The dark grey clouds in the dark sky started to slowly move out of the way. So the bright light of the moon could shine down on the dark savannah. In the shadows of the night stood Pride Rock where the new king ran up the side with a cub in his mouth. When the golden lion walked in the cave he was greeted by a dark beige lioness with concerned orange eyes.

"Simba"

Simba placed the cub lightly on the floor before catching his breath and looking up to his mother's wide eyes.

"Simba, where did you find that cub?" asked Sarabi as she looked at the cub who was sound asleep

Simba took a deep breath before sitting and replying. "While I was on patrol. I couldn't let him stay there..."

Then the young king got a far away look which got the dark beige lioness' attention.

"What?"

Simba sighed deeply before looking back at the cub he found. "I looked at him and...I saw myself. Lost and alone"

Sarabi nodded before giving her son a small nuzzle to his head. Making his red mane move slightly. But the warm moment was cut short by a painful roar from the back of the cave. Sarabi and Simba looked to the back to see Nala panting with wide eyes.

Sarabi turned to her son. "Go outside"

"But...Nala"

Sarabi smiled warmly. "She and the cub will be fine. Go"

Simba sighed before picking up the sleeping cub and headed for outside. He moved to the peak and sat Kopa down. Not a second later Rafiki climbed up and rushed into the cave. Simba sighed deeply as he looked at the dark golden cub who was starting to wake. He looked around with confused pale green eyes.

"Where am I?"

Simba smiled before looking towards the plains that had a sliver glow from the white light from the stars and moon.

"This is the Pride Lands" then he bend down to get cub level like his father did with him so many years ago. "King Simba"

Kopa gulped before bowing which made Simba chuckle. He used his nose to sit Kopa up before smiling down at him.

"No need to bow. We're family"

Kopa smiled widely at the lion in front of him. Simba smiled as Rafiki walked out and Rafiki started chanting an old African spiritual. As dawn started to spread her golden finger tips across the sky.

Simba looked at Kopa and nodded towards the cave. "Follow me"

Kopa got up and followed the king into the nearby cave. Inside, in the back was a tired light cream lioness with three bundles in her paws. A dark cream lioness looked up and smiled at her son in law with bright apple green eyes. But that smile faded at the sight of Kopa.

"Simba..." started Sarafina

Nala looked from her cubs to see her mate with a month old cub. Her eyes grew like sourcers. Simba just smiled and gave the new mother a loving nuzzle.

"His name is Kopa and I found him while on patrol"

Sarafina and Nala gasped before looking at the cub who was peering over the queen's paws. Nala looked up and nodded before looking at the cub she and her mate just adopted.

"Hi, there"

Kopa looked from the new born cubs to Nala."Would you like to know their names?"

Kopa nodded as Simba peered over to get a good look at his cubs. One was golden-beige, as another was a light cream and the the last was bright golden with small brown ear rims and a marking of a red tuff on the head.

Nala named the cubs in order that Simba and Kopa looked at the cubs. "Kiara, Aziza and Tanabi"

Simba smiled at the cubs before giving each a nuzzle. Soon the sound of the animals reached the family ears. Simba looked to the entrance before looking back at his mate.

"It's time"

Simba picked up the oldest, Kiara and headed out as Nala picked the other two cubs up and followed Simba to the peak where the royal presentation began.