outlands orphans

Kiara and Jedi

*Kiara pov*
After Zira's defeat, the pridelands are peaceful, and I'm preparing to become queen once my father retires. But I think what me and Kovu are missing is a cub. We both agree that we want one, but we never could get one.

One early morning, I walk out for my daily patrol and sit on the top of priderock. Kovu walks out and nuzzles me and says, "I'll get the east today." I say, "Alright." We embrace each other for a minute before he kisses my cheek and says, " Love you, babe." I say, "Love you." He walks down priderock, and I follow shortly after and walk the opposite direction.

About an hour after I start walking, I find a few Zebras circled around something in the tall grass. I walk over, and the Zebras bow as I look. My jaw drops when I see it... a lion cub with light brown fur and a dark tuft on his head. He looks scared, but when he sees me, he growls, which makes me chuckle.

When I lean in to look at him, he claws at me and misses, so I back up and ask Thurston, "Where'd you find him?" He says, "He was just sleeping here." I say, "No parents." He says, 'No, if there were, we would've panicked and ran." I roll my eyes and say, "Can you just distract him?" He says, "Oh, of course." He starts telling a boring story that almost puts me to sleep, so the cub starts walking away, but I pick him up by the scruff.

He starts falling, trying to get me to let go, but I say, "Who are you, and where are your parents?" He says, "LET ME GOOOOO." I say, "Answer me, and I will." He says, "Fine, I'm jedi, and I don't have parents." I say, "Well, I'm Kiara, and you're coming with me." He kicks and flails again and says, "NO LET ME GOOOOOO." I chuckle and pick him up by the scruff again. He flails all the way to priderock, but when we get there, the other lion[ess]s, including my parents, makes a circle around us. I do notice Kovu is missing, though.

When I set him down, I said, "I found this cub named Jedi. He says he's an orphan." Simba says, "The hybrid?" I say, "What?" Simba says, "He's a cheetah hybrid." I'm confused, so I say, "He is?" Jedi shows me his spots and says, "Yep, I'm a freak." I say, "Don't say that... will anyone take him in?" Everyone just looks concerned, so I say, "You know what I will." Both my parents and Jedi look shocked, and he tries to rub, but I catch him and say, "Yep, I'm gonna take him in." Jedi's ears drop as I carry him back.

Shortly after, Kovu runs up into priderock carrying something... something furry.

Kovu runs up and drops the furball and says, "I found a cub alone his parents apparently left him."

Hey guys, Jedi here, and this one was very short, but it was just to get it started and introduce Jedi. The other cub will he introduced in the next chapter, which will also be short.