Born to be Wild Alternate Opening

As Tangled and Zootopia director Byron Howard once said 'The story that you start with isn't always the one you end up with'. That's no exception with Born to be Wild, which had to go through many revisions as new episodes of Craig of the Creek aired. What you are about to read is an alternate opening for the story, in which the Forest Scouts find WIldernessa in the woods and tell her that she's a human. However, she refuses to accept the fact that she's a human, and instead states that she's a bear, since she wears a teddy bear as a mask. Jason challenges Wildernessa to climb a tree to retrieve a beehive to eat honey from, but breaks her leg in the process.
It was a typical day in the Creek. Craig, Kelsey, JP, and Mortimer were exploring the Creek, The Horse Girls were galloping in the tall grass, Kit was bartering with the other kids, and the 10 Speeds were burning rubber. Jason and his flunkies Tony and Boris were patrolling the Creek until they saw a rabbit chewing on a flower.

"Looks like we got ourselves lunch, Jason." Said Boris.

"I don't know." Said Tony, flipping through his Forest Scout manual. "It says in the book that you're not allowed to kill animals here except for mosquitoes."

"I think I should agree with Tony on this one, Boris." Said Jason. "I don't want to be a disgrace to the Forest Scouts."

"Well, this animal is in our way." Said Boris, getting out a slingshot. "Either we go or it goes."

"Don't even think about it!" Said a female voice. A girl riding a Tibetan Mastiff wearing a teddy bear for a mask jumped out of the thicket and grabbed the rabbit just before the slingshot hit the animal. "You better think twice before messing with me!"

"Exactly who are you?" Asked Jason.

"I am Wildernessa," The girl answered triumphantly. "Guardian of the animals! Every year, thousands of innocent animals like turtles, tigers, deer, and wolves lose their homes because you humans build unnecessary houses, hotels, and restaurants for your selfish needs." She then jumped off her dog, Cheesesticks. "My job is to rescue wild animals in peril until all humans die and nature wins back the land that rightfully belongs to the animals." When Wildernessa finished her introduction, the three boys started laughing hysterically.

"Last time I checked," Said Jason. "Tigers lived in Asia. You won't find any of them here except in zoos."

"Aren't you aware that you're human, yourself?" Asked Tony, still recovering from laughing.

"I'M NOT A HUMAN!" Shouted Wildernessa. "I hate humans!"

"Really?" Asked Boris. "Then what are you?"

"I'm....a bear!" Answered the girl.

"Then prove it!" Commanded Jason, pointing to a beehive in a tree. "If you can climb up that tree to retrieve that beehive, then you're a bear. If not, you're just a human girl wearing a teddy bear as a fake mask!" As Jason laughed, Wildernessa felt her anger boil inside: The only way to shut this kid up without getting in trouble is to climb that tree.

"Could you give me a lift, Cheesesticks?" Wildernessa asked her large dog.

"Ah, ah, ah." Said Jason. "You have to do this independently. Real bears get their food without help. I guess you have to find another way up." Wildernessa looked at the tree, and it was tall. Thankfully, there was a branch short enough to reach, and Wildernessa grabbed the branch and started climbing. After 10 minutes, Wildernessa finally got to the beehive.

"I have the beehive!" Said Wildernessa, grabbing the hive. "Am I a bear, now?"

"Not yet!" Said Jason. "You still have to bring it down, open the hive, and eat the honey from inside. That's what real bears do."

'I am a real bear.' Wildernessa thought to herself. She was about to step on the next branch, but it snapped. She fell to the ground, knocked herself unconscious, and the beehive broke. The bees flew out of their hive and started chasing Boris and Tony.

"Come back, you cowards!" Said Jason. "Guess I have to bring this girl to the hospital, huh?" Cheesesticks barked in agreement and leaned down, letting Jason get on.

"Alright." Said Jason. "It is part of the Forest Scout code." Jason picked up Wildernessa and placed her on the large dog's back. As soon as Jason got on, Cheesesticks started running towards the hospital.
What followed would be Wildernessa being sent to the hospital, encountering JP's older sister Laura, having her leg in a cast for four weeks, and encountering Stacks for the first time. Throughout the first treatment of the story, Wildernessa had to get around using crutches. However, it all changed on February 25th, 2019, when the episode 'The Great Fossil Rush' aired. In that episode, JP discovers a trilobite fossil in the Creek, and all the kids try digging up fossils for themselves. Jason and his flunkies Tony and Boris build a dam that dries up the Creek. Wildernessa tells Craig, Kelsey, and JP that if they don't bring the Creek back, the food chain would have to reestablish itself. In the end, the trio turns the Creek back to normal, Jason decides to be nicer, and the trilobite fossil that JP found turned out to be fake; It was a souvenir from a museum.
This had me thinking. 'What would Wildernessa do if she actually encountered the person who built the dam?' That wound up being the opening of the story we end up with, with Wildernessa punching, biting, and scratching Jason.
Well, that was my fanfic Born to be Wild! On May 27th, in honor of Memorial Day, I will review an independent CGI movie from last year, Sgt. Stubby!