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Fight

Manny's Pov

They where close, very close. I glanced to my right side where Scrat was busy creating a snow wall to hide behind whilst he threw his newly collected acorns. Far behind him I saw Hazel tensing her muscles for the on coming fight and Diego, who was not so far off staring at her with adoring eyes. Oh, I knew for sure that something was going on between them. They liked each other a lot but where probably scared to say anything. I was startled out of my thoughts when I felt a paw on my left forearm. Turning my head in the direction I saw Sid looking very solemn.

"Manny I'm afraid." He quietly confided to me. "Sure, we've faced a pack of tigers but they weren't really strong…" he trailed off, probably because the fear but that was a guess.

"Don't worry, we will keep them at bay." I reassured him, but I wasn't sure if we could keep them at bay looking at our "army" we would be of no match towards them.

"Aw, thanks Manny." He paused shyly before continuing, "you're a very good friend." He brought his arms up to protect his head but relaxed when he realised that I wasn't going to hit him.

"And you're a very good friend too." I smiled at him and he smiled back.

Sid's Pov

I was watching the sunset, thinking that it would be my last to view it whilst I was alive. Whilst everyone was preparing themselves for the battle I began to reminisce about my friendship with Manny and Diego, my only friends and the good times we had on our long journey. Thinking about how I made new friends with Hazel and Scrat made me smile, I wouldn't die alone and friendless. My ideas and plans about what we would all do when we arrived south vanished when I realised that the brothers were more powerful and more stronger than Sodo and his pack. Without thinking I placed my paw on Manny's forearm. When I felt his gaze on me I confided my fears to him. But when he reassured me that we would keep them at bay I almost laughed, we were going to loose I just knew it. But thinking that I should thank him I opened my mouth to give him the words, but I paused shyly thinking that he would not like what I would say next.

"You're a very good friend." I told him, when I thought that he would be angry I brought my arms up to protect me from his trunk of wrath, but when I felt no contact upon my head I relaxed and looked up to him.

"And you're a very good friend too." He told me and he smiled! He actually smiled towards me. If we where all going to die I would die with my friends.

Diego's Pov

I knew they would be coming for Hazel and to kill us, taking her away from me was the worst thing to happen (if it did happen that is). I watched her with adoring eyes as she flexed her muscles for the on coming fight. I should just tell her the truth, that I loved her. But what would she do? How would she react? I padded slowly towards her. She looked up and smiled at me.

Gathering my courage I began to talk to her, "well, this is probably the end."

"Don't say that Diego! We might actually win against them!" But she didn't sound so certain at the prospect of us winning.

"Well, at least if we do die I'm going to die very happy." I told her.

Her curiosity was piqued, "oh and why is that?"

"Because I've got good friends, Manny and Sid." Nodding towards the two, "and I've met you!"

She laughed sweetly, "yeah, that's the same for me too."

I smiled this was it! It was now or never. "Before we do die, I have something to tell you, and I hope that you won't be either offended or shocked."

"Go on, but after you tell me I have something to tell you too!"

Here it goes, "I love you!" I cringed to hear the negative reply that I thought would come but it did not. Opening my eyes I glanced towards her, she was shocked but wasn't the shock that I thought I would see on her face.

"I love you too, Diego. And I'm glad that we told one another before we met our end." She said.

I moved towards her face and nuzzled her, "be a bit more optimistic of our fate."

Manny's Pov

Here they came towards us, no doubt showing off. I glanced at Sid.

"Well at least were going to meet our ends happy and with friends." He told me. I smiled.

I felt Diego's presence next to me, turning my gaze towards him I noticed Hazel nuzzling him affectionately. He had finally told her!

"Well this is our end." I told him quietly as not to worry Sid.

He smiled, "maybe not, you might never know."

I smiled back.

When they were in range I gave the command for Scrat to start pummelling them with acorns. Ten seconds after my command and the folly of acorns, snowballs joined the fray. I glanced towards Sid who was standing next to Scrat and together they were firing their missiles towards the brothers. This slowed their pace for a short time but the acorns seized to exist. The brothers re-doubled their strides and charged towards us. I yelled and we all charged towards them.

Sid's Pov

As we charged, I threw the last remaining snowballs towards the brothers. I watched as Manny made contact with one of the brothers and began to fight, wow, could that mammoth fight! I glanced to my left and watched as Diego pounced on one of the brothers. Suddenly I felt another presence near me, I turned abruptly but relaxed when I saw Hazel.

"Why aren't you fighting?" I asked her.

"I'm here to make sure that they don't attack you or Scrat if Manny or Diego can't hold them." It made sense.

"Speaking of Scrat where is he?" I asked glancing round for any sign of the squirrel.

She pointed towards a tree, "he climbed up there."

Figures.

Diego's Pov

After I had pounced on him I swiped at his face, but he blocked me.

Swipe, block, swipe, block, until swipe he failed to block and a nasty gash was on his left cheek. Smiling in satisfaction I continued my actions until he dislodged me and pushed me backwards. I growled low, and pounced towards him as he pounced towards me. There we took swipes at each other before I flipped him to the ground. Now, I must mention that I'm not that big of fan of killing but I would do it if I had too. As I went in for the kill I saw the look of fear in his eyes.

"If I let you live, will you promise to leave me and my friends alone?" I growled.

He nodded, "please, it was my brother's idea I was willing enough to let Hazel be." He told me truthfully.

I smiled and got off of him, "good now go!"

I watched as the brother made a hasty escape.

Manny's Pov

The brother kept trying to swipe me over and over again but kept missing, he made me retreat when gave me a hard swipe on my forearm. Wincing in pain I retreated to recover. Hoping that the brother wouldn't take the opportunity to attack me on my back. But he didn't instead he stalked towards Hazel and Sid. I glanced over to were Diego was fighting the other brother, realising that he couldn't do anything to stop the brother's actions (whatever they where) I charged towards him, ignoring the burning pain in my forearm. As I charged I watched as Hazel protected Sid from the brother's wrath and he struck her. Not hard but enough so she retreated out of the way. He turned to Sid and smiled evilly, said something to him and then raised his paw high into the air to deliver the strike that would cause the sloth's death. That made me see red, I charged, lifted him up in my tusks and threw him into a neighbouring stone side. I heard a sickening crunch and he was dead.

Sid's Pov

As the tiger came towards Hazel I was so scared, I started shaking. We where going to die. He said something to Hazel but I didn't hear him, I was too scared. And then he struck her so she was caused to retreat backwards. He then turned to me, an evil grin appeared on his face.

"Looks as though you will be the first to die!" I whimpered, and squeezed my eyes shut waiting for the deathblow that would come but it never did, instead I heard a sickening crunch. Opening one of my eyes I saw Manny.

"Are you two alright?"

Hazel nodded whilst I was dumbstruck.

"Sid?"

I nodded my head slowly. As the realization came to my mind;

Manny had saved me!

"So I suggest we all head to that place where Sid keeps mentioning." A voice suggested.

Turning around I saw Diego grinning, Hazel sighed and nuzzled him lovingly. Ewww!

"Well it looks as though we should head to the place, Sid keeps mentioning all the time." I heard Manny say.

We all nodded and began our trek to the south.

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