ICE AGE: NEW LIFE
EPISODE 1
THE SEARCH FOR GRANNY
HELLO, ALL FAN FICTION READERS. I AM HERE TO GIVE YOU ALL THE SERIES YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. HERE IT IS.
ICE AGE: NEW LIFE.
SEASON 1
PLEASE READ THE SERIES PREMIERE TO KNOW WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
BEFORE I LET YOU READ THIS, I WILL PLACE A QUICK SUMMARY OF EACH STORY.
SID AND BROOKE HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE A TRIP TO GEOTOPIA TO SEE HOW GRANNY'S DOING. ALONG THE WAY, DIEGO AND SHIRA ACCIDENTALLY BREAK SOME CRYSTALS INSIDE THE SABERS HOME, SO THEY JOURNEY ON A QUEST TO GET MORE.
I WON'T SPOIL IT TOO MUCH FOR YOU GUYS. BASICALLY SOME TWO TO THREE SENTENCE SUMMARIES.
WELL, ENJOY READING THE FIRST EPISODE.
A new day is shining in Switchback Cove. The animals had pretty much finished bringing the island to its former glory. The hyraxes continued on to making their home seem the way it always is. At that moment, the sloth couple, Sid and Brooke, were finishing up making their new home. They had already finished the garage and made sure their log car was still in driving order. Now the time to create the cave home of their dreams has come true and everything was where it needed to be. At that moment, Sid had finished creating a cave drawing of him and Brooke on a headstone and nailed it into the wall. It wasn't the greatest, but it looked to be better than anything they've ever seen.
Brooke walked over and wrapped her arms around Sid, hugging him tightly. "Oh, Sidney darling, it's beautiful. I love the way the cave looks. I wouldn't change a thing."
"Me neither," Sid said, "It's the best place to call home. Well, let's start making lunch. All that work made me famished."
Brooke giggled. "Would you like to go find lunch with me?"
"Sure. Sounds good." Sid followed Brooke out of the cave, walking alongside her. "You know, I remember when I used to take a stroll along this trail with Granny. She and I would have long conversations and spend a lot of time with each other. I just felt like I was at home with her, you know. That was before the asteroid and before I met you. It was wonderful."
"Well, I'm sure Granny's having a wonderful time with the others in Geotopia. I'm sure they're having all kinds of fun."
"You know, I've been thinking. Why don't we go and pay her a visit? I'm sure she's having fun with her new friends, but I'm sure she's feeling a bit lonely not being surrounded by family members."
"I'd love to go see Granny and the others, too, but it could take us about a day to get there. Plus, the village is still going through some construction. I know you care about Granny and so do I, but let's let her get accustom to his new life."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure, Sidney."
"Sure about what?" The sloths looked to see Manny and Ellie walking by.
"Oh, hi Manny," Sid said, "Hello Ellie. How are you guys doing on this wonderful day?"
"We're fine," Manny said, "Just a normal day. Everything's good."
"We overheard you guys talking about something," Ellie said, "Is there something going on?"
"Oh, nothing much, Ellie," Brooke said, "Sidney here is only worried about Granny, but I'm trying to tell him that she's fine."
"I'm sure she's doing okay," Manny said, "The herd does seem quiet since she decided to stay with those other guys in Geotopia."
"You know, I've been kind of worried about them all," Ellie said.
"See?" Sid said, "Even Ellie agrees with me."
"Sidney, I know you want to see Granny, but with all the construction and everything else, I just don't know how we'll even get there," Brooke said.
"Come on, Brooke. I'm sure Geotopia isn't that far away."
"Guys, don't let all this construction keep you cooped up here," Ellie said, "You guys could really use some time alone to spend with family. Plus, you've been working on your new home for days. You could use a break."
"Plus, you guys are practically married and you haven't even went on your first honeymoon," Manny said, "Go on and have a good time. A few days with you not here isn't gonna change anything."
"I hope you're not referring that I don't belong here in the herd," Sid said.
"No, I didn't mean that at all. I was just saying that nothing will change while you guys are away."
"Well, when you put it that way, I don't feel bad at all."
"Are you sure you guys won't need us?" Brooke asked.
"Everything will be fine, Brooke," Ellie said, "Go out and have a good time."
"Well, alright." Brooke grabbed her husband's arm. "Come on, Sidney. Let's go pack and get the log car ready."
"But what about lunch?" Sid asked.
"Oh, we'll eat later. Come on." Brooke dragged Sid back to their cave.
Manny looked at his wife. "Do you think things will go as planned for them?"
"I'm sure everything will turn out okay," Ellie said, "Let's hope for the best."
The two mammoths went out to go help the sloths pack. They were going to need some help considering that Sid can still be accident prone.
Everyone in the herd was gathered around the sloth's home, helping them pack up their car. Manny had just placed the last bag in the trunk. The sloths were piling inside their car, making sure they had everything before they said goodbye to their friends.
"We hope you guys have a wonderful time," Ellie said.
"Aww, thanks, Ellie," Sid said, "I'm sure we're going to have a great time. Right, Brooke?"
"Right, Sidney," Brooke said. She turned her attention to the sabers. "Do keep an eye on the place, you two. Make sure to water all the plants and be careful not to break any of our household items."
"Don't worry, you two," Diego said, "You're in good paws."
"Well, as long as this guy doesn't become accident prone, everything should be okay," Shira said.
"That's nice to know," Manny said, "Well, you two better hit the road. You don't wanna get caught up in traffic."
"Good idea," Sid said, starting up the car, "We'll be back in a few days." The two sloths drove away from the rest of the herd.
"Have a good time," Ellie said.
"See you later," Shira said.
"Well, good luck keeping an eye on the place," Manny told the sabers.
"You don't wanna help them or at least offer to help them?" Ellie asked.
"Actually, Ellie, I think Diego and I can handle keeping an eye on Sid and Brooke's place," Shira said, "We have a place of our own. It doesn't seem too hard to watch somebody else's cave."
"Well, if you say so, but if you do need help, just let us know."
"We will," Diego said.
When the mammoth couple left, Manny started chuckling softly, but it wasn't soft enough for Ellie not to hear it. She gave him a look. "What's so funny?"
"Nothing, it's just...I don't think Diego and Shira are gonna make a good impression to our sloth friends," Manny said, "I have a feeling that they might end up breaking something or, I don't know, having some...romance time." He started laughing.
Ellie shook her head. "Manny, I can already tell that you'll become Sid's replacement when he's gone on trips. You're already starting to act like an idiot. I have a feeling its because you're getting old."
"Getting old? Not gonna happen. I still got a good twenty-five to thirty years left in me. Maybe forty. Still, though, I'm not getting old."
"That's what all the old timer's say." Ellie started walking off smiling to herself. Manny followed behind, sighing.
Meanwhile, the sabers were busy touring around the sloth's home. Shira was amazed at the way they decorated the place. Diego kept checking out all the rooms. They looked pretty cozy. He walked over to his wife. "Who knew Brooke and Sid combined certain taste to make this place look so...nice. I have to admit, it actually smells nice in here. Maybe Brooke's scent wears off Sid's smell."
"Must have considered that this place smells like lavender," Shira said.
Diego cuddled his wife's cheek. "This place makes you look more beautiful than the scent of lavender."
"Diego, what are you doing?"
"Well, I was just thinking...maybe you and I could...oh, I don't know...have some snuggly time here. After all, there's nobody to bother us. Just you, me and the speechless air surrounding us."
Shira's eyes widened. "Are you crazy? There is no way I would change over our place of snuggly time. Plus, this is Sid and Brooke's place."
"Come on, please. I promise we won't say a word. It'll be our little secret."
Thinking about it for a moment, Shira sighed and let out a flirty growl. "If you want some snuggle time, you'll have to dance with me first."
"Okay. Whatever you say." Diego snapped his claws and a bird came up to the window. He walked over to Shira, her head resting on his chest. This made the male saber purr. "I just love feeling your fur on mine."
"I just love placing my fur on yours." As they continued to dance, Shira's left back leg slipped a bit and caused her to knock over the small round stone table that had a wooden vase contained with purple crystals. They all shattered as they hit the floor, making Shira gasp. "Oh, no! Oh, what did I do?"
"Uh, you knocked over a vase that was filled with the crystals that Brooke brought back with her from Geotopia," Diego said.
"I know. Oh, we promised to make sure nothing happened and look at this. I shouldn't have listened to you about dancing in the room. Come on, help me fix these." Shira started picking up the pieces of crystals.
"Uh, hon, there's no way to fix those. They're all in a million pieces. It seems as though they are gone for good."
"What are you talking about? These are the crystals of Geotopia. They can be..." Shira hesitated and dropped the pieces in her hand. She let out a high-pitched scream. "Oh, my gosh. I forgot about what these things can do. They can keep Brooke younger as long as nothing bad happens to them. Something bad just did happen to them. Oh, what if Brooke comes home looking all old like Granny? What if she doesn't come back at all and Sid comes home and tells us that...she's gone? Oh, Diego, what are we gonna do? What are we gonna do?"
"Shira, calm down. Freaking out about this whole thing isn't gonna get us anywhere. Besides, I have an idea."
"What? What is it? Tell me."
"Do you remember Sid mentioning to us that he and Brooke had a spare log car?"
A moment later, the two sabers were inside the spare log car that was inside Brooke and Sid's garage. Diego was in the driver's seat trying to figure out how to work the wooden vehicle while Shira was waiting for him patiently in the passenger's seat. She groaned in frustration. "Ugh, this is taking forever. What's wrong with traveling the old fashioned way?"
"Are you nuts? It'll take us days to get there by foot."
"What are you talking about? It took us a day to get there and we didn't use a car."
"That's because we took a shortcut and followed Buck. This is the quickest way. Now hang on a minute and let me figure out how to use this thing." Diego kept pulling and pushing things until he finally pulled the lever that made the log car roll out of the garage and make its way over to the trail. "Okay, it looks like I figured out how to start it."
"Use those wooden pedals to keep it in track. And keep your paws on the wheel."
"Okay. Okay. Geez, you don't have to be so pushy."
"Turn the wheel."
"I'm firming the wheel. Don't worry about me. I'm driving so I'm in control."
"Diego, look out! Pedestrians!"
Diego was driving through the village, everyone jumping off the trail and getting out of the way. It didn't take long for them to make it out of the village. Diego sighed in relief. "Whew! Glad nobody got hurt. I think I'm going to need some practice."
Shira gasped. "Diego, stop!"
Diego looked to see Peaches and Julian about to cross the street before they screamed in fear and moved out of the way. The car stopped when Diego quit pedaling and pulled up the lever to keep it in park. He and Shira both sighed in relief. Shira was actually hyperventilating more than she was breathing in and out. Diego gave her a goofy grin. "At least I'm getting the hang of it."
"You just started driving it five minutes ago," Shira snapped.
"Are you guys okay?" Peaches asked.
"Yeah, you were all like driving all over the place," Julian said, "What's going on?'
"Uh, well, Shira and I are heading off to find Brooke and Sid to and tell them that-" Diego stopped talking as Shira placed a paw over his mouth.
"They forgot something at home, so we're going to find them and bring back the thing that they forgot," Shira said, "Say, maybe you two can do us a favor."
"Sure," Peaches said.
"Do you both mind keeping an eye on Sid and Brooke's place while we head out to find them? We would be forever in your debt if you would help us out."
"Sure. We'd love to help."
"What exactly did they forget, anyway?"
"Does it matter?" Diego asked.
"Nope. Let's do it, Peach!"
"Okay, okay, we're doing it," Peaches said, following Julian down the trail, "We'll see you guys when you get back."
"Bye," Shira said, grabbing Diego and placing him back in the driver's seat, "Okay, let's go."
"Are you sure you want me to drive again?" Diego asked, "I don't think you feel comfortable with me doing this."
"All you have to do is drive, but be careful. Stay medium. Don't go too fast or too slow. Just go smoothly and safely. Also, don't try to crash into anything."
"Okay. Just don't freak out and everything will be fine."
Shira slapped a paw over her forehead. "Just drive."
The two sabers headed out again, this time taking more precautions than ever before. At this rate, they may find some crystals in time to replace the ones they accidentally broke. Let's just hope they do.
In some snowy fields, Sid and Brooke had stopped for the night to rest. They made some good road today, but they had to make more tomorrow if they wanted to make it to Geotopia. Sid was really hoping they could see how Granny was doing and what was going on. After all, Granny was the only person that considered Sid family. Now that Sid has Brooke, he was plentiful happy.
Brooke had just finished gathering up fruit for dinner and started roasting the vegetables. Sid had forgotten that she was a strict vegetarian and wouldn't eat anything that came off of trees except for fruit. She wouldn't eat tree bark, leaves, twigs or anything that helps to grow life on trees. She wouldn't even eat acorns because that was the seed that made trees grow. Sid wasn't sure if that was true, but if Brooke was right, he would listen.
The male sloth was relaxing under a tree, soaking in the setting sun. He yawned and stretched. "Oh, boy. Look at us, Brooke. You and me are out here together with nobody to bother us. Maybe you and I should go out like this more often. Well, that might not work considering that we're part of a herd and all."
Brooke giggled. "Oh, Sidney. I certainly am having a good time. I can't wait to are all my old friends back in Geotopia."
"Yeah, and I can't wait to see Granny again."
"I'm still warning you, Sidney. Granny may not be how you remember her when we get there. She might be kind of...how you say...different."
"Ah, don't worry, honey. No matter who or what Granny is like now, I'm sure her personality hasn't changed."
Brooke shook her head as she walked over to her husband, setting his bowl down for him. Sid growled at her as she giggled. When she went to make herself a bowl, she didn't notice that Sid was staring at her the whole time. When she turned around, Brooke caught her husband's eyes on her. She set her bowl down and placed one paw in her hip and the other paw leaning against a tree. "What exactly are you staring at? Are you staring at my beauty or do you wanna make out with me?"
"I'm pretty sure you are aware that I want both. I'll take an order of fries with some of your special dessert."
Brooke walked over to Sid and placed her arms around his neck. "What's the special dearest?"
"A million kisses."
"I think I can give you just that." Brooke and Sid's lips touched one another's as they moved over to where some large leaves were at. They didn't even notice that Scrat was behind the leaves, taking a bath in a small puddle. He was in the middle of scrubbing his back when he saw the two sloths making out. He screamed, but they couldn't hear him as Sid's butt started squishing him. Scrat was lucky enough to pop out from under there. Grabbing his nut and grumbling to himself, he stormed off. Sid and Brooke still continued making out all the way up until the moon was showing. Once nightfall came, the two sloths were sleeping inside the tent Sid had made and were sleeping peacefully. As long as you weren't a saber-tooth squirrel, it was the perfect night for romance.
The next morning in the village, Manny and Ellie were walking on the trail, making their way over to the sloths home. Ellie was starting to get worried about the sabers and wanted to check up on their progress. Manny wasn't sure why they were doing it in the first place since he thought that Diego and Shira were more trustworthy than any other mammal. He had a feeling that Ellie only wanted to keep an eye on them so they didn't end up having, as Shira calls it, snuggly time.
Manny groaned. "Remind me why we're going over there again?"
"I just thought maybe we could go check up and see how the sabers are doing," Ellie said, "This is their first big real life responsibility task and I wanna make sure that they're doing a good job."
"I'm sure they're fine. If I know Diego and Shira, they never let anybody down. You know that. Come on. Stop worrying about it and let's go enjoy ourselves. It makes me feel as though you don't trust them."
"That's not it at all. I just wanna make sure that they're not doing anything that will cause Sid and Brooke to lose their trust. Now come on. Let's go."
Manny sighed. "Fine." He felt the thump of a pebble hit him on the top of the head. "Ow!" He looked up in the tree and heard snickering coming from the branch above his head. "Crash! Eddie! I know you two are up there, so come down."
"Didn't you think that was awesome?" Crash asked, hanging upside down.
"I thought it was," Eddie said, doing the same thing.
"Since when are you two ever gonna stop tormenting other mammals?" Manny asked.
"Until we're dead," Crash said, "Hey, Eddie, how long does a possum live?"
"Beats me," Eddie said, "I just know that we're gonna be living life to the fullest."
They started shooting pebbles at Manny again, laughing their heads off. The male mammoth's anger took over him as he grabbed Crash and Eddie by their tails. "I can deal with you two acting like clowns, but I'm starting to go crazy with you guys torturing me all the time. Now get out of here before I mangle you two and then bury you thirty feet into the ground."
"Oh, Eddie, I think I hear Buck calling us," Crash told his brother.
"See you, Manny," Eddie said as he and his brother scurried off.
Ellie turned and looked at her husband. "Manny, come on. I don't have all day."
"Coming, dear," Manny called out, following his wife.
The two mammoths went inside the cave, but they were surprised to see Peaches and Julian in the sloth's home instead of the sabers. Ellie walked up to her daughter. "Peaches, what are you and Julian doing in here?"
"Oh, Shira and Diego said that they needed to ask Brooke and Sid a question about something, so they headed out to find them," Peaches said.
"Did they say what they wanted to ask them?" Manny asked.
"Nope," Julian said, "They just hopped inside a log car and left."
"That's weird," Ellie said, "If they needed help, why didn't they just ask?"
"I think I know why they left," Peaches said, "We saw some shattered crystals on the ground. We cleaned it up, though. Guess they forgot to clean up their mess before they left."
"Looks like they're trying to lose Brooke and Sid's trust."
"Listen, Ellie, why don't we all just keep an eye on on the place until they all get back," Manny said, "I'm sure Diego and Shira will be back before the sloths get home. Besides, that's exactly what will happen."
"How do you know, Dad?" Peaches asked.
"Trust me, Peaches. Just watch long enough and you'll know. Come on, everybody. Let's get this place cleaned up."
Everyone started dusting out the place, careful not to knock anything over. For some reason, Sid and Brooke had a lot of breakable things in their home. Let's hope Sid never ends up accidentally breaking anything in his own home.
On that same morning, Diego and Shira were finally waking up, yawning and stretching after a long night of sleep. Neither of them slept well due to the fact that a cricket was chirping next to the cave the entire night. Their eyes were droopy and Shira was in a feisty mood that morning. Whenever she was tired and hasn't eaten yet, she was not a happy sabress.
Diego had taken the time by going out and getting the both of them some breakfast. He came back with a gazelle. That made Shira somewhat in a better mood throughout the day. The two of them started driving, but they felt as though they weren't anywhere near Geotopia.
This started making Shira's bad mood take over. "Do you even know where to go?"
"To be honest, I only remember the way Buck took us," Diego said, "I have no idea where I'm driving to."
"So it seems as though we're lost?"
"We're not lost."
"Yes, we are."
"No, we're not."
"Well, I think it's best if you pull over and ask for directions."
"I don't need to ask for directions, Shira. I know where I'm going. Maybe it's best if we take that shortcut."
Shira's couldn't take it and literally blew up in front of her husband. "PULL OVER AND ASK FOR DIRECTIONS OR SO HELP ME, YOU WON'T LIVE TO SEE ANOTHER DAY ONCE I'M THROUGH WITH YOU!"
Diego's eyes widened as he shook his head. "Okay, fine. I'll ask for directions."
Shira grinned. "Thank you."
A moment later, they past by an anteater and his kids, stopping right next to them. Diego placed his arm on the side of the door. "Excuse me. Can you tell me where Geotopia is?"
"Are you wanting directions there?" the anteater asked.
"Yes. Do you mind helping me and my wife out here, buddy?"
"Well, I've never been to this Geotopia place before, but I've heard of it. Some say that if you continue down this road, you take a right, then take a left, and then keep going straight until you reach a hedge road where all the hedges are covered with grapes. Then you'll make it to Geotopia in no time. Just warning you, though. It'll take you about a few hours to get there, but with whatever that thing is you're driving, it should only take you about an hour or two. Well, happy travelling. Come on, kids. Let's get you two to pinecone toss practice."
"Okay, Dad," the two children said, following their father down the trail.
Shira smirked. "See? That wasn't so hard, was it?"
"You know, you didn't have to yell at me to get your way," Diego said.
Shira sighed. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to get there so we can get back before Sid and Brooke found out that we just left and they'll think that we followed them all the way out here. You see, I just want us to be responsible so we can prove to everyone that we can be trusted to take care of things. I just thought that if we could take care of the cave, there wouldn't be any problems with us taking care of a baby."
Diego stared at his wife. He wasn't sure what to say about what Shira just said. He looked away for a moment before staring into his wife's eyes. "Oh, I didn't realize."
"What?"
"Nothing, it's just...I didn't know you still had that on your mind."
"Of course I still have that on my mind. What did you think? I just automatically forgot about it? That thought will never leave my head."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I should've known that you were still considering that. Well, to be honest, I haven't really had that in my mind."
"You were the one that kept saying stuff about wanting a baby. I thought it was what you wanted."
"I don't want you to consider us becoming parents just to make me happy. If it's something that you don't want, I'm not gonna force you to have it."
"I'm not doing it for you. I'm doing it for the both of us. I've decided that children will be the greatest part of our lives. Besides, I just love kids more than anything and I love you more than anything. I just want us to bring some new saber lives into this world."
"I don't know. Are we ready for this?"
Shira sighed. "Well, I have a feeling that neither of us are as prepared for it as we thought, so I think it would be best if we took...parenting classes."
"Parenting classes?!"
"Yes. I just feel that's the best option we've got. We're already making a bad decision just going out and getting more crystals when we're really supposed to be keeping an eye on Sid and Brooke's home."
"Maybe it's best if we just turn back and tell them the truth."
"I can't face them with the truth."
"It's better to be responsible than keeping it as a hidden lie. I hate to be truthful, but that's just our only choice."
"I'm not turning back until we at least find some crystals. Now less talking and more driving."
Diego sighed. "Okay." Starting back up the log car, the sabers took off down the trail, containing their journey to find crystals. Little did they know that karma was still planning to bite them both.
Sid and Brooke finally made it to Geotopia. After going through different places on the island, a beautiful land filled with different creatures and so much freelance magic was floating in the air. Brooke smiled. She was happy to be back at home after being away for some time. Sid was smiling seeing his wife's happiness.
Brooke's excitement was getting the best of her. "Oh, I can't wait to see everyone again. I'm sure they've missed me a bunch."
"I'm sure Granny's missed me, too," Sid said.
"I'm warning you once more, Sid. Granny may not be as you guys had left her. She might be a bit...different."
"Don't worry, honey. I promise not to freak out."
They made their way to the entrance of Geotopia. Sid parked the car as Brooke climbed out, grabbing her bag from the trunk. The female sloth went into the land. "Shangri Llama? Teddy? Bubbles and Misty?" Brooke became worried. "I don't get it. Where are they?"
"Oh, they're all probably out there somewhere, babe. Hey, try calling out for Granny. She might come out. It could take her a while, though."
Brooke cleared her throat. "Granny?"
"Who is making all that racket?" a familiar voice that Brooke knew well called out. She was surprised to see Shangri Llama walking up to the entrance. "Whoever you are, keep your voice down. I'm trying to meditate. It involved peace and quiet."
"Shangri Llama!" Brooke exclaimed, running up and hugging her old friend.
"Brooke, darling. It's so wonderful to see you again." Shangri returned the hug. He looked over Brooke's shoulder to see Sid. "Ah, Sid. How wonderful it is to see you again. How have you been?"
"I've been well, thanks for asking," Sid said, walking up with all the bags in his claws, "How's Granny been?"
"I will tell you this, Sid. She is absolutely wonderful. A perfect member of our civilization. I'm so glad you two have come here to visit us. How has it been living with the herd and all, Brooke?"
"It's been absolutely wonderful," Brooke said, "Why don't we go and see everyone else?"
"Wonderful idea," Shangri Llama said, "This will give us the perfect time to catch up. Say, right after that, we could have a yoga class. Then we can relax with some peaceful meditation. After that, we'll have dinner and spend the night in the jacuzzi." The sloth couple followed Shangri Llama into the beautiful world of Geotopia. They made their way inside a lit up purple cave. "Everyone, We have a couple of visitors that have come to spend some time with us. They happen to be old friends of ours. Come out and see them."
Bubbles and Misty were the first ones to pop up out of nowhere. They ran up and hugged Brooke. "Hey, girl!"
"Oh, hello there, my favorite minicorns," Brooke said, hugging them both back.
"Brooke, where have you been?" Bubbles asked, "You should not be gone for too long because it is so boring here without you."
"But we understand that you wanna be with the one you love and we are not gonna stop you from running away to your true love," Misty said.
"Aww, thanks, you two," Brooke said. She noticed that someone was missing. "What a second. Where's Teddy?"
"I know exactly where he is," Shangri Llama said, "Follow me."
Everyone followed Shangri Llama, hoping they would find Teddy inside the cave. Hopefully, they'll find Granny, too.
Meanwhile, Diego and Shira were able to make it to Geotopia without being seen by anyone. They found some crystals and made a run for it before Brooke and Sid could even find out they were there. Unfortunately, after they had hopped into the log car and tried to zoom out of there as fast as they could, the pedals broke off and they had no way to drive off. They stared at the vehicle that would no longer work.
"Well, that's just great," Diego said.
"This is ridiculous," Shira said, "Why, oh why did I force myself to do this?"
"Now, Shira, don't go blaming yourself for this."
"No, no, it's all my fault. I was the one that wanted to be irresponsible and cause this whole mess to happen. We should've just cleaned up the mess and took responsibility for our actions. Its not like I had parents to teach me how to do that."
Diego sighed, placing a paw on his wife's shoulder. "Don't worry, Shira. It'll all be okay. We'll just tell them the truth when they get home. Let's just go back and clean up a bit. I'm pretty sure the others are starting to wonder why Sid and Brooke's home has been abandoned."
"As far as I'm concerned, they may have already discovered that we're gone. I wish we knew at the beginning not to do this. I didn't want us to fail at being cavesitters. Looks like we won't be thinking about having kids anytime soon. It's times like this that just make me wanna burst into tears, but being the carnivorous saber I am, I just can't do it."
"Well, we haven't failed as cavesitters. The best way to prove that is to do the right thing. Just think about that for a bit."
Shira sighed, having no idea what to do. On the one hand, she didn't want to fail. On the other hand, she wanted to prove that she was responsible. The possibility came down to two choices. Shira followed her husband down the trail. Looks like they were walking back to the village.
Brooke and Sid were amazed by everything they saw. Ever since their old home was destroyed, Geotopia has rebuilt its civilization and have called it home ever since. The tour ended when they heard a noise coming from inside a small cave. They went inside to see Teddy giving someone a massage. The palaeolagus looked to see his old friend Brooke and her new husband Sid.
"Brooke, how delightful of you to return," Teddy said, "I had a feeling you would come over with your new husband. Rumor has it that you married Sid the sloth."
"Are you talking about Sidney?" a familiar voice asked.
Sid gasped. "Granny? Granny, where are you?"
"I'm right here, Sidney," Granny said, removing herself from underneath the grass blanket. Sid gasped when he saw his Granny. She was no longer the old sloth that she used to be. She was younger and had a lot more purple to her. She even had a head full of funky hair that looked as if she were going to a disco club. She noticed her grandson was looking at her in a surprising and bewildering way. "I know what you're thinking, Sidney. How did I change this way? I guess it was because we were all inside that jacuzzi that turned us back to our young ways of life."
"I told you that she would be a bit different, Sidney," Brooke said.
"I don't get it," Sid said, "How did this happen?"
"Well, it seems as though one of the crystals still had some youth magic in it and made us all young again," Shangri Llama explained, "Amazing, isn't it?"
"So now that you're all young and everything, Granny, I don't suppose I'll have to chew your food anymore, huh?"
"A lot of outsiders call me Granny, but here, I'm known as Granny Gladys," Granny said, "You can me Granny, though."
"This is incredible, Granny," Sid said, "You finally have another chance to be young again. This time, you won't have to worry about so many responsibilities."
"I didn't even have any responsibilities at first. I don't have any now. Why should I? Where I'm living at now is paradise."
"Wow. Hard to believe this here used to be an asteroid."
"Oh, let us stop talking about the old days before the blood rushes through my head and my anger returns," Shangri Llama said, "It is time for yoga class."
"Let's see what that's like," Sid said.
"You're going to love it, Sid," Brooke said, "Come on. Let's loosen our limbs and open our minds. Crabwalk with me." She placed herself in a crabwalking position and crawled away. Sid did the same thing, but was having a lot of trouble. Nothing he can't handle, right?
That night, Diego and Shira had stopped for the night after a long walk down the trail that would lead them back to the village. Diego's back was sore after carrying those heavy crystals in a saddle bag made from a leaf and vines while Shira kept complaining that her paws were cramping. They were sitting in an empty space in the woods, with no fire to keep them warm. Diego was sitting there thinking while Shira had a look on her face that would make someone say drop dead. Of course, it was a gift she had.
Diego started worrying about his wife. "Hey, are you okay?"
"Do I look okay to you?" Shira asked in a grouchy tone.
Diego's eyes widened. "Well,...not really."
Shira sighed. "Diego, I'm cold, tired, hungry and grumpy and right now, I wish I could catch a whole basket of trout."
"Filling you up with something might make you less grumpy." Diego got up. "Here, I'll go find us some dinner." He made his way over to a tree filled with mangoes. "In the mood for some mangoes?"
"Doesn't matter to me."
"Okay, well, I'm getting us some." He started shaking the tree, but what he didn't know was a beehive made its home surrounded by riped mangoes. When the male saber shook it the tree, he knocked the hive off the branch. This made the bees angry and chase after him. Diego ran for his life. "Hey, babe, do you mind getting dinner? I'm kind of in a bit of a situation right now."
Shira groaned. "Diego, you are such an idiot sometimes." She picked up the mangoes and the beehive from off the ground and began do slicing up the fruit, pouring honey from the hive on top of them. After using a stick to mix it all up, She had dinner made. Diego made it back at that exact moment as she smiled. "I made dinner." She looked at him from head to toe and saw plenty of bee stings. "You know, Diego, sometimes you can be so unlucky."
"What did you make for dinner?" He began scratching the stings.
"Mangoes and honey. My new recipe. Dig in. Oh, and try not to scratch."
Rolling his eyes, Diego gorged into dinner and finished in no time. A bit later, the sabers were asleep, enjoying the peaceful night while it lasted.
That same night, Brooke and Sid were relaxing in the jacuzzi with everyone else from Geotopia. They were having a wonderful time. Chatting about all the great things had led them to a more important topic. One that Sid always had to bring up.
"You know, Granny, I'm glad that you've found your place here, but I do miss you being part of the herd," Sid said, "I'm just happy that your happy. No matter whether your old or not, you'll always be my Granny."
"Aw, how nice of you to say that, Sid," Granny said.
"You know, your not as cranky as you used to be. I just now noticed that."
"Oh, I won't be all cranky until I become old and wrinkly again, shock may not come until you become all old and wrinkly, Sidney."
"You know, Gladys, you always talk about how Sid is your favorite grandson and all," Teddy said, "Why don't we just go and live with him and the herd."
Brooke gasped. "What a great idea!"
"Yeah, I'm sure the others wouldn't mind you guys being a part of our wonderful family," Sid said.
"Well, I don't know," Granny said, "On one hand, I would leave peaceful serenity. On the other hand, I'd go back to the herd that I cared about even if I was all old and groady to him. Oh, what the heck? I can come back here whenever I want. Let's go."
"Hooray! Wait. As in now?"
"Yeah. By that time, we'll be there bright and early tomorrow."
"Sounds great." Sid hopped out of the jacuzzi. "Come on, you guys."
Brooke smiled at her Geotopian friends. "Well, everyone. It seems as though we will be leaving now. Today was so relaxing, but I suppose this is goodbye."
"We'll miss you, Brooke," Shangri Llama said, "You, too, Teddy. And Granny Gladys."
"Visit us whenever you want," Misty said.
"We'll be waiting for you," Bubbles said.
"Come on, Brooke," Sid said, "Granny and Teddy are already packed up."
All the suitcases were placed in the trunk and the four mammals made their way back to the village. Let's hope the herd will accept Teddy and Granny's love.
Meanwhile, the sabers were still sleeping, having no idea that the sloths were on their way home. Shira was snuggled up close to Diego, sleeping peacefully and ignoring the fact that it was daylight. Hearing the birds singing in the trees, the female saber opened her eyes and yawned. She stretched her legs out and knew it was time to hit the road. Before going to bed last night, Shira had an idea for a shortcut. She pushed Diego to wake him up, who hissed in pain.
"Morning, softie," Shira said.
"Did you have to do that?" Diego asked, trying his best to stand up.
"Yes. Now are you gonna get up or not?"
Diego groaned. He finally placed himself on all four paws. "You know, I figured out a shortcut we could take."
"So did I."
"I think it's time we went with a decision that came from me."
"Not gonna happen."
"Oh, yes, it will."
Shira sighed, knowing she wasn't in the mood to argue. "Okay, where's your shortcut?"
An hour later, Shira was walking through mud puddles and just pool after pool of mud. She tried keeping her fur clean, but every time, she slipped and fell. She growled in anger and frustration. Diego chuckled. "Looks like we're even now. How do you like them apples?"
"I'm gonna kill you once we get out of here." She fell back down in the mud, but noticed that Diego was mud free since his bee stings were still noticeable. "How are you not muddy?"
" 'Cause I'm still on the trail."
Shira noticed this, her mouth opened wide. "I thought you said the trail was through the mud."
"I lied. You looked like you could use a mud bath after all the tension that's in you. Plus, you'll never believe this. We're actually here."
Shira saw the village right in front of her. "Wait a second. You dragged me through the Mud Springs?"
"Serves you right for dragging me into this."
"So what? At least we got the crystals." Shira gasped. "Look!"
"What?" Diego saw Sid and Brooke driving their way back home in the log car. "Uh, oh."
"We need to get back over there now." The two sabers started running back to the sloth's home.
Back at the sloth's home, Peaches and Julian were finishing up the last bit of housework. Julian was dusting and making sure there wasn't another speck anywhere. Peaches was wiping off the counters and tables, making sure not to miss a spot.
Once they were done, Peaches smiled. "Well, we're finally finished."
"This house is now considered...super clean," Julian said, "Not a speck of dust, dirt, or grease anywhere. We did a pretty good job."
Ellie and Manny walked inside the cave. The female mammoth smiled. "Good work, you two. I think you did a much better job than Shira or Diego would ever do."
"Speaking of which, those two still haven't come back," Manny said, "I heard that Sid and Brooke were driving by in the village heading back here."
"Well, good thing we finished cleaning," Peaches said.
At that moment, Diego and Shira ran inside the cave, looking terrible, tired, and relieved they made it before the sloth's did. Julian gave them and look, but then he smiled. "You guys are busted."
"What happened to you two?" Ellie asked.
"You're not gonna believe what we've been through," Shira said.
"You guys broke the crystals," Manny said.
"And you left to go get more before Sid and Brooke figured out what you did," Ellie said.
"You guys ditched your responsibility as housesitters," Peaches said.
"Yeah, you made us do all the work," Julian said, "Not that it was a bad thing or anything."
"It was awful and technically all my fault," Shira said.
"Shira! Diego! We're back!" Brooke called out.
"You guys are gonna have to tell them what happened," Ellie said.
The sloth couple came inside the cave. Brooke looked around. "Hello there, everyone. It's so wonderful to see you all again. Oh, Shira, Diego, you cleaned the whole place. It looks spotless."
"Now we know who to trust as our housesitters," Sid said.
"By the way, why are you covered in bee stings, Diego? Shira, did you take a trip to the Mud Springs?"
Shira sighed, knowing the truth had to be told sooner or later. "Actually, guys, Diego and I didn't stay to take care of the place at all. You see, we were dancing in the living room and I accidentally broke your crystals." Shira showed them the empty case which no longer contained the crystals. "Well, they're not in here now since Peaches and Julian swept them up. We left to go get more, but we knew that we weren't gonna make it on foot, so we took your spare log car. I made Diego drive it, though. Then after we got some new crystals, we were trying to make it back, but we wrecked the log car so we continued the rest of the way on foot. Then Diego was sitting trying to find dinner and ended up getting stung by bees and just a half hour ago, Diego made me travel through mud." Diego chuckled, but Shira socked him in the shoulder. "In conclusion, you might not want to ever trust us to babysit your home ever again."
"So you guys went to get more crystals?" Sid asked.
"And you had Peaches and Julian clean up the place?" Brooke asked.
"Yes," the sabers confessed.
"Only because Shira here thought you would turn all old again and I had just figured out the crystals don't work anymore," Diego said.
"You guys didn't have to go out and get more crystals," Sid said, walking away over to the closer and opening it to reveal more crystals inside, "There were more in here."
Shira's face went from upsetting to anger. "Are you kidding me? Why didn't you just tell is that before?"
"Wouldn't it have been better to look through the house first?" Ellie asked.
Shira sighed. "I am an idiot. All I wanted to do was prove that Diego and I can take care of a kid. How can we do that when we can't even take care of a house?"
"Why don't you just sign up for parenting classes?"
"Parenting classes?" Diego asked, "They actually have those?"
"They do now," Ellie said.
"Really?" Manny asked, "Where?" Ellie giggled. He knew that could only mean that one thing. "Oh, no. Don't be serious, Ellie."
"Well, why not? We've done this sort of thing before. Why not teach others?"
Manny sighed. "Fine, I'll do it. As long as Sid joins in."
"You want me to be a student of your teachings?" Sid asked, surprised.
Brooke gasped. "That's a great idea! This will give you a wonderful opportunity to learn the ways of fatherhood. Can I be a student of your teachings, Ellie?"
"Of course," Ellie said.
"Well, for what it's worth, we really are sorry," Shira said.
"Oh, there's no reason to apologize, darlings," Brooke said, "Everybody makes mistakes."
"Yeah, nobody's perfect," Sid said, "I've made plenty of mistakes. Plus, I'm also accident prone."
"That, I can believe," Diego said.
"Hey, Sid, we got the bags." Everyone looked to see Teddy coming in along with Granny, but none of them had any idea who she was at first.
"Uh, Sid, who are they?" Manny asked.
"You guys aren't gonna believe It," Sid said, "This is Granny. Somehow, she turned young again. Not sure how, but she turned young again. Now she has another chance for life."
"I hope you don't mind Teddy joining the herd," Brooke said, "He and Granny are staying here with us until they can find a place of their own. We hope you don't mind, Manny. It would really mean a lot to us."
"Ah, heck, why not?" Manny said, "The more, the merrier."
"Welcome to the herd, Teddy," Ellie said, "Welcome back, Granny."
"Well, all's well and end's well," Julian said. Julian shoulder pumped Diego, who hissed in pain.
"Well, mostly," Diego said.
Everyone laughed. Looks like things took a turn for the better.
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