and Kiara lost...how will we cope..."

Kiara frowned as she listened to what Kopa was saying. Then she realised. What a liar! She couldn't believe what Kopa was saying. How could he be so horrible to his own sister? Kiara furiously grabbed at her cub and made a dash out of Pride Rock.

When she made it to the outlands, she softly called to Kovu.

"Kovu? Where are you? Please come out, it's only me, Kiara. Kopa's gone, now." She called.

Kovu appeared from a dead bush. He walked over to Kiara and hugged her.

"Oh Kiara. You should of got help." He whispered.

"I couldn't bear to leave you on your own." Kiara answered.

"Kiara, what are we going to do?"

Kiara thought for a few minutes.

"We have to go back." She decided.

"We can't!" Shouted Kovu in despair.

"Shush, or someone will hear! Look, Kopa doesn't know that our two prides have now joined. He will probably think that there has been a raid of outlanders since Father's gone, which is why we must go back and explain. We have to, before he kills half of the pride!" Explained Kiara.

"So, do you know the way back? Because I certainly don't!" Snapped Kovu miserably. 

"We'll just have to try," Said Kiara. "It's our only hope."

So Kiara and Kovu tried navigating which way was the pridelands. However, the further they went, the more barren the landscape became. They were surely and truly lost.

 

Chapter 5   -    Vitani

After a whole day of searching for home, Kiara and Kovu decided to give up. Instead, they tried to make themselves at home in a cave they found.

"This should do for the night," Said Kiara. "Kovu, look after the cave while I go and find something for tea."

Kiara decided to leave a trail of leaves behind everywhere she went, so that she didn't get lost. It was still very worrying though, as she thought the leaves might blow away. She used coconuts instead. 

Kiara searched everywhere for something to eat, however there was literally no life out here at all. She wondered about going back and asking Kovu how on earth he and his family survived out here when they were outlanders. In the end, she thought about Timon and Pumbaa. What if she dug in the sand and tried looking for grubs? It wouldn't be a very nice meal, but it would be something. 

She ate a few and gathered some up for Kovu. She then followed her trail of coconuts back to the cave. However, when she got to the cave, she heard a gentle sob from inside.

"Kovu...?" Whispered Kiara.

She walked slowly in the cave. There she saw Kovu, standing over a dead lioness.

"What happened?" Kiara asked nervously.

Kovu didn't say anything. Kiara went to see for herself.

"Vitani!!" She screamed.

"Kopa killed her!" He roared. "She followed your trail of coconuts and found me here. She was limping. She said that Kopa had killed any pride members in our pride who were related to Scar or Zira!"

"What else did she say?" Asked Kiara.

"Nothing. She died before she could say anymore..." Sobbed Kovu. 

Kiara and Kovu were devastated. 

"Oh, Father. PLEASE come back..." Begged Kiara to the stars that night. "Everything is turning upside - down. WHY did you leave us in charge? WHY didn't you tell Kopa about the outlanders joining us? We don't know what to do..."

However, the stars were as silent as Kiara had expected them to be.

Chapter 6  -     Zazu finds Simba

Back at Pride Rock Kopa had chased off all the former outlanders and relatives to Zira. Nala, Sarabi and Sarafina had all made an effort to explain, but Kopa just growled at all of them, completely ignoring their explanations.

And it wasn't just the lions that were troubled. Zazu was prancing up and down in his tree, trying to think what to do.

"Why can't Simba return?" Sqwaked Zazu to himself. 

Zazu suddenly had an idea. What if he could fly off and try to find Simba and tell him what had been happening at Pride Rock? Simba had told Zazu where he was going and how to get there, however Zazu was having trouble remembering what he had said.

"Now, I know it began with C," Thought Zazu. "It sounded something like float...coat? Croat? Cone? Cole?"

However Zazu had never heard of places like that before.  He then saw two lion cubs from a distant pride play in the waterhole. That reminded him!

"Coast! That's it! Simba said he was going to the coast of Africa!!!" Shouted Zazu triumphly. "Right, I better be going! East coast here I come!"

Zazu flew over Pride Rock and way beyond the Pride Lands. He didn't need to worry about getting lost like Kiara did. Zazu was a navagating expert, he literally knew everywhere in Africa off by heart. 

He finally got to the outlands. Zazu saw a bit of land that had been dug up. How very strange...who would of dug that up????

He carried on his journey, perching on trees occasionly for a bit of a rest. Finally, after hours and hours of flying, Zazu made it to the sea. He stared out to the bright blue sea, wondering where Simba could be. Fortunally, he saw a lion - shaped figure walking along the sandy beach.

"SIMBA! OVER HERE!!" Shouted Zazu, landing a few metres behind Simba.

Simba turned around to see who was shouting. He was very surprised to find Zazu calling to him.

"Zazu! What is it?" Called Simba to Zazu.

Zazu flew over to Simba and perched on his shoulder. 

"Simba! It's Kopa! He's returned!"

"Yes, but what's so bad about that?"

"Don't you realise he doesn't know about Kovu and the outlanders? He thinks that they raided Pride Rock while you were away. So, misunderstanding, Kopa chased away all relatives or followers of Zira or Scar. Vitani tried standing up for them, but Kopa killed her!"

Simba was shocked at what he was hearing. He needed to return to the pride lands at once.

"And what about Kiara and Kovu?" Asked Simba nervously.

"Kopa chased away Kovu and Kiara," Explained Zazu. "He literally bit Kovu's tail off. I saw it all. However, when he got to Pride Rock, he lied to all of the remaining pride, saying that they were lost, when actually he chased them away himself."

"We've got to go back immediantly!" Exclaimed Simba. My daughter will have died of starvation out in those outlands! Come on, we need to hurry."

So Simba and Zazu started the race against time. If time won, then Simba might have lost his daughter, his great grandaughter, and his son - in - law.

 

Chapter 7  -   Simba Returns

Meanwhile, in the outlands desert, Kiara and Kovu were dying of starvation. Grubs weren't enough to fill a lion's belly. It was hopeless trying to get back to Pride Rock, and anyway, if there was a miracle that they managed to find there way back, Kopa would just kill them anyway. That night Kovu and Kiara were discussing what to do.

"It's hopeless, Kiara. We are going to die. Lets just face it." Said Kovu miserably. When Simba returns, how will he find us, anyway?"

"Kovu, don't give up hope. Quick, look. There's a shooting star. Let's wish that everything will be ok when Simba returns." Suggested Kiara.

"Kiara, I'm not in the mood for silly baby jokes." Groaned Kovu. However, as soon as Kiara had left to go to the cave, she could hear him doing exactly what she had suggested.

"I wish everything will be ok when Simba returns." Wished Kovu. "Oh, this is pathetic. I'm just gonna go to sleep."

So he joined Kiara in the cave. 

The night was a very long and miserable one.

 

Meanwhile Simba had finally made it to the pride lands.

"Quickly! Over to Pride Rock."

Simba and Zazu sprinted over to Pride Rock.

Meanwhile Sarafina, Sarabi and Nala were trying to persuade Kopa to try and find Kiara and Kovu.

"They're not worth it." Growled Kopa. "We're better off without them." 

"Kiara is my daughter!!!" Screamed Nala. "And you practically murdered her!!"

Simba watched as Nala made an attempt to bite Kopa, but Kopa slapped her before she could. 

Simba had had enough. He pounced furiously onto Pride Rock and shoved Kopa over. 

"SIMBA!!" Everyone screamed.

"Father?" Asked Kopa, nervously.

"Kopa, WHERE is Kiara and Kovu?"

"Oh, father, I have something to tell you. Well, while you were gone, the outlanders attacked our kingdom, and Kovu, Scar's hand chosen heir, became king. So, I protected your kingdom by chasing them away. Sadly, Kiara was so addicted to that horrible Kovu, that she was so pathetic to go with him."

Everyone gasped as they heard the truth.

"Kopa, you are in A LOT of trouble." Scolded Simba.

"But I was only trying to proctect Pride Rock." Answered Kopa, confused.

"You've made a huge mistake." 

"But..."

"No buts, I'll explain when we find Kovu, Kiara, Vitani..."

"Oh, er...Vitani's dead."

"WHAT? You killed her???"

Kopa nodded his head, shamely.

"Look, Kopa. Let me say..." Started Simba.

"Yes, I know, Dad. Everyone was trying to tell me, but i was so stupid not to listen to them. I never believed that our two prides would ever mingle. Zira feels so strongly about Scar...by

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