21. Past paw prints
''Are you sure you're okay?'' asked Mia nudging Diego gently. He had been silent all day.
''Yes,'' answered Diego looking away. Mia sighed not convinced. She sniffed the air and frowned.
''Mia?'' said Diego as she turned left, nose to the ground. She jumped over some logs, still following the scent. Diego ran after her confused.
''Diego, look,'' said Mia when she stopped. She looked up at him worriedly. On the ground there were some saber footprints.
''You were right, someone is here and they shouldn't be,'' said Mia frowning.
''It's strange, it reminds me of…'' muttered Diego unsure. He shook his head.
''What?'' asked Mia confused.
''Nothing,'' said Diego shrugging.
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Manny looked at the sabers worriedly when they told him what they had seen.
''Do you know who they belong to?'' asked Ellie looking at the sabers. They shook their heads.
''They seemed familiar but in a good way, if you get me. Like whoever that was wouldn't hurt us,'' said Diego confused. He shrugged and sat down.
''I didn't understand anything,'' said Crash looking at Eddie fearfully.
''We are doomed,'' wailed Eddie hanging onto Crash.
''Calm down,'' said Ellie patting the possums heads,''is everyone here?'' They all looked around.
''Where's Sid?'' asked Mia alarmed realising that their sloth friend wasn't there.
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''La la la, I'm getting stones for my fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee,'' sang Sid as he looked around,''la la laaaaaaaaaaaaa laaaa, my fire, my fire, burn baby burn, burn baby burn, burn baby burn.''
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''Please stop,'' groaned a saber as she heard the singing,''This is torturing me, I don't deserve this.''
''I need to shut it up,'' she moaned rushing to the noise. Her ears couldn't take it any longer.
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''Ahhhhhhhhhhh,'' screamed Sid girlishly when he heard a growl and some fast footsteps. He dropped the rocks and ran away quickly.
''Ugh,'' he groaned as he tripped and fell over, knocking his head,''must keep awa...'' His eyes shut slowly.
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''Diego, you'd better be somewhere here,'' said the saber as she ran. She smirked as the singing was replaced by a scream. She jumped from behind a bush and spotted a sloth on the ground.
''At least one thing went well today,'' she muttered noticing that the sloth was unconscious. She frowned as she heard someone yelp.
''Aha,'' said the saber smirking as an elderly sloth stumbled out from behind a tree. It looked at the saber fearfully and then at unconscious Sid.
''I can't believe it...'' muttered the sloth as it's eyes widened with shock. The saber rolled her eyes and took a step forward growling.
''Hiya,'' yelled the elderly sloth jumping protectively in front of Sid. The sloth grabbed a stick from the ground and tried to fend the saber off with it. The saber smirked as she watched the sloth.
''Get away from him,'' said the sloth jumping around. The saber snarled and grabbed the stick, crushing it. The sloth gulped and backed off scared still trying to protect Sid. The sloth looked around hopelessly and tried a different tact.
''Did you know that eating sloths is bad for you, I suggest something more healthy like flowers,'' said the sloth pointing to some plants. The saber looked at them disgusted.
''I personally prefer sloths and besides, I'm not going to eat you, just kill you,'' said the saber shrugging and approaching the sloths.
''Don't you come next to us...you...you...idiot,'' shouted the sloth. The saber snarled and lunged at the sloth who screamed.
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''Did you hear that?'' asked Mia looking at Diego and Manny who both nodded.
''Let's go,'' said Manny running in the direction of the noise. The sabers took off after him.
''Are you sure you're okay?'' asked Mia looking at Diego.
''Yeah, I'm sure,'' said Diego smiling at her.
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''Mum, can you see them yet?'' asked Benny looking at Ellie.
''No,'' answered Ellie who was at the cave entrance.
''Will they be coming back soon?'' asked Alex.
''Yes,'' answered Ellie smiling at him. She turned her head and continued to look outside worriedly.
''I'm sure they're okay,'' whispered Eddie to Ellie as Crash patted her leg, noticing her worried expression. Ellie looked down at them and smiled.
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''Get away from him,'' said Manny jumping into action and roughly pushing away the saber with his tusks. The saber jumped back.
''Don't even think of hurting him,'' snarled Mia glaring at the saber. The saber looked from Mia to Diego smirking slightly.
''I can't be hallucinating, can I?'' asked Diego almost to himself when he saw the sabers face. The saber frowned looking at Manny who glanced at Diego questionally. Mia looked from Diego to the female saber confused.
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