Next morning, Kovu got up and left to go outside to the ledge of Pride Rock to think about taking a trip northwest to find his father.

Simba peeked to see Kovu get up and walk out of the royal den and decides to see what's bugging him now.

He ask "Kovu, what's wrong, son?"

Kovu sighs and says "yesterday, when Kiara asked Sarafina where Mheetu is She told Kiara he was with daddy."

Simba ask "is that what's bothering you now?"

Kovu shakes his head no and says "no, what's bothering me is my mom lied to me about saying Scar was my father in a way but he wasn't. Grandma Sarabi told me and Kiara who my real father is."

Simba ask "and you want to go see him?"

Kovu nods his head "yes, I want to go see him. I know what him and mom talked about, and want to know what he's like."

Simba ask "do you plan on leaving now?"

Kovu sighs "yes, but can I take Zazu with since some of the prides know Zazu was grand father's message bird?"

Simba looks at the royal den and says "if you leave now you will have to answer to Kiara when you come back or tell her now."

Simba walked back into the royal den to see Nala still sleeping.

Kovu sees Zazu fly down to tell Simba the morning report.

Kovu tells Zazu "we're taking a trip north to Mar pride then to the west."

Kovu walked down the side of Pride Rock with Zazu riding his back."

Zazu ask "Kovu, do you know that Kiara's gonna have nightmares of you leaving and not coming back."

Kovu tells Zazu "relax we'll only be gone for two days the most. Besides if I get into trouble all I have to do is send you back to get Simba to come bail me out."

Zazu ask "so first we're going to Mar Pride?"

Kovu nods his head "yes."

Kiara woke up to Kovu gone and ask "mom, where's Kovu?"

Nala answers "I don't know where-"

Simba ask "he didn't come say goodbye?"

Kiara ask "what do you mean goodbye, daddy?"

Simba sighs "he left to go see his real father."

Kiara walks away to be alone.

Kovu and Zazu walked into Mar Pride when a few lioness surrounded them and ask "what are you doing here, rouge?"

Kovu answers "I'm not a rouge, I'm prince, Kovu from Pridelands and I came to ask is this Mar Pride?"

A lioness answers "yes, it is, why?"

Kovu ask "do you know what the name of the pride west of here?"

The lioness tells him "you can't go there?"

Kovu ask "why can't I go there?"

The lioness answers "because male lions walk to that pride alone never leave from that place again."

Kovu ask "can I rest for a little bit right here?"

King Marco arrived to see who was walking into his pride to see a male lion and ask "can I have your name, rouge?"

Kovu ask "King Marco?"

Marco ask "who are you and how do you know my name?"

Kovu says "it's me, Kovu, engaged to princess Kiara, Simba's daughter."

Marco ask the lioness to returned to guard duty.

Marco and Kovu take a walk to explain some things about the neighbor pride west.

Kovu says "I was going there to see my father."

Marco says "if you go there the king will set you up to marry a lioness by force unless you go there with your mate, but I'll leave you to decide what you want to do."

Zazu ask "so, master Kovu, what are we doing?"

Kovu looks up at the sky and says "we're going to that pride."

Zazu ask "what if we get caught?"

Kovu answers "well, then you have to tell them that I'm engaged to King Simba's daughter, simple as that."

Kovu and Zazu begin their walk to the Slave Pride.

Marco tells the lioness "he's going to Slave Pride."

Lioness ask "what do we do, my king?"

Marco sighs "I have to inform Simba, that Kovu is in trouble."

Kovu walked until he reached a field to see a rock type mountian structure and says "this looks like the place but where is-" then a lioness approached him and said "hi, I'm Nia and who are you?"

Kovu answered "I'm Kovu. I came here to see my father Maxis."

Nia ask "how do you know the King and where did you come from, rouge?"

Kovu sighs "I came here from Pridelands."

King Maxis arrived at the scene and ask "Nia, who is this cub?"

Nia answers "he claims to be your son."

Maxis answers "I don't have a cub but I see your old enough to pick your mate to marry and what's with the bird on your back?"

Kovu answers "oh, where are my manners, this is Zazu and we came from Pridelands."

Maxis looks at Kovu and says "sorry, but I don't know-"

Kovu ask "do you know a lioness by the name of Zira?"

Maxis stops and ask "Zira? I haven't heard from her for a few months ago when she ran off to be with a lion named-"

Kovu answers "Scar."

Maxis sighs "yes, Scar, what happen to him?"

Kovu answers "the hyenas killed him after he turned on them, but there's more, the last time mom came here something happened between you two because when she came back home she became pregnant with me and my sister Vitani."

Maxis tells Nia "leave us for now" and whispers to her "get a couple of lioness together for him to choose from."

Nia leaves to do the kings wishes.

Maxis takes Kovu to fill him in about them.

Kovu spend most of the day with his father learning about him.

Maxis takes Kovu over to Slave Rock to see three lioness lined up.

Kovu sees Nia with them and ask "what are they doing here, dad?"

Maxis answers "you have to choose one of them to be your mate and future wife."

Kovu answers "I can't marry any of them, dad."

Maxis ask "you do know the punishment for refusing to choose a mate?"

Kovu nods his head "yes" and says "but I can't choose one of them because I already have one back at Pridelands waiting for me."

Maxis answers "by our law, if you have a mate, she has to come with you or your words mean nothing here, now choose."

Zazu ask "Kovu, did you know your dad was a nut head in the extreme way?"

Kovu answers "no, but fly back and tell Simba to bring Kiara here to bail me out and fast!"

Kovu tells his dad "I choose not to marry anyone here because I'm engaged, and I send my messenger bird to fetch my soon to be father in-law and my soon to be wife."

Maxis answers "well until then, you have to be locked in a caged for refusing to choose a mate."

Zazu flew back to Pridelands when he spots Simba and Marco walking together.

Simba ask "Zazu? Where's Kovu?"

Zazu panics "he was arrested for refusing to choose a mate and where's Kiara?"

Simba ask "what do you mean where's Kiara?"

Zazu calms down and says "only the father in-law and his daughter can free him."

Simba tells Zazu "fly back to Pridelands and bring Kiara here fast!"

Zazu flies back to Pridelands to get Kiara.

Nala was in the royal den trying to comfort Kiara the best she could.

Zazu yells "Kiara? Kiara!"

Nala tells Zazu "calm down and relax."

Zazu answers "I can't relax, Kovu was arrested and I have to bring Kiara to save him."

Kiara ask "what do you mean Kovu was arrested?"

Zazu answers "I'll explain on the way, right now your father is waiting for us at the border."

Kiara tells Zazu "lets go, but after I save Kovu, I'm going to ground him to the royal den my self."

Zazu smirks "remind me to never make you mad."

Zazu and Kiara meet up with Simba and Marco to go save Kovu.

(In Slave Pride)

Kovu ask "dad, why would you lock up your own son like this?"

Maxis answers "you refuse to choose a mate."

Kovu yells "I already told you I'm engaged to a lioness named Kiara!"

(Mar Pride border)

Marco tells the others "this is where I leave you. I can't go with you."

Simba, Kiara and Zazu walked into the pride going to see the King Maxis.

Maxis was in the cave with Kovu, when Nia walked in and told Maxis "a lion with a cub is coming here."

Maxis walked out to see the lion with a cub.

Simba ask "are you King Maxis?"

Maxis nods his head "yes, I am and you are?"

Simba answers "I'm King Simba and you have my son in-law."

Maxis smirks "and this must be your daughter Kiara?"

Kiara answers "yes and you better let my boyfriend go so that I can kick his butt back home."

Maxis smirks "well I can't just release him yet until..."

Simba ask "until what?"

Maxis says "well Kiara here has to kiss Kovu in front of the Pride to conform that he has a mate to earn a pass here."

Kiara answers "fine, I'll do it just to free him."

Maxis gathers up the pride to see Kiara and Kovu kiss in front of them.

Simba ask "King Maxis, are we free to leave?"

Maxis says "yes, your free to go."

Simba takes Kovu and Kiara back home.

Kiara tells Kovu "when we get home your under full grounded to the royal den and you can't leave my side for the five days.!"

Kovu answers "I though what Marco told me was a joke, but now I see that my dad was a complete nut job making males choose mates against their will. I'm sorry Kiara-"

Kiara says "and one more thing, when we get home I'm throwing you into watering hole everyday for the next five days!"

After arriving home, Nala ask "how was the trip?"

Kovu just walked into the royal den towards the back of the den to hide and sleep.

Nala ask "Simba, what's wrong with Kovu?"

Simba sighs "oh Kiara grounded him for five days."

Night time came, Kiara returned from seeing her brother Kion and the lion guard and ask "where's Kovu."

Simba looks around the royal den and says "he hasn't come out of here so he must be back there."

Kiara walks to the back to see Kovu laying down facing back of the den and ask "Kovu?"

Kovu just laid there still, listening to her.

Kiara tells him "I'm sorry for being harsh on you, but you had me worried like I was never gonna see you again."

She walks around facing him and nuzzles him.

Kovu instead grabs her pulling her into a kiss for a while falling asleep together in the back of the den.