"Hey Wiener, what are you doing?" Eddie jumped right in front of Louis nose and looked at him curiosly.
"N-nothing." Answered the molehog scared and hid his work fast behind his back. His misfortune was that he did not think at the moment that the possum brothers always appeared in pairs. So he did not notice how Crash creeping up behind him. He stole the Hidden cleverly from the paws and climbed up to the nearest tree. He quickly looked for a stable branch was hanging upside down and then he presented the Stealing proud to his brother.
"What's that?" The below possum saw the light when he looked at the flowers braided detail.
"Is that for Peaches? Of course it is." Crash looked at his oppenent examining the contents.
"I no.." But Louis was not to submit their comments on.
"Of course it is for her! The wiener has a crush on her!" Came it loudly from above. The molehog felt caught and looked quickly around. Just to make sure that no one else had heard it.
"It's not like...ehm. Just give me the necklace back, ok?" But the brothers did not even think of it. They threw it for fun back and forth just to annoy Louis.
"Oh, what if we tell that Peaches? What do you mean, what will she say?" The question was more to crash, now that he had the nacklace again. Eddie swung now also up and joined his brother.
"I'm serious. Give it back to me! To collect the flowers have lasted almost half a day!" Explained the molehog a little angry. He had to climb high for these plants because the colorful flowers only grew on the rocks.
Peaches and he had discovered this beautiful place a few days ago where this plant overgrown. But the colored flowers were unfortunately seen only at the tips of the stone wall. He knew that the mammoth girl liked these plants. That's why he came over here and took a few of the flowers down. To this end, he collected a few smaller vines to braid a wreath. Now he was although very tired because of the efforts, but what did it matter if he got a smile from his friend tomorrow.
Now that the possums played Frisbee all the trouble was probably for nothing. Only worse was that they had mocked him even in their actions. The little boy was lucky that they were only three. But as loud as the other two laughed it would not long remain so.
Suddenly a roar drowned out the laughter of the possums. The two rodents were immediately shocked. They fall from the tree and played dead. Something like that would not really help when it matters, thought Louis with a roll of his eyes and looked in the direction where the sound came from. It was the silver-haired saber-toothed tigress who just came up to them.
"Really guys, i thought you getting used to my voice by now." Said Shira a little cheerful and pushed the wreath to Louis that landed with the possums on the ground. He lifted his present really fast and was about to go but then he turned again to his rescuer.
"Äh, Thank you." It came a little hesitant out of him because he had respect and it was mixed with a little fear of the female saber-toothed tiger.
"It's never happened." She replied with a wink before she turned her back on him. Then she grabbed the possums by the tail and pulled her up so they hung right in front of her face.
"Ellie is already looking for you." Said the tigress a little irritated.
"Is not our fault!" Eddie was the first, who wants to talk them out of this misery.
"Wiener has held us here!" Followed Crash with the next statement, pointing to an empty hole on the bottom.
"You probably wanted to say, that you have stopped him." Shira shook his head in disbelief and dropped the two brothers.
"Come on! I've got better things to do than collect runaway possums." So she went away forward.
"Yes, for example she would cuddle with Diego." Whispered Crash to Eddie. In seconds, the sabertooth turned around, pinning the rodent to the ground and held her sharp claws in their faces.
"Possum in strip is supposed to taste very good." For the brothers it was hard to swallow now. They have clearly no answer for that. Annoyed let Shira them go. As if she had plan to eat the two. Who knows where they have been, she thought a little disgusted.
"Now let's go!" So she went back on the road. The brothers trudged just bored behind her.
"Why are they all so grumpy today?" Inquired Crash of his companion.
"I do not know. Must be the weather or something else." Brought Eddie only with a shrug out. The tigress just rolled her eyes and thought they were probably lost.
"There are you guys!" Ellie cried joyfully as she saw the possums.
"Didn't I say that you shouldn't go out at night so long." While the mammoth scolded her brothers was Shira going back on her plans for the night. Then she was also slowly tired of the day.
"Thank you that you brought them back." Shira only nodded towards Ellie and then completely disappeared in the bushes.
Meanwhile was Louis looking for something to eat. He was very exhausted but also hungry. So he decided to grab a snack before he was going to sleep. A few fresh berries were there the best. As opposed to insects they could not run away. A bush with fruits was then quickly found. He carefully placed his gift by site. The possums had it not too badly damaged to happiness. While digging through the ground took longer with the flowers, because he had to be careful that they are not dirty or were broken but that did not make him as much of. With anticipation for tomorrow so he had himself picked off a couple of juicy berries.
But suddenly he heard muffled sounds behind him. These were then rapidly ever clearer and louder. The next moment, he also knew that it could only be a mammoth. Unfortunately, he already knew at the pace which approached him there. Sighing, he tried to pretend he had not noticed.
"Hey Louis." Ethan greeted him a little disinterested. The smaller one liked this guy not really. The reason was not only because he was Peaches not so secret crush. He found him conceited, plus unreasonable and lazy. As the whole mammoth gang. They did the whole day just what they wanted. Helping others was not their thing. All of them were indeed nice to him after his rescue attempt just because they impressed.
On mammoth that stood now behind him it did not last long. Because Ethan had apparently become to like Peaches and found that Louis stood in their way. That's why he did everything to they constantly to keep away from each other. But the molehog was not about to just let his friend go. He has set a destination. Even if something lik jealousy spoke out of him. If he should ever lose Peaches on a mammoth then at least not at this.
"Hey." Louis answered then but weak as he continued to pluck berries. Because he did not really feel like talking.
"Where did you get that?" Ethan asked curiously as he saw the colored flowers. The smaller one would have liked to slapped himself because totally forgotten the plants at the moment of hunger. Now they were reviewed by the too large mammoth.
"For Peaches hm?" Got Louis again in such a ridiculous sound output. The possum brothers had been dear to him than this.
"Give it back to me!" He jumped up to grab the ring. But he had no chance. Ethan held his work with the trunk only higher. But he had quickly an idea. He poked the mammoth careless with his quills simply into one of his front legs. This caused the chain will fall in shock. The molehog use his opportunity and quickly disappeared with her in the ground.
"I'll give you some good advice. Find somebody in your size!" Roared the mammoth upset in the hole in the Louis had just disappeared. Then he stomped offended thereof.
The Buried waited a moment from before he went back to the surface. A little saddened he looked at the pretty flowers. Why can not I be bigger, he thought while his eyes nearly fell shut. So he hurriedly walked back to his berries to get finally something to eat.
Another mammal that was not far from him now pushed the leaves back. The conversation that got it did not please him.
"The poor little thing. I should cheer him up. He is after all, a friend of Peaches and thus.."
"Hey Sid." The sloth was interrupted in his soliloquy as a saber-toothed tiger appeared next to him.
"Diego what are you doing here? I thought you were with Shira on a romantic stroll. You two tigers. Alone. Time to make the hearts of air." Here Sid winked his interlocutor so that he even got the hint.
The Tigers held the blabbermouth mouth.
"Howler even louder. I think they have you not heard across the country." To make sure he looked around again.
"Iff…anhd..thss.." As Diego did not understand anything he looked back at his buddy. Only then he noticed that he still held him with the paw from speaking clearly. So he changed the afloat.
"Where have you been? Your paw does not smell freshly." Then Sid took nose full of pure air to himself.
"Anyway, I just wanted to say that Shira can not hear us. Because I've seen her just now go into your cave." Moreover he even quotes in the air and grinned mischievously. The tiger rolled only the eyes to that.
"It is not our ... Oh forget it. What are you doing here?" Only then did the sloth remember his plan. He hastily tore the leaves to the side again. But to his bad luck, the molehog had long disappeared.
"What are you looking for?" Inquired the saber tooth out irritated.
"Oh not so important. But tell me what are you doing here? Did you miss me?" Sid wanted to know in joy.
"Yes very much." Replied Diego sarcastically.
"Actually I wanted to ask you something. But now that I'm here, I do not know how I came out with something to turn me right to you." Following this sentence he was shaking his head and turned in the direction where he came from.
"Hey! What do you mean?" In a huff, Sid trotted along behind the tiger. At the same time he wondered how could bring his front man to move out his request.
"Where are you going?" Caught Manny was startled and slowly turned to his mate.
"Eh .. Sid's grandmother is gone again." He wanted to talk himself out. But he knew that this did not work for Ellie, but it was worth a try.
"Manny I know you just want to be a good father. Nevertheless, you should also let she make her own experiences. Have you learned nothing in our last adventure?"
"Of course I know she can take care of herself. But the weather toad has announced storms for the night."
"Manny there is no cloud in the sky." Explained the female mammoth and pointed his trunk up.
"Nevertheless, Peaches has promised to be here at sunset. What will become of her if she doesn't keep her promises?" He stomped away. Ellie could only sigh behind her husband.
"Thus, a stubborn!" Said Crash, where was climbing up straight to his sister.
"He will probably never change." Added Eddie when he appeared on the mammoth next to his brother.
"He need not do so." Declared Ellie then and reached with her trunk after the two rodents.
"One is about to change, however. You take a bath more often. It is best to start right away with it. Where have you two been?"
"You can't do that to us." Wailed crash immediately.
"The warthog on the other side of the river has thrown mud at us for no reason." Began the other possum to explain sanctimoniously.
"Of course. And why you have to wallow in it?"
"We had to disguise before we could sneak us to the enemy. We had to smell like him."
"Now you take a shower that you at least halfway smells like possum again." The rodents were not very pleased about it but what could they do so. Ellie put her brothers so at the edge of the nearby around the water and drawn in some of it with her olfactory organ. Then she rinsed the dirt and the stench slowly from Eddie and Crash. Suddenly all three heard a thunder that came from heaven.
"This is the storm that Manny mentioned." Said Ellie and grabbed her brothers again.
"Oh great Ellie. We could have saved ourselves from the wash." Complained Crash.
"Right. If we are now wet again, what was the shower for?"
"Guys you never would have volunteered in the rain." Said the female mammoth while she was getting a little faster. Then she didn't like the dark clouds with the emerge of light at several times.
Manny was still on the search for the teenager. He also got the loud rumble from the sky.
"…that's what we want to know. What happened between you two?" The three mammoth girls were just about to question his daughter. They stood not far from him. Only a few shrubs separated them. He wondered if he should go between them now or not. The last time went not so well. That's why he decided to wait here and listen. Not that he wanted it. It happened by accident. Furthermore the conversation made him a little curious.
"Calm down girls. We're just friends." Peaches replied honestly. But the dark-haired mammoth girl seems to be inaccurate.
"Are you sure?" Wanted Steffie exactly to know. After all, no one is allowed to have more interest for Ethan than them. At this moment it thundered loud about them and they all have a little shock.
"We should end that for today. See you tomorrow." Stated Peaches as she looked up at the almost blackened sky. The other three female mammoth agreed and said goodbye. When only one mammoth was left, this turned to Manfred's hideout.
"You can come out now, Dad." A little surprised did he do so.
"So ehm .. your mother is getting worried and there .. "
"It's ok. We'd better hurry home." Said the teen as she head ran swiftly. Manny was just a little irritated by the reaction of his daughter, but followed her soon as he noticed that it started to rain.
"Quickly into the cave!" Shouted the mammoth mother when she saw Manny and Peaches. While the family slept very rarely in a cave. The male mammoth, however, insisted there set up a home where one was if there should be strong storms. Although they are all quite a while here in this new country and each had set up his home, but Manny wanted always to be on the safe side.
Sid built himself a sort of tree house near the beach. Without Manny's help that would never actually become somewhat more but that's beside the point. The older sloth has chosen tree because there was already a cozy hole for her inside. For the rest she didn't care.
The mammoth family had a place in the countryside where the rock ended up where Manfred found the perfect cave for the family. Before that, of course, was a big tree. Without it Ellie would not have agreed to that. Where else could the mammals sleep they are hanging upside down at night?
The saber-toothed tigers had slightly found a higher refuge in the mountain. Basically Diego thought that the female saber-toothed wanted to seek his own cave or asked him to look for something else. When they arrived here in their new home Shira was simply too exhausted to continue to look for a place to sleep. So Diego suggested just for now to sleep in this cave. But to date, none of the two has endeavored to another place to sleep. They came in the evening again and again both here but they did not talk about.
The silver-haired tigress had not planned it from the beginning. Because she found this cave very cozy. Of course, she doesn't want to throw the other saber out because she still liked him very much. Nevertheless, they were both far from the beliefs of all others around them though. Although Shira wanted to talk to Diego about the subject, but he always tried to run away for some reason. Or it started always wrong.
Today, in this weather, no one would go out there and worry about other things. Ellie glanced outside and hoped that the rain was quickly over. It was the first time that there was such a storm in this country. At least it was the first thing they saw since they were here.
Peaches stared a little depressed out. She hoped that today her grave-meaning friend is not waiting in a hole until the rain stopped. When she met Louis it was raining very heavily and his underground tunnel was destroyed by water. At that time they were still living elsewhere and the molehog was also not so good at digging.
Now they both were much older and were able to take good care of themselves. She thought again back about as Captain Gutt threatened and her friend turned towards him unsolicited.
"What are you thinking?" Inquired the mammoth mother when she got lost gaze on her daughter.
"Since we arrived here, it has never rained this strong." Said Peaches only, but she don't turned her eyes from outside.
"The water will not come in here. Even if I wish it almost on the odor of the two here." The largest mammoth squinting only to the two possum brothers, they are lying in a recess in the rock wall.
"As if you would always smell of flowers." Said crash annoyed.
"Yes exactly. I remember that one time when…" Eddie wanted still continue his story but his sister interrupted the whole thing fast before it escalated.
"Guys, can you find no other topic? It looks like we have to spend the whole night here. So we should not quarrel all the time. We could play something?"
"Oh yes. Great idea." Explained Manny then sarcastically.
"For example, How about I see something you do not see and that's gray and stony…"
"You got a better idea?" Ellie pinches her husband with her trunk a little angry in the side.
"We can all go just to sleep the faster has warped the weather again. Then he turned to his daughter, who still was sitting a little off of them and watched the rain. Again and again they heard it thunder and lightning made the night sky for a few seconds as bright as day.
"Peaches come here. You should also get some sleep."
"Let her be. She is worried about her little friend. I hope he also has found a cave or something." Whispered the mammoth mother because she understood how Peaches must feel.
"Hm, you're right Dad. When I sleep, time passes quickly." Said the youngest mammoth monotonous and then lay down beside her parents. Although Manny surprised the behavior a bit but he noticed it then no further and closed his eyes like all the others in the cave.