A/N: So, some of you might have noticed that I had Kion call out someone named Babu (who's name translates over to Grandfather, despite being a teenage cub at this point in time). For those of you who don't know, Babu is a very obscure character from Vulture Shock, who mocks Kopa for misunderstanding a family tree. He can be seen next to a tree, laughing on his back, in an illustration. Since no one seems to acknowledge his existance, I figured I'd be the first person to add him in a fanfiction. Because let's be honest, our boy Babu needs some love.

The group of friends made their way to the Lion Guard lair. Inside, the rest of the guard was waiting somewhere. Bunga was taking a swim, Fuli was taking a nap, and Ono and Beshte were having an.. Interesting conversation, to say the least.

"So, what's your Mom like?" the egret questioned his large friend.

"My mom?" the hippo started. "She, uh.. Kind of.. Left?"

"Left?"

"Yeah, I heard she went to join the circus or something.. I also heard she tried to get with my Uncle.. Or was it the other way around?"

"Who is your Uncle, anyways?"

"I think his name was 'Moto-Moto'.. Or something like that.. I dunno, never knew him."

Once Kion walked in, he took note of what the guard was doing and called them together for a meeting. Meanwhile, Kisu and the girls got settled in. Zuri, however, complained the whole time they were setting up camp.

"Ugh! This place smells! Did Bunga fart again?" was one of her many questions and primary concerns, alongside "The ground is too muddy!", "There are too many rocks everywhere!" "It's too uncomfortable!" and the commonly blurted out "I think I might break a claw!" Normally, Kiara would make amends to shut her up, but considering the situation, she had no choice but to try to ignore it. Tiifu was also trying her hardest to ignore her complaints as well. However, Kisu, being the gentleman he was always told to be, tried to do everything for his new (apparent) master. Zuri has always been a spoiled child. More spoiled than Kiara, one might say, though this was taking it to a whole new level. Kiara thought about stopping him, but she decided that it was working. Whatever he did, as long as it got Zuri to shut up, she was ok with.

One particular cub noticed this and went up to the quartet to drop in his two cents.

"Ugh, kids these days.. Always begging for things they know they'll never recieve, and somehow, by some miracle, they get it anyways!" the teenage cub said out loud.

"O-Oh.. I'm sorry sir, I was only trying to help out-" Kisu responded in an attempt to apologize, but was interrupted by the teen lion.

"Hey.. I don't recall seeing you around these parts... Though you look familiar... Almost like somebody I used to know..."

"I do?"

"Yeah, like that one kid who thought a family tree was an actual tree.." He let out a hearty laugh just thinking of the incident. "Oh man, Kopa sure was a nutcase!"

Kiara's ears perked up at that name.

Kopa. Kiara had heard that name dropped and sprinkled throughout conversations between her parents here and there. She never knew what it was supposed to mean, or who it was. All she knew was that it was something, or someone, that her parents knew about, and something happened to them. Now was her chance to learn the truth.

"That name.. I've heard it before... Who is Kopa?" the curious princess asked.

"Your dad hasn't told you yet?" the cub asked with an eyebrow raised. "Man, is being a weirdo just a thing that runs in the family, or?"

"Get to the point, Babu. I don't have all night to figure out who this "Kopa" person is!"

"Alright Princess, if you so insist.." Babu sat down and prepped himself for a long tale.

"Before you were born, Uncle, er, KING Simba had a son named Kopa. His name lived up to its purpose. Me, him, and this chick named uh.." he paused for a minute. "What was it, Shetani or something?" I dunno, doesn't matter. Anyways, Me, him, and this tough chick used to play pranks all the time! That was.. Until that day.."

"What happened?" Kion butted in, overhearing the story.

"Best not tell you two now.. Your daddy would KILL ME if I told you. All I can say is.. His fate is the reason he's so overprotective over you two.."

Kisu was overhearing all of this and taking it all in. He remembered the girl from the Outlands thinking he was someone named Kopa. Boy, was that awkward...

"Kiara, I'm kinda hungry, you?" Zuri asked her friend, who was she was lost in thought.

"Kiara?" Tiifu waved her paw in front of her face to try and get her attention, but to no avail.

Zuri then tried snapping her claws together, which seemed to snap her out of it (no pun intended).

"Yeah, sorry, I kind of left it back in the den.." Kiara finally responded. "So, what else is on the menu for tonight?"

Bunga popped up out of the water after hearing this. "Why, only the finest, most perfect-est, most delectable-ly-licious-est grubs!" the honey badger explained in a climactic manner, holding a leaf tray full of grubs.

"Ew, gross! I'm not eating all that!" Zuri whined per usual.

"Um, I'd rather not.. Last time I ate a caterpillar, I had bad gas for a week.."

"Tiifu, you've ALWAYS had bad gas. Whenever you let go, the grass literally DIES behind you!"

"That's not true!" Tiifu said, feeling slightly insulted.

"Thanks but no thanks, Bunga.." Kiara and Kion wound up saying in unison.

"Come on ladies, they can't be THAT bad!" Babu bargained.

"Would YOU put one in your mouth?" Zuri replied.

"Absolutely not!" he answered.

"I'll.. I'll take one for the team.." Kisu said, bravely as he grabbed a grub and slurped it down. He cringed at how simultaneously sweet and sour it tasted, though it wasn't as bad as he thought. He couldn't see himself doing it again in the near future, however. "That actually wasn't too bad.." he said to himself.

"Finally someone gets it!" Bunga exclaimed in excitement that he had a new grub-eating buddy. He then went back over to pig out on some more grubs to himself.

Kisu then suddenly realized that he had just embarrassed himself in front of all of his friends. His ONLY friends. After seeing their reactions, mixed with shock, hysteria, and sickness, he immediately felt embarrased and kneeled down in front of the ladies in shame. He was kneeled down all the way, as if he was about to be executed for a crime.

"Kisu.." Kiara said to him. "It's ok, I promise. It's not the end of the world."

"Ooh! Maybe we can play a game to pass the time!" Tiifu suggested, piping up a bit.

"Can we not play I Spy?" Zuri complained. "If we do, Ono's gonna get involved, and he always picks hard spots!" Ono, of course, overheard and rolled his eyes. Zuri continued with her ranting and raving, offending each of the guard members, save for Beshte, considering he's more easygoing. "We can't play tag because Fuli runs too fast, if we play Hide and Seek, Bunga always creates a Dutch oven, and Beshte's too big to do anything!"

"SWEET KINGS, ZURI! WOULD YOU JUST SHUT UP ALREADY?!" Kiara raised her voice to the top of her lungs, practically screaming at Zuri. This caught everyone in the room off guard. Even Bunga, who was the bravest creature in the Pride Lands, tore himself away from his grubs to stare at Kiara in awe. She even scared herself screaming at Zuri. However, if there was anyone in the room who was the most scared, it was Kisu.

Kisu had only been yelled at once in his life, and that was when he snuck out of the house late at night and almost drowned in the pond in front of his den. This wasn't entirely out of anger, though. His mother was scared, scared of losing the only thing she had left after her husband passed away. This, however, was entirely out of anger, frustration, and to an extent, hatred. Kisu could almost sense the negative energy spouting out from Kiara's mouth. He was scared, honestly. He had never been one for fights, especially not ones featuring his best friends.

"Don't tell me to shut up! Who do you think you are?!" Zuri rebuttled back

"I am your best friend and future queen, and until Daddy gets back, the one who's watching over you all!" Kiara responded. "Who are you to rule over me?!"

"You don't even know how old I am!"

The two spouted back and forth whilst Kisu and Tiifu were forced to watch in horror. The latter decided to try and stop this.

"Guys, please stop-"

"ZIP IT, MOUSE EARS!" Zuri shouted out to her sister.

Tiifu had never felt more hurt in her entire life. Zuri had never yelled at her before, nor has she ever called her names. Needless to say, Tiifu was heartbroken by this. Tiifu plopped back down on her bottom and onto the ground, sitting down with one of the saddest faces ever imaginable. At first, no one seemed to take notice in how sad she looked.. That was, until the sobs echoed throughout the room..

At first it was just a few tear drops and shaky breathing, but it soon escalated from simply crying to bawling her eyes out very quickly. To add to the shock factor, no one had ever seen or heard Tiifu cry before. There might have been times where she's whined or been on the verge of tears, but nothing further than that. This was taking it way beyond and to another level.

Babu had had enough of this crud, and as the oldest in the room, to assert his dominance, he let out a decently deepened, well-strengthened roar.

"ENOUGH ALREADY!" he yelled after roaring his lungs out. "If we're gonna be spending the night here together, I suggest we all get comfortable with not only EACH OTHER, but also our surroundings."

"But-" Zuri tried to add in her two cents, but was cut off by a paw slap to the face.

"Did I ASK for an answer?!" Babu, who's heart was racing a million beats a minute, yelled back at Zuri, who was soon to have a bad bruise on her face within minutes. From that moment onward, Zuri did something even she didn't think she could do; shut up and stay quiet.

Kisu had no idea what he just witnessed, but at the end of the day, he could tell it was going to be a long night..

A/N: Yeah, hey, sorry for the shorter chapter. Didn't have many ideas for this one. Hopefully the next one will be better, perhaps.