Dudley, Jeremiah, and Raj slid down Tashi's long scaly body and soon were on the jungle floor again.

"Bye Tashi.", Raj called up, "Thanks for the help."

Tashi poked his head between the leaves.

"No problem.", he called down.

Tashi pulled his body back up and vanished into the leaves above while Dudley and Jeremiah heard Raj out about what happened after Louis and his monkey minions abducted him.

"So now what?", Dudley asked.

"We get Raj back home.", Jeremiah stated, "But we will have a firm talk with his dad about quality time."

Raj looked content. It was nice that he had people who understood what he was going through and that they were on his side of fixing his issues. It was early in the day so it was still cool, but soon it would heat up again.

"All set to go?", Jeremiah asked.

Dudley nodded.

"I'm good."

Jeremiah raised an eyebrow.

"Are you sure?"

Then Dudley looked a little shocked.

"Um, please excuse me."

Dudley went behind a tree and I 'll spare you the details about what happened, but I'll say Dudley did his biz and was back out zipping up his pants.

"Okay, now I'm ready to go."

Raj looked ready to go so Jeremiah smiled and then they were off through the thick brush and soft ground.

"Think we'll find our way?", Dudley asked.

Raj didn't look worried.

"Hey, we may discover something ancient like those ruins yesterday."

Jeremiah didn't look so thrilled.

"And need I remind us that we have a psychotic tiger hunting us so he can add three new heads to his trophy case?"

As the morning wore on, Jeremiah kept his stride as usual, Dudley tried to keep up, and Raj just trotted alongside. As they came to a waterfall, they stopped to take a quick breather. Raj however stepped into the water at the waterfall base and washed up. Dudley did the same thing and felt a lot better from the rising heat of the day. Just as they got out, Jeremiah tensed.

"What is it?", Raj asked.

Jeremiah slowly turned around.

"On three, sprint as fast as you can."

Raj looked surprised.

"Do I really have to run?"

Out of the corner of his eye, Dudley saw a glint of something shiny. It was only a second, but he had a good idea what that ment.

"Three!", Jeremiah shouted.

Without a thought, Jeremiah sped off quite fast with Dudley and Raj following. As they ran, several serrated knives fired at them and some almost hit them. As they continued running, Dudley saw Khan running among the thick brush with his bow out and aimed to fire.

"Dive!", he yelled.

They did and Khan's arrow he just fired missed, but just barely. Soon, they came to the open plain of tall grass. There was a breeze so it made the day more tolerable. And then they heard huge thumps like a war march.

"Is that an earthquake?", Dudley asked.

"Nope.", Jeremiah answered, "It's only the patrol."

"Patrol?", Dudley asked.

As if to answer his question, a line of Indian elephants came marching single file across the landscape. The one at the head of the line clearly was the lead cause he was the one barking orders.

"Sound off!"

The line trumpeted the only way elephants know how and the line seemed to go for a very long way. As the head of the line came upon Dudley, Jeremiah and Raj, he changed tune.

"Company halt!", he thundered.

The line came to a stop rather fast and the head looked at the three who his line had come across rather annoyed looking.

"State your name.", he said firmly.

Jeremiah bowed nobly.

"I am Jeremiah. My friend Dudley and I were on assignment. Forgive our trespass, but we were just on our way to bring Raj here home."

The elephant didn't look convinced.

"Do you even know that I have a very tight ship to run? As commander of this herd, I insist you move aside so we can get on with the march."

Dudley raised an eyebrow.

"And who would we be moving for?", he asked.

The elephant looked insulted.

"Are you defying me?", he asked in a low tone.

Dudley could see this had been a wrong thing to say so he tried to look sympathetic.

"Not at all sir. I'm just wondering who we have the honor of heeding to."

That got the elephant to calm down a little, but still kept his general like persona.

"I am Hati, commander and chief of this herd. Now please be on your way."

Jeremiah smiled warmly.

"Of course Hati, we'll be happy to leave."

Raj clearly wanted a say in this too.

"Keep everyone in your herd in line yourself?"

Hati looked complimented.

"I do indeed."

Dudley, Jeremiah and Raj moved further out of the way and Hati turned to his herd.

"Company! Forward march!"

The line started the march again and Dudley, Jeremiah and Raj got on a large boulder nearby to watch the whole thing.

"Hati sure knows how to run a group.", Raj stated.

"Well, as head of the herd, he kind of has to.", Jeremiah explained, "But we better keep a move on."

That was something nobody would disagree to. So after Hati and his herd were out of sight, and their marching was faded to slightly quiet, the three continued on. After a while, the day was getting late and storm clouds had rolled in and another rainstorm was clearly on it's way.

"Looks like another cloud burst is on it's way.", Dudley stated.

Jeremiah nodded.

"Or it could be an electrical storm, we'll know soon enough."

As they traveled into another part of the jungle, it did start to rain. The dirt became soft and slippery making walking difficult. Dudley and Jeremiah helped Raj into a sheltered hollow tree big enough for all three of them before they got in. It allowed them to sit, but not stand.

"So now we wait for the rain to end?",Raj asked.

Jeremiah didn't answer, but both Raj and Dudley could tell what he would've said.

"Why didn't Khan chase us out on the plains?", Dudley wondered.

"Hati was close by.", Jeremiah explained, "Khan knows better than to attack someone who's alone rather than a group."

The rain kept falling, but after a while, it lifted and then Jeremiah got out. After looking around a bit, Dudley came out with Raj following. The ground was still wet and the brush was damp, but the day was clear and it would dry up soon anyway. Just as Jeremiah stepped out further, an explosion went off right in front of him. Luckily it was only far enough ahead of him to cause him to jump back. As they turned to leave, Khan stepped out of the brush with a very scary smile on his face.

"I admire your determination, but I have a kill to make."

Dudley and Jeremiah got into a fighting stance.

"You want Raj, you got to get through us.", Dudley said firmly.

Khan didn't flinch.

"Are you intending on fighting me?", he asked slyly, "If you are, I'll be happy to oblige."

Khan slipped his weaponry and traps on the floor to reveal hard muscle which was scarred and tattooed with ancient looking symbols covering his arms and showing clearly through his shirt.

"Now, shall we begin?"

Dudley jumped in, but Jeremiah held back.

"Why would Khan not make the first attack?", he thought.

As if to answer him, Khan whipped out a vial filled with blood red liquid and flipped out of Dudley's way and gulped it down.

"What was that he just drank?", Dudley asked.

Khan's muscle mass then got bigger( slightly, but still) and his claws got longer. Khan dropped on all fours and here is where the fight got hard. Raj ran off while Dudley and Jeremiah went head to head with Khan, but then Khan pulled out another vial of green liquid this time and smashed it in front of him. Jeremiah held his breath, but Dudley wasn't as fortunate as a cloud of thick smoke covered the whole area. Jeremiah knew this was some kind of attack gas cause Dudley was moaning in agony nearby and Khan was on the assault. Luckily Jeremiah was able to use his ears very well and managed to avoid Khan until the smoke cleared. Dudley was on the floor with his flesh covered in blisters and chemical burns with Khan no longer around. Jeremiah pulled a small metal cylinder from his belt and gave it to Dudley.

"Spray this in your mouth.", Jeremiah instructed, "It'll help you recover."

Dudley tried to turn his head, but it proved difficult without feeling pain.

"What about you?"

"I have a tiger to catch before he kills Raj."

Jeremiah got up to leave, and Dudley tried to figure out how the medical treatment would work, but he found a spray hole near one end and as he aimed it into his mouth, his finger pressed a button on the opposite end. The spray was bitter and he flinched when it hit his tongue, but he got it in the end. Jeremiah took off in an instant leaving Dudley alone. Well, maybe not all alone cause a long scaly tail slithered from above the trees and helped Dudley into a seating position against a tree trunk.

"Don't be alarmed. I'm here to help."

Dudley strained to look up and see Tashi's head come close enough for Dudley to see and hear.

"Why are you here?", Dudley asked.

"Good quessstion.", Tashi hissed, "Khan must have had those jungle elixirsss judging by your injuriesss."

Dudley felt some feeling coming back into his body and some of his injuries had healed up. Tashi was looking around.

"Where'sss Jeremiah?"

"He went off to stop Khan from killing Raj.", Dudley informed, "Any idea when my state will be cured."

Tashi smiled.

"Don't worry, you'll be well very sssoon".

Raj kept running cause he had the idea that Khan was not far behind( which of course he was). He then stumbled upon some old ruins that looked kind of familiar. It was the same ruins that he met Dudley and Jeremiah at. He pause to catch his breath, but then he heard something that made his blood run cold.

"You thought you could outrun me?"

It wasn't far off, but Raj knew who it was. He quickly hid behind a large statue and cautiously peeked out. Khan stepped into the site looking around and Raj went back into hiding.

"What's the matter Raj? Afraid of me?", Khan asked.

Raj didn't answer, but he also knew Khan would find him eventually. He peeked out again, but this time Khan was nowhere in sight. A scrapping sound rang out across the area and Raj then panicked. He saw a wall near the trees and bolted. He had just almost made it to it when Khan stepped out in front of him smiling and claws at the ready. Just as Khan brought his claws down, a rock hit him on the side of the head and Khan missed Raj enough for Raj to make a getaway. Khan turned to see Louis and his monkeys on the wall with stones in their fists and looking very annoyed.

"What's going on here?!", Khan demanded.

"We're sick of how you've treated us.", Louis snapped back, "Now it's payback time."

Raj ran off as Khan started advancing on Louis, but he didn't get very far cause Jeremiah came out and collided with him causing him to slam into a stone wall. Khan got to his feet , but Louis had hurled a vial of yellow liquid at Jeremiah.

"Hey, catch!", he called out.

Jeremiah caught the vial and looked at Louis and his monkeys in confusion.

"What's this for?", Jeremiah asked.

"Just hit him with it.", Louis answered.

That was when Khan charged and Jeremiah got out of the way and the fighting got underway. As hard as Jeremiah fought, Khan was quite the fighter. Khan had managed to swipe the vial out of Jeremiah's hand and it went rolling away. Khan then managed to fling Jeremiah into a wall causing it to crumble on him. Khan then turned to face Raj who was now out in the open. Louis and his monkeys had moved and were nowhere to be seen.

"You want me?", Raj asked with determination on his face, "Come and get me!"

That was all Khan had to hear. As he charged, Raj just stood there and then flung the vial Jeremiah had earlier and it broke on his face. Khan fell to the ground in severe pain, but then went still. Two of Louis' monkeys came out and started tying Khan up. Another two went to help Jeremiah out of the rubble while Raj looked at all of this with a look of confusion. Louis saw this and came over to him.

"Allow me to clear everything up for you. If you don't mind."

Dudley walked into the ruins with Tashi slithering alongside him. They saw Khan getting hauled away and Louis talking with Jeremiah and Raj. As they came over, Louis' went off with his monkeys and Khan while Jeremiah and Raj met up with them with Louis alongside them.

"What's going on here?", Dudley asked.

"Louis helped take Khan down.", Jeremiah informed.

Louis looked at Tashi and smiled.

"Hey Tashi, how have you been?"

Tashi smiled.

"Just hanging about."

Dudley was taken by surprise.

"You two know each other?", he asked Louis.

"Louis is actually a member of my father's secret service.", Raj stated, "Tashi is someone who helps out whenever he's around. He told me this earlier before you showed up."

Dudley was a little bit lost, but he caught on.

"So all this time, you were just trying to catch Khan?", he asked Louis.

Louis nodded.

"There's an extraction point in an establishment nearby. Why don't you two get Raj there and Tashi and I will inform Raj's dad that he'll be there."

That sounded reasonable for both Dudley and Jeremiah and luckily they knew the way back. As they neared the river near the village they visited the other day, they heard someone humming. They turned to see another young wolf about Raj's age in a servant's dress carrying a large pot that was used for collecting water. Raj grew interested and went in closer. Dudley wanted to go too, but Jeremiah held him back.

"Don't worry, he'll be fine."

Dudley and Jeremiah observed as Raj got closer to the other wolf as she sang to herself. As she filled her jar, she looked up and saw Raj. Raj looked nervous , but smiled.

"Hi."

The other wolf put her jar on the bank beside her and looked amazed and then a voice came in from behind them.

"Sharma, you okay?"

Raj and Sharma both turned to see Raj's father come followed by what could be his adviser by the way he was dressed. Raj's father stopped by Sharma and looked at Raj with contentment and relief. Jeremiah and Dudley came up beside Raj and eyed Raj's father in the eye.

"Your excellency, your son would like to talk to you.", Dudley said.

Luckily Jeremiah translated for the president so the president could get the point across. By the smile on his face, the president would listen to anyone.

A/N: This three parter is based on Disney's "The Jungle Book". I claim nothing. All rights go to Disney.