Meanwhile...

"Oh, these cookies are fantastic!" Hilda beamed as Master Tze-pin rolled out more dough to make more cookies with.

"Thank you." Master Tze-pin said with a beam.

"Oh, man, I shouldn't have eaten so much," Drell groaned as he held his belly which was a bit bigger than it used to be. "That was great though."

"Would you like some more cookies?" Master Tze-pin asked Zelda as he got ready to bake another batch.

"No..." Zelda said as she tried to decline, but then looked bashful. "Maybe just one more?"

Skippy then suddenly hiccuped.

Master Tze-pin lifted two from the cooling racks with a spatula. "Take two. They're very small," And he put two more on Hilda's dessert plate before he got the kettle. "More tea?"

"We need to discuss Sabrina." Zelda said.

"Your niece is fine," replied Master Tze-pin. "She already has two of the Celestial Cubs, and she knows where the last one is. She's doing well. Quite an amazing girl. You two are to be commended for raising her as you did."

"...Yes, I always thought so." Drell agreed softly as Skippy nodded his appreciation.

"Thank you," Hilda said, feeling pleased. "We're proud of her."

"She's turning out to be a great heroine," Master Tze-pin remarked. "She flinched a little while facing General Khan's bandits aboard the Orient Express, but she and her friends skied towards them down the mountainsides as if she were born to do it."

"That was a bit concerning," Drell replied. "Even I felt a little scared for her."

"Especially in saving the Celestial Cubs," Master Tze-pin nodded. "I'm sure General Khan's going to be very upset with those men."

"I'm glad that we at least found you while the kids look for the cubs," Zelda replied. "...Wherever they might be right now. Do you know where the children are?" she then asked.

"Of course. I have always been the keeper of the White Tiger's cubs," Master Tze-pin nodded. "How could I not know what was happening to them?"

"They're probably on the way to Khan's fortress." Drell said to Hilda and Zelda.

"That's going to be dangerous," Zelda replied.

"A little, maybe," Master Tze-pin shrugged. "But she's not alone. She has her friends with her. And a great plan, too: they're sneaking in with the caterer!" he chuckled and slapped his knee.

Hilda didn't feel like laughing; from what she & Zelda knew about General Khan and the other generals, they were all dangerous men.

"The caterer?" asked Zelda.

"A man named Hong Kong Looie," replied Master Tze-pin. "Perhaps you've heard of him? He's a very good caterer."

"Sounds like a cartoon that Thor used to watch." Drell smirked at the name.

"He's a crook!" Hilda called out as she recognized that name before realizing she probably hurt the old man's feelings. "Oh..."

"Perhaps... Looie has been many things in his time, but one thing he has always been to me is a friend." Master Tze-pin defended.

"But don't you think that you should rescue the Celestial Cubs and not the kids?" Drell asked.

"The children are performing a very capable job," Zelda replied. "You should be proud of them."

"I am." Zelda stated.

"We are." Drell and Hilda said before they two looked at each other and glanced away bashfully.

"But we thought if we found you that you could go back and rescue the Celestial Cubs," Zelda explained. "That way the kids could come home. Where they belong."

"...No." Master Tze-pin said as he soon went to washing bowls.

"No?" Zelda frowned and looked at Hilda.

"Why not?" asked Hilda.

"Because," replied Master Tze-pin. "I don't wish to look after the Celestial Cubs any longer."

"But you always have." Zelda said.

"Yes, but now I want to bake cookies," The old man nodded. "I'm a great baker and the work agrees with me."

"But what about the kids?" Drell asked.

"One of them can become the White Tiger's new champion." Master Tze-pin replied.

"B-But they can't do that!" Zelda gasped.

"Of course they can, they're doing it now," Master Tze-pin insisted. "If everything goes right in General Khan's fortress, they'll prove their worth as the new champion."

"But being the new champion isn't their job," Hilda protested, feeling more protective of her absent niece and friends. "It's your job."

"I no longer want that job," Master Tze-pin replied. "The children can save the Celestial Cubs."

"They already have a job!" Drell glared as his hands struck the table. "They're already my Beast Rangers! And how would Nu Kwa and the White Tiger feel about your departure?"

"I'm not one to always agree with Drell, but he's got a point." Zelda added.

"As long as they have a champion, they'll be happy," Master Tze-pin replied, waving off the worry with his spatula before the oven timer went off as he went to fetch the newest batch of cookies. "Ah, fresh cookies. There is nothing like that smell."

Hilda and Zelda frowned about Sabrina and her friends while Drell glared, feeling as protective as a strong and protective father figure for the Beast Rangers group.


"ONE OF US HAS TO WHAT?!" exclaimed the group later, staring at the holograms of Hilda, Zelda, and Drell.

"Now, kids, there's no reason to overreact." Zelda told them.

"Are you kidding me?" asked Drell. "It's a wonderful reason to overreact! You can't be the White Tiger's guardians! Della is still a threat!"

"So glad you're concerned about our well-being too, Drell." Cherry deadpanned.

"Don't you start with me, Missy!" Drell warned.

"We just can't be the White Tiger's new champions..." Sabrina sighed. "Especially with what Drell just said."

"Well, maybe you don't have to do it permanently, but just do it right now and take over." Hilda suggested.

"At least until we can figure something out." Zelda added.

"There's gotta be a way out of this," Cherry begged. "Drell, don't you have a lawyer or something?"

"I'd call Robert, but he said he had an emergency in another Realm," Drell replied. "I'd hate to get involved with how snippy he gets sometimes."


Meanwhile, a bald man with black glasses was shown in a judge's black robe as he arrived on stage before zapping himself with some magic as he suddenly looked like a woman with a heavily made-up face with a big colorful wig and high-heeled shoes with a sparkling dress as he sang and posed while a name in lights that said "RUBY RED" appeared on stage as people watched him in action.


Back with the Beast Rangers group, they began to feel apprehensive about the news they were given.

"We're working on it, but Master Tze-pin is adamant about not wanting to be the White Tiger's champion anymore." Zelda told the group.

"As soon as we know something, we'll let you know," Hilda added. "Until then, be careful."

"Wait! Don't leave us like this!" Atticus groaned before the images faded away. "Oh, come on!"

"The nerve of that geezer!" Lionel spat. "He was just waiting for an excuse to get out of having to tiger-sit for his immortal life, and Sabrina borrowing his skills is just what he was looking for! So not only is he a cheat, he's also a selfish opportunist!"

"This is not good..." Sabrina groaned as she felt the most anxious about this situation.

"I heard what the adults told you." Jian said as he soon came to the group.

"Well... Yeah... What of it?" Mo glared a bit as Jian antagonized them a bit lately, especially Sabrina.

"Trust me, we're not any happier about this any more than you are." Sabrina added.

"I can't believe you don't want to do this," Jian replied, looking a bit frustrated. "Becoming the chosen protector of the Celestial Cubs would honor any warrior."

"Well, we're not warriors!" Cherry defended. "We're Beast Rangers and Charm School students! Well, at least Lionel used to be the latter, but still! We didn't want this and we made a promise to Drell that we'd help him stop Della and protect Greendale's Prefecture and the Magic Realm from her reign of terror!"

"Yeah! This is so irresponsible!" Thor added. "Besides, we have responsibilities of our own to deal with!"

"You recovered some of the Celestial Cubs." Jian reminded.

"But we had to help do that," Atticus replied. "Now we have to defend on Hong Kong Looie to sneak us into General Khan's fortress."

"I'll help you do this, guys," Jian then said. "I've seen you risk your life to get the Celestial Cubs back, especially Cherry who almost seems to be the child in the books in the History of the White Tiger," he then paused. "...I was so wrong to think harshly of you all, especially Sabrina. Whether you know it or not, you guys have the hearts of warriors."

The group looked over before looking at each other, neither of them sure of what to say.

"Land, ho!" A voice soon called out.

"Oh, boy... It looks like it's time to go." Cherry then said.

"Then we might as well get a move on, so we'd best look out below!" Lionel added.

"Come on then, guys," Mo remarked. "Mission/adventure time again."

"Story of my life." Cherry commented.

They soon drifted down, passing the clouds as they came for a landing back down on the ground.


"Who are you?" A warrior called as he stood with a few other armored warriors and he wore a feathered helmet.

"I'm Hong Kong Looie: General Khan's caterer for his pre-Dominiation of the Celestial Heavens celebration banquet." Looie declared.

Another warrior stepped beside the first one as they looked over a scroll and had a brief conversation with each other.

"Hurry," The first warrior then demanded. "General Khan will be entertaining his guests before long."

Looie then had the crew bring out the food to bring to the party and while Salem protested about being stuck with Kimba and his siblings, a compromise was made to give Salem a gourmet feast as the cursed warlock would do just about anything for food. The Beast Rangers team blended in to be part of the food delivery crew as they kept up appearances the best that they could. Carrying a large stuffed turkey, they joined the catering crew and entered Gen. Khan's stronghold...

"Have you found anything?" asked Jian.

Sabrina looked up from pouring a round of sake (Japanese alcohol) and saw him working the table across from her. "No." she replied.

"We've got to find the cub." Jian said.

"Talk a little louder, why don't you?" Thor whispered loudly. "Might be a few of the general's men who didn't hear the first time."

"Probably not the time, but great sarcasm." Cherry said to him.

"Thanks!" Thor beamed quietly.

The guests seemed to enjoy the party in a loud celebration and even louder conversations among the guests. The banquet hall was huge. Chandeliers holding candles, circus aerialists swung from trapezes while clowns entertained the crowd.

"Huh. Deja vu." Atticus commented as this whole mess started with a circus.

"Are you getting anything with the compass?" Jian asked the others.

"No... We must've checked a hundred times." Mo sulked.

Jian looked very frustrated as they came across the party.

"Step it up," Looie whispered to them. "Guests are running out of drinks, and even if you are here to save the Celestial Cub, I don't want it said that Hong Kong Looie's failed to deliver a satisfying catering event."

And as quickly as he'd appeared, he was gone again. With a sigh, Sabrina refilled her tray and made her way through the crowd again. She and the others had managed to get close to where Gen. Khan stood, talking with a group of men and women.

"Soon," The man told the people as they took drinks from the trays the group offered. "Soon the other Celestial Cubs will be within my grasp. Then we'll find out if Nu Kwa's precious White Tiger defender of the Celestial Heavens will hold his position...or do as I tell him."

Several people nodded in agreement.

"Oh, you are so dead." Cherry glared.

"Shh~" Thor shushed, spitting on her a little.

"We gotta find those cubs and get out of here." Sabrina said hopefully.

"Just stay calm and don't freak out." Cherry said while mixing up some fresh drinks.

"Guys!" A voice called out which startled the group.

Sabrina and the group panicked as they feared that they were discovered before a black feline's head poked out from under the tablecloth.

"Salem!" Cherry whispered loudly. "You're not supposed to be here!"

"Guys, we've got a problem." Salem warned them.

"What are you doing here?" asked Mo.

"...Was that salmon mousse I saw?" asked the cat.

"Focus already!" Lionel whisper-hissed. "Why aren't you with the cub?"

"That... Is a good question." Salem replied sheepishly.

"And we want an answer." Sabrina retorted.

Salem sighed. "...The cub escaped the ship."

"What?!" Cherry gasped before covering her mouth and looking around in fear. "You let him go?" she then asked the black cat.

"Saying 'let' makes it sound like I had a choice," Salem retorted. "He's a very big baby for his age, ya know."

"We should've locked you two up." Mo rolled her earth green eyes.

"Where is he?" Sabrina then asked with an exasperated sigh.

"In the castle." Salem replied.

Cherry sighed in deep relief.

"You okay?" Thor asked Cherry.

"Yeah," Cherry said softly. "I thought maybe Kimba got dropped off in a cloud or something," she then looked wide-eyed again. "Here though?!"

"Yep, not to worry; I've got it under control," Salem reassured. "He ditched me just as we got to the big staircase and he's even wearing that old necklace of yours, Cherry. He must've zigged when I zagged."

"What does that mean?" Atticus asked.

"Cubsitting..." Salem groaned. "It's harder than it looks, but sometimes it has its unexpected rewards; like finding three cubs after you thought you lost one."

"Say what?" asked Mo.

"I followed Kimba, to General Khan's suite upstairs," Salem replied. "It's a really big place, guys; you should see all the-"

Lionel cleared his throat.

"Ah, right," Salem replied. "The last cub is in the general's suite. Our pair tracked them there."

"And nobody noticed a pair of white tiger cubs wandering through the halls?"

"When ya got dancin' elephants, who's gonna notice a couple a' little cubs? ...Or one little cat at the buffet table?" Salem shrugged before he snickered as he started for the food, but Sabrina pulled him back.

"Fine, we'll work with that," The blonde witchling said. "Maybe they won't see us, either. Because you're going to show us the room."

"I can draw a map in the pâté," Salem offered with a shrug. "Then I'll go clean my claws while you go get the kiddies."

"No." Sabrina said flatly.

Suddenly, the table lifted which made them yelp and Thor backed up a bit against the others.

"Thor!" Cherry gasped before muffling. "Get your butt out of my face!"

"Get your face out of my butt!" Thor retorted, feeling offended.

"What are you doing?" Jian asked the others as he came to see them. "People are getting antsy over drinks and Looie's been looking for you!" he then stopped talking once he saw Salem.

"It's a long story, Jian," Cherry said as she made Thor get off of her. "Let's just say that we've got some work to do."


The group soon crawled out from under the table and began to follow after Salem while the guests were distracted. Thanks to Lionel's camouflage power, the group managed to blend in with the party guests until they made their way out of the room and up to Khan's suite. Fortunately, the guards were more focused on the party, so getting into the room was actually pretty simple. There were even dancing elephants at the party which kept most of the guests busy.

"There." Salem said, pointing at the end of the hallway with two massive doors.

"Kimba..." Cherry whispered to herself.

"You aren't keeping one of the cubs," Jian told Cherry as he came to one door before he easily pushed it open. "It's open?" he then asked the cursed warlock.

"It was locked," Salem explained. "I opened it. The only advantage to being a cat."

They soon came into the room, finding a huge office which was decorated expensive rugs over a hardwood floor and there were sights of hanging over stuffed animals which made Sabrina and Mo feel a little queasy. There was even antique furniture centered all-around a very large desk and there were three white statues of tiger cubs. The tiger cub who wore Cherry's necklace soon looked over and pounced out suddenly.

"Yaugh!" Cherry yelped before she caught the cub and fell to the floor as he nuzzled his face against her cheek. "Heya, Kimba." she greeted roughly.

"I'm not a gambling man, but I'm willing to wager that final statue is our missing cub!" Lionel exclaimed.

Sabrina waved her finger and used her spell to restore the statue to a living, breathing tiger cub. The second it was awakened, the cub leapt from the desk and tackled Kimba and his other brother, getting into a playful grapple.

"Okay, okay, get off..." Cherry groaned as she rolled over away from the playing tiger cubs.

Suddenly, a vase was seen wobbling from the desk due to the cubs' playing.

"No!" Sabrina gasped in fear as she caught the vase as it fell from the desk.

"Augh! Stop it!" Cherry told the cubs as she saved a chair that was about to fall.

The tiger cubs soon stopped as they listened at attention to Cherry.

"Phew... That was almost too close..." Cherry said as she backed up a bit before a door slammed right on her.

"Three..." General Khan grinned darkly as he appeared, very tall and imposing once he made his entrance. "All three of the White Tiger's cubs are here," he then faced the group. "I must congratulate you all. How you managed to take the cub from my men on the Orient Express, then bumble your way in here eludes me, but I'm going to enjoy the results."

The three tiger cubs were then seen trying to get the door off of Cherry.

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star!" Cherry said in a daze before she fell from the door squashing her.

"You, sir, have crossed the line after stepping back over it!" Lionel declared as he ran over to Cherry and pulled her free. "Because you're not gonna get them."

"Oh, I will," General Khan declared. "They'll be the crown jewel of my trophy collection." he gestured to his wall of mounted animal heads."

"So you're gonna kill some babies so you can mount their heads?" Lionel asked, brushing Cherry off and propping her up. "Ooh, real scary, General. What'cha gonna do next, steal ice cream from some little kids?"

"You shouldn't cross me, boy." General Khan warned.

"I'm shakin'," Lionel retorted before facing Cherry. "You okay?"

"I could be better." Cherry replied softly.

"No! You can't do this!" Salem cried out as he rushed over. "They're cute and cuddly and they don't belong on those walls."

The Beast Rangers group looked at least appreciative of Salem's protection of the Celestial Cubs.

"A talking cat? Now that's interesting..." General Khan smirked as he fixed his gaze on the black cat. "Maybe I'll have YOU stuffed and mounted whole!"

"Wha-?!" Salem gasped before facing the Beast Rangers group. "Isn't this the point where one of you is supposed to step in and save me? Someone point something or use a Zord! Now, please!"

The group knew that they had to take action, but they weren't sure what to do.

"General Khan, I advise you think carefully," Jian stated calmly. "They are the Celestial Cubs' chosen guardians. They hold great powers."

Shaking his head, the general scoffed. "They are but children, as are YOU!" he remarked. "Once the cubs are in my grasp, I will gain the power to overthrow Nu Kwa and begin my rule of the Celestial Heavens! That Della woman can have your worthless mortal and supernatural realms...but I will achieve godhood!" he laughed maniacally.

"Well, if ya want something done..." Lionel sighed as he put a huge steel boot on his left foot and stomped over to the general...and then delivered a swift kick to his shin.

The general let out a scream of agony and dropped to the floor, clutching his broken shin and howling in pain.

"And you guys!" he told the others in the group. "QUIT STANDING THERE LIKE A BUNCHA HOSTAGES! YOU GOT POWERS, SO USE THEM ALREADY, OR DIDJA FORGET?!"

"Sir, I may be as cuddly and harmless as a teddy bear, but I can be a grizzly pretty quickly if you anger me." Thor smirked.

"You may be a blubber boy, but you don't scare me!" General Khan glared through tears of pain as he held his broken shin.

Thor soon began to laugh like a goofball before his laughter grew maniacal and creepy.

The Beast Rangers group looked at each other and then back at Thor in concern.

Thor's laughter then grew deep and echoey before a poof of dark blue smoke with golden and white magical sparks before he soon seemed to grow even larger in size almost like a giant. "YA SCARED YET?!" he then called out in a loud, booming voice. "HOW ABOUT THIS THEN?!" he then brought out his Triceratops Zord. "HOW 'BOUT YA FACE A GIANT THREE-HORN RANGER?!"

"What the...?" General Khan muttered.

Thor soon spun around and changed into his Triceratops Zord and was still in his large size before he jumped down and went to charge straight toward General Khan, slamming the man right into the wall.

"I dunno what brought out this side of you," Lionel remarked. "...But a part of me is loving it!"

"Don't mess with me." Thor replied.

"Let's do this!" Sabrina called out.


And so, the group called out their Morphers and decided to take down General Khan their way to teach him a lesson. Jian looked very impressed, especially as Sabrina used her magic and DragonZord without relying on Master Tze-pins skills. Cherry soon noticed the cubs and decided to bring them out to safety to make sure they wouldn't get hurt during the battle as she used her PterodactylZord before seeing Kimba wearing her grandmother's necklace and decided to let him keep it unitl she and the others would be done. Just then, a mighty roar was heard in the air and our heroes turned to the skies. Descending from above was the White Celestial Tiger itself.

"The White Celestial Tiger..." Cherry whispered.

"He's beautiful." Sabrina added in awestruck.

"He is beautiful, but he is fierce too," Jian advised. "Unless he meets the child in the book who has the necklace and connection with the Celestial Cubs. Of course, the necklace was made with the finest magical golds and silvers with an opal gemstone in the center-"

Cherry soon came to Kimba and got her necklace back from the cub.

"...Just like... That..." Jian said softly and in realization as Cherry got her necklace back. "...Cherry, where did you get that necklace?"

"My grandmother gave it to me when I was a baby before she died," Cherry replied. "I guess it was just a gift she meant to give my mother for a Baby Shower or something."

"It looks like... It couldn't be... But it is! It's the necklace!" Jian exclaimed. "...Then that means you have the connection with the Celestial Cubs."

"Well, they DID snap to attention when Cherry told them to be quiet earlier." Lionel noted.

"Me?" Cherry asked.

"And you were born in the magical world," Atticus added. "Your grandmother..."

"Died when I was a baby." Cherry reminded.

"Or did she?" Atticus replied. "Maybe something else happened."

Cherry paused thoughtfully as she shook her head in disbelief. "N-No way..." she then said.

The Celestial Cubs came up to Cherry and nuzzled her at her feet.

"I owe all of you an apology," Jian soon said. "You are good champions for the White Tiger and Cherry seems to need to find out more about her family's history."

"Well... We couldn't have done it without you." Sabrina admitted.

"All my life," Jian sighed. "I've dreamed of doing something like this... Of being involved in something important."

"You are important," said Atticus. "You're in the circus!"

"Maybe," Jian shook his head with a smile. "But that's not what I wanted."

"So what did you want?" asked Mo.

Jian hesitated at first before he took a deep breath in and then finally out. "To be like Master Tze-pin and be responsible for something important," he then told them before looking at the cubs who grew playful. "Like those guys."

"So to give up the circus and stardom?" Sabrina asked.

"In a heartbeat," Jian nodded. "The circus is fun, but this is important... But I'm not a warrior. I'm not the one the White Tiger chose, you guys are." he then said to them.

"You shouldn't feel that way, Jian," Atticus shook his head. "You're one of the bravest guys we'd ever seen. If anyone deserves to take Master Tze-pin's place, it's you."

"I agree," Sabrina added. "You should take Master Tze-pin's place."

Suddenly a shimmer of magic appeared which showed a certain old man with a basket and luckily not General Khan back for more. "The time has come for me to move on." he then told them.

"Oh, uh, we're sorry." Thor frowned.

"Not in that way," Master Tze-pin reassured. "I've spent thousands of years in the service of the White Tiger and there are a few things I'd yet like to do in my life. I needed someone to take my place."

"Well, then pick him, Gramps!" Lionel exclaimed, gesturing at Jian. "Not us! Cuz we actually got too much stuff to deal with to just drop everything and babysit tiger cubs!"

"I know." Master Tze-pin replied.

"You could have asked me," Jian said, agreeing with Lionel. "I would have gladly taken your place."

"I could not have asked you," Master Tze-pin then shook his head. "And if I had, you were too arrogant and cocky."

Cherry snorted a little from that.

"Having to help this group has made you realize that there are other people who are as gifted and dedicated as you are." Master Tze-pin then continued.

"I know." Jian nodded.

"But you have made the offer to take my place, which I could not have asked for," Master Tze-pin then said. "My question now is, if you had the chance to take my place, would you?"

"Yes." Jian answered simply.

"Then, Beast Rangers, if you have no objections?" Master Tze-pin then prompted.

"None." The group accepted.

"And I think you're making a great choice." Sabrina smiled.

"Then it will be done." Master Tze-pin said as he held out his hand and gestured.

Sabrina then suddenly felt something surge through her body as she felt the something leave her body and Jian somehow looked and seemed different to the group.

"It'll get pretty lonely living in this valley, and the cubs aren't exactly interesting," Master Tze-pin replied. "But General Khan's constant attacks will ensure that you're kept occupied. It's a good life."

"But not one that I'd wanna live," Lionel added. "All that hermit hoo-ha is dullsville!"

"I understand," Jian nodded. "And I accept that."

"Well, we wish you a lot of luck then." Cherry told him.

"May I join you?" Master Tze-pin asked the Beast Rangers.

"You used me." Sabrina suddenly said.

"Sabrina!" Jian gasped in shock.

"It's all right; I did use her," Master Tze-pin remarked. "But not until you left yourself open for it."

"Oh? And what about Sigmund and Leroy picking me to help out in the circus after school with a suspicious mail delivery?" Sabrina then asked.

Master Tze-pin looked slightly guilty before he sighed. "There may have been some manipulation I could be held accounted for," he then said. "Not Sigmund and Leroy though, they're just a couple of corrupt witchgicians."

"More than slight," Cherry remarked. "You used Sabrina and she should have something in return."

"Cherry!" Jian gasped.

"What do you want?" Master Tze-pin asked the blonde witchling.

The Beast Rangers were about to huddle together, but Sabrina put her hand up as she already had something in mind.

"Visitation privileges," Sabrina soon said. "That way we can all see Jian every now and again and he doesn't have to feel so lonely," she then added before seeing Salem with the cubs again. "And so they can play with my cat."

Salem screamed as he scampered through the forest below as the cubs chased him.

"Of course," Master Tze-pin nodded. "Though you must know that this is irregular."

"So was your method of finding your replacement." Sabrina replied.

"I think you are very much like your aunts." Master Tze-pin smiled warmly.

"Thank you," Sabrina smiled.

"Perhaps we should share these cookies to seal our agreement," Master Tze-pin suggested, holding up the covered basket; he lifted the cloth to reveal the fortune cookies inside. "They're very fresh; I just made them."

Sabrina took a cookie and glanced at Jian; he looked over and smiled back.

"I appreciate your offer of friendship," he told her.

"You're welcome." Sabrina replied. She broke open her fortune cookie and removed the paper inside. LIFE IS BEST SPENT WITH FRIENDS, it read.

"Well, I guess that's just how the cookie crumbles!" Lionel remarked, and everyone had a good laugh at that.


Eventually, it was time to call it a day and come back home.

"That Celestial Cub was orphaned," Master Tze-pin told Cherry about the tiger cub who felt the closest to her. "His parents were killed by poachers."

"So I've heard," Cherry frowned. "It saddens me to hear that there are still poachers in the Magic Realm."

"Especially for valuable creatures like those or ones to steal a unicorn's horn or a leprechaun's pot of gold," Master Tze-pin nodded. "Perhaps this cub will be happier with you if you can look out for him."

"I'm sure I'll be a decent protector for Kimba." Cherry said.

"Kimba?" Master Tze-pin repeated.

"I thought that would be a good name for him." Cherry said before bending down and clicking her tongue a bit as she held out her hands for the white tiger cub.

Kimba looked over and soon came toward Cherry and jumped in her arms as she hugged him.

"You're gonna be okay, I promise." Cherry soothed the tiger cub.

"Guess you have your own animal compadre now," Lionel replied. "And I guess we're not really gonna fight Sigmund and Leroy in this episode. Ah, well."

"Somehow I feel like those two aren't much of fighters anyways." Atticus commented.


Meanwhile...

"YOU LET THEM GO FREE?!" Della snapped at the two witchgicians as she slammed her fists on her table. "YOU COULD'VE EASILY FOUGHT THEM AND MAKE THOSE CELESTIAL CUBS YOUR ANIMAL ARMY OR SOLDIERS!"

"Our so-called little helper got in the way!" Sigmund defended.

"We'll do better next time!" Leroy added.

"There won't be enough of you to save for next time!" Della snapped before she aimed her staff and blasted them both, sending them rocketing into the vacuum of space. "And now that I have some more cash, I'll be going for some lunch at that restaurant Lorenzo works at. Maybe something will go right today..." And so she snatched up the fallen wallets, changed into her human female disguise, and vanished in a ZAP of energy.