Pinkie Pie is relaxing in her hammock made out of balloons and wearing sunglasses. "Now, this is more like it." she said to herself. Then suddenly, her balloon hammock popped and she fell into the sand. "Aw man, the hammock must've lost too much air or I'm gaining weight from eating an entire cake yesterday." she said. While Pinkie was about to make another balloon hammock, she hears the Book of Disney calling her. "Hello, Book of Disney. Get ready to feel the Pinkie sense." she said as she zoomed towards Twilight's castle.

When she got there, Twilight opened the book to the next chapter. The next story is The Jungle Book. She began to read,

"Once upon a time in the jungle of India, a black panther named Bagheera found a lost baby human all alone. So, he decides to take the baby to a pack of wolves so they can raise him. The wolves gladly accepted the baby as their own son and raised him. The boys name is Mowgli. He lived with the wolves until he was ten years old. That's because a vicious tiger named Shere Khan wants to kill him because he hates humans. The wolves had no choice but to send him to the man village so he can be safe. Bagheera volunteered to take Mowgli to the man village. Mowgli didn't like going because he wants to stay in the jungle."

After she's done reading, she and her friends got sucked into the book and begin the adventure.

...

They ended up in the jungle during nighttime where Mowgli lives.

"Gee, it sure is dark outside. Hope we don't get eaten by wild animals." said Applejack. "Maybe we should go into the trees, just to be safe." said Fluttershy. "That's a good idea, Fluttershy. Who knows what could happen if we stay underground." said Rarity. So, the mane six climbed up to a big tree so they can be safe. "Phew. And no animals in sight. I guess they're sleeping." said Pinkie. "Speaking of animals, we're right near a panther and a kid." said Rainbow Dash. "Wait a minute. That's Mowgli and Bagheera. We're supposed to help them." said Twilight.

"Shh! Don't wake them. We should talk to them in the morning." said Fluttershy. Applejack yawned and said, "Yeah, we should. I'm getting tired already." said Applejack. "Me too. Well, goodnight." said Rainbow Dash as she immediately fell asleep. "Goodnight." said the rest as they went to sleep too.

While they're sleeping, Pinkie woke up from a hissing sound. She saw a really big snake named Kaa and he was wrapping himself around Mowgli while hypnotizing him. She immediately used her party cannon and fired confetti at him. Kaa was chocking on a piece of confetti and let's go of Mowgli. Pinkie helped him get loose. "Thanks." said Mowgli. Bagheera woke up from the noise. "Mowgli, go back to sleep. Oh my goodness! Kaa!" he yelled. His yelling woke up the rest of the mane six. "Ahhh! A snake!" Rarity screamed. "Oh, come on. I was just about to have dinner, but you tried to kill me with that thing." said Kaa as he gestures Pinkie's party cannon. "Well, sorry. You shouldn't eat children. It's too cruel, even for you." said Pinkie.

"Well, maybe I should devour you. After all, you are quite tasty." said Kaa as he wraps himself around Pinkie while hypnotizing her. "Oh no, you don't." Mowgli shouted as he hits Kaa with a stick. Pinkie got out of him just in time. "Fine. I'll eat you later." said Kaa. But as he was about to leave, Pinkie pulls him by grabbing his neck and let's him go. Kaa falls to the ground in a funny way and ends up getting a knot in his tail. Rainbow Dash was laughing at his knot. "Look at that. He has a knot in his tail."

"Look at that. He has a knot on his tail." said Kaa mimicking Rainbow Dash as he got stuck in bamboo. But when he got out, his whole body got twisted. "Those stupid colorful ponies and that man cub." said Kaa as he slithers away twisted. The mane six and Mowgli laughed at him. "So, you thought this was some type of game?" Bagheera asked. "Sorry, Mr. Panther. We were just saving this boy from that snake." said Twilight. "Yeah, and they were so cool. How'd you do that?" Mowgli asked.

"Let's just say we've been fighting a lot of bad guys for a while." said Rainbow Dash. "Cool." said Mowgli. "So, ladies. How about you introduce yourselves so we can get to know one another?" Bagheera asked. "Oh, sorry about that. I'm Twilight Sparkle and these are my friends. Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Rarity." Twilight introduced. "Charmed. I'm Bagheera and this is Mowgli the man cub. We're going to the man village so he can be safe from Shere Khan. Anyways, why don't we go back to sleep? We'll talk about the rest in the morning." said Bagheera.

So, they all went to sleep.

...

The next morning, Pinkie and Mowgli wake up from loud thumps coming from below. It was the elephants acting like the military.

"Wow, look at them." said Mowgli. "Yeah, I've never seen elephants acting like that. It's so weird." said Pinkie. "Let's check them out." said Mowgli as he jumps down from the tree. "Okay." said Pinkie as she follows him. They began acting like the elephants by walking like them. But when they stop, Pinkie and Mowgli did as well. The others woke up from the thumping as well. "What are they doing?" Bagheera asked. "I have no idea. Whatever it is, it looks ridiculous." said Applejack.

"Alright! Nicely done with the dawn march. I can tell a few of you aren't in shape. Now, who is this?" said the leader of the elephants, Colonal Hathi. "We're elephants." said Pinkie. "You're not elephants. That is a man cub and you're a bright colored horse. Outrageous!" Colonal Hathi shouted. "But, we were just having fun." said Mowgli. "Fun? There is no fun in my march." Colonal Hathi scolded.

"Okay, that's enough. Sorry about that. My friends were curious about your patrol." said Twilight as she lifts Mowgli and Pinkie with her magic. "They were nononsense. Now, if you'll excuse me." said Colonal Hathi. "Sir, look out!" Fluttershy shouted. Suddenly, his troops all bumped into him since they didn't get a command. Mowgli started to laugh.

"You thought it was funny? Those elephants could've gotten themselves hurt." said Twilight. "Yes, I agree. We better get going before we get into anymore trouble." said Bagheera. "But, I wanna stay in the jungle." said Mowgli. "Yeah, and we need to get rid of Shere Khan." said Mowgli. "That's impossible. Everyone here in the jungle is afraid of Shere Khan, nobody ever faced or defeated him." said Bagheera. "Well, we can. Tell ya what? Me and my friends will defeat Shere Khan and Mowgli will be forever happy in the jungle. Simple as that." said Rainbow Dash.

"No way. No how. I don't want any of you to get killed. Now, come on. We must get to the man village." said Bagheera. "No. I'm staying." said Mowgli. "Fine. You're on your own. Ladies, take care of him." said Bagheera as he leaves them behind.

...

The mane six scoffed at Bagheera as he left them.

"Gee, thanks a lot Bagheera." said Rainbow Dash. "So, now what?" said Fluttershy. "I don't know. I can't decide if we have to take Mowgli to the man village or go with Rainbow's idea of facing Shere Khan." said Twilight. "Let's do my plan!" said Rainbow Dash. "But, he's too dangerous. We've never faced a tiger before. Plus, he'll hurt Mowgli if we fight him." said Fluttershy. "Fluttershy, you've faced a bug sack, a powerful sorcerer, a sea witch, and a greedy Englishman. Yet, you're scared of facing a tiger?" Rainbow Dash yelled. "Calm down, dear. We're just having a rough time dealing with Mowgli's safety." said Rarity. "Don't worry about me, guys. I can handle stuff by myself." said Mowgli. "But, not when a vicious tiger is around." said Fluttershy. "I'll be fine, you'll see." said Mowgli.

While talking, a sloth bear named Baloo was walking by them. "Well, what do we have here? Hey, you smell funny. You smell like happiness, I like it." he said as he sniffs the mane six. Rarity smacks him in the nose and yelled, "Do you mind? Go away!" "Wow. You're strong. Like a bear." said Baloo. "I'll show you." said Mowgli as he begins punching him many times as he could. "No no, that's not how you fight. You need to fight like a bear. Or in this case, roar like one. Come on, scare me." said Baloo. Mowgli lets out a tiny grr since he's a human. Baloo ticked at him and said, "Oh boy. Here, this is how it's done." said Baloo as he roars at him.

"Oh my." said Fluttershy. "Don't worry, this will definitely make Mowgli face Shere Khan more." said Rainbow Dash. "What'd you say?" Baloo asked. "Nothing." Rainbow Dash replied. Bagheera showed up out of nowhere in panic. "I heard some roaring and I thought you'd be in trouble. But, I see you have met old Baloo." he said. "Sup, Bagheera." said Baloo. "Bagheera, this guy is the bomb. He'd be a great mentor for Mowgli." said Rainbow Dash. "Yeah, he'd make a great one." said Mowgli.

"Really? If you want me to be your mentor, all you gotta do is." said Baloo as he begins to sing,

(Look for the bare necessities

The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life

Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance at the fancy ants
Then maybe try a few
The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you!

Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life

Now when you pick a pawpaw
Or a prickly pear
And you prick a raw paw
Next time beware
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
When you pick a pear
Try to use the claw
But you don't need to use the claw
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
Have I given you a clue?

The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you!

So just try and relax, yeah cool it
Fall apart in my backyard
'Cause let me tell you something little britches
If you act like that bee acts, uh uh
You're working too hard

And don't spend your time lookin' around
For something you want that can't be found
When you find out you can live without it
And go along not thinkin' about it
I'll tell you something true
The bare necessities of life will come to you)

As Baloo sings while swimming with the mane six and Mowgli, monkeys come out of nowhere and snatched Mowgli. "What in tarnation?! Hey, give us back that kid!" Applejack shouted. "Yeah, nobody messes with the bear." Baloo shouted. "You want the man cub? Come get him!" a monkey shouted. "Let me go! Baloo, I'm being snatched!" Mowgli shouted. "Don't worry, little britches. Papa Bear's coming." said Baloo as he tries to get Mowgli form the monkeys. Twilight tries to zap them, but they're impossible to get a good aim. "Ugh. These monkeys are getting on my nerves." she groaned.

When they tried to catch Mowgli again, they missed and the monkeys went too far away to reach. They ended up falling down on a tiny cliff. "Bagheera! Bagheera!" Baloo shouted. Bagheera ran as fast as he could to reach for them. "BAGHEERA!" Baloo yelled in his ear. His yelling caused Bagheera and the mane six to vibrate like crazy. "Jeez, you don't have to yell." said Applejack. "Oh, you heard me." said Baloo. "What happened? Where's Mowgli?" Bagheera asked. "The monkey took him away and we don't know where he went." Pinkie answered.

"Monkeys? Oh no. Wait till Mowgli encounters King Louie. He lives in the ancient ruins. Come on, let's get before who knows what happens." said Bagheera.

...

So they went to the ancient ruins where King Louie is and they saw him and Mowgli talking about making fire.

"Fire? So, that's why he has Mowgli." Bagheera whispered. "Why does he want fire?" Twilight asked. "If he has fire, he'll be the most powerful animal in the jungle." Bagheera answered. "That means he'll burn the entire jungle if he has a single torch of it. We gotta get Mowgli outta there." said Applejack. "But, how? There's too many monkeys around." said Pinkie. "And they make good music too." said Baloo as he dances into the beat.

So, he disguises himself as a monkey so he can get to the beat without any plan involved. "But, what about a plan?" Fluttershy asked. "Forget the plan, let's just get Mowgli out of there." said Pinkie as she tries to get Mowgli while he's dancing. While Baloo was dancing, his disguise accidentally fell off which made King Louie and the other monkeys angry. "It's Baloo! Get him!" a monkey shouted. Baloo ran for it. Pinkie uses her party cannon to distract the monkeys.

Twilight uses her magic to lift Mowgli away from the monkeys and flew away. "Give me back the man cub!" King Louieshouted. "No, he's my cub. Wish he was." said Baloo. "Come on, I got Mowgli. Let's get outta here." said Twilight. As they were escaping, Rainbow Dash accidentally knocked over a pole to the temple which holds the whole thing. "Oops." she muttered.

The entire ruins collapsed and King Louie managed to survive the whole thing. The rest of the gang made it out just in time.

...

The next morning while the mane six and Mowgli were sleeping, Baloo and Bagheera were talking about Mowgli's safety and wanting him to go to the man village so he can be safe from Shere Khan.

Pinkie begins to wake up and asked the two, "Hey, what are you talking about?" "Well, you ladies haven't been taking him to the man village. And we have to right now." said Bagheera. Rainbow Dash hears the conversation and yells, "Hey, I thought we're gonna face Shere Khan! That way we don't have to take him there!" "But, you're no match for Shere Khan. For the last time, he'll kill you if you face him. He'll claw you to death." said Bagheera. "Wait, you guys want to face Shere Khan?" Baloo asked. "Yeah. It's what I do, and I don't care if I'll get clawed or not. I'm going to find that tiger and fight for this jungle and Mowgli." said Rainbow Dash as she flew away to find Shere Khan.

"Boy, is she stubborn." said Baloo. "Dashie, wait!" said Pinkie. "Oh no, you don't." said Bagheera as he pulls her tail. The rest of group started to wake up, including Mowgli. "What's going on? Wait, where's Rainbow Dash?" Twilight asked. "She ran off. She's so determined to fight that tiger and I have a feeling she's going to get killed." said Baloo. "Oh no. Should we go find her?" Fluttershy asked. "You ladies could. But, me and Baloo are going to take the man cub back to the village." said Bagheera.

"The man village!? But, I wanna stay with Baloo." said Mowgli. "Now, kid. We just want what's best for you." said Baloo. "No, go away. I don't need any of you!" Mowgli shouted as he ran away. "Mowgli, wait." said Pinkie as she follows him. "Kid, Pinkie, come back!" Baloo shouted. "Oh no. First Rainbow Dash, now Pinkie and Mowgli. What next?" Rarity shouted.

"We have to find them. Quickly." said Twilight.

...

Meanwhile, Pinkie and Mowgli were wandering in the woods until Kaa picks them up with his tail.

"Hey, leave us alone!" Mowgli shouted. "Don't make me use my party cannon!" Pinkie shouted. "Aw, don't you two trust me?" Kaa asked. "We never trusted you. You tried to eat us." said Pinkie. "Eat you? No, I was just trying to warm you up from the bitter cold during nighttime." Kaa lied. "It wasn't that cold that night." said Pinkie.

"Trust in me. Shut your eyes. Trust in me." said Kaa as he hypnotizes Mowgli and Pinkie into slumber. But suddenly, Shere Khan shows up to talk to him. "Oh, now what? I'll be right down. Yes? Yes?" Kaa answered. "It's me, Shere Khan. I've been looking for a lost man cub and a lost colored horse with wings who wants to fight me." Shere Khan answered. "Nope, haven't seen them." said Kaa. While they're talking, Pinkie got out of her slumber and looked down. She gasped softly as she saw the tiger and shakes Mowgli to wake him up. "Mowgli, wake up. We have to get outta here! Now!" she said. Mowgli immediately wakes up from his slumber. "Shh. Let's go. Hurry. It's the tiger." said Pinkie. They both got out of Kaa's body before Shere Khan leaves.

As Kaa come back up, he realizes both Pinkie and Mowgli are missing. Kaa gasped real loud. "This is the last time you'll ever try to eat us." said Pinkie as she stretches the snake by grabbing his neck. "Oh bother." said Kaa before Pinkie let's him go which makes him fall off the tree in a funny way. Pinkie and Mowgli got down to confront him. "Why you sneaky scum." said Kaa. "Beat it or else I'll use my party cannon on you." Pinkie warned as she brings out the cannon.

Kaa was scared of the cannon because last time Pinkie used it on him, he choked on a piece of confetti. Pinkie grabbed the snake and puts him on her cannon. Then, she fires the cannon and Kaa flew away while screaming. He landed on a tree that's far away from them. "Oh bother." said Kaa.

...

Mowgli and Pinkie have nowhere to go. Suddenly, Rainbow Dash crashed nearby them.

"Rainbow Dash?" Mowgli asked. "Mowgli! Pinkie! What are you two doing here? Shouldn't you be with Baloo and Bagheera?" Rainbow Dash asked. "They still want me to go the man village. I'm on my own, with Pinkie by my side." said Mowgli. "If it wasn't for me, you would've got eaten by Kaa." said Pinkie. "You've encountered Kaa?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Yeah. But don't worry. I blasted him with my party cannon." said Pinkie. "Wow, that's cool." said Rainbow Dash.

"So, did you find Shere Khan yet?" Pinkie asked. "No, I've been searching the entire jungle in ten seconds flat to find him." said Rainbow Dash. "We did." said Pinkie. "Wait, what?!" Rainbow Dash shouted. "Yeah, we saw him while we encountered Kaa. He's looking for you too since you want to fight him." said Pinkie. "Oh my gosh." said Rainbow Dash. "Yes, indeed." said Shere Khan as he suddenly appears right in front of them. Pinkie screamed in fright and shouted, "It's the tiger!" "Yes, you should fear me! Boo!" Shere Khan said as he frightens Pinkie once more.

"Hey, leave her alone!" Rainbow Dash shouted. "Well well, if it isn't the man cub and the colorful winged horse." said Shere Khan. "And we know who you are! You're Shere Khan!" said Mowgli. "Correct. And I'm surprised you haven't been running away from me like your pink friend did." said Shere Khan. "Run? Why should I run?" Mowgli asked. "Why should you run? Why, I'm a tiger and I'm here to kill you." said Shere Khan. "If you mess with him, you mess with me!" Rainbow Dash shouted. "Fine, I guess I have to kill both of you." said Shere Khan as he jumps up to kill them, but Rainbow Dash blocks the attack by punching him in the jaw.

Suddenly, Twilight, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, and Baloo came to the rescue. "Run, Mowgli, run!" Baloo shouted. Mowgli ran as fast as he could. Fluttershy reached in and lifted him in the air. "Don't worry, sweetie. You're safe now." she said. Rainbow Dash kept punching Shere Khan in the face many times and Twilight zaps his tail. Shere Khan roars at both of them and tries to kill them, but Baloo grabs his tail to block his attack. But, he ends up getting bitten in the bottom which hurts really bad. "I'll kill you for this!" Shere Khan shouted as he scratches Baloo many times till he's out cold.

Lightning struck a tree and it caused fire. "Baloo! He needs help!" Mowgli shouted. "Quick, use some fire! I think that'll teach him!" said Pinkie as she grabs a branch of fire and gives it to Mowgli. Rainbow Dash distracts him by punching him. Mowgli ties the branch on Shere Khan's tail. "Hey, stripes. Look behind you." said Rainbow Dash. "Oh, don't give me anymore tricks." said Shere Khan as turns around.

She wasn't lying. There was fire on his tail and he was terrified. He tried to get it off of his tail, but he couldn't. Shere Khan kept running and running away from the fire as possible. He kept running until the mane six don't see him anymore. "Good riddance." said Rainbow Dash. "Oh no. Baloo." said Fluttershy.

They all cornered around Baloo's lifeless body to see if he's still alive. "Baloo? Baloo, get up. Please get up." said Mowgli as he cried. "Stand back, I have to heal him. Whether he's alive or not." said Rarity as she readies her healing spell to heal Baloo. Bagheera showed up to see if they're alright. "Baloo?" he asked. Baloo begins to wake up after Rarity heals him. "Oh, my head. Did I just die and then came back to life?" he asked. "Baloo!" Mowgli shouted as he hugged his papa bear. "Ah, hello little britches." said Baloo as he hugged him back.

They all smiled at the moment.

...

Suddenly, Mowgli hears beautiful singing nearby and was curious about it.

"What was that?" said Twilight. "I don't know, but I wanna check it out." said Mowgli as he walks towards the singing. It was a young girl about his age getting some water for her village. Mowgli climbed up a tree to get a better look at her. The girl looked at him and smiled. He smiled back at her.

"Oh, isn't that sweet? I think Mowgli is in love." said Rarity. "But, she's nothing but trouble." said Baloo. "Not really. It's just part of growing up." said Twilight. Mowgli accidentally falls into the river and the girl giggled at him. He backed away and heads to the rock. The girl got some water in her pot and walks away. But, she dropped it right near Mowgli. "She did that on purpose." said Baloo. Mowgli picks up the pot, puts water in it, and follows her. "Mowgli, come back. Come back." Baloo begged. "Go on. Go on." said Bagheera. "Do what you want to do." said Twilight.

Mowgli just gave him a smile like he's in love and walks to the village with her. "He didn't say goodbye." said Pinkie. "Now, don't get too sad. He did what his heart wants him to do." said Applejack. "Well, girls. Looks like our work here is done." said Twilight. "What do you mean?" Baloo asked. "We better get going to do other adventures." said Rainbow Dash. "Wonderful. But, I'll never forget what you did for the jungle today." said Bagheera. "Yeah, just remember the bare necessities." said Baloo.

"Bye, Baloo. Bye, Bagheera." said the girls as they disappeared. "Bye, girls." said Baloo and Bagheera.

...

When they got back from the Book of Disney, Pinkie is still whistling the bare necessities.

"I know, that song sure was catchy." said Rarity. "I could sing this song all day." said Pinkie.

...

That night, Pinkie went to the Disney Journal to write her lesson. She wrote,

"What I learned today is about the bare necessities. It's great that you can protect those you love. But sometimes, you should put them aside to do what's right. It may be best for you and your friends."