*In the woods*

Angel decided to go take a dip in the lake where Blue Eyes had once taken her not long after she got there she looked around feeling a little nervous as this had been the first time shed been here without Blue Eyes but still she was ok with the downtime stepping into the cool clean water Angel let her mind wonder when all of a sudden she heard movement coming from a near by shrub.

Unsure as to what it was Angel looked around to see if she could find a weapon

"Why didn't bring something with me?" she scolded herself getting out of the water slowly she made her way to the sound than slowly looking through the shrub she saw the source of the sound.

"Well look at you! Aren't you the cutest little thing I ever did see?"

smiling Angel looked down at a baby cougar cub looking about she wondered to herself *Where is it's mother? Baby that small mom wont leave it alone for too long*

Thinking it would be better if she left the cub alone she made her way back to the lake than made her way back to the village to wait for Blue Eyes

*Back in the village*

They seemed to have arrived back at the village about the same time Blue Eyes smiled as soon as he saw Angel who in turn smiled back.

"Good hunt?" Angel asked

"Ash did the best" Blue Eyes signed looking back to see Ash riding into the village sitting tall & proud only to almost fall off his horse once it'd stopped Angel chuckled & Blue Eyes rolled his eyes

"What do today?" Blue Eyes signed

"Went to the waterfalls & lake" Angel answered

"Alone?" Blue Eyes questioned a little surprised his father would allow her to go alone

"I'm a big girl can look after myself" Angel said also a little shocked by how angry she sounded. Blue Eyes just shrugged & pointed to her scar to witch Angel playfully stuck out her tongue & pointed to Blue Eyes' shoulder raising her brows Blue Eyes nodded & turn to go to see Ash

"I saw something today" Angel called out following him Blue Eyes turned to face her "a baby cougar"

Blue Eyes looked concerned

"Where?"

"Just a little way off from the falls, didn't see the mom though" Angel said frowning more to herself than to anyone

"Come must tell father" & with that the two went to find Caesar Blue Eyes told him what Angel had told him Caesar also a little concerned he knew that everyone in the village could be in danger if the cougar family was to remain there

"Show me" Caesar spoke & with Angel,Blue Eyes, Ash, Rocket, & Koba Angel showed them where shed last seen the baby

*At the waterfalls*

"Just through there" Angel said pointing to the shrub Koba looked turning to face everyone

"Nothing there...Human seeing shadows" Koba said giving Angel a dirty look

"I'm telling you it was there!, couldn't have been more than a few weeks old I swear Blue it was there"

Blue Eyes just smiled & put a hand on her shoulder than turned to catch up with everyone who was making there way back to the village. Angel stopped & listened

"Wait!" she called out making the others turn "Don't you hear that?" Angel asked making her way to the sound the sight that greeted her however was not a nice one Blue Eyes quickly followed her along with the others Angel was blocking their view from what the sound was turning she pointed

"See I told you!"

There in front of her was a tiny cougar cub & a little way off was its mother... dead & skinned most likely by humans. Koba made his way over to see if any of the other cubs was still alive as there were three they however were not Koba looked at the one cub that was still alive than looked around for something on finding what he was looking for Koba picked it up & went to stand over the cub

"NO!" Angel yelled pushing Koba away causing Koba to turn on Angel in witch Blue Eyes than stepped in. Angry Angel turned to Koba

"I WONT let you kill it!" Angel shouted Koba shook with rage who was this human to speak to him like this

"Put apes in danger!" Koba spat out bitterly

"You say that about everything! It's just a baby what harm can a baby do?!" Angel spat back openly challenging Koba

"Human stupid!"

Caesar raised his hand to stop them arguing while he understood that Angel was right Koba too was right

"Koba right can not risk apes for the sake of one life when big can kill ape" Caesar spoke gently to Angel

Angel looked to Blue Eyes who sadly looked away frowning Angel picked up the cub

"I wont let anyone kill it! You said that apes don't kill without a reason & that all life deserves a chance to live! I will take care of it will make sure it doesn't harm any apes when its big enough will make sure its far away so it wont be a problem, if you kill this baby your no better than the humans that killed the rest of its family & if need be I will take my chances on my own with it! But I'm NOT gonna let it die without a chance at living first"

Caesar admired Angel for her passion but he had to think about everyone at the village

"Too dangerous"

Caesar again said

"What if it was your sons?" Angel asked pointing at Blue Eyes "What if it was them who where alone cold & had no one to care for them. Wouldn't you want someone to care & look after them or just kill them cos one day they could be a danger?!... Weren't you yourself saved from being killed when your mother died!" Angel said tears streaming down her face by now "How is this any different?!"

Caesar sighed shaking his head before looking at his son than to Rocket who nodded before looking back to Angel

"Make sure NO ape hurt when it bigger it must go"

Angel almost jumpped into Caesar arms almost knocking him over

"Thank you!" she said than turning to Blue Eyes who looked at her proudly before turning Angel looked down at the baby cougar she held in her arms than back at the rest of its dead family sighing sadly she went to catch up with the others