The four animals walked through the empty land for a good couple hours. Their comfortable silence was interrupted as the baby began crying. Frida walked close to Sid who was carrying the baby to see if she could cheer him up. They walked, letting the baby cry for a good 20 minutes until they thought their ears were going to bleed.
"Oh, you got to make it stop", Manny moaned. "I can't take it anymore!"
"I've eaten things that didn't complain this much!" Diego yelled.
"Yeah, I bet!" Frida said.
"He won't stop squirming", Sid said as he held the baby upside down.
"You're holding him wrong!" Frida said. "Watch his head!"
"Just put him down!" Diego said.
Sid laid the baby on a rock in front of them. The four of them gathered around looking at him trying to figure what was wrong. Frida nuzzled the baby trying to make him happy until they figured out why he was crying.
"Its nose is dry", Diego said.
"That means something's wrong with him", Sid said.
"Someone should lick it...just in case."
"Humans are supposed to have dry noses", Frida said. "Don't you dare lick him."
"Hey, he's wearing one of those baby thingies", Manny said pointing out.
"So?" Sid asked.
"So, if he poops, where does it go?" he asked.
Frida and Diego backed away from the baby immediately. Sid who was holding the baby held him at an arm's length away from him.
"Humans are disgusting", he said.
"Okay, you check for poop", Manny said.
"Why am I the poop checker?" Sid asked.
"Because returning the runt was your idea, because you're small and insignificant and because I'll pummel you if you don't."
"Why else?" he asked.
"Now, Sid!"
"Oh, boy", Frida said covering her eyes.
"What's with you?" Diego asked.
"It's never pretty", she answered. "Trust me, it's best if you keep away."
"Alright, look out", Sid said picking up the baby's diaper. "Look out, coming through."
Everyone backed away as Sid began waving it around. He smirked as he tossed it onto Manny's face. He laughed as he picked up the baby laughing at his joke. Manny hit him over the head with his trunk, making Sid's face go funny.
"Will you gut it out?" he said.
The baby laughed looking at Sid's face. Sid shook it off, making the baby cry again.
"Hey, do that again", Diego said. "He likes it."
Manny hit Sid over the head again. Sid's face went funny making the baby laugh.
"It's making me feel better too", Manny said smiling for the first time since they all met.
"Here, you hold it", Sid said holding the baby out to Diego.
Diego made a fist, hitting him over the head. The baby giggled and raised his hand trying to hit him too. Sid frowned and grabbed the baby's hand, making him cry again. He laid the baby back down on the rock.
"Here", Diego said pushing him away. "Turn him towards me."
Frida watched worried about what he might've had in mind. Diego stood in front of the baby, covering his eyes.
"Where's the baby?" he said before uncovering his eyes. "There he is! Where's the baby? There he is!"
The baby cried hard. Frida growled as she punched Diego's shoulder.
"You big jerk, you're scaring him!" she said.
The baby stopped crying as his stomach began growling.
"I bet he's hungry."
"How about some milk?" Manny asked.
"Ooh, I'd love some!" Sid smiled.
"Not you!" Diego said. "The baby!"
"Well, I ain't exactly lactating right now, pal."
The males turned to Frida looking at her with smiles.
"Not me!" Frida said backing up. "Females don't have milk until after they have babies."
"Enough!" Manny said tired of all the crying, yelling and arguing.
Everyone's ears twitched as they heard something fall. They turned to see a watermellon fresh from the vine.
"Food!"
Manny picked up the mellon with his trunk, but right away a dodo bird jumped out of a bush, grabbing the mellon out of his trunk. It ran off with the mellon, leaving everyone looked confused about what just happened.
