Disclaimer: I don't own anything 'Ice Age' related other than my OC, who is introduced in this chapter.

Note: Strange how listening to Dennis Leary cuss in his song "*sshole" help me concentrate on this story; probably because he voices Diego and it's amusing hearing the saber sing. However, I can tell you that Diego is NOT Dennis Leary, they are two different beings, with two different personalities.

I agree with you haleygirl28, stories that revolves around Diego and makes you say 'aww' is just lovable, but I never knew my story was like that. It's strange, really.

heynello, I'm glad I've got you interested.

Varanus Prasinus, again, thank you for the review. Yes, and could it be possible foreshadowing? Maybe.

DXmaryoOD, don't worry, here is chapter three.

goldenpun, I'm still debating with possible reasons for Diego's fatigue, but I'm getting there, so no worries.

I apologize if the characters are OOC, I know, they probably are, but I'm trying.

Enjoy, and happy reading folks ;)

Scavenger Lois, Chapter Three

'Hey, tiger.'

He didn't know that voice. Who's was it?

'Come on, wake up, kittycat.'

It had a female's voice, and were there wings flapping?

Diego slowly opened his eyes, unable to move from his spot on the ice. Ice? He moved his green oculars to discover the ice cave he had fallen through. It looked familiar, similar to the time where he, Manny and Sid tried to retreat a baby, but different like the entrance to the dinosaur world he and the herd had once been in.

The flapping of wings caught his attention again, and Diego forced himself up on his feet, looking up to spot a flying fox bat. It was female with brown fur, her forehead was accessorized with a fresh leaf-hat, and cut-up leaf goggles with crystals in their sockets. Her leaf 'scarf' wrapped around her neck added to the aviator touch. She set a large leaf in between herself and the saber, and she landed in front of it, a lone ear twitching.

"Uhm..." Diego trailed off.

"Good, you're awake. Do you know how long I had to wait for you? By the way, I put medicine on your bump; it should be healing soon."

The saber was confused, "Who are you?"

"Oh," she chuckled, "I'm a scavenger, the name's Lois and I think I know who you're looking for."

Diego was still curious about the leaf between them, but he decided to learn more about the bat. If anything, she seemed to know a lot about him.

"You, help me?"

"Your name is Diego, isn't it?"

He raised a brow, confused, "How do you know?"

The flying creature pulled out a rock from behind her back and threw it in the air, letting it spin before she caught it again. She smiled maniacally, like the twin opossums on Sundays when they didn't get enough food in their system. Diego's ears went back as he gave the bat a strange look. He took a step back when she suddenly slammed the rock down in front of her cracking the ice.

"Because I know Buck."

Another hit, and the crack began to expand, going between the smilodon's legs and endlessly continuing on. Lois adjusted her goggles to eye level after she rid of the rock, and hovered over the tiger, starting to fly in a circle.

Not only was the bat he was conversing with strange, but insane as well. Diego's ground gave away and he nearly fell through if he hadn't leaped onto the leaf Lois had set on the ground. He looked over the hole to see the flow of lava surrounding the area below, and Diego glared up at Lois.

"What're you, crazy?! I could've fell through--" And he did.

Diego landed after the leaf onto a half tubular rock slide above the flowing lava, cutting him short on his screaming. Lois was too far in pursuit and she perched herself on his shoulder as they took twists and turns on the connecting rock slides.

"Isn't this fun?" She laughed, ducking under a tunnel with the saber.

Diego held on tightly to the surfing leaf, "If you were suicidal, maybe."

"Relax Diego, Buck and I do this all the time." She jumped over board and soared to the other side of the slide, "Just let go!"

He hesitated, but Diego complied and let go. The breeze passing over him felt relaxing, and he couldn't help but smile. Other than the lava that could fall when he's passing by, Diego felt great in his many years, better than the time he inhaled the laughing toxin. Thinking back to it, he felt embarrased.

"Hey," he called, "You said you and Buck did this?"

"Yeah," she perched herself on his shoulder again, her scarf rippling in the wind, "fun isn't it?"

"It feels great!" He laughed.

Lois smiled, "You can swim, right?"

Having just gotten over his fear of water a year ago, Diego nodded, "Why?"

"Good. I'll wait for you on the tree." She flapped her wings and flew ahead.

"Wait, what tree?" Diego squinted his eyes at the bright light that was coming up ahead. Using a lone paw he tried to cover his oculars from the light, but it grew bigger by the second, until finally he shot out of the tunnel he and Lois had gone through.

A flash of sunlight, and everything came into view. The beautiful colours surrounding the rain forest was... beautiful. His fall seemed forever, giving him a slight chance of sight seeing. Everything in the scenery was perfect to the last dew drop, and then before he hit water, Diego spotted the fox bat perch herself on a branch in one of the most beautiful tree he had ever seen.

He surfaced and his fatigue kicked in, blurring his vision. Diego shook his head and quickly swam to shore before he got anymore tired. Lois hadn't noticed, thank god. She smiled and waved over.

"Hey, you must be hungry." she said, "I can lead you to some food after I devour this apple."

"Oh, great..." Diego replied tiredly, "I'll just rest."

Lois stopped her eating, "You know, I haven't seen sabers like you travel in a herd of herbivores. Don't you feel lonely?"

"Nah, my herd's special."

She nodded, "I'll be back, don't go anywhere."

Like he could. After a while, Lois came back with a large portion of meat she's having trouble carrying and after gently letting it drop to the ground where the tiger was, she flopped on the ground stomach first panting.

"You looked tired so I just got you some food."

Diego chuckled, "Thanks, but you really didn't have to do that."

"Oh, that's just me." she waved him off, "I like helping others."

Yey for Lois! I hope you enjoyed her, and she's voiced by Anne Hathaway if any of you were wondering how she sounds like.

Please comment, thank you!