Disclaimer: Now that we're in the first part of the season one finale, I just want to let everyone know that I'll be taking a break from The Legend of Kion after I finish the Band God arc so I can write another story I hope to add on here. Don't worry though; this series is far from over, as I have a lot more ideas for the future. With that out of the way, enjoy the finale!

The Legend of Kion

Band God arc Episode eighteen: The Truth of Dogo Part one

Dogo was seen at the hillside Kion allowed him to stay at as he looked over the cliff, seeming to be conflicted about something. This wasn't the usual bubbly, curious, energetic, optimistic, and air-headed jackal pup we've seen so far, but instead a jackal pup that's been dealing with some hard things lately; and since you've been reading the story up to this point, you probably know what it is. Still. Dogo wasn't exactly the king of taking this heavy stuff, so he was sort of new to it. If he'd known of a past tragedy however, he'd quickly change his mind or otherwise.

Rei Rei was seen watching him and she seemed to find his look saddening, jumping down and sliding down the tree. When she walked up to him, she spoke up and sounded rather genuine in her tone. "Everything okay Dogo? You seem off."

Dogo looked up and saw Rei Rei standing next to him, sighing and looking over the cliff. "I guess Rei Rei. I'm just conflicted on something." Dogo sensed Kion's energy and saw him walking by over the hillside he was on, with Rei Rei catching a glimpse of what he meant. "Well, later."

Dogo slid down the hillside with Rei Rei becoming suspicious. 'What are you hiding Dogo?'

Dogo walked up to Kion and tried his best to keep his optimistic voice. "Hey Kion." Kion looked at Dogo and smiled, rubbing his head upon his company. "Whatya doing there?"

"Just getting some stuff for Kupatana." Kion explained. "I think I already told you about how busy my dad is, so he had me and my friends set up." Dogo nodded in understanding with Kion keeping his free spirited personality. He figured something was up, but he didn't want to make Dogo uncomfortable. "Cmon little dude; why don't you help us."

Dogo hopped otno Kion's back, making sure not to knock the stuff over on his wagon. "I'd like that." Kion chuckled a bit and walked off with Rei Rei watching from afar. She seemed to be catching onto his chemistry with Kion, sneaking off to get a closer look.

Dragon Ball Z Kai instrumental theme plays during the credits.

Kion was shown to be launching a Kamehameha at the screen as a male singer was heard singing Blazing Spirit.

"This world I see, holds such a deep, energy. (Energy.)"

Dogo was seen standing from a cliff in the Out lands, using an extremally large amount of power out of his control.

"Darkness will come, but I will go, fearless and free."

Simba was seen launching a ki beam at a generator, destroying it with one shot and then he and Kion were seen sparring in the Pride lands, with Kion starting it off in a similar way as Goku in the original opening.

"We share the strength, as well as love, that's how we live. (That's how we live.)"

Jasiri and Nala was seen watching the two spar, smiling at their session, as well as at each other in a friendly way.

"My courage won't fade, if you're with me, then Dark Kion can ne-ver win."

Kion and Simba collided a punch and then Tukio was shown with a ki orb in his left paw.

"Though there's also love and glory."

Janja was shown with a darkness sword in his paw, looking down at the Out lands.

"We shall live on with the story."

Kion was shown having a heart burn, to which Mheetu kneeled down to him in worry, being the only one there.

"There's not a thing we can't live through."

Dark Kion was then shown demonstrating his powers, as well as one where he can slice people in half with his glare.

"Evil won't make us die, we will rise again!"

Dark Kion's eye flashed, making the screen flash.

Kion and the others were seen fighting one at a time in between commas, starting with Kion fighting the blond mohawked lion, and then Simba fighting Chungu, and then Jasiri fighting Janja, and then Mheetu fighting Cheezi, and then Nala fighting another hyena, and Dogo and Vitani being shown at the end with Vitani giving a Harley Quinn glare, and Dogo giving a child optomistic face.

"Don't stop, don't stop, don't give up now! Don't stop, there's too, much to be found!"

Dark Kion was then shown to be confronting Kion, who gave him a brave and noble look.

"We will find paradise, all we have to do is find that blazing spirit."

Kion sneered as he charged at Dark Kion with a punch, with just then the screen flashed just as that happened.

Kion then jumped back to where the others were standing and they were all then shown on the last lyrics, with Kion giving a peace sign and smile, Simba giving a calm yet cynical smile, Jasiri giving a fun loving wave, Mheetu giving a sneer and crossing his arms, Nala giving a timid yet kind smile, Dogo giving a bubbly and excited smile, and a lion silhouette looking about the same age as Kiara standing on a rock as the title behind them said The Legend of Kion.

"Blazing Spirit!"

Kion and his friends were seen at the Kupatana sight with Jasiri talking to Nala when she giggled a bit. "And then while I was sleeping, I farted on him." Nala snickered at the thought of it, knowing that Jasiri was refering to the time she farted on Mheetu suring the sleepover; even if she didn't know about the face fart until now. Jasiri looking back on that night and found that event funny. "Yeah, he told me about it after I woke up. I always knew my butt was powerful; just not in the way anyone else would expect a girl to think in that regard."

"Yeah, I wouldn't think like that either." Nala admitted. "And not just because my farts aren't anywhere near as powerful as yours can be." Jasiri shrugged with a smirk and continued to set up the pole she was making.

Kion was seen painting something by some kind of tree as Dogo then popped up behind him. Holding a pie that Kion had packed in his paw, he slammed it into the lion cub's face. Kion kept his calm expression and smile while getting the urge to get involved in Dogo's game. While Mheetu was seen painting something, he saw Kion chasing Dogo playfully with another pie as the jackal pup tried to grab onto his mane for balance. He failed however, and Kion dodged his grab and slammed the pie into his face; he didn't do it all that hard, but he DID do it just hard enough to make Dogo fall on his back gently.

Mheetu dropped his paint brush back into the can and walked over to the duo, with his sign then showing him pouring a bucket of water onto Mufasa. Mheetu spoke with a cocky voice once he walked up to Kion and Dogo. "I bet you two are begging for me to join in."

Kion and Dogo smiled at Mheetu with Kion speaking up. "The more the merrier I guess. After all, Kupatana is indeed about animals joining together." The three headed off to the pies with Dogo becoming conflicted again, with Kion worrying a bit as he looked at him. "You okay Dogo?"

Dogo took off the conflicted look and smiled as he looked at Kion. "Yeah, I'm fine." Kion shrugged and ran up ahead with Mheetu and Dogo. He knew that Dogo was lying, but he didn't want to make him feel bad. After all, he wouldn't wanna see him have an outburst in front of everyone. That would be embarrassing. Rei Rei was shown to be spying on Kion and the others however, with her then sneaking off without being seen.

Rei Rei was seen walking through Dark Kion's lair with Janja walking next to her. As Janja looked at Rei Rei, he spoke with seriousness. "Get this straight jackal. I'm only doing this because Dark Kion let you in here. If he didn't then you'd be getting floored right now."

"Pssh. Give me a break." Rei Rei took her claws out and showed them to Janja. "I'm more than capable of beating up any hyenas, even if they ARE Dark Kion's best ones." Janja and Rei Rei walked into Dark Kion's room with Dark Kion shown to be looking into something that shows Kion and the others. "Dark Kion, I'm here as you requested." Dark Kion turned around and saw Rei Rei walking up to her. "Listen, we both have the same goal here. Take over the Pride lands and whatever you yourself had in mind; kinda forgot with all that was happening."

"Of course." Dark Kion replied, chilling Rei Rei with his calm, yet clearly devious voice. "Although you don't seem to be able to remember my own goals, that's perfectly fine. I'm sure you'll be a great adversary here." Dark Kion walked up to Rei Rei and looked into her eyes, with them choking Rei Rei as soon as we saw them glow crimson red. Janja backed up out of fear with Rei Rei falling to the ground. Dark Kion didn't hesitate to speak in a threatening tone. "You wouldn't want to betray me. Would you?"

Rei Rei nodded her head no and Dark Kion stopped choking her upon it, giving a devilish smile with his evil eyes. "Good." Dark Kion walked over to the chamber he had Wingsol locked up in, remembering when he first met Kion. "The lion may be strong, but he's nowhere near as strong as me. (Looks back at Rei Rei) Make sure you don't fight him head on. Especially when he's in Zokaken." Rei Rei nodded with Dark Kion chuckling evilly.

Dogo was seen lying down on a rock while looking over everything that he did with Kion and the others for Kupatana so far. The thought of it did bring a good feeling into his heart, but he didn't feel as if he'd earned it. With the scheme that Rei Rei had him be a part of and Kion letting him stay for Kupatana, it was hard to choose which event to take part in. On one paw, Rei Rei took him in and raised him for two years. But on the other paw, Kion had let him stay for Kupatana and showed him kindness, while Rei Rei showed him how to be a sneaky villain.

Dogo just didn't know what to do at that point, as both sides he'd feel bad for leaving. While thinking, he saw Tiffu walking up to him with a smile. "Hey Dogo."

"Hey Tiffu." Dogo jumped down and walked up to Tiffu. "I'm just thinking about stuff right now. Nothing too huge."

"Make sense." Tiffu admitted. "I think about random stuff all the time. Some of it I question why I even think about it at all." Tiffu snickered at a past event with Dogo getting a strange feeling that he'd never felt before. Something about Tiffu's kind, quirky, and generous personality soothed him. It was kinda like Nala's, but without any of the tomboyish side. It felt warm to him. "Anyway, Kion invited me and Jasiri to come with him and Simba for some McDonalds, and I wanted to know if you'd like to come with."

"I like McDonalds." Dogo walked off with Tiffu, excited to try out McDonalds. "Kion told me about it at our sleepover before all the girls came in and apparently is was one of the foods Simba and Kovu brought." Tiffu nodded in understanding of Dogo's words.

Dogo and Tiffu were seen at McDonalds while waiting for the others to come back ot the table, with Dogo seeming worried about something as his head leaned on his paws. Tiffu noticed his sorrow look and seemed worried about him, speaking up and hoping he was okay. "You alright Dogo?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Dogo lied, not wanting to put Tiffu in danger. "I guess I've just been thinking about a lot of stuff that's been on my mind lately. Nothing too serious in mind, just stuff that conflicts me in a way." Dogo sighed as he then went to his head leaning on his arms. "I'd go into further detail, I don't wanna sound like a whiny emo."

Tiffu giggled a bit at Dogo's words, finding the whiny emo part to be rather silly. Despite this, she spoke up and smiled at Dogo. "You won't sound like that Dogo. You're way to bubbly to be an emo."

Dogo sighed and sat up just as Kion and the others walked back over to the table with Kion speaking with his usual free spirited voice. "So we just ordered the food and stuff like that. Kinda surprised you didn't want anything super meaty though Tiffu. After all, it was necessary for us to survive until Scar made that device thing."

"Not a huge grease person myself." Tiffu explained. "That's mainly why I prefer eating burgers that are made of freshness, and even then it's just one." Dogo looked over at Kion and hoped that he could decide who to side with before the Kupatana attack happened. He knew that it was a decision that he'd have to make before that event, no matter how hard it would end up being for him.

Vitani was shown to be working on something while on the computers as Rei Rei entered the room and walked up to her. Vitani saw Rei Rei walk up to her and spoke in her usual semi-high energy self. "Ah, you're that jackal Dark Kion, aren't you. (Gets up and walks up to Rei Rei) Well I'm Vitani, and you're gonna be working with us now."

Rei Rei rolled her eyes as she spoke. "I caught onto that." Rei Rei took out her plans and handed them to Vitani. "Make sure you can read all of this before the attack happens. It'll be more than viatal if you want to win." Vitani nodded and got to reading as Rei Rei then got a peak of what she was working on. "What's that?"

Vitani looked at what Rei Rei was pointing to and giggled a bit. "Oh yeah. That's just some overpowered super gun that fires a thousand bullets at once; no biggie. (Looks at Rei Rei) Funny enough, it actually fires normal bullets at ten times the speed and power of a normal gun."

"Very intriguing." Rei Rei walked up to the computer with interest in the super gun. "Seems rather formulaic in context. Do tell, what does it have that seperates it from others of it's kind."

"Probably just the name." Vitani admitted and she then stated the name of it. "Master pistol. Sounds kinda cliche at first, but it catches on." Vitani sat down in her chair and then pushed Rei Rei gently. "And keep your butt outta my chair, got it? Only I sit here cause Dark Kion said so."

"I wasn't intending on sitting there, but whatever." Rei Rei walked off and thought about Dogo's caution again as she walked out of the room.

A wall was punched at full force as the fist was then shown to be from Tukio, who pulled it away and looked back at Janja. "Think you can do that?" Janja nodded and walked up with Tukio walking past him and having a memory of his past. 'You'd better. So I can protect her.' Tukio flashbacked to him running with Kukosa while pulling her by her arm so she doesn't fall behind. The flashback haunted Tukio, and when it ended, we saw him looking to be vulnerable. 'I won't let Kukosa down, even if they want me to. I will find a way to save her.'

Janja punched the wall that Tukio punched, and while it did hurt his paw and wasn't as big as Tukio's, the blonde mohawked liion still found it acceptable. "Good work. You're at least getting better."

Janja walked up to Tukio and both went into four leg mode. "And how are you so much stronger? You're as young as that Kion brat."

"Age doesn't matter." Tukio looked back on his past as he explained what he felt like about his strength to Janja. "I wasn't trained by myself in the beginning. I don't care to explain much, so don't even try. All I care about is (Clenches his fist) saving Kukosa. They can try to stop me all they want; I won't let them kill her."

Janja looked back on when Tukio arrived at the base, remembering when he came with Kukosa's chamber. "It was pretty hard to watch Kukosa so lifeless in that chamber." Tukio scoffed and walked off with Janja walking off with him. "I honestly wish I could relate."

"You can to a degree Janja." Tukio hadn't forgotten in the slightest about Janja's relationship with Jasiri, in spite of finding it pointless to his own goal. "I know you still love Jasiri." Janja looked back on when Jasiri left, still heartbroken by how it happened.

Dogo was seen out on Kion's balcony as he thought about what to do with his current struggles. He was a young jackal pup, so this was a lot to take in for him; and it was made even worse by the fact that he might lose Kion's respect in the same way he did Tukio's. His chemisrty with Kion was more than deep, but that alone couldn't make his choice simple. After all, Rei Rei had taken him in at a young age, in which he couldn't even walk yet. Forgive me if I sound repetetive in some areas, but this really does help for Dogo's development.

Kion saw Dogo out on his balcony and walked out onto it, walking up to him and standing next to him. He then looked at Dogo with his usual free spirited smile. "Great view. Isn't it?"

Dogo looked at Kion and chuckled a bit, liking his company. "Yeah. It is." Dogo looked over the cliff again and thought for a moment, wondering to himself what Kion would say if he confessed his conflictions to him right here and now. "Kion?" Kion gave Dogo his full attention as the jackal pup tried to find the right words to say. "Let's say that I was working for someone and was sent by them to try and help ruin Kupatana; just hypothetically. How would you react?"

"Well, that depends." Dogo became interested in Kion's response. "Like, if they end up feeling bad about it then I'll consider giving them another chance. I always feel others deserve a second shot, even if they act like a heartless tyrant. Everyone has a heart as long as you can sense it, and it's best to at least try to embrace it."

Dogo felt Kion's words were heartwarming and could motivate him a bit, giving him a bit more courage than he had before. "Kion?" Dogo tried to confess his words, but he just couldn't. It was too hard for him to handle. That said, he did feel warmth when he saw Kion's smile towards him, wondering what he was going to do.

Kion and Dogo were seen sparring atop Pride rock, with Kion sending Dogo back with a palm press. Dogo kept his feet firm on the ground, making sure not to fall off the edge. He then started charging up a Ki beam and Kion stood completely still, giving Dogo hope that Kion would do something cool. As he launched his beam, Kion put his paw up and blocked it with little effort, showing that even the simplest movement can make a big difference. The simple movement surprised Dogo however, as he was well aware of Kion's strategic battling style.

Kion appeared behind Dogo and kicked him forward, making him fall back a bit. Dogo got back up and looked back at Kion with a smile. "That sure was something Kion. (Stands up) I thought you were gonna pull some crazy stunt back there."

"In a way I did." Kion admitted as he walked up to Dogo. "I saw how surprised you were with that simple movement, so I used that to my advantage to throw you off guard and land a solid kick. Of course I held back a bit; just to avoid breaking your back." Dogo looked back on how Tukio trained him, remembering the hard time she had. Kion put his paw on Dogo's shoulder however and spoke with kindness. "Don't let the past get to you dude." Dogo looked at Kion and became interested in his words. "Just let your power flow on it's own." Kion gave Dogo a thumbs up along with his smile. "As long as you try, you can handle whatever comes your way."

Dogo became even more inspired upon Kion's words and hugged him, much to Kion's surprise. Kion did like it however, and wrapped his arms around Dogo. When Dogo saw what he was doing he instantly backed up and scratched the back of his head while chuckling. Kion chuckled a bit himself and decided not to do anything that'd seem bad for dogo to see. "Cmon Dogo. Let's keep sparring." Dogo nodded and he and Kion clenched their fists and collided a powerful punch, with Dogo feeling enlightened upon the sparring match.

Dark Kion was practicing a power on the top of the volcano his base took place in, channeling his dark energy to create a powerful attack. As he focused all of his energy into his own dark entity, he managed to creat the sphere he was planning to create; a combination of dark and crimson red. These were the two colors that represneted the darkest in the world of The Legend of Kion, and Dark Kion was the only one that could channel the both of them into one correctly. He aimed his attack into the iar with one paw and launched it, creating some kind of black hole that didn't suck anything up, but instead waited for Dark Kion's command.

Once the black hole dove back down to Dark Kion, he absorbed it and made enough focus to control it's power to it's maximum core. His power was rising in an unusual way for anyone who wasn't full of darkness, and Dark Kion knew this, as he grinned evilly when a dark aura surrounded him. He then looked at his paw and felt an amazing dosage of power from within. When he spoke to himself, his voice was just as chilling and cold hearted as it always was. "The nightmare power is complete."

Rei Rei was seen training in Dark Kion's training room while going up against some high level robots. She landed a hard kick on a robot's head and kicked it off, making it spiral out of control into another robot. The robots exploded with Rei Rei grabbing another robot's head and throwing it at a flying robot, which made it crash into another robot, making all three of them explode. As another robot appeared behind Rei Rei and put her into a headlock, Rei Rei almost instantly headbutted the robot and kicked it back, finishing it off as the session ended.

Dark Kion walked into the room and congratulated Rei Rei on her success. "Well done Rei Rei. Few of my warriors can match up to even Janja, and you have at least a third more power than him; almost as much as Kion I might add."

"I've been training on my own for quite a while now." Rei Rei admitted. "Nothing too big, but if the scheduele ain't broke then don't fix it." Dark Kion nodded and then Rei Rei started to wonder what his powers were all about. "So Dark Kion. Why does everyone call you by what they do? There has to be SOME kind backstory behind it. Power like yours doesn't just come and go."

Dark Kion grinned evilly and teleported in front of Rei Rei, placing his paw right on her head. As he surfed through her mind, he found her worst nightmare and played it. The nightmare showed Rei Rei watching her parents die right in front of her, which led to her becoming the jackal she is today. Rei Rei loathed that memroy and never wished to think about it ever again, but she couldn't help but do so, and now Dark Kion was forcing her to think her most frightening memory; and it had also become her worst nightmare.

Dark Kion finished surfing through the memory and left Rei Rei in shock, fear, and discomfort, letting her fall to her knees and paws. "I was created from the dark matter that Kion was born with, and it was made to create me. That is how I was able to get the power you see now." Rei Rei held her head, claming herself down. "I was made with an adore for darkness, and wanted to see all beauty rot. Of course, I can't kill all life. Kion sadly can't die, or else I will die too."

Rei Rei became intrigued by this and stood up, with Dark Kion showing some vulnerability. "Of course, it's not exactly the best thought in the world. Sometimes I wish that I could feel what everyone else feels. The power of joy is something that I would like to experience. But sadly, that has led to nothing but evil smiles and grins. It's a painful process indeed." Dark Kion sighed as he looked back on when he was made. "Kion has every emotion, and I have few. That's why I loathe him."

"But it's not his fault." Rei Rei stated, not wanting to go against Dark Kion's wishes, especially not after that, but she also dind't want Kion to be at fault for this. "It's not like he WANTED you made."

"Of course he didn't!" Dark Kion shouted. "But I can't stand the fact that the one I was made from has every emotion that I don't. It may sound like the ultimate edgelord idea, and maybe it is." Dark Kion walked away, with Rei Rei wondering if what she was doing was right. "And Rei Rei." Rei Rei looked at Dark Kion, who looked back at her with an evil grin. "Be glad that you can feel the emotions that I can't." Dark Kion walked off and left Rei Rei in her own state of confliction; she was left wondering if emotions were meant to be sacrificed for some.

Dark Kion looked at his watch and saw that it was almost time for his plan to commence. Despite his hatred for lacking certain emotions, he knew he had a job to do. One that his conflictions were something that he could not allow to get in the way. It was a pain indeed, but not one that Dark Kion wasn't used to dealing with, for he had, his entire life of seven years to deal with it; and even then, he still couldn't feel the joy that he saw Kion feel. It made him feel one word every time he saw Kion express the emotion of joy.

Sick.

Tukio was sparring with Janja as the two of them spoke about their plans if Dark Kion's army disbands. Tukio spoke up first, wondering if Janja could think of anything. "Let's say Dark Kion banishes his army, kills them all, or whatever, and we're the only ones that survive. What would you do?"

Janja thought for a moment, not sure of what to say. He did eventually find something though. "I don't know really. I guess I'd just try to tell Jasiri everything. Even the worst parts." Janja gulped, fearing how Jasiri would react in that scenario. "What if she hates me for it?"

"Well I don't know much about Kion, or his friends; the only thing I can recall is that they're all pathetic." Tukio sighed, annoyed at Kion's lack of violence. "Not to say you shouldn't have friends, as they're an important part of life. But not for me. After all I've seen, friends do nothing but betray me. Aside from you of course. Along with Cheezi and Chungu, possibly Vitani."

Janja started to wonder what exactly Tukio went through, hoping he wouldn't take it the wrong way if he asked him. It's not that he didn't like Tukio as a friend, it was that like Cheezi and Chungu, he knew him so well that he it was scary. To be fair though, he knew Cheezi and Chungu a lot longer, and better for that matter. He decided to go ahead and ask, knowing that he couldn't make it perfectly. "What do you mean by that Tukio? Friends do nothing but betray you."

Tukio sat up and looked at his past, flashbacking to when he was a child and two grown lions were in a lab with him. As he saw something on a laptop, the two men pointed their guns at him and cocked them, making him look around and watch in horror. The flashback ended and Tukio touched the scar in his left eye, feeling regret for being unable to save Kukosa entirely. Trying not to look cold and edgy, he looked at Janja and spoke as calmly as he could. "Let's just say that the people who make it seem like they'll help us are dirty traitors." Tukio got up and walked off with Janja worrying for him, walking off with him and both of them heading back to the base.

Dogo was seen lying down on the living room couch as he reflected on his decisions. 'On one paw, I have the choice to betray Kion, and keep searching for my mother. But on the other paw, I have the choice to betray Rei Rei, and drop the whole thing. Both sound really awesome, but neither one of them can give me both of what I need. Unless something insane hapens, but how could something insane happen at a time like this. I just hope I can make it right for everyone; at least with the side I end up choosing.'

"Thinking to yourself Dogo?" Dogo flinched and sat up, looking to see Kovu sitting down next to him. The black furred lion then chuckled and put his arms behind his head. "I got the entire memo from your facial expressions alone, so I don't really see a reason to hide it." Kovu chuckled a bit as Dogo sat up and sighed. "Talk to me dude."

Dogo nodded and hoped that Kovu would understand his situation. "So Kovu. Let's say that I was sent by someone that wants me to ruin Kupatana; just hypothetically. And then after I got taken in by Tukio, he told me about the tournament, and then I met you guys, and it gave me the perfect opportunity to get to know you and fulfill my mission. And then let's say that the reason I did it was becuase the one who sent me offered to help me find my mom after she took me in, and I accepted. If all of that was true, what would your advice to me be?"

Kovu thought for a moment and chuckled a bit, seeing this as a mixed confession from Dogo. He looked at the jackal pup and stated his opinion. "Go ahead and tell Kion dude. You probably caught onto his kindness by now, so I doubt he'll be able to act in a negative light." Dogo smiled and nodded, fist bumping Dogo and then walking off. "He's on his balcony by the way."

"Thanks." Dogo ran off to Kion's balcony and hoped that he could tell him what was going to happen before it actually happened. 'Let's hope I can tell him everything before something bad happens.'

Kion was seen out on his balcony, looking up to the sky and admiring the beauty of it. Dogo walked out onto the balcony and sat down next to Kion, looking at the sky with him. He figured that if he talked with Kion a bit before his confession, Kion could take it a little better. As a child, he had insecurities, and was unable to handle all of them at once. "Great view, huh?"

"You said it." Kion grabbed his d.r pepper and took a sip out of it, sighing of relief as he enjoyed the clouds. "Let me tell you Dogo. If there was any world I'd love to no end, it'd be this one no question."

Dogo smiled and then he felt his heart telling him to confess the plans to Kion. He looked at Kion and breathed in through his nose, and out through his mouth. He then felt his bad side speaking up. 'Cmon Dogo; it's not as if he's gonna do anything if you don't speak. Just ignore it and nothing bad'll happen. Well, stuff will happen, but not to you.'

Dogo then felt his pure side speaking to him. 'You'll never forgive yourself Dogo. Kion's too kind to do this to. Confess your mission to Kion, THEN find your mother; one way or another.'

Dogo spoke up, trying his best to not sound like a complete idiot. "Kion. There's something I wanna tell you." Kion sat up and gave Dogo his full attention, with Dogo clenching his paws and continuing his words. "My friend Rei Rei is planning to-"

Just then, an explosion was heard across the Pride lands and it was enough to make Kion willingly stand up and jump onto the balcony ledge. "Hold that thought Dogo. We gotta make sure no one's hurt." Dogo nodded and jumped off the ledge with Kion, as the two of them headed off to the explosion site.

Kion and Dogo were seen arriving at the explosion site, finding that it was the place they set up for Kupatana. As the two walked around and saw what happened, it seemed to impact them with all the hard work they did; especially Dogo, as he was connected to the cause of it. Kion picked up a banner and wondered what could've happened here. When he sensed the area, he saw that no bodies were present; and while this did manage to relieve him, he knew something was up, so he turned to Dogo with a request. "Dogo. You mind helping me stop whoever caused this?"

Dogo nodded his head yes, making his choice to help Kion in the battle. With the Tiffu and Kovu's words, along with Kion's support, Dogo made his decision to stay with Kion and the others. The two of them fist bumped and headed off to find out who was responsible for bombing the area. Kion was eventually able to scan a power level nearby, and it just so happened to be an ally. "Rafiki."

Kion ran off with Dogo questioning who he just mentioned, having never met Rafiki before. "Who the heck is Rafiki?" Dogo ran off after Kion, curious to who he was talking about.

Kion and Dogo jumped up to Rafiki's tree with Rafiki being seen looking into some kind of pool. As the two of them walked up to Rafiki, he looked up and greeted them gently. "Greetings Kion. It's great to see you again." Rafiki saw Dogo and became intrigued by his company. "Who's your friend there?"

"This is Dogo." Kion replied. "He's staying here for Kupatana, but...something happened to the stuff we worked on. Seemed to be an explosion, since we could hear it all the way from Pride rock."

"I see." Rafiki looked into his pool and signaled Kion and Dogo to look in as well. "As a matter of fact, I'm actually looking to see what the cause of that explosion was." Rafiki placed his palm into the pool and concentrated hard, making sure to get the proper image. When the pool opened up, a memory played, showing that Rafiki can enter the Pride lands memory system. If it sounds complicated then we can explain it in a future chapter, cause we have a plot to get back to. "It appears that a dark force was the cause of this explosion."

"Well that's pretty obvious." Kion responded, trying not to sound rude. "What we wanna know is who or what caused it, and where they are now." Kion looked into the memory and looked back on the first time this was used. "Been a while since we used this puppy."

"Yes, I remember." Rafiki chuckled a bit, smiling on a past event. He then saw something that he figured would be best for Kion to figure out in another way. "I see the one who caused the explosion. (Looks at Kion and Dogo) Go west from here. That is the fastest way to find them."

"West?" Dogo asked, and Rafiki pointed to the direction of west. "Ah, got ya." Kion and Dogo ran over to the window and jumped up.

"Thanks for the help Rafiki." Kion said with his usual love for excitement. "We won't let the Pride lands down; you can count on that, just like the old days."

"Yes, of course my friend." Rafiki looked back on the past and smiled as he spoke to Kion. "And remember what I taught you Kion. A warrior must sleep, but he rises when a threat presents itself."

Kion wiped his lip and gave a peace sign to Rafiki, showing his respect in his own way. "Like I'd forget old timer." Kion and Dogo flew off, leaving Rafiki to chuckle at Kion's free spirit. He wished he could have that spirit himself.

Kion and Dogo saw something while running through the Pride lands, and it seemed to be Simba battling Dark Kion. Once Dark Kion knocked Simba out, it made Kion charge forward, only for Vitani to appear in front of him. As Kion elbowed Vitani in the gut, it barely hurt Vitani, but it was enough to evade her. It also helped Dogo get around her and run up to Dark Kion, who grinned evilly as he glared at Dogo, getting ready to choke him to death. As his eyes started to flicker, he saw Kion running up to save him, only to be knocked out by Dark Kion.

Dogo was horrified at what was happening. Even though his eyesight was barely working, he was able to make out what was going on, and it wasn't pleasent in the slightest. His guilt and anger surrounded him and he wanted to punch himself in the face until he bled; the thought of all of this just disgusted him too much. He then got knocked out by Dark Kion's punch and ended the episode off with a cut to black.

D Grey Man ending theme three plays during the credits as a male singer prepares to sing my passion.

Kion walked out onto the screen and sat down on the grass, looking at the stars as the song begun.

"This is the path that I'll forever follow. It's what I love and it will help me to grow."

Jasiri walked out onto the screen and sat down next to Kion as the song continued.

"And in spite of the danger's that I'll face, I'll never, give up on it or my friends."

Simba walked out onto the screen and sat next to Kion on the other side as the song continued.

"No matter who I battle a friend or foe. This is a passion that I hold with me so."

Mheetu walked out onto the screen and sat down next to Jasiri as the song continued.

"And no matter the dangers we face head on, this is what, my life was destined to be."

Nala walked out onto the screen and sat down next to Simba and the friends looked at the stars as the song continued.

"And whatever I face, I'll never fall to the dark side. And my new power, will help me survive the whole ride."

Dogo was seen looking at the stars in the Out lands as the song continued.

"And this passion, that I have, will stay, forever."

Tukio was seen looking at the stars with him as the song continued, looking at a picture he was holding afterwards.

"Me and my friends will work through this endeavor."

Kovu was seen looking at the stars through his telescope as the song continued.

"Friends last forever, no matter what the others say."

Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu were seen hanging out under the stars as the song continued.

"And when the times get dark, we'll strive to see the light of day."

Dark Kion was seen commanding his troops with Vitani behind him as the song continued.

"And with my friends, we will, make this world, a more pure place."

Kion and his friends were seen smiling at each other and talking as the song continued.

"And I will protect, them as well, as my passion."

The final parts of the song played as Jasiri saw a shooting star and pointed to it, getting everyone's attention, and then Nala pulled out her phone for a selfie. A phone flash happened and Kion and the others were shown looking at the stars in a picture above Kion's bed with Kion sleeping as the song ended.