So, the lessons continue, with Mufasa making a point to show Simba the sky filled with stars. Each star represented the kings of the past that watch over him, and that if he ever felt alone, he could always look at the stars to guide him.

At the same time, Scar is annoyed that his first plan didn't work out so well, so he decides to team up with the hyenas to step it up a couple of notches. After making a promise to the hyenas that together they would take over the Pride Lands, Scar orders them to stampede a large group of wildebeest into a gorge, where Simba happens to be in the hopes of eliminating the only thing standing in his way of being king. Mufasaonce again comes to Simba's aid and rescues him.

But when Mufasa ends up getting trapped himself, he calls out to Scar to help him. Scar cruelly throws Mufasa right into the middle of the stampede, where he is killed. When Simba comes across Mufasa's body, he is absolutely devastated, especially after Scar's vicious lie, telling Simba that HE was to blame for Mufasa dying. Scar tells Simba that he should run away, and not come back, for nobody would understand. And Simba, being young and impressionable (and the fact that he just lost a parent) decides to take Scar's advice. This leaves Scar in a perfect position, telling everybody that both Mufasa and Simba perished in the attack and that he will become the new king.

Enter the hyena