I'm back! Sorry for the million-year wait, I was in England for Christmas, and now I'm back in school, yadi yada, excuses. Thanks to KaylaDestroyer for reviewing! So, something I've noticed about this fandom is that every story must contain a campfire sing-along. Why? Don't know, but it's awesome, so of course I'm going to do one as well. It's a good plot device.
Disclaimer: The song is called 'Ghost'; it's by Ella Henderson. If I owned it I wouldn't have to write a disclaimer.
Disclaimer No2: If I owned Ice Age, chances are I wouldn't be sitting at my kitchen table writing stories about my own characters on a borrowed laptop.
Disclaimer No3: I don't own any Artemis Fowl references/characters that may pop up.
It was twilight by the time the four teenagers got back. The herd was all sitting around a blazing fire, talking about things that had happened that day. Well, Jackson was, per usual, sitting in the shadows saying nothing, and Annabeth was glaring at the ground as if it was personally responsible for every problem she'd ever encountered in life. Mia took a seat between James and Ellie, who had been discussing some incident that had happened with a wildcat earlier when they'd been foraging for food. Mia listened as they told her and the others the story.
Apparently Sid had made a comment on how cute she was. Unfortunately, she had turned out to be an expert in fighting and had taken the sloth out in minutes, much to the amusement of everyone else. Mia chuckled. She had met the cat, Juliet, earlier, and could just see the feisty wildcat wrestling him to the ground.
Manny stood up. "Alright," he said," it's time we gave our new members a proper welcome."
Sid, who was looking rather dejected after his defeat, immediately perked up. "We're having a campfire party?"
"Yes."
"Yay!" Sid grinned, standing up and doing a little tap dance, which unfortunately resulted in him stepping in the campfire. (Neither the sloth nor the fire were harmed.)
"Alright," said Manny," it's only fair that we let our guests sing first. Mia?"
Mia shook her head, blushing as everyone turned and looked at her expectantly. "I don't sing."
"Really?" asked Sid," can't you try?"
"I really don't want to."
"Please?"
"Sid, I don't like singing in front of people."
"We could all turn our backs and pretend we're not here."
Manny sighed. "Sid, she doesn't have to sing if she doesn't want to. Adsila?"
Adsila shook her head. "No way. I couldn't sing if my life depended on it!"
"Alright. Annabeth?"
"Okay." Everyone stared at her, surprised she agreed so easily. The tigress switched her death glare from the floor to the others. "What? I like singing."
Manny shrugged. "Okay then. Whenever you're ready."
Annabeth took a deep breath and started singing:
"I keep going to the river to pray
'Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most
I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost
The ghost of you it keeps me awake
My friends had you figured out
Yeah they saw what's inside of you
Trying to hide in another you
But you evil is coming through
These guys sitting on the wall
They watch every move I make
Bright light living in the shade
You go hard makes the spirit shake
I had to go through hell to prove
I'm not insane
Had to meet the devil
Just to know his name
And that's where my love was burning
Yeah it's still burning
I keep going to the river to pray
'Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most
I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost
The ghost of you it keeps me awake
I keep going to the river to pray
'Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most
I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost
The ghost of you it keeps me awake
Each time that I think you go
I turn around and you're creeping in
And I let you under my skin
'Cause I love living innocent
Boy you never told me
True love was going to hurt
True pain that I don't deserve
Truth is that I never learn
I keep going to the river to pray
'Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most
I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost
The ghost of you it keeps me awake
I keep going to the river to pray
'Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
And at most
I'm sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost
The ghost of you it keeps me awake."
She finished and gave a small bow before lying back down. The whole herd applauded; she had sung beautifully. "Who knew she could do that," whispered Adsila," it was amazing." Mia agreed. The herd sang a bit more, James singing an annoying, catchy song with Sid, Peaches going solo and singing excellently.
Finally everyone toasted acorns to turn them into delicious white fluffy things that Sid called 'popcorn.' As Diego said,"It's nice but it won't catch on." They ended the night with a chorus of 'We Are Family." Mia fell asleep in the spies' cave, only to be woken a few minutes later by Annabeth.
"Come on," she hissed. "We need to report back to Gutt and Soto, remember?" Mia jolted awake.
"O-okay." Annabeth woke the others and they made their way down to the beach. The three-quarter moon glinted against the waves, which gently hissed against the beach. The spies made their way up the shore to the huge iceberg. They were met by Oscar from Soto's pack and Sonoma. Adsila grinned and hugged the kiwi, who smiled and started bombarding her with questions, as parents do. The group made their way back to the ship. Gutt and Soto were on the deck. Gutt gave a decidedly evil vampire smile.
"Ah, there you are at last. Tell me everything."
Sorry for not updating again. Also, Sonoma will have a bigger part later. As always, enjoy and review!