+Money100, Thanks for the review as always and me too, I figured I had to get the father son back together before the story ended. It only seemed right.

+Wolfgirl619, Oh no, I hope you don't cry it's really getting good, and I can't say what this crazy lioness will do next.

Chapter 20

A high pitch scream, of utter pain and discomfort echoed through the cave. The night would be a long and hard one Nala. She laid crippled from the pain on the cave floor. Her body drowning in her own sweat. " Aaaaargh!" she panted feverishly awhile looking down at her swollen stomach. Ingine sat all, but watching. "y-you…b-BITCH! You did this to me!" she spat the words out at her. She wanted Ingine to feel the pain she was feeling but she knew that would be impossible. This was torture. No one told her cub birthing would be like this, yes she knew it was difficutly- but this…this makes her want to die. She was being torn apart from the inside out, literally.

"Usually that wrong thing you would be telling Simba, but I guess in your circumstance its… different." the blue eyed lioness gave her a glare, there was nothing more she could do but take care of herself at this moment. "Mmmm." Ingine got up and walked over the Nala. She used a claw to scoop up her tail, seeing what Ingine was doing sent a wave of some rushing emotion down her spine was she roared at her.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" Ingine dropped her tail.

"Relax, I was seeing how far along you are." Which she did not appreciate at all. She walked over to her face and began to pet her. "You're not there yet, but it's happening soon."

"Nothing happening…I won't let it…" she spat between clenched teeth. The yellow eyed lioness gave her a 'really' look. You can't control mother nature little Nala, she knew this. And Nala knew it all too. Even if she didn't want to admit it. "…they're going to find me….and when they do...Aaargh!" another contraction, they were starting to come sooner now. "...DAMMIT!"

She still petting the lioness on her drench head. "That's what you think." That's what she thought, but now not what she believed. Where was everyone, did they not know she was gone? Are they still in the pride lands or did Ingine dragged her straight across Africa, because that what it feels like. It's been hours now and she heard nothing, her situation is growing more dire by the minute and she can do nothing about it. Who know what will happen to her or the baby once this cub is born- if it doesn't kill her first. The thought rare, did find itself on Nala mind. Now more than ever. If something where to go wrong she has no one to help and she doubt with everything in her being that Ingine will go out to find help if she started bleeding to death. She did not feel good about her surviving this night at all. Either the cub would kill her or Ingine would.

Back across the African plains a red mane male walked about impatiently awaiting the news of his loved one. It had seemed like hours had gone by snice his pride had left in screach for Nala. And now, with it being night they still have not returned. What the hell could be happening, what could be taking them so long? Did they find her? Was She okay? She is having the cub- oh kings, if she came back with the cub…Simba would not know what the hell to do. He would be over himself. Yes, he wasn't the one having the cub, but for her to come back with the cub in mouth-Simba just not ready for the daddy role just yet. After all he and Nala just got back together , they have not discussed anything regarding the cub so far.

Suddenly the sounds of paws enters the cave, stopped the prince in the pacing fit. This eyes met his father first, as his mother soon followed after with the rest of the search party.

"What happened, what took so long- did you fine her? Is she okay." No one said a word, his friends could look him in the eye. "Well?!"

"No son." Mufasa finally said, and this words were the most disappointing words he had ever heard. "We didn't find her, we looked all over the territory. We couldn't pick up anything- don't worry we will continued looking in the morning. I'll even get member from outside of the pride."

"No no, dad we have t get her NOW, something wrong- I feel it. she needs our help!"

"Simba, right now there's nothing we can do." Voiced Sarabi in a voice that catered on her sons needs.

"Yes there is, we can keep looking!"

"To what avail if we have no leads? Where would we know to look for her Simba, we've been everywhere…" voiced Mufasa, understanding his sons frustration, but at the same time, there was nothing he could do to help him. They were in the dark all they knew was Nala was missing. No one has talked to her or seen her. It's not like she gave herself away of saying, ' she's leaving the pride lands'. If it were only that obvious. "Son-"

"No dad, we have to keep looking."

"It's not that simple son…"

"Yes it is! We keep looking until we find her- that simple!" it was clear they were not going to get through to him. It was then Mufasa gave the rest of the pride a look to leave them. They followed the silent order, not uttering a word.

"Simba." Mufasa voiced standing face to face with him. All the younger Mufasa did was roll his eyes, he did not have time to find some reason with his father. "fine…so we go back out and look for her- then what. We've looked everywhere in our territory."

"Then look outside of it then!"
"Fine, we'll do that."

"When?!"
"In the morning-"

"Dad!.."

"We can't go wondering in other prides territory son, I won't put the rest of the pride in danger. In the morning, you and I will go talk to the other pride, we can see if they have seen anything."

"By the morning dad it could be too late, what if she just somewhere helpless… she could be dying dad, we don't know. We have to go looking for her!"

"And we will!"

"WE NEED TO DO IT NOW!" it was hopeless, emotions where on high and telling Simba he was not going to find Nala was not an option. Before the king or queen could say a word to stop their heart-stricken son, he went storming out of the royal den. But that didn't stop the king from trying he went after his son.

"SIMBA?! SIMBA!" the younger male had the upper lead on his father as he vanished into the night, within seconds. Mufasa could not track his son in the cold darkness. He stopped in his tracks, blowing heat out of his ears as Sarabi came running behind him.

"He'll be back…"

"I know, but it's what he'll do beforehand that I worry about."

Hours have passed. Hunched over, with a cold paw on her shoulder for guidance, a lioness fought with every being in her body to defy mother nature. "relax, you're staining yourself more when you fight it-trust me." but her words were no kinds ones, in fact her words seemed to have venom in them. As if this was something she secretly wanted to happen to the her. Barely keeping it together Nala was starting to lose her cool. The pain she was facing was beyond comparison and it kept happening over and over again, but now the pain was consistence. Her body was drenched in sweat and her hind legs were speared to accommodate the opening of her pelvis.

"AAAaaarrrggghhh!" it was happening, it was finally happening. Her cheeks her stained with her tears, and he bottom lip shook violently like a growing earthquake as sweat trickled down her forehead.

"You won't be needing this…" Ingine had cut the rest of the tied vines that had bound Nala helpless. She watched as Nala slowly sank back into the floor. Once she was down it seemed like her side was glued to the floor. "You ready-"

"Uuuuuughhhhh!"

"Well by the way you look? I'd say yes." Ingine had pushed Nala tail out of the way to gain access to the cub once he or she entered the world. "You can't fight this, you'll kill yourself, and the cub? Are to really that selfish. You'd take your own life and cub life before you even gave it a chance…some mother you are." Nala said nothing. " Whatever, like a before. I'll get my cub, out of you, even if I have to cut it out." Nala felt both of her hind legs get roughly seized by tight claws. As she got dragged underneath Ingine.

"Mhm..n-NOOO!" her voice was stained and weak. She didn't want to die and she didn't want her cub to die either. A smile grew on Ingine face as she felt the tension release in Nala as she gave away what little remaining power she had. Nala rested her heavy head on the floor, her eyes looking at the top of the cave, the floor, the wall. Anything but looking back at Ingine, feeling her touch her sensitive region was sickening enough, she didn't have to see too.

"Push!" order Ingine. Nala paused, her breath was stuck in her lungs. Her mind was trying to catch up with what was happening to her body. She was having the cub, she just couldn't believe it. "I said Push!" her eyes sealed shut as her stomach contracted, pushing from within her body. She clenched her teeth to keep her composure together but soon that was gone, as her cave was filled with her blood-turning scream. That was only one push, she knew for a fact she would have more in her- she would have too. "Push again" the grey lioness coached, "Nala push again!"

"Argh!... KINGS!" she cursed breathlessly. "AaaarghhHHHH!" a grey paw felt her moving belly. Eager yellow eyes watched on like a hawk. Eyeing every square inch of the lioness. She could see the pain Nala was in- the agony. The same agony every lioness must face to truly become something in life. Ingine knew this, she felt this, she saw this, and she loved this, as she watched a small stream of blood trickle out of the lioness body. She took in a deep breath of air, an aroma she craved and smell of birth.

"Just a couple more, you'll survive-"

"..n-no I won't-..i…i'm- Aaargh!" suddenly the voice of Nala cries wasn't the only thing Ingine ears heard. It the distance, her keen ears heard another voice? She soon got up and made her way to the den entrance. "w-..w…what are you doing?" asked Nala confused. Ingine said nothing, keeping her ear glued to the rock blocking the entrance. Nala saw this…she knew it could only mean one thing. Someone was out there…someone…anyone. "h..help!..." her voice was weak, far to weak to even be heard beyond the cave. Ingine walked back to her. "…h…help me!" Nala tried to wiggle away but her body was glued to the floor. Ingine pressed a frim paw on her lower abomined. Nala felt her insides grow tighter and tighter under the pressure of the paw. Blocking the cub passage, and one on her neck. "s-…stop! Stop it..p..please…" her paw did not let up, pressing on her more, until she felt the pain to much to nearly blacking out. Nala struggled with going in and out of concussions as she wind pipe began to collapse. When Nala stopped fighting, did she let her go. She wasn't dead, but she wasn't going to say anything. Anymore.

"Shhh." Ingine put a paw on her mouth. The eye blue eyes struggled to focus on the image as she fought to come back to reality. She watched as she saw the figure grow smaller and smaller into the distance as she ascended up the cave. Ingine closed the den off and Nala said nothing. The lioness creeped in the darkness.

"Nala?! Nala where are you?!" her heart froze, how did he find them? They were miles away from pride rock and out of the pride lands. This guy just doesn't give up…does he. Ingine looked around the cave was well hidden, but by the chance that he did find the cave and Nala…she'd be done for. "NALA?!"

The voice was distress, on the boarder of crying. she could hear it, this was prefect. She could work with this, Nala wouldn't be going anywhere anytime soon, plus she wouldn't be saying a word either. And if something does happen, well she didn't care as long as the cub was okay. Nala would be having the cub tonight- that was for sure, the cub would be fine after birth but…she would have to play it out until she could get back to her. Ingine stepped into a clearing. She could hear the voice growing closer and closer until, he was right on her. "YOU!" with in seconds Simba had trapped the lioness. Scared she looked at him baffled.

"W-…what do you want?!"

"Come with me, NOW!" he order, teeth bare in full.

"Why?...I've done nothing! Let me go!" Ingine felt the male drag her from the ground. "Let me go! SIMBA?!"

"SHUT UP!" he roared in her face. She pinned her ears fearless, you could see her heart beating form inside her chest. She obeyed…willingly, and followed the king away from the hidden den and back toward her old home priderock. "You're going back me with." The walk back would be a long one.

Meanwhile, still away in the back of the cave. Nala labored heavy and alone. She had lost all hope in fighting as he succumbed to her final stages in labor. She was too weak to get up, but she did manage to crawl, or drag her way to a wall. She sat the upper half of her chest up at the rest of her body laid about on the floor. A trail of blood followed behind her. In her body she could feel another wave of pushing coming. Her began to breath heavily. She strained…and strained herself, screaming until she could scream no more. It she there, it was almost over. She could feel her body ease as the trauma was almost over. But she still had one more, one more to go. But she had nothing left in her. She as beyond any feeling of exhausted that she had ever felt in her life. Every push every strain her back her, her chest her lungs her heart, it was too much. If she could get over this, get this one last push out…she could do it. one eye open now, she could see the pool of blood growing, but at the same time she felt something, something moving, outside of her. It was her cub it had to be. The little prince or princess fighting its way into the world. That, feeling those little kicks outside leaving her body was just enough to push her to give her last all. With any last remaining strength she could find, the last push came and the pain suddenly went away. Tears left her eyes as violent coughs left her body. She could hear her cubs cries. It sweet, most beautiful cry. It was just the sound she needed to hear before her body gave into weakness. slowly she grabbed her cub and brought it to her. it was a girl, and it looked just like Simba. A small relief went thru her body as she slumping forward onto the floor.