It has been hours for the herd, the sun was going down and many of them were losing hope that this was going to end without someone getting eaten. Most of the sabers were getting antsy because let's face it, how would you feel if you're a carnivore and surrounded by meat. Manny and Ellie were scared out of their minds about what was going to happen to their daughter, Sid was scared about his Granny, and Shira was scared about what Roark was going to do to her and Diego.
"This is bad, no actually this is worse than bad, this is a catastrophe." Crash said.
"For once I agree with Crash, I don't see how we can get out of this mess." Eddie said.
"Listen to me everyone, I know things look hopeless, but I mean come on, we've been in worst situations than this, the world breaking apart or getting stuck in a world of dinosaurs." Sid tried to explain.
"Sid, they're holding the kids hostage and there is a very real chance that they will kill my daughter." Manny said.
"Come on Manny, remember Gutt took Peaches hostage but we managed to save her then right." He said.
"This is different Sid, I highly doubt that someone is going to come and save her or us at the last minute." Manny proclaimed.
"Well what about Diego." Sid said.
"If he shows up, Roark and the other sabers are going to rip him apart." Manny said.
Hearing that made Shira very concerned, and then she remembered the talk she had with Ellie earlier about leaving bad stuff unresolved. If this was going to turn out as bad as they feared, she and Diego won't be able to reconcile their argument, but what she was really scared about was that even though he doesn't know it, but she maybe in love with him. Now she wasn't sure about how to tell him or if he even returns the feelings, but she may never get the chance to say anything now, the most she can do right now is hope, pray and come up with a plan.
"Hey, are you doing alright?" Ellie asked.
"Me, what about you, they just kidnapped your daughter." She said.
"Oh trust me, I'm scared out of my mind, but I'm not oblivious to the problems of others." She said.
"Okay, maybe I'm a little worried about how this all going to end." She said.
"We all are." Ellie commented.
"I mean this Roark guy, he's worse than Gutt, sure Gutt was menacing, but this guy is crazy." Shira said.
"I can see that, but we just need to hold on and try to think of a way out of this." Ellie said.
"I guess you're right." Shira said.
"Something tells me that you're concerned about something besides our current situation." She said.
"What are you talking about?" She asked darting her eyes.
Ellie didn't respond she just gave Shira a look that urged her to come clean.
"Okay fine, what really scares me is what will happen to Diego." She confessed.
"The rest of us are concerned." Ellie said.
"I know, but I just feel as though something bad happens to him I would completely lost." She said.
"Sounds to me like something you say when you're in love." Ellie said.
"What?" She asked shock.
"You heard me." She said.
"What are you two talking about?" Manny asked.
"Nothing!" Shira stated.
"Shira is in love with Diego." Ellie said.
"That doesn't surprise me; they've both been crazy for each other ever since we saved her from drowning." Manny said.
"I'm not in love with Diego." She said.
"Oh there it is, like I told Diego, denial is the clincher." He said.
"Oh come on." Shira exclaimed.
"Hey, shut up over there, we have better things to do than listen to your problems!" One of the sabers yelled.
The trio stopped talking and dispersed; Ellie and Manny went and sat down together still very worried about their daughter. Shira went and sat next to Sid who was clearly worried, and she was concerned.
"Are you alright Sid?" She asked.
"Well aside from our current situation and the kids in mortal danger, what also worries me is that I can't find Granny." He explained.
"Don't worry Sid; I'm sure she's fine, maybe she went to get help." Shira said.
"I hope so, normally I try to stay optimistic about dangerous situations, but not this time." He said.
"It'll be fine Sid we'll get out of this." Shira said.
"I hope so, right now we need a miracle." He said.
Meanwhile outside the valley, Diego was only a mile away from home. He had spent the night under a tree and started up again early in the morning. The dead deer he was hauling was still fresh, all though a few flies have landed on it, but he managed to flick them away before they laid their eggs. He was relieved that he was almost home, he was exhausted from hauling the carcass for so long, but what he was really excited about was the look on Shira's face when she sees all the meat. Then he got to thinking about his relationship with Shira, they've been spending a lot of time together ever since they got on the island, although they never really thought of themselves as a couple, but there was no denying that they had very strong feelings for each other. The only problem is that they're sabers and sabers aren't truly known to showing their true feelings, at least not until they think it's time. Then he thought that Ellie was right, maybe it was time to tell her how he truly felt, but first he needed to get the deer home.
"Just a little more. Man you are heavy." He said to himself.
But before he could keep moving, he heard rustling in the bushes and he instantly turned around to look.
"Who's there?" He asked.
He got into attack position and waited to see who or what would come out, then he saw a silhouette and then he crouched lower and when the figure finally came out, he heard a familiar voice.
"There you are lady." The figure said.
"Granny, what are you doing here?" Diego asked as he relaxed.
"Hang on, there was something important I needed to tell you, now what was it." She said.
"Yeah well let me know if it comes to you." He said slightly annoyed.
Diego went to pick up the deer, when he heard another sound, but he knew this sound, it was the sound of moving dirt, he turned saw a tunnel coming towards them. Then it stopped and out came Louis, and he was breathing heavily.
"Louis, what are you doing here?" He asked.
Louis looked up to see Diego and he was extremely relieved to see him.
"Diego, thank goodness I found you." He said.
"Whoa Louis, what's wrong?" He asked.
"The herd, they're in danger." He said.
"What?" He asked.
"Yeah, a bunch of sabers came out of nowhere and took us all hostage, I managed to get away and I needed to find help." He explained.
"Sabers!?" He questioned.
"A whole pack, the claimed they know you and that they wanted revenge on you." He said.
"Really, what did they look like?" He asked.
"Well I didn't get a good look, but there was a fat one, a manic one, and one with a snide look on his face." He explained.
Diego instantly knew who he was talking about.
"Oscar, Lenny and Zeke." He said.
"That's them, but they're not the ones in charge, the leader is this big saber with piercing eyes, a menacing scowl and a scare over one of his eyes." Louis explained.
Diego thought about what he said, but then he realized who he was talking about, and that sent a wave of both fear and anger through his body.
"Roark." He said.
"Yeah, and now everyone is in danger." He said.
Diego forgot about the deer and instantly started running, but before he got too far he turned to Louis.
"Come on Louis, you too granny." He said.
"Wait, where are we going?" Louis asked.
"We're going to save our friends." He said.