TLK AP: Zira's Redemption

Story by Deblo Acener on SoFurry

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#1 of The Lion King: Alpha Pride

A new Lion comes into The Pride Lands and finds Zira along the way and has fun with her


After two months of conflict between the Pridelanders and the Outlanders as it finally came to an end from Scars and Zira's demise. They now all live together on the Pridelands peacefully. Ever since then more different Panthera's such as Lions, Jaguars, Lionesses and even Tigers, Panthers and Ligers began approaching the Pride Rock and the Pride Lands as now they are also welcomed. We now see a new lion wandering around the Safari of Africa looking for a home...

It was hot sunny day at The Gorge as now it was filled with water after the incident with Zira but nothing out of the ordinary as Herds of zebras, antelopes, giraffes, water buffaloes, elephants, and gazelles were all grazing, prancing, drinking, or even sleeping. A young adult male with, dark blue eyes, brown fur, cream white color on his underbelly to his paws, muzzle and a black mane. He continues to roam for food until he stumbles upon a carcass body of a certain outsider from awhile ago. He's surprised that her body lived this long without being picked clean by the vultures. He found her unconscious seemed to have passed out due to injuries and the hot sun beaming on her. The mysterious lion didn't like to see a lion get picked by a vulture even if it was an outsider as he grabbed her by the neck and dragged her carefully back to the Pride Rock. He drags her into a nearby unused cave.

A few minutes later she slowly reawakens as her vision was blurry for the moment until she saw the young brown lion.

She groans. "What happened to me?" Zira asked.

"What do you think happened. You passed out in the middle of the hot sun. I dragged you out." He answered.

"I see." Zira tries getting up but falls right back down.

"Whoa slow down, Cougar. You took quite a fall from the Gorge. Hey, aren't you Zira if I may ask?" He asked.

"Yes I am and once a proud mate of Scar and you are?" She answered and asked a following question.

"Thando and yes I know you were the mate of Scar. That lion who took over The Pride Rock leading it to rot then died from Hyenas. Yes I know." Thando answered.

"How did you know I was alive?" She asked.

"I didn't. Everyone thought you were dead after that fall you took from the Gorge. I'm surprised you lived this long. Hell no one even knows your still alive. No one even knows your here." Thando answered.

"Here where?" She asked.

"In my cave not to far from the Pride Rock." Thando answered.

"What? You brought me back here?!" Zira asked surprisingly.

"Relax. I told you no one knows your alive and no one knows your here." Thando answered.

Zira tries to get up so she can escape and plot her revenge on Simba and the entire Pride Rock but falls down due to her injuries realizing she powerless at the moment. So she just lie back down and tried to relax as much as she could.

"How long do you plan to keep me here as prisoner?" She asks curiously.

"I don't. Just until you can walk again that is. Then you can go where ever the hell you want." Thando answered.

"Why did you help me after everything that my mate and I did?" Zira asked with a disappointing tone and look.

"Well... I'm not a selfish lion I'll tell you that much and I'm not that kind of animal that leaves another for dead... even they were an outsider." Thando answered.

She gasps realizing he is being kind to her and first time a lion has ever been this nice to her before. "Now I have question for you." Thando mentioned.

"Hm?" Her eyes scrolled up to him.

"Me and the other hunters are gonna hunt at noon. So what's on your mind?" Thando asks.

"Hmm, I guess a gazelle would be fine." She answered softly.

"Alright then. I'll be back later maybe in an hour. In the meantime you should start on thinking about starting a fresh slate because you are not gonna survive on your own. Not like this. Later." Thando says as he walks out of the cave.

As Zira watched Thando leave it made begin to overthink on everything she is experience back then when Scar was still alive and when she took the fall to her death.

She sighs to herself. "Everything that has happened to me. Scar's death in the paws of Simba and Hyenas and my family now living in the Pride Rock. Even though Scar's own demise did lead to his downfall of his betrayed Hyenas and left me all alone with no one else to be with me. All I did was follow him blindly into fights where I just wanted to raise my cubs till I was banished to the Outlands of course. Simba said I had to let it go... maybe I should. Scar never truly loved me either all he wanted was the Pride Rock and nothing more with me after we had our cubs. I feel like such a fool into loving him and now... Maybe I can have a second chance with my children and maybe... Simba. And Thando just took me in to heal me I didn't think a lion like him would help me... Maybe it is time to let this go because... I miss my son. I miss my daughter and I want to reconnect with them."

After an hour of talking to herself Thando returned with a gazelle by the neck as he drags it back into the cave and sees Zira napping.

"Oh Zira. I'm back." Thando called to her.

Her hear twitches hearing him as she wakes up and Thando drags the body in.

"Thando, your back." Zira looked up to him.

"And I brought our dinner. So what do you want?" He asks.

"I'm taking the left leg." Zira answered as she bit the left leg off and began eating.

"I guess I'm taking the right leg then." Thando said as he tore the right leg off and began eating along with her.

"Thando, I've been thinking for sometime now before I fell to my death at the Gorge and when you found me." Zira mentioned.

"Yeah, what's been on your mind?" Thando answered.

"I've been thinking recently on everything that has happened. I feel like I've done so much wrong that I hate being alone. Without my children and even Scar and all he wanted was that damn rock and nothing more. I feel like such a fool for following him in his footsteps and making my cubs do the same. I..."

Zira began tear up in her eyes as Thando lay his paw on the back of her head trying to comfort her.

"Hey come on now. We all do selfish and crazy things but then learn at the end that somethings aren't mean't to be. I know you didn't mean to do all of that even though everyone tried helping you and rejected every other help you've been getting. One thing I know is that I can tell you have good in you. You just didn't see it until now." Thando says sympathetically.

"Do you really believe so, Thando?" Zira asked.

"I know so. Trust me. Once everyone sees that you've changed maybe they'll let you live here." Thando answered.

"I'm just tired of being alone without my cubs and even... Scar." Zira's ears flopped sadly.

"Well... your not exactly alone here. Now me I'm the lonely one here..." Thando said with a sad tone.

"How so?" Zira asked concerning.

"Well... let's just say that I never knew my parents. I don't know if they abandoned me or their dead. I've been alone for so long since I was a cub and I don't even know how I got a name like that. All I heard from when I was cub was "Thando" and that's it. I survived all this time on my own basically a lone survivor." Thando answered sadly.

Zira looked down sadly knowing how he felt about being lonely for such a long time. Zira then notices a claw scar on his right eye with a bloody eye in his iris.

"What happened to your eye, Thando?" Zira asked concerned.

"Oh that. Heh, I got into a fight with another lion and well I won but luckily I didn't lose a eye for it." Thando answered and chuckled a bit.

She looked at him and licked him on the cheek as Thando blushed a bit.

"I see why now your called Thandos. I don't know why someone would abandon a selfless, caring, loving, protective and yet a cute lion like you." Zira says softly and she purrs against him.

"I feel like we should've met each other a long time ago." Thnado joked.

She chuckles a bit as she leaned onto his body as the sky turned night and they went to sleep for the rest of the night.

The Next Morning...

Zira was sleeping calmly alongside with Thando as his entire arm was over her chest as she purred in her sleep. The sunrise came out as it began shining in their direction into their eyes as it woke up Thando first as he yawned and stretched out then got up. He goes out to find breakfast for them both until in a few minutes later Zira then wakes up next and sees Thando disappeared.

"Thando?" She asked for as she looked around but no sign of him. "Must of went out for breakfast. Everything is going great so far. Now I can..."

Suddenly interrupted by three lions in her cave Kovu, and Vitani her children and Simba with them. "Do what, mother?" Simba asked.

Zira gasped and see her children and Simba here. "Kovu? Vitani? Your here."

"Mother, you're alive? How is that possible?" Kovu answered then asking follow up question.

"I know it seems strange to see your mother alive and all but I survived the fall."

"Impossible. Nala tried to save you but you fell into the gorge. It's impossible for someone to survive that fall." Simba answered.

"Please. Give me a chance, Simba. I want to live with my children again. I've finally seen my ways when Scar was here. I want my past to be forgotten." Zira begged.

"Hm, I don't know. How do I know you won't go back to your old ways?" SImba asked.

"I won't. I swear. Cross my heart and hope to die." Zira swore as she crossed her heart with her claw.

Simba begins to think on this situation either to banish her or to let her live among the pride. Just as Simba was thinking about letting her stay or making her leave Thando arrives back to the cave with a two bunnies and sees that Simba was confronting Zira.

"Oh no. Zira." Thando calls out to her.

She sees him and runs towards him. "Thando."

"What is this, Zira? Another follower?" Simba asked.

"No. He isn't a follower. He helped me after the fall from the gorge. I was going to die if he didn't help me at all." Zira answered honestly.

"Simba, it's true. She had all the time to think about what shes done in the past even when Scar was around. She's seen her ways and wants to live with her children again

Thando placed his paw on her seeing how much he cares for her as Simba took notice on it and wants to be fair on this situation.

"Okay. How about this? We can settle this on Zira's punishment whether she can live among the Pride Landers or shall be banished into the Outlands as she once was before. We'll settle this at the Pride Court at Dawn. Don't be late." Simba says as he walks out of the cave.

Kovu and Vitani approached Zira as they were happy to see her again even after everything she and Scar have done.

"To tell you the truth mother. We actually miss you very much since the last time we saw you." Kovu spoke first.

"Yeah, we thought you were gone forever." Vitani spoke secondly.

"Yeah we really missed you, Mother." Kovu spoke lastly.

"I missed you all too and if it wasn't for Thando. I would be actually dead right now." Zira says as she nuzzles his cheek.

"Hey it was nothing. I'm just not that kind of lion to leave another for dead even if they were an outsider." Thando blushes a bit.

"Yes Thando. We want to thank you for healing our mother back to health." Kovu says to Thando.

"Hey don't worry about it. I'm just as surprised as you are that she lived this long." Thando answers.

"Well I guess we'll be going now and mother, it's really great to see you again." Kovu says.

Kovu says as he and Vitani walked out of the cave but Zira stopped Kovu for a moment. "Kovu..."

"Yes mother?" He asked.

"I'm sorry about everything I've done to you... even to your eye." Zira says as she gently rubs his eye where she scratched him.

"It's alright mom. It was a long time ago and I've gotten over it. I'll see you at the Pride Court." Kovu says as he walked out of the cave.

"Well at least I got to meet them again after that long time away." Zira says in relief.

"Your not out of the woods yet, Zira. We still gotta make you look innocent." Thando reminded.

"Ah yes that's right." Zira acknowledges it.

"Great with that said. Now let's have some breakfast shall we?" Thando motioned.

"Very well then. What have you caught today?" Zira asked as she followed him to the bunnies and had their breakfast.

The morning has passed as the sun began to fall to the horizon reaching the dawn. Every Panthera from Lion, Liger, Lionesses, Tiger, Panthers and Jaguars as the audience as Kovu, Vitani and even Kiara were up front. Sarabi and Nala on the side of the throne as council of the Pride Rock as Zazu was standing beside as well until Thando and Zira walked across from every small to big cat around looking down them especially on Zira. Some of them even liked Thando for his looking charms. One female White Tiger winked at him, a female light beige Liger licked her muzzle lustfully, one white female panther licks her fur seductively, a female lynx licks her paw arousing like and lastly two female Black Panthers purred seductively at him. Timon and Pumba were shocked to see her again.

"What the heck is she doing back here?" Timon asked shockingly.

"She's here to see if Simba will allow her to stay here in the Pride Rock or be banished forever." Pumba answered.

"Oh boy... I hope Simba knows what he's doing." Timon doubted.

"I'm sure he does."

"From when were together... no." Timon answered.

They reach the end of the room and waited for Rafiki to arrive.

"Are you sure we can do this?" Zira asks frighteningly.

"Trust me, Zira. We'll get through this." Thando answers.

"Okay then." Zira nodded.

Rafiki arrived with Simba as he walked to his so called throne in the middle of Nala and Sarabi.

"Please rise for the King." Rafiki announced as all of the animals stood up. Rafiki approached Zira and Thando and lets pokes his voodoo stick as the two Lions placed their paws on it giving an oath. "Do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god?" Rafiki asks.

"We swear that the evidence that I shall give, shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me god. Affirmation: I solemnly affirm that the evidence that I shall give, shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth." Zira and Thando say at the same time.

Simba roared as the other lions roared as well to start court. "The Pride Court shall now begin. You may be seated." Rafiki announces as they sat back down.

"Alright now. Let's get this case underway shall we? Now today's subject on Zira's punishment whether she can live among us and become a Pridelander like us or be banished back into the Outlands once again like before. Now Zira, do you have anything to say for yourself?" Simba asks.

The Lions looked at Zira waiting for an answer from her. She sighs taking a deep breath.

"Yes I do, Simba. Ever since that fall in the gorge and the last time I've seen my children I felt that it was the true end to my life. It was flashing before my eyes seeing the last moments with my children all of the times I watched over them when... Scar was around then. When the dam broke and the rushing water took me away I thought it was all over for me thinking I would die under water and get picked by vultures until I turned into bones when I washed on shore. I looked at myself and I realize that I was given a second chance in my life. A second chance to see that I was a stubborn lion that was a mate with Scar only wanted was the Pridelands and nothing more to do with me and the children and blindly followed him. I was angry and lonely thinking of my revenge against the Pride Rock and realizing that now it sounds silly doing something that will bring me more loneliness and anger than ever. I care about my children more than the Pride Rock I just wanted whats best for them. When I thought I was going to die I saw my savor; Thando. He knew how I felt about my children and loneliness. I was a fool Simba an old fool that wanted to change and I hope this will change your minds as well. Can you ever forgive this lower form of a fool?" Zira asked.

Simba looked around him and sees her children were wiping their eyes as Nala and Sarabi felt sorry for her as well then Rafiki, Timon and Pumba were crying their eyes out and Zira placed her paw on Thando's paw. He sighs and finally gives in. "Well... I guess I can forgive you. I mean you didn't start any of this, Scar did."

"What does that mean for me?" Zira asks.

"Well you've touched of mother's and my mates heart along with your kids. Even Timon and Pumba so it's given me no choice but to put to a vote. All say that Zira can change and believe that she can live with us. Raise your right paw and say I." Simba announces.

"I!" All the former Outsiders and some of the Pridelanders and her children say at the same time.

"And those who oppose?" Simba asks.

"Nay!" A few lions and creatures spoke at them same time.

"Well it's settled then. Most of the Outsiders want you to stay including your children so therefore. You can stay with us." Simba says.

Zira smiled and hugged Thando happily. "Oh Thando, I'm so happy right now."

"But there is one condition you have to accept." Simba informed her as her head shot up to him.

"What that would be, Simba?" Zira asked curiously.

"For the sake of my family and friends and their family and friends I can't allow you to leave your friends cave let alone the Pride Rock. You'll only be let out for hunts and the bathroom will stay in the cave. Also you'll be supervised by another lion to watch over you." Simba also informs.

"But who will watch me?" Zira asked.

"Well who do you think?" Simba asked as he referred to Thando. "Your children will do the same. Now Zira, don't take this the wrong way but I'm only doing this for the sake of everyone. Remember that you'll be watched by Thando and everyone else around you... including me." Simba informed.

"Well if it's for the sake of my children and Thando then I'll accept your terms. I'm tired of being lonely I wanna live with my family again." Zira admitted and accepted.

"Thando, do you take the responsibility of watching over Zira in the name of Pride Rock and the Pridelands?" Simba asks.

"Yes, I will take full responsibility." Thando answered.

"Well then it's settled. Zira, welcome to the Pride Rock." Simba welcomed.

The Lions roared as Kovu, Vitani and Nuka hugged Zira. "Mother, this is wonderful. We can be a family again." Nuka expresses.

"Pride Court adjourned!" Rafiki announced as every lion and other creature walked out.

Zira approached Thando with a happy smile on her face as she rubbed her head against Thando's neck and he blushes at the same time.

"Thando, thank you so much. Really I appreciate it."

"Hey it was nothing. I told you even if they were outsiders some lions deserve a chance." Thando reminds her.

She blushed a bit feeling how happy she was on the inside and wanted to thank him in a way of repaying him. "Well I am quite tired from the court. I'll see you back at your cave." Zira says as she walked out.

"Okay then." He says as he watched her walk out.

"Thando, we know that our mother has done terrible things especially what happened to my eye. I never forgave her for that but I learned to pass that since time passed on. I know and I can our mother changed and you helped her see to that." Kovu says.

"I guess I reformed her then. Maybe she really has changed."

"Yes and thanks to you we can be a family again without the horrible memories. At least now our cubs get to see their grandmother now." Kiara says.

"Well you know me. I'm just another friendly neighborhood lion." Thando chuckles.

"Yeah anyways. Were gonna go check on our cub. We'll see you around." Vitani says as Kovu,

"So what?! That's it?! Were supposed to forget everything that happened with Zira and Scar that they've done?!" Timon asks.

"Maybe she finally had a change of heart for once." Pumba says.

"Pfffft. Yeah right after the many times she tried to eat me." Timon mumbled to himself.

"Come on, Timon. Haven't you heard of "Forgive and Forget?" Pumba asks.

"Yes but how about Forget I ever saw this nightmare of my life?" Timon asks.

"Hm, I feel I've heard that somewhere before." Pumba thinks out loud.

"Ugh... I'm gonna go for a walk. To forget what I saw tonight." Timon says as walked out of the cave with Pumba.

"Hm, I should go check on Zira to she if she's okay." Thando thought to himself as he walked back to his cave.

Thando returned to his cave as Zira sees him walk in. "Thando." Zira exclaims.

"Zira, how are you doing?" Thando asks.

"I'm doing great thanks to you. Now I finally get to live with my children again and I can finally have my piece of mind. Thando, really thank you for everything." Zira thanks.

"Hey it's no problem. I'm just an ordinary lion is all." Thando answered.

"Your more than that. Your kind, sweet, helpful, selfless, caring, loving and protective. I wished back when I was young I met you instead of Scar. I regret that all those years ago and now... I wonder if their is anyone else for me out there." Zira says as she begins to tear up a bit.

Thando moved closer to her as Zira nuzzled under his mane and Thando blushed deeply. "Well I'm here for you."

Thando and Zira lean against each other as they looked into each others eyes and their muzzles touches and began kissing each other deeply. They brake the kiss for a moment as they both blushed very deeply feeling quite embarrassed.

"Oh my... this is strange." Zira says to herself.

"Well I didn't expect that either." Thando says to himself.

(Both) "I'm sorry about that." They say at the same time.

"But do you like me?" Thando asks curiously.

"Well... ever since you saved me... I do." Zira answers blushing.

"I see. I like you too." Thando blushed deeply also.

She blushed hearing him say that as couldn't bare the feelings for him and smiled at him. "I just wish I can repay you somehow."

"Maybe you can." Thando smiled a little.

"What did you have in mind?" Zira asks with a small grin.

Thando laid down on the floor on his back then spreads his legs showing his large testicles as Zira was blushed to see something this large before. Zira walks closer to him as she lays her paw on his ball sack and begins playing with them for bit as Thando moaned a bit.

"My, what a large sack you have. Much larger than Scars I'll admit." Zira says as she lowered her muzzle and began licking and sucking on them.

"Oh Zira, you haven't seen it yet." Thando says as he moaned.

"What do you mean?" Zira asks seductively.

She looked at his crotch as she sees it beginning to grow, fully erecting as it was a large cock. She never seen a large cock like that before since she mated with Scar and was pretty shocked. Thando just a gave seductive look with a smile as she smiled back.

"Now you know what I mean." Thando answers her.

She smiled and chuckled as she began began sucking the entire shaft down as she bobbles her head up and down slowly making sure it was harden enough. Thando moaned as Zira looked up at him and smiled as she continued bobbling her head up and down but picking up the pace more as she realize it was a lot bigger than she thought it was. She pops off of his cock as it was covered in her saliva and she began stroking it while Thando moaned out.

"Your quite larger than I thought you were." She says seductively.

"You've seen nothing yet sweetie." He answered while moaning.

"Oh we'll see. Now let's see how much your packing in there." Zira says as she rushes her mouth down back on to his cock.

He moaned as she deepthroat his cock as he felt her tongue licking and wrapping his his wet cock.

He moaned out as she giggled and continued bobbing her head up and down. Thando moaned out louder as Zira picked up the pace going faster and deeper into his cock as Thando lays his paw on her head, grabs hold of her head and forcefully thrusts down into her throat. Zira gagged a bit as it was completely balls deep into her throat to the point where he was close to cumming into her throat.

"Oh yeah, Zira. That's a good old gal." Thando moaned out while thrusting her head down.

"Mmm!" Zira moaned as it was her only response.

Thando had an idea as he pulled her head off his cock as he sees her panting heavily with her tongue hanging out including dripping saliva with a bit of pre-cum mixed in it.

"Why did you stop? Are you done?" She asked while panting.

"Oh far from it my sweet lion. I'm not pumping my cubs into your mouth. That's wasteful of good cubs. I'm putting them where they can be useful." Thando answered as he grinned.

"Cubs? Oh no, I'm too old for cubs now." Zira answers.

"Come on now honey. Your never to old have a few more and besides you got quite an experience for an old gal. Also you enjoyed my cock more than I thought you would and I know how much you want this in you." Thando grinned.

Thando pushes her down on her back as Thando climbs on top of her and looked down at her with a large grin on his face. Zira blushed deeply seeing it close to her pussy and can't barely imagine the fitting.

"Now let's see how much you will take." Thando said devilishly.

"Please... I can't." Zira begged while blushing.

Thando just grinned at her and slide his large cock into her pussy as she moaned out feeling his large cock filling up her pussy. He slowly begins to thrust into her as she never felt something this large ever before as Thando was looking down into her eyes while Zira was moaning loudly.

"Ah!... Ah! So big..." Zira moaned out.

"Yeah bigger than Scar's I can imagine." Thando grunts while thrusting.

"Yes... Thando." She moaned out.

Zira moaned louder as Thando picked up the pace thrusting faster and harder into her and Zira's paws was holding his chest. He thrusts deeper into her feeling her walls wrapping around his cock while his ball sack was slapping against her pussy as he moaned louder to the point where she couldn't fight it anymore. She felt that his cock was the most satisfying thing ever put in her and Thando grinned finally seeing her give in to him.

"Yeah I knew you would submit to my cock." Thando says as he thrust harder into her.

"Thando... fuck me harder." Zira moaned quietly.

Thando thrusts furiously deep into her pussy hitting her womb as Zira's pussy was getting wet again since she mated with Scar. Thando was close to cumming as he thrusts at a faster and harder pace and she looks into his eyes with a submissive look.

"Admit, my young cock is the best thing that ever happened to you." Thando says while thrusting hard.

"Yes!" She responds only with a loud moan.

"Admit it that I'm a better mate than Scar." He tells her why moaning loudly.

"Yes you are, Thando. Fuck me good, Thando!" Zira moaned louder.

"Yeah be my mate." Thando says as he thrusts furiously.

"Yes Thando! I'm yours to keep. Take me and make me your breeding slut!" Zira moaned out.

"Yeah, that's what I want to hear." Thando moaned out.

Thando thrust faster and deeper into Zira as she moaned feeling his large going deeper into her womb with the last few thrusts he finally shoots his large white liquid love juices into her womb as he was shooting more than she thought he would. Zira screamed as she felt his cum filling into her womb and felt his cock pushing in deep to keep all the cum inside but some squirted out as he shot another load.

Thando roared loudly even the cave across heard them. They begin to calm down as they were both panting heavily as Zira panting fast like as if she was having a heart attack since she has never felt that kind of rush in a long time. Thando dropped his muzzle onto her muzzle and kissed her deeply while moaning under their breathes.

"That was... amazing." Zira moaned out.

"It was and I never thought I get to fuck an old gal like you." Thando answered.

"Who knew I still had it in me." Zira commented.

"Yeah who knew." Thando answered.

Thando slowly pulled his cock out as she moaned feeling his large shaft sliding out and made a pop sound. Her pussy was leaking out a bit as Thando lay beside her panting a bit relaxing at the moment.

"Oh Thando, if I was young now you would've had a much nicer and tighter pussy. I would make you run wild ramming that nice piece of meat into me." Zira says seductively.

"Oh but I did ram that nice piece of meat into your pussy. Too bad it wasn't tight for me but I liked it. I would like to see your daughter do better. I got plenty more for her." Thando answered.

"Trust me she'll want it from you. Goodnight my lover." Zira says.

"Goodnight my breeding slut." Thando says.

They both kissed each other and went to sleep for the rest of the night.