[Mowgli finds Shanti and Ranjan, both of whom look scared by something]
There you are! I'm so sorry. Will you let me explain?
[Shanti backs away in fear]
Come on! At least talk to me.
Shere Khan [Shanti nervously points at something behind Mowgli; he turns around and gasps when he sees Shere Khan lurking in the shadows, he approaches the children]
You seem surprised to see me, man-cub. I can't imagine why. I wasn't going to let you get away with what you did to me. You see, you humiliated me, man-cub. Surely you do realize I simply can't let you live.
[Shanti, Mowgli, and Ranjan are now terrified] [to Shanti and Ranjan]
Run!
Shere Khan [Shanti and Ranjan flee the area. Mowgli turns to face Shere Khan and throws dust in his face before running for it]
Oh, you're going to try and outrun me. How droll!
[catches up with Shanti and Ranjan]
Come on! This way! [Behind them, Shere Khan gives chase with a snarl; Mowgli, Shanti, and Ranjan climb over a log to some bushes] All right. Stay here!
Mowgli, no! [Shere Khan leaps over the log with a roar; Shanti and Ranjan hide in the bushes] Ranjan, wait here. I gotta go help Mowgli!
But I wanna help Mowgli too!
No! I'll be right back. I promise. Don't move. [Shanti goes after Mowgli. Ranjan is still determined to help, and gets his loincloth caught on a branch; he is thrown backwards and comes face-to-face with Baloo. He panics and tries to run. Baloo picks him up by the loincloth.]
Whoa, whoa. Hold still. Calm down, kid. Now, where's Mowgli?
[shocked]
Shere Khan? Hold on! [puts Ranjan on his shoulders and hurries to the rescue. Meanwhile, Mowgli is still running as fast as he can, but stops when he comes to a lava lake surrounding an ancient temple.]
Whoa! [Mowgli looks at the lava nervously and looks back when he hears Shere Khan roar behind him; he jumps across and barely grabs onto the other side. He looks back just in time to see Shere Khan appear and quickly climbs up and races up the stairs. Shere Khan gets across with an effortless running jump. Mowgli enters the temple looking for a place to hide.]
Shere Khan [laughing evilly]
No matter how fast you can run, no matter where you can hide, I will catch you. [Shere Khan climbs up the stairs as Mowgli hides behind a gong, hyperventilating.] Come out, come out, wherever you are. [In the jungle, Bagheera climbs down from a tree branch and hears Ranjan's voice]
Hurry! Hurry! Faster, faster! [Bagheera sees Ranjan]
Oh, no! Not another Man-cub!
Can't you go any faster? [Bagheera then sees that Ranjan is riding on Baloo's shoulders]
[gasps and races alongside him]
Baloo! What is the meaning of this?!
Who's Shanti? [Meanwhile, Shanti has just reached the temple and leaps across the lava before hurrying inside. She reacts with horror upon seeing Shere Khan looking around for Mowgli. She desperately looks for a place to hide. Baloo, Ranjan, and Bagheera arrive at the temple mere seconds later.]
Take the kid, Baggy! I'll help Mowgli!
Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities, forget about your worries and your strife [scatting as he bumps a coconut tree, causing a coconut to fall down, and he throws it onto a plant] that bring the bare necessities of life [continues scatting as he bumps a banana tree, causing a banana to fall; he shoots the banana, nearly hitting Bagheera who's sitting on a tree branch above him, before throwing the peel onto the coconut] Now that's more like it! Let's see if you've still got it. [scatting] Take it away little britches! [Nothing happens, Bagheera sadly watches Baloo from his branch]
I said, take it AWAY!!! [The coconut falls off the plant and rolls onto the ground. Baloo's smile turns into a frown as he sighs] This ain't gonna work... You just ain't Mowgli. I guess I gotta get used to singing solo.
[Bagheera looks down at Baloo from his branch and can't help but feel sorry for him]
He's just not getting over that-- [gasps when he sees that Baloo is gone] Oh, no. Not again! Baloo. Baloo! [he runs off after Baloo as the screen turns toward the coconut and banana peel. The music takes an ominous turn as the footsteps of another animal are heard; a shadow appears over the coconut before Shere Khan places his paw on top of it and crushes it]
Shere Khan Mowgli... [growling]
[Baloo runs into Shanti, and they begin to argue]
What are you doing here? Hey, I'm really not in the mood for this.
[overlapping Baloo]
I spent the night in the jungle! I was attacked by a snake! But I really don't care, because--
B Both
I'm here to help Mowgli! [they hesitate] You are?
I guess we're on the same side.
[still coming to terms with the fact that Baloo is benevolent]
I guess so.
All right. You, uh... go that way. I'll cover you. [Shanti hurries off; Baloo observes Shere Khan roaming around the temple from behind a gong, and sees Mowgli come out from his hiding place behind the gong a few yards away before hiding again. Baloo then sounds the gong with his fists, getting Shere Khan's attention. Mowgli peeks out and sees Shere Khan approaching Baloo's position. Shanti nervously bangs another gong, drawing Shere Khan towards her. Mowgli quietly observes Baloo and Shanti's actions and rings his gong with a couple branches, causing Shere Khan to hone in on his hiding place. Baloo sounds his gong again: Shere Khan immediately goes in his direction. The three then sound their gongs simultaneously, confusing Shere Khan. Unfortunately, the chain holding up Shanti's gong breaks off, Baloo and Mowgli gasps and getting Shere Khan's attention.]
Shere Khan [chuckles]
Well isn't this a delightful turn of events? [chuckles] So, what's it going to be, man-cub? You or your adorable little girlfriend? [Shanti throws her sticks at Shere Khan] I'm waiting! One, two--
[realizes that Shere Khan is going to kill Shanti and comes out from his hiding place and said]
No! Don't!
Shere Khan Three-- [turns to see Mowgli; he chuckles then scowls] No more games, man-cub.
[Shere Khan charges at Mowgli, Baloo bashes Shere Khan with his hip]
Mowgli?!
[they run up a staircase; Baloo grabs Shere Khan, trying to slow him down, but the tiger hits Baloo in the face, knocking him aside]
Mowgli! Look out!
[realizing there's a pit of lava at the bottom]
Oh, no!
[they jump across and just barely grab onto the statue at the other end. Shere Khan is close behind and effortlessly leaps across]
Come on!
Shere Khan [he and Shanti climb on top of the statue. Shere Khan, using all his strength, climbs up after the children and corners them]
Mowgli... [The statue tilts and falls. Shere Khan falls down towards the lava. Baloo barely catches Shanti and Mowgli. Shere Khan lands on a rocky outcrop in the lava pit. A second later, the statue seemingly crushes him. Baloo, Shanti, and Mowgli look down into the pit where Shere Khan fell. Shere Khan is now trapped in the statue's mouth; an injured but still alive Lucky appears.]
L Lucky
Hello, stripes. You're looking a bit down in the mouth today. [laughs crazily]
Shere Khan Oh, no...
L Lucky
Hey, hey! What's the matter? Cat got your tongue? I always knew you had a head on your shoulders, eh, Khanny, my boy? [laughing crazily]
Hi, kid. Mind if I drop in?
Papa Bear. Am I glad to see you. What are you doing here?
What am I doing here? Feeling right for the first time in a while, that's what. Hey, kid. Show me you can still fight like a bear. Come on. [Mowgli punches on his belly] Oh, Little Britches, you lost your touch.
Mowgli, I've got something for you. Mowgli, it's me. Don't be mad. I get grounded all the time.
Shere Khan Ah.
Mowgli, I'm sorry you got in trouble.
Shere Khan Come on, man cub. Show yourself.
[sees Baloo catching Mowgli and playing with him, thinking he is threatening her man cub and not knowing they're friends, shocked and frightened]
Aaahhh! Help! Wild animal! There's a wild animal in the village!
What?! Wild animal? Where? Come on, let's get out of here.
V Villager
What?! Where is it?!
Shere Khan What's that bear doing here?
There's a wild animal in the village!
Ranjan's Father: What is the matter?
Where are you going? No, come back! Come back! You're going the wrong way!
V Villager
Don't let him get away.
We gotta get out of here!
V Villager
Shanti, get indoors.
No, no, no. He's over... No! [groans in frustration, then quickly grabs a torch and bravely follows them]
K Kaa
Oh, mercy. [a coconut lands on Kaa's face and bounces off; Kaa stares in shock to see Shere Khan] Shere Khan? [Shere Khan punches the rock in Kaa's coils]
Shere Khan Anyone I know?
K Kaa
I wish. Stupid Man-Cub.
Shere Khan [Shere Khan hooks Kaa's throat in his claws]
Man-Cub?
K Kaa
Ohh. [laughs] Did I say Man-Cub? [his coils slither away] Well, well, I didn't know. I'd love to stay and shoot the breeze.
Shere Khan [Shere Khan stops him from getting away]
What's your hurry?
K Kaa
[gulps]
Uh, no reason I...
Shere Khan [Shere Khan crawls his claws on Kaa's coils, and he drums him]
Where is he?
Shere Khan The Man-Cub Mowgli. [scratches Kaa's neck] I know you know.
K Kaa
Ohh... But, I don't.
Shere Khan [grabs Kaa's throat]
Oh, please don't insult my intelligence. It makes me irritable.
K Kaa
Oh, he's not in the village.
Shere Khan [squeezes Kaa's throat tightly]
I know where he isn't. Now tell me, where...he...IS.
K Kaa
Well, he's, he's... THE SWAMP! He's at the swamp, yes.
Shere Khan Hmmm. The swamp, eh?
K Kaa
Yes. [he uses his hypnosis technique with his eyes] Trust in me. [Shere Khan lets go of Kaa's throat off in the ground]
Shere Khan Hmm. He's better be. [steps on Kaa's neck with his front paw] For your sake. [steps on his face with his rear paw]
K Kaa
[wheezing]
He is! He is! [gasps] I'd take you there myself, but I'm afraid I'd slow you down. Indigestion and all.
