CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
In the night Mimus and Sapphire lay snug next to their nest, eggs still in mint condition. They have literally done nothing but eat green, lay by the nest, and keep to them selves. For them it has been peaceful, this is the longest they ever gone without any danger. To many it would seem boring, but they have learned to be grateful of it, not minding at all.
Guido says to Bella "The Great Valley is wonderful. We have peaceful Egg Stealers here and we have Chomper the Friendly Sharptooth. Wouldn't you like to live here?"
Mimus said to Guido "You think we are wonderful? Thanks, let's be friends."
Sapphire said "You know, we never made friends with anyone who wasn't our species before, we were to busy being afraid of them. But you can have the honor of being the first."
Chomper and Tiny wake up the next morning.
Tiny said "Now come, Shredder is going to catch up with the herd if it means making the soles of their feet blister and fall off. It's a good opportunity to find who is disloyal to him enough to get to join us next."
Chomper asks "Don't we still have another day off?"
Tiny says "Oh yeah, I forgot." She kisses him.. "So what would you like to do with our time off dear?"
Before Chomper can reply, Rusty calls to them. Hey guys. Our eggs are hatching. Want to watch?
Tiny answers Absolutely!
The two go with Rusty and his wife Zelda. They go and watch the eggs hatch. The kids break free of the eggs, first breaking free with their feet and finally their heads. Two are blueish purple, one is pink, another light red, and another tan. Chomper remembers his own hatching and thinks again of Littlefoot. He decides again to bring up the plan of beating Shredder.
Guys, we need to talk. Get Phyco and Marie too. Chomper whispers to Rusy and Zelda.
Marie and Phyco show up just as Chomper told them to. Phyco has a funny looking welt on his toe.
Phyco, what happened to your toe? Chomper asked once the group of them were safely away from the rest of the pack. They were in Chomper and Tiny's section of the cave. Chomper blocked the path as he had the night before, ensuring that they would not be overheard. The young Two Claws wandered about, still trying to learn to walk properly. Rusty and Zelda had fed the hatchlings some dragonflies.
Phyco said Just a sting from a stinging crawler. (scorpion) It will itch for 660 hours but that's about it. Those children are so cute. They have it lucky; they're young so they won't have to do any of the hard work yet.
Meanwhile, in the Land of Mists, Ozzy and Strut walked along, looking for eggs. "Ozzy, I don't like this place. Can't we get food elsewhere?" Strut asked, concerned.
"No, this is a good place to get eggs. It's harder to be spotted in this mist." said Ozzy.
"Why not eat some of these green things?" said Strut, picking up pretty yellow flowers.
WHACK! Ozzy knocked the green food out of his brother's hand. "No, you are going to get eggs with me and stop being such an embarrassment!" snapped Ozzy.
Strut said "You know Ozzy it is natural for our kind to have more then just one food group. Eggs may be good for you, but one day your greedy ambition for them is going to get us killed, and when that day comes my last words will be I told you so."
Meanwhile, Chomper and the others, unaware of Chomper's old foes being in the Land of Mists, were in discussion.
And so, it seems that we need to help my friends. They saved me from Egg Stealers when I was little. I owe them. said Chomper.
Any ideas on how to get rid of Shredder? Tiny asks. Her stomach growls.
Ok, I do have some ideas of what are we going to do...OUCH! Chomper cries. Two of the young Two Claws have bitten Chomper in the tail. That is NOT a chew toy! Chomper scolds. He returns his focus to the group. Now, how are we going to get rid of Shredder? I suggested we could poison him with that plant you said not to eat Phyco. I actually took some with me. Would it be enough to kill him if I gave him more than one? Chomper asks Phyco.
Phyco stares at Marie. He thinks that she is really pretty. Well, I survived one of those, so one enough isn't enough to kill. Two might be. Phyco replies.
The young Two Claws, seeing their play bite hurt Chomper decides to say they are sorry. It's ok little ones. said Chomper. He picked the kids up and snuggled them.
Phyco sad You know, if we grind up the death weed as I like to call it well enough, we can put it in Shredders meat with out him noticing, and then... No, we can't guarantee he won't change his mind eat something else and let someone else have the meat he decided he don't want. Or perhaps... by chance does he bother going after anything small we can use as bait? convince something to go into his mouth while holding it... no no one would agree that's idiotic... I got no ideas.
Chomper suggested We could always push him off a cliff into Fast Water.
Tiny added Or into the big big big big water and feed him to that thing that tried to eat Marie.
Marie suggested Kindly ask the sky puffies to strike him with a bolt of lightening?
Chomper said I don't think that the Land of Mists is near the Big Water. Truthfully, I haven't been to the Land of Mists before. I only know where it is because Ali, who used to live there, told me where it was. However, the Big Water might be an interesting way to drown Shredder, but I don't see how we can pull that off. As for getting Shredder to get hit by Sky Fire, I'm not sure how to summon it. It often hits the tops of mountains and trees, but I don't know how to make it hit a Sharptooth.
Phyco suggests Perhaps we can bend back a tree branch, use sharp bones to turn it into a spiketail tail, attach it to a vine, and coat the branches's spikes with the plant. Then when Shredder walks by whack him, and wait for it to take effect.
Chomper said Shredder has already been hit in the face with such a thing. It hurt his eye but didn't kill him. Wait, did you say bones? Where are we going to get the bones from? What kind of plant are you talking about?
Phyco said I assumed someone may have gotten too full to finish one of their meals. Bones can be very sharp you know. But stick to stick is easier to accomplish.
Chomper said We can give it a try. But we have an issue. Shredder can't see us building it. Nor can the rest of the pack. It might raise suspicion.
Tiny laughed. You think that's an issue, the pack will think we are really weird if they find out we all been hanging out in here together. Assuming they don't think we are all in here for...you know.
Chomper slaps himself in the face. Should have thought of that. You guys work on your stuff separately. It's Tiny and I who asked for the rest and are supposed to be, er, having alone time. Phyco is weird enough, er, no offence Phyco, that they probably won't pay too much attention to him making his contraption. Rusty, Marie, and Zelda, see what you can do. In the meantime, we also need to think of a way to deal with what comes AFTER we defeat Shredder. It is possible that we might succeed but that the pack will be able to figure out that we were behind his death. If they do, it's possible that some of them, if not many of them, may seek our lives as vengeance. Now go quickly. If we're gone much longer, we'll attract attention. We'll meet again when the Night Circle is highest in the sky. he says to the group.
The others, minus Chomper and Tiny, leave. Chomper and Tiny seal the entrance, leaving them alone. Ok dear, now what? he asks his wife.
Tucompso looks at Mimus and Sapphire. He stands their starring at them.
Mimus said Uh, can we help you?
Tucompso said You don't really do anything other then lay around. It's boring. Want to play?
Sapphire said What is play? We only know how to get food and avoid predators.
Tucompso said My people had more predators to worry about and we found time for games. You just going to lay around all day
They nod, smiling.
Tucompso grumbles Whatever.
He rejoins Guido and Bella.
After a day of planning, Chomper and Tiny head out into the Land of Mists at midnight. They head out with Phyco, Marie, Rusty, and Zelda. Rusty and Zelda's kids are sleeping back in the cave. The group sees Shredder nearby and hides.
A tickle fuzzy stays in the open, figuring something so big would not bother wasting energy on something so small. It watches as Shredder goes by to try to make sure Shredder don't step on it.
Shredder doesn't see it. Shredder says to himself. I do not like Longnecks. A Longneck herd killed my grandparents. My grandmother got injured fighting them and tried to retreat. They attacked her and killed her out of anger. My grandfather fought them and was badly injured. He made it long enough to tell my father was with my mother and I at the time what had happened. Mother and Father tried to get revenge but were eventually killed, leaving me to fend for myself. When I came of age, I hunted down that herd and killed all but four members of it. One vanished, and I believe he died during the Leaf Famine. The other, I killed at the Great Earthshake. The other two were old. I don't even know if they are still alive. But one brat got away. And he joined some others, and the group tried to kill me. And now, I'm going to get even with those five creeps, especially that Longneck and his family Once they are dead, my revenge will be complete! It's a pity my brother Tyro eventually forgave the evil Longnecks. But I have the last laugh. His son Chomper, my nephew, whom I've never met till now, is helping me get my revenge. Chomper told me who his father was, so I know that he is my nephew. And I can see that he is just like me. Look how he defeated those Clubtails, smarter than a lot of the pack. And he killed the leader of those Swimmers and defeated that whole herd of Threehorns. Chomper will make a great leader of the pack when I finally pass on, many cold times from now.
Phyco whispered You know, I feel kinda bad for this guy now. He was only doing what his heart told him was right, what was left of his heart. Anyway the device is ready, I used tar to make sure extra death weed sticks to the spikes. It wasn't easy with these short arms. Chomper, will you do the honors? His Longneck story hits to close to home with my Threehorn story. The two of us are so similar. We need someone who won't hesitate.
Chomper doesn't reply. No, it can't be. he mutters. Shredder spots one of the Longneck herds and chases after them all by himself.
Before the group could follow after Shredder, they spotted two Egg Stealers heading into the cave.
They're after our nests. said Marie.
The six Sharpteeth followed after the two Egg Stealers. They moved quietly so as not to be detected and, also, not to wake the pack, as that would lead to questions as to why they were out in the Land of Mists in the middle of the night.
"Strut, stop worrying, they are all asleep." grumbled Ozzy.
"But Ozzy! All it takes is one to wake up and we're dinner!" whimpered Strut.
"The faster we move, the sooner we can get this done with and get out of here with some dinner!" Ozzy barked.
The two went into the place where Chomper and Tiny kept their eggs. Oh no you don't! Tiny growled.
She and Chomper moved after them. "Ah, four of them. Three for me and one for you." said Ozzy.
Chomper recognized the two Egg Stealers. "You guys. You two put down my eggs this instant!" Chomper demanded. The two looked, behind them,
"Set them down NOW!" Chomper demanded.
"It can talk!" the two Egg Stealers gasped.
"I'm not going to say it again. Put them down NOW if you value your life!" Chomper threatened.
Strut put down his egg. Ozzy still held his. "Strut you idiot! You've left yourself wide open! I'm not such a fool! Now, Sharpteeth, don't try anything or I'll smash them to bits!" Ozzy threatened.
Chomper moved fast, knocking the eggs free with one claw and grabbing them all with the other. Ozzy winced in pain. His arm was cut but still attached. He fell to the ground in pain.
"Could you please not eat us and let us go away alive, if it's not too much to ask?" Strut begged, staring at the two in fright. Marie, Zelda, Rusty, and Phyco arrived into the room behind Chomper and Tiny.
Phyco says There isn't enough for all of us, so I guess the Egg Stealers get to be the meal of the parents.
Strut asks We can pass on that one?
Phyco replied Oh good, some of your kind do speak sharpteeth. That makes sense, as its not like you are sharpteeth or flatteeth, and I'd imagine you would make an effort to beg for your lives from more then just one class of dinosaur. So tell me, why do you guys eat eggs? Weal, no one would really care if you ate eggs laid by a virgin to insure they aren't babies being denied a chance at life, but can't you eat tree stars, sand crawlers, and vine seeds to keep up on your protein instead of raiding the nest of soon to be parents?
"You know Sharptooth!" gasped Ozzy.
"Yes, I learned it over the cold times. Thought it might come in handy when, as I feared,you got us into a pinch one day." replied Strut.
Now, if you please, I don't like to eat eggs. That's my brother's idea. I just like green and to be left alone. I've eaten eggs before, but I so prefer green. He keeps making me go after eggs. He can be so pushy. Strut said to Phyco.
'Well, you stole my egg and luckily those Flatteeth rescued me." said Chomper to Ozzy and Strut. "I don't know why I shouldn't eat you right now."
"I never took a Sharptooth egg that night. I took a Swimmer egg. I don't even know how you got into the Great Valley. Those brats must have done it!" snapped Ozzy.
"You're lying!" shouted Chomper in disbelief.
"No, he's telling the truth. Those kids brought you into the Great Valley. They stole your egg." said Strut, hoping to get Chomper to think about something else other than eating him. "I'd never want to take a Sharptooth egg. I suggested to Ozzy that we take Leaf Eater eggs. I hoped to get green food in the Great Valley and so went there, hoping we wouldn't get any eggs and I could get a nice green leaf." said Strut. Chomper realized with horror that Ozzy and Strut were telling the truth. Littlefoot and the others had taken his egg from the nest years ago. It hadn't been Egg Stealers after all. Why had Littlefoot done it? Had Littlefoot hoped to raise him away form his parents, trying to turn him into a nice Sharptooth? Had that plan only gone south when his parents had shown up and he had revealed himself to his parents and gone home with them? Was he merely a tool of the Great Valley? And would they even take him back? As far as he knew, they thought he had hunted Clubtails and gone rogue. He needed to do some serious thinking.
I wish to be alone with Tiny. I have something I need to talk about, in private. said Chomper to the other Sharpteeth. The others left, leaving him and Tiny alone with Ozzy and Strut.
"Well, you obviously wish to be alone, so my brother and I will just go." said Strut hopefully.
Tiny said to her mate "Chomper, you ok? You have that same look on your face as..." She then decides to be quiet in case the two live to tell about their planes to dethrone Shredder. "As earlier when we saw someone talking to them selves."
"Yes, my uncle. I learned a lot of painful things tonight." said Chomper. "Shredder is my uncle, and he wants to wipe out Littlefoot for something that happened long ago to his grandparents and parents. What the Longnecks did to his grandfather, my great-grandfather, is wrong, but I trust the guilty Longnecks are dead. Now it's just genocide. And as for Littlefoot, I now have to consider that maybe all of my life, I've just been a pawn of the Great Valley. If that's true, should I still help them?" Chomper asks Tiny.
CHAPTER THIRTY
Tiny said "Chomper, I haven't met them yet. I would love to, but I don't have enough experience to know if they are the type to pull this kind of scam. But if they are, their motivations could only have had something to do with being alive. Perhaps they figured only a sharptooth is proper defense against a sharptooth."
Chomper replied "Tiny, there is the possibility that if Mom and Dad hadn't showed up, they'd have kept my forever. Would you want to help Flatteeth if they had stolen you from your mom and dad to turn you into a Sharptooth that was friendly toward them?"
Ozzy and Strut try and hide in the corner of the room, hoping that they will be forgotten about.
Tiny said "I didn't say it would be 'right'. I was implying my doubts that they had what they would think bad intentions. And if I were in your shoes I would want revenge, if it would result in me living without my parents. Tell me, did they let you go to your real family without a fight?"
Chomper replied "I'm not sure. Littlefoot got stuck in a log. He would have been caught had not I tried to talk to my parents. I don't think Litltefoot had much say in the matter. As for when they first showed up, yes the Great Valley fought them. However, my parents were being hostile to them. I helped the kids by tripping my own mother I thought she was an enemy at the time. I didn't know she'd come to rescue me from the ones I thought were my family."
Strut points at Chomper and Tiny, who have their backs turned to them and are talking to each other. Ozzy nods and the two slowly creep toward the exit.
Phyco comes and says The one who claims to not want to eat eggs seems kinda adorable, perhaps we should give him a chance, but I have no idea about this other one, mostly because he can't talk, thus I don't know his side of the story.
Chomper said in annoyance Phyco, I thought I asked to be alone. You think I should spare the yellow eyed one? He tried to strangle me when I was a baby. Also, I can talk Flatooth you know. I can talk to the orange eyed one.
My apologies, I forgot. he says blushing, the leaves the cave immediately.
Tiny laughs. Silly Phyco. So, he strangled you did he? Then we spare nether. Pick one dear.
Strut and Ozzy try to run. Ozzy pushes Strut out of the way yelling "I'm first! I'm first! I'm always first!" and bolts out the door. Strut frowns and lies down, covering his face, figuring he is going to die.
Strut sighed "I wish I wasn't going to be first by other interpretation. Well, I lived long. Didn't live well, but at least I had my fair share of experience. Please, be gentle." He closes his eyes and waits.
"I can't do it." sighed Chomper. "Not when he's so helpless like that. I feel sorry for him. It's clear it was his brother making him do a lot of stuff, but he did try to harm me. Do with him as you will, and, as he said, if you plan to finish him, please be gentle." Chomper said to his mate.
Strut said "I'm sorry Chomper, I figured if my life is going to be as my brothers servant I should at least make a effort to being loyal. Too bad he didn't return the favor."
Tiny pokes at him "Could you at least run, or fight back? This is kinda hard to work with."
Strut sighed"I can't, my legs are shaking to much to gain control of them."
Tiny says to Chomper "Well, he appears sorry. However, there are three things that must be taken into account. One, I'm hungry. Two, he tried to strangle you. Three, he, whether or not his brother put him up to it, endangered our eggs." She turns to face Strut "Don't you think that justifies me if I eat you?" She sniffs him. "Smells good." She licks him with her tongue. "Tastes good." She stands there, pondering. "Hmmm, what should I do? If I'd caught you all by myself, I'd be eating you feet first and head last for what you tried to do to Chomper and our eggs. However, Chomper thinks I should give you anohter chance. Why do you think I should spare you?" Tiny asks Strut.
Tiny, who is hungry, moves to attack, out of spite at what Strut had tried to do to Chomper and their eggs. However, Chomper blocks her way with his claws. "Let him live. We can decide what punishment he should get later." said Chomper to Tiny. "Right now, we have to get the other one. I have a feeling he is taking eggs from the nests of others." Chomper turns to Strut "Try and get away and we eat you." he warns. He and Tiny leave, sniffing for Ozzy.
Ozzy runs out of the cave, carrying ten eggs, which is all he can handle. He heads off into the Land of Mists. "My stupid brother was always slowing me down. Now that he is in the stomach of a Sharptooth no doubt, I can look after someone more important: me." he says to himself.
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
Meanwhile, in the Great Valley, Guido and Bella are in a ferm tree near the top. The rest of the Great Valley is sleeping. Guido says to Bella "I'm so happy that we're married now. Had the union ceremony right when the Bright Circle went down. The sky sure is pretty tonight. The Night Cirlce is at its biggest (full moon), many sky twinklies are out, and no sky puffies in the sky. We're going to take Tucompso tomorrow to find his mate. I'm glad that I finally have one of my own." said Guido. Guido finds some Crawlers moving on a branch. He downs a few of them and gives the rest to Bella. "Here you go my lovely mate." he says. He kisses her. "I'm not one of a kind anymore. I have my Bella." he says.
"The Great Valley is going to be attacked in about two days. Are you afraid?" Bella asks him.
"Me? Afraid? No. I'm terrified!" Guido replies.
Tucompso called to them. Awww, you two are so beautiful together. Not to worry, if anything happens, I'll protect you. You know, I always preferred the night circle. The atmosphere it casts, not being to bright so I can actually look directly at it, not being greedy and blotting out the stars visibility with its sky hogging brightness, but I sure can't choose one or the other, the day circle after all is better for basking in. Mother use to tell me the night circle protects us as we sleep. Of course she just wanted me to have the courage to sleep at all.
I like the Night Circle too. Bella calls to him. She moves Guido further into the tree, where Tucompso can't bother them. "Guido, I was going to ask, why settle for two of a kind, when you can have more?" she asks.
"More? But the other ones are on the other side of the Great Divide. I don't see any more Gliders." Guido says.
"That's because they aren't here yet." said Bella.
"Are they coming? How are they going to get here?" asked Guido.
"I was just going to, er, discuss that." replied Bella.
Chomper and Tiny, meanwhile, head off after Ozzy. They hope they can find him before he eats any of the eggs. "I'm so sorry I let him get away." Chomper apologizes.
"Not your fault." Tiny says.
They spot Ozzy, heading toward a rock, thinking himself alone. "And now, to break open this thing and have some eggdrop soup."
Chomper and Tiny sneak up behind him. Before he can smash the egg he has, the two knock him over. Chomper pins him down while Tiny grabs the egg before it can shatter. "Now what do you have to say for yourself?" Chomper asks, glaring at Ozzy. Nearby, a pair of red eyes and yellow eyes watch the two Sharpteeth.
"Foiled again." said Tiny to Ozzy.
"Caught an Egg Stealer?" Tiny and Chomper turn. A Sharp Beak with yellow eyes approaches, a Belly Dragger following behind. "This way Dil, we've found more Talking Sharpteeth."
"So" Guido asks Bella, "when do the other Gliders arrive? I can't wait to see them."
Er, guys, I'm kinda trapped up here. came a voice. Bella looks nearby and sees Tucompso.
You can fly? gasps Guido in shock.
No, but I can climb. Problem is, I cannot climb down. I wanted to see if I could climb up there to where you were. I can, but I am too afraid to climb back down. I could use a lift. says the shorty sharptooth. Bella takes him back down.
Now please, leave Guido and I alone, ok. Bella says to him.
Got it. says Tucompso. He goes and lays underneath some fallen ferns and falls asleep.
Bella returns to Guido. "So, what were we talking about again?" Guido asks.
Tiny, meanwhile, says Tiny: "Excuse me? talking sharpteeth? the flatteeth have a good excuse, but you are sharpteeth, you should know better. Now we will be with you in a moment we have a execution first."
"Execution? Which one of them are you killing? Doesn't seem fair. You only just met them. Do you Sharpteeth just like killing things?" asks Ozzy.
Tiny whispers to Chomper "Is he really this stupid?"
"Ichy, what is it?" asks the Belly Dragger.
"I've found more Talking Sharpteeth, Dil. Perhaps they were once Friendly Sharptooth like we once were. How else would they know Leaf Eater?" says Ichy.
"Wait, you were once Friendly Sharpteeth?" Chomper asks.
"Yes, till the stupid Flatteeth betrayed us. They raised us. Ichy was raised by Flyers and I by Swimmers. They ditched us when we got older. Said we were evil. Left us to fend for ourselves. Nearly died. Till we found out that this Flattooth-speaking thing came in handy. Heck, we were failry good at getting them. We didn't get along well for many cold times, though now we get along better after we fought off a Swimming Sharptooth together and saved each other. Heck, our ratio of success is very good. Only lost two Longnecks, a Swimmer, a Flyer, a Spiketail, and a Threehorn. Never seen Flatteeth of different types like that together before then or since. We nearly had the Longneck, the Flyer, and the Swimmer, but they outsmarted us." said Dil.
Ozzy remarked. "Say, other than the two Longnecks part, that sounds like the same annoying kids I had to deal with."
"They must get around a lot." remarked Ichy.
"Wait, you tried to kill Littlefoot too?" Chomper gasped, staring at Dil and Ichy.
"What's a Littlefoot?" asked Ichy.
"He's my friend." replied Chomper.
"I had friends once. Flattooth friends. All I was was a tool to them. A Sharptooth to be made nice but never trusted." said Ichy.
Chomper said nothing. He was wondering if that was how Littlefoot actually felt about him.
Tiny asked "Should I eat the Egg Stealer now or stale in case he has valuable information that can fill in the gaps to your mystery?"
Ozzy said "Wait, you're going to eat ME?" He panicks. "Look, a herd of Threehorns!" he yells, hoping that it will distract the four Sharpteeth. It doesn't. However, he breaks free of Chomper's grip and takes off into the night yelling "So long suckers!"
Tiny grumbles "Chomper, it would make me really unhappy to let my breakfast get away. Let's go after him, shall we?"
"Tiny,it is about three hours after the Night Circle is its highest (midnight). You want breakfast already?" Chomper asks in astonishment.
"Come on Dil, let's go after the Egg Stealer before the Two Claws get it. It's finders keepers, losers weepers." said Ichy to his partner.
"Ichy, how about we go with the Two Claws? Against a Bigmouthed Belly Dragger, a Sharp Beak, and two Two Claws, he won't stand a chance." suggests Dil.
'Fine. But they better not hog it all." Ichy says.
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
(WARNING: This section also has stuff in it that is rated T.)
Tiny says "Ok I suppose we can cut him into three sections. Sorry Chomper but you can't even digest Egg Stealer. Youur butt fumes would make the sky water taste funny."
"But I like Egg Stealer arms!" Chomper protests, licking his lips.
The four soon spot Ozzy. He tries to run from them, but, in his panic,runs into a wall and is knocked out. Chomper gets to him and pins him down. "Can I please have a piece?" Chomper begs his wife.
Tiny relents. "Fine, you can have the arms, but you're sleeping outside tonight."
Ozzy wakes up. "What,you've caught me! Can't we do best two out of three?" he asks, staring at them.
Chomper says "I already caught you twice. You've given me a lot of exercise. You've delayed me enough for the night. I was trying to figure out what to do about my uncle when you and your brother interrupted."
Phyco, Rusty, Zelda, and Marie find Chomper and the others. There you are. Did you get the eggs? asks Phyco.
Yep, none broken. Got the Egg Stealer too. said Chomper.
"I suppose you are going to eat me just like you did my brother." Ozzy says to Chomper and Tiny, shaking his head.
Tiny says "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Well, it will be a little nibble, but we can manage."
Ozzy finds a rock nearby and throws it at Chomper, which conks him in the head, cutting him slightly. "That's for biting my arm earlier." he snaps. He tries to escape, but Tiny grabs him. "Oh man!" Ozzy whines.
Tiny grumbles "Fine, make a lady do all the hard work." She begins ripping him to pieces.
Sometime later, the group has their fill. "Not to worry Tiny, I have a plan this time." he says. He leaves the group and stands some distance away from the group. A loud PHHHHHHHHHBBBBTTT! emits from his backside and a small sapling, which is right behind him, is knocked down by the blast.
Ok, now what are we going to do about my uncle? Chomper asks the others.
You have an uncle? Lucky! Thanks to Flatteeth,I never met my family. They stole me as an egg. Ichy grumbles.
Same here. said Dil.
That is the other problem. It's possible the Great Valley tried the same thing on me, but that Littlefoot was foiled by the arrival of my parents. I'm not sure if I have it in me to kill a family member. says Chomper to Rusty, Phyco, Marie, Zelda, and Tiny.
Tiny says Phyco, slap me!
Phyco protests But you're my friend, I would nev...
Tiny grumbles Just be a friend and slap me would you?
Phyco hits her softly. Whatever, close enough.
Marie asks Why? What is this about?
Tiny says I should have thought of it to begin with. If Shredder thinks someone has already killed the flatteeth he is after, he will simply cease this stupidity and no one has to kill anyone. We simply convince him they are already dead.
Before the group can say more, the herd of Longnecks Shredder is after moves by, not seeing the nine Sharpteeth.
"Dil, let's use our Flattooth-speaking ability to lure one or two away from the others, then we pounce!" said Ichy to Dil.
Tiny says "Or, we get out of the way before we are trampled to death, sure it's worth the risk?"
Chomper comes up to Shredder. A bit brave to take on all those Longnecks by yourself, are you? he asks.
I thought you were taking a break along with your mate. Shredder says.
I was wondering, what did the Flatteeth you were after look like, especially when you attacked them? I just thought of something from what you said earlier and I wanted to make sure. Chomper said, hopng his plan will work.
Shredder described them again. I thought so. Good news, many cold times ago, as a kid, I encountered those Flatteeth. I killed them. says Chomper. Chomper described his attack on Littlefoot & Co, leaving out the part that he'd left them alive. So they're dead. We can leave off our attack on the Great Valley. Chomper concluded.
I'm glad that they're all dead, but I cannot let it be known that you, as a kid, did what I couldn't as an adult. The rest of the pack cannot find out. Thus, I'm still continuing the attack. And, I should have told you, when I found out two days ago, your father Tyro is my brother. I am your uncle. I look forward to making you my heir in the future. said Shredder. He heads back into the cave.
"Tiny, I have an idea." Chomper says.
"Could you two go to the Great Valley? You know Leaf Eater. You can tell the Great Valley that I am a good Sharptooth and didn't kill those Clubtails out of spite, but to save Tiny. And you can tell them that I'm still ok." Chomper asked Dil and Ichy.
"Good idea, we walk in, get trampled by a herd of dangerous flatteeth, and die horribly." Dil says nodding sarcastically.
"Hmmm, Ichy, you can fly. Will you go fly in? Look for Littlefoot." said Chomper.
Ichy replied "Yes, I'm small and fast, so if anything goes wrong and they to hurt me they would have to catch me first, which they can't. Yes, that is a sound strategy, so we will embark on this mission."
Guido, meanwhile, asked Bella "So where are these other Glider from? Did you find any last night? I haven't seen any myself and I've looked sometimes. I'm kind of afraid to go looking too far out there in the Mysterious Beyond now that I've come to the Great Valley."
Bella replies "You silly silly silly, I meant us. We have children."
"Oh." said Guido. "Coming up."
Chomper and Tiny, meanwhile, return to their cave. They find that Strut is still there. "Well, we got the eggs back. Your brother decided to make it hard on us, so we had no choice but to eat him. I don't think it's safe for you to stay here much longer tonight. The Bright Circle will rise in a few hours and then the pack will be up. I don't think you want to be here when they are. Just be sure to stay nearby. Tiny and I might need your help later. Strut nods and leaves. "Now, Tiny, tomorrow, we warn the Longneck herd. I bet my uncle will still try and attack them. And we have to warn the Flyers too. And I need to think over what to do. I don't know who I should consider more of my family: my Uncle Shredder or the Flatteeth Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, and Spike.