Chapter 9
The group came to the place where the mother dinosaur had fed her children, and Buck stopped them there. He knelt down and picked up a piece of clothing that was lying on the ground. He sniffed it, and then pulled away in disgust.
"Smells like a dead fish being sprayed on by a bunch of skunks and then tossed in a tar pit." Buck spoke.
"That's Sid." said Diego.
"Everyone! We have a crime scene!" Buck extended his arms to add emphasis. "Piece of clothing!" he held up the piece of clothing. "Half eaten carcass!" he pointed at the dinner bone. "And-" he looked at a piece of crushed broccoli and recoiled in horror. "Oh No! Broccoli!"
Buck stopped acting funny and then went back to normal. "Alright then; Theory one: Dinosaur tries to eat Sid; Sid attacks the dinosaur with the broccoli, leaving the dinosaur: A vegetable!"
"Sid's not violent or coordinated." said Diego.
"And where's the dinosaur if he killed it?" asked Manny.
Buck thought about for a second. "Yeah, you have a good point there." He muttered. He then jolted up. "Right then; Theory Two: Sid's eating broccoli, Dinosaur eats Sid, Dinosaur steps on broccoli, leaving it: A vegetable!"
"Buck, when exactly did you lose your mind?" Manny asked.
"About a year ago." replied Buck. "I woke up one morning married to a pineapple, An Ugly Pineapple!" He then sighed. "But I loved her, and she was pretty tasty."
"If we are done goofing around," Diego spoke. "I found something you might want to look at."
The group came over and saw what Diego had found. It was the plates of Woe: A series of rocks lying on top of a bunch of dead trees; most of the plates were smashed up by some large dinosaur (Rudy!) making his way through. "Well," said Buck, overlooking the area. "If your friend is down there, then there's a slim chance he's alive… Rudy's closing in."
The group started walking along the plates of Woe. "Single file everyone!" Buck called out. "Head straight to Lava Falls!"
They continued walking, while the wind began howling and a soft, speaking sound, almost like a whisper, began sounding. "What's that?" Crash asked. "It's the wind." Buck replied.
"What's it saying?" Eddie asked.
"Don't know. I don't speak wind." Buck replied.
Ellie, who was behind the group, stopped and held her stomach as she felt cramps coming to her; the time of birth was drawing near.
"Ellie, are you okay?"Manny asked.
"Yeah," Ellie replied. "I'm fine, just taking my-"
Suddenly, the rock Ellie was on began shaking. Manny looked down to see a group of Raptor like dinosaurs pushing against the dead tree. "Quick!" he shouted. "Onto the ledge!"
Ellie, pregnant as she was, leapt onto the ledge as the rocks slid to the bottom of the plates of woe, kicking up piles of dust. When the dust settled, Manny, Diego, Crash, Eddie, and Buck recovered. "Ellie!" Manny shouted.
"I'm up here!" Ellie replied.
"Hang on Ellie! We're coming up!" They began climbing the rocks, while Ellie grabbed her stomach as a contraction began.
…
The three dinosaur babies played with each other as they ran through the vast jungle. The mother dinosaur, with Sid riding on her head, pushed one that was lagging behind. Suddenly, a loud roar, which wasn't hers, was heard.
"What is it?" Sid asked. The mother dinosaur didn't reply, but she started to move quickly. Sid hit a low tree branch and fell off her head. "Hey, wait!" he shouted. "Kid down!"
But she weren't paying much attention. The mother dinosaur was trying to get her kids to safety. Sid climbed over a large tree and ran after her. "Wait up!" he shouted, slowing down from waste of energy.
"It's not so bad here." He spoke nervously as he walked. "Great weather, good scenery, nice neighbors…"
Suddenly, a large grey dinosaur foot smashed down, missing him. Sid looked up and found himself staring up at the great white beast. "Hi neighbor." He said nervously.
Rudy roared as Sid dodged out of the way and began running.
…..
The group heard the loud roar coming from the jungle. "Rudy." Buck growled.
"Rudy?" Crash asked. A loud scream was heard. "I never heard that dinosaur before." said Buck.
"That's Sid!" shouted Diego.
"We better move fast!" Buck ordered.
"Manny!" Ellie shouted from above on the ledge. "Pineapples!"
"Pineapples?" Buck asked, confused.
"She gets craving." Manny replied. Buck nodded as Ellie continued naming off different fruits.
"She's ordering a fruit cocktail." Diego spoke up.
Suddenly, Ellie, remembering the fruit Manny like, shouted it out. "PEACHES!"
"Peaches?" Manny wondered. Suddenly, he yelled in shock. "The Baby! It's coming?!"He ran around, going nuts trying to think of what to do.
"This is not good." Diego muttered under his breath as Manny continued his crazed worry attack.
"Can't you hold it in?" Eddie called to Ellie.
"Can somebody slap him?" Ellie replied.
Crash knew she was talking about Manny, but he decided to smack Eddie in the back of the head, which caused him to attack him and roll on the ground, beating each other up.
"There's only one thing to do." Buck spoke, taking charge. "Tree Climbers, you two are with me. Manny, Diego, protect Ellie while we go after Sid."
"But what about your rules?!" Manny asked.
"I made them up!" Buck replied. "I don't got any rules!"
"But-" Manny wanted to continue arguing, but Diego stopped him. "Manny, don't worry. I got your back." Manny smiled. "Alright," he spoke. "Let's do it!"
"Right!" shouted Buck as Crash and Eddie ran off with him, but not before telling Manny to take care of their sister, with no pressure, of course.
Manny and Diego started climbing the rocks, as Ellie leaned against a rock of a small cave to rest. But little did she know, several raptors were coming for her. To them, pregnant giant was a delicacy.
….
Sid sped through the forest, running and screaming like the devil was after him. The devil wasn't chasing him though, but Rudy could be the perfect substitute. Sid ran to the lava falls, as Rudy crashed his foot down and caused the ground to crack.
Sid watched as Rudy walked off, roaring in anger that his prey got away. Sid wiped the sweat off his brow; he got away from Rudy, but he wasn't out of the woods yet.
He looked down and saw the lava. "Don't worry. It's only lava…" He told himself. Lava splashed onto his rock. "Boiling hot lava!" he shouted. But he saw next made him scream in fear. Right before him was the lava falls! If he went down that, that would be it!
…..
Buck stood on a cliff, surveying the situation; He turned back to Crash and Eddie. "Boys!" he shouted. "Are you ready for adventure?"
"Yes Sir!" Crash and Eddie replied, standing at attention like Soldiers.
"Are you ready for Danger?"
"Yes Sir!"
"Are you ready for Death?" Buck asked, grabbing both of them.
"Uh, can you repeat the question?" Crash asked.
But Buck wasn't listening; instead, he jumped off the cliff, taking Crash and Eddie (who were screaming) with him, all the way into the smoky abyss… And came out, riding a pterodactyl while using a vine to control it.
"Have you ever flown one of these before?" Eddie asked.
"Nah, first time actually." Buck replied. But he didn't care; he whipped the vines and they flew off towards lava falls.
…
Diego and Manny climbed over the rocks, trying to find where Ellie was. "There she is!" Diego announced. "Ellie!" Manny shouted, upon seeing his wife up on the ledge.
"Manny!" Ellie shouted back. Suddenly, they heard hissing and saw several raptors setting their sights on Ellie. "Get in the cave!" Manny shouted. Ellie, with her last bit of strength, obeyed and headed into the cave as the raptors started climbing the rocks.
"I have to get to her!" Manny yelled as he tried to climb the rocks, but Diego stopped him. "Listen. I'll protect Ellie. You try to stop those raptors."
"But-"
"Manny, If they reach her, it will be too late. You have to trust me."
Manny looked at Diego, then at the raptor scaling up the rocks. "Alright," Manny replied. "Let's do this."
And with that, Diego took off to get the raptor, leaving Manny to deal with the other ones.
Author's Notes: HOLY COW! It's been a while since I've updated this Story! It's probably because I've been taking a kind of taking a hiatus. I hope you all haven't left! Make sure to Review!
