Hey guys. I'm back with the cheaper. My anxiety's been a king up for the past few days. And going through train cars while the train was moving didn't help. So, I locked myself in a small closet in the back of the school. The teachers will come and get me when the day is over. Or I'll just stay here. I'm not sure. So the characters aren't here. A million people can't fit in this closet. Anyway, here's the chapter.

Don't own Ice Age.

(十一)

"NUKPANA!"

A male's voice sounded in the tigress's ears as she woke up. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at Skar.

"Yes Master?"

Skar walked into Nukpana's cell and looked at the drawings of the small cub and Nukpana.

"Too bad he's dead. He would've made a good mate for a tigress, if he wasn't part you."

"Don't talk about him that way! He's not dead."

"That boy's dead Nukpana. I made sure of it."

Donovan's voice came from the top of the cell, and a few minutes later, the male saber appeared with Neko behind him.

"Neko, what possessed you to mate with this?"

Skar said. Neko shook his head.

"I have no idea."

"Maybe it was the fact that she saw so hot, and you were so horny?"

Donovan said. The two males looked at him.

"Does everything you say have to deal with mating?"

Skar asked. Donovan shrugged.

"Dunno."

Awkward silence went through the cell.

"Well, amana go check on my mate and cubs."

Donovan said before heads my out of the cell. Skar and Neko wee the only two left. Skar looked at Neko before leaving as well. When the leader was gone and the cell door was closed, Neko walked over to Nukpana and sat down. She was crying. Neko stroked her head gently.

"I'm sorry Nukpana. I wish I could make it up to you."

Nukpana turned her head with a pleading look in her eye.

"Then kill me, please."

Neko looked at his mate.

"I don't wanna kill you."

"Why? You don't care about me."

"I do. Why else would I give you cubs?"

Nukpana rested her head on the ground.

"You gave Xin Qian King-Fu."

Neko lied down.

"King-Fu was an accident."

Nukpana grunted.

"I don't believe you."

She said simply.

"If you cared, you wouldn't let me do what I do. I don't even know if you're the father of this child."

Nukpana said. Neko smiled as he looked at Nukpana.

"I know I'm the father. Know why?"

Nukpana said nothing.

"Because that plant I keep giving you, it only allows you to only have one real mate."

It was true. The You-Miin plant was something you gave to someone really special to a person. Not only that, but it had powers that were beyond anybody's imagination. The author herself can't even really didcribe it's powers. The things that she Han say is that the first person that give another the plant, is the first to claim them. It even had healing abilities too. Able to heal over millions of sicknesses. And if the first person keeps giving it to that other, they're connected by an invisible link. But here's the catch. That first person has to show the other love and care. Witch was hard for Neko. He never knew what love was. His father was in the Saber Army, and his mother was always too busy to take care of her children. Nukpana didn't say anything for a few minutes.

"You don't love me."

She said.

"You starve me, beat me. Why Neko?"

Neko didn't say anything for a few minutes.

"And what about the cub? I could be dead because of you. That's why our first cub was that way. I didn't eat another and he got sick. And when I had him in the Gas Chambers? You didn't come and stop Donovan."

At this point, Nukpana was crying. Neko just looked at her. Then, he grabbed her by the neck.

"I love you Nukpana! I love you!"

He shouted before throwing her against the side of the cell wall. After that, he walked away.

"I'm sorry Shira."

...

Skar loved his mate. From the minute he saw her a few years ago, he has always loved her. And now that she was giving him cubs, he loved her even more.

"Hey Thalia. What's up?"

Skar asked as he walked over to her and lay beside her.

"Skar just go away. I'm not feeling too well."

Skar just smiled and hugged her.

"Skar I said go away."

Skar smiled at his mate little one's giving you a hard time."

Thalia nodded.

"You wouldn't believe it."

Thalia said. Skar placed his paw on her stomach.

"Thank you Thalia."

Thalia smiled at her mate.

"For what?"

She asked.

"Giving a child. I know how much you hated the idea of cubs."

It was true. Thalia hated the idea of a tiny parasite growing inside her. It kinda freaked her out, too. But after a long talk with her mother, Thalia agreed. She still didn't like it, but there was nothing she can do about it now. Thalia looked at her mate.

"Well, I'm glad you're grateful. I remember promising myself that I would never have cubs."

Skar chuckled.

"And now look where you are."

Thalia nodded.

"Yup."

Diego ran up to the two leaders.

"Guts, have you seen Ashe? I can't find him."

"Did you check in Nukpana's cell. He might be in there."

Skar said. Diego nodded and alike over to Nukpana's cell. When he got there, he opened it and walked in. He found her lying on her back with a sharp rock at her chest. Diego pounced on her.

"What the hell?!"

Diego shouted at her. Nukpana had an angry look in her eyes.

"What do you mean what the hell! Can't you tell?"

Diego nodded.

"Yes, and it's a bad idea."

He took the rock away and helped Nukpana sit up.

"Why would you try to kill ourself?"

Diego asked. Nukpana turned her head away.

"You know. Stop acting like you care."

"But I do."

It was silent for a few minutes before Diego decided to speak up.

"Hey, have you seen Ashe?"

Nukpana nodded as tears started to roll down her face.

"He's in the Labyrinth of Death. He'll die in there."

Diego couldn't see the big deal with the situation.

"What's the big deal?"

"He could die in there. There's all sorts of dangers that are in there."

Diego saw the concern in Nukpana's eyes.

"What kinds of dangers?"

Diego asked.

"There's a place where you walk, and fall down a ledge onto sharp rocks. And every time, the ledge gets higher and higher. Then, there's another place where you have to go through a maze of venomous creatures. Spiders and snakes. The Gas Chambers, where all sorts of dangerous gasses are coming out from little holes in the walls. They're deadly. And a bunch of other stuff."

With every word Nukpana spoke, Diego grew more and more worried for his son. He looked at Nukpana with anger.

"Who...did...this?"

Diego asked. Nukpana gulped. If she told him, would Donovan come down and kill her? Or would he kill Ashe? She didn't know. So, he just told him, and decided to take the punishment that Donovan gave her. It couldn't be worse then loosing her child.

"Donovan."

Nukpana said simply. Diego nodded and turned to leave when Nukpana called him. He turned and looked at him.

"Diego, save him."

She said before he walked out of the cave.

"DONOVAN!"

...

Ashe cried. He had been bitten by a few snakes, and now the poison was running through his vanes. All he wanted to do was go to sleep. But he couldn't. Not if he wanted ot save Justin.

"Don't stop. keep going."

Donovan's voice came from above. Ashe looked up to the roof on the cave.

"Please, just let me sleep. I won't tell anybody. I promise."

Ashe pleaded. But Donovan didn't care. This was the child of his most hated creature on the planet. He was doing everything to kill the bastard. Even if it took him a while. Donovan would do it.

"I don't care. Keep going. He have Acid Lake to cross, if you get out of her alive. Oh look, a Yellow Spotted lizard."

Ashe turne to his left, and sure enough, the lizard was crawling up to him. Ashe gasped and started to run. But he ran right smack into a wall and fell o the ground. Pain ran throughout his entire body.

"Dad..."

He whispered before passing out. Not the greatest places to pass out Ashe.

Hey guys. I'm done with this chapter. Hoped you guys enjoyed it. I know I put a little Nukpana and Neko in the beginning, but I got bored and ran out of ideas. What do you think will happen to Ashe, and what's going on in Neko's head? Why the heck am I asked you guys? Anyway, if you have any ideas, send them in please. R&R please.