A/N The final story in the King of the Sanctuary trilogy. This story shows Little Rose and her friends growing up; other characters will join them. Some I made up; some are canon/sub-canon.

You know the drill; I do not own Scar or any canon/sub-canon characters that appear in this story. I own everything else though.

kate: I'm glad you're happy with that :) I thought Scar would feel especially sorry to Nuka for ignoring him, so he wanted to express his sorrow, and try and start over.

Reldor: She's doing great now :D She came home Monday (Mar 5th) and has been staying in the garage so she can heal further. She still limps on her right front leg, but she can walk. She's anxious to stay outside, as she only gets walks for exercise and bathroom breaks.

I'm glad you like Nuka in this :D

Aelita I. Stones: Thanks :D And Daisy's doing awesome :D She can walk, though she limps on her right front leg a tad.

Winged Night: I'm glad you like those :) And thanks a bunch for the King of the Sanctuary cub pics; I LOVE 'em :D

Chapter 14

Over the next few days, Nuka and Little Rose got to know one another. They were bonding greatly as brother and sister.

One day, Little Rose was grooming herself when Nuka came bouncing over. "Little Rose! Little Rose! Rosy! You don't mind if I call you Rosy, do you?" He asked, standing still. "It's just that your nickname is such a mouthful. Is it fine if I call you Rosy?"

Little Rose nodded. "Great!" Nuka grinned. "Dad wants us. He's gonna teach us properly to fight! Let's go!" He turned and ran, laughing. Little Rose ran after him, silently laughing. Soon, the siblings were wrestling. They tumbled through the grass until Little Rose finally pinned her older brother on his back. She smirked victoriously. [Pinned'ja.]

"Really, Nuka?" Nuka and Little Rose looked to see Scar sitting behind, raising one eyebrow at them. Little Rose climbed off of Nuka and nuzzled their father. "Pinned down by your younger sister?"

Nuka rolled onto his feet and bowed his head sheepishly. "Well, I had to learn to fight on my own. Mother didn't see it fit to teach me."

Scar nodded understandingly. "I know. That is why I will teach you two. Little Rose, I will start with Nuka, as you've wrestled with your friends."

She nodded and sat down, smirking. [This oughta be good.]

"Now then, Nuka, attack me." Scar said, standing.

Nuka's ears perked up. "What?"

"Attack me. Show me all you've taught yourself."

Nuka wasn't so sure. He didn't feel comfortable about attacking his own father. He crouched down though, and jumped at Scar, claws out. He stepped to the side and let Nuka fall though. Then he tackled the younger lion. They tumbled through the grass until Scar pinned Nuka to the ground.

"Really?" He raised one eyebrow. "Nuka, this is why I will be teaching you to fight. It is good you taught yourself when Zira refused to teach you, but you also need a mentor, and maybe a partner to practice with. So I will be teaching you and Little Rose to fight." He got off of Nuka and sat down as the young lion picked himself up.

"Alright." He said; Little Rose nodded.

"First, in a real battle, using not only speed and strength, but your teeth and claws is a must. However, we won't be using them. I wish to teach you, not cause you to injure one another. Nuka, Little Rose, I want you to face one another, and tackle the other. You will use your paws to swipe each other and try and pin them. A personal favorite of Rose's was to pin one's snout to the ground with one paw, and stand over their body, standing on their hind legs with your hind feet, and hold down their front legs with your other paw. It keeps the opponent from kicking at you, and keeps their jaws to the ground so you aren't at risk of getting bit. However, you need to push down hard, otherwise your opponent can move up and make you fly off. Understand?"

Both Nuka and Little Rose nodded. They stood in front of each other and crouched down. "Ladies first." Nuka smiled.

His little half-sister smirked. [Whatever you say, Bro.] She tackled him; arms outstretched, but kept her claws hidden. He sat back and held up his paws to catch her. They tumbled head over heels. They smacked their paws against each other. Then Little Rose head butted Nuka in the chest, knocking the air out of him and causing him to fall back. She leapt onto him, causing him to roll onto his side, held his hind legs and forearms down with her hind legs and left paw, and pinned his snout to the ground with her right paw. Nuka squirmed under her until her left paw slipped. He slapped her aside with his front paws and tackled her again. Finally, he pushed her chest with his front paws and managed to pin her on her back. "Ha!" He laughed. "Pinned'ja!"

"Well done, you two." Scar smiled. "Little Rose, excellent usage of the move I lectured you two on. And Nuka, well done on getting her off of you and gaining the upper hand. I am very proud of you both."

Nuka and Little Rose smiled proudly. The young lion let his sister up, and they continued practicing.

For days after, Scar tutored Nuka and Little Rose on fighting. Sometimes he also taught Binti, Bora, Dogo, and Adui. He offered to teach Kaka, but the young lion said he already learned to fight from his father.

One day, Scar and Nuka were alone in the plains. "Alright, Nuka, just like the first day we started this." He said. "Attack me."

This time, Nuka leapt right away. Scar stepped to the side. But as soon as his son landed on his feet, he turned sharply and swiped at his legs. Scar leapt on his hind legs, and Nuka stood up as well, and pushed at his chest with his front paws. Scar stood strong though, and swiped at Nuka's hind legs with a hind foot. Nuka head butted him in the chest and leapt at him. They scuffled until Nuka managed to pin Scar's legs and snout to the ground. He tossed his head back, smirking.

Scar smiled as Nuka stepped off of him. "Well done, Son," He said, sitting up. "Well done."

Nuka sat down and proudly puffed out his chest. He was happy he finally had approval from his father. Being able to pin him down in a fight was a great accomplishment as well.

A/N Yeah...it's kinda short. It's just I've been having a bit of writer's block (probably due to finishing my PatG fanfics, starting to write my first Great Mouse Detective fanfic, and brainstorming a possible fanfic) and I wanted to post one since it's been a few days since I updated.

I was also having a bit of trouble writing how Scar would teach Nuka and Little Rose to fight. I'm kind of a perfectionist, so I wanted it to be perfect. I think I got a good bit of writing though :)

I thought it'd be cute for Nuka to have a nickname for his little half-sister, so I had him use "Rosy", since "Little Rose" IS kind of a mouthful. But only he calls her "Rosy"; Binti and Bora have their own nickname for her, "L.R.", and the rest of the call her "Little Rose", although if she's in trouble, Scar still calls her "Rosebud" XD