guestsurprise, who owns Mya, did this story. Enjoy!


Mya was a friend of the sea captain. The same sea captain that would check on Tarzan and Jane on their special island. This was the first time she had ever visited the island because she was deathly afraid of the "monkey man" as they called him. The only reason why she was going right now was because she wanted to gather plants from the legendary island for research.

"Now don't be afraid. He never comes to the ship anyway." The captain chuckled.

"Hope you're right." Mya whispered.

Once they were safely docked, Jane was the only one who came to the boat.

"Good evening captain! I'm glad you're here! These are the new feather pillows and mattresses that I ordered!"

"You're welcome!" He said, now going in the back to get the items. While he was gone, Jane spotted a young teenager looking at her from behind a few barrels.

"Hello there." Jane called, but the girl disappeared. A bit surprised, Jane gently walked over to look behind the barrels but the girl was gone. "Now where did she go?"

"Where did who go?" The captain said, coming back with the items.

"A young girl. I saw her and said hello but she ran away; who was that young one?" Jane asked curiously.

"Her name is Mya. She is very shy and she is a bit scared of this island I'm afraid."

"Oh I see. The legendary monkey man rumors is it?" Jane chuckled.

"Yes, but she is a just a bit nervous that's all."

"Well, I don't want her to be afraid of us," Jane said, now gently looking over the captain's shoulder and smiling at the young teenager.

"Yeah, she's been a bit nervous about the jungle ever since there was rumor of the monkey man."

"How long will you be here?"

"Just for 1 night."

"I see…well, is there any way I can convince her to come ashore with me?"

"Hmmm, not sure about that."

"May I try?" Jane chuckled.

"Of course." Captain laughed.

Jane smiled and looked over the crates, to see the young girl hiding.

"Come now, don't be shy. Come out young one. I won't hurt you." Jane coaxed gently. The young girl continued to back away in the corner. Jane had an idea and backed slowly away. "Captain, I have an idea if you will agree to it."

"Sure."

"Will she need to come ashore for anything?"

"Yes, she said something about gathering plants for research or something."

"Perfect!" Jane smiled. She then paid for her items and had Tantor help her carry the items back to the tree house. Once she returned, she told Tarzan about the new girl on the ship.

"She's afraid huh?" Tarzan said softly.

"Yes, of the island and of us." Jane giggled.

"Well, we can't have that. How long will she be here?"

"The Captain said only one day."

"Does she have a family back home?"

"I'm not sure. He only mentioned that she was here for research." Jane answered.

"Strange…usually when a child has parents they won't be able to go that far away from home without a parent's permission." He said curiously.

"I know, that seemed very strange."

"Well first things first, let's at least talk to her. Where is she?" Tarzan asked eagerly. It had been a while since they had a young one come to the island.

"Down by the docks, but we don't need to scare her right away." Jane said gently.

"Jane you know me. I don't want to scare her, but I want to at least meet her and get her to realize that we're not dangerous."

"I understand honey. But when we do find her, let's go easy on her when we see her."

"Of course. Now let's find her." He smiled, now grabbing a nearby vine. She grabbed one too and swung after her husband.

Down by the docks…

Mya was just gathering her branches and items together when she heard someone swinging down near her. She turned and saw Tarzan and Jane heading her way. She let out a squeak in fear and she turned and ran back towards the cargo ship.

"Oh honey, she sees us!" Jane said concerned, now swinging down to the ground.

"It's ok! We will find her on board!"

"Tarzan, wait! She's very scared!"

"It's alright, we'll find her." Tarzan smiled, now heading up the boardwalk. He was just in time to see her dash behind some crates. "Wait! Do not be afraid!"

Meanwhile, Mya was breathing hard!

"The monkey man! He's alive!" She whispered. She then felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to see him looking at her. She belted out a scream and tried to run to the back, but he grabbed her and covered her mouth.

"Honey, don't frighten her!" Jane said, now swinging up beside him.

"I just want her to trust us; come on, we will take her back to the treehouse." Tarzan said, now carrying her gently back into the jungle, still gently shushing her and covering her mouth. He had no difficulty capturing the freaked out teen.

Back at the tree…

Once Mya was on her feet she scrambled back onto the tree, like Jane did when she first met Tarzan.

"Come back here; there is nothing to fear," Tarzan chuckled, now following her. She watched him approach her on all fours and passed out. "Oh no!" He said, now quickly going over to her and picking her up. He gently touched her face and she slowly began to stir. He ran a finger gently down her face and under her neck, feeling her jolt a bit. Somewhat surprised, he did it again and heard a slight giggle. Chuckling to himself, he began to gently tickle her neck, making her giggle. Her eyes shot open and she tried to get away from the mischievous man, but he had her in his grasp. After a few more minutes of tickling, Jane walked over and sat near them.

"So you must be Mya. That was you hiding from me the other day wasn't it?" Jane asked, now reaching over and tickling her side, but stopping for her to catch her breath.

"Y-Yes," Mya panted, now looking at both Jane and Tarzan with more curiosity than fear.

"We don't mean you any harm. I'm Tarzan and this is Jane my wife." He smiled.

"Wow! Well, you both aren't as dangerous as I thought." Mya said in surprise.

"Of course not. We would never harm you. To prove it, how about we take you for a tour of the jungle?" Tarzan offered gently.

"Well…I don't know…"

"C'mon, it will be fun." He coaxed gently.

"Well, perhaps I could come for a few minutes." Mya grinned, now standing and smiling.

"Great!" He said, scooping her up bridle style and taking off with the giggling teen in his arms.

"I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship!" Jane giggled, now swinging after the two of them!


guestsurprise: Just a thought I had! :) I just had to do a Tarzan story!