Chapter 8: Wrath of the Tiger
At a cloudy wastelands, there are three vultures sitting in a tree. Thunder clashes as they are sitting there. One vulture name is Buzzie. He's slightly obese, bald, with black feathers. Another vulture name Flaps, is slender, blond hair, black feathers. The third one name is Dizzy. He's slender as well, but has gray hair covering his eyes, and black feathers. Just then a four vulture lands on the tree, this one is slender, black feathers and brown hair. His name is Ziggy.
The four vultures are sitting on the tree bored.
Buzzie yawns, and asks, "Hey, Flaps, what we gonna do?"
"I don't know. What you wanna do?" Flaps answers.
"I've got it! Let's flap over to the east side of the jungle," Ziggy speaks up.
She moves back as he says, "They've always got a bit of action, a bit of a swingin' scene all right."
"Ah, come off it. Things are right dead all over," Buzzie says.
But Ziggy jokes, "You mean you wish they were."
Then the three vultures start laughing, except for Dizzy
Dizzy says, "Very funny."
"Okay. So what we gonna do?" Buzzie asks.
"I don't know. What do you wanna do?" Flaps answers.
"Look, Flaps, first I say, 'What we gonna do?' Then you say, 'I don't know. What you wanna do?' Then I say, 'What we gonna do?' You say, 'What you wanna do?' 'What we gonna do?' 'What you want…'" Buzzie says sounding annoyed and repeating what the two are saying.
Then says, "Let's do something!"
"Okay. What you wanna do?" Flaps asks.
"Blimey. There you go again. The same notes again," Buzzie complains.
Then Ziggy says, "I've got it! This time I've really got it.
"So you've got it. Then what we gonna do?" Buzzie asks.
Just then, Dizzy says, "Hold it, lads. Look. Look what's coming our way."
Dizzy turns his head to what he is seeing.
The other vultures are looking what Dizzy is seeing.
"Hey, what in the world is that?" Flaps asks.
Sadly walking into the wastelands is Mishti. She is all alone and doesn't know where to go. She doesn't have an idea the vultures have seen her.
"What a crazy-looking bunch of bones," Ziggy says.
"Yeah, and they're all walkin' about by themselves," Dizzy adds.
Then the vultures laugh.
Mishti sits on a rock and look at the water with a sad expression on her face, and taping the surface with a stick.
Then Buzzie asks, "So what we gonna do?"
"I don't know," Flaps answers.
But says, "Hey, now don't start that again!"
Just then, Ziggy jumps along the branch as he pushes the other off, and says, "Come on, lads. Come on. Let's have some fun with this little fella… this little blokey."
The four fly down from the branch of the tree and on to the ground. They then walk towards the girl cub. Buzzies has to jump a little to keep up. The four surrounds the girl to take a better look at her.
"Blimey. Se's got legs like a stork, she has," Flaps says.
"Like a stork. But she ain't got no feathers, she ain't," Buzzie adds.
The the vultures start laughing, hoping the girl will laugh and have fun too. But Mishti is not in a fun mood, and has tears shedding through her eyes.
She gets up from the rock, and says, "Go ahead. Laugh. I don't care."
Then walks away from them.
"What's wrong with her?" Dizzy asks.
"I think we overdid it," Flaps says.
"We were just having a bit of fun, that's all," Dizzy says.
"Oh, just look at her. Why, the poor little fella. You know, she must be down on her luck," Buzzie says.
"Yeah, or he wouldn't be in our neighborhood," Dizzy says.
Buzzie decides to go after her, and calls out, "Hey, new kid, wait a minute! Hey!"
"Just leave me alone," Mishti sadly says.
Buzzie comes up to Mishti, and asks, "Oh, come on. What's wrong? You know, you look like you haven't got a friend in the world."
"I haven't," Mishti answers.
Then the other vultures come along.
"Haven't you got a mother or a father?" Dizzy asks.
"No. Nobody seems understand it and don't want me around," Mishti says.
"Yeah, we know how you feel," Buzzie says.
"Nobody wants us around either," Dizzy says.
"And understands us," Flaps says.
"Ah, we may look a bit shabby, but we've got heart," Buzzie says.
Then Dizzy says, "And feelings too."
"And just to prove it to you, we're gonna let you join our little group," Buzzie says, wrapping his wing around Mishti.
"Kid, we'd like to make you an honorary vulture," Flaps says.
Mishti moves Buzzie's Buzzie's wing, and says, "Thanks, but I... I'd rather be on my own, alone."
Then sadly walks away.
"Aw, now look, kid. Everybody's got to have friends," buzzie says.
Then Buzzie has an idea.
He turns to his friends and says, "Hey, fellas, are we her friends?"
The Vultures:
We're your friends
We're your friends
We're your friends
to the bitter end
Buzzie then joins in.
The Vultures:
The bitter end
Flaps:
When you're alone
The Vultures:
When you're alone
Mishti looks at the water to see her reflection.
Flaps:
Who comes around
The Vultures:
Who comes around
The vultures reflections appear in the water.
Flaps:
To pluck you up
The Vultures:
To pluck you up
Flaps and Dizzy lift Mishti up with their wings.
"Give us a smile," Buzzie says, trying to help Mishti smiles.
Flaps:
When you are down
The Vultures:
When you are down
The two vultures puts Mishti down on the rock, but still shows a sad look on her face.
Flaps:
And when you're
The Vultures:
outside lookin' in
Who's there to open the door
Buzzie holds mishti by the arm to get her to join them
"Come on, kid. We need a tenor," Buzzie says.
Buzzie slightly pushes Mishti until she is with them.
The Vultures:
That's what
What friends are for
Flaps and Dizzy come along and wrap their wing around Mishti.
The Vultures:
Who's always eager to extend
Mishti smiles and nods her head.
The Vultures:
A friendly claw
Then the vultures extend their claw.
The Vultures:
That's what friends are for
Mishti shakes both of them.
Then the vultures dance around her as Mishti claps her hand and dance to the beat.
The Vultures:
And when you're lost
in dire need
Who's at your side
at lightning speed
What the vultures and Mishti don't know is that Shere Khan is walking around the wasteland and hear them singing.
The Vultures:
We're friends with every creature
comin' down the pike
In fact we've never met
an animal we didn't like
The vultures fly in the air.
"Ha-ha. You take it, kid," Buzzie says.
Mishti and The Vultures:
Didn't like
The Vultures:
So you can see we're friends
We're friends in need
Then the vultures stand on each other's shoulders.
The Vultures:
We're friends in need
And friends in need
Friends in need
Are friends indeed
Are friends indeed
The vultures try to keep balance, but they are struggling trying to keep it together.
Starlight to lose balance, Buzzie says."Whoop, whoop. Take it easy, lads."
The Vultures:
We'll keep you safe
"Steady, steady. Watch it!" Buzzie says, trying to keep balance.
The Vultures:
In the jungle
Forevermore
Just then, Shere Khan steps in.
Shere Khan:
That's what friends
Are for
The vultures and mishti hear Shere Khan singing and are shocked by it. The vultures fall over and quickly hide behind Mishti.
Shere Khan claps his paws, and says, "Bravo, bravo. An extraordinary performance.
"And thank you for detaining my victim," Shere Khan adds, making his way towards Mishti and the vultures.
"Uh, do-don't mention it, your Highness," Flaps nervously says.
Shere Khan purrs, a little, and goes, "Boo."
The vultures scream in fright and make a run for it.
"Let's get out of here," Dizzy says.
Then Buzzie says, "Give me room! Gangway!"
When they reach the top of a tree, they can see that Mishti is still where Shere Khan is.
Buzzie screams, Run, friend! Run!
"Run? Why should I run?" Mishti asks.
"Why should you run?" Shere Khan repeats.
Then asks, "Could it be possible that you don't know who I am?"
"I know you, all right. You're Shere Khan," Mishti answers with a stern look on her face.
"Precisely. Then you should also know…" Shere Khan says, exposing his claw.
He places one under Mishti's chin, and says, "That everyone runs from Shere Khan."
Mishti sternly pushes the tiger claws away in response, "You don't scare me. I won't run from anyone."
The vultures are surprised to see Mishti isn't going to run away from the tiger. Shere khan is surprised too, but for a different reason.
"Ah. You have spirit for one so small. And such spirit is deserving of a sporting chance," Shere Khan says.
Mishti crosses his arms with a stern look on her face.
"Now, I'm going to close my eyes and count to ten. It makes the chase more interesting…" Shere Khan says, having his eyes closed and head turn away from Mishti.
The vultures hear the conversation and are not pleased with Shere Khan's method.
"for me," Shere Khan adds.
Shere Khan then begins to count, "One, two…"
The vultures look to see mishti is not running away when Shere Khan's back is turn.
"Three…"
Mishti looks around, and sees something she can use so she runs towards it.
"Four…" Shere Khan takes a peak to see Mishti isn't running away.
Instead, she picks up a branch.
"You're tying my patience," Shere Khan sternly says.
At this moment, Baloo who is still searching for Mishti see Mishti having a branch ready for Shere Khan's attack.
The tiger counts, "Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!"
The tiger growls in furry and pouncing towards Mishti causing her to drop the branch in fright. But something prevents it. Mishti and Shere Khan look to see Baloo grabbing the tiger by the tail
"Run, Mowgli. Run!" Baloo screams.
"Let go, you big oaf," Shere Khan says, swiping his claws at him,
The tiger tires to to strike Baloo, but Baloo continues to hang on.
He panics as he and the tiger circle around, and still holding him by the tail,"Take it easy. Take it...Whoo! Ho-Hold it, hold it. Whoa. Slow down. Ooh!"
The tiger tries to bite baloo, but misses.
"Yow! Whoa! Slow! Easy now. Ooh. Oh, boy. Easy," Baloo screams, circling around the predator.
"He's got a tiger by the tail, he has," Buzzie says.
"And he'd better hang on too," Dizzy adds.
Shere Khan continues to drag Baloo by his tail since he refuse to let go. When they get to the tree, Shere Khan bites baloo on the bottom, making scream.
Mishti grabs a stick stating to hit Shere Khan in the with it it, "Take that, ya big bully."
"Let him have it again, kid. Hit him again, kid. Go on!" Flaps cheers.
Mishti continues to hit the tiger as the ferocious animal begins to chase her.
Mishti runs away from the wild cat, and screams, "Baloo! Help me!"
Baloo grabs the branch to prevent the tiger from attack. But Mishti runs the other way and the tiger is running fast. Soon Baloo is running backwards being towed by the tiger. Mishti continues to run as fast as she can, but the tiger is still behind.
Baloo falls over and his head gets hit by the rocks as he is being pulled with the tiger's tail. Shere Khan is getting close to Mishti.
"Somebody do somethin' with that kid," Baloo panics.
"Come on, lads," Buzzie says.
Ziggy gives them a push off the branch. The vultures then fly to the rescue. Dizzy and Flap grabs Mishti by the arms and carry her away before the tiger can get to her. Baloo is able to turn around and continues to be dragged by the Shere Khan's tail
Buzzie flies to Baloo, and says, "She's safe now. You can let go, Baloo."
"Are you kiddin'? There's teeth in the other end," Baloo panics.
Just then, Baloo's neck get back between a branch that cause the tiger to be pulled back and slam them both to the rock.
Baloo tries to fight back, but Shere Khan slams him to the ground.
"I'll kill you for this," shere Khan says with furry.
Soon Baloo and Shere Khan are getting into a fight.
Seeing this, Mishti struggles in the vultures claws, and shouts, "Let go! Baloo needs help!"
Just then, lightning hits one of the trees, and the three land on the ground. Mishti looks up to see the three has caught on fire, and the fear of it is starting to take over her.
Buzzi comes over, and says, "Fire! That's the only thing old Stripes is afraid of."
"You get the fire. We'll do the rest," Flaps says.
Then the vultures leave to take care of the tiger. Mishti becomes petrified to see the flame that has taken her mother away. She turns around to see Shere Khan swipes his calw at Baloo's face casing himt fall to the ground. Mishti gasps in shock.
She looks at the fire, "Fire or no fire, no one hurts my friend."
Mishti runs to one of the branches and picks it up. Because the branch is so hot, her hand is starting to feel it, but wistands because Baloo in in trouble.
Just then, the vultures flies to Shere Khan shouting, "Charge!"
The vultures are flying around him
"You there, punch and blow," Dizzy says.
Angry, Shere Khan says, "Stay out of this, you mangy fools."
"Yeah, yeah," Buzzie mocks.
Shere Khan swipes his claw, but misses.
"Missed me a mile, he did," Buzzie says.
"Yeah!" Ziggy says.
As the vultures are distracting Shere Khan, Mishti continues to run with the branch full of fire. She can feel her hand hurting because some of the flame that is almost burn out os on the side of the branch she is holding.
"Yeah! Pull his blinkin' whiskers," Buzzie says.
Flaps pulls shere Khan by the whiskers.
"He's a bloomin' pussycat, he is," Flaps says.
While the tiger is distracted, Mishti tied the branch that isn't on fire with Shere Khan's tail.
Then Dizzy says, "Look behind you, chum."
Shere Khan turns his head around and gasp in shock to see the fire. He tries to run, by the branch with flames gets on his face. Then he tries to put it out with his paws. When that doesn't work, the tiger runs off as the branch tires to his tail hits him in the rear. The tiger continues to run until he is out of sight.
Soon enough, the rain begins to fall from the sky.
"Well, that's the last of him," Flaps says.
Then Ziggy says, "Old Stripes took off like a flaming comet, he did."
Then the vultures start laughing.
"Well, come on. Let's go congratulate our friend," Buzzie says with a smile.
But Dizzy interrupts the celebration, "Hold it, fellas. Now's not the time for it. Look."
The vultures look, and meet a shocking sigh.
Mishti can see that Baloo is not moving at all.
"Baloo?" Mishti asks walking towards him.
Mishti begins to shake him as she says, "Baloo, get up. Oh, please get up."
Mishti continues to shake his head, but he won't move, not even one single worked.
Mishti begins to shed tears, "Please no. Please!"
Mishti begins to cry as she leans herself to Baloo's head.
Bagheera comes along and is able to find Mishti. Sadly, Bagheera is stunned to see what has happened.
Mishti says, "I already lost so much already. I… I can't lose anymore."
Bagheera walks to Mishti and places his paw on her. Mishti looks to see Bagheera with tears coming down her face. She then gives him a hug as she begins to cry. Suddenly, she feels something touching her back.
Mishti and Bagheera look to see Baloo's paw touching Mishit's back. Then places it on the ground. He then slowly gets up with a groan and is barely able to sit up. Mishti smiles and shedding tears of joy to see him alive.
"Are you alright kid?" Baloo asks.
Mishti happily says, "Baloo! You're all right!"
Mishti runs over and gives Baloo a hug.
"Who, me? Sure I am. Never felt better," Baloo answers, feeling his head sore.
The vultures and Mishti begin laughing.
Mishti hugs Baloo, and says, "You sure had us worried."
"Ah, I was just takin' five. You know, playin' it cool. Yeah, but he was too easy," Baloo says.
Bagheera is having a hard time believing it.
Baloo then puts Mishti on his shoulders and the two along with Bagheera leave together.
"Good old Papa Bear," Mishti happily says.
"It's going to be a bit dull without the little bloke, isn't it?" Dizzy says.
Then Buzzie asks, Yeah. So what we gonna do?
I don't know… " Flaps says.
But interrupts, and says, "Hey, now, don't start that again!"