"And on my seventh birth day, my dad took me out to the river and taught me how to swim like he did Shannon when she was seven. We had a great time, too."

Diego sighed. He started to regret helping the other saber, she never stopped talking. She just, went on and on about her life. He started to focus on his surroundings and try to block off the sound of her babbling. The sky was getting slightly darker, some trees here and there. A lot of shrubbery and foliage by the river.

"So I was wondering, what's heavier, a rhino or a mammoth? I was thinking mammoth, but rhinos have this thick armor thing and maybe that's heavier than mammoth fat. But I'm not so sure."

Mammoth...Mammoth. Mammoth! Manny!

"Uh..."

"So I saw this rhino. He looked pretty nice, so I went up to him and asked 'Are you heavier than a mammoth?' and he was like 'do you know how much a mammoth weighs?' and I said..."

"Lucy? Lucy?"

"'No, not re-' What is it? Did you find her? Did you?" She screamed, excitedly.

"No, but. It's getting dark and, I gotta get back to the herd." Diego explained.

"Oh, oh! ...Oh." She started to make a face. A sad face that said 'I'm so aloooone!' and Diego suddenly blurted out.

"You can stay with us for the night if you want to." Her face brightened up at the sentence.

"Really?" Diego just grinned sheepishly.

Eddie started slumping. "Did we find her yet?"

"No." Crash trailed behind him.

"What about now?"

"No." "Now?" "Still no." "No-"

"Will you guys shut up?" Shannon butted in.

"No." "Okay." Crash and Eddie both said at the same time.

"Shannon, it's getting late. Why don't you stay with us for the night and we'll look again tomorrow?" Crash suggested, eagerly waiting for a yes.

"Alright, fine. It's just that, my sister's always been the one who gets into trouble and usually I have to get her out of it." She started to follow the brothers to the rest of their herd.

"I just hope she's okay."

Diego had led Lucy back to the herd, who have been waiting for him. Ellie was pacing the cave while Sid tried not to panic in front of Peaches. He was failing, as usual.

"What if something happened, Manny? It's not normal for sabers to survive and hunt alone. He could've set his eyes on something bigger than him. He could be hurt!"

"Now, now, Ellie. I know Diego, and he won't go down like this. He's the one to di-" He looked at Peaches. "He's the one to go when all else fails."

"Bu-but Manny I-" Diego cleared his throat. "Diego! Oh, we were so worried! Did something happen?"

"Nothing bad."

"What do you mean?"

Diego stepped to his left as they're eyes fell towards a smaller, female saber with light blond fur and amber eyes.

"Why isn't she just the cutest little thing I've ever seen!"

"T-thank you, uh..."

"My name's Ellie, you've met Diego. This is Manny, Sid, Peaches and Cra-" A look of shock washed over the mammoth. "Where's Crash and Eddie?"

AN: Longer chappie for you! Or I think it's longer. Stupid thing won't tell me how many words were in that last chap.

Special thanks to Goddess on a Highway and KaylaDestroyer. You guys are hi-la-ri-ous!

Peace!