ICE AGE: MODERN LIFE
Here is my new Ice Age story. This is about where the whole Herd, Dino-Birds and Scrat get frozen and 20,000 years in the future, they are at a museum, still frozen. One night, they get thawed out because the thermometer's been turned up to 80 degrees F and the mammals embark on a futuristic adventure.
Here is the first chapter of the story. Enjoy. For those who don't like the concept of this story, then don't read it.
Some say that time travel is impossible. Well as long as time is traveling correctly, nothing can go wrong. But what happens when 20,000 have passed and you're trapped inside a museum frozen to the world but have no idea why the rest of the world isn't frozen? Well that's where the issue of time traveling plays. You're frozen, but time has passed and the world continues to grow and expand.
The sound of traffic passes on through the night. Cars are blaring loudly with booming music and horns are honking as they travel down the road to make way towards their destinations. The traffic is even noisy in front of a wide building made of white stone. The inside of the building is huge, gorgeous, and a wonderful distraction filled with artifacts and scenery from the past. This building happens to be a museum. A museum of history.
It was a couple of hours after closing time. Walking through the halls was a man wearing a white-button down shirt and a black clip on tie, a pair of black pants and black work shoes. He was also wearing a white police cap on his head. The security guard. Yes, that's who he is. Walking around with a litted flashlight in his hand, he checks every room to make sure they were empty of anyone who could be lurking about, whether it be thieves or lost children. You'd be surprised how many children became lost and hid inside the museum at night.
There was one particular room where there were actually frozen displays. The room was chilly, but the display inside was cold as ice. Not that the security guard mind. It was always cold in the city. It was the only coldest city in the south.
He removed a set of keys from his pocket. Sticking one of the keys in the locksmith, he opened the door and walked inside the room. He pointed his flashlight onto the thermostat next to the door. It was still 32 degrees F.
'Thank goodness', the security guard thought, 'I'm surprised nobody's touched it. You can never be too careful when it comes to frozen displays.'
He pointed the flashlight at a familiar set of mammals. Mammals from the Ice Age. You can't mistake who these mammals are. Or were. Nobody can tell whether they're alive or not. They were frozen solid in blocks of ice. There were four giant blocks of ice, each containing separate historic mammal species. Four mammoths, two sabers, three sloths, a rabbit, two possums, a molehog, and a weasel.
To the security guard, the group of mammals were a weird bunch. One of the mammoths had a purple flower in its fur. One of the sabers wore seashells in her left ear. The possums had coconuts in their paws, looking as though they might throw them at each other. One of the sloths looked like it was wearing a red dress and another one had a purple afro. And the weasel had a leaf over its eye.
Oh, if only he knew the story of this wonderful, goofy herd.
The security guard went back to work as he pointed the flashlight towards three large dino birds. They all looked the same, but one was thin, another was huge and the third was a normal size. How the feathery reptiles became frozen was clueless to him.
Pointing his flashlight in another direction, he shined it upon a frozen squirrel that held a nut in its tiny paws. In the security guard's mind, he thinks of that display to be the only normal one in the room.
He went to check inside all the enclosed display cases. The thermostats for each stated -50 degrees F. That was cold enough to freeze all of New York City. Seeing that things were normal, the security guard walked out of the room, locking the door as he did so.
All was quiet throughout the night. The herd was frozen and had no idea they time traveled through the world and all its happenings. All was peaceful. For now. But when the sun rose and the clock struck eight, the doors to the museum flew wide open.
The doors to the museum are opened. The first thing everyone hears is the sound of a women announcer saying, "Welcome to the Icetropolis Museum of History. Please enjoy your visit traveling in the past."
Many people and animals enjoy visiting the frozen display room that was named "The Ice Age." Some wondered how mammals from the past became frozen. Some just wanted to take a good look at it and snap some pictures. Some were just plain old fascinated with it.
An elephant family were the first visitors in the room. The family consisted of parents, a little boy, a little girl and a baby boy in his stroller. The father elephant is wearing a brown colored suit (he's a businessman). His jacket and dress pants are brown. He wears a white-button down shirt and red tie. He also wears a pair of shiny black dress shoes that are shaped for the size of an elephant's feet. The mother elephant wears a purple dress with pink flowers surrounding it from top to bottom. She wears a pearl necklace and has on pearl earrings to match. She wears purple flats that are also made to fit an elephant's feet. The son is wearing a hat. He wears a red t-shirt with two yellow horizontal stripes that surround the midst of the shirt. He wears a blue jeans and a pair of elephant sneakers fit for a little elephant like him. The daughter is wearing a pink dress with a big yellow flower in the midst of the front of the dress. She wears pink elephant sneakers. She also wears a bracelet. The chain is sterling silver and she has three flower charms on it: a red rose, a yellow sunflower, and a white daisy. The baby elephant is wearing a little yellow jumpsuit that's decorated with cute ducks. Just your normal average and adorable baby elephant.
The elephant family stares in amazement at the frozen mammals.
"Doesn't this look like a wonderful display, dear?", the mother elephant asked her husband.
"It sure does, honey," the father elephant told his wife and turns to their kids, "What do you think, kids? You think those are real prehistoric mammals trapped in ice?"
"It looks fake to me," the elephant son said.
"No, it doesn't," the elephant daughter said, "It looks like they're actually frozen in real ice."
"Yeah, right. I bet they're just a bunch of statues floating on thin air. Whoever heard of a weasel with a tooth for a knife? He might be crazy and come back to hunt us all down for our tusk."
The elephant daughter is frightened by what her brother said and clings to their mother, "Mommy, he's scaring me!"
"Alright, kids. That's enough," the mother elephant told them.
"Hey, let's go check out those feathery reptiles," the father elephant suggested as they go look at the frozen dino birds.
A little while after the elephant family left, a sloth family came over to look at the display of the herd. The family consisted of a father, mother and a young sloth boy. The father sloth is wearing a blue plaid button down shirt that is unbuttoned, revealing a white t-shirt underneath. He's also wearing a pair of brown jeans. The mother sloth is wearing a green blouse and a pair of black sweat pants. She's also wearing earrings shaped as stars and a necklace that has a gold chain and has a golden tree charm above her chest. The boy sloth is wearing a pair of glasses (he's intelligent). He wears a green and brown plaided sweater vest with a white shirt underneath. He also wears a pair of red shorts.
The sloth family look at the frozen mammals are amazed like the elephant family were.
"I like this display," the father sloth said, "Especially when the sloths from the past were included in it," he yawns, "Who knew those were the creatures we evolved from?"
"I know," the mother sloth said, "They also walked on two feet. I bet they were always running and hopping about. You know how much I believe in getting fit."
"Fascinating," the son sloth said, "It appears to me that these prehistoric mammals have been imprisoned inside this colossal ice block for over a maximum of 20,000 years.
"Hearing stuff like that makes me wanna fall asleep," the father sloth said as he yawns again, "What I wouldn't give to sleep on the couch right now."
"Remember, honey. We're here as a family," the wife told her husband, "There's no reason to even think about sleeping. Come on. Let's go see that frozen squirrel over there." Just like the elephant family, the sloths continue touring the museum.
Some time later, a family of tigers come to see the display. This family consist of a father, mother, son, and daughter. The father tiger is wearing a gray sweatshirt with a sport's team that's named the Flying Falcons (he's a high school football coach). He also wears a pair of blue sweatpants and red sport shoes. He also wears a sky blue colored hat. He also has a whistle that he takes around everywhere. Oh, and he's also the boy's gym teacher. The mother tiger is wearing a white blouse and a pair of jeans. She also wears red flats. She wears glasses and wears a ruby jeweled bracelet on her left arm. The son is wearing an orange hoodie and a pair of jeans. He also wears black and white sneakers. Just a simple look. The daughter wears a simple outfit. She wears a pink shirt and has a magenta colored jacket over it. She wears skinny jeans and short ankle length brown boots. She also wears rubber bracelets with messages on them and wears a pair of pink rim glasses.
Just like the elephant family and the sloth family, the tiger family are amazed at the sight of the frozen mammals display.
"I'd say this band of animals would make one fine sports team, don't you think, honey?", the tiger husband asked his wife.
"Sweetheart, can't you think of anything else besides sports?", the tiger wife asked, "Just take a good look. How I would love to write a book about these exotic creatures."
"Geez, honey. Can't you think about something other than books?"
"Can't we do something other than stare at a boring display?", the tiger son asked.
"Yeah, I have a lot of things I need to do," the tiger daughter said, "Tomorrow all the girls are gonna be showing off their moves at dance class and I wanna prove that I've done more than any of them."
"Kids, we came to the museum to get some summer education into you two so you won't forget everything you learned in school," the tiger mother told to her kids.
"Doesn't feel like summer to me," the tiger son said, "It's always cold outside."
"And it's cold in here," the tiger daughter said, "Can we go somewhere warmer?"
"You kids read my mind," the tiger father said, "Let's go see those cave drawings in the other room."
The tiger family leave the display room. Coming in after them were a band of humans.
Four humans walk inside the display room. This group consisted of two teenage boys, a teenage girl, and an elderly woman. One of the teenage boys is named Stephen. The other is Lucas. The teenage girl is named Nizhoni and the elderly woman's name is Kimi. Stephen wears a brown hoodie and wears a red shirt underneath it. He has messy jet black hair. He also wears one of the smartwatches. He wears a pair of black colored jeans and black tennis shoes. He's kind of emo in a way. Lucas is wearing a red jacket. He also wears a green t-shirt that says 'LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE.' It's written in all caps in white. (He's an adventurous guy.) He wears a pair of blue jeans and red tennis shoes with white and black line designs on them. The rubber soles at the bottom of his shoes are white. He also wears a smartwatch. Nizhoni is wearing a red blouse and a brown skirt that goes down to her knees. She also wears green leggings that are decorated with blue feathers. She wears a pair of homemade moccasins that her grandmother gave her. She wore a necklace made of shells and beads. She had long jet black hair that looks like it's never been cut. She wears it in a ponytail. She also wears blue feather earrings and wears a dab of make-up. Kimi is dressed like a Native American back from the old years. She wears a homemade buckskin dress and a pair of moccasins. She walks around with an old wooden stick. Her hair is also long and is a shade of grey. She wears no jewelry or make-up.
Kimi looks at the frozen mammals, amazed by its sight, "Oh, look at this beautiful display. I could stare at it all day. It reminds me of the natives of the past during the years of the Ice Age."
"What did the natives do during those times, grandmother?", Nizhoni asked.
"Lots of the things some Native Americans still do. Well, not anymore, but back during the early years of America before Christopher Columbus discovered the land."
"This band of mammals look so different than what I've learned about them."
"Everyone is different in their own way."
Nizhoni looks at Stephen, smiling at him, while he's trying his best to stay in the background. He's emo and isn't really interested in learning about the past, "Don't you think the mammals of the past are interesting, Stephen?"
Stephen rolls his eyes, "I only see a bunch of animals who ended up freezing to death because they weren't smart enough to escape what was coming to them."
"Aren't you the least bit interested?"
He groans, "Why did my mom make me come on this stupid trip with you guys?"
Lucas starts growling like a saber-tooth tiger, "I am the carnivorous beast of the past! I plan to rip through your flesh with my razor sharp fangs." He starts running on all fours.
"Lucas, watch where you're going," Kimi told him, "Don't bump into anyone."
"Sabers always watch where they're going to catch their prey," Lucas continues running on fours until he smacks into the walls, touching the thermostat.
"Ouch," Nizhoni said.
"Well, at least he didn't break anything," Kimi said.
The snow leopard security guard comes inside the room and sees what happened. He looks at Lucas, "Young man, just what do you think you're doing?"
"I'm just trying to have some fun. Life is an adventure," Lucas said, showing off his t-shirt, "You gotta understand."
"Young man, this is a museum, not a playhouse. If you can't calm down, I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
"I think it's best if we start heading out, anyway," Kimi said, "We'll just be on our way, sir. Come on, children," All four of them left, including the dayshift security guard. The late afternoon came around, but the room started getting warm. That's when it shows the thermostat was turned up and the room was now 80 degrees F.
The clock chimed the closing hour. Six o'clock. Once the last set of visitors left, the snow leopard security guard clocked out. The human security guard clocked in. He went around to check all the exhibits to make sure they were empty and safe. Once he stepped inside the frozen display room, he checked the thermostats to see that it said 80 degrees F. He gasped and changed the temperature back to 32 degrees F.
'Hopefully nothing happened to any of the displays', the security guard thought, 'I really wish people would stop touching them,' he left the room, closing the door and locking it up.
What he forgot to do was check to make sure the displays were still solid ice. The eyes of a mammoth blinked, waking him up after a long, long, long nap.
Well, that's all for Chapter 1. Tell me about it. No rude comments, criticism or anything like that. By the way, give credit to ninjagogirl luvs iceage21, since she helped with this story. She also helped me with my OC's, so give her thanks. Chapter 2 will come next week.
