TMNTTLK lover; I honestly don't know what to say about Sarafina. But she cares and at the same time she don't. As for Ed, I like the idea of him talking and being a good guy. Thank you for reviewing!

After exiting the Outlands, Nala had crossed the desert. Braving the hot heat blazing down. By the time the sun was high in the sky the next day, Nala had reached a area that was marked with countless of trees.

Nala looked around untill she found a lake. After resting the tawny lioness went in search of food. Where she soon laid eyes on a fat red warthog. Creeping quietly through the tall green grass. She was almost there untill the warthog looked up and met her eyes. It screamed before running away. Nala growled before giving chase.

Nala was so close she could feel the blood pumping in her veins. The tawny lioness was about to pounce when a loud roar erupted. Nala stopped dead in her tracks as a young adult orange lion leaped over a root and pounced on her. The impact of being pinned to the ground made Nala snap out of her daze, where she stared into a pair of brown eyes. Those same eyes widen before the lion stepped off of her leaving her to stand.

"Nala...?"

Nala's ears perked as she looked at the lion with questions running through her head.

"Is it really you?" the lion asked looking her in wonder.

Nala scooted back as she looked at the lion, trying to figure the him out. "Who are you?"

The lion smiled."It's me. Malka."

Time seemed to freeze as Nala looked the lion over. The Malka she knew had a hint of mischief in his eyes as well as dark brown tuffs on his ears and a dark brown mane tuff on his head. This lion has a dark brown, that covered most of his ears and crowned his head nicely as well some mischief in his brown eyes.

A huge smile formed as Nala realized that the lion was her best friend.

"Malka!" Nala cried before running and embracing the orange lion.

Malka smiled before giving his friend a nuzzle. "It's good to see you, Nal'."

"What's going on?"

Malka and Nala looked and seen a large dark brown lion and a young dark brown lioness. Malka smiled at the two before introducing Nala to the father and daughter.

"Hunter, Sherise. This is Nala. Nala, Hunter and his daughter Sherise."

The dark brown lioness growled, her dark purple eyes full of fury. "You!"

Sherise roared before pouncing, sending the two lionesses rolling. Nala soon found herself pinned again.

"I should kill you for what you did! But that's not my call!"

"Sherise!"

The dark brown lioness sneered before returning to her father. After watching his daughter sit at his side, the dark brown lion turned his dark purple gaze to Nala.

"You shouldn't be here. Simba and Jaser are not going to like it."

Nala lowered her head. "I know what I did was terrible and on no chart of wrong. No one knows how sorry I am but me. If there were anything I could do I'll do it."

Hunter, Sherise and Malka shared a look before the dark brown lion looked back at Nala. "Maybe there's something you can do after all."

Sherise looked at her father in shock. "You're not serious, father?"

Hunter had already turned to head back to his small pride. When he looked over his shoulder and nodded."As a heart attack."

Sherise stared at her father as he continued walking. With a growl she looked at the tawny lioness.

"I'm keeping my eyes on you."

With a snarl the dark brown lioness walked away leaving Nala and Malka alone. Malka chuckled nervously as he looked at Nala.

"Sorry. You're a bad reminder of what is to come and what happened."

Nala sighed deeply before nodding. "I understand."

Malka nuzzled her head. "How about a tour? I'll show you the oasis."

Nala looked up and smiled. "I'll love that."