Rafiki was making his way towards Pride Rock, when he heard the deep grass rustle near by him. Pausing, he tried to make out what was coming towards him. It sounded like many creatures, but they were small. Straining, the baboon frowned to himself. Suddenly, the grass parted in front of him, and out stepped the strangest thing he had ever seen.

It was small – about twice the size of a grown lion cub and its fur was a deep brownish-red. It had a long thin snout, and two long ears which pointed straight up. Its tail was thick and fluffy, and its chest, belly and tail tip were white.

Another rustle sounded, and the creature was joined by a second. This one looked the same, except that its head was surrounded by a large fluffy mane, similar to a lion's, which was also colored white. The two creatures stood looking at Rafiki, standing at almost the same height as him.

Rafiki was the first to speak.

"Hello," he greeted them. "I'm Rafiki. Who..and what, are you?"

The creature with the mane chuckled. "We are called floxes," he told the baboon. "A long time ago, our ancestors were called foxes. One fell in love with a lioness, and they were blessed to have their love everlasting."

The baboon looked on in amazement. "So you are half lion?" The creatures nodded.

"I am Anis and this is my mate, Jamela," the flox with the mane said. Jamela smiled to Rafiki, and the baboon found that he already liked the floxes immensely.

Jamela spoke softly to Rafiki. "Anis is the leader of our pack," she told him.

"I'm sure King Simba would be very happy to meet you," Rafiki told the floxes. The Anis and Jamela smiled at each other and nodded. Rafiki lead the way to Pride Rock, and behind him came the two floxes and their pack. As they went, Rafiki noticed that the Jamela looked as though she was carrying a cub. He made a mental note to ask later.

From atop Pride Rock, Simba and Kovu watched the procession in amazement. Climbing down, they went to greet the newcomers.

Rafiki cleared his throat. "Simba, this is Anis and his flox pack."

"Welcome!" Simba looked down at the floxes in wonder and interest.

"Thank you sire," replied Anis. "We are merely passing through, in search of a new home."

The lion king smiled. "Well, feel free to stay here as long as you wish."

As the days passed, the flox pack remained in the Pride Lands. Often, Simba and Kovu went on walks with Anis, and they were able to learn lots about each other. Although Simba was amazed by the floxes small size, he soon saw that they were strong hunters and agile fighters. The Pridelanders and the floxes grew very close, and so it was a sad day indeed, when Anis announced that the pack would be moving on.

"I have heard, King Simba, that there is a beautiful jungle near here. I think my pack will journey there and make it our home."

Simba smiled. It would still be close enough to visit. "I'll accompany you to our border," Simba told the floxes. The group headed off towards the Outlands. When they finally reached the border, Simba and Kovu said their farewells, and watched as the floxes continued on. As they turned to head back to Pride Rock, Simba thought he saw the forms of lionesses, watching them through the rocks. But nothing happened, and he continued back towards home.

As the flox pack journeyed, they took many rests and breaks. As they were smaller, and had shorter legs, they couldn't travel as fast as lions. The journey took two days. On the morning of the third day, as the sun rose, Anis stopped to watch the sun rising over trees in the distance. Breaking into a run, he led the pack into the beautiful jungle.

Upon entering it, they found a lovely pond. Near by stood a tall tree, and underneath it was soft thick grass. Anis led his pack towards it and they settled down to rest after their long journey.

"Its so beautiful here," Jamela told her mate. Anis smiled.

However, he probably wouldn't have smiled if he could have seen the three large creatures watching them from the shadows. Together they stood in silence, the wind carrying the floxes' scents towards them – a brown lioness, an albino lioness, and an evil grey lion.