Kiara finally escaped her father and his usual protective speech thanks to her mother. She really didn't know what the danger was anyways. She knew everyone in the pride lands and they knew their princess. The worst that could happen was that she'll just get a little dirt on her fur and even that would worry her father. Her mother always told her stories about how they went to the elephant graveyard and escaped the nagging dodo. Her father sounded-dare she say it-fun. Kiara was pretty lonely because there weren't any cubs her age to play with. Lucky dad, at least he had mom.

"Kiara, what are you doing here?" Rafiki said suddenly.

"Huh?" The startled princess stammered. She just happened to have wandered to his tree.

"You're a lonely thing aren't you?" he asked, swinging back into his home, waiting for her to follow him.

"I guess," she shrugged.

"You seem like the adventurous type," he stated "just like your parents."

"Even daddy? It kills him if I just walk to the water hole," came her blunt reply.

"Especially your daddy," he grinned cheesy.

"Hard to believe that,"

"Well maybe I can prove it to you…" he looked up from a mixture he was composing. "Come here princess,"

"What is that?" she wrinkled her nose.

"Look deep inside," Rafiki nudged her just as she peered in.

"Where on earth-Ahhhhhh" she shrieked as she wound up in a new place. It looked familiar. In fact she was still in the pridelands but something was different. Was in that the grass was more golden or that the trees were much younger. "Where have you taken me too? Rafiki? Where'd he go?" Kiara looked around nervously.

"Hey!" A cub's voice called. "Nala? Is that you?"

Kiara looked up but she couldn't make out the figure. He'd called her Nala, as in her mother's name. How would that cub know her mother, there weren't any male cubs in their pride at all. She just kept staring at until he approached.

"Oh sorry, thought you were Nala." He chuckled. "I haven't seen you around, where you from?"
"Um, uh…"

"Hey Simba, you lose what took ya so long. Oh hey, haven't seen you here before. What's your name?" A cub with very nice light brown fur and bright blue eyes asked.

"Kiara." That was an easier question to answer.

"Kiara, I like that name. I'm Nala and this slow poke is Simba." Nala said gestured to the male cub with the golden fur. Kiara couldn't believe it. They looked exactly like her parents, and even shared the same name. But they couldn't be could they? They were back at pride rock, mom was relaxing with the other lionesses and dad was doing his kingly stuff.

"Jeez thanks for the intro Nala," Simba grumbled and playfully hit her arm. "Wanna play chase?"

"Uh sure," Kiara looked at him uncertainly.

"Nala's it! Run Kiara!" Simba bounded off with her as Nala began to run after them. She eventually caught up with Simba and pinned him to the ground.

"Gotcha!" She smirked. "You see Kiara, he acts all tough but he's a real softie. Outside and In."

"And Nala here is a real show off," Simba said as Kiara helped him up. "So where'd you say you we're from again?"

"Oh, um…about that…." Kiara looked at her young parents, she couldn't possibly tell them that she was their daughter from the future could she? Luckily Nala was there to save her again.

"Simba…" Nala whispered. "She could be an abandoned cub like Keni. Don't bother her of that."

"Oh," He realized. "You have anywhere to stay? Because we'll have to head home soon,"

"No," She said. "I don't know where to stay."

"You can come to pride rock with us, mom won't mind." Simba said.

"Thanks," Kiara said. This was all so new. How did this happen? How did she end up here, in the past with her mom and dad. Then it clicked into place. Rafiki. He wanted her too see that her dad wasn't all boring and overprotective. Well, while she was here she might as well have some fun...

Pride rock was a familiar face or place rather since this is the place she'd lived since she was born. Lionesses retreated to the cave to go to sleep when Sarabi caught up with her son. "Where have you two been all day. You've missed you dinner."

"Sorry mom, but we found Kiara, who was lonely and she needs a place to stay…"

"Oh I didn't see you there," Sarabi interrupted her son. "Were you parents sweetie?"

"Uh, Auntie Sarabi, she doesn't have any parents…" Nala said quietly. This was the partial truth. She didn't have any parents yet.

"What a shame, of course you are allowed to stay with us you poor thing." Sarabi touched her paw to her heart.
"Thanks," Kiara said. Then she remembered something. If dad isn't king yet mean grandma is the queen now. "You're majesty."

"What a darling, what was your name again?" Sarabi asked.

"I told you ma, its Kiara can we go now, please?" Simba said as he grew irritated of his mother.

"Very well, you know where everything is," Sarabi dismissed.

"By mom," Simba called as Nala and Kiara followed him in the cave.

"You can sleep with my mama and me," Nala offered at bedtime. It was chilly, even in the cave and even without hesitating she snuggled in with her soon to be mother and grandmother.

"What a darling little cub," Serafina said. "I'll bet yours and Simba's cub would look just like her," she teased.

"MOM! Don't need to embarrass me like that," Nala hissed. "Sorry Kiara, my mum and be a little looney."

"It's alright, goodnight Nala and Serafina." Kiara said.

"Night, Kiara." Nala replied and soon fell asleep.

"Good night, Kiara," Serafina said. By now practically everyone was asleep. Kiara lay awake thing, Why'd Rafiki send me here? Its nice to have someone to play with but it is all so strange. I'm a stranger to the people I've known my whole life. I actually miss mom cuddling me and daddy calling me his special girl. It sure is fun to be free and play with them but I think I want to go home…