Disclaimer 1: I do not own "Tarzan," or its characters. They are property of Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Walt Disney Company.

Disclaimer 2: I do not own part of the original idea to this story. That honor belongs to Ayziks and his story "Tarzan and Jane's chronicle: Transition Plan."

Disclaimer 3: I do not own Admiral Boom, Mr. Binnacle or 17 Cherry Tree Lane as they are property of Pamela Lynn Travers and the Walt Disney Company.

"The Jungle Book of Jane Porter"

By TwilightSparkle3562

Part 1: The Journey to Africa

Chapter 1

"She Was Much Like Any Other Englishwoman"

If you happened to live in London in the late 19th century, chances are you would live in a world filled with elegance and poise. Men and Women were married with the conditions of fame and fortune and children who were born into royalty or high society would automatically become one in the moment that they entered this world. Yes, the United Kingdom was a country based on pure and honest tradition and everyone who lived during this time appreciated it very much.

But, if you were someone named Archimedes Quincy Porter, you would happen to be someone who somehow lived his life to the fullest during the time of her majesty, Queen Victoria. You see, he was born on June 20, 1857, to a mother who was a teacher at a London finishing school and a father who was a private in the Battle at Waterloo. Science was always his fascination and from a young age, he was always admired by the wonders and beauty that the world had to offer. Of course, this meant he wanted to see the world and go beyond London to satisfy his curiosity.

Thus, at the age of 22, he joined the British Military and was deployed to Zululand in South Africa and was one of the nearly 100 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Rorke's Drift. It was here that he learned that the world beyond London was full of danger and it was here that he saw the most death. He shot and killed many Zulus and wondered that if he ever returned to Africa as a scientist, he would always have to be on his guard.

Upon returning to London, he met and fell in love with a middle aged widow named Mary Pickford. She was a high society woman who lost her husband in the Battle of Isandlwana and was eager to be married again. So, two years after the Anglo-Zulu wars, they were married and settled into a house that was located in the area right near Hyde Park called 17 Cherry Tree Lane. It was a quaint little neighborhood that would always be woken up by Admiral Boom, a former Royal Navy commander who was now retired, but made his house into a shipshape style to keep with his traditions from his days in the Royal Navy. Every Morning, Archie and Mary would always be woken up at 8:00 in the morning by the sounds of cannon fire and at 6:00 in the evening, their dinner time would be interrupted as Admiral Boom would always sound the cannon to mark the days end.

Many happy months went by for the happy middle aged couple, but there was one thing in their lives that was always seemed to be missing and that was a happy child in their lives. Many times Mary tried to have children and many times she failed to produce them. Then, one day in October, Mary was pregnant and upon going to their doctor, it was discovered that she would give birth to a baby girl. Archimedes and Mary were delighted to be giving birth to a child after many months of trying.

On the day of the birth however, which was on a spring day in 1890, the joy that Archimedes had would be short lived. You see, after the girl was born, Mary began to feel very weak and doctors were worried that she would not make it through the night after the child's birth. Sadly, shortly after midnight, Mary quietly passed away from complications related to childbirth. Archimedes was devastated and he was left with the task of raising his child, which was named Jane Mary Elizabeth Victoria Porter, with part of her named after Mary Stuart and her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I and after the current Queen, Queen Victoria. At her funeral, Archimedes made a promise to his wife that he would raise Jane and breed her into becoming the beautiful young woman that they always wanted her to be.

For 19 years, Archimedes raised his daughter on 17 Cherry Tree Lane and watched her grow up into becoming the beautiful young woman that he always dreamed of. However, it was during this period of time that Archimedes began to develop a fascination for gorillas, that lived in the deep jungles of Africa and when Jane was 10 years old, she began to notice her father's keen interest in the creatures.

"Father," she asked one night. "You have been very interested in this man, what is it anyway?"

"My dear Jane," he replied. "This is called a gorilla, a creature that lives in the deep jungles of Africa and I long to study them."

"Can I study them too?" asked Jane. "I long for a better life than just tea parties and arranged marriages."

Archimedes was surprised at what his daughter had to say. Most women during that time would be excited that they would marry a rich wealthy man and raise a beautiful family together. Instead, Jane wanted to go to Africa and study gorilla. Heck, she would even consider herself as one if necessary.

"My dear Jane," he laughed. "Of course, I can take you to study Gorillas. These are very pure and innocent creatures and I want to be among those to prove to the world that they are not like the creatures many people make them out to be. However, you will have to finish your education before you can go."

Jane pouted at the thought of having to stay in her civilized life for a long time. However, a part of her loved the civilized lifestyle and that she had already made friends who shared her common interest.

"But, I'll tell you what," said Archimedes. "When you finish your education, you will be 19 years old and afterwards, you and I will study the creatures and you will prove to everyone in London that the beautiful Jane Porter and her scientist father, went to Africa and lived to tell the tale."

"Oh, I will father," she said happily. "You and I will be famous among our peers."

"Indeed, we will Jane," he sighed. "Indeed we will."

Of course, many years went by and Jane continued to entertain her friends at Finishing School about tales of adventure in the jungles of Africa and while many were put off by this, there were three other schoolgirls that showed interest in what Jane had to say. They were, Eleanor, Greenley and Hazel, three women who always admired Jane and had frequently attended tea parties with her and a man that she had been seeing at the time named Robert Canler, who also happened to be Jane's next door neighbor on Cherry Tree Lane.

By 1909, Jane had just graduated finishing school and was now a beautiful 19 year old woman who was now among the most eligible bachelorettes in London. However, Bobby Canler, her boyfriend, had plans to marry Jane and wanted to marry her as soon as possible. Of course, Jane had to make a very difficult decision.

"I am very surprised at you, Jane," he said one day as the two of them sat in Hyde Park. "You choose to accompany your father to Africa and not stay in London and marry me."

"Bobby," she sighed. "I have always wanted to study the gorillas and this will probably be my only opportunity to do so. Besides, I will come back in a few months' time and we will marry in Westminster Abbey, just like we've always wanted."

"But, I worry about you, my dear Jane Porter," he said. "The jungles of Africa can very well be a dangerous place for a delicate flower like you. You need someone to accompany you on your quest, someone who is muscular enough to take on any wild animal that crosses your path."

The more advances and propositions that Bobby made towards Jane, the more uncomfortable she had become. All she wanted to do was to study Gorillas and show everyone she had succeeded in doing so, but she wasn't prepared for what she was about to hear next.

"Of course," said Bobby. "I have heard rumors that there is a man who was raised by apes and lives in the jungles that you are planning to go to."

Jane had never heard of this jungle man and wanted to learn more about him, given the curiosity that she has in her.

"Perhaps," she replied. "That this man you are talking about is probably harmless and would not to do anything to me."

"You never know Jane," said Bobby. "He might cross the line and go into your private areas like the disgusting dog that he is. Why, if he ever came here to London, I would make sure that he would never go back to Africa alive."

Jane was not sure what to say to her boyfriend, but she was always curious by the world around her and meeting a savage jungle man might be interesting to her to say the least.

Little did she know however that what Bobby said about the man was true and that her civilized life as she knew it, to say the least, would be changed forever…