*I still don't own Ben 10, and I don't own the Lion Guard!*

Dialogue Key

"It's hero time!" = normal speech

'If the Lion Guard reforms, it'll be next to impossible for us Outlanders to take whatever animals we want for food!' = thoughts

"Curse you, Ben Tennyson!" = someone yelling

~Look out, here comes the Lion Guard!~ = the occasional song

Filler Chapter - Finding Comfort in Family

At the same time that Kion and Sarabi left for America for their cross country roadtrip with Sarabi's old friend, Maxwell Tennyson, things weren't going so well for a certain King of the Pridelands. He and the rest of his family had turned in earlier, but he couldn't get the thoughts of what happened earlier that evening out of his head. The argument between himself and Kion, and especially how he lashed out in anger and struck Kion across the eye hard enough to give his own son a scar.

He sighed and sat up, giving up on trying to go to sleep for now. He knows that his mother went out to search for Kion and would likely be back by morning, but he still couldn't help but worry about them both. Heaven knows how many enemies he's made since he became the King of these lands. With those two out on their own, it's the perfect opportunity for people such as Janja of the Hyena clan or, heaven forbid Zira, to swoop right in and launch a sneak attack.

"Maybe a glass of warm milk will help me fall asleep." Simba mumbled to himself.

Being extremely careful not to wake his sleeping wife, Simba got up out of bed and began to make his way to the kitchen. Despite being a king and having a palace where he could perform his royal duties, he and his family prefer to actually live in a more modest home where they can feel more like normal people instead of a royal family.

Ah, but I digress.

It didn't take long for Simba to reach the kitchen and make himself a glass of warm milk. And it would seem like it's working. But as he made his way back to his room, he heard a faint sound coming from his daughter's room. Or more accurately, the room she shares with her brother.

He took a peek inside and saw his daughter Kiara, asleep on her bed, tossing and turning as she whimpered in her sleep with her eyes scrunched up tight and beginning to leak tears. Several surefire signs that she's having a nightmare.

Kiara herself is a ten year old girl who is the older twin of Kion by three hours. She has porcelain skin, cream colored hair that normally goes past her shoulders that's done in a braid right now, a trait she inherited from her mother, and the same red eyes that Kion had inherited from their father. As Simba walked closer to Kiara, he could hear her mumbling as she tossed and turned from her night terrors.

"No… no…! Kion, no…! Don't let go…!" she mumbled.

In Kiara's Dream…

Kion was barely holding on to a stray piece of metal as he was dangling several thousand feet above the ground near Mount Rushmore, wounded, battered, and blood caked on his face. His eyes held nothing but fear of the inevitable fall that was likely to take place as he could feel his grip slipping.

"KIARA!"

"KION!"

"KIARA, HELP ME!"

Not bothering to think about the possible consequences about what she was about to attempt, she slid down and grabbed onto a more stable piece of metal as she began to reach down for her little brother.

"Kion, hurry! Grab my hand!" she urged.

Weakly, Kion began to reach out to his sister, and it seemed like they were about to reach each other.

But then, tragedy struck.

Kiara cried out in pain as she felt her hand being stabbed by something and the ship shook. This caused Kion to yelp and slide further away from her. She looked up and saw that her hand had been impaled by this giant black claw connected to a muscular green arm. The rest of the body was cloaked by the shadows of the environment, but she could make out two glowing red eyes.

The child looked down to her brother and didn't let this situation deter her from her goal of preventing her brother's untimely demise.

"Come on, Kion! Reach!" she tried to urge her brother.

But try as they might, this stranger managed to keep them just out of reach of each other. It took awhile, but finally the fingertips of these children touched for what just might be the final time in their lives. Another tremor shook the vessel, causing Kion to lose his grip and scream as he plummeted to the ground below to his death.

"KION!" screamed Kiara.

Evil laughter broke the child from her sadness as she turned to glare at the stranger. But that anger quickly turned to fear and confusion as she saw a figure with squid tentacles for a beard emerge from the shadows. Her fear began to rise as he leaned down closer to her and whispered very disconcerting words into her ear.

"Long live the king…!"

With a rough yank, he removed his claw from her hand as Kiara began to fall to her own death, screaming the whole way down.

Dream End…

"NOOOOOO!"

Kiara bolted upright in a cold sweat, gasping for breath as her pupils shrunk to the size of pinpricks. She jumped in fear as Simba put his hands on her shoulders and tried to calm her down.

"Kiara! Kiara, it's okay! You were dreaming!" he said.

Kiara's blurry vision slowly adjusted as she saw her father's worried face. But when she glanced over to her brother's side of the room and saw his empty bed, it all became too much for her. She clung to her father and began to cry into his shoulder as she let out all of her pent up emotions, not caring if this wasn't the proper behavior for a future queen.

"I-I want muh-my brother!" sobbed Kiara.

Simba did the only thing he could possibly do in this situation as a father. He embraced his daughter and let her cry out all of her pent up emotions. He knows and understands that a good cry will help Kiara now more that just bottling everything up like Zazu has been making her do.

'Kion… where are you?' he asked in his head.

Even though he knew he'd get no answer.

*To Be Continued…*

Just a little filler to show how this is affecting certain members of Kion's family. Also letting you know I've posted a poll on my profile for which matrix Kion should get in this story.

Which of these do you want me to give Kion in my story "Kion 10 - Rise of the Lion Guard"?

Albedo's Omnitrix (Classic Continuum)

The Antitrix (Reboot Continuum)

Thanks a bunch for reading, everybody. Please don't forget to cast your votes on my poll. See you all next chapter.