Chapter four! I keep forgetting... I do not own Ice Age.

Zepp stumbled and fell, falling down a small hill, when he hit the bottom he was surprised to find that what attacked him wasn't so ferocious. "Ha! Gotcha!" It was a saber, juvenile, and it was staring right at the weasel, smiling. Zepp pushed it off and got up, brushing himself off. He gave the smilodon a devious smile, jumped and shouted, then laughed at how high the child jumped. The child, so amused by this act began to laugh at himself, obviously enjoying himself.

"ZEPP! ARE YOU-" Fang reached the edge of the hill, and grumbled at the sight... There was Zepp, playing with the juvenile saber.

The saber got into a play bow, "Zepp? That's a funny name," the child laughed. Zepp rubbed the back of his neck, he thought the same... But didn't want to change it for some unknown reason. "So kid.. What's your name?"

"My names Koda!" Zepp smiled, "A rather curious name for a saber, tell me.. What are you doing out here?" Koda looked up at Fang, "I'm hunting with my dad!" Zepps smile faded, "Your da- AGH!" Zepp was surprised and knocked off of his feet, on top of him was a bigger saber, he instantly recognized him. "Diego?" The saber growled, "DON'T YOU GO NEAR MY KID AGAIN!" Fang stumbled down the hill, and put his arms out, as if it would calm the situation. "Whoa whoa whoa! Don't... Don't hurt him..." Diego looked over at Fang. "Wait a minute... Oh no... Not you two again." He got off of Zepp, who brushed off a bit of saliva that got on his garb, "Yea .. It's us, fancy seeing you again. Cool kid by the way." Diego growled, underneath him was Koda, who was smiling. "Yea... Thanks.. What are you doing out here?"

"Official investigator business, we don't talk about it to outsiders." Diego rolled his eyes, "Oh.. Right you're looking for the murderer." Fang slowly turned his head towards Zepp, "Why... Just why.." Zepp walked towards Diego, "I trust that he isn't who we're looking for, sabers don't kill like that."

"What's going on, I'm hearing-" a female saber walked up beside Diego and gasped. "What? Diego.. You aren't seriously thinking that this will make a meal..."

"Here we go.." Fang retorted."For the last time-"

" Koda found them, luckily they didn't harm him."

"Hey listen buddy, we-" Fang was interrupted by a chilling scream that rang out, all five of them turned in the direction it came from... Up the hill and towards the cave. Fang turned to Zepp and then ran, Zepp following. Diego and his mate followed, Koda right behind them. When they found the source they saw a saber bite into the back of a weasel.

"FREEZE!" both investigators said in unison, the beast turned around and ran, Zepp running after it. Fang stayed and checked out the body. Everything was the same about the victim except for the skin which remained. The victim was dead, and as Fang reached for its arm the skin began to disintegrate. "Now this is new..." Fang picked up the arm, there was nothing on it at first, but then markings began to appear on it. As he watched, the word "See" formed on her.

Zepp ran as fast as he could after the saber, but he should only go so fast. The saber quickly ran out of his view, and he stopped, dropping the pursuit. "Damn..." He heard a growl just ahead of him, hoping it would be what he was looking for he ran towards it. He reached a break in the foliage, and was met with a familiar face.

"Hello Zepp." It was Locke, and he was alone in the was breathing heavily, "Sir, what are you doing out here? It's too dangerous." Locke looked around him, "Where's your partner?"

"He's checking out the scene of another crime, did you see the saber go through here?" Locke looked down, "No, why?"

"... What are you doing out here?"

"Just getting some air, it was getting rather boring back at the village. So I figured I'd go for a walk."

Zepp figured he wasn't going to get much more out of him."Sir please get back to safety, you shouldn't be out here." The King nodded, "yea I agree, kind of a wretched place in my opinion." He walked by Zepp, who contemplated the encounter.

Fang caught up with Zepp, who watched as Locke walked away, "What's he doing out here?" Zepp shook his head, "Fang... Do you ever get the feeling that you're so close to your goal, but no where close to the truth... Like you're reaching the end, but in the end there is nothing for you?"

"Are you suggesting that we break off and let this thing roam near the village?"

Zepps ears perked up, "Say that again." Fang looked up at him, "Break off?"

"After that."

"Let this this thing roam near the village?"

"Bingo."

"Now what?" Zepp turned to Fang. "Make a map of the surrounding area where the kill sites are located. I'll be back. Fang watched him walk off," AND WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO SHOW?"

"Hear me ", " My body", "Ill", and" See"... Still no sign of a suspect, and four spirals in the cave, the first two being spaced out, the other two close together... What does it all mean? And why does Zepp want Fang to make a trail of the killings? WHAT IS GOING ON!? Tell me what YOU think. ..Don't worry, it gets better.