A/N So sorry for the delay. Life gets in the way sometime. But I'd like to thank I.C.2014, Shadow the Lion, Keep Calm and Join Team Loki, thingsareweird, TRON0602, and gary2000 for reviewing ch 2. Here's ch 3 for you and as always see ch 1 for disclaimer.

Ch 3 The Birth of a Problem

A few hours later Mufasa and Sarafina arrived at the Sunshine Lands. They were greeted by a dusty orange lion with a brown mane and light brown eyes and a sandy brown lioness with light blue eyes. "Greetings," the lion said with a smile. "I am King Rhondo and this is my Queen Safi. You must be Prince Mufasa."

"Yes," Mufasa said with a nod. "And this is my friend Sarafina."

"Yes Ahadi informed me that she would be coming as well," Rhondo said giving Sarafina a smile.

"We welcome you to our Pride," Safi said also smiling.

"We thank you for your hospitality Your Highnesses," Mufasa said dipping his head.

"Please it's just Rhondo and Safi," Rhondo said. "After all your father and I go way back and we are both royalty so no one is higher than the other here."

"Thank you Rhondo," Mufasa said with a smile. As the group of lions walked Rhondo spoke up again. "Mufasa Safi and I have been talking," the King began. "And we wanted to ask something of you."

"Oh?" Mufasa said curious to what a King could want of him.

"Yes," Safi said. "We know that you and Sarabi are not keeping your child once he or she comes."

"Yes," Mufasa said nodding. "That is true."

"Well Rhondo and I have been unable to have a child of our own," Safi said. "And we aren't as young as we once were."

"Yes," Rhondo put in. "And we've been talking with Sarabi about the possibility of you and her allowing us to adopt your child and take he or she as our own."

"And what did Sarabi say about it?" Mufasa asked.

"She said she thought it was a fine idea," Safi said. "But of course she said we'd have to get your blessing as well."

"Well I know my father thinks very highly about you both," Mufasa said. "And you've been so kind to take Sarabi in. So I couldn't think of two better lions to take care of my child."

"Yeah," Sarafina chimed in suddenly. "Plus the cub would still be royalty so it's a win win."

"Agreed," Mufasa said with a smile.

"Oh thank you so much Mufasa!" Safi exclaimed embracing the young Prince. "You have no idea how happy you've made us."

"My pleasure," Mufasa said with a grin. "Now let's find Sarabi shall we?" With that the group of lions headed to the nursery cave where Sarabi and Selena were waiting.

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Once the group reached the cave they were met by Selena and a very pregnant Sarabi. "Muffy!" Sarabi exclaimed making her way towards her love. But Mufasa reached her first and they shared a long loving nuzzle. "Oh Muffy I've missed you so much," Sarabi purred into Mufasa's red mane.

"And I you Sara'," Mufasa purred back.

"And 'Fina," Sarabi cried. "You came too."

"I told you I would," Sarafina said giving Sarabi a nuzzle.

"I so glad you did," Sarabi said. "And I'm glad it's not any later."

"Why's that my dear?" Mufasa asked.

"Well," Sarabi began. Then she looked at Selena who nodded. "I've been feeling labor pains all afternoon."

"What?!" Mufasa cried out. "For King's sake Sara' why didn't you.."

"Relax Mufasa," Selena said with a laugh. "We've already sent for the local mandrill, who by the way happens to be Rafiki's cousin."

"Yes Busara is quite wonderful," Safi piped up. "In face here she is now." As if on cue a female mandrill, who looked almost identical to Rafiki only she had red on her backside instead of blue and she was smaller, arrived.

"Good," Sarabi said sucking in her breath. "Because I'm having another pain. And it's a doozy. Oh ahhh!" Sarabi doubled over as the pain ripped through her body.

"Come darling let's get you inside," Selena said. With that the group headed into the cave for Sarabi to give birth.

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A couple of hours later Sarabi was entering the last stages of labor. "Come on Sara' you can do it," Mufasa gently coaxed.

"Yes darling you're doing wonderfully," Selena said gently rubbing her young daughter's back.

"Who knew having a cub would be this hard," Sarabi panted the sweat dripping off her face.

"Any lioness in the world whose birthed a cub," Selena said with a smile.

"Yer doing fine my dear," Busara said soothingly. "Now I just need you to push fer me."

"Come on Sara'," Sarafina said gently. "You can do it."

"Yes bring our child into this world," Mufasa said. With that Sarabi took a deep breath, bared down and pushed as hard as she could.

"Good," Busara said. "Vedy good. Keep going."

"Ugh this is so hard," Sarabi grunted as she took in another breath and began to push again. "Oh ahh! Hurry up and get this thing out of me!"

"One more push and de cub will be here," Busara said. With that Sarabi took another breath and pushed as hard as she could letting out a loud scream in the process. "Good de cub is here," Busara said with a laugh. "Oh my.."

"What?" Sarabi panted. "What is it? What's wrong?"

"If the cub ok?" Mufasa asked concern in his amber eyes.

"Yes he is just fine," Busara said."

"It's a boy?" Sarabi asked with a smile.

"Yes it is a boy," Busara said. "But he is vedy unusual."

"What do you mean?" Mufasa asked, clearly confused.

"Well see fer yerself," Busara said putting the cub in Sarabi's paws. As Sarabi began to clean him she immediately noticed his fur color. "Busara he's sliver," Sarabi exclaimed.

"Sliver?" Mufasa said. "But that's not possible." Mufasa walked over to get a better look at the cub. "Oh Kings above he is silver," Mufasa breathed his amber eyes wide in shock.

"An albino?" Sarafina questioned. Busara opened her mouth to speak but before she could the cub began to open his eyes. Everyone gasped when the revealed eyes that were as white as snow.

"Definitely an albino," Mufasa muttered. "This must have been what Rafiki meant by the cub would be problematic." Sarabi gave Mufasa a confused look and the golden Prince explained to her and Selena about Rafiki's prediction.

"Well thankfully we're not keeping him," Sarabi said looking down at the cub, who had latched on to her to nurse.

"But do you really think Rhondo and Safi will still want him when he looks like that?" Mufasa asked.

"Well here's your chance to find out Muf'," Sarafina said. Mufasa looked up and saw the dusty orange King and his sandy brown Queen walking towards them.

"We hear the cub has been born," Rhondo said his light brown eyes sparkling.

"Yes he has been born," Mufasa declared.

"It's a boy?"Safi said her blue eyes shining with joy. "Oh Rhondo it's a boy!"

"Wonderful news indeed," Rhondo said still smiling. "Well let's see that lad shall we?"

"Wait Rhondo there's something you and Safi should know," Mufasa said.

"What is it?" Rhondo asked.

"Well you see," Mufasa began not quite sure how to say it. Then he remembered Ahadi's words about just blurting it out. So that's what he did. "The cub is an albino," he blurted out.

"What?!" Rhondo cried. "That's impossible."

"Let me see him," Safi demanded. Sarabi moved her paws to reveal the silver coated cub. "Oh my," Safi whispered her blue eyes wide with shock. Then the cub opened his eyes and looked at her with wonder. "Complete with white eyes," Safi muttered.

"I don't see anything wrong with the boy," Rhondo declared causing everyone to look at the Sunshine Land King with shock. "Come now Safi he's not that bad," Rhondo said.

"I'm sorry Rhondo," Safi said. "But as much as I hate to say this the white eyes really creep me out. I"m sorry but I cannot be a mother to him. I just can't." With that Safi ran out of the cave.

"Well I suppose that's that," Rhondo said. "I am sorry. Looks like you'll have to find someone else to adopt your son." With that Rhondo followed his mate out of the cave.

"OH Mufasa what are we going to do now?" Sarabi cried. "We can't keep. We just can't."

"We'll find someone else to take him Sara'," Mufasa said. "We have no other choice. But why don't you rest? You've had a rough day." With that Sarabi layed her head down and Mufasa, Sarafina, and Selena all layed beside her to get some much need sleep.

A/N well there you are folk ch 3 complete. Did you all enjoy it? I hope so and as always please review.