Thanks for the suggestions! I am trying to bring this story together to the best of my ability.. It's a bit tough when you have a whole series and then life to deal with lol. But anywho, here's the next chapter!

The sloth looked down at the saber, who was now sitting on its haunches. "So Cody.. What do you want to do?" Sid asked. The saber cub grew a smile and stood back up, immediately going into a pouncing stance.

"Let's play a game Uncle Sid!" Sid admired the sabers enthusiasm, and tried to think of one. Well... There are a lot of hiding spots around here, we could play some hide and seek...Sids' smile grew, his imperfect teeth showing. "Alright Cody! We're going to play a game of hide and Seek! I'll search for you, you go ahead and hide!"

"Alright! No peeking Uncle Sid!" Sid walked over to a tree, and proceeded to close his eyes, hiding his face along his arm which he placed on the tree. "1...2...3..."

Cody watched Sid count for a bit, making sure he didn't peak. After the saber cub was sure, he ran off to go find a hiding spot. He made his way towards a pine tree by the cave, and proceeded to climb it, using his tiny claws to grip the wood.

"...7...8...9...10! Ready or not, here I come!" Sid turned around and smiled at the vacant scene around him. He knew that Cody had to be nearby, so he decided to slowly make his way towards the cave. "Cooooody... " he said slowly. He listened for any sound, anything that would tell him where the other player was.

Cody watched it all from the tree. He quietly laughed at Sid for thinking he was in the cave. He slowly walked along the branch he was balancing on, finding it quite easy due to the grip his tiny claws gave him. His eyes remained focused on the sloth while subconsciously performing this stealthy move, and was surprised when he heard a snap. Looking down he watched as a tiny stick fall from the tree and hit the ground, causing Sid to turn and watch it happen.

Sid smiled and pretended like nothing was wrong, nonchalantly walking over to the stick he put his arms behind his back, whistling while doing so. When he reached the fallen stick he picked it up, Hmm..I wonder..." He looked up, only to feel the saber cub hit him hard, jumping out of the tree and knocking him to the ground. Sid let out a "UMPH" when his back hit the earth.

Cody sat up, feeling quite proud of himself for taking the sloth down. "I win!" He hopped off of Sid and strutted around while Sid struggled a bit to sit up. That's his father alright...*BOOM* both Sid and Cody jumped in alarm at the sound. Sid immediately looked up and noticed monstrous smokey black clouds rolling in, their ominous movements enough to tell Sid to get Cody to shelter. "Cody! Come on we have to get inside!"

Diego and Shira were walking down a trail, the forestry around them was thick, making the trail seem thin even though it was enough to fit three sabers. Up above the sunlight was shining down, flooding all life in light. Shira tried to enjoy herself, but it was tough as she could see the worry in Diego's eyes, let alone feel it coming off of him.

"You should try to relax, I don't like to see you like this when we are away from the herd.." Shira kept her eyes on the path ahead, taking in the scenery, TRYING to at least. Diego didn't say or do anything, instead he kept his head pointed towards the ground, the worry on his face evident no matter how hard he tried to conceal it.

"Diego... Sid can take care of himself-"

"That's just it Shira, he can't. Let's face it.. He'd probably be dead if it weren't for us. What does that tell you? He has no sense of responsibility, he can't do one single thing without messing up. I don't trust him with my kid."

"Sid may screw up every now and then, but he doesn't mean to. And you know, you wouldn't be here as well if it weren't for him." Diego have Shira a puzzled look.

"I remember the story about the meltdown. Sid taught you how to swim, you probably wouldn't have survived let alone saved the herd if he hadn't pushed you on that. Plus he was the first out of all of you to create fire.-"

"Which he learned on accident." Shira stopped, causing Diego to do the same. She raised an eyebrow, a gesture to tell Diego that he knew exactly what she meant. Diego sighed, surrendering. "Maybe you're right... But I just can't shake the feeling that something could go wrong Shira, Sid is after all a clutz."

Shira moved in and nuzzled his neck, giving his ear an affectionate lick. "You worry too much." Diego, however didn't change his expression. "You need to just let him show you what he can do, trust me.. Everything will be okay. Besides, Cody seemed more than willing to let Sid do this, he knew we would take him along if he wanted to go."

"Shira I just.." He sighed, not seeing the point in trying to explain anymore. Both of them looked up, and noticed that black clouds began to block out the sun. Diego looked at Shira, "I guess " jynx" is the word we're looking for here?"

"So much for our day of relaxation...Come on, let's head back. We can do this tomorrow."

Sid and Cody both entered the cave, seeking shelter from the impending storm heading their way. A couple seconds later, a flash of lightning and a loud boom from above shook the ground. Cody began to shake a bit, his ears going flat against his head. Sid looked at the cub and realized something, "Cody.. Are you afraid of thunderstorms?" The cub only looked at him and continued to shake.

"Awe, don't worry.. It's just thunder Cody, it can't hurt you-" *BOOM* Both Sid and Cody jumped, Sid had just witnessed a lightning bolt strike the ground in front of him, right outside the cave. He took a couple steps back and began to shake himself.

Cody looked up in annoyance, "So much for the comforting words, Uncle Sid..." Both animals were standing next to each other, both of them shaking in fear of the natural occurrence. Sid began to realize that shaking wasn't going to help the situation, and tried to get a hold of himself... That is until another lightening bolt stuck, this time hitting a tree. Sid cried out, and started to smell something burning. "Cody... Do you smell that?"

Cody put his nose out, sniffing the air, "Smells like..." Both animals slowly looked at each other..

"FIRE!" They both said in unison. Sid picked up Cody and exited the cave, only to be met with the sight of dozens of trees set aflame by the lightning. Aids eyes went wide, and he quickly looked around, trying to find a place to go. By this time the wind had picked up, causing the fire to spread even faster.

Finding no other option, and fearing for Cody's safety, Sid started into the forest in an attempt to get away from the fire.

I'm sorry guys, I've got so much going on right now, this should have been updated a while ago. I hope this is a reminder that I am not giving up this story, and now that I'll have a little more time to myself I'm going to get it going. Hope you enjoy this chapter, the third one is already in the works ;). As always, you know that reviews are helpful, but never required.