Nala's eyes went wide, Simba's jaw dropped, and Kiara nearly screamed. All three remembered Kion being like that. The gold fur, the red tuft, and the orangey amber eyes. When they looked, they could easily spot their lost family in those two cubs. Kopa with the fur and tuft, and Janna with the eyes. There was no doubt about it; Kion was alive.

The queen burst into happy tears. Simba couldn't believe it. Kiara sent a silent thank you to the Kings and Queens above that her baby brother was alive. But this meant or it could mean, Kopa and Janna were their relatives. Simba and Nala would be grandparents. Kiara and Talib would be a aunt and uncle.

"Um, are you okay?" Kopa asked shyly.

Nala was the first to recover from the shock as she nuzzled the pair of cubs, and it was followed by Simba and Kiara doing the same with wide smiles.

"Yes. We're fine." Nala replied.

Kiara laughed playfully. "Better than fine!"

Janna shared a look with her twin before gazing back at the trio. "Why?"

Simba smiled with a purr. "Well if you must know, we're Kion's family."

"Your our grandparents?" Kopa asked, arching an eyebrow before shaking his head. "Daddy says he doesn't have a family expect the Night Pride."

"Our only grandparents passed when mama and daddy were young." Janna added. "Great grandma died before we were born. We only know Uncle Baliyo and Great Uncle Surak. We don't have any other family."

Nala's eyes widened. "What?"

Kopa nodded in agreement to what his sister said. "Yeah! When daddy comes, ask him!"

"How could he not remember us?" questioned Kiara in whisper tone. "We're his family."

"This doesn't make sense." mumbled Simba. "He should've told them about us."

Nala just stared blankly before smiling. "Well, how about we get to know each other a little more? You can tell us all about the Night Pride."

Before they could answer, Zazu flew into the den with an alarmed expression. "Sire!"

Simba's head shot up as he looked at his old friend. "Yes, Zazu?"

Zazu took a moment to catch his breath. "Outsiders at the border!"

YWE

Kion stood with a growling expression as his mane flew a bit in the wind. Behind him was Rani, Surak, Baliyo, and Ujanja. Nirmala was left in charge considering how she needed to keep watch over the animals and they needed her more than they did.

"Kion, look!"

Kion narrowed his eyes as he saw a couple of lions coming his way and his eyes widened when he recognized three of them. From his dream when he was younger! That lion with the red mane, the lioness with the teal eyes, and the lioness with the light golden pelt.

"Who are you? Why have you come?"

The King growled as he flicked his tail. "Just repaying an debt, murderers!"

The lion with the red mane was taken aback. "Murderers? What are you talking about?"

Kion snarled. "You killed my cubs!"

Rani jumped to her mate's side with tearful eyes. "They were just cubs! How could you?"

"We didn't kill cubs." The lion replied with wide amber eyes. "What Pride are you?"

"The Night Pride." replied Surak as he stepped up.

The light golden lioness' eyes widened. "You're Kopa and Janna's pride!"

Kion roared loudly. "I knew it, murderers!"

The lion blinked as he looked closely and arched an eyebrow. "You look like my father." he mumbled to himself. "Your name isn't... Mufasa, is it?"

"Never would I be called the name of a murderer!" Kion snarled as he flicked his tail. "Your whole kind is murderers. You call outsiders 'Savages' and kill their 'disgusting races' but you won't kill us like you have our cubs."

In that moment, the teal eyed lioness stepped up to the lion's side. Her eyes were narrowed as she looked closely at Kion. But her mate seemingly didn't understand what she was doing as he pushed her away from Kion's line.

"Nala, step back." ordered the lion.

Nala shook her head. "Hold on, Simba."

Simba frowned heavily as he tried holding his love back but failed as she made her way around him. He sighed. "Nala, I said - "

"I know what you said." Nala interrupted. "But something seems familiar about this lion..."

Kion was taken aback by the lioness as she looked at him closely. He shared a brief confused look with Surak, Baliyo, and Rani before gazing back at the lioness who now held a shocked expression. He could almost see wheels turning in her head.

He, admittedly, felt uncomfortable.

What she next, shocked him.

"Is that you... Kion?"