Welcome to chapter ten. Now that Uru's serect is out we can get to the brothers. Remember to ask any questions, enjoy this chapter.

Sira walked towards the cave behind priderock where she saw Kondo pacing, back and forth. The light brown lioness smiled before entering the cave.

"I have the key to your plan."

Kondo stopped pacing and turned to his old lover with a raised eye brow. "What are you talking about?"

Sira grinned before walking closer. "You want to be on top why not help someone get there and get what you want through them."

Kondo turned his head and thought what Sira said before shaking his head and growled. "Pointless. There's no one that I could use like that."

Sira chuckled before smirking. "Oh but it is. Prince Sarkis is a bit of a bad remember of something that happened to Uru and he's been the one paying for what his great great uncle has done. Plus Mufasa hasn't been paying the same amount of attention to his youngest son."

Kondo's red-orange eyes widened as he realized what the light brown lioness was saying. "This is perfect.." he turned to Sira and looked at her hard. "What do you want?"

Sira smiled a toothy grin. "I am glad you asked. I want Azira in the plan and as Sarkis' queen."

"I don't have control over that but Azira could be useful. I would use Sina but she's been a wimp since she could walk."

Sira ignored her former brother in law and lover with a roll of her light purple eyes. "Do we have a deal?"

Kondo smiled and grinned. "Deal."

-Elephant Graveyard-

Kondo walked through the skeleton infested land before stopping in front of a large elephant skull as Shenzi walked out laughing.

"I'm guessing you have your plan all in place."

Kondo glared before nodding. "We use the second prince. I'm using my niece but if you have any pups it would be helpful."

Shenzi grinned before turning to head in the skull. "Well lion we have a lot to discuss."

Kondo smirked before following after the hyena matriarch.

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Thunder roared as lighting flared. It's been a month since Sarabi found out what Uru was hiding, the cubs of the pride were in the cave next to the main one under the watchful eyes of Imari who had nothing better to do but watch his brother and the other cubs. It was a camp out for cubs, it was Simba's idea and the adults agreed. Laughter was heard throughout the cave.

Kovu rolled his dark green eyes as Sina jumped for the fifteenth time whenever thunder was heard before turning narrowed eyes towards Sarkis who was giggling with Nala to something Simba said. "Hey! Can we clear something, why is the useless wonder here? No one likes him."

Sina glared at her cousin. "I like him!"

"Besides you." the dark brown cub scoffed.

"And I like him." Maliha cried out with big bright yellow eyes.

Mheetu rolled his pale bluish-green eyes. "You're his sister. Of course you and Simba likes him."

Simba frowned at his two friends. "We're here to have fun. So how about it? "

Sarkis laughed half heartily. "That's it? Gee, thanks big brother."

Simba looked confused but his and the other cubs' attention was drawn to Imari who cleared his throat. The golden brown teen looked out of the cave at the rain pouring down before turning his bright yellow eyes on the cubs. "Gather around cubs. I'm going to tell you a story of two friends, but one day was killed by the other."

"You mean like a ghost story?" asked a dark brown cub with wide brown eyes.

"Yes, Chumvi. Like a ghost story." Imari nodded. "Now long ago in this very kingdom lived two friends, Jax and Nero. They came from different parts of the pride, Jax was a prince as Nero was just a commoningner. One day Nero didn't want to be just a member of the pride. He grew jealous and planned to get what he believed was his. On a stormy night just like this one Nero attacked Jax who was then a king. As thunder roaring and lighting flared Nero said three words: ' Long Live The King.' Before ripping his friends throat out."

The cubs yelled causing Imari to laugh. While the cubs settled down Simba felt uneasy for some reason. He shook off before joining Maliha and Sarkis to sleep.

-In the plains-

A few days after the cubs' camp out Mufasa took Simba out into the plains for another lesson on being a king.

"Is it better to be feared or loved? Some would say that it would be better to be feared. But what would that do?"

Simba looked up at his father with his ears slightly back. "Nothing."

Mufasa nodded before continuing the lesson. "Exactly. Fear will hold no balance. Your subjects will rebel and your kingdom will fall." Mufasa stopped walking and looked at the animals below the hill they were on. "My son everything the light touches is our kingdom."

Simba frowned as he tore his orange gaze from a female zebra and her foal to his father. "What about Sarkis and Maliha?"

Mufasa looked away before he started walking again. "They would still be prince and princess of the Pridelands. Your advisors."

Simba looked down for a moment before looking up with perked ears. "What about the Pridelands Guard? Couldn't Sarkis be apart of that?"

Mufasa sighed heavily before smiling. "I'll think about it. It takes a lot of training and I don't think Sarkis is up to it."

"Could we try?" Simba asked with hopeful eyes.

Mufasa inhaled and exhaled before nuzzling the golden cub. "We'll see. Come, I have more to show you."

Simba looked back out to the savannah before running after his father who started down the hill.