Kovu wakes up in a den with a headache.

Marco walks in the den to see Kovu waking up and says "you nearly scared me when I found you layed out on the ground."

Kovu looks around and ask "where's Kiara?"

Marco answers "I only saw you."

Kovu panics "I have to find her!"

Kovu begins to get up.

Marco looks at him get up and says "you need to take an easy you we're hit in the head. Kovu I told Simba what happened to you."

Kovu lowers his head thinking about Kiara and heads home.

Simba and Nala worry about their daughter.

Ni was resting when a rouge carrying a cub on his back and ask "I wish to speak to king Simba."

Ni ask "what business do you have with Simba?"

The rouge says "well I have proposal for him."

Ni says "well if you want to talk to Simba, I have to know why."

The rouge answers "sorry but I can't tell you."

Ni brings the rouge to see Simba and say "Simba, theirs a rouge here to see you."

Simba ask "what can I do for you?"

The rouge answers "you can step down as king so I can take my place as king after my father."

Simba snarls "leave now before you get hurt."

The rouge says "well then I have to go with plan b" and pulls down a cub off his back and says "now you either step down or I kill your daughter."

Simba growls "let her go."

Zira walks in the den to see a lion holding a cub down and ask "what's going on in here?"

The rouge answers "hello mother and what's going on here is Simba, here is going to step down as king or lose his daughter."

Zira looks at the lion and says "Nuka?"

Nuka answers "yes, now Simba step down from king or lose your daughter."

Simba lowers his head and says "find you can be king, now let me have my daughter."

Nuka replies "no because then I wouldn't have any reason keep you from over throwing me. Now leave my den."

Simba leads every one outside.

Kovu walks into the pridelands to see a group of lions standing around then sees Simba and Nala and his mom and ask "what's going on?" Simba tells him "Kiara is being held hostage in the den. Where were you?"

Kovu answers "I was knocked out and when I woke Kiara was gone."

Kovu ask his mom "if she has a minute alone."

Zira ask "what's wrong, Kovu?"

Kovu ask "who has Kiara?"

Zira answers "your brother, Nuka has Kiara in the den held hostage."

Nuka stood staring at Kiara passed out still until she starts to stir waking up.

Kiara ask "where am I?"

Nuka answers "your in the Pride Rock den and your my trophy to get back at my little brother Kovu."

Kiara ask "what do you mean?"

Nuka answers "well your my hostage to make sure Simba doesn't come try take back the throne."

Kiara mews knowing what's going to happen.

Nuka smack Kiara and says "anyone try to stop you will get more but for now let's continue" smack five more times then says "now that's out of my system now I can relax" leaving Kiara crying.

Simba tries to comfort Nala best he can hearing Kiara sceaming.

Kovu ask "Simba and Nala?"

Simba ask "yes Kovu, what is it?"

Kovu smiles "I need you to talk to Nuka for about twenty minutes."

Simba ask "why?"

Kovu sighs "I'm going to get her out. But I need him distracted for a while."

Simba sighs "okay then, if you say so, stay safe son."

Kovu left the lions to go put his plan into action.

Simba walks up to Pride Rock and snarls "very loud Nuka get out here now!"

Nuka walks out of the den and snarls "what do you want?"

Simba ask "I want to know why your doing this to us for!"

Kovu starts looking for the back door to the cave and walks in quietly to see Kiara sleeping with tears stain cheeks and picks up Kiara on to his back and walks out of the den through the back door.

Kiara ask "what going on?"

Kovu sets Kiara down and says "I'm saving you can you walk?"

Kiara answers "yes."

Kovu and Kiara meet up with Zira at the watering hole.

Zira informs the king and queen that the princess is safe. Nuka walks in the den to see Kiara gone screams.

Nuka walks out of the den and yells "Simba!"

Simba walks up the side of Pride Rock.

Nuka snarls "where is she?"

Simba says "she is safe out of your paws and now there's nothing stopping me from ripping you apart."

Afterwards Nala walks up the side of Pride Rock to see Nuka dead.

Zira walks up the side of Pride Rock to see Nuka dead.

Simba says "I'm sorry for killing your son, Zira."

Zira says "he was my son but jealous over Kovu like Scar was over Mufasa."

Simba ask "how's Kiara doing?"

Zira answers "good for now but he did a number on her for a day."

Night time came, everyone went to lay down in the den.

Kiara closes her eyes to sleep.

In the middle of the night Kiara starts lashing out yelling "no don't hit me" waking everyone one up.

Kovu decides to wrap his paws around her, snuggling her head into his neck to sleep.

Next morning, Kion came in with the guard to see how Kiara is doing.

Kiara was wrapped in Kovu's paws sleeping.

Kion nuzzles Kiara waking her up.

Kiara ask "Kion?"

Kion sighs "hey Kiara, how are you feeling?"

Kiara answers "good just sore."

Kovu woke up to see Kiara talking to Kion and licks her cheek to get her attention.

Kiara turns to Kovu and kisses him on the lips.

Kovu ask "are you still shaken up still after the nightmare last night?"

Kiara answers "no I'm fine, can you let go?"

Kovu let's Kiara get up.

They leave the den to go see the other cubs.

Tiffany was talking about Nuka and how he used the princess to make Simba step down.

Ryan notice Kiara and Kovu walking to them and ask "Kiara, how are you feeling?"

Kiara answers "sore but okay. How are you all doing?"

Tiffany answers "good just worry about you, Kiara."

Moto ask "Kovu, how did you get into the den and get Kiara out?"

Kovu answers "Sarabi told me about the back door to the den, so I used it to sneak into the den."

Shannon smirks "Kiara can you always count on Kovu to come save you."

Kiara blushes at the smirk and replies "well yes, when I need him the most."

Tiffany smirks "when you have a cub can me and Ryan be godparents to your cub."

Kiara blushes beat red and says "yes, in time. But we're going to wait until we get the hang of being king and queen. Before we talk about cubs."

Kiara took a nap while the rest of the cubs chat amongst each other.

Kiara starts shaking her body.

Ryan looks at Kiara shivering and ask "Kovu, what's wrong with Kiara?"

Kovu looks at Kiara and says "she's having a nightmare again" and puts his paw around her and lays his head on her whispers "I'm here Kiara, Nuka's dead and he's not going to hurt you again."

Kiara stops shivering and opens her eyes to see Kovu holding her and ask "Kovu?"

Kovu lifts his head says "feel better now?"

Kiara smiles "yes thank for hugging."

Ryan ask "what was that with Kiara?"

Kovu answers "Kiara is having trouble forgetting what happened to her. She keeps reliving what happen to her in her dreams. I hope she can get passed it."

Night time came Kiara laid down while Kovu wrapped his paws around her to snuggle with her to sleep.

Simba whispers to Nala "lets hope Kiara doesn't have a nightmare again."