Chapter One- What Started As A Normal Day…

(A/N: hello, everyone! It's been a while, I know, but I haven't given up on this fandom. I do have other TLG story ideas that I want to do, so this won't be the last Lion Guard fic. Thank you guys for reading, and enjoy!

Oh, and this will feature KiFu, a.k.a Kion x Fuli.)

Kion slowly began to wake up, the warm, calming breeze entering the cave brushing through his fur. His eyes sleepily started to open, his head trying to lift itself up. He gazed towards the entrance, seeing that the sun's light was entering the cave. 'Guess I better get up, then,' he thought. He slowly got up to his paws, his legs still stiff from sleep. As he threw his head up with a yawn, his light brown eyes opened more, a smile forming on his face. Walking towards the entrance, he winced as his eyes readjusted to the sudden intensity of the light. Once he was fully outside, he stepped near the edge of Pride Rock, looking out at the kingdom that he was a part of. The sky was a serene shade of blue, with fluffy white clouds dotted about, the magnificent sun up high. The Pride Lands were peaceful, the ground a mix of yellows and browns with the occasional spot of green- this was because it was the dry season, so this came as no surprise to the young Prince. He could spot different herds and flocks dotted about, no sign that there was any trouble. 'Hopefully, the day should stay peaceful.'

"Good morning, Kion," he heard a voice speak from behind. Turning around, the golden furred, red maned cub saw his sister, and heir to the throne, Kiara. His sister had more of a peach-coloured fur, and her eyes were a darker shade of brown. She had a slight smirk on her lips. "I see you're finally awake."

Kion rolled his eyes, but still smiled. "Good morning, Kiara," he greeted back.

"Mom just returned from the morning hunt, so breakfast is ready."

"Okay."

So, Kion followed his sister, heading down Pride Rock to where the other lions and lionesses were. As they approached the group, two adults- a male and a female- turned their heads towards the two cubs. These lions were Simba and Nala, king and queen of the Pride Lands. From a glance, it was easy to tell that the four of them were related, as Kion's mane and fur were the same colour as his father's, and both cubs had a similar eye colour to the king, whereas Kiara's fur was more like her mother's.

"Good morning, you two," Nala greeted her children, smiling warmly.

"Yes, good morning," Simba also greeted, smiling just as much.

"Morning, mom! Morning, dad!" The two cubs replied.

"You two sleep okay?" Nala asked. Both cubs nodded. "That's good. Well, since you're both here, and so is everyone else, I guess we should eat." So, following Simba's morning address to the Pride, they all enjoyed their breakfast meal of gazelle, with enough for everyone to enjoy. Naturally, being lions, it was a short meal, and the majority of the Pride quickly returned to their daily routines. As Nala began to lick her paws, she turned to her son. "So, Kion, I take it you'll be headed on patrol shortly?"

He nodded. "Yeah. The guys are probably waiting, so I should get going now."

"Well, be careful, all of you," Simba warned his son, his face caring yet serious. "Even if there is no trouble to take care of, Rafiki has warned me that, due to the dry season being in full swing, the weather conditions should be worsening soon. I know you and the Guard can take care of yourselves, so be aware."

"Thanks, dad, we will," Kion replied. He got up to his feet, and began to head off. "See you later!"

In the cave, the other members of the Guard- Fuli, Bunga, Beshte and Ono- were waiting for their leader. While they hadn't been waiting long, Bunga in particular was rather impatient.

"What's taking him so long?" The honey badger complained. "I'm losing my mind, waiting this long!"

"Bunga," Ono stated bluntly, "we've been here for just over five minutes."

"Oh."

Fuli rolled her eyes, the cheetah stretching. "He'll be here soon enough, Bunga, just calm down."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." He glanced around the cave, looking for a way to preoccupy himself, before his eyes glistened and he smiled giddily. "Yummo!" He ran straight towards one side of the cave, where he began to feast upon a small bunch of bugs that had crawled in. "Mmm! These are delicious! Any of you guys want some?"

Fuli stuck her nose up and backed off as Bunga held up a handful of the bugs. "Eww! No thank you, Bunga!" He simply shrugged, and when Beshte and Ono declined, he began to munch away at the bugs, much to Fuli's disgust. "Ugh!" She pretended to gag, before looking towards the entrance again. 'Where are you, Kion?' she pondered.

As if on cue, Kion made his way into the cave. "Hey, guys!" He greeted.

"Hey, Kion!" Bunga, Beshte and Ono greeted back, although Bunga's response was muffled due to the fact he was eating.

"About time you got here!" Fuli told him, stepping towards the lion cub with an angry look on her face. "How come you're the last one here?"

He frowned a little. "Uh, sorry, Fuli. I didn't mean to be so-"

Her laugh cut him off, the lion cub noticing that her gaze had changed to one of pure amusement. "Kion! I can't believe you fell for it!" He blushed out of embarrassment, which caused her to giggle more. 'Aww, he's blushing! How cute!' "Relax, I was just teasing you!"

"Right," he muttered, before clearing his throat. "Anyway, my dad wanted me to warn you guys to be careful, as there may be some bad weather today." He turned to the egret. "Ono, be sure to keep an eye out."

"Sure thing, Kion!" Ono replied.

"Uh, we're being careful because of weather?" Bunga asked. "That's kinda lame."

"Actually, this far into the dry season, the weather can pick up rather quickly, and can be quite dangerous if there are any sandstorms or lightning clouds. It's common knowledge, really."

"Exactly, so if we see anything like that, we need to get to safety, and help anyone that we can before it reaches us," Kion instructed. "Is that clear?"

"Clear!" They all responded.

"That's good! Alright, I think we're good to go! Til the Pride Lands end!"

"LION GUARD DEFENDS!"

So, the Lion Guard began their patrol. As they travelled throughout the Pride Lands, ensuring that everything was peaceful and doing their part to help wherever possible, they didn't come across anything that would be cause for alarm. Whilst there was a slight case of 'panicking and running' from the zebras, everything was calm.

That was, until they neared the giraffe herd. Just as they arrived, a trio of familiar hyenas showed up, and tried to sneak up on the giraffes, hoping for a quick meal. Ono, however, was quick to spot them, being the keenest of sight.

"Hapana!" The egret alerted. "The hyenas are going to attack the giraffes!"

"Not if we can stop it!" Kion replied, followed by him turning to Fuli. "Fuli, get behind them, then once we've gotten close, stop them!"

"I'm on it, Kion!" She said, before speeding away.

"Ono, Bunga, try and get the giraffes to safety whilst me and Beshte confront Janja's clan!"

"We're on it!" Ono reported, leading the way with Bunga following after.

"Beshte, you ready?"

"You know it!"

"Alright- let's go!" So, Kion charged ahead, with Beshte not far behind. Janja was about ready to pounce on one of the younger giraffes, but when Kion gave the signal, Fuli leapt out at him, knocking him to the side. While he tried to get up, Kion pounced, pinning the hyena to the ground. "Janja! Stop this at once!"

"I shoulda known you'd come to spoil our meal," the hyena grumbled, glaring at the Lion Guard leader. "Why can't you ever leave us be?"

"Do you really need to ask that?" Fuli asked, while she held Chungu to the ground, Beshte doing the same to Cheezi. "If you respected the circle of life, this wouldn't be an issue! Heck, you'd be allowed into the Pride Lands!"

The hyena leader simply laughed. "You don't actually believe all that, do ya? I swear Simba's turned ya brains to mush!"

"Don't talk about my father like that!" Kion growled. "Now, I'm going to give you one chance- leave now, or we will force you to leave."

Janja stared back at Kion for a moment, silence filling the air, only for it to be ended by a sigh from Janja. "I can see we ain't winnin' here. Fine, we'll go."

"Make sure you do." Kion hesitantly moved off of the hyena, allowing him to get to his feet. Kion gave a nod and watched as Fuli and Beshte did the same, but when he turned back to Janja, he pounced the lion cub, with Chungu pinning the cheetah and Cheezi jumping at the hippo.

"Ha! You really thought we'd leave! Your brains really are mush!" He lowered his head, sneering at Kion while he scowled. "I'm gonna enjoy getting rid of you pests!" Kion spat in his face, causing the sneer to turn into a scowl. "Okay, now I'm REALLY gonna enjoy it."

The two growled at each other. While Fuli squirmed to help her friend, and Beshte tried to shake off Cheezi, Janja raised his paw, ready to strike with it.

"Janja!" They heard a voice call, as Mzingo flew in. "We have to leave- now!"

"Relax, Mzingo!" Janja replied to the vulture. "The Lion Guard isn't going anywhere, so we've got plenty of-"

"No, we don't! If we don't leave now, we may never get out of here!"

Janja wondered what Mzingo was going on about, but as he saw the concerned look in his eye, he realised he was being serious. Sighing, he turned back to Kion. "Looks like ya'll live another day." He then turned to the other two hyenas. "Boys! Let's go!"

With that, Janja and his crew retreated to the Outlands. As Kion and Fuli both got to their feet, they looked at each other. "What just happened?" Fuli asked.

"I'm not sure," Kion answered. "Let's find Ono and Bunga, and see if they know anything." So, the three of them headed in the direction that the egret and honey badger had led the giraffes, not going far before their friends were in sight. "I think I see them up ahead!"

Kion began to pick up speed as he ran towards his teammates. "Kion!" Ono called out. "Turn around!"

Kion slowed to a halt, Fuli and Beshte doing the same. "Ono, what's going on?"

"We need to run, now!" Ono never stopped as he neared his friends, and neither did Bunga. "This way, quickly!"

Kion watched as Ono and Bunga passed him by. "What's going-" His words were cut off by a loud booming sound behind him, prompting him to turn around, which caused his eyes to widen in shock. "Hevi Kabisa!"