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To the Future in High School
It was the night after the meltdown. The odd herd had just settled down under some trees for shelter for the night when Diego sensed something was up. He cocked his ears. Everyone else was asleep. An eerie bluish light came closer and then farther from their shelter. A low growl rose in his throat. Eventually the glow faded and he lay awake, watching.
Meanwhile, Scrat was in a similar ordeal. A bluish light came nearby. He held his nut, hugging it. Suddenly, a bang echoed in the sky. Diego and Scrat both looked up at their separate locations.
"Wake up!" yelled Diego to the rest of the herd. However, the boom had already woken them. Manny and Ellie exchanged glances.
"What was that?" said a scared Sid as it came again.
"I saw a light coming towards us. Then it faded." explained Diego." Maybe we should move somewhere else." Everyone agreed and got up even though it was the middle of the night. Scrat also took this time to flee, with his acorn of course.
At the same time, the cause of their trouble, a Neanderthal ritual was going on. In the dance of the flames the tribe was celebrating for the flood's retreat. A young Neanderthal boy took out his people's cherished tooth from a saber tooth tiger that had been caught thousands of years ago that was considered sacred because it had been perfectly white and intact when they had gotten it. Some also found it to have magical power. He thanked it for the averting flood and wished upon it for a flood like that never to happen again. Legend had it that a wish made upon that magical saber tooth as long as it remained in top condition would bring good things to the people and the animals they hunted. However, it was said that all wishes would turn out bad for someone if it was wished upon it was damaged. What the boy didn't notice on the tooth was a small crack. It just happened that that crack would change the lives of our sub-zero heroes. It couldn't kill them because the damage was very minor but that the saber was not perfect anymore. It caused a change in time and appearance for the odd herd that was settled that night, one that could affect them permanently.
This is my first chapter and first story I've submitted. Hope everything looks ok. Enjoy and review. lol