Hey guys. I'm back with chapter 10. It's about time I get to this chapter.
Shira: Do I loose my virginity again?
*whole studio laughs*
Me: No Shira. Really funny though, really funny.
Shira: Thanks.
Yugi: And you're not sibs. Money just made that up.
Jaden: I took some of your fur while you guys were sleeping.
Diego & Shira: *sigh*
Syris: Can we please get back to the story?
Me: Fine. Actors, back to work. Shira, you're in the cell sleeping.
Shira: I'm crying, right?
Me: Yup. Ashe you next to Diego okay, great. Oh, and readers, remember a million chapters ago that there was a 'Robin'? Well, she's Xin Qian. Okay? Great. And now, action...
Don't own Ice Age.
(十)
Ashe was a sweet boy. As a cub he would help the herd in any way he could. So Enron he heard crying from where Nukpana lived, he started to feel bad for her. He didn't understand this. Well, Ashe didn't understand a lot of things. Such as, why didn't he look like his father. But he didn't mind. His real parents didn't care about him. They left him to die. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. Nobody was in the cave. He walked over to Nukpana's cell and opened the huge, flat rock covering the opening. Ashe wasn't really strong. He was a wimp, if you wanna put it that way. So when Ashe finally got the cell door open, he had to rest and catch his breath. When his body was damp, he walked in. In was dark. It didn't really smell to good. Grass a hay we're all over the ground. On the walls were paintings. Paintings of a sabress and cub. One was of the sabress holding the tiny child, in another, the same tigress and cub were nuzzling each other. Ashe ignored these and continued walking. And that's where he found Nukpana. She was lying on her side, her back facing the entrance. He walked over to her.
"Hey, are you okay?"
Ashe asked. Nukpana wiped the tears from her eyes and looked at him. She stood up and walked closer to him.
"I-I see you still have it..."
She whispered as she touched the small sapphire diamond on his forehead. When her paw made contact with the diamond, Ashe backed away.
"Hey hey. Don't touch that. It's very valuable. Dad says it'll come in handy one day."
Nukpana smiled weakly. So that tiger does then about the Millennium Diamond. Legend has it, that the first son of an Asian tigress was to where the mark of the most powerful... Well, that's for another story. Anyway, yes, after all this time, Ashe still had the Millennium Diamond. Nukpana smiled at Ashe. Ashe was starting to feel quite uncomfortable around Nukpana. So he started making conversation with her.
"Hey Nukpana, why were you crying?"
He asked. Nukpana sighed.
"It's nothing. You turned out better then I thought."
Ashe stepped back.
"Okay?"
Nukpana looked at Ashe sadly..
"You don't remember me..."
She whispered. Ashe looked at her.
"Am I suppose to remember you?"
Nukpana sighed sadly.
"No. I need to be alone. Go do whatever."
Nukpana said while lying down again. But Ashe didn't wanna go away and do whatever. He sat down behind her.
"Have you thought of names?"
He asked. Nukpana turned to him questioningly.
"What?"
She asked. Ashe pointed to her stomach. Nukpana looked down at herself.
"Oh. I don't even know if they're alive."
"Oh."
Was all Ashe could say. He walked closer to the tigress.
"Y-you wanna do stuff?"
He asked awkwardly. Nukpana smiled at the teen.
"I think your...father...is looking for you."
She said. Ashe shook his head.
"No. He's doing something else. D'you wanna be friends?"
"No! No."
Nukpana said. Ashe just looked at her.
"Okay? Why?"
"We just can't. You should go. Skar might catch you being here."
Ashe nodded and sadly walked out of the cell. But he promised, in his mind that he would come back to see the tigress again at night.
...
And that's what he did. In the middle of the night, when everyone was asleep, Ashe woke up and walked over to Nukpana's cell. He opened the cell door and walked in. He found Nukpana lying on her side. As Ashe walked in, he looked at the paintings. That mother must really love that cub, Ashe thought to himself as he walked up to Nukpana.
"Nukpana?"
The tigress woke up instantly. Well, after living in fear of your pack, wondering when they would come and kill you would keep a person on high alert.
"I'm up!"
Nukpana shouted and looked around fearfully. Her eyes when to see Ashe standing in front of her.
"Oh, it's just you."
Nukpana said as she went to lay back down.
"What do you want?"
She asked.
"I came to talk. Are you okay? You looked like someone was going to kill you."
Nukpana gulped. She then turned to Ashe and stood up.
"No reason Baby Boy. C'mere. I wanna see you."
Ashe didn't feel comfortable, but wor some reason, he felt...comfortable? It was weird. He walked closer to Nukpana and sat down. Nukpana put both her paws on each sides of Ashe's face.
"Gods Ashe. You look just like your father."
Nukpana whispered to Ashe.
"No I don't."
Ashe said. Nukpana just smiled. For the first time in years, the tigress actually smiled.
"My Dad says you're really beautiful."
Nukpana just chuckled.
"They all say that whenever they want me."
Ashe looked at her questioningly. Nukpana had her head to the ground, and took her paws off Ashe's face.
"What do you mean?"
Ashe asked innocently. Nukpana sighed and turned to Ashe.
"Baby Boy, there are things in this life that shouldn't be said to people like you. Then, there are people who you do tell them to, but they don't care. You, are too innocent. I can't tell you."
Ashe sighed. He looked at the paintings on the cell walls.
"Hey, did you do these?"
He asked. Nukpana nodded.
"Yeah."
Ashe looked at the paintings.
"Is the tigress suppose to be you?"
Nukpana nodded, tears running down her face. There was only one question he could ask next.
"Who's the cub?"
There it was.
"My son..."
Nukpana said weakly. Ashe looked at the paintings closer..
"What happened to him?"
Ashe asked.
"I lost him."
Was all Nukpana was able to say before she began crying. She calmed herself after a few minutes of crying.
"You should go. You need rest."
Ashe nodded.
"Bye Nukpana."
Nukpana didn't say anything until he was out of hearing range.
"Bye Baby Boy."
When Ashe got to the top and closed the door of the cell, he turned around and came face to face with Donovan.
"Gah!"
Ashe shouted in fear. He looked and realized it was Donovan.
"Oh, Donovan. You scared the crap out if-"
"Run."
Donovan cut him off. Ashe saw murder in the older tiger's eyes. He gulped and ran out of the cave. Donovan followed after him, running faster. Ashe tried running as fast as he could. He knew what Donovan wanted to do. He ran for his life.
"Help! Dad! Help!"
Ashe shouted. But nobody heard him. Ashe ran, and ran, and ran, and ran. Then, BAM! Ashe ran right smack into something. Or someone? Ashe couldn't tell. He stumbled for sometime, trying to clear his head. He couldn't see anything, but he heard laughter. Ashe finally fell. He saw some figures walking towards him.
"Donovan? Where am I?"
Ashe asked weakly. His vision cleared, and he could see that he had ran right into a rock. And that only one figure was walking toward him. Donovan chuckled.
"What were you doing with Nukpana?"
Donovan asked dangerously. Ashe tried backing away.
"I was talking."
He said fearfully. Donovan smiled evilly.
"And for that, you'll stay in here."
Donovan seemed to look behind Ashe. Ashe turned and saw a cave behind him. He looked back at Donovan.
"Y-you want me to go in there?"
He asked in fear. Donovan nodded and walked closer to Ashe. Ashe was forced to go into the cave.
"But that's not just any cave. It's a labyrinth. Your mother did it. So why not you?"
Ashe gulped.
"I-I don't have a mother."
Ashe said. Donovan chuckled again.
"Everybody gas a mother. Go on. There's only one way out."
Donovan said and pointed to the cave. Ashe gulped and walked in. He took a few steps forward before falling off the ledge of a platform. Luckily, the platform was only two feet above the ground. Ashe cringed when his body made contact with the ground. Only, it wasn't just the ground. Tiny bits of sharp rock had imbedded themselves into Ashe's body. He looked back up, only to see Donovan closing the cave entrance with the Boulder Ashe had ran into earlier.
"Have fun."
He said before he closed the opening. Ashe looked around. It wasn't completely dark. Mini fires lit up the labyrinth on both sides. There was no other light in the cave. Ashe looked ahead. He sighed and stood up, cringing in the process.
"I'm watching you."
Ashe heard a voice from above say.
"Donovan, it hurts."
Ashe complained.
"Yeah and it's gonna get worse. Start moving."
Ashe sighed and started walking. He fell off another platform. This time, it was four feet high. More tiny bits of rock I deeded into Ashe's body. Tears started running down his face. He also had started bleeding the the tiny cuts.
"Keep going."
Donovan said.
...
When the herd and pack woke up, Diego knew something was missing. He looked beside join, only to find Ashe was gone. He walked over to Manny.
"Manny, had you seen Ashe?"
"No. Is he missing."
Diego nodded.
"C'mon. Let's go see if the possums know where he is. They're always up at night."
Manny said. Diego nodded again and followed the mammoth. They found the twins tormenting Sid and the cubs.
"Guys!"
Diego shouted. All of them turned to the tiger and mammoth.
"Have any of you see Ashe?"
The possums nodded.
"We went out yesterday with that other tiger."
"What's his name?"
"Danny."
And that's how the name argument started. Diego sighed and walked off to find Donovan. He found Donovan walking to Nukpana's cell.
"Donovan, have you seen ashe?"
Donovan shook his head.
"No. Not since last night. He walked right out of the cave. Check in the woods. He might be there."
Diego nodded and walked out of the cave. When Donovan was sure that Diego was out of sight, he walked into Nukpana's cell. He found her crying in a corner.
"Oh Nukpana. How're you Mama?"
Nukpana turned to Donovan.
"What!"
She shouted. Donovan just chuckled.
"I thought you'd like to know that Ashe is lost. Only I know where he is."
"Where is he?"
Nukpana asked. Donovan smiled evilly.
"Lost in a little place I like to call, the Labyrinth of Death."
"No, no, no!"
Nukpana shouted as she pounced on Donovan. Donovan kicked her in the stomach, and she fell to the ground. Nukpana looked back up at Donovan.
"Please, he's too sick for that. Please Donovan. If you let him go, I'll let you take me willingly. I'll even let you do it how ever way you want. Just let him out. Please."
Nukpana pleaded. Donovan thought about it.
"I'll even preform for you whenever you want."
"Whenever I want."
Donovan said. Nukpana nodded.
"Yes."
"Okay, I want one now. Full few and everything."
Nukpana sighed and did her show. But Donovan wanted more. And Nukpana had no choice but to do it. When she was done, Donovan was about to close the cell door when he said something that broke Nukpana's heart. But it wasn't broke. If it was, she'd be dead. And there'd be no story. So Nukpana's heart wasn't broken.
"Oh, and Nukpana, I lied."
He said before closing the cell door. Nukpana just cried. Her 'Baby Boy' was going to die. She remembered the Labyrinth of Death. She had gone through it herself. In fact, that's where he was born. In the Gas Chambers. This was another reason why he was so sick.
...
Ashe kept falling on sharp rocks. Tears had begun falling from his eyes a long time ago. Something else was happening to him. He was beginning to panic. This wasn't good. The last time he has a panic attack, his father had to revive him agin.
"Dad, I need you."
Ashe fell to the ground and cried.
"Get up Ashe. You're not done."
Donovan's voice said. Ashe was confused. He had no idea where the voice was coming from.
"Dad!"
"Your father can't hear you. Get up."
Ashe stood. But after falling from that last drop, his body wasn't really holding up.
"Next, is the Venom Alley. Enjoy, and I'll check to see if you're alive later."
Ashe coughed up blood. A lot of it too. He looked ahead.
"?And one more thing Ashe. If you really love my daughter, like you said you did to your father a few days ago, hen prove it! Or else she dies."
Ashe gulped. Now, not only was she saving his own ass. He had to do this for Justin.
"You would kill you're own daughter?!"
Ashe shouted to Donovan. Donovan chuckled.
"I didn't say I was killing her. All I said, was that she's gonna die if you don't get out. Dead or alive."
And that was it. Ashe had to do this. For himself. For Justin.
"I love you Justin."
Yo yo yo whatup guys it's your girl Money. I'm happy to say that that's the end of this chapter.
Ashe: I kinda had fun.
Yugi: Even when you were in that labyrinth?"
Ashe: Yup.
Me: You guys did awesome. That's everybody.
Justin: Ashe, you're gay. I'm a guy.
Me: Not you Justin. The tigress Justin. Anyway, thanks for reading this crap. And hope you guys continue reading. I enjoy the reviews and read every one of them. Next, he focus on Thalia, Skar, Nukpana, and Diego.
Jaden: Hey Money, why don't we see the herd much in this story?
Me: Because, this story's not really based on the herd. They're still in it. But not as much. You'll see some parts where the herd is in. Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed the story so far.
Yugi: R&R. And if you can, tell Money everything you know about Yu-Gi-Oh. She wants to do some stories about us and stuff. Bye.