The Cubs were playing at the waterhole with Pumba and Timon, they play the water and they fur is soaked until their mother is calling them with a little bit angry with Zazu guide their mother
"There they are" Zazu said from above
"Thanks Zazu" Kiara said
"My pleasure" then Zazu fly back towards the Priderock
"Nguvu! Kifahari! Let's go home, it's almost late" Kiara said to her Cubs with disappointed expression
"Zuberi let's go!" Rani said in a Stern voice
"Ok Mom" Zuberi said and hung low his ear
"Bye Cubs! We'll see you soon again" Timon said and waving his paw towards them
"Ahh... It's fun to play with the Cubs" Timon said
"Yeah, even though we're old but it's fun play with the Cubs" Pumba replied
"*Yawning* c'mon Pumba let's back home" Timon said and they headed back to their home
The Cubs and their mother is on the way to the Priderock with the mother is lecture the Cubs
"How many times do I have to tell you to back home before sunset?!" Kiara said
"I'm sorry Mama, it won't happen again" Nguvu said to his worried mother
"And it's dangerous for all of you to get caught by other predator and you want be their food?" Rani said to the Cubs
"No" they said in unison
"For now you two are grounded for a week" Nirmala said to Arafa and Kijang
"Okay Mom" they bow their head and put a sad face
"And you two grounded for a week" Kiara said
"But Mama!..." Nguvu and Kifahari said
"No But!" Kiara said
"So I'm not grounded?" Kondo said
"You too untill your father's back" Kiara said
Nala waiting for her daughter and grandson at the base of the Priderock
"*Sigh* I hope Simba and Kion can make it" Nala said
The Cubs and their mother is arrived in front of the Priderock and ascending the Rocky step and greeted by Nala
"Where did you go kids?" Nala asks
"They playing with Timon and Pumba at the waterhole" Kiara said
"You know, it's dangerous for all of you, you can get caught by other predator out there and could've killed" Nala lecture them
"And now you breaking your own promise Arafa, I'll never let you go out for a week" Nirmala said
"Yes Mom" Arafa said with guilty face expression
"For now all of you play inside the den for a week and I agree with your mother for the punishment" Nala said
"Yes Grandma Nala" they said in unison
"Good, now c'mon let's get inside" Rani said and the Cubs walk inside the den with their mother but Nala still out the den and Kiara walk back towards her mother
"Mom what are you waiting here?" Kiara asks
"I waiting for the lion guard to report their patrol" Nala replied
"You want me to join you?" Kiara asks
"No thank you, maybe Nguvu and Kifahari needs you now" Nala replied
"Ok, love you Mom" Kiara said before she get Into the den
"Love you too" Nala replied
From the distance 4 lioness coming towards the Priderock, and it's the lion guard
Shabaha lead the lion guard while they patrol and now they'll report to the Queen
"Greeting your majesty" Shabaha said and then they bowed to their Queen
"The report?" Nala asks
"Yes your majesty, the environment around the Pridelands is safe, no harm detected" Shabaha said
"How about the crocodile?" Nala asks
"Their behavior is good and respected the animals around them" Imara replied
"Good, now you can take a rest" Nala said
"Thank you Queen Nala" Shabaha said and bowed their head before went to the lion guard lair
"Your welcome" Nala said
The lion guard went to their lair while Nala walk into the den and join with the pride to sleep
Kiara were bathing her Cubs from the dirt that stick on their fur
"Mama, when Papa is going home?" Kifahari asks and Kiara stop licking her body
"I don't know Kifa, just hope the best for Papa and the rest of our family" Kiara said and continue licking Kifahari
After Kiara done with Kifahari it's Nguvu turn to bath
"Ok you clean, now you can suckle,... Nguvu come here it's your turn" Kiara said and Nguvu replied his mother with groan
"*Groan* Ok Mama" Nguvu said
Kiara done bathing Nguvu and now he's suckle with his sister
Nala get inside the den and walk towards Kiara who's babysitting her Cubs, Nala nuzzle her daughter and lie down in front of her
"*Sigh* I'm worried Kion, Kopa, and your father didn't make it" Nala said
"Mom don't speak like that" Kiara said
"I just worried about them" Nala said
"I'm sure they can make it with help by King Akida's army and Janja's pack" Kiara said
"Yeah, I hope so" Nala said
"Just sleep mom, it's getting late" Kiara said and rest her head on her paws
"Yeah Ok" Nala said and did same like Kiara
Tree of Life
All the team has been sleep except Kion who's still awake and walk outside the Tree alone
He saw the land is so awful and like there's no life
Kion sit on from of the tree and enjoying the peaceful night with cold breeze blow softly
When he enjoying the peaceful night, someone is walk closer to him and it makes Kion taken aback
"Huh!... Dad!" Simba touch his son with his paw from behind
"*Chuckle* Hey Kion, can't sleep?" Simba asks
"No, I just want enjoying the peaceful night alone" Kion replied
Then Simba sit besides his son and join him
"Dad"
"Yes?"
"Can you and Akida help me to rearrange this land and tell all the animals here that The Tree of Life is safe?" Kion asks
"Of course I can and Akida will help you too" Simba replied
"I mean to fix this kingdom maybe needs a day or two, can you do it? If not you can go back to the Pridelands" Kion said
"Ok if it's the best for you and your Kingdom" Simba said
Sun starting to rise and the sun light come inside the Tree through the gap of the Tree and wake some lion and Hyena in there
"*Yawning*" Baliyo yawning and look around him, he get up and walk outside the Tree to take some drink on the waterhole
Before Baliyo get out of the Tree, someone is call him
"Hey Baliyo"
"Oh hey Kovu, good morning" Baliyo said
"Morning, where do you go?" Kovu asks
"I'm going to the waterhole to drink, my throat is dry for now" Baliyo replied
"Wait for me" Kovu said
"Ok c'mon" Baliyo said
The 2 lions make their way to the waterhole
"Hey I heard Kion talk to his father that he and his guard will stay here a day or two to rearrange this land again" Baliyo said
"Are you sure?" Kovu asks
"Yeah I'm sure he said that before I sleep" Baliyo replied
"A day or two, that's not my problem to me" Kovu said
Now all the lions and hyenas are awake, they stretch their body and move out from the Tree to feel the fresh air of morning
"*Yawning* Where's Baliyo and Kovu?" Kion asks and awake from his sleep
"*Yawning* I don't know, maybe they go to the waterhole" Simba replied
"How was your sleep Dad?" Kion asks
"It's nice, just like in the Pridelands" Simba replied with a smile
"So when you announce about yesterday?" Simba asks
"After they ready because now they just woke up from their sleep" Kion replied
"Ok" Simba said
The Pridelands
The pride awake from their sleep because the sunlight is hit their body and makes their eyes open
Arafa and Kijani is the first Cubs to awake and they suckle to their mother
Kiara awake because Kifahari is freezing and Kiara hug her with her paw and lick her head while her brother is suckle
Rani and her 4 Cubs still sleeping until Zalika whining wants to suckle
"What Zalika? You want to suckle? Let make take you" Rani said to her oldest cub, Rani put Zalika in front of her belly and she started to suckle
Zuberi open his eyes and greeted by his step mother with a smile on her face
"Good morning, how's your sleep?" Rani greeted
"Like usual" Zuberi replied with a flat expression
"Is there any problem?" Rani asks
"Yeah, I can't play outside now until next week" Zuberi said still show his flat expression
"*Chuckle* why I did that to you? Because I love you, I don't want one of my Cubs get hurt or a problem" Rani said softly
"But there are Uncle Timon and Pumba who Will protect us" Zuberi said
"They are prey Zuberi, if another predator see them or you the Cubs, they will attack all of you easily" Rani said
"But why we not eat them" Zuberi said
"Because they are Grandpa Simba's best friend" Rani said
"*Rolling eyes* Ok Ok" Zuberi said
Fuli awake from her sleep and grooming her Cubs who's still sleeping and awake them, they open their eyes and started to suckle
Aledi the oldest male cub biting his sister ear Zahara and makes her whining and Fuli pull Aledi from his sister
"Don't bite your sister, she's not a food" She said and take Aledi away from his sister
Arafa thinking about what game that he'll play with his nephew or niece while he grounded for a week in the den
"What's the problem Arafa? You seems thinking hard about something" Kijani asks
"I thinking about what game that will be play while we grounded in here
"Hmm... " Kijani think about the game too
Arafa got a light bulb on his head
"Aha!... How about we play pull the rope?!" Arafa said
"How's to play that game?"
"We just need a rope or a grass, then we divided in two groups and each group bite and pull each side of the grass or rope until they past the mark that made" Arafa explained
"Oh... I get it, c'mon tell the other Cubs about this" Kijani said
"Ok c'mon" Arafa said
But before they go, Nirmala hold them and ask them
"Where do both of you go?" Nirmala Asks
"We just wanna play mom" Arafa replied
"Remember, you two are grounded so play inside the cave" Nirmala warned them
"*Rolling eyes* Okay Mom" they said in unison and go to meet with the other cub
Nguvu and Kifahari is fully awake now, they sit beside their mother enjoying the sunlight that comes in through the mouth of the den
"Mama... I'm bored, I want to play outside" Nguvu said
"No, just play inside the den" Kiara replied
"*Groan*, Ok" Nguvu said with purse his lips
Arafa and Kijani walk towards Nguvu and Kifahari
"Hey Nguvu! Kifahari!" Arafa said
"What Arafa?" Nguvu asks
"We have a new game to play!" Kijani said
"Hmm... What kind of game?" Kifahari asks
"So you just *explaining the game*, do you understand?" Arafa said
"Ok, that's sounds fun" Nguvu said
"C'mon let's play it" Kifahari said
"Someone is missing" Kijani said
"Oh yeah Where's Kondo?" Nguvu Asks
Kondo still sleep at the corner of the den, he snoring loudly when he sleep and got heard by the Cubs
"Hey did you heard it?" Arafa said
"Yeah, who's snoring when the sun is up?" Nguvu said
Then the Cubs walk towards the source of the sound and there, they found Kondo still sleep on his back
"Guys I have a plan, when I count to 3 we roar together at him, got it?" Nguvu whispered and they all nodded
"1, 2, *Roar*" they roar together and makes Kondo jump from his sleep
"What! Can you just nudge me to wake me up!" Kondo said with his face showed him that he's shocked
"*Laughing* It's so funny, great job Nguvu" Arafa said
"C'mon Kondo, we have a new game to play" Nguvu said
"What game?" Kondo Asks
"Tell him Arafa" Nguvu said
Arafa explained the game to Kondo
"You got it?" Arafa asks
"Yeah, c'mon let's play it" Kondo said
The Cubs play inside the den and they happy with the game that Arafa suggested
While they play, Fuli's cub Aledi join the game while his sisters stay with their mother
"Hello Aledi, you want to join us?" Kifahari asks and he nodded
Out of the den there is an eagle landing on the base of Priderock with the Dodo bird Zazu
"Are you sure Anga?" Zazu Asks
"Yes Zazu Kion ordered me to tell this good news" Anga replied
"Queen Nala will happy to hear this, c'mon let's tell the pride" Zazu said and they come inside the den
Nala were chatting with Kiara, Rani, Nirmala, and Fuli
"Are you serious?" Fuli Asks
"Yeah I'm serious, Kovu want this too" Kiara said
Kiara and Kovu is about to have a Cubs again, they had talk about this before Kovu leave the Pridelands to help Kion
"So, I will have a new grandson again" Nala said excitedly
"Yes you are Mom" Kiara said and nuzzle her mother
Zazu and Anga get inside the cave and flu towards Nala
"Greetings your majesty" Zazu said and Nala turn her head towards the majordomo
"Yes Zazu? And why you are here Anga? Is there anything bad happened out there?" Nala asks
"No your majesty, I came here to inform you that Kion and King Simba is succeed reclaim the Tree of Life again" Anga said with a smile on her face
Nala, Rani, Kiara and Nirmala quite for a few seconds to processing what just Ono said
"Is That Real?!" Rani asks excitedly
"Yes Queen Rani, Scar and Cheka with their followers are defeated and The Tree of Life is free again" Anga replied
Rani can't hold her tears of joy because her home is safe and sound again
"*Sob* Thanks the Great Kings! *Sob*" Rani said
"And when Kion and my husband is back again?" Nala asks
"They'll come back to the Pridelands tomorrow your majesty" Anga replied
"Ok, thank you Anga for the useful information" Nala said
"My pleasure your majesty" Anga said then he and Zazu fly outside the den
"So we can move to The Tree of Life tomorrow?" Fuli Asks
"I don't know Fuli, just wait Kion's decision about it" Nirmala replied
Fuli turn her head to her daughter and talk about to move to the Tree of Life
"Hey, for a few days we will move to our home at the Tree of Life" Fuli said
"Whe...re?" Atiena speak her first word in her life and it makes Fuli happy
"Do you hear that? She just spoke her first word" Fuli said to Nirmala and Kiara
"Yeah, she said where" Nirmala replied
"Unfortunately I'm not heard her" Kiara said
"Hey Cubs!" Nirmala called them who's play pull the rope
"Yes Mom?" Arafa asks
"Come here" Rani said and the Cubs walk towards their mother
Zuberi know that his mother is just crying
"Mom, why are you crying?" Zuberi asks
"*Sob* *Chuckle* I just happy" Rani replied
"Happy what?" Zuberi asks
"Happy that The Tree of Life is free again from the bad lion named Scar, so we move there tomorrow" Nirmala said
"Our home is back Mom?!" Kijani asks excitedly
"Yes, tomorrow we will go there" Nirmala said
"Yeay!!!" Said the Cubs except Nguvu and Kifahari who stayed in the Pridelands
"So we can't play again?" Nguvu asks sadly
"Don't worry Nguvu, we still can play together for now" Arafa said
"Yeah you're right, C'mon let's play again!" Nguvu said excitedly
The Cubs play their game again together inside the den
"Yeah! The Tree of Life!" Zuberi shouted while he running with other Cubs and it makes Rani chuckle
"*Chuckle* someone isn't patient to move to the Tree of Life" Nala said