The Pride Lands was going strong since the birth of Princess Kiara. The first wave of cubs were heading into their teen stages. While little Kiara were just five months old.

Today was the day that she gets to venture without any babysitters. Kiara loves her siblings but they are frustrating, especially Dimitri. His attitude has been real sour lately. But enough of her big brother. The dark brown cub had plans today and no one was going to stop her.

After making sure no one was watching she leaped down the stone slope and ran across the savannah.

"Wow!" the princess whispered as she looked around in awe.

Kiara smiled as a white butterfly flew over her head before landing on a ledge. She crouched low and growled before pouncing. The bug flew away but Kiara was in awe at the sight before her eyes. She had made it the western land. Kiara jumped off the ledge and walked around.

"This place isn't so bad..."

"Watch out!"

Before Kiara could register what's happening she was tackled by a pale blur. Kiara sat up and shook her head to knock away the stars before looking for who attack her. To see a dark beige cub sit up.

"Hey what's the big idea!"

The cub pinned his black rimmed ears and lowered his orange eyes. "I'm sorry. I was playing and..."

Kiara smiled lightly. "Hey it's okay. I should of watched where I was going. I'm Kiara by the way."

The dark beige cub's ears perked. "I thought you would be older.."

Kiara cocked her head to the side before she giggled. "Oh. I'm named after my late Grammy!"

The dark beige cub smiled sheepishly. " ...I'm Jax."

Kiara smiled brightly. "It's a pleasure to meet you. Want to play?"

Jax nodded and was about to chase the darker pelted cub when three lioness cubs came running over with a tawny lion cub.

"Jax! You're needed for training..."

Kenna stopped at the sight of another cub. Ãnanda snarled before pouncing on the younger cub and pinning her down.

"Who are you!"

Tears threatened to fall from the princess' green eyes. "I'm Princess Kiara the second of the Pride Lands!"

Ãnanda snarled in Kiara's face. "I should kill you!"

Kiara whimpered and before anything could be said or done a loud roar echoed through the air. The Western land cubs took a few steps backwards before a red-brown teen lion with a growing black mane, appeared.

"Dimitri!" Kiara cried out happy to see her brother.

Dimitri growled at the western cubs causing them to turn and flee. Dimitri snorted before turning to his sister.

"What are you doing out here? You know these lands are forbidden!"

Kiara pinned her ears. "I'm sorry! Please don't tell mom and dad!"

Dimitri shook his head. "I'm not but you are!"

With that Dimitri picked up his sister and trotted back to the Pride Lands.

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"You were where?!" Jesús roared.

Kiara jumped and began to shake. "I'm.. I'm sorry daddy!"

"Jesús!" Sherise growled."She made a mistake. Like you haven't did that when you were younger!"

Jesús sighed deeply before taking a deep breath and turned to the guilty five month cub. "We tell you not to go there for a reason. There are very bad lions there."

"But daaad. I met a cub that looks like Grandpa Simba! He was nice."

Jesús looked at his daughter with wide eyes. "What did you say?"

Kiara brighten up at the thought of the shy dark beige cub. "He looked like Grandpa Simba and Great-Grandpa Mufasa."

Jesús growled before storming out of the cave. There's one lion he wants to see and when he finds him there's going to be hell to pay.