Author's note : Read and Review please. I've translated Scrat's speech and it's at the end of the chapter.
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20. Scrat Attack
''What are you doing here?'' asked Diego surprised. Mandy, Benny, Riley, Alex and Katie looked up shaking.
''How did you get here?'' asked Mia worriedly,''Are you okay?''
''We're okay,'' said Katie calming down.
''We were running away from rhinos,'' said Benny. Diego raised his eyebrows and Mia stared at Benny.
''You were what?'' asked Mia disbelievingly.
''We were running away from rhinos,'' repeated Benny.
''I'm not even going to ask,'' said Diego almost to himself.
''Let's go back to the cave then, follow me and don't get lost,'' said Mia leading the way through the trees.
''Hurry up,'' said Diego nudging Alex forward.
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When they got back, nobody had even noticed that the kids were missing or had any idea that they had been lost in the middle of a dangerous forest defenceless.
''Oh hi,'' said Sid who was sitting next to the fire keeping warm.
''Didn't you notice that we were missing?'' asked Mandy slightly hurt,''I even thought that I was going to die.''
''What?'' said Manny standing up quickly.
''They were lost in the forest,'' said Diego.
''Did you get hurt?'' asked Ellie rushing up to the kids.
''We're okay,'' gasped Benny as Ellie hugged him.
''You could have been killed or attacked. Don't ever go into the forest again,'' said Manny.
''Okay,'' said Benny and Mandy simultaneously deciding not to mention the bit about being chased by mad rhinos, Manny might faint.
''How was it in the forest?'' asked Crash as soon as Ellie let go of Mandy and Benny.
''It must have been terrifying,'' said Eddie and Mandy and Benny nodded.
''I wasn't scared,'' said Alex shaking his head.
''Yes, you were,'' said Riley laughing.
''You were even more scared than Riley,'' said Katie nodding.
''I wasn't scared at all,'' said Riley turning to Katie.
''Yes, you were,'' said Katie.
''You were the most scared,'' said Riley frowning at Katie,''I was the bravest.''
''No, that was me, you two were almost crying,'' said Alex. Katie, Riley and Alex bared their teeth at each other and growled.
''Hey, hey split it up,'' said Diego as the cubs began to fight.
''You were scared.''
''No, you were.''
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''1, 5, 3, 8, 6, 4, 7, 2, 9 ready or not here I come,'' said Alex and he turned around.
''Aha,'' muttered Alex walking up to a tree that someone could have hid behind.
''Ow,'' yelped Riley as she pricked herself on something. Her attention went back to Alex who was walking up to her hiding place.
''What the...?'' said Katie staring at the spiky rock which Riley had backed into.
''Found you,'' said Alex tagging Riley, she jumped at him and bit him playfully.
''Whoa,'' said Katie walking out from her hiding spot. Mandy and Benny peeped from behind two rocks.
''What happened?'' asked Mandy noticing that the game had stopped.
''Are we playing something else?'' asked Benny walking up to them.
''What's wrong?'' asked Alex looking at Katie who pointed to the weird rock.
''The rock is breathing,'' said Katie and everyone looked at it. They all gasped realizing what Katie had said was true.
''That thing hurt me,'' said Riley frowning.
''What is it?'' asked Mandy. Everyone shrugged and edged closer to it. The spiky rock suddenly jumped up and glared at them.
''Ahh,'' yelped Benny who was closest to it.
''Who are you?'' asked the old whatever it was.
''Who wants to know?'' asked Katie and the spiky thing growled and bared his teeth.
''What are...I mean, who are you?'' asked Mandy.
''I'm Titsianno the saber-toothed porcupine.''
''So…um…Titsia...'' started Riley struggling on the name.
''Call me Tits,'' said the saber-toothed porcupine posing and moving dramatically. They looked at each other and burst into laughter, the guy was crazy.
''If you must know, I am going to be known as the famous saber-toothed porcupine…,'' he paused dramatically waving his paw around,''...who took over the world.'' He sniggered evilly as everyone gasped and took a step backwards.
''You can't do that,'' said Alex annoyed. Tits looked at him and snarled. He positioned himself so he could attack them with his spikes.
''Run!'' yelled Katie as spikes went flying through the air. They ran across the ice trying not to trip.
''Oh no,'' groaned Mandy as she fell and knocked everyone over.
''Heeeelllpppp,'' they all yelled as they went down slides, flew through the air, fell down cracks, going round and round and round and round and round and round...
They got to the end and slid slowly to a stop.
''Huh,'' said Riley trying to stand up but falling on Katie.
''Ouch,'' said Alex falling down, really dizzy.
''We'd better go back,'' said Benny getting up and tripping over thin air.
''Yeah,'' said Mandy walking around in circles.
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''Aha,'' said Tits waving a paw dramatically when he heard screams and then silence.
''Where are they?''
''What's this?'' said Tits looking from behind a tree and spotting a weird herd calling out and looking around.
''You must be the parents of the little monst- I mean, angels,'' said Tits jumping out from behind the tree. He showed no fear as everyone looked at him curiously.
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''What's he doing here?'' asked Riley annoyed when she saw Tits. The kids glared at the saber-toothed porcupine.
''Tits here...'' started Manny but he was interrupted.
''Future ruler of the world, thank you,'' said Tits and they all rolled their eyes.
''Anyway, he said that you disturbed him, barging into his territory,'' said Manny.
''We didn't know that was his...what's territory?'' asked Riley.
''It's an area which is claimed by a pack or a herd, like this is our territory,'' explained Mia.
''Then why is he here?'' asked Alex glaring at Tits.
''They were like this to me all day,'' lied Tits,''You should really teach them to respect their elders.''
''Excuse me but I know how to raise my children,'' said Mia coldly.
''None of you seem to know,'' said Tits looking around.
''Who do you think you are talking to. You know I could squash you if I wanted,'' said Ellie angrily.
''It would only hurt you,'' said the saber-toothed porcupine,''and just so you know, I'm only leaving when they apologize.''
''They are sorry...'' said Crash and Eddie looking down. Everyone looked at them shocked as Tits smiled smugly.
''That's good but...'' started Tits.
''Sorry you're so ugly,'' the possums finished smiling evilly at Titsianno who growled. Diego and Mia snarled back and Tits turned around and stomped off.
''You'll see how it will be when I take over the world,'' he said before he was completely out of sight,''I'll make you my personal slaves.'' Manny took a step forward and Titsianno ran away quickly.
''How rude,'' said Ellie frowning.
''I know,'' said Manny shaking his head.
''Git,'' muttered Diego growling.
''If I ever see him again, I'll eat him,'' said Mia coolly and Diego smirked.
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''They are so dangerous,'' said Manny watching his children playing outside.
''Yeah,'' said Diego nodding.
''I never remember being that energetic,'' said Mia smiling.
''Me neither,'' said Ellie,''and they seem to be constantly hungry.''
''They take after their father,'' said Sid shrugging and everyone laughed. Manny glared at Sid who jumped back and hid behind Ellie.
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''Whoa,'' said Mandy as she fell on top of an armadillo and almost squashed it.
''Get off me,'' it said trying to shake her off.
''It was an accident,'' said Benny helping Mandy up.
''You don't need to be rude,'' said Mandy as the armadillo walked off in a huff. He picked up something from the ground.
''Hey,'' said Riley as she saw the armadillo turn around and throw a bunch of acorns at them.
''Ouch,'' said Alex as one hit him. Mandy picked it up thoughtfully.
''Let's play with these acorns,'' said Mandy throwing one to Benny. Riley, Alex and Katie ran around trying to catch the acorn as Benny and Mandy threw it to each other. It was like piggy-in-the-middle.
''What the...?'' muttered Benny as he saw a furious saber-toothed squirrel jumping and yelling at them. He began to do some martial arts kicking Benny's leg.
''Ow. That hurt,'' said Benny frowning.
''Pee peep eek pee?'' said Scrat furiously.
''What is he saying?'' asked Riley and everyone shrugged.
''Eek peepeep ah pee?'' said Scrat disbelievingly.
''Dunno,'' said Katie shrugging.
''Peepeep pee peep peep eek ah,'' said Scrat jumping on the spot.
''I think these are his acorns,'' said Benny as he watched Scrat jump up and down furiously pointing at the acorns.
''Eeek peep pee,'' said Scrat sighing.
''I'm not sure,'' said Mandy.
''Peep eek,'' said Scrat groaning.
''Ow,'' said Riley as Scrat lost his temper and began to kick her.
''That hurts,'' said Katie as Scrat stomped her paw.
''Eeek ah peep,'' said Scrat jumping at them. They all ran away screaming.
''Eeek pepee eek pee,'' said Scrat. He nodded and picked up his acorns, rubbing them lovingly.
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''Diego, what's wrong?'' asked Mia noticing that Diego was looking worried and acting strangely.
''Nothing, I just feel...something is going to happen,'' said Diego nervously.
''What's going to happen?'' asked Mia worriedly. She licked Diego's cheek when he didn't answer.
''What's wrong?'' asked Manny concerned.
''Diego said something is going to happen,'' said Mia looking up at Manny who frowned.
''It's probably nothing,'' said Diego not wanting everyone to worry.
''It might be something though, I'm going to call the children in,'' said Ellie. She was about to get up when the kids ran in gasping.
''Mum, a strange guy was trying to beat us up,'' said Riley quickly. Mia looked at Diego worriedly.
''I suggest we stay closer,'' said Manny.
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Glossary :
Pee peep eek pee? – What do you think you're doing?
Eek peepeep ah pee? - Do I sound like I'm speaking another language?
Peepeep pee peep peep eek ah - Give me them now or else
Eeek peep pee - Yes, yes finally
Peep eek- Oh come on
Eeek ah peep - Go away
Eeek pepee eek pee - I thought so