"This is going to be awesome." Crash said.
The two possum brothers stood over a large cliff overlooking a large forest. Today was going to be full of the usual antics such as pranks and stupid stunts, but first they wanted to test out a new 'activity' they came up with. Apparently they tied a bunch of leaves and sticks together to make a crude hang glider.
"Crash this has to be one of the stupidest we've ever done. I love it." Eddie stated.
"Yep, now is everything ready?" He asked.
"Just one more second." He said tying one last knot.
Meanwhile below them, Peaches, Louis and the other teenagers were hanging out and relaxing. After they got on the island, the teenagers searched for a new hang out spot, and they managed to find one. It was a nice lush oasis with lush trees, a steam geyser that shoots hot steam and a small pond. Louis was sleeping on a small patch of grass when Peaches walked over and all though she didn't want to disturb him, she gently nudged him with her trunk, he stumbled awake and smiled when he saw Peaches.
"Oh hey Peaches?" He greeted.
"Hey yourself. What were you doing?" She asked.
"Well came down and decided to sit down and the next thing I knew I was sleeping. So what's up? " He asked.
"Nothing really, uncle Diego left for his hunt." She said.
"Well that's interesting; umm what is he hunting exactly." He asked nervously.
"Oh don't worry, he found a herd of deer." She said.
"Oh that's a relief. Did Shira go with him?" He asked.
"No, they had a fight and he ended up going alone." She said.
"How's Shira doing?" He asked.
"Oh wow was she mad, no one went anywhere near her last night, she seemed calmer this morning, but I wouldn't risk talking to her right now." She explained.
"Message received." He said.
"Yeah, but I hope she works things out with Diego." She said.
I'm sure they'll be fine." He responded.
"That's what I like about you Louis; you always look on the bright side." She complimented.
"Well I learned that you can't go through life focusing on the negatives." He explained.
"You got that right." She said.
Louis got and he and Peaches were about to walk off but then they were stopped by Ethan and he looked a bit concerned.
"Hey you guys how's it going?" He asked.
"Fine, how about you?" Louis asked.
"Good, but I was wondering." He started.
"What?" Peaches asked.
"Are those your uncles on top of the cliff?" He asked pointing his trunk.
Peaches and Louis looked in the direction he was pointing and saw the vaguely familiar forms of her possum uncles on top of the cliff. The three quickly ran to where the other teenagers where gathered and looked up to see what they were doing.
"What is going on?" Peaches asked.
"I don't know, I looked up and there they were and it looks like they're going to jump." Ethan explained.
Peaches looked up and saw Crash in some sort of contraption, she wasn't sure what, but it didn't look good. She then began to wave her trunk around trying to get their attention; on top of the cliff, Crash was about ready to jump when he looked down, he noticed all the teenagers gathered around the bottom.
"Hey Eddie check this out?" He asked.
Eddie came by to see what was going on, and was surprised by what he saw.
"Say, looks like we got ourselves an audience." He said.
"Cool; hey look, Peaches is waving at us." He said pointing to Peaches.
"Oh yeah." He said.
They both waved back at her and prepared the glider for take-off.
"Oh man this isn't good." Peaches said.
"Well I worry about it too much; I mean they do this sort of stuff all the time right?" Louis asked.
"Yeah, and besides I don't think they going to do it." Ethan said.
"Think again." Peaches said looking up.
He followed suit and was shocked to see that Crash had jumped and was now gliding through the air.
"Whoa this is awesome, I feel like a bird!" He shouted.
"Alright!" Eddie shouted.
The spectators below were awestruck at the fact that a possum was flying through the air, now granted the saw the Hyraxes flying the exact same way, but they were smaller.
"This is no doubt the best idea we've ever had!" Crash shouted.
But his celebration was short lived however, suddenly the ropes holding the glider together came undone and it broke apart while he was still several stories above the ground. Much like one of those old cartoons from the 60's he floated in the air for a few seconds, he looked down, gulped and then started falling very fast. Everyone was shocked and Peaches covered her eyes with her trunk. Then Crash landed in the pond with a large splash and everyone shuttered.
"Oh that's got to hurt." Ethan said.
Everyone looked at the pond for any sign of life, then all of a sudden Crash came bursting out of the water cheering.
"That was awesome!" He shouted.
All the teenagers except for Peaches and Louis began to cheer.
"Like I said, nothing to worry about." Louis said.
Peaches just gave him small smile. Meanwhile, Rico and his scouting party along with Lenny, Oscar and Zeke leading the way, they were walking through the forest trying to find any sign of life.
"Okay this is ridiculous; we're walking through the middle of nowhere." Lenny whispered to Oscar.
"Look, I don't like it either, but if we want revenge then we got to do it." He said.
"Oh come on, I doubt Diego is even on this rock." Zeke joined in.
"Well maybe you should go talk to Roark about that, see what he thinks." Oscar said.
"What, no way man, that guy scares me." He said.
While they carried on with their conversation, Rico was sniffing around, looking for any sign of life, but then picked up something and stopped.
"Wait." He ordered.
The others stopped and he sat there and sniffed the air and looked around for a second.
"What is it, what do you smell?" One of the sabers asked.
"Something big and hairy." He said.
He then bolted straight forwards and the others followed him. They continued running for a few minutes until they stopped on a small hill looking overlooking the valley where the herd was, the surveyed their surroundings and comprehend what they were looking at.
"Are you guys seeing this?" Zeke asked.
"Mammoths." Rico said.
"Not just mammoths, all sorts of animals." Lenny said.
They watched the herd go about their business, there were so many of them, and to a saber this would be an all you can eat buffet.
"Jackpot!" Zeke yelled.
He was already about to go and pig out of himself, but he was stopped by Oscar.
"Wait Zeke, look." He said pointing.
Zeke looked to where he was pointing and saw Manny talking with Ellie and Sid.
"So what, it's a couple of mammoths and a sloth." He said.
"No look closer, don't they look familiar?" He asked.
Zeke took a closer look and then finally he realized what he meant.
"Oh yeah, it's that mammoth who helped Diego." He said.
"Are you serious?" Lenny asked.
"Absolutely." Oscar said.
"Yeah, and that's the same stupid sloth who got me stuck in a tree." Zeke said.
"I'm sorry, what is going on?" Rico asked a little impatient.
"That mammoth and sloth down there are the ones that helped Diego and killed Soto. If they're here, than Diego must be." Oscar explained.
"Are you certain?" Rico asked.
"Of course." He responded.
"Alright then, come on we must tell Roark." Rico said.
Down in the valley, Manny was talking with Ellie and Diego and Shira.
"So what do you talk to Shira about?" Manny asked.
"Oh I just told her to go easy on Diego." She said.
"And what did you tell Diego last night?" He asked.
"Sorry, promised Diego I wouldn't tell anyone." She said.
Manny gave her a very worried look.
"Manny relax, everything is going to be fine." She said.
She wrapped her trunk around his and he smiled. Then Sid butted in like he always does.
"Hey umm guys, I hate to interrupt." He started.
"What is it Sid?" Manny asked.
"Have either of you seen Granny, she disappeared…again." He said.
"Sid, what did I tell you about keeping a better eye on her?" Manny asked.
"I'm sorry, but she just vanishes without a trace, I turn my back for one second and poof, she's gone." He said.
"Alright I get it Sid. Sorry but we haven't seen her." He said.
"Okay I'll keep looking." He said walking away.
Like I said before, she moves fast for an old girl." Ellie said.
The sabers all ran towards the beach, when they got there, Roark was sitting there waiting for them and Rico went up to him and stood at attention.
"Rico report." He ordered.
"We found a herd of animals, all herbivores." He said.
"Is that it?" Roark asked.
"Well these three say that there is a mammoth and a sloth there who are connected to Diego." He said.
"What?" He said.
He turned to the three and walked up to them who were also standing at attention mostly out of fear.
"What is the meaning of this?" He ordered.
"Well, as you know, when Diego betrayed us, he was helped by a mammoth and a sloth." Oscar said.
"And?" He asked.
"It just so happens that they're on the island right now." Lenny said.
"Ah, I see, with them here, Diego can't be too far behind." Roark said.
"Might point exactly." Oscar said.
"Well, let's not just stand around, let's go introduce ourselves." He said with a smile.
With that, he gave a command and soon, he and his entire pack ran into the jungle to put his heinous plan of vengeance into action.