Never Let Go

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Chapter Two- A change of pace

The sun shone over the hazy sky. It rose above the mountains and high into the sky, creating an auburn glow that reflected across the warm water and soon it shown into the cave. Manny was the first in the cave to wake up. He looked around at all of the sleeping animals in the cave.

He walked out of the cave for a bit then saw some packs of animals about in the early morning. They were all headed for the water hole. Manny figured it was best to wake the others and prepare them for migration.

"Ellie, wake up." Manny nudged her.

"Mmhumm…" Ellie said sleepily and just rolled back on her side.

Manny sighed and then turned to her and said, "Come on, its migrating day. You don't wanna spend another day in this heat do you?"

"Ok, ok I'm up." Ellie grinned at Manny, "I'll wake my brothers and you can wake Diego and Sid."

Manny walked off to the corner where Diego was.

"Diego wake up now."

Diego opened his eyes a little then closed them again, "why?"

"Unless you wanna stay in this whether you have to get up. Rise and shine!" Manny said, unenthusiastically

"Kill me." Diego murmured as he wearily stood up.

"Get him up will ya." Manny pointed to the sloth.

"Fine."

Sid was bouncing wildly in a dandelion field!

He had gorgeous girl sloth's standing around him.

Everything was perfect… Wait he was getting attacked by… A MEAN STICK?

"Get up, get up, get up!" The sick yelled.

"Ow! Diego! You just interrupted the most perfect dream!" Sid whined and rubbed his eyes.

"Sorry, but its time to migrate… again." Diego sighed. "Everyone's waiting for you outside."

Diego bounded off to the rest of his friends leaving Sid behind to waddle out side.

"I don't see what the big deal is," Sid yawned, "cant we just stay home and sleep in and migrate tomorrow?"

"And stay another day in this heat wave?" Crash rolled his eyes.

"Ha ha… no." Eddie said.

"Well everyone seems in a bad mood today!" Sid shrugged.

The animals took their three-minute walk and were at the water hole. Once they passed into the main section of the entry way something was different. There were tigers all in one big section, sloths in another and mammoths in another, possums in another, birds, deer, dingoes, wolves, bears what ever! All lined up… together.

"What's up with this?" Sid asked, stuffing berries in his mouth.

"Um…" Was the only response Diego could come up with.

"Oh! Hey guys." A vulture came up to the heard. Ok, you," he pointed to Eddie and Crash, "go with possums, tiger go right over there with the others Mr. And Mrs," he acknowledged Manny and Ellie, " go right there and Sloth right there."

"Whoa, whoa whoa! Hold it." Manny said.

"Problem?" The vulture asked.

"Uh… Ya!" Manny said.

"I know these guys are your friends but this way, with the same spices going with the same spices, its… better."

"Forget it!" Manny said, "we are only migrating together." Manny said.

"Now listen, you must obey this new migration rule. All of these animals can't reenact what happened during the melt-down! All of those lives were lost thanks to, unorganized, planning. This way, less animals die. This will be even more dangerous than the Melt-down, let me tell you mammoth. We will be in new territory. But the vultures have picked a leader out of each spices and the leaders will get to the certain destination in their own way. This will work! And I do not intend to loose a single life again during a migration!" The vulture finished.

"Ya I don't think so…"

"Manny?" Came Ellie's quiet voice.

"What?"

"I do think that makes sense. I think we should try it." The heard looked up at Ellie.

"Good! Finally someone smart." The vulture said.

"Cram it, bird!" Ellie shot at the vulture, who then shut up. "Anyways, it does make sense, I mean if I loose anyone, I don't know what to do. And this way… everyone will be safe."

"Ellie. This is a huge risk!" Manny said, "I mean who knows what could happen."

"But the risk is bigger if we all migrate together." Ellie concluded. No one spoke up, even Sid was completely silenced.

After a long while Manny sighed. "Ok."

The heard said their good byes and soon they split apart into their groups. Leaving everyone concerned and Manny thinking in his head, 'I know this a bad idea.'

Diego walked over to the group of sabers. "Um… Hi." Diego said.

"Hey, I'm the group leader, Gabriel. You are?"

"Diego." Diego said.

"Ok, Diego. Here is what's going on. Us tigers here are migrating together but on a big boat." Gabriel gestured for Diego to turn around. Diego saw a huge boat- not very similar to the one that the animals had escaped the Meltdown in though. This was very well made… it almost looked like humans had made it. It seemed to have a top floor to the boat and a bottom floor to the boat. It probably would not let any water in the boat. And it would easily fit the tigers in the boat.

"Woa. That's big." Was Diego's only response, "will we all fit?"

"We should." Gabriel reassured Diego. " We will wait for a little while more for any additional sabers then I guess we'll just head out." Gabriel said.

"Okay." Diego agreed. He didn't wanna spend another minute in this heat.

During the wait for other sabers, Diego walked around, met some new sabers and talked some, but no matter what, he had growing concern for his friends.

He saw mother tigers with young cubs, very old tigers, some teenage looking tigers. He saw some tigers his age, there were a lot of packs around. He looked around.

'oh my god will they hurry up!' Diego thought to himself, he did not want this to take too long. Then something broke his thoughts, it was Gabriel's voice. "Alright all tigers boarding the boat now!"

There were easily around 45 tigers but the boat was very large it would probably be big enough for all of them.

When Diego walked onto the boat, he became a bit more relaxed. It was very well built. And it seemed Diego would be able to adjust, the other tigers were adjusting well too.

Diego saw Gabriel and some tigers struggling to push off. "Need help." Diego offered.

"Yeah… could you some how just… uh, push as hard as you can. Then – quickly- jump back onto the boat.

"I can do that."

Diego jumped into the shallow water with Gabriel and the others and then pushed.

And somehow, after a while of pushing the boat rocked onto the water and started floating.

"We're on our way!" Gabriel said, "Guys, jump on board now!"

Diego and a few other tigers quickly jumped on to the boat and they were off.

As the boat left the land, Diego couldn't help but think of Manny, Ellie, Sid, Eddie and Crash. ' What were they doing right now? And were they alright?'

Diego sighed looked up. There right in front of him, he saw a beautiful saber. She had fur a little lighter than Diego's almost light tan. Her eyes were turquoise blue. She was slender and her fur shined in the sun.

'I think I'm goanna like this boat.' Diego thought to himself. And approached the pretty saber.

lol diego's meeting a very pretty saber! Ha don't u just 3 those romance stories. Too bad the boat will soon- I cant tell u! You have to read and find out! But the only way 4 me to update is if u REVIEW!!! Please: )