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Jara stood and stretched her body before heading down the slope towards the watering hole. The golden blonde yellow lioness reflected on her life since she became a pridelander. She had a best friend who was also the leader of the famous Lion Guard, how many can say that? Also, she may have found the one. Her thoughts was intrupted by someone calling her. Jara turned to see Ayana and Alexia trotting towards her.

"Hey, Jara! Wait up!"

Jara flickered her right ear towards the creamy tan lioness as confusion filled her green eyes. "What can I do for you?"

Alexia frowned before she narrowed her dark blue eyes. "How dare you speak to your queen like that!"

Jara looked at the creamy orange lioness before lifting her head with a glare of her own. "Ayana is no queen of mine. Sherise has more of my respect, not because she's my friend but she's also our princess."

With a lash of her tail, Jara stalked off. Alexia glared after the older lioness before looking at her friend.

"What are we going to do?"

Ayana shook her head. "I'm not sure yet. But until then, let's wait for Torrent's return."

Alexia nodded before following Ayana back towards priderock.

In the Plains

Sherise found Torrent near some grazing zebra. The lioness looked up as a the smell of brunt grass reached her black nose. But her mistake was she didn't move fast enough.

"Sherise!"

Sherise winched before she looked and saw a fuming Torrent.

"Were...were you following me!?"

Sherise looked down and sighed. Ashamed.

"I can't believe this! I don't believe you! How could you do this to me!"

Sherise looked at Torrent and took a deep breath. "Mom didn't want you to get hurt and neither do I."

Sherise looks up and her eyes widen as she notices the fire burning on the horizon, and the zebras turn and run back in their direction.

"Torrent! Run!"

Torrent looks and his face pales before he turns, and begins to run back the way he came with Sherise; with the herds and birds following them.

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Sherise was running to realise that her brother wasn't with her. She anxiously searched the plains for her brother but came empty.

"Sherise!"

The russet red lioness perked her ears as Oni flew over. The leader of the Lion Guard sighed in relief. "Oni, I lost sight of-"

"Torrent's is in trouble!"

Further in the Pridelands

Torrent some how found himself sperated form Sherise and now finds his self trapped and hemmed in on all sides, choking on the thick smoke. He sees a high stone overhang above the flames; he leaps up and tries to climb up the side, but he falls unconscious upon reaching the top. Barton and Elena appears from the smoke and looms over him; he wakes for a moment and sees them baring their teeth down at him, then loses consciousness again. Barton grabs the nape of his neck and throws his front half on top of his, and begins to carry the prince away from the fire with Elena carrying the other half. They leap across chasms with flames roaring, and then tumbles with Torrent down a slope into a pool of water, where Torrent begins to sink. Elena dives for him and drags him to shore. Ono who was flying overhead, watches the event.

"I must tell Kiara!"

Ono flies back to Priderock. As Barton and Elena drags Torrent to shore, and he wakes up, gasping for breath.

"Where am I?"

Elena smirked, "You're safe... in the Pridelands."

Torrent looks bewildered and stands up, and grows "The Pridelands! Who are you to bring me here, rogues?"

Barton scoffed, "I think we're the ones who saved your life."

Torrent narrowed his orange eyes. "I had everything under control!"

Elena raised a eye brow and smirked, "Not where we were standing."

Torrent glared, "Move downwind."

The lions confront each other. Torrent begins jumping from side to side, as he had done in their earlier encounter as cubs. Soon Elena's interest is piqued.

"What are you doing?"

"What are you doing?"

Torrent shook his head as his eyes widen, "Elena?"

Elena smirks just as Sherise runs over snarling with Kiara, Kopa, Kion, Brandt and some of the pride.

"Torrent! You're all right." Torrent said as he and head bumped the surprised prince.

Torrent shook his head and nuzzled back but then remember the betrayal, "Mother... how could you break your promise?"

Kiara looks at Sherise who lowers her head. Kiara looks back at Torrent. "It's a good thing I did. I almost lost you. No more hunts for you; not ever!"

"But I was doing just fine! Even before Elena-"

Kiara looks up and looks at the lion and lioness and snarls as she remembers them as Alyssa and Akan's children. "Barton! Elena!" she roars at them.

Kopa is surprised at his mate's ferocity. "Kiara?"

Kiara snorted before looking at the Outsiders. "So what? You saved her?"

Everyone looks at the Barton and Elena as they nodded.

Kiara growled, "Why?"

"We humbly ask to join your pride."

Kiara immediately roared at the cold beige lion, "No! You two were banished with the other Outsiders."

Elena stood tall and said, "We have left the Outsiders. We are rogues. Judge us now, for what we are... or are we to be blamed for a crime we didn't commit?"

Kiara snarls as the golden orange queen paces around. Kopa looks at Kiara hard.

"Kiara... we owe them our son's life."

Ono flies down and says, "Mmm... yes, my queen. Clearly we are in their debt... and royal protocol demands that all debts be paid. Though in this case you might want to make an exception."

Kiara paces a few moments more, then comes to a decision.

"My father's law will prevail. For now, I reserve judgment. We'll see who you two really are."

Elena smiles inwardly and looks sidelong at Torrent, who smiles back at him. Ono turns his back on the Outsiders.

"Hmph! Riffraff."

Ono flies off. They all make their way back to priderock, with Elena and Barton walking behind Kiara growling to their selves.