"M-m-mother?"

Vitani couldn't believe what she was seeing. There standing a few feet away was the tawny pelted lioness in all her glory.

"In the flesh."

The creamy lioness couldn't contain her excitement and ran over where she buried her head in the older lioness' chest.

"Mother...I'm glad you're alive. We can avenged father and grandfather together!"

Nala looked grim for a moment before stepping back. "Vitani...I'm glad you want to avenge your father and grandfather. But I'm not here on the count of Kovu."

Vitani's amber eyes widen as she took in her mother's words. "You mean?"

"I was never in love with Kovu. I always had feelings for Simba. I just thought your father would win but deep down my heart belonged to the second prince."

Vitani stared at her mother in shock before shaking her head and looked back at the tawny lioness. "What now?"

A evil glint shined in Nala's eyes a evil smile formed across her muzzle. "I get what I want and use the aftermath for our will."

Vitani stood still for a moment before her eyes flashed with confusion. "What about Kiara?"

"I already have a plan."

~O~

The sun had started to set when the Pridelanders and Neverlanders returned to Pride Rock. As everyone climbed up the stoned slope, Jesús and Janna stood facing one another.

"I don't really know what to say. I have to talk to my cubs but in the morning we can talk."

Janna smiled at her son. "I understand. Besides I left three of my members on the outskirts."

Jesús nodded, biding his mother goodnight before turning and heading towards his personal cave. At the entrance was Sherise with the cubs.

"Demetria! Dimitri!"

The red-brown cub grimaced. Knowing he was in serious trouble.

"Who ideal was it to go over the border?"

A simple question but Jesús knew. He was giving his son a chance to confess, properly. But the red-brown lion should of known better.

"Who says it was us! It could of been the other cubs!"

Jesús closed his eyes before opening them and looking at his daughter. "Demetria, you're dismissed."

Demetria gave her twin a sorry look before heading in the cave with her mother. Sherise walked over and nuzzled her son before nuzzling her mate.

"Don't be too hard on him." the dark brown lioness whispered before following her daughter.

Jesús turned back to his son and closed his eyes before opening them and sighing deeply. Deciding it was best to take his mate's advice. "You know, I was just like you when I was your age."

Dimitri grunted before rolling his eyes. "You were never like me. You've been a goody Pridelander all your life. How would you know?"

Jesús chuckled lightly. "Oh, you'd be surprised." then the red-brown lion grew serious. "Dimitri, I'm only trying to protect you and your sister."

"By grounding me every time you get!?"

Jesús was getting angry. "Those are the rules, son."

Dimitri glared and growled at his father also with hostility. "All I ever hear is rules, rules, rules! "Don't do this" and "don't do that"! What good are teeth and...and claws if you can never use them?!"

"Stop that growling!"

"I can't help it, pop! Rogues growl!"

"There will be no rogues in this family!"

"Then maybe I don't wanna be in this family!"

Jesús had enough and stood before growling at his son. "Like it or not, you are a part of this family, and until you start acting like it, you can just get used to being grounded every night!"

Jesús leaves and goes inside the cave angered, Sherise watches Dimitri walk away, she gives a hopeless sigh, and goes inside as well leaving Dimitri alone to calm down.