Chapter 20: Icy Mountains
Meanwhile the group, led by Elisa, continue their journey to the Cave of Darkness as Diego kept noticing that Toby was yawning every few minutes or so.
"Toby you being yawning every so often" said Diego.
"Have I?" Toby asked as he yawns.
"Look we need to talk" said Diego.
"Count me in!" Elisa quickly replied.
"I'm counting you out" Toby sternly snapped.
"Says who?" Elisa smirked.
"Elisa! This is between me and Toby, You just keep leading us to Carrie" Diego replied as he looks at the wolf seriously.
"Fine" Elisa sighed and kept leading the group.
"Ah don't worry about those sissies girl, Just stay with me and I'll keep you entertain" Granny giggled.
"Umm...No thank you" Elisa nervously replied.
Granny then whacks Elisa on the head with her walking stick.
"Ow! What was that for?" Elisa groaned.
"Don't know, Got bored" Granny shrugged.
Elisa let out a huff as she continues leading the group
"What do you wanna talk about Diego?" Toby asked.
"You have been waking up in the middle of the night lately and you look terrified of something" said Diego.
"I'm not terrified of anything. We're predators! We're fearless and we show no fear! You told me that remember?" said Toby.
"Yeah I know that…It's just I'm a little concerned about you Toby" Diego replied.
"I'm OK Diego. Really I am!" Toby weakly smiled.
"You don't have to lie to me Toby. You can tell anything! I am your father after all" Diego replied as he felt concerned for Toby.
"I'm alright Diego" Toby lied as he looks away.
Diego looks at Toby for a moment as he still is concern for Toby until he softly replied
"Alright"
Meanwhile Manny, Sid and Rosy were following the others as Rosy holds her father's paw.
"Now Rosy, This journey will be dangerous, so always close to me and nothing can go wrong" said Sid.
Just then he tripped on a rock and falls on the snow.
"Except for that" said Manny.
"Are you OK daddy?" Rosy asked as she goes to her father.
"Yeah Rosy, Daddy's OK" Sid replied as he got back up.
"He's always OK, Even after a whack on a head" Manny joked.
Sid and Rosy looks at Manny unamused as Rosy asked
"Uncle Manny, I don't mean to say this but aren't you suppose be jolly like Santa Claus"
Manny just softly sighs and calmly replies to Rosy.
"Look Rosy, I'm not fat OK? It's my fur, it's just poofy"
Rosy then giggled "Poofy fur?"
Manny looks a bit offended as Sid joins in the giggle as well.
"Well you gotta admit it is funny" Sid giggled.
Manny just let out an annoying grunt and walks off shaking his head as the sloths followed him.
The group then realised that they were out of the forest.
"Guys" Elisa started when she turns to see Toby.
"Puppy wuppy" she added as Toby growled at her.
"Welcome to Icy Mountains" Elisa finished.
The group looks to see mountains of ice ahead of them as they knew they were one step closer to Carrie.
"It's beautiful" Rosy gasped in wonder as she was amazed by Icy Mountains.
"Yes it is beautiful" Elisa agreed as she smiles at Rosy.
"So now what? Where do we go from here?" Manny asked.
"We must head to the Icy Tunnel" Elisa replied.
"The Icy Tunnel? What's that?" Sid asked.
"You'll see when we get there" Elisa replied.
"Then let's waste no more time, we gotta get going" said Diego and with that, the groups continues on into the Icy Mountains.
As they enter Icy Mountains, they can see that every mountain is covered with snow as the groups feels the icy wind gently breezing at them.
"It's a little cold" Rosy shivered.
"I know" Sid shivered as well.
"N-Next time, Warn us that the wind here is so cold" Toby stuttered to Elisa.
"Oh don't be such a baby Toby" Elisa groaned.
"You think I'm the only one? Look behind you" Toby snapped as he felt cold.
Elisa looks back to see the others except Granny shivering.
"Ah you sissie should man up like me, I was walking in the snow since the day I was born" said Granny.
"And when was the day you were born?" Diego sarcastically asked.
"I was born longer than your nine lives, kitty cat" Granny scoffed.
"Oh don't worry guys, we'll be in shelter soon" Elisa replied.
"Why aren't you shivering like we are now?" Diego asked.
"Because I been here most of the time and I'm used to it" Elisa replied.
"Let's just keep going" Manny shivered.
"Right!" Elisa nodded.
As they got closer to the Icy Tunnel, The group can see someone near the entrance.
"Is that James?" Manny asked.
Sid went forward to have a closer look and soon realised that it was James.
"Yeah, it's him alright" Sid nodded.
"Oh goodie, It's Mr Handsome" Granny cheered.
"What's he doing here?" Toby asked.
"That, I'm about to find out" Sid replied as he starts walking up to James.
"Be careful daddy" Rosy called out.
"I hope he knows what he's doing" Toby said.
Sid walks to James near the entrance of the Icy Tunnel as the orange sloth sees Sid and wasn't impressed at all.
"What do you want?" James sternly asked.
"Hey James! What are you doing?" Sid asked as he tries to be nice for James.
"Trying to be nice to me is not gonna change my ways toward you Sid" James scoffed as he pushes Sid away.
"What is your problem?" Sid demanded.
"My problem is you and your so called herd" James snapped.
"What's the matter with the herd?" Sid asked.
"What's the matter is that my sister is hanging around with dangerous animals" James growled as the group walks up to the sloths.
"What makes you think we're dangerous?" Manny asked as he felt insulted.
"Where do I start? You mammoths are so hot tempered that you would straggle anyone who gets in your way" James snapped.
"Mammoths struggle people?" Rosy whimpered.
"Stop it James, You're scaring my daughter" Sid replied.
"And you sabres are nothing but vicious blood thirsty monsters and it's the same with the wolves as well" James growled.
"Hey!" Both Diego and Elisa sternly snapped.
"We maybe those creatures but we're not monsters" Toby snapped.
"Oh really? You really think I would let Carrie stay with you guys which includes you?" James sternly asked as he looks at Toby.
"What do you mean by that James?" Diego growled as he stood in front of Toby.
"I'm saying, kitty cat, that I know that Toby used to be in Victor's pack and I know Elisa is Carlotta's sister but my point is that Toby is just like the rest of Victor's pack, Heartless monsters" James spatted.
Toby want to growl but he looks away, feeling hurt by James's nasty comment.
Elisa looks at Toby and surprisingly pities him as she growls at James and snaps "You're wrong about Toby!"
"Oh yeah?" James sternly asked.
"Yeah!" Elisa snapped.
"Sorry but I don't listen to people who used to work for my enemies" James growled and walks off.
Rosy was mad at James and blocks his way by standing in front of him.
"You're wrong about my family including daddy!" Rosy angrily snapped.
James just stares at Rosy calmly while the others looked at Rosy except for Toby who was still looking at Elisa with a surprise look on his face.
"You think so Rosy?" James softly asked.
"I know so! Daddy is a good guy and he loves mummy so very much! My daddy would never put mummy in danger! You're just too hot headed to listen!" Rosy snapped.
"So you're saying you love your whole family?" James asked.
"Yes" Rosy replied.
"Oh really? You telling me that you're scared of your mammoth uncle is not indeed loving the whole family" James replied a bit sternly.
"What?" Both Manny and Sid gasped.
Rosy looks frightened and embarrassed as she stutters
"Y-You promised you wouldn't tell"
"Well your family needed to know this sooner or later" James sternly replied as he walks off into the mountains.
"Yeah get out of here you jerk!" Diego shouted out.
"He may be a jerk but he's still hot! Who agrees with me?" Granny asked.
"Granny, Shut up" Elisa groaned.
"You shut up stupid mutt" Granny cracked.
"Rosy, Is what James saying is true?" Manny asked.
"Are you afraid of Uncle Manny?" Sid asked.
Rosy embarrassingly nodded as Manny, Sid and the others looked surprised.
"Why are you scared of Uncle Manny?" Sid asked.
"Because...he's a bully" Rosy softly nodded.
"Me? A bully? Why would you think of that?" Manny gasped.
"I don't wanna talk about it" Rosy refused and turns away from her father and Manny.
"Rosy" Sid begun.
"Maybe we should wait until Rosy is ready to talk" Diego suggested.
Sid looks at Diego for a moment until he replied "OK"
Soon he and Rosy started walking together as Diego looks at Manny.
"You OK buddy?" Diego asked.
"I'm just shock...Why would Rosy hate me because I'm a bully? I've never done anything to harm Rosy! Why would she think of me like that?" Manny asked as he felt hurt after discovering that his niece truly hates him.
"Maybe you, Ellie, Sid and Carrie can work things out with Rosy as soon as we get Carrie and get back home" said Diego.
"I guess so" Manny sighed.
Meanwhile Toby and Elisa were walking together as Elisa looks at Manny and feels sorry for him.
"Poor Manny! Rosy hates him because she thinks he's a bully" Elisa sighed.
"Yeah, I will admit Manny is a little hot tempered but he's a really nice guy" Toby replied.
"I see" Elisa nodded.
"Elisa...Can I ask you something?" Toby asked.
"What's on your mind puppy?" Elisa asked without mocking the word puppy to Toby.
At this moment, Toby didn't seem to care about Elisa calling Toby a puppy.
"Why did you stick for me?" Toby asked.
"Well, What James said to you was uncalled for, you maybe were once in Victor's pack but that's does not mean you're a heartless monster" Elisa replied.
Toby looks at Elisa surprisingly as he replied
"Thanks...I guess" Toby replied.
"You're welcome! After all you're my puppy wuppy" Elisa playfully teased.
Toby just sighed and rolled his eyes as Elisa just said
"And you're also a good mammal"
"Thanks...I will admit you are a bit annoying and childish but I will say that you're...well...You're OK" Toby softly admitted.
Elisa just smiles at Toby and replied "Thank you"
"No worries" Toby replied as he softly smiled at Elisa as the group continues their way to the Icy Tunnel.
James is such a jerk!
Why does Rosy hate Manny because of him being a "bully"?
Is Elisa and Toby finally becoming friends?
Will Sid manage to convince James that he loves Carrie?
What about Diego's concern with Toby? Will Toby revealed what's bothering him?
What mysteries lies in the Icy Tunnel?
What happens next?
Stay Tune To Find Out! :D