Patrolling Around the Pride Lands again, Kion and his friends had another run-in with Janja and his clan of dumb hyenas. As usual, those goons were a pain to be reckoned with in the Pride Lands and the Lion Guard that seem to never learn when to give up on their dastardly plans, but the kids can easily defeat this band of small-time hyenas that try to harass the animals.

"We will defeat ya someday, Lion Guard!" Janja cried out as he was reatreating back to the Outlands with his clan. "This I swear!" And he was out of sight, gone.

"That'll be the day, Janja! You'll never defeat me or my friends!" Kion shouted back at him. Yes sir, another day had won in the Pride Lands, even though this was starting to get annoying with Janja being one of the most usual animals to attack and disturb the peace.

"So Kion, you had a nightmare about Scar last night?" Asked Bunga curiously.

Looking silent with a dash if uncomfortable, Kion replied: "uh-huh. It was... a little indescribable to tell all the details. He was there, and he said me and him are the same."

"Nonsense!" Said Ono. "Yoy two have nothing in common."

"Yeah, you're nothing like Scar, Kion." Fuli added. "Why would you even think that? Why would you compare yourself with Scar?"

"I... I don't know why I dreamed of it. It just... happened. You know how random dreams can be?"

"Was something bothering you that made you dream of him?" Asked the Honey Badger. "Did you eat a bad mango? Because that's how I would get nightmares at night."

"Bunga," Kion gave him an annoyed look. "I'm a lion. I don't eat fruits."

"Oh. Right."

"Well I'm sure I didn't eat a bad piece of meat before I went to sleep. I'm pretty sure it was just random for me to dream of." He looked at the sky. "And if I ever feel troubled, I do know who to call on to help me."

Of course, he was referring to his late grandfather himself, knowing that he will always be watching fish on him, and the same with grandmother Sarabi. "Good. I'm sure your dad can help you out." Said Beshte. "Well, wanna take a break from all this?"

"I think That's a good idea." Said Ono. "Janja and his clan won't be back for probably a week or two."

The kids then found a small pond to take a break around in case they needed a drink of water, and sat around it. Resting, Kion was thinking in his head that maybe he was just overthinking things and that nightmare was probably random after all. He thought of Mufasa and Sarabi in case he ever needed to talk to them again.

He was indeed, stronger than Scar, and his personality was nowhere near as Scar's was when he was still alive. After a few long minutes of resting, Kion noticed something moving in the tall grass, something dark brown, and maybe it was a small antelope to eat off of to quench his hunger.

"Guys, I'll be right back. I found a good antelope to eat." Kion Said to them quietly.

"Okay, good hunting." Fuli replied.

Kion ran off in the grass to catch his prey and crouched as low as possible so he wouldn't give himself away, and scare the antelope off. Good thing his father, mother, and Kovu had helped him with more hunting practice recently in the last couple of days before this patrol. Staying as low as possible, Kion heard rustling in the tall grass, and slowly crept towards where the supposed dik-dik, or duiker, whichever kind of antelope this was, and it just vanished like a ghost.

It was a little weird, because it wasn't like an antelope to just disappear into thin air like that. Nonetheless, Kion couldn't let himself be exposed and give himself away for this creature to run off. Slowly creeping again, Kion hoped that all would be well, just then, something pounced on him from the tall grass, and he found himself being tumbled over and over again by some animal.

He looked up and he was looking at a teenage lioness almost as big as Kiara in a slender appearance. Her fur was chestnut and had a darker brown line going down her back, and had brown eyes with a yellow background. She had a suspicious look on her face, looking down on him. "Who are you?" she asked him in a flat, yet suspicious voice.

"Ah! Another lion?" asked Kion. "Umm, my name is Kion."

"Kion?" said the lioness, gently getting off of him. As the male cub slowly got back up, the lioness continued talking by saying: "I've heard about you. I've seen the roar of the elders from distances, but are you the actual leader of the new Lion Guard?"

Nodding his head a yes, Kion then replied: "That's me. And who are you?"

"Well, I am-"

The mysterious and peculiar lioness was cut off by a sudden shout. "Kion!" it was Bunga, who was running with the other Lion Guard members. They came to their leader in a hurry, and when they saw the lioness, they looked quite suspicious. "Who are you?"

Fuli began growling at her. "Are you with Scar?" she asked, creeping towards here while baring her teeth. The lioness did the same and they were about to claw and bite one another but then Kion stopped them

"Stop! Fuli, she's no follower of Scar."

"Scar?" said the lioness. "I have never heard of this... Scar." The kids looked at her with wide eyes, obviously confused that this lioness has never heard of Scar before.

"Yeah, I think we can trust her." Said Beshte. He cleared his throat and he was about to introduce himself to this little maiden. "My name is-"

"Beshte." The lioness recognized. "And you're Bunga, you're Fuli, and you're Ono."

"Who are you and how do you know about us?" Asked Kion

"My name is Rani of the Night Pride." The lioness replied with a smile. "I'm the daughter of King Jinjin and Queen Maya." She looked over to where the Back Lands are in the distance. "We came from over there and That's where we live. Our goal is to protect the circle of life in any way possible."

Kion sounded intrigued by this peculiar lioness. Rani sounds a little bit like himself; a strong, skillful and headstrong like a true leader would be like to his or her kind. "You protect the circle of life?" He asked her curiously."

"Yep. I'm not afraid to attack my enemies or anyone that would try to put the circle of life off-balance in any way."

"what brings you to the Pride Lands?

"I was just hunting for food out here and I appear to be at the border of the Back Lands and the Pride Lands. I've only set foot here a couple times, but only for some errands for my parents." She looked st Kion with a sheep look. "And your parents are King Simba and Queen Nala, right?"

"Uh-huh. They rule over the Pride Lands with great leadership. How do you know about us?"

"Word of mouth. Many birds come and tell other animals what is going on over here in the Pride Lands. I have a tendency to... listen in on conversations. I've heard about your adventures and your Roar of the Elders."

"Huh. Word gets around fast." Ono remarked

"Yep. Apparently, birds can go anywhere they want since they can fly." Rani said.

"So, wait, why are you called the Night Tribe?" Asked Fuli.

Bunga made a gasp with an idea in his head. "Ooh! Ooh! Is it because you only move around during nighttime and sleep in the day? Thay's what hyenas do."

Rani made a cute chuckle. "No, we are called that because we are a little... darker than most lions would look like."

"No argument there." Said Beshte. "You have a nice line of fur."

"Thanks. Listen Kion, sorry for pouncing on you, I was just a little nervous like i was being followed."

"No. I'm sorry," the Male cub replied. "I thought you were a duiker or an antelope."

"Hmmm. Those are good."

Kion smiled and he thought of how tasty that rather small antelope tasted to his tongue. "Right? I couldn't help it. Those taste so good."

"And it's okay. You're not the only one that can lose track of food." And it was silent for a moment, because everyone didn't know what else to say, which was awkward. "Do you think your parents would he okay if they found out I came here to the Pride Lands?"

Kion nodded a Yes to her. "I'm sure they won't. Besides, you're not like those hyenas or jackals that harass animals here every day."

"And they can be a biiiiig problem." Said Ono. "But, we manage to usually scare them off back to the Outlands."

"I've heard about the outlands." The lioness remarked. "But I don't plan to go there any time soon. Mom and dad tell me a lot of bad things that go on over in that place." She looked at where the Putlands were from her. "Hyenas, jackals, poisonous snakes, hot geysers and who knows what else?"

"Not all hyenas are like that." Said Fuli. "We have some friends who are Hyenas and don't respect Scar."

Poor Rani gave a confused look on her face. "This sounds dumb, but, who is Scar?"

"He's... my great uncle." Kion admitted in shame. "He was evil and full of hatred and jealousy. Je was the leader of the previous Lion Guard, but killer his own team for power and killed Mufasa so he can be king."

"Huh. Mufasa i've heard of." Said Rani. "He was a very noble king from where I have heard from in the animals living in my homeland."

"But, I'm nothing like Scar." Kion said. "I'm not evil."

"Calm down, Kion." The lioness put a paw on his head. "I didn't say you were evil. Besides, the animals in my home have not said any bad things about you at all."

"Do you swear all of them are good?"

"Positive. You have my word as the leader of the Night Pride."

Kion and his friends were already taking a liking towards this lioness and thought she was interesting, like a female version of Kion. As a matter of fact, these two might hit it off just fine with one another.