Kiara happily skipped across the pride lands, Kovu walked behind her he found her choice of movement to be weird until she came up to him an tapped him on the arm.
" Tag your it!" she cried out and started giggling, Kovu froze still, what was with her odd behavior, something he never experienced before.
" Oh" Kiara got the hint that Kovu wasn't in the mood to play so she continued to lead them back to pride rock.
...
Simba paced back and forth on pride rock, Timon and Pumbaa were looking guilty, Nala was sitting next to them, her mate paranoia was irritating her
" Simba I'm sure she's on her way home" Nala told him. Simba was about to send a search when Kiara climbed up to the rock surface.
" Kiara" Simba called to her, immediately her ears were pinned back as she saw 4 pairs of eyes all looking angry at her.
" What?" she innocently asked Simba took a step towards his daughter.
" You know exactly what" he said " you suck away from Timon and Pumbaa" he begun to lecture her when he notice Kovu and his family making up the rock ledge.
Simba quickly pushed his daughter behind and snarled at Zira. Zira snarled back then took a deep breath.
" Is this how you greet strangers?" she asked in a calm tone. Simba wasn't sure what to make of the situation, Zira sat perfectly still, Nuka hid behind his mother terrified while Vitani stood looking calm, almost bored of the situation, Kovu was petrified by the lion.
" Who are you? Simba asked, Zira smiled.
" My name is Zira" she introduced her self " My son Kovu" she pushed Kovu towards Simba " met your daughter Kiara" Kovu once again wasn't sure what Simba would do to him.
" I see" Simba looked down at Kiara, Kiara could only innocently smiled back.
" Daddy can they stay?" she asked " I have no one to play with.. Please"
Simba looked at the family then at his daughter again , he then sighed " alright" he spoke he turn to Zira " there's a small cave down below pride rock, you and your family can stay there if you wish"
Kovu suddenly became less frighten and started to get excited by the idea of living in the pride lands.
" Thank you Simba" he said " Uh I mean your majesty " he quickly corrected himself. Simba reach out with his paw and petted the cub on the head.
" Just call me Simba" Simba assured him.
" Were grateful for the opportunity" Zira looked at him " To repay I'll help with the hunting if that ok with you"
Simba looked over to Nala, The queen nodded " I see why not" she told her.
" We'll leave you to get settled in" Simba told them, The family begun to descend from pride rock, Kiara was about to follow when Simba stepped on her tail holding her in place.
"As for you young lady" he spoke getting her attention " this doesn't change the fact you snuck away" he reminded her. Kiara gave a sheepish smiled as she knew she was in for a lecture.
...
The cave was big for all four of them to fit in, Kovu at least liked the space Vitani didn't seem to care much and picked a corner of the cave she liked best, that when Kovu pounced on her.
" Kovu get off!" she tried to roll him off but her young brother wasn't budging, she then rolled and pinned him under her paw.
" Hey!" Kovu cried out but his sister only smirked.
" Your too soft" she taunted " keep this up and every one will walk over you" she told him.
" She's right" Zira paroched the two, Vitani stepped off as Kovu sat up from the cave floor. " Kovu don't underestimate your opponent" she told him. Nuka crept close to his mother when she took her paw and quickly pinned them down " there's no room for weakness my son" she said making Nuka an example to what happens to the weak.
" I.. I know mother but I was only playing with Vitani" He told her. Zira snarled at him making him fall back on his back.
" Playing is for the weak!" she reprimanded " to survive you have to train, fight, earn your place" she steped out of the cave and looked at the pride rock edge she gave a wicked grin
" Simba.." she hissed his name like it was venom.
...
The next day Kiara quickly went to the cave Kovu was taking resident in, as she approached she notice how empty it was.
Maybe what happened yesterday was only a dream?
" Boo" a voiced called from behind startling her, Kiara leaped but when she turned around Kovu was laughing at her. She smiled and tapped him on the arm
" TAG!" she claim, Kovu looked at her , he was puzzled on what to do. Kiara sighed.
" Hello, you run, I tag get it?" she asked, no response. " what the matter don't you know how to play?".
Kovu now understood, This tag was a form of playing.. but playing is for the weak according to his mother.
Kiara rolled her eyes then begun jumping from the left and right, she was snarling and growling at him. maybe she could get him to play if she did something like this.
Kovu now got it, he crouched down and snarled back at her, he liked this. he made a leap and pinned her down.
" That was.. Ok" he said getting off of her " Next time be a little bit lighter on your feet and look for an.." he didn't get to finish for Kiara had tackled him and pinned him down " opening" he finished.
" Ha!" Kiara got off of him " you weren't expecting that were you?"
" Like how I was expecting you to be ready at Pride rock?" Simba's voice called form behind the cubs.
" Oh uh morning Daddy" Kiara greeted.
"Come one Kiara time for our walk" he instructed, Kiara sighed and looked at Kovu , then she got an idea. " can Kovu come along?" she asked., she walked up to her father " maybe I can show Kovu the pride lands and it be a test on what I've learn on my walks" she said.
Simba looked over to Kovu then at his daughter " Alright, I suppose " he saw his daughter smiled with delight.
...
As they walked Kiara pointed out things to Kovu in the pride lands, While Kovu listen he was a bit confused when seeing the herd of gazelle.
" But" Kovu turn to the king " don't we just eat the gazelle?" he asked " after all they are our source of food".
" Yes but we need to respect the herd as well" Simba lead the cubs over to a old carcass that's been picked clean and all that remains were the bones.
" See these bones" he pointed out " one day they will become grass, and he heards eat the grass as we eat them" he explain " and we only hunt for what we need and never out of sport"
"Thats what happened with Scar right Dad?" Kiara asked. Kovu looked at her, who's Scar? and why does that name sound familiar
" Yes" Simba answered " Scar let those who didn't respect the circle of life abuse the law and almost destroyed the pride lands" he lead the cubs away from the bone pile
" But since he's gone the lands are better right?" Simba's daughter asked, The lion nodded.
" Yes" he then looked at the clouds he notice how some were starting to take the shape of a lion, a lion that almost resembled Mufasa
Simba: as you go through life you see
Kiara and Kovu walked over to his side, he looked down at the cubs
Simba: There's so much that we, don't understand
Simba took a few steps forwards , the two cubs looked at each other before they decided to follow him.
Simba: And the only thing we know
He quickly stopped Kiara and Kovu in their tracks, a herd of antelope were hopping along.
Simba: Things don't always go, the way we planed.
After the antelope were gone Simba continued to walk with the cubs following behind. he leaped up on a boulder.
Simba: But you'll see every day, that we never turn away
Kiara and Kovu join him up on the rock, a newborn wildebeest tried to get up but falls down. Kovu watched the little baby and was secretly rooting for him to get up.
Simba: When it seems all your dreams come undone
The baby wildebeest was now on his feet and started to jump around and hopping with joy until his mother came over to prevent him from getting to far
Simba: We will stand by your side, filled with hope and filled with pride.
The king then took a step down from the rock and looked at the cubs
Simba: We are more then we are, we are one!
The cubs both jumped down and ran after the king. Simba pretended to go far but held back so the cubs could keep up, as they ran monkeys were grooming each other, and a baby hippo ws playing with their parents splashing around in the large pool of water.
Animal chorus:Family, family (we are one)
Family, family (we are one)
Family, family (we are one)
Family, family (we are one)
Family, family (we are one)
the three stopped to get a drink, as Kiara got her fill she noticed her reflection in the water, part of her was missing.
Kiara: if there so much I must be, can I still just be me
Kovu walked up to her, his reflection joined hers.
Kiara: The way I am.
A splash from the hippos causes the reflection to disappear from the water.
Kovu: Can I trust in my own heart or are we just one part.
He walked over to Simba
Kovu: of some big plan?
Simba looks up as the wind blows against his mane, he sighs as they walk further, He jumps up on a knocked over tree
Simba: Even those who are gone, are with us as we go on
Kiara was by her father's left side on the tree as Kovu climbed to be on his right side
Simba: your journey has only begun
He looked at each cub then back to the sky
Kiara: Tears of pain tears of joy
Simba: Nothing can't destroy
Kovu: it's our pride deep inside
All three: We are one
The three jumped from the branch, Simba suggested a race back to pride rock, he was in the lead but stopped to let the cubs catch up to him and let them take the lead
Kiara and Kovu: We are one you and I
Kiara: like the earth
Kovu: like the sky
Simba not only got ahead and started to leap up on the rocks to pride rocks
Simba: one family under the sun
Kiara: all the wisdom to lead
Kovu: and the courage to succeed
Both cub realized they were back at pride rock, Simba was at the top of the ledge.
Simba: you will find and you'll see, we are one.
Simba walked back down to the cubs.
" You see we're all connected" he patted the cubs on the heads " be back before sun down" he said as he went back to pride rock.
Kiara looked at Kovu she then tried to play tag a third time, Kovu understanding the game gave in and chased her out into the open field.
Watching the cubs from behind a rock was Zira, she snarled seeing that Kovu was playing insted of training.
When I first watched the movie was was disappointed at how little singing Cub Kiara got and none from Cub Kovu ( even tho his talking interactive doll sings)
I decided with the song We are one it be a good one for Simba, Kiara and Kovu to sing and How Kovu could get a lesson on the circle of life.
I went back to the previous Chapter and aged up Vitani, she now old and not a litter mate of Kovu.
But what is Zira up too?