New Protectors

**New Protectors** is the fourth episode of Season 4.

## Synopsis

Five familiar yet unfamiliar lionesses wish to join the Night Pride. Can they be trusted, or are they apart of Askara and Kila’s pride?

## Script

A few days had passed since the babysitting incident. Since then, the Ujina Pride had stopped their attacks. It was strange. It seemed as if they were either just lazying around or making up a new plan. Not all was peaceful in the Night Pride, except for the fact that Surak and Nirmala were now official mates. Kion and Rani had had a little disagreement, but all mates disagree sometimes, and Kion and Rani had worked it out.

“Night Pride, together!” Rani shouted, as she led the Night Pride to the Mountain Pass with Ullu watching them. “Still no sign of them!”

”Rani?” Surak turned his head towards his neice. “Do you want them to attack us?”

”Well…no and yes.” Rani sighed, looking at the ground. “No, because that is obviously bad, but yes since i feel as if something bad will happen then.”

”Hey, guys! Listen to that!” Baliyo said, perking up his ears.

”What do you mean-?” Nirmala asked, but stopped when she also heard it too. Whispers. It sounded that the voices belonged to four or five animals. The Night Pride waited for whatever was approaching to come to them. They waited. The whispers and noise suddenly stopped. Rani looked over at the Night Pride.

”Are you Queen Rani?”

Rani practically jumped out of her skin. The Night Pride turned their heads towards the sight: Five adult lionesses.

“Umm…yes. Yes, I am.” Rani said, placing on a small smile. “Who are you five?”

”Could we speak to King Kion, first?” The lioness with a squinty eye asked.

”Of course.” Surak replied. “But we do need to know who you are first. There is a pride of some dumb evil lions who keep attacking.”

”We are not from an evil pride!” The light grey lioness spoke. “At least, not anymore…”

”We are from Zira’s pride.” One of them with Spots beneath her eye stated. “We asked Kion if we could live at the Tree, and he agreed to ask, but we backed down. Now, we have bid farewell to our families and cub, in my case, to start a new life.”

”Of course you may come in.” Nirmala smiled, as the pride led them in. They took the five to the Tree. They saw Kion sleeping, with Makini sleeping not too far.

”Hey, Kion!” Rani said, shaking Kion awake.

”Did something happen?” Kion yawned, opening his eyes. “Huh-? Oh! It’s you five!”

”See, told ya.” The brown lioness.

”Sorry, we forgot to ask. What are your names?” Surak looked at the lionesses.

”Well.” One of them spoke. “My name is Farasi. My mother came from the Old Pride in the Out Lands. The one with the squinty eye is Mjanja/Sly Eye, she is a daughter of Scar. The brown lioness is Wavivu, she is also a daughter of Scar and Mjanja’s half sister. The lioness with the spots underneath her eye is Spotty (Madoa). She is Shabaha’s mother. And finale there is Xolo, she is also Scar’s daughter and the half sister to Wavivu and Mianja.”

”I know a hyeana named Madoa!” Kion said.

”Well…that was defiantly a lot.” Baliyo stated.

“So, do you wish to join the Night Pride?” Kion asked, turning his head to the five lionesses.

”Well, yes. I think all of us would want to live in a kingdom without any ideas about our past or anything.” Farasi stated.

”Yes.” Mjanja added on. “Some of us…we don’t forgive ourselves for what we have done.”

”We feel as this was a new beginning and fresh start for us.” Wavivu stated.

”Some of us have left our whole lives behind.” Spotty (Madoa) said. “I left my adult daughter, my mother and pregnant sister, since i feel as if I need to make a new start for me.”

”If you all are asking to join the Night Pride-“ Rani stated, before she was interrupted.

”We can fight!” Xolo exclaimed. “We have been highly trained! We know!”

”Oh, it isn’t about that.” Rani nodded. “If you want to join, I can give you your marks tomorrow morning. You can also be introduced to the kingdom and the guard, Ullu could send out a message. We may not need you for every night missions, but you all could still help?”

“Oh, yes yes yes!” Farasi smiled. “Thank you, thank you all of you!”

”We were planning to have a few cubs with a few rogues.” Mjanja stated.

”We should probably get back to our patrol.” Surak nodded.

”Yes.” Nirmala replied. “Rani? Make sure you remember to tell them where they can sleep.”

”Oh yeah!” Baliyo spoke. “They can sleep in the den!”

”Yes.” Rani nodded. “It may not be the largest, but it could do?”

The five lionesses walked in the cave. They looked around in amazement. “Thank you, your majesty.” Xolo yawned. “I think we should all sleep now. I’m tried.”

“Night, Kion.” Rani said to Kion, walking about.

”Goodnight, Rani.” Kion smiled at Rani, before dozing back off to sleep.