Chapter 13: Sid's Nightmare
James then sees Sid and turns to Manny as he said
"If you excuse me buddy, I'll be back"
"OK James" Manny nodded.
Soon James walks up to his brother in law and said
"Sid, May I have a word with you in private?"
Sid looks at his worried wife who was making the fire then back to his brother in law as he replies
"OK"
Soon the two male sloths head off a bit to the other side of the forest as James stopped and Sid added
"Alright James, What's the matter?"
"It's about...well...what happened today" James replied.
"You mean...my outburst?" Sid shamefully asked.
"Yeah" James nodded.
"Look I'm sorry about that, I didn't mean to-!" Sid tried to explain.
"I know brother, I know but you must be more careful, you have no control of your predator self, your instincts are slowly slipping" James replied.
"What must I do?" Sid asked.
"You must let go of all your hidden pain from the past and that way, you'll be stronger and be more controllable. It is not right to keep them lock away like a tiger in a cage, waiting to blow its rage and strikes the innocent down unknowingly" said James.
"How do I do that? I'm not that strong" Sid replied.
"I will help you Sid, Just relax" James assured.
"Ok" Sid slowly nodded.
He soon yawns as James asked
"You wanna head back?"
"Sure" Sid replied.
"Ok, we'll discuss about this tomorrow" said James.
The two sloths then begins to head back to the others and when they got back, Sierra said
"We might as well get some sleep now guys"
"OK then" Toby replied.
"Goodnight guys" said Carrie.
"Goodnight" The others said to each other and one by one, they were all asleep.
Sid dreams that he was in a dark and gloomy cave as he looks around and calls out
"Hello?! Anyone home?"
Suddenly he hears growling nearby as the shaking sloth looks back to see a medium size rock blocking another entrance.
"Hello? Is anyone in there?" Sid called out.
Soon he heard something thumping from the other side of the blocked entrance that made Sid uncomfortable and unsure of wether he must help out whoever is trapped on the other side.
"Can you hear me? Do you want me to help you out?" Sid asked.
There was no answer from the other side as he kept hearing the thumping of the rock on the other side.
Sid walks forward with caution as he slowly moves the rock over a bit as he peeks inside.
"Hello?" Sid frightfully called out.
It was quiet and dark on the other side as Sid was about to walk away when suddenly, a blood covered claw grabs Sid's arm.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Sid screamed as he tries to pull his arm away from the claw.
He then hears a growling booming voice roaring
"Sid"
Sid woke up panting and exclaiming softly as he looks around to see that he was still with the others.
"W...Was that a dream?" Sid asked himself.
He got up and walks to a nearby puddle as he washes his face with the water.
Soon he was thinking about the nightmare he had as he can hear the voices of his friends and family saying doubtful and hurtful things to him from the past.
Sid tries to let it go and move onwards but the pain and anger inside him got the better as he lost control of his sanity again and lost to his predator side as he growls and slashes most of the tree branches until he saw a spider and crushes it with his foot as Sid then looks to the ground panting and growling furiously.
Soon he snapped back to himself again as Sid looks to the ground and sees the dead spider he squashed as he gasped in alarm and lies back on the tree.
"D...Did I lost control again?...Oh no! No...t-this pain and anger I kept containing and hiding from all those years ago, I can't seem to let it go...No matter how hard I try...It never leaves my mind and I feel...I feel like I'm going insane" Sid sobbed.
He sits down and cries softly through the night as the trouble thoughts still occurred in his mind like it has for many years ever Sid's family first abandoned him before he met the herd.
Poor Sid! Still feeling the pain he felt for so many years
Which is causing his predator side to slowly take over him!
Will Sid let go of the past and move on?
Can Carrie or the herd help Sid?
Or will Sid lose his sanity forever and becomes like a monster forever?
What happens next?
Stay tune to find out!