CHAPTER THREE: WHEN DREAMS DIE
"You won't get away with your crime traitor!" yelled Topps at Chomper. He rushed at Andromeda. Chomper wouldn't let Andromeda get hurt.
"Stay back Mr. Threehorn!" said Chomper.
"I'm not going to let you get away you monster!" shouted Topps. "Not after you hurt her!"
Chomper wouldn't let Topps hurt Andromeda. He hadn't meant to hurt the Old One. He didn't even recall attacking her. He'd blacked out. Gallim had said that he'd done it. Done what he hoped never to do.
Topps charged at him. "I'm warning you..." said Chomper.
"I've never been beaten yet. I've even fought Sharptooth once and gotten away. You won't win!" shouted Topps.
Chomper, having lived with Threehorns, among others, for over an entire cold time, knew that they were most vulnerable around their back legs. Thus, he moved aside from the attack, grabbed Topps around his back legs, and hurled him into the air. He hit a rock.
"Topsy!" yelled Tria. She ran forward to attack Chomper, but Topps fell, and also took down rock bits with him. The rocks fell and knocked Tria out. Topps hit the ground and was knocked out too.
"You attacked my Dad and Tria!" shouted Cera. She came at him too. He grabbed a tree and sent it rolling at her. She had to move aside, allowing him to move further away.
"Please, I don't think Chomper would have done anything like this. I think Gallim is mistaken." said Ptero.
"Stay out of this Ptero!" shouted Ali's father.
Ali's father went to attack Chomper and Andromeda. Ptero believed them to be innocent. He felt that he had no choice. SNAP! He bit Ali's father.
"You traitor!" yelled Ali's father.
"They're in this together!" yelled Ali's mother.
"I should have known better than to trust a Sharptooth!" shouted Mama Flyer.
"You betrayed us! You won't get away from here!" yelled Grandpa Longneck. He ran at Chomper, swinging his tail. Chomper had seen a tactic his mother had used on Grandpa Longneck. He head butted the elderly Longneck in the chest, knocking him over. Grandma Longneck had run to help out, but Chomper quickly got her down too.
"Stop it!" yelled both Mama Flyer and Mama Swimmer. They went for Chomper together. Chomper grabbed Mama Swimmer and threw her away from him. Not enough to kill, but enough to protect himself. She hit Mama Flyer and the two were both knocked out.
Tippy's mother jabbed him in the foot with her spikes. "OUCH!" yelled Chomper. However, he knew how to beat a Spiketail too. He moved aside and flipped her over. He then let a tree branch on top of her.
Ali's mother came at him. "You attacked Clarice! How dare you?!" she shouted. She came at Chomper. Chomper didn't have to act on this one, as Andromeda, copying Chomper's head butting, was able to knock her over and knock the wind out of her. The two had defeated most of their enemies.
Pterano came at them to try and slow them down. Ptero, not wanting Chomper hurt, hit him. "You little traitor! I should have known better than to trust a Sharp Beak!" he snapped. Chomper hit him, not too hard though. Pterano was knocked out. The two Sharpteeth and the half-Sharptooth continued to try and flee the Great Valley.
Doc came at Chomper, Andromeda, and Ptero. "This ends now!" he shouted. He swung his tail at Andromeda. She fell over and collided with Ptero. Luckily, she didn't land on him, though both hit the ground. Doc moved to attack Andromeda with his foot.
"NO!" shouted Chomper. He acted with his heart. He struck Doc across the face with his clawed hands. Doc was cut worse than he had been by the Meanest Ever Sharptooth. Doc cried out in pain. Chomper pushed him over. Chomper noticed others coming toward him.
He ran. They chased him up Saurus Rock. In desperation, he, Andromeda, and Ptero pushed rocks at the coming herbivores. This caused rocks to come loose and Saurus Rock to crumble. The ancient landmark fell, rocks hitting many Great Valley residents and knocking them out. It was unlikely that Sharptooth himself could have done this much damage had he gotten into the Great Valley.
"Get them!" yelled Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Ruby, and Ali. Littlefoot also followed. Littlefoot wasn't sure what to think. It couldn't be!
Chomper, wanting to get away in time before others could get hurt, pushed rocks downhill, for they were on a hill, at the group. It slowed all of the gang down minus Littlefoot, who rammed through the rocks with his tail.
"I'll get him!" shouted Gallim. Gallim went after Chomper, Andromeda, and Ptero. Littlefoot followed him closely. Gallim came toward Chomper and the others. "I'm going to have to stop you! You've gone too far this time Chomper, or should I call you Silver Claw?" said Gallim.
"How do you know...?!" gasped Chomper.
"I have my ways. You've been keeping a lot of secrets." replied Gallim.
"So have you. Why didn't you tell the Great Valley you're a Fanged Flattooth?" asked Chomper.
"Fanged Flattooth?!" said Ptero incredulously.
"He eats meat." said Chomper.
Gallim leapt at Chomper. Chomper swung at him, trying to defend himself. Gallim moved aside though. He was quite a powerful attacker. He snuck underneath Chomper and knocked him over.
"I'm going to stop you once and for all! It's clear that you're attacking the dinosaurs of the Mysterious Beyond! You pretended to be nice to get close to them. You used your experiences in the Great Valley to learn Leaf Eater weaknesses!" shouted Gallim.
"Gallim stop!" It was Littlefoot.
"Littlefoot, this Sharptooth is a traitor! I warned you about him! I thought that the death of your mother would have taught you!" said Gallim.
"Chomper can't be that kind of Sharptooth! I just can't believe it!" said Littlefoot.
"Believe it! He's guilty!" said Gallim. "I'm going to finish him!" shouted Gallim, moving to attack Chomper.
"NO!" shouted Littlefoot. He tail-whacked Gallim into a wall. Gallim was knocked out from the blow.
Chomper, Andromeda, and Ptero stared in shock that Littlefoot had attacked a Great Valley High Council member. "Come on!" said Chomper. He and the others went to the secret entrance to the Great Valley.
"I want to know what's going on." said Littlefoot sternly.
"I don't know. I just blacked out." said Chomper.
[To Be Continued]