Simba and Nala were happy to have been turned into cubs again, even if they never meant to do that to themselves by drinking the water from this... weird pond that was underground. With this, the king and queen can do whatever they wanted to do, and not have to worry about their problems (even if this would only be a temporary thing for them both). Maybe this was one of the best things that have ever happened to Simba and Nala, along with becoming the rulers of the Pride Lands, and bearing their two children.
As of now, they were all doing fun things together as a family, but Rani felt like she needed to give them some space since they were all family together. Deep down, Rani felt like she might get in the way of everything since this was a very thing that could be a one-time chance sort of ordeal.
Playing so many games and fun things, Kion, Simba, and Nala were playing many things like; tag, hide n seek, dodging the crocodiles, among other things that cubs would do. Kion would normally not play these games, but he was too happy to be able to be with his parents like this and it was a blast. Adrenaline was rushing in his veins as he was having fun with his mom and dad. It looked weird since his parents turned into his age, but they were having fun. No matter how old they would be, Simba and Nala would be Kion's parents. It looked a little bit like they were hanging out as friends or as siblings instead of parents and a child bonding.
Despite how fun this was, Kion was still a little confused about all of this. Sure, it may seem a little fun to him and he could try something new with his parents. Rani herself was a little baffled, but she thought it would be interesting. "Listen, Kion." she said, "I guess you want to be alone with your parents. I.. might be your girlfriend, but... I don't want to get in the way of you guys having fun. For all I know; this might never happen again if your parents get turned back into adults.
The male cub looked at his parents, smiling at them, and at how these two were getting along so well as a couple. Sure, Simba and Nala might have been turned into cubs again, but it didn't mean they have immatured greatly as they decreased in age. "You're not bothering us at all, Rani." Simba said. "I always have a feeling that you guys might get married."
Both Kion and Rani looked shocked and surprised at once. "Yeah, I mean you are both natural-born leaders." Nala added
"Wait, that would just be... really, really weird." Kion remarked. "I know me and Rani are a couple, but I don't know if... we would be that kind of couple."
"Yeah, come on." Rani protested flatly.
"Oh, you kids sound a lot like how me and Nala reacted when Zazu said the same thing about us." Simba smiled. "I know it sounds weird because I'm a cub again, but believe me."
"There's nothing wrong with it." Nala added
"Well, we... don't know for sure." said Kion. "We're still young, right?"
"Yeah, we still got plenty of time to think." Rani agreed. "But I just don't want to get in the way. Besides, you guys can do the things you did when you were cubs before."
"That is a good point." Simba smiled. "We wished we could be cubs again, and it must have come true."
"Or, could have just been a coincidence." Kion smirked. "And Rani, I don't mean to ruin the date like this."
"No, no, you're not ruining the date." said Rani with a chuckle. "It was fun and we've been out here for at least three hours on our date. That's a pretty good time, isn't it?"
Kion chuckled in response, and said: "True, that is true. Well, there's always another day."
"Absolutely!" Rani nodded her head. "I'll see you later, Kion." she then gave him a kiss on the forehead before walking away back home to the Back Lands. Kion flushed and was extremely flattered by her act of love. Simba and Nala smiled on as the future queen of the Night Pride went her separate ways with her lover.
"You know," said Nala, "If you were there when me and your father were cubs a long time ago, we probably would have teased you."
"And you... probably wouldn't hear the end of it." Simba admitted with a smirk. "Still, i was cocky, stupid, arrogant, and i let that all get the best of me."
"Don't say that, Simba." Nala said. "You were just a kid. Like Zazu said: Kids will be kids. Remember when he said that to us?"
"I do. Especially when we pounced on him again and again." Simba agreed. "Those were really good times. Except for the elephant graveyard and what Scar did... I had fun when I was a cub."
"So did I." said Nala. "Though I wish I would have grew up in the jungle like you did with Timon and Pumbaa."
They both had a good laugh, and looked at one another. "But like you guys said to me before you turned into this." Kion pointed, "It's best to forget about the past because we can't change it. We need to move on and move forward with our lives."
"Exactly, sweetie." said Nala. "So, what should we do next?"
"Well, what about letting the lions back at Pride Rock know about this? What if something bad happens?" their son asked
"You have the roar of the elders." Simba said. "Kion, you have the roar of the elders and you know how to use it well. "Besides, we can always ask for help if there is an enemy around the Pride Lands causing trouble. That's exactly what grandfather Mufasa did."
"You're right." Kion smiled boldly. "I can just find some help if we feel outmatched. But, what about Kiara and Kovu?"
"I'm sure they'll look after the place." said Simba. "They might come looking for us anyway. And, if anyone can turn us back into adults, that would be Rafiki."
"Good point, dad." Kion smiled. "Well, let's see if any one of us can try to climb on that tree first in a race.
"Excellent idea." said Nala. They all raced together and all tried to climb the lone tree in a very fast pace. Nala was the one who was victorious for Kion and Simba slipped and fell back on the ground. They tried over and over again, but Nala still remained victorious. If there was one thing a lion should do, it's never underestimate the strength of a lioness (since they do most of the hunting out here). "Looks like I win."
"Yep." that's your mother for you, Kion." Simba smirked. Despite that, all three of them laughed and began swimming together in a nearby lake. Like many animals near a lake, they needed to be careful since they made ideal homes for crocodiles. Luckily, no crocodiles were living in this place, and they were having a fun time getting wet and playing. Kion even did a cannonball, making his parents soaking wet.
Having evil smirks on their faces, Simba and Nala pulled their son out of their with mischievous looks, ticking their son with their claws, making him laugh and guffaw. "Stop!" Kion said. "Please stop! I'm sorry."
"We know." Simba said, "This is just too much fun." both he and Nala saw that their son was being tickled-out and they gave him a breather.
Suddenly, from behind the grass, a zebra came out of nowhere, and he looked quite scared and panicky. "Kion! Thank goodness I've found you." he painted.
"Vookoovo, what is it?" Kion asked
"There is a pair of large, fierce-looking cats out here in the Pride Lands! I don't know what they want, or what they exactly look like, but they had long teeth and scary eyes on them."
"Large cats?" asked Simba.
"Yes, larger than lions too."
"That sounds so uncanny." Nala admitted.
"I agree with you kid, but we need to ask for King Simba and Queen Nala's advice. they'll know what to do."
"But, we are the king and queen." Simba looked a little confused. "we will figure out a way to stop them."
"Oh you kids playing imagination." Vookoovoo chortled. "that's funny, but this is serious."
"Look, do you know where they are?"
"they were heading east of where we are. These cats also killed nine members of my herd and we scattered when those cats attacked."
"Got it." Kion nodded "we gotta find my friends, they can help us fight them."
"You're right, son." Simba agreed. "we have got to stop them." the three cubs rushed to Pride Rock and some lionesses were staring at Simba and Nala, not really recognizing their cub appearance. "Kiara?" simba called, where are you?"
the future rulers came in the cave, along with Zira and Vitani. "We have a situation." said Nala
"Oh, who are your friends, Kion?" Kiara asked warmly.
"Guys," Kion said. "You may not believe me, but this is mom and dad turned into cubs again by some kind of magical fountain underground."
"Oh you children are quite full of yourselves." Zira said
"Yeah, that's a good one." Vitani added.
"just look at us in the face and see if we are not the king and queen." Simba sassed.
The four lions went up to the rulers, and Kiara got a closer look at her father's face. she realized that his face did look exactly like her father, except for not having a mane. Nala also looked very similar to her adult self.
Looking apologetic and embarrassed, Kovu was the first one to apologize and said: "i have no idea, guys. I am so aorry we didn't recognise you. But how did you guys turn into cubs again?"
Kion, Simba, and Nala negan explaining how there was some kind of underground pond and how it magically turned the rulers of the Pride Lands into cubs again.
"A magic pond?" asked Vitani. "Thst sounds hard to believe."
"It's true." said Kion. "and a zebra came and said that three large cats are trying to eat as much as they can here."
"Big cats?" Zira said. "like lions?"
"Vookoovoo said that they are bigger than lions." Nala said. "but we need to stop them before they slaughter snd eat everyone else in the Pride Lands!"
"Vookoovoo pointed that they were seen on the east side of the Pride Lands." Simba pointed. "We'll also need Rafiki to help us turn back into adults."
"Yeah, i'm sure he'll help us out." said Nala.
