A/N: YAY! Thanks forthe reviews! I know, I usually wait until I get 3 reviews butI need to finish my story before thesecond movie comes out, sooooo...here's the chapter!
Chapter 7- I…I remember!
Back at camp, Tamie stayed distant from everyone. No one dared try to comfort her, not after she almost stomped Kat out. That night they all slept somewhat peacefully that night, but not to far away, the plan was about to take place…
Kim smiled "Ok, so we keep them distracted and you guys get her."
"Uh, but don't you think she'll be mad at us for abducting her?" a nameless saber asked meekly. Kim glared at him "You're here to distract not think!"
Diego for some reason, looked concerned "Kim, are you sure you should be doing this? I mean-" Kim frowned "Hey, I'm up for this! This little weakness isn't going to keep me down! I'm fine."
She didn't help him with her words for he still looked uneasy "I don't know…"
"Shut up, ok? Now, on my signal…" she said. They waited until the sun had come up half way, still dark, yet the sun was up…Kim nodded and the sabers ran in.
Orion's ears pricked up immediately "Guys, wake up!" he growled. Takara slowly opened his eyes "Huh? (gasp) Sabers! Grrrr!" Soon, all the wolves were growling and barking.
All the men came out of their tents to realize the wolves, while the women and children stayed in theirs. But Kat had ran out of her tent, Anai tried to stop her but she wouldn't listen. "NO! Tamie's out there!" she shouted.
That said mammoth hid, but there was no need, all the sabers didn't give her a second glance. She looked up from her boulder "What the-"
"NOW!" a voice suddenly yelled. Tamie turned but only to get mud in her face "AH! My eyes!"
"Hurry, while she can't see!" another voice said. Tamie didn't get the chance to wipe her eyes, for she was suddenly pushed "H-hey! Wh-where are we goin'?"
But her question went unanswered as the continued, she couldn't even wipe her eyes because someone had her trunk. It was a while before suddenly they stopped.
The first voice sighed, "Ok, I think we're far enough, give the signal!" She still couldn't see but heard a loud trumpet.
Back at the camp, Kim looked up. "That's the signal! They got the kid, fall back!" she yelled. They all nodded and abandoned their present fights, all but one.
Matt refused to let him go "Oh no you don't! Give back Tamie!" he growled as he dug his teeth in the saber'shid. The saber snarled, "Kim said not to hurt anyone but since you insist on it-"
He turned and scratched Matt in the side of the neck. Matt let out a howl of pain and released the saber, which ran before anyone could do anything to him.
Greg gasped "Matt…Orion, Takara! Someone! Please help!" Kat stopped running and turned "Greg? What's-(gasp) Oh Matt!" His neck was bleeding badly, this made Kat momentarily forget Tamie.
The other two soon joined them.
"Big brother, please don't die…" Greg said softly. Matt groaned but chuckled softly "S-sure…I'll try not to…" Kat stood up "Hang on, I'll be right back!"
She quickly ran back to her tent and came back with a bowl, a grinding stick, leaves and water. Just as fast, she threw the leaves and water in the bowl and ground it down.
"Don't worry Matt, I'll fix you in a jiff!" she said as she did. He coughed "N-no worries…take your time…" Takara growled "Would you be serious for a second you idiot! You're about to die!"
"Well who wants to leave this world in serious mood?" he growled back.
Greg whimpered"Brother you can't die!"
"NO ONE IS GOING TO LEAVE THIS WORLD SO STOP SAYING IT!" Kat yelled over them. They let her work in silence and she sighed, "There, now, this'll sting a little…"
She put the crushed leaves on a bigger leaf, which she put on his neck. Matt almost sat up as he howled in agony. "Matt sit! You can't be moving so much!" she said pushing him down.
"Grrr! I thought you said it'd sting a little!" he said through his teeth. Kat sighed "There, the bleeding should stop and there shouldn't be an infection." Matt groaned "Thanks kid but…ugh, you got go…they took her…"
Takara looked down at him "Who?" He grimaced "Who d'ya think? Tamie!" Kat gasped, "Oh no…come on, one of you guys gotta help me find her!"
Greg laid downnext toMatt"Not me, I'm not leaving my brother, he could die without me!" Matt chuckled weakly "D-don't be stupid... they need your help...m-more then I do..." Greg almost sounded firce when he barked "I'M NOT LEAVING YOU!"
Kat smiled "It's ok Matt, let him stay." Orion sighed "I'm sorry child, but I am merely an old wolf, I cannot help you." Everyone looked at Takara with either hopeful, pleading, angry, or asking looks.
He groaned "Alright, ALRIGHT! I'll go with ya..." Kat practically chocked him with her hug "OH THANK YOU TAKARA! Come on, LETS GO!" And if that hug didn't kill him, her dragging him by a rope around his neck may have.
Once they were gone, Greg looked at Orion "But sir, you were the one who got the most meat on yesterdays hunt!" He smiled "I know, but I'd rather take a beating to my pride then be in his place..."
Matt laughed weakly "Ha, ha, ha, nice one old man…(cough, cough!)...ugh..." Greg frowned "Stop laughing! Rest now." Matt rolled his eyes "Shut up, I'm older…(sigh) well,I hope they find the kid…"
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Tamie clenched her teeth "Ok, whoever has my trunk let it go so I can WIPE MY EYES!" There was a pause before a voice said "...Go ahead Sid."
She felt her trunk beingletgoand she wiped the mud off her face "Thank you! Alright, now-" Tamie didn't get to finish her sentence for she was suddenly pulled into a hug.
"OOOOH IT'S YOU! IT'S REALLY YOU! OH, I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH! (GASP!) W-WHAT IS THIS ON YOUR FACE! AND YOUR FUR! No, this has to go!" the female who hugged her said, completely overjoyed.
Manny sighed "Sheba, SHEBA! That doesn't matter at the moment-" Tamie gasped "YOU! WHAT IS GOING ON? YOU LET ME GO RIGHT NOW!"
"NO! YOU HAVE BEEN GONE FOR TWO YEARS AND I WILL NOT LOSE YOU AGAIN, YOU UNDERSTAND YOUNG LADY?" The one called Sheba practically bellowed.
For some reason, Tamie was intimated, along with 'Manny' and (she just noticed for the first time) a sloth. She shrank down for a brief second but shook it off "Wait, why am I scared? WHO ARE YOU TO TALK TO ME THAT WAY!"
Manny found his nerve "Um, Sheba, maybe we should-"
"DON'T YOU USE THAT TONE WITH ME!" Sheba shouted back. 'Sid' began to sneak away "Uh…I'm gonna go…not good in family situations…"
Manny's eyes widened "SID!" Tamie frowned "What'd he just say?" With a small 'Eep!' Sid was gone. Manny answered before Sheba could "Nothing. Nothing! He said nothing, you know…stupid sloths…they don't know anything!"
Tamie frowned "I can talk to you people anyway I want! Now I want to know, what he said!" Sheba stepped up "You wanna know what he said!"
"Hey! Come, lets…just settle down…" Manny said.
Tamie frowned "YES!"
"HE SAID FAMILY SITUATIONS!" Sheba yelled.
Manny shook his head "No, no he didn't!"
But Sheba kept on "And wanna know why you can't talk to me like that?"
Manny tried to stop her "No, Sheba wait-"
"I AM YOUR MOTHER, THAT'S WHY!" Sheba yelled.
"NOOOO!"
Tamielet out an angry groan"AGAIN WITH THIS!"
Sheba looked taken aback "Again?" Manny nodded "Uh…you know when I met her before?" Tamie huffed angrily and marched away. "…Y-eah, that's basically what happened…" he said as Tamie went.
But Sheba wasn't going to give up as easily as him. "NINA YOU STOP RIGHT THERE!" she shouted. Tamie stopped dead in her tracks that shout sent shivers all down her spin.
"Now you march back here RIGHT NOW!" she continued. Tamie didn't even know why she was going back…maybe it was the glare that could've frozen hell over. Even Manny didn't dare speak as she went on.
Sheba's look soften slightly…slightly "Now, tell me…WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM!"
Tamie felt the heat of anger return "What's my problem? WHAT'S MY PROBLEM? YOU PEOPLE ABANDONED ME! I BET YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO LOOK FOR ME!"
It was painfully silent after that.
Finally Manny sighed "Nina-"
"I SAID DON'T CALL ME THAT! I TOLD YOU MY NAME IS TAMIE!" she shouted. Sheba scoffed "NO, WE WILL NOT CALL YOU THAT HUMAN NAME, WILL WE MANNY?"
He stammered "Uh, um, y-yeah…" Tamie frowned "OH REALLY!WHY NOT, MOM?" She blinked…that actually sound…right…
But Sheba took no notice to her sudden shock when she shouted "BECAUSE WHEN YOU WHERE BORN, I NAMED YOU AFTER MY MOTHER AND THAT'S-YOUR-NAME! NINA!"
Tamie was silent.
Manny sighed "Look, you don't remember us, or what happened…but why?" She looked up...no one was yelling,and no one was mad, he just asked a question. She slowly said"Maybe 'cuz I hit my head." This confused both her parents "What?"
"I…when Kat found me…my head was bleeding…really bad and when I woke up, I didn't know anything. Who I was, where I was, why I was there, or anything…I was lost…but Kat found and took care of me and even took beatings just to keep me…" suddenly she frowned "She obviously loves me more then you two did! I'm going home!"
Sheba opened her mouth but Manny stopped her "No." She glared at him "What?" Even Tamie looked back at this sudden change of authority.
He shook his head "No…maybe it's better this way…she has what she wants, and she'll be happy…and that's all that matters to me…let her go…"
Sheba looked at Tamie, then back at him "B-but…" Again, he shook his head. Sheba's eyes watered and she sniffled "O…Ok…you're right...as long...(her voice cracked) as long as Nina's happy...(sniffle)..."
Tamie began to leave but Manny called out "Bye Nina, we love you, even you hate us. Bye…be safe!"
'Be safe, be safe…be safe…' those two words echoed in her mind.
Suddenly, everything rushed back like a tidal wave had hit her. For a while she stood there, frozen. Manny led Sheba back to theothers and had just started to walk away whenTamie sniffled.
"Mom…Dad…it's me, Nina...I'm…I'm back…" she said softly.
THE END…for now!
Yes, I'm being nice! I gave Nina back her memory…but what about her life with the humans! GASP! You must read and review to find out!