Nala immediately recognized the lion as her own husband and ran up to him.

"Simba?" she nudged his face, "Simba! Get up! I love you!"

Vitani and the rest of the Pride heard her screaming and came in to see what was wrong.

"Nala..." Vitani placed her paw on her shoulder.

"Please, Vitani. Let's just get him home so Rafiki could cure him!" she said, her ears pinned behind her head. The Pride helped Shupavu carry Simba home.

When they returned, they found Timon and Pumbaa, watching over little Mongooses. Nala ignored them and set Simba on the floor.

"How did you... What?" Vitani gasped.

"We adopted them. Like we adopted Simba." explained Timon.

"Yeah! They were about to be eaten by a cheetah." said Pumbaa looking at the four Mongooses. "Their names are Tatai, Deni, Kike and Aheri."

"Speaking of Simba... what happened to him?" asked Timon.

"We don't know... but we found him unconscious in a cave," explained Vitani.

"Zazu! Get help!" yelled Nala and the bird immediately flew to Uma's baobab tree.

Kiara and Kovu couldn't find anything but then Kovu spotted a few lions playing.

"Kiara look!"

She immediately recognized the lioness and Nieera and Niobe and Namiya lay close by.

"Shani! Niobe's there too." she said.

They all darted towards the area. Niobe, Namiya and Nieera were shocked to find them.

"Who are they?" asked Giza, snarling.

Sukari, Anara, Mapenzi and Ayo emerged from behind him.

"Intruders!" yelled Anara. But he then recognized Kiara. "Queen Kiara?" He predicted why she was here and he wasn't ready to give these lions up.

"Did you kidnap them?!" roared Shani.

"Mom?!" Niobe gasped.

"Niobe... oh, son. Why?" she said, crying.

"Because he wanted to come along with us, whilst we were going to my father." said Nieera, harshly.

"I am your father." said Kovu.

"No! I am her Biological father." Anara snarled. The two fully-grown males began roaring. Kiara pulled Kovu back and Sukari pulled Anara back. "They're staying with me!"

"No they're not! You abandoned Nieera when she was born. I adopted her, now she's mine." said Kiara.

"Kiara, we're not owned." said Namiya.

"I'm your mother! How can you go back to this lion? He wanted nothing more to do with you!"

"That is true, kids." admitted Sukari. "I've known you all well and I love you all so much, but as I much as I hate to say it, your mother is right."

"Why can't you come with us?" asked Nieera, crying.

"Your king wouldn't like that." replied Sukari.

"Actually, since you are family.. I guess you could join." admitted Kovu.

The family re-united. Niobe ran up to his mother and nuzzled her, Nieera and Namiya nuzzled Kovu and Kiara and soon they all made their way home.

At Pride Rock, Vitani had recently been throwing up. She sat on the perch, alone.

Uma held Simba's paw, trying to see if his pulse still worked.

"He is alive." he said, bringing Nala a sigh of relief. "Simba just needs rest, food and comfort. I was thinking you could do dat, Nala. With some help."

Nala nodded and with that, Uma left the den.

"Uma?"

Uma turned around to meet Vitani's eyes.

"Can you give me a check-up? I'm not feeling too good."

Uma quickly gave Vitani a check-up and smiled. "You are with-cub, my dear." he said and scurried off.

Vitani's eyes widened and she went to tell Shupavu.

"Looks like your dream came true." he commented.

"Yeah, didn't yours?"

"Of course it did." he licked her cheek.

Kovu and Kiara returned with Sukari, Anara and the Pride. The Pride were re-united, nuzzling up to their sisters, cousins, aunts and children.

"So, what's going to happen to dad?" asked Kiara, seeing her father. She nuzzled his face and soon he awoke.

"Kiara?"

"Father! I'm so glad you're okay! Who took you?"

Simba sat down but his shoulders were pushed down. He looked over to see Nala. She gave him a lick but he was too weak to do so.

"I .. I don't remember. He had black mane and there was another grey lioness with him." he coughed up a bit of blood. "They beat me for being King."

"How terrible." commented Nala.

"Gruesome." said Shani.

"Horrifying.." agreed the rest of the Pride.

"But... I'll be here no matter what," he said. "If there are any battles..."

"Simba! You can't fight! You're injured." said Nala, nuzzling him.

"But I love my Pride, and so I'll do anything for them." said Simba with a light chuckle.

"Hey! That's what I'm suppose to say," chuckled Kovu.

Okay! Chapter 27! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I might update later today... unlikely... but maybe. If not today, I'll see if I can come on tomorrow.

Sukari and Anara have joined the Pridelanders.

But who kidnapped Simba? Why do you think it's that person? And yes! Vitani is preggers. I would like a suggestion of names - If you guys don't mind :)

Thank you for reading! Hope you liked it! Please review :3