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A/N: Howday ya'll! Ok I'll stop. AWW! Thanks you guys! You're great!Here's the next chapter, I don't own characters from Ice Age. No flamers will be tolarated! Ok. Now read.

Chapter 2- Uh-oh...trouble...

Nuto smiled as ran left.

"Finally! I can see what's beyond the berriers of my parents! Safe...pffft! Yeah right. Safe from what? I haven't seen anything and I've been running for miles!" he thought.

But at that thought his stomach roared. He shuddered "Ooooh. Oh man, I haven't eaten in hours...ugh..." Suddenly his nose pirked up. He smelt food...it smelt so strong.

"...I'm sure who's ever it is won't mind sharing..." he said to himself. The smell was so good, he closed his eyes and his feet just seemed to move on their own.

But a sound broke him out of his daze...a bark.

He opened his eyes and saw wolves...but not just wolves, there were...creatures...strange creatures with them. They stood on two legs and started yelling. He had never seen creatures like this before...

Before Nuto could even understand what was going on the wolves were released and attacked him.

He saw them coming and ran, he didn't know where he was going, he just ran.

As he looked back he wasn't looking ahead, and smashed into the side of a mountain...he was trapped, and the wolves began closing in on him!

"AH! Wha-what're you doing?" he almost snarled, as they began to bite and scratch him.

A wolf growled "Back off saber! One of you guys almost killed my brother...you monster!" And with that said he jumped on Nuto's back and bit down on his neck.

The others backed off and watched as that one brought him down to the ground. Nuto just barely stood up, panting "...So...I am to pay for a crime I didn't commit?"

Another one ramed him on the side and he fell once more. "We should kill you now! But, I guess we could let the humans do it." he snarled.

Nuto coughed "Humans?"

Just then, one of those creatures came at him with a sharp stick. He glanced around, begging for help, then suddenly remembered "OUJI! Ouji, can you hear me! OUJI!"

For a while, nothing, then a whistle made him look up.

He smiled "Ouji!"

The wolves growled and barked at the poor frightened bird.

"If you think I'm comin' down there-" he started.

Nuto shook his head "No, no! Ouji, go to my home and tell my dad, I need help! They're gonna kill me!"

Ouji puffed up his chest proudly "I fly as fast as I can! Just hang on!"

"HURRY!" Nuto shouted after him as he flew off.

A wolf rammed him on his back.

He let out a roar of pain, but the creature still came...

He closed his eyes, desperetly hoping this was a dream.

"No...NO! It wasn't supose to happen like this! Oh please! I just wanna go home! I'm sorry dad, I should've listened! Wake up, wake up! I just wanna wake up and have Zina laugh 'cuz I screamed in my sleep! I want mom to lick me on the cheek to help me sleep! I want Kiya to help me with every little thing! I even want my life to be dull and boring!" he thought.

Before he could stop himself, tears ran down his face as he yelled "I WANNA GO HOME!"

Everything happened so suddenly.

One moment the creature ran toward him then the next it stopped.

A smaller, female, thing had gotten in front of it.

They both made a bunch of weird grunting sounds Nuto didn't understand.

They did this for a long time, then the bigger one made a loud noise and pushed past.

But then smaller one suddenly said something that made the male stop.

He hesitated for a moment then walked back at her and grabbed her by her fur and forced her to look at him.

He muttered something then slapped her across the face and walked away.

The others followed him.

She rubbed her cheek and looked over at the oldest wolf who came to her.

It seemed like they were talking, then she looked over at him.

Nuto stared at her with wide, pleading eyes.

Still rubbing her cheek she nodded and the wolf ran back at him.

Nuto gasped as it stepped hard on his neck.

Everything went dark and he gladly welcomed the bliss of unconciousness.

Diego paced around angrily "Where is he? He's never away this long!"

Kim sighed "Diego, I think you're over reacting. He's not a cub anymore, I'm sure he's fine."

He shook his head "NO! This doesn't feel right...not at all."

Zina scoffed "Dad, the more you baby him the more spoiled he'll get."

"That's enough Zina." he said sternly.

Kiya nodded "Yeah, I bet it's your fault he left, you just had to keep winding him up!"

"Oh and your whole yelling thing didn't have anything to with it!" she snapped back.

Kiya growled "At least I was just trying to help! You're the one who's always-"

"I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH!" Diego yelled suddenly.

The 5 herbiovores said nothing seeing as this was a family crises and should be dealt with the family.

Sheba hesitently spoke "...Diego...Um, Kim's probably right...I'm sure he's ok, he just...went to blow some steam...maybe..."

Diego again shook his head "No...I don't think so..."

Before anything else could be said they heard wind...wings, more exact, and heavy panting.

They looked up and a bird, with all his strength was trying not to fall.

He looked down and almost dove down.

When he landed it was more like he fell.

Sid picked him up "Hey, you ok?"

The bird panted heavily "Nu...humans...help...you..."

Nina looked at the bird closer "Um...what?"

The bird flew out of Sid's hands and landed on Kurt's head.

"Hey!"

He cleared his throat and took a deep breath.

"Ok...you all don't know me, but I'm Ouji. I hope I'm right...are you the family of Nuto?" he asked.

This got everyone's attention.

"What? What happened to my son!" Kim said anxiously.

Ouji sighed sadly "You must come, now! He's in grave danger! He accidenly stumbled into human territory! They've got him counered! We must go right now! Uh!"

Kurt had suddenly wrapped his trunk around Ouji "How do we know if your tellin' the truth?"

Ouji struggled in his grip "Please...gah...believe me! I swear I don't lie! He's in trouble! He could die!"

Kurt looked at everyone else "...Well?"

Manny shrugged "Diego, it's your call."

For a long time it was silent.

Finally, Diego nodded "Let him go."

Kurt released Ouji who smiled "Thank you sir. Now, follow me!"

They all ran after the bird.

Soon the land became unfamiliar to them.

"He traveled this far?" Kiya muttered to no one in particular.

The only answer she got was them speeding up.

For miles they ran, soon the sun had risen and yet they still weren't there.

As fast as they ran, Ouji was still ahead, so he was the first to see the campsite, by then the sun had fully risen.

He gasped.

Everyone ran to him...they to gasped.

Not one human tent was there.

A resent fire looked like it had been put out, and all the humans...were gone.

Ouji suddenly gagged.

Kurt grabbed him roughly "YOU LIAR!"

"N-no! I swear! They were here, they had him!" Ouji try to say.

Manny sighed "Kurt let him go."

Kurt almost threw him, rather then just letting him go.

Ouji landed on a tree and hung his head sadly "...We were...to late..."

Kim bit back tears "...But...how do we know?"

"Look over here..." Diego said suddenly.

While Kurt had been accusing Ouji, he had walked into the camp and was looking around.

They all went to the side of the mountain, where there were blood stains...it smelt of Nuto.

Kim got down to the ground where she saw golden fur in the blood "No...oh Nuto..."

Diego walked away.

Everyone looked at him questioningly.

"Diego?" Kim asked.

But then he started to run, getting away from everyone.

They were going to follow but Manny stopped them. "No, just let him go, trust me, he needs sometime alone..."
Reluctently, everyone dragged their feet back, Ouji followed, having nowhere else to go in this time of grief.

Diego ran, as if he ran fast enough he'd forget what he'd just seen, forget seeing his son's blood.

"...My only son...he...he can't be dead...he can't be!" he thought as he ran.

Soon he made it to his destination.

He stood in front of the waterhole, where just this morning, he and Nuto had been.

For a while, he just stared into the water.

Remembering everything about Nuto, since the day of his birth.

-Flashback-

The two little fluff balls that were Zina and Kiya cuddeled to there mother, while she licked Nuto.

When she finished, she scooted him to his sisters.

Diego lay down and watched them eat.

But soon, Nuto walked away from his mother, not even walked, he was hardly moving, but was nontheless got away.

He had gotten to past Kim's tail when Diego pulled him back by the scruf of the neck.

Diego chuckled "Hey ya little brat, you're gonna get hurt if you wonder to far."

The little cub meowed which caused both his parents to smile.

Kim sighed "Well, since you've taken a liking to that one, you name him."

Diego looked shocked "Who me?"

She nodded "Come on, I can't name ALL of them!"

He stared at the little cub, still trying to wonder off.

Diego smiled "...Nuto..."

Kim tilted her head "Nuto? Any reason why?"

"No...it just seems to fit him..." he said as he licked the fuzzy cub.

Then gently placed him with his sisters.

Kim smiled "Alright. Nuto it is."

-Flashback ends-

Diego stared and abstentmindedly repeated "Nuto it is..."

Suddenly his legs gave out and he could hold back tears any longer.

He openedly sobbed then let out a pained cry "No...please...NUTO!"

THE END...for now...

Sniffle...wow, I'm the author and even I'm crying...no seriously, I'm not mocking you guys who are...what will happen next? Review and I'll think about it!