Love Withstands Anything

Love Withstands Anything is a short story inspired by The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. It was published by Disney Press in 2006 as part of Disney Princess Collection.
==Synopsis==
One morning, Simba, the king of the Pride Lands, warned his daughter, Kiara, not to wander into the Outlands. As Kiara left, Simba tasked Timon and Pumbaa with keeping an eye on her. Timon and Pumbaa scolded Kiara for venturing too near the Outlands, but she managed to slip away once they started snacking on grubs.
Within the Outlands, Kiara encountered an Outsider cub named Kovu, who teased her for being a Pride Lander. Eager to prove herself, Kiara ventured out onto some logs in a marsh. However, the logs turned out to be crocodiles. Kiara and Kovu fled, and afterwards, Kovu formally introduced himself and admitted that Kiara had been very brave. Just then, Simba arrived and started to defend Kiara from Kovu. At the same time, a lioness emerged from the underbrush to defend Kovu from Simba. Simba recognized the lioness as Zira, whom he had banished to the Outlands for plotting against his kingship. Simba ordered Zira to leave, and the two families departed.
Years later, an adult Kiara embarked on her first hunt, only to discover that Simba had sent Timon and Pumbaa to watch over her. Furious, Kiara resolved to hunt outside the Pride Lands. No sooner had she run away when the Outsiders set fire to the savanna, and Kiara collapsed from smoke inhalation. Before long, Kovu approached and carried Kiara to safety in the hopes that he could infiltrate Simba's pride and assassinate Simba. After the rescue, Kiara recognized Kovu as her childhood friend, and Simba reluctantly allowed him to join his pride.
Days later, Kovu attempted to assassinate Simba, only for Kiara to interrupt him and beg him to teach her how to pounce. During their training session, they ran into Timon and Pumbaa, who appealed to them for help in scaring off some birds who were eating their grubs. In the face of Kovu's confusion, Kiara explained that they were simply having fun. In chasing the birds, the friends inadvertently upset some hippopotamuses and had to hide in a small den. Once the danger had passed, Kovu and Kiara attempted to leave the den and, in doing so, accidentally kissed.
That night, Kovu and Kiara watched the stars, during which Kiara explained that their ancestors watched over them, and Kovu wondered if he could escape his past. Just then, Rafiki led the two lions to a lush jungle called Upendi, where he encouraged them to fall in love. The two lions returned to Pride Rock, where Simba observed Kiara's happiness and made peace with Kovu.
Later, the Outsiders ambushed Kovu and Simba, and Simba barely managed to escape to Pride Rock. Though Kovu returned to the Pride Lands and attempted to explain his innocence, Simba banished him from the kingdom. Unable to convince her father to reconsider, Kiara fled Pride Rock and reunited with Kovu. While looking at their reflections in a pool, Kovu commented, "We are one," and Kiara realized that they had to reconcile their feuding prides.
Meanwhile, at Antelope Gorge, the Outsiders and Simba's pride launched into battle. Just as Simba and Zira were about to fight each other, Kovu and Kiara intercepted them and begged them to make peace. While Simba heeded Kiara's words, Zira attempted to attack Simba. Kiara, however, blocked Zira's attack, and the two lionesses rolled into the gorge. Kiara managed to catch herself on a ledge and attempted to help Zira climb to safety, but Zira fell to her death in the river below.
With Zira dead, the Outsiders reintegrated into Simba's pride, and Kiara and Kovu were married. Together, the royal lions and their subjects roared over the Pride Lands.
==Appearances==
==Trivia==
* In Love Withstands Anything, Kovu, Kiara, Timon, and Pumbaa upset a herd of hippopotamuses and get chased into a small den. However, in the original film, it is a herd of rhinoceroses that they upset.
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==References==
Category:The Lion King II: Simba's Pride short stories
Category:Real world
Category:Short stories