Chapter 1: The Birth of Silver and Gold
Hey, there! I decided to try a multi-chapter fanfic. :)
I hope it's okay. (I am absolutely positive that it absolutely sucks, but... whatever!) This is just kind of the prologue of the story. This hardly has anything to do with Diego and Shira yet (just them being born)…. But, they will come! I hope you like it! :D
(I DO NOT OWN ICE AGE! Man, is that annoying! But, yea I do not own it! Unfortunately…)
"So, how many cubs do you think you'll have?" asked a beautiful, grey-furred female saber with sparkling, dark-blue eyes. "I don't know. Maybe three or four?! I hope I don't have too many. Not, that I don't love kids; it's just, I don't know how many kids I can handle!" a light-orange female saber, who had piercing, lime-green eyes, replied.
The silver sabress' name was Bela, and the sabress with orange fur's name was Cameron. They were both pregnant and expecting to have the cubs very soon.
"I agree. I'm not sure how Dylan would cope with having too many cubs", Bela stated, giggling.
Dylan was Bela's mate. Cameron's mate's name was Ricardo. Ricardo was the pack leader, and a good one at that. Dylan was his second-in-command.
"Ricardo either. He hardly has enough time for me, let alone cubs, being that pack leader and all. –And our pack is pretty large." Cameron said, sighing.
"Yeah. Well, I better get back to my cave. Dylan will be wondering where I am. You wouldn't believe how over-protective he is of me now that I'm pregnant!" Cameron just laughed. "No, I'm serious. It's like he thinks I'm made of glass or something. Anyways, I'll see you later!" Bela said, bid her friend a goodbye, the two parted; and they made their way back to their mates.
(*At midnight, that night, in Bela and Dylan's cave*)
At precisely midnight, Bela woke up with a stabbing pain in her stomach. She gasped and held her stomach tightly. She felt another wave of pain come over her and groaned. She shoved her mate roughly, who was sleeping soundly beside her, and said his name. Dylan didn't wake up, but merely rolled over and said something that could have been 'five more minutes, mom'.
Another wave of pain came over her, worse than before, and she screamed. That woke him up. "Wha- Bela! What's wrong?" he asked her frantically.
"The cubs! THEY'RE COMING!" she hissed, through gritted teeth.
"What? Now?!"
"YES!" she screamed, scaring him a little.
Just then, two figures ran into the cave. "What's going on? We heard yelling!" the female of the two asked. It was Cameron. The other figure, who had a dark orange pelt and dark brown eyes that looked like chocolate, was Ricardo, Cameron's mate.
"The cubs are coming!" Dylan, who had fur slightly darker than Bela's and light blue eyes, replied in a worried tone.
They heard Bela scream again. "Cameron!" Bela breathed. "It's okay, Bela. I'm here", she replied soothingly to the silver tigress.
Cameron turned to Dylan. "Dylan, why don't you go with Ricardo to get Bela some water?!" she said to Dylan who was calmly stroking his mate's arm, trying to comfort her.
"No. I'm not leaving Bela!"
"Dylan, please go. I love you dearly, but I need female companionship right now!" said Bela in the nicest way possible. Hey, she was kind of in pain, and she couldn't say anything without sounding like she was furious.
Dylan sighed and nodded. He quickly kissed the top of Bela's head and left with Ricardo to search for water and explain to the sabres, who had been woken up by Bela's screaming, what was happening.
"It's okay, Bela. Just breathe. It'll be over before you know it!"
(With Ricardo and Dylan)
The two male sabers had explained what was going on to the pack and were currently at a small pond getting water for Bela. "I'm not sure if I'm ready to be a father", Dylan sighed as he scooped up water in a turtle shell. "What if… What if I'm going to be a bad father? I haven't got a clue what I'm doing…" he rambled on.
Ricardo looked at his friend and second-in-command sympathetically.
"Hey, everything will be fine! You are going to be a great father", Ricardo said to Dylan with a smile.
Dylan returned the smile. "Thanks, buddy!" Dylan replied, calming down a little.
They both made their way back to the cave where Bela was currently giving birth.
(With Bela and Cameron)
"Come on, Bela. You can do it!" Cameron encouraged her friend.
Bela had already given birth to four female cubs. She had one more cub to go. After a lot of effort, the cries of the last cub were heard. It was also a girl. Her cubs were all pressed against her stomach, drinking her milk.
"Good job!" Cameron whispered to Bela.
"Thanks", Bela replied, tiredly.
Bela had given birth to five, healthy cubs, who were, surprisingly, all females. The eldest had light grey fur with very dark-gray stripes, almost black, and the second born was a pretty, sandy colour. The third born was the same colour as her father, the fourth born was light orange and the youngest was pure white with a vibrant orange, lightning-like stripe that ran from her short, little tail to her cute, tiny ears. They were all beautiful, but there was no doubt that the most gorgeous cub was the oldest.
Bela was waiting for Dylan, so they could name the cute, little fur-balls.
Suddenly, Dylan and Ricardo bolted into the cave with the water.
"How is she?" Dylan asked Cameron, while Ricardo gave Bela the water, who lapped the water up with her tongue. Ricardo was blocking the way, so Dylan couldn't see how she was doing.
"She's fine. Take a look" she replied, gesturing to Bela.
Ricardo moved out of the way, and Dylan looked at the sight with adoring eyes. He saw his beautiful mate with five, adorable cubs against her stomach.
"We have to name them, you know", she said quietly. She smirked when she saw a tear come to her 'big and strong' mate's eye.
"Hey, is the tough guy crying?" she asked him teasingly.
"Never!" he said with a smile.
Cameron and Ricardo decided to give the two some privacy and left.
"They're beautiful", Dylan stated as he laid down beside his mate, looking fondly at the cubs.
"I know. So, what should we name them?" Bela asked him.
"I was thinking Chasity for the youngest", he said, referring to the white cub with the orange stripe. "It means 'Pure' just like her pure white fur."
"I love it!" Bela agreed.
"Why don't you name the second youngest", he offered, referring to the light orange cub.
Bela decided on Donna for the golden cub. The two named the third-born Allison and the second-oldest: Cecelia.
Then, they came to the eldest. Dylan gasped when he saw how beautiful she was. She looked perfect in every way possible to him.
"I can think of a name for the first-oldest", he said, not taking his eyes off the gorgeous sight before him.
"What name?" Bela asked.
"Shira." He said fondly. "It means 'Our Song'."
"I love it. Our little song", Bela giggled. "I can't wait to see all their eyes."
They both sighed in happiness. They were very excited to be parents.
But, all the lovely silence was interrupted with a piercing scream coming from the cave next to them. "Oh no, that sounded like Cam!" Bela said frantically.
"You stay here with the cubs. I'll go and see what's wrong with Cameron", Dylan told Bela.
She nodded and he ran off to see what was wrong with their friends.
(With Cameron and Ricardo –Set after they left Bela and Dylan's cave)
"Well, that was fun!" Cameron stated sarcastically.
"Definitely!" Ricardo responded smirking. Who wouldn't want to witness childbirth?
"I'm just… more scared now. I mean, she looked like she was in SO much pain…" Cameron said to Ricardo, looking down at the bulge on her stomach.
"Hey, you'll be okay. Everything will go just fine!"
"Thanks." She smiled at him.
They had just stepped in front of the cave when Cameron felt a strong kick inside her stomach and winced.
"Are you okay?" Ricardo asked, concerned.
"Yeah. Just a kick", she replied.
They both laid down and cuddled together. Ricardo started playing with Cameron's ears, and she said, smirking, "Hey, quit it, R." He smiled at her. She smiled back. But, that smile didn't last for long. It was broken by a strong wave of pain. She screamed.
"Cam, what's wrong?" he asked her frantically.
"The-the c-cubs are c-coming" she stuttered, panting. She screamed again and Dylan came running into the cave.
"What's wrong? I heard screaming!" he asked.
"The cubs are coming!" Ricardo replied, who was experiencing Déjà vu.
"What are we going to do? Bela has to stay with your cubs. I don't know anything about childbirth!" he asked Dylan, panicking
"Get. My. Mom!" Cameron ordered, still panting.
Dylan nodded and left to find Cameron's mother, Emily. Ricardo stayed with Cameron trying to calm her down.
"It's going to be okay, Cam!" Ricardo assured the poor tigress who was experiencing the most pain she had ever been in.
(Around three hours later)
Ricardo and Dylan were outside the cave.
Dylan had come back with Emily, and he and Ricardo were ushered outside, despite their protests.
It had been around three hours, since the charade had started. Dylan went back for two hours to see his mate, who had just birthed cubs herself, but he returned to give his friend moral support.
Dylan was currently lying down, looking bored and wincing once in a while when he heard one of Cameron's piecing screams. Ricardo was pacing back and forth and was beginning to tire.
They heard once last scream and a cub's cry. Then, there was silence.
"Ricardo", voice coming from the cave called. It was Emily's. "Ricardo, Cameron would like you to come in now!"
Ricardo took a deep breath and entered the cave, only to see the most beautiful sight he had ever seen. He saw his mate with five cubs pressed against her stomach. The cubs were all males.
He hesitated, but slowly made his way over to his mate and cubs. He nuzzled Cameron gently, then looked at the five balls of fur fondly. All the cubs were adorable. The first born was a dark orange colour, like his father and the second born was a few shades lighter than the first born. The third born had the same pelt as the first born, the fourth had a sandy-coloured pelt (but it was slightly darker than that) and the youngest had an orange pelt that almost looked brown.
They were all very adorable cubs, but the most handsome cub was the second born, without a doubt.
"We've got to name them, you know!" Cameron told Ricardo.
"Right. I think the youngest should be named Zeke", he said to her.
"Zeke…" she said softly, testing out the name. "I love it." She smiled.
They named the fourth cub that was born Lenny and the third-born: Oscar.
"Alright, why don't I name the second born and you name the first born", she said and he agreed. "The first-born will be pack leader one day, so it better be good!" she teased him.
She was correct when she said the first born would be pack leader, when the time came. That is how it worked. The first born of the current pack leader would be the next one and the second born would be the second in command.
Ricardo decided on Soto for the first born, and Cameron named the second born Diego, after her grandfather.
They both smiled and called for Dylan. Dylan was in awe when he saw the quintet of fluff balls. He agreed that the most handsome cub was Diego, but told them they were all adorable.
After a lot of chatting, Dylan left.
All was peaceful. The silver moon was vanishing and a golden sun had come up. The two families slept peacefully until very late in the afternoon, because of what had happened that night.
Silver and Gold.
Hello, again. So... was it good?
Crash: I thought it totally sucked! Where was I?
Me: Hey! Crash? You aren't even in this story!
Crash: Yea, and I feel very rejected.
Me: *Sigh* Please review, so Crash will cheer up!
(I DO NOT OWN ICE AGE! Just thought you should know… ;)
