Chapter 20: Calm for Now

Buck held Tackle's left foot as he examined it, there was a purple brusie on it as the Herd stared at him worried. Manny placed a trunk on Diego's shoulder as he turn to look at the mammoth "Well is he ok" Manny asked as Buck placed his foot down gently, the cub walked to his parents he paused when his paw felt a small sting from the bruise but when it vanished he continued walking to his mom rubbing up against her leg.

"A bit slow but fine. He just needs to lie down a little" Buck instructed. "Good thing it was a trap and not a wolf" Diego said serious as he glanced at Tackle angry and disappointed the cub hid behind his mom's leg scared his ears down knowing it was a bad idea to upset a saber.

"Peaches called you and you ignored her?" "Uh..." the cub tried to come up with something "I thought I heard something but I didn't know it was cousin Peaches" he said lying as he looked down 'I'll tell them the truth later' he thought in his head.

"And what's worse you thought it was a good idea to go into the far part of the island? What if you ran into the wolves again I can't believe you went there on your own instead of coming to us" he scolded him the Herd watching and listening. Tackle stared at his father feeling upset "But I didn't mean too" he said his voice breaking as his eyes watered and he held unto his father's arm sniffling. Diego's angry face slowly soften and he started to feel bad at scolding his cub pretty hard 'Idiot. You know he was on his own so he was probably more scared than you were' he told himself as he sighed.

"Your not in trouble ok? I was just...scared. Please Tackle stop crying" he ran his paw down his cub's head the cub looked up to him his paw wiping away his watery eyes. Shira approached her mate whispering "I think furball here has had enough excitement for today. Let's get him back to the den" Diego nodded in agreement as he looked at the Herd "We'll see you guys in the morning" Diego told them holding his cub in his mouth and everyone said goodnight before going home.

But no one notice the two animals hiding in a bush...Vibe and Ruby. The two of them popped out with leaves on their fur and quills looking surprise "Did you see that Ruby?" "That's defiantly the Herd. Now what? We lost the cub again" Ruby asked inside she was mostly blaming Vibe. The pup climbed out of the bush and walked off "Vibe..." Ruby asked but the pup ran off , she threw her hands up shaking her head "I'm not staying the whole night for this. I'm going home. DON'T BLAME ME IF YOU BECOME SABER FOOD!" She yelled out before rolling away.

Nightime had fallen completely, Sasha was examine her trap "hmm..." she held the cut vine eyeing it suspiciously. Her ears perked at approaching footsteps from a saber...Ramous. She didn't turn her head to look at him still examining her trap "It got away? For the first time your trap failed. I'm surprise Sasha" he said but Sasha smiled in triumph as she her paw picked something up.

"Not entirely Ramous. Even if the prey got away, my trap did catch part of it" she held a piece of white fur. Ramous sniffed it and she saw a little bit of surprise in his face "And I have a clue where to find it..."

Morning arrived and the possum bros were asleep on a tree but they had no idea Vibe was sleeping underneath them in the long grass. She yawned opening her mouth wide, her sleepy eyes got wide and active when she spotted the possums. "Ooooh possums  heehee" she started making her way near the tree...

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