'Ello! I am the amazing Corywolf and I bring you... CHAPTER 4! I'm glad I'm getting so many reviews already and the story has been up... umm... about 3- 4 days. Again, thanks so much! I say it in every chapter, I know, But you guys deserve it! Oh and by the way, I believe two of you pointed out that I have been spelling Diego's name wrong. I have been spelling it Deigo and apparently that was completely incorrect. Just gotta remeber to put the e and the i in the correct place so my bad! Still working on writing and tech skills. Anyways enough chit-chat. ENJOY! 'I DO NOT OWN ICE AGE OR ANY OF IT'S CONTENT'

Diego awoke to the sun's light upon his exhausted face. He rubbed his sleepy eyes to clear his vision and stood up. He extended forward into a stretch. His claws extended as he did. Today he woke up a bit earlier than his usual but there was good reason to it. That being the fact that he was here, trapped, in the opening of a tree covered by thick branches to keep him inprisoned. He wished so badly it was a dream. He even pinched himself lastnight and it hurt. Go figure. He knew it wouldn't work but it never killed to try.

Diego then had a sudden thought that he just completely forgot. He was here becuase of pirates so shouldn't he be watching for them? Well, I'm pretty sure that is a yes. He quickly ran up front pushed against the branches looking out for them, listening, even looking for a scent. Luckily there was nothing. He went back to where he had slept and lied back down and rested his head on his paws.

'If I don't make it out of this one, I just hope Manny and everyone else will...' He thought to himself. He sighed and closed eyes, not wanting to fall back asleep but mostly to pass his time.

...

Everyone slept soundly on the newly made ship, Except Gutt who was ready to set sail to the ocean blue, because he was tired of being on land. And he was getting tired, also, of waiting for everyone to wake up.

"Alright everyone get up! Wake up! UP!" he commanded to the sleeping crew. No one stirred. Then Gutt came up to Raz's ear.

"RAZ!" he yelled.

That quickly earned him a big slap on the face. Everyone immediatly awoke to see Raz's back fur standing stright up as she held her mace, ready to tear apart who ever did it. When she noticed who it was she had slapped, she put her mace down and blushed under her fur a bit as a growing laughter came in the backround. Gutt wasn't very mad anymore but just when he was, he forgot 3 very important things about Raz, one was do not wake her up without a long branch to poke her awake because of her being highly alert. Or wear armor. Or if you were suicidal. The second is that do not bother her if she is mad or is in a very bad mood. If anyone did they usually earned a beating or a very strong cursing at them. The last is do not mess with her weapons. You move them without her permission or it wasn't battle you earned a good beating unless it was Gutt.

Everyone still was cracking up in laughter. Gutt stood up from his bent down position, a glowing red paw print on his cheek, and he looked at Raz with a questioning but annoyed look.

She looked back at him embarassed.

"Uh hehehe. Sorry, Mate." she apologized. An idiotic grin grew on her face. At thst he rolled his eyes and walked up to the front of the ship. Everyone's laughing died off.

"I was gonna ask if you could help me wake everone up nut that has been done..."

"Ok then, now that you all stopped giggling like toddlers", he started everyone looking annoyed, "I think its time to set sail, so we need to go get the saber. What's his name again? I can't taunt if I don't know his name."

Most of the crew shrugged.

"Anyone? Shira, Raz, you two handled him. What is his name?"

"Diego." They both said. They then looked at each other then looked back.

"Also it would be very annoying to keep calling him saber. Also now we have two sabers so I just can't call one that and... Nevermind! Let's go!"

Gutt jumped off the ship and started heading down the beach. The crew followed behind. Flynn had started but was too scared to jump off the ship because of height. And the drop. Gupta also couldn't jump off either. Gutt had noticed and stopped.

"My god, GUPTA! FLYNN! GET DOWN HERE!"

"It's too high!" they protested.

" I will keehaul both of ya if you DON'T. GET. DOWN. HERE."

Both cautiously jumped off. Flynn face-planted and Gupta landed on top of him.

"Sorry Flynn." Gupta said as he ran toward everyone. Flynn then jumped up, shook a bit then hopped, scooted, whatever, to them.

They then continued. Gutt called Raz up front.

"Get in front so you can show us where you put him."

"Alr'ght Capt'n." Raz then quickly jumped up and lead them toward Diego.

Squint ran up beside her with Gupta close behind.

"How far is this trip gonna be?" he asked.

"Yeah how long?" added Gupta.

"Would you to shut up? It's not too terribily long of a trip." she reassured.

"Ok... fine! But you better be right!" Squint finalized then just sayed at pace with the crew

...

Diego couldn't just lie there anymore. So he kept a very close watch for pirates. He then knew they were near because he could hear one complaining nonstop on 'Are we there yet?' And then a response of either 'No' or 'Almost' or 'Shut up Squint.' That kangaroo was right. The mysterious dude already seemed annoying and he doesn't even know who he was. What he looked like, anything but his annoying voice.

"Are we there yet?" Squint pleaded.

"YES! YES WE ARE HERE NOW!" she yelled at him.

"Ok Ok! Don't be so snippy about it!"

Raz growled at him.

Diego looked at them arrive and Gutt calming Raz down.

"Hello my dear kitty," he started. "Ready to go?"

Diego looked at him and responded.

" Do I have a choice?"

"It's my choice so... no." Gutt then ripped open the branches and grabbed Diego. Diego started to struggle in Gutt's claws but he wasn't letting go.

"Easy! Easy! I'm not trying to kill you right now am I?"

"Right now..."

Gutt held him up by the scruff of his neck so he couldn't hurt him. Gutt's usual evil smile dawned upon his face. Diego just made fun of him by bearing his teeth into a smile.

"Ok let's tie him up."

'Wit' wha'?" Raz asked.

"Ve don't have any vine Captain." said Gupta in his Russian accent.

"May I ask why?" Gutt said very disappointedly. "You all knew we were coming here to get him. Did you expect to just carry him?"

Diego muffled a laugh.

"What are YOU laughing about Diego?" Gutt looked down at him.

"You wonder what." he coolly replied.

There you have it! So how dumb is the crew? Not too dumb actually. Just too earliy in the morning I guess. I'm trying to wait a couple days before each update so I can check my wording, have time to think, and a rest day. So two days at the least because rest day and thinking day, or half day, is the same one. Anyways I'm hoping this turns out as a good story, Still trying to Make sure everything is in line! SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO POOR DIEGO BEING WITH PIRATE? ARE SID AND MANNY EVEN GONNA FIND ELLIE AND PEACHES? ANY OF THE HERD AT ALL? AM I GONNA STOP ASKING TONS OF VERY OBVIOUS QUESTIONS ANY TIME SOON? yes so thanks for reading and keep posted for more updates! GOODBYE!