STRANGER
A/N: HI! WHOoOA!! MAN! I was NOT expecting that many reviews, and on just one chapter! I almost had a heart attack! Well, I hope you guys are still readin', sorry for the wait, I've been out of commission for a while but now I'm back and here it is! My pride and joy! Hope you like it so far! Wondering where I'm going with this? Well, you gotta read to find out!
Chapter 2- Confusion
Seeing as the new comer couldn't move, he slept with them for the night, but the morning was filled with shock. Diego was the first to wake. He stretched out with a loud yawn, then blinked a few times to get the sleep out of his eyes.
But once he had a loud gasp escaped him.
Sid woke with a start "AH! Whazzat?! Who…oh…oh Diego, what's wrong?"
Diego didn't answer, his eyes wide in astonishment.
Sid blinked "Hm?" and looked in the direction he was looking. His eyes widened in fear "Uuuh…M-M-M-Manny?" Without looking he reached around for the mammoth's trunk and gave it a tug.
He groaned and squeezed his eyes tightly "Sid, can't you go to the bathroom by yourself?!"
"M-Manny…this is different…" he stammered, not taking his eyes off what was in front of him.
With an annoyed, almost growl, Manny forced his eyes open "What?!" He blinked a few times to be sure he was seeing clearly. "…Um, Diego…wasn't that guy white when you found him?" he asked slowly.
Diego wordlessly nodded.
Sid swallowed hard "A-a-a-and wasn't he bigger then that?"
Again, he nodded without saying a word.
It was silent once more as they stared at the wolf. The one they had seen before looked older, but this wolf was gray and looked younger yet somehow, the wounds of the wolf before were on this wolf to…
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He slept soundly, the was the first time he'd gotten a good nights sleep in a while. Sadly, his much needed slumber was interrupted by a loud 'HEY!'
He snorted and slowly looked up "Ow…ooohh…huh? H-hey, where am I? Who are you people? Wh-what am I doing here?!" he stared at the saber, mammoth and sloth in slight fear.
The three exchanged looks then looked back at the wolf.
The saber frowned "Who are we? Who are you?! Yesterday you were white as snow!"
He blinked "White? What are you talking about? Ow…ahhh, why does my back hurt so much?"
"How should we know? You're the one who came here all banged up!" the kitty growled (hehehe, kitty!)
The mammoth stepped forward "I'll handle this Diego." He stared up at the mammoth, eyes wide and innocent. A grimace crossed the mammoth's face as he looked him over "…Your eyes are different…"
He took a step back "I don't know what you mean…tell me though, how'd I get here?" The mammoth motioned to the saber "He found you in the plain, injured and dying. When he found you, you had white fur and blue eyes…question is, what happened?"
His wide yellow eyes narrowed, this was going nowhere fast "See how I am now? My fur and eyes? They've always been that way! You guys are crazy! I don't know WHAT you're talkin' about! Enough with these stupid questions already! Just, tell me who you are!"
The mammoth held his ground "…One more question…is your name Satoshi?"
He stopped, his eyes widened "…That name…it's so familiar…where have I heard it?" he thought.
The three once more looked at each other.
A long silence followed his question.
The saber soon grew impatient "Well? Answer him!"
He frowned "No. I don't know anyone by that name now if you don't mind me asking, who the heck are you?!"
Another pause.
"…I'm Manny." The mammoth said hesitantly.
The other two fallowed his example 'Diego. Sid.'
Manny frowned "So if your not Satoshi, then who are you and where'd he go?"
"I told you, I don't know anyone named Satoshi so how the heck should I know where he went. As for me I'm…uh…I…I don't, really have…a name…" he murmured the last part softy as he looked down, glad he had fur to cover his blushing face.
"Ooh! Lets name him George!" a new voice said.
They all jumped at the sound and looked down.
Crash shook his head "Nah, that's stupid, how bout Joe? You like that Joe?"
Manny sighed, "Guys, he's not a pet-"
"Or how bout Ringo?"
"Ohhh, sounds foreign. What about Mac?"
The wolf blinked "Um…hello?"
"Hi, I'm Crash-"
"I'm Eddie!"
"Dude, we found you out all alone! Hey, your back looks better!"
"Totally! When we found you, you were bleeding to death!"
"Yeah, a vulture coulda been attracted, what were you thinking, bein' out there like that?"
"WHERE you thinking?"
"Ha, good one bro."
The wolf, again, blinked "…Ummm…hi..."
Manny rolled his eyes "Ignore them. Still, how did you get hurt?"
He sighed, "I don't know I don't even remember getting hurt! I don't even remember where I was last or who was with me or anything! But I do know one thing, I wasn't here and-"
"How about Jeff?"
"Yeah, you look like a Jeff! Whaddya think, Jeff?"
His eyes left Manny as a smile came to his face "Jeff…yeah…sure, ok! I like that, Jeff!" The possum brothers grinned, "Cool! Jeff it is! Hey Jeff, wanna go out to the lake?" As the three of them talked Diego pulled Manny aside.
"I don't know about this guy, should we trust him?" he whispered.
Manny glanced at him "Well…I dunno. I got a weird feeling about this guy…"
Diego nodded "Hm…so I should tell him to get lost?"
"…I said I got a weird feeling, not a bad one…"
"Aw, come on guys!" Both jumped slgihtly and looked down ai Sid as he joined them. He smiled "This guy seems alright! Just talk to him, he's not even an adult yet, we can't throw him out!"
Manny sighed, "Ok, we'll let him stay for a while. Who knows, maybe he'll remember something."
Diego growled, "I dunno…"
Manny sighed "It's just for a while…besides, what harm could it do?"
OK! Sorries, that's all I got for now! Grr, short I know, sorry. Hope you like it so far, it's confusing now, but trust me, it gets much better! All in my little mind…read on peoples, don't forget to review! Hehehe, I'm happy!