CHAPTER 3-DON'T EVEN BOTHER
"Woe! So you're telling me that your hubby and his little friends killed that girls dad?" Crash asked. Elli nodded.
"That's what I'm saying." She replied.
"Wow, I don't even hate that much." Eddie agreed with Crash as they climbed up a tree to get some rest.
"Hey, it was for a good cause. If they hadn't then that baby would've died."
"Well, I think Crystal has a point, all humans are just violent hunters." Eddie added.
"Who asked you?"
"I'm just saying, what if that baby comes back and tries to kill us? Then killing Soda pop-"
"Soto."
"Ok, Soto, would've been a bad thing right?"
"Well, I suppose, but I think the baby won't do that. Besides, Manny knows best, if he killed the leader and doesn't tell the girl, then that's what we should all do."
"Which is?" Eddie and Crash both asked.
"Keep our mouths shut! No go to bed."
"Geez, you'd think she'd be over the hormones by now." Crash said.
"Boy, these hormones haven't even begun. Now go to sleep." So they did.
Meanwhile, with Diego and Crystal…
Diego saw Crystal laying on a rock watching some birds fly around. He walked up to her. She was about to pounce when he said,
"You know, birds are the hardest to catch." The bird saw Diego and Crystal, screamed and flew away. Crystal turned to Diego with furry.
"Thanks for pointing that out, and scaring it away!" She replied.
"I'm just saying, maybe you should try something easier, like a-" He saw an antelope. "An antelope! There we go!"
"Maybe I don't want to eat an antelope." Diego sighed. "Why are you out here?"
"Just thought I'd give you some tips on hunting." She stared at him.
"You do know you're way too old for me right?" Diego stared at her.
"Huh?"
"Sorry, but you're an old geezer compared to me, I'm young and restless, you wouldn't be able to control me." Diego was disgusted. "Oh don't give me that look. I know that's why you've been following me, you think we should, and uh-how do you say it? Continue our breed." Diego was shocked.
"You think I came out here to follow you because I like you like that?" She nodded.
"I mean, maybe it could work, if you were a little more-" She stopped and stared at him. "Daring." She jumped off the rock and to the ground.
"Woe their girl! I would never think of you like that!" She looked at him.
"What's wrong with me?" Diego stopped.
"Well, nothing, you're, uh-beautiful!"
"EW! PERVE!" Diego rolled his eyes as she walked over to a tree.
"Women; can't impress them." He said to himself. "Look, I'm just saying that you're too young for me and I for one paw, no offence or anything, but wouldn't, don't, and will never like you like that." Crystal looked down.
"Oh." She paused and looked up at the tree. "Well good, cause you're disgusting."
"Disgusting? How so?" She turned to him.
"I don't know, you just are!"
"I'm not the one flinging bird guts on everyone!"
"OH! And what's that supposed to mean?"
"It means you're the disgusting one!"
"Really? Keep talking."
"Yeah, and you're-you're dirty looking too!"
"Um, aren't we all?"
"But you're nasty, and stupid, and you can't even hunt right!" Diego turned to her as she stared at him. It was quiet.
"I know you are but what am I?" They started getting into an argument, interrupting each other.
"You are so immature!"
"Old hag!"
"I'm a man!"
"Are you sure about that?"
"Positive! Are you sure you're a girl?"
"Well I never! Now look who's immature!"
"Well you're a little brat!" Diego yelled. Everything was quiet. She stared at him; Diego could tell by her eyes she was sad.
"Maybe that's because I don't have a dad!" Crystal turned around and ran away. Diego was surprised at her come back and looked down. He was ashamed of himself now. He had come out there to have a nice chat with her and ended up chasing her away. Stupid Sid, Why'd he have to let her into our group anyways? He thought.
"It wasn't Sids fault." Diego said aloud. "Now I have to go and find her." He looked at the sky. "Great." He said sarcastically. It started to thunder and rain. "I'd better find her quick too." So he ran.
Crystal ran through the slosh and mud as the rain really began to pour. She got under a tall tree as the thunder roared and lighting struck. She got scared and cuddled closer to the tree. She started to whine as the wind howled and the tree shook. She closed her eyes as she remembered a scene. She saw her younger self. A flash of lighting struck as she saw the dark sky present day. She just kept shutting her eyes tighter and watching this scene.
In the scene, her younger self was cuddled close to a similar tree as the rain was pouring down. She looks to be about two or three, about a baby. Her younger self opens her eyes and sees her father leaving.
"Daddy!" The girl yells. Suddenly, you don't hear anything but silence. Her father turns back as the rain keeps pouring.
"If you want to be a true hunter, you have to know how to live on your own." Soto turns around and keeps walking as he hears his daughters' screams from behind of being scared.
"Daddy come back! Daddy!" She yells, she gets up and is getting ready to run after him when a tree branch falls in front of her. She screams and turns back to the tree. Everything is windy and the rain pours. Lighting hits the tree and it begins to fall upon her. She screams and closes her eyes. Present day Crystal opens her eyes as a tree branch falls on top of her. She squalls and starts to slowly pass out. She hears a voice of a man.
"Crystal!" It sounds like her father.
"Daddy?" She asks. Diego appears over her and is talking to her.
"Don't give out just yet Crystal! I'm going to get you home!" He starts trying to push the branch off with his head. The image is distorted in her view and it slowly begins to fade dark. "Stay with me Crystal!" He yells. The wind is blowing fiercely and is almost pushing Diego over.
"Diego." She says as she slowly passes out. Everything went dark.
"Crystal!"
Authors Note:
Woe! Dramatic eh? Ok, for the 1st chapter, his name was Soto, not Juno, sorry everyone! Please keep on reading and reviewing; it makes this story great to have some great readers! Thank you so much! Chapter 4 will be up by at least Saturday!