Today is the day, was the day where the final battle took place, where Yassain, a great evil fell to his knee's and defeated for once. The lion who sought to finish what Scar started. But due to Kion's bravery, strength and resilience the Tree Of Life and surrounding prides stand strong as one today. But sadly today was the day where Kion was feared dead. Falling on a sharp spear that was once in hands of a mandrill aiming for Yassain but laid there on the dirt, Kion landed on it as he was flying from Yassan's scratch. The wood chip penetrating his body leaving him In the balance of life and death but if it wasn't for Rani and the rest of the females Kion wouldn't be standing on Ukama Mountain talking to Askari and Mufasa.
"Today is the day to remember the fallen, the brave and the sacrifices made by your animals, don't spend the day wondering about your close encounter, it's a day to rejoice and a day to be happy, peace is now restored, the circle of life is still spinning and in the balance", " thank you Askari, I'll try not to weigh myself down with unnecessary thoughts",
"how is the cubs?"," Great, Karla is getting better at attacking, soon enough she'll be able to smell the prey and track it, Carlos and Rafi have been busy adventuring around the lands. Apart from that they've been good, I think Rani is getting the cubs ready for this afternoon", "You better go then, good luck and remember to stay true to who you are, be the king everyone sees you as", "thanks, will do, talk soon", Askari faded into the days sky, watching the clouds float away leaving a beautiful blue sky, the sun shone high towards the North East side of the lands slowly making it's way up to the centre of the globe. Kion sat there for a while thinking ahead towards the day he'll have, 'No. Not today, like Askari said, stay true and not duel on the past, especially the day where..', Kion was interrupted by a male's voice behind him, " Dad?", Kion turned his head to see his father walking up the track, " hey son, how are you?", " I've been good, you?",
"getting too old for these trips? Mind visiting us soon?", they had a chuckle before settling down again," will do, how's mum and the rest?", " busy, they are with Rani getting the cubs ready, Karla was exited to see auntie Kiara", Kion rolled his eyes as the sarcastic voice came in, " she does love her", Kion drifted away for a split moment, thinking about life down below, " great view isn't it?", Simba broke the silence as a small breeze floated by, the two grown lion's mane swiftly swaying in the late morning breeze. " I like it up here, it's peaceful, great view and makes you wonder, everything the light touches is ours, to protect, but what if I'm not there to protect it? What if another evil is rising? I have three kids to look after and the lands to protect", Simba saw that there was a small stress ball that was fired up somewhere in Kion's mind, " sounds like you need a break? Maybe after today, sometime this week take Rani on a trip or something, we can take care of the kids in the mean time, your mother and I will be here for a while", " really?", " yeah, after today I think you need it, deserve it my king". Again the sarcastic voice came in and to play along Kion repeated the voice, " whatever you say my king, thank you, I guess I do need a break", they sat on the mountain cliff face for quite some time, five hundred miles above sea level it really was a magnificent place to sit and look over the lands. Time past as they sat and reflected. It was soon time to go back and prepare for the ceremony memorable.

"muumm", Karla didn't mind baths but not today,  she was too exited to go help set up flowers with Auntie Kiara and Grandmother Nala. " Please enough, i'm clean, I'm clean", Rani wasn't even close to finished, Karla needed to be cleaned and of course look good, after all it's to respect the dead. "Hold still dear, nearly done", Rani's some what wet tongue ran across Karla's back as she tried squirming away from the grip of her mother," hay, that tickles", Rani was now cleaning her underbelly, Karla and Tufa was playing in the mud yesterday and little bits of mud was staining the cream coat. "All done, now don't get dirty, keep clear of muds and anything that might make you dirty, behave for Kiara", Karla couldn't be patient and before Rani could finish Karla ran outside the tree, not even acknowledging her father and grandfather walking in, " where is she going?", Kion walked up to his queen and rubbed his head along Rani's neck and up to her chin," oh, Karla is going to help set up the flowers with Kiara and Nala. Smiling Kion stared to clean and fix his mane up, Simba was kinda board and so brought up the subject again, " I was talking to my son about you and Kion should go on a small trip after today or something?", " that's a great idea but who will watch after the cubs", " I can, me and Nala can look after them while you and your lady can go and take a few days off and go spend some alone time, you'll need it", Simba tried being persuasive and it worked," what you think Kion", " up to you, if you want to go on a small trip we can if you wish, anything for my queen", Kion does have that nature where he'll do anything for anyone, he is that kind and humble, " alright, how about the day after tomorrow we go down to what is that place where Timon and Pumba live?", " oh,  Hukuna Matata falls?", " yeah, we can go there for a change? Me an Kiara were talking about it last year and I ready want to go and see what it looks like", Kion was now exited, he hasn't seen uncle Timon and Uncle Pumba for a while and he loved staying there as a cub, it's been a while and now he couldn't wait. " sure, we can go back when they head back, whenever that it", there's that, the plans were set and the ceremony memorable was ready, I a few hours many animals from far and wide will gather to remember the fallen.