Everything was just fine with the African Wild Dogs that lived on the other part of the Pride Lands, well, Most of them were doing very good to take care of themselves, except for Okove, the youngest pup to Akilah and Veya. The youngest painted dog pup was trying to hunt with his parents, and he was with his siblings, Shaka, the oldest brother and caretaker, and the one looking after his siblings. Next, there was Dayo, the second oldest and the eldest daughter, who can be a drama queen at times, but she was like a second mother to the younger pups. Taft was the middle child and he was very athletic and very rough to his brothers and sisters, especially Okove, who would usually be the butt of his jokes.

Jabir, was a tomboy and she was almost like Vitani, who was also a tomboy at heart, and she was just as rough as her big brother, Taft. Despite that, she was the closest to Okove and she would always be there for him.

"Okay son," said Akilah. "Just remember what we taught you. Kids, make sure your little brother gets his well-deserved lunch of the day. Us painted dogs have to work together and stay together when it comes to catching our prey, and don't get lost."

"Yes, dad." Said all the cubs.

"We know you can do it." Said Veya encouragingly.

Feeling a boost of confidence in themselves, Okove and his siblings headed out to look for food next to where the other painted dogs lived at. Being the eldest siblings, Shaka and Dayo were tasked with keeping watch over the younger siblings and not get lost out here in the tall grass that stretched across the Pride Lands.

It was just then Kion went up to the whole pack and wanted to seek guidance from the two leaders of the pack. "Ah, Kion. Nice to see you as always." Akilah greeted him. He and his mate looked st the other three lions who were with him. "Princess Kiara, Prince Kovu and Vitani. A pleasure as always."

"Akilah, we would like some help with our mother here." Said Kovu

"Mother?" Asked Veya

"Yes. This is our mother." Vitani answered flatly.

"A pleasure to meet you. I am Zira." Said she. "I do not even remember meeting wild dogs before."

"Can you guys excuse us for a moment, please?" Kion said. "Keep an eye on Zira."

"We'll be fine, Kion." Kiara reassured.

The cub went with the two leaders and he wanted to be as quiet as possible from Zira's ears. He didn't want her to know of what she did in the past and he knew that even the slightest mention of what she did with Scar can take her down the wrong path again. Kion cleared his throat to the leaders of the painted dog pack, and he began: "Guys, Zira... used to be an old enemy of my dad and mom. She was one of Scar's most loyal followers ever, and she would do anything for him, and they even became mates. Did I tell you about Scar before?"

"Your father told us before." said Veya.

"Right. Well, Zira has lost her memory of her past, except for her kids and we're trying to help her turn over a new leaf so she can be with Kovu and Vitani, who are her cubs." he looked over to the other three lions, and bowed his head. "My dad says he's worried this is all a trick to kill me, and the rest of my family. I want to keep an eye on her and make sure that she doesn't try anything funny with me, my friends, and my family."

"And you believe you can change her?"

"If she would actually want to kill me, she would just eat me up in an instant, Akilah."

"A very fair point, Kion." Asid the patriarch of the pack. "And, we cannot be too judgemental on Zira. Me and my pack have not met her before."

"Yes. And once you suffer from amnesia from a blow to the head," Veya said. "It would take a lot more than mentioning old banes to hell them remember anything from their past. This head condition could be permanent, and she will probably atone to her new life as a reformed lioness."

"Maybe. I want to change her and see if it works. Otherwise, my dad will just have to banish her to the Outlands again."

"Well, I can assure you that you will succeed in your little task, Kion." Akilah encouraged him. "Perhaps we can help you with Zira."

"That would be good, Akilah. Maybe you can show her and tell her how you wild dogs eat and hunt for prey. And, it will help her understand how we're all supposed to work and make her forget about her personal grudge against my dad and my family."

"Leave that to us," said the matriarch. "We can ve of service and help you in any way we can to reform this Zira."

She hardly spoken for ten seconds when Okove came back from the bushes in a huff, stomping on the ground in anger. "That's it!" He shouted in frustration. "I am never working with Taft or Jabir ever again!"

Both his parents were a little taken aback by his angry outburst, and they both went up to him to calm him down. "Hey, hey, hey, what's the matter, sweetie?" Asked Veya.

"Mom, Taft and Jabir were making fun of my size again!" Okove whined. "They do this to me all the time and I wish they would just stop."

"Hey! Okove!" A voice called out. It was the two siblings that were mentioned by Kion's wild dog friend. Both the siblings were looking for Okove and they found him. "Come on, we were just playing with ya."

"Yeah," said Jabir. "It's not our fault that you are too tiny to catch prey."

"Or that you can't even kill a dik-dik with your size." Taft added, both use and the tomboyish sister began laughing. "Lool at ya, the smallest pup in the whole family."

"I can hunt down a wildebeest! You're the ones that caught me off-guard!"

"Nah, it's pretty much you can't hunt." Said Janir flatly.

"That's enough, you two!" Said Akilah. He and his matr looked really stern, looking down at the more mischievous wild dog pups of theirs. "You're younger brother is more than you think. He is just like everyone else in the family. We know he can do this."

"But he fails from time to time and-"

"Taft!" Veya barked. This made the two Pups hearts sink to their feet, knowing they would get a talking to. "Be nice to your brother! Or else we will not teach you to hunt. And, that goes for you too, Jabir. Do we make ourselves clear?"

"Yes mom." Said the pups in defeat.

"Now, what do you both say to your brother?" Akilah reminded them.

"We're sorry" both pups said to their younger brother.

"Thank you." Okove remarked flatly. "And come on, I can hunt as good as you guys. I... just need to find the right prey for me."

"Well, they will work with you as a team and lay off the name calling, right?" Said Veya

"Yes mom." The pups repeated.

"Good. Now go on and help your brother."

The three pups went into the grass again to look for more food to hunt on their own. "Our apologies, Kion." Said Akilah. "Now, we will fo what we can to help Zira atone and be born again."

Kion smiled and he knew that the hope he had in Zira boosted, and he was thinking that maybe he could change her after all.