Kellan's POV:

My head was pounding. Every limb in my body was sore and almost numbed from the intensity of my run. Oh, my everything just hurts. If I'm gonna die, then can I GET ON WITH IT! Right as I internally scream, my eyes feel the pain of light hitting them. Wait? Light? I squinted hard to tune out the light, which must have caught the attention of someone.

"Easy, outlander. You're not dead, yet. You came close, but you're not dead," I heard a female voice say.

I attempted to open my eyes to see if I could catch a glimpse at my savior, or saviours, doesn't matter much.

Once I manage to focus my eyes, I spot a cream colored cub with sparkling blue eyes.

"Good. You're awake. So, Mr Outsider, do you got a name?" She asked.

"K-Kellan," I manage to get out through the pain in my... Everything.

"Well hi Kellan, my name is Kali" The spunky cub said with a optimistic tone in her voice.

"Ugh ok?... Where exactly am I" I said while struggling to get up off my paws.

She looked at me like I was insane, she got up from her sitting position and turned and circled me.

I just shot back a look of confusion at her.

"What exactly are you doing" I said with a confused tone.

"Mzuri, I don't think Kellan here knows who I am?" Kali said with a mocking tone.

I'm going to guess and say that the other lion cub sitting behind Kali was Mzuri, she scanned me over from a distance, looking more scared than anyone should be.

"Kali, I don't think we should make the outsider angry" Mzuri whispered.

Thinking that these two were afraid of me. Made me a little happy, I was born and raised in the Out Lands, and out there it was either eat... Or be eaten. So obviously I choose to eat, so just to have these two scared of me, made my horrible day, turn a little brighter.

So I got down to the ground and stuck my behind in the air, ready to pounce on Kali, but for some reason Kali ruined the moment.

"Mzuri, look at him, he thinks he's a big bad outsider" Kali mocked.

I got back up to my sitting position, feeling a little embarrassed. I looked around to try a figure out where I was and I noticed Mzuri looking down at my paws.

"Umm what's wrong with your friend Kali?" I said making eyes contact with her so she knew what I was talking about.

"Kali look at his claws, there exposed, do you think he's going to hurt us?" Mzuri whispered.

"Kali even if he did want to hurt us he's not going to do a good job I'm obviously stronger" Kali said sounding tough.

"Really... I just want to know where I am, is that so hard" I said with a little bit of haist.

"Ok Kellan, first off, don't talk to me like that, second, your in the Pride Lands, and third i'm Kali, daughter of Prince Kovu and Princess Kiara" she proudly stated.

My jaw flew open, she was the daughter of the prince and princess?, she's so stuck up, but whatever, I don't really know what it's like being in her place so.

"Kellan, I don't mean to pressure you into doing something you don't want to do but, I think you should come back to my home and rest and rebuild your strength" Kali's voice went from mocking and teasing to caring within a few seconds.

"Are you sure that's ok with your parents, I don't know how they will react to someone like me" I said with my head down.

"Kellan we found you half dead, let's get you to a resting place before the other half of you dies" Kali said jokingly.

I laughed and began to get up but the unbearable pain that I had forgot was there kicked back in. Once I started to walk I immediately collapsed back onto the dirt.

"Kellan how are we supposed to get you back if you keep wanting to lay down" Kali said laughing at herself.

"Ha ha ha your so funny, maybe go get one of your older friends or parents to come get me, I can barely stand up" I shot back at her silly remark.

"C'mon Kellan." Kali said trying to get me to stand.

"I-I can't...it hurts." I coughed a bit and shook my head from the dirt.

"Great. No one in the lands is gonna want to help him!" Kali groaned.

"But I know who will!" Mzuri said with a bright smile.

"Of course! Uncle Mheetu and Aunty Shanni! Mzuri you get them, tell them to bring water and anything to wrap his cuts in, I'll stay here with him," Kali gave the instructions to Mzuri. Mzuri zoomed away running quickly back to Pride Rock.

I actually tried to get up at the moment. My legs shook with pain, my head was pounding, I couldn't take it. I stumbled down and Kali caught my head before it slammed down to the ground. She saw every cut and scar I had with streams of blood.

"How did you get tho-" she said before I cut her off.

"I-I don't wanna t-talk about i-it," I groaned and lied back down.

"It'll be okay, okay?" Kali attempted to comfort me. I smiled weakly and shut my eyes for a few minutes to rest.

"Kellan...Kellan!...Kellan wake up!" Kali yelled.

"Huh!" My ice blue eyes opened quickly.

"You were passing out. Stay awake." She said.

"Sorry." I yawned and felt even more drowsy.

"Kali!" Mzuri called from a distance.

"Good! Help is here, Where are they?" She asked.

"They're on their way. Aunty Shanni said for us to spread this baobab goo all over his cuts and lick away the blood." She answered.

"I can lick myself clean," I said raising a brow, not wanting strangers to be licking me. Therefore I did it myself, not enjoying it at all. The taste is just awful. After I licked one clean, Kali spread the goo, making it sting.

"Ow!" I winced.

"Hold still or it'll hurt more," Kali rolled her eyes.

"Sss! Aagh!" I slurred my "S's" in pain and groaned as each one hurt.

"Girls!" A deep voice rumbled startling me. The large lion figure walked closer, he was covered in shadows. His strong build intimidated me greatly and his booming voice scared me a bit.

"Woah there little brah. It's all good. Calm down we're here to help you," he said.

Once the light hit his face, his olive green eyes reminded me of scar. But his eyes seemed kinder. Softer. His pupils were barely even there, like Scar, but again they seemed good. Not evil. He had tan fur with no colored paws and a black mane, with a scar over his right eyebrow.

"Oh you poor thing," another adult lion said. A lioness. Her voice as soft as silk. Her tan fur was a shiny and fluffy coat, and she was very small. She looked like about the height and length of a 15 year old lion. Her peacock feather piercing indicated she was a gypsy and her eyes mesmerized me. Her right eye was red but her left eye was blue.

"Don't worry sweetie, we'll wrap those cuts up real quick." She smiled with her voice relaxing me.

"W-who are you?"

"Prince Mheetu and Princess Shanni, our aunt and uncle. They're fifth in line for the throne!" Kali boasted.

"Kali, you know how your aunt and I feel about you boasting about our place in line. We told you we don't care about the throne, or the position we're in. We're just here for family and that's that," Mheetu stated as he wrapped my cuts in wax leaves and vines. He was a humble lion I could tell.

"And who might you be little one?" Mheetu's deep voice rumbled as he asked.

"I-I'm Kellan." I said as my body soon felt better and cared for.

"Well you're all wrapped up...Oh Mheetu look at him!" Shanni cooed. She pinched my cheeks making my eyes water from the coddling.

"You are the sweetest little mumpkin i've ever seen!" Shanni continued.

"Honey, leave the boy alone,he's hurting enough already," Mheetu nudged her away.

"Mheetu! Honey. I say we have a cub of our own!" She said cuddling him. He nervously gulped and spoke, "haha..ha..uh..y-yeah right! Pshht! And have another trouble maker around these lands?" He joked nervously as he ruffled my hair tuft.

"Mheetu please! I want us to be parents," she begged.

"U-uh...we'll talk about it." He cleared his throat.

"Ahem! Anyway... let's take him to Kovu. He'll need a good place to stay".

And with that he picked me up by the scruff.

Kali and Mzuri began giggling and laughing as he carried me.

"This is stupid!" I groaned. Mheetu then dropped me.

"Look, we're doing everything we can to help you, so you either you get on my back or I carry you by the scruff. If not you can walk on by and go home." He said a bit annoyed by now.

"Okay okay, I'll get on your back." I rolled my eyes. He crouched down and Shanni placed me on his back comfortably. I noticed some scars on his neck as his mane moved a bit. He shook his head and his mane fell perfectly back into place.

"Doing okay back there?" Kali asked.

"Just fantastic" I groaned in pain.

The walk was long and talkative. Mainly Shanni trying convince Mheetu into having a cub. He was quite reluctant and all.

"I don't see why we can't," she whined.

"I never said we can't it's just a lot to think about and to plan and a huge responsibility. We have some responsibility already since we're royals. I don't care for it but we have to. We aren't that important-"

"Mheetu you're changing the subject!" She groaned.

"Look honey I do want a cub it's just...with all the issues going on."

"Issues?" I asked.

"Uh, that's confidential." Mheetu said clearing his throat again.

"I understand that but Mheetu we're safe. We're safe in the Pride Lands. Please," she begged giving him big glossy doll eyes.

He sighed and chuckled and looked at her. She took it as a no. But then he spoke," If you really want a cub...then we can have a cub."

"You really mean it!?" Shanni leaped.

"I really mean it, yes," He laughed and they nuzzled.

"Gross, emotional stuff." I said sarcastically.

"Oh hush you," Mheetu hushed me.

"So uncle Mheetu what's going on with the problems?" Mzuri asked.

"Confidential," he said in a sing-song voice.

"Is it the outlanders fighting at the edge of the Pride Lands?" Kali said. Mheetu came to a quick stop making me jerk and hit my nose on his collarbone.

"Kali how do you know that!?" Mheetu snapped. Kali cowered.

"Uh...umm..."

"You overheard Kion and your father talking! Oh great Kiara is going to kill me," he groaned sitting down. I slid down his back and hit the floor hard, letting out a yelp.

"Ow!"

"Oops.." Mheetu flopped his ears. He picked me up and put me on his back again. "Sorry Kellan."

"No problem," I said through gritted teeth.

"Pride Rock is just ahead. Kali, Mzuri, you two keep that a secret, don't tell any other cubs. You understand?" Shanni told Kali and Mzuri.

"Yes Aunt Shanni," Mzuri and Kali nodded.

As we took a turn from a rock, Pride Rock was therein all its glory, bold and proud.

"Wow," I gasped.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Shanni smiled.

"We live here!" Kali pointed out, smiling and jumping around Mheetu's paws. We made it to the steps of the large den that belonged to these Royals.

"Kovu!" Mheetu's booming voice roared.

Kovu? Kovu?, What does he mean Kovu? Where have I heard that name before?.

Then he came out. Kovu was much more masculine than Mheetu, Then once I seen his face and his scar I instantly remembered who he was. I was only a much smaller cub when he left to kill Simba, and ended up betraying us and becoming Prince.

But as he walked down, Mheetu still towered over him. This guy is a giant, yet so far he's a worthless royal not even caring about who he was!. Anyway, Mheetu took me off and lightly put me down on the floor.

"We found him hurt." Kali said. Kovu looked at her with a calm face.

"They called us over to help him. He was almost dead we-" Kovu cut Shanni off with a nod. He crouched down to me, and we looked face to face. He had the same eyes as mheetu, except emerald and a bit more stern.

"Who are you, why have you come here!?" He asked me.

I stood there staring at him, not knowing what to say. He was once an outlander too...and as Zira said, once an outlander, always an outlander.

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