Here's the next chapter, enjoy.
In Bethesda Prince Adrien was attending a royal meeting with his parents and the king of Buckhaven. He was there with his new heir, Prince Jaxon or rather Jax.
Since Prince Bartholomew was a part of the Pridelands Lion Guard. He abandoned the throne and let his younger half-brother be king.
"Adrien,"
The tawny teen with a sprouting yellow blonde mane shook his head before looking at his father. "Did you say something?"
Sebastian sighed but understand that his youngest son is going through something as well as most of the young males that looked up to his oldest son. They weren't aware of the current situation, but he knew that the attempt on Prince Nolan was a part of Bron's plan to gain the Pridelands.
"Son, why don't you get Justin and patrol?" Sebastian suggested. "After all, soon you will be very busy with the new recruits."
Adrien nodded before heading out of royal cave in the direction of the young-males hangout. A place where the trainees and guard members can wine down and relax.
The tawny prince headed towards one of the coves that were in Bethesda. When he entered he came across a sparring match that his father's lieutenant from Northwind was overseeing with the commander of the Bethesda guard watching nearby.
Adrien turned his light green eyes on the pale cream, dark brown mane commander. "Justin."
Justin moved his brown eyes from the two sparring teens lions to where his name was coming from. To see Prince Adrien. After a nod to the young adult whitish-cream, whitish-blonde mane lion, he headed over to the prince.
"Adrien," Justin greeted the younger male with a head bump. "What can I do for you?"
"Dad wants us to recruit before things get..ya know, serious."
Justin nodded before heading out of the cove with Adrien at his side. Setting off at a trot towards the nearest borders.
When they reached the southwest borders, they walked along the wet dirt of the shoreline that was on the border.
He may be on patrol but he had more pressing matters, to really focus. His father was building a splinter group. To stop Bron's dark plans to overthrow the Pridelands.
The lives of innocent depend on it. The life of his beloved Marinette depends on it.
A bit up ahead, Justin was having similar thoughts as his young friend. The pale cream lion looked into the now calm waters that lead beyond the Bethesda. He was about to continue his patrol when his deep brown eyes caught something in the water. At a closer look he saw it was a young adult dark beige lion, a little older than himself lying in between two rocks.
"Adrien!"
Adrien didn't take long to reach the commander's side. When he saw the dark beige lion, unconscious in the water he gasped. Simba. He turned to Justin. "We have to do something!"
Justin nodded before heading towards the submerged lion. "We'll take him back to the pride. I'm sure your parents would know what to do."
Justin grabbed the nape of Simba's neck and throws his front half on top of his, and begins to carry the unconscious lion away from the water with Adrien carrying the other half.
...
"Mommy!"
Two light gold cubs cried out excitedly as they followed him. Before his eyes the cubs ran towards a gorgeous light gold lioness.
"Mommy!"
Once the cubs got to the breathtaking beautiful lioness, she bend down and nuzzle her cubs. As he walked over and nuzzled her lovingly.
The area switched and there was the gorgeous light gold lioness drinking from the crystal clear pond before looking at him, with stunning big blue eyes and a numbing smile before running off. She runs back with a vine in her creamy muzzle and splashes into the middle of the pond.
He looks out over the edge into the still water, suddenly the beautiful lioness lunges up under him and pulls him in the water playfully.
He immediately climbs out dripping and miffed. When the lioness comes out, he smirks at her before pushing her back in before running off. Which ended with the two chasing one another as though they were cubs. They end up play fighting, causing them to tumble down a hillside, he laughs as he pins the lioness. She smiles before giving him a slow lick across his cheek.
He looked startled and stares at the lioness. She stares back with a seductive smile. He then smiles back as his expression change from surprise to comprehending.. The two rub heads, nuzzling and embracing. Before they moved things forward...
Simba woke with a groan. Her body ached all over and she was in a unfamiliar cave. His chest was heaving as he tried to regain his breathing. That was the second time he dreamed of that dream but the first with the cubs. They are so intense and it's driving him insane.
The sounds of apporching paws caused Simba to focus on the now and see a familiar tawny, dark brown mane lion entering the cave.
"King Sebastian?" He must be in Bethesda.
"Calm down. I recently heard what happened from my majordomo. You have nothing to worry about." Sebastian said calmly.
"You believe I'm innocent?" Simba asked with unsure dark brown eyes.
Sebastian nodded with taking a deep breath and releasing. He couldn't help it, "You look so much like your mother."
Simba's eyes widened as he stared at the tawny lion in confusion. "I don't understand. You knew my mother? How?"
Sebastian closed his eyes briefly before looking at the young lion in front of him. "I'm your father, Simba."