"Ellie, don't panic. Diego was okay, I'm sure they are too." He reassured her, once again pacing the cave.

"Panic? I'm not sure you understand the situation. Diego was fine! But this is Crash and Eddie we're talking about!" She replied.

"Well..." Manny couldn't say anything, it was true. The twin possums were always getting into trouble, and to get out of them, they drop dead until it goes away.

Diego spoke up when Manny was rendered speechless. "I'm sure they'll turn up soon. I know your brothers, they're cunning, devious and stubborn. They'll live."

"B-b-but, I-." Ellie sighed and a serious expression replaced the one of shock and panic. "They're my brothers. I'm their sister. Their safety and well-being are my top priorities besides Manny and Peaches!"

They stayed silent until a thump, thump, thump was heard from a tree outside. Two brown-and-tan blurs swung out and pounced on Sid.

"Bonzai!"

"Cornelius! Edward! Where have you two been? A heart attack you almost gave me!" Ellie scolded them. The twins panicked. Use of their full name's meant she's serious.

"Sorry, Ellie." Crash mumbled.

Diego started chuckling. "Cornelius? Really?"

"Oh, shut up!"

Ellie interrupted. "Keep quiet, both of you!" She looked at them questioningly when they started looking around. "What're you looking for?"

"Shan? Come on out!"

They heard a rustle and a voice. "No way! The sloth reeks!"

"I do not reek!"

"Yes you do!"

"Nuh uh!"

"Uh huh!"

"Nuh uh!"

"Uh huh!"

Eddie yelled. "He's house trained! Really!"

"Ugh...Fine, I'm coming down."

Great, another one. Manny thought.

Shannon jumped down. "It's worse from here..."

"Meh, you'll get used to it." Manny declared.

"Aw, you have a friend! How cute! So that's three boys who got lucky!" Ellie said.

"Three?" Crash, Eddie and Shannon asked.

"Oh, where has that girl gone? Lucy?"

"Lucy?" Shannon screamed. "Why that no good, furry little...Ditchy McAbandon Pants!"

"Ditchy wha-? Shan?" The saberette saw her from her position with Peaches at the back of the cave and started hugging her. "Oh, I thought you were a goner for sure! I can't believe you made it out of there!"

"Me? You were worried about me? You! Abandoned! Me!" She squirmed out of her sister's grasp, to no avail.

"Aw...How cute!" Ellie exclaimed. The twins only replied. "What?"

AN: So...How long was I gone? Not too long I hope. Anyways, coming up, probably: Flasback on how the sisters met blah blah blah the Rhino thing blah blah blabbity blah... You get the deal.