Somewhere in the pool near Timon and Pumbaa's place, Kion and Bunga were having a little dip in the relaxing waters on a warm day in the Pride Lands. In these days, taking a swim in a cold, relaxing pool was a good way to cool off from the savanna heat in these lands. It was another successful day of patrolling across the Pride Lands, and it seemed rather peaceful, although that Hefir honey badger from before was a very nasty piece of work.

Yes, Hefir was certainly an enemy that the Lion Guard had made, an enemy that might be a bigger problem than Janja and his clan, or Reirei and her family. Despite him, the Lion Guard will be ready for in case that mean honey badger does come back and seek revenge on them all.

"Life is good, eh Kion?" Said Bunga. "Relaxing In uncle Timon and Pumbaa's pool after some patrolling, and the way we taught Reirei a lesson in stealing a bunch of ostrich eggs like that."

"You said it, Bunga." The Lion cub agreed with him, relaxing himself in the water. "That Reirei Just never learns when to give up or leave anything that doesn't belong to her alone."

Bunga wagged his fur like a dog trying to dry himself off after taking a bath. Kion was a little annoyed by his best friend's action, but he learned to live with it, for Bunga was who he was. "Those jackals never learn to call it quit when it Clem's to their schemes."

just then, Bunga made a loud "pooooot!" In the water, and many bubbles were forming in front of him. Disgusted, and more annoyed, Kion quickly got out of the pool and covered his mouth. "Gah! Bunga, did you have to?"

"Sorry. It's a force of habit. Besides, Pumbaa always Said better out and in." Said Bunga, relaxing in the pool some more.

Kion was certainly not going back in their again, for he didn't want to smell his friend's smelly flatulence. One thing he definitely knows about a Bunga was that he had very poor manners sometimes, probably because he was raised by his somewhat irresponsible uncles.

He then saw a small figure coming up to him, and it looked a larger. It looked something like a rhino calf. Kion could recognize a child rhino when he sees it, and it was Kifaru, the son of Chikelu of the white rhino herd roaming these areas.

"Hey! Kion!" He called out to his own friend. "Over here!'

"Hi Kifaru! How are you!"

"Doing good." Said The calf. Just then, he caught the smell of Bunga's fart smell, and felt like gagging or throwing up because of how foul it smelt. "Ugh! What is that awful stench?"

"Bunga," Kion sounded a little annoyed hearing that name. "He farted again,"

"Oh. Bunga!" Kifaru complained. "You know how smelly you are when you fart?"

"Sorry Kifaru. I can't help myself. Besides, I needed to get it out."

"Well you ruined a good pool time for me." Said Kion. Then he turned back to the rhino calf. "So what are you doing here, Kifaru?"

The rhino calf shook his head to keep the many flies off of it. "I just wanted to say hello, and I want to spend some time with you." And he voice key his eyes three times at him in a happy expression. "I know you can be busy, but my dad is very busy with the herd to play with me right now."

Kion gave a small "Hmm..." And was thinking about it. "Well, me and my friends are done with patrolling for now. So... why not? Hey Bunga, wanna play with Kifaru?"

"Sure!" The honey badger happily hopped out of the pool with a mighty jump and landed in front of Kion and Kifaru. "Let's go have some fun." They were about to hit the fields together, when Pumbaa came running over to the three.

"Bunga! Bunga!" He panted. "There's a large group of grub hanging at a large tree bark in the jungle. It's a big buffet!"

Bunga made a gasp. "A buffet? I gotta get some of them grub!" Then he ran with Pumbaa to get some of those yummy insects. Kion and Kifaru made a small laugh together, and decided to just go on without him.

Walking through the fields together the lion cub and the rhino calf oooked around at their surroundings, and admired how beautiful the Pride Lands looked in this time of day. Only a few clouds were scattered in the sky on this fine day. The heavy rains won't come for another month, which was good, but again, it would provide everyone more water to drink from if thirsty.

"So did you fight Janja again?" Asked Kifaru

"Not him, But Reirei and her family. You know how clever those jackals are when it comes to trouble."

"I've heard. I just wish they would leave us all alone. And the same with Janja and his friends."

"You and me both, Kifaru." Kion agreed with him. "If only they would leave all of the Pride Lands alone. Still, it is our job to help any animal in need of help, or protect the Circle of Life by any means necessary."

Kifaru shook his ears to keep more flies off of him, and then he said: "You know, you're lucky to be the grandson of Mufasa himself. My dad told me all the great things he did when he was the king."

"You're dad told you right." Just then, Kion stepped on something a little odd in the ground, and saw it was a type of blue snake. It was a blind snake, and it looked a little irritated.

"Ow!" He exclaimed. "Watch where you're going!"

"Sorry! Sorry. I didn't see you there. It's just that... the grass here is so..."

"Big." Kifaru Said.

The blind snake made a small sigh. "Yeah, I know. Just be more careful next time, and try to look at the ground more."

"We will, sir." Said Kion. He and Kifaru walked in a different direction while the blind snake slithered away in the grass. "You ever used your horns for practice yet?"

"No, not yet. My dad says i'm A little too young to be growing my horns to the point where I can fight another rhino. I mean, look at them, they kinda look like boils on my nose."

"They will get bigger overtime. I know they will." The cub encouraged. "Who knows? Maybe they might be as long as your dad's horns. And you want to know something?"

"What's that, Kion?" Asked Kifaru with a curious look on his face.

"You are also strong, and horns aren't the only thing that make you what you are. You can charge at a honey badger threatening you, and a hyena trying to eat you. My dad told me that for it's a rhino's courage that can count for being a good fighter."

Kifaru smiled. "You're right. Horns or no horns, i'm Sure I can fight either way."

"Right. And look at Beshte, he's not a rhino and he is still a fighter."

"That's because hippos have sharp canine teeth that can munch through a crocodile's skin like a walnut." Kifaru pointed. "And besides we take pride on our strength and how we handle ourselves in surviving out here."

"Speaking of which, the rainy season is coming soon, so you might want to prepare yourself for it."

"Oh. Don't worry about me what it rains. To us rhinos, it can be a miracle from the sky with all the raindrops falling on our heads. And besides, rain would mean more water for all of us."

"Exactly. And it's a way to cool you off from the hot sun out here. Especially in the summer."

"I thought you lions don't like getting wet?" Asked the rhino calf curiously.

"We... tolerate getting wet." Kion modestly noted. "But we don' love it as much as hippos do."

"Right. And the rivers can he filles with crocodiles in them if you're not careful."

Kion made a small chuckle again. "True. But, they recognize me and my family when they see us, even Makuu and all his crocodiles. And besides, I know better to respect their home and territory like they respect our territory."

"But what about the bad crocodiles?"

"You don't really need to worry about me when it comes to patrolling ot fighting enemies, Kifaru. I am the leader of the new Lion Guard after all, and I have the Roar of the Elders on my side if all goes completely wrong."

Kifaru smiled. "I know. I didn't day you couldn't take care of yourself. And I wish I was more like you. I mean, sure I'm brave and all, one of the strongest rhino calfs in the Pride Lands, but still. I wish I can be almost as brave as you, and Bunga."

"Oh Kifaru, I know you are trying to he brave, but don't let anything bring you down. If you just believe in yourself, and keep on being brave, you will be a great rhino."

"Thank you. You really are a good friend, Kion."

"Oh, you're welcome, Kifaru. What are friends for?" He looked over and saw a couple of bee eater birds flying past him in incredible speed, perching in a nest on a nearby tree. "There are some animals out here who don't respect the circle of life like: Janja, Reirei, and that mean honey badger that Ono encountered a week ago."

"Hefir?" Kifaru recognized. "He is mean to the bone."

"Sure, I've known thag honey badgers can be aggressive, but Hefir? Hefir is the meanest honey abdger around. Not to mention that thanks to his thick skin, he's a tough enemy to fight."

"I know, even the spitting cobras are no match for him. They always get eaten by Hefir when he is through toying with them."

"I'm pretty sure that he will get banished to the Outlands if he keeps this up."

"Why banish him later when you can banish him now?" Asked Kifaru

"Because I can't be too quick to judge. And banishing is my parents' job, not mine. My job is to protect the Pride Lands with my friends. Besides, maybe there's a reason why Hefir is being so mean and nasty." Kion explained.

"Doubt it."

They both sat on a hill together, looking over at the valley below. A few giraffes, up to four or five were walking to the right to look for some leaves to eat from the trees.

"It's a nice view from up here." Said Kifaru. "And honestly, I wish I can fight off bad guys like you can, saving the Pride Lands and all."

"Well, i'm Sure you got the strength to ram enemies out of the way wen you charge. And when you're horns grow, they will be a big help for you."

Kifaru sat on his legs to relax while watching the beautiful scenery. "Yeah, I can imagine myself fighting off against Janja, or evil hyenas and jackals that are threatening me. They won't try and eat me without a fight." And he made a small huff from his nose to show how tough he was. "And maybe I can fight alongside you guys if you want me to."

"Hmmm... well, we can always use some extra help. So, why not? Maybe we might need your help if we need it." Kion remarked.

"So I can help you?"

"Sure." Both boys looked on at the scenery below some more, and saw a small group of blue wildebeest running down in the fields, possibly to look for some water, or to escape from a crocodile while drinking in a lake or river. (It wasn't an uncommon sight for a wildebeest to fall victim to a crocodile while drinking in the Pride Lands.)