Jenna paced anxiously outside the mess tent. She paused for a moment, peering ahead at the jungle foliage. Balto and the others had been gone a while now. She was beginning to worry. Back home, Jack has been gone before, sometimes even for the whole day. But this was the jungle, a place that she had never been before. And from what Balto had told her of this place, it only made her worry more.

It was then that Tooth emerged from the entrance of the tent. She then glanced down at Jenna, seeing her staring out toward the jungle. She glanced back to her, whimpering.

"Don't worry, girl," Tooth said, kneeling down to her.

"I'm sure they'll be back soon."

Jenna's ear suddenly twitched upon hearing a rustling in the foliage. She looked back to the jungle before barking in excitement. Tooth looked up from Jenna, where she saw Anna, Kristoff, Hans and the others emerge from the foliage. Anna, Kristoff and Tadashi came over to the tent, where Jenna scurried up to them. Tooth gasped in anticipation. She the turned and came up to her niece.

"Your back!" she said, taking her into her arms.

"Did you find him?"

Anna glanced up to her Aunt, shaking her head. It was right at that moment that Tooth noticed the escorts emerge from the foliage. But saw that North and Mattias were nowhere to be seen.

"Where's your Uncle and Mattias?" she asked, glancing down to her.

"There still out looking for Jack." Anna insisted to her Aunt.

It was right at that moment that she noticed Anna looked a bit distraught.

"Anna, what's wrong?" She asked, curiously.

She then glanced down and saw Anna was holding. It was there she saw she was holding what looked to be a camera bag, with it's shoulder strap ripped. She squinted her eyes, curiously. She remembered Jack was carrying one just like it during their trek from camp.

Tooth then widened her eyes in realization, glancing up at Anna.

"Is this...?" she said in awe.

Anna nodded her head.

"What happened?" Tooth said

"We don't know," Anna said, shaking her head.

"We found it in the jungle along with..."

Tooth squinted her eyes, curiously.

"With what?" Tooth asked, squinting her eyes, curiously.

"There was a leopard." Kristoff insisted to her.

"A leopard?" Tooth exclaimed, glancing down to Anna.

"Oh my goodness, are you all alright?"

"We're fine," Anna insisted to her Aunt.

"The leopard was... dead."

"Dead?" Tooth said.

"But we think that it might have found Jack," Kristoff insisted to her.

"We found a bunch of tracks. Mattias said it might have been tried to attack him."

Tooth stared in utter shock, hearing her nephew was attacked by a leopard.

"Oh my god," she said, glancing down at Anna.

"Did it...?"

Anna shook her head to her Aunt.

"No," Anna insisted.

"At least, we don't think."

Tooth glanced down at her Niece, curiously.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"We found another set of foot prints," Kristoff insisted to her.

"Someone else was there. They might have been the ones who killed the leopard."

"And they might have kidnapped Jack as well." Anna proclaimed to her Aunt.

"It wasn't a Kidnapping."

Anna glanced back, along with Kristoff Tadashi. It was there they saw Ingrid standing behind them. Anna squinted her eyes, curiously.

"What?" she asked.

"It wasn't a Kidnapping," Ingrid proclaimed to them.

"She is trying to protect him."

Anna and Kristoff glanced to one another, curiously.

"She?" Anna asked, curiously.

"Ingrid, what are you talking about?" Tooth asked, curiously.

"I'm talking about the one who took Jack," Ingrid insisted to them.

"She didn't kidnap him. She was protecting him from the leopard. And now from us."

Kristoff stared dumbfounded at what Ingrid was saying. He glanced to Tadashi, who looked to him with the same puzzled expression. None of what she was saying made no sense. Though it also sounded a bit suspicious, given what they heard from Mattias back in the jungle.

"Okay," He said, glancing back to her.

"But why would she take Jack?"

"Is it not obvious?" Ingrid asked, curiously.

"She wants a mate of her own."

The three stared dumbfoundedly to Ingrid. They each glanced to one another with the same look of confusion.

"What we desire to have most may not be what we truly need," Ingrid then said.

"And sometimes it blinds us from the very truth. And it seems she has forgotten that."

Ingrid then turned and walked into the camp. Anna, Kristoff and Tadashi stared back at her, dumfounded to say the least.

"Okay..." Kristoff said, glancing to Tooth.

"That was... weird. Is she always like that?"

Tooth shook her head.

"No," she insisted to them.

"I mean, Ingrid has been a bit odd in the past. But I've never heard heard her say something like that."

Hans the came up from camp, glancing back to his men. He then turned to the three.

"I think that in the mean time we should start looking for the herb." Hans proclaimed to them.

"Shouldn't we wait until North and Mattias get back with Jack?" Tadashi asked, curiously.

Hans shook his head.

"We can't afford to waste any time," Hans insisted to them.

"My father has only given us a few days to look for the herb."

Kristoff squinted his eyes, curiously.

"A few days?" Kristoff said.

"You didn't say anything about us having only a few days."

"I just received a call," He insisted to them.

"We only a few days to find it. Otherwise, he will be suspending the expedition."

Anna and Tooth glanced to one another. A few days wouldn't be enough time for them to find the herb. While Adgar's notes did provide them with where they could look, but it often took him weeks to find it. Tooth glanced up at Hans.

"Mr. Fortrume," she said.

"I understand. But we should really wait for North and Mattias to return with Jack."

"I'm not sure if we can wait," Hans proclaimed to her.

"We need to secure a sample as soon as possible."

"Please, Mr. Fortrume," Tooth begged of him.

"Just give them time."

As Tooth then turned and walked into camp, Hans glanced back at her with a stern look. They couldn't afford to give them time. They needed to find the herb as soon as possible.

"So, now what?" Kristoff asked, curiously.

He turned back to Anna, Kristoff and Tadashi.

"We can't afford to wait for them," Hans proclaimed to them.

"We need to find the herb."

"But how are we supposed to find it on our own?" Anna asked.

"North showed me a map of the region," Hans insisted

"It's back at my tent. We can use that to help us find the valley."

"But shouldn't we help look for Jack?" Anna asked.

"For all we know, Jack could have headed east toward the valley," Hans insisted to her.

"This way, we'll be able to cover more ground."

Anna glanced to the side. She pondered over what what Hans had proclaimed. It was possible that Jack could have wondered east toward the valley. If so, he might have already found it before they did. He might have gotten lost while trying to make his way back to them. Whether or not her presumptions were so, if there was a chance he was there, they had to take it.

Anna glanced up to Hans.

"Alright," she said, nodding her head.

"Lets do it."

"Great," Hans said.

"Get what you need, we leave now."


North and Mattias continued to follow Balto through the jungle. Trudging through the lust foliage, Mattias slashed his machete at the leaves and palms as he cleared the way for him and North. Balto continued to sniff the ground, following the scent of Jack and the one who had dragged him off. He then came to a nearby tree, where he then paused as he raised his head.

He leaned his head forward, sniffing the surface of the tree trunk. The scent seemed to be leading up into the canopy above. Which meant that they must have climbed up into the tree. If that was the case, tracking them by their scent would be much harder. He was not able to climb and with the tracks being an hour old, it meant they could be anywhere in the jungle by now.

It was then that North and Mattias emerged from the foliage behind him. It was there they saw Balto, peering up a tree.

"What is it, boy?" Balto asked, curiously.

Balto glanced back at them, whimpering as he glanced back up the tree. Mattias came up as he peered up at the canopy above.

"What is it?' North asked, curiously.

Mattias shook his head, glancing back at him.

"I don't know," He insisted to him.

"I think Balto is trying to say they went up this tree. I don't see any more tracks."

North squinted his eyes, curiously. He came up to the tree, peering up at the canopy above. He recalled Mund saying that the tracks back in the clearing were that of a woman. But how would a woman be able to carry his nephew all the way up the tree?


Elsa and Jack emerged from the jungle undergrowth. Pulling Jack along, Elsa came over a cliff overlooking the jungle. Gazing out over the jungle, Jack's photographing instincts had already kicked in. The view alone would make an excellent photo. He held up his camera and was about to take a shot, when he suddenly felt Elsa grab hold of his wrist. He glanced to her.

"No, Jack," she said, shaking her head.

"No pictures."

Jack glanced back over the view of the cliff. He then glanced back at her before lowering his camera.

"Alright, alright," he said to her.

"I promise."

Elsa then turned and gazed out over the jungle below.

"So, what did you want to show me?" Jack asked, glancing to her, curiously.

Elsa then pointed ahead at the over the valley.

"The light," she then proclaimed to him.

"The light."

"The sun light?" Jack asked, curiously.

"The light touches jungle," Elsa insisted to her mate.

"Everything light touches, belongs to all jungle's people. Since First people."

"First people?" Jack asked, squinting his eyes.

"When Jungle was new," Elsa said.

"First people came from Great tree. Created jungle itself."

The wild woman gazed back over the valley at the mountains in the distance.

"Created great stone peaks," she said.

"Made River's paths."

Jack narrowed his eyes, rubbing the back of his head.

"That's...uh, quite the story, El." Jack said.

Elsa shook her head to Jack.

"Not story," Elsa insisted to him.

"First People make jungle law."

"Jungle law?" Jack asked, curiously.

"Jungle Law is sacred." Elsa proclaimed to him.

Elsa then glanced over to a nearby tree, where she saw two monkeys swinging above. They then came up over a branch above, where the they plucked a small fruit from above and handed it to the other.

"All free people follow jungle law," Elsa said, coming up under the tree.

"The jungle gives to all people. And all people give back. Follow the laws of jungle."

Jack glanced back down to her, curiously.

"And what happens when they don't?" Jack asked.

Elsa glanced down at her mate, frowning. While most of the free people followed and respected the Laws of the Jungle, there were those who that had broken them. Most notably that of Mufasa's brother, Scar. And also, Zira, the lioness who had broken the law by hunting man. And thus, was banished to the outlands along with Scar.

"Few break jungle law," Elsa claimed to her mate.

"Scar broke Law. Tried to kill Mufasa and Elsa and take over pride and Jungle. Mufasa banished Scar to outlands."

Jack felt a sudden feeling of anger at then mention of this Scar trying to kill Elsa. He had only met her once long ago when they were both seven. He hardly knew this woman. And yet for whatever reason that he could not explain, the thought of someone hurting Elsa in any way, made him so angry.

"Sounds like Mufasa has the right idea." He said.

Elsa nodded her head in agreement. She then turned to Jack, seeing the stern expression over his face. He seemed angry about what she had told him about Scar. Was it because of what she had said about Scar? About him trying to kill both her and Mufasa?

If so, then it must mean that he had feelings for her as well. Elsa glanced to the side, her cheeks turned a bright red. To know that he cared for her as she did for him, touched the heart of the jungle woman.

Elsa glanced up to Jack, smiling. She then came up to him and took him by the hand before pulling him along.

"Wow, El," Jack asked.

"Where are we going?"

Elsa didn't answer as she continued to pull him along into the jungle.


Elsa and Jack emerged from the jungle as they came to a nearby watering hole. Elsa and Jack emerged from the foliage as they came out over the banks. Jack gazed out in awe over the lagoon. Along the banks, he saw both herbivores and carnivores standing side by side as they drank of the watering hole.

"Wow," he said.

"You got to be kidding me."

There was a low growl off to their left. Jack turned and saw a tigress, drinking from the water hole next to them. It then cocked it's head, glancing toward them. Slowly the tigress stood up, turning to face the two humans.

"Uh, Elsa." Jack said, glancing to her.

Elsa turned back to Jack, where she saw him peering forward. She then turned in the direction he was looking, where she saw the tiger, growling wearingly. Elsa came in front of Jack, where she narrowed down as she uttered a chuffing sound in an effort to speak the Tiger's language.

"Please, my sister," she said.

"Water truth."

Though upon glancing down, she saw the two cubs standing behind her. Hunkering down next to her as they peered up at the strangers, nervously. Elsa glanced back up at the tigress.

"Please, my sister," she chuffed.

"We wish not to harm you or your cubs. We are of one blood, you and I."

Hearing her recite the master words of the jungle, The tigress chuffed back to Elsa. She then turned away and leaned her head back down, continuing to drink from the watering hole. Elsa then stood up as she turned back to Jack, who squinted his eyes, curiously.

"What was...?" He asked, curiously.

"Can you...?"

Elsa nodded her head to him.

"Elsa speaks language of jungle people," Elsa proclaimed to Jack.

"Tigress only protecting her cubs. But she will not attack Jack and Elsa."

"What makes you so sure?" Jack asked, curiously.

"Water truce." Elsa insisted to Jack.

Elsa then turned, peering out over the watering hole at the other animals.

"Waterhole is scared place in jungle," Elsa proclaimed to Jack.

"Where all jungle people come to drink. Abide by the water truce. No hunting or killing."

Jack squinted his eyes, in confusion. He shook his head, glancing to the side as he tried to make sense of what she was saying. The notion that animals follow a law of some kind seemed far fetched in of itself. But now they had a true whenever they drank at this waterhole. While he didn't know much about animal kingdom itself, everything she was saying sounded so ficticous.

Elsa came up before the water's edge. She the dipped her foot into the water, where she felt it's cooling embrace. The wild woman sighed in relief. She then proceeded to reach back an undo the bindings to her top. Jack glanced back and saw Elsa remove the white tiger pelt from around her breasts.

"Uh... Elsa," Jack said.

"What are you...?"

Elsa then reached down and pulled the laces of her loincloth, tossing it down next to her top. She then turned back to Jack, standing naked as the say she was born. Jack gazed in awe at the sight of Elsa's nude form. Her sculpted form, so lean and fit, a body only that of a Greek goddess could poses. With such perfect firm breasts, long smooth legs and a patch of blonde hair over the most sacred part of her body.

Upon realizing he was staring, he then glanced up to her.

"Jack, come swim." She said.

"Swim?" Jack asked, curiously.

"Jack not know how to swim?" Elsa asked, curiously.

"No, no," Jack said, shaking his head.

"I can swim."

Hesitantly, Jack reach up and took hold of his vest as he pulled it off. He then reached down to the helm of his shirt and lifted it up over his head, exposing his fit and muscular form. Elsa stared in awe at the sight of Jack's body. Seeing his lean bear chest and abs, Elsa felt a strange sensation within her stomach.

After stepping out of his shoes and socks, Jack unbuckled his shorts as he pulled them down. He then stood up, wearing nothing but his black underwear. He then glanced up at Elsa, who was staring back at him in awe.

"What?" Jack asked, curiously.

Elsa came up to Jack. She reached up her hands and placed them firmly over his bear chest. Stroking his smooth skin, feeling his heart beating within his chest. Elsa felt the sudden desire to take him right then and there.

"El?" Jack said.

Elsa glanced back up at him, seeing him glancing down at her, curiously. She then reach down and grabbed his hand, pulling him along toward the water. They then came into the water, where they swam out into the middle of the lagoon.

"Hey, wait up, El." Jack said.

Elsa then turned back to Jack, where she then proceeded to splash at Jack.

"Hey!" Jack said before splashing her back.

Elsa chuckled as the two proceeded to splash one another.