Here's chapter 25 and please review. Reminder that I don't own Lion King, Disney does.

Without thinking, Nalia raced up Priderock and into the big den where most of the Pride was.
"Simba!" Nalia cried as she ran in.
"Nalia, you were exiled and you know the penalty for returning!" Simba growled.
"I know, but Akila and his pride are on attack and heading this way! They have hyenas with them!" Nalia cried.
"Why should we believe anything you say?" Kopa demanded.
"Kopa please," Nalia begged, "I'm telling the truth!"
"You-" Simba began but was cut off by Zazu flying in.
"Sire!" Zazu gasped. "Akila and his Pride are on this way with the hyenas! It's war!"
"Go and see if there are any Pride members by the Waterhole! Tell them to come here!" Simba ordered.
Simba then turned to his Pride, "Let's start heading out!"

Jasiri was one of the last to leave.
"Just because you came and warned us about Akila doesn't mean you get forgiveness for taking part in that attack against my mother and Tama. We're smarter than that!" Jasiri hissed at her.
Nalia growled at her.
Kovu began to get up and follow them, wincing from the pain.
"Kovu, you are not going!" Chumvi ordered.
"I can fight!" Kovu said.
"No, you can't!" Jasiri said, pushing him down. Kovu growled and stayed down, as everyone exited the den.

Nalia was in the den, still debating on what to do.
"You know Nalia," Kovu growled, "just because you come and warn us doesn't mean that-"
"I know," Nalia interrupted. "Jasiri already reminded me."
"Good," Kovu snapped.
Suddenly, Alex stirred and slowly began waking up.
"What happened?" Alex murmured.
"You were thrown off a cliff," Kovu said.
Alex squeezed his eyes shut," I remember. Where's everyone else?"
"War with Akila," Nalia said.
"What?"Alex gasped. "I have to be there," Alex tried to get up but he couldn't
" You can't get up. Rafiki said you need a couple weeks of rest." Kovu said.
"Someone has to go warn our Pride that Sarafina and Runju aren't on our side." Alex said.
"What?" Kovu said. "But why would they-"
"I don't know, but someone has to go warn them. And Nala has to know as well."
"I'll go," Nalia said and ran out of the cave.

Meanwhile, Simba had gathered his Pride and was instructing them when Nalia came tearing through.
"Nalia," Simba growled, "just because you-"
"I know, but you have to listen to me!" Nalia cried. "Alex is awake and he told me some interesting news."
"What is it?" Kiara asked. Nalia looked at her gratefully. From the time that she had been at Priderock, Kiara had been warm and friendly to her.
"He told me that Sarafina and Runju aren't on our side," Nalia said. She looked at the couple who were trying to sneak away.
"Liar!" Nala roared and struck Nalia across the face, sending her crashing to the ground. "My parents would never do that!"
"Nala, it's true. Alex told me himself -" Nalia began but was interrupted by a roar from Akila.
"Let's go," Simba ordered and led his Pride to meet Akila.

Simba saw Akila's Pride approaching with hyenas with them.
"Last chance Akila!" Simba roared."Go home!"
"I am home!" Akila chuckled and the turned to his Pride. "Attack!"

Akila's Pride hurled them at Simba's Pride. Aro and Ari both tackled Kopa, sending him to the ground.
"Kopa!" Simba cried, fearing his son's safety.
He began making his way to Kopa, but ran into Malaika.
"Going somewhere?" Malaika sneered.
Just as Malaika lifted her paw to strike Simba, Nala tackled her sister and held her pinned down.
"Go help Kopa!" Nala called to her mate.
Simba ran to Kopa while Nala and Malaika started to battle.

Malaika and Nala began fighting. Even after all these years of training, Malaika noticed that Nala still seemed to be better than her.
A hyena jumped on Nala and taken by surprise, Nala fell over, and Malaika held her pinned down.
"It's over Nala," Malaika growled. "Too bad you won't live to see my son be the King."
"Being King," Nala snarled, "is my son's birthright and will also be Kovu's position."
"The throne is Ari's," Malaika hissed, and raised her paw to slash Nala's throat.

Malaika no!" Came a voice. Nala turned to see Sarafina running to them.
"Mother, it's okay," Malaika said, in an annoyed tone, "I can handle her."
"Malaika, your father and I may have been on your side all these years but I won't let you kill Nala! Move!" Sarafina growled.
"So it really was you!" Nala gasped." Why would you and Daddy do such a thing?"
"Nala, please," Sarafina said. "You have to understand! It's Malaika and Akila that deserve the throne! And Ari should be the heir!"
"And what about my son and daughter?"Nala growled. "Did you forget about them?"
"Of course not. Akila agreed to let them live and let Kopa be Ari's second in command."
" That will never happen," Nala snarled. "After he gets the throne, he's just going to kill Kiara and Kopa! And I know Malaika will let them. Both of them are just liars that don't deserve the throne!"
Sarafina gave Nala a look that was full of sadness and pain.
"I'm sorry you can't understand," Sarafina said, sadly, and then looked at Malaika, "go ahead."

Sarafina had figured it would come down to this. Deep inside her has known that Nala would die. After Kopa and Kiara had been attacked, she and Runju had wanted to break the alliance. But it hadn't been possible. She and Runju hadn't been able to break the alliance because they had known that Nala would be dead the minute they did. At least this way she had gotten more time to live. With a painful sigh, she walked away.
"Wait!"Nala cried. "Mom, don't leave me! Mom! Come back!"

"Well it looks like you aren't Mom's favourite after all, "Malaika sneered. "Good bye Nala."
"I will be waiting for you in the afterlife and I will make sure you suffer for this!" Nala hissed. "I'm ashamed to say that you and I are from the same blood!" Malaika was just about to slash Nala's throat when a flash of pale tan fur crashed into her and she fell onto the ground.
Nala looked to see Hofu pinning Malaika down! Nala gasped at her brother and quickly got onto her feet.
"I'm not going to kill you, Malaika." Hofu hissed. "But I know you will."
Malaika's eyes got wide as she saw Chumvi approaching her. Nala looked at her sister's wide emerald green eyes. Those same eyes she had seen only hours after her birth. Only then, they had belonged to a sweet, innocent cub.
Chumvi looked at Nala who nodded sadly and Chumvi slammed Malaika so hard that she fell off the gorge and into the raging water.
Nala and Hofu both watched their sister being swallowed by the water. Nala closed her eyes as memories of Malaika flashed in her head and she held back tears.
But both of them didn't have time to mourn for long. They had a war to win. The three of them turned and began battling with the hyenas.

Ari and Kopa were battling. Kopa had been one of the best male fighters in his Pride, but after years of intense training, Ari was equal in power.
"Back down while you can, Ari!" Kopa growled."It's better than you dying!"
"It will be you who dies Kopa!" Ari snarled. "You and your family took the throne away from us. We were the ones that rightfully deserved it!"
"Lies!" Kopa growled. "That was all lies that your father planted in your head. He was exiled because he tried to kill me and Kiara!"
"My father isn't a murderer!" Ari growled.
"Yes he is," Kopa growled.
Ari roared in anger and pinned him down. Kopa struggled to get up but he couldn't. Suddenly, there was a flash of brown and Kopa looked up to see Kovu pinning Ari down.
"Kovu, are you out of your mind?!" Kopa roared. "You're injured!"
"That's not going to stop me," Kovu hissed.
"Both of you will die,"Ari hissed. "Even if you kill me first. My father will take his rightful throne and then it's going to be my turn."
"How about the Queen?" Kovu taunted. "Malaika's dead. My father pushed her off the gorge!
Ari roared in anger and pushed Kovu off him. He jumped to his feet, scanning the battle for his mother. His eyes got wide as he realized that Malaika was gone.
"NO!" Ari roared. He saw Chumvi fighting three hyenas and hurled himself to him.
"Dad! Watch out!" Kovu roared.
Chumvi turned around and his eyes got wide with shock. Kovu wondered if it was from seeing Ari or seeing him fighting.
Kopa and Kovu turned to Kiara, Danyssa and Jasiri who were fighting some hyenas. With help from the males, they quickly killed them off.

Meanwhile, Nala was fighting both Shanti and Keshni at the same time. Three hyenas jumped on her and slammed her down.

Keshni pushed Nala down and raised her paw to slash Nala's throat when a lion slammed into both Keshni and Shanti, sending them flying and they crashed to the ground. Nala looked up to see who her rescuer was. Runju!
"Don't touch me," Nala growled.
"What-" Runju began but was cut off by Nala's roar of fury.
"Traitor!" Nala roared. "You were on Akila's side all these years! Did I not matter to you? You were willing to kill my mate and leave me without him!"

"Nala please listen." Runju said. "A while after you and Simba got the throne, your mother and I began to think that Akila and Malaika deserved the throne. We told them that, and we all knew that the only way to get Akila the throne was by getting rid of Simba. We knew that it would hurt you but there was nothing we could do. We made them promise that nothing would happen to you, Kiara or Kopa. After he attacked Kiara and Kopa, we knew that Akila would break his promise. When we tried to break out of the alliance, we realized that we could t. Akila would tell everyone that it was us who were allies to them. And if we broke the alliance, he would kill you right away. At least by this, you got more years to live."

Nala stared at her father, and tears sprang to her eyes.
"I was wrong to trust you. Especially you." Nala said. "I've always been second to you. Malaika and Hofu were always first."
"That's not-" Runju began, but Nala roared at him silencing him. There were tears streaming down her face. She saw Simba trying to make his way to her but he was being blocked by Akila.

"But even if Simba did die, and Akila promised that Kiara, Kopa and I could live, did you not think about my feelings? How I would feel if my mate died? Or about Kiara and Kopa? That they would lose their father?" Nala sobbed.

"Mom!" Kiara ran to where she was.
"Grandpa what-"Kiara began to ask but was cut off by her mother.
"Kiara don't go near him!" Nala roared. "He was on Akila's side all these years!"
Kiara's eyes went wide as she looked at Runju.
"Kiara please-"Runju began but he was cut off.
"Stay away from her," Nala hissed. "You can hurt me but I won't let you hurt her!" She got onto her feet. But she wasn't about to attack her father. She just couldn't.
Nala opened her mouth to say something but was interrupted by a roar. She looked to see Keshni and Shanti trying to rip Kula apart. Nala and Kiara went to help her.

Akila and Simba were still battling, neither of them willing to give up. To Simba's surprise Ari ran to them but his anger wasn't aimed at him, but at Akila.
Ari looked at his father, "Mom's gone!"
"Get out of here Ari!" Akila snapped. "I have bigger problems than her!"
"Don't talk about her like that!" Ari roared. "She was the one by your side supporting you all these years! How can you find a more faithful Queen like that!"
"Shanti will be my Queen," Akila growled at him.
Ari let out a roar of fury and tackled Akila. He pinned his father down.

"You liar! You lied to my mother! Why should I believe anything you've told me?! You are nothing but a liar!" Ari snarled. "My mother, the lioness who loved and supported you all these years is gone! And you don't care! You don't deserve the throne! Someone selfish like you doesn't deserve anything! I was misled by you all these years thinking that the Pridelanders are bad! They're not! And even if they are, you're no better than them. But I realized how wrong I was! I should have been supporting the Pridelanders, not you!" Ari roared.
"You are out of your mind!" Akila snapped. "You-"
Ari cut him off by slamming his paw down on Akila's face and Akila roared in anger and pain.

"Akila!" Shanti tried to help him, but Ari jumped off Akila and turned to Shanti and whipped her across the face. She crashed to the ground, gasping from the impact of the blow.
Kopa, Kovu, Ari and Simba all began to advance on Akila and his eyes went wide.
Kopa raised his paw and hit Akila so hard that he crashed onto the ground. Ari dug his claws into his fur causing him to roar in pain. Kovu looked at Simba who nodded at him and he shoved Akila down the side of the gorge. The four males watched as the water drowned him.

Simba turned to the rest of the battle. Everyone had stopped fighting. The hyenas were running away, seeing that their leader was dead. Kiara lay on the ground, bleeding but she was okay. Jasiri was holding down a lioness from Akila's Pride. Nala and Kula had Keshni down, but by the looks of it, Keshni was dead.
Simba opened his mouth to order his Pride to kill Akila's Pride when Kiara caught his eye. He looked at her.
"We Are One," Kiara mouthed at him. Simba stared at her, and it began to dawn on him what his daughter was saying. He looked at Kopa who nodded at him. He as well had seen what his sister was trying to tell them. Simba smiled at both of them.
"Enough!" Simba roared. "We have spilled enough blood tonight! Ari has seen the truth tonight and he will be accepted into our Pride! If the rest of you can agree with him and remain loyal to our Pride, you may stay. Don't forget that we are one!"

Hope you enjoyed and please review. Probably there is going to be a couple more chapters before this story is over. If I write a sequel, would you guys be interested in reading? Please tell me in a review.