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[KingKivuli]

Kivuli stood looking up at king, hearing his everyword. Kivuli gave a nod of approval at his first orders. The peace was then disturbed by Simba yelling out Kovu was comign back. Kivuli's red gaze fixed on a moving 4 legged animal in the distance. It was Kovu. Taking a moment to ready himself, Simba gave the order to strike Understood, ill get him Kivuli then darted off down priderock atwht seemed like the speed of wind

As Kivuli ran he extended his claws. This was to make sure he was ready and gave extra grip allowing Kivuli to go faster. Finally coming face to face with the lost prince. Kivuli wasted no time in acting. He charged and with one mighty leap smacked Kovu over and pinned him down hard Kivulis claws were digging into Kovu. While Kovu was strong Kivuli still had the edge in size and power. Add in the fact that Kivuli had the prince pinned, he had no chance Well if it isnt Kovu, Scars heir. Not how I planned seeing you again but orders are orders From priderock every action could be observed clearly

[LilTiger]

Manyota looked at Sirom. She stared at him, she was starting to like him. She looked at her stillborn cub. She wondered if there was still life in it. But it had no chance. She nuzzled it tiny snout. But she didn't hear it cry from it's rather small mouth. She had a feeling that the reason it was stillborn was because it was the runt, or either when she was in that fight with the lionesses Nala had bitten her stomach, making Nala kill the cub. Manyota licked the tiny cub. Then, she roared rather loud even the pridelands heard. She then cried in pain. She was about to walk over to Sirom and hug him, she really wanted to, but she had to reply to his answer first. She then took at cub out of her paws, and then was ready to talk.

"Yes, I'm fine but upset. Something terrible did happen, it's dead. But I might get over it, but I have waited my whole life for one, and now it's dead, because of my young age. Btu I wonder, it might be alive, just maybe. Then, Manyota got up. And walked out of her den. She saw Sirom. Then, she hugged him very tight. "Thank you...." Then, she licked him.

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Kovu looked at Kivuli. Then, Kovu strongly shoved off Kivuli."For your information Kivuli, I've come to attack you, because my mother's ghost told me you're going to attack Simba, and I'm not letting you." Then, Kovu's evilness kicked in again. Kovu felt rage. Kovu attack Kivuli like he never did before, soon, Kovu left the bloody Kivuli...alone.

[KingKivuli]

Kovu's attack took Kivuli by suprise. One second Kovu was down, next second Kivuli was bleeding, dazed on the floor. He could hear Kovu walking away. The something happened, that hadnt since the small war Kivuli had several seasons ago. His anger and rage fueled him made him strong again. Kivuli stood up, the pain was strong but he cared not. The only thing that mattered was victory. Charging again, Kivuli jumped and sank his large sharp fangs deep into Kovus neck. The blood ran wild over Kovu's body and Kivuli's muzzle.

Kivuli succeed in bringing kovu down but he was still able to fight. Not taking chances, Kivuli dug his claws deep into Kovu's left paw. It was torn to shreads and could not be used. Kivuli released Kovu and stepped back, spitting out blood. For you information, ive ben accepted back to the pride, so get your facts right Kovu was laying there. His broken paw bleeding as well as the 4 holes in his neck from bitemarks

[LilTiger]

Kovu was laying there, but soon stood up and was about to say something. "Didn't Simba tell you not to hurt me? I'm going to tell him now." Then, Kovu jumped at Kivuli and attacked him, making Kivuli's whole body bleed. And then Kovu made a fainting bite on the neck. And ran towards priderock.

He soon got there. "Simbe, look what Kivuli did to me....he attacked me, look at my paw." Then, Kovu lifted up he paw and showed it to him. "And also, Kivuli planning....planning to..... Then, Kovu fell.

[NightyByeSparrow]

Sykara looked over at Huyani, a small worried look in her eyes, as the lioness made her way,pretty much into the skull, her full figure barely making its way into her den. Shyly, she stared at the stillborn cub, and noticed its odd, dead figure, and sighed.

Her eyes now riverted to Manyota, who had just embraced Sirom, and for the first time, and probably the longest lasting, she felt a flickrering light in her emotion-filled brain that felt a connection to all of the lions and lionesses she had met today; Huyani, Shani (wherever he was now), and Sykara didn't want to confess it, but...even Sirom.

Sykara motioned herself back so that her head was barely visible to Manyota and Sirom, and motioned for Sirom, as a reminder of his plan to sneak their way back to the Pridelands back again...

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Meanwhile, Vitani was in the land of dreams now, obvlivious to what ever may be going on in the affairs of the Pridelands outside. She breathed lightly as her brain slowly began to unravel images in her head, as Vitani's real dream sequence began.

It was the typical sunny morning in the Pridelands, and Vitani had just begun to make her way over to the waterhole, as she had done this morning. There were barely any noises, except for the occasional beautiful cry of a savannah bird ring out through the land like a bell. Sykara had, as usual, lower her head to drink, stopping every once in a while to admire her reflection. It was simply Vitani's typical waterhole scene, until she heard a familiar voice, not too far off. In order to not disturb the nearby conversation, Vitani crouched down and hid in the tall grasses as she walked over to the sounds.

Vitani poked her head up, scared at if the talkers would notice her. Now she realized why she recognized the voice...it was Kovu's! He was talking to Zira, who looked in prime condition. Vitani couldn't make out Zira's words, but she could clearly her the ones of her brother.

" I'll do whatever it takes to fulfill the long lost dream of you and Scar.."

It made Vitani shudder. She kept listening, she looked deep into Kovu's mind, and there was an edge of sadness in his voice. Kovu didn't even do as much as glance Vitani's way the whole time...

Simba's sharp words and order to Kivuli was what made Vitani wake up in the end. Still completely confused at what her brain had just seen, she didn't want to go back to sleep at all now..

[CheetahCat]

Simba observed the scenery from above, watching Kivuli advance after Kovu who was slowly making his way back towards Pride Rock. Everything seemed to be a blur the next minute as both lions were entangled in a fierce battle. Thoroughly keeping a close eye on Kivuli, Simba wasn't entirely sure if he should go down there and help, seeing how Kovu was getting the upper paw on their struggle against one another. Eventually, Kivuli managed to sustain a deep wound over one of Kovu's fore paws. Gasping in horror, Simba immediately propelled himself in the direction where Kivuli and Kovu were ripping each others throats. By the time he got there, the king noticed that Kovu was limping towards him and mentioning a few words about Kivuli planning on to do something. Hearing this, Simba was about to speak up until Kovu fell over onto his side unconscious. Troubled by those words, the king once more glanced over to Kivuli and curiously asked him.

"Kivuli, what did Kovu mean by you planning on doing something? If there's anything you're hiding that I'm not aware of, you better tell me now. Are you planning something?" Simba's voice trailed in a constrain matter. He allowed Kivuli a chance to redeem himself and Simba wasn't hoping that this lion had something planned up his paw. Either way, he'll know for sure if Kivuli is honest or not. Deep down, the king still had a lot of trust in Kivuli.

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In the Outlands, Sirom, Sykara, Huyani and Manyota were still near the boundaries that separated the Outlands and Pridelands. Sirom was still positioned by the den's entrance of Manyota's and waited patiently for a few minutes, only to hear a soft, disconsolate voice coming deep within the dark cave. Sirom's fuzzy brown ears perked up as his innocent eyes caught a glimpse of Manyota making her way out of the den. The young lion slowly backed himself away, allowing some space between him and the downhearted lioness. In a moments time, Sirom was caught off guard by a sudden embrace from Manyota, feeling her furry body pressing up against his own. He wasn't sure what to say or do at this point as he returned the friendly hug. Feeling a sense that she was getting better, Sirom's innocent brown eyes caught a small motion from Sykara, who wasn't too far from where they were. He almost forgot that they were suppose to be leaving for the Pride Lands soon. Getting more serious, the young lion nodded in response to Sykara's proposition and looked back to Manyota before speaking up.

"I'm glad you're feeling a little better, Manyota, but we can't wait here any longer. All of us need to go off to the Pride Lands soon before it get's way too dark. This may seem like a sudden rush and I know you're going through a lot. I just feel that we better get moving soon." He said softly in a caring tone, slowly turning around and advancing over to where Sykara and Huyani were situated. Sirom was starting to feel more connected to his fellow companions, having a strong bond with them to some degree. He soon came to a small stop near Sykara and smiled.

"Okay, we're getting ready now Sykara. I have a good idea how we can do this when we reach the Pride Lands. I want you to stay close to me, seeing how you're more experienced in hunting and you're more capable of sneaking around than most of us." Sirom's caring voice came out once more as he looked over to Huyani and pasted a friendly smile in her direction.

"I know we barley met, Huyani and I was wondering if you can be our lookout scout. Pretty much what I mean by this, before we head on in into the Pride Lands, you're going to position yourself on high ground and count how many Pridelanders you see. After that, you will report to us on your founding. Does that seem okay with everyone?" Sirom finished and glanced over to everyone, getting ready to head off to the Pride Lands and hoping for the best. He didn't explain a task for Manyota, seeing how she needed time to compose herself.

[Nightstar75]

Huyani was looking out the skyline, till Sirom's voice rung in her ears, and she turned around to group of lionesses and lion. She slowly looked back at the skyline, then turned to Sirom and walked to everyone. She plobbed down to a nice comfey sitting position, and listened to what Sirom was saying. "Lookout scout? Sure." she nodded proudly at the position she had been assigned, for just knowing these two.

"One question, something I missed and never followed it. Why are we going to the Pridelands?" She looked between Sirom and Sykara. Thinking about it, she felt bad she didn't know the answer to this, but, then again, she had just met these two, she barely knew anything about then.

[NightyByeSparrow]

Noticing Huyani's attention to the skyline, Sykara wanted to look at it, too, but her attention was drawn to Sirom and his plan as the lion got closer to her, and she stood up. The lionesses' ears twitched upwards as Sirom went on about the group's move in a little more detail than before.

"I'll be happy to do that." The happiness easily came into Sykara's voice as she heard the compliment, although she really tried not to. Looking at Huyani once again, Sykara could easily tell she was happy with her spot, too. Everything was fine in Sykara's mind.

When Huyani asked the question, Sykara didn't feel like the plan had failed already, and glanced at Sirom before answering, as to not mess anything up. "Well, Huyani...it's pretty much, because me, Sirom, and another lion who I honestly haven't sen in a while, didn't get all that far when we went there earlier today to get some food, plus, to check on what's happening over there now." She felt uneasy, yet right, as she went on explaining, and eventually finished.

Sykara couldn't help but look at Manyota once again, and realized that she'd probably feel jealous of not going on a task, or just still not feeling well. The lioness felt a cold rush surging through her as she thought about what would happen if she went on a violent rage again, as she had done when they had first met. But, there was nothing Sykara could do about it, except push it out of herself.

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Vitani couldn't take it anymore. Even though she hadn't seen much of it, hearing the thuds of Simba's paws as he went off Pride Rock, signaled to Vitani that something was going on. Her legs forced themselves up as she went her way, and looked over the edge, except not in glory this time. She was now looking for someone; Kivuli, Kovu, and Simba.

Not wanting to go over in the exact area of the fight, Vitani quickly padded to the bottom of Pride Rock, thinking about what she would do here, as her instincts lead themselves closer and closer to Kovu. Vitani's most recent dream was now lodged like a ghost in the back of her head, and she was certain it wouldn't go away for quite a while. She couldn't let Kovu go on like this, going so insane it cost him. Not ever again.

[CheetahCat]

Sirom's eyes were fixated on Huyani for a moment, taking in on what she was asking in regards to the Pride Lands. He had already forgotten that she was quite new to their growing pride and not telling her proper manners on this matter, he felt a bit embarrassed for not letting this in for Huyani. Before he had a chance to speak, Sykara managed to speak up first, which he didn't mind at all as he was more than willing to allow his friendly lioness companion to speak up. While Sykara was explaining the situation for Huyani, he glanced over to Manyota to have a sense on what her mental outlook is like. He couldn't really guess if she was comfortable not having a task at paw but he knew deep down that it was for the best, especially for her sake. After Sykara finished explaining about their situation on what's to come, Sirom smiled warmly to Sykara and then to Huyani.

"Very good Sykara, I really appreciate you for explaining to Huyani about our condition. You truly are a respectable lioness. Also, I'd like to apologize for not addressing this matter soon, Huyani. Everything seemed to go... Really fast and I was sidetracked... Either way, the main thing we're going there is to see what all the commotion is about. Recently, Pridelanders have been invading in our territory without any reason earlier and I have a hunch something is happening in their lands. If we're lucky, we might get a chance to sneak in some unoccupied dens." Sirom's soft sounding voice rang out as he took in a deep breath, giving a small motion with his furry head to let everyone know they're about to leave.

"Okay, I see that you all are comfortable with your tasks. We're going to go off for the Pride Lands now. Sykara, once we reach the borders between the lands and Huyani gives us the count on the Pridelanders, you're going to sneak on in and see if you can find any abandon caves. If you do manage to find one, report back to me and all of us will go to that particular den. Once we get settled there..." Sirom's voice trailed off, beginning to formulate some sort of plan as to what they can do.

"Once we're settled in, then we all can head over to their leader's territory and see what's happening. If any Pridelander comes near us and threatens our lives, don't hesitate to strike compellingly. I'll risk my life to keep you all safe." Sirom calmly said, slowly venturing off in the direction where the Pride Lands are located, starting off at a medium pace.

[KingKivuli]

Kivuli was badly beaten from Kovu. How Kovu got such power confused Kivuli. He then heard Simba asking if he had a plan to attack Simba. Kivuli forced himself up, blood dripping off his body with all the bitemarks. It wass indeed pain yet Kivuli forced hmself onto his paws to speak You know what my motive is. To one day fight with you in a honest battle. Until that day I will serve this pride Kivuli then collapsed n the dirt from exhastion. Kovu had beaten him to near death, he needed rest