Before The Mission

Before The Mission is a Prologue short that takes place a year before the Events of The Meerkat Mission.

Background
Discover the story behind the legend. Dive into a legend that has existed among the Circle of Life for over 500 Years.

Plot
Many years ago, a man named Maximus ruled over his kingdom. A kingdom that was located in a jungle paradise that he called. "The Oasis". When he and his family perished from a dark force, the necklace his wife wore was lost forever, till being found 500 years later by a young female girl who was traveling with her father. She hid the necklace in her coat pocket and took it back with her to Israel. When she got older and finally left her fathers abode for Africa in order to solve the mystery about the necklace, she found a civilization that has made home in the jungle.

When confronted by the ancient beings, they realized that she had the necklace. They worshiped her and explained that she was the next protector of the Great Willow Tree and the next Guardian of the Great Willow Temple. The lady accepted her fate and soon became "The Great Zissa".

She would guard and protect for the next 20 years before falling in love with a Meerkat named Buzz, therefore making her choose between her destiny or her love life. She choose her love over her future and therefore creating a void in the Willow tree that weakened it slowly over time. When Timon and Willow were born, Willow was destined to become the next guardian in line.