Carly runs into the bear brothers, Briar and Bramble, who give her a fright; Vick and Carly set out on their journey with the bears not far behind.

The group faces a water shortage; when they camp for the night, all sorts of things go wrong.

Carly's uncle is upset that she set out to find the tiger without him; feeling that he failed as a tour guide, Vick resorts to cutting down trees.

Vick and the bears make a documentary in the forest that shows evidence of poaching; Vick, Carly, and the bears realize they must find the tiger fast.

Carly encounters the poachers in the forest; Vick, Carly, and the bears meet a mysterious boy who lives in the woods.

Briar gets trapped in a cave with one of the poachers; Carly finds her way out of a cave with the help of some fireflies.