''Zira is dead...I am on my own now..'' a dark voice said while screeching noises can be heard inside of a cave as a green glow is seen,''I have been my entire life..Until I had my own pack...now I am not alone...even without Zira,i can lead my pack to victory...your sacrifice will not be in vain.''
meanwhile,in the pridelands,Kion and his now wife Tiifu were looking at the sunrise
''Looks nice,huh?'' Kion asked and Tiifu nodded.
''Whenever I look at the pridelands I think of a bundle of stars all coming together to make one beautiful creation.'' Tiifu told Kion
''Yeah...been a few months since the merging of the prides...since then,it's been all peace.'' Kion chuckled,''You know..I remember when I used to always have to fight off Janja..to save the pridelands..to save you..to save everyone...and in the end,it was all worth it.''
Kion and Tiifu then nuzzled eachother as Their Nephew,Kibwe,son of Kiara and Kovu,came was 3 months old and had light brown fur while having a red tuft of hair that was swished back,reminding Kion of himself as a cub.
''Hi Uncle Kion and Aunt Tiifu!'' Kibwe greeted sweetly.
''Heya,Squirt!How's my nephew going?'' Kion asked and Kibwe grinned.
''I'm doing quite well,Uncle!''Kibwe replied and started batting at Tiifu's tail,making her giggle.
''Who knew Kovu and Kiara would have such a sweet Cub?'' Tiifu asked and Kion laughed as Kibwe climbed onto Kion's neck and sat there while watching the beautiful sight.
''All of this will be mine in the future?'' Kibwe said and Kion nodded.
''Every tree,every foot..every inch...everything will be yours.'' Kion told his nephew,who simply said 'wow..'
''Like you,I am a prince..but my time will come to rule after yours.'' Kion said,making Kibwe cock an eyebrow.
''Why?You're older than me,aren't you uncle kion?'' Kibwe asked and Kion nodded.
''Yes,but the son of the next ruler rules before the brother.'' Kion explained,''It's a concept that angered your great-great uncle Scar,who murdered my grandfather,Mufasa.''
''Really?'' Kibwe asked
''Yes..''Kion whispered,''he brought the pridelands to ruins under his rule..he let the hyenas run free in the pridelands,causing the herds to run off and make food and water extremely scarce.''
''But then your grandfather came in and made the pridelands the lush,green place it is today.'' Tiifu added,''and put the circle of life back in balance...and he has been leading us ever since.''
''Awesome..when i'm king..i won't ever be like Scar!'' Kibwe said,making Kion smile with hope.
''Ok,you little rascal,off to your parents.'' Tiifu told the young cub,who ran to Kovu and Kiara as Kion walked down pride rock,thinking about the past.
It was a cold,wet night as the two prides of Zira and Simba were battling out with Zira being support by Hyenas.
Kion and his guard just finished chasing the hyenas out of the pridelands and past the outlands when they went back over to find the two prides friendly with eachother.
''Dad,what's all this?'' Kion asked his father,who smiled.
''Your sister convinced me to let the outlanders into our pride because of Zira's death.'' Simba explained to his son,who stared at him blankly,''It's..a story that will be told later.''''Ok..that's a better way of saying it,I guess.'' Kion admitted as Kiara and Tiifu walked over to Kion,the latter of the two lionesses nuzzling the lion,''But..why is Kovu here?''''We're gonna get married!'' Kiara said and Kion's jaw dropped.
''Oh god...Imagine the brutality of babysitting cubs spawned from my sister..'' Kion said
''Haha,Very funny'' Kiara replied to the comment sarcastically.
''Well,at least peace is restored for our timeā¦'' Kovu said with a heavy sigh,''though..at a price.''
With that,Kion looked and saw a bloody Zuri on the ground.
''S-She's dead..'' Kiara said before crying as Tiifu and Kion just looked at the dead corpse with a saddened face.
''Zuri..she was my sister...now i lost her..'' Tiifu said with a heartbroken tone.
Kion then nuzzled the lioness as they mourned their lost friend.
''Later that night,I swore to protect everyone whenever trouble came..and i've done that..thank the pridelands.'' Kion said before walking to the waterhole to get a drink.
''Dad,They are actually getting married?''
''Yes son..they will be the next King and Queen when my time comes.'' Simba replied to Kion,who was standing by Tiifu at the den.
''So..that's it then?The war with the outsiders is done?'' Kion asked happily and Simba and Tiifu walked over to Vitani,who was watching the Union with a frown on her face.
''What's wrong,Vitani?Not liking the show?'' Kion asked,causing Vitani to give a serious sigh.
''It's not that,I'm just not used to seeing these sort of things.'' Vitani replied.
''Don't worry,there will be a lot of unions in the future..enough to get you used to it,eventually.'' Kion promised,making Vitani then walked to the peak of pride rock and roared as all the other lions did at the crowd of Animals below pride rock's edge.
Peace was in the pridelands..at a cost,yes..but peace has returned.
