Hey-O! Welcome to the next story for the Ice Age Series! Enjoy!

Diego was at the lake, minding his own business. It had been quite some time since he, Manny, Sid and Frida had arrived to the valley. Life in the valley was pretty good. Almost everyone was friendly, great weather and no tiger packs. Well, Diego and Frida were the only sabers in the valley. It made animals uncomfortable, but the two of them respected everyone and hunted and ate in privacy.

Diego leaned his head down as he took a drink. He was unaware of the pair of eyes that were watching him. The person watching him growled deep in their throat, laying low in the bushes. Diego's ear twitched, but he didn't seem to notice he was being watched.

The creature gave a roar as they jumped out of the bushes, pouncing on Diego. He growled as he saw Frida pinning him to the ground.

"How was that?" she asked.

"Not bad", Diego shrugged. "Not bad. Helpful hint, try not to growl too loud. It'll alert your prey."

Ever since they arrived at the valley, Diego had been teaching Frida how to hunt. She was becoming more of a real saber every day. The only thing that made her stand out from other animals was the charm necklace she wore. The one she got from her human family. Frida always wore it, never taking it off for anything.

"So what are we going to do next?" Frida asked jumping off of Diego.

"What do you say we take a break from this training and go see what the others are doing?" he suggested.

She nodded and gave Diego a quick nuzzle before turning back. Even though they practically lived together, Frida and Diego had not mentioned anything about being more than friends. That was all Diego wanted, as Frida thought. Just to be friends.

The two of them walked out of the woods, to the pools of water. The weather was getting warmer lately and a lot of the ice was melting. Enough to make large deep lakes for the animals to swim in, as well as icy slides for the pools.

"Hey, Manny", Diego said.

"Where have you two been?" Manny asked with a smile.

"Just the usual training", Frida smiled. "Where's Sid?"

"That's what I'm doing right now", he answered. "Sid thinks he can open a camp for kids."

"Just because he took care of Roshan, he thinks he could handle more?" she asked. "This I got to see."

The three of them walked to the smaller pools where all the kids were. They noticed a large crowd of them in one area. As they walked closer, they saw a beaver child beating Sid into the dirt.

"Whoa, hey", Manny said. "Who said you kids could torture the sloth?"

"Manny, don't squash their creativity", Diego smiled.

"Having fun, Sid?" Frida asked.

"Manny!" Sid smiled. "Diego, Frida! My bad mammal jammals. Want to lend a sloth a hand?"

Manny rolled his eyes and lifted Sid with his trunk out of the hole.

"Look, I started my own camp", Sid said. "Campo Del Sid. It means the Camp of Sid."

"Oh, how wrong you are", Frida laughed. "If you knew your languages, it means Field of Sid."

"I told you, Sid", Manny frowned. "You're not qualified to run a camp.

"Since when do I have to be certified to do childcare?" Sid asked. "Besides, these kids look up to me. I'm like a role model for them."

Frida, Manny and Diego watched as the kids tied a vine around Sid's feet. The kids tightened the vine, making him fall to the ground.

"I can see that", Diego said raising his eyebrow.

"You guys think I can never do anything right", Sid grumbled getting up. "I am an equal member of this herd. I made this herd! So you guys need to start treating me with some respect."

"Sid..." Frida sighed as he hopped away.

"Come on, Sid", Manny added.

"Sid, we were just kidding", Diego added.

"Hey, let's play pin the tail on the mammoth."

The beaver child held up a stick and gave a battle cry, with a crazy look in her eye, showing off her sharp beaver teeth. The other kids joined her in her battle cry, making everyone else nervous.

"SID!"