Ice age, how fears are born.

Hello. I haven't been on this site for AGES! My story seems to have got deleted somehow. I don't know how, but I'm putting it back on as I DID mean to update. I just haven't had time. I know some people didn't really like the first chapter, but I'll give the story another go.

Lulu45.

Disclaimer, I do not own any original characters, only my own.

Icy winds whipped the bear trees as Diego the sabre toothed tiger trod lightly over the snowy ground; he stopped a moment to sniff the air.

The scent of gazelle drifted on the wind.

Diego followed the scent; he crouched low to the ground and slunk behind a tree.

A gazelle stood about a hundred yards in front of him; Diego growled softly and crept forwards.

The short stretch of ground before the gazelle was sticks and leaves, Diego flattened his ears, this would lose him the element of surprise.

The gazelle continued to graze, Diego crawled forwards to the last bush before the open plain.

A hawk screeched above him, then Diego exploded out from the bush and raced as fast as he could towards the gazelle.

The gazelle bolted its head up; Diego flew over the sticks, and then suddenly…..CRASH!

Diego felt the ground fall away and he plunged up to his chest in thick tar!

Diego tried to move his legs, but they wouldn't budge, scared, the tiger twisted and tried to scramble out.

No use, the more he moved the faster he sank.

"Help!" cried Diego, he was really frightened now, the tar had reached his neck.

On the other side of the tar, the gazelle laughed at him, "aw too bad tiger!" he called "love to chat, but I can see you're a little stuck for time at the moment!"

Diego was more scared than he had ever been in his life, he thought about Manny and Sid, they would just assume he was hunting, and was fine.

"Help!" Diego yelled again "please someone!"

No answer.

The gazelle lent over and hissed, "don't waste your breath, nobody's around you know"

Diego let out a defeated sigh, a fat tear rolled down his cheek.

The gazelle screamed with laughter "ha, ha!" he shrieked "call yourself a tiger what a baby!"

Diego snarled and tore his paw out of the tar, he grabbed the gazelle's neck, "I'll get you!" he spat "mark my words!"

The gazelle leapt back, "oh yeah, well maybe in the afterlife sweetheart!" he mocked and galloped off, laughing.

Meanwhile, Manny and Sid were building camp, or at least trying to.

"For peats sake Sid!" yelled Manny, "will you stop putting those stupid flowers everywhere!"

Sid looked taken aback "sheesh, they just look good" he whispered.

Then Sid looked up, "where's Diego" he asked looking around.

"Hunting" grunted Manny.

"Yeah but that was ages ago" pestered Sid "you should go look for him"

"He's a tiger Sid!"

"Please, something's wrong, I know it is" Sid pleaded.

Manny sighed, inside he was slightly worried about their friend, "fine" he said, "but if he's OK you're dead Sid!"

Aw poor Diego, sorry if this is a little rushed, explain more in next chapter.