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Author Notes- Another Chapter.
Chapter 11- Not Doing So Good (Manny's POV)
We made camp quickly Sid had managed to start a fire, once more, setting his tail ablaze in the process. Diego had fallen asleep almost immediatly.
"Warmer?" I ask looking at Sid.
"Yes, thanks for stopping." I nod and Sid glances at Diego. "He's not doing very well."
"No, he's not." Sid jitters around a bit.
"Is he gonna die?" He blurts out suddenly.
"I'm not sure Sid......He might."
"And if he doesn't die. What'll happen when we get to the south?" I can' tell him what Diego told me. At the same time though, I want to tell him, maybe Sid and I together could convince Diego that we couldn't leave him to die.
"The sabers will take their pound of flesh I suppose."
"We can't let them do that Manny. He'll never survive it." Finally I decide I should tell him.
"Diego wants us to leave him when we get to the south."
"What, No!"
"He doesn't want us to stay. Once we reach the south, he wants us to leave him to the Sabers. If we stay, we'll be killed for food according to him."
"Manny, he can't go to the south. He'll be killed."
"I know." I fall silent and so does Sid. I watch the area we have carefully, hoping that our visitor wont pay us a visit tonight and Sid eventually waddles over near Diego and curls up for bed. I take notice of this. Normally, Sid curls up near me and Diego sleeps on the opposite side of the camp from us. Of course on occassion Sid would side with Diego, but recenetly in particular he's seem to want to stay close to Diego. I think Sid realizes their is a chance Diego might not make it to the south. And even if he does, the chances of him living much longer once he does isn't very good.
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Diego barely cracks his eyes open and Sid peers at him in concern.
"Good Morning Diego." He barely grunts an answer and I lean down to pick him up.
"What your not going to fight me today?"
"No, not today." Diego replies softly and I eye him nervously. I place him on my back and Sid scurries up and sits with him, I notice out of the corner of my eyes that one of Sid's hands is not resting at his side and I assume its on Diego. Twisting around a little to see them, I notice that indeed, one hand rests on Diego's back. Diego however is making no move to have Sid remove his hand. I doubt Diego even realizes that Sid is there and that worries me even more than the fact that Diego only has his eyes partly open and seems to be dazed. I turn back to keep my eyes on where I'm walking. There's a loud cracking sound and I hear Diego softly growl at something. I hear Sid's question of concern , and look back to them again. Diego makes the same soft noise.
"What's wrong?" Diego makes a gutteral noise and I turn back to the road and freeze in my spot. Rushing down towards us is a thick blanket of snow.
"Avalanche." Diego manages to grunt.
"Hang on!" I yell as I burst into a full run, hoping I can make it to the cave I see up ahead before the snow.
Author Notes- Another Chapter.
Chapter 11- Not Doing So Good (Manny's POV)
We made camp quickly Sid had managed to start a fire, once more, setting his tail ablaze in the process. Diego had fallen asleep almost immediatly.
"Warmer?" I ask looking at Sid.
"Yes, thanks for stopping." I nod and Sid glances at Diego. "He's not doing very well."
"No, he's not." Sid jitters around a bit.
"Is he gonna die?" He blurts out suddenly.
"I'm not sure Sid......He might."
"And if he doesn't die. What'll happen when we get to the south?" I can' tell him what Diego told me. At the same time though, I want to tell him, maybe Sid and I together could convince Diego that we couldn't leave him to die.
"The sabers will take their pound of flesh I suppose."
"We can't let them do that Manny. He'll never survive it." Finally I decide I should tell him.
"Diego wants us to leave him when we get to the south."
"What, No!"
"He doesn't want us to stay. Once we reach the south, he wants us to leave him to the Sabers. If we stay, we'll be killed for food according to him."
"Manny, he can't go to the south. He'll be killed."
"I know." I fall silent and so does Sid. I watch the area we have carefully, hoping that our visitor wont pay us a visit tonight and Sid eventually waddles over near Diego and curls up for bed. I take notice of this. Normally, Sid curls up near me and Diego sleeps on the opposite side of the camp from us. Of course on occassion Sid would side with Diego, but recenetly in particular he's seem to want to stay close to Diego. I think Sid realizes their is a chance Diego might not make it to the south. And even if he does, the chances of him living much longer once he does isn't very good.
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Diego barely cracks his eyes open and Sid peers at him in concern.
"Good Morning Diego." He barely grunts an answer and I lean down to pick him up.
"What your not going to fight me today?"
"No, not today." Diego replies softly and I eye him nervously. I place him on my back and Sid scurries up and sits with him, I notice out of the corner of my eyes that one of Sid's hands is not resting at his side and I assume its on Diego. Twisting around a little to see them, I notice that indeed, one hand rests on Diego's back. Diego however is making no move to have Sid remove his hand. I doubt Diego even realizes that Sid is there and that worries me even more than the fact that Diego only has his eyes partly open and seems to be dazed. I turn back to keep my eyes on where I'm walking. There's a loud cracking sound and I hear Diego softly growl at something. I hear Sid's question of concern , and look back to them again. Diego makes the same soft noise.
"What's wrong?" Diego makes a gutteral noise and I turn back to the road and freeze in my spot. Rushing down towards us is a thick blanket of snow.
"Avalanche." Diego manages to grunt.
"Hang on!" I yell as I burst into a full run, hoping I can make it to the cave I see up ahead before the snow.