Megan seems a little nervous. Her body shakes as she looks away from Tigeron.

“Megan, will you relax?” I ask.

She turns back to me. “Are you kidding? I’m scared of tigers,” says Megan.

“Well, that’s new concerning that you‘ve never told me. And besides Tigeron is a human tiger. We can trust him,” I say.

“Are you crazy?” Megan snaps and then calms her tone. “I mean, are you crazy? I only said that you should meet him,” says Megan.

“I know that Tigeron can be trusted,” I say.

“How can you be so sure?” asks Megan.

I turn back to Tigeron as he’s chatting with Grizzlyon.

“I’m not sure, but we need to have faith before we can trust. At least that’s what you said before we stepped out of my room to come into this new world,” I say.

Megan does that annoying rolling eyes thing. I get up and without any fear, I walk up to Tigeron. I do not pant in fear or take small steps. I am taking long steps to Tigeron. Megan is still behind the rock, hiding from Tigeron. I feel kind of excited to meet him. I stand right in front of Tigeron. He has his hands on his hips.

“Hi.” I wave at Tigeron.

Tigeron looks confused as I stand in front of him waving. He waves back at me slowly with his right tiger paw.

“Hi-yah kid,” says Tigeron.

I look at his furry chest, abs, arms, and legs. I walk around him and look at his furry back, tail, and his buttocks, and back his legs too. I look into Tigeron’s green tiger eyes and they do not look so scary to me. Sure they look like tiger eyes, but they look so cute like kittens. Tigeron looks into my blue eyes. He rubs his chin as he thinks.

“You look so familiar. Have I seen you before?” asks Tigeron.

I feel confused. I know Tigeron from the picture that I drew, but I didn’t know that he knew me. At least I don’t remember when or where I’ve met Tigeron before.

“I don’t think so,” I say.

Tigeron sniffs and then begins to blush with his pink furry cheeks.

“May I uh…” Tigeron chuckles a little. “See you’re female behind the rock?” asks Tigeron.

I look at the rock and then back at Tigeron. “I don’t think so. She is a little jumpy,” I answer.

Tigeron claps his hands and chuckles some more.

“She likes to jump? So do I,” says Tigeron.

I shake my head.

“No, no, no, and no. I mean she’s afraid of tigers,” I answer.

Tigeron points at himself with a weak frown and I nod at him. Tigeron clears his throat and walks up to the rock that Megan is behind. I do not stop Tigeron, because Megan needs to face her fears. At least that’s what she tells me about Billy the bully. Tigeron peeks over the rock to see Megan behind it. Megan just stares at Tigeron.

“Don’t eat me,” whispers Megan.

Tigeron shakes his head and chuckles a little. Then he rubs his furry head. He reaches his right hand to Megan but she still looks frightened. Tigeron smiles at Megan and then winks his right eye at her.

“It’s all right, kid,” says Tigeron.

Megan thinks for a moment about her fear of tigers. Then finely she grabs Tigeron’s hand with a smile. Megan chuckles a little.

“You’re not so scary after all, for a human tiger,” says Megan.

Megan looks down at Tigeron’s furry abs and then rubs them. Tigeron moans and growls at the same time. His tail wiggles a little as he loves the rubbing of his tummy. I smile as I watch Megan rubbing Tigeron’s tummy.

“Thank you, little girl,” says Tigeron.

Grizzlyon does a silent growl. Grizzlyon grabs Megan’s hand gently and pulls her away from Tigeron. He grabs my hand too. We all start walking away from Tigeron.

“We are wasting time. We must continue our journey,” says Grizzlyon.

Tigeron’s face changes into a sad one. He hunches and sighs. “Where are you going?” asks Tigeron.

Grizzlyon rolls his eyes.

“To Azent Kingdom,” answers Grizzlyon.

Tigeron bends back up as he stretches.

“Can I co-” but before Tigeron asks, Grizzlyon interrupts him.

“No!” snaps Grizzlyon with a roar.

I notice Grizzlyon looking a bit ticked and frustrated with Tigeron. I turn to Tigeron and he looks depressed.

“Guys!” I shout.

Grizzlyon and Tigeron both turn to me.

“Are you fighting over Megan?” I ask.

Grizzlyon lets go of mine and Megan’s hands. Grizzlyon turns around not facing Tigeron, folding his arms and making a grumpy face. Tigeron still looks kind of sad. Megan sees Tigeron sad.

“Ah, does the sad cute tiger wanna go with us?” says Megan as if she’s talking to a kitten.

She clears her throat. “It doesn’t matter who’s coming. You both can come with us, or nobody comes with us,” says Megan.

Megan turns to me and I turn to her. Megan’s right eye winks at me. I now know she has a plan to let Tigeron and Grizzlyon come with us.

“Oh, that’s right. We will be all alone with creatures in these woods,” I say.

Grizzlyon and Tigeron turn to each other and then turn away. Grizzlyon grunts in anger and Tigeron moans in sadness. I have a feeling that neither of them wants to come, at least not together. I do not ask why they hate each other because I do not want to invade their space.

“Fine, I guess we will go by ourselves,” I say.

“Yes, all alone,” says Megan.

Megan and I both start to walk away very slowly.

“Come on Megan. We don’t need the bear or the tiger for guides,” I say.

Grizzlyon and Tigeron look like they are in shock after they heard what I said. They both run to us. Pushing and shoving each other.

“Ok, we’ll go,” says Grizzlyon.

Megan and I stop walking and turn back to Grizzlyon and Tigeron. Tigeron smiles at us. His white teeth are showing. Grizzlyon folds his arms and has a disappointed look.

“We’ll all go together?” I ask.

Grizzlyon and Tigeron both pound their chests with their right fists.

“Together,” answer Grizzlyon and Tigeron.

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Tigeron turns to Grizzlyon and smiles at him. Grizzlyon growls back at Tigeron.

We all are on our way to Azent Kingdom. We walked for hours. We pass by lots of trees and lots of rocks. It feels like it’s taking forever to reach Azent Kingdom. I am starting to wonder if this forest ends. Megan and I are looking at the beautiful plants. We had no idea that this world would be so beautiful and wet. I do not know anything about this world at all. Megan picks up a leaf and puts it in her pants pocket. I pick one up too and put it in my pants pocket.

“Is it all right if we take some samples of these leaves?” asks Megan.

Tigeron nods and so does Grizzlyon. They do not look at each other as we are walking in the forest. I am wondering why they are avoiding each other’s looks.

“How come you guys don’t like each other?” I ask Grizzlyon and Tigeron.

Tigeron sighs and rubs his furry white chest.

“Grizzlyon’s grumpy,” answers Tigeron.

Grizzlyon rubs his brown furry belly.

“Tigeron’s a wimp,” answers Grizzlyon.

Tigeron and Grizzlyon both stop walking and sniff the air. Megan and I both stop walking too. I hear something in the forest.

“What’s that noise?” I ask.

Grizzlyon looks around the forest with his eyes and sees nothing. Tigeron sniffs the air and licks his chops. He takes a deep breath.

“It smells like…” says Tigeron.

Megan hears the sound and knows where it’s coming from.

“Water!” shouts Megan.

Megan runs in the direction of the water and into the forest.

“Megan!” I shout.

Grizzlyon, Tigeron, and I follow Megan wherever she is going.

“Megan! Wait up!” I shout.

Megan runs as fast as she can. She finally finds the water. It is a lake that looks very wide. The forest surrounds the lake. Megan looks around to see if there is a waterfall, but she cannot see one. There is only thick fog, but she can hear the waterfall.

“Megan!” I shout.

I see Megan standing just in front of the lake. I run to her and feel very worried.

“Next time you hear something, don’t run off. Ok?” I ask.

Megan turns back at me. “Ok, ok, chill.” Megan nods.

Grizzlyon and Tigeron both make it to the lake. They both pant for breath. Megan and I look around and still don’t see a waterfall. Just more thick fog.

“Where is the waterfall?” asks Megan.

Grizzlyon and Tigeron look around to see if they can find the waterfall. But there is none in sight. Tigeron turns to Grizzlyon and pouts. He shakes his head in shame.

“I thought you said that we were going to Ivreall Falls,” whines Tigeron.

Grizzlyon turns to Tigeron with an annoyed look.

“I said that we might make it to Ivreall Falls. I said might!” shouts Grizzlyon.

Tigeron sits down and shakes his head again.

“Do you see any waterfalls?” Tigeron points at the lake.

Grizzlyon turns away from Tigeron.

“Not listening to you wimp!” growls Grizzlyon.

While Grizzlyon and Tigeron are arguing, Megan and I are looking around to see if we can find the waterfall that we can hear. Megan looks up to see if she can find one.

“Daniel. Come here,” says Megan.

I walk to her. “What is it?” I ask.

“Shh, listen,” says Megan.

Megan and I are listening. It sounds like large wings flapping. I think that it might be a creature with very large wings. Whoever is flapping is blowing the wind to clear the thick fog. Grizzlyon and Tigeron notice the fog clearing away. We all feel the wind blowing. The fog finally clears to reveal a very beautiful sight. It is the only sight that looks like familiar Yellowstone waterfalls. We are staring at some waterfalls right below us. If the mist haven’t cleared away then we would have fallen into a waterfall. There are so many waterfalls that I can count. They all are flowing down and making loud noises. The mist from the waterfalls creates some rainbows. I watch the waterfalls down from us in awe and so does Megan.

Grizzlyon gently punches Tigeron’s right shoulder.

“Told you,” says Grizzlyon.

Tigeron does nothing but smile. Then he hugs Grizzlyon.

“I’m sorry. You were right. We found Ivreall Falls!” says Tigeron.

Grizzlyon pushes Tigeron and grunts.

“Don’t…ever…touch…me…again,” says Grizzlyon.

Tigeron nervously chuckles.

“Sorry,” says Tigeron.

Megan and I are staring at the waterfalls.

“It’s so beautiful,” says Megan.

“It sure is. I haven’t seen this kind of beautiful waterfall since Yellowstone,” I say.

I haven’t seen these kinds of waterfalls in many years. Megan turns to Grizzlyon and Tigeron.

“Excuse me, guys. But do any of you know if one of these leads to Azent Kingdom?” She asks.

Tigeron folds his arms and chuckles like a teenage boy with a school crush.

“They all lead to Azent Kingdom, miss,” he answers.

Grizzlyon glares at Megan with his paws on his hips. “Why do you ask, young lady?” he asks.

She looks at me and smiles. I look at her. “What?” I ask.

“Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” asks Megan.

She turns to the waterfalls. She runs to the drive that leads to the waterfalls. She was going to jump.

“Megan!” I shout to stop her.

Before I could grab her, she jumps into the river. She swims toward the waterfalls and goes down with them. She is laughing as she ridding down the waterfalls.

“Come on! You should try this!” shouts Megan.

I watch as Megan fades into the waterfall mists.

“Megan, wait!” I shout.

Grizzlyon punches Tigerons chest and growls quietly. “You are your answers!” shouts Grizzlyon.

“Me?! She asked if any of these waterfalls leads to Azent Kingdom. I didn’t know that she would jump into a waterfall!” shouts Tigeron.

“That’s just like you, mate! All muscle! No brain!” shouts Grizzlyon.

“Relax, old Bear! Ivory Falls is the safest route to take to Azent Kingdom,” says Tigeron.

“With a boat or a skiff, it is, you bloody oaf!” Grizzlyon shouts.

Tigeron gasps with his teeth cleansing. “Oh, right,” he looks nervous.

Grizzlyon jumps into the river and makes a big splash.

“It’s all right Daniel! Come on! I’ll catch up to Megan and make sure she doesn’t drown!” shouts Grizzlyon.

Tigeron grabs Grizzlyon’s shoulder. “Have you forgotten? The water in this world is magical,” says Tigeron.

“Oh, that bloody right, mate,” Says Grizzlyon.

He nods and jumps into the river. He is flowing down with the waterfalls. Tigeron laughs at Grizzlyon.

“What a big fat belly flop.” He chuckles.

I look up at Tigeron. “What did you mean when you said the water’s magic?” I ask.

Tigeron kneels and places his large paw on my shoulder. “Hear me out, kid.” He says.

“O-okay,” I nod.

“Do you belive in the imposible?” asks Tigeron.

“What do you mean?” I ask.

“Daniel, you must believe in your heart that anything is possible,” says Tigeron.

“What are you saying? We need to catch up to Megan and Grizzlyon,” I am impatient.

“You can breathe underwater as anyone else that believes they can,” says Tigeron.

I step away from the river. “Wait, what?!” I shout.

“If you believe that you can breathe underwater, then you can do it,” answers Tigeron.

“But that’s imposible!” I step a little further away.

“Only in your Human World. But in this world the water is magic. You can breathe underwater, but only if you believe that you can,” answers Tigeron.

I shiver with fear. “And what if I don’t believe?” I ask.

“Then…you’ll…um, never mind. It’s going to be okay,” Says Tigeron.

“Then what?! I’ll drown?!” I shout with fear.

“Don’t worry, kid. You can ride on my back. If you are not really to believe that you can breathe underwater, then I’ll carry you,” says Tigeron.

“I don’t like to swim,” I say.

“Not even a little?” asks Tigeron.

“I know how to swim, I just don’t like to do it. Deep dark waters scare me. I am even afraid of deep pools,” I answer.

Tigeron sighs and shivers as if he is very cold.

“I guess that is something that we both fear,” says Tigeron.

“You can’t swim?” I ask.

“Oh no, I can swim fine. I just hate deep waters,” says Tigeron.

“But don’t you believe that you can breathe underwater?” I ask.

Tigeron chuckles nervously. “Well, I guess we are not too diferint after all. I am having a hard time breathing underwater as well because I have my doubts as well,” he says.

“Great. What do we do now?” I ask.

Tigeron thinks for a moment. He looks around and finds something that can float. He grabs a log and puts it near the river.

“Get on,” says Tigeron.

“What?” I ask.

“Get on on my back and hang on,” says Tigeron.

I shake my head.

“No way!” I step back.

“It’ll be all right, kid. This log will float,” says Tigeron.

I climb up onto Tigeron’s back and hold onto his shoulders. I feel so scared of accidentally letting go. But I hold on as tight as I can. Tigeron pushes the log into the lake. The log splashes. I pant in fear as the log floats towards the waterfalls. Tigeron grabs the log with his claws. I hang on as tight as I can.

We make it to the top of a waterfall. We fall and scream together. We splash but do not fall off the log. Tigeron picks me up by my robe and places me in front of him. I hold onto his furry muscular legs. Tigeron gulps in fear and so do I. We are riding the waterfalls. I am starting to enjoy this water ride. It feels like a water slide and I have been on one before. I begin to laugh and raise my hands in the air. Tigeron holds onto my legs.

“You are enjoying this aren’t you?” asks Tigeron.

“Just a little bit!” I shout.

“You’re braver than I am,” says Tigeron.

I can finally see Megan and Grizzlyon up ahead. Megan is riding on Grizzlyon’s back.

“Hi, Megan!” I shout.

Megan sees me and waves. There are twists and turns as we are still riding the waterfalls. I begin to get sick, Tigeron as well.

“Are we there yet?” I ask.

“Almost kid.” Tigeron gags a little.

A huge waterfall is right in front of us. It flows down into a huge lake. I gulp in fear.

“Oh boy, hang on.” I hold onto Tigeron’s legs even tighter.

“Hang on!” shouts Tigeron.

The logs that we are riding on float closer and closer to the huge wide waterfall. The logs fall down the waterfall and into a lake. Grizzlyon, Megan, Tigeron, and I all fall into the deep lake. I am trying to believe in the impossible, but my doubts are telling me that I am going to drown. I panic and go drown under the water. Tigeron swims towards me and helps me swim up to the surface. I gasp for breath and so does Tigeron. I hang onto Tigeron’s shoulders. Tigeron swims to shore. Grizzlyon and Megan both swim to the shore too.

“You-” I cough. “You said that I can breathe underwater, Tigeron.” I am gasping for breath.

Tigeron cough loudly and pounds his chest. He gasps and pants. “Did you believe?” he asks.

“Guess not,” I answer.

“Yeah, me neither, kid,” says Tigeron.

“Wow! That was fun.” Megan sounds excited.

I pant and glare at Megan. “What were you thinking?!” I shout in anger.

“What a ride.” laughs Megan.

“This is not funny! You could have drowned!” I shout.

“But I didn’t,” says Megan.

“Did you breathe when you were underwater?” I ask.

Megan chuckles. “No, that would be imposible,” she asnwers.

“Tigeron told me that the water in this world is magic. That if you believe that you can breathe underwater, then you can do it. I didn’t do it because I was scared,” I answer.

“Wow! You mean the water in this world is breathable?” asks Megan.

“Tigeron told me that only if you believe,” I answer.

“Why didn’t you?” asks Megan.

“Kids!” shouts Grizzlyon.

Megan and I turn to Grizzlyon.

“What!?” we both shout.

Grizzlyon and Tigeron point. “We’re there,” they both say.