EVERYONE GETS A SECOND CHANCE!
A/N: 'Could this 'She-moth's' loss be Manny's gain?' Hey, you should know what I'm gonna say and what not, so lets just skip it and you get to read huh?
Chapter 4- you should have seen it coming (Ok, I know this title sucks but I couldn't think of anything!)
Well, now that she knew it was bugging him to the point of anger, Sheba tried not to be as sad around Manny and now that Manny wasn't yelling at her half the time she found it easier to eat and soon went to her original weight.
They got closer to south with each day.
And then tension was down so Sheba was back to her old self, example-
Manny frowned "Come on, the lake's almost melt lets walk around it."
Sheba smiled "Aw, come on Manny! Traveling across it and trying to bet it before it melts is half the fun!"
He nodded "Ah-ha, yeah…well you just go and get yourself drowned."
She shrugged "Fine, you're loss. Here Sid, get on my back."
He stepped back "Um, I don't know if- WHOA!"
She grabbed him around the waist with her trunk and threw him on her back.
"Ok, first, we gotta get a running start…" she said, running back.
Sid looked at the ground "Uh, Sheba? A-are you sure this is safe?"
She had a wide grin "And…GO!"
Sid screamed as she ran at full speed and once she was there she slid across the lake.
"WHOOOO!"
And, shockingly, it didn't brake.
Sid laughed "WHOO! That-was-cool!"
"Ha, ha! See! Isn't it? Hey Manny, come on you and Diego try!" she yelled.
He scoffed "No! I'm surprised it was able to hold ONE mammoth."
She smirked "Are you saying I'M fat or that YOU'RE fat?"
Sid smiled "Come on guys! That was actually fun!"
Diego sighed "Ok…but, I'm going alone."
Sheba rolled her eyes "Males…well come on then!"
He sort of reluctantly ran back and skidded across on his claws, causing powered snow on Sid and Sheba.
Sheba laughed "NICE! Ok Manny, come on!"
He looked at the lake "Guys I really don't think-"
"Come on!" they all said.
He groaned "Ok…here I come!"
Like them, he took a running start and slid across.
And just as he got to the end…the ice broke!
Sheba help Manny out of the cold water laughing "Well, at least you were close to the shore when it broke."
Once he was up, he sprayed them all with ice cold water.
-End of example…yeah, little detours of fun like that.
Weather also got worse, it being the middle of winter, so they had to rest a lot also.
Despite all that, they were still able to catch up with some of the other animals that weren't exactly late, but were the last to leave.
Sheba sighed "Well, at least we're making progress."
For some reason the rest of the trip had been somewhat quiet.
Thankfully, they had Sid!
Sheba hated the awkward silence that came so often, so she'd get Sid to start talking about…well, anything!
The point was it drove the silence away.
But one day he said something that…well, just read and find out!
"-So then I said, 'If you're looking for a mate for life, go find another sloth'."
Sheba made a noise in disgust "Is that what all males think?"
"No, just weird ones." Diego said.
Sid frowned "Hey! Ok then, do you ever plan to have a mate for life?"
Diego hesitated "…I chose not to answer that."
"Right!" Sid laughed.
Diego frowned "I could've easily said 'Shut up' and ripped your neck off, so take my answer or leave it!"
Sheba sighed, she'd gotten use to these 'I'm gonna kill you' answers from Diego, she knew he didn't mean it.
"Ok, ok!…Well, what about you Manny?" he asked.
He scoffed "Don't go there."
"You know, you and Sheba would make a pretty good pair." Sid said slowly.
Suddenly, Sheba kicked him.
"SID!" she yelled, the very little skin that was visible on her face was very pink.
Then got hit in the head by Manny.
"S'matter with you!" he said.
"I'm going to go get some water." Sheba said, still pink, and almost ran away.
Sid frowned "What! All I said was you'd make a cute couple!"
Manny got in his face "Lets get one thing straight, ok, I don't do the huggy-kissy, mushy-lovey thing! Not since…"
He didn't need to finish and couldn't find it in himself to.
"Sorry?" Sid said.
Manny shook his head and continued walking "Whatever."
Sid rubbed his head and backside "Ow…Sheba never hurt me before…wonder what's with them…"
Diego shrugged "Maybe it's just a mammoth thing…"
Sid nodded.
Else where…
Sheba splashed her reflection "Stupid Sid! Why did he have to say? Everything was going fine! I was finally getting along with that over-sized jerk almost like a friend and then Sid had to go and ruin it! I bet he'll hate me again now!"
"…But why do you care?" a mischievous little voice in the back over her head spoke up.
She frowned "Because, it takes a while to gain his trust and he's my friend…nothing more!"
"…You sure about that?" it challenged.
Sheba scoffed "Please, I do NOT love Manny! I don't!"
"Are you telling me…or yourself?" it asked.
Sheba growled in frustration "Forget you!"
And she marched back to join her friends.
She had hoped that this stupid thing would pass, but later that night.
As much as she wanted to, Sheba couldn't get to sleep.
Finally, she gave up and went to get more wood for the almost dead fire.
When she came back she sighed "Ok, now lets build up this fire."
As she did, she looked over slightly.
Sid's legs twitched as he slept, causing Sheba to giggle lightly.
"Sid…he's so funny!" she thought.
Then she looked over at Diego, he looked like an over grown kitty which gave Sheba a silent giggle fit.
"He thinks he's so tough, if only he could see himself sleep!" she thought.
Sheba shook her head and sighed.
And she laid in her spot and stared at the flames dance, but her eyes drifted to the left where Manny slept.
"…Gosh…I never noticed how light his fur was…his fur's funny…and the way the light shines on only the left side of his face when he's head is tilted-AH! STOP IT! STOP…THINKING THOSE THINGS!" she yelled mentally to herself.
But the more she resisted, the more the thoughts came.
"GRR! WHAT'S WITH ME! STUPID SID, it's all his fault! I haven't had thoughts like this since…" she stopped in mid-thought.
Sheba looked back at him "…Me and Manny?"
The rest of the night was spent arguing with herself, so the next morning she was wiped out.
Sid looked at her curiously "Hey, you ok?"
Sheba had almost fallen, then shook her head "Huh? Oh (YAAAAWN!) I'm fine, tired…"
He nodded slowly "Well…why don't we take a rest stop."
She shook her head "No (yawn!) it's fine…lets just keep going…"
And they did, she didn't complain so no one thought she was almost unconscious.
Sheba was hardly aware of what was going on around her.
So, of course she didn't see she was walking under a cliff that a boulder was at the very top.
Diego frowned "Careful…don't make to much movement…"
Sheba didn't hear him and could hardly see.
"Ugh…guys…I need to stop…to tired…" she mumbled.
Sheba wobbled behind even Sid then swayed into the cliff side.
Needless to say, the rock fell and only hit her, right on the head.
Manny threw the boulder like it was nothing.
"SHEBA! Sheba….quick, get something for the bleeding!" he yelled.
Sheba barely opened her eyes "Ugh…Manny?"
He looked frantic "Sheba, don't worry, you'll be ok, just…hold on!"
'Hold on, hold on, hold on…'
Those two words echoed in her mind as everything went dark.
Sheba slowly opened her eyes.
"Huh?…WHOA! Wha, w-where am I?" she asked.
"Oh, you're in our village." A human male said.
She gasped "AH! HUMAN…and…AND YOU TALKED!"
He laughed "Of course we talk! See, you're just to stupid to understand us!"
Sheba laughed "Rrrriiiigggght! We're to dumb to understand you? HA!"
"No, actually it's true." Sid said.
She looked to her left "SID!"
"Yup, Manny and Diego are here to." He said, jerking his head to the left.
And of course, there they were.
Sheba looked around "Wha…where are we and why are we here?"
"Oh, we're about to get eaten." Diego said like it was no big thing.
Sheba's eyes widened "WHAT?"
Sid nodded "Oh yeah."
"B-but don't we need to be cooked first!" she yelled, almost frantically.
"Well, we kinda are." Manny said.
Sheba looked at them closer and gasped.
Diego's head was on a roasted pig's body, Sid's head was on a roasted duck, Manny's head was just floating in a pot of soup and when she looked down she screamed, for her body was a salad.
"How-HOW ARE WE EVEN TALKING!" she yelled.
Diego shrugged "I don't know, it's your dream!"
"Excuse me, I hate to interrupt, but we're gonna start eating you now so can you please be quiet." the human said.
Sheba closed her eyes "GAH! Oh man, come on me…WAKE UP!"
Suddenly there was a mist that went from white to gray, to dark gray, to black.
And just as suddenly as that happen light came back.
So bright, Sheba winced "Ow, bright light!…(gasp)…Fleix!…Manny?"
Before her now, was a fork in a road.
The left was Manny, behind him, was all things of the earth and life, to the right stood Fleix, behind him everything was bright with white.
She looked at them both "W-…what's going on?"
They both smiled "Sheba, I'll love you no matter who you choose…" their smiles slowly faded "…but you must…who will you go with?" they said in unison.
Sheba looked at them both "What're you talking about? Choose? I can't choose!"
"It is one or the other, who do you choose!" they both said louder.
She backed away "I-I can't…I won't…"
"WHO DO YOU CHOOSE!" they both bellowed.
Sheba looked at them nervously then turned and ran.
Even as they faded their voices were louder then ever.
"DON'T STALL! WHO DO YOU CHOOSE?" they screamed.
She closed her eyes and forced herself to faster.
No matter, they still shouted "CHOOSE, CHOOSE, CHOOSE!"
"No…I CAN'T!" she thought loudly.
"Sheba." A voice said softly, cutting across the loud shouts.
She opened her eyes hastily.
"Huh? Wha…w-who are you?" she asked.
It was another 'She-moth' who looked awfully familiar…
She smirked "Take a guess."
"M-mom…?" she said slowly.
The other smiled "Bingo."
"W-what're you doing here…YOU'RE DEAD!" Sheba yelled.
She nodded "I know, I know…but I've been sent to help you-"
"HELP ME! I was orphaned! Why should I believe anything you say?" Sheba said angrily.
The gentle face went firm "I'M HELPING YOU, SO YOU WATCH YOUR TONE YOUNG LADY!"
Sheba shrank down "Yes mama."
"…Ok, now are you going to listen to what I have to say?" she asked gently.
Sheba nodded.
"Look, not everyone gets this kind of chance. You can't pass it up! You have been given the chance to choose wither you want to live or die. You're father and I didn't have this sort of chance, you must choose!" she said.
"But can't!" Sheba whined "I love them both! How can you ask me to choose?"
Her mother sighed "Well…look at it this way. They'll both love you, no matter what you do or who you choose, but…Fleix has never lost someone, he knows not your pain, only the pain of being forced to watch the one he loves live without him. But this Mannford-"
"Manfred, but call him Manny." Sheba corrected.
She smiled "Manny, he knows your pain and more so! Think if he lost another, he'd lose all hope. Would you be fine with that? They'll both love you, no matter what…but you must choose…life or death, Manny or Fleix. You choose Fleix, you will die…it's up to you…"
Sheba looked down "…Bye mom…I have a chose to make…"
Her mother wrapped her trunk around Sheba as if a hug "I know you'll make the right chose, no matter what it is…choose wisely…"
Sheba smiled "I will."
And she walked slowly back to the fork in the road.
Both males looked up "Have you decided?"
Sheba smiled sadly as a tears willed up in her eyes "Yes…"
Very slowly, she walked closer.
She walked to Fleix.
He smiled and Manny's head hung.
Sheba cupped her trunk around his face "Fleix…I love you so much, you know that…"
Fleix smiled wider "I know, that's why we'll be so happy-"
Sheba's lip trembled as her sad smile turned to an almost frown as she turned away with tears running down her face "But…"
Manny looked up.
Sheba slowly moved back and to the left.
Fleix held out his trunk "Sheba…"
"I'm sorry…but they need me…Manny, needs me…I chose…Manny…" she said, her voice shaking.
Fleix hung his head "I understand…farewell Sheba, I do and shall, love you."
She was crying now "I love you to! Goodbye Fleix, please don't forget me!"
He smiled "You know I won't…and you!"
Manny looked up.
Fleix gentle smile was gone "You watch after my Sheba or I'll make sure when you die the 'big man' gives you a sever punishment."
He nodded "Don't worry, I will…"
Fleix still looked untrusting "Yeah well…I'm keeping an eye on you anyway…Sheba, my love…until we met again…"
And his entire side of the road along with himself, faded.
Manny smiled "Now come…it's time to wake up."
Sheba closed her eyes.
"Wake up…"
Manny held her trunk in his, Sheba still hadn't woken up.
"Please…wake up…" he muttered for what must be the 5th millionth time.
Sid and Diego had gone to sleep by this time, so they didn't see…
Sheba's eyes twitched.
Manny almost stood up when he yelled, "Guys wake up!"
Diego and Sid jumped up "Wha?"
Sheba groaned as her vision slowly came back.
"Ugh…huh?" she said.
Sid gasped "SHEBA! YOU'RE ALIVE!"
Sheba blinked "Huh? Sid…Diego…Manny! I'm…I'm alive!"
Out of excitement, she tried to jump up, but was to weary at the moment.
"OooW! Man…I feel like I got hit by a meter!" she muttered.
Diego chuckled "Boulder, but close enough."
Sheba groaned "Oh man…my head…h-how long was I out?"
Sid was the first to open his mouth "Almost a month! Diego gave up hope but I didn't! Neither did Manny, in fact, he never left your side and-OW!"
Manny hit him over the head "I- (ahem) Sheba's tired, I don't think she wants hear you babble just yet. Let her rest."
Sheba sighed "Wow…I had the weirdest dreams-(gasp)!"
At that moment everything fazed out as she remembered everything that happened in her coma dream.
"-Yeah, so you just try to get your strength back and-" came Manny's voice, though it sounded distant.
"Manny" she interrupted him.
He looked at her "Yeah?"
"I need to know…did I make the right choice?" she said softly.
Manny looked confused "What do you mean?"
Sheba sighed "I need to know, the truth…please…"
He looked at her "What?"
"…Do…do you love me?" she asked.
Manny looked taken back.
"…Well…do you?" she asked again.
He looked down "…This is gonna sound so corny but…I just…I-I promised myself I won't…it feels like I'm betraying her…"
Sid looked confused "Whose her?"
Diego groaned "His first mate stupid!"
He winced "OK! Sorry…geez…"
Sheba smiled "So…is that a yes?"
The little skin you could see on his face was reddening "…yes…"
Sheba squealed "Really?"
He closed his eyes "Yes, yes, YES! YES OK, I LOVE YOU!"
She smiled "Thank you…I love you to."
He sighed and nuzzled her lightly "Now do me a favor and get some rest. You need to get better."
Sheba nodded and yawned "Kay…I just hope we don't get captured this time…"
They all looked a little confused but didn't question it.
Almost a year later…
Weather had returned to normal so they went home.
The three males waited outside a cave.
Sid was feeling weird with the silence, SO…
"…I wonder if she's ok in there…" he said slowly.
Manny groaned "Trust me, she can do it on her own."
Sid sighed "I wonder if it's a boy or girl…"
"Won't find out till it's happened…" Diego said.
Sid looked up at Manny "Aren't you nervous?"
He sighed "Been here before so, not really…"
When in truth, he was a complete reck.
Back to silence.
'What if the baby died at birth, or was sick, or she miscarried?'
Questions like that ran through out his mind.
They sat there for what seemed like hours before…
Sheba's weak voice said "Manny."
They all got up and tried to walk to the cave, but couldn't contain themselves.
Sheba looked up when they were all at the entrance of the cave.
"I think I remembered just calling 'Manny' only…" she said smugly, though clearly exhausted.
Manny walked forward slowly "Is that…"
At her side was what looked like a little furry rock, but it was breathing.
Sheba giggled "This…is your new baby girl…"
Very gently, Manny put his trunk on the sleeping baby's head.
She snuggled closely to her mother's side at the contact.
"Ooh…she's beautiful…" he murmured.
Sheba snickered "Where you like this with your first child?"
He nodded "As a matter of fact, I was!"
Sid walked up "Excuse me, but can we see her now?"
Sheba looked up thoughtfully "Uhh…ah, what the heck, ok."
As Sid and Diego stared at the baby Manny smiled "What's her name?"
Sheba smiled back "Nina…my mother's name…I wouldn't be here with you…without her…"
He smiled "Ok…Nina it is…"
THE END!
OK! I did it! (Star-spangle banner plays in the background) Now what do you think? Ok I know, I kinda copied the end from my friend emmrold-sorrcess, (Sorry, I'm not a good speller and can't remember how to spell it!…At least I hope we're friends!) but I thought it was such a cute ending and I loved it. Now, if you leave long reviews and with a tiny pinch of magic I might just make a sequel…ok that was lame…REVIEW! Oh, and please don't be offended by the 'big man' thing.