T.T. Coleman: Yeah, let's hope. I felt like Kiara, Tiifu, and Zuri is the only logical ones who can redeem him. They have mainly the sisterly bonds.
Arika Koski: Well kind of. But Scar and Zira taught him what's wrong. And don't worry, I have plans.
Guest: Yes! In your face Scar!
King Simba and Queen Nala walked inside of the cave. They knew what must be done to Kion eventually should he somehow live. But what the girls told them was that he saved their lives and they won't even been here now if it wasn't for him. Kion did lose a lot of strength and is still hurting while Kopa is just an week's coma.
To repay the favor, Kiara decided to put Tiifu and Zuri assign to him on different days, with them all working on their Lion Guard's condition and tell them his condition which is cute and actually the three can be quite overprotective over an weaken Kion. His friends also watch him sometimes, rebuilding bonds, but each time Makini is there to check up on his condition.
"You know, Nala," Simba says softly yet cautious warning his Queen this conversation is serious. "What if this is all of an trick and Kion would just betray us again?"
Nala gave him a halfhearted glare. She can understand her mate's conflictness about their son but he is watched by Kiara or Tiifu and Zuri and even his friends. And considering Kion is so weak, a lizard can pinned him. "I think you should talk to Kion. I can understand your cautious but you trust Kiara, don't you?" Nala asked.
The king quickly nodded at his mate. "Of course but worrying about Kopa and Kiara's wellbeing is all." Simba states. He was so glad that this is all over and that now they can go on with their lives without worries. Sure, they may be a few casualties and followers of Scar, but some of the Outlanders... atleast Scar and Zira's lionesses joined them.
A golden lioness with amber eyes, Kiara, walked down to the Lion Guard den where she'd saw two other lionesses who were part of her Lion Guard. Her friends since cubhood, but she wasn't exactly looking for them. Granted, she didn't wanted to be rude considering without them Kion would have not been redeem or would already been dead.
"Hey, girls," Kiara laid down beside them. Things were so peaceful now that those three had basically saved the entire Pride Lands. Tiifu and Zuri smiled up to their friend.
"Looking for Kovu?" Zuri remarked with a teasing flash smile towards the golden lioness.
"I'm looking for my little brother," Kiara said whacking her dark tan friend that felt like a sister for a long time on the shoulder. "And you should know Kion did had an big crush on you as a cub."
Zuri blushed but shook her head at the thought. Tiifu flash her an teasing smirk. Kiara was getting an kick out of this. To think, she could have almost seen Kion and Zuri getting together had he not joined Scar and betrayed them.
"Don't get any ideas," Zuri said bending her head down and pinning her ears. "There was a time I did care for him... like a chance to ask him out one day. I still care for him but he aided into killing my father. I'm suppose to let go but we can't get together."
"I think Kion does care for you, Zu'," Tiifu chimed in. "Part of the reason why I think he saved us is because of you. Sure, you two may have not talked a lot as cubs, but you can't tell me he didn't send stares at you."
Zuri thought back to the time where the three were laying down at the cave when it was raining. Kovu and Amani were out with their parents. It was the last day before Kion fallen to the darkness.
Kion hadn't said much to them. They'd hurted him when he wanted his revenge but yet he just simply neglected talking to anyone. Glares were send to his way by other lions and he did his best to cover himself.
He knew everyone basically hated him now because he attacked their precious future king. It was not fair that no one had defended him when he was being bullied but now everyone hates him?
Kion felt hurt, humiliated, and just mistreated. His parents have left for another kingdom yesterday so that means two up to three days with his siblings. Sure, the lionesses are around but most of them look at him like he was prey.
His eyes keep wondering back and forth to the ground up to looking at his sister and her friends - mainly one particular young lioness. He always have crushs on lioness cubs but almost everyone always called him out.
Kion looked up once more to see Kiara and Tiifu staring at him. Zuri was as well. Quickly, he stared back at the ground and didn't look back up, embarrassed. Luckily, the three didn't call him out.
Little did he know this would be like the last time they're enemies.
"Oh yeah, I remember that." Zuri said. "I thought he just wanted to asked us something, so I didn't really say anything."
"Or maybe you ignore the feelings of love." Tiifu giggled, nudging her on the shoulder this time.
"I immediately felt bad," Kiara states pinning her ears. I have felt like I could have prevented all of this had I not ignored him. Zuri, I'm going to talk to him, but you should atleast give him some happiness. He clearly regrets doing what he did to your father."
"I know," Zuri sighed. "I will talk to him when I'm ready... as friends." She added quickly when she saw the teasing smirks on her friends faces. "But mates are out of the question."
"Well, Kion is going to be sentence soon," Tiifu pointed out. "After he recovers, and I believe most of the Pride Landers want him dead."
"What?!" Zuri cried out. She haven't been alerted of this trial. By the look Kiara was giving at her friend, she clearly was shocked and surprised as well. "How can they do this?! He saved our lives!"
Kiara gave her an frown. The inside of her were bursting out in an giant explosion, but yet somehow her words came out softly then she had thought. "Tiifu, how do you even know this?" Kiara questioned.
Tiifu place an paw near her mouth. "Let's just say- I did something you told me not too lots of times. Eavesdrop. But I kind of heard something yesterday that sparked my interest."
"They can't do this!" Zuri snarled. "It's outrageous! Unfair! Without him the Pride Landers would have been surely dead!"
"I agree!" Kiara finally lost her full self-control and her eyes gleamed with hatred. She felt the same anger and hatred that she'd felt at the caldera when fighting Krayt. "I'm going to confront my father about this!"
"Kiara," another voice said. The three turned to see a golden lion with orange-brown eyes staring at them pleading. "I-I done horrible things to many innocents. I need to stand trial."
"Kion," Kiara exhales. "They would surely-"
"Execute me, I know..." Kion finished. He was ready for death and seemed to have that conflict with the Krayt paranoia. He knew he was an monster and had kill many animals for Scar and the Outlanders. "But I would allow them. They're right about me."
"Kion, it's not your fault." Kiara said softly. She didn't knew if that was true. Kion may have reacted out of emotion but yet he could have simply slashed at Scar instead of Chumvi a long time ago and time itself as they know won't exist. "In deep down, you're an good lion. You don't have to be like this."
"I'm an murderer, Kiara," Kion states regretfully. "Chumvi; many innocent Pride Landers, Nuka, Mheetu. Hell, I even hurt you three before and yet you three manage to keep your calm soul and not strike me down. How?"
"Well," Tiifu begins awkwardly but didn't know what to say so she looked to Kiara and Zuri for help.
"Uh, it was tempting," Kiara admitted stepping into the conversation. "But at the end of the day, we couldn't end up like you- I mean..." She knew she deeply hurted Kion and he turned. "Wait! That came out wrong!"
"No, it's okay," Kion's voice begin crackling. "I know that I've mess up big time and been an plot! Damn it! Why was I so stupid and couldn't just acted rightly?! Now almost everyone hates me even more than before! I'm sure you three even hates me!"
"Kion... we don't..." Zuri spoke speechlessly.
Kiara remembered what she had done to Kion as an cub. She seem to have neglected him in his last moments as a Pride Lander and just ignored him. If she hadn't just walked away and went to Kovu in hope to solve her problems even though he was a good friend. Growling rowling she ran up and stood infront of the wounded golden lion.
He was staring at her. Kiara finally manage to get a good look of what's Kion was looking like. Rafiki said it was bad if you look closely, but yet Kion had a scar on his head by an strike from Tiifu, and one of his eye was bandage.
"Kiara, please move." Kion ordered.
Kion tried to move around her but he still was hurting all over his body so she had manage to jump around him. It came to no success. She eventually got into an pouncing position.
She allow an smile to form. "When are you going to accept I'm not going to get out of your way?" Kiara questioned playfully, whacking him onto the shoulder.
"Why do I love talking to you two more then this lioness?" Kion teased Kiara by turning to Tiifu and Zuri.
"Because we're not pushy," Zuri replied.
"Wait a minute," Kion says. "Let's not go that far. You two may not be as pushy as tiny girl here, but than again-" Kion was cut short when Kiara whacked him on the head making him groan.
"Now who's pushy?" Kiara questioned, smiling and wrapping her paws around him.
Kion tried to move away from her. Males are supposed to be stronger but he kind of suffer some wounds from the last battle and he is currently the weakest lion at the minute.
Kiara rubbed him on the mane. "No! No! Not the mane!" Kion shouted. "Kiara! Let me go this instance!"
To that, Kiara begin messing up his not full developed mane getting an kick out of this and now remembering the times when things were good and no struggles. Things were like that again. "You must be punish for your crimes." Kiara states, not wavering. "You two want some at him?" She turned to Tiifu and Zuri.
"I swear - if you two say yes-" Kion yelled to the two.
The two lionesses smirked. "Yes," they both answered at the same time. Tiifu unsheathed her claws and begin tickling at his stomach. Zuri begin to tickle him on the face, messing up his eyebrows and whiskers.
Kion instantly got an flashback to a scene very similar to this as a cub. He remember when his mane first grow that time and bragged about it so the three taught him an lesson. Kiara was messing up his mane, with Tiifu tickled at his stomach, and Zuri tickling him on the face.
"I hate you three!" Kion shouted between laughter. He realized he made an mistake when the three begin to tickle him harder and as much as he tried to swirmed free, it only got even worse then when it begin.
Eventually, they stopped and Kion was able to breathe again. "We should have used that on you in battle," Tiifu taunted playfully.
"Oh shut up," Kion waved his paws at her.
"Kiara, looks like we need to teach Kion some respect again," Zuri says.
"Damn little brother," Kiara got into an pouncing position as Kion backed up. "First we have to make you pay for all you've done throughout the years, now you being rude. You're going to be busy the next few hours."
Kion tried to run away knowing he was about to face endless tortures of tickling again. But Kiara pinned him down and force him down by his shoulders. He was tickled again! "Oh, I would get you three for this!!!" Kion vowed as he begin laughing.
It was safe to say this is the first time he have actual fun and joyfulness for two years.
A particular group was walking to the Lion Guard's den where they saw a sleeping lion against a comfortable place.
He looked so crazy and so wacko. His mane, stomach fur, ears, whiskers, and eyebrows, were all messed up and dislocated.
They notice three certain lionesses laying down not far from him but not asleep. "What happen to him?" Fuli wondered knowing those three had something to deal with it.
"Oh, let's just say we taught him some respect," Kiara smirks as she said that part. She and her friends really enjoyed that little parade they had with Kion.
"Oh let me guess," Bunga said. "You three tickled him."
"Yep," Tiifu says.
"He was pretty much crying half of the time because we tickle him like there was no tomorrow," Zuri added, flashing an smile.
"Guess that explains the mess up features on his body," Ono remarked.
"Kion may be fierce but Kiara is more fierce." Beshte added.
"Hey, atleast everything was at peace," Tiifu says softly. "The war is practically over. Kion may have sins and will have to stand trial eventually but we'll help him and we can finally move on with our lives and not have to worry about Scar."
"There maybe threats but we'll all handle them," Kiara states.
All was at peace in the Pride Lands and huge threats have been eliminated... or have they?
In a very dark place, a brown-coated lion with strange markings, were resting. His father's trusted heir have betrayed them and turn against his father for his pathetic sister and her friends. They were so close to power but Kion just turned against them and now his parents were death and the Pride Lands can't even be challenged even if he got allies. Most of the allies just left and it turned out that pathetic leopard, Makucha survived and took his clan, with Kiburi's float leaving the Outlands and going elsewhere. The vultures and most of the lionesses have joined the Pride Lands and make amands after seeing Scar and Zira's evil. Now all he has is Reirei's jackals and some of the lionesses.
The lipardess just swish her tail, "Fear not, for father's not truly gone. I know how to summon him, in the meantime though... I'd gather recruits for the true army." She smirk a bit, "Let the Pride Landers think they've won. They'll let down their guard, then is when we'll strike..."
"Who even cares about father?" Nunka snapped harshly towards her. "We don't need him! I think we will never win! If Krayt was just an true and good heir, we would have gotten the Pride Lands by now, but the strength of sibling love and friendship saved him!"
She wasn't at all fazed by that, keeping a still calm demeanor." If you wanna give up, fine. But I'm not." Her eyes glowed for but a second as she had turned around, looking back at Nunka as she said that. Deciding to let him be for now, she headed off somewhere.
Nunka stroked his chin thoughtfully. A evil smile came to his face. Scar may not be able to be summon but they can summond Kion to the dark caves down where ancient lions have went in and never came out. With Scar's mere corpse in those caves, he won't be able to get defeat. Most likely, the Pride Landers will eventually find out about those ancient caves.
The brown-coated lion let out an laugh. He will have to pay the caves an visit with his sister and the two of them would find a way to bring him back, not in form but to help them take the place of the Pride Lands. "Oh, this is just the beginning."
The lipardess just smile, her ear flicked as she had picked up his response. "Indeed." She agreed, not having gotten too far away.
The End
A/N: It was fun writing this story. I always wanted a dark Kion but find a way to redeem himself in the end by his sister. There may be a sequel someday next year but for now this is where it all ends.