Note: I do not own the characters of ice age. I do however own Whitney and Chelsea. Thanx to all for the ideas! Just be patient and I promise to use most/all of your ideas!! R&R!

Chapter 5:

Manny walked slowly down the path ahead of them, hoping Sid wouldn't complain as much at this speed. Peaches was behind Ellie, holding strongly to her tail. Manny smiled at his daughter and petted her head gently with his trunk.

"I'm… so… tired." Sid huffed. Manny rolled his eyes.

"Sid, we just stopped an hour ago. And besides, the slugs are passing us at this speed." Manny told him.

"Please Manny! Just a teensy-weensy rest?" Sid said, his eyes pleading. Manny sighed in defeat.

"Fine." Manny grumbled, sitting down where he stood. "But if the twins ambush you again, don't get upset." Diego sat beside him.

"Manny, telling Sid not to get upset, is like telling winter not to be cold." Diego told him. Manny nodded in agreement.

"I know, but it's worth a shot." Manny explained. Manny looked around for the twins. Probably off playing around somewhere. They'd catch up sooner or later, he thought.

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"And last season, me and Eddie saved Sid." Crash bragged. Chelsea's eyes widened.

"Really? How?" Chelsea urged, wanting him to continue. Crash stood up and illustrated his story.

"There Sid was, rushing down a river of deathly lava. Eddie and I soared down to him, on the back of a dinosaur!" Crash looked over at Chelsea. She had her paw over her mouth, bug-eyed. "I was driving, of course, Eddie giving directions. And the moment Sid tipped over the edge, I grabbed him by the tail while performing a perfect 360" Crash continued, satisfied with Chelsea's response. Eddie rolled eyes

"Oh Crash, you know Buck was the one who saved Sid… although he mixed him up with some dude named 'Roger'." Eddie corrected him. Whitney looked at him.

"Who's Buck?" Whitney said, an eyebrow raised.

"Only the most awesome rodent EVER!" Crash said excitedly.

"After you of course sweetie." Chelsea said, fluttering her eyelashes. Whitney huffed. She turned to Eddie.

"So who is Buck exactly?" Whitney tried again.

"That would be me!" A voice said from behind the four. Crash and Eddie's eyes got wide.

"BUCK!" they said together, scurrying over to the weasel. Chelsea and Whitney looked at each other before looking back the way the boys had come. Chelsea jumped as she came nose-to-nose with Buck.

"Not too bad boys, not too bad." Buck said, studying Chelsea. Crash looked smug at Buck's approval of Chelsea. "Ey, mate, which lucky rodent does this pretty young thing belong to?" Buck asked, pointing at Whitney.

"K, first, I don't belong to anyone. But I'm with Eddie." Whitney corrected him. Buck looked at her again.

"Mind if I borrow this one? I like her. Spunky." Buck asked. The girls looked at each other. They burst into giggles. "What's funny mates?" Buck inquired.

"Me? Spunky? That's funny!" Whitney laughed. After the girls were quiet, Eddie got Buck's attention.

"So Buck, how'd you get here? I thought you cut the bridge after we got across." Eddie asked. The girls looked at Buck questionably.

"Ya know that pterodactyl that we saved Sid on?" Buck asked. The twins nodded. "Well, when I decided to take you all up on your offer to join your odd little herd, she happily agreed to give me a ride over." Buck explained.

"But what about Rudy?" Crash asked. Buck shrugged his shoulders.

"Got tired of the old dino, I guess mate." Buck answered. Crash and Eddie stood there, mouths gaping. The girls rolled their eyes at the same time, and shut the boys' mouths.

"K well, since you're here to join the herd, let's get kicking." Chelsea said, turning back the direction the herd was. The others turned around and followed, the twins reminiscing with Buck.

The girls were back at the tree, in the hole room of the new tree. Chelsea was sitting in the corner, a troubled expression on her face. Whitney looked over at her and walked over to sit beside of her.

"You alright?" Whitney asked her sister, an arm around her shoulders. Chelsea shrugged. They sat there a bit longer before Chelsea looked up.

"It's Crash. Since Buck showed up, he doesn't talk to me like, at all. And when he does it's always 'Buck this, Buck that'" She looked down again. Whitney sighed. Since the boys had introduced Buck to the herd again, they had welcomed him in, no questions asked.

"It'll be alright sis, you know, boys will be boys. And if it doesn't get better, I'll have Eddie talk to him about it." Whitney comforted. When her sister looked up at her, Whitney smiled. It was gonna be alright. After all, she had promised.

Chelsea and Whitney slept on Ellie's back. They had gotten up early, and the girls were still tired. The boys were upfront talking to Buck.

"So what happened to your Pineapple?" Crash asked.

"She left me sadly. Ran off with a Cumquat I believe." Buck explained sadly. The boys looked sympathetically at him.

"Sorry about that dude." Eddie said comfortingly.

"You mates are lucky to have those two girls." Buck told them.

"Yea I don't know what we'd do without them." The boys said contently

Sorry this chapter is a lil weak, and sorry it's not that long. Please R&R anyways though! Ideas are welcome! And thanx to all who posted ideas! I'll try my best to include them before the story's done!

K Question, please include in your review if you want! Which character is your favorite so far?