Kiara catches up to the emotional cub and tries to calm him down. She tells some really bad jokes and that makes Badru laugh so hard, he falls over. Now that he had dry eyes, Kiara made him run. "Catch me and I'll be your girlfriend"
Badru was too bust chasing her to care what she said. He ran and ran; he got close at times and farther. He was running and plowed right through a brown cub. Badru was thrown over himself and the cub. "Watch where you're going you klutz!" said the cub in anger.
Kiara was so far ahead and that's all Badru cared about. Finally, the tripped over cub brought Badru to reality. The cubs looked at each other and said in unison, "brother"
(A/N: Badru's dad had an affair with Zira while Hasana was pregnant with the cub. Kanu left Zira after Scar was killed and went back to is own cub. Both cubs were born and told the truth.) Right after realizing this, Kovu, the brown cub, told Badru "run before Zira sees you."
It was too late; Zira came up over the out lands and saw the two cubs. She separated them with her body and glared at Badru. "What are you doing here?"
Badru was more scared than he had ever been in his life. In his fear he squeezed out something stupid, "Hi mom."
Zira smiled and started to laugh then stopped immediately. "What did you call me?"
"Mom" he pushed out. "You're my step mom"
"I am nothing to you and you are nothing to me."
Badru tucked his head deep into his chest. Kovu scooted past his mother and ran in front of Badru. Zira shook her head in disgust and just sighed. "Badru, Kovu maybe the son of your father, but that doesn't make us related"
The young cub continued to hold his head low. Zira turned around when Badru pounced on Zira. Originally it was playful, but Zira didn't get he message. Badru nibbled on her ear and licked her head. Zira swung around and smacked the cub off her. It didn't until she deployed her claws and knocked the cub off and unconscious. He lay in the dirt, not moving a muscle. Zira picked Kovu up by his neck and walked off. Kiara came over the ridge and looked for the poor cub. "Badru, where are you?"
She finally finds him and gasps. She gets close and cries, then Badru twitches to the feeling of tears hitting his back. He gets up slowly, every muscle hurts so much. He does a good long shake and is then hugged to death by Kiara. "I was so worried, I thought you were and your dad would kill me if he found out."
The cub cries, but it's not from the thought of Kiara getting killed; he hurt so bad. He walked with Kiara to the den. The walk back was so miserable. When Zira smacked Badru, she scarred his entire face and he believes he broke a rib. Every fifty feet was pure hell. His chest hurt, his face hurt, everything hurt. He tried his best to collect himself right before entering the cave. He couldn't hide the scars, but he could hide the internal pain. The two cubs walked up on Hasana sunbathing under the high noon sun. She immediately got up to see her cub's scarred face. "Sweetie, I'll get Rafiki, he'll make everything better."
Badru was lucky that his father wasn't home; he would have kicked Zira's ass. "I'm glad dad's not here."
He spoke to soon. Kanu had left the den to get a badly needed drink from the water hole. Kanu spots the scars and Hasana trying to cover them up. He ran up and got tears in his eyes, "Son, who did this to you?"
Before Badru could answer, Kiara opened her big mouth and said with great pride, "Zira, it was Zira."
Kanu got an angry look on his face and ran off. Badru had to stay and wait for Rafiki, but Kiara wasn't busy. She followed Kanu close, really close. Kanu ran into the out lands looking for her then ran off. While there, Kiara enlisted the help of her friend, Kovu. (A/N: Kovu and Kiara have already met, but the scene was too short so left it out.) The cubs followed Kanu up to a canyon. The canyon was narrow and had logs making an unsafe ladder up to the top. They watched from a far as Kanu climbed the un-safe ladder up. He takes every step with ease, insuring there is no wooden avalanche. He finally reaches the top and scouts out Zira; the cubs found a safer way up. They watched as Kanu circled the angry lioness. "I gave you a son, and daughter. This is how you repay me?"
"You gave me a son, but you didn't give me a father to raise him" said Zira.
"I had to watch my cub" responded Kanu.
"He was your cub and so Badru" Zira said with fry in her soul. "I don't care who came first, you gave me a father-less cub."
Kanu takes a swipe at Zira and it forces her close to the edge. She then pounces on Kanu and bites his neck. She is pushed off, but not before she drew blood. Kanu was now bleeding, but he had a lot of stamina. "This isn't about what I did to you; it's about what you did to my son."
Kanu runs towards Zira and bites her ear. He nibbles and nibbles until he finally rips a piece off. Zira's right ear was bleeding and Kanu bit the other ear and managed to take another piece off. Zira's fur was tan and red, but she still managed to fight. Kanu and Zira get caught in a furious battle. The cubs can only get closer and closer. The closer they got the better view of the wounds they could see. Kovu screamed out "mom, stop killing him!"
Zira heard this and formulated a plan. She pounced on Kanu and bit his neck. She forced over to the edge and let him go. The pain of her teeth felt so bad that it forced the lion to the ground. He was on an edge and gravity pulled him down, then he grabbed the rock with his claws. Zira climbed over him and chuckled, "You were the strongest lion in the outlands and you got beat by a lioness."
Kanu couldn't hold much longer, Zira then put her claws on Kanu's neck and ran them a knife through butter. The pain forced Kanu to let go and take the 200 foot plunge to the bottom. A loud thud is heard all over the canyon. Zira walks away without looking at the mangled corpse. The cubs went down to investigate and found that the brave Kanu had been slain. Kiara and Kovu cry over the lost lion. They didn't know what to do; they were too far away to ask for help and too weak to carry the large lion. They granted with a surprise. The thud had been so loud that Simba was alerted and he was in the canyon looking for the noise. "Kovu, Kiara, did you hear that…"
Simba was stopped when he saw the remaining body of Kanu. Simba nuzzled him, looking for life. "Kovu grab his tail, I'll carry him back."
The road was long and traitorous, filled with hidden danger. Buzzards circled the lions, but didn't get a free meal. The body was returned to Hasana and the medicated cub. His scars were covered in a rub of plants and berries, but his heart was covered sorrow and sadness. Rafiki was getting ready to leave when Simba came up. The lions walked out to a grassy area and dumped the body. "It is the circle of life" said Hasana through tears.
