Ice Age: Roshan's Return
This is my first fanfic so please be nice with reviews. I just got curious about what would happen if the baby from the first movie came back as a hunter. I thought he would remember Manny, Sid and Diego, but he wouldn't actually know the rest of the herd. And yes, the humans and animals can talk to each-other because it's a fanfic.
Roshan stood at the top of a huge boulder, staring out at the world before him. He was trying to spot the animals. "Not many, is there?" asked his best hunter, Kunta. Roshan jumped."Kunta, you scared me." "A brave warrior like you? Afraid?" Kunta laughed scornfully. Roshan rolled his eyes and continued to look for animals. "How can there be such a little amount animals on this island?" growled Roshan "I need new pelts! Rowan and Kisi are getting cold, it's almost winter!" Kunta nodded his agreement. Then, something caught his eye. "There! By that large tree!" he shouted, pointing at a snow-white sabre-toothed tiger with black stripes "It's all alone, doesn't even have a pack!" "Let's get it!" exclaimed Roshan "I'll tell the others!" Roshan ran down the boulder and back to the camp.
Sitting on an old rug, Rowan cradled her daughter Kisi to her chest. "Rowan! Rowan!" called Roshan, running towards her "I've finally found an animal! Come, come see it!" Still holding Kisi, Rowan followed her husband up the boulder to see the animal he planned to kill. Once on top of the boulder, Roshan pointed out the beautiful sabre. Rowan gasped. "B-but Roshan, she's beautiful! You couldn't" "Ah, nothing is too lovely for you, my darling!" declared Roshan, completely misunderstanding her words. "No, no! I mean she is so beautiful; surely she has a mate and a family! How could you kill her?" Roshan looked hurt at his wife's words. "But, Rowan, she's the only animal we've seen here, without her pelt you shall be cold!" "Then I suppose I'll simply be cold!" snapped Rowan, before turning heel and stomping down from the boulder. She hurried down quickly, but not before she could hear what they said next, "Do not be offended, chief, she's simply stressed because the new baby and everything! Shall I shoot the sabre anyway?" "Not now, later. We need to make sure she doesn't have a pack, or they could attack us when we don't expect it." "Yes sir." Rowan ran and ran, away from the camp, away from her husband, towards the sabre. She was going to warn her.
Meanwhile, at the tree, Shira walked in circles, kicking at pieces of hard dirt. She felt so alone… "Aww, does the wittle kitty miss loverboy?" crooned Crash and Eddie from a tree branch "Does the wittle kit-argh!" Shira swiped them both down from the tree with her claws, causing them to land in the mud. She laughed cruelly. "That'll teach you to tease a sabre!" Both possums clambered out of the mud and stamped off to get clean again, grumbling about her as they went. Shira sighed. The most annoying thing about what the possums had said was, it was true. She did miss Diego, the same way Ellie missed Manny, but Crash and Eddie couldn't tease their sister. Manny, Sid and Diego had all gone on an expedition to see if there was a slighter cosier place for them to migrate to in the winter. She sighed again. He'd be back soon. He had to come back, he had the cubs to think of now.
Rowan ran for miles, unable to catch her breath, but afraid to stop. If she stopped, she could be too late to save that beautiful sabre. Yet, despite her good intentions, Rowan was forced to stop, as a large brown mammoth was stood in front of her. Poor Rowan skidded to avoid the creature, nearly dropping Kisi. The mammoth turned, and gasped in shock. A smaller mammoth, presumably her daughter, stood beside her and stared. "What is it, Mom?" asked the smaller mammoth. "She is a human, Peaches, dear" answered the mother "What's your name, hun?" Rowan swallowed nervously before answering, "My name is Rowan, and this is my daughter Kisi" "Oh, wow!" gasped Peaches "What beautiful names!" Rowan blushed. "So, what are your names?" she asked kindly. "I'm Ellie, and this my daughter Peaches" said the mother proudly. "Glad to meet you!" replied Rowan cheerily. Just as Ellie was about to respond, a piercing scream rang through the trees. "What was that?" asked Ellie, startled. "It sounded like Auntie Shira!" exclaimed Peaches. "Oh no!" cried Rowan, clutching Kisi tighter. All three ran to the scream.
They burst into the clearing with the tree in, to see the beautiful sabre lying on her side, with a big spear embedded in her body. "Auntie Shira!" sobbed Peaches. Rowan leapt forward and dropped to Shira's side. She slipped her hand underneath the sabre's body, and checked to see if the spear pierced all the way through. Thankfully, it hadn't, but it had gone very deep. "The spear hasn't gone all the way through her, but it's deep" reported Rowan, trying to lighten the mood a little bit. It didn't work. "Oh, the poor thing!" sighed Ellie, stroking Shira's head with her trunk. "Mommy, what will happen when Uncle Diego finds out?" asked Peaches. Suddenly, Ellie looked afraid.
"Dare I ask who 'Uncle Diego' is?" said Rowan cautiously. As if to answer Rowan's question, the wounded tiger she held murmured, "Diego, Diego" "Diego's her mate, he's off with my husband and their friend to try and find a warmer spot for us to live in this winter" "How ironic!" sighed Rowan "That's exactly why Shira's been shot down, so her pelt can keep my daughter warm," Rowan looked at Ellie's face, and quickly added "But I told them not to kill her, I swear I did!" "I believe you," said Ellie warmly "But we need to get her out of here, especially if someone's coming for her fur." Rowan nodded, she knew what hunters were like when collecting their kill. Suddenly, she remembered a remedy her mother had once used to save a tribe wolf. "You know, with the right ingredients, I just might be able to save her," offered Rowan boldly "But first, we need to get her out of direct view. No doubt Kunta and the others are already on their way!" "I know!" exclaimed Peaches "We can hide her in the tree-prison!" Using her trunk, she pointed to the big tree looming behind them. "Peaches, sweetheart, that tree's been sealed shut for months!" said Ellie. "Well then, we'll just have to un-seal it!" declared Peaches boldly, pushing at the planks of wood with her head. Ellie joined her, while Rowan comforted Shira as best she could. "Don't worry, Shira, I think I can save you. You're gonna be alright!" whispered Rowan soothingly "I promise you!" "We've got it!" cried Peaches, as she and her mother pushed the last of the boarding away "The tree's open again!"
Carefully, Rowan lifted Shira and laid her across Ellie's tusks. "Shouldn't we take out the spear?" asked Peaches. Rowan shook her head fiercely, as did Ellie. "Peaches, sweetie, we can't remove the spear, it's too deep into her! And anyway, she'd bleed to death!" explained Rowan, her hands over Shira's ears to stop her hearing the dreadful truth. Gently, Ellie carried Shira into the tree-prison, and set her down on the floor. "Right, now for my remedy!" said Rowan firmly, striding out of the tree "I'll be back soon - I promise! – I just need to get the ingredients." "Alright, but you'd better come back!" agreed Ellie grudgingly. "I'll prove I will come back!" declared Rowan. She walked over to Shira, and placed Kisi in her arms. "There!" said Rowan triumphantly "Now I must come back for my baby!" And with that, she ran to get the ingredients.
And that's the end of my first chapter! Don't worry, I will do more, but I have to go out soon so it might be tonight but probably tomorrow. Please read and review! I don't mind criticism but remember, this is my first fanfic, so try to be nice please. Thanks for reading :)