Hey guys, sorry, I've been a bit busy. But, here you go. Enjoy. And I don't own Ice Age.
Shira was so scared. Another pirate crew had attacked their ship about fifteen minutes ago, and everything was in chaos, everyone weapon on weapon with someone else. Her mom had told her to stay out of sight, but everything was rolling around as the boat tipped and thrashed in the wild waves, so nowhere was safe, and she couldn't stay in one place for more than two seconds without slipping and sliding around.
"Fall back!" the captain of the other crew, a large, mean looking wolf with cold black eyes, yelled. She sighed in relief, happy that they were leaving… until she felt something latched onto the back of her neck.
"Ow!" she exclaimed, looking up and gasping in horror as she realized she was being carried by the spotted leopard of their crew. "Put me down!"
He just snarled at her, warning her to be quiet. Tears came to her eyes as he ran for their boat. "Mommy!" she yelled, gaining Raz's attention.
Her golden eyes widened. "No! Shira!" she started for her, but she was already gone.
"If you ever want to see the little kitty again, hand over the treasure!" the wolf called as they began to sail away.
"No…" her voice shook. With the rain and the wind, she didn't feel the water stinging her eyes. She was already soaked as it was; nobody noticed it. "Not my baby… not my joey…" she whispered as they sailed off into the fog.
Squint was so shocked he couldn't move, until he eventually passed out from lack of being able to breathe. Everyone else was engaged in clean up, so that left Gupta the job of trying to comfort the heartbroken kangaroo.
Her breathing was shaky and uneven, her eyes were wide with disbelief. "She- she's gone. My… my baby's gone…" she was in a state of shock she couldn't form a complete sentences.
Gupta gulped. She was obviously in a fragile state of mind. One wrong move and she could go from devastated to furious. And Raz was well known for her hot temper. Oh boy…
-With Shira-
The little cub was trying her hardest not to cry as they tied her up. "Let me go!" she pleaded. "Take me home! I wanna go back to my mommy."
"I wanna go back to my mommy." the leopard mocked, earning a laugh out of the rest of the crew. "Yeah, like that's gonna happen, kid." He continued.
"My name isn't kid, it's Shira!" she said angrily, not liking anyone else calling her other nicknames, especially not ones that were strictly reserved for her family.
"Well Shira." The only sloth, who was very tall for his kind with a mean expression and a smile with a few missing teeth, sneered. "Get used to it. Who gave you that name anyway?"
"My mom, thank you very much." She snapped irritably.
When they all just kept taunting her, obviously trying to upset her further, she just huffed and looked down at the vines that held her paws. If only her family were here, they'd know what to do. Or at least know how to make the situation a bit enjoyable and not as terrifying. Well, Flynn might have, but still.
She sighed again and wriggled around a bit in an attempt to get more comfortable. With nothing better to do, she zoned in on their conversation.
"So, how long do you think it'll take for 'em to come for the brat?"
"I'd give it two days at most."
"Seriously, how did they even end up with a little kitty on their ship anyway." She tensed at the word, paws clenching in anger. However, she was soon forced to unravel them to avoid cutting herself, considering her claws were out.
Wait a second…
She strained her wrist joints upwards, stretching and trying to reach the ropes. "Oh, just a little more…" she murmured nearly silently to herself. Another inch and… finally! The vine snapped quietly, and she gained the confidence to do it to the others, and soon enough, she was free.
She was about to try and sneak off, she'd gotten a lot of practice lately, when the wolf turned. Snarling, he cried "The brat's loose. Get her!"
And she was rushed at by seven or eight angry pirates. She glanced around, spotting the mast and studying it for a split second. Slightly crooked, with a curve near the top, and a long branch about ten feet long at the very peak. If she could just get them to chase her…
She shot off to the tree, quickly climbing up, like she'd done with Gupta many times before. "Claws, don't fail me now…" she said as she quickly scurried to the top, pausing only to catch her breath, noticing that, sure enough, the leopard was coming after her.
Ok, she'd have to have perfect timing, get him to come towards her…
She back away when he arrived at the top, backing off onto the single branch and whimpering fearfully. Once she was backed up to the edge, the leopard chuckled darkly. "Nowhere to run now, little one."
She shrunk against the branch, looking up at him with scared blue eyes. "Say g'bye." He said, and pounced.
She shut her eyes, counting the seconds before carefully darting forwards, making sure the larger cat was on the far end of the branch. "Huh?" he was confused when he came up with empty paws. He turned around, unaware of the fact that they were slowly lowering downwards.
He saw a triumphantly smirking cub in front of him. Why was she smiling so smugly, like she'd won? He had her trapped, and she would soon be… gone, to put it mildly.
At his frowning, questioning look, she nodded downwards, towards his feet, and he realized what was happening a second too late. She jumped forward and onto his head, making him take another step back in surprise, finally adding the needed weight that was required to complete her plan.
He fell off the branch which, due to the sudden weight shortage, sprung upwards again and sent the cub into the air, who was half screaming and half giggling, unsure whether to be afraid or terrified. "Ha! See ya, suckers!" she called as she sailed away into the air. "I'll be sure to write!" she couldn't resist that last part. She had to throw in one last piece of teasing, something she'd learned from squint and Boris
She sailed in the air for about fifteen seconds before finally going down, at an alarming rate! She started to try moving herself through the air which was somehow harder than moving through water. Aiming for medium sized piece of ice, she landed kind of hard, tumbling a few times before jumping up onto her paws. Thankfully, she was far enough away that they wouldn't get her again, but if she squinted hard, she could just barely make out the shape of their ship. "Woah…" she said, her voice low with amazement.
After all, she had just been practically flying and had managed a pretty good landing for a six month old cub.
Well, she'd escaped, but now… how to get home. As she pondered this, her ear twitched. She had heard something, something strangely foreign yet familiar at the same time. What was that?
She looked back in the direction of her previous captivity, and could tell the sounds were coming from there. Hopping onto a nearby, smaller piece of ice, she started paddling for it, unable to contain her curiosity.
What she found astounded her.
Her family was up there, all looking absolutely furious and having at the other pirates with fury that was very much inappropriate to such young eyes, yet she couldn't tear them away. "Where. Is. She?" her mother demanded, her voice strained with rage as she hacked at the leopard with a sword. "If you laid so much as a paw on her so help me-"
She couldn't contain herself. "Mom!"
"Shira?" she looked around, although she never brought her sword away from the leopards throat, who was pinned on his back.
"Mom, I'm down here! Over here!"
The battle was soon closed, all the enemies either severely injured to the point where they couldn't move, or deceased. They quickly rescued Shira, who couldn't resist a quick "And that's why you don't mess with a pirates daughter!" to the still alive victims before they were gona and had reboarded their vessel.
The girl was currently being hugged by her mother, although her uncles kept pestering for their turn. As soon as Raz sat her down, Flynn grabbed her and squeezed her tightly.
"Shira! You're back! I thought we'd lost you! I missed you!"
"Uh Flynn… I can't breathe…" she choked out.
"Oh sorry!" he exclaimed. "Happy to be back with your mummy?"
"Happy? Are you kidding?" she nuzzled his shoulder. "I'd rather be here than anywhere else in the world."
With that said, the pirate crew had their first group hug. And it felt good.
What'd you think? Suggestions, pointers? Always glad to listen, review or message me. Oh, and just thought I'd mention, I saw the 4th movie for the 5th time today, and it's still as awesome as ever. If you haven't gone, you are seriously missing out. Also, someone, not quite sure who at the moment, requested that I put in Flynn. I wanted to more than this, but I can't think of a good plot for him and Shira. If anyone's got any ideas for him, or any of the other pirates, I'd be glad to do them.
