Editing Ash's Adventures of The Lion King 1½ (section)

==Plot==
While watching [[The Lion King|their previous adventures]] in a home movie theater, [[Timon and Pumbaa]] decide to tell their own story about how they met, which began some time before meeting [[Simba]].

Timon lives in [[meerkat]] colony on the outskirts of the Pride Lands with his [[List of The Lion King (franchise) characters#Ma|Ma]] and [[List of The Lion King (franchise) characters#Uncle%20Max|Uncle Max]]. One day, his daydreaming leads to a [[hyena]] attack, and an ostracized Timon leaves the colony. The mandrill [[Rafiki (The Lion King)|Rafiki]] teaches him the philosophy of "[[Hakuna Matata]]" and advises him to "look beyond what you see." Timon takes this advice literally, and, observing Pride Rock in the distance, sets out in that direction. Timon encounters Pumbaa, and learning that he has a "[[Flatulence|special power]]" that keeps predators away, invites him along on the journey which from that point onward their adventure would coincide with the events of the first film.

The pair arrive at Pride Rock during the [[Circle of Life|presentation of Simba]] to the animals of the Pride Lands, and as they make their way through the crowd, Pumbaa passes gas, causing the nearby animals to faint and prompting animals further away to bow to Simba. Attempting to set up their home, the pair witness the dramatic ending of "[[I Just Can't Wait to Be King]]," the chase through the Elephant Graveyard, riverdancing away from the hyena march scene of [[Be Prepared (song)|Be Prepared]], and the wildebeest stampede that kills Mufasa.  

Escaping the stampede, the pair are sent down a river and over a waterfall. Exhausted, Timon suggests giving up and going home. Pumbaa admits that he doesn't have a home, and the pair realize they are each other's only friends. They suddenly discover that the river has deposited them in a lush green jungle: their dream home. The pair settle there, embracing "Hakuna Matata" as their philosophy. Meanwhile, Timon's mother and Uncle Max leave the colony in search of Timon after learning from Rafiki that Timon was finding Hakuna Matata.

Timon and Pumbaa later rescue Simba and raise him under their philosophy such as eating bugs and relaxing in a hot spring. Years later, Simba's childhood friend [[Nala (The Lion King)|Nala]] appears and reunites with him. Believing the trio's friendship to be in jeopardy, Timon and Pumbaa try sabotaging their burgeoning romance, and believe they have succeeded when they see the two get into an argument. The next day, Nala explains that Simba has returned home to challenge Scar and reclaim his rightful place as king. Pumbaa follows him, but Timon, angry that Simba has seemingly discarded their philosophy, refuses to help. Timon soon becomes lonely without his friends' company, and Rafiki helps him realize that his true Hakuna Matata is with the ones he loves. Timon catches up and reconciles with Pumbaa.

After helping to distract the hyenas with a hula dance, Timon and Pumbaa run into Ma and Uncle Max in the Pride Lands. Seeing the hyenas advancing on Simba and Scar, Timon proposes that they all help Simba by getting rid of the hyenas for good. Ma and Uncle Max construct a series of tunnels beneath the hyenas while Timon and Pumbaa stall for time. Max collapses the tunnels, breaking the ground under the hyenas. Timon breaks the final support beam himself and the hyenas are ejected through the tunnels. Simba accepts his place as the rightful king of the Pride Lands, thanking Timon and Pumbaa for their help. Timon invites Ma, Uncle Max, and the rest of the meerkat colony to live in the jungle with him and Pumbaa to complete his Hakuna Matata; the colony praise him as their hero.

Back in the theater, Pumbaa asks Timon if they can start from the beginning. Timon initially declines, but his family, Simba, Rafiki, and a host of characters from other Disney media flood the theater and persuade him to rewind it. As the film starts again, Pumbaa suddenly becomes nervous about the size of the crowd.