'Dad, please!' Kiara pleaded with her dad Simba and made him look at the cub one last time. The little cub looked up at him with her big bue eyes that her yellow fur paled in comparisin with. 'Fine ok, you will have to look after her, find someone to feed her and keep her safe Kiara' He looked at his daughter stirnly but couldnt help when a smile crossed his face and they both laughed, 'you were never too good with disipline dad' she licked his cheek and picked up the newborn cub. She saw herNaala sitting down eating a zebra carcass the hunting party had killed earlier this morning and sat next to her, placing the cub by her side. 'Kiara, what's...' she looked from the cub to Kiara. 'Mum, it's not mine, I found her in a small ditch by the stream and she was left for dead, I couldn't help it, dad said yes ' she made sure her eyes were big and pleading, 'fine Kiara, Lucinda is feeding her triplets, go and ask if the cub can feed off her too' Kiara picked up the cub and walked to the cave, the sun streaming down on them and Kiara instanstly thought it was going to be a good day. She  found Lucinda at the back of the cave feeding her cubs her milk. 'Kiara, what a surprise, and who's this?' Lucinda smiled as Kiara approched with the cub. 'Ummm I havent quite thought of a name yet to be honest I was just wondering if she could possibley have a drink?'Kiara looked at the cubs already on Lucinda's belly, 'Of course she can!' Lucinda lauged and Kiara placed the cub down to the ground and moved the cub to her belly, 'there you go little one'. So Kiara layed down by Lucinda and talked about how she found her 'Niri' Kiara looked confused when Lucinda said this. 'Sorry?' Kiara asked. 'Oh sorry, Niri, it was my grandmothers name and she looks so much like her, your little one' Kiara smiled and nodded 'Niri, I like it' the cub now had a name and Rafiki could welcome it into the pride the next morning with a ceromony. Sarafini walked in on them and noticed the new little one suckling, 'I thought you only had three cubs Lucinda?' She sat down next to them both 'It's mine, well not mine but I found her in the ditch by the stream, her names Niri' Sarafina's eyes got wider and she left. Kiara looked at Lucinda with a puzzled look on her face 'she was a very good friend of my Niri, I guess it just brought back memories' Sarafina ran back to the ditch she was at this morning 'It cant be'

The Outlands was pale and dark compared to the Pridelands but some called it home, the shadows ruled over all the Outlands and the bugs scuttled all over the lions and the carcases. Sato ruled over them when Zira had died and Kovo was considered to childish to become king, Sato was elected and he ruled by his rules no bending or breaking of them was allowed. He walked over to Kissima and put his paw under her chin to make her look at him, she still had blood around her snout from the recent kill. Kissima knew this day was coming, the day she could sign off her daughters whole life to this evil lion. 'Kissima, you knew this was coming, I need your permission to mating with your daughter, you being the women hirachy and all' she sighed and shook her head. 'No' she pulled her head away from him and looked at Craayma her daughter playing with the new cubs, she was the only bit of light in the whole of the Outlands, she couldnt bear to see that light demolished. 'She is still young, next year she can choose her own way of life but as long as I am still ruler over her and the rest of the young females here, you will not have your ways with them!' she walked away but Sato gripped her thigh with his claws 'you Kissima are a disgrace to us!' he was about to hit her when Craayma came running over, 'Go Kissima, go now!' he roared making his word final. Kissima took one last look at her daughter and walked out on her, the cubs but most importenly Sato. 'Mum!' The last word she heard from her daughter before she heard Sato roar again, Craayma's life was his now weather she liked it or not.

'Craayma, come on, you will be the new queen of the Outlands' Sato pinned her towards the wall, this young lioness was a prize in any lions eyes but he wanted her for himself. 'No, I have told you Sato, Kovo was my only mate and I still love him, you will always be second best' Craayma hissed in his face and tried to swipe but this only excited him more. 'I always liked hard to get' He licked her face and pinned her harder to the wall making her struggle against his strength. His dark fur was the exact opposite of her pale golden fur, making it all the worse. 'Sato, important buisness...' his adviser stopped dead in his tracks when he saw what was happening, Craayma took her chance and escaped his grasp and ran far away from him back to her cave on the borders of the Outlands. Vitani was waiting for her, she was happy to see a reliable face 'Craayma what's wrong!?' Vitani hugged up to her best friend and placed a smile on both of their faces. 'Sato, he tried to mate with me against my will,  I ran and well now I'm here' She sat down on a rock and smiled as the sun glistened off her fur. 'Oh Cray, he is a jerk, we all know it if it wasn't for Nuka's death...' Vitani stopped and looked up at the sun. Craayma closed her eyes and remembered Nuka, she loved him like a brother but they were like best friends, more then at one point and Vitani did not know this 'Vitani, me and Nuka, we... mated' Craayma looked at Vitani for a reaction but Vitani just chuckled 'I know Cray, it was going to happen we could all tell you two were like brother and sister, we all know that Ziri liked you better then Nuka as well and if it wasn't for you two being so close well Nuka wouldn't of got any attention from our mother' Vitani joined her on the rock and sat by her head and looked down on her. 'if it wasn't for Kovu either, running off' Craayma sat up and looked Vitani in the face, Kovu was a sore subject for Craayma. 'Look Cray, I mean nothing like that, we know he ran away because he was becoming to much like Scar under Zira's and then Sato's teachings, he didn't want to hurt you but him finding Kiara to mate with was the best thing for him...' Vitani jumped down and walked away leaving Craayma and her thoughts.

The sun shone down on Kiara and Kovu as they welcomed the new cub into the pridelands, Rafiki held her up for all the animals to see, 'Niri, adopted daughter of Kovu and Kiara!' he shouted so even the lizards at the back could hear the new member's name. 'Niri, I like it' Kovu licked his new daughters face as she wriggled on the rock and smiled. Rafiki left the pride to celebrate their new member. 'Beautiful' Nala licked Kiara and then Niri, she was happy that there would be a new princess when Kiara became Queen. Sarafina walked in and just stared at the cub and shook her head. 'Mother, whats wrong?' Simba asked his mum as he could see the worried look on her face' she looked at her son 'oh it's nothing dont worry, she looks like a pridelander you know' she licked the new cub and felt a twang in her heart as her new great grandaughter looked up at her with big blue eyes and little smile. 'Rafiki!' Kovo shouted so he could hear him if he was in his own cave just next to the pride rock. 'yes master Kovo?' Rafiki came over with his stick in hand, 'just Kovo Rafiki, and please celebrate with us, you have been here longer then me and have seen generations of kings and queens, this one shoudnt be any different, if the others dont mind' Kovo looked around at the faces that surronded him, 'I couldnt of suggested anything better myself, join us Rafiki' Simba nodded his head to Rafiki, 'it would be my honour, Mast.... Kovo' Rafiki smiled and picked up the new cub 'she will make a good Queen' He placed her in front of Kiara and smiled, 'I know it's not possible but she kind of looks like you' Kovo nodded in agreement and licked the new cub, 'I think she's perfect' Kiara smiled and looked at the pride around her and roared, all joined in to show their enjoyment. Lucinda came over with her own cubs following, they sat down beside her and Kiara looked up at her friend and smiled, Lucinda's cubs sat down next to Niri 'mummy, who's this?' one of them asked 'thats Niri, the new princess' the cub looked to his brother and sister and layed down around Niri as she looked on with confusion 'what are you doing Thoro?' Kiara asked bemused, 'we want to be princess' too, so were doing what she does' the older lions laughed, 'you can all be a princess and princes, just that you dont have to copy Niri' The three cubs jumped up 'good, because that looks boring, we would rather play!' they ran off down pride rock into the pridelands 'dont run off!' Lucinda shouted and ran off after them only to fall down the slope, she roared in pain and Simba and Kovo ran to see her, 'I'm ok, just need to get the troublesome three and I'll be back' she smiled and stood up but fell back down, Nala ran down to see what was happening, 'You can't go no where, we will go after them in a minute, lets get you up to the cave first' Simba helped Nala get her stood up and Kovo ran after the cubs, hoping he would find them first.

'Craayma, come on!' Sato pestered her at feeding time, 'you just wont give up will you Sato!' Vitani shouted