18. Mudslinging
They dodged around trees, hiding from their target. Luckily the chalicothere had his back turned to them.
''This guy will regret being rude to us,'' said Eddie smiling evilly.
''Do you know what to do?'' asked Crash looking back.
''Er...um...jump, run, yell and creep up to him,'' answered Mandy. Crash and Eddie looked at each other and groaned.
''No, first you creep up to him, then you jump, say something rude and then you run,'' explained Eddie slowly.
''What should we say?'' asked Benny.
''Anything rude,'' answered Crash. The kids looked at each other.
''But Mum and Dad don't like it when we say rude things,'' said Riley.
''They aren't here,'' said Eddie simply.
''Okay,'' said Alex nodding.
''Run in the same direction,'' reminded Crash.
''Okay,'' the kids chorused.
''Now when I say go, you go,'' said Crash climbing up the tree that they were hiding behind.
''Go,'' whispered Crash loudly and Eddie ran forward low to the ground so the chalicothere wouldn't see him.
''I think we are supposed to follow him,'' said Riley.
''Yeah,'' said Katie.
''Let's go then,'' said Benny and they all ran eagerly after Eddie, trying to be as quiet as possible.
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''Just distract him,'' said Eddie stopping and turning around.
''Okay.''
''Hurry up then,'' said Eddie and he ran back to Crash and waited at the tree for their target to come into view.
''Hey ugly,'' shouted Alex. The chalicothere stiffened but ignored him.
''Weirdo,'' called Katie. The chalicothere turned around, he sniggered when he saw who it was and yelled something ruder. They gasped and backed up.
''That was really mean,'' said Benny and Mandy nodded.
''Yeah,'' said Riley furious. The cubs started yelling things that they had heard when Mia and Diego argued. It was pretty bad. They only stopped when the chalicothere turned around glaring and charged at them. When he got close enough, Crash and Eddie jumped from the tree and showered the chalicothere with rocks. It yelled in pain and ran away. Crash and Eddie landed and burst into laughter.
''You did great,'' said Eddie sniggering.
''Large range of vocabulary,'' agreed Crash. He turned around to check where the chalicothere had got to and gasped.
''What?'' asked Eddie turning around as well. They all froze, mouths hanging open. It seemed that the chalicothere wasn't as alone as they thought he was. A whole herd of chalicothere's were running towards the little attackers looking furious.
''RUN FOR YOUR LIVES,'' screamed Crash taking off.
''Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.''
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''Look, look I can see them,'' said Sid pointing from Manny's back,''I told you I'd find them. I told you. Look, they are just...''
''What?'' asked Ellie when Sid stopped. He seemed to have frozen.
''What?'' asked Ellie again looking up at the sloth with worry.
''Should we wait or run?'' asked Diego calmly.
''We'll wait,'' answered Mia as if Crash, Eddie, Riley, Alex, Katie, Mandy and Benny being chased by a herd of angry chalicothere's was a normal thing that happened often.
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''Look it's Mum and Dad,'' said Alex panting.
''We are so busted,'' said Katie jumping over a rock.
''Yep,'' said Benny throwing a small log out of the way.
''Just keep on running,'' said Eddie.
''What do you think you're doing?'' asked Diego when the kids ran up to their parents.
''Um...we were...'' muttered Riley her voice faltering as Mia glared at her.
''It's our fault,'' said Crash and Eddie from behind Ellie's leg.
''You just wait,'' warned Ellie dangerously. They all flinched.
''Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,'' screamed the lead chalicothere as soon as he saw Manny, Ellie, Mia and Diego. The other chalicothere's knocked into him and they all slid infront of Manny and Diego.
''Grrrr,'' snarled Diego and the chalicothere's screamed and ran away.
''That was close,'' said Sid who had been unusually silent for the whole time.
''What were you thinking?'' asked Ellie looking at Eddie and Crash.
''What were you doing?'' asked Manny looking at his kids who shrunk back.
''I think we should go home,'' suggested Sid and for once everyone agreed.
''Okay,'' said Mia. The youngsters all sighed with relief.
''This isn't the last time you hear about this,'' said Diego looking at his cubs who gulped.
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''I can't believe we are grounded,'' said Eddie picking up a rock and throwing it.
''This is so boring,'' said Crash resting his head on his hands.
''It is a suitable punishment,'' said Ellie as she passed them.
''Did you hear something, Eddie?'' asked Crash who wasn't speaking to his sister.
''No, I didn't,'' replied Eddie turning his back on Ellie. She just rolled her eyes and walked off with Manny.
''It will be over soon,'' said Sid who was keeping them company.
''No, it won't,'' wailed Riley.
''This is taking forever,'' moaned Alex.
''Being grounded is not being allowed past this line,'' stated Katie pointing to a line on the ground that Manny had drawn up,''so we can still do something.''
''Everyone has left,'' said Benny smiling,''Mum and Dad went to eat and Uncle Diego and Auntie Mia have gone off to eat as well.''
''Fantastic,'' said Mandy. She turned to Crash and Eddie.''What can we play?'' The possums looked at each other grinning.
''So many things,'' they said at the same time.
''How about mudslinging?'' suggested Sid. Eddie and Crash nodded approvingly.
''Let the games begin,'' said Eddie grabbing some mud and throwing it at Crash's face. Crash threw back but missed Eddie hitting Sid instead who threw some mud at Riley. She hit Alex and Katie who both threw mud at Mandy that was laughing at them. She sucked up some mud and showered them all. Benny helped her and after a few minutes of mudslinging everyone was mucky.
''That was fun,'' said Katie grinning.
''Yeah,'' said Alex laughing.
''I love mud,'' said Crash and he high-fived Eddie.
''What about when your parents see this?'' asked Sid referring to all the mud. Everyone looked around and then at each other.
''It was your idea,'' they all said pointing to Sid who yelped.
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