"Kion! Akito!" Ono called out.

"Uh, Ono?" Akito asked.

"The hyenas!" Ono replied. "They're back!"

"Are you kidding me?! Are they seriously that dumb to try and attack again?!" Akito asked out of agitation.

"I guess so." Ono rolled his eyes.

"They after the elephants again?" Kion asked.

"Uh, no. Not really," Ono replied. "Now they're after the baboons that have started following the elephants."

"We'll have to keep the hyenas away from the baboons while they stay with the elephants." Akito said.

"Go tell the rest of the Guard." Kion added.

"I flew by the Lair first," Ono replied. "They're already on their way."

"Then let's go!" Kion said before looking to the young female baboon. "Nice meeting you, Makini! Good luck training with Rafiki!"

"Thanks, Kion!" Makini smiled to that.

Akito and Kion soon rushed off.

Kopa soon began to sharpen his claws against a rock while Vincent came to hang out with him.

"This is impressive." Vincent smiled.

"You wanna try?" Kopa asked.

"Okay." Vincent said as he soon got down on his hands and knees, becoming a lion cub, and then clawed at the rock after bringing out his claws.

"This can be very helpful in helping sharpening claws if we're ever under attack by Zira and her pride." Kopa said.

"I really hope that doesn't happen any time soon," Vincent frowned. "Zira seems kinda scary, even scarier than my Aunt Cherry."

"You said it." Kopa said.

The two elder brothers then continued to sharpen their claws while their siblings were gone.

The hyenas cackled as they began to bother the elephants yet again, and this time, they were accompanied by the baboons.

"I just hope that Rafiki and Makini will be all right," Akito said to himself since they went after baboons this time. "Then again, I'm sure they'll be alright."

Kion and Akito then ran together to catch up with the rest of the Lion Guard.

"Split up, boys!" Janja told his group. "Get as many baboons as you can!"

The hyenas began to go after the baboons.

"I can almost taste 'em!" One hyena grinned.

"Oh, yeah? Taste this!" Behste glared as he soon skid by and knocked the two hyenas against his side.

"Twende Kiboko." Behste smirked.

"Way to go, Behste!" Akito smiled to the hippo.

"Thanks, Akito!" Behste smiled back.

A baby baboon cried as one of the hyenas chased him until Fuli soon ran by which spun the hyena in the air until he landed on the ground and she caught the baby baboon on her back, but once she stopped then, the baby baboon seemed to get off her back and ran after the elephants.

"Ugh... Baboons!" Fuli rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Don't you get it? We're trying to help you!"

"Come on, Fuli, this is kinda fun!" Bunga smiled as he rode on an elephant's head before jumping around the other elephants.

Janja grinned as he chased right behind a baboon until Bunga swung in and saved it. Of course, the same thing would happen with that one.

"What is with you guys?!" Akito complained to the baboons.

"I can't rescue you if you won't stay rescued!" Bunga cried out to the baboon that got away from him.

"What is with these baboons?" Akito asked.

"Baboons are just stupid." Fuli muttered slightly.

"Lion Guard, regroup!" Kion called out.

And so, they did.

"Kion! Am I glad to see you!" Fuli said to the lion cub. "Every time we save a baboon, they run off after the elephants again."

"And then the hyenas go after the baboons again!" Bunga added.

"Don't worry, I've got a plan." Kion told them.

"Want me to send 'em flying again?" Beshte asked.

"Not this time, Beshte," Kion replied. "Ono, have Ma Tembo lead the elephants to the base of that cliff wall. You four, make sure the baboons keep following the elephants."

"The baboons keep following the elephants...?" Akito repeated, a bit unsure at first.

"But Kion, then the hyenas will have the elephants and baboons cornered." Ono replied.

"That's exactly what I want the hyenas to think." Kion clarified.

"Smart." Akito smiled.

"What're you gonna do, Kion?" Bunga asked.

"I'm going to the top of that cliff." Kion smirked.

"And send them flying with the roar?" Akito guessed.

"Yes, I think this would be a good time for it," Kion nodded. "Just as long as I don't lose control."

"With something as powerful as the roar, I can already tell of how much control over your anger so it doesn't affect it." Akito said.

"Thanks, Akito, now let's get to work." Kion replied.

"Right." Akito nodded to him.

They soon split up.

"That's right, baboonies! Keep goin'!" Bunga smirked.

"C'mon boys!" Janja laughed as he and the others continued to chase after Ma Tembo and the other elephants. "They're headed for that cliff wall! We got 'em cornered!"

"That's far enough!" Akito told the hyenas firmly.

"It's that kid who can turn into other animals!" One of the hyenas cried out.

"Along with the Lion Guard." Akito smirked.

"That's far enough, Janja!" Fuli glared.

"Go on back to the Outlands!" Behste demanded.

"And leave this baboon-elephant feast behind?" Janja retorted. "Oh, I don't think so!"

"Janja!" Kion's voice boomed.

"Now you're in for it." Akito smirked to the hyena pack.

"I've had enough of you and your hyenas!" Kion glared down to the hyena as thunder rumbled around him, and where this was a bad sign that the roar was about to be used out of anger.

"Uh... Kion...?" Fuli spoke up, feeling a little nervous.

Kion looked up to see the storm clouds. "Right. Don't lose control..." he then told himself before he soon roared at the hyenas.

Janja and the others were then suddenly blown away.

"And they're outta here!" Akito cheered.

"That ought to teach 'em!" Bunga smiled.

"All right, now for you baboons," Akito said. "What is up with you guys?"

"We were following Ma Tembo!" The big baboon told him.

"Ohh, of course," Akito smiled. "Baboons always follow elephants to new water sources."

"That is correct," Ono added. "Common knowledge really."

"It's true, and usually there's enough water for everyone." Ma Tembo added.

"Well, if you're okay with it." Kion smiled to the elephant.

"Yes. It's my responsibility," Ma Tembo smiled back. "My role in the Circle of Life, and as soon as I hear the new water source, everything will be fine..."

"Let's just hope they'll be quiet enough for you to hear the new water source." Akito said.

"I hope that's true." Ma Tembo smiled to him.

"Don't you worry, Ma Tembo, now that Kion's sent those hyenas flying, there won't be any problems finding your water source." Bunga told her.

One baboon soon jumped on her head before jumping off.

"Though I almost prefer the hyenas to the baboons." Ma Tembo muttered to that.

"I hear ya." Fuli scoffed in agreement.

"Good luck, Ma Tembo." Kion smiled.

"Thank you, Kion." Ma Tembo smiled back.

The Lion Guard soon began to move out together after a job well done.

Behste let out a small sigh. "Wish there was something more we could do to help Ma Tembo."

"Same here." Akito said.

"Yeah, but this is Ma Tembo's role," Kion replied. "Just like defending the Pridelands is ours."

The baboons soon hooted as they met up with the elephants, though Ma Tembo seemed to be under pressure from them and the other elephants as they all wanted water.

"Still, I should mention what's going on with my dad." Kion said.

"That's probably a good idea." Akito agreed with him.

And that's what Kion went to do.

Simba chuckled as he and Nala were catching up with Cherry, Atticus, and Mo.

"Uh, Dad?" Kion spoke up.

Simba soon looked over.

"Can I talk to you?" Kion asked. "Alone?"

"Oh, sure, Kion," Simba replied before looking to the others. "Excuse me, guys."

"Take your time." Atticus said.

Simba soon went to talk with Kion alone.

"Phew... I had quite the workout with the Lion Guard..." Akito said softly as he laid down beside the adults, turning back into his human form once he landed.

"Was it really that exhausting?" Mo asked.

"First, we got the hyenas to leave the elephants alone, then they came back, and these baboons didn't want to be rescued, and we had to make the hyenas go away, and the baboons and elephants had to go together." Akito replied.

"Whoa." Mo said.

"Man, just imagine how Eliza Thornberry would feel if she had to go through this." Akito murmured.

"Her parents would probably think she got kidnapped or something because she was gone so long." Cherry suggested.

"Yeah... Probably..." Akito had to admit to that.

Mo looked around and soon brought out a glass of water.

"Thanks, Mom." Akito said as he took it and drank some of the water.

"Helping the Lion Guard is not easy, is it?" Mo asked.

"It can be a bit hard at times, but I can do it," Akito replied. "I helped save a city planet a bunch of times in the future."

"You're very persistent." Cherry said to her foster nephew.

"You got that right." Akito smiled.

"I hope everything's okay if Kion wanted to talk with Simba alone." Cherry said.

"It's about what's going on with Ma Tembo." Akito said.

"Still, it sounds serious..." Cherry said. "I don't think Colonel Hathi and Winifred had issues."

"Or Tantor and his family, except for maybe his mother." Atticus rolled his eyes as he remembered his older sister's stories about growing up with Terk, Tarzan, and Tantor.

"Especially with the baboons and her herd being too loud for her to hear for any water source." Akito said.

"Aw, poor Ma Tembo..." Mo frowned about that. "I'm sure there'll be a solution."

"I hope so, Mom." Akito replied.

"If only they would learn to be quiet." Estelle sighed.

"Très fort." Felicity complained about the loudness.

"I never liked monkeys very much." Cherry narrowed her eyes.

"And I think Fuli agrees with you." Akito said.

Cherry rolled her eyes, sticking her tongue out. "I'd rather take on a Chinzilla."

Eventually, Kion and Simba came back after a while, both smiling to each other after their talk.

"Did you two have a nice talk?" Mo asked.

"Yes, we really did, about leadership." Simba smiled.

"That's good." Atticus smiled back.

"I think I understand a little bit better now." Kion said.

"That's great." Vincent replied.

"It takes a lot of practice, little brother." Kopa smirked.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah..." Kion rolled his crimson eyes to his older brother.

'Typical brother response.' Akito and Vincent thought to themselves.

Later on, everyone began to eat some food together. Simon of course turned himself into a lion cub so that he could have some meat like a carnivore, even growling while biting his food.

"He sure loves to eat like a carnivore." Estelle commented.

"You have no idea." Felicity sighed.

Simon kept trying to rip apart his meat like a lion.

"Help the carnivore cut his meat." Cherry told her husband.

Forte soon took out a knife and began to cut the meat for Simon as he growled, unable to rip it apart. Once the meat was cut, Simon began to do the rest himself.

"How do you use that stuff?" Kopa asked.

"What stuff?" Estelle asked.

"Those metal thingies." Kopa said.

"Oh, you mean forks and knives," Estelle replied. "We just do."

"Must be a human thing," Kopa said. "Because carnivores' teeth and claws can be able to tear open their meat."

"Sorry, guys, it's just about evul... Evo... Eva..." Estelle replied, though struggled with what she was trying to say.

"Evolution." Mo said for her.

"That." Estelle replied.

"Ohh." Kopa smiled.

"I'm just glad we can rest for a while." Kion said.

"Yes, I guess it can be exhausting, especially since I'm practicing to become The Lion Queen of the Jungle." Kiara smirked to her little brother.

"Same old Kiara." Estelle rolled her eyes playfully.

"Hm." Kiara pouted to that.

Later that night, the kids went to sleep with their parents, but they wanted to camp out closer around Pride Rock to be with the cubs that were their best friends around here, and it seemed to be a pleasant night until Scar seemed to haunt Akito and Estelle's nightmares again.

"Not again." Akito and Estelle gulped.

"Hello, children~" Scar smirked.

"GO AWAY!" Akito glared as he tried to be brave. "You're supposed to be dead!"

"As I've told you both I am, but I'll be back, and where the PrideLands shall soon become mine." Scar smirked.

"It'll never be yours, YOU CLOD!" Akito glared as he soon yelled that.

Estelle cupped her mouth as that was almost like a curse word, at least, that's what their parents told them. Scar soon had a rather angry and flustered expression upon being called that.

"Wow, you look as angry as Yellow Diamond or at least as angry as we were told she was when Peridot called her a clod." Akito said.

Estelle nodded quietly.

"You're going to regret those words, boy," Scar threatened Akito. "You're as smart-mouthed as your mother was."

"Mom was back-sassy?" Akito and Estelle replied in a bit of surprise as their mother was a bit of a jokester, but always told them to be on their best behavior and manners, especially when visiting family.

"She certainly was and you are just as smart-mouthed as she was," Scar glared before smirking. "But no matter, once Kion has used his roar out of anger, then I shall finally come back."

"NO!" Akito glared as he soon lunged out and seemed to try to strangle Scar.

Vincent gasped and gagged as he suddenly woke up with his younger brother strangling him.

"I'll stop you, Scar!" Akito glared in his sleep, not realizing what he was doing.

"Akito, wake up, it's just a nightmare, but you might wanna stop strangling me!" Vincent gagged.

Akito continued until he soon woke up and lifted his bandanna over his eyes, and soon yelped, letting go.

Vincent gasped and panted once he was let go of. "Okay, I know we're not as close as most brothers, but you don't have to kill me!" he then complained.

"Sorry, sorry, I thought you were Scar!" Akito apologized.

Vincent looked annoyed at first before looking to his brother. "Man, you look sweaty and scared... You must've had some nightmare..." he then said.

"Scar came back in my dream..." Akito frowned. "He's trying to take over the Pridelands, and he keeps saying he's back."

"But how's that even possible?" Vincent asked.

"I don't know, but we have to keep Kion from using the Roar out of anger." Akito told his older brother.

"...Remind me in the morning in case I forget," Vincent said. "I don't have a good memory as much as you do."

"Okay, I will..." Akito said. "Uh, sorry for strangling you... Don't tell Mom and Dad."

"Like I said, I don't have a good memory as much as you do," Vincent reminded him. "So, you can be sure I won't tell them. Anyway, night, Bro."

"Night..." Akito nodded and went to go back to sleep next to his twin sister until he saw his younger cousin.

Simon seemed to grin at Akito from the act of violence.

"Oh, Simon, it was an accident," Akito told him. "I'm not teaching you how to give a Headlock of Death."

Simon simply shrugged as he saw what he saw.

"I just had a nightmare, and where Vincent seemed to pay the price for what I was doing to the nightmare Scar," Akito told him. "I just hope that never happens again."

Simon gave a small pout.

"Oh... Go stalk a mouse or something..." Akito sighed as he then went to lie back down to go back to sleep until the sun would rise.

Simon simply went back to sleep as he didn't think there was anything worth hunting that night. Estelle soon hugged Akito in her sleep. Akito noticed that and then decided to hug his twin sister back for comfort. That seemed to help as the rest of the night was peaceful.