differences. We're all lions."
Everybody looked around. The outlanders had indeed blended in with the pridelanders. The sky began to clear. Simba looked up and then smiled at his son. They nuzzled.
Zira scoffed. "Vitani! Attack!"
"No, mother!" she spat. All of the outlander lionesses looked at her in confusion and shock. "They're right. I cannot take the fighting anymore. This has gone far enough." She walked over to her brother and joined his side.
Zira grinned. "If you will not fight, I'll make sure you die along with the rest of them."
The outlanders looked at each other and scoffed at Zira, leaving her side and joining the others.
"What?! No! Get back here, you traitors!"
"Hakuna matata, Zira." Simba smirked. "It's time to put the past behind us. There's nothing you can do to change the past."
"I'll never let go of the past!" She roared. In the distance the creaking dam could be heard. "This is for you, Scar!" She leapt into the air to attack Simba, but was counter-attacked by her own daughter. They struggled so much that they ended up rolling off the cliff.
"Vitani!" Kovu exclaimed. He was about to jump in after his sister, but Kopa charged right in before him and leapt down the side of the cliff to get to her first. Kovu was rather impressed as to how fast Kopa learned from his training.
"Kopa! What are you doing!" Simba exclaimed jumping in after him.
Vitani managed to land on a cliff higher than where Zira landed, but they were a good distance apart. Kopa jumped onto Vitani's ledge and aked if she was ok. She nodded. They looked to where Zira was and she was hanging over the cliff by a claw. There was a loud noise and they looked up to see the dam breaking. Water began to trickle from the top until the logs just gave in and broke. The river began to overflow. Alligators were seen trying to flee the area for their lives.
Kopa saw his father climing towards him and Vitani and he jumped down to help the helpless Zira.
"Zira! Give me your paw!" He ordered, reaching his own out to her. She slashed her paw at his to try and make him fall, but she missed. Kopa stared at her. She obviously was not going to let him help. "Zira come on! I'll help you!" Zira gasped at the sight below her. The river was flowing fast and violent and logs were being tossed around mercilessly. She smiled and looked at Kopa.
"No...!" she whispered, grinning evilly. There was no longer any life in her eyes. Kopa gasped. She wasn't honestly thinking about... "Never...!" And she let go of the cliff. Her body hit the water hard and Kopa couldn't bare to remove his eyes from the terible sight. He could see one lone paw reach above the water's surface, but he couldn't tell if it was grasping for something to pull itself up or was lifelessly flapping about in the water. He just layed there in silence, wondering why she would willingly let herself fall. Kopa was once again confused at another's illogical actions.
Vitani watched her mother commit suicide and cried into her paws. She had no idea why she was crying. She hated her mother as she was growing up because of the hell she put her through. At times she wanted her mother dead, but why was she crying now that she was?
Simba looked at the poor young lioness and gently placed a paw on her, assuring her that it was going to be alright. He let her cry for a moment and then managed to get her up to the top of the cliff where it was safe. There, she nuzzled her brother.
Kovu witnessed his mother as well and let out a griving sigh. He was sad that his mother died, because he loved her, but at the same time, he was happy that she didn't have to go through anymore pain.
Kopa sighed as well. Still confused about what just happened, he made his way up the cliff, where he was praised by everyone. Everybody was amazed by his courage and wanting to help someone who tried to kill him. Even though the majority of everyone was happy that Zira was gone, he was still upset. Until Kovu and Vitani came into sight. Seeing those two made him feel alot happier and relieved. He nuzzled Kovu in a brotherly manner.
Simba looked at his son and Kovu and smiled. "Kovu...I owe you an apology. And I'm sorry for the way I treated you. You're more than welcome to stay." He turned to the rest of the outsiders. "Everyone is welcome." The two prides became one and they all traveled back to Pride Rock together.
Kopa, Kovu and Vitani led the way back involuntarily. Simba watched as Vitani softly rubbed her head against Kopa's. Simba smiled, and Kopa smiled similarly. He shifted his eyes to Kovu, who chuckled and rolled his eyes.
When they made it back, Kopa was approached by Kala, who had seen him walking with Vitani. She smiled at him platonically and bowed her head to Vitani, with a slight hint of sadness in her face.
The next day, the animals of the pridelands gathered around Pride Rock again where the two princes of the pridelands were presented. The animals rejoiced yet again, happy that the long dispute between the pridelanders and the outlanders had finally ended. Kovu and Kopa looked to each other and roared in unison. Simba watched them and thought he heard the voice of his father on the wind. He looked up to the sky and smiled.
Rafiki was in the distance, happy with how the plan went. He nodded up to Mufasa's spirit, and ensured him that very soon another circle of life would be complete.
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