ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN SWITCHEROO
INTRODUCTION
HEATWAVE IN THE SOUTH
HEY, GUYS!
HERE IT IS. MY ICE AGE SWITCHEROO FOR THE MELTDOWN.
I WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU. THIS AND CONTINENTAL DRIFT WERE MY FAVORITE IN THE ICE AGE MOVIES. DON'T GET ME WRONG. I LOVE THE FIRST AND THIRD, BUT THOSE TWO WERE MY FAVORITE. HOPEFULLY, I'LL HAVE THE SAME FEELINGS FOR THE FIFTH MOVIE. I JUST LOVE ICE AGE.
HERE YOU GO. ALSO, I DONT OWN ICE AGE OR IT'S CHARACTERS OR PARTS OF THE SCRIPT THAT I USE. ICE AGE BELONGS TO BLUE SKIES STUDIOS.
ENJOY!
Upon the cliffs of the valley in the south, a female saber-tooth squirrel named Scratte scurries her way up one of the ice cliffs. She held in her tiny paws an acorn that looked as though she was grasping it for dear life. She looked to see a tiny crack in the ice and decided to place her nut inside it. When she stuck it in there, water started spewing from the hole, splashing in the female squirrel's face. She placed her paw on the hole, but that caused another hole to form and spray out more water. She used her other paw to cover it up. Suddenly, three more holes started spraying out water and Scratte had no choice but to use both her feet and her mouth to cover them all up. Water started filling up her mouth, which caused the female squirrel to blow up like a water balloon and spray herself all over the place. All the holes started pouring water out of them as Scratte fell off the cliff. Luckily, her acorn was able to come with her as it bonked her on the head. She hugged it right, but she was unaware that a kid was sliding down on the ice slide. She didn't know that she was on the bottom of the slide until the little aardvark caused Scratte to hit the river, causing her and her acorn to separate from each other.
All the animals of the Ice Age were having a great time in the water. The heat in the south was unbearable and it was the best way to keep cool. Some animals were able to find some cool places on some icebergs. Two sloth who were husband and wife were trying to keep themselves cool.
"This global warming is killing me," the sloth husband complained, "This heat is unbearable."
"This is too hot and the Ice Age was too cold," the sloth wife mocked her husband, "What's it gonna take to make you happy?"
The sloth wife slid off the ice, landing in the river. The sloth husband sighed peacefully. "This I like."
On another side of the pool, there were animals standing on one back leg and one front leg or paw. These animals were being lead by Brooke, who was teaching her own yoga class. She was in a peaceful state of mind as she lead the class. "Now just stay in this pose as you relieve all the stress that you've gained. Now breathe in slowly and let it all out with a long exhale." They all followed Brooke's leadership as they returned back to their normal pose. "Great job, everyone. That was wonderful. Well, that ends today's class. I'll see you all next week."
All the animals started to pile out as Ellie and Shira walked by. Ellie was the first to greet the sloth. "Hey, Brooke. What are you doing?"
"Oh, hello there, dears," Brooke said, "I just finished teaching my first yoga class. I call it Yoga Peace."
"That is the most ridiculous name I've ever heard," Shira said.
"Well, of that's what makes you happy, we're there to support you all the way," Ellie said.
"We'll, of you want, you could join me for next week's class," Brooke said, "You two could be my assistants. Especially you, Shira."
"What are you talking about?" Shira asked, "I'm not joining your stupid yoga class."
"I can still sense that your hips have an aching pain inside," Brooke said, feeling Shira's hip.
"Keep your dirty paws off my hips." Shira smacked her hip right in the middle of Brooke's abdomen, causing her to hiss in pain. "Ow!"
"Are you okay?" Ellie asked.
"I'm fine," Shira said, holding a paw up to keep Ellie from trying to help her, "Just leave me alone. For goodness sakes, I sprained my hip six weeks ago. Why does it still hurt?"
"Maybe because you won't relax it," Brooke said, dusting herself off, "Have you tried cooling it down with some water?"
"How can I when the water is full of animals?"
"Don't tell me you're afraid of water," Ellie said.
"I'm not afraid of water," Shira said, "I've grown up around water. My own father taught me how to swim."
"Now I don't think I can believe that."
"Better not be calling me a liar."
"Well, ladies, I'd love to stay and chat, but I need to get ready for my choir class," Brooke said.
"Choir class?" Ellie asked.
"Oh, yes, but before I head out over there, I need to make sure the daycare is still in order."
"Daycare?" Shira asked.
"James! Ryan! No running!" The three females heard a male voice calling out to two little children.
"You can't catch us, fatty," one of the kids said as he continued running.
"Excuse me, but haven't you ever heard of the word respect?" The voice came from a mammoth named Manfred, who was also known as Manny. He was a dark brown mammoth with light brown eyes. He could be a kind jolly guy wcrry now and then, but when it came to someone making him furious, it could take some time to calm him down. "I believe that's how you need to treat me. I deserve it as much as you."
"Look at me!" another kid shouted, "Water ball!"
"Richard, you need to wait an hour. You just ate." He looked to see another kid somewhere else. "No, Stanley, you can't go to the bathroom there. Okay, there's fine." He turned to face someone else. "Ashley, stop that. Don't let others are you doing that."
"Really?" Ellie asked, "Of all the mammals in the Ice Age, you chose Manny to help you with this daycare?"
"I asked him and he said yes," Brooke said.
Manny looked to see the three females. "Oh, hey girls. Good to see you all. Nothing to worry about, Brooke. Everything is under control here. You're lucky to have a guy like me giving these kids a chance to have fun. It looks as though these kids are starting to like me. Right, kid?"
"Don't make me eat you, fatty," a kid said.
"Billy, that's not nice," Brooke said, "Apologize to Mr. Manny, please."
"Is there a reason why I should?"
"Is there a reason why you should be calling him fat?" Ellie asked.
"Ellie, don't squash their creativity," Shira said.
"I really enjoy it when you stand up for me," Manny said, pointing at Ellie, "That makes us true friends." While traveling south, Ellie and the others were walking through a bumpy part of the road. Shira was still having a hard time walking due to her sprained hip and tripped, causing her not to be able to get up. Manny had just happened to walk by and decided to help the girls by carrying Shira throughout the rest of the trip. He and Ellie had tried to have some conversations with each other, but once they finally caught up with the other mammals, she told Manny that it would be better if they sticked to just being friends.
Ellie tried to smile, but she could only muster up a small grin. "Well, I suppose it does."
"Oh, Manny, I just don't think I can leave you alone with the children for this long," Brooke said, "Maybe I should skip choir class today."
"Brooke, you have got to slow down," Shira said, "You can't teach a yoga class, be in charge of a daycare, and be in a choir class at the same time."
"Besides, you're only qualified to do two out of three of those things," Ellie said.
"What do qualifications have to do with any of this?' Brooke asked, "Besides, these kids look up to me. I feel like a role model to them."
"Are you sure about that or is somebody else like a role model to them?" Shira said, pointing to Manny.
Brooke shook her head. "You two don't think that I can do anything. Well, guess what? I'm an equal member of this herd. After all, I'm the creator of it. That means you need to start thinking I can do whatever I put my mind to and treat me with a little respect." With that being said, Brooke walked away from her friends.
"Brooke, I was just kidding. You know I like to joke around. Right, Ellie?"
"Come on, Brooke. It was just a silly joke."
"Hey, let's play pin the tail in the lady mammoth," one of the kids said as the other kids cheered.
Ellie and Shira shouted out, "Brooke!"
Brooke was walking down the clear ice path. "They think I can't do so many things at one time. They think they can't show me respect. I guess I'll just have to earn it. I'll show them."
Back over at the daycare, Shira was finishing up a story that she decided to tell the children. "And so, the little bunny was finally able to reach his mama. And they lived happily ever after."
"Good job," Ellie said, "You're pretty good at storytelling."
"Um, I have a question," one of the kids said, "Why did the bunny go home? Why didn't he stay with the molehogs?"
"Because he wanted to go back home to his family," Shira said.
"I think there should have been a girl bunny," a little bird girls said, "That would make a better love story.
"Who wants a love story?" another kid said, "You know, saying the term bunny means that your trying to hide it's real name. Technically, some refer it to be a wild jackrabbit."
Shira shook her head. "Fine. The wild jackrabbit boy went home to his wild jackrabbit mother." All the children started laughing. Shira sighed. "That's why I called it a bunny."
"Do you think the bunny had a problem with eating his vegetables?" one kid asked.
"Boring. Nobody would listen to a story like that."
"Could you tell it in a way that the bunny was born with only one ear?"
"Sometimes I throw up."
"That's...nice to know," Ellie said.
"They lived happily ever after," Shira said, "You can't get any simpler than that. One big happy family."
"Then where's your one big happy family?" the little girl bird asked.
Shira's eyes widened. Ellie knew that Shira was upset, so she decided to get rid of the kids. "And then the big lady mammoth tries to stomp on the kids." Ellie jumped and the ground made a boom sound as the children ran away in fright. Ellie looked to see Shira walking away. "Hey, are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Shira said, "Leave me alone."
"You don't sound fine," Manny said.
"Manny, go make sure the kids don't hurt themselves," Ellie said as Manny walked away. She turned back to Shira. "Do you wanna talk about it?"
"No," Shira said, "Story time's over. The end."
"Run for your lives!" a crazy bird shouted, running around like crazy.
Ellie stopped the female bird. "Hey, calm down. What's going on?"
"The world's coming to an end."
"What are you talking about?" Shira asked.
"Crazy Carol said that the world's gonna flood," the bird shout, "Run! Run!"
Ellie shook her head as she and Shira went to see what all the fuss was about.
SEE THAT? A LOT IS CHANGING IN THIS ONE. MANNY IS IN THIS. I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S OFFICIALLY PART OF THE HERD OR NOT, BUT WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT MY MIND THINKS.
WELL, SEE YOU GUYS FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER.
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