Hey everybody Stooge Man's back! Sorry for the long wait I had a very tight schedule such as skiing and not to mention working at school for so many hours; but I thank you for your patience. I also like to thank White Hunter, candy-apple14, fluttercorfan17, Mystery Kid and mary for their reviews and ideas. Now do me all a favor and just sit back and enjoy the chapter!
The others watched as Lolo danced around twirling in circles while cheering about talking to animals now. Just as she slowed herself down she started to wobble from side to side knowing she over-did it too much and was about to collapse. The young girl tripped on her feet and fell backwards but was caught when Shira leaned her head against Lolo's back and tipped her back on her feet.
"Thank-you" Lolo said with gratitude
"Don't mention it, squirt. Just next time fall on rats okay. That would make me happy" Shira told the girl
"I try to remember once my head stops shaking" Lolo replied back
Shira chuckled and gave Lolo a playful nudge before nuzzling her stomach making the girl giggle. While hearing Shira's remark, the possums crossed their arms and looked at each other angrily.
"Did she call us rats?" Crash asked his brother
"She did; she called us rats!" Eddie answered back
"I'm beginning to hate that pussy-cat!" Crash replied
"Me too!" Eddie replied back
Shira nuzzled Lolo from her stomach all the way to her neck as the young girl giggled with ever rub the sabress laid upon her.
Lolo gently pushed Shira's head away and said, "Please stop I'm ticklish"
Shira playfully smirked and looked at Lolo. "Ooh you are, are you?"
Lolo realized what she just said and she looked back and saw Shira getting ready to pounce and the young girl opened her arms out waving them at the sabress.
"No, no I didn't mean that, please STOP…" Lolo screamed
But it was far already too late, Shira gently pinned Lolo to the floor and with a playful attitude the sabress began nuzzling and licking the young girl's head non-stop; leaving Lolo laughing senselessly.
(LOLO LAUGHING)
The herd members watched as their saber friend played with the little human girl in enjoyment. Diego watched too grinning at his wife on how she played with the young child. Sid shoved his friend in the shoulder to get his attention.
"Shira seems to be enjoying this, huh buddy?" Sid said to his friend
"I gotta hand it to her. She's good with kids" Diego admitted
"Yeah just wait till she's a mother then you'll see how she's really good at that job" Sid pointed out
"It'll be an easy start for her…but not for me" Diego also admitted
"How could you say that, Diego? You're wonderful with kids" Sid reminded him
"I was with Peaches when she was a calf it's just that…I don't know if I'm going to be ready for it when the time comes" Diego replied
"Buddy please, you're Diego the fastest saber-tooth tiger who ever lived. Plus you have the nine lives to prove it" Sid told him
"You might be wrong Sid. Not all sabers can keep their nine lives forever" said Diego feeling unsure
Sid comforted his friend with a pat on the head. "I highly doubt that's true, buddy"
Soon Peaches with Louis sleeping on her top knot yawned and walked out of her sleeping spot to see what was all the screaming about.
(YAWNING)
"Mom, Dad? What's going on?" Peaches said tiredly
Manny, Ellie including everyone else looked at Peaches and Louis shocked to see that they were awake while the humans were still in the cave. When the two caught sight of the humans their eyes popped up and their jaws dropped down showing that they were finally broken from their tiredness.
"Mom, Dad…there's humans in our home" Peaches pointed out
"Peaches…" Ellie attempted to explain
"Why are there humans in our home?" Peaches asked frantically
"Uh, Peaches sweetie we can explain" Manny attempted to explain
"Dad why are there humans in our home? Please tell me this is a dream! Tell me this is a dream!" Peaches said frantically
"WAIT!" Roshan shouted waving his arms out
Looking down at Roshan surprisingly, Peaches and Louis jaw-dropped at the human boy in astonishment and eye-balled at him like this was no ordinary surprise.
"Please, your parents had nothing to do with this. This happened because of me and I'm responsible for it; you just need to let me explain everything" Roshan explained to her
Still with no answer, Peaches continued eye-balling the boy with his jaw hanging low. However, Louis let out of chuckle and waved his finger down at Roshan.
"Ha-ha-ha, will you please excuse me for a moment" said Louis smiling
Louis's feet collapsed causing him to fall off of Peaches and onto the hard floor unconscious with a very loud thud.
(THUD)
Roshan blinked a few times and shook his head. "Well that was unexpected"
"As so are you!" Peaches pointed back
"Please I can see this is crazy for you and him. But you have to believe me I'm not like them" Roshan explained to her
"Why should I believe anything you say, human?" Peaches replied accusingly
"First of all the names not human okay, it's Roshan and second these are my friends and we've been sleeping in your cave for whole night" Roshan confirmed her
Manny quickly rushed to be beside his daughter. "Peaches your mother and I will explain everything later; right now I just need you to cope with them"
"But dad they're humans why should we…" Peaches argued
"Because that human saved my and your mother's life last night" Manny explained to her
Eye-balling her father she gasped. "What? No human saves an animal not ever" Peaches replied
"Apparently this one did; him and his friends and we owe them our gratitude" Manny told her
"Why should I care for them after what they did the other day?" Peaches reminded her father about the last events
Manny sighed and took a deep breath. "Peaches, please, your mother and I know that you and Louis have been through this for the first time ever but right now it's not important anymore. What's important now is that we get to know who they are"
"But why?" Peaches argued
"Because I said so!" Manny argued
"But why tell me why!" Peaches argued
"Because I' am the grown up and that's how it is!" Manny shouted
"Hey" called Roshan getting both the mammoths attentions. "You do realize you're only making it worse for her right?"
"He's got a point" said Ellie walking in
"What? But I was not…" Manny attempted to argue before he realized Ellie had shot him a warning glance and he looked back at Peaches before looking back at his wife and back down at the boy.
(GRUNTS FRUSTRATINGLY)
"Grr, forget I said that sweetie just go stand with the rest and take Weiner with you" Manny instructed his daughter
Rolling her eyes, Peaches gently grasped Louis and placed him on her back as she walked over to be with her mother, aunts and uncles. Rowan, Newt, Minho, Kodak and Lolo stood to be next with Roshan once they and the rest of the herd were standing face-to-face.
"You were saying?" Roshan said to Manny
"Okay maybe we did come off on the wrong track here and I apologize for it to all of you. How about we introduce ourselves" Manny suggested
Manny took the first step forward to begin introductions.
"Hello I'm Manfred but you can call me Manny" Manny announced himself
"Manfred?" said Minho jokingly
Manny sighed frustratingly. "Yeah, yeah, yeah it's a funny name I know. Hardy-Har-Har! Blah-Blah-Blah!"
"No, no, I think that's a good name. But Manny's sounds lot better" Roshan commented
"I'll take that as a compliment" Manny replied
"And another thing I heard guys say you're fat. We'll you're not you're a lot poufy than I imagined" Roshan admitted
Manny happily pointed his trunk at the boy. "NOW THAT I'LL TAKE AS AN APPRECIATION!"
Kodak scoffed. "Yeah, that depends if he's wearing a fur coat or not"
Manny scowled at Kodak before Rowan shoved him in the arm. Ignoring the older boy he continued on with the introductions as he began introducing the other members to Roshan the kids.
"This is uber-tracker here is Diego and this floppy- green smelly excuse for a skunk here is Sid" Manny announced Sid and Diego to the kids
"That's Mr. Sid to you sir and second this sloth is ready to take action…" said Sid trying to salute but ended up poking himself in the eye
(POKE)
"OW!" cried Sid
Rowan rushed over to him. "Oh my gosh are you alright?" she asked
Sid uncovered his eye to Rowan when the girl was shocked to see the sloth's eye was all bloaty and red.
"Don't worry about it, it's just pain. Pain's the only thing that gets through to me" Sid reassured her
"I doubt that's true" Rowan replied
"Don't tempt him" Diego warned
Noticing the orange saber-tooth tiger, Rowan made her way towards Diego and knelt down to him.
"And you must be the uber-tracker, right?" Rowan teased
"That's Diego to you" Diego confirmed her
Newt and Minho walked up to Rowan and they knelt down beside her.
"I'll be damned" Minho admitted
"You're actually part of this herd?" Newt asked the saber
Diego nodded. "That's right. Name's Diego friends"
Diego held a paw out to the kids but only causing the three to step back in fear. Diego knew why.
"It's alright. It's just a paw shake. I won't hurt you" Diego reassured
Rowan grasped the saber's paw and shook it before Newt and Minho did the same but only fearing that the saber might scratch them to pieces. Roshan then came up to him and starred at him politely.
"What's the matter?" Diego asked the boy
Roshan snapped out of his thoughts and looked back at him. "Sorry it's just that it's been so long since I've last encountered with a saber-tooth tiger and for some reason you just look so familiar" the boy replied
"Really because I was thinking of the same way" Diego replied back
"I'm Roshan by the way" Roshan introduced himself to the saber
"Diego" Diego introduced himself
Diego held out a paw towards the boy and Roshan grasped it in a mighty firm constraint. When they both released Diego shook his paw around trying to loosen the cramps.
"Wow you sure got a grip there, kid" Diego admitted
"I taught it to myself when I was little. The father said when I was little I would always grip on other people's legs begging for them to give my ride and it just made my father laugh" Roshan told the saber
Diego chuckled. "That is funny. It's strange though because I remember something or someone who waddled up and gripped me by the leg and he didn't let go"
"Maybe he was just too interested of your nice soft fur" Roshan said teasingly
Diego raised a brow and shot a smirking glance at Roshan.
"I think we're going to get along just fine" said Diego
"Yeah…I guess so" Roshan admitted
Lolo soon came running up to the orange saber and she wrapped her arms around Diego's neck squeezing him tight.
"I'm Lolo and you're so soft!" Lolo cheered
Diego gently pushed the girl away causing her to release her arms around his neck so that he could breathe oxygen.
"You got it all wrong kid I'm not soft" Diego told the girl
"Ooh really? Well I can fix that" Shira replied walking over to him
"Wait what are you talking about…" said Diego before he was taken by surprise by Shira lips kissing him on the cheek.
(KISS)
Diego blushed under his fur. …but I can be gentle" he admitted
Lolo giggled and faced the silver sabress next. "And let me guess you're name is Shira?"
Shira nodded. "That's right, love"
"Can I ask you a question Shira?" Lolo asked the sabress
"Sure" Shira replied
"Is that a giant watermelon in your tummy?" Lolo asked pointed to Shira's pregnancy
Shira chuckled and shook her head. "No silly that's a special surprise I'm saving for me and my husband. You see sweetie…I'm going to be a mother"
"Meaning?" Lolo asked feeling confused
"She's gonna have cubs, Lolo" said Rowan jumping into the conversation as she knelt down to the little girl. "Babies"
"You mean the small cuddly balls with the incy wincey little eyes, small ears and little nose?" Lolo asked
Rowan happily nodded making Lolo feel convinced as she turned back at Shira and shot her a surprised a feeling.
"That's fur-tastic!" Lolo cheered
"Congratulations" Rowan replied to Shira
"Thanks. You wanna feel them?" Shira offered the girls
The two girls looked at each happily before turning back nodding the sabress. Shira tilted her hip to the side so that her stomach would show as the two each held out their hands towards her. When they touched it, the girls felt the warm furry softness when suddenly they felt a kick on both of their palms. Surprised, Lolo then leaned her ear against Shira belly and she felt a few little kicks on the cheek and ear.
(LOLO GIGGLING)
"They're so small" Lolo commented
"Yes but they'll grow sooner than you think, love" Shira told the girl
"When do they come out?" Rowan asked the sabress
"Soon. I don't know when but they'll be here soon you'll see" Shira answered
"I can't wait to see them!" said Lolo excitedly
"So am I" said Shira before head-locking her head with Lolo's
Rowan then petted Shira on the head earning a purr from the sabress. Meanwhile, Manny kept on going through the introductions with the kids.
"This is Ellie my wife" Manny announced Ellie to the kids
"Yeah we already met" Roshan pointed out
Ellie chuckled. "We sure did. It's so nice to meet you Roshan"
Ellie held a trunk out and Roshan grasped it gently and shook it with pleasure. "The pleasure's all mine"
Minho was next to shake Ellie's trunk. "Those were some cool moves you got Ms. E. Where'd you learn it?"
"FROM US!" Crash and Eddie jumped in
Ellie sighed and rolled her eyes. "It's true. This is Crash and this is Eddie; they're my brothers"
Crash and Eddie's introduction stayed silent when she saw the looks on Roshan, Minho, Newt and Kodak's faces when they heard what Ellie just said to them.
"Your brothers?" Roshan asked about the two
"That's right" Ellie answered back
"I'll be damned again" Minho replied
"Aren't they…how can I explain this? A little small?" Newt asked about their height
Crash gasped. "Small? Did you hear what he just called us brother!"
"Indeed Crash indeed. I believe your mistaken pencil neck, it ain't the size that counts it's what you do with it" Eddie joked
Kodak grinned. "In that case…"
Kodak lifted one leg up and with powerful force he stopped on Crash and Eddie crushing them both down before the possums sprang back up like musical accordions.
Kodak chuckled. "Now that's what I call using my size"
Ignoring older boy's sadistic behavior Manny kept going on with introductions as he went on to Peaches next.
"And you've already met my beautiful daughter Peaches. She's standing right over there" Manny pointed out
"Peaches, huh? I think that's a wonderful-?" said Newt before he stopped when he saw something he'd never seen before
(Slow-motion love song starts playing as Peaches come walking into the scene in slow-motion style)
Pharrell: This rainy day is temporary
(Newt's jaw dropped as he star-eyed at Peaches beauty in amazement)
Pharrell: The contrast is why we got him
(Peaches flips a piece of her hair back as she continued walking in slow-motion)
Pharrell: Cause sunshine due is just a cloud a way, way, way, way, way
(Newt lovingly smiled and lowered his arms/ shoulders down as he watched Peaches walk past him without letting that love feeling get away from him)
Pharrell: Way, way, way, way, way, way
(Hey baby!)
(SONG SCREECHES TO AN END)
Newt's heart was pounding by the minute; he couldn't dare take his eyes off that mammoth for one second. Minho soon noticed his friend was acting strange all of a sudden when he saw his friend was checking Peaches out.
Minho shoves him in the shoulder. "Hey what's eating you?"
Newt turned to his friend showing that same loving expression on his face. "I think I'm in love"
Minho looked at Newt awkwardly before looking at Peaches for a moment before looking back and then looking back at her again surprisingly when the boy soon realized what he was talking about. Minho frowned and smacked his friend upside of the head.
(SLAP)
"OW, what the bloody hell was that for?" Newt questioned while covering his head with his hand
"Dude, that girl is way out of your species. I bet you two wouldn't last an hour together" Minho explained to him
"I don't bloody care" said Newt with a dreamy look
Minho rolled his eyes and slapped his palm over his head before Rowan and Lolo came walking back to be beside Roshan, Newt, Minho and Kodak after the introductions were all finished.
"Now that we all know each other could mind explaining why you kids are doing out here in the jungle all by yourselves?" Ellie asked the kids
"Well you see it started like this: after we landed on your island we wanted to check the place out and see what's it's like. But were ambushed by Howlers during the middle of the night and that's how we met up with you" Rowan explained
"Howler? What the heck is that a dog with a bad tummy ache?" Sid asked
"No ya fool, howlers are like wolves but only they have rabies. Their pack came for us that night and they tried to kill us and come to think of it I'm starting to believe they're everywhere on this bloody island…" Newt explained
While Newt kept on explaining on Howlers, Kodak peeked towards the cave exit and knew that it would be a good time to get away from the animals as soon as possible. Looking back one last time the older boy slowly began creeping away as he quietly made his way towards the exit. But just before he was about to make his escape he was bumped to the ground when Kodak saw Diego standing right in front of him as the saber helped him by grabbing his parka and he lifted the older boy back on his feet again.
"What the hell?" said Kodak sternly
"Where do you think you're going?" Diego asked questionably
"Out for a walk what's your damn excuse saber" Kodak deceived the saber
Kodak tried to walk past but was pushed back by Diego as he glared at the older boy.
"I don't like your attitude which makes me not want to believe you at all! And I'm going to tell you something else; going out there by yourself is just going to bring you nothing but bad luck! You'll be wolf-bait by the time you take a step out of this cave alone" Diego replied agitatedly
"Do not test me…" Kodak warned
"DON'T TEST ME!" Diego roared
Hearing the commotion, Roshan quickly rushed over and got in between Diego and Kodak.
"Hey easy, easy!" Roshan told Diego to stand down
"Hey kid how about you tell your friend here to show a little respect for predators like me" Diego told the boy
"I will deal with him" Roshan reassured the saber before turning back down to Kodak. "Diego's right Kodak, it's better that we all stick together and look after one another. It's the right thing to do"
Roshan held out a hand to Kodak but greedy as the older boy was he slapped it away and got up by himself as he dusted himself off. Then he looked back down at the saber and frowned.
"…CATS!" Kodak muttered
Hearing that comment, Diego growled startling Kodak in surprise.
(GROWLING)
(KODAK WHIMPERING)
Diego turned to Roshan with an agitated expression. "Some friends you got here, kid"
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to start anything…" Roshan apologized but was interrupted by Diego
"No, no, no, no, no it's not your fault it's just that well…I liked it better when some humans stayed quiet" Diego reassured him
Roshan sighed. "Yeah I bet"
As Kodak began heading back to the group he began analyzing results in his thoughts.
"Stubborn feline! First the Howlers and now this; Ragnar's will not be pleased. As long as they're away from the tribe I'm on easy street. I just need a better plan and nothing's going to change my heart NEVER!" Kodak thought to himself
The scene changes back as Newt was finishing on explaining about the Howlers to the herd.
"…and that's everything we pretty much know" Newt finished
"Oh my goodness that's awful" said Ellie
"It's not just that Ellie. Come to think of it I don't think those humans are going to be our only problem after all" Manny pointed out
Another chapter is finally done! And again sorry for the long wait. Anyway please review and keep spreading me some more ideas and stay tuned because more will be coming your way!