EVERYONE GETS A SECOND CHANCE!

A/N: 'Could this 'She-moth's' loss be Manny's gain?' Hi, I'm blah, blah, blah and this is a continuing chapter, blah, blah, blah, I own only ONE character, blah, blah, blah, READ!

Chapter 2- Come with us!

Sunlight shone in the cave and hit her in the eyes.

Though they were still closed, the light forced her up.

Sheba weakly sat up, she shivered.

It had been weeks since she saw…what happened, and she hadn't left the cave once.

She sighed "…3…2…1…"

"She-Sheba?…A-are you awake?" a voice said softly.

She sighed "Yeah Sid."

Hesitantly, Sid walked in with a few leaves.

"And how are you this morning?" Sid asked cheerfully.

Sheba closed her eyes and lowered her head.

"Oh…well, I-I brought you some food…though I did eat most of it, sorry, got kinda hungry." Sid said slowly.

This earned a chuckle from her.

Sheba had really grown fond of the little sloth, always coming every morning, noon and night, trying to help her out…(chuckle) what sweet little guy.

"Have it. I'm not hungry…" she sighed.

Sid shook his head "NO! You need to eat something! I mean, look at you!"

It was true, with the few weeks (almost month) she had been in the cave, she was extremely thin, to thin for a mammoth, her fur looked like a coat!

Sheba sighed "Sid…you don't understand…"

He sat down "Well then explain it to me, 'cuz I don't see how you can turn down such delectable greens!"

"…I…I'm all alone…when I was young, humans killed my parents, (scoff) most likely for their fur and meat!…but I managed to get away…ever since I was alone…I only looked out for number one…Then I met Fleix…he was also alone and he became my only friend…not just my mate…now that he's gone, I'm alone again…I…I just don't see the point…I don't feel like picking myself up…not for the second time…" she finished.

"Oh….so, I'm not your friend?" he asked.

She smiled "You know you are, but…I just…don't feel like going on…"

"You know…Manny, Diego and me…we all had one thing in common." Sid said.

Sheba smirked "Oh really, and what's that? Beside the fact you're all male."

"Well, that to, but also…we were all…kinda alone, before we meet each other and became friends! Don't ya see! You can come with us! You can be part of our herd!"

She gave him a look "…Sid, go back to you 'herd', I'm going back to sleep…"

And she got back in a comfortable sleeping position.

Sid opened his mouth but closed it.

"Night Sid." She yawned.

Sadly, the sloth went back outside with his friends.

Manny sighed "So, are we going south or what?"

"Or what!…Manny, we can't leave her, I mean…she's one of your kind! Don't you care?" Sid said.

Diego cleared his throat "As much as I hate to admit it, Sid's got a point, she is one of your kind…don't you feel bad for her?"

"I wasn't saying I didn't! It just that if she wants to stay here alone, then let her!" he said.

Sid frowned "But what if she dies!"

"She won't if she knows the land. Which I'm pretty sure she does!" Manny said.

"But Manny-"

He stomped "ALRIGHT! You want me to care about my species so much, here I go, about to care!"

And he marched in the cave angrily.

Sid and Diego exchanged looks then looked back at the cave were angry trumpets were coming from.

A few seconds later, Sheba was literally being pushed out of the cave, by Manny's tusks.

"NO! I SAID I DON'T WANT TO COME!" she shouted, rooting her feet to the ground.

"Yeah? Well stupid over there won't leave unless you do to, so your going, wither I have to push you the entire way or not!" he grunted as he pushed her out all the way.

She looked to the ditch were her mate had died "So I guess the saber couldn't help himself, huh!"

Diego frowned "For your information, I buried him over there!"

And on a hill there was a little stone.

Sheba stood up "You…You did?"

"Yes, I did! Now his body won't go to waste! It'll decay and turn into good soil!" he said, still angrily.

Sheba smiled slowly "Wow…I…don't know what to say…thanks…thank you so much!"

And she hugged him with her trunk.

Diego was shocked, he didn't think she'd warm up to him, the carnivore "Uh…your welcome?"

Now he felt slightly guilty 'cuz in truth he couldn't help but eat most of the body, but he did bury the rest!

He smiled and thought "Not to disrespect the dead but, that was a good mammoth! Won't be hungry for a while now…"

Sheba sighed "Ok, so you guys aren't all that bad…but no, I think I'll stay."

Manny got in front of her "Are you hard of hearing, I said you're going."

She hit heads with him "AND WHAT IF I PULL YOUR TUSKS OUT!"

"Oh yeah! You have the strength to do that! You haven't eaten in weeks!" he said.

Sheba snorted "I can make it so you can't push me! What're you gonna do about that!"

He glared at her.

About 20 minutes later

"LET ME GO!" Sheba screamed kicking her legs.

Since she had gotten so light and thin, Manny was able to carry her in his tusks as if she was one of the rhinos. (The movie, Frank and Carl)

"Hey, it's your fault. If you'd eaten I couldn't be doing this right now! You are way to thin…for a mammoth anyway…" he commented.

"Ugh! Fine! I'll come with you! Now put me down!" she yelled.

Manny shook his head "Ah, no. What, you think I'm stupid? I'm not putting you down until we get to far south, then you can be trusted."

She sighed "Well, there goes that plan."

Sid eyed her "Uh, are you hungry?"

"NO!" she yelled, making him jump.

Manny frowned "You know, the only reason we're helping you is 'cuz him, you could try to sound more grateful."

Sheba frowned "DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! YOU UGLY, LAME EXCUSE FOR A MAMMOTH!"

Diego chuckled "Wow, quiet the lady's man Manny."

Manny scoffed "Oh, you mean I'm holding a lady?"

Sheba growled and said through her teeth "You're gonna pay for that comment…"

After about another 20 minutes she gave up her struggle to get free.

Sid looked up at her and asked slowly "A-are you ok? You haven't said anything in a while."

"And that, we should be thankful for." Manny said.

Sheba snorted "I'm fine. I just realized there's no point in trying to get away."

Manny smirked "Finally, she gets common sense."

Diego sniffed "Hm…I feel a storm, lets go find us a shelter for the night."

And sure enough…Diego was right.

"There, so if you leave now, you'll die." Manny said when he put her down.

Sheba scoffed "And that's bad?"

Sid sighed "Not worry, things'll look better in the morning, just wait."

Sheba lay down close to the fire and watched the flames dance.

Each one reminding her of the one she lost.

THE END…for now!

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