Disclaimer:I do not own anything 'Ice Age' related other than my OCs, and this story.

Note: Aw, thanks for the compliment FABCHICKX0, and it's nice to know I have everyone in character, but I don't think it's perfect; I know I'm OOC here and there, but thank you.

Yes nakota2mustang, I literally cried. I take what I think is sad and put into a story such as this one. Also, it's nice to know that we can relate, it makes me feel better that I'm not alone. Lol. Haha, and thank you for the comment on Lois' photo. I didn't draw all of it, copied actually. I couldn't draw the bat, so I had to copy a picture and make a few changes here and there. I added the accessories after figuring out how Lois' would wear the stuff. Oh! Before I forget; I already have a chapter planned for Lois' and Buck's meeting so no worries, I'm way ahead of ya', and thank you for the reviews!

Sorry metacognitive, I don't mean to... but I guess I just do it by accident.

goldenpuon, long time no see! Thank you for the review, and Diego's having heart problems, from too long of poor malnourishment and I'm guessing old age, sorry for not explaining it clear enough, I have a tendency to forget to explain things at times. The dinosaur names aren't that hard to spell once you get the hang of it, but the quetzalcoatlus was driving me insane! I had to check back and forth on Google to see if I was right.

Wee, thanks for the review Locrian-Mode, they're a lot of fun to read. I also had this butterfly feeling in my stomach when I was writing; I thought people wouldn't like it, but I've never done something like it so I said I'd give it a shot. I'm glad you still find Doktor awesome, and Sid's effort can't be forgotten, it wouldn't be 'Ice Age' without Sid.

Thank you for your reviews, Joe, Amethyst DragonRider, and IceAgeLover ;)

Goodbye pt.2, Chapter Fifteen

Note: I put dividers up because I think people were confused when I would change to different scenes.

Using his cane, Doktor pinned the wriggling weasel onto the flying bird. Crash watched worriedly from the hypsilophodon's shoulder, clutching the handle of Buck's knife which was giving to him by the doctor after the medic had taken it away from the escaping weasel.

"Buck, there's no time!"

The weasel fought back, trying to pushing the piece of branch that's pushing him down, "Yes there is, if we go back now!"

"NO!" Lois watched as she lost her grip on the two vines, and slowly, Rudy began to rise, but he fell again.

The flying fox bat looked behind the dinosaur, and saw Diego pulling a third vine back with his teeth, and failing at it. She looked at him worriedly and flew over, she was about to speak when his voice came first, "Lois, he's heading for the cliffs!"

"But what are you doing here? It's too dangerous!"

More thunder, and the rain wasn't helping douse the burning branches of the Abyss. Pieces of the land had already fallen through the pit and they can fall at any second.

"That's not important right now!" the tiger said through gritted teeth.

Lois urged, "You're crazy! You'll kill yourself--"

The vine snapped, the ground cracked, and Diego and Lois moved away from the spot. Rudy's leg fell through and the dinosaur desperately reached for the cliffs.

"Diego, go back to the campsite!"

He shook his head slowly, panting from exhaustion, "No."

"But Diego..." she trailed off, and with a rather raspy voice she answered, "What about your family?"

He looked at her sadly, he could see her crying even in the rain and through her damp fur he felt her depression. He blinked his eyes from the droplets of rain, "I'm dying Lois, and Manny and Sid wanted to come back and help. If I let them do that, and if we didn't get off the Abyss in time they'd be dead. That's why I'm here, to help you and to sacrifice myself; for family."

Time stood still, the rain slowed to a near stop and Lois couldn't see anything but the smilodon tiger in front of her. The way he told her why he had come back... it was... he was so sure, so positive... he wasn't afraid. The same emotions she'd been feeling, Diego was feeling it too. Looking into his eyes she saw that he was fighting. Fighting to stay alive and save his family, and help those in need.

She had to admit that she had given up when the vines had slipped from her grasp, but Diego was there to pick her up and was willing to help her through it all. He picked her up when she'd fallen, and gave her hope.

"Lois,"

Everything played back to it's original speed and she saw the rain pouring heavily again, and the thunder in the distance. She could see that Rudy was struggling to get up in the corner of her eye. She looked to Diego, tears in her eyes.

"Y-yeah?"

"I'm here for you, just tell me what to do."

"But-"

A roar, and the they snapped their heads towards the baryonyx. Rudy had struggled out of the vines and had started to climb the cliff. The ground beneath the dinosaur was slowly disappearing, small portion of land falling into the pit. If they could get Rudy to fall, he'd smash right through. Diego was the first to act, "We need to gouge his eyes!"

Lois nodded, and was quickly in pursuit of the tiger.

Buck had managed to slip from under the Doktor's cane and proceeded to hop of the flying creature, but Doktor had flicked him back on the dinosaur, now tying a vine to his ankle to the cane.

"What is your problem?!" Buck yelled, "You don't understand what you're doing!" he turned to Crash, and opened his mouth to speak, but the Doktor had beat him to it.

"Don't give him his knife, or I'll be sure to throw you off Charlie." the medic snarled at the opossum. Crash, terrified of the grumpy dinosaur just nodded and kept Rudy's tooth close. Buck had enough.

He leaped towards the medic's hand and sunk his teeth into the dinosaur's hand. Giving a small yelp, the Doktor loose his grip on his cane and it fell, alone with Buck.

Unfortunately, the quetzalcoatlus known as 'Charlie' had caught the cane with his talons, letting the weasel dangle in mid air. The vine was too strong and new to be gnawed off. Buck did the only think he could do and that was roar at the Doktor, "If Lois dies, I will strangle you to death!"

"And what if you died?" Doktor snapped back, "How do you think Lois will feel if you died?! Buck, you need to understand that Rudy isn't the playful dinosaur he was anymore. He's changed. He's a monster!"

"He's always been a monster!"

"HE IS NOT A TOY, BUCK!" the Doktor sighed, "We cannot go back. I promised Lois."

Buck softened, "W-what?"

The Doktor shook his head, "Whatever happens, I cannot take you back. Long ago, Lois made me swore that I would take you to safety instead of her."

Buck shook his head. His 'daughter' was even more insane than he was, risking her life for an old weasel such as himself, "Doktor, promises can't always be kept, we have go back."

The Doktor shook his head.

"I am begging you."

"Buck, you found her as a baby... you've raised her as your own child, and trained her to be a fighter." Doktor said, "And she has been a fighter. Sometimes, we can't always save those who're close to us. You have to understand that this is Lois' decision, not yours."

Buck shut his eyes in sadness. He wanted to cry, but he couldn't bring himself to it. Should he be angry, depressed or happy? Should he be thankful that the one person, who had ever been so close to him was giving her life away to save him. The insane idiot that he was? He felt so awful. He felt so awful that he could cry.

But, he couldn't.