Early in the morning…

Bunga wakes up and takes a glimpse at his uncles, he shakes his head, that joke went too far if someone asks him, but he'll accept his future siblings nevertheless. He tiptoes out of the den, taking a deep breath of fresh air before deciding to take for a stroll. Bunga also wants to check on his big bro, he heard that Simba's reaction went badly, how can he blame him? This is a huge news to digest, a male pregnant? Never in life that there was a male pregnant before.

When he arrived at destination he saw that Kopa wasn't too far from his parents, hoping he won't wake him up like he did with Kovu and Kiara when he had exhaled. He sees that his brother is having sort of a nightmare, which his uncles told him he had nightmares when he was cub, he puts a paw on Simba's shoulder. He then gulps, "Err… king bro?"

Simba cracks an eye open, he suddenly smells his little brother, he pushed him a little, feeling a little nauseous, Bunga carries out his wish to be a little far away from him. Simba feels tears running down his cheeks, "Bunga, did you hear the news?"

"Yes," Bunga admits, rubbing the back of his head, "but I'll support them," he then gazes at his brother's face, "even though they have done a silly joke, king bro, they need some support."

"I guess so," mutters Simba, still unsure of this news, he suddenly remembers for what they have done for him in the past, such like keeping an eye on Kiara, always looking at them and his friends at the jungle when the other parents were too busy…

"King bro, do you think that you'll accept our future siblings?" Bunga then does a small chuckle, "Well, sisters. If they are sisters."

"Probably little bro," Simba looks at the early sky, his eyes were tired but just having a little talk with Bunga helps him out of what to do of his decision, he'll probably accept them but with Makuu, Ma Tembo, Zito and even Thurston in the way, he's fearing for his adoptive fathers and his unborn little sisters' lives. His head spins a little but smiles a little, Bunga caught that little smile of his.

The honeybadger raises an eyebrow, "What's that little smile, king bro?"

"Nothing, just thinking of something else. You don't need to know," Simba keeps doing a little smile but it disappears when he rest his head on the soft ground, "but if you'll excuse me but I'll go to sleep."

"Oh. Okay, have a good sleep then." Then Bunga goes back to Binga's den, feeling himself still sleepy. Simba closes his eyes and thinks that it will be perfect for his family: the jungle. Sure, there's animals there too but it's far enough to be in peace, not to get disturbed, not to get bullied (especially for the girls). So, it's settled they're going back to the jungle. He'll have a good discussion about that when they'll return to the Pridelands. Simba thinks what it's good for his adopted family and with that he has fallen asleep.

Timon wakes up abruptly when they hear some animal vomit and it isn't him, Kiara and Kovu runs to see what's happening and so did the rest of them, except for him which… he dashes in the bushes to vomit, feeling his back being rubbed by Pumbaa (he had quickly returned when he heard him vomit). He turns to his mate in tears, then vomits for a second time, he nearly topples backwards but because Pumbaa is behind him, he caches him.

Pumbaa feels tears leaking out of his eyes, which makes Timon feeling guilty for making him worried, Timon goes to hug him, "I'm sorry for worrying you, love. You know that's how it's going to be while I'm pregnant," Timon puts a paw on his abdomen, then he anxiously stares into his mate's watery eyes, "I just hope we won't be cast aside, still feeling loved from our family members."

"Uh… you're… what?" utters a voice as the couple takes a glance at the source of the voice. There was Tiifu who holds a pale face, while Zuri held a look of repugnance, the meerkat sighs as he rubs the back of his head, trying to figure out to explain to his adopted niece and her girlfriend.

"Tiifu…"

"No, I don't want to lose you, Timon," cries out Tiifu, Bunga and Binga returns in a hurry, Bunga goes to her and instantly explains it to her and Zuri how it happened.

"I… you must be aware that he's not young anymore," Tiifu snaps at Bunga, she then weeps on Zuri uncontrollably, this has taken the older couple aback, the honeybadger couple are very aware of that, Tiifu glares at her two uncles, "Why, why this joke?"

Timon and Pumbaa didn't know what to say, then their niece looks at Timon through slitted eyes, she just had to outburst this, "You want to die?"

"Tiifu!" Pumbaa chides for the second time a family member of his, authority is not his forte, it was more Timon's but right now he wasn't in the mood to argue. This caused the family to arrive, Kion rotates towards Tiifu, "What is going on-"

"I'm going to lose an uncle, there's already my mommas that are battling right now with a pride right against… another pride… I…" she then leaves off in tears, Timon and Pumbaa looks at each with concern, they were going to go after her.

Zuri stops them and glares at them, "I'll be the one who'll get her, not you two."

Then with that she withdraws from the others, Kiara couldn't stand it anymore and she spats on her grandfathers, "Tiifu's right, you want to die? Because of grandpops' age…"

"Enough Kiara!" Nala silences her, which made everyone else want to sit up straight. Kiara in tears, just leaves, Kovu turns to him and Pumbaa and even if a pregnant male is weird, he goes over towards them to give them support. "Hey, don't worry grandfather-in-laws, you have my support."

Both Timon and Pumbaa hugs him as they feel relieved that at least another grandchildren-in-law is there for support, they take a glance where their granddaughter left, Kovu looks at them with an apologetic glance, "Don't worry, she'll get over from her shock and she'll be happy for you guys."

Timon gives him a half-smile with watery eyes, "Thank you, grandson-in-law. It really gives us hope that Kiara will be happy for us."

And the duo hugs him, even though it made Kovu a little uncomfortable, so he just pats their back, Nala, Bunga, Kion and Kopa comes to see them too as they embrace the duo, Timon and Pumbaa just cries with happiness, making more family members to love them and support them. Simba just stands there, not knowing what to do but he doesn't look in his adoptive parents' direction, he knows he had a discussion with Bunga about it but he doesn't know…

"I'm going to see Kiara, see you later," Simba suddenly says with no emotion, "and Nala tell Timon and Pumbaa the news," and with that he also departs.

Nala groans at her mate's attituded, Rani looks at her mother-in-law with worry, she knows that it isn't healthy for Nala but… "I'm pregnant!"

This has made Rani burst out of her bubble, she and along everyone else gazes at her, Pumbaa sniffles with tears in his eyes, a smile spreading over his face, but he knows he can't approach her because of his stench, Nala goes to him anyways and does a quick hug, "Congratulations, father-in-law."

She then hugs Timon at his turn, "Same to you, father-in-law."

He hugs her back, "Thank you daughter-in-law and congratulations to you too, I know these cubs are going to be beautiful."

Then his and Pumbaa's faces were instantly surprised, he then raises an eyebrow, "How do you know that I'm pregnant?"

"Kopa told me," Nala admits, smiling nervously.

Kopa butts in, trying to defend his mother, "But Binga told Kovu, Kiara and I… that's why Kiara knew about it already."

"Sorry about that." Binga sheepishly replies.

"Hakuna Matata." The duo laughs but then sighs, while shaking their heads, hoping that their little lion will accept his little sisters soon.

"Don't worry, Grandpops and Grandpa, dad will come around," Kopa grins at them, "you know that he won't be mad at you two for so long."

"I hope so, my little grancubby," Timon gives his oldest grandson a weak smile, hoping what Kopa just said is true.

Later, Zazu had learned the news from Rafiki, he nearly fainted when he heard that Timon was pregnant, he now wants to stay away from him and Pumbaa. Well, the months that Timon will be pregnant, anyways. This is so out of nature, what foolish mind they had when they did their joke, they shouldn't have never… are they still going to be friends? He feels fingers snapped in front of his face, Zazu just shakes his head, he looks up at Rafiki. Zazu went to see the duo and they see that he is kind of disgusted (probably by the news of the meerkat being pregnant), Timon and Pumbaa looks up at him with concern but in a way, they know that Zazu doesn't accept this "male pregnancy" thing.

Zazu sighs in irritation and simply says, "My apologies my friends but because you're pregnant Timon, I don't want to hang out with either of you," seeing the duo's hurt expressions, he carefully continues, "this isn't normal a male is pregnant, so when this…" he trails off for several seconds before he speaks again in repugnance, "pup will be born, I'll start talking to you two again. You two have done the worst mistake ever."

His comments receive a collectible of gasps, Bunga and Kopa comes up to Zazu with anger but Simba stops them, "That's enough!" and then turns to Zazu, "Zazu is allowed to say something about this situation," and now pivots to his adopted fathers, tears leaking down his cheeks, but suddenly feels a little weak as he bends down a little with a violent cough.

Timon and Pumbaa with worry proceeds to him, Timon goes on top of his head, caressing his mane and quieting him down while Pumbaa was rubbing his back, tears cascading from his eyes. Timon's wiping his tears away, worrying so much about his baby. He almost forgets that he's pregnant, Kiara gently grabs him with a paw, she tells him and Pumbaa that the rest of the family will take care of him. Timon and Pumbaa gives her some daggers, not accepting that they are tossed aside because Timon is pregnant, hot tears going down their cheeks.

Timon looking down at his abdomen for a moment with anger before Pumbaa whispering to him it's not it's fault that they're cast aside from helping their older son. Timon sighs, looking down at it while caressing it with tears, apologizing to it or them. It could be twin daughters like Pumbaa had joked about. They take a glance at their first baby to see if he has calmed down.

Simba shakes his head with a weak smile, "I'm fine, my apologies if I worried everyone," he then sighs, "let's go home, I have important things to do back in the Pridelands."

Then with that everyone agrees with that they should head home, Kion looks very busy and doesn't want them to be in his way. When Simba finally sees Kion returning with Rani, he announces to him they must leave. Kion knows that he has some thinking to do, clearing his mind, he can see his father is still in shock after hearing his Grandpops is carrying a pup.

Then with that the Pridelanders left (Jaisiri, Janja, Chungu and Cheezi left an hour ago), Pumbaa and Timon felt that they were left behind, Kopa stays with them which his mother was glad about that, she sends a glare in Simba's direction, she couldn't believe that he's doing that to Timon and Pumbaa. Timon sighs for the millionth time, wishing that Simba will accept his baby sibling… accepting his pregnancy. Nevertheless, he turns a little to his grandson with a smile, patting a little his mane, hoping he'll never disappear again.

Kopa just smiles and enjoys walking next to his grandfathers, they had to stop sometimes because of Simba's violent cough, Timon and Pumbaa were ready to go by his side, Rafiki and Zazu however blocks them as they shake their heads, making Timon and Pumbaa's hearts break in half and they back away with tears cascading down their eyes. Kopa shaking his head and cursing silently at the mandrill and hornbill for not letting them support their lion son. Rafiki sighs and goes to them, "Timon and Pumbaa, calm yourselves, you have something else to think of," Rafiki points at the meerkat's belly, Zazu hears this and joins them, with a sneer he comments, "yeah, can't let these weirdos ruin the king-"

Kopa does a low growl while Rafiki smacks Zazu with his staff, Zazu with another sneer turns back to the royal family, Thurston who heard what Rafiki had just said passed them mutters to himself, "I knew that he was pregnant."

Timon and Pumbaa looks at each other, hoping that hakuna matata will be by their side through all Timon's pregnancy. Rafiki had also joined the royal family, Timon wiping his tears away, muttering to himself why they had joked that night. All that he wished now is to be at his and Pumbaa's home back in the Pridelands, to be left alone and weep in tranquility.

Two weeks later, in Hakuna Matata Falls…

"Timon! Pumbaa!" Simba calls them as he and Nala enters Hakuna Matata Falls, ever since they traveled back to the Pridelands he hadn't discussed with them. His adopted parents appears with a smile and Nala gives the duo a joyous look.

They bow down to him, Pumbaa beams with watery eyes, "You finally accept your little sisters that's coming up?"

Simba gives them a look, he looks a little pale and that suddenly bothers the older couple, Timon caresses his belly (it's starting to show) while kissing Pumbaa, he returns to look at Simba with worry, "Simba, are you feeling alright? You don't look so well."

"This isn't the time to ask this Timon," Simba firmly speaks, "and for your question Pumbaa, no I haven't accept them or whatever," he receives a glare from the duo, "I've come here so you can leave Hakuna Matata Falls and go back to the jungle where you raised me," and this makes Timon weep uncontrollably, while Pumbaa went to his side to comfort him, Pumbaa looks like he wanted to make Simba unconscious with his special weapon, but with Timon and Nala's pregnancies it won't be a good idea, "look Pops and Pa! There are rumors that are spreading across the Pridelands and some animals are even making fun-"

"You want us to leave because you don't want to see our faces again!" screams Timon while holding his abdomen, this caused Kopa, Kiara and Kovu to dash where the sound of the voice was, Timon had tears falling down his cheeks. "Where's your hakuna matata, your majesty?!"

The others gasps as Nala hugs her Pops-in-law, carefully not to hurt the pup inside of him, Timon is crying uncontrollably, Nala gives a glare at her mate while Simba just shakes his head, Kiara butts in trying to reassure her grandfathers (she finally digested the news of her Grandpops being pregnant), "It's not what he meant, he meant that you two should leave because he wants you to be safe from any danger. Let aside hakuna matata, this is starting to be dangerous for the both of you."

Kovu continues with difficulty, "Ma Tembo, Zito and even Makuu have some plans to make your pregnancy miserable, so much that they might as well try to kill you," and then groans, "I'm pretty sure it's because of that "mastermind" zebra that the news got out so quickly."

Kopa puts his lips in a thin line, thinking as he realizes who is the real culprit, "It's not Thurston who had spread it around, it's someone else who's really close to us and it's not Rafiki."

"Cut to the chase son!" Simba growls as a violent cough follows, everyone minus Timon and Pumbaa comes next to him, the duo is extremely upset with their first baby, Kopa sighs with frustration, he only said one name, "Zazu."

No one was surprised that Zazu would do such a foolish thing, Kopa continues with anger in his voice, "I mean sure Thurston must have heard it and told some other Pridelanders but Zazu is really the one who started it, remember his reaction when he heard that Grandpops was pregnant?"

Simba is in denial, sure he knows that Zazu can gossip sometimes, but he strictly forbidden him not to gossip about his Pop's pregnancy, even though he doesn't accept his future sibling (not yet), he stares at his oldest child in anger, "Zazu would never start this, it was Thurston."

"Who cares who started this, you can't just make us leave our home," seethes Pumbaa, smoke flaring out of his nostrils, he was going to charge into Simba, but Timon stops him and shakes his head, Pumbaa stares at him in disbelief, "Timon…"

"Don't charge into him, he's still upset about the babies," Timon then rotates to his older son with a glare, "however, we won't be leaving, we're staying, rather you like it or not," Timon continues, nonchalantly, while Pumbaa is seething, "if there's going to be Pridelanders who are going to bully us? Then be it but we won't be leaving our home just because of it, got it? Where's your hakuna matata, our baby?"

He and Pumbaa were angrily looking at Simba. The king of the Pridelands felt slightly dizzy suddenly then hisses at them, beads of sweat forming on his forehead, "Fine but don't complain to me that you're having difficulties with the Pridelanders."

"Out! Return when you'll be in a good mood, Simba!" Timon scolds him, suddenly feeling tired, he turns to the rest of the family, "We love you but we'll need some time alone, you can always come another time."

Kopa lays down at the grass where they enter Hakuna Matata Falls, "You two can have some privacy, I'm staying here to guard Hakuna Matata Falls."

Timon goes to him to pet his cheek, exhausted, "Kopa, you don't need to do that, plus you need some food to eat."

"I can always eat bugs-"

Pumbaa adds in, "Kopa, you can eat bugs but you need to eat more than just that. Don't worry, everything will be okay."

"Remember our philosophy Kopa, hakuna matata," Timon gently says as he yawns, the others giggled at his yawning, Nala yawns at her turn.

"Your yawning was very contiguous, Timon, but anyways, I'll rest at my turn at PrideRock," Nala announces and turns to send daggers in her mate's direction, "later your cubby and I will have a discussion about what just happened."

Simba who's feeling a little nauseous exhales, leaving, making the family members shaking their heads in disappointment, Kovu frowns at him, "So Kopa, where's the king getting around to accept those new family members?"

Kopa grumbles at this comment. Timon and Pumbaa hugs their family members before heading inside of Hakuna Matata Falls. While the others (minus Kopa who refuses to leave) went back to PrideRock to do some sunbathing.