Kion was sitting with Zira. Kovu and Vitani were sitting next to her while the cub himself was being given company by his big sister. They were all at a waterhole to drink from under the Savannah heat, and Kion was thinking that this plan of his could work after all. Zira wasn't attacking or killing anyone in plain sight.

Deep down, Kovu and Vitani were having hopes of restarting their relationship with their own mother and they were doing good in showing her the ropes and helping her reform from her deranged, wicked ways to avenge Scar.

This plan of Kion's was clearly going better than he imagined it would be for him and he couldn't stop smiling at the great progress he was making. Maybe his dad can finally accept and forgive Zira after all this time and a new bond could form between them if they talk and hang out over time and they might hit it off with one another now Zirs has perfectly atonned to her her life from her memory loss.

Zira's head must have hit that rock or boulder really hard for her to lose all the memories of trying to kill Simba and Kiara a few times before. Everyone was glad that the old Zira was gone and a whole new Zira was being born from inside of the old one, and the old skin of the evil Zira shredded like a cobra shedding it's skin.

"So mother, you sure you still know how to hunt?" Asked Kovu

"Of course. I may not be a hunting dog, but I can certainly take down a hartebeest with with one bite to the neck." Her stomach was growling. "Speaking if which, I am starving. I'll be right back."

Then she ran off into the grass and Zazu suddenly flew up to Kion, landing on the soil in front of him. "Pardon me, my friends." He said

"Zazu? What are you doing here?" Asked Kion

"Just keep Zira under surveillance in case she tries to pull a dirty trick on all of you." The hornbill let out a small sneeze and wiped his long beak. "Do tell, Kion, how is this working?"

"It's... going great." Kion admitted. "I knew I can help her out with this, and Zira's learning well with the circle of life and all that."

"We showed her the ropes in how it worked and the wild dogs helped her out a little while ago." Kiata added. She then caught a familiar scent and she sniffed her nose three times. "What is that smell?" Ahe said.

She sniffed the major domo and her eyes widened with disgust.

"Oh my god!" She exclaimed. "You stink, Zazu."

Kion sniffed the bird and his face turned green with disgust. "Gah! That is stinky."

Kovu and Vitani did the same thing the other two did and they both looked quite disgusted by the stench of Zazu's plumage. "Bleh! Yeah. That reeks." Said Kovu before covering his mouth.

"What happened to you? Did you roll around in a pile of elephant dung or something?" Vitani asked, feeling like throwing up.

"In what reason could I possibly do something as moronic and idiotic as that, Vitani?!" The hornbill asked in offense. "No. I am smelling like this because a certain friend of Simba created a stink bomb of nauseous gas! Oh, I really need a bath."

"Heh, what was your first clue?" Said Vitani.

"Anyway, where is Zira?"

"She's hunting for food." Kion replied. "And it's going great. Maybe she has changed and she won't be evil anymore."

"I still wouldn't get your Hope's up, my boy. That ruffian might try and eat you in your sleep."

"No, I think we might have gone to her." Kiara disagreed. "You know if she wanted to kill Kion, she would do it in a second."

"It's exactly what your father's worried about, Kiara. I would still suggest you keep a close eye on her just in case."

"We'll do that if you take a bath." Vitani rudely said.

"Sis," Kovu scolded her. "Zazu, I think our mother's ready, and Simba will accept her, whether he likes it or not."

"Well, i doubt that Simba will truly accept it, but he would possibly get outvoted if everyone in Pride Rock believes you."

"Well, it's not Kovu's idea." Kion admitted. "This is all my idea. She met me first I am trying to help her atone to her new life. And if anyone will be blamed, it will be me. I was the one who talked to dad and he agreed to listen to me."

"Very noble, Kion." Said Zazu in intrigue. "Still, being the leader of the Lion Guard, you're still only a boy."

"Well, thank you. But, you know I am very capable."

"I never said anything about you being incapable, did I?"

"Come on, we all know you are very capable as much as we are, Kion." Said Kovu. "We know you can help our mother."

It was just then Zira came back and pulled over a topi for herself. And it looked quite fresh as if it didn't stay dead for long. "I'm back." She sang. "I have quite a kill that I have just caught for myself. Anyone care for some samples?"

"No thanks, mother." Said Vitani. "We already ate some wildebeest."

"Oh. Right. Well, more for me then." everyone began hearing some rather big and scary bites of the topi carcass with her sharp teeth, and squishy sounds of flesh and fat squeezing together was heard around the other lions and Zazu. While enjoying herself, the lioness caught a rather foul smell, and she stopped eating. "What is that odor?" She asked while sniffing her noise like a bloodhound.

"Ask mr. Stink weed over here." Said Vitani, pointing at poor Zazu. "He stinks like a dead rat's tail."

"I beg your pardon!" The hornbill was quite offended bu that little remark. "It was all the fault of a certain warthog in Pride Rock I tell you!"

"Easy, Zazu." Kovu intervened. "She didn't mean it."

"What are you talking about?"

"Pumbaa just cut it in Pride Rock, like, he farted to let it all out."

"That is a rather light way to explain it, Vitani." Zazu said in a sarcastic tone of voice. "And Pumbaa let out a putrid and disgusting pollution of nauseous air. Oh!" His face turned green and turned around to vomit on the ground in complete disgust and offense.

Zira made a sniff on Zazu and her eyes widened like everyone else that sniffed him. "Oh my gosh." The her face turned green with sickness. She had never smelt anything so bad or horrible in her entire life, but she managed to hold back some vomit. "This is possibly one of the worst things in have ever smelled in my life." she said. "Zazu, you really need a bath. What happened?"

"Well, Miss obvious." Zazu said sarcastically. "A certain warthog named Pumbaa passed a large cloud of gas in Pride Rock."

"The warthog?" asked the scrawny lioness.

"Yes, that is the one. Pumbaa is known to be one to give out such... horrible flatulence." Zazu explained flatly. It is enough to clear a whole waterhole or a jungle even."

"I'm afraid to ask what he has been eating." Kovu remarked

"You do not want to know, Kovu. Trust me, there are certain things that are not worth mentioning. Now, if you all excuse me, I have to bath myself in a lake to get rid of all the Pumbaa smell on my plumage. Ugh! That warthog I tell you." Then the blue and white hornbill flew off in a huff.

"Well, he seems rather grumpy." said Zira in confusion.

"Don't mind Zazu." Kiara rolled her eyes. "He can be very... arrogant at times and he thinks he's better than most birds in the Pride Lands because he's my dad's major domo."

"It's fun to slap the beak off his face, am I right mom?" Vitani chuckled.

"Nah, let's not think about that." Kovu said. "Well anyway, mother, think it's time for Simba to accept you into our pride."

Kion smiled and he said: "I think you're right, Kovu. Zira, you probably remember how the Circle of Life works, right?"

She nodded her head to him. "Yes Kion." And she let out a small laugh. "I am certainly flattered by this. I hope Simba can forgive me after all I have done. And, are you sure you will not tell me what I did in the past?"

The other four lions had a look of uncertainty on his face, and they began whistling to themselves playing like they know nothing of Zira's past.

"Well, no matter." Zira concluded. "What is in the past is already done and it cannot he undone."

"Good. Come on, I think we're done showing Zira the ropes." Said Kion. Everyone agreed and they all went back home to Pride Rock.

When they all got back, they saw everyone was outside and looking irritated and Pumbaa had a nervous smile on his face. At first, everyone was confused on why everyone was outside of the rock. "Uhhhh, what the heck?" Vitani wondered.

They all went up to Simba and Kion was the one to ask him: "dad, what's going on out here?"

"Oh, Pumbaa just farted and stunk up the whole rock, Kion. And thanks to him, we might have to sleep outside tonight." Every one looked at Pumbaa with annouree glares and he just gave a very nervous smile, sweating and showing his teeth.

"Stink weed always has a very peculiar smell." Said the warthog. "You'll never know what you can taste if you ever put it in your mouth."

"Yeah? Well next time, try not to eat everything in plain sight, you big lug!" Timon said. "Just stick with grub and foods that don't make you fart."

"You're one to talk, Timon."

"And what does that mean?"

"I've heard you fart in your sleep before. Don't deny it!"

"Oh you can't prove anything, Pumbaa!"

"Ou can't I?"

"Alright, alright, that's enough you guys." Simba intervened. "Anyway, how did it go?"

"It went really well, daddy." Kiara replied. "I think we can accept her into the Pride now."

Simba still looked unsure, but Nala was thinking the opposite and she was smiling as with the other lions and lionesses living in Pride Rock. The former outsiders were the most happy because Zira was technically their former ringleader. "Come on, Simba." said Nala. "If they all say she's ready to come back, I think so too."

"Can we give her a chance, Simba?" asked Vitani.

"She is ready." Kion added. He, along with the other lions behind him gave the king a pleading look on their faces and Kion was using the sad cub expression that would always get his parents if he wanted something when he was little

"Ohh, not the face again." Simba sighed. He tried so hard to resist it, but it was no use, Kion's face was too adorable to ignore, especially since he is a cub. Kiara wasn't making it any better and ultimately, Simba sighed again, and he replied. "Well, I guess you have changed, Zira. Welcome home." and an uproar of cheering was heard and Zira smiled, knowing that she was glad to be accepted and reunited with her family.

"Thank you, Simba." a small, sad expression grew on her face. "Still, I wish that Nuka was here right now. I would love to see his ridiculous, foolish smile again."

"Still, you have us, mother." Kovu remarked.

The king and queen looked at Kion and Simba said: "Well, I guess I was wrong to doubt you a little, son. Thanks to you, Zira is a whole new lioness, and I am proud of you for trying to help us out."

The cub smiled and he gave his father a hug. "Thanks dad." he said. Then Kiara joined in and so did Nala, knowing that something great has been accomplished today.