Kovu laughed at the sight before his eyes. The lions and lionesses he sent with Jesús came marching back.

"What happened? Did he die?"

A dark tan lion with a dark red mane walked over to a ledge where Kovu stood, his dark yellow eyes on the ground as he bowed. "He's been captured, sir."

Kovu smiled. "Now that pest won't get in my way."

"Sir. I don't follow."

The dull brown lion chuckled darkly. "The one thing my dear brothers and nephew lack is skill. That is what Jesús has and he's a threat to my throne." then Kovu looked at the dark tan lion. "Go back before they ask questions. And good work by the way Ricdo or should I say Ricardo."

Ricdo laughed before bowing and making his leave. After all, he has some claiming to do and what better way to get away with it then by pinning it on someone else.

~O~

"Do you think they're alright?"

Tiifu looked towards the borders with concerned dark green eyes. "I'm sure Kopa is fine."

Kiara whipped her head around and glared at her daughter-in-law. "What about Jesús?"

"To be honest your highness. There's no hope for someone like that."

Kiara growled. "Then there's no hope for you. The throne would not be good for you. You don't look at everything just what you know. That's is what a kingdom needs from their queen!"

"Kiara!"

Tiifu and Kiara looked from each other and seen Sarabi standing there. Tiifu bowed before running off clearly hurt by her mother-in-law's words.

"Kiara."the dark beige lioness sighed. "I miss Jesús too. But that doesn't mean be mean to others especially your daughter-in-law."

The golden queen looked down with her ears pinned against her head. "No one is giving my son the benefit of doubt. Jesús is still the cub we all know and love. Jesús thinks he's a monster and every one hates him. He just needs someone to help him see that is not true."

Sarabi nuzzled her daughter. "I'm sure he will or maybe he already has.."

~O~

Jesús laid in his prison cave with his head on the cool floor and his eyes closed. It's been a week since he was last visited by that young lioness, Sherise. Every since than the evil lion couldn't stop thinking about her, or her words.

In all of his life no one asked him to help. Besides his mother but Kiara doesn't count. Not to mention she is quite beautiful, with the dark brown fur and playful and joyful gorgeous dark purple eyes. The red-brown lion was knocked out of his thoughts by a loud scream.

"Help!"

Jesús ears perked at the sound of the voice. That very voice belonged to the one he was just thinking about and still thinking about. But on top of that her voice sounds like she's in trouble. With a growl Jesús ran out of the cave following Sherise's screams.

Shortly after he came to a water hole where by the water was Sherise with a dark tan lion over her. With a loud roar, Jesús pounced tackling the lion. Knocking him a few feet, the dark tan lion looked up with burning dark yellow eyes.

"You! You would do that to your own teammate!"

Ricdo laughed. "Like you haven't thought about it!"

Jesús snarled causing the dark tan lion to laugh before running off. Jesús snorted before turning to the scared lioness.

"Are you alright?"

Sherise looked up with terrified eyes before burying her head in Jesús' black mane. Tears falling from her eyes as her body shaked.

Jesús didn't know what to do, he put a paw on Sherise and gently whispered calm words to her.

"It's alright. I won't let anything happen to you."

Before Jesús knew it, Sherise had cried herself to sleep. The dark brown teen was now lying on her stomach with her head on Jesús' large paws.

Jesús looked up at the sky to see it was dark with alot of stars shining brightly. Swallowing the lump in his throat, Jesús laid his head on Sherise's head and closed his eyes.