everything she saw to Zira, who was originally speaking to the other lionesses of the pride, and she roared, not believing what she heard.
"He DIDN'T kill him?!" Zira growled.
"Affirmative." Vitani said, feeling a bit uneasy about telling her mother the truth about Kovu.
"If Kovu betrays us..." Zira muttered angrily, not finishing her sentence.
"You know, mother," Vitani said quietly. "I think there's a reason why Kovu hasn't fulfilled his duty." Zira said nothing, but Vitani couldn't tell if she was listening or not. "Simba seemed to have really been accepting Kovu into his pride. We didn't think it would happen because Simba hates our kind. But if it were true, why would Simba do such a thing? I think it may be because he's truly a kind king. And I was also thinking...since he accepted Kovu...maybe he'd accept us...too." Zira whipped around and bit Vitani in the face. The daughter cried out in pain as the mother bit her again. The rest of the pride just stood there, wide-eyed, not doing anything to help Vitani, scared of the consequences of doing so.
"Mother!" Nuka exclaimed, running in to stop his mother from killing Vitani, but not touching her. Zira stopped and looked at her eldest son, fur still bristled. Vitani laid on the ground, still from shock.
"You all best keep in mind who sentenced us to death by sending us here!" Zira roared to her pride. "I will kill anyone who betrays me!" They stared at her trying to keep their faces emotionless, even though fear still showed on their brow.
Kovu woke up early the next morning. He tried to fall back asleep, but he couldn't, so he exited the cave to think to himself. The guilt of keeping his secret from Kopa was really nagging at his mind. He had to tell him about Zira's plot and that he was part of it. The other thing that nagged at his mind was that he didn't want to be a part of his own famly any more. He rather wanted to be a part of Kopa's family. But he wasn't sure if Kopa or Simba or anyone would believe him. He was afraid to tell them, because he was afraid he'd fail Mufasa, which was strange because he had never met Mufasa in his life. The king of the past seemed to give off a very honorable aura, and even Kovu couldn't help but feel it. He then thought about Kopa saying that they were going to convince Simba, even though it was unlikely that he would ever be convinced. Even in the most desparate times, Kopa always tried to find a solution to his problems. "But I've got to try." He thought to himself.
Just then, Kopa emerged from the cave. "Hey, Kovu! You ready?"
"Kopa...I need to tell you something--"
"Kopa!" Simba exclaimed from the back. The two younger lions were startled, especially Kovu. "Don't talk with him. I will talk with him." Kopa smiled, happy that his father was finally understanding why the two were friends. Kovu blinked, not really understanding why Simba would want to talk with him, but going along with it anyway. Kopa watched his cousin and father walk away from Pride Rock. He smiled, knowing that Kovu would keep Mufasa's wish; their own wish in mind.
Simba and Kovu traveled all over the Pride Lands, making conversation as they went. It was mostly Simba talking, but Kovu didn't mind.
"So, you and Kopa seem to be the best of friends right now." Simba stated.
"Uh, yes, we are." Kovu said, smirking a little bit. "I like him."
"Yes, he is a good kid."
There was a moment of silence.
"Uh...You don't really like me do you?" Kovu asked, in a somewhat timid fashion.
"And why would I think that?" Simba replied, expecting Kovu to explain what he meant. He was a little confused, because Simba was trying to warm up to the young outlander, but he could understand why Kovu would think such a thing.
"Because of my father." Kovu explained the stories of Scar the way his mother told him, which made him sound like a god. Kovu still didn't understand why everyone hated his father, so he felt unconfortable and confused mentioning him at all.
"Ah yes," Simba nodded. "I used to think him as great too, but that was when I was young. When I grew up, I finally realized how terrible he was." Kovu's eyes widened. What did his father do that was so terrible? "When I was young, my father fell from a cliff to be trampled by a wildebeast stampede. And Scar became king shortly after I...disappeared. My whole life I thought my father's death was all my fault, never understanding why, and in turn forgetting about it. I had found out later that Scar let the hyenas rule the Pride Lands, and he let then destroy anything they pleased, and kill as they pleased. Herds left the Pride Lands so that they wouldn't be killed. Then there was a drought and it never rained, so there was no water. That caused all of the remaining herds to leave, so there was no food. He basically sentenced the pride to death, because he would let no one leave. I went back to Pride Rock to take Scar's role as king. It was then when I realized who my father's true killer was; it was Scar."
Kovu blinked. He was shocked, but not nearly as shocked as when he found out the reason why Scar killed Mufasa.
"Scar killed my father to become king. And to make sure I didn't become king, he had his hyenas chase me far away. One would wonder, 'how could anyone kill their own brother?' I cannot answer that, but all I know was that Scar had a hatred towards my father, and I can only guess it had evolved from when they were younger. And for some reason Scar did not, or could not, let go of his hate. And in the end it destroyed him."
"But..." Kovu ojected. "I thought you killed him."
"I didn't," Simba replied. "I offered to let him live, and he ended up fighting me. I threw him off a cliff and he managed to survive. I then witnessed his hyena servants devour him alive. I can only guess why they did that, but as far as I'm concerned, he got what he deserved for killing my father and sentencing the pride to starvation."
"Wow...I've never heard of Scar like that." Kovu whispered, shocked that such a killer could be his father, that he could be willingly worshipped by many. He hoped that he never grew up to be like his father at all.
Simba could tell that Kovu was frustrated about himself and how bad he must have felt knowing how evil his father was. He looked at his surroundings and noticed that they were in the area that had caught fire the other day and spotted a little tiny plant trying to emerge from the dead ground. "But you know, sometimes things can grow to be better than the generation before. If given the chance." He winked at Kovu, who smiled. They continued walking and just enjoying the other's company, especially Kovu, since Simba was giving him a chance to redeem the repuation his father left him. It started to grow dark when Kovu realized where they were. They were circling near the outlands. He started to panic. He knew that his mother and the rest of his pride would be waiting nearby if a chance like this was available.
"Uh, Simba?" Kovu whispered.
"What?" he asked, turning around.
"I don't think we should be near here. It could be--"
There was a faint snicker, and then silhoutettes of outlanders were surrounding the two lions. Kovu knew that this was going to happen. Simba was just starting to trust him this time and now the plan to kill him may finish. He couldn't let them kill him.
Simba was looking around. He and Kovu were being ambushed. Had the outlanders returned to take revenge on them for letting Kovu join another pride? He did not know, but grew angry at the sight of Zira's ugly, smug face.
"Why, Simba, what are you doing out here by yourself?" she cackled. She looked at her son. "Well done, Kovu."
"What!" Simba looked at Kovu. He could not believe that Kovu had set him up, but sure enough that was what seemed to be happening right before him.
"No, Simba! Understand! I had nothing to do with this!" Kovu rambled, desperate for Simba to believe him. But Simba was not sure if he could or could not and let his guard down. At that moment the outlanders attacked Simba as once. The king would have been able to take on several at once, but since all of them were ganging up on him trying to destroy him in any way, it was difficult for him to even stand, let alone fight them off. Kovu cried out and tried getting them off, but was forced back by unoccupied lionesses. He looked to his siblings for help, but Nuka was too busy attacking Simba to do anything. He caught Vitani's attention and she stared at him, scared for some reason. Kovu noticed that she wasn't attacking Simba or himself. What's gotten in to her?
Simba was knocked down the same cliff that towered over the alligators' river. Not many alligators were around, but he had to fight off two, which his pursuers would not even attempted to get near. Once Simba scared the two alligators away, he continued to swim down the river, avoding the opposite side of the river, where the outlands were. If there was one territory to avoid, that was it. The outlanders knew their environment well, and Simba did not, so he swam as fast as he could, still being chased. One lioness managed to latch onto Simba, nearly making him drown, but he managed to fight that one off too.
The river was finally shallow enough to stand in but it was only because of the dam, made up of logs, ahead kept it from overflowing. He looked up the dam and looked back to see how close Zira
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