[Open] The King's Return

[Applejack]

Kopa has returned, and after surviving in the wilderness he found his home, he realized he missed his mother, father, sister, and Vitani very much. He has come to take his place as king, but Kovu is very unhappy with this as he and Kiara would be the new royals. Would Kovu kill Kopa just to be king as his father had done with Mufasa?

But that's not all who's angry with Kopa. Mheetu has developed a crush on Vitani.

As well as the return of Kopa, Nuka has somehow survived the deadly log crush, and has returned to the pridelands, seeking out any who may remain in the outlands. Many of the former outlanders have banded together under Nuka, and are now living in the jungle, plotting, waiting for their chance to attack the Pridelands!

Will Nuka and his plot succeed? Will Kopa be killed by Kovu? Who will Vitani choose? Her best friend, who has just returned, seemingly from the dead? Or her new lover?

You decide their destinies!

-----Rules!-----
~No Powerplaying / Godmodding. You only control your characters' lives, not the others, unless it is put in your hands.

~Follow all commonsense rules of Roleplay, and keep it PG-13 please. Pairing up and mating is allowed, but no in-depth analysises of mating. There ARE kids 'ere.

~You may control up to THREE Characters, but as the RP grows, this is subject to change.

-----Characters!-----

Kopa- NukaKun
Simba- DGFone
Vitani- Kopalover
Nala- Rjtjr
Kovu- DGFone
Kiara- NukaKun
Mheetu- KingKovu44
Sarafina- DGFone
Sarabi- DGFone
Nuka- NukaKun
Zazu - ---OPEN---
Timon and Puumba (TOGETHER)- ---OPEN---

-----OC's!-----

~~Form~~

Forum Name:
Name:
Gender:
Affiliation: (EG: Pridelander, Former outlander, Nuka's pride)
Appearance:
History:
Other:

~~List~~

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_______________________________ RP, BEGIN!_______________________________

Kopa padded silently up to the crest of the hill that overlooked Pride Rock. "I'm.. finally home," he said with a soft, relieved sigh. "I wonder if anyone even misses me? If they remember me?" After a few seconds of silence, he padded slowly down the hill, making his way through the tall, dry savannah grass. The sun blazed behind him, lighting up his mane and coat to brilliant colors. As he continued on, he heard a soft rustling next to him followed by a resounding crack. He stopped and jumped back defensively, his claws out, ready to fight. "Who's there," he dared to call out, afraid of ambush. His eyes widened with surprise as a smooth, young head popped up from the grass.

"Whoah, calm down there, mister! I'm not here to pounce on ya!" The lioness stood to her full height; she couldn't have been more than a year old at best. "I'm just here to escourt you to see Daddy."

Kopa cocked his head and sat back suddenly, a look of confusion on his face. "Daddy," he echoed. "Isn't Simba the king of the Pridelands?" he inquired quizzically.

The young lioness nodded. "Yep! Daddy is the king of the Pridelands. Why does that have you so confused?" When Kopa shook his head silently, the Lioness rolled her eyes and got up, motioning with her tail. "Come on, you. We've gotta get to Pride Rock. Daddy needs to meet you."

Kopa nodded, his throat catching for a second. "Ok," he said softly, "Lead me on, miss." Inside, his mind was whirling. Father has another child? Is this.. my sister? He shook it off and followed behind the lioness, rapidly approaching Pride Rock, ready to eagerly face his father and stake his claim on the throne.

[KingKovu44]

Simba rested in the den, unaware of what was about to happen.

[DGFone]

Sarabi lay on her favorite tanning rock, enjoying the day. Looking over the Pridelands, she saw in the distance Kiara with another lion, not Kovu. Eyes squinting, she confirmed that the lion she was with was certainly not Kovu. Yawning, she got up and went to find her son.

Reaching the top of Priderock, she saw that Simba was talking with Kovu. She smiled at how well her son had grown to accept the ex-outlanders, and Kovu in particular. "Good morning, son, Kovu," she greeted, smiling at the two of them, "you are aware that Kiara is with a strange lion right now?" She asked.


Kovu looked to where Kiara was supposed to be and spotted her soon enough. "Yeah, we were talking when we spotted him, so she wanted to go down and lead him here instead."

[Applejack]

The nameless lioness giggled, jumping ahead of Kopa with a carefree attitude. She suddenly whipped around and stared at Kopa, cocking her head. "Are.. you from around here, Mister? You kind of look like a Pridelander. I mean, it might just be coincidence, but, I... I dont know. Its eating at me." She blushed and looked away shyly. "Never mind that," she said, and turned back towards Pride rock.

"Here we are," She said. "This is Pride Rock, the home to our Pride. Up these rocks leads to our den, where we sleep." She motioned to the large, jutting platform with a twist of her tail. "That is where Daddy gives his speeches, and where not too long ago, Kovu was ran out of the Pridelands, and then again, accepted into the pride as Daddy's son-in-law." She seemed to blush again at the mention of Kovu, and looked back at Kopa. "Any questions?"

Kopa stared off into the distance, looking up at the peek of Pride Rock. Memories flashed past his eyes: Simba sitting with him, showing him the kingdom from afar and telling him that it would be his one day. Simba explaining how Scar had fallen here to his certain death at the paws of the Hyenas. He shook his mane and sighed. "I'm home, and no one seems to remember me at all," he whispered, and looked up at the lioness. "No questions at all," he said. "Everything seems to make perfect sense."

[DGFone]

Kovu looked at Simba. "So, want to go down and see who this lion is?" He asked.


Simba nodded. "Sure. Let's go." He looked at Sarabi. "Thanks, mom. See you later!" He left with Kovu next to him, and the two of them walked down the side of Priderock where they met up with Kiara and the new lion. Kovu quickly ran over to her and the two of them nuzzled together.

Simba stared at the lion, confused. This lion seemed so familiar... but he was certain that they never met before. "Kovu, get Nala. Right now!" Simba ordered without even looking at Kovu.

Kovu nodded, gave Kiara a parting lick, and ran off, searching for Nala.

[Applejack]

Kiara looked after Kovu as he bounded off with sad eyes and turned to Kopa. "That," she said slowly, "was Kovu. My love. I am Kiara, the future queen." She smiled and looked closer at Kopa. "Who are you, anyway?" She inquired.

Kopa simply looked past her at Simba, his mouth somewhat open. It had been so long since he had seen his father, and he had almost forgotten what he looked like. Who was this Kovu? Why haddn't he seen him before? He shook his head and nodded at Kiara, saying, "My name is of no importance, Kiara. What is important is that I speak to the King. If you will kindly excuse me..." Kopa sidestepped Kiara with a small shuddering sigh and stood before Simba. He very slowly bowed his head, looking at the ground.

"Simba, I have returned," he said softly, afraid to look up. "After so long, I am back... father."

Kiara's eyes widened behind Kopa, looking at him with a new light in her eyes. Did he just say 'Father?' she wondered to herself. She turned and ran up after Kovu without another word, thoroughly shaken.

[Awali]

Nala lay at the watering hole, as her daily routine dictated. Wake up, eat, drink, sit around, and hunt. All the days blended together. After a nice stretch, she turned and trotted away from the watering hole, spotting Kovu running towards her. She returned with equal enthusasm and bolted towards her son-in-law. "Is something wrong, Kovu?" She called out.

[DGFone]

Kovu found Nala and ran towards her even faster. "There's some new lion here!" He gasped out. "Simba asked that you come. He sounded strange... I don't know what it's about though." He turned and ran back, making sure that Nala was behind him.

Simba stopped, feeling like just got run over by an elephant. Even though the lion looked familiar, the chances were so low that Simba didn't want to believe his thoughts. "K-Kopa?" he whispered. "How?.." He examined Kopa more closely, and sure enough, spotted the resemblances to both Nala and him.It was Kopa, alright.

[Applejack]

Nala skidded to a halt next to Kovu, panting lightly. "What do you mean, strange? Like, Ha ha strange, or bewildered strange?" She turned and bolted after him, panting softly. What could have Simba up in such a fuss? Its not like theres any lion alive that could do thi... she trailed off in her thoughts, realizationg flaring into her eyes. "It couldn't be," she said, catching up to Kovu. "What did he look like? You have to tell me!" she exclaimed, a wild look on her face.

Kiara dashed through the grasslands, pulling a round-about turn as she passed Kovu. She sped up next to him and turns a worried face to Kovu. "Kovu, there's a very strange lion confronting Daddy right now... He... he looks so familiar, and he called Daddy "father"... Im worried for the lion, Kovu. Daddy might have killed him! We have to go, NOW!" Without another word, she tore off, racing back for pride rock.

Kopa raised his head slowly, not wanting to meet Simba's eyes. "Father," he repeated, sinking lower to the ground. "I'm back, Father. I have returned from the wilderness... I've returned to take my place in The Circle." He dared glance up at his father's face, meeting his eyes with a furitive glance. He quickly looked back down, a slight tremble running down his spine. He felt like he was looking at a slightly older, taller version of himself. I am forgotten, he thought to himself sigh an inward, sad sigh. My own parents will not remember me well enough to care.

[DGFone]

Kovu was shocked by Nala's outburst. "Well, he err... he looked a lot like you. You and Simba..." He said, not even realizing what he said. "Is it someone you might know?" He asked, jumping to conclusions. "I mean, you never mentioned anyone else, but..."

Before Nala could say anything back, Kiara came running up to them as fast as she could. What she then told them was enough to confirm what Kovu gleamed from Nala's reaction. Before he could piece all of the pieces together, both Nala and Kiara ran off. "Hey, wait!" Kovu called after them and bolted after them. "Who's the lion? Kiara! What are you talking about?"


Simba saw that Kopa looked sad. "What's wrong Kopa? You're back... and... I can't believe that you are. We thought that you were dead." The irony hit him that when he returned to challenge Scar, that was what the pride has thought of him as well. "There's nothing you could've done. It's in the past. But now... now I am sure that your mother would love to see you."

He still couldn't really believe that his son returned. It had been such a long time.