Well, I think the title says it all really. Hope you all had a good Christmas or which ever holiday you celebrate and have a great new year. Enjoy the last chapter.

Scene 7- Ending

Diego was in awe, the white saberess had burst through the forest just as quickly as she had vanished and before he could piece together what had just happened she was barreling towards him at top speed without showing any signs of slowing down. Whilst he struggled to stop himself from running into her she took advantage of the situation and pounced, planting Diego on his back with his head being held down in the dirt by the irritably smug saberess.

Shira (Confident): "I win tough guy."

At this point Diego had no other choice but to acknowledge defeat, struggling only resulted in more pressure being applied to his shoulder and skull in order to keep him down. He could have sworn that she had deliberately waited until they were in front of the herd to catch him like this; if this was the case she really was a cunning female, not only would she be rubbing his nose in this victory later but the other childish members of the herd (mainly Sid) got a kick out of the scene as well at Diego's expense.

Diego (Annoyed): "Fine, I give, you win… Now let me up."

Satisfied with Diego's answer, although it was through gritted teeth, Shira climbed off of him and allowed him to stand up; once he was up he saw Sid hastily walking towards them with a look that unnerved Diego, the green sloths eyes had curiosity in them but also glinted with mischief and a smirk that said he knew something was going on.

Sid (Happy/Taunting): "Hey Diego, Shira, where have you two been all day hmm?"

Before Sid could lean up against Diego he punted him away with his paw, also giving him a look that said 'Touch me again and I'll kill you', the message was clearly read by Sid and he backed up a bit from the male saber but remained close. Shira just sat and watched letting Diego deal with the annoying sloth, was it possible that Sid could prove to be more annoying than Squint? Not likely, there was no way that anyone could be as infuriating then that twitchy overly confident rabbit in her mind.

Diego (Annoyed): "We were just getting familiar with the island and getting something to eat, some of us need to hunt for our food ya know sloth and establishing a new feeding grounds isn't as easy as it sounds."

Sid: "Is that all? Or are you hiding something from your old pal Sid?" *Rubs paws and wiggles his eye brows suggestively*

Diego (Flat tone): "What are you trying to get at Sid?"

Although it was obvious to Diego what Sid was trying to suggest he'd rather avoid the subject, especially with Shira present, Diego already admitted to himself that he had feelings for her but he had no idea how she felt about him; plus his saber sense of dignity and pride meant that he kept most of his feelings buried under a stubborn, sarcastic and macho attitude. When Sid was about to open his mouth to question the sabers further they heard a ground shaking shout coming from right behind them, turning to see what kind of animal could create such a noise they saw the giant ground sloth charging towards them and it looked like his rear end has on fire. It was clear that the giant ground sloth wasn't paying attention to what was in front of it as it continued to run towards the Sid, Diego and Shira whilst it flailed around in a panicked attempt to put out its ablaze rear; jumping out of the destructive path all three of them managed to avoid being trampled by the giant, on fire, ground sloth.

Everyone in the herd looked in the direction the giant ground sloth had ran from to see who could have gotten it to move and why it was on fire in the first place; Granny was stood laughing with the top part of her cane on fire and Crash and Eddie were running around the cave screaming, also on fire.

Granny (Shouting): "And that's what you get for invading MY cave large butt." *Puts her cane out by waving it around in the air*

Crash + Eddie (Shouting/Screaming): "AAAAHHHHHHH! PUT US OUT, PUT US OUT PUT US OUT!

Ellie: "Crash? Eddie?" *Looks around quickly and spots a puddle near the front of the cave* "Quick come here!"

Wasting no time the flaming possum brothers, that were now little balls of fire, dashed towards their mammoth sister. When they both reached Ellie she picked them up and swiftly throw them to the puddle at the mouth of the cave, luckily for them Ellie's aim was accurate and they landed in the exact centre of the puddle with a small splash; as they signed in relief at the cold sensation of the water touching their scorched skin smoke rose from where the fire on their bodies had been doused.

Crash (Relaxed): "Thank Ellie."

Eddie (Relaxed): "Yeah, you're a life saver."

Ellie: *Sigh* "How did you two manage to set yourselves on fire this time?"

Crash: "Hey, it wasn't our fault this time!"

Eddie: "Yeah, we woke up tied to Granny's cane when she lit us on fire and pressed us into that giant sloths stinking butt!"

Sid: *Begins walking towards Granny* "Granny, you know you shouldn't play with fire and lighting family on fire is even worse! What do you have to say to Crash and Eddie?"

Brushing Sid of completely Granny walked right by him and waddled over to Diego, Sid wasn't about to stop Granny as he had taken a lot a hits to the head that day and it was begin to make a lump under his fur; this left the unfortunate male saber to deal with the senile elderly sloth.

Granny: "Hey lady…" *Pulls Diego towards her by hooking her cane around his canine* "Where have you and pirate guy over there been all day."

Diego (Annoyed): *Pulls away from Granny* "I've already said where we've been all day, if you really want to know go ask Sid."

Again Granny didn't pay attention to what Diego was saying as she was off in her own little world, before he even had chance to finish his sentence Granny was waddling back towards the herds cave, ignoring Sid as he talked to her about the dangers of playing with fire and how lighting others on fire could kill them. Diego looks at Shira and sees that she seems nervous to joining the herd in the cave, she was fine when they arrived on Hyrax Island and when they were alone so why was she nervous now.

Shira (Mumbling): "Do I really deserve to be a part of your herd after what I put you guys through?"

Diego (Soft/Reassuring): *Walks closer to Shira* "Of course you deserve to be a part of this herd, you had a terrible life being trapped out at sea on an ice ship under the control of a merciless and cruel ape… and… don't forget that I asked you to join."

Shira: *Smiling* "As I remember it you asked me to 'Come with us, come with me'; but I'm glad you managed to get through to me."

Both sabers were now smiling and staring into each other's eyes, seemingly caught in a trance, thoughts about how their lives were going to be now that they were a part of the same herd went around in their minds, and in the back of their thoughts they couldn't help but admire the rich colour and beauty of the others glowing orbs. This hadn't gone unnoticed by Manny who had been watching the sabers closely ever since they reappeared.

Manny (Shouting): "Hey, are you two going to join on us over here or are you planning to sit out there all night."

This snapped them both back to reality and when they realised that they had been staring at each over they blushed under their fur just like they had after Crash and Eddie's prank, Diego was about to walk to the herds cave but he made sure Shira was comfortable first.

Diego (Gentle): "You coming Kitty?"

Shira (Soft): "Sure, Softie."

With these words spoken Diego and Shira smiled to each other and then began padding to the herds cave. The herd had grown even larger with the events of the continental drift, Shira and Granny being the newest additions and they were both settling in nicely; the ex-pirate Shira finally found a family that would support and take care of her no matter what and may have found even more than that in a rouged male saber whilst Sid had been reunited with his sweet senile Granny. For now everyone settled down and relaxed in their new home, but were would their next adventure take them….

Well, that's the end. Thank for all the views, reviews, favourites and follows, this has proven fun and interesting to me, to be honest I already have ideas for future stories

What did you guys think of the story overall? What could be improved? What was your favourite chapter? A review answering these questions would be greatly appreciated and on a side note:

No one said yes or no too a credits + bloopers chapter, so I've left them out for now, I will upload it if you guys actually want to read it, but right now I'm in the dark on that.