Mourning had come. Diego, yawned as he stretched his paw forward. After he took several steps back in place, he looked
to his beautiful wife, who was still fast asleep. She looked so peaceful. He knew that she would need something to eat soon. he turned and walked toward the cave entrance. As he went to the hole of the cave that lead to the world outside, he then heard Shira moaned beginning to wake from her dreams.
"Mourning," she said,
"Mourning," said Diego as he walked up to Shira, and nuzzled her, "did you sleep well."
"Fine," answered Shira, as she then got up on her four paws, struggling a bit.
"you okay?" ,Diego asked curiously.
"I'm fine," said Shira,
"Its going to be easier after the cubs are born."
"Don't worry, kitty." said Diego. "You'll be back on your feet in no time."
"Didn't I tell you not to call me that?" Shira asked, sternly, still having to not to like that name.
"Oh, I'm sorry," said Diego, smiling inside,
"Kitty."
Shira, then pushed Diego down, pinning him on the floor.
"Just because your my husband, doesn't mean you can call me that." Shira explained.
"Okay, I understand." said Diego, agreeing with his beautiful yet tough mate.
Shira then nuzzled him under his chin. She got off of Diego and walking toward the cave entrance.
"Come on," she said, looking back at Diego, as he got back up. "Lets go meet up with the others."
Diego followed his wife outside. Shira, feeling the suns warmth of the sun light, after two days of being in a caves shade, felt good on her white, fur, skin. The two began walking to find the herd.
After a few hours of walking, they had found the herd at the river. The kids from the horn beaver, to the green shelled, Doedicurus, all playing on ice slides, some swimming in the river. While their parents socialized.
"Diego, Shira," said Manny, as he, Ellie, Peaches and Lewis came up. "So glade you guys could make it."
"Hey guys." said Diego.
"So, hows the soon the soon to be mother?" Elli asked, curious of Shira.
"I'm fine," she answered. "Can't wait for these cubs to come out."
"I felt the same way when I was having Peaches." Elli explained, "And let me tell ya, its great when you finally get to see them."
"I'm so excited." said Peaches, who couldn't wait to have cousins.
"Yeah." said Crash, "it's going to be awesome, If they have boys, we can ride them."
"Yeah." said Eddie as the two pounded their fists.
Suddenly they heard someone scream. They turned and saw that some of the kids were hanging a sloth to a vine, and hanging in by his feet like a piƱata.
"Hey, hey, you know your suppose to be blind folded." He told a horned beaver kid.
"Okay," he said as he covered hiss eyed by peaked through and then hit him with it.
The kids cheered at as the sloths kept getting beat by the kids. Manny rolled his eyes and sighed
"Sid," he said, as he, Ellie and Peaches walked toward the site.
"Great, whats the idiot got himself into now?" ,Shira asked, curiously.
"Lets find out." said Diego as the two followed the mammoths.
"Hey." Manny called, as the kids turned to the large mammoth. "Who said you could torture the sloth "
"Oh hey guys," said Sid, as two of the kids holding the rope then let's go, letting the dizzy sloth fall hard on the ground. He then untied the vine and walked over to the eight of his friends.
"Check it out, I opened my camp, I call it, Camp del Sid, its means Camp of Sid."
"That's great, Sid," complemented Ellie.
"Congratulations, your now an idiot of two languages," said Diego.
"Uh, not in front of the kids, Diego," said Sid, whispering in his ear, "these little guys love me, right Billy?"
"Don't make me eat you." Billy said to him.
"Kids." Sid said with a smile, "That's why they call them kids, so how comes yours?"
"Their fine, Sid," answered Shira.
"That's great Shira." said Sid, "Speaking of which, can I babysit for you guys?"
"No." Diego answered, having to seen what he's like around kids.
"Aw, come on, please the sloth." begged Sid.
"No," Diego answered again.
"Sid, I told you, you're not qualified to run a camp." Manny explained.
"So what chance of baby-sitting tiger cubs have?"
"What qualification do you need for child care?" Sid asked curiously, as one of the kids behind him took the vine and ran around the sloth, "I am a role model for kids."
The kids them pulled the rope, tripping the sloth.
"Yeah, role model." Shira said in sarcasm, making Sid take offence to the tigress's comment.
"You guys never think I'm good at anything." he said, as he got up, with the vine still wrapped around his legs.
"I am an equal member of this herd. I made this herd, So you better start treating me with respect."
With that, Sid hoped away, since his legs were still tied up. Passing through the so-called friends.
"Sid wait!" ,called Elli, hoping that he would stop, but he did not.
"Sid come one," said Manny, "We were just joking."
But no matter how much they said, Sid didn't respond.
"Think we were a bit hard on him?" Shira asked, looking to Diego.
"I guess," said Diego, feeling a bit guilty.
"Hey," one of the young kids said as the adults and two teens turn to them. "Lets play pinned the tail on the mammoth!"
The kids cheered as the ran toward Manny. Shira then let out a load roar. Stopping the kids in their track, shaking in fear, turning their attention to her.
"No more games, guys." she said making the kids, aw, sad that they couldn't play. "But, do any of you want to hear a story."
The kids all came up and sat in front of Shira, wanting to hear what she had to say.
"Nice one." said Diego, seeing how she handled the kids.
"It's a gift," Shira said.

(That's all for now, please comment and review.)