This is a sequel to "Relationship of a Sloth and a Saber" fanfic.
Please note: Blue Sky Studios owns Ice Age and their characters.
Meltdown Aftermath
Chapter 1: After Events
A few weeks after the flood, the herd decides to settle down in a nice area to forget their flood problems. Everyone in the herd was relieved that the flood in the valley was over and decides to rest easily now.
"That was too close." Manny said about the flood.
"Yeah, I'm glad we're all still alive." Diego replied.
"I'm just glad everyone is alright." Ellie said.
"No more flood! Whoo hoo!" Crash and Eddie cheered.
"Well, almost everyone is happy." She said sadly.
"Almost?" The bull said to her.
Ellie points her trunk to the sloth who was sitting by the tree away from everyone.
"Uh, Sid? Is everything OK over there?" The bull asked the sloth.
"Oh, everything's fine, Manny." Sid said sadly relaxing against the tree.
"Oh, well, OK then..." He replied feeling unsure about the sloth's behavior.
"Something's wrong and I don't like it." The cow said as she walks away.
"I was thinking the same thing, Ellie." He said to the cow.
It was nearing dusk and Sid was resting by the fire with everyone else. He looks back at the glaciers that are far away and remembers his friend he met.
=Flashback=
At night on the outskirts of Half-Peak.
"Well, we should go then." The wolf said.
"Go? What do you mean 'go'?" Sid said confused.
"I meant that you and I should go to south together, you know, migrating? I mean your friends didn't want to go south, right?" He explained to him.
=Reality=
"I wish you were here..." The sloth said sadly as he continues looking at the icy glaciers.
"Wish who was here?" The saber asked him.
"Oh...the wolf I met." He replied.
"What wolf?" Ellie asked the sloth and saber.
"Uh, there was this wolf I met and well...I don't know his name because he didn't tell me." He explained.
"The annoying wolf that was following me, Sid and Manny." Diego growled.
"Um... aren't wolves scary, mean and-" Crash stopped.
"Nasty?" Eddie finished.
"Who's scary, mean and nasty?" The wolf said appearing before the herd.
The herd turns to see a wolf with crimson/jet black fur and possum brothers screamed as they fall to the ground playing dead.
"Are you the wolf Sid's talking about?" Ellie asked.
"Well, yes I am and I'm not any of those things those half-dead possum brothers said, sure other wolves, but not me." He explained.
"Great, now you can leave." Diego said trying to shoo the wolf away.
"What's gotten into you, Diego?" The cow asked the saber.
"Oh, he's just a little miffed about...something the wolf talked to Sid about." Manny replied.
"Miffed about what?" She said.
"Nothing..." Diego said giving the wolf an angry look.
"Are you sure not going kill us?" Crash asked the wolf.
"Or eat us?" Eddie asked the wolf.
"Uh...no? I just came here to see Sid." The wolf replied.
"Sorry, but he's off limits to any mutts like yo-" The saber was cut off from the mammoth's reply.
"You can talk to him." Manny said to the wolf.
"Thanks." The wolf said as he walks over to the sloth.
"Uh, Manny? Can you please tell me why'd you let the wolf talk to Sid?" He asked the bull.
"Diego enough with your jealousy over Sid." He said.
"I'm not jealous; I'm just...antsy about Sid being with that mutt that's all. He explained.
"Sounds like jealousy to me." Ellie said walking up to the saber and mammoth.
"*muffled gasp* Never mind..." He said going into silence.
"I didn't know you knew the jealous type, Diego." She said.
"Wh-What? O-Of course not!" He said defensively.
"Sure you are." Crash said sarcastically.
"Not to mention, touchy." Eddie said.
"You better watch it you little..." Diego threatened.
"Look, all I'm saying is, let Sid talk to his friend. I'm sure that he's okay with chatting someone other than us." Ellie reassured him.
"I still don't feel right about that mutt being with Sid." The saber said feeling uncomfortable.
"I agree with you." Manny said.
"Manny!" She said shocked.
"Don't worry Ellie, the wolf is probably going leave and-" He was cut off by Sid's response.
"Hey, Manny? It's okay if he stays with us right?" Sid asked the bull.
"What were you saying about him leaving?" Ellie smirked at him.
"Oh...yeah he can stay." Manny said defeated.
"WHAT?" Diego, Crash and Eddie said shocked.
"Thanks Manny!" Sid said hugging his friend's trunk.
Diego shakes his head about Manny letting the wolf stay with them.
"This...can't be happening. Why Manny? WHY?" The saber cried out.
"Relax; he'll stay us with for bit, then he'll leave us alone." The bull said his friend.
"I hope so..." He said feeling uneasy.
"Let's go see if he can run faster than us." Crash said.
"Sweet!" Eddie said.
"This is not my day..." He said walking with the herd.
The sun was setting on the horizon and everyone decides to rest for the night. Diego was staring at Sid who was watching the sunset with the wolf. He feels his own jealousy building up inside of him because of the sloth spending some quality time with the wolf.
"Just get it together, Diego. Don't let your jealousy get the best of you. Just ignore it...just think of something else like: hunting, fighting, eating prey and... and... Arrrgh! I can't take it anymore!" Diego yelled out to himself.
"Sweetie, are you OK?" Ellie said worried about the saber's behavior.
"It's Sid... I can't stand seeing him with that mutt." He sadly explained.
"Did you try talking with him?" She asked.
"No, but I think I'll go try it. Thanks Ellie." He thanked the cow as he walks over to the sloth and wolf.
"You're welcome." She replied as she went back to Manny and her brothers.
As he walks up to the wolf and sloth, he hesitated for a moment and continues walking towards them. The saber stops and turns around thinking it's a bad idea, but he has the guts to turn around and continue walking towards them.
"Uh...Sid?" Diego said to the sloth.
"Huh? Oh, hey there, Diego. Need something?" Sid turned around asked him.
The saber looks away not saying anything to the sloth. He stares at the wolf and decides to talk to him instead of the sloth.
"Is something wrong? Are you-" He was cut off from his friend's reply.
"Just want to talk to the wolf." He said.
"OK then, where exactly?" The wolf replied.
"Over there." He said leading him to the lonely tree area.
They both walked over to the area away from Sid so he wouldn't hear their conversation.
"So what do want to talk about, Diego?" The wolf asked him.
"Are you trying to steal him away from us?" Diego asked back.
"Steal him away? Why would you ask that?" He replied.
"He belongs with us and you know that." He said slightly angry.
"Look...Diego...I..." He was cut off from more of the saber's response.
"No, you listen... Sid can't go with you because he has us to be with him! Not with someone like you!" The saber angrily said to him.
"*laughs* Don't be jealous, Diego. Sid's a good person and he's really nice and calm. But... you guys are OK with the sloth...for now." He said darkly at the saber.
"What does that mean?" Diego said getting suspicious.
"Oh, nothing... Nothing at all... See ya tomorrow." The wolf said as he smirks at the saber and walks back to Sid and sleeps next him.
"For now? What does he mean by that? Aw, forget it. I'll sleep on it." He said to himself as lays down and falls asleep.
The wolf is back to see his friends again. Diego is suspicious of the wolf's attitude. What did the wolf mean by 'for now'?
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