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Author Notes- Thanks so much to Anya Bolton and ShadowSaber126 for Beta reading. Enjoy the chapter. Please review.
When We Get to the South
Chapter 6- The Pieces Fall into Place. (Sid's POV)
"Diego!" I scurry forward and peer at him intently. His eyelids have only half closed, and I can still see a crescent shape of his green eyes. Manny lumbers up beside me and looks down, worry evident in his expression.
"He stopped all right." Manny mutters. I spared him a look as I place my hand by Diego's nose, to check if he was even breathing. He was, thank goodness.
"He doesn't look to good." Manny rolls his eyes and ignores me as he lowers his head. "What are you doing?"
"I'm moving him." Using his trunk he eases Diego up a little and begins to balance him between his tusks.
"He's not going to like that." I reply.
"Well, right now, he's not conscious to protest it." Manny replies shortly, lifting his head so Diego rests safely between the tusks.
"He's really not gonna like this." I mutter.
"Lets go Sid, the longer we stay, the less time we have to find a suitable camp." Manny turns away from me, and I linger for a moment.
"Are you sure that isn't hurting him?" I ask finally moving forward to catch up.
"No, but leaving him in the snow where we have protection would be doing anything for him either." Manny replies quickly. He's not in the mood to talk, and I quickly catch on and fall silent increasing my step to keep up.
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Diego shifted a little, but didn't wake.
"Manny, he might be starting to come too." We stopped at the camp quite a while ago and Diego has barely moved. Manny was worried, I could tell because so was I. Diego was in rough shape and we already know he wouldn't let us help him. He would play it off like it was nothing, his pride could end up killing him. I quickly shove that thought into the very back of my mind. There was no way we'd let that happen, Manny would forcefully carry Diego if it came to it, and in his state, Diego couldn't put up to much of a fight. Diego twitches slightly again, and his eyelids flutter just the slightest bit.
"Diego?" Manny calls gently, attempting to rouse the tiger. Diego lets out a soft snarl and his eyes manage to open. He grunts something I can't quite make out.
"You scared us for a minute there." I say offering a slight smile.
"How'd we get here?" Diego questions, his voice coming out sounding like anything but his.
"Manny carried you here." I reply softly. I was right, Diego looked furious, and for a moment Manny wouldn't met his eyes right away.
"It was the only way." Manny says. Diego doesn't reply, but he closes his eyes again. I've seen this before, I think its Diego's way to cooping with things. He just closes his eyes and pretends the problems not there, of course, I might be wrong and he's just trying to conceal his rage.
"We only want to help you Diego, but your not making it any easier." I say softly, hoping not to incur his anger. "Why are we being followed?" Diego sighs and re-opened his eyes.
"Why do you think every time there's an attack its aimed at me and its done on the same side of the body?" I didn't know, so I simply shrugged, however Manny suddenly has recognition shining in his eyes and he looks horrified.
"Oh my god."
There we go, another chapter done. Please Review.
Author Notes- Thanks so much to Anya Bolton and ShadowSaber126 for Beta reading. Enjoy the chapter. Please review.
When We Get to the South
Chapter 6- The Pieces Fall into Place. (Sid's POV)
"Diego!" I scurry forward and peer at him intently. His eyelids have only half closed, and I can still see a crescent shape of his green eyes. Manny lumbers up beside me and looks down, worry evident in his expression.
"He stopped all right." Manny mutters. I spared him a look as I place my hand by Diego's nose, to check if he was even breathing. He was, thank goodness.
"He doesn't look to good." Manny rolls his eyes and ignores me as he lowers his head. "What are you doing?"
"I'm moving him." Using his trunk he eases Diego up a little and begins to balance him between his tusks.
"He's not going to like that." I reply.
"Well, right now, he's not conscious to protest it." Manny replies shortly, lifting his head so Diego rests safely between the tusks.
"He's really not gonna like this." I mutter.
"Lets go Sid, the longer we stay, the less time we have to find a suitable camp." Manny turns away from me, and I linger for a moment.
"Are you sure that isn't hurting him?" I ask finally moving forward to catch up.
"No, but leaving him in the snow where we have protection would be doing anything for him either." Manny replies quickly. He's not in the mood to talk, and I quickly catch on and fall silent increasing my step to keep up.
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Diego shifted a little, but didn't wake.
"Manny, he might be starting to come too." We stopped at the camp quite a while ago and Diego has barely moved. Manny was worried, I could tell because so was I. Diego was in rough shape and we already know he wouldn't let us help him. He would play it off like it was nothing, his pride could end up killing him. I quickly shove that thought into the very back of my mind. There was no way we'd let that happen, Manny would forcefully carry Diego if it came to it, and in his state, Diego couldn't put up to much of a fight. Diego twitches slightly again, and his eyelids flutter just the slightest bit.
"Diego?" Manny calls gently, attempting to rouse the tiger. Diego lets out a soft snarl and his eyes manage to open. He grunts something I can't quite make out.
"You scared us for a minute there." I say offering a slight smile.
"How'd we get here?" Diego questions, his voice coming out sounding like anything but his.
"Manny carried you here." I reply softly. I was right, Diego looked furious, and for a moment Manny wouldn't met his eyes right away.
"It was the only way." Manny says. Diego doesn't reply, but he closes his eyes again. I've seen this before, I think its Diego's way to cooping with things. He just closes his eyes and pretends the problems not there, of course, I might be wrong and he's just trying to conceal his rage.
"We only want to help you Diego, but your not making it any easier." I say softly, hoping not to incur his anger. "Why are we being followed?" Diego sighs and re-opened his eyes.
"Why do you think every time there's an attack its aimed at me and its done on the same side of the body?" I didn't know, so I simply shrugged, however Manny suddenly has recognition shining in his eyes and he looks horrified.
"Oh my god."
There we go, another chapter done. Please Review.