CandyLuv99; Uru will eventually serve her purpose. As for Leila, she has chosen her side.
The song used is Taking You Home by Kimaya Seward from Balto II: Wolf Quest.
I suggest re-reading chapter thirteen. I apologize for any tears. Without further ado, here's chapter forty-seven. Enjoy!
Bright Kingdom
Eldest daughter of Scar had a lot of thoughts stampeding through her head. Gwen sent her to the Bright Kingdom after Nuka told them about Simba's plan to have guards accompany the cubs, especially her nephew who's the actual target.
The pale tan lioness was currently following Azizi, her cousin from Jadis as she lead her to cave where Jadis and a lion she hoped to never meet again were waiting.
"Ah, Zira.." a large muscular goldish, orange mane lion purred. As his orange eyes gazed hungrily over his former lover. "How's our sunspot or better yet, love child? Was daddy dearest impressed?"
Zira snarled at the current king of the Bright Kingdom. "Don't speak of my father, Cerberus! And that runt you put in me, he rejected!"
Cerberus chuckled. "Well, it wasn't on my part. Could I at least my son's name?"
Zira glared at the goldish lion that was also a few seasons older. "My father named him Nuka!"
"Alright, enough!" Bright Kingdom King-father, Badhi roared silencing his son's sarcastic remarks. "What can we do for you, Princess Zira?"
Zira growled before straightening up. "Gwen and I have a plan to start our revenge on Simba but it comes with a bit of obstacles. We need assistance,"
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Night has claimed the Pridelands, on the peak sat Desta, Mapenzi and Sherise. The three were star-gazing and Sherise spotted a lion roaring.
"Hey, look! That one looks like a lion roaring."
Desta pinned his black rimmed ears as a bad memory resurfaced. He looked up at the dark blue sky and quietly wondered where his mother was.
"Dad?"
Desta shook his black mane covered head before looking at his son. "Yes, Mapenzi?"
The light brown preteen yawned along with Sherise as he cuddled up against Desta's side. "Can you sing us a lullaby?"
Desta smiled lovingly at his cubs before giving them both nuzzles and started to purr as he sung softly,
Somebody wants you, Somebody needs you
Someone is searching for your heart alone
Someone is dreaming, Waiting and watching
Someone is coming to take you home.
Mapenzi and Sherise yawned before Sherise moved from in between her father's larger dusty brown coloured paws over to her brother. Where the siblings snuggled up against one another.
Time, it will fly like the sun through the sky.
And what once was hello turns to goodbye.
Tomorrow is here now, Sings in your ear now.
Child of my heart, Your life is your own.
Never you fear, now, Your path is clear now.
Some one who loves you,
Some one who loves you is taking you home.
Desta smiled at his now sleeping cubs. Mapenzi slept with his head on Sherise's back as Sherise slept with her head on her brother's pale colour paws.
Desta laid his head down besides his cubs and joined them in slumber. Not aware of the drastic events happening the following day.
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"Come on on Sherise, I'll race you to the watering hole!" shouted Kopa as he ran ahead of the dark brown cub.
Sherise shook her head, "Please tell me why you dragged me along?"
Kopa laughed. "One because you love me and two every one busy. Mapenzi and Josh is busy with my dad and Uncle Jesús. Amanda is with her parents for the day."
Sherise rolled her eyes before picking up speed and the race was on. Neither cub was aware they were being followed by two sides.
Once at the water hole, Sherise and Kopa took a moment to catch their breathes. As Sherise was drinking her ears perked.
"Kopa, did you hear that?"
Kopa lifted his head and shook it before going back to drink.
"Kopa, come on. Something don't feel right." cried Sherise before running in a bush.
"Sherise, come on, there's nothing you should be afraid of when I'm around." Kopa boosted while puffing out his pale chest.
"How wrong you are, nephew!" a dark laugh echoed through the air.
"Who's there?" Kopa didn't get a response and it didn't feel right to the future king. "This isn't funny!"
Another dark laugh erupted through the air before Zira made herself known. "Why so spooked, my sweet prince?"
Kopa knew that this lioness was family, his aunt to be exact. But that didn't ease the feeling that something wasn't right.
The tawny cub's feelings was confirmed when a bunch of unknown snarling and growling lionesses appeared from the tall grasses behind the pale tan lioness along with a white lioness he recognize as his great-aunt Gwen and a scary unknown large goldish, orange mane lion.
To small to fight, so flight. With a a sharp turn Kopa bolted through the plains.
"Get him but don't kill him! He's mine!" Zira snarled before running after the Prince with her closest followers, Gwen and Cerberus.
But out of the grass a roar was sounded before Artem pounced on Zira and Desta pounced on Cerberus.
Gwen growled before continuing to chase Kopa but her path was suddenly blocked by Asra and Uru.
"Get out of my way!" Gwen snarled.
Asra closed her closed her eyes as this isn't something she wanted. She raised Gwen and didn't want to hurt her. Unfortunately, Gwen took advantage of that.
Moving lighting quick, Gwen pounced on her aunt. Tackling the light beige lioness to the ground and just as quickly, killed her aunt.
"Asra!" Uru roared before glaring at the white lioness with tears in her green eyes. "You won't get away this!"
Gwen grinned as once again Uru was harshly tackled by Nakiri. The yellow lioness grinned as she snarled in the old lioness' face.
"Just like old times, my queen."
Gwen stepped forward along with Fai. "Say hello to your worthless, pathetic son Mufasa."
Uru screamed as Gwen bit her throat before she submitted to the cold and darkness.
"Uru!" a angered roar was heard.
Before anyone knew it, Leila charged towards Gwen. But she never laid a claw on the white lioness.
Fai struck her stomach, leaving her to die before Nakiri struck her again, quickly ending the peachy-cream lioness' life.
With Zira, the pale tan lioness had just struck Artem across the throat. Blood began to spray, like a geyser. It wasn't long before Artem collapsed dead to the blood soaked ground.
"Mommy!"
Before Zira knew it, Mapenzi pounced but he wasn't a match for the pale tan lioness. His bloody body slumped to the ground.
Zira grinned before looking over to Cerberus to see him snap Desta's blood soaked neck. With a nod from the goldish lion, Zira and Gwen ran after their target as Cerberus ran in another direction with Nakiri and Fai.
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Prince Kopa ran as fast as his legs would run. His throat started to tighten as his lungs began to burn. He could feel the pads of his paws scrape and tare as they pounded against the hard ground. He knows it's life or death but he could feel the adrenaline leave his system as his body began to shut down from exhaustion.
He didn't know where to run but knew he had to hide somewhere. But unfortunately as a new burst of energy and adrenaline ran through his veins the tawny cub felt himself being lifted off the ground.
"Let me go!" Kopa cried out swinging his small colorless paws at whoever grabbed him.
Zira chuckled darkly before she snarled in her nephew's face. "Don't count on it." then she nodded to Gwen.
The white lioness growled before tossing Kopa. The cub flew through the air before landing hard and tumbled across the dusty ground.
Zira avanched before striking the young cub, sending him rolling before he stopped in a cloud of dust. Kopa looked up with a busted lip and his right eye was shut as four claw marks ran down his face.
Zira laughed before she hit the cub again, her claws digging deep into Kopa's side. Kopa tumbled through the dirt and grass, landing on his uninjured side with a moan. He could barely lift his head before Zira apporched, she walked up and gave the young prince a hard swipe.
Kopa tumbled like a cart wheel before landing on his injured side, breathing heavily as blood stained his fur.
"For Father!"
With a deadly growl Zira struck Kopa sending the now unconscious prince over the edge of a cliff they were near and into the rushing river below.