Hey everybody! I'm really sorry if my grammar isn't that good. I'm not the best at spelling, but I hope you enjoy this next chapter!
Chapter 4: Possum adventure
Scrat hopped and hopped as he got closer to the water park. He was very happy that he had his acorn, but aware that the water he just saw was dangerous. When he finally got to the water park, he sighed with relief, knowing that he could finally get a drink in the water park. He hopped over toward the kiddie pool, very excited to get his drink.
The squirrel sat his acorn down, and grinned at the water, then suddenly frowned when he saw the water steaming. "AHHH!" Scrat hopped away some more, looking for another pool to drink out of, when he finally found the water that the possums were swimming in earlier. Before he reached his head in, he gasped when he saw that the water there was steaming also. He started to get angry, hoping that the next pool he went to would have fresh, cool water in it. But that water was starting to steam up, and Scrat threw a temper. "AHHH!" When Scrat finally settled down, he then realized he did not have his acorn. He started sniffing all over the ground, then looked back over toward the kiddie pool.
There it was, right where Scrat left it. He hopped back over, and gasped for breath when he finally got to it. He was really thirsty, but his acorn meant more to him, so he smiled as he grabbed his acorn and hugged it. He then looked ahead of him. Maybe there was nicer water more ahead, so he started to hop a way with his acorn.
Crash and Eddie were sitting on Ellie's tusks, still a little freaked out of the volcano. They both looked down and saw their mother walking silently.
"So Manny, where are we going?" Sid finally asked. But Manny didn't respond. He just kept walking, not even looking down at the sloth. "Manny?" Manny walked ahead, and Sid ran back with him. "I'm just curious, Manny? Where are we going?"
"MANNY, answer Sid's question," Ellie complained.
"Why should I?" Manny asked angrily. "He should just be happy that we are safe right now."
"But it's good for him to know. I'd like to know, too, actually."
"We're going...we're just..."
Diego was curious of it, too, but he didn't want to interrupt.
"I have an idea, Manny," Sid finally said. "How about if we get some water to drink."
"Well, you don't really need it right now." Manny replied.
"Oh come on, Manny, Sid's thirsty," Ellie tried to change Manny's mind.
"It's Sid! He's either hungry, thirsty, tired, or..."
"Girl crazy?" Diego finally suggested, giving a little chuckle.
"Hey, there's no such thing as girl crazy!" Sid exclaimed.
"GUYS," Ellie interrupted. "Maybe we should get back to focusing on water, MANNY!" Ellie finally gave Manny an angry look.
"Once we find water, we'll get some." Everybody finally became settled, and there was a 10 second pause, when everybody heard an un familiar voice. "I'm thirsty, mommy!"
Manny looked over, 10 feet away from him, and there was a little anteater, who looked horribly hot. Manny sighed, and kept looking ahead.
"I wish it would just rain already," Ellie said as she put her trunk over her face.
"Yeah, it hasn't rained for a week, and this is the hottest day ever," Sid added.
"Look!" Eddie cried out, as he pointed out.
"It's a tree!" Crash exclaimed.
"Oh good, we can get some shade," Ellie said as she walked faster toward the tree..
Sandy then started running toward the tree also, and her two sons jumped off of Eddie and ran after her, as Ellie ran also.
Manny didn't dare to run, because he wanted to keep his strength up. And if he ran, he would get even more hot. He knew he that he couldn't control Ellie, and she was in charge of her brothers. So if she wanted them to run, they could run. Sid on the other hand, was a different story. "Come on you guys," Sid said as he started running. But before he could get far, Manny wrapped his trunk around Sid's neck, and pulled him back. "HEY."
"No running Sid," Manny said, not letting the sloth go, yet.
"But we have to get to the tree."
"If you don't want to be hot, then don't run."
"But MANNY. It's a tree! We're saved!"
"Oh you think so?" Diego asked, as he walked ahead.
"He's right," Manny said. "We haven't found water yet." Manny then released Sid, letting him stand on his own feet. "Don't run, walk."
Sid sighed, and obeyed the mammoth, but he had his own view. He didn't think it was necessary to walk since there was some shade waiting for him. But he deep down, he knew that Manny was smart about that, so he respected it.
Crash sighed with relief, and lay down when he got under the tree. "Hey mama!" Eddie cried out, as he was jumping. "Help me get some fruit."
Ellie then gasped excitedly, now realizing that there really was fruit in the tree.
"Of course I'll help you, honey," Sandy replied, and jumped up into the tree with her son. Crash then realized he wanted to help, too. So he got up and climbed into the tree.
Manny, Sid, and Diego finally made it to the tree, and Sid fell on his back when he got under it. There were a few other trees, and most of the other animals got under those.
"Heads up!" Crash yelled. "Here's some fruit." He then dropped a peach on Sid's face.
"Ow." Sid then gasped when he saw the fruit. He started biting at it excitedly, and could taste the yummy taste of the peach.
The possums jumped from the tree, ready to hand some fruit to everybody. "Here Ellie!" Eddie exclaimed as he gave a peach to her. "Thank you!" she said and grabbed it. Crash handed a fruit to Manny. He then walked up to Diego. "Here's one for...oh yeah. You don't like fruit." The possum then started eating the peach that he almost gave the tiger.
"Na, I'll just eat you two when you're done eating your food," Diego teased.
"This fruit is really good," Sandy finally said.
Everybody became silent, not knowing what to say, even though they all agreed. "So mom," Ellie started, "how has life been?"
"Oh, very well," Sandy answered. "But I really missed you, kids."
Manny was still a little shocked of the situation, since he then met Ellie's mom, who happened to be a possum. Sid, on the other hand, didn't care. He loved anybody in any way. Sid lay on the ground, eating his fruit. "I agree," he started, "this fruit IS good."
"That was really good," Crash said when he was finished. "Hey mom?"
"Yeah," Sandy answered. "TAG!" Crash cried out, as he tapped his mother, and jumped into the tree. Eddie then started snickering as he joined his brother. Sandy chuckled and jumped into the tree. "I'll get you, too!" she cried happily.
Manny, Ellie, and Sid watched the possums, curiously, as they started running on a branch. Ellie started to chuckle.
"Can't get us!" Eddie exclaimed, as he and his brother stood at the edge of the branch.
"You're dead," Sandy said in a threatening voice, standing on her hands and two feet, ready to attack her boys. As she pounced, the two possums laughed and jumped off the tree, but before they fell, the grabbed a hold of the branch with their tails. Sandy looked down at them with a smile. She then fell down, letting herself hang on the branch as also, as she and her sons all laughed together.
Ellie chuckled, and continued to eat her peach. "Mmmm, this stuff is really good."
Sid then looked at Diego curiously, who wandered off a bit. Sid then got a concerned look on his face, thinking that something was wrong. So he walked over toward the tiger.
So that was the chapter! You can tell that Sandy really is a fun character, even though she's a concerned mother. LOL. In the next chapter, you'll get to see Diego and Sid's scene. What's going on? You'll find out later!
