Chapter 11 It came from beneath the Sea Duck Part 1

We flew across the sea towards the Cape Suzettes while I still have my letter in my hands. I sighed softly still thinking about who my admirer is trying to think of him while looking outside the window. I have been here in their world since last couple of days and now I got an admirer that has crush on me. I find it now so sweet making me blush a little wondering if this guy is very sweet and handsome of every girl could dream of beginning to have daydream of what a guy would look like. I smile a little but then a radio came buzzing made my daydream snapping out as Baloo picks it up and answered.

"Um Ashley, he wants to talk to you," Baloo spoke unsure and I laughed a little.

"Is it Baggy worrying about me and being strictly since last night?" I asked remembering hearing him yelling at Baloo. He shook his head looking puzzled.

"It's Shere Khan," He replied cause me to gasp.

"Um can you tell him I'm very busy right now?" I asked hopefully but Baloo shook his head.

"He wants to talk to you now," I swallowed hard.

"Now?" I asked making sure I heard it correctly and he nodded.

"Now Ash, he wants to speak with you and he doesn't like waiting," I sighed softly feeling my heart pounding hard as I took the radio from him while Wildcat and Kit went by us wanting to hear this.

"Hello?" I greeted.

"Hello Miss Ashley," Shere Khan response and I breathed feeling my heart hammering in my chest and ruffed my hair.

"So, what are you calling me for this morning?" I ask having enough courage and heard him chuckled.

"You didn't answer my question from last night," He replied and saw Wildcat looked pulled and asked.

"What question?" I shushed him quietly.

"I thought Bagheera told me I don't have to go," I replied sure myself he did but hear Shere Khan sighed.

"We agreed of you inviting to my 30th anniversary Business." He spoke coldly. I breathed and then can't help myself but asked wanting to know.

"Okay why are you inviting me to go to your fancy anniversary? What's up with that?"

"To have you revel yourself proving Mr. Cablot is right of his excuse or else his career will be terminated." He replied. I gasp after hearing that and the others breathed.

"You wouldn't dare?" I could feel him smirking on the other line as he spoke.

"I would if you refused my invention and come to my anniversary Business." I shook my head in anger and almost yell in the radio.

'This is blackmail!" I snapped but shut my mouth almost forgot who I'm talking to as he growled on the other radio.

"You will come to my 30th anniversary Business to have Bagheera proved you exist not making any more excuse," I breathed hearing his tone cause my whole body to shivered. I sighed softly knowing if I don't come to his anniversary Bagheera will lose his job, I didn't have any choice.

"Alright I'll go to your 30th anniversary Business, " I manage to speak and in corner of my eyes I saw Baloo have concerned look. "But I'm doing this for Bagheera." I spoke quickly and heard him growled softly.

"Yes, that's better, now my 30th anniversary Business in next Wednesday night around 7pm at my Industrial Building," He instructs as I got out a paper and pen and wrote them down and he spoke making sure I got all down and remember this situation. I sighed softly as I got them down all down.

"Make sure you come on time Miss Ashley as my other employees are also wanted to see you." He added. I snorted and said in icy tone.

"You are a very cruel man with coldhearted." He chuckle in the other radio line and then it died on the other line. I breathed sitting on the chair while Baloo and the others looked very concerned and swallowed.

"I'm dead." I mumbled softly and then Baloo chuckled.

"Ah little britches, you're so lucky to go to that fancy celebration of the year, I wish he would invite me but it very expensive to go to." He laughed and I nodded still feeling scared. Lucky enough to be dead! I thought and as I saw Kit looked at me.

"Hey are you okay?" He asked. I sighed softly.

"Yeah a little but I really don't want to go to his anniversary Business." I replied and saw looking at me odd.

"Why not? What are you afraid of? He's not like going to bite you whenyou see him Kit laughed but I shook my head and spoke that got them more confusing.

"Guys you don't understand. He's a tiger,"

"Yes he is a tiger but he really is not that bad when…" I shook my head fast interrupting Baloo.

"Guys! In my world you and the rest here don't talk but my kind do and my kinds hunt tigers for stupid game and sometimes their responsible for killing my kind if we get to close or satisfy their hunger so he hates human for what my kinds did having guns and fire," I blurted out couldn't help myself as all of them went silenced after I done that now seeing me like I spoke something gibberish.

"What are you talking about?" Wildcat asked. I breathed and have my hands on my head feeling frighten.

"What I'm saying is if Shere Khan saw me looking like this, he will kill me of him hating man and being vulnerable of not having anything to defend with," I heard Baloo chuckled and I turn to glance at him.

"Is that what is all about? Really little britches he won't eat anybody and you don't know that if he wants to kill you. You're in our world now not yours and you need to embrace it and take a chance," He reasoned as I sighed softly knowing he's right a little bit. "And beside Bagheera is there for you when you need him as he always goes there every year not having me invited," He added having unfair look and I giggled feeling little better.

"I hope your right," I manage to spoke as Baloo smiled.

"Everything is going to be alright. It's just a little party every year Khanie always had to celebrate of his yearly success with his employees." I smiled back and sighed wanting to believe him as I cling on my letter from my secret admirer and tried to think of that instead inviting to Shere Khan 30th anniversary. We were at the Cape Suzettes by now as we flew towards Higher for Hire dock. When we park there all of us got out and went inside and saw Rebecca doing some paper work while Molly was playing her doll. When she saw us Molly giggled smiling dropping her doll and rushed to us.

"Where have all you been?" She asked. I bend down as she hugs me giggling and I pick her up embracing her.

"We had a crazy adventure," I replied. She gives a pouty look and said.

"I want to have crazy adventure with you guys, it's not fair! Danger woman always have crazy adventures." I laughed while Baloo chuckled.

"Don't worry Molly; someday you'll have your own crazy adventure as Danger woman does with us but not yet," Baloo replied. She giggled.

"I hope I do and I'll be just like Danger woman!" She said with pride and I chuckled of her cute little voice. Rebecca sighed shook her head smiling getting up from her seat.

"Have you heard the news, all the pilots are back in business having that stupid inventions terminated for good letting Higher for Hire back in business!" She gleamed.

"Yeah we heard the news this morning at Louie's place. Is it great?" Baloo laughed.

"Yeah it's great to be back as a pilot and now for my reward is to rest my hammock on my Seaduck getting some nap," He yawned but Rebecca pulled his shirt shook her head.

"Not so fast buster, you need to finish delivering cargo for my late client," She strict and Baloo groaned.

"Now Becky? I just fight off the air pirates and got the pilots back in business. Can this bear give a little break?" He whined. She frowned and nodded.

"Now Baloo, we need to get the Higher for Hire Business up since the Auto Aviator is no longer our problem. Come on Baloo we need to get the business going," She handed him the address for the delivery.

"The Auto Aviator could be helpful once a while," He muttered him and Wildcat went out as I put Molly down and saw her rushed over and grab her doll. Rebecca rolled her eyes after we all hear him complaining some stuff about delivering outside.

"Oh Baloo, sometimes he could be lazy when he needs to do delivery but other than that he does it very well." She walked over to her desk and glance at her papers. "And tomorrow I need to go shopping with new clothes and I need Baloo to keep me as company. But don't know who will babysit my little girl, I called the babysitter but she's has an appointment on dentist tomorrow," She ruffed her hair looking overwhelmed while Kit and I looked at each other and then Kit smiled.

"Why not have me baby sit Molly?" Rebecca glance at him.

"You? But this job is very responsible and I don't know if you can handle it," She replied but Kit shook his head and said.

"No I'm very responsible, please give me a chance and Ashley can help me babysit her teaching me what I need to do,"

"He's right I can help him babysit Molly teaching him ways of responsible," I added while Rebecca is in her thoughts.

"I don't know..." She muttered.

"Please Miss Cunningham. Give me a chance and I'll show you I'm very responsible," He pleaded. I chuckled.

"Ah Rebecca give him a chance. He can be an amazing babysitter," I felt something grabbing my leg and I looked down to see Molly clinging on my leg.

"Yeah mommy, can these two watch me please? Please mommy? Please?" She gives her puppy eyes making her lips tremble a little and Rebecca sighed softly.

"Alright, you two can babysit her tomorrow afternoon but I need both of you responsible as you Ashley need to teach him how to be got it?" We both nodded as Molly squeal happily trying to jump in my arms. I laughed and picked her up to hug her.

"We're going to have so much fun tomorrow. I cannot wait!" She gives me bear hug almost chocking me while Rebecca chuckled.

"Molly I can't breathe!" I choked as she giggled letting me go look innocent.

"Sorry,

"You're very good with kids." Rebecca said while I smiled.

"Yeah I love kids; they bring me happy in my life." We heard the door opened and saw Bagheera come in having his original clothes on with stern look but worried and glance at me.

"Ashley, are you alright? What were you doing last night?" He asked sternly. I look down and felt bit ashamed on my stunt.

"I was just trying to help Baloo." I replied shyly feeling like a child stealing a cookie from the jaw. Bagheera let out a sigh shook his head a little and have his hand on his head.

"Oh Ashley, you almost give me heart attack when that blasted Don Karnage chases you shooting you but you're lucky Baloo come in right on time to distract him. Don't ever do that again you hear me?" I sighed in annoyed.

"Look Baggy, I can take care of myself. I'm nineteen years old I'm not a kid," I snapped.

"Ashley don't use that tone with me, I'm trying to protect you from those air pirates after what they did twice already," He strict more I grunted and looked down. Bagheera sighed softly and I glance up to see him having his hand on his head once more calming down.

"Look Ash, I don't mean to be little harsh but I was worried they could've killed you. You just need to be more careful," He said.

"Yeah I understand." I replied softly. "Did you know I'm invited to Shere Khan Anniversary party?" I asked. He nodded.

"Yes, Mr. Khan told me that before I left. Don't worry I'll take you there and have you as my date for the party and if you want to leave early we'll leave," I smiled.
"Thanks Baggy, you're a good friend." I replied and hug him as he embraces me with smile on his face but then my letter dropped and he looked down.

"What's this?" He asked picking up to study it. I gulped fumble felt my both cheek blushes.

"It's um, from my secret admirer. I got it this morning at Louie's place," I manage to say as he hums in suspicious. I quickly snatched my letter before he could say anything and quickly put in my pocket.

"So who's hungry? I can cook something for all of us." I spoke out trying to change subject and saw Molly and Kit nodded.

"It will be nice if you make something, I'll help you cook something." Rebecca replied. "Let's see what we had to cook with." Her and I walked in the kitchen to find something to eat for all of us.

Author's Note: How was that one so far? I hope you like where this is going as this is another episode right after the last one as I'll try to follow the episode. Now my character has no other choice but being invited to the anniversary of Shere Khan Business for not having Bagheera lose his job. Stay tuned for the next chapter! I don't own any Talespin/Jungle Book characters except OC. Enjoy and please review but no flames please!