Author's Note:Guest, TMNTMentalistTLK lover and ThatTexaskid:thanks for the reviews. I'm sorry about Simba, he'll straighten out...I think. Here's chapter six, enjoy.

One Month Later…

"Nala, are you going to be going on the hunt today?"

The young, blue-eyed lioness looked up to see her good friend Kula enter the den, and begin walking towards her.

Nala sighed."I don't think so Kula. I've been feeling really nauseous for the last several days now."

Kula's red eyes narrowed into a suspicious expression. "Does it feel any similar to the time after Scar-?"

"I TOLD YOU AND EVERYBODY ELSE TO NEVER MENTION THAT ACCURSED NAME IN FRONT OF ME! DO IT AGAIN AND THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY!"

The light brown rolled her eyes. "Sorry Nal'. But anyway, do you think that you could theoretically be pregnant?"

Nala gave the thought some consideration. "I suppose it could. After what happened when I found Simba in the jungle…"

Kula burst out into laughter, and Nala playfully batted her friend on the side of her head with her paw. Nala tried to respond while chuckling herself.

"Stop laughing!"

Kula managed to console herself. "Sorry, sorry. I'm done. I'm done."

Nala sighed. "Anyway, it does seem like a legit possibility. I think that I will go talk to Rafiki later, see if he can tell me."

Kula nodded in agreement. "That's probably the right way to go about it."

It was then when a loud roar echoed throughout Pride Rock. Kula turned to Nala.

"That was Sarabi. Looks like we are about to go hunting. Be sure to tell me how it goes with Rafiki!"

Nala smiled. "See you later Kula!"

The other lioness nodded and quickly stood up and left the den. Nala exited shortly after, and took a quick look at the Pridelands as she made her way towards Rafiki's tree. In the one month since the overthrowing of Scar, the Shadowlands had recovered enough to return to its previous name of the Pridelands. The rains had returning, causing the grasses to begin growing once again, although they were not quite as green as they had been before the reign of Scar. The herd animals were slowly returning, their numbers increasing by a little bit almost every single day.

Nala took in the grassy scent, one that had not been present for years, into her nostrils as she approached the famous tree of the wise old mandrill. Just as Ed had a month before, she scratched at the bark of the tree three times with her paw.

"Who requires Rafiki?"

Nala rolled her blue eyes. "It's Queen Nala."

The shaman poked his head out from the hole in the center of the tree. "Ah. Come inside, Your Majesty. Let Rafiki tend to you."

Nala sighed as she climbed into the hole, and she lay on a small bed of grass next to the stump that had all of the portraits of the royal family. Rafiki then hopped next to her and stared blankly into the queen's eyes.

"So, what seems to be the problem today?"

"I've been feeling very nauseous. Not just today but for the last several days as well."

Rafiki nodded in understanding. "Well then. Lie down on your back and let Rafiki tend to you."

Nala did so, slightly in annoyance. Rafiki gently placed his hands on to Nala's stomach, and he began to give it a slight massage, causing a soothing feeling to ring throughout Nala's entire body. This continued until the mandrill suddenly stopped, and he gave Nala a sly smile.

"So?"

"Congratulations Your Majesty! You are carrying twin cubs. I can't determine the sex right now but you are indeed pregnant."

Nala's eyes widened, and she began to smile with glee, bringing the old shaman into a joyous hug. "Thank you Rafiki! Thank you so much! I have to go tell Simba!"

She ran out of the tree as fast as she could, quickly dashing back towards Pride Rock. As the queen left, Rafiki shook his head in disgust as the wind blew gently in his face,"I do not understand them at all Mufasa. One second, they are murdering innocent cubs, and the next, they seem like the kindest and greatest monarchs the Pridelands have ever seen."

The wind blew at Rafiki again. ("No monarch who murders cubs is a good one.")

Rafiki's eyes widened. "Mufasa, we are talking about your own son and his wife. Your daughter in law."("I realize that. His recent actions have greatly disturbed me. No son of mine would murder an innocent cub and wounded a another, whether they were the offspring of his misunderstood uncle or not.)

This is when a new voice filtered in through the wind, causing Rafiki's eyes to bulge out of their sockets in shock.("Not even I, a total tyrant, killed cubs during my reign. The time at the gorge was the only point where I even considered it.")

"Scar?"("It's Taka now.")

Rafiki nodded, and Mufasa spoke again.("The Outlanders are the last hope for a just kingdom.")

Rafiki sighed in agreement. "I hope they have a plan…"

-TLK-

"Zira, calm down."

"DON'T YOU DARE TELL ME TO CALM DOWN! SIMBA IS A CUB-KILLER, NO BETTER THAN SCAR! SIMBA MUST BE KILLED, AND KOVU SHOULD BECOME KING!"

Ed sighed as he tried to defend Mheetu from the enraged lioness. "Zira, Mheetu is right. We need to save you."

Zira's eyes widened. "Save me? From what?"

"From yourself. Whether we like it or not, Simba is king, and we do not want to start a war. I'm a hyena, so I've seen quite a bit of insanity in my time, and you are hovering quite close."

Zira gasped in shock as Mheetu spoke again. "But you are still in control. Just calm down and you should not have any issues."

Zira noticeably relaxed, and then smiled as Sarafina now walked up to them. "I've got some news from the Pridelands. Nala is pregnant."

The entire group sighed at the news, and Mheetu, who now had a dark brown mane beginning to grow, spoke first. "Hopefully, they are raised well. Speaking of cubs, where are Vitani, Shetani and Kovu?"

Zira smiled. "Dotty and Nuka are watching the two of them. I think they're over by the termite mounds."

Mheetu nodded, a relived expression on his young face. "Excellent. Now we have to discuss a way to take the Pridelands, and a way to do it peacefully…if we can."

Author's Note:So nothing much on my behalf. But what did you think?