Hey guys! So, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter and that you enjoy this one as well. I realized that there were a lot of typos in the last one, and I will fix them later on. First, let me answer the guest review(s)

Faith: Your first two questions will be answered in this chapter, and maybe a bit more later on in the story. And here are the translations: Nyota- Star in Swahili. And her mother's name a friend of mine came up with. Kikatili- cruel in Swahili. I maybe would've chosen something different, but I was halfway done with the story before I looked it up.

Maja: I am really glad you liked my story :) Maybe one of the Pridelanders will find her. I really wasn't going to pair her up with Kopa, but I may consider it. :)

Chapter II

"Don't worry, Kopa. Maybe she woke up late, or maybe her and her mother are busy," Nala reassured her son.

"Maybe. But, I still have this feeling that something is wrong. She seemed very tense every time we mentioned her mother and sunset. Do you think maybe I should go see where she lives?" Kopa said.

"I don't know. She wasn't very specific about the cave she lived in. She also mentioned that it was a very dangerous place. I can't risk having you go there," Simba told his son.

"I know."

"Maybe she'll show up later on. Or maybe tomorrow. Just go have fun with your other friends."

Yeah, but you forgot one thing: my true friend is on the other side and I'm not allowed to go there. My newest friend could be in possible danger. But instead, he said, "Okay. Fine. I'll see you later, dad."

"Wake up, Nyota! It's time to start your training." Kikatili said harshly.

"But why so early? Why before the sun comes up. It's too dark, mother."

" Just get up. You remember Zira, right?"

"Kind of. Why?"

"She and her cub are here to help you train. Now get up," Kikatili said a little louder. Nyota sat up, and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Her mother picked her up in her mouth again, and walked out of the cave. She set her cub down in front of another cub that looked to be around Kopa's age. But, maybe a bit younger.

"Hello, Nyota. The last time I saw you, you were only a few days old," Zira said. "This is my daughter, Vitani."

"Hi, Zira. Hi, Vitani," Nyota greeted.

"Hey, Nyota. Can't wait to start your training?" Vitani said with an evil smirk.

"Y-yeah. Can't wait." She sighed.

"Yes. Now attack!" Vitani did as her mother said. She jumped at Nyota with her claws extended. Nyota had dodged it. Vitani missed by a hair.

Nyota growled and jumped on Vitani's back. She bit down on her shoulder as hard as she could. Vitani yelped and threw her off. She scratched the cub's back with her claws. Nyota was glad that it didn't hurt as much as her mother's scratches.

She winced, but held back a scream. She went for Vitani's eyes. The older lioness saw this coming, and threw the cub aside. Vitani jumped at her again. She picked the cub up in her mouth and threw her against a rock. Nyota yelped, but she threw sand in Vitani's eyes. As Vitani tried to blink it out, Nyota jumped on her and scratched her multiple times and bit her.

"Great job, Nyota," Kikatili said. Proud of her daughter, for once. "Now finish the job!"

Nyota raised her paw, claws elongated. She then stopped. "Wait, you want me to kill her?"

"No, just knock her out unconscious. It may kill her, but might not. Depends on how hard you do it."

The cub slowly backed away. "No, I won't do it. It's not fair."

"Life isn't fair. Now do it!"

"No!"

"You have to learn to show no mercy!" Kikatili couldn't believe her daughter. She was trying to raise her the way she was raised. It had made her stronger. Kikatili roared at her daughter and slashed at her with her claws. Nyota yelped.

"But, I don't want to hurt anybody!"

"That is the only way you can learn to survive!" Nyota dodged this one slash.

"There are other ways!"

"Very useless ways!" She couldn't dogde this slash. It was the most painful one.

She couldn't help but scream. "Maybe she's had enough, Kikatili,"Zira said. Her daughter stood beside her rubbing her eyes.

"There's no such thing as 'enough'. You should know that, Zira," the other lioness snapped. "This training session is over!"

Zira and Vitani left quickly. Kikatili picked up her daughter harshly and dropped her inside the cave. "Where are they going?" Nyota asked.

"Back to the Outlands. As for you, you won't be leaving anytime soon."

"I-I'm sorry. I really didn't want to hurt her. I thought we weren't supposed to kill each other in training."

"If you live, you live. If you die, you die! You weren't supposed to show mercy! That's just shows that you are weak! I will not accept weakness!" She scratched her daughter harder than ever and sent her flying across the den, hitting a cave wall harshly. Nyota cried out in pain and tried to catch her breath. Before she could go at it again, she was attacked by a larger lion. Nyota took one look at him.

"Simba…" she then passed out.

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King Simba pounced on the lioness before she could hurt the young cub anymore. He heard the little cub whisper his name. When he looked over to her for a quick second, she was passed out. Kikatili jumped at him and scratched his back. He roared and slashed back at her. Behind him, Zira appeared. She had heard all the noise and went back to see what it was. "Simba." She jumped on him as well. Nala came and attacked her along with other lionesses.

"Kopa!" she called for her son.

He entered the cave. He had an alarmed look on his face. "Yeah," he said out of breath.

"Take Nyota to Pride Rock and bring her to Rafiki. Hurry! She's in the corner." She went back to fighting Kikatili with the other lionesses.

Kopa ran over to where his mother said Nyota was. She laid there with her eyes close and scratch marks all over her body. Her breathing was slow and shallow, but she was still alive. "It's okay, Nyota. We're taking you home." He gave her a gentle nuzzle. Kopa picked her up in his mouth, ever so gently but also firmly, and ran out of the cave, avoiding the falling rocks. He couldn't believe the way Nyota's mother had treated her. It was so wrong in every single way. Nobody should live like that.

He crossed the river over the river on a log. Being very careful not to fall. He ran as fast as he could to Pride Rock. When he got there, Rafiki, the shaman, was there waiting for him. "Come, bring her inside. Quickly."

"Her injuries are very severe for a young cub to handle. I am very surprised that she had survived her mother's abuse," Rafiki told the royal family.

"That wasn't a mother. That was an evil monster trying to take all her anger out on an innocent cub," Kopa growled. "Will she be okay?"

"She will live. All she needs is lots of water, and a whole lot of rest. She will, hopefully, be completely healed within a week and a

half." Rafiki gave him a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry, Kopa. Rafiki will take great care of her," Simba told his son.

"For now, we all need some sleep. We have had a very long day," Nala said.

Simba and Nala walked out of the healing den and headed for the one at the top of Pride Rock. Kopa followed them. But after he said by to Nyota. "See you when you get better, Nyota," he whispered, not knowing if she heard him or not. He then ran after his parents to get a goodnight's sleep.