It was bedtime for all the lions at Pride Rock, and while it looked a little odd, everyone is sleeping outside of the rock spire because of Pumbaa's nauseous gas polluting the air within the interior, much to everyone's dismay.
Still, it wasn't so bad for Kion and his family. The stars were glistening in the sly above them and the other lions. The moon was full on this beautiful night and this could work out for all of them.
Maybe sleeping outside of the rock wasn't such a bad idea after all. "You think you can see grandpa Mufasa up there, Kiara?" Kion asked his sister. "Or do you know other kings of the past that are up there?" He crossed his arms behind his head on relaxation.
Kiara was looking long and hard at the sky and she ultimately said: "I don't know that much kings in the sky." Thej she made a small laugh. "Thowe stars look the same, but I wish I know where grandfather Mufasa and grandmother Sarabi are up there."
"Yeah, I wish they would give us a sign o show what stars they are." Kion agreed. "At least some sign to show us."
Just then, two stars were shining brighter than the other stars and it was like a pair of beacons Shining back and forth like a light switch. Kion and Kiara immediately knew what this meant and they smiled, knowing that those two were their deceased grandparents.
"There's your answer." Kovu said. "Still, I wonder if Scar is up there at least."
"I thought you want nothing to do with him anymore?" Asked Vitani.
"Oh, I don't, but still. I'm curious." Kovu replied, looking further in the sky and he was trying so hard to see if his adopted father was anywhere up there.
"I hate to break it to you, Kovu." Said Kion. "But I think Scar wouldn't deserve a spot up there. And he was never the true king of the Pride Lands."
"Ah, who am I kidding?" Kovu admitted. "Maybe you're right, Kion."
"In her if he actually was up there, he would he a black star, fitting to his heart." Vitani remarked. Everyone around her laughed. "Yeah, that would fit him perfectly, but i still think he's not up there." Kion sticked to his belief.
"Yeah, I know. I wished that Scar was like Simba, ir my father."
"Who was your real father?" Kion asked the future king.
A frown formed on Kovu's face. He didn't say a word to him in reply. Kovu was silent for at least one minute and he ultimately said: "i... don't really like to talk about it."
"Oh. Sorry Kovu. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable there. I was just curious and-"
"It's okay, Kion." SId Kiara. "I know you would never hurt anyone. But What's important is that Zira is one of us at last. We don't have to worry about her being evil anymore."
"And... normally, I don't say something like this," said Vitani, feeling like getting something out of her chest. "... thanks for getting our mother back, Kion."
Indeed, Vitani was one who would love to mess around with or tease Kion to get a reaction from him, but she only thanked him on some occasions, and this was one of them. The cub smiled at being acknowledged by this task and he can imagine Kovu being the same thing.
"Yeah Kion. I guess you could change our mother after all." Kovu added gratefully.
"I hope you guys didn't doubt me about this. I always had this feeling in my gut that I can change Zira around and it worked. I'm so glad dad accepted her back in the pride after all this time."
"But, what if she goes back to her evil ways?" said Vitani. "I may not be Rafiki, but I've heard in most cases that memory-loss is only temporary. She could come back to being a psychopath."
"Nah. We did a food job helping her understand the circle of life. Besides, if Zira ever tries to attack any of us, she will be outnumbered like... thirty of us lions against one of her."
"Yeah, but I've seen my mother wrestle three of our lionesses down all by herself. She might be skinny."
"Yeah, I remember that Kovu." Said Vitani. "She was absolutely powerful against all three of them. She was quite a fighter. And I think she almost killed them, but she chose not to. But, come on, let's just thank Kion for helping her. And, he's right, she would be outnumbered if she wanted to fight all of us."
Kion smiled, glad to hear that his sister, Kovu, and Vitani were listening to him. "Well, come on, don't overthink about this too much. Besides, it's a beautiful night."
"I know." Kiara agreed. "Look at the moon, a gigantic, white ball in the night sky." She reached her right arm out to where the moon was and pretended to grab the moon with her claws.
"Good luck trying to grab that thing, Kiara."
"Oh shut up, Kovu." The future queen chuckled.
Zira came up to them and she asked: "do you all mind if I hand with you over here?"
"Not at all, mother." Said Kovu. "Come lay down with us." then the skinny lioness laid between Kion and her son, looking at the starry sky with them.
"Thank you all so much. Just look at the sky up there see all those stars glistening."
"Yeah, the great kings of the past look down on us from those stars." Kiara remarked. "It's like they are all watching us from above. Just waiting to give us guidance or words of wisdom."
"I wonder if some lions appear as clouds when I do the Roar of the Elders at my foes."
"That sounds very likely, kid." Vitani remarked. "I mean, why else would a bunch of wise lions appear as clouds like that?"
"Okay guys" said Simba. "It's time to go to sleep."
The lions, minus Zira complained and Nala remarked: "I know I know, but we have to be as lively as ever for tomorrow, and we wouldn't want to wake up looking weary."
"Okay mom." Said Kiara in a sing-song voice. Then every lion cuddled together and they slowly began to fall asleep together with Kion sleeping with his family and Zira sleeping with Kovu and Vitani. Kiara kept her brother close and cuddled him in ber arms and she and him slept together as siblings.
