Sun rising over Pride Rock. The lions we're waking up to start the day. It's been one week since the hyenas have been driven into the river and sent down the river. Simba got up to go patrol the pride land borders. Nala left to go lead the hunting party. Kiara and Kovu headed out to play with Zuri, Tiifu, Vitani at the watering hole. Ryan, Tiffany, Shannon and Moto came to join them in a game of tag. Sarafina brought Mheetu to see his niece and nephew. Kovu look over to a hill to see a figure watching him. Kiara comes up to him and ask what is it? Kovu says I thought I saw some one.

Kovu walked over to the hill to see a blur run off. Kiara ask what was that? Kovu says nothing, let's get back to playing with the cubs. Night time came, Kovu was at the hill wondering what the blur was. Simba walked up to him and ask Kovu what are you doing here at this time of night? Kovu sighs today I thought I saw my mother. Simba thinks for a minute and says Kovu you almost killed yourself tackling my step brother into the river. If your mother survived and floated down river then maybe she came to see you but it's been about five months since Gavin was killed.

Simba leaves Kovu at the hill. Kovu heads to the outlands to see. Zira was laying in the termites mound alone. Kovu walked in to see his mother alive. Zira ask what are you doing here son? Kovu answers I saw you watching me and Kiara play with the other cubs. Zira sighs yes I saw you and that brat. Kovu snarls Kiara isn't a brat. She saved me a lot of times and I saw dad. Zira ask you went and seen Maxis in Slave Pride? Kovu nods yes I did, why didn't you tell me that he was a nut head? Zira sighs I fell in love with that power of ordering people around. Kovu looks at the ground and says mom can you come home and put the past behind you? Zira sighs I don't think I can come home. Kovu says you want me to be king right? Zira answers yes more than anything. Kovu says well me and Kiara are going to be king and queen of the pride lands and Kion and Fuli are going to be the second king and queen when we are injury or go on a honeymoon.

Zira sighs congrats on that. Kovu says don't worry about Simba and Nala telling you to leave. Kovu and Zira walk back to Pride Rock to see Kiara waiting for him furious. Kovu where in the world were you and why is Zira here for? Kovu says Simba and Nala can you come out here please. Simba walks out with Nala to see Kovu and Zira and says I'm shock to see you survived the river ride but Kovu why did you bring your mom here? Kovu says mom wants me to be king and I convinced her to let the past go so she can have peace for what she's done to the family since Scar's gone. So all she wants is for me to be king. Zira says if you need another member on the hunting team or something else to prove I'm sorry for what I done.

Simba look at Nala to see her nod in approval in accepting her into the pride lands. Simba sighs you can join the pride. They all go in to sleep in the den. Next morning Zira walk out of the den to the morning sunlight. Kovu comes out to see his mom standing outside and ask to take a walk with him around the pride lands. Kovu tells her about what happened after Gavin's attack. Zira says I never heard of a cub, Kiara's size murdered two fully grown hyenas out of rage. Now the roar of the elders is another story. Kion used the spirit of the roar to save Simba after he was attacked by the hyenas. Zira sighs thinking about Scar. Kovu ask why did you fall in love with Scar for?

Zira says when I was younger I had a crush on Scar when we're cubs. When he was denied being king. Taka became so sad that I tried to comfort him but with the roar he decided that he would do anything to become king since he had the roar of the elders. And I was blinded by the power to find true love and Scar didn't care about people's feelings and left to meet Maxis because Scar didn't love Nuka and said I wasn't good enough to produce a healthy heir.

Kovu thinks about it and says I don't think I could download that to Kiara. Zira says I guess Kiara is your angel to save you. Kovu smiles at Kiara being there for him when he needs her the most. Kovu and Zira walk back to Pride Rock to see Kiara looking everywhere and ask Kiara what's wrong? Kiara snarls "Kovu where did you go?" Zira begins to snarls "Kiara don't-" Kovu says mom I got this. Kovu looks Kiara and says I went on a walk with my mom but I'm sorry I didn't inform that I was going on a walk with my mom. Kiara sighs and says I was scared you disappeared and nuzzles him and says it's dinner time and walks off. Zira looks at Kiara leave and ask Kovu you let her talk to you like that?

Kovu looks at his mom and says yes, me and her been through alot I run off she comes looking for me she runs I go looking for her. It's our way of telling each other we love them. We're very protective of each other. That back was minor, she full blown furious is her hitting you with a rock or clawing and biting. When she's like that I just tell her to lay down then I just snuggle with her. Zira says I'm glad you found your other half. But did your dad meet her? Yes why? Zira puts a paw to her muzzle. Kovu ask what is it?

Zira answers she's in danger, did you tell him about your sister? Yes! Let's go no time they have to know what's coming. Zira runs in the cave and ask Kiara, Vitani, I need you to out here please. Kiara and Vitani walk out. Kiara ask what's wrong Zira? Kiara Kovu's dad is coming to take you if he can win you over by defeating king Simba, why do you think he had those lioness for. Kovu ask how do we stop him from claiming them you have to make him submit or the new king has to say no battle that she is married to a member of this pride then he can't claim them. Does he know your dating Kiara? No, he knows we're engaged to each other.

Zira thinks about it for a minute. Vitani do you have a mate yet? No I don't have one. Isn't Kion a couple months younger than you? Vitani nods yes why? Well what if you and Kion got engaged too? Vitani shakes her head no. Zira says you have to if you want to save your self. Kovu thinks about it and says well I got an idea to stop him. But not sure if it would work. Zira sighs nothing will stop him from taking lioness from this pride. Kovu ask mom when did he start this fighting to claim lioness from Kings of other prides?

Zira says right after he became king and wouldn't tell about his past. Kovu says then we have to learn about his past to solve this problem. Zira sighs I tried to talk with him about it but he just got angry and said it doesn't matter anymore and walked away to cool off. Vitani looks at her mom and says you have to convince him to talk about the past. Simba comes outside and what's going on out here? Zira answers well Kovu here told his dad about your daughter and his sister and is coming here to challenge you to win over Kiara and Vitani. Simba says well we're worry about that tomorrow right now it's dinner time. They all go into the den to have dinner.

After dinner Kiara lays down next to her mom with Kovu next to her to sleep. Next morning Kovu gets up and walks out to catch sunrise. Kiara wakes up feeling Kovu not next to her and walks out to see him watching sunrise and joins him. Zira got up to be alone. Simba followed her out of the den and ask Zira is there something wrong? Zira sighs did you really murdered Scar? Simba answers no, I gave him chances to step down as king but he wouldn't do it at the end of our battle he went to pounce on me and I flipped him over me and he fell down the side of the cliff and was cornered by the hyenas. He told me that it was hyenas that were the real enemy. I guess one of them heard what he said about them and they killed him for it. I really wanted him as my avisor on being king. I know why he hated my dad and me so much for. But I want to have peace in the pride lands. King Maxis is coming here and I think he has guilt in his past for something.