Hi everyone

Here's chapter 6. As usual, see chapter 1 for disclaimer and I hope yall enjoy this chapter and please favorite, follow and review.

Months have pass and the cubs slowly grew. Vitani and Kiara was now in the middle of the hunting training. Shari and Azra actually taught them since they were the only one that's be able to get close to the cubs and they trusted them. In order to respect his old friend wishes, Tojo trained Kopa and his sons, Tanabi and Chaka to one day be Kings of this pride and Kopa to one day return and be king of the pride lands. Sadly, no one is able to watch Kopa, Kion and Kovu, beside Tojo because the lionesses are always on hunts, even off hunts they won't be able to watch them. One reason is because either they have cubs of their own to worried about. Another reason is because they just simply don't want cubs.

Today, after his king's lesson with Tojo, Kopa went to hunt something like his father use to done on his rounds. Coming across a toad, he got into hunting position and growled. The toad heard his growl and look up before Kopa can even pounce.

Kopa jump out and went after the toad, the toad, now seeing him and afraid, started running. The pre-teen cub didn't allow him to get away from him, for he started running, chasing the toad. Kopa finally pounce and slam the toad to the ground and look at it with a smirk. "I got you now," Kopa said, pressing his paw through his leg.

A giggle was heard and Kopa felt his toad being lift up. "Hey give me that," Kopa demanded.

"Come and catch me then!" Kopa saw it was a lipard cub - around his age and have crystal green eyes.

"I will catch you!" Kopa shouted. With that, he chased the lipard across the pride, wanting to get his toad back. The lipard was only laughing in delight as Kopa chased him. "Get back here!"

The lipard cub jump toward him and smile sheepishly. "I'm right here," the cub said. Kopa snarled, and swipe at him. However he duck and Kopa lost his balance and fall in the river.

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Meanwhile, Kiara woke up, ready for another day of hunting. The lionesses leave short after Tojo trained his sons and Kopa. But today was a day off since they had a long hunt and still much leftovers.

Kiara sighed and flex her claws, she wanted to learn her new hunting mood that she had learned from being in hunting train. It was only in a matter of time before she starts her first hunt. She is growing pretty beautiful as is Vitani. Her big brother had always been around the young lioness around his age.

Hearing russling in the grass - she assumed it was prey - and got into a hunting position. If she catches something at this age then she may be rewarded. Regardless, she jumped and was shock to see who it was when she pinned it.

It was that brown cub, who gone by the name of Kovu. The princess of the pride lands always thought to talk to him but resisted to since he was so shy and quiet.

"Uh hi," Kiara greeeted with a blush smile.

"Hi," Kovu said, after a second of looking at her. "My name's Kovu," he introduced, figuring that's the way to stop this awkwardness. To his luck it was as Kiara got off of him and look at him. "Um, what's you doing?"

"Oh, hunting, trying to get a kill," Kiara said, quickly. "But today's a day off and it's looking like I'm not getting a hunt."

"So I guess I leave you alone then," Kovu said in a polite way that male cubs in her pride never said. Many of the cubs in her pride were rude and wanted to just be with her to be king - but not Kovu. Kovu is nice and will respect her wishes and ask for what she wants. Kovu turned to leave but she stepped infront of him. "Oh sorry, I just wanted to know do you want to play with me?"

"For what, example?" Kovu asked, seemingly grinning. This may be the first friend he had got for his whole life. Beside Vitani, Shari and Azra, no one talks to him and ignored him. Zira always kept him away from the other cubs and not allowed him to get friends.

"Uh," Kiara said, putting a paw on her snout. "How about racing? I bet I can beat you."

"Yeah right," Kovu said with a smile. With that, the two cubs begin to race each other and had much fun.

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Kopa was being suck in by the water. He had fall but surfaced a few times but manage to keep up. "Help!" he coughed, trying to keep his paws up and pushing the water. "Help me please!"

He noticed the lipard cub that took his toad was chasing him. He was also screaming for help. "Someone help! He's going to drown!" The lipard climbed the tree and cried, trying to get help. "Help! For kings sake someone help!"

A lion ran up on the side of the cliff where the unbearable water kept sucking the 8 month old cub. He knew he couldn't allowed this cub to die so he'll have to find a way to get down there and save him but make sure it doesn't take him. He walked from the side of the cliff, before seeing a cliff that leads in the gorge of rivers.

For some reason - the lion stopped and his eyes gleamed. It was cleared he was having a flashback of him and another lion running, very fast for something. Then the same lion jumping off the cliff and down the gorge.

He shook these thoughts out of his head and procceded to jump on the cliff side. Breathing heavily as he entered the uncontrollable water, he made his place past the logs and look around for the cub. Seeing the cub's leg, he swimmed after it, making sure to keep going up then going back in so he can have enough air.

The lion place himself on a log and got an idea. Pressing the log with his claws - he felt it move and frown as it near the cub, this is his only chance. If he failed - then the cub will die. The lion procceded to reach out his right paw for the cub - making sure to keep his left claw on the log.

Barely managing to grabbed the cub, he smiled and flipped him around to catch him in his mouth and letting go - as the log continued to swim down the shore. The lion jump pass many logs as he near a ledge and jump at it, placing half of his body on the ledge and letting the cub's go.

The cub look up at him and he jumped up and breathed heavily. It was much and he was hit by logs and the water current was strong but he did it. Just then, the lipard cub ran up to them and Kopa glared at him. "Kona!" the lion scolded. "What have me and your mother told you about your roughhousing?!"

"Oops, sorry dad, I didn't knew he'll fall," the lipard known as Kona said innocently.

"We'll talk about this tonight and rest assured you will be grounded," the lion declared. Kona groaned and Kopa smiled mentally as he stood up.

"What about fairness?" he asked. "I'm always... always... always... in trouble and get ground by you and mom."

"Well you wouldn't always... always... always get trouble if you follow the rules and stop roughhousing, would you?" the lion asked. "Your half lion and need to act like a lion and an lipard. Kings above, are you always going to be like this?"

"It's not fair," Kona pouted.

"Life's not fair," the lion pointed out.

"Hey, asante, thank you for saving me," Kopa said with a polite smile - the corner of his eye glaring at Kona who laughed nervously and back away from the cub.

"No thanks neccessary, young one," the lion said with a soft smile. "I'm only doing what's right. What's your name?"

"Kopa," Kopa said, his legs stand straight and his blue eyes gleaming with pride that the lion was sure he'd saw before. When a moment pass of silence, Kopa got tired of the silence and decided to ask. "Uh, what's your name?"

"Taka," the lion said. "My name's Taka."

A/N: Got y'all all with that twist didn't I? I had to add more characters and for those wondering how I made you-know-who survive, it will be explained in one of the later chapter.