watch dog.” Shade looked at the vines near the edge and started to pull one down tying one end to a tree and then sitting down and tying another one to his right foot.

“Well great, that’s just great how are we going to get into the temple then?”

“Well how to get in, is that narrow opening at the top, you go through there and it’s a straight shot to the plant.” Baloo turned and looked at Shade who was walking away from the cliff.

“Hey how the heck are we supposed to get to that opening then?”

“WE DON’T!” Shade yelled, as he ran up and jumped off the edge of the cliff.

“ARE YOU INSANE!!” Baloo yelled, as he watched Shade speed towards the opening and then enter, once inside the vine went taunt and Baloo watched as it stretched thin and then started to recoil. “What in the world is going on.” As Baloo turned back to look at the temple he saw Shade in just enough time to catch the wolf cub sending both to the ground.

“Good catch.”

“Good catch… GOOD CATCH!! ARE YOU INSANE!?! YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN YOUR SELF KILLED!!” Baloo yelled, as he looked at Shade who bent down and started to untie the vine from around him ankle. “WHAT WHERE YOU THINKING!!” Baloo yelled again, this time pulling Shade to his feet, only to get Shade to hold up a hand full of berries, small green with purple dots all over them. “What is that?”

“The cure… now if your quite done yelling, we do still have a mission to complete.” with that Baloo gritted his teeth and let Shade go.

“We’re not done talking about this.” Shade rolled his eyes, and started to walk off. “You just don’t get it do you, that stunt, heck all of your stunts with your Ghost stuff is insane. Your completely loco.”

“And you didn’t complain when that helped Molly, now did you.” Shade snapped back, as he looked at Baloo. “Let’s make a deal Baloo, you live your life, I’ll live mine.”

“Now just a prop spinning minute, I’m not going to sit by and watch a kid get them selves killed.”

“For the last time Baloo and I do mean last. LEAVE ME ALONE!!” Shade was breathing hard as he looked at Baloo, he was in pain, he was hurt but he wasn’t about to tell Baloo this. He had been forcing him self forward ever since the trial, but he didn’t care knowing deep down that some one needed his help was the only thing that was pushing him on at this point. “Your not my father, and I don’t need one, I don’t need a mother, brother, or a sister, but most of all I DON’T NEED YOU!!” Once Shade spoke these words Baloo stiffened up slightly nodded and walked past him keeping his hat brim low so that Shade couldn’t see the look of hurt and anger in his eyes. As Baloo walked past him, Shade lowered his head, and let a solid tear drop. To him the words hurt more then what he had to go through on the trial, his heart felt like someone was sticking it with needles, as he spoke each word.

“Come on my son needs those berries.” Baloo said, as he looked back at Shade, only seeing Shade stand there in solidarity, and silence. “Shade?” Baloo didn’t know what was going on as he walked up slowly and put a paw on Shade’s shoulder only getting the wolf to turn away and head back towards the Sea Duck not saying a word. “Kid?” The pair made their way back through the forest and to the Sea Duck not speaking to one another, As they walked in Shade looked at Rebecca who was holding Kit in her arms.

“How is he?” Shade asked, and then watched as Kit started to struggle to get free.

“WHY DID YOU TAKE THEM FROM ME!!” Kit yelled, as he struggled to get free from Rebecca. Shade looked at the scene and only rolled his eyes as he walked up to Rebecca.

“Ma-am I need you to lay Kit down and hold him down.” Rebecca nodded, and soon found her self being helped up by Baloo and both adults held their future son as Shade started force on of Kit’s eyes open.

“I really don’t know what I’ve done to make you hate me Kit.”

“YOU TOOK THEM FROM ME YOU STOLE MY PARENTS FROM ME YOU SLIME!!” Kit yelled, as he tried to break free, only to be held down more by Baloo.

“I have no desire to do such a thing Cloudkicker.” As Shade spoke he held Kit’s head steady and started to use the juice of the berries as drops into his eyes causing Kit to scream out with each drop.

“What are you doing to him?” Baloo asked, as he looked at Shade hearing Kit scream out as Shade dropped the berries juice into Kit's eyes.

“Curing him, now please hold him down.” As Shade finished dropping the juice into Kit’s eyes, he put what was left of the berries into Kit’s mouth holding it shut, and massaging his under jaw, getting Kit to swallow. Once Shade let go of Kit’s mouth, Kit let out a steam of swear words cursing Shade, and his very breath, leaving Baloo stunned, and Rebecca blushing as she glared at Baloo.

“I didn’t teach him any of that, I swea…promise.” Baloo said, as he looked at Rebecca, who only looked at Shade standing over Kit.

“What are you waiting for finish curing him.” Rebecca said, as she looked at Shade who turned to her still fighting to hold Kit.

“He has been cured.” Shade said, coldly as he walked past the three, and went into the cockpit. Once there Shade sat down in the navigator seat and let sleep overtake him. His body was a hurt, his mind torn, on one hand he wouldn't mind being like Kit, haveing a loveing home, and people that would go to the ends of the earth for him, while on the other hand his past reminded him why he couldn't let that happen again.

As Rebecca looked at Baloo he looked down at Kit, both adults smiled to see that Kit’s eyes where back to normal, As Kit sat up he looked at both adults confused. His mind had started to come out of the haze caused by the dart, to him he had just woken up from a dream.

“What happened?” Kit asked, as he looked at Rebecca, and Baloo. As he unwrapped him self, a sheet of paper floated to his lap. “What’s this?” As Kit picked up the piece of paper, he started to read it, Baloo and Rebecca smiled as they saw a tears came to his eyes and a broad smile nearly reached ear to ear. “You’re my guardians?”

“Only for a short time Kit.” Baloo said, as he clasped Kit’s shoulder and smiled at him. “But once me and Becky get hitched, we’re going to make you are legal son.” The pride in Baloo’s voice wrote volume in Kit’s heart, as he hugged both of his future parents. As the three talked both Rebecca and Baloo sat on the bed and kept Kit between them. After a while Shade was woken up by the sound of the plane being started, getting him to look over at Baloo sitting in the pilot seat.

“I better get into the back.” with that Shade stood up and started to walk into the cargo area holding, not wanting to remain in the cockpit area because of discomfort.

“You saved my boy Shade… thank you.” Shade stopped at the door as he heard these words from Baloo, lowering his head slightly. “I meant what I said before, you should give up the Ghost and try and live a normal life before you get your self really hurt.” Shade looked over his shoulder at Baloo and then smiled slightly.

(One Week Later)

Rebecca smiled as she walked down the isles of a book store, she was looking for a book for Kit, hopping to find a book of ‘history of planes from around the world.’ As she turned a corner and started to look at the new row of book she ran across a title that made her smile slightly. ‘the lost tribe of the Cundarian island.’ As Rebecca pulled the book from the shelf, she opened the book and started to read the index. As she ran her finger down the list she found the title of a chapter that she was hopping was in the book. ‘Tribal induction test.’ As Rebecca flipped through the pages she stopped on the chapter.

“To be a member of the eskan tribe one must first prove that they would be able to survive the island, in doing so one must be able to endure the induction test, a test that is just as harsh and dangerous as the island it self, those that fail the test are put to death, those that pass the test I recommend resting for at least a week to let their bodies heal from what they are about to read.” The opening to the chapter didn’t make Rebecca feel very well, and as she kept reading she covered her mouth and sat down at a table. after only one paragraph she shut the book and set it to one side and looked out  a nearby window.

(2 hours later)

Rebecca walked into higher for hire and smiled as she looked at kit giving molly a piggy back ride, and Baloo keeping an eye on them sitting in his lazy chair. “Hey Beckers where you been.” Baloo asked, getting both children to look at Rebecca who.

“MOMMY!” As Kit let Molly down she ran up to her mother. “Missed you mommy.”

“I missed you to sweetie.” As Rebecca hugged Molly she smiled at Kit. “And just what do you think your doing young man.”

“Hu?” Rebecca smiled, as she looked at Kit’s shocked face.

“I want a hug from my little boy as well.” Rebecca held out her hand and motioned for kit to come in for a hug, as he did she smiled as she looked over his shoulder at Baloo. Once she had stopped hugging the