Chapter 2: A New World (Canon)

[Asani]

Inside Sacha's womb, the little body began to kick the female slightly.

Peke continued to sleep peacefully next to Nikita, his tail flicking slightly in his sleep.

[Sabre]

"So they are ruthless. Wanting to kill cubs without remorse, or atleast, this Zinoviya is." Sabre says with a look of deep disgust in his visage.

[darkrose283]

<sub>Sacha sighed werily as the mountains came into view. The month long trek had been especially hard upon her. She had lost pounds and pounds of weight, her ribs wer easily visible and her belly was quite thin indeed. If they had remained in Mlinzi, Sacha's pregnancy could have gone unnoticed from her thicker figure. Now, however, it was as obvious as a giraffe in a gazelle herd. Her belly extended oddly, the skin taught against it. From the size of the buldge, it was apparent she was to have more then one.
Even now, as the quartet moved along, she felt her unborn children shifting within. A particularly strong kick caused her to hiss in a breath, pausing from her walk. Gritting her teeth together, she took in a deep breath using mind over matter to push the slight pain out of thought. She glanced up on her back to little Kafeel and gave him a comforting smile.
"Don't worry, it's just your siblings saying 'Hello'."
Returning her gaze to Vera and Kawaida, she trotted lightly to catch up. Flicking her tail from side to side, she noticed a few guards at the Belikov border had spotted them. A group of three were already heading their way. Raising her head, she gave a short roar and watched as they slowed their pace, their posture changing from defensive to curiousity.
"Privet devochki, pomnishʹ menya?"
"Ah, eto vy tolʹko Sasha. Prinyal vy dostatochno dolgo, chtoby poluchitʹ zdesʹ. Kak zhe tak?"
"My priehali iz Mlinzi, ya predpolagayu, chto vy ne znaete, kak daleko eto? Eto v Kenii i Tanzanii granits."
"Kakaya raznitsa. Staryeĭshina vozmushchena tem, chto vy slishkom dolgo, chtoby uvidetʹ yee o svoem... disloyality. Puh, ne ozhidaet kakih-libo tepluyu privet·stvuet libo, pozor."
The two Belikov guards turned and began to lead the group to the pride's base. Sacha lowered her head as she followed them. She knew she would be treated this way, and she expected alot worse from the others.

Ana jumped slightly when Mkali entered their den. She gasped softly at the news, trying to look past him into the tunnel as if she could see the main den from here.
"Are the children alright?"

Nikita, however had been unable to fall asleep, flashes of earlier kept burning into her mind. She snuggled up against Peke, glad to at least have him beside her. She watched the rest of the lions warily, wondering if they are going to come and attack her as well.

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Translation
"Hello girls, remember me?"
"Oh, it's just you Sacha. Took you long enough to get here. How come? "
"We came from Mlinzi, I'm guessing you don't know how far away that is? It's at the Kenya and Tanzania borders."
"Whatever. The Elder is furious that you've taken too long to see her about your...disloyality. Puh, don't expect any warm welcomes either, disgrace."</sub>

[Ishana]

Ishana's eyes were red from crying when she had curled up by her mother's side. She was confused, scared and lost. She woke feeling movement inside of her mother's corpse. "H-help! Someone, please! P-please...!" She looked around, but her mind was screaming at her; she feared that whoever killed her mother was coming for her next. "H-hello?" Her voice began to shake and she said, "Can someone please help me?" After that she began crying from fear again.

[Blaze]

Kawaida looked to the Belikov guards. Hatred swelled within him. Despite how angry he was with Sacha in the past, that anger had long since faded. He looked to Sacha instead now, his emerald eyes shining with sincerity. "Vy ne pozor. Vy tolʹko budet pozorom, yesli vy dumaete, chto vy. Ostavaĭtesʹ gorditʹsya, i znayu, chto Yestʹ te, kto nikogda ne dumayu, chto lyuboĭ iz vas menʹshe."

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Huruma looked at Wedger once more. "We can't take him with us. The others would tear him to shreds," he whispered to the dark grey lioness.

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Blaze growled at what Mkali had said.

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Translation: "You are not a disgrace. You will only be a disgrace if you think you are. Remain proud, and know that there are those who will never think any less of you."

[Hero58]

She looks at Huruma "Well we cant just leave him here" she responds "He's to young to survive on his own"

[Silver]

"Oh, okay mummy." Kafeel said, giving a small yawn as he looked up at the other lions, they were strangers to him and he wasn't too happy about meeting any new lions after meeting his aunt and how it had split his family apart, even now he knew it was not fixed.

[Ishana]

Seeing that no one was going to help her, Ishana kissed her mother's face and whispered, "Forgive me momma..." She then clawed at her mother's body, untill she finally worked the cub out of it. Shivering from disgust and other feelings, Ishana cleaned the cub a bit. "I can't stand this..." Ishana picked up the cub by holding by it's scruf and lifting her head up as high as she could. While she could hold the weight, she waddled a little distance closer to the lioness with the new cubs. It was hard work though! She had to carefully set the cub down and rest every now and then. Finally she got to the lioness and laid her sibling down. "Excuse me... miss... could you please... help me raise... my little sibling...?" She was panting hard as she looked at the lioness. "Please? I can... work for... you in... exchange."

[Asani]

Aina's vision was now starting to get alittle less blurry, her violet eyes were now adjusting to things like light and certain shapes. As a figure grew closer she stared at it wondering what it was while trying to make out the shape.

[darkrose283]

<sub>Sacha gave a small smile toward Kawaida, gently brushing her cheek against his as thanks. Pale blue eyes watched the guards that led them forward. She knew they were whispering to each other, and the subject was about her, as they kept glancing back to glare at her. She lowered her head as they stepped over the Belikov border, the perimeter guards looking to her with obvious disgust and hatred. She looked to her side when Veronika suddenly veered off and trotted away, toward a group hunters on their way out. She watched as she left with them, a soft growl rumbling within her chest.
Turning back toward the guards, she sighed softly, realizing they led Kawaida and herself not to the mountain where the elder resided, but to the plains north of the rocks. Glancing over her shoulder to Kafeel, she smiled softly.
"Kafeel, dear? The lions here only speak russian and arabic, so you might not understand what they say. Don't worry, I'll teach you how to speak them both, among other languages. For now, just ignore them, okay?"
Looking over to Kawaida now, she smiled, relieved he at least knew russian. Looking back toward the guards, she winced slightly. They were leading them straight into the pride. Unlike Mlinzi, the Belikov lived out on the plains, ever the traditionalists. Only the family elder lived on the mountain. As they were led through the pride, the other lions looked to her just as the perimeter guards, with disgust and anger. At least, not all would treat her this way.
"Sacha!? Oĭ, chto vy dyeĭstvitelʹno Shushka moĭ? Dimka! Pohozhe, kto vernulsya domoĭ!"
A grin spread across her face as that voice reached her ears. Lifting her head up, light blue eyes gazed into their equals. The two guards then left Kawaida and herself in the presence of a beautiful, mighty Barbary lioness. In nearly every way, she looked identical to Sacha. The only difference was the older lioness did not sport her daughters headstripe. Rosemarie's face was also beginning to grey out ever so slightly. Behind the lioness, a mighty lion rose from the ground. He was a sight to behold.
Dimitri was the largest male of Belikov, a legend within their small pride. He was darker in colour to Sacha, his thick chocolaty brown mane was impressive, running down along his belly, a well known Barbary trait. Upon his forehead, the trace of a headstripe blended into his mane as a stripe of black. A grin spread across his maw when he spotted Sacha.
"Privet Papa..."
Sacha carefully grasped Kafeel by his scruff and placed him at Kawaida's paws. Giving her son's head a lick, she turned to her father and rushed at him, wrapping her arms around his neck in a hug.
"Haha. Pochti tridtsatʹ teperʹ i vy vse yeshche dyeĭstvuyut kak devochka papa, moya Shuska ."
"Papa, ya tvoĭ tolʹko malenʹkaya devochka."
Hugging his daughter tight, a loud purr rumbled within his chest. Golden eyes raised to glance at Kawaida and Kafeel. Pulling back, she smirked down to Sacha.
"YA znayu, ya znayu. Nu, vy sobiraetesʹ vvesti nas Shuska?"
Sacha giggled as she pulled back to go and stand by Kawaida and Kafeel.
"Mama? Papa? YA hotel by poznakomitʹ vas s Kawaida, moya podruga. I etot vot vash vnuk, Kafeel. Kawaida, eto moĭ otets, Dmitriĭ i moya matʹ, Rozmari. Kafeel, meet Grandma Rosemarie and Grandpa Dimitri."
Rosemarie gasped as she walked over to Kafeel, picking the boy up under his arms and holding him up to look at him.
"Oh my, just look at him! He's so adorable, Shuska! Dimka, look at how handsome your grandson is. Oh, but look at how thin he is! Really, Shuska, I thought you would know better then to let him get this thin. Kafeel, dear, are you hungry? Want grandma to get you something to eat? C'mon dear, lets go fatten you up a bit."
Grandma Rosemarie put Kafeel down, turning to lead him over to the camel carcass. Dimitri laughed softly to his wife, watching her with Kafeel. As they walked away, he stood and walked over to Kawaida, his face turning serious. He circled the male, sizing him up. Sacha rolled her eyes and was about to say something when six lions tackled her to the ground in a dog pile. They all looked very similar to Sacha in appearance, making them her brothers.

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Translation
Sacha!? Oh my, is that really you my Shushka? Dimka! Looks who's come home!
Hello Papa...
Haha. Nearly thirty now and you still act like papa's little girl, my Shuska.
Papa, I'm your only little girl.
I know, I know. Well now, are you going to introduce us Shuska?
Mama? Papa? I would like to introduce you to Kawaida, my mate. And this here is your grandson, Kafeel. Kawaida, this is my father, Dimitri and my mother, Rosemarie.</sub>

[Silver]

Kafeel waved his paw as his Grandma Rosemarie carried him off, he squirmed slightly until Rosemarie set him down, but he followed her willingly as she lead him to the carcass, his small stomach giving a small growl as he neared it. He looked up at Grandma Rosemaire and rubbed against her leg with a purr as he did so before quickly bounding over the carcass, sniffing it slightly before looking up at Rosemarie to see if it was alright that he take a piece before her.

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Amira growled slightly and stood up, charging out of her den and bounding up the mountain, ignoring all the other guards as her need to be beside Eis became too much for her to bare, she missed him too much to sit back any longer.

[Blaze]

Kawaida stood perfectly still as Dimitri sized him up. His face remained calm throughout it all. He would show no nervousness, no fear. His emerald eyes were emotionless; he would not betray any emotions to the large male until he knew where he stood. Sacha wasn't kidding when she said her pride could be judgmental, including her parents. Worst of all, I'm not full Barbary. And he can see that, no doubt, he mused.

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Eis still lay within his cave, his eyes distant. He truly missed the lioness whom he had coupled with. Who was now, still to his surprise, carrying his cub or cubs.

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Mkali looked to Frost, knowing that she had overheard him. His eyes fell on the child who was bringing a newborn to Frost and raised a brow, curious.
Frost heard what Ishana asked. A wistful lit onto her face as she looked at the cub. "Certainly, I can help you raise the child. Don't worry."

[Sabre]

(Just a reminder that this isn't taking place at the same time as Mlinzi or Belikov)

After days of travel, Siri makes it back to Bolshevik, her disguise gone by now. She walks to the entrance of the cave and Demyan recognizes her. "Aren't you supposed to be on the mission?"

[darkrose283]

<sub>Rosemarie giggled and nodded her head toward the carcass.
"Such a gentleman! Go on ahead dear, Grandma Rosemarie already ate, and it's no problem if I gotta get more. Fill that belly up Kafeel, don'tcha wanna grow big and strong like your Mama?."
Sitting down, she watched the cub with a smile before looking over to the others, laughing when she seen her sons dogpile Sacha. Flicking her eyes to Dimitri, she giggled and rolled her eyes before looking back to Kafeel.
"So, how old are you, honey?"
Dimitri paused before the smaller male, his posture clearly showing he was in charge here. He flicked an ear idly when his sons tackled their sister. Looking Kawaida up and down once more, he rose a brow.
"Chto vy smeshannoĭ s? Vidya, kak vy, ochevidno, ne chistokrovnyh berberov. Yestʹ li u vas rabota, ili vy prosto prosto zhulik? Kakovy Vashi plany s moyeĭ docherʹyu?"
Sacha growled as she tried to fight her way out from the dogpile.
"Da pomozhet mne, yesli vy, idioty ne poluchite ot menya v odnu minutu, ya udar vashi prikladami, kak ya sdelal v proshlyĭ raz vy vse staralisʹ eto derʹmo! YA imyeyu v vidu yego Grigoriĭ! Oĭ! Aleksandr, eto byl moĭ lapa! Kazimir, Boris otpustil moĭ hvost etot moment! Misha, vashi kogti v spinu! Oĭ! GAVRILL GET OFF!"

Vladimir perked his ears as a guard informed him of spotting Ganya heading this way. Standing, he leapt over his lounging queens and headed toward the cavern entrance. Zina snapped her head up, curiously. Walking up, Vladimir glanced to her, rasing a brow.
"What's going on here?"

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Translation
What are you mixed with? Seeing as you're obviously not purebred Barbary. Do you have a job, or are you just a mere rogue? What are you plans with my daughter?
So help me, if you idiots don't get off me in one minute, I'll kick your butts like I did last time you all tried this crap! I mean it Grigory! Ow! Aleksandr, that was my paw! Kazimir, Boris let go of my tail this instant! Misha, your claws are in my back! OW! GAVRILL GET OFF!</sub>

[Sabre]

"It's Shura. One of the Mlinzi lions killed her." Kudanganya says, her gaze on the Bolshevik king. "There was no provocation, he lept out and immediately attacked her...with your son near."