Kion, Vitani and Cyrus quietly followed the lionesses back to Pride Rock. It's mostly been a quiet journey, not a word was said on the way to Pride Rock. But there was something gnawing at Kion, something just felt off, but he just couldn't place his paw on it. He felt exposed, like he was being watched, even with all these lionesses surrounding him.

Finally, deciding that it wasn't important, Kion turned to look at Vitani who was on his left. She had a couple small scratches on her nose and under her eye from the fight earlier.

Their eyes met, and she had a determined look in her eyes. They are going to go through with the plan, together.

"Stay close to me and let me do the talking." Kion quietly whispers to Vitani.

Vitani nodded and moved closer to Kion.

Kion looks over his shoulder where Cyrus followed, but Kion looks past her, as well as the lionesses behind her.

A shadow caught his eye, moving behind a rock that they past a few yards back. The feeling of being watched returned. Kion stopped suddenly, as did the rest of the lionesses.

"I never said to quit walking Kion." One of the lionesses growled in annoyance.

Kion turned to the lioness. "Pay attention to your surroundings and you'll know we are being followed." Kion warned.

The lioness snorts in annoyance, not believing him. She raises her head to smell the air, just incase. She gasps in shock, quickly turning towards the rock that Kion saw the shadow.

"Come on out, we know your there!" The lioness yells to the rock.

Both Kion and Vitani growl threateningly as three hyenas emerge from behind the rock. Kion knows them very well, as do most of the lions in the Pridelands.

"What are you three doing here, Jasiri?" Greeshmi asks curiously to the closest hyena. She winced in pain, her eye still bleeding and swollen.

"What happened to you, Greeshmi?" Jasiri asked, already guessing what happened.

Almost all the lionesses turned to Kion, Vitani and Cyrus. The look they gave them, said it all.

"They happened."

The three hyenas bared their teeth at the three lions.

"What a coincidence, he's the same reason we're here." Nodding in Kion's direction.

"Why?"

"He did something with one of our friends, we want to know why and where he is."

Vitani smirks as Kion replies.

"By now, Zira has already gotten rid of his body."

There was a gasp of confusion and anger. The hyenas and Pridelanders stare in shock at Kion.

"You killed Kenji, why!?"

Kion chuckles in amusement.

"All I'm going to say is that I enjoyed every... last... bit of it."

"This isn't you Kion. What happened to the little cub that always looked forward to helping others?" One of the lionesses blurts out.

"He's long gone."

One of the hyenas Madoa, Jasiri's sister, speaks in anger. "This won't go unpunished."

At this threat, both Vitani and Cyrus got into a fighting position, growling at the hyenas.

"Just give us the word Kion." Vitani said, her eyes never leaving her target.

A couple of the lionesses stepped in between the outsiders, giving them a warning growl.

"Vitani! Cyrus! Stand down!" Kion orders quickly before everything gets out of hand.

The hyenas and lionesses relax a little, but still wary about being in each other's presence. Greeshmi steps forward.

"Enough of this, we have to get back to Pride Rock."

"We still have a bone to pick with Kion." The third hyena responds.

"Then why don't you three come with us to Pride Rock. But after this whole problem it resolved, you guys will have to leave the Pridelands."

The hyenas accept their terms and join the group.

Kion snorts in annoyance. But soon the whole group started walking towards Pride Rock again.

—TLK—

After walking for a little while longer, the group finally reached Pride Rock. Kion could see all the leaders of all the herds in the pridelands, gathered around the base of Pride Rock. Seeing a couple zebras, made Kion a little hungry, but the mission comes first.

Kion let out a low growl as he saw his father on top of Pride Rock, the anger rising with each step he takes towards Simba.

With the sun still high, Kion could guess that the whole meeting with the leaders, hasn't been going on for very long.

As the group slowly approach, heads start turning in their direction. Followed by gasps as they realize Kion has returned to the pridelands. The crowd started murmuring to each other, which not only annoyed Kion, but Cyrus and Vitani as well.

"Remember, let me do the talking." Kion quietly reminded Vitani and Cyrus.

"Of course Kion."

"Also, no doubt you two are going to be hearing things I don't want going around the Pride. Do not repeat anything, to anyone." Kion demands.

"You have our word, we won't."

Kion completely ignored the leaders of the herds as they were lead threw the crowd to the edge of Pride Rock, as well as some comments thrown at him.

A couple of the lionesses growled as they passed. Kion stopped as he heard a familiar voice.

"Hanging out with Zira's Pride? Didn't know you could stoop that low."

Kion looked up to see Kiah and Creda looking at him dangerously. They both look identical as they are twins, with the exact same tan colored fur and blue eyes. The only difference between them was a large battle scar, running down Kiah's left shoulder.

"What do you care?"

"We don't care, at least not for outsiders."

"Enough! Creda, get Rafiki, Greeshmi needs her eye checked." One of the lionesses steps forward, leading Greeshmi through the crowd.

Creda gasps when she sees her wound. Without another word, she turns around and runs to fetch Rafiki.

"How could you? You attacked Greeshmi."

Vitani and Cyrus chuckle softly.

"Very observant." Kion says sarcastically.

"Kion!"

A low growl escapes as a lioness with cream colored fur and teal eyes approaches. It was the queen of the Pridelands, Nala.

Nala tried to nuzzle Kion, but he quickly backs away.

"Stay away from me! Your no better than he is!" Kion nods in the direction of his father.

Simba looks similar to himself. Just with a better kept mane and no spots on the back of his paws.

Nala tries to take a step forward to calm him down, but quickly backs away as he swipes at her. Claws extended, Kion misses her nose by inches.

"I said stay away!"

"Kion, please just calm down."

"I will not calm down!"

All the animals around Pride Rock saw the commotion and got into an offensive position. Ready to step in if something erupts.

"Calm down Kion! You're going to get us killed!" Cyrus says, nervously watching as they were being circled.

Simba jumps down from the ledge of Pride Rock and stops right next to Nala. But before he can say anything, there was an odd noise that sounded behind them.

Kion, like everyone else, turn around to see what made the odd noise. A very old mandrill was riding on the back of Creda. They came to stop in front of Greeshmi.

"Rafiki, I'm glad to see you."

Rafiki jumps off Creda's back. He grabs his staff, a large stick with gourds tied near the top of the staff. He also grabs a bundle of leaves that were tied into a basket, setting it down next to Greeshmi.

"Hmm... let's see how deep dat cut is."

While Rafiki treats Greeshmi, the three hyenas approaches Simba.

"Your majesty, we will not stay in your lands for very long. But we are wondering if we could stay to at least get some information from Kion?"

Simba thinks for a minute before responding.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think that that's a good idea."

The three hyenas look at him confused. Simba than turns towards the crowd.

"In fact, I think that this meeting should end right here. I know that this was a very short meeting, but it's necessary to stop now."

Simba got so many confused glances as he addresses the crowd, but one by one, the crowd started to disperse.

The three hyenas remain.

"Please, we want to ask him a few questions."

"I'm sorry. Come by tomorrow and you can speak to him."

Kion couldn't help but chuckle to himself. He could just imagine the looks on their disappointed face when they escape. No way he'll even stay the night.

The three hyenas ran off, very disappointed already.

"Oww..! What the hell Rafiki!"

"Dat is a deep cut Greeshmi. You'll be blind in dat eye for da rest of your life."

Rafiki had forcefully opened Greeshmi's eye to examine it.

Kion and Vitani smirks at the lioness' agony. Cyrus looked like she was on the verge of vomiting.

"This will affect my fighting, won't it?"

"I am afraid so."

Kion couldn't help but rub it in.

"So much for being one of father's strongest lionesses, huh Greeshmi."

Greeshmi turns towards Kion, facing him oddly to get a better look at him with her left eye.

"At least I manage to ruin your looks with that ear."

Kion and Vitani both burst out laughing.

"Not much of an insult. At least I can still hear with my ear. What about you, can you still see with that eye?"

Simba speaks with a very angry voice.

"Kion, why would you injure Greeshmi like this? This isn't you."

Kion stops laughing and sarcastically replies. "What? You going to ground me for playing to rough with the other kids."

Vitani continues to chuckle. Simba was about to reply when Kiara exits the cave where all the lionesses sleep, along with Tiifu and Zuri.

"What's with all the noise?"

Kiara looks around and notices Kion.

"Kion! You're back!"

Kiara runs down from the mouth of the cave, to greet her brother. Zuri and Tiifu closely following behind her.

Creda and Kiah jump in front of the three.

"No Kiara! Kion is dangerous. Look what he's done to Greeshmi."

Kiara and Tiifu are shocked at her wound, while Zuri gets sick.

"Please just go inside Kiara. I'll let you know when you can come out." Simba speaks softly to Kiara.

Kiara refuses and it wasn't long before their voices started rising. Simba and Kiara's "normal" argument never changes.

If Simba wasn't so overprotective of Kiara, this pointless bickering would be over, it was getting very annoying. Not only to Kion, but apparently to Vitani as well.

"Will both of you just shut up!"

All eyes turn to her, Kion new that something bad was going to happen. Simba takes a step towards her. Before he can take another one, Kion jumps in front of Vitani, his eyes fixed on his father.

"I told you to let me do the talking, Vitani." His eyes never leaving Simba.

"Step aside so I can speak with your friend."

"Leave her out of this, this is between us, not her."

"Simba..." Nala grabs his attention. Simba backs away.

"Very well." Simba relaxes and turns to Kiara.

"You're going to hear things Kiara. Things that I have tried to protect you from."

Kion is furious to hear that his father has been lying to her.

"Father, it didn't matter to you if I killed Janja or not, what was your reason for banishing me?"

Simba didn't answer right away. "You... harmed Kiara."

"Don't lie to me! You and I both know that's not the reason!" Kion's temper was rising.

"And worst of all, I learned of my banishment from a stupid baboon! Why didn't you tell me yourself?

Simba took a deep breath, but didn't look at Kion. Instead, he looked at Nala for help, who only shook her head.

"Kion... it's always been traditional for the younger sibling, who is not heir to the throne, to leave the lands, to find their own pride at some point in their life."

Vitani and Cyrus scoffed. Kion just rolled his eyes, but let Simba continue.

"The first time this tradition was broken, was when Scar stayed in the Pridelands. You know what he did, this is why we banished you. It's tradition."

Vitani became enraged with what she just heard.

"It's one thing to throw us out, but your own son? What kind of king are you? All for this 'tradition'"

"Vitani! Hold your tongue!" Cyrus says, alarmed at Vitani's outburst.

Simba looks at Vitani. "I am a king who follows and keeps tradition. I must follow my own fathers paws'"

Anger filled Kion. "You will never be Mufasa! Everything is about 'tradition' to you!"

Kiara, Nala, Simba and every other lioness besides Vitani and Cyrus, looks at Kion, shocked.

"Believe me Kion, I regret this."

"No you don't. Not yet anyways." Kion said threateningly, he bares his teeth at Simba.

"Sire! Sire!"

A panicked hornbill comes flying in from the direction of the Gorge. He drops to the ground in front of Simba.

"What is it Zazu?"

"Sire! An Outlander has killed the leader of one of the zebra herds, near the Gorge! Also, 3 hyenas are hanging out near the giraffe's watering hole."

"Creda... Kiah... take two other lionesses with you and chase off these Outlanders."

Creda and Kiah didn't even say anything before they took off, two lionesses following them.

Both Vitani and Cyrus chuckle, Simba hears them, instantly realizing something was wrong. He turns to Kion, knowing he is up to something.

"What did you do Kion?"

Kion smirks. "I haven't done anything... yet."