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. Causing Nala to growl 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 creamy gold 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 bluish 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. Tau."

Time seemed to freeze as Nala looked the lion over. The Tau she knew had kind bluish eyes and a pale brown mane tuff on his head.

This lion has a pale brown mane, that crowned his head nicely as well a few pieces in his bluish eyes.

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

"Tau!" Nala cried before running and embracing the creamy gold lion.

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

"What's going on?"

Tau and Nala looked and seen an older large built brownish-beige lion and a young dark brown lioness.

Tau smiled at the two before introducing Nala to the father and daughter.

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

The dark brown lioness growled, her 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 brownish-beige black mane lion turned his purple gaze to Nala.

"You shouldn't be here. Simba and Cayden 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."

Cassiel, Sherise and Tau shared a look before the brownish-beige 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?"

Cassiel 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 Tau alone.

Tau 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."

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

Nala looked up and smiled. "I would love that."