks to him in private.

Later, Zazu approaches the Lion Guard, asking if they have seen Kion. Rafiki tells them that he saw Kion heading to the swamp. Fuli states that the swamp is not a place you travel to alone, and the Guard go after him. Beshte asks for everyone follow him since he knows the area well, while Ono calls for them to follow him instead, since he can see from above. Bunga turns to Fuli, asking which plan they should choose.

Beshte's path
The Guard follow Beshte, who warns Bunga of some snakes and Fuli of the shifting sand. When they finally reach Kion, he is in the middle of the swamp, eyes closed. A crocodile lurks in the swamp water beneath. Ono proclaims that Kion has fainted, and the team make their way around the swamp, avoiding the snakes to reach their friend.

Ono's path
The Lion Guard follow Ono, who can still see Kion's footprints. Since they are mixed with other animal footprints, the Guard have to locate Kion's first before they continue. When they arrive, they see Kion unconscious on the other side, with a crocodile lurking below. They quickly move around.

Ending
As the Lion Guard reach the clearing, they notice that Kion has gone. He appears from behind them and, when Fuli mentions the crocodile, it is revealed that it was their friend Pua. Beshte asks Rafiki about the situation, and he explains that they relied too much on Kion's leadership skills to get them through, so they put them to the test. Kion happily exclaims that they passed, and the Lion Guard rejoice while Rafiki speaks with Fuli.

But as Kion suggests that they return home, they notice that Fuli is absent. As Bunga announces that they have to do it all over again, Fuli and Rafiki laugh quietly behind some tall grass.