CandyLuv99; I'm sorry for the repeat and the story being predictable. But I was going for a cycle of events in the story, each end the same or different in some way. But I appreciate the reviews.
Onto chapter forty-five, enjoy!
As time went on and Queen Nala's pregnancy progressed. Jua, Nadir's mate had given birth to a healthy female they named Amanda.
Then a week later, Tama gave birth to Chumvi's son. They named Afua, after the rogue Chumvi's mother Kesi mated with.
During that time an announcement was made. After fooling around, mating with both Malka and Luis. Kula has decided to settle down and was now engaged to Nadir's best friend, Kuona.
One night, while Desta were on patrol with his preteen son, Mapenzi. Artem went into labor, who had claimed a place to give birth in that's not too far away from priderock as that was traditional in the Luna kingdom.
The stars were shining brightly across the dark blue sky. The cool night breeze blew through the quiet plains. Ruffling the leaves of countless trees. The green grass sway from the wind as peddles and dust swirl in the air.
A zebra lifted it's head at the sound of a loud roar. In a large hollow log laid the in labour black lioness. Her purple eyes were clenched close as her large stomach rised and fell. She panted as a sharp pain shot through her. With another roar erupted the pain intensified.
Soon the pain stopped which was followed small mewing. She moved her tired eyes toward her tail to see a tiny bundle covered in blood. She picked up the cub and placed it in her paws. Before she bathed it clean, the cub's appearance soon came to eye.
"Artem?"
The black lioness looked towards the entrance where she seen her brownish, black mane mate. He looked at her with concern in his dark brown eyes.
"The cub came?"
It was a stupid question but caused Artem to smile.
"Yes. She just was born not long before you came back."
Desta lowered his head and shook it. His black mane shaking lightly. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left you."
"It's alright. Many lionesses have been through worst. But now that you're here. We can name our daughter."
Desta was still upset with himself but smiled and nodded before looking back at the cub that laid in her mother's paws. She had dark brown fur and a cute black nose.
"What do you have in mind?"
Desta looked at the cub and nuzzled her before looking back at her mate. "To be honest Desta, I don't know. I know I should of...but there are so many wonderful names. I couldn't decide."
Desta nuzzled the distressed lioness. "It's alright, dear. I have a name for her...that I had been thinking about since we found out about the pregnancy."
Artem smiled and leaned into the nuzzle. "What is it?"
Desta smiled and lowered his head to nuzzle his daughter. "Sherise. It was my mother's mother's name and I would like to honor my grandmother."
Artem smiled brightly at the name. It was really a beautiful name. The cub mewed before turning over on her back and blinked her eyes open.
Desta and Artem smiled proudly at their daughter. As she stared up at them with wide purple eyes eyes.
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So time went on, now two months old, Sherise is talking and adventurous.
It was in the early morning, before the sun started to rise, of the fourth week of Desta and Artem's daughter turning two months. When two loud roars erupted through the land.
Sherise was the first to awake to see Queen Nala being rushed out of the den by Sarabi and Sarafina. While on the other side a pale white lioness, Amara and her mother was helping Amara's daughter, Jessica who seemed in a lot of pain.
A yawn caused Sherise to look to her side to see her older half-brother blinking his gold eyes open. "What's going on?"
"Miss Jessica's cub is coming." the dark brown cub answered. Her purple eyes watching her mother and Amara with Jessica.
As the hours went by just as the sun began to rise over the horizon Mapenzi and Sherise's ears perked at the loud noises coming from priderock.
The two quickly got to their paws and walked to the den entrance to see Rafiki carrying a small tawny bundle of fur before heading towards King Simba and Queen Nala at the peak and trusted the cub in his arms into the air.
"Mapenzi. Sherise."
The siblings turned and walked over to Artem. Who instantly gave them nuzzles before lightly pushing them over to Jessica who had a small creamy cub in between her paws.
Artem beamed at the mewing infant before turning to her own cubs even if one was her step-son. "Meet the newest member of the pride and royal family. Joshua."
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On the outskirts of the Pridelands Gwen has been on edge. Her youngest son has become a father and her grandson could pose a threat to the plan. Which leads her to another issue that has her on edge.
Zira has claimed to come up with a plan but it's been weeks since she said anything. So, the white lioness took it upon herself to gather their pride of Scar followers before looking for her oldest step-daughter.
"Zira!"
The pale tan lioness was sitting near the edge of a cliff when Gwen walked over. Zira dipped her head for the older lioness to continue.
"The pride want to know the plan."
Zira looked from the setting sun to her ally, "I'll be there in a moment."
Gwen nodded before walking away. Zira looked back to the sky and closed her eyes, Don't worry father, you're about to be avenged!
Zira snapped her amber eyes open and with a snarl she got up and went to where the lionesses and lions as well as Gwen were waiting. There in a clearing, close the Outlands border was a group of lionesses and a couple lions. From fifthteen to twenty lionesses, from different shades of color stood, sat or laid.
Zira walked over to Gwen and sat. "I know you all are wandering what's the plan. It's simple.. We take down Simba, by weakling him."
"How are we going to do that?" asked a greyish lioness with brown eyes.
Zira shared a look with Gwen before before the pale tan smiled darkly at the greyish lioness, "We take away the most precious things to him," then Zira grinned at the rest, "His son."