"You two are ready! Nice... very nice. You have the same blackness in your souls that Scar had. What is your destiny?" Zira asked her two sons.

"We will avenge Scar." Nuka and Kovu replied at the same time. "I will take his place in the Pride Lands." Kovu said on his own. Nuka resisted the urge to say he should have been picked as the next King.

"Yes! What have I taught you?"

"Simba is the enemy."

"And what must you do?"

"We must kill him!" Kovu and Nuka said once again at the same time. At the same time Kiara started her hunt. Vitani and a lioness went to the Elephant graveyard and got the fire needed and lit the area were Kiara was a blaze. Nuka and Kovu then had to do there part of the plan. Both go threw the flames and spot the now unconscious Kiara. Kovu grabs her and places her on his back Nuka sticks close behind. They leap across a chasms with flames roaring, and then Kovu tumbles with Kiara down a slope into a pool of water, where Kiara begins to sink. Kovu dives for her and drags her to shore. Zazu, flying overhead, watches the event Nuka jumps after them and has a much easier landing.

"I must tell Simba!" Zazu exclaims and flies back towards Simba. Kiara gasps for breath as she wakes up.

"Where am I?" She asks. Nuka jumps in quickly interrupting the beginning to speak Kovu.

"You back in the Pride lands and mostly uninjured thanks to us." He said proudly. Kiara seems a bit bewildered.

"The Pride Lands... no! Why did you bring me here? Who do you think you are?" Kiara demanded.

"We think we're the one who just saved your life!" Kovu said surprised with her lack of gratitude.

"Look! I had everything under control!" She shot back.

"Not from what we saw, if it wasn't for us you'd be extra crispy!" Nuka yelled back at her. He then noticed an itch beginning on his back.

"You dumb stinkin'." Kiara began to say but before she could finish Nuka itch became unignorable. He used his front paws to scratch his back.

"Oh these stupid termites!" He yelled. Kovu rolled his eyes, Kiara recognized Nuka now.

"Nuka!" She said happily.

Just then Simba and the lionesses from Pride Rock arrive. Simba jumps in front of Kiara, snarling and growling.

"Kiara! You're all right." Nala had a relived tone of voice.

"Kiara!" Simba shouted and began snarling at Nuka and Kovu. Nuka grew a frightened expression.

"Father... how could you break your promise?" An emotionally hurt Kiara asked her father.

"It's a good thing I did. I almost lost you. No more hunts for you; not ever!" Simba shot back not taking his eyes off the two outsiders
"But I was doing just fine! Even before Nuka-" Kiara was cut off by Simba.

"Nuka?" Simba said recognizing the termite ridden lion from there first encounter. He roared once again at the brothers.

"Simba?" Nala was concerned at her mates ferocity.

Simba glares at Nala. Rafiki has arrived, standing on the hillside behind Simba

"Hey! You two! How dare you save the King's daughter?" Rafiki said jokingly.

"You saved her? Why?" Simba knew there always something behind an outlanders 'good deeds'

"We humbly ask to join your pride." Kovu said stepping forward. Nuka pointed at Kovu and nodded.

"No! You were both banished with the other outsiders." Simba didn't even take time to think it over before he answered.

"We have left the Outsiders. We are rogues. Judge us now, for what we are... or are we to be blamed for a crime we didn't commit?"

"Simba... you owe them your daughter's life." Nala reminded Simba.

"Mmm... yes, sire. Clearly we are in his debt... and royal protocol demands that
all debts be paid. Though in this case you might want to make an exception."

Simba paces then comes to a decision.

"Hmmm. My father's law will prevail. For now, I reserve judgment. We'll see who you two really are."

Kovu smiles inwardly, Nuka smile nervously and Kiara turns to him and smiles.

"Hmph! Riffraff, the both of them." Zazu said.

TBC