"Mheetu! Come and meet your new sibling!"

Mheetu winced. His uncle's voice was loud but didn't have any room for fights. "Coming, Uncle Kopa!"

Zuri turned to her best friend who was gazing into the den. "Are you still sore about whatever they had done?"

The creamy lioness sighed. "I'm just worried." she mumbled as she looked down at her own bump. "They haven't found out about the visiting pride member I was with."

Zuri smiled. "It seems like Ryuu has your heart, doesn't he?"

Tiifu wanted to respond but she didn't as she watched the members of the pride watch the den with a bit of fear to go in. It had been like this since some animals announced their displeasure with the trio in their reign but didn't have the guts to do anything just yet. Though there was some rebellions forming to take them down.

But would this mean they would kill Mheetu? He hadn't done anything wrong but was born to three evil lions at heart, but surely Kion could turn himself around just in time before things got too bad, couldn't he?

Mheetu padded softly into the den with a bit of fear of his uncle. He didn't know why he had to share his mother with his cousin/sibling, but he had to. It had no sense to him.

Looking up as he padded towards them, he saw his mother bathing a small bundle of golden fur. He could see how his father was gazing down with some uncle pride while his uncle gazed down with what might look to be fatherly pride. Rafiki sighed heavily as he stood aside Kion, patting Mheetu's head with a bright smile before gazing back at the two other rulers.

"Congratulations." he forced a smile that Kopa and Kiara saw right through. "You have a healthy son."

Mheetu walked over and cooed at his little brother. "What's his name?"

Kopa grinned and the name he said, sent chills down Mheetu's spine. "Hatari."

Rafiki glanced down at the small cub and nearly winced. Dangerous. Kopa had named the young one dangerous. Mheetu looked like he might run at the name and Kion just glared like his brother had grown two heads, who named a cub dangerous?

Kion glanced at his brother. "It's a nice name." he replied as he moved his paw to bring Mheetu closer to him.

Kiara smiled as she licked her second son's head and the small cub yawned before turning around and revealing amber orbs like his mother. Mheetu shifted as he watched Hatari look at him before purring, and then waved his tiny paws out towards him, seemingly wanting his older brother.

Instantly, the queen purred. "I think Hatari wants to see you, Mheetu."

Mheetu looked at his father who nodded slowly and the young padded towards him and bent down so Hatari could place his tiny paws on his brother's nose.

"Hello," he cooed softly. "I'm your big brother, Mheetu."

TLK: DOTNO

A couple of months later went by. The cubs of the pride were growing. Mheetu's mane had started to grow in a little more as he began to get taller, he showed a lot of signs of being handsome like his father. Paka had grown into a beautiful young lioness, despite being just a few months younger than Mheetu. The two were good friends and very close.

Mheetu's younger brother, Hatari, looked more and more like Kopa. His eyes were amber, his pelt golden, his paws creamy, and he had a small tuft of brown fur on top of his head. While he was still a member of the pride, he wasn't the nicest cub around.

Tiifu had given birth to a girl, naming her Mpole after the mother of her mate. Mpole looked like her father, but held Tiifu's olive green eyes. The cub's pelt was a auburn and she had little specks on her cheeks like her mother. She was around Hatari's age, like Paka was around Mheetu's age.

While Mheetu and Paka were good friends, Mpole and Hatari were good friends as well.

Any rebellion, which had Kopa soon found out about, had arisen didn't stay for long before their majesties put an end to it. Each time as rebellion leader was brought by lionesses, who were very much afraid of the trio, didn't last long before they were executed.

Mheetu sighed as he laid down on a rock underneath a tree, having to be ordered to watch Hatari. "Why can't he look after himself? He's old enough to be on his own."

"Mheetu, there you are!" Paka's voice reached his ears and Mheetu smiled before greeting his friend.

The prince sighed heavily with annoyed expression as he nudged his head. "The prince needs watching."

Paka rolled her eyes before settling herself down beside Hatari. "You've got to be kidding. The brat? He needs watching? Whatever happened to your uncle saying Hatari was perfectly fine on his own?"

"I have no clue. I think it's because of all those rebellions raising up and suddenly falling down. Dear uncle Kopa doesn't want him to get harmed."

Hatari looked behind at his older brother and friend, and suddenly pouted.

He didn't like Paka at all. She was no fun unlike Mpole. Mheetu always defended her and never him, always allowing him to take the blame whenever he did something bad and ratted him out to other animals which always ended up being taken to Uncle Kion and his parents.

Hatari waltzed over to his brother and frowned. "I don't need protecting! Anything that comes out of your mouth is stupid!"

Then, Mheetu smiled as he shared a look with Paka, who was trying to control her laughter. His older brother looked at him and said one word, "Hatari."

The youngest prince's fur stuck up with realization and frowned. He should've seen that one coming. Hatari growled. "I'm telling dad!"

Mheetu rolled his eyes. "Go ahead. What can uncle Kopa do? He doesn't have the final say, does he?"

Hatari growled as he took off towards his father. "Daaddd!"

Paka giggled before gazing at her best friend. "Your brother is an idiot. But I have no idea how you put up with your family, Mheetu. They're all bastards. The only one who isn't is yourself and your father."

Mheetu sadly nodded. "I know, Paka."

The lioness gave him a nuzzle and looked at him with sadness before they turned into an idea. "Hey, I have an idea!" she grinned as she jumped down and smiled with pride. "I know a rebellion that's coming to rise! We could join them."

"What?" gasped Mheetu as he stood up. "But then.. I'll be going up against my family."

"Is that such a bad thing?" questioned Paka, softly.

The prince was taken aback as he thought about it. He couldn't. He couldn't go up against his family without them knowing about it. If he was discovered, if he joined, then he would be killed without a second thought.

So he couldn't join.

... could he?