Hello readers! I will like to welcome you to my newest story! I have finished War For The Planet Of The Apes and was deeply moved by the film, albeit it was very sad. Anyways I wanted to write a story that had a "What If" situation that would follow closely from where Dawn started, leading up all the way towards War?

Also this story will probably be a KobaxCaesar story as there aren't that many of those and I've come to find out that these two characters cared way more deeply about each other as I've read the official books and watched them on screen. This is of course based on my "own" opinions and thus is the reason why I am writing this fic.

So hopefully this alternate timeline, err fic will not deter you all and I just hope you guys or ladies, give it a chance and enjoy it. I will use elements and characters from the official movies, books, comics and games but I will let you all know before hand who each new character presented in the chapter will be. Please if any of you enjoy my story, do leave a comment or two and if any of you have questions, do feel free to ask. Thank you and Happy Readings!


Koba's milky and single green eyes darted from one ape to the other as he followed behind both Blue Eyes and Caesar. The bonobo idly scratched at his neck as he observed both father and son. He could sense shame and embarrassment emanating from the younger chimp while the older one merely kept a stoic composure of calm, a look that Koba himself had come to respect and envy from the other chimpanzee whom he's known for years now. He couldn't help but feel a little bad for Blue Eyes, noting that both father and son were in trouble when the younger of the two had strayed off and was attacked by a big bear. Luckily Caesar had came in to stall the beast and cry out for help. Were not for Koba's sharp sense of hearing and quick thinking the apes would have had a great tragedy if they had lost both their king and prince.

So here they are the hunting party making the long trek back towards the confines of their home that they built out of wood, nestled deep within the Redwood Forest. As soon as they sighted the gates of their home the hunting party was greeted with excited hoots and grunts. Koba stopped by the open gates and looked around, noticing many of his fellow apes had split off to rejoin their families and or loved ones as they embraced one another. Grunting himself, Koba glanced around and was quite surprised to see Blue Eyes off to the side by himself. Taking notice that the young prince still looked down trodden, Koba took in a deep breath and got off his horse. He then made his way on over towards Blue Eyes letting out a grunt, alerting the younger ape of his presence.

"Don't feel bad, Blue Eyes…" Koba gestured with a smile on his face before placing a hand upon the younger chimp's head, "scars make you strong." He had finished before giving Blue Eyes several pats on the shoulder, careful not to hurt the fresh open wounds.

As Blue Eyes was lead away from the open gates by the older bonobo he offered Koba a small smile.

"Thank you…" Blue Eyes gestured before he frowned once more. "Father must think I am a failure…" he finished with downcast eyes again.

"Your father does not think that you are a failure, he is just worried for you. Almost lost you to bear that attacked you," Koba reassured the young ape whom merely grunted in response.

Before the two could speak more, one of the midwives had came down from Caesar's home and let out a frantic call, alerting the chimpanzee. Upon hearing Sparrow's frantic cries both Koba and Blue Eyes watched as Caesar quickly ascended the steps of his home towards the top where Cornelia most likely was. Feeling Blue Eyes tensing up beside him, Koba faced the younger chimp and gave him a soft pat on the back.

"Go to your family. They need you now," Koba gestured, gaining a nod from Blue Eyes as he too followed his father up the step towards their home.

Watching the young prince climb after his father, Koba eyed the great tree that was Caesar's home. As Koba watched the two ascend towards the tree he couldn't help but feel quite empty all of a sudden as he stood there all alone as apes passed him by in a sea of black, brown and red fur. Staring up at the tree that housed Caesar's home a bit longer, Koba shook his head to rid himself of this thought and decided to find something to take his mind off of things. Taking notice of several of their hunters butchering their latest kills, Koba decided to join them.

Later that evening the ape colony was in a great celebratory throng, welcoming the birth of their new prince. All apes gathered round as Caesar announced the arrival of both his and Cornelia's new child, Cornelius, whom was aptly named after the newborn prince's very own mother. With a great roar the apes through up their arms into the air as drumming started all around them with great apes of all various species making their way towards the king and queen to brings gifts and greet the newborn infant.

Koba watched as both Rocket and his family, consisting of Tinker and their young son Ash, approach Caesar and Cornelia. He observed as Tinker fonded over the child before she gave Cornelia a set of wonderfully woven necklaces that was woven with various different shells. Cornelia had then smiled at her good close friend and hugged the other female ape and thanked her for the gifts. Ash on the other hand had smiled down at the infant once, congratulating both his honorary aunt and uncle before he hopped on over and sat by Blue Eyes' side. Rocket on the other hand had embraced Caesar strongly and had informed his best friend of how happy he was for them to expand their family with strong blood.

As soon as Rocket's family left it was Koba's turn to see the newborn and he slowly approached Cornelia, peering down at the sleeping infant in her arms. His good eye observe the baby ape before glancing up at his queen and then turned towards Caesar.

"Very strong boy. Like his parents and brother," Koba gestured to which Caesar and his family thanked him in kind.

The scarred bonobo then produced a small makeshift spear and offered it towards Caesar whom slowly reached out and accepted it from the older ape.

"A gift for Cornelius," Koba signed as he smiled down at the infant once more.

"Thank you my friend," Caesar gestured back to which the bonobo nodded, repeating the process towards Cornelia and Blue Eyes before he left the royal family so that many other apes may greet them.

The moment Koba took his seat by one of the stone platforms he was immediately greeted by several other apes, those being that of Rocket, Maurice and another fellow chimpanzee with a mixture of brown and black fur who goes by the name of Grey.

"You were amazing earlier today Koba. Able to save both Blue Eyes and Caesar's life from bear," Rocket gestured before placing a hand upon the bonobo's shoulder.

"Yes and for that I and most of the other apes thank you greatly friend. Who knows what we would have done without Caesar and Blue Eyes," Maurice hooted in as well.

Koba smiled at the praise that he was getting from his fellow brothers.

"You all would have done the same," Koba responded back as he too patted Rocket's broad shoulder and nodded once at Maurice.

As the the ceremony extended further into the evening, eventually Koba had heard several commotions behind him. He then noticed Rocket, Maurice and Grey glancing past him and they all stood up. Curiously the bonobo turned around and was quite surprised to see Caesar making his way towards him. Getting up on his legs and bowing down, Koba offered his palm up as a show of respect towards his king to which Caesar glided his hand upon it. Glancing back up at Caesar, Koba could see the great warm smile emanating from his brother in arms, with the chimipanzee reaching on over, taking a firm grip on his outstretched arm and pulled the bonobo to stand next to him. At first Koba was confused by this sudden gesture and was going to ask what Caesar was doing but paused when his good friend signed first.

"You saved both my son and my life today Koba," Caesar signed to the still puzzled bonobo before gesturing towards the giant bear hide that was being presented.

Koba looked back and forth from the hide and his king before it clicked in his mind of what Caesar was doing. Now understanding that Caesar was giving him such a rare pelt from today's hunt, Koba himself was deeply moved by such an offering. Huffing out a gasp, Koba brought up a knuckle and placed it over Caesar's chest before he gave the chimpanzee a hug.

Caesar on the other hand was quite happy that Koba did not turn down his gift and after their quick embrace he placed his arm over the older ape's neck and turned around, facing his apes of their home.

"Apes! Together! Strong!" Caesar announced, gaining hoots and bellows in return from his people.

Koba on the other hand couldn't be happier as he stood next to his wonderful king, friend and brother in arms whom had liberated him from the humans that had tortured him. Hearing Caesar shout out those words towards their ape brothers and sisters, Koba couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth and pride blooming from within him he stood up and cheered along with the rest of the apes. Feeling eyes on him, Koba turned back and noticed Caesar smiling down at him to which he reciprocated with a smile of his own. Letting out a happy huff, Koba then knew, that from that point on he would do anything to protect Caesar and their people.


There's the start of my story. I will try to update whenever I can and if you guys do like the story feel free to drop and comment or two. Thank you!