its own?” Shego asked confusingly. “You will understand some day.” Via said with a sigh. “ Now let me go first, hide just incase of any danger, and do not follow me just stay here.” Shego did what she was told and waited for her mother to answer. Via sniffed and looked all around her, then she saw a tall cliff in the distance with a lion on top of it, and then she smiled at the figure on the cliff and then back at Shego. “It’s alright dear, come on out it looks safe now, there’s no danger.” Shego ran over to her mother and then they played in the meadow. Two butterflies came out of the grass, Shego stared at them and giggled. Via lay down on her back in the soft grass with her paws on her stomach as she smiled at Shego. Shego followed the butterflies and stumbled into the Sparrow family. “Hi Shego!” Said Raven, she was now an older sister of four little sparrows that looked a lot like Raven’s mother. “Hi Raven! Sorry Mrs. Sparrow about the stumble.” “It’s okay, since it was from you.” Mrs. Sparrow answered. “Shego! Come here!” It was Via’s voice. “I have to go now.” “See you later.” The Sparrow siblings chorused. “Coming mother!” Shego raced over to her mother as she saw a lioness with it’s cub that looked like a cheetah almost, standing near Via and talking with her. “Shego there you are, this Vitani and her daughter Yeoko.” “Hello.” Yeoko said sweetly with a smile on her face. Shego was shy, she hid behind her mother’s leg. “Shego don’t be afraid its just little Yeoko. Did you know she and her mother Vitani met you when you were just born?” Shego didn’t know they had met before, she didn’t know what to say or do. “Yeoko say hello to the cub again she must be still a little frightened.” Vitani suggested. “Hello Shego I’m Yeoko.” “Shego say hello.” Via told her. “Um…a… hello.” Shego said bashfully. “Well seems like you aren’t shy any more.” Vitani told Shego with a smile. “Can Shego and I play now momma?” Yeoko asked excitedly. “What do think Via?” Vitani asked Via to see if it was alright with her. “I think its fine.” Via answered with a smile. “Come on Shego lets go play on the small field with the rock on it.” “Okay, your it!” Shego shouted with delight as she ran fast up to the rock on the small hill. “No fair!” Yeoko shouted with a smile glancing up at Shego who was running away from her. “Can’t catch me!” Shego declared happily. “Can to!” Rumble… rumble… rumble! “What was that?” Shego asked. “I think it’s that group of lions running over there from the Green Thicket Pride.” “The what?” “You don’t know what the Green Thicket Pride is!?” Yeko shouted confused. “Yes…” “Run!” Yeoko interrupted. The Green Thicket Pride was running strait toward them! The two cubs ran fast as they could, but soon Shego stopped. “I’m going to follow them.” Shego said looking at the running lions. “Be careful.” Yeoko warned her as she ran over to her mother and Via. Yeoko told them what had happened and also told them about that Shego was going to follow them. “Oh no! Shego could get hurt. I’ll go get her before any damage happens.” Via declared in calm worry, and was off like a gazelle running toward the dust cased by the Green Thicket Pride. On the other hand Shego was doing fine following the pride and all of a sudden the whole pride stopped dead in their tracks, they all were staring at something. Shego looked at the pride and then got on a small rock near the leader, which was a tall lioness, taller than the others. She looked some how like Shego’s mother because they both had the same warm feeling amber-hazel colored eyes and the same tanish brown fur color, except that this lioness had her fur color a little lighter than Shego’s mothers. Anyway, Shego looked at what every one was looking at, it was a very large and tall handsome a middle-aged lion. He walked gracefully in front of the pride and stopped in front of Shego. Shego stared at him and started to form a smile at him. He smiled back and then his smile faded and he walked away. Via soon came calmly seeing that no one was hurt, or killed. She too stared at the tall and graceful lion, and smiled. Shego turned to her mother. “Why is every one looking at him when he came to the grassy meadow, mother?” “Because he is a graceful, royal, and very wise lion. He is The Great Prince of the Green Thicket Pride and is know as to be your father and ruler of the hole forest.” Via said gently, smiling lovingly at her daughter. “He’s my father?” “Yes dear.” “That means I’m a princess!” Shego declared happily. That’s what Yeoko meant! About the Green Thicket Pride!Shego thought to herself. “Now there’s someone I’d like you to meet Shego, she’s an old childhood best friend of mine and your father.” The lioness stepped forward, it was the leader of the Green Thicket Pride! “This Shego is Tazar, Tazar this is young Shego, Prince Henry’s and my daughter.” Via said glancing at her old best friend. “Queen Via and of course princess Shego, I am delighted to see you both.” Tazar said and then bowed down to her best friend and now her niece. “Shego we should leave now its getting late which means it’s time for bed.”

The Hunting Lessons.

It was a new beautiful spring day. The birds chirped and the butterflies danced. Shego yawned happily as she stared at her mother still asleep. Shego got out of their den and jumped on to a big rock that guarded the den. Soon Via woke up and roared a yawn as she stretched. “Shego come along now. We have to go out to the wisdom tree.” Via told her as she climbed down one of the tall rocks that hid the hidden trail to the den. “What is the wisdom tree?” Shego asked her mother as she looked up at her. “It is a tree where lessons are learned and taught, where discoveries are made, and when problems are solved.” Via told her. Shego was confused. What did she mean about all those things? Shego thought to herself. They soon walked and walked, until they found a big tall tree, to be exact it was the biggest tree Shego had ever seen. “Wow mother look how big this tree is!” “I know Shego. This tree is the wisdom tree, it has lived here before your grandfather ever came here and was rightfully proclaimed The Great King.” Via told her. Shego had heard the story of her grandfather and grandmother’s journey many times, because her mother Via, told her the history of their family on the night that they came home from the meadow.

“Shego I think you need to learn how to hunt, now at your young age.” Via declared to her. “Shego I need you to climb the wisdom tree.” Shego did what her mother had told her to do. “Now put your front paws on that tree branch over there near your right shoulder.” “Very good, now jump up and wait for me to climb on.” Shego waited patiently for her mother to get on. Via gently jumped on the nearby tree branch and said, “Now follow me.” Shego followed her mother through the wisdom tree. Shego did have a few slips and falls while climbing, but her mother was always there for her, ready to lend her a paw.

Finally the two lions took a rest in the tree for a short nap. Via dug a small circle in the tree branch, small enough for some leaves to be pushed into it to make two beds for two tired lions. Via walked into her sleep position, (which was walking in a circle twice,) and then laid down and fell asleep. Shego on the other hand couldn’t fall asleep, she was tired but just couldn’t fall asleep. She soon saw a monkey with its baby holding on to its back passing by through the vines. Then a lizard came by walking on a very small vine. Some monkeys in love jumped through the air together grabbing the same vine, the female saw a beautiful flower, she picked it up and handed it to her mate. Shego got up and a pretty butterfly landed on her nose. She giggled and it flew away. Via got up as she heard Shego giggle.

“Nature is wonderful, isn’t it?” Via asked her daughter with a smile.

“Mother how come I don’t see any other lion cubs here?” Shego asked.

“Well dear a lot of lions don’t live here in the forest, they live in the savanna, the grass lands.” Via said. “Could we go there some day?” Shego asked her mother hopefully. “Well I guess we can go now we are very close to the grass lands. How about it Shego dear?” Via asked with a smile. “Oh could we!” Shego asked in delight. Via gave a proud nod with affection and Shego purred as they made their way down the tree, towards the grasslands.

Toko.

The two lions climbed out of the tree together. When they reached the grasslands Shego gasped, “Mother look! No trees except for some small trees and the grass is yellow and straw too.” Shego told Via wonderingly. “I know.” Via said calmly. “Now go explore the new wonders here in this world. I will be right here or hunting for some lunch, if there is any danger or you’re in trouble I’ll know, but if I don’t, call me or yell for help.” Via told her. Shego nodded understandingly and then was off.

Meanwhile another cub named Toko who was a young prince of a place called Great Rock that had belonged to his assisters, was watching his older brother Rocco talk to Yeoko, who was Shego’s best friend. Toko’s older brother Rocco was going to be king, but he didn’t want to be king and Toko was the only one who knew that. Rocco didn’t want to be king, because he cared mostly about being free, he didn’t want the wait of a kingdom’s responsibility hanging over his shoulders like a heavy weight.

Toko decided to go in the back of the Pride Rock kingdom to his favorite place, which was a pathway leading to the open savanna. He sat still smiling with his eyes closed and the wind in his face, until he heard a giggle. “Who’s there?” He asked bravely as he was also being cautious of an intruder. “Hello!” It was Shego. “What are you doing here intruder?” Toko asked her. “I’m not an intruder. I’m a princess, princess Shego of the Great Green Thicket pride.” Shego said proudly with a bright big smile on her face. “The Great what?” Toko asked