A small orange Sabre raced threw the trees chasing after a frightened Gazelle. She dodged trees and spiky bushes, her dark orange fur shined in the sun, her green eye's followed the gazelle's steps. Suddenly the gazelle came to a sudden stop, the small sabre almost tripped over it, she suddenly realised her advantage. She got ready to pounce but before she could the gazelle raised one of it's hind legs and kicked her straight in the head before bolting off again.
"Sara are you okay?" Asked a male sabre who had just come out from his hiding spot in the trees.
"Yeah I'm fine dad" Sara grumbled, rubbing her sore head.
"Come on let's go home" he said nuzzling Sara,
Sara nuzzled back then she suddenly sighed sadly.
"What's wrong?" Diego asked, his green eye's lighting up with concern.
"Nothing" she mumbled.
"We'll it doesn't seem like nothing" Diego said raising a eyebrow.
"It's just Mike, Sapphire and Maria are so good at hunting and I'm terribly" she replied miserably.
"Sara you are not a bad hunter you just need a little practice and that was a adult gazelle! Mike, Sapphire and Maria only hunt the baby Animals".
"Yeah but they wouldn't of gotten bucked" Sara replied looking at the ground shamefully.
" So, baby deers and gazelle generally don't know how to defend them self so obliviously no ones going to get bucked by a baby"! Diego said smiling warmly at Sara.
"Really dad? Do you mean that?" Sara asked.
"Of course I do and your a great hunter, you'll catch something when it's time" Diego replied.
30 minutes later Diego and Sara returned home.
"Hi Sara, hey Diego how did the hunting go?" Shira asked smiling at her daughter.
" I almost caught a adult gazelle!" Sara replied proudly.
"Really that's great honey!" Shira replied happily proud of her daughters progress.
"So she didn't catch it so there is nothing to be proud of" said Mike as he walked into the den, he was like a tiny version of Diego. Diego shot Mike a look, "Don't insult your sister Mike"
Diego said firmly.
" I'm not! I'm just saying that she didn't catch anything so why be so proud of her!"
"Well it was a adult" Sara pointed out.
"So!"
"Well you couldn't catch a adult!" Sara snapped.
"Yes I could, I cloud catch it easily and is that a challenge pussy cat" Mike snapped back.
"Oh you asked for it!" Sara yelled pinning Mike on the ground.
Before Mike could fight back someone grabbed him by the neck firmly.
"Hey let me go" Mike said squirming around trying to get out of the grip.
Mike glanced up and saw it was his father, he groaned, " daaaad, put me down!"
Diego shook his head, "not until you apologise to you sister."
Shira picked up Sara by the scruff of the neck and held her in front of Mike.
"Now apologise! Both of you."
Sapphire stood on the side lines watching the four with amusement.
"No I'm not apologising until he apologies first!" Sara snapped.
"Well then I'm not apologising until she apologises first!" Mike snapped back.
"If you two don't apologise now you won't get dinner tonight" Diego barked, his temper rising as the cubs didn't do as they were told.
"Okay, okay I'm sorry, sheesh!" Mike said. Diego nodded in a approval and put the cub down. Shira and Diego then both looked at Sara who was pretending not to be listening.
"Okay missy now it's your turn, apologise!" Shira said.
"But he was the one who insulted me why should I apologise!" Sara protested looking at her parents with pleading eye's.
"You pounced on your brother so apologise for that!" Shira said firmly pointing at Mike who was smirking at her sister.
"Come on Sara apologise to your big brother" Mike cooed.
Sara let out a growl but stopped when she saw the look her parents were giving her.
"Fine, I'm so sorry that I hurt you Mikey" Sara said sweetly knowing that Mike hated been called that.
Mike let out a growl, "Mike" Shira warned.
"Okay kids you can go play now" Diego quickly said not wanting another fight to start. The cubs cheered and raced out of the den.
"Maria are you gonna go play with others" Diego asked.
"Fine" said a small voice said from one of the other rooms.
Soon a small figure walked out from a little room in the den,she had jet black fur with white mane and she had white paws. Her eye's were a lovely blue.
She walked past her parents and out of the den following her brother and sisters.
The two mates sighed.
"Hi Shira and Diego" A voice suddenly said from the behind them. Both sabres jumped up in alarm.
"Wow calm down it's just us!"
Shira and Diego sighed in relief when they saw it was just Manny and Ellie.
"Hey guys" Diego replied.
"We heard a bit of yelling in here and decided to come and see if everything is alright, so is every thing alright?" Ellie asked.
"Yeah just cub trouble" Shira replied.
"We'll if you wanted we could watch them tomorrow and you guys could go out for a romantic date"'Ellie offered slightly giggling at the last part.
"Really, Shira asked a smile appearing on her face, we would love to do that, right Diego!" Diego nodded his approval.
"So tomorrow then" Ellie clarified smiling.
"Tomorrow it is."
The cubs wondered threw the trees trying to think of something fun and exciting to do. "We could play tag" Sapphire offered.
"Been there done that" Mike replied dryly.
"How bout annoying uncle Sid?" Sara asked.
"Yeah, let's do that" Maria agreed.
The three other cubs nodded and set off to find Sid.
"Wait stop I smell something" Mike suddenly announced.
He sniffed the air, suddenly Mike had a disgusted look on his face, he looked like he was about to puke!
"I found uncle Sid guys" Mike wheezed, trying to breath in fresh air.
"Well what are you waiting for lead the way" Sara snapped.
"Oh sorry I've just basically died and you don't care"! Mike snapped back his temper rising quickly from a certain sabre that passed it down to him.
The brother and sister started to yell,
"Can I say something?" Maria butted in.
"NO" both of them yelled. Maria glared daggers at both of them.
Sid not to far away heard the yelling and became curious, he started to walk in the direction of the yelling.
Sid came to a clearing with four cubs in it. He smiled, it was just the cubs.
He looked closely at the two fighting they were Mike and Sara.
"Okay kids break it up break it up" Sid said.
Sara and Mike stopped yelling and looked at Sid.
"Aww you blew are cover!" Sara hissed at Mike hitting him on the head.
"Ow, what was that for! Mike exclaimed rubbing his now sore head.
"For blowing are cover doofus" Sara snapped.
" I did not, I almost died from Sids hygiene issues!" Mike growled.
"Hey I do not have hygiene issues!" Sid snapped a bit irritated now.
"Guys we could just chase Sid around and scare him" Sapphire suggested.
"Actually that's a good idea" Sara and Mike admitted.
"Okay then lets do it!" Maria said grinning at Sid.
Sid laughed nervously, "Now come on who said you could be mean to your uncle Sid?"
"We did." All four cubs said before they charged at Sid.
Sid let out a bloodcurdling scream and ran for it. The four cubs chased the poor sloth to their den.
"Shira, Diego Control your kids!" Sid screamed as he ran into the den, he dashed towards Diego and hid behind him for protection.
The cubs skidded to a stop in front of Diego.
"Diego your kids attacked me!" Sid yelled pointing accusing finger at the four cubs. "Good job kids" Diego praised.
"What! Sid exclaimed, why did you praise them you should be scolding them!"
"Well they hunted down you together as a team so I'm proud of them" Diego explained smugly.
"So what your saying is that your proud of your kids for attacking me?" Sid asked.
"Yep."
"Well that's unfair!" Sid whined.
"No it's fair uncle Sid" Maria said.
"How?"
"Well we got praised so therefor it's fair" Maria explained.
"What, that's ridiculous!" Sid exclaimed.
"No it's not!"
"Is too"
"Is not"
"Is not" Maria said reversing the game.
"Is too" Sid replied not realising what he said.
"Okay Sid I agree with you."
"Yes! Wait awwwwww you tricked me, unfair!"
"Hey Sid' Diego butted in, you know you lost to a girl that's way younger than you."
Sid paused then said "I'm leaving now", he walked out of the cave grumbling to himself.
Shira rolled her eye's, "okay Maria, Sapphire,Mike and Sara you guys are staying at Auntie Ellie and Uncle Manny's tomorrow morning for the night."
"What!" They all exclaimed.
"I don't want to stay there" Mike whined.
"Why not" Diego asked a bit curious.
"Because Uncle Manny gets angry about everything!"
"He does not!" Diego scoffed, rolling his eye's.
"Just go please, for us your mother and father" Shira said softly.
There were mumbles of 'okay' and 'yes'.
"Good." Shira glanced over at Diego and moved closer to him.
"Can you catch dinner tonight, I know you did it last night but I'm really tired?"
Diego smiled, "of course I'll go and I will go now before it gets to late."
Diego got up and walked out of the den.
Diego walked further into the woods been carful not to step on any twigs. He looked around the sun was starting to set, shades of pink and orange spread across the sky, it was beautiful to watch. "Okay concentrate on catching dinner" Diego thought to himself, he looked around and sniffed the air, finally he caught the smell of gazelle. He followed the scent until he got to a open clearing of fresh grass and there was two gazelles standing in the middle of it eating grass. One of them was a calf. At this point a calf wasn't enough to fill two grown sabres and 4 cubs. So he aimed for the adult one. Diego crouched down low and sneaked around the bushes so he was in front of the adult gazelle. The gazelle didn't notice the sabre watching her. Diego let out a small growl and pounced on the gazelle, he landed on its back, Diego sunk his teeth into the gazelles neck making it a quick death. The gazelle fell from beneath him and landed on the ground. Diego got off it and dragged it back to the den.
Shira smiled at Diego when he came inside dragging a fat adult gazelle.
"Dad your back, what did you catch?!" Asked a excited Mike.
"A gazelle" Diego replied smiling, "dig in"
All four cubs and Shira started to eat but Diego didn't he would always wait until Shira and the cubs had finished and they were full. Shira smiled gratefully at Diego, she was so glad she was with Diego. She was a lucky sabre.
When we were finished Diego started to eat, when he finished he dragged the carcass outside and into the woods. he returned minutes later.
"Come kids bed time" Shira announced.
"Awwww can't we just have five more minutes?" Sara asked trying to hide the yawns she let out.
Shira smirked," yeah I don't think so"
Shira laid down, Diego came and laid down next to her.
Shira nuzzled into Diego's chest while Diego gave her a gentle lick on the head.
"Ewwwwwww!" All the cubs exclaimed.
"If you don't go to sleep now then this will go on all night" Diego warned playfully.
The cubs nodded and snuggled up next to their mother and father, Sara and Mike snuggled up against Diego while Maria and Sapphire snuggled up against Shira. They slept in the corner of the cave because it was the warmest, usually Sid would come in and light a fire for them but the cubs must of scared him away.
The four cubs woke up to sunlight in their eye's. The stretched and then looked around realising they weren't in their den.
"Hey guys, you slept for a while" said a voice from behind turned around to see Ellie smiling warmly at them.
"Where's mummy and daddy?" Sapphire asked.
"They dropped you off earlier in the morning" Manny said as he entered the den. "Oh and this is yours" he added dropping a gazelle leg in front of the cubs that Diego had hunted for them. The cubs ignored the leg. Suddenly Sara burst into tears. She was the youngest after all.
"Oh what's wrong sweetie" Ellie asked concerned for the small cub.
"I want daddy." She cried.
"It's okay mummy and daddy will be back before you know it" Ellie reassured.
"Really?"
Ellie nodded. Sara smiled but then she frowned again and turned to face Mike.
"This is all your fault" Sara accused.
"What how is this my fault?" Mike asked angrily.
"Well if you didn't insult me then mum and dad wouldn't of gotten angry and made us stay here for the night!"
"So your the one who overreacted!" Mike snapped.
"I did not overreact!" Sara said clearly annoyed.
Then the two cubs started to yell, the yelling got louder and louder until...
"SHUT UP!" Manny yelled.
Sara and Mike stopped yelling and whimpered in fear of Manny's yelling.
Manny stamped his foot in anger, maybe a little to hard because the ice around the cubs began to crack.
The cubs screamed in terror as the ice broke free and the cubs plumbed down down down, there screaming became fainter and fainter.