Simba sat on the ledge of Pride Rock at sunrise. He let out a great sigh. He was lonely. None of the other cubs wanted to be his friend. He figured it was because he was the crown prince and that everyone was just jealous, but that still wasn't a good reason to avoid him.

"Simba?" a voice said from behind him.

Simba looked to see his parents, King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi.

"Oh, hey Mom, hey Dad," Simba said glumly.

The king and queen of Pride Rock walked up and sat next to their son.

"What's wrong, son?" Mufasa asked.

"I don't wanna talk about it," Simba said.

"Simba," Sarabi said, "you know you can talk to us about anything."

"Okay," Simba said with a sigh, "Mom, Dad, I'm lonely."

Mufasa and Sarabi looked at each other and then back to Simba.

"What do you mean?" Mufasa asked.

"I don't have any friends," Simba said, "Everyone's jealous of me being the future king."

"I see," Mufasa said, "You know, Simba, when I was your age, I went through the same thing."

"You did?!" Simba asked in astonishment.

"Yes, I did," Mufasa said, "No one, not even your Uncle Scar wanted to play with me. They were all jealous."

"What did you do?" Simba asked.

"He met me," Sarabi said.

"And that's when my life started getting better," Mufasa said as he nuzzled Sarabi, who licked him on the cheek.

"Ah, Guys!" Simba said in disgust, "I'm just a child!"

"Sorry, Simba," Sarabi said with a giggle.

"You know what, I have an idea," Mufasa said, "Sarabi, doesn't your friend Sarafina have a daughter about Simba's age?"

"Yes, she does," Sarabi said, "Her name is Nala, but I don't know. Her mother says she's awfully shy."

"Why don't we just give it a try?" Mufasa suggested, "Simba needs a friend and it sounds like Nala does too. It might be good for them both. What do you say, son?"

"Why not," Simba said, "What's the worst that could happen?"

Me: This is my first attempt at a Lion King story. I hope you like it. And for all of the fans of my Iron Man: Armored Adventures Transformers Prime Crossover, I haven't given up on it. None of the characters are mine. Please read and review.