A/N: I couldn't stay away from you guys.
O.o!!!! I HAD NOT EXPECTED TO GET SO MANY REVIEWS! :D I have almost fourty and last time it was in the twenties! XD Putting up three chapters was a good idea then. Hehehehe. One of the reviewers really caught my attention, it was the name:
CASY+DIEGO=LOVE
My guess is that they reeeeeally love Casy and Diego. ^^ Good then! That was the idea. For those who don't know, Deep Heart has it's own forum and now it's official blog where the big updates will be put and much more, so go on to my profile and look for the links.
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Write a one-shot of CasyxDiego
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"Manny! Manny!" Sid said as he walked up to Manny, the fur around his mouth stained blue from the blueberries he'd been eating and was still holding in his hand. "I heard you were going extinct." Sid put a few blueberries in his mouth and was licking his fingers when Casy and Diego walked up to him.
"Hey, if you ever master hygiene, try working on sensitivity," Casy told him.
"I'm not going extinct!" An ant eater and his kids were walking by Manny when he had them stop.
"Look kids, the last mammoth," he said. His kids let out a "Wooow" and then they walked off once again. Manny looked at Sid, who was smiling in victory as if he'd won something.
"See?"
Casy sighed and hit Sid on the head with her paw. "Ow! What was that for?"
"Sid, just shut up," Diego said, aggravated.
"What did I say?" He asked. Casy rolled her eyes and turned towards Diego.
"You hold him down and I gag him?" Diego nodded and they began to go after him but Manny stopped them.
"Whoa, hold it, you two," Manny said. "Save the gag thing for later. We need to get going."
"Aww, can't we just chase him a bit?" Casy whined. Manny gave her a look and she put her ears back in defeat. "Fine." Manny nodded towards the crowd and she and Diego began to walk with the other animals once more, Manny and Sid behind them.
A little while later, Sid started to sing and it began to aggravate the three, but mostly Manny as he was the subject of most of the songs.
"Someday, yeah," Sid began. "When you gone instinct; when you make a stink-"
"Shut up, Sid."
"Okay," Sid said simply, obviously not planning on staying silent for long.
Later that night...
"Stop! Hey, hey! What's that sound? All the mammoths are in the grooound!" Sid sang. Casy looked over her shoulder and gave Sid a look.
"Stop singing, Sid." she said wearily.
"Thank you, Casy," Manny said, somewhat relieved. Casy nodded and turned her head back around.
"How much more will we have to hear Sid's singing?" Casy whispered. Diego chuckled.
"I don't know but the way Manny is getting aggravated with Sid, I'd say maybe one more song before he cracks," Diego said.
"Sid should be more careful around Manny and the mammoths," Casy said. "I mean, I feel sorry for Manny. Both about thinking he might be the last mammoth on top of Sid's singing."
"Heh. If I was the last saber and Sid was singing a song about it, I wouldn't hesitate to go after him."
"You mean like eating him?"
"I don't eat junk food."
"I heard that!" Sid yelled from behind and Casy giggled.
"Where did you get that?" Sid pointed towards the cuts that were on the side of Casy's arm. The gang were laying down, telling stories and such, though Manny was already asleep. Casy looked down at her arm and slowly turned her head away, closing her eyes. Diego glared at Sid, who shrunk back a little. "Sorry..."
"No," Casy said, shaking her head. She let out a sigh and turned her head towards Sid and Diego. "It's fine."
"Did you get those from fighting that saber?" Sid asked. He looked thoughtful for a moment, tapping his chin. "Now what was his name...? Toto?" Casy chuckled and Sid shook his head. "No. Froto? Frodo? Doto? Moto? Coto? Um..." Diego rolled his eyes.
"Soto, Sid," Diego corrected.
"Right!" Sid beamed. He turned to Casy, who shook her head. "Well, how did you get them?" He was then hit on the head and cried out, rubbing it. "That's all I want to know! Sheesh."
"Leave her alone, Sid," Diego said simply. Casy smiled gratefully at him and laid her head on her paws.
"But I want to know!" Sid whined. Casy looked over him.
"Alright." She nodded. "I will." Sid grinned. "When Diego gives birth to a cub." Sid frowned as Casy smirked and laid her head on her paws. All Diego did was growl.
"When will that be?" Diego didn't answer; he just rolled his eyes. "Wait...is that even possible?"
The next day...
It was no different. Sid sang once more when the gang started back up in line again and it lead to Manny sitting on Sid though it wasn't hard enough so that he would kill the sloth. It took a while to get Manny off but Casy assured that another slip up from him she would do something about that.
But Sid did not stay quiet for long...
"If your species will continue, clap your hands," Sid sang. He clapped his hand and continued. "If your species will-"
"Sid, I'm gonna fall on you again and this time I will kill you," Manny threatened as he stopped walking to turn his head around towards Sid. He then turned back to the path and started walking again.
"Okay," Sid said. "Someone doesn't like the classics."
"Sid, I don't think you're singing bothers him," Casy sighed. "I it's think the words to the song that bothers him."
"What's wrong with the words?" Sid asked, completely clueless. Casy groaned and it was silent for a few minutes until Sid started to sing again, but only in whisper.
"He's all alooone. There's no one there beside him. The Mammoths have all gone, there's no one there to like him." He paused dramatically. "But he's still got his friends-"
Manny sighed in frustration as Sid sung but refrained from strangling the sloth himself. Instead he said something to Casy and she began to go after Sid, interrupting the song. After a few minutes of chasing Sid, Manny grabbed Sid and pulled him up to his face.
"No. More. Songs," Manny said, his voice clearly aggravated. Sid nodded and surprisingly, he didn't sing anymore as they continued to walk. It was later that afternoon when Manny stopped in front of a few icicles that showed his reflection.
"What if he's right?" Manny asked, remembering back what Sid was singing about. "What if I am the last mammoth?"
"But Manny," Sid said, stopping in his tracks and walked up to him, a smile on his face. "You have us."
"Probably not the best way to cheer him up, Sid," Casy pointed out teasingly, yet half serious. Sid turned towards Casy and put his hands on his hips.
"At least I'm trying, unlike a couple of sabers I know!"
"Excuse me?" Casy asked skeptically, her eyebrows raised. "Back there you weren't even trying! You were singing songs about Manny's kind being dead. You think that's cheering him up?"
"Well, you interrupted my singing!"
"That's because your singing is horrible!" Casy snapped. "If you weren't singing those songs maybe Manny wouldn't be so aggravated with you."
"Well, I-"
"Okay, that's enough," Manny interrupted with a sigh. "Will you two ever stop bickering?"
"Not unless she tells me I'm handsome and I have a good singing voice," Sid said, crossing his arms stubbornly. Casy raised an eyebrow.
"Why?" she asked. Sid shrugged.
"I just want to hear it!" Manny sighed again and there was a noise. It sounded like a mammoth call and Diego looked at Manny, somewhat excited.
"Mammoths?" he asked. Manny was excited as well, perhaps more than Diego. The male saber didn't like to think that his friend was the only mammoth of his kind out there; there had to be more.
"I knew I couldn't be the last one!" Manny said happily, nearly grinning. He turned his head towards Diego, his tusk bumping into Sid, who grabbed on rather than be bowled over. "I felt it in my gut!" Manny began to run off and Casy and Diego looked at each other for a moment before Casy shrugged and ran in the direction Manny went with Diego following.
Manny went around a sharp turn on the path rather quickly and Casy sped after him. Diego, who almost missed the turn, wondered how she could be that quick, but he hurried to catch up once more. Finally they reached the source of the noise. Manny stopped short in shock making Sid fly off of his tusk and roll a bit farther forward. When he stopped rolling, he was right next to a dandelion. He smiled happily, but there was a farting the noise and the some of the pedals on the dandelion went in Sid's mouth.
"Sorry," said the source of the noise. "My stomach hates me." Sid quickly got up and walked towards Manny, Casy, and Diego. He waved a hand in front of his nose, who were turning their heads from the stench.
"Well, don't that put the stink in extinction!" Sid held his nose, waving his hand.. "Phew! That's some bad gas!" Casy's eyes were wide as she realized that that had been the source of the mammoth call, not a mammoth. Casy then noticed Manny walking off, looking disheartened.
"Manny?" she called softly.
"I, uh... need to be alone for a while," he said. "You guys go ahead. I'll catch up." Casy frowned and she looked down before she looked up and ran after Manny.
"Manny! Wait!" Casy called after him. He didn't stop walking but Casy caught up with him easily since he was walking slowly.
"Hey Manny," Casy tried to say in a cheerful tone but couldn't do it; she couldn't stand to see her friends upset. "Don't be upset. You can't be the only mammoth. I'm sure there are others."
"But Sid's-"
"Forget about Sid," Casy interrupted. "Besides, when have you ever listened to Sid? He's a nut job!"
"But what if he's right?" Manny sounded unsure.
"Well... I don't know about that," Casy replied. She smiled at Manny. "But like Sid said, you do have us. He may have meant it in a weird way but I mean it in a friendly way. You're part of the herd, Manny. We're a family, and us family members have to stick together."
Manny smiled and ruffled Casy's fur with his trunk. "Thank you, Casy. You always seem to cheer me up."
"No problem, big guy," Casy said with a smile. She and Manny stopped at a lake and Manny looked down in it, looking at his reflection once more.
"But still, what if I am the last mammoth?"
Casy frowned and she paused for a moment. An idea popped into her head and she shook her head. No, that idea wouldn't work. Or would it? She looked at Manny.
"You know... after we get on that boat, we could go looking for the other mammoths," Casy said. Manny looked at her in surprise. He then smiled.
"Would you really do that?" Manny asked.
"Of course," Casy smiled. "I'm sure Diego and Sid won't mind. It's not like we have a lot to do. Last thing we want is Sid starting another Campo del Sid." Manny had to chuckle at that. She smiled and continued. "And I can start now! Between here and the boat I'm sure I can find a mammoth!" Casy turned to leave Manny to himself for a while. She was forced to stop short as her path was suddenly blocked from above. She looked to see a she-mammoth and both Casy and the mammoth screamed. The she-mammoth then fell to the ground with a thump.
"Found one!" Casy beamed, feeling rather cocky. "Man, I'm good!"
"I knew it!" Manny exclaimed. "I knew I wasn't the only one!" The she-mammoth got up.
"I know!" she said. "Everyone falls out of the tree every now and then; they just don't want to admit it." Casy and Manny looked at each other and then at the she-mammoth.
"What?" Casy questioned, confused.
"Sometimes we have a tough time holding on the branches," the she-mammoth said. Manny looked up at the tree and then at the she-mammoth. "Oh, excuse me. My name is Ellie."
"Ellie, eh?" Casy asked. "That's a nice name."
"And back to the tree subject," Manny said. "And you were in the tree because...?"
Ellie climbed up at a different tree and Casy looked at her oddly as she answered. "Oh, I was looking for my brothers. They're always getting into trouble."
"Brothers?" Manny asked. "You mean, there's more?"
"Sure," Ellie asked, now at the top of the tree. But the tree bent and she fell off from it. "There's lots of us."
"Where?" Manny asked, getting excited.
"Um... everywhere," Ellie answered as she got up. "Under rocks and holes in the ground. Usually we come out at night so birds won't carry us off." Casy raised an eyebrow.
"Huh?"
"Help!" someone said. Casy turned out and there were two possums being chased by Diego, with Sid behind him. The possums went behind Ellie's leg and leaned a little out watching the saber and sloth who'd been chasing them.
"Where were you two?" Casy asked, turning to Sid and Diego.
"Well, Diego and I got teased by-"
"Snakes!" Diego interrupted. Casy knew he was trying to save face and gasped in fake worry. "There were fifty of them."
"Oh my!" she said, running up to him acting as worried as she could. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Diego said, putting on a proud, full of it expression. "But I don't know about the snakes."
"Oh please!" Sid said. "It was those possums!" Sid pointed towards the possums that were by Ellie. "They spit grapes at us! They took out me and Diego."
"Diego?!" Casy laughed, walking past him, her tail brushing against his nose. "I can understand about Sid being defeated by possums, but you?" Diego growled and Casy laughed, walking towards Manny, leaving Diego standing by Sid, growling.
"It is unbelievable," Sid said. Diego glared at him and Sid put his hands up. "Just saying." Sid joined Casy and then Diego did. He was not going to be made a fool out of by two little possums. He'd make sure of it.
A/N: So, did you like it? Please review.