Jzak98: Lol. XD Surprise.
Murphyyy: Yep, the tension never seem to end, but you would have to wait and see if they can be redeem.
Specialk92: You would find the answers in this chapter.
T.T. Coleman: Opps. XD, *fix, and thanks, I hope to please you all.
Megan Lyle: We will see.
Guest: Well, remember, despite being an Outlander and having cold thoughts, Krayt... ahem I mean Kion (at the first 8 and half 9 chapters) were good friends with Nuka, so it would take some guts and heartstrings.
The next day; the Pride gathered around the future King and his male's uncle. Due to being males and also related and having tradition, the royal bloods must go on their patrol and watching out for Rogues. Kopa have knew his father been worry sick about this first patrol. Kopa's uncle seems to be okay with Nuka going, despite the bit of worried that seen. His mother was also worry but she seems to be growing up.
Simba took a deep and nervous breath. His son is heading to the borders and taking his first patrol. And his now fully grown cousin would be joining him, due to Nuka being around two years younger then him. So in some strange ironic way, Nuka is Kopa's uncle, though still younger then him. Though, that was only thing on the King's mind. He keeps getting a funny feeling warning him that something's going to happen to his son and cousin today.
"There they are!" a lioness shouted.
Simba smiled in a proud and prideful manner; he had his son and cousin is a very factored manner for the young lionesses in the Pride Lands. They have became very attractive and the golden King wasn't even sure which lioness will one of them choose.
Nala and Kiara stood side-by-side, waiting for the future King to come out, really in sunlight. Kiara had knew her big brother had been nervous about this little trip he would be going on. She had hope he would come back with something to report, like a Rogue, or maybe a first hunting kill.
Kiara had a bit of jealousy for her big brother; she have wait another month for her first solo-patrol, but she was still happy for her big brother. And atleast, her father have grown a little bit of trust into her where he would allow her to do things her own.
Finally coming out into the light where his form was reveal, he heard squeals from the lionesses; Nuka walked beside him with such pride. To one eye, they seem to be equals and can be two Kings.
Walking up to his mother and sister and giving them both nuzzles, his sister said with cockiness and teased. "Make sure you come back with the kill, I can steal from you."
"I make sure to keep it away from you," the golden lion laughed, giving her another nuzzle. He had noticed the worry and concern in his father's eyes so he walked up, standing slightly below him, but nearly matching his height. "Dad, I know you're worry and concern about me, but you have nothing to worry about. I am a strong lion like you and can fend for my own."
"I know, but I'm still worry. You're my son, Kopa." Simba reminded. "It's my duty to worry."
"Yes, but I'm not an cub or teen anymore; I'm a young adult." Kopa shot back.
"I know, but still..." Simba said, avoiding eye's contact. "I just can't get the feeling out of my mind that something's going to happen to you."
"Dad, I swear to you nothing would happen to me." Kopa promised with a big grin, spread across his face and gave his father a nuzzle. Kopa could have sworn he heard Timon and Pumbaa crying dramatically behind them. "Well, come on, Nuka." the golden lion called to the brown-coated lion, who was bidding goodbye to Mheetu and Tanu before following.
Seeing her father leaning over Timon and Pumbaa, the dark golden Princess stepped infront of her father, knowing what he was going to do. "Oh no, you don't." Kiara said sternly yet playfully, standing infront of her father. "You're coming with me into the den." she ordered.
Simba groaned. The golden King remembered that Kiara have Nala's demanding and ordering attitude. He had to live with Nala in the Jungle, so he had to deal with her demanding attitude everyday - especially when they got older.
"Kiara, move aside, I am still your father and you are still my daughter." Simba sighed impatiently.
"How about I go get mom and we would see who she would side with since I'm merely your daughter?" Kiara asked, confidently.
Simba let out a slight "blast it" at that. He knew his daughter was bad at these source of things, but his mate would scream her head away at him. The King knew his daughter had him beat, so he couldn't do what he plan to do. So the King followed her into the cave.
Kiara entered the den with her father, where she had noticed her mother laying down at the back of the cave. The dark golden Princess gave him a smirk before nudging him forward to her.
"You better talk to her about your concerns or I would..." Kiara threatened playfully.
Simba thought she was playing. "You won't do that." Simba said, not thinking she is being serious.
Kiara shrugged. "Ok." the dark golden Princess went up to her mother and they have a slight talk, before the dark golden Princess walk up with a smirk and moving pass him, saying. "I hope you have fun with talking to her, daddy, because she is waiting for you."
Simba give his daughter a slight glare. "This lioness." he remarked in a whisper irritably, glaring at his daughter who were disappearing from sight, walking up to his mate, who gave him a glaring smile.
He knew his daughter have grown into a smart one, who does the opposite of somethings people tell her and she have became more daring. Simba have feared of her ending up like a female version of Scar, but knew she had her own path, and he have an feeling it would be much more then being leader of the Lion Guard.
The golden lion with bright ocean blue eyes, Kopa, scrolled down the Savannah, alongside him was his uncle, Nuka. The two young lions went further and hope to find something interesting at the border, considering they have to be back by noon.
They have made sure to stay low, because if there is Rogues at the borders of the Pride Lands, there is an risk they could be dangerous and attack. Also, they would have to hunt something eventually, and both males wanted to hunt something in the area.
Trying the best to hide his mane, Kopa scanned the area with his eyes. Nuka was flanking him and the two males try to look for something, unoriginal and odd, but to not so much surprise, they were nothing off and everything was original.
"Nuka, there is nothing in the area." Kopa said, waving his paw. "Come on, let's attempt to hunt something." the golden Prince declared, turning around and slightly getting back in a crouching position.
However, the brown-coated lion didn't follow and continue to look around the area, feeling like something was wrong. "Are you sure? Something seems off." he analyzed.
Before the future King could have said something to that, a dark voice says. "Oh, you got that right." Kopa and Nuka growled, as seconds later they were surrounded by dark lionesses.
The lionesses dispersed as one golden lion stepped downwind and up to the Princes and gave them both a slyly smile, his claws already outstretched and held in a threatening position.
"Kion." Kopa said shyly.
"Oh, Kopa, you don't understand, Prince Kion is dead." the golden lion with amber in his eyes claimed. "All that remains is Krayt, and now you both must die."
"Kion, stop this." Nuka ordered. "We're friends right?" the brown-coated lion asked.
"No!" Krayt thundered. "Lionesses, attack! And make sure to spare the future King! He's mine!" The lionesses broke out and advanced, attacking the future King who managed to countered all of their blows.
Krayt stormed up to Nuka and advanced, sending slashes to the brown-coated lion who parried his attacks with struggles and conflict.
Krayt knew Nuka was having problems with his attacks. While the Pride Landers are suppose to be train lions, Krayt have been practicing this for years and have grown into a killer and monster. None would even dare cross his path.
Nuka send a counter-strike nearly accurate, that slightly knock the golden lion's back, but he managed to shrugged it off. Krayt lunged forward and bitten his teeth down on Nuka's paw, forcing him to cry out in pain, with blood leaving his paw and weakening him, as Krayt punch him in the face and kicked him to the ground with his frontpaw.
"Kion! I knew you're in there!" Nuka exclaimed, sending a parries of attacks to Krayt, who strike him on the cheek. "And I have faith in you! Come out of the darkness and rid yourself of this path!"
Sending a slash across his face, Krayt knocked him back and force him across the ground. This knocked the wind out of the young lion, and he only managed to staggered back to his four paws.
As weak as he was, he managed to block another strike from Krayt who send long slashes across his cheek, his claws pouring with some of Nuka's blood. Slashing the dazed lion on his nose, the brown-coated lion yelped.
In a fast moment, the golden lion knocked him several feet away and strike him across his right eye, making blood form on the inside of his right eye and grunting. "It's a shame you must die, Nuka." Krayt snarled, knocking him to the ground and catching him offguard and causing him to fall.
With an last seemingly desperate attack, Nuka sliced Krayt across his left eye, making the golden lion shouted and falling onto the ground, with blood leaving his eye. However, unlike Nuka who had blood pouring out the inside of his eyes, Krayt had blood pouring down the outside of his left eye.
"Nuka." Nuka halted and turn around to stare at the golden lion. "Nuka." he have noticed the eye that he just strike at no longer were amber but orange-brown. "Nuka." he repeated for the third time, rubbing a paw up his eye.
"Kion." Nuka said softly, staring at the bleeding eye's golden lion. "I won't leave you again! Scar may have corrupted you but I won't abandon you! We were close...! I-I won't leave you! Not this time!"
Kion's eyes widened and his claws seem to be retracted back into his paws. For a one brief moment, Nuka could have sweared he saw orange-brown eyes soften, as he turn to see Kopa still fending off lionesses, but he were getting weaker. But the brown-coated lion looked back towards Krayt.
He remembered his past life in a quick blur. He was always boss around, and no one even respected him! No one had care for him! Everywhere, he went! There were lies and deceit!
Wiping away at the blood, Krayt felt pain on his eyes, and Nuka look to see two big scars - one big scar down his eye, and a short scar next to it, and instantly got an flashback on Scar always abusing him.
Krayt's eyes darkened and begin turning back to amber with hatred, his muscles bunched and his teeth clenched, his jaw tightened, as anger and fury pass through his eyes. "Then you will die."
Krayt unsheathed his claws quickly after he said those four dark words and begin approaching the brown-coated lion. Grimacing slightly, Nuka watched as he appraoched, and strucked at him with such fury in his attacks and parries. Nuka couldn't do much, as Krayt jumped and bitten down his neck so harshly Nuka make choking sounds.
He wasn't pleading, he wasn't begging to live; he was simply allowing Krayt to finish him by taking blood from his neck and it was now pouring down his body. Nuka knew he was going to die. There was no possible chance of survival and he bitten his lip for one last time before he fallen over and watched as Krayt's claws went to his throat.
"I know there is still good in you." was Nuka's last words before he made more choking sounds and his eyes closed tightly. No. Krayt hadn't kill him by his own claws. He simply die because he wanted to and he allow death in. He knew Kion can be save and there is still small hope. His sacrifice will not go for nothing.
Krayt frozen in his tracks and a frown came onto his lip. Remorse actually came through him. For the first time for 2 years, Krayt actually had remorse and guilt, he felt a lion he once knew well were fighting his blackness and darkness.
"Nuka!"
That voice turned Krayt back to his attention and recovering his bearings. Kopa begin hacking away at the lionesses, forcing them down with newfound strength. Growling, Krayt jumped and pinned him down, before he pushed him off and the two fought each other. Krayt was pushing Kopa back and is pressing on the offensive, and he motioned for the lionesses to not attack and allow him to handle this. But the lionesses were watching the battle.
It seems like Kopa didn't want to fight Krayt or he is just too weak. Kopa made an mistake in maneuvering, and Krayt send him back, forcing him on the ground. Not allowing him to regain the momentum, he send him across the ground. Before he could have even stood up, Krayt seized him by the throat and smirked darkily and threw him to the edge of a cliff that have a far drop.
"Kion. Kion. Please." Kopa begged, but Krayt digged his claws deeply into the golden lion's paws. "I know there is still good in you, and I'm so sorry for what have happen to you. I don't believe you gone over to the Dark path, not totally."
Krayt paused for half-an-second but then he pulled him close and whispered to his ear. "Long Live The King!" Krayt hissed, throwing him back and allowing him to desend downward.
Kiara was just as worried as her father was, if not more worried. It have been two hours pass dawn, and her big brother wasn't back yet. Why? He was certainly going to hear of this from his sister when he gets back.
She and her father have sended out birds that were patrolling for the future King, two being Zazu and Ono, and they haven't yet returned yet.
Before Kiara could have spat out her worriedness, a voice squealed with high level and Kiara look to see Zazu landing behind her father. "Your majesty! Prince Kopa and Prince Nuka was found! Both have been attack and Kopa is somehow still alive!"
"Nuka?" Kiara asked.
"I'm not sure." Zazu stammered. "He wasn't breathing! However, Nuka is!"
"Then come on! Let's go get them!" Simba demanded, and with that the golden King, the dark golden Princess, and the majordomo went to get the lionesses and Lion Guard and anyone that can help them bring the bodies back to Pride Rock.
A/N Let's see if you guys got the reference. Especially you, Guest, because *hint it's during the Nuka and Krayt/Kion confrontation, let's see if you will catch it.