Thanks for the reviews…here's the next chapter… Diego's POV

After I caught the brother's scent close by, I knew what we all would have to do. We would have to fight them off so they wouldn't follow us all the way down south.

"Guys, their back!" I cried.

Manny stopped his gentle pummelling on Sid's head and looked at me, "how far?"

"Close." I answered.

Sid looked confused, as usual but decided to let Manny and I handle our predicament, Whilst Hazel and Scrat awaited the mammoth's orders.

"Scrat, you gather acorns to pummel the brothers as soon as they are within eye range. Hazel, I don't know if you can fight but your help would be a great thing and Sid, you just do whatever you do." After giving everyone but me, his or her orders Manny pulled me aside.

"Are you fit to fight?" He asked, concern and worry creeping over his features.

I nodded my head.

"So be it!" The mammoth replied.

Just then we heard a roar…………..

Manny's POV

Sid had once again mentioned what we would all be doing once we reached south…if we ever did that is. I was worried, why? Because mainly two things, we could face the brothers again and two, Diego's health. I knew that he was not well, his injures whilst fighting Sodo had proven that they were caused for great concern. But the stubborn tiger would not admit to his predicament. Sid once again mentioned how he was going to show me the best lakes and waterfalls in the area annoyed me to no end, so I gently started to pummel him with my trunk. Until I heard Diego cry out that the brothers were back.

I looked at him and asked him how far they were to us.

"Close." He answered.

So they had found us, and would probably continue tracking and following us till they got what they wanted. We needed to beat them, kill them if necessary but mostly scare them off so they would never bother us again.

I glanced at my friends they were awaiting my decision, so I gave them what were to be their orders besides Diego. Whom I would talk to when the others were busy with their charges.

They nodded in affirmation and stalked off to their jobs, I turned to Diego and asked him if he was well enough to fight. He looked slightly taken aback and shocked but nodded his head, idiot, why would he fight when he was injured…him and his stubborn pride.

"So be it!" I told him, and then we heard a loud roar in the distance. The brothers were coming.

Sid's POV

I kept suggesting things to do and places to see once we had reached south but Manny had just frowned and turned his gaze towards the horizon. I glanced at Hazel who smiled towards me but I could tell that she was looking at Diego, why couldn't she tell the tiger how she felt? I'm sure Diego feels the same way. Then I continued talking to Manny about showing him the various lakes and waterfalls I would show him but he turned around and started hitting me, gently I might add, on my head.

When suddenly Diego turned around and cried that they were back, who are they? And back? I was confused but then again I didn't understand, so I went through my mind who they were.

Could it be those rhinos? Carl and Frank? But impossible they stayed were they were didn't they? Or could it be Sylvia? Oh fungus! I certainly hoped not. Or? Then it hit me, it was those to nasty tigers who were after Hazel, could it be them?

I looked at Manny; he always knew what to do.

"……………Sid, you just do whatever you do." He told me. So what do I do? Oh, I annoy my enemies…. talk to them and annoy them.

Then in the distance I heard a roar………..they were close……………..very close….

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