they were the same shape and color as his moms.

Mommy! Kovu screamed in excitement as he ran towards his mother beaming her happiest since he was born. Tojo went to join in the group hug.

Nala and Simba were hugging their daughter as well. After they broke the embrace. Simba noticed Buddy was missing.

"Hey honey wasn’t Buddy with you?"

Nala looked back towards the outlands. Oh My.

end of this chapter.

Chapter 9 Kopa Brasta and Silvera's magic show.

Bluey and the other four birds had a service for their loved comrade that they had lost. Simba, Nala, Kula, and Tojo had all joined in the small service. Simba had found a bottle of Makers Mark whiskey from the airplane in the luggage compartment. Glasses from the airplane was passed to all four birds and four lions. They all toasted Buddy with each one giving a warm memory of the bird.

Nala went last since she felt the most guilty that she sent Buddy to his death.

"To Buddy!" they spoke in unison. They all drank a shot, then went to bed.

The next morning all was quiet. Tojo and Kula slept in late since they drank the most. Kovu awoke to his parents still asleep. As he walked out of his cave he was now reunited with his real parents. He looked around and his jaw dropped as he was in awe on how beautiful the Pridelands were compared to his former home.

Kovu was thinking how was it he was born here, then kidnapped as a baby and was being told false stories about how Simba was the enemy. As he wondered he saw Simba up looking out to the distance from the promontory staring at the kingdom. Kovu had slowly approached the King.

"Your majesty is it?" Simba turned towards the cub.

"Yes it is Kovu but since your father is my best friend you may call me Simba."

"Oh uh Simba I was wondering how come there are two prides and not just one?" The cub asked.

Simba closed his eyes and shuffled his paws as he really didn't want to answer the question to the cub. "Well, uh, Kovu you see before you were born there was one big pride and uh let's just say that some real bad things happened back then thus splitting the pride into two."

"What were the bad things?" Kovu asked.

Not wanting to answer the question Simba said "Kovu why don't you play with Kiara  n the cave today. Your father or I will answer the question later. I need to find and talk to a warthog and a meerkat."

"Oh Ok."

As Kovu left he came to find a grounded Kiara for disobeying her parents.

Meanwhile in Las Vegas……..

Kopa had spent the last few months growing into an interesting teen with his new friends Brasta and Silvera. They taught him all the magic tricks and were working with the human magician Hooey Havany. At nights after the show Brasta and Silvria would share drinks with Kopa and taught him how to play Poker, Black Jack and Baccarat which they would play with chips. Kopa was the best at Black jack and it was now his favorite game to play on their down time.

"21 he he Brasta Readem' and weep." Kopa said as he had won the fourth game in a row.

"Wow Kopa you're just too good for me." Brasta said.

"Well I'm going to bed honey" Silvera said and gave Brasta a kiss.

"Goodnight dear."

"I guess we can call it quits." Kopa said.

"Good idea. Don't forget were doing the flaming sword trick tomorrow."

"Got it Brasta. Good night."

"Night Kopa." Kopa curled up and went to sleep.

Unfortunately, this was Kopa's last performance as tomorrow the Casino was foreclosing and Johnny Twobee had to sell Kopa off for capital.

Chapter 10 Los Angles and The Dukes and Duchess birth.

I am thanking and dedicating my friend Jennarei for letting me use her in this chapter.

Also In Memory of Berry who is also honored in this chapter.

Jonny was sad when he had to sell Kopa to the LA zoo. But it had to be done. He personally rented a truck to ship Kopa himself. That night he drove into the back of
the LA zoo where animals were brought in. Kopa was asleep by his own accord since
Jonny didn't have him sedated for the trip which took several hours from Las Vegas.

"Good evening Mr. Twobee said to the administrator of the zoo.

As they carried the sleeping lion away. Jonny waved goodbye one last time. "Make sure Kopa is taken care of." Jonny said to the administrator. "Don't worry Mr. Twobee Kopa is in good hands."

Kopa awoke to very smoggy day at the Los Angeles zoo. He was having trouble breathing slightly. He looked around and noticed he was in another zoo.

"This must be the LA zoo I heard about. Kopa thought. He looked around and saw two lions sleeping. Kopa padded over to where they were sleeping.

"Hello," he said cautiously.

Both the Male lion and the female woke up. "Hey man whazz up? You must be like the new the guy the lioness said.

Hi there My name is Kopa.

"Put it there Dude Ma names Lionel and this is like my mate Cookie."
Kopa shook Lionel and Cookies paws.

"So, Lionel I heard there was a lion by the name of Scar living here?"

"Well dude what we heard from the Graff's next-door was that the Scar character was sickly dying of a cancer and was transferred out of here to San Diego as we were transferred up here from there. We heard his cool kitty was transferred up north to the San Francisco zoo, "Lionel explained.

"Yes I see. I already met her mate when I was in San Francisco." Kopa says.
Just then a young beautiful girl with tan skin, brown eyes, brown hair and a white lab coat with the LA zoo insignia on it came in with a stethoscope and other medical equipment walked into the enclosure.

"Hello their my name is Dr. Jennarei. But you can call me Nichole. I'm here to see the new lion Kopa and make sure your Myocardial is "ok?" She said with a cherry smile. Kopa froze as he was scared and not sure what she meant.

"It's okay Kopa I just want to make sure you're a perfectly healthy lion. Kopa loosened himself as he let her approach. Nichole checked his heart and looked at his ears and inside his mouth. She wrote her notes as she studied him.

"Okay Kopa you're physically healthy. With a thumbs up. However you don't seem mentally happy. I can't put my finger on it. Maybe you don't belong here. As she was putting a finger on her chin. Oh well you passed your inspection. See you around Kopa." She said with a cheer and a wave. Nichol left the enclosure to find her next patent.

A few minutes Later three guys had been walking around the zoo while on their lunch break. Two of them wearing snack stand uniforms while the other was wearing a security guard uniform with a police gun in his left holster.

"Like I was Saying He must be punished!" That's the only way he'll learn." Barry said to Steve with a grin. "If you say so Barry," as Steve was cleaning his glasses. Then the three passed the Lion and enclosure. Alan the security guard noticed the new depressed lion.

"Hey they got a new one. Alan said. "Watch this Alan took out his gun and pointed it to Kopa. Kopa put his paws over his eyes. Barry and Alan was laughing at the situation.

"Come on that's not nice Alan. Steve said since he was the voice of reason of the group. Then Steve looks at Kopa and saw that he looked depressed. Hey guys he looks depressed as it is. "What do you mean Steve?" Barry asked. Well he doesn't seem to belong. Steve said.

"What do you suppose we do then? Alan asked. We will steal him out of here Barry said. Then what? Steve asked again. "Send him back to his home of Africa of cores Alan piped in? "And I have connections to charter him back to Africa since I am an actor and all." Barry chimed in.

"And how do you suppose we do that?" asked Steve?

''Just leave him up to us Steve. Alan said. Meet us out in the back of the zoo around 7pm with your big ol machine around back. Barry said Just then as they were walking back to work. Nichol saw the three and approached them. "I don’t know what you three are planning but if its about the new lion I want in or I'm telling." She said with a stern warning.

Barry and Alan gave knowing grin at each other and turned to Nichol and said “OK your in.”

That evening Steve got his old 54 Chevy around back of the zoo and waited. Barry Alan and Nichol came out with Kopa. No one knows how they did it but they all got in the car with Kopa riding with them.

"To the strip driver." Alan said Barry laughed as he was poking holes in the ceiling.

The four humans and Kopa went down the sunset strip to playing LA women on the radio. Kopa was looking out the window of the famous sunset strip and was excited they were passing by all the nightclubs. He was enjoying the Doors playing on the radio.

Then Steve drove the gang to LAX where Barry met his contact on one of the smaller airstrips.

They each said their respected goodbyes to Kopa. Little did they know as Kopa was being flown back to Africa to be released into the wild that a group of poachers were setting up an expedition to hunt illegal game.

Meanwhile back in the pride lands

Ashanti had given birth to a Neon green eyes, sandy-colored girl cub they had decided to name Heri.

"You may come in now and see your beautiful baby daughter Mr. Starfire." Birdy said

Mheetu sprinted in to see his wife and daughter. Nala was there as she saw her brother come in the cave. Well little brother I