The Lion King: A New Dawn

The Lion King: A New Dawn is a cancelled fanfiction by Caldafox. It was to follow the lives of the members of Simba's pride after Kovu and Kiara become the new rulers of the Pride Lands, following Simba and Nala's retirement. It was also a follow-up to TLK - Kopa and Vitani: Unexpected Love and many other fanfictions by Caldafox.
=== Summary ===
Simba and Nala announce their stepping down as the monarchs of the Pride Lands. Kiara and Kovu assume the throne after support from their family, signaling the start of a new era. Not long after, many in the pride are blessed with the gift of children and learn how to be responsible parents. The cubs themselves learn many lessons in friendship, honesty, compassion and obedience. Vitani's Lion Guard deals with an assortment of tasks, which puts a strain on Kopa and Vitani's marriage. Romance buds for many in the Pride Lands - and who knows what else is in store for them?
=== Early production ===
Many of the stories in this series are re-written versions of Lion King fanfics that Caldafox wrote as a 12yr old. However, a lot are recently thought up to include newer characters. 
Caldafox added this fanfiction to her user profile on the day she finished His Golden Treasure, revealing the name. She previously stated on Discord that she would start A New Dawn after finishing her last fanfiction. Many images were uploaded a year or months ahead of time.
Other names were in consideration before Caldafox selected TLK AND. One of them was "My Second Half". In this early brainstorm, the series would focus mostly on Vitani's parenthood and consideration for her children, before it was scrapped and the present story was written up.
=== Spin-offs ===
Several spin-offs were considered for this fanfiction before it was even started.
The Lion King: Adapting and Acceptance was a Serengeti-Lion King crossover that was recently deleted due to Caldafox's lack of motivation and time for writing it.
A Visit to the Pride Lands was another spin-off that has been morphed into TLK AND as a few continuous episodes.
The Lion King: Kheri's Guard now serves as the only spin-off. It is a midquel, taking place between the first and middle half of TLK AND.
=== Cancellation ===
In spring of 2024, Caldafox got busy with many things in her life beyond social media and abandoned most activity on her Internet sites. She never got around to writing a single chapter of this fanfiction after moving and starting a new life twice in a few months time. Thus, many of her original characters never got to appear in any work and their stories will never be told. She has ceased writing fanfiction and has since left the fandoms she was in, thus cancelling the series before it even started.
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