Chapter 19

At the moment, Kovu was not a very happy king. Was he imagining it, or were the lionesses attacking the hyenas? The pride fighting itself? What was going on?!

He then noticed something that made him forget the battle…near the foot of Pride Rock, he saw Kiara. Besides the fact that she had betrayed his order to remain in the cave, she had two cubs with her!

"Shenzi!" Kovu called behind him, where Shenzi was trying to calm everyone down. "Come along. We have work to do."

Shenzi came up to him, and gasped when she saw Kiara and her companions. "Are those… cubs, Sire? But they aren't allowed-"

"Yes, I knew that already!" Kovu snapped at her. "I'd like to know where they came from."

Kiara, meanwhile, was in awe by how well Binti and Kijari were getting along. It's love at first sight…she thought sadly, remembering the relationship she and Kovu once had…

"Hello Kiara. Having fun with your little pests?"

Kiara jumped up and turned around, to see Kovu and Shenzi. She thought about fleeing, but decided it was time to stand up.

"I will not let you get rid of these cubs." she growled at her mate.

"Hey, Your Highness, rules are rules!" Shenzi snapped back. "Cubs are not allowed in the Pride Lands!"

Kiara ignored the hyena, and picked up Kijari, showing the cub to his father. "Kovu, this could be your son!" Kiara pleaded.

Kovu shoved the cub out of the way, and pinned Kiara to the ground. "For the last time, I don't need a son!" he shouted. "I will be king forever!"

Vitani was right…Kiara thought, and pushed Kovu's paw off of her. "My father is the true king…not you."

At that moment, Shenzi lunged at Kiara, knocking her unconscious.

"Excellent, Shenzi," Kovu commented. "You really are what I need to rule."

"Glad to be of service, Sire." Shenzi replied, with a bow. "Now what of the cubs?"

"Take this thing," Kovu told her, throwing Binti into the hyena's paws. "I'll deal with it later."

As they were about to part, Shenzi and Kovu heard a loud rumble.

"When was the river supposed to flood?" Kovu asked.

"Err…today, I believe…" Shenzi answered, nervous.

Kovu jumped onto a large rock, and looked out across the Pride Lands. Sure enough, a large flow of water was covering the kingdom, and was heading straight towards them. Although his plan didn't work out, a grin crept across Kovu's face.

"What are you so happy about?!" Shenzi shrieked. "The water went the wrong way! Many of us are going to die!"

"Not my problem," Kovu told her, looking around the battle, and noticed Simba. He then looked down at Kijari, who looked back, frightened.

"After all, the real king has returned…"

It took only several minutes for the water to sweep around Pride Rock, causing the fighters to move closer to the mountain.

Kayla was the first to notice Kovu ascending to the peak of Pride Rock. "Kimba! Kovu has our brother!" she called to her twin, refusing to call the ruthless king her father.

Kimba looked up and gasped. "What do you think he will do with him?"

"I don't know, but it doesn't look good…"

At the edge of Pride Rock, Kovu put Kijari down, having the scared cub face the body of water underneath him.

"Now, my little prince," Kovu started to say. "Let me show you why you should never mess with King Kovu, the greatest ruler who ever lived!"

"I wouldn't say you were the greatest ruler."

Kovu turned around, to see two identical lions, growling at him.

"After all, Simba doesn't treat his subjects like you do." the lioness added to the lion's remark.

"Why does everyone think he's so great?" Kovu snapped "Who are you, anyway?"

It only took Kovu a few seconds to notice the pair's green eyes, dark manes, and fur color to know exactly who they were.

"You must be Kimba and Kayla!" Kovu exclaimed. "I had a feeling our paths would cross again someday."

"Just give us the cub," Kimba growled.

"Sorry kiddies…but things don't work like that anymore."

With those words, Kovu attacked his children, starting a battle the twins could have never expected.

Yes, Kovu has to be the worst daddy ever…oh, and I've decided to bump the rating up to T, since this has become a little more violent than I expected…