Hello to all, and welcome to the chapter! I would like to thank Keep Calm and Join Team Loki as well as my guest for reviewing the first chapter. When all of y'all are finished reading this, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO LEAVE ME A REVIEW! Well, I think that I have done enough blabbing, so without any further ado, here is the chapter!

-Tex-

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Once Steele finally regained consciousness, he was once again floating in a sea of darkness. He tried to open what he thought was his mouth, but not a sound came out of it.

The executed felon once again heard the very same voice as before. "Do not yet try to speak Matthew, for you have not yet been reborn. As this is the last time I will speak to you, I have decided to leave you with a very small present. Your paws will retain the same dexterity and advantages as the common human hand. You will have thumbs, will be able to make a fist, and will be able to grasp. Goodbye Matthew Steele, and use my gift wisely."

The voice disappeared, and all of a sudden, bright white light began to engulf Steele, as he desperately tried to open his eyes. As he was doing this, the felon began to hear voices coming from all around him.

"He's so cute…"

"He has your eyes Nala…"

"It's amazing…I'm actually a grandfather!"

"I don't think I've ever seen something so weak…except for maybe Nuka!"

"Cut the shit Vitani!"

"Kovu! No swearing in the presence of the cub!"

"Honey, he can't understand me!"

If Steele were to be capable of smirking, he would have at that very moment. He could very clearly understand absolutely everything that the voices were currently saying. The bright lights surrounding him ceased to blur the surrounding environment, and Steele could now clearly see five lions staring down, directly in his direction.

His new eyes widened in complete shock at the sight, the now former human having never have thought that his reincarnation would be represented by a completely different species.

Fantastic. I've been born into a family of anthropomorphic lions. What could possibly make this day any stranger for me?

A lioness with amber eyes and fur the color of pure gold, known to the others as Kiara, picked up Steele in her arms and began to lick him clean of the birth.

The former human did not respond well to this treatment, and Steele decided to voice his displeasure.

"Get your vile tongue off of me you filthy lioness. Have you not bathed in years? Your god-forsaken muzzle smells like the toilets in the prison! You WILL die for whatever shit you have done to me so far!"

Steele continued to prattle on about his malcontent disposition of his current state, but to the lionesses, all that they could hear was the soft mewing of a newborn cub. Kiara continued to beam with pride over her new son.

"He's so beautiful Kovu. The heir to the Pridelands. What do you think his name should be?"

Steele turned his young eyes towards the lion known as Kovu, whose emerald green eyes narrowed in thought, his pitch black mane flowing slightly in the breezy African wind as his chocolate brown fur bristled in thought.

"I have no idea Kiki. Do you have any ideas?"

The new mother shook her head in negation, and Simba and Nala shared a quick smile, both of them having come up with the exact same idea for a name. Steele stared at his…grandparents…with a puzzled expression implanted on his face.

Nala turned to the new parents, glee sparkling in her sapphire blue pupils. "How about the two of you name him Unio, to celebrate the union of the two prides?"

Steele once again tried in vain to voice his astute displeasure. "How dare you? How dare you? My name is Matthew Steele, and no matter what anybody, lion or human, tries to do, that will always be my name. I will not answer to Unio. It's pathetic and disparaging. Once the capability of my vocal chords develops accordingly, it seems I will have to notify these morons of that notion."

Kiara's eyes widened, and she grinned, her mate also showing a similar expression on his scarred face. Even the sourpuss Vitani was smirking and twitching slightly, as if she was attempting to hold back a grin as well."

"Mom, that's a perfect name. I love it. How about you Kovu?"

The chocolate-furred lion continued to grin. "It's perfect Kiara…Unio it is. When is the monkey going to present him?"

Kiara shrugged in response. "Whenever we tell him to, I guess."

Steele shuddered in the arms of the young lioness. "No! That is too far now! You want to have me presented by a freaking monkey? What the hell is wrong with you people…well, lions, BUT IT'S THE PRINCIPLE OF THE THING! I will not lower myself to being presented by a glorified butt-scratcher."

Kiara chuckled lightly at the apparent mewing of her apparent young son. "Kovu, isn't he just precious?"

The large male chuckled as well. "That he is, my darling, that he is."

The two new parents, two new grandparents, and the single new aunt would crowd around Steele for the rest of the night, giving the former human little privacy to contemplate his current situation.

The night sky now seemed to smile over the Pridelands. The stars were glimmering, the moon was full, and Pride Rock appeared just as majestic as it had always been. It was as if the Pridelands were about to enter a new era of peace and prosperity, but little did they know that they were about to have an entirely new set of unusual problems to manage…

Well, that is all that I am going to write for now. As I mentioned previously, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO KINDLY LEAVE ME A REVIEW! I will try to have the next chapter on the website whenever I possibly can. Well, I think that I have babbled enough, so take care, and thank y'all very much for reading!

-Tex-