When morning arrived, it was the day before Chloe will turn 14 years old and will celebrate her fourteenth birthday, and right now, everypony and every creature are resuming and still working hard on the preparations for Chloe's fourteen birthday, and they all even got and received some more help from both Anastasia and Sitka, who are now fully healed and are already allowed to leave the hospital and go help everyone else with the preparations for Chloe's upcoming birthday party, but we all know that that's not all.

Back in the Everfree Forest, Queen Tukta, Shufai, Kyra, all the Indian elephants and all the other animals (who are all parts of the united herds) are all being introduced to Filimon, the newest addition to the Indian elephants herd and also the newest newborn animal to become and be part of the united herds, and Filimon's mother (who is also Shufai and Kyra's mother) explained to her two older children and to her mother (Queen Tukta) that she kept him (Filimon) a secret and a surprise the whole time so that she can give birth to her surprise calf during the night and then bring him to meet the united herds and have him introduced to his family and also to all of their neighbors who live alongside them in the morning, but then she also added and mentioned that she had to defend him and protect him shortly after his birth from Tony Black and Chunga, who tried to use their own melanism in order to sneak behind them in the dark and then get Filimon for themselves so that they can eat him.

However, luckily for Filimon, he managed to survive the night and see the first morning of his life, and not to mention that Tony Black and Chunga were knocked out cold and unconscious by the calf's protective mother, but even though they were knocked out cold last night, they both managed to recover from the attack at sunrise, and then they both went back to inform Yigal, Gilad, Ezra and Black Heart about their unsuccessful attempt in trying to steal and eat Filimon (shortly after he was born during the night). When Yigal, his brothers and their evil Pegasus friend all heard what their melanistic tiger and hyena said to them (including the part where they mentioned Filimon and also that he's just a newborn baby elephant calf), the four evil owners (who are more masters than owners) sent Tony Black, Chunga, Saut and Karoosh together to track down the united herds in order to scare them and cause them all to panic first, and then force them all to run away so that they can go after them and separate Filimon from his mother, from his family and from all of his friends and neighbors, and then capture and destroy the newborn Indian elephant calf, and this time - for good and for sure.

As for all the animals of the united herds, they all made good friends and allies with Filimon, but there are three tiny baby animals who really liked him the most - Maisie the bushbaby (Galago), Riley the fennec fox and Cheeky the jerboa, who are now already official members and are also part of the united herd, and not to mention, the smallest ones. Also, ever since Shufai has reformed and learned to accept all kinds of small animals as his friends, his heart and his mind changed and that made him a good elephant, but that also made him the complete opposite of the two worst elephants who all they like to do is to hurt, abuse, kill and destroy babies, juveniles, adolescents and even mature adults from all kinds and species (or any animals or creatures who are good, including Indian elephants) - Terrence and Topsy, the last two African bush elephants living in Equestria, who are also the last living individuals both from and of each gender (one is male and the other is female), thus meaning that if both of these evil elephants are to be sentenced to death, African bush elephants will be extinct in Equestria.

However, Terrence and Topsy won't appear again right now, but they will still appear later on, and if they appear again, we know that they will be up to no good (just like always), and if they meet Filimon, neither African bush elephants will hesitate to end his life in an instant, for they will never befriend, nor will accept an Indian elephant in their presence, and also because Queen Tukta, Shufai and Kyra, as well as the whole Indian elephants herd are among Terrence and Topsy's worst enemies, but since the Indian elephants herd is united with the other animal herds, that would make Terrence, Topsy and all of their non-elephant, shape-shifting animal friends and allies (including Lysander) outnumbered, and if all the good rulers of Equestria will help the united herds deal with the animal villains by taking and draining their magical abilities, Lysander and his animals team will all be wiped out for good and for sure.

Anyway, those who are going to appear right now and frighten the herds are Tony Black, Chunga, Saut and Karoosh, who have just arrived at the area where the united herds live all together, and so the four animal villains carefully started looking around and so that's when they all started searching for the united herds, for they know that Filimon lives among the herds (due to him being the youngest and newest member of the Indian elephants herd), and it didn't took long for the two hybrid rhinos, the black hyena and the black tiger to find the united herds, and when they turned their heads and looked to the left of the united herds, they could see Filimon playing around, and they could also see his mother standing not too far away and watching him playing around, but he's not playing alone - Maisie, Riley and Cheeky are also with him and they're playing around and with him too, and upon seeing the four baby animals playing together, Chunga glared at them hungrily from the distance and saliva started dripping out from his mouth, for he wanted to eat Filimon as the main course, but now he also wanted to eat Maisie, Riley and Cheeky as snacks (because of their small sizes compared to Filimon's much larger size).

However, just then Tony Black snapped his new hyena friend out of his state so that he can focus on the plan and do exactly as they planned, and so that's when the two melanistic mammalian carnivores started making loud roaring and 'laughing' noises, which soon caught the attention of all the animals of the united herds, and upon hearing that there are carnivores around, the leaders of the herds yelled all together in unison "WE ALL GOTTA RUN AWAY AND GET OUT OF HERE! THERE ARE PREDATORS AROUND HERE LURKING NEARBY IN THIS AREA!", and when they all heard what their respective leaders just said about that there are predators lurking around, all the animals started panicking and then they soon started running away from the area in which they all are, and with their respective leaders to guide them all, all the animals followed them in order to escape the predators which they all thought are many, not knowing that Tony Black and Chunga are just tricking and fooling them all into believing and thinking that there are actually many more predators in the area besides just the two of them.

Then, with the plan going exactly as they planned, Tony Black, Chunga, Saut and Karoosh all started following the now stampeding herds, for they all saw and knew that now it's their chance to catch up with Filimon, separate him from the rest of the Indian elephants herd (as well as from the other herds), and then kill him and succeed in their mission, and so with the herds stampeding on and away from the area, the four animal villains gave a hot pursuit after them, hoping to catch up with Filimon and destroy him. As for the united herds, they all kept stampeding on and away from the area, and during their running away, Filimon tried his best to follow and keep up with his mother, and Maisie, Riley and Cheeky are also seen running together and along with him as they all struggled to keep up with his family, with their friends, and also with all of their neighbors.

Then, the totally unexpected happened - Filimon accidentally misplaced a foot on some mud and so that's when he lost his balance and fell flat on his belly and underside, and soon afterwards, Maisie, Riley and Cheeky too accidentally misplaced their feet and paws and fell flat on their bellies and on the same mud, and upon falling on the mud, Maisie, Riley and Cheeky all quickly called for the herds "Hey! We fell on some mud here! Please, come back! Somebody, help us!", but because of the loud sounds of their running away and stampeding for their lives, none of the animals seemed to hear their calls, nor they even noticed that the four youngsters are left behind, and so with their calls for help going unanswered (and also in vain), Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon are soon being left behind by the herds to fend for themselves.

Shortly afterwards, the four baby animals started moving around as they all tried to stand up on their feet and get themselves and each other away from the mud on which they slipped and fell, and after no more than just five minutes, Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon all managed to stand up on their feet get away from the mud on which they slipped and fell, but by the time the four baby animals managed to get away from the mud and stand up on their feet again, the herds were already gone from sight, and so all what's left behind is just their footprints, and so with the herds being gone from sight, the four baby animals felt tears forming in their eyes, but the one who was so sad for the most was Filimon, for this is the first time he was separated from his mother, as well as from the rest of his family, and since he's just a newborn baby elephant calf, he still depends on his mother and he also needs her milk in order to grow up and survive, but with his mother now gone from sight, Filimon wouldn't survive very long, and so that's when the newborn baby elephant calf started crying out loud and wailing for his mother to come back for him, but his loud and heartbreaking cries won't be answered by any of the herds at all, for it's all just in vain.

However, just then, Maisie, Riley and Cheeky soon started hearing something else that sounded very different from Filimon's loud and heartbreaking cries, and so when the three turned around and looked behind them, they heard some loud rustling sounds in the big nearby bushes which stood before them, and they also saw that something big is moving within the big bushes and right towards them, and so within less than a single minute, Tony Black and Chunga came out of the big bushes and went up towards Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon, and when Filimon turned around and saw the black tiger and the black hyena coming towards him and his friends, the baby elephant calf was so terrified, for he soon recognized them by the scary, shining colors of their eyes, and when they noticed that he's afraid of the predators, Maisie, Riley and Cheeky all went up to him and hugged him, and so that's when all four baby animals started shaking in fear and also looked at Tony Black and Chunga with tears in their eyes, which in turn made the two melanistic mammalian carnivores smile evilly at them, as they both slowly inched closer and closer towards them.

However, the true terror kicked in when Filimon suddenly felt something hard touching him on the back and rear end, and so when he turned around to see what or who is behind him, he was terrified to see Saut and Karoosh standing just a few inches away from him and from his friends, and although he didn't know who are the two male villainous rhinos who stood before him, he could still tell that they want to hurt him and his friends, and so he started wailing in terror from Saut and Karoosh's presence, as well as from Tony Black and Chunga's reappearance, and all four baby animals were frightened so much that it made the two male hybrid rhinos and their melanistic, carnivoran friends and partners smile evilly at them, thus showing how much they enjoy the baby animals' helplessness.

However, just before the four animal villains can end the lives of the four helpless baby animals, the last two jackals who work for Lysander and for his shape-shifting animals team suddenly came out of nowhere and started attacking Tony Black and Chunga, thus allowing and giving Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon their chance to escape, but as soon as they started running away, Saut and Karoosh started chasing after them so that the two male hybrid rhinos can finish what they and their predatory animal friends and partners have started, and after they gave a hot pursuit after them, Saut and Karoosh finally managed to trap the four baby animals against the edge of a cliff above a fast-streaming river which leads out of the Everfree Forest.

Upon being cornered by the two male hybrid rhinos, Filimon started crying out loud for his mother to come to rescue him, but he is soon being silenced by an angry yell from Saut, who tried to make the newborn baby elephant calf shut up, and then he said evilly while showing up an angry expression on his scarred face "Stop your stupid crying right now, you filthy baby elephant!", and then Karoosh added in agreement with his friend "Yeah! Shut up your mouth, little baby elephant, or we'll make you regret it! BY FORCE!", and then they both let out some scary and angered growls at the four baby animals so to make sure that they all fear and respect the two of them, and Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon couldn't help but shake in even more fear all together upon seeing the angry faces of the two adult male hybrid rhinos who have just cornered and trapped them against the edge of the cliff.

Then, Tony Black and Chunga came running towards their two rhinoceros friends and partners, but at the same time they were also still fighting against the two jackals, who have somehow managed to climb up on their backs and attack them from above as they took a ride on their backs towards Saut, Karoosh and the four baby animals (and also towards the edge of the cliff), and once they reached the edge of the cliff and met up with the other animals, Chunga launched and threw away the jackal which stood on top of his back, but soon afterwards, the jackal flew in the air and crashed and slammed right into Maisie, Riley and Cheeky, thus knocking them off their feet and paws and sending them falling off the edge of the cliff and towards the fast-streaming river below, and soon afterwards, the same thing happened to Filimon as Tony Black launched and threw away the other jackal (which stood on top of his own back), causing it to fly in the air and crash and slam right into Filimon, knocking him off his feet and sending him falling off the edge of the cliff and towards the fast-streaming river below, and soon afterwards, Tony Black, Chunga, Saut and Karoosh all looked down and watched as the four baby animals and the two jackals all ended up falling and landing in the water, making some big splashes in the process, and then getting swept away all together by the strong current of the fast-streaming river, until all six of them disappeared from the four villainous animals' eyes and eyesights.

Upon Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon's disappearance from the villainous animals' eyes and eyesights, Saut quickly turned to look at Tony Black, Chunga and Karoosh and then he said to them "Follow down the river stream, and make sure they're all dead!", and then he turned tail and started running away and he went back to the Everfree Forest and also all the way back to the villains' house, leaving the three other animal villains behind to start following down and along the river stream in order to make sure that Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon are all dead (in case the four of them will actually survive), and after looking in the direction where the four of them (and the two jackals, too) all got swept away by the current for about two minutes, Tony Black, Chunga and Karoosh all knew that they don't really have any other choice but to follow down along the river stream, look out for Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon, and then make sure to kill them if they have survived, and so that's when the three animal villains started following down and along the river stream and also started searching for Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon, hoping to destroy them in case they will find out that the four baby animals are all alive and well (if they all have managed to survive).

Meanwhile, back with the united herds, they all finally stopped both their running away and also the stampeding for their lives, and as soon as they all stopped dead in their tracks, all the animals in the united herds started calming down, believing that now everything is going to be okay, but just then, however, Kyra asked her family and her friends "Wait a minute, where's Maisie, Riley and Cheeky?", and then she added as she looked around but didn't see them anywhere "I don't see them anywhere.", and when they all heard what she said, the other animal youngsters and Shufai all gasped in shock, but then the true terror kicked in when they all suddenly heard and then saw Shufai and Kyra's mother asking with a look of both shock and worry on her face and eyes "Wait a second, everyone, where's Filimon?!", and upon hearing what she just said, all the Indian elephants in Queen Tukta's herd gasped in shock, and even the other animals who aren't elephants at all couldn't help but gasp in both shock and horror to realize that Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon are all gone and are no longer present among and/or with the united herds.

However, just as Shufai and Kyra's shocked, worried and upset mother was about to cry out loud and bellow loudly for her missing baby, the good luck came to help and assist just in the right time as Lin Raju suddenly came out of nowhere and went up towards the united herds, who all recognized him and greeted him upon his return, and then Queen Tukta asked him if he can help searching and looking out for Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon (who got separated from the united herds during the stampede), and when he heard what the elephant queen and matriarch said to him about searching and looking for the four missing baby animals, Lin Raju accepted helping the united herds, for he is slowly losing his touch and severing his bonds with his owner Ezra as well as with the other villains and their animals, and so that's when the Mammophant said to Queen Tukta and to all the other leaders (and also to all the other animals) "You can all count on me, everyone! I will help finding the missing youngsters and I promise that I will bring them back to all of you in no time!", and so with these words being said, Lin Raju turned tail and then he started running away at full speed and as fast as he could and he started searching everywhere for Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon, hoping to find them and bring them back to the united herds before nighttime comes.

A few hours have passed and it's now nighttime, but Lin Raju still haven't yet found the four missing baby animals, but he kept searching everywhere, hoping he'll be able to find them soon, and as for Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon, they all have managed to survive after they were swept away by the river's strong current, and now they're back on dry land and on the river bank, but now they're also outside the Everfree Forest and are far away from both the united herds and from home, which means that they will have to face the dangers of the outside world of Equestria - outside the Everfree Forest. As for the two jackals who got swept away along with the youngsters, one of them have managed to survive and get back on dry land as well, but the other jackal drowned and died at the bottom of the river, thus leaving the only surviving jackal to start following the four baby animals' scents and try to track them down, and so that's when it (the one and only surviving jackal) started following Maisie, Riley, Cheeky and Filimon by their scents, hoping to track them down and then eat them all before Tony Black, Chunga and Karoosh reach and get them first, and also before Lin Raju finds them and takes them back home to the Everfree Forest to reunite them with the still worried, united herds.