Gozi have attempted to sneak up to his mother and wanted to patrol with his mother and the Night pride tonight. All he had to do was get a little further and he will be able to go. Just as he thought he would've successfully snucked pass and get with his mother, a paw step on his tail and he look up to see his mother.

"Where do you think you're going, young cub?" Rani asked. She was clearly still angry with him, but decided not to show it just yet. "If I remember correctly, you're still grounded."

"But mom, you promise me that I'll be able to spend some time with you and the Night Pride tonight," Gozi reminded her.

"You done some horrible things today," Rani said in a motherly authoritatively tone, bending her head down to meet her son. "You know what you've done. Now stay here."

"Bah!" Gozi snarled. "Can we just let bygone be bygones?! Like I always get grounded!"

"You wouldn't always been grounded if you haven't done funny business." Rani pointed out softly, hitting him softly yet harshly on the rump. Gozi pouted and muttered somethings - Rani smiled, loving when he done this. "What was that?" she asked.

"Nothing," Gozi replied, laying down at the edge of the cave and went back to his sleep. Rani decided to stay with him for a bit, making sure he was asleep. He was - or so she thinks. With that Rani went off, leaving behind a sleeping Kion and their daughter and son.

Little did she knew a brown cub was following shortly behind.

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Rani caught up with the Nightpride, Surak, Nirmala, Baliyo. Sighing and smiling at her aunt and uncle, she heard that Nirmala would be having another cub soon. "So how is it?" Rani asked, motioning to her pregnant belly.

"Good," Nirmala replied rubbing her stomach. "They're having fun getting on my nerves."

"Surprised you didn't do it earlier," Rani announced, making both Surak and Nirmala chuckled slightly, yet roll their eyes.

"Seeing how you put up with Gozi, I hope the new one ain't like him," Nirmala stated.

"Yeah, luckily I wasn't like that," Rani said then smiling at her brother. "Like some people," the Queen of the Tree of Life laughed, making her brother whistle as he was innocent. She remember him getting yelled at and got grounded a lot when they were younger. "He has a mixture of Kion and Baliyo in him."

"What?!" Baliyo demanded playfully. "I was never in trouble!"

"Yes, Baliyo, you were so innocent," Nirmala stated in her usual peaceful voice yet she was being sarcastic, rolling her eyes with a smile, winking at Rani.

"Let's go now," Rani declared and with that the nightpride went off to do their usual duties.

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Gozi shook with fear. At day everything seems to be high, but yet at night the Tree of Life seems to be different and scarier. He thought about heading back, but nothing were seen except the Darkness. He now just wanted to go home and go to sleep.

Suddenly, he heard strange sounds, and narrowed his eyes to see nothing. Turning and finding himself in the middle of nowhere, Gozi jumped when he swore he heard rocks falling. "Well, well, well, the Prince of the Tree Of Life." a menacing voice had said.

Gozi turned to see who it was, but a claw made contact to his face and knocked him down. "N-No, plea-please stop! Don't kill me!" Gozi pleaded, crying out so loud in hope someone will hear him.

The strange thing slammed him down and knocked him out of the wind. Gozi couldn't do anything - being as young as he was - and was forced to be beatened up and such. He had hope he can survived this, but before he can finish him off - a roar was heard and he saw a lion and strange animal engaging in a fight.

His father.

He must've noticed he wasn't there and begin to searched for him. Gozi managed to stand up on shaky paws and went over to behind his father. Kion and the strange animal slashed and send a blow at each other. "How dare you put a paw on my son?!" Kion demanded.

The strange animal just attacked again Kion countered the strikes, aid coming to him with a followed with a punch to his nose. Finally, the lion managed to pinned his son's attacker down. Kion snarled and his eyes begin glaring, then the young lion let out a ear piercing roar. The roar send him flying, as Gozi couldn't take it anymore and collapsed, facefall.

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Waking up, Gozi felt something soft yet painful making contact towards his belly and look up to see Makini, holding the staff of the first Mandrill, and placing something on him. "This is the herbs I put on his wounds and he shall be fine," Makini declared. "But he also going to have head injury and the scar to his stomach will remain."

Gozi wanted nothing more then to bury himself in a hole - his mother was going to kill him for lying and sneaking off. She's serious when it comes to cases like this and most of all about her children. But the shooting pain forced him up and Gozi let out a small cry. "Gozi!" Janna cried, nuzzling her brother with tears in her eyes.

"Easy, Janna," Rani scolded in a surprisingly soft manner. Perhaps due to the pain in his head... and how she almost lost him. "And as for you, you and I are going to have a very serious discussion later." Gozi had an feeling about what that was; he knew he would be trapped in the cave for a few days.

"Wow, you do look cool with all of those scars on y'all," Bila said, wrapping his paws around him. The honey badger knew not to do it so hard - despite being excited, but just a soft and friendship manner.

"Yo, Goz', man, you were pretty beaten badly," Moto said.

"Yep, Prince Gozi mess up again," Gozi growled, his eyes glaring as he rolled onto his back. "Not the first time. I'm in so much trouble! And not only by my parents because of my dumb decisions!"

"Gozi," Rani said softly. "It's okay. Yes, you're in trouble, but it doesn't mean you should lose faith. Just calm down," Rani whispered, nuzzling him.

"I'm done!" Gozi cried, rolling back around and looking towards the confused his mother and friends. "All I do is cause trouble! I'm going to mature like auntie Kiara did with dad."

"Gozi, you don't have to..." Kion voice broke out, but Gozi mind was made up.

"Gozi, we gets in trouble a lot," Bila pointed out with a roll of eyes. "Come on, we're all good."

"I'm serious," Gozi declared with his face raised. Kion and Rani must have thought he gotten that from Kiara, who use to do that a lot. Both parents have thought about taking their cubs to the Pride Lands and since the shortcut they have now it would be much easier. Then, be added with a smile to his honey badger and cheetah's friends. "We can still hang though, guys."

"Ok," both nodded with a sigh knowing no way of convincing him out of this one. With that, Gozi's attitude change, and Kion and Rani knew he would be easier now, but they didn't want his mood to change because of what happen, but it's his choice rather they like it or not.