This is taken place after a couple of years after Jungle Book 2 and Ranjan, Mowgli and Shanti are adults, Mowgli is now 25 and Shanti's 24 now and Ranjan is 19 years old and is a hunter. Mowgli is a jungle boy and Shanti is a little bit of a jungle girl with their pals Baloo and Bagheera and thank god that Sher Khan is dead, and the jungle was safe, until something happened one day.

A young cheetah was chasing a butterfly in the jungle and was a happy cub in the jungle, he then saw eyes. He knew it was tiger eyes; but it wasn't Sher Khan, the tiger burst out from the bushes as the cheetah ran away from the tiger as fast as he could. He stopped and knew who it was.

"Who...Who are you?"

"I'm Selena Khan, the mate of Sher Khan who people in the man village killed him."

"Who killed him?" the cheetah cub was shivering as Selena traced her claw softly on his fur.

"A mancub named Mowgli, I have once heard it from him and I knew who he is. He's about to be leader of the Man Village with Shanti who is his wife. And they're going to have a child, and that makes me more angry!"

"Why?"

"Because, I hate mancubs and there's what my mate had called them." Selena then traced her face with her claws.

"Where did you learn all this?"

"Bagheera tolled me, and I have no clue where the Man Village is. If I think someone who knows it, I will destroy them all."

"You mean, get rid of Mowgli and the others once in for all?" the cheetah cub got up and was about to walk away.

"Yes, and if you see your mother and father with your family. Tell them that... I will find the Man Village and that Mancub, whom he should be king." Selena smiled wicked as she walked away, the cheetah cub walked away to tell his family.

Meanwhile Ranjan was in the river catching fish, he had allot of training as he was growing up hunting for food. Now that he's older, he's now able to do hunting on his own.

"Hey Mowgli." Ranjan said as Mowgli got jumped and fell in the river.

"Ranjan, you made me jump a little."

"Sorry Mowgli, look I caught allot of fish." Ranjan showed Mowgli a basket full of fish.

"That's great Ranjan, you're getting better at hunting everyday." Mowgli walked to the gates of the Man Village where Shanti who is pregnant was walking to see if he was back and he was.

"Mowgli, I'm so glad you're back." Shanti walked to Mowgli as they gave each other a hug.

"I'm glad to be home to Shanti."

"Ranjan's father has news for you."

"What is it?"

"Mowgli, this is your big chance. If you don't become the next leader after Ranjan's father, then everyone will just do whatever they want."

"I'm nervous, and I don't know if I can do this." Mowgli had a nervous feeling in his heart and he knew Shanti was excited but he didn't want to say anything to her otherwise he'll hurt her feelings.

"We'll talk to your father." Everyone in the Man Village were in the middle listing to Ranjan's father.

"In the future after my passing, I have news of who will take my place. The new leader will be Mowgli, he'll lead you into things that have to be done." Mowgli was still not sure if he was ready.

"Listen sir, I know you want me and Shanti to lead the Man Village, but..."

"But you'll have a new heir after you pass, and it'll not happen for a very long time."

"Shanti's pregnant, and I'm just as nervous as it is now. And I don't think I'm..." Mowgli was cut off by Ranjan's mother's voice.

"I can't believe it, Mowgli as new leader?"

"Yep, I said he wanted to be one someday."

"Yeah, I really would love that." Mowgli smiled weakly.

"We'll have a party, and this will be great."

"Listen, I'm going to find Shanti." Mowgli walked out of Ranjan's house and went to his and Shanti's house, whom Shanti was found in a room making dinner.

"Hey Mowgli."

"Hey Shanti, nice that you cooked dinner for me."

"I fought that I would do this for you." Shanti smiled at her husband as she kissed his cheek.

"Thanks Shanti, it's very nice of you."

"I know, and I'm so excited for the baby to come. It'll be the best thing ever." Shanti and Mowgli sat down.

"Listen Shanti, I really need to talk to you."

"Ok then Mowgli, go ahead."

"You were saying about me becoming leader of the Man Village."

"Yeah I know, aren't you excited or what?"

"But." Mowgli continued "What I am saying is, I don't know if I am ready to do this yet, I mean. We've been through allot when Sher Khan was around but I just think I'm not ready for this yet."

"Why is that Mowgli?"

"I'm just nervous about this. I wish Ranjan's father didn't bring this up til later, I understand that everyone is excited for it. I'm just thinking I wasn't fit for the job; and that's why I was too nervous to tell everyone that I didn't want to do it. It's what's making me feel stressed."

"I see." Shanti sighed.

"Yeah, I just don't know what to say or do. I just want to be who I was and stayed that way."

"I know Mowgli, but you'll get it when things carry on."

"Thanks Shanti, for being a friend to me. And a loving wife that I could ever ask for."

"Mowgli, I felt it moving." Mowgli then put both of his hands on Shanti's stomach as he felt his child growing within his wife "I bet it's a girl." Shanti said as Mowgli looked up at her.

"How do you know that it's a girl?"

"I just have a feeling about my baby being a girl."

"How does it work?"

"It's just what mothers think of unborn children." Shanti replied patting her huge belly.

"First we wanted a boy, but I think a girl wouldn't be so bad if we had one." Mowgli brought Shanti closer as they gave each other hugs.

End of chapter 1