Heroboy005: Hey Everybody. Sorry I was away for a long while, but I was in Germany, helping out and preaching to refugees from Iraq, who were thrown out of their country for religious and war reasons. Anyway, Enjoy!

Chapter 7

Manny, Sid, and Diego walked back to where Ellie and her brothers were waiting for them. "That was the bravest thing I have ever seen." said Ellie. Manny smirked. "Well, thanks for the complement."

"Oh, that wasn't a complement. To a climber, bravery is just dumb." Ellie replied.

Manny's smirk disappeared from his face. "What?" he asked in surprise.

"Yeah, we're spineless and lily livered!" said Crash.

"Maybe the reason that the giants are going extinct is because they keep looking for trouble. Maybe they should run away more." Ellie suggested.

Manny gave her a cross look. "Thanks for the advice." He muttered.

"Happy to help!" she called back. Ellie and her two brothers started making their way through a forest that was in front of them.

"Did you listen to her?" Manny asked irritably. He moved his hand and imitated her voice. "'Bravery is just dumb. Maybe they should run away more.'" He growled. "She's the most stubborn and hard headed person I have ever met!"

"Oh… You like her!" said Sid, gleefully. Manny looked at him like he was an alien. "No! I do not like her! Didn't you hear what I just said?" Manny sighed angrily and stomped off after Ellie and her brothers.

"Don't worry, you're secret's safe with me." Sid called after him. Diego passed by him. "And so is yours."

Diego looked at him. "What secret?" he asked. "Oh, you know," replied Sid. "The one where you are afraid of water."

"I don't have a fear, Sid." Diego growled. He walked cautiously around puddles of water. "Fine." said Sid, causally walking through the puddles. "But we live in a melting world, buddy. You're gonna have to face you're fear, sooner or later."

….

Later that day, Crash and Eddie were pushing up a log to the hill and planning on rolling down it. "Ready Eddie?" asked Crash. "Set!" replied Eddie. "Let's roll!"

And with a push, they quickly jumped into the log and started rolling on it. Manny, Sid and Diego watched as they rolled down the hill and crashed into a tree. Ellie sped right past them on a log of her own. "No breaks! Gotta roll!" she shouted as she sped by. "Meet you at the other end!"

"So, you think she's the girl for me?" Manny asked. "Yeah. She's fun and you're no fun at all." Sid replied. He made hand gestures simulating a heart being put together. "She completes you."

"No she doesn't!" Manny swatted Sid's hands. "She's a giant and she thinks she's a tree climber! She can't be two things!"

"Oh yeah?" Sid asked. "Well, tell that to a bull-frog, a chicken hawk, and a turtle dove."

Crash and Eddie climbed out of the log, feeling dizzy and wobbly. "Hey, Manny!" shouted Crash. "Can't you pull back the tree and shoot me into the pond?"

"No." Manny muttered. "Aw, come on!" Crash complained. Manny shook his head, his answer was still no. "You know, if you want Ellie to like you, maybe you should start with her brothers." said Sid, who ran up beside him.

Manny groaned and walked back to Crash. "Alright, fine, I'll do it." "Yeah!" Crash cheered. He sat back on a branch as Manny pulled the tree down.

"Have you done this before?" Manny asked. "Only a million times!" Crash replied excitedly. Manny pulled back until Crash touched the ground, let go, and that boy went flying.
"Whoo!" Crash yelled as he sped through the air. "I do believe I can fly-" his joyous singing was cut short as he smashed right into a tree. He peeled off of it and fell to the ground, knocked out cold.

"Ah!" Eddie yelled. He took off running. "Crash!" "Uh oh." Manny muttered.

…...

Eddie sped towards the knocked out body of his brother. "Crash, are you okay?" he knelt down and cradled the body of his brother.

"What happened?" Ellie asked, running towards them. "Manny shot him out of a tree!" replied Eddie.

Ellie looked over at Manny, who was sprinting down with Diego and Sid behind him. "What's wrong with you?!" she asked angrily.

"Wait a minute!" shouted Manny. "He said he could do it! Don't pin this on me!"

"And you listened to him?" she asked. "Yeah." said Manny. Ellie walked over to him. "Manny, I don't let him do stunts, no matter what he says; you should have asked me about that!"

"Crash, don't go into the light!" shouted Eddie, who was doing CPR on the seemingly lifeless body of Crash.

Ellie walked over to help out Eddie. Manny walked back to Sid and Diego. "You happy now?" he asked grumpily. Sid winced and hid behind Diego.

"Crash, don't leave me!" shouted Eddie. "Who's gonna watch my back? Who's gonna be my best man?! WHO'S GONNA ROLL IN THE CRAP PATCH WITH ME?!" Eddie fell to his knees and began sobbing.

"Crap Patch?!" shouted Crash. Eddie spun around as Crash got up and brushed himself off. "Crash!" he shouted, hugging his brother. "You're alive! It's a miracle!"

The brothers and Ellie cheered, crash lived. "Of course I'm alive! I was faking it!" said Crash. Eddie stopped. "You were faking it?! why you…" he shouted and tried to grab Crash who ran off, laughing.

Ellie laughed and looked over at Manny, who was a blank expression. "What can I say?" said Ellie. "They're boys, they give my life a little spice every now and then." She laughed again and ran off after her brothers, who were busying busting each others faces in.