The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild

That's just a fact.

They say a mammoth never forgets.

Well, as I get older, I find they don't always remember either.

I've decided to put it all down here, so it'll never change. Our herd history.

It all started with Manny, my lovable grouch of a mammoth.

He'd lost his family to hunters.

Heartbreak made him a loner.

And then there was Sid, a big-hearted sloth…

…had been abandoned by his family

because he could be, let's just say, a little annoying.

And Diego, a fierce saber-tooth.

He risked his life to defy his ruthless pack

and was left with nowhere to go.

Fate brought this unlikely trio together

when they were charged with the care of a lost baby.

And in returning the child to its family, they became a family themselves.

Now, Manny thought he was the last mammoth in the Ice Age

and was convinced he'd never find love.

That is, until he met me, Ellie.

We felt the earth move.

Nineteen tons of combined weight will do that.

I joined the herd along with my adopted possum brothers, Crash and Eddie.

The six of us had so many adventures.

But every time we thought it was the end of the world,

it only brought us closer together.

Even when we stumbled into a Lost World of dinosaurs

living under the ice.

We met a fearless weasel named Buck.

He was daring, adventurous and a little eccentric.

Crash and Eddie wanted to be just like him.

Now that we've found each other,

I want to preserve every moment we have together,

because you never know when things will change.

And lately, it seems like my brothers are getting a little restless.

I can't wait to show this to the boys.

Crash! Eddie!

Whoo-hoo!

This is gonna be our most extreme stunt ever.

Extremely dangerous.

Super-duper dangerous.

Stupendously dangerous.

Whoa.

That's a long way down.

Only if we make it to the bottom.

Crash! Eddie!

You better not be doing something dangerous!

You know, I've been thinking...

What? When did you start doing that?

Last week.

And you didn't say anything?

Why'd you do it, Crash? Why?

We're supposed to be brothers.

I couldn't help it.

I was just sitting there, and I thought,

"Aren't you tired of Ellie always telling us what we can't do?"

Yeah.

"Don't use tar pits as a bubble bath." "Don't gargle with fire ants."

"Don't scale the side of an unstable, 10,000 foot glacier."

She's smothering us with reasonable advice.

What if we move out and get our own place?

Ooh! You mean a bachelor den?

Nah, I was thinking more of a place where two single guys hang out.

Oh, that's way better.

Just imagine it.

Boys!

Don't make me come get you.

Look. I think it's time we become independent possums.

I claim this mountain in the name of possum freedom!

Crash!

Eddie!

Where are those two?

So that's why I've always thought that good hygiene is overrated,

but what really makes me feel special is that you guys listen to me.

You really listen. And the…

Uh-huh. I'll do it later, dear. I promise.

Manny! We gotta go!

Ice-alanche!

All right!

Whee-hee-hee-hee!

Whoa!

Yeah!

- Yay! - Whoo-hoo!

It took us all spring to build that summer habitat!

All spring!

And you destroyed it in seconds!

Whoo! That's a new record.

It took us, like, eight minutes to destroy our fall habitat.

But why'd you build it right in the middle of our ice-alanche?

Rookie error, dude.

Diego! They're all yours.

About time.

Oh, great. Now I have rabies.

Okay, okay. Let's work this out like a family.

Manny, use your feeling words. "I feel…".

Come on. "I feel…".

I feel like I'm about to crush you like a grape.

That's good. Breakthrough!

Okay, look, it was an accident.

Let's just try to find a new place to sleep

and you can yell at 'em in the morning.

I might as well yell at rocks.

If it wasn't for her protection, you two would've been gone long ago.

Ha! If it wasn't for her, we'd be out there in the world a-roaming.

Yeah! Our a-roaming skills are strong.

No, your aroma is strong. You'd never survive on your own.

- We could if we wanted. - Yeah... Oh, yeah?

- I double-dog dare you to prove it. - Manny, stop egging them on.

Well, I'm just saying, maybe they've reached a point in their lives

where they're ready to get out of my hair.

I... I mean, you know, go find their own destiny. Huh?

- Nobody's going anywhere! - Why not?

Because you can't do anything for yourselves.

Anything you can do, we can do nearly almost as well.

Can you clean your own habitat?

Can you feed yourselves?

Can you protect yourself from predators?

Oh, sure, bring those things up. We do things that matter.

Like this.

The offense rests.

You know, even though you're my brothers, sometimes I wish

you were a little more mammoth and a little less possum.

She just insulted our possum-ness.

Which is a very big part of who we are.

That does it! I'm done being treated like a baby.

It's time for us to move out and make our mark on the world!

I make my mark on the world every day.

I just lift my leg and do it. That tree is mine, for instance.

And that tree, and that one.

And that rock over there. And your pillow too!

Go sleep over there.

And turn on your side so you don't keep me up snoring all night.

I... I don't snore.

Trust me, you blow that face tuba all night long.

Yeah, oh... Okay, look, I'm sorry about what I said to Crash and Eddie.

It's just... Well, family can be difficult.

We are a nutty, mixed-up herd full of loners and outcasts.

And that's just on my side.

Right, and you don't hear me complain about your side ever.

My side takes care of themselves.

Yeah, well, Diego does.

And then we both take care of Sid.

Nah, don't you gotta... You've gotta save some for later though.

Well, possum families just aren't like that.

Yeah, you know, you could let them face consequences sometimes. Just saying.

How? By kicking them out? You know they can't survive on their own.

Mmm. Interesting.

Well, maybe what scares you is that they won't need you anymore.

Or maybe it's the fact that their only natural defense is to play dead.

They're my brothers.

They're the only family I had before you.

They saved my life, Manny.

Mama Possum raised me as one of her own.

I was never happier.

I finally felt like I was home.

Aw…

And when we lost her, I was heartbroken.

But I knew my brothers and I would always have each other.

Well, Sis, I guess you're the head possum of the family now.

You know, I lost my mama too.

Well, technically, she moved away without leaving a forwarding address.

But then I found Manny here.

And then, when Diego came along and tried to kill us,

we knew we were destined to be a family.

Sid, don't you have somewhere else to sleep?

Don't you?

We can't just leave without saying goodbye.

Goodbye, Sis. It's time for us to make our own destiny.

And maybe even make our own lunch.

We may never see you again.

Huh?

Did you hear that?

Huh? Wha... I... I don't hear anything.

Right. It's too quiet. Nothing's breaking. No one's fighting.

That can only mean one thing.

They're gone. They took all their things.

They don't have any things.

Exactly.

Uh-oh. This is not gonna go well for you.

Manny, my brothers are out there in the wild, and it's all your fault.

What, my fault?

Well, you did challenge them to try to survive on their own.

In effect, sending them to their doom.

Thanks, Sid.

Anytime, buddy. I always got your back.

Don't worry, honey.

If... If Crash and Eddie get into trouble, they'll find their way back.

Find their way back?

The only thing worse than their survival skills

is their sense of direction.

Mmm. And their math skills aren't great either.

Come on. We've got to find them.

They also have zero musical talent. And they're awful at bird calls.

Dude, being on our own totally rules!

And we've got nothing to worry about since we've got nine lives.

- Oh, come on. Everyone knows that's dogs. - Oh.

Well, how many lives do we get?

I forget. It's either four or eleven.

Destiny awaits!

Destiny hurts.

Have we been here before?