Chapter 1

I do not own Lion King or any of its characters.

The only characters I do own are as follows:

Kali : Fierce

Usafi: Purity

Maji: Water

Nurisha: Shine Light Upon

Hafsa: Sound Judgment

Ufisa: Mischief

The following characters belong to my friend Nala-Nay who gave me permission to use him:

Hiassen

Cire

Meet the Gang

*2 moons later*

The clouds parted once again as the sun shined over the Pride Lands. A new day had arrived for the Pride. Four lions in particular were so overjoyed that the day had finally arrived they couldn't stop bouncing. Maji, Nurisha, Hafsa and Kopa were about to spend their first day out in the Pride Lands. They had spent the last month exploring every inch Pride Rock their little bodies allowed, Yet wanting to see the rest of their one day kingdome only to be denied by their parents for being "too young". This had unfortunately, lead to them being teased by their new friends much to their chagrin, but not anymore. Now they would be free to run wild.

Maji grinned as he looked from the den entrance at the grassy plains. Adventure he thought. " You ready Kopa?" He asked looking at his cousin with a smirk.

Kopa smirked back, his aqua eyes glinting with identical mischief to Maji's. "You know it cous. We'll make this kingdom our playground and no one can ever overthrow us."

"Except us." Kopa groaned as he turned and looked to see his other two cousins, Nurisha and Hafsa who were giggling behind them.

It had been almost four months since the young royals were announced as heirs to the kingdom and in that time the royal family had learned just how alike their cubs were to themselves. Kopa and Maji were inseparable. The two cousins spent almost all their time with each other, wrestling, playing hide and seek but most annoyingly, pranking their fellow pride members in the recent week. Numerous times Kali and Simba had received and given complaints about their boys, whether it was that they threw mud at Tama or stealing Kula's food while talking to her. Even making the two Kings crash into each other from trying to capture them when it was time for their naps. Kali had one hell of a headache after one such occasion.

Nurisha and Hafsa were also like their predecessors Nala and Usafi. The sisterly bond could always be put to good use by reminding the boys of their place. Thankfully for Usafi, as of now all they wanted to do was to be mommy's little helpers.

"Yeah right Hafsa. You'll be beneath my paws out there. I only let you win inside the caves cause Mom and Auntie Usafi were watching." Kopa said smugly.

Hafsa rolled her eyes. "Please. I could beat you with three paws tucked behind my tail."

Kopa crouched down and playfully growled to her. "I wonder if your claws are as sharp as your tongue." He smirked when Hafsa mimicked his crouched position. Game on.

The two cubs pounced on each other and rolled around for a while, Hafsa clawing and Kopa biting at one another. They continued this until Hafsa managed to flip Kopa only for Kopa to kick her under him and then slam her down with a cheeky grin. "Pinned Ya'."

"No fair! You're bigger than me." Hafsa whined as she tried to shove him off her.

Kopa smirked at her." But I thought you could always beat me?" He kept her pinned down and then got a glint in his eyes that Hafsa didn't like.

"Kopa, what are you gonna do to me?" Hafsa whimpered.

Kopa gave a big toothy grin and still restraining her used one of his paws to gather some dirt in it. "I just want to add a little color to your fur."

Hafsa's eyes widened. "No! Nuri help!"

Nurisha ran to help her sister only for Maji to tackle her from the side which after yet another session of clawing and scratching ended with Maji being pinned by his sister Nurisha who had a big smile on her face. "Looks like I'm on top." She giggled. Maji didn't respond to her statement of victory. Kopa noticed this, abandoning his tormenting of his silver cousin and ran over to check on him. "Maji, you ok?"

Hafsa after having dusted herself off walked over and after a moment of thought chuckled. "Maybe he's so embarrassed he got beat by a girl he can't speak." Nurisha giggled with her and slowly got off her brother who gasped.

Kopa helped Maji up who was taking deep breaths. "Maji, you gonna be alright?"

He nodded. "Yeah especially since Nuri's off me. You sure you're not Kula's cub, Nuri? You weigh too much." Kopa heard his statement and burst out laughing while the girls were not happy, all the while shot them glares.

"I do not! You're just too skinny!" Nuri retorted back at him.

Maji growled. "You take that back!" he moved to advance on her when he heard a throat clear and stopped dead in his tracks. "Hey Mom." He said cheekily.

"Maji, what were you about to do to your sister?" Usafi asked raising her eyebrow from next to Nurisha and down at her son.

Maji pouted. "But Mom… she called me skinny."

"And did you not call her fat?" Usafi asked with a smirk as she saw him begin fumble. "Say you're sorry Maji."

"But Mom…" She shot him a stern glare which made him stomp his paws in annoyance. "Fine. I'm sorry Nuri."

"Thanks Maji." Nuri said with a giggle as she climbed on her mother's back.

"I would hate to ground you all on the first day you're allowed to leave with the other cubs. Now let's go outside." The cubs cheered and raced outside and into the warmth of the rising sun.

Nurisha jumped off her mother's back and joined her siblings and cousin who were racing to bottom to join the older cubs. Usafi then went to lay by her mate and their own childhood friends. "Just got the honored guests out of the den." She said giving him a nuzzle which he returned.

"About time. What happened? You couldn't tell if Maji was dirty or not and just kept bathing him?" Kali asked with a smirk and everyone chuckled at it. It was true that it happened on occasion because of the young boy's pelt, she felt it was almost impossible to tell if he was ever truly in need of one. The only thing that ever told Usafi he needed a bath, was the cub's mane tuft. It was a white one as long as Kopa's brown one and was the only part of him that showed dirt.

"If it was that then you would've heard a lot more whining. Actually, our son was picking on Nurisha. I intervened." Usafi sighed. "Sometimes, I feel like I was foolish to leave you to babysit, Malka." She said looking at the lion who put his paw to his chest like he was hurt.

"You wound me Usafi. I merely educated your cubs like everyone here did." He said matter-of factly.

"Educate? Oh yes. You taught our cubs how to have quick wit and even quicker tongues." She said glaring at him getting him to gulp and shrink behind Tama. "Wuss."

"You said it Usafi. I'm glad my little Cire isn't like that." Tama said with a proud smile as she looked down at her daughter. She was a cute little gold cub with wonderful honey colored eyes who was currently at the base of Pride Rock wrestling with Kopa. She was surprisingly the only cub who could match Kopa in the game of Pinned Ya despite the other non royal cubs being much larger Nala taught him her most infamous tricks. Usafi always wondered if maybe Nala had passed those tricks onto more than just her own cub in order to keep the Prince in line.

Malka whined from next to his mate. "Oh come on honey. I'm not as bad Kula am I?" Malka jumped again when the mentioned and usually bubbly personalities brown lioness snapped at him.

"What's wrong with what I taught them? How to enjoy life?" Kula perked her ears when she heard Simba and Kali chuckle and together with the two Queens she glared at them. "What's so funny your majesties?"

Kali smiled for a brief moment that at least Kula saw him as a King despite others not requesting help from him, but quickly bit his lip as he got glared from three lionesses who might as well have been Queen Cobras. He mustered enough courage to look Kula in the eyes and say. "Yeah. You sure taught our cubs how to enjoy eating competitively." Kali said with a chuckle for ever since he had asked Kula to help introduce them to meat, the cubs had always been shoving each other out of the way and clawing at each others faces for the smallest bits of meat.

Unfortunately for Usafi, it also included for milk. The grandmothers of the group insisted it was instinctual and that they themselves did it with their siblings, but she was not buying any of it. The quicker they are weaned the better she thought to herself. Fortunately for Nala,with Kopa being a only child it was not as much as an issue

"Excuse me, I taught them how to have healthy appetites. Look at me. I eat more than any of us and I'm fit as a zebra." She heard a chuckle come from her own mate Chumvi, turned towards Chumvi and shoved him over so hard he fell on his side. "Something you wanna say Chum?"

Chumvi tried to maintain a straight face. "Just that its obvious you're as fit as a zebra. You are what you eat after all." He said with a hopeful grin as Kali and all the other males flinched at Kula's narrowed eyes. She is pissed Kali thought but then he smirked and decided to really make Chum dig his own grave.

"So Chum does that mean you think she eats too much?" Kali asked with a smirk which Usafi smacked him for. "OW!"

"What are you thinking?" Before Kali could retort to his mate Chumvi decided to be stupid and respond.

"Like you don't know Kali? How many times did she challenge you to eating contests when we were cubs and how many times did she beat you? Plus despite the fact she can put it away it doesn't change the fact that she weighs too much." Usafi groaned at Chumvi's idiocy.

Clearly that is where her son had learned how to be so rude and blunt as a rock. Kula began growling menacingly at Chumvi who finally realized his stupid move and gulped.

Usafi shook her head and looked down at the cubs. Most of them were either playing, watching the others or laying by one another. However only two cubs, the little brown ones were doing something else. Babu and Boga, Chumvi and Kula's twins were having tug of war over a bone from the breakfast kill. Those two were exactly like their parents Usafi thought as she shook her head. Young Boga had not inherited her mother's appetite but she had her father's competitive nature which wouldn't let her allow her brother to beat her at anything. Babu, on the other paw, did indeed have Kula's appetite and Chumvi's competitive streak.

Chumvi was busy grooming Kula apologetically when Nala spoke up hoping to ease the tension. "Hey at least we didn't let Tojo try to teach our cubs." All of them laughed, except the golden lion whom had a pouty face on.

"Oh come on Nala. I'm not that bad." He tried to defend himself, his mate, Fuwele nuzzled him showing that she felt he was also great lion. Her .. pelt glistening in the sun.

"No? The only thing you could've taught our cubs was how to be a flirt." Nala said "But not a good one."

Fuwele smirked at Nala. "He was good enough to snag me." Tojo smiled and licked her cheek as Nala rolled her eyes.

"That's not all Tojo would've taught them." Simba said as he looked down at the cubs with a large grin. Most of them were huddled together in a group playing but in the direction Simba was looking, Kali followed and smirked alongside him.

"You're right brother. He would've also taught them how to be friends with Banana Beak." At that news, both Queens eyes widened as they looked and started snickering. At the same time coincidentally two cubs, one a white male and the other grey female were sitting in front of Zazu as he was telling one of his numerous stories. At first, Nala and Kali had thought Uhuru, Kimba, Tojo and Fuwe's cubs were just interested in Zazu's stories to pass the time. Then when they kept coming back every day and waited by either the royals for the bird they knew that something was up. The cubs had inherited a sort of twist of their father's gift. Instead of attracting birds to them, the cubs were instead attracted to birds and in this case Zazu, whom did not mind their company at all.

All the adults laughed as Tojo groaned watching his cubs, yet out of the corner of her eye, Nala noticed Fuwele showing a hint of sadness at watching her cubs, but knew better than to push the lioness. Fuwele was not a lioness who liked discussing her past which is why she was accepted into the Pride as she helped the others escape during Scar's reign.

Usafi sighed from Kali's side as they watched the cubs. "Hard to believe this is real. Right my love?"

Kali ran his paw along her back. "It is hard to believe Scar's reign ever happened. Not with so many happy cubs running around."

Simba cringed from his brother's side, Nala resting her head on his paws cushioned by his mane let own a faint snarl at the mention of his name which cause the cubs below to stop from their activities. "It's alright little ones. Go back to your games." Simba said hurriedly with an impressive poker tender smile, despite his obvious angst. The cubs just shrugged and resumed their antics.

"I pray Kali, that our cubs and Pride never face such a dark time." Simba said watching his son.

Kali though looked downcast at Simba's words and sighed. "I hope so too Simba." He whispered. Even though I know something is coming he thought with grief. Remembering that today was a happy day for his cubs, he shook off any negative feelings and looked towards the bright, clear sky with a smile. It's days like these, Kali thought, that make me proud to be a father.

Though it is a little early for it. This chapter is in dedication to the upcoming holiday, Father's Day. Also, be on the lookout for another chapter of Simba: The Lion Avatar soon! Also, just for the hell of it! I recently did in a review a commercial outtake for one of my OCs. Well here is that commercial:

*The following commercial is brought to you by Loreal*

Maji walks onto the stage and makes a sexy Scar pose: Hey there ladies. And not sexy lions. *all the lionesses swooned at the sight of him while the males growled*

Chumvi: show off

Maji: Do you want to be as sexy as I am? Then you should try Loreal Twilight. Black and White cream that adds softness, luster and smoothness to your mane and fur. *He pours some of it into his paw and runs it through his mane* The best thing about this Loreal... *turns his head to the females* its a little bit of good, with the right amount of bad. Now that's sexy!

Vitani: He's gorgeous!

Tama: He's beautiful!

Kula: He's delicious!

All of them: I WANT HIM! *all of the lionesses start fighting each other trying to reach him*

Maji: Loreal Twilight. The Light and Dark of sexy!

Kali: This commercial was brought to you by Sweet Chin industries No spoilers please!

Scar: Stay tuned for Loreal MIdnight! You know you're right, when you use Midnight!

Kali: GET OFF MY STAGE DEADBEAT!