Author's Notes: Sorry for the wait, and thanks for all the reviews!

Disclaimer: I don't own the Lion King, just the storyline and my characters.

All watched as in slow motion as Shilark fell to the ground, bleeding as she blacked out.

"Shilark!"
Tunya cried softly. Zira sneered.

"Well, this is even better. The little princess loves a hyena, and the hyena loves her back! I've never seen anything more absurd or disgusting, even Kiara and Kovu together! It defiles laws of nature, you know."

Tunya showed his teeth.

"Shilark loves me, and you won't ruin that! We're both equal!"

He clawed across her face, and pushed her. She began rolling near the edge of the jungle, and backed up. Tunya and Tiko began pushing her farther, until they were out of the vegetation.

"This is for the pain you've caused!"
Tiko snarled, and kicked Zira closer and closer to the edge of the cliff near the jungle. Zira snarled, but widened her eyes at Tiko and Tunya's facial expressions.

"This is for my friends!"

Tunya growled, and slashed her across the back.

"This is for my family!"
"This is for the banishment of the hyenas!"
"This is for our prides!"
"And this…"
Tunya and Tiko looked at each other.
"THIS IS FOR OUR LIVES! THAT YOU DISRUPTED AND RUINED!"
They shoved Zira off the cliff, and the creatures of Africa gathered around them, watching intensely as Zira fell, and then… ::coughs:: Didn't exactly survive the fall. Kovu stared fiercely down at his mother's corpse, feeling a bit of sadness inside, but said instead, "Good-bye, mother. For the last time." Vitani nodded, and gulped. A tear trickled down her cheek.

"We'll… We'll remember you."

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Simba and Kovu sighed. It had been a whole day since the death of Zira.

"We really don't know about this…"

Tunya fidgeted. Shilark had nuzzled her head under his; he was large for a hyena, and almost taller than her.

"Daddy, I love him."
She said for about…the hundreth time. Kovu was staring warily at Tunya, and Kiara and Nala were smiling.

"I suppose…This won't exactly be a lion pride anymore…"
Kovu and Simba decided. Shilark smiled and looked at her little brother.

"What about my poor little brother Tiko?"
Tiko blushed, and the lioness Viper licked him on the cheek; she was also blushing furiously.

"I'm fine, don't worry."
He replied, still red. Kiara sniffled.

"My cubs are all grown up…"
She sighed sadly. Simba and Nala smiled warmly at her.

"That's how we feel." Nala agreed. Simba coughed.

"The only problem I have with this is with Shenzi and Banzai being related…"
Shenzi rolled her eyes. The hyenas were in the room, and Banzai frowned.

"Isn't that prejudice?"
Tunya groaned. Shilark nuzzled him, and curled her tail around his. Timon and Pumba approached them.

"Bugs?" Tunya wrinkled his nose, and Shilark made a face.

"No thanks." Simba, however, popped one in his mouth. Everyone stared.

"What?" He asked. Nala shook her head.

"You get used to it eventually." She said. The females exited to talk excitedly about the future, and the males stayed in one room, including the meerkat, the warthog, and Banzai; he cleared his throat, commanding attention.

"Um, son." There was a very dramatic pause.

"It's time for…"

"The Talk."

Kovu finished for him. Both fathers closed in on their sons
"AAAAAAAAAHH!"

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The girls laughed as they heard both boys scream in terror.

"They're having The Talk, aren't they?"
Shilark giggled.

"They are indeed."
Kiara laughed. Shenzi barely contained her laughter.

"And, um, mom, I," Shilark coughed, "already know where cubs come from, so if we could just skip that kind of awkward conversation…"

Kiara raised her eyebrow, but decided not to ask how she knew that.

"Now, when you become queen, you must be able to take control, and be able to handle any situation that's thrown at you. Furthermore…"
Shilark stopped her mother there.

"But mom, since I have a sibling…"
"The oldest takes the throne. Tiko can be at peace, don't worry." Nala quickly answered for her daughter. "I heard about that song you made up…It sounded strangely familiar to the one Simba and I performed when we were cubs…" Shilark's eye widened.

"It's Timon and Pumba's fault!"
She screeched, and raced away. All of the mothers laughed again.

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Shilark ventured down to the small lake where her mother had once been nearly suffocated underwater by Timon and Pumba. In the moonlight that reflected off the surface of the water, she saw her reflection, and beamed at it. The moonlight gave her light to see with, even though she was a lion, a feline, and could see fairly well in the dark.

"Shilark?"
Shilark started, and smiled at Tunya, who was approaching the rock. He hopped onto it next to her.

"Hey." She greeted him, and licked his cheek.

"I can't believe that I'm here with the lion princess of the Pridelands…About to become king at her side."
Tunya breathed. Shilark rubbed her head against the crook of his neck.

"I never thought that I'd fall in love this deeply before…"
She whispered softly. Tunya rested his chin on her head, "Neither did I, Shilark. Neither did I." Back near Pride Rock, Tiko and the lioness Viper were near another lake.

"You got your wish."
Tiko stared puzzled at Viper.

"What do you mean?" He asked. She shook her head, and walked closer to him.

"You don't have to be king." She explained. Tiko sighed happily, and let Viper snuggle against him.

"I'm so happy." Both couples said happily at the same time.

Eight and a half months later…

Rafiki entered the cave.

"Are you ready, Lark?"
He asked. Shilark nodded, and handed him her cub. Rafiki sprinkled the dust onto its forehead, and smiled when it sneezed. He lifted it up, and the royal lion family followed him out and into the sunlight. The cub was exposed to the sun, and was lifted into the air. The animal kingdom exploded into a frenzy of happiness.

"Our cub…Princess Winda."

Author's Notes: Was that an okay story? It was really kind of short, but I guess it was okay…Please review this story and Scarred Magic and the Satan Prophecy. PLEEEASE!
Sasha: ::chases Taki::
Oh, yes, the foal. That is in the new story, the Wolf Versus the Foal. For now, here's a preview of the next Lion King fic, Let The Wind Blow!

Let The Wind Blow

Princess Winda looked down at her paws. She wasn't that different, was she? Gazed into the water, and shook her head. A small tuft of black fur was sprouting from her forehead, her dark brown coat was showing signs of faint black spots, and her legs from the middle down were turning ebony black. She looked more hyena than lioness.

"Why me?"
She asked to no one.