In the old baobab tree, Rafiki, the wise and eccentric mandrill, was on the ground and he was searching Zira for any negative or evil emotions or feelings within her if she was still evil or held on to the past against Simba and his family.

"Hmmmm."

Kion, Simba, Nala, Kiara, Kovu, and Vitani were there as well to see if it is true told by Rafiki. Zira was a little uncomfortable having the Monkey check her out like this, especially since he was invading her personal space. "Is this going to take a little while?" asked Zira

Rafiki immediately stopped what he was doing and backed off. "I suppose that she really has no memory of her past at all." Kion made a smile of hope while Simba still looked skeptical about this.

"Are you sure?" asked the queen.

"my magic never lies, my queen." said the baboon. "She has completely lost most of her memories."

"Well, maybe I can help her out." said the cub.

Simba pulled Kion away by pulled him with his paw, behind a large rock nearby. "Kion, are you crazy?" he said. "This has to be a trick!"

"But, Rafiki said:"

"Rafiki is... not always sane, Kion."

"Come on, dad." Kion pleaded. "We talked about this remember?"

"Yes but- I mean-" the king was trying to think of what to say. Ultimately, he gave a breath of defeat, and he said: "Fine. But, please be careful, or let me or your mother know if something funny is going on with her. And don't worry, I'll protect you if she tries to lay a claw on your face."

Kion nodded his head, and he said: "Don't worry, dad. I know what I'm doing." Kion boldly went up to Zira and had a talk with her. Meanwhile, the king was still deathly worried and thinking that this was a terrible idea to attempt, and greatly worried about his son, and his family greatly in case Zira was truly being deceptive, and if this was only a charade.

"I hope you know what you're doing, Kion." That little something was his: "Zira is up to something" senses tingling. After all she was one of Scar's most loyal and trusted followers along with the three hyena leaders before he betrayed them.

"So, Zira. Do you still remember how to hunt?" Asked Kion.

"Of course, I Certainly know some hunting techniques that i can teach you when it comes to prey."

"That's nice of you to offer, mother." Said Vitani with uncertainty. "but, we've been teaching him to hunt lately, so have King Simba and Queen Nala."

"Yeah, and he's a fast learner." Said Kovu. "He even killed a dik-dik the other day. Right Kion?"

"Yep. You should have seen how big and fast I was." The cub said.

"Well, I think it is a wonderful thing for you to come to us, Zira." Said Kiara. "We've actually met before a long time ago."

"Hmmmm. Well, princess Kiara, I was starting to think the same about how I met you. I cannot put my claw on it, but, i have the same feeling that we have met before, and I can't figure out why."

"Well... you were starting your own pride." Said Nala, lying to her. "But, you were left behind by your own followers."

Zira looked a little dumbfounded by this explanation, but, she said: "I see. Well, I shouldn't jump to conclusions. Perhaps I was kicked out by the leader."

"Yep. That's exactly what happened, Zira." Kiara lied. "But, you moved on from your own Pride and decided to live with us."

"Say, mother," said Kovu. "There's a water hole not too far from here, and I was wondering if you were thirsty."

"Yes, Kovu. That would be nice." She walked with her youngest son and they both had a drink together. "So, I am your mother, correct?"

After he was done, Kovu replied: "yes. You are my mother alright."

"Hmmm, what about your father?"

That mind of question made Kovu sick a little. He thought of Scar, and he wasn't even his father. No, Scar just took him in when he was just an infant, but that was a long time ago when he was the usurper king of the Pride Lands. "Well... I never really had a father." He replied. "Well, I did have a stepfather, but he was so evil, he shouldn't be named."

"Hmm. You never actually had a father before?"

"Well, obviously, I have had a biological father, but, he was starved to death from not eating enough food for days."

"Well, I am very sorry to hear that." Zira sympathetically stated.

"Thank you, but, I always look at Simba as the father I always wanted in my life." He looked at Simba, who was watching on and still having a mildly stern face at the scrawny lioness.

Zira looked at him from a distance, and the king just narrowed his eyes at her because of his grudge against her and Scar. "Well, I fear the king has a hatred towards me for no reason."

"If you only knew." Kovu muttered uttered his breath.

"What's that?"

"Nothing, nothing. I was just thinking of... how good of a king I will be one day when the time comes. And, I'm certain my mate: Kiara, will make a great queen when the time comes for her." He looked at her lover, and they when she looked at him, they smiled at one another.

"Well, I might or might not gave said this before but, I'm proud of you and your strengths."

Kovu was thinking of the only time that Zira have actually ever said that to her son, and it was when she devised the plan for Kovu to get close to Simba by being with Kiara when he was still a cub. She never said anything like that since, and it made him feel ashamed, and the scar she gave him where she clawed him in the face didn't help one bit.

"Thanks, mother."

"What are mothers for, Kovu?"

Vitani walked up to the them and she said: "mother, you still know how to hunt, right?"

"Of course. We are lions and it is in our blood to hunt for food." She replied.

"Simba, I am certain that if Zira ever comes back to her old ways, you can always fight her off with extra help." Said Rafiki to the young cub.

"I say if that does happen, she would be too dangerous to be left alive." Said Simba.

"Oh stop it, dad." Said Kiara. "This could be good for us. We can make Zira be good instead of evil."

"I know what you mean, Kiara." Said Simba. "But, maybe this could be a ruse. There is just something... downright, like... my 'Zira is still evil' senses are tingling."

"Oh. That's silly." The queen retorted.

"Maybe his majesty is right." Zazu said. "That Zira was always good at being manipulative and cunning. And, I would not mind and keep her under surveillance." He looked at her cautiously again.

"Simba, we'll be fine. And we can always fight back if she tries to attack."

"I know." Said the king. "I'm just trying to look out for all of you."

Zira and her two kids came back and looked at the family with smiles on their faces, except Vitani, being a tomboy that she was at heart. "Well, Simba, I believe our time here is done." She looked at the old mandrill with a warm smile, and it looked a little uneasy, but still; she has truly lost her memories of the past.

"I wish I can say the same thing," the old monkey muttered to himself.

"What's that?" asked the lioness

"Nothing. I was going to say; it was a pleasure meeting you again, Zira." deep down inside, Rafiki had a moment of doubt himself, but still, he was still harboring some belief and trust in Kion himself.

"Well, come on. Let's get back to Pride Rock." said Simba. The group of lions and Zazu followed the king back to Pride rock, but the hornbill was keeping Zira under his watchful eye in case she does any tricks or tries anything funny to the whole gang.

For good measure, Kion was right next to Zira, who was way behind in the group just in case she would try anything funny. Inside of him, the prince was feeling confident in himself, and he can always call Mufasa and Sarabi for help if needed, along with his closest friends to help him out if needed. On the way back, Kion noticed many types of animals looking and glaring at Zira, and he obviously knew the reason why they were looking at her with such hatred and anger in their eyes.

No one could really blame them. Zira has done some unforgivable and hateful things in the past before she lost most of her memories. What could an animal expect from Scar's most loyal and trusted follower? No, a thousand times no.

"Should I be concerned about how the animals think of me?" Zira whispered to Kion.

"Just ignore them and keep walking with us." The cunning replied flatly.

"Very well." As they all continued walking back to Pride Rock, there were some more animals looking on at Zira and staring at her with anger and hatred. But, Zira was trying so hard to ignore them and just looked at her children and the cub next to her.

"Kovu?"

"Yeah, Kion?"

"Why don't you, Vitani, and Zira make up for lost time? Maybe help her out a little?"

"Hmmm. That sounds like a good idea. I was missing my mother a little."

"Yeah, maybe we can try and turn a new leaf on her." Vitani added with a smirk. Right next to Kion's right ear, she whispered in it: "but, if she does something bad or evil, leave her to us and we'll kill her."

"Vitani," Kovu scolded flatly. "We can kill her, she's our mother."

"Our mother who almost killed your lover," thr elder sister whispered back to him in his left ear.

"That was a year ago. This is here and now. Come on, we can let her become the mother we always wanted in our lives, and we can finally be together after all this time as a family."

Vitani bowed her head in sadness. "Not everyone."

"I know." Kovu let out a sad sigh before replying: "I know, I miss Nuka, too. But, at least we do have each other."

"True that little brother." The tomboy agreed. Pride Rock was right in front of the group and and it looked as beautiful and majestic as ever under the skies and the sun. Everyone settled back while Kovu and Vitani went with their mother on a little tour of Pride Rock.

Since they were her children, they should help her turn over a new Leaf without reminding her of her vicious past. Feeling a little troubled Kion was looming on at how the two were interacting with their formerly-unstable mother, and trying to be as warm as possible, and being discreet about what she did before, or Scar.

He went to find his dad and mom resting in the main chamber of the spires and he looked a little nervous. "Dad, mom, about Zira..." he sounded a little uncomfortable about trying to talk to them about this idea. "Do you think this can work? Can I try and help her?"

"We'll never know until we try for ourselves." Nala replied. "But, don't worry. Maybe this could work."

"And dad, do you still think this is a bad idea?"

"Of course I do. This sounds like a crazy idea, as a matter of fact." He let out a small sigh from himself and added: "Of course I trust you, it's just her I don't trust."

"I can trust him." Ssid Kiara. "If anyone can help Zira reform, he can." She smiled at him with encouragement to help bring his spirit up.

Kion smiled back in gratitude. "Thanks Kiara."

"Hey, what are big sisters for?"

"And you'll help me too, right?"

"Of course. I'll help you with Zira any way I can."