When it was morning Diego put the still unconscious cub on her back. He started walking. By the time Diego got out of the forest the cub was starting to stir.

"Diego! There you are. I was starting to get worried," Shira said as she and Hunter walked up to him. Ellie noticed the spotted, breathing cub on his back.

"Who's that cub with you. He seems really cute," Ellie said.

"I found and saved him in the forest. I didn't catch his name,"

He moaned and stirred again on Diego's back, lying down on his stomach, rather fitfully.

"I think he's waking up," Diego said.

He slowly lowered himself and gently let the cub slide of his back onto the ground near him. He then told the story of what happened. The cub woke up, he seemed sleepy at first but soon became alert and looked very uncomfortable.

"What? What happened? Where am I?," he said.

"I brought you here. You passed out last night," Diego said.

The cub slowly rose to his paws.

"Oh. Well thank you," he said.

"What's your name sweety?," Ellie said.

The cub looked even more nervous, his ears even went back and he took a few anxious steps away from the mammoths. Diego was the first to notice but didn't say anything. It wasn't that unusual. The cub seemed pretty young at mammoths were known to be able to kill sabers. It made sense for a cub for small and easy to be squashed to be a little on edge. Yet the cub still kept eye contact.

"My name? My name is Dakota," he said.

Hunter pounced on him, making him grunt and pinned him to the ground. He seemed shocked at first but quickly recovered.

"Come on! Let's play play play play play!," she said getting off him and running off.

The other cub got up, he seemed to want to play with her but then looked at Diego and Shira.

"Um... Can I?," he said nervously.

Shira smiled.

"Sure. Go on. We were looking for a playmate around her age anyway," Shira said.

The cub walked away calmly, keeping his eyes still looking as close to behind them as they would go without moving his head and then ran after Hunter.

"He seems sweet," Shira said.

"I don't trust him," Manny said.

"My neither," Did agreed.

"Manny!," Ellie snapped.

"Uncle Sid!," Peaches also snapped.

"I'm sorry Ellie. But how can we trust him. For all we know he could just be here looking for a trusting meal for his pack," Manny said.

"Ya. He is a saber after all," Sid said.

Diego glared at him, he got in his face.

So is Shira, and Hunter, and I," he said darkly.

"Okay, no need to eat me. You guys are different," Sid said.

"Be has a point. Shira and Diego were saved and changed by us and Hunter was born into our herd and raised to know not to hurt us. But Dakota has no such excuse. He was most likely born and raised in a pack," Manny explained.

Diego sighed.

"Okay guys look. I don't trust or like him any more than you do, but I'm not going to say that now I mean he's right over there," Diego said, pointing to where the two were playing.

"BUT HE'S A MEAT EATING, EVIL SABER," Sid screamed at the tip of his lungs.

The two cubs looked up confused, Diego froze as he looked at them. The two looked at each other. Dakota shrugged and the two kept playing.

"Say that a little louder Sid. I don't think the entire island heard you," Diego said angrily.

Sid went quiet.

"Look guys at least try to tolerate him until we can find out where he lives and get him back home safely," Diego pleaded.

The two boys looked at each other and then nodded. Ellie and Peaches ended up storming off in disgust of the boys' behavior.

"Ellie! Peaches!," Manny called out before sighing.

"Don't worry Manny. We're right to be worried," Sid comforted.

"I know Sid, I know," Manny said sadly.