The Lion King III: Pride Land Rogue

The Lion King III: Pride Land Rogue

Joyous Spring

Disclaimer: All characters, original story references, and settings are Copyright The Walt Disney Company. Zuri, Azizi, Hodari, Zeru, Ua, Maovu, and all them other characters are Copyrighted to myself.

Author's Note: Yay! My LK fic is out! Please R/R!

Brief Summary: Zuri and Azizi, Kiara's twin daughters, must figure out who the true heiress is while at the same time battling the revived Zira and her firstborn, Maovu.

A mighty lion roar came to hearing from the distance of Pride Rock. An antelope herd lifted their heads in unison and leapt toward the sound effortlessly. At the same time, the roar echoed into the ears of thousands of other animals, including the elephants, giraffes, and cheetahs. Upon hearing this roar, the animals knew the pride had enlisted their attendance for a ceremony. Of course, what they didn't know was what they were celebrating. This what part of the purpose of the celebration, to spring it on the animals by surprise and throw them into a wild celebration. Kiara looked to Vitani, who nodded. "That's it!" She replied.

"Go ahead" Sarafina ushered.

"You can do it, Kiara!" Nala whispered, nudging her to proceed. Kiara smiled, and gulped nervously, taking her place beside Nala. Well, she thought, this is it. She looked down at her feet, hearing

her father's cry into the sunset, and forcefully told herself to move. Her paws lifted obediently and she sighed, able to move. As she appeared from the den, she guessed there were maybe 6 or 7 thousand creatures staring up at their princess. Her paints stood out against the warm colors of the sky. Kovu, who was already at the very front of Pride Rock with Simba, stared at her in awe. He was still amazed, as he had been when they were betrothed just a night ago. Suddenly, Simba roared, and Kovu knew his cue. He approached Kiara, and Sajivu, chosen to represent the former followers of Scar, stood in front of Simba, doing her best to portray the hatred that was visable in Zira's heart. Kiara and Kovu stood next to one and other, and Kiara looked on thoughtfully. The two pretended to swat each other, as the savanna broke in an

emotional uproar. Then, Kiara and Kovu stepped in, roaring back. Kiara said her part under her breath, and did it as told. She drew a circle, visible even to the animals, in the dust. Sajivu and Kiara confronted each other, and Sajivu pretended to fall off of Pride Rock. The effort was very real, for animals were frightened a little by it. Then, Vitani, Kovu, Kiara and Simba placed a paw inside of the circle. The animals cheered, and Simba let out another mighty roar.

"This," he cried. "This is our celebration of Union!" the crowd broke into a joyous riot, and the lionesses began doing dances they had created, Kiara and Kovu having their own, along with Simba and Nala. Kovu smiled warmly. He couldn't be happier. Kiara smiled back, and affectionately gave him a head-butt, which was part of the dance. The night had been a success for all of them…