Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-28418914-20160711233948/@comment-7204211-20170327204058

Another idea I came up with, even though I think it would work better in a fanfic instead of a story arc in the show. Please note that I haven't thought of every little detail.

Kion and the rest of the Lion Guard are informed of a group of humans at the edge of the Pride Lands. Simba and Rafiki warn them to stay away from them at all cost. Despite this the poachers manage to capture Kiara, causing Kion to attempt to rescue her. Just when it seems that they will be captured too, a young man is able to chase to poachers off. I haven't thought of a name for him yet, but my idea of him is that his nationality is British and he is running an animal rehabilitation center while his parents (the managers/owners) are away on holiday. He grew up in England, but moved to Africa with his parents to work on the center after his high school graduation.

Kiara is either badly wounded, running a high fever, or both. Since there is no way to get Rafiki there in time to help her, Kion is forced to let the man take her back to the center in order to help her, but insists that he and his friends go as well. Thanks to the Lion Guard marks, Kion and the others can communicate with humans (though only in Swahili; thankfully, our human friend is fluent in the language). At the center, Kiara is treated, but is forced to stay in order to fully recover. During this time, we are introduced to several volunteers; I've imagined a French woman, a free-spirited American male teen, a Russian man, and a Japanese girl with difficulties speaking English; thankfully, one of the other volunteers understands Japanese, and serves as her translator, just as the British man translates what Kion is saying to the others. Together, the humans and the Lion Guard work to drive the poachers out of the Pride Lands for good.

Not decided what I would name the human characters if I actually wrote this, neither am I sure if there would be any other volunteers at the center. Still, what do you guys think?