A/N Varya, Feliks, Pasha and Polina are Lion Guard characters and all rights go to them.

The glaring summer sun was shining down on a hot summer day, as four tigers- one mom and three cubs, walked through the forest.

They had been walking ever since they had been chased from their home...

And the cubs' father had been killed during the king's invasion of their den.

Now they needed to fulfil the father's request- find the prince. He was the only one who could save them now.

"Mom, I'm tired..." the only male tiger cub spoke up.

"I know, Feliks," said his mother, Varya, with her reddish-purple eyes shining with worry. "But we have to reach the city. It's where your father sensed the royal family's magic."

"Mom, do you really think the prince can save us?" Feliks's sister, Polina, asked, tail swishing.\

"I'm certain- he's come of age now, when his magic is strongest."

"Mom, mom, look!" Feliks and Polina's other sister, Pasha, pointed ahead. "A place full of large rectangular rocks!"

"Those are buildings, dear. We've finally arrived!" Varya beamed and ran off to lead them. "Come! The prince is that way!"

"Wait for us, Mom!" Pasha said, and her siblings followed.

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Meanwhile, in the city, Blaze, AJ and their family were having a picnic lunch in the park. A race had just ended, and they wanted to celebrate Blaze and AJ's victory with a picnic.

"This is such a great picnic, Mom!" Blaze smiled.

"Anything for my boys!" Phoenix laughed, patting their heads happily.

Meanwhile, Varya stopped her cubs when they got to the park and turned to them.

"Now you three, stay here while I sniff around for the prince. Try and stay hidden."

"Okay, Mom!" the three cubs nodded.

Varya immediately started to sniff and hide as she went, but Pasha soon became curious with the trucks nearby.

She never seen trucks or humans before, and...

She seemed to feel something warm and loving about them.

"Pasha, where are you going?" Feliks asked as he watched Pasha slowly crawl away. "Mom said to stay here, remember?"

"I know, but... maybe they know who we're looking for!"

"Pasha!" Polina and Feliks whispered/cried out for their sister as she crawled off.

She made her way to a bush near the picnic, sniffing around. She hid in the bush and peeked out to see the Blaze Family laughing and having fun.

Then she remembered; she hadn't eaten in 2 days... and boy, was she hungry.

"Maybe I can sneak a little bite... just enough for me and my siblings."

She shrunk back into the bush before sneaking towards the picnic. She spotted a large sandwich (large to her, a normal sandwich for trucks) nearby and reached out to grab it.

Just as she got it, a tire grabbed it too, and she gulped as the orange truck glanced down at her in surprise.

"A kitten?"

Pasha gulped and immediately grabbed the sandwich with her mouth before running off.

"Hey! The kitten ran off with my sandwich!"

"Huh?" Blaze glanced up to see the tiger. "Woah, that's not just a kitten! That's a tiger cub!"

Pasha immediately ducked down with a gasp.

Maybe they weren't loving or friendly after all...

"Gotcha!"

Pasha yelped as AJ managed to find her and scoop her up. The boy smiled and walked back to his family. He then sat down with the cub.

"Looks like she's about 8 weeks old," said Phoenix. "Her mother must be nearby."

"Hey, little cub!" Sparkle smiled. "Why did you take my sandwich?"

"I-I'm sorry... I was just so hungry..." Pasha whimpered.

"It's okay," Sparkle smiled and cut her sandwich in half. "Here,"

"Thank you... Feliks! Polina! I got us lunch!"

"LUNCH?!"

The family jumped as two more cubs ran out from hiding and headed towards their sister.

"All right! I'm starving!" Feliks licked his lips.

"Me too!" Polina clapped her paws together. "I'm famished!"

The three immediately dug in, but once they finished, their ears folded back a little nervous.

"Aww, what's wrong, little cubs?" Blaze asked.

"We... told our mom we would stay put until she came back, but Pasha's curiosity got the best of her. What if Mom gets mad?" Feliks gulped.

The other cubs whimpered as they curled up together.

"Cubs?! CUBS!"

"Woah!" Sparkle looked around. "Is that your mom?"

"Uh huh. We're here with our new friends, Mom!" Polina cried out.

"CUBS!" Varya ran to them as fast as she could.

"Hi there," Blaze smiled. "I'm Blaze, and this is my family."

"Hi! I'm Sparkle!" Sparkle greeted.

"And I'm AJ," AJ waved at the tigress.

"Hi, I'm Phoenix and this is my husband Flame," Phoenix introduced herself. "And you are?"

"My name is Varya," the tigress said. "And these are my children- Feliks, Pasha, and Polina."

"Nice to meet you, Varya," Blaze smiled. "What brings you to Axle City?"

"We came to look for the prince to save our kingdom," said Pasha. "Did you find him, Mom?"

"No... not right now, anyway. We'll have to find a place to sleep and try tomorrow."

"Why is your kingdom needing to be saved? Is everything okay?" AJ asked.

"No, everything is not okay," Varya shook her head. "Our kingdom is being ruled over by a cruel king,"

"A cruel king?" Blaze asked. "What do you mean?"

"Our king, King Acheron, is evil, cruel and selfish," Varya explained. "He... He invaded our den... killed my husband..."

The group gasped, wide eyed.

"Oh, Varya, that's awful!" Phoenix frowned.

"We've been trying to find our way here to find the lost prince. He's come of age, when his magic is more powerful. He can help us save the kingdom."

"The Lost Prince?"