Chapter 1
Kiara yawned and stretched her legs. She walked out to the tip of Pride Rock. "Good morning, Daddy." She said to the sky and a breeze blew by her face. She smiled and set out for her usual morning patrol.
Everything seemed alright in the Pridelands, but as she was running from place to place. She only imagined her father's death. She didn't really know what happened, all she knew was that one day she found him dead near the water hole. She shook the memory from her head. Abruptly, Zazu flew down and landed on the nearest branch. He was wheezing as if he flew as fast as he could to get to her. "Your majesty." He wheezed. "Hyenas, on the Pridelands."
"Hyenas!" Kiara exclaimed and she ran after Zazu, towards the Hyenas. They ran until they came across three Hyenas prowling towards the antelope herd. Kiara roared as loud as she could and scared off the antelope. The Hyenas turned their heads and revealed themselves to be Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. "Little Kiara, my how you've grown!" Shenzi yelled. "Why don't you come down here and we can chat?" Kiara dashed towards the Hyenas and stopped right at them. They were barely up to her chin in height.
"Why are you here?" She commanded.
"Oh, no reason, we just decided to return to Pride Rock." Banzai pleaded.
"Yeah on Kiji's orders." Shenzi whispered and Banzai elbowed her.
"Who's Kiji?" Kiara asked sternly.
"Oh no one." Banzai said sarcastically and Kiara roared. The Hyenas screamed and ran off. Kiara started to walk back to Pride Rock, but she was intercepted by Zazu.
"Those weren't the only ones." He said and revealed a dead, mangled antelope.
"Oh no." Kiara cried and walked back to Pride Rock.
"What are we going to do? Who is bringing them back? Is it Scar?" Were the questions surrounding the lionesses.
Kovu and Nala stood above them. Kiara hugged them and turned to Nala. "Gather up the lionesses send out parties to find the Hyenas. Zazu you bring reports to me if they find anything. I need to speak with my father." Kiara ordered and everyone left except for Kovu. "I will be back."
Kiara walked to the top of Pride Rock. "Daddy!" She said. "What do I do I am confused?" Suddenly, her father and grandfather appeared in the clouds.
"Kiara, someone is going to return. Someone you know by face, but not by name. Treat him as your heart tells you. Watch, watch." Simba said and they disappeared.
"What does that mean? I am confused." Kiara yelled and a breeze blew up her back and across her head.
The breeze moved across the savanna to the tree in which Rafiki lives. The breeze found its way into the hair of the old baboon. "A return. Of the Roar?" Rafiki said. "Kion. He's returning?" Rafiki laughed and walked over to his drawing of Kion. He took the reddish-brown fruit juice and drew mane for Kion. He laughed louder and howled.