The Herd's Growing Family (Ice Age)

The Siren Situation

(A/N: Detour! I debated whether or not to do this, considering that I'm not really changing anything, but then I decided, why the hell not? Let's check in on Peaches and Louis for a bit before we get into the weird crap with the sirens! ...So yeah, the chapter isn't as short as I said it would be last time, but what am I gonna do?

BTW I just recently found out that the mammoth in Ethan's friend group that Nicki Minaj voices is named Steffie, the blonde one is named Katie, and since the guy mammoth doesn't have a name, I'll just call him Buddy, so expect me to use those names. Also apparently, the group's name as a whole is "The Brat Pack", which is hilarious but don't expect me to use it)

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Things were going somewhat decently back with Ellie and the other animals as they continued their journey to the Land Bridge. The moving wall was seemingly starting to pick up speed and catch up with them, but not enough to where people would panic about it. They were still anxious enough to be cautious, but short breaks would've been okay to take at this time.

Which is what some of the animals decided to do. Starting with Crash and Eddie, who were both on the top of two trees while waiting for the wall to get closer.

"Wait for it... Wait for it!" Eddie said excitedly.

Once the wall reached them, it knocked over the trees and sent the possums falling along with them. They ended up faceplanting next to Louis, who was startled by their sudden landing. After a slight pause, Crash and Eddie get back up while laughing and high-fiving each other like they just got off a fun ride and didn't just injure themselves.

"That was awesome!"

Feeling a little concerned about the fact that their positive mood doesn't match the current situation, Louis tries to understand the brothers and gives them a few questions as they continue walking. "Can I ask you guys something? How are you both so happy? Doesn't it weigh on you that the world might be ending?"

"Can I tell him our secret?" Crash turns to Eddie for permission and he reacts with a nod. "Come here. Come here". He whispers to Louis. "We're very... very... stupid".

Louis gives a confused look as if he was expecting something else. Were these guys actually serious? Sure, it explains so much about them, and it was fairly obvious to everyone that the possums weren't the brightest creatures around. But there had to be some sort of common sense in their minds that told them things were dire.

After all, they're POSSUMS! One of the most timid and spinless animals on the planet... aside from Louis himself. They couldn't be that stupid enough to be able to ignore what's literally in their DNA... could they?

"But, still, you're not a teensy bit concerned about... I don't know, say, imminent death?" Louis asks.

Rather than give him a proper response, Crash just honks the molehog's nose. "Beep".

Clearly, interacting with these two was useless and would get annoying real fast if this was how they were gonna act. So, wanting to save his energy for someone who actually deserves it, Louis sighs and decides to leave. "I'm going to go find Peaches".

He was genuinely confused by how Crash & Eddie were supposed to be the uncles of Peaches and Redwood. At least the girls weren't stupid enough to make bad choices or ignore danger... or so he thought.

What he didn't know was where Peaches was at the moment. And more importantly, who she was with.

*Meanwhile*

Peaches kept her word and never told Louis that was was spending the day with Ethan and his friends. In her mind, the plan she had was simple and would go smoothly. Though she did feel a bit guilty for not being honest with her friend, she didn't wanna have to turn down what she believed to be the only opportunity to redeem herself; proving to both Ethan and his friends that she's as cool as them. Especially after everything that happened back at the falls with her dad.