"Whee!" Bahan yelled as Baloo tossed her into the trees. When he caught her, she tapped his paw, clearly meaning "again!" as Baloo tossed her into the trees again. He said "reach further, then you'll get them!"

Bahan reached into the trees as she was thrown, trying to grab the fruits that hung from the branches. Mowgli walked over and said "how is she doing?"

"I think she's nearly got them." Baloo said before catching Bahan again. He asked "one more go?"

Bahan nodded, and Baloo threw her into the air. This time, Bahan grabbed the branch and hung onto it, before the intertwined branches snapped under her weight. As she fell, Mowgli caught her, being knocked onto the ground as the branch filled with fruit landed on Baloo.

The bear picked one of the paw-paws from the branch and passed it to Mowgli, who bit into the fruit. As Baloo stuffed his face with mangoes, the other animals also ate. Mowgli looked to Bahan and offered her a piece of the paw-paw. Bahan nodded and took a bite, before saying "yyyyargh!" as she went to the river to wash out the taste.

Baloo laughed and said "maybe you'll just stick to fish from now on." as Bahan nodded. Suddenly, the pygmy hog burst out of the grass, saying "wwwwrrrreee! It's Raksha! Coming this way!"

"Mowgli. Get Bahan!" Baloo said as Mowgli grabbed the tiger in his arms and hid in the hollow of the tree Baloo was sitting at. As Raksha walked down the hill, she said "Baloo."

"Uh, yeah. Me?"

"Yes. I was just wondering if you had seen Mowgli around anywhere."

"Mowgli? Nope. Uh... haven't seen him... well, I have seen him, obviously... just not... recently."

"Oh, well that's a shame." Raksha said as she sat next to the bear, her tail landing softly near the tree. As Baloo and Raksha talked, Bahan saw the wolf's white tail, wondering what it was. She bent down slightly to touch it, before Mowgli pulled her back into the tree trunk.

Raksha heard the yelping, saying "hmm. Well, if you do by any chance see my son, tell him to come back to the den soon. He needs to be safe."

"Safe from what?" Baloo asked as they both walked, Mowgli hiding behind Baloo's back with Bahan in his arms. "Haven't you heard?" Raksha said. "There's a tiger in the jungle."

Mowgli listened to Raksha from behind Baloo, not noticing Bahan slip out of his hands and starting to crawl under Baloo's belly to try and grab Raksha's tail again. Mowgli realized this, quickly darting under the bear and pulling the cub back under.

Raksha turned quickly, not seeing anything there, she said "anyway... I don't want Mowgli out there alone with a tiger in the jungle. It's too dangerous."

"Dangerous? Get outta here. It can't be that bad."

"I disagree. Why, the gazelles are already setting traps and cages for the vicious beast."

"Cages. No, that's not right. She's only a cub!" Baloo said, causing Mowgli to mouth the words "uh oh."

"Hm. And how did you know this?"

"Oh... um... well... see, thing is... oh yeah... I actually heard about there being a tiger cub in the jungle. But I didn't know Mowgli was... out there too... y'know?"

"Right. Right. And how did you get that branch?"

"What branch?"

"That branch of fruit over there. I'd thought bear claws would be much too big for a branch like that. And we all know you don't climb."

"Well... ha ha, you know... it's always good to try new things!"

"That's it. I've had enough games, Baloo. Give me the cub!" Raksha said as she jumped over Baloo's back. To her surprise, nothing was there. Baloo looked at his side, and looked around, before saying "told you, Raksha. There's nobody here."

"Hm... indeed. Well, I trust you'll be joining us at the Peace Rock tomorrow."

"Sure. Sure. Wouldn't miss it for the world."

"Good. And if you see Mowgli, let me know first."

"Right on it!" Baloo said as Raksha walked over the hill and back to the wolf pack.

When she left, Baloo then said "Mowgli? Bahan? Where are you guys?"

"Baloo." Bagheera said as he jumped from a nearby tree. "Where are those two?"

"They were just here a second ago. I swear! WHOA!" Baloo said as Mowgli and Bahan fell out of the tree above. Mowgli groaned as he felt a small bruise on him arm from the landing, before Bagheera said "what were you doing up there?"

"Hiding from my mom." Mowgli said as Bahan licked the bruise. "She knows there's a tiger in the jungle."

"And Bahan?"

"Why do you think we were hiding, Bagheera?"

"Right. Why was Raksha here anyway?"

"She was looking for Mowgli. Wants him to be safe with a vicious beast in the jungle. Ha ha." Baloo laughed as Bahan climbed up to his neck. Bagheera said "that's enough. Did she have anything else to say."

"She said the gazelles were building traps and cages for her."

Bagheera sat back in shock, thinking for a moment. His eyes opened wildly as his vision became blurred, and his ears were filled with squeals of fear.

The wolves grabbed Bahan and tossed her to the ground, snarling violently as the cub backed into a box. The gazelles kicked down the front bars over the entrance, trapping Bahan in the cage as the tiger cried for help. Bagheera and Mowgli ran to help her, before the wolves restrained them both as Bahan pressed her face to the cage bars, tears falling down her face.

"Don't hurt her!" Bagheera begged. "Please, just don't hurt her!"

Raksha got to her feet and, seeing the cub trapped in the cage, said "put it in the prison!"

Bagheera struggled to get to Bahan, shouting "NO!"

"Bagheera?" Mowgli said, snapping the panther out of his trance. He said "wh-who-what?"

"You just passed out then. What happened?" Mowgli asked as Bahan tried to pull Bagheera to his feet. Bagheera suddenly held Bahan close to him and said to Mowgli "no... we can't let them find Bahan. We should get her to Water Mountain. It's the only place where she'll be safe."

"No. Bagheera, I've got an idea." Baloo said. "The Water Truce starts tomorrow. If we bring Bahan to everyone, then they can get to know her themselves."

"But the cages..."

"Water Truce, remember? If they wanna follow the Law of the Jungle, they can't do anything to her!" Mowgli said as Baloo suddenly left. "And when they see Bahan for who she is, they'll love her. It's a great plan."

"Well, I... I don't know. Bahan's idea of playing is a little too frightening for the prey animals. Perhaps we shouldn't."

"Bagheera, if they only know her in whispers, they'll only be more afraid of her." Mowgli said. "You know it's true."

"But what if they don't accept her, Mowgli? And what if we can't protect her? I've fought snakes, gazelles and rivers to keep her safe, but I can't fight the whole jungle!"

"We'll help out!" the squirrel said as he, the pangolin and the pygmy hog followed Baloo out of the bushes. "Ta da. My reinforcements have arrived." Baloo said, before Bagheera responded "what are you lot doing here?"

"Baloo told us that Bahan needed our help!" the pangolin said, before the hog said "I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to little stripes over there."

"We're all behind you, Baggy!" Baloo said, before Bahan sneezed weakly. Bagheera said "bless you dear, before hearing Bahan make a noise she had never made before.

"Baaa!"

"Ba? Good grief, she must be a sheep in tiger's clothing!" the squirrel said excitedly, before Bahan said "Baaaag. Baag."

"Baag?" Mowgli said, before Bahan giggled and patted Bagheera's nose, saying "Baag... ee. Baag-ee!"

"Baggy? I think she's talking to you, Bagheera." Baloo said before Bahan began bouncing around, happily saying "Baag-ee! Baag-ee! Baag-ee!" over and over again. Bagheera chuckled and said "alright. We'll give it a go. I just hope it goes well. Come on Bahan, time for sleep."

Mowgli ran back to the wolves as the others all rested, the smaller animals all sleeping on Baloo's back while Bahan slept next to Bagheera. He thought about his nightmare earlier, before shrugging and smiling at the sleeping cub. He whispered "sleep well, dear. Everything will be fine tomorrow."