((AN: I nor Britt own Ice Age.))

Chapter Three: Crazy Ideas

Lilly's POV

Crash and Eddie were at it again and they had dragged Ellie into it. They were running down the hill on logs.

"Are you guys crazy?" I yelled as I ran after them.

"C'mon Lilly, join in, have a little fun!"Eddie called.

"You have fun for me Eddie." I called to him slowing down my pace. "Just be careful!" I called after them. I joined Manny, Diego, and Sid.

"Why aren't you doing that?" Sid asked.

"I don't feel like breaking my neck." I replied, keeping my eyes on the trio.

"No breaks, I'll meet you at the other end." Ellie called to me.

I shook my head. "They're going to kill themselves."

"Somebody's maternal instincts kicked in early." Sid teased.

"One of us had to be the adult. It just ended up being me. I better make sure they don't get hurt." I followed Ellie and the boys.

Sid's POV

I looked between Manny and Diego, both of them watching their girls.

"So you think she's the one for me?" Manny referenced to Ellie.

"Oh yeah, she's tons of fun and you're no fun at all. She completes you." I replied gesticulating. We passed by Crash and Eddie. One of them was on the ground, the other was in the tree.

"Hey Manny, can you pull back the tree and shoot me into the pond?" The one in the tree was probably Crash. Lilly said he was the one with the crazy ideas.

"No." Manny retorted flatly.

"Oh come on…" He begged.

"Manny, how are you ever supposed to impress Ellie with that attitude?" I asked him.

"I don't want to impress her."

Lilly's POV

I laid on the ground watching Ellie come to a stop at the bottom of the hill. "You could hurt yourself doing that. That's kinda dauntless to me." I said as she came towards me.

"It was also 'kinda dauntless' of Diego, when he saved you." She replied in a teasing sisterly way.

"Yeah…He and Sid were really brave."

"Oh… you like him." She said emphasizing each word.

"What?" I asked snapping out of my thoughts. "Like? Yeah, I like Diego. He's a nice guy. Do I love him, I don't think so." I replied getting up and starting to walk ahead.

"Yes, you do. He's perfect for you." She followed me.

As we headed back to the others, I saw something I never wanted to see. Crash was flying through the air. I stopped in my tracks watching him with a terrible feeling.

"I Believe I Can Fly!" He sang loudly.

"Crash! Watch out for that tree!" I yelled running after him.

As much as I didn't want to be, I was right. He crashed into the tree.

"Crash!" I screamed. I sprinted to him and caught him before he hit the ground. I set him down gently.

"Crash, Crash, you okay?" Eddie panicked as he rushed towards him.

"Is he going to be okay?" He asked me worriedly.

"I don't know…" I couldn't really answer that.

"What happened?" Ellie asked as she came up.

"Manny shot him out of a tree." Eddie cried.

"Did he ask to be shot out of a tree?" I asked Eddie for more clarification. I doubted Manny would shoot him out of a tree of his own free will. Eddie didn't answer.

"Eddie, answer me." I said using the parental tone I normally used with Crash.

"Yes. He asked him to do it. But you know Crash, he wouldn't take no for an answer." Eddie cried.

"What's wrong with you?" Ellie asked Manny.

"He said he could do it."

"And you believed him?" She retorted.

"Don't get mad at him, it was Crash's fault." I defended Manny.

I saw Crash twitch. "Crash, if you're dead, Diego and I are eating you." I told him.

Eddie looked at me, then grabbed Crash and started to shake him. "Whatever you do don't go into the light."

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Manny asked sincerely.

"You've done enough." She retorted. I watched Manny as she said that. She utterly crushed him. He walked away.

"Crash, crash, don't leave me." Eddie cried picking him up. I saw Crash's chest move slightly. "Who's going to watch my back and be my wingman of mayhem? Who's going to roll in that dung patch with me?"

"Dung patch?" Crash asked excitedly. He jumped up. "Oh my legs… I can stand!"

"You can stand."Eddie reiterated.

Crash ran in place. "I can run!"

"He can run!" Eddie said picking up and twirling him around. Ellie joined in the excitement with a 'Hallelujah.'. Crash and Eddie ran for it. Manny glared at us.

"What can I say? They're boys. They make my life a little adventure." Ellie said nervously, then she turned to Crash and Eddie. "You guys are so dead!"

I picked up Eddie with my mouth before she could get at him. It was Crash who needed to be punished not Eddie.

"Lilly…" He whined, "I can take it just as well as Crash can…"

"Okay, when you two do something stupid together, I'll punish you too. But this one was all Crash. I'm not going to let you be punished just because Crash deserves to be." I laid down and put Eddie down. "I think Crash is done. He's being lectured now. Be a good boy, Eddie. Don't cause any trouble."

He nodded and ran to Crash.

"I see the mamma tiger's done lecturing her cub." Sid said coming behind me. He sat down, "Diego and Manny are talking. They've decided to exclude me."

"I'm sorry, Sid. You can talk to me if you want."

"Oh that's good. When Eddie left you, you looked so lonely. So I decided I wanted to come over to you and talk." He leaned against the tree.

"What would you like to take about?" I asked him.

"What do you and Diego talk about?" He asked.

"Different things…" I retorted nonchalantly as I put my head down.

"Okay, let's go." Manny said getting us to move ahead. I stretched and stood up. I helped Sid up, but he shook his head.

"You go on ahead. Talk to other mammals beside me, Diego, and Eddie." He waved me off.

I rolled my eyes and went to join Manny. "Sorry about getting blamed for Crash. He's a handful."

He nodded. "So are you like the parent or the elder sister of the possums?"

"I'm not a possum, Manny. I know I'm a saber. I take care of Eddie as if he were my own. Crash is like my nuisance brother and I treat him like that. It's different from Eddie, but I still care. Ellie's my best friend. I'd do anything for her, but she can protect herself, she just doesn't get it." I explained.

He nodded, "She won't believe you."

"She thinks I'm a possum." I shook my head.

He laughed, "I've noticed."

"You're not so bad." I told him.

"Which one told you that?"

"Sid talks a lot about you and Diego. Diego talks too. More about Sid though. He calls him your guys' idiot."

"He is our idiot." He agreed.

Sid's POV:

"You think she's the one?" Diego asked as he watched Lilly and Manny talking.

"Oh yeah, she's sweet and charismatic and you're not at all. She completes you, Diego." I answered.

"Thanks Sid. Next time someone wants to eat you, I won't stop them." He took it as an insult.

"Oh c'mon Diego, you must admit you like her a little."

"Like? Yeah, I like Lilly. She's…sweet…But do I love her? I don't think so. Quit the matchmaking, Sid. You're not very good at it." Diego went ahead.

Oh what did he know? Both of my plans were in full swing and they were looking good and working well enough. Soon everyone's going to be asking 'Can you feel the love tonight'.