A/N: thank you to TMNTMENTALISTTLK Lover, ThatTexasKid, and Keep Calm and Join Team Loki for reviewing last chapter. I appreciate the reviews but are they the only ones reading this story? If you are reading please leave a review so I know there aren't only three people reading. Enjoy!
Kiara was beginning to give up hope. She told herself she wouldn't but now. She thought she was. She had given up Hope about Kovu and now she was giving up hope about Amira. But she refused to stop looking. "Kiara." Simba says walking up to his daughter.
"What dad?" Kiara snaps. Ever since Simba suggested she get another mate she's been really angry with him.
"I'm sorry." Simba says sincerely. "It was wrong of me to suggest you get a new mate."
Kiara smiles at her father. "What made you change your mind?"
"Well I thought about it and then I thought if I lost Nala and then someone suggested I get a new mate I would flip out on them." Simba says. "So I'm sorry."
Kiara nuzzles her father. "Thanks daddy. And I'm sorry I flipped out on you."
"It's ok honey. Like I said I would react the same way." Simba smiles.
Just then Nala walks up to see her mate and daughter together. She smiles because things have been rocky between the two for a few days. "There's a lovely sight."
"Hi mom." Kiara smiles.
Nala smiles back. Kiara was smiling a genuine smile, she hasn't had a real smile since Kovu left and Amira went missing. "Hi sweetie."
"Mom!" Azryn says running up looking scared
"What is it honey?" Kiara asks concern in her amber eyes.
Azryn tries to speak between breaths. "Pakyzoisinthegorgewewerebeingstupidandhefellin!"
Nala, Simba, and Kiara stand dumbfounded. Kiara blinks and says. "I'm sorry sweetie I didn't get a word of that."
Azryn takes a deep breath and says it slowly "Pakyzo is in the gorge! We were being stupid and he fell in."
"What!" Kiara exclaims. "Is he hurt?"
"I don't know." Azryn answers afraid for his brother.
Kiara runs toward the gorge to save her son hoping she doesn't lose him just as she did her mate and daughter.
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"Be careful Princess!" Loner calls as he watches Amira jump from rock to rock in a river.
"Oh lighten up Loner." Amira rolls her blue eyes and keeps jumping.
"I just want you to be careful. The last thing we need is something happening to you." Loner says. After he says that he feels like slapping himself. "Where did that come from?" He thinks to himself.
Amira doesn't seem to hear him, she just keeps jumping. "Woah!" She says as she slips and falls.
"Princess!" Loner yells. Amira comes back up coughing. "Are you alright?"
"I think so." Amira catching her breath.
Loner smirks. "You sure gotta knack for dangerous situations."
Amira smiles. "Yeah so did my mom and grandparents when they were cubs."
Just then Loner thinks about her again. How she used to get into dangerous situations, how much she scared him. "No!" Loner thought to himself. "Don't think about her."
"You ok?" Amira asks him.
He snaps out of his daze. "Huh...oh yeah I'm ok."
"Ok come on let's go." Amira says wanting to get a move on.
Loner chuckles at the creamy cubs eagerness and follows her.
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Kiara runs to the gorge to see her son lying motionless. "Oh no Pakyzo!" Kiara screams beginning to cry.
"No!" Azryn yells running to his brothers side.
"Pakyzo honey wake up." Kiara demands shaking him. "Please wake up." With no response Kiara starts sobbing.
Simba and Nala appear and gasp. "No." Nala whispers.
"Not him." Simba says beginning to cry.
"Mom." Azryn whimpers. "We have to get him to Rafiki."
"You're right." Kiara sniffs. "Come on." Kiara picks Pakyzo up and puts him on her back and the three lions and two cubs go to Rafiki's tree.
Minutes later Kiara is pacing outside the cave waiting for news about her son. "Kiara sweetie stop pacing." Nala says.
"How can I stop pacing?" Kiara asks her. "My son might die!"
"I know honey. But all your pacing it making Azryn very nervous." Nala says motioning toward the little brown cub.
Azryn is looking up at his mother shaking with tears in his eyes. "Sorry honey." Kiara tells him. Then she remember something. "What were you doing down there?"
"We were just playing and I tackled him and he fell down the gorge and then I went to come get you." Azryn answers feeling ashamed.
"Azryn." Kiara sighs.
"I'm sorry mom." Azryn cries. "It won't happen again."
"You got that right mister." Kiara says sternly.
Just then Rafiki comes hobbling out of the cave. "How is he?" Kiara asks fearful for her son.
"De prince should be just fine. When he fell he got few injuries and a concussion but other den dat be should be fine." Rafiki assures the family.
"Oh thank the kings." Kiara sighs.
"Can we see him?" Azryn asks the baboon.
Rafiki nods and the family races in to be with the cub.
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Loner was having trouble catching his breath. "Princess!" He calls. "Slow down! I'm not as young as I used to be!"
Amira was running way ahead of him. She turns to see he has stopped and let's out a sigh. "I'm a cub!" She calls back.
"Rambunctious cub!" He yells.
Amira rolls her eyes and stops waiting for him to catch up. "Now can we go?"
"Hold on are you hungry?" He asks. "Because I am."
Amira nods. "Starving."
Loner goes and catches them something. "I think I should teach to hunt when cubs should start learning in a few months.
"Yeah." Amira agrees smiling and then remembers something. "If we don't find my father before then."
"Yeah." Loner agrees sadly. He doesn't know why but he feels kind of jealous of Amira's father. Loner quickly shakes these feelings and smiles down at the creamy princess.
Amira smiles back. "Why do I feel so guilty about Loner and my father?" She wonders to herself. "It's almost as if I wish Loner was my father. Ok I guess that'd be pretty cool but it's not possible." She pushes those thoughts away and she and Loner begin walking again.
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Kiara nuzzles her son. "Come on honey wake up. Wake up for mommy."
"Kiara remember what Rafiki said." Nala tells her daughter.
"He'll wake up in a few days." Simba reminds her. "Give him some time."
"You're right. He needs time." Kiara says and stands up.
"Where are you going mom?" Azryn asks nervously.
"I'm going to search for your sister." Kiara declares walking out of the cave.
Simba and Nala share a nervous glance before running out after their daughter. "Kiara!" Nala calls.
"Remember what we decided." Simba tries to persuade her to stay.
"Mom, dad I almost lost my son today. My daughter has been missing for weeks. I'll be damned if I'm going to allow myself just to give up on her." Kiara glares.
Simba begins to argue but Nala stops him. "Simba, Amira is our grandcub. And remember if it was Kiara we'd never stop searching."
Simba thinks about this and sighs. "You're right Nala." Then turns to his daughter. "Go on, but be back soon."
Kiara smiles and nuzzles her parents. "Don't worry I will." And she runs off.
Simba looks at his mate worriedly. "Should we send someone with her?"
Nala shakes her head. "Simba she's a full grown lioness, she'll be fine."
Simba reluctantly agrees.
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Kiara decided to check the Elephant Graveyard first, since her parents checked there and she never got a chance. She jumps when she sees the big elephant skull and rolls her eyes at herself. She climbs up the skull and begins to look through the extremely creepy place. She shivers when she sees the clump of bones. She then sees a path leading up to a bunch of bones which then leads up to another path. She climbs the path and then begins climbing the bones. She slips and catches herself last minute. "Woah." She whispers. She continues to climb the bones and when she gets to the top she slips and can't catch herself.
She tumbles down and lands on the ground with a thud. Seconds later a bunch of bones fall landing on the queen. Kiara slides out and tries to stand but feels a really bad pain in her back legs. She can't stand.
"Help!" She screams. "Somebody help me!"
She waits a few seconds and then hears a cackling. She looks and sees the hyena trio that chased her love out of the lands. Kiara growls at them. "Well well well Banzai who do we have here?" Shenzi asks.
"Looks like Simba's daughter. Kovu's mate." Banzai smirks.
"And looks like she can't move." Shenzi points out.
"Yep better take care of her like we did her little brat!" Banzai laughs.
Kiara gasps. "What did you do to my daughter?"
Shenzi smiles. "Let's just say she won't be coming back, but don't worry you'll be reunited soon. In death!" Shenzi growls.
The three hyenas circle the queen prepared to end her life.
A/N: uh oh looks like Kiara's in trouble! Find out what happens next chapter. Read and review!
