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"Catch me if you can!'' a cheerful voice said.
''Oh I can, Anders! Just watch!'' a slightly younger voice said.
During the few months that has passed Anders the hyena pup and Princess Sherise were best friends. Anders had crazier ideas and was more of a daredevil than anything, Sherise was also pretty daring, but always followed her parents' rules to avoid trouble with them.
Anders jumped over a log while throwing up a baobab fruit from his light grey muzzle, which Sherise caught with her tannish muzzle, then ran ahead of the hyena pup who half leapt off of a tree trunk and ran pass the russet red cub but not before then snatches the baobab fruit out of Sherise's mouth and kicked it over her head,causing a giraffe to duck from the baobab fruit coming at it.
''WHOA!'' Sherise yelled, before both she and Anders ran after the baobab fruit that was flying towards priderock.
As Sherise and Anders ran after the baobab fruit, the princess spotted Torrent's friends, Tai and Kipawa.
''Hi Tai, hi Kipawa!'' Sherise shouted as she passed the two older cubs.
''...she's so weird.'' Kipawa groaned.
Tai rolled his eyes before they walked away towards the training area.
At Priderock
"Everything the light touches is a part of our kingdom. The Pridelands. Ruling it is a big responsibility, Torrent and some day when you're king-'' Kiara started, but both her and Torrent heard Sherise's voice.
''HEADS UP! INCOMING!'' Sherise yelled as the baobab fruit hit Kiara on the head.
''Sherise!'' Torrent said as the young princeess ran in front of him and Kiara.
''Oh! S-Sorry mom..me and Anders were playing baobab ball-'' Sherise started, but was interrupted by Anders.
''And Sherise couldn't handle the pass!'' Anders finished causing Sherise to glare.
''What!? A giraffe couldn't handle it! You kicked it over my head!'' Sherise narrowed her purplish-blue eyes as she bend low and pushed Anders with her paw.
''Sherise!'' Kiara scolded as Anders threw the baobab fruit over Sherise's head and caught it.
''And you couldn't handle it.'' Anders said with a smile after tucking the fruit under his paw.
''Oh yeah? Try to handle this!'' Sherise said, then pounced at Anders, causing them have a tug of war with the baobab ball.
''Children!'' Kiara shouted, causing Sherise to let go of the fruit, ''Sherise, sweetie...I need to talk to your brother. He'll be tracking gazelles with his friends today.''
''Because I'm training to be-'' Torrent started.
''King of the pridelands, yeah yeah, I know all about it Torrent!'' Sherise love her brother but he didn't have to always push the fact that she has nothing to look forward to when she gets older...or now.
''At least I have my life figured out.'' Torrent scoffed, ''What are you gonna grow up to be, little sister?''
''Happy?'' Sherise replied with a cheeky smile.
''Alright you two, that's enough.'' Kiara started as she moved in between the cubs before looking at Sherise,''Sherise, how about you and Anders go play somewhere else?''
''Good idea mom! Let's go, Anders!'' Sherise said before she ran off with Anders following him.
Torrent shook his head before looking at his mother. "I can't believe we're related."
Kiara sighed deeply. "Sherise will grow up one day...I hope."
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Sherise and Anders raced through the Pridelands passing the baobab fruit back and forth before the fruit went over a cliff that leads into the Outlands.
"Oh man. There's our game." Sherise sighed before turning to head back home.
"Come on Sherise. What could happen?"
Sherise frowned as she watched her friend leap down the piles of rocks before running over to the fruit. Sherise gasped when she that Anders wasn't alone. "Anders, look out!"
Before Anders could respond Chungu picked the pup up as Jafar and Cheezi appeared laughing.
"Let's see you escape this, runt!" Jafar sneered.
"H-hey! Let him go!"
Jafar laughed as he looked up at the princess. "Why don't you come down here!" when Sherise didn't move Jafar and his cousins laughed before future hyena matriarch turned to the grayish pup. "I'm starving."
"No!" something in Sherise snapped. Her eyes began to shine like the stars. "Let him go!"
She roared which sent the hyenas tumbling back. When Sherise stopped roaring she looked around before taking a deep breath. "Hevi kabisa! What was that?"
At Priderock
"That was Sherise's roar?'' Kopa asked Jaja, who laughed as she stood at the peak.
''Yes Kopa, yes!'' Jaja replied, "She is ready..It Is Time!''
''No, Jaja.'' Kiara said shaking her head,''She can't possibly be ready, she's still a cub.''
The golden orange lioness was then hit on the head with a stick.
''Ow!" Kiara yelped before looking at the sherman.
''Kiara, Kiara, you heard the roar!'' Jaja reminded the queen of the pridelands.
''I heard it..it's just..it's a big responsibility,'' Kiara said,''I need more time to prepare her.''
''You ran out of time, Kiara.'' Kopa told his mate and best friend,''You need to tell her.''
''Tell me what, papa?'' Sherise asked his pale golden father as she walked over to him.
Kopa turned to his mate and sherman who turned to Kiara.
''Well..um..we need to talk, Kiara.'' Kiara after taking a deep breath, said and Sherise instantly had a look of fear.
''Oh no..mama, we already had that talk. 'Can you feel the love tonight'!'' Sherise said in a annoyed tone.
Kiara looked at Kopa and cleared her throat before looking back at her daughter. "No. I'm gonna talk to you about something else..follow me.'' Kiara said, Sherise was confused but nodded and followed her mother.
Jaja, Kiara, Kopa, Sherise and Anders headed down the slope and around Priderock towards a cave with vines hanging.
''It's a bunch of vines, mom..what's so special about a bunch of vines?'' Sherise asked and Jaja ripped the vines off as the royal family and Anders walked into the cave.
''What is this place?'' Sherise asked in wonder.
''The lair of the lion guard.'' Kiara replied.
''The Lion Guard? What's that?'' Sherise asked and Kiara smiled.
''The Lion Guard is the team that protects the pridelands and defends the circle of life.'' Kiara explained which caused Sherise to raise an eyebrow.
''But mom, that's y-'' Sherise started, but was interrupted.
''It was made that way because the old lion guard died.'' Kiara said before Sherise could finish.
''They...died?'' Anders asked and Jaja shined a bright light on a group of paintings.
''Many years ago before you were born, or me. The second king of the pridelands had two cubs. The second one, was the leader of the lion guard…'' Kiara started.
''Congratulations, brother!'' Princess Odette congradulated her younger brother Prince Mundu, who cringed.
''I can already tell this will be a bad job.'' Mundu groaned.
A few months later…
''Athena, Eros, Carlisle and Tron, listen to what we must do!'' Mundu told his lion guard
''What must we do?" Carlisle asked his leader.
''You four must help me kill Odette and take the throne so I can rule the pridelands with you as my advisors.'' Mundu explained with a grin, but the guard just stood there,''Well?''
''Mundu, the lion guard's job is to protect the pridelands and the circle of life, not kill royals just because our leader wants us to!'' Athena explained, ''Sorry..but we won't help you.''
''You what?!'' Mundu yelled,furious.
''We won't help you do such a criminal act just for your own desires.'' Athena said with narrowed eyes.
''You traitors!'' Mundu roared causing Athena and the others to cringe.
''Mundu, please! We don't have to do this!''Athena pleaded to her leader, who then started to use the roar of the elders.
Athena got a chance to run out of the Pridelands as the rest of the guard were killed by the roar. Mundu tried to use the roar again, he just did a normal lion roar and not the roar of the elders.
''W-What?'' Mundu said confused.
The ghost of the first king, Spartan appeared before his grandson.
''Mundu...you used the roar for evil..so we had to take the roar away from you as a punishment..'' Spartan said ashamed of what his grandson became.
Spartan vanished leaving Mundu where he was as red eyes came from the darkness of a cave in the distance.
''Hevi Kabisa…'' Sherise said with a stunned tone.
''The roar can be used for great good,'' Jaja started, "But can also be used for terrible evil.''
''Don't worry, I will never be like Prince Mundu.'' Sherise assured her parents and Jaja.
''That's good to know princess..because from now on..you are the leader of the new lion guard.'' Kiara revealed to Kion.
''M-me? Come on, mom. You have to be kidding…'' Sherise said until she saw the serious looks on her parents' faces,''Ok, you aren't kidding..I will make you proud mom and dad!''
Kopa smiled as Kiara leaned on him. He nuzzled her before looking out of the cave. He knew that the Pridelands was in safe paws and he was already proud.