The Lion King 3: The Dark Pride(Chapter 5)

It was morning in the Pridelands as Simba had just gotten up and was about to go and get a morning drink, but first he wanted to see how Kiara was doing. He walked over to where Kovu and Kiara was and saw that Kovu was laying down next to her resting his head protectively over Kiara's neck with his paw resting on the side of her belly.

Simba smiled a little bit then went down to get a drink at the watering hole.

Meanwhile, in the Outlands, Kodda was trying to come up with another plan to take over the Pridelands.

"There has to be a way to get into the Pridelands," raged Kodda.

Then it hit him, "Of course, I can't beat them on their own land, but if I can get them over here, they will be powerless."

He then thought a little more and realized there was one flaw in his plan, he would never be able to get both Kovu and Kiara in the Outlands, but then said to himself, "I'll just take the princess and hold her for a handsome fee - the Pridelands and her family get's to see her alive again, since she is injured and vulnerable, it will be even easier."

He immediately started to plan. He would wait till the pride went hunting with extra members to bring an extra kill for the ailing princess. He would quietly sneak into the Pridelands then, with a select team of lionesses, he would take her.

Back in the Pridelands, everyone was just starting to wake including Kovu, who just got up, stretching his legs and body. He shook his head a little to shake out the sleepiness he still had. He then walked over to Kiara and licked her cheek and asked, "Kiara, can you hear me?"

As Kiara didn't answer, he nudged her neck gently and at that she moaned a bit. Kovu put on a weak smile and asked, "Kiara, are you feeling any better?"

Kiara answered weakly, though her eyes remained closed, "No, not really. My...body hurts...terribly. It's so...hard to...breath."

Kovu looked on her with pain in his eyes, but managed to reply, "Okay, well get some more rest, you'll need it okay."

Kiara responded, "Okay...I'll try.

Kovu then nuzzled her deeply for a moment, then licked her cheek and said, "You'll be fine, I promise. I love you."

Kiara responded, "Okay, I love...you...to."

Soon enough, Kiara fell unconscious again. So Kovu walked over to Vitani and Starlight, who were talking to each other and said, "Um, sorry to interrupt, but while the lionesses go hunting and while Simba teaches me more about being King, could you to stay and watch Kiara, to make sure nothing bad happens while we are gone?"

Vitani replied, "Sure."

Starlight answered, "Okay."

Kovu smiled and said, "Thanks."

They both replied, "No Problem Kovu."

Kovu smiled and then walked towards Simba and they both left Pride Rock. A few minutes later, Nala had informed Starlight and Vitani that she was taking the lionesses out hunting, and that they should keep an eye on Kiara so that if there were any trouble while they were gone, they would be there to protect and watch over her.

Back in the Outlands, Kodda had gathered about six lionesses and they began crossing the boarders. So, as Kodda and his lionesses approached Pride Rock in absolute silence, they quietly walked up the stone steps and saw Kiara, still knocked out cold, but then they say another Pridelander walk inside the den.

Kodda smiled to himself and said, "This should be easy."

So, he quietly got closer to her and as soon as she turned around, she gasped but had no time to react as Kodda slammed his mighty paw into her face and went sprawling across the ground. She groaned in pain and rolled onto her back, as her head throbbed.

Kodda then approached and pinned her on the stone floor. He grinned evilly and sunk his claws deep into her right foreleg and turned her forleg until her heard it crack. She roared in agony as he stepped on her broken leg viciously, trying to crush it as much as possible so she couldn't walk. She roared in even more agony and was going to yell for help, but Kodda clamped his jaws around her neck and began sinking his teeth deep into her neck, spilling her flesh fast. As blood began pouring out of the Pridelanders neck, forming a small puddle beneath her head, he felt some of her flesh seep into his mouth and soon enough Starlight's eyes closed and her head fell back onto the stone floor, falling into a deep unconsciousness.

As soon as she fell unconscious, he removed his teeth from Starlight's neck and spit out a large chunk of her flesh. As soon as he started to walk away from Starlight's unconscious body, he unexpectedly saw Vitani enter the den. So before Vitani had anytime to react, he slammed his mighty paw into her head and and her body slammed into the cave wall hard and immediately was knocked out cold. He then walked over to the young lioness' unconscious body and bumped her to make sure she was unconscious.

She was, so he turned towards Kiara again and saw that she was still out cold, so before he put her limp form on his back, he couldn't help looking at her. For the first time he saw her when she was peaceful, or as peaceful as she could be in her current state. He looked upon her, a strange feeling overcame him, "Could this be what that snotnose Kovu feels everytime he looks at her?" he thought. He decided that it was, so he made a decision, when he had the Pridelands, she would remain with him...always. With that, he positioned Kiara on his back and prepared to go back to the Outlands, but he then thought about the two other unconscious lionesses.

That when they would wake up, they would most likely know where they took her and would tell Simba and Kovu where she was, so he then said to some of his lionesses to go ahead and take them to. So the lionesses nodded and picked up the unconscious bodies of Vitani and Starlight and went to the Outlands.

So, just as they were about to cross over into the Outlands, he looked all the way back at Pride Rock and said, "I will have the Pridelands soon and once we find you in our lands, we will kill you Simba, along with Kovu, Nala and the rest of your pathetic Pridelanders."

He smiled evilly and went back to the Outlands with Kiara on his back, where he would would keep her until he got the Pridelands.

Well, what did you think? Yeah, sorry if it took awhile, it's just that I've been really busy and haven't gotten the time to finish this sooner.

Anyway, but I'll try to Update ASAP, okay.

But for now, please R&R!!

-Kovu 01