1 Will it Work?

With their new prisoner in tow, Manny and Sid continue to head in the directions that the vulture gives them. Diego's condition seems to worsen everyday, and Manny's tusks now have several red spots where Diego has coughed up blood that didn't land on the snow.

"Can I have a ride now?" Sid asked

"No." Manny replied

"Can I have a ride now?" Sid asked again

"No." Manny replied again

"Can I have a ride now?" Sid asked once more

"No!" Manny shouted extremely annoyed "Diego weighs enough without your dead weight on board!"

The vulture had somehow managed to fall asleep in Manny's trunk, and a few minutes later is talking in his sleep

"Of course I have feelings for you," the vultures sudden remarke startles Manny and Sid but the vulture keeps talking.

"Yes. Yes." The vulture snores grinning before going on

"But quick. Hide in the cave." The vulture has the largest grin possible

"He's coming." The vulture continues to snore as Manny and Sid turn blue from laughter

Manny dunks the vulture into a snow bank when he feels he is about to drop Diego. The vulture starts screaming

"What, what do you want? Don't touch me!" Manny rolls his eyes

An hour later the heard arrives at a small human settlement. The vulture point's out several small boxes with some leaves and ground-up plants on the

"Your gonna need one and the humans change them every four days, three should be plenty." Manny looks at Sid

"Sid, go get them." Manny says

"Why me?" Sid asked annoyed

"Because your small and insignificant, because I'm too big and I don't trust the bird, and because I'll pummel if you don't!" Manny has Sid bending over backwards again

"Why else?" The sloth asks shakily

"Now Sid!" Manny shout makes Sid run and do the job quickly

Only after Sid returns safely with the plant and the group has gotten a couple miles away does Manny throw the vulture into the sky. Finding a cave Manny carefully sets Diego down. The fur on Diego's entire body is matted down with sweat, and when the saber isn't coughing he is gasping for air. Sid gently applies the leaf coated with medicine. Diego lets out a painful hiss before falling back into his vormal rutine of coughing and panting.

"Now what do we do?" Sid asks

"Go to sleep and see how he is in the morning I guess."

Sid nods slowly and after a while the two fall asleep.

The next morning Manny opens his eyes to a painful growl.