Kion was at the home of Timon and Pumbaa, who saw them just resting under a tree in relaxation. The red warthog let put a loud and loud burp as he was unwinding himself under the shade. The meerkat Suddebly found a lone, green caterpillar, and decided to munch on it and swallow it down his tiny throat.
Much to Kion's disgust, he walked up to the lazy best friends and cleared his throat to get their full attention.
Both Timon And Pumbaa we're happy to see him and immediately sat up. "Ah Kion, What brings you to our humble abode?" Asked Timon.
"Guys, I have a problem." Kion admitted shamefully. He pawed his foot on the ground, trying to admit what he did wrong back at his home. "I-I-I-" h stammered over and over again
"You're loosing your hair?" Pumbaa asked him with a raised eyebrow.
"What? Okay that is completely ridiculous, Pumbaa." Timon remarked.
"But think about it, Timon." Said the warthog. "I've heard that Kion's loose their manes when they grow old, but some lions can randomly lose their manes for no apparent reason."
"No." kion Said with his eyes narrowed in confusion. "I am not losing my hair. I.. accidentally broke Kiara's favorite toy." He admitted. "There, I Said it."
Both Timon and Pumbaa gasped with shock on heir faces. "You don't mean..." Said Pumbaa.
"Her Pinky doll she had from when she was your age?" Timon asked him with his hands covering his mouth.
The Lion cub couldn't help but nod his head in shame at them both.
"Oh this is bad!" Pumbaa Said. "If your family finds out about this, they will have a cow, and eat you alive!"
"That's crazy!" Kion denied. "They're my family, they would never eat me for accidentally breaking the future queen's toy."
Timon made a chortle and said "Oh ho ho, I think they will. You see Kion, when me and Pumbaa met your mom, she wanted to eat us at first until Simba reunited with her."
"Well... that"s just because she was hungry and was trying to survive while looking for my dad."
"Fair enough, but you're lions." Pumbaa Said. "If not for Simba helping us out, we would have been lunch meat for your mother, and wouldn't even be here talking to you right now."
Kion wasn't buying any one of these things where he was told his family would eat him if they found about what he did. Lions always stick together as a family within their pride. Yet again, he thought of what Kiara would react or do when she finds out about this.
He made a gulp of fear, and said "Well, that doll means so much to Kiara."
"That it does." The meerkat Said. "You want my advice, kid? Get as far away from the. As possible when they find out what you did."
"Come on, I don't believe this." Kion speculated. "Maybe if I would just tell her the truth, then she won't be so mad at me."
"Ha! Good luck with that, Kion." Pumbaa Said.
"Yeah, they will rip you to pieces when they hear about what you did to the poor doll."
"Hmmm, Maybe Rafiki can help me." The cub Said.
"Nah, he's a crazy old monkey, a real whack job." Timon doubted. "Ole Rafiki could 't help you with anything."
"Crazy am I, Timon my boy?" Called an African voice from the trees. It was the wise old baboon himself and he swung down a few ropes. "You both might as well chose your words carefully."
Timon and Pumbaa both said "sorry." In unison to Rafiki.
"Hello Kion. How are you fairing in the Pride Lands?" The monkey asked him in his upbeat voice.
"Terrible, Rafiki." Kion replied. "I accidentally broke Kiara's toy while playing with my friends."
"Ooh, that's not good." Rafiki remarked. "Did you tell the ?"
"No way! They will be furious and might banish me to the Outlands."
Making a humble chuckle, the monkey said "Banish you to the Outlands? That is so ridiculous my young boy."
"But Pinky was Kiara's favorite." Kion explained. "She was so at Zazu for almost breaking it, she took every feather off of his body."
"That was a very long time ago," Rafiki doubted. "Kiara is much more mature and understanding now. If not for her, the outsiders and pride landers would 't even be reunited like this."
"Fair point, but this is different. She still snuggles with that thing once in a while."
"Look child," Rafiki Said. "If you just tell her and explain what happened, Kiara will be more than understanding. She would know you would never to that to her on purpose."
Thinking about this a little more, Kion thought of how much Kiara cares about him and the time she went to comfort him at the watering hole the other day when he thought he was not special.
Kiara certainly gave him some love when he was crying that time. "Well, Wait, What If I just say Reirei and her family were causing trouble, then me and my friends stopped them as usual?"
Rafiki made a sideways head nod to him, and said "Now Kion, you know that lying only makes it worse."
"But they might kill me if they found out."
"Ah they would never do that to a member of the family. You are a pride."
"True."
"Telling the truth and facing your fears will help you get past this little trouble you have."
"I know, you're right, Rafiki, but i'm Just scared to see how they would react."
"Now now, my boy." The monkey comforted him. "I know you are scared to face that, but in life, you have to pay the consequences for your actions. As a matter of fact, you cannot get through life without discipline in it."
Knowing Rafiki's words were true, Kion took another breath to relieve his stress. "You're right. I guess I do have to face the consequences."
"Well, you said what you did was an accident, yes?"
"Uh-huh. I would never break her toy on purpose. I just... tripped on it while i wasn't paying attention."
"And it's okay, because accidents always happen everyday. No animal is perfect. You must understand that we all make mistakes, but as long as we learn from them, it is perfectly alright to do so."
Rafiki did have words of wisdom within himself, for he has been around for a very long time and still living. "Look, Rafiki." Kion Said. "I need to be alone for s little while and think things over."
"Of course, ut please take heed in what I said about facing the consequences." Rafiki Said. Then he climbed a couple of trees and swung away through the branches.
"Say Kion, you wanna eat some grub with us?" Timon offered. "This is what we do to cheer ourselves up."
the meerkat was holding a a leaf plate full of many insects that ranged from millipedes to caterpillars to slugs to snails.
Kion instantly felt a little sick just looking at that. He did not want to eat bugs right now, and replied "No thanks you guys. I gotta go."
"Help yourself." Timon Said. "More for us anyway."
Then there was a loud "Poooooot" that echoed. It turned out that Pumbaa passed has as usual, causing Timon to groan in disgust.
"Ah Pumbaa, Seriously?" Timon Said, covering his mouth and nose with his hands.
"You know I can't help the way I eat Timon." Said the warthog.
"Yep, I know how you always think with your stomach, pal."
"Well Anyway, see you later Kion, and hope that your family doesn't maul you to shreds once they find out about this."
"Okay, oh and one more thing, you guys: can you please not tell anyone about this. I prefer to tell them my selves and no one else. I dug my own grave and now I gotta pay the piper once they find out."
"Sure thing, Kion." Said Pumbaa.
"Our lips are sealed, kid." Timon added.
Kion went off alone into the savanna and began thinking of what to tell his sister and the rest of his family about the accident he just committed unintentionally. A thought just cake to him and thought "Of course, Grandfather Mufasa." He looked up at the blue skies again, and he said "Grandfather, can you hear me?"
Just then, a shining glow appeared and the spirit of the great king Mufasa appeared right in front of Kion again. "I can always hear you, my grandson." He humbly replied in his deep, soothing voice.
"Grandfather, I accidentally broke Kiara's favorite toy, and I don't know what to do. I'll get in so much trouble if they find out, and they might even eat me."
Mufasa couldn't help but chuckle and reply "Nonsense, Kion. Why would your sister even want to eat you for ruining her favorite childhood toy?"
"Because she... Well... because I know how much it means to her. She might be a full grown lioness now, but she still snuggles with it once in a while."
"Kion." Said Mufasa. "It is only a toy, and you said it was an accident. I know you would never mean to ruin anything like that on purpose. A cub like you had a big heart not to cause trouble or mayhem purposely."
"Well Rafiki did say accidents happen."
"Exactly, Rafiki is correct. Accidents can happen for no apparent reason, and everyone makes mistakes."
"But what if I get in trouble, and what if Kiara yells at me angrily for it?"
"Oh Kion. If you just explain to them what happened. They will understand. Remember what I said to you st the watering hole the other day?"
"Of course." Kion Said. "I will never forget that."
"Your family loves you deeply. They love you with every beat of their hearts."
"I know."
"And we do have to face the consequences of our actions sometimes. Talking to them does help. I know you're scared, Kion, but you have got to face your fears."
The cub was rather silent for a moment, but he finally said "Well, your right, but I don't know if I can face them right now."
"Don't worry. I will guide you. Always." Mufasa gently reassured. "Just go to them and tell them the truth. They will understand once you explain to them. I promise you."
"Are you... sure about this?"
"Have I ever been wrong to you, before, grandson?"
Kion realized his words were true, and Mufasa was a very wise king when he was alive. It was all the more reason he wished that his grandfather was still alive right now. Well, at least he lives on in spirit. "No. You're always right, and you've always been there for me when I needed you."
Mufasa made a grateful smile at him. "Indeed I have. You will be just fine, Kion. Trust me."
Kion was a little silent again, but he said at last "Okay. I'll... face them."
"Good. I know you do the right thing." His spirit vanished again, and Kion was once again, alone.
The cub saw the structure of Pride rock ahead, and took a deep breath, for he knew he was about to enter the dragon. Walking over to his home, he was still quite nervous, for he didn't exactly know what to expect from his big sister, or his whole family if they found out he broke Kiara's favorite toy by accident. Still, he wanted to make Mufasa happy and proud of him.
When he finally returned home, he noticed Kiara and Kovu around the broken toy. This made Kion's heart drop down to his feet, and gulped
"I don't understand either Kiara." said Kovu. "It's not like the toy to just break by itself."
"Well someone broke it." Kiara said. "And I want to know who it is right now."
Now the cub was feeling scared than before, but he still had some bravery left in him. he walked up to them both and cleared his throat. "Hey guys." he said in a nervous tone of voice.
"Oh Kion, there you are." Kiara said. "Someone broke my childhood toy, and I don't know who."
"Do you know who did this, Kion?" the soon-to-be king asked him curiously.
"Yeah, i mean, I can't believe someone would actually do this." Kiara said a little angrily.
At last, Kion couldn't hold his tears back any longer and shed a few from his eyes. "Yeah, I mean it was her favorite toy. Well don't worry, Kiara. I'll find whoever did this and-" and he noticed Kion shedding tears of fear. "What's wrong, Kion?"
"Oh. Nothing, it's just that- i mean." and he ran out of the rock bawling in tears.
Kiara and Kovu just looked at each other in confusion and they both ran after him. "Kion, wait!" Kiara called, following him. "Please, what's the matter?"
The cub just kept on running as he was sobbing. Finally, he tripped over a small pebble and didn't even bother to get back up. Kiara and Kovu soon caught up with him, and Kiara gently helped him back on his feet.
"Kion, please tell us what's the matter."
"About your toy." Kion began explaining. "I was... I was the one who broke it. There I said it, now go ahead and eat me!"
"What?" Kovu said. "Why would we eat you?"
"What's going on here?" Nala asked. She and her mate obviously heard the commotion going on, and went over to see what it was about.
"Kion, why are you crying?" Simba noticed.
"Vitani, what did you do to him?" Kiara Asked.
"What? I didn't do anything." Vitani replied in offense. "Why would you even think I would make him cry like this?"
"Because you always step in to tease him whenever possible." Kiara said.
"Now now, Kiara." Kovu Said. "Vitani wouldn't really mean to make your brother cry, wouldn't you Vitani?"
"Take it from my brother, Kiara." Vitani begged.
"Vitani didn't do anything to me. It's nothing to do with it."
"See? He says so."
"What is bothering you, Kion?" Kiara Said. She knelt down on her knees and sat next to him. "Please, tell me."
"Okay. I accidentally broke your toy when I was playing with my friends." The cub admitted with tears still flowing down his face. "But it was an accident."
"You broke it?" Asked Nala
"Yes But... by accident." He looked at Kiara and he whimpered. "Sis, i'm Sorry. I'm so sorry. I would never break your toy, I promise. I just didn't know where I was going." And he buried his face in Kiara's chest.
The big sister wrapped her big arms around her little brother and soothed him. "Kion it's okay. Shhh. I'm not mad at you. Shhh."
"You mean you're not mad at me?"
"Of course not." She replied in a soft voice.
"And you guys aren't going to eat me for it?"
the others couldn't help but have a confused look on their faces. "What? Eat you?" Said Simba. "What even gave you such an insane idea?"
"Well, Timon and Pumbaa told me about the day they met you, mom."
Nala wasn't so sure at first what her son was talking about and her eyes widened as her memory refreshed about the time she almost killed and eaten those two best friends. "Oh. I see what you are getting at."
"Ah son," Simba Said. "That was just a misunderstand, she didn't know they were my best friends."
"Besides, I told them both I was sorry for trying to eat them those years ago." Nala Said.
"Yeah, we would never eat you." Kovu said reassuringly. "You should have just told us the truth right away."
"I know, but it's just that, that toy was Kiara's favorite when she was a cub."
"Exactly, it was my favorite, now that i'm too old for it, I don't really care anymore." Kiara noted. "Besides, I have Kovu and you guys. You are all everything I need."
The cub was glad to hear that from her big sister and said "I'm sorry I broke your toy by accident."
"It's alright, Kion. I know you would never do something to hurt me on purpose."
Stopping his crying, Kion immediately let go of Kiara. "So about that doll, what do you think we should do with it?" Vitani. "It's probably best if it would be a bee eater's nest."
"Kinda what I was thinking, sis." Kovu agreed. "We'll just get rid of it."
"Sorry for being such a baby like that, you guys."
"Oh there's no need for you to be sorry." Simba Said. "It's alright to be scared, Kion, but you just need to face them, just to get past them. It's one of the things my father told me."
Thinking of Mufasa again, the cub knew his father's words were true, considering the fact that he just had another talk with his grandfather's spirit after all. "I know dad." Was all he replied.
All of them hugged Kion out of love and affection for being a family.
After that was sorted out, Kion decided to take a little view of the whole Pride Lands from the very top of Pride Rock. While sitting, Kiara decided to come up and join him. This view never ceased to be so beautiful and inspiring to him.
Meanwhile, Mufasa's ghost was smiling down on the cub proudly. "Well done, Kion." He Said in his humble voice. The cub was feeling so proud of himself also for just telling his whole family the truth like that.
"Kion?" The cub looked back and it was his sister who wanted to sit next to him and enjoy the view from above herself. "Are you Alright?"
"Uh-huh. I'm just fine, Kiara." The cub remarked.
while sitting next to him, she was so fascinated by how high up they were. A lot of animals looked like little ants moving in the valley. "Good. You know, I can see why you love coming up here to look at the view from up here."
"Yeah, just look at how small those giraffes, elephants, rhinos, elands, and wildebeest look down there."
"Hehe. Yeah, you're right. They look rather tiny from up here."
Kiara kept him close to her body for comfort and to show her sisterly love, easily towering her little brother. The wind rustled with the faint sound of it blowing being heard.
"Kion, you know I will always love you, right?" She Asked him.
"Uh-huh. I know you do."
"Good. I just wanted you to understand. And about my doll, like I said, it's something I outgrew."
"Gotcha."
He suddenly felt his big sister nuzzling him out of love and he nuzzled her back to return the favor. He knew it wasn't really a girlish thing for him, for they were siblings, which is quite a normal behavior for siblings to do for one another.
"And i'm Sorry if I kinda scared you for a moment. I know you were just trying to make me happy."
"I was."
"But If you're happy, then I'm happy." She remarked warmly." And they both continued to watch the view below them.
