Peace and prosperity had finally come over the land as the Pridelands' rightful king was crowned for all those to witness. Simba, the son of the late King Mufasa was forced into exile after a terrible accident had befallen on his father when he was no more than a cub unaware it was really an assassination plot set by his evil uncle, Scar. Who thought his hyenas had killed off the only other heir to the throne, as he crowned himself king and was nothing but a petty tyrant during his entire rule.

But thanks to Simba's childhood sweetheart and now his queen, Nala, she found him in a neighboring kingdom that was mostly forest and under the rule of a stag king whom his subjects called The Great Prince. As it turns out, Simba was taken in by a warthog and a meerkat by the names of Timon and Pumbaa and grew up. The young lion had also befriended the Great Prince's son, Prince Bambi during that time but he never told his friends about his true background.

So naturally when Nala came, everything then came out much to his friends' surprise. Eventually, Simba decided to reclaim his birthright and with the help of Bambi and his father, he was able to lead an army to defeat Scar's own army of hyenas and was triumphant! Now Simba was being coronated as Rafiki the kingdom's mage placed the crown on top of his bright red mane. He faced his audience as they stood in attention while Rafiki cited the blessing.

When it was over, the baboon shouted, "Long live the king!"

The crowd chanted back, "Long live the king!" and they cheered.

However one lioness did not cheered as she stood in a dark corner at the back of the throne room. Lady Zira was part of Scar's royal court and she had supported Scar until his death at the paws of that usurper Simba… She growled just by thinking his name. But she was already plotting of avenging Scar's death, but she would need time as her son, Kovu, Scar's chosen heir was not ready to rule yet. So she'll wait.

In time, Simba and Nala had a daughter, Kiara. As did Bambi and his queen, Faline who gave birth to twins, Geno and Gurri. Then Nala gave birth to another cub, a son, Kion. Luckily, the royal children had a liking toward each other much to the relief of their parents.

Simba and Bambi's courts were fairly similar as they consisted of both predator and prey alike. They strived to keep peace between their families and kingdoms and were allies when it came to dealing with other neighboring kingdoms.

One day, a plague struck in an area in Bambi's kingdom called The Burrows causing devastation among the rabbits and hares living there. Bambi's good friend, Lord Thumper had control over this area and begged his friend for help on finding a cure.

Basil the mouse was the castle's alchemist as he set to work on finding an appropriate cure for those that fallen gravely ill. But the cure came too late as many rabbit families had already perished. Thumper was disheartened by the many losses and Bambi and Simba visited the site where many rabbits had been ill and passed on. They stopped at one farm house where a family over two-hundred had died and been buried as they paid their respects.

Suddenly, a cry came from inside and the kings rushed in to find a small gray baby bunny alone in a crib. The kings marveled at the miracle of how a rabbit and an infant at that had survived the epidemic but they weren't sure how long that would last since no one was left to take care of her. Then suddenly, Simba proclaimed.

"I will take the child back to my kingdom where she will live under my protection as my ward. Besides, Kiara and Kion keep begging me for more playmates since they can't play with Geno and Gurri all the time."

Bambi smiled, "I take it this is because you yourself know what's like to be alone and had to depend on others to get you by?"

Simba smiled back, "Something like that." he picked up the bunny in his soft paws and that helped her to calm down. He noticed she had a name tag around her tiny paw, obviously it was a way for the parents to tell each baby rabbit apart since there were so many of them but in this case, not anymore. Simba read off the tag, "Judy. Her name is Judy."

Bambi said, "At least you don't have to worry about naming her."

"Yes, it's very fortunate."

The kings took their leave and once Simba had left with the bunny, Bambi headed home and told his wife and royal court what had happen.

Lady Marian covered her mouth in shock and leaned onto her husband's shoulder for support as she said, "That… poor little…" she couldn't help it as the tears came fast.

Bambi solemnly nodded, "Yes, it's very tragic knowing she's the last of her family, but I'm sure Simba and his family will take good care of her."

A voice said in grumpy tone, "That is if they don't eat her first."

Everyone turned to the voice with a scowl.

Faline scolded, "Friend Owl, what a thing to say!"

Bambi stated, "Just because Simba and his family are predators that doesn't mean they would do that to Judy! I trust Simba."

Friend Owl merely rolled his eyes before flying off.

Robin shook his head, "He still doesn't believe that all predators can be good. Especially since we have lived in your court for some time."

Bambi touched the fox's shoulder, "He'll come around one of these days."

Marian motioned, "And we're not even true predators."

"That's right; we're omnivores through and through."

Bambi gave an assuring smile, "I know that. Now, if you will all excuse me, I must return to my work." he offered his arm to his wife and they left the room.

Robin did the same with Marian as they went to their suite. There Lady Kluck was playing with an eight-old-year fox kit that was their nephew, Nicholas Wilde. Marian giggled as she saw her friend acting like a villain. Then Nick responded by acting all heroic and said something witty causing the foxes to laugh.

Robin's brother, Jonathan and his wife had passed on too soon when Nicholas was very young so being the good uncle he was took in the young lad. As much as Marian and Robin wanted their own children they had their hands full raising Nick and were busy serving in King Bambi's court.

Lady Kluck dramatically pretended to die as Nick said in triumph, "I have slain the villain! The kingdom is saved!"

Marian pointed out, "Now are you going to save the fair lady?"

Robin smirked, "After all, every hero needs a lady love." He gave his wife a loving glance to which Marian returned.

Nick gagged, "No way! Girls are gross!"

Marian giggled, "Robin thought so too when we were young. In fact he used to tease me and pull on my tail."

Robin indignantly gestured, "You used to pull on my tail too!"

Marian playfully said, "Well, that's because you deserved it."

Robin shook his head in amusement not denying the truth of that.

Nick had a confused look, "What's your point?"

Robin went to face Nicholas at eye level, "The point, lad, is that no matter how much the girl you think is terrible, she is actually the one you want as your future mate."

"What?! No way!"

Marian tried to contain her laughter as was Lady Kluck.

Robin shrugged, "You may not understand it now, but someday… someday you will meet a girl you don't think you can get along with but that could easily change in one moment. You find something that ties the two of you together and the next thing you know, you're proposing in the middle of a fight after an archery tournament gone wrong."

Marian rolled her eyes as she recalled her husband's proposal in a very unique setting that wasn't romantic in the slightest but during that time she didn't care since Robin finally asked her for her paw in marriage.

"What?! That doesn't make sense!"

"Love usually doesn't." Klucky pointed.

Marian and Robin agreed to that statement. But Nicholas was still confused, what kind-of girl could he meet that would make him dislike her but would still want her for a mate?

Marian then said, "Now I do believe it's time for a bath."

Nick screamed, "NO!" and started to run off before his uncle caught him and held on tight while the young kit struggled in the older tod's grip.

Robin said, "If you behave, I will tell you another of my adventures while living in Sherwood Forest."

That got the kit's attention and stopped struggling. While he still hated getting a bath, he loved hearing his uncle's stories; they always gave him a sense of bravery and hope that one day he could be a hero just like his uncle.

"Awww! She's so cute!" Five-year-old Kiara gushed at the baby bunny in her father's paws, "Are we keeping her?!" she asked with a hopeful smile.

Simba chuckled as he sat on his throne, "Yes, we're keeping her." then said with a serious face, "She will be my ward as she has no other family to raise her."

Kiara frowned, "Oh, that's so sad…"

Nala said with a solemn face while her three-year-old son Kion sat on her lap, "Yes… it's very sad… all the more reason your father did the right thing. We will love her as if she was our own."

Duchess and Lady-who were Nala's ladies-in-waiting-came up to their queen, with Duchess saying, "We will keep her in our suite so we can take care of her needs quickly."

Lady took hold of the tiny rabbit from Simba as she gently rocked her.

Kiara asked, "Can I hold her?"

Lady glanced at her sovereign who nodded and gently gave the cub the bunny. Kiara held the fluffy bunny and commented at how soft she was and found herself purring. Judy seemed to like the noise as she cuddled close to the cub.

The adults gushed at the scene. Nala whispered to her husband, "Something tells me they are going to be great friends."

Simba nodded in agreement.

Timon and Pumbaa then came into the room with the warthog carrying an adorable baby honey badger. The badger was fully awake and was squirming to get out of Pumbaa's grip but the warthog held on. He proclaimed, "Look what we found in town! A cute honey badger that was all alone!"

Nala commented, "Oh my…"

Simba said, "Apparently there are a lot of infants without families these days…"

Timon asked when he noticed the bunny in Kiara's paws, "Hey, where did you get the bunny?"

After a moment of explaining how each inquired an infant mammal. Simba had finished saying that Judy was now his ward while Timon and Pumbaa said that they were planning on raising the honey badger just like they used to raise a lion cub a long time ago.

Simba beamed at the announcement, "Good for you, I'm very proud of you two."

Timon pointed, "We're calling him, Bunga."

Pumbaa proudly said, "Little guy's got a nose for bugs."

Bunga and Kion then saw each other and playfully waved their arms at each other.

Nala giggled, "And that's another great friendship in the works."

And so it was. As the young mammals grew they become the best of friends…

AN: For Bambi's children's names I got them from the Bambi books. So yes, in this universe everyone walks on their hind legs and is dressed up. Like Robin Hood and Zootopia just to give you better visualization. Reviews are very welcome and you can request a favorite animal you would like me to add.