Kion was drinking the water from the waterhole until he heard a fart and turned around to see Timon and Pumbaa.

''What are you two doing here?'' Kion asked them,''Can't you see im having a drink here?''

''Well we just wanted to celebrate you and Tiifu's marriage!'' Timon replied and Kion raised an eyebrow.

''Where have you been?Our marriage was months ago!'' Kion nearly yelled

''We were visiting Timon's family,Kion,We didn't know.'' Pumbaa explained,causing Kion to soften.

''Sorry for yelling..I..just haven't had a good few months.'' Kion apologized.

''Why not?'' Timon asked

''Well,while you guys were gone,reports of animals disappearing have been heard all over the pridelands and we are still trying to find a reason why they are missing,so I'm a bit uneasy about the situation.'' Kion repllied and both Timon and Pumbaa went cold.

''Well..that's not a good homecoming.'' Timon said,gulping.

''Guys,guys,relax!'' Kion told the 2 friends,''nothing I can't handle.''

meanwhile,at pride rock…

''Mom,Mom,Mom!'' Kibwe called as he ran to his mother,''Uncle Kion told me about Scar!''

''What did he say about Scar?'' Kiara asked her Young Cub.

''He and Aunt Tiifu told me how Scar brought the pridelands to ruin,but grandpa Simba restored everything to normal.'' Kibwe told Kiara,who looked at her father.

''Scar's reign was indeed a bad time for the pridelands,but despite the disappearing animals,It is peaceful here..for now.'' Simba said with slightly worry at the end.

''Oh,Simba..You think the pridelands are in trouble,yet you have no real proof.'' Nala told her Husband,then left the den.

''The Fact that I don't have real proof is the thing that makes me nervous..'' Simba said quietly.

later,with Kion.

''Come on,Kion..think of the events after Zira's defeat and the merging of the prides.'' Kion said quietly to himself.

It was Zuri's funeral..held at the bottom of pride rock,with the main contributors being those who knew her the best...Tiifu,Her Mother,Kiara and Kion.

Tiifu stepped up with a heavy heart.

''My sister..was sometimes sassy and mean,but had a big heart and a love for others..she was a good friend of Princess Kiara and supported everything she did,no matter how insane those things may be..she was the same with us...she supported me and my mother when we were saddened and didn't know what to do..'' Tiifu said as she teared up,''But then Zira invaded the pridelands and took away that support..just..tore it up and threw it away like trash...I miss you Zuri...I always will...not as your friend..but..B-But as your sister.''

Tiifu then started crying,to which Kion came over and tried to comfort her before going up himself.

''Like Tiifu said,Zuri was there for everyone,no matter how mad our ideas may be...She helped me save Tiifu..I thank her for that...But Zira's reign of torture for the pridelands hit our family as well...Many of our family died by her hands..Kopa..Grandma Sarabi...Grandma Sarafina..all died from her attacks...But now that Zira's dead,It is time we are happy..it is time we are happy to say we are united as one all lost family and we all miss them,but family losses can sometimes carry us to support our family can prove to other lands that we are beaten from the fighting,but still standing stronger than we were before...I am happy to say that all of the death's were not in vain!We have avenged those who sacrificed what they had for us!'' Kion spoke to the pride,who all roared in response.

Kion walked over to Tiifu.

''T-That was a wonderful speech,Kion.'' a still crying Tiifu said.

''Hey..don't be like that,Tiifu.'' Kion said before Nuzzling Tiifu,who returned the affection.

''I just hate that she's gone…'' Tiifu cried.

''But you still have me,Kiara and your mother...move on from this and live a happier life without the need of sadness.'' Kion told Tiifu,who nodded.

Kion then looked over at the den and saw Vitani,who looked at the funeral with a loss of interest,but Kion shrugged it made sense why Vitani wouldn't be interested in it as she didn't know Zuri like Kion,Tiifu and Kiara did and,growing up in the termite infested part of the outlands,never had a funeral for anyone there.

''Vitani,what did you do after someone died?'' Kion asked the older lioness,who sighed.

''Kion,We didn't have funerals,we just tossed the dead bodies into the croc filled waters.'' Vitani told the lion.

''Did you guys even show sadness when they died?'' Kion asked

''Not really..Mother didn't want us to look weak when lionesses did die'' Vitani scoffed,''This is a totally new concept for us.''

''I see….Well,Welcome to the pridelands..our culture is completely different from yours.'' Kion said

''Thinking about the past?'' Kion heard Vitani say behind him.

''Yeah...just thinking about the funeral that was held for Zuri.'' Kion told the lioness.

''Really was a shame that she died,though...you and Tiifu speak of her like she was the most important person in your lives.'' Vitani admitted.

''She was the most important person in Tiifu's life..next to me..'' Kion said,''But I just wish that I would have died instead of her..''

''Would it make a difference?Your death would crush her just as much as Zuri's did.'' Vitani asked

''But then She would still have her sister.'' Kion hissed.

''But she would have lost the lion she loved all her life!Think about it,Kion..an entire life's worth of Love would not pay off if you died instead of Zuri!Your death would crush her more than she already is!She loved you all her life,she would change forever if you died..and not for the better!'' Vitani yelled,then walked away from the lion,leaving him alone.

Longest..chapter..ever xD!Shoutout to my friends(Asante,Chumvi,OnoKeenestOfSight17 and Incarnate Firefly) for being such awesome people and making cool fanfics.