It was already dark and long walk from the Pride Rock as Mufasa, Zazu, and Rafiki made their way to see the King's daughter. Mufasa hated to admit his but long ago after mated with his wife Sarabi, he mated with another lioness named Lulu. Mufasa met Lulu while he was attending business at Pride Lands while Sarabi was back at the Pride Rock. Lulu was being harassed by the Hyenas while roaming through the Pride Lands at night and since Mufasa was already King he had to save the lioness from the bloodthirsty hyenas. Zazu and Rafiki went with the king in silence. they knew that the king didn't want to talk about his affair with another lioness behind Sarabi back and they definitely knew not to tell anyone about his other cub either. Mufasa hated that he had to travel outside of the Pride Lands to see his newborn daughter but he understood because he didn't want anyone but Zazu, Rafiki, Lulu, and himself to know about what went on that fateful night.


~Flashback Dream~


Mufasa and Lulu laid in silence after what just transpired between the two of them. They didn't mean for this to happen but it already had happened, they just mated with each other. Both of them where wrath with guilt especially Mufasa, he couldn't believe that he had just mated with another lioness behind his queen back. Lulu on the other hand felt embarrassed because she knew that the king was faithfully committed to Sarabi and she mated with him anyway, she felt like a homewrecker but then again...she was one. The two animals continued to lay in silence, they didn't even want to make eye contact with each other after they passionate mating with each other.

"Lulu." Mufasa said but made sure to avoid eye contact with her. "Yes, your majesty?" She said not looking at him either. Mufasa was still lost for words after having an affair with the lioness. He had so much to say but couldn't find not one word, so he just hung his head sighed.

"We must get back to the pridelands now." He finally spoken.

"I agree, I must go back with the lioness." Lulu sprinted back to be with Sarabi and the lioness hunting party. Mufasa was ashamed for what he did, he never thought that he would be the one to be unfaithful towards anything or anyone for that matter. He headed back to the Pride Rock himself only to see his majordomo Zazu and his friend Rafiki behind him with the look of disappointment and shock on their faces. Mufasa knew what they were thinking and he did not blame them for it. Too embarrassed and ashamed for his actions he walked past them not saying a word or making eye contact with them. Zazu and Rafiki watched as the king made his way back home.

"I stunned." Zazu said in disbelief at his friend and master's actions. "I can't believe it. What do you think?"

"I have no words." The mandrill spoken and followed behind Mufasa leaving Zazu by himself. "Oh sire, what have you done?" He said sadly and flew behind them.


~End of Flashback Dream~


They finally made their way to Lulu to see Mufasa's daughter, there she was. Cradled into her mother's arms asleep snoring with little baby snores. The king made his way closer to take a more good look at his lioness daughter and the little lioness opened her eyes to her father. She had Mufasa's eyes and her Lulu's caramel fur, Zazu and Rafiki also looked at the cub. They kept quiet as they looked at the lioness smiling at her father. Mufasa now has a son and a daughter with two different lioness.

"Her name is Maia." Lulu finally said breaking the silence. "She has your eyes." She said to Mufasa.

"She is indeed a pretty little lioness." Zazu said Mufasa looks at Zazu making Zazu kept quiet. "May I hold her?" Mufasa said. Lulu nods and Rafiki hands little Maia to Mufasa. Mufasa looks at Maia, he was proud that his daughter made his way into the world but he hated how she came into the world. He had secretly only wished that Maia was his daughter through Sarabi instead of Lulu, so that way he would've never cheated on her and stayed faithful to Sarabi but it didn't turned out that way...it turned out differently than expected.

"She is indeed precious." The king spoken about his daughter. Lulu hated the fact that she had a cub by the king while he was already with his queen Sarabi but she hid her shame and embarrassment with a smile instead. Lulu smiled at the sight of her daughter being with her father.

Soon it was time for Mufasa, Zazu, and Rafiki to return back home after visiting Lulu and Maia. They were soon making their way back to the Pride Lands.

"Mufasa, I should've said this a long time ago but how long do you plan on...you know. Keeping this a secret from Sarabi?" Rafiki asked only to be pecked on the head by Zazu.

"you should know better than to ask the King Mufasa that." Zazu told him. "No Zazu." Mufasa said.

"Rafiki's right, I shouldn't keep any secrets."

"it's going to break her heart." Zazu said. Mufasa said to himself. "I know." He said. "Which is why I want the two of you to keep quiet about this."

"Mufasa, the secret will come out eventually." Rafiki warned him. "I know it will, but for now no one must know about this especially Sarabi which means the two of you must not say a word." He told them and the two nods to the King. "This is not going to end well." Rafiki whispers to Zazu.


Years Later...

The cub Simba ran out into the dark morning and stood on top of Pride Rock's peak. He smiled then ran back to the caves.

"Dad! Dad! Come on, Dad, we gotta go! Wake up! -Dad! Dad" Simba said to his father and leapt over a lioness. Leaping on other sleeping lioness "Sorry!" he called back running to his sleeping parents. He shook Mufasa.

"Dad! Daad!

"Your Son Is awake." Sarabi said to Mufasa

"Before sunrise, He's your son." Mufasa said.

"Dad! Dad! Come on, Dad. You Promised!" Simba reminded his dad angrily.

"Okay, Okay. I'm up, I'm up." Mufasa said to his young son and let out a roar while yawning.

"Yeah!" Simba Excitedly said.

Soon Simba and Mufasa reached the top of the Pride rock, above the den.

"Look, Simba. Everything the light touches is our kingdom." The king told his son. "Wow." Simba was amazed at what he sees knowing that one day that the whole kingdom would be his.

"A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here.

And will rise with you as the new king."

"And this will all be mine?" Smba asked. "Everything." Mufasa assured.

"Everything the light touches. What about that shadowy place?" Simba asked.

"That's beyond our borders. You must never go there, Simba." Mufasa told his son.

"But I thought a king can do whatever he wants."

"Oh, there's more to being king than getting your way all the time." Mufasa replied.

"There's More?" Simba asked.

"Simba..." Mufasa says as he starts to explain. Soon they are walking through the grasslands of the Pride Lands.

"Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As King, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures,

From the crawling ant to the leaping antelope."

"But, Dad, don't we eat the antelope?" Simba asked Confused.

"Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great circle of life." Mufasa explains to Simba.

Soon Zazu came in and landed"Good morning, sire!" Said Zazu cheerfully "Good morning, Zazu." Mufasa replied.

"Checking in with the morning report." Zazu says.

"Fire away." Said Mufasa.

"Well! The buzz from the bees is that the leopards are in a bit of a spot." Zazu says.

"Really?" Mufasa asked before getting distracted by Simba.

"What are you doing, son?"

"Pouncing."

"Let an old pro show you how it's done." Mufasa says

"I told the elephants to forget it, but they can't..." Zazu said.

"Zazu, would you turn around?" Mufasa asked.

"Yes, Sire. The cheetahs are hard up, but..." Zazu said and did as he was told

"Stay low to the ground." Mufasa Instructed. "Cheetahs never prosper..." Said Zazu. "Yeah, Okay. Stay low to the ground, right? Yeah." Simba whispers.

"What's going on?" Zazu asked.

"A Pouncing lesson." Mufasa replied.

"Very good. Pouncing. Pouncing? No, Sire, you can't be serious..." Zazu freaked out after realizing what was going on but Mufasa then motioned Zazu to turn back around and he did. "This is so humiliating." Zazu complained.

"Try not to make a sound." Mufasa quietly Instructed to Simba.

"What are you telling him, Mufasa? Mufasa? Simba?" Zazu said as he got pounced on by Simba as the King laughed.

"That's very good," Mufasa said to his son. "Zazu!" a mole said. "Yes!" Zazu said.

"Sir news from the underground." the Mole said. Mufasa still talking to Simba. "Now, this time..." Mufasa Said as he got interrupted.

"Sire! Hyenas in the Pride Lands!" A Freaked Zazu informed the King "Zazu Take Simba home." Mufasa instructed.

"Aw, dad, can't I come?" Simba asked but Mufasa said. "No, son."

"Pah! I never get to go anywhere." Simba complained. "Oh, young master, one day, you will be king. Then you can chase slobbering, mangy, stupid poachers from dawn until dusk." Said Zazu as he and Simba headed to pride rock.

After kicking the Hyenas out of the Pridelands, the King then made his way to go pay a visit to his daughter, Maia. He decided to make the trip to see Maia alone since Zazu was back at the PrideLands with Simba and Rafiki was well being Rafiki. Mufasa got to thinking about his daughter and realized that she and Simba were just alike. They're both young cubs, energetic, adventurous, both get into a little trouble from time to time, and both couldn't wait to see what life had to offer them. Mufasa didn't like sneaking behind Sarabi to meet his secret daughter and he's been thinking an awful lot about telling his Queen the truth about where he's been and why he was staying out so late like he was but he could never bring himself to do so, so he kept quiet about the whole thing. Finally, the King made his way to see his daughter only to just see her mother, Lulu.

"Your majesty?" Lulu said surprised seeing Mufasa here. "It's Mufasa." He corrected. There was only a few people who were allowed to call him by his true name; such as his wife, his brother, Rafiki, and now Lulu because the last time she called him that; they mated with each other and the King didn't want to go through that again.

"Where's Maia?" He asked.

"She went outside to play."

"What?" The King asked surprised at Lulu's answer.

"I said she went outside to play, I told her it was alright. What's the matter with that?" Lulu asked.

"I thought I told you not to let Maia out of your sight, she could've crossed the Elephant's graveyard or the Pridelands."

"Mufasa, there's nothing to be worried about I told Maia where to go and where not to go."

But little did Mufasa and Lulu know that little Maia did go where they forbid her to go, the Pridelands. While she traveled alone, she found herself running into two other cubs;

"Hi." Maia cheerfully said to them.

"Hello." One of them said. "My name's Maia, what's your name?"

"Well I'm Simba and this is Nala." Simba told her unaware that he just met his half-younger sister.