Early the next morning, Kovu walked into the cave, looking down upon his cubs. His face became filled with disgust.

"Thali" Kovu said, Thali woke

"Kovu…" she looked at his face "I see you've seen our dead cubs" Thali sighed

"Did any survive?" he asked kindly

"Yes" Thali smiled

"How many?" he sat down

"Two" she grinned, Kovu then got up and started to walk away

"I thought so" he muttered coldly, so quietly that Thali couldn't hear

"See you later love" Thali called after him. Thali then turned to her cubs, she knew now that their lives would not be safe here. She looked outside to see if anyone was around, no one was there.

'That's strange…' Thali thought. She then turned back to her cubs. She knew that she could only take one cub at a time, but which one? She quickly decided to take Tear first. She trotted over to him and picked him up by the scruff, and carried him away. Eventually she arrived by the log leading to the Pridelands. She jumped onto the log, nearly falling off. The crocodiles saw Thali, and surrounded the log, waiting for her to fall. Thali panted in shock, Tear just looked around in amazement. Thali jumped. She reached the other side. She put Tear down; she walked up to the side of the river, looking down onto the crocs.

"I did it… I did it!" Thali jumped for joy "Lets find you a hiding place" she picked up Tear and carried him to a bush, she put him down in the bush and licked his small paw

"I'll be back soon, sweetie. Don't go away" Thali smiled, she walked away

"One down, one to go…" Thali jumped onto the log, running as fast as she could to get to Moon. Thali had been running for 15 minutes now, she heard Zira shouting. Thali quickly crept towards the sound. She gasped. Everyone was there. Training!

"Simba and his pride are the enemy! I shall teach you to approach, stalk… And attack… We shall be great my friends. Great! We shall take over Pride Rock. And my son Kovu will take Scar's place as king!" Zira cackled

"No… Kovu… No" Thali whispered scared. She ran to Moon, now certain she could not trust anyone… Not Vitani… Not Mohah… Not Kovu. Or her mother.

"I better get you away quickly" Thali whispered through tears. She grabbed Moon and ran. Running faster than she ever had done before, still crying and heart beating fast. She came to the log once again. Thali jumped onto the log, it was slipper now, but she quickly gained her balance again. She jumped again, and landed on the other side. She walked over to where she had put Tear. Thali looked onto Tear smiling. She then put Moon down next to him.

"I'll be back" she licked her cubs. Then her head shot up. She could smell someone coming towards her. She smelt that it was a male. His scent was familiar. The lion stepped in front of her. It was Simba. Thali gasped

"Who are you Outsider? What are you doing here?" his voice was tense

"Nothing… Sir" Thali stuttered

"Tell the truth!" Simba growled

"I'm… I'm here to warn you…" Thali said

"About what?" he asked

"The Outsiders are planning to attack you soon. So be prepared" Thali said boldly

"Then why are you telling me? You're on their side" Simba scowled

"Because I think war is wrong…" Thali whispered, she bent down to her cubs "Goodbye…" Thali ran off crying, leaving Simba astounded…

What do you think of that? Poor Thali.

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