The eldest daughter of Scar had a lot of thoughts stampeding through her head as she awaited the arrival of the king of the Moutain Kingdom.

Zira is no fool. She knows after her attack on Simba, the brute is going to have the Pridelands Guards accompany the cubs, especially her niece and nephews who are the actual targets.

The pale tan lioness was currently sitting in her private cave when the lion she hoped to never encounter again entered with a smile on his muzzle.

"Ah, Zira..." the large muscular dark gold, gold mane lion purred. As his bluish-purple eyes gazed hungrily over his former lover. "How's our sunspot or better yet, love child? Was daddy dearest impressed?"

Zira snarled at the current king of the Moutain Kingdom. "Don't you dare speak of my father, Cerberus! And if you must know he wasn't too impressed!"

Cerberus chuckled. "Well, it wasn't on my part. Could I at least my son's name?"

Zira glared at Cerberus that was a few seasons older than herself. "I named our daughter, Vitani!"

Cerberus laughed as his eyes glistened. "What can I do for you, Princess or rather Queen Zira?"

Zira growled before straightening up. "I have a plan to start our revenge on Simba, but I had a strong feeling it is going to come with a bit of obstacles. I need your assistance,"

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Sherise yawned as she sleepily followed two of her best friends.

Sherise was now two and half months old and was old enough to play with the older cubs such as Lord Malka's son Lord Kwen and Crown-Princess Kiara.

"Tell me again why we're up before the morning hunting party even left?"

The dark tan six-month cub flickered his black and light brown tufted ears before turning his brown eyes to the younger brownish cub as the morning breeze gently ruffled his light brown-streaked black tuff on his head. "Shh! Do you want us to get caught!"

Kiara rolled her amber eyes at her cousin before turning to Sherise. "None of the other cubs wanted to come and you know how Zuri and Liz are."

Sherise frowned. She understood but Liz and Zuri, were just arrogant and mean. Even if Liz and Zuri were her sisters.

"Why didn't you ask Josh, Kion or Kopa to come?"

Kwen looked away, not wanting to say anything about his younger cousin that he knew alot of the pride couldn't stand, now that he was thinking about it a lot of the pride couldn't stand Josh's father, Jesús either.

"Sissy!" Kiara sneered before looking at her youngest and closest friend. "Josh likes to play with my brothers and Bunga up at Hakuna Matata Falls."

Sherise went to say something when a noise not far away caused her to stop moving. A bad feeling filled her body as she quickly moved her purple eyes to her friends up ahead.

"Guys... I think we should start heading back."

Kwen was about to tease the brownish cub when the rustling of grass caused him to freeze.

A laugh that could haunt anyone echoed before a voice laced with pure hate and venom purred.

"Hello you little pests."

The cubs whipped around to see a lioness they never seen before. At least to Sherise and Kiara, but for Kwen he knew who this was and she was exiled!

The cubs instantly became afraid after seeing the blood lust in her dark red eyes. While the cubs were frozen in fear, another lioness appeared out of the tall green grass. That Kwen knew as Hatari, Jesús's former mate.

Sherise and Kiara watched in horror as Zira and the greyish lioness swiftly attacked Kwen. Because they were close to a cliff's edge with a wild river below, Hatari struck Kwen hard enough that his unconscious body tumbled into the raging river.

A thunderous roar was heard, followed by the appearance of a largely built pale brown, dark brown maned lion running top speed and pouncing on Zira.

The female cubs was frozen with terror as Zira with the help of a large dark gold, gold maned lion unknown to them as King Cerberus killed Ansel, who is the Captain of the Pridelands Royal Guard.

After making sure Ansel was dead the pale tan lioness turned her attention to the remaining cubs, more importantly the current heir to the Pridelands. While Cerberus and Hatari ran off quickly as though they were never there.

Zira sunk her claws into the ground. She remembered how Simba killed her father and looking at the gold female cub now brought all the hate she felt up to the surface.

Kiara and Sherise quivered as the lioness seemed to grow angrier. They stepped back, trembling as they stared at the scary lioness. And then she pounced.

Zira stood above the daughter of Simba and Nala. She kicked away the brownish one that had been pressed to Kiara's side, causing the cub to tumble away squealing.

Kiara gasped as she fell back under Zira, who gazed furiously down at her.

Zira raised her paw and struck Kiara across the cheek.

The princess wailed with pain as blood spilled from the wounds. The lioness struck her again, and Kiara flipped over and attempted to run away.

Kiara felt more pain on her back as the pale tan lioness' claws dug deeply into her flesh. Princess Kiara cried and cried as her cousin attacked.

Through pain-squinting eyes, she could see a shadow above her before it quickly disappeared.

Sherise was screaming endlessly, her high-pitched voice stinging both Zira and Kiara's ears.

Zira snarled as she struck Sherise across the face re-opening the already deep wound across her eye and knocking her unconscious before slamming a paw against Kiara's side and making her stumble back.

The pale tan lioness growled before she lunged and sunk her teeth into Kiara's shoulder causing the gold cub to scream. Then suddenly, Zira's weight vanished.

Panting, Kiara blinked open her teary eyes and gazed around. Shock and relief filled her body as she saw Jesús roaring and clawing at her attacker.

Her father was bending over her, his orange eyes panicked and angry.

A light brown coated lioness with a brownish stripe going down her head, Rosa's younger sister, Patty was circling the fighting siblings, snarling, as Sarabi and a light gold lioness with black and light brown ear tuffs, Jua ran to grab a bleeding Sherise before running back towards the priderock.

Kiara quivered, before looking at her father. The bruised and bloody cub soon fell into unconsciousness.