Prince Kopa stood where his brother left him, nervously pacing. Where Queen Kiara approaches behind him, sees his anxiety.

"It's all right to be nervous."

Kopa groans. "Why does everyone keep saying that? I'm not nervous!"

The golden lioness looked at her son hard. "You may be able to fool the rest of kingdom -"

"...but never you. I know." Kopa repeated the famous words before looking at his mother.

Kiara smiled before pushing some of her son's mane out of his eyes. "Kopa, just remember that you have something even the great King Simba never had."

Kopa looked at his mother with questioning eyes. "And what is that?"

Kiara chuckled before smiling. "Me for a mother. Now don't keep your father waiting."

Kiara gave her son one last nuzzle before heading towards Pride Rock.

~O~

A young whitish lioness with hazel eyes, stood with Chumvi and Maji. The two brothers had returned like Simba ordered and with better attitudes towards the younger prince.

The three stood before the crowd of the animals and pride before bowing as Prince Jesús and Queen Kiara walked down the line.

Jesús takes his place at the front of the crowd alongside the others. With another blast of a trumpet the crowd goes silent as the some lionesses and lions moves into formation. They part to reveal Simba walking out of the cave. His dark brown mane blew lightly as he walked to the peak. He exudes all the power and majesty of a Ruler of the Pride Lands. Kiara joins him at his side.

Simba looks around and casts a glance over to the brothers and Jesús. Kopa is nowhere to be seen. Simba looks to Jesús and the red-brown pelted prince shrugs.

Simba isn't pleased. A murmur spreads through the crowd.

Maji looked at the red-brown lion. "Where is he?"

Jesús shook his head at the orange lion. "He said he'd be along."

Jessica immediately realizes the truth, shakes her head in disapproval.

Chumvi looks at the whitish lioness with a raised eyebrow. "What?"

Jessica rolled her eyes. "He wants to make an entrance."

The dark orange lion groaned before looking from Jessica to the crowd. "Well, if he doesn't show up soon, he shouldn't bother. King Simba looks like he's ready to feed him to the hyenas."

Jesús sighed as he looked over the crowd. "I wouldn't worry. Father will forgive him. He always does."

Just then, at the back of the crowd, a loud roar erupted. Kopa strides cockily down the assemble lines. The crowd erupts in cheers. Kopa grins, basking in the moment, relishing the adoration, whipping his audience up into a frenzy.

Jessica rolled her hazel eyes. "Oh, please."

Simba watches from the peak, not liking his son's showy display.

~O~

As the sound of the cheers echo through the land. Two lions pace guard by the borders. They soon grow increasingly uneasy, sensing something's not right. They exchange a look, and look around where out of no where they get pounced on by two lionesses.

One with creamy fur looked up from the dead body she just killed with a evil glint in her emerald green eyes. Not long after a few more lionesses walked over the borders lead by a creamy brown lion with a black mane.

"Nice work, Vitani." then he looked towards the other lioness that attacked the patrolling lions. Who was dull tan lioness with amber eyes. "You too, Tamaa."

The dull tan lioness smiled as the creamy lioness looked at the lion.

"What now, Nuka?"

The creamy brown lion looked at the slightly younger lioness. "Your father said some one showed him and my mother a way in. And we plan to fully use it."

Without another thought the creamy brown lion continue heading into the Pride Lands with the dull tan lioness and the others following.

Vitani sighed deeply. "I hope this isn't a trap."

After taking a deep breath she ran after the others.