14. Good news?
''I hope everything is okay,'' said Sid sitting down. The possums nodded.
''Yeah,'' said Mia weakly. She suddenly felt a bit ill. She got up and walked out of the cave.
''Did any of you notice something strange about Mia just now?'' asked Diego looking around. Sid, Crash and Eddie shook their heads. Diego got up and went after Mia.
''What's wrong?'' asked Diego when he saw Mia sitting down with her head bowed and cursing.
''I'm fine,'' said Mia looking up and managing a smile. Diego walked up to her and licked her cheek.
''You must have the same thing that Ellie has,'' sighed Diego.''Let's go to the doctor's.''
''No, I'm fine,'' said Mia stubbornly looking away.
''Please come. Imagine if you got worse, what would I do without you,'' moaned Diego. He looked really worried.
''Okay then, I'll go,'' groaned Mia and Diego smiled.
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''Look, it's our turn,'' said Manny to Ellie. They went in to find a youngish mammoth doctor. He turned around as he heard them come in and smiled at them.
''I'm Manny and this is Ellie my mate,'' said Manny.
''I'm Doctor Burke. What's wrong?'' the Doctor asked motioning them to sit down.
''Ellie, go on,'' said Manny looking at Ellie.
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Diego and Mia were also at the doctor's. It got to their turn and they went in. There was an old saber sitting down with his back turned to them.
''I am Doctor Hale,'' said the old saber turning around slowly to face them.
''I'm Diego and this is my mate Mia,'' said Diego.
''What is wrong?'' asked Dr Hale. Diego looked at Mia pleadingly and she sighed.
''My stomach is hurting,'' answered Mia.
''Where?''
''Here.'' Doctor Hale looked at Mia carefully and poked her stomach with his paw. Mia snarled and batted him away roughly.
''Mia!'' said Diego. ''I'm so sorry.''
''No, I am glad she done that. It only proved my suspicions.''
''What's wrong with me?'' asked Mia politely trying to make up for her bad behavior.
''Nothing is wrong.''
''So why is she in pain?'' asked Diego confused.
''She is pregnant,'' answered Doctor Hale smiling. Mia burst into tears of happiness and Diego froze.
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Manny was in shock. Had Doctor Burke really just said that? Ellie turned to him smiling.
''We are going to have a baby,'' she said tearfully.
''Ellie, I'm so happy,'' said Manny. They thanked Doctor Burke and Manny started to head out.
''Sorry for hitting you,'' Ellie said apologetically to Doctor Burke before she left.
''Forget it,'' said the young doctor smiling, a visible bruise appearing over his left eye.
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''I can't believe I'm pregnant,'' said Mia happily as she and Diego were heading back to the cave.
''I can't believe it either,'' said Diego. His eyes welled up with tears.
''This is wonderful. I've always…Diego are you crying?'' asked Mia stopping and looking at Diego.
''I'm just happy,'' muttered Diego looking down and Mia licked his cheek. She had never seen him get this emotional.
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''Are you okay?'' asked Sid when he saw Manny and Ellie. Ellie looked as if she was about to burst with excitement and Manny looked shocked but pleased.
''Ellie's pregnant,'' said Manny. They all gasped. Before anyone could say anything, Diego and Mia walked in. They were wearing similar expressions to Manny and Ellie.
''Ellie is pregnant. Are you?'' asked Sid looking at Mia. Mia nodded.
''That's great,'' said Ellie and she and Mia began to talk excitedly. Sid, Crash and Eddie started cheering and Manny and Diego congratulated each other.
''That's so cool. I love babies,'' said Sid clapping.
''Yeah, we will be able to play with them,'' said Eddie grinning.
''And teach them stuff like mud slinging and dung rolling,'' said Crash excited.
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(Months later two hours after mammoths/cubs were born.)
Diego looked down at his cubs. The oldest was a girl, then a boy, then a girl again. Mia was gazing fondly at them. The cubs were identical and even Mia and Diego could hardly tell the difference.
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''What should we call them?'' asked Manny who still hadn't decided on any names yet. The oldest was a girl and the youngest was a boy. The girl took after Ellie and the boy took after Manny. They both had red fur and brown eyes.
''Ahem,'' said Crash as he and Eddie appeared behind Manny's leg.
''What?'' asked Manny.
''Tell him sis,'' said Eddie. Ellie signed.
''I promised my brothers I'd let them name my children,'' said Ellie quickly.
''What!'' said Manny almost fainting.
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I know that mammoth's pregnancies last longer than sabers but I decided to overlook that. Sorry. Anyways read and review.