Chapter 2-The Meeting
In another part of the Valley, Makado had a captive audience.
"So there I was, just me and the Sharptooth. He was a tall as a mountain, with red eyes, and a mouth that was snapping inches from my face!"
His brothers and sisters stared at him with eyes as big as wide as coconuts.
"He roared, so loudly that the ground shook! Was I scared? No! I just stood my ground then as he stepped toward me I ran at him!" His brothers and sisters gasped at this. "I ran under him and as he turned to look for me, I jumped up on his nose and poked him in the eye! He ran away faster than a raptor." Makado finished his story with a smug smile
His brothers and sisters just stared. "Wow" one finally said "Your really brave, Makado"
"I know"
"Kids, time to eat" their mother called
"Coming, Mom. Wait till yo-" one started to say when Makado's hand came down and across his mouth, cutting him off.
"Don't ANY of you tell Mom or Dad" Makado said "I don't want to..to.. well, I'll tell them later, OK?"
His brothers and sisters just nodded.
The next day
Makado was walking thru some bushes, trying to figure out what to say to his parents. He couldn't tell them the truth for he knew his brothers and sisters would ask what their parents thought of the fight and he couldn't tell them the lie, for they would most likely ground him for 2 cold time after he revived them from fainting from shock.
As a result of his concentration, he was watching where he was going and a vine caught his foot. He tripped and tumbled down a small hill, landing at a crumble heap in front of two other feet.
He looked up and saw the face of Littlefoot looking down at him "Are you OK?" he asked
"Fine, fine" Makado said as he got up "Whatca doin?"
"Playing Swimmer/Splasher. Whould you like to join?"
"Yes, that sounds grand" Makado started walking with Littlefoot toward the swimming hole just as Chomper walked around the corner.
"Hey Littlefo-" Chomper started to say
Makado looked at Chomper. Chomper looked at Makado, They both shouted at the same time, but they said to very different words at the same time.
Makado's was "Help!
Chomper's was "Food!"
Chomper dashed toward Makado, who was standing scared stiff. Suddenly, Mikidao disappeared! Chomper skidded to a halt and whipped his head back and forth, wondering where the delicious bug went to. Then he looked up.
Littlefoot's tail was wrapped around Makado and held him aloft, out of Chomper's reach .
"Chomper, What are you doing!" Littlefoot shouted
"Littlefoot, it's a Sweet and Sour bug! They taste soooo good! I haven't had one in such a long time!" while staring up at Makado while licking his chops all the while.
"Hey, whats all the yelling about?" Cera said as she and everyone else came from the swimming hole.
"He's trying to eat me!" Makado yelled, hanging onto Littlefoot tail for dear life.
"Chomper, no, no, no, you must not." Ducky said.
"Why?"
"Remember your oath?" Ruby said softly "You said you eat food, not your friends?, Well, he's a friend to us"
"Oh" said Chomper, who taken aback by this turn of events "I didn't know. Sorry everyone. I'm really sorry, uh…uh"
"Makado" said Cera,
"Uh hu" said Spike nodding
"Makado. If I had know…" Chomper trailed off his face falling
Littlefoot lowered his tail and set Makado down "See, nothing to worry about. Now come on everyone, let's play!" and everyone went to the swimming hole. Makado proved to be a great hider and although Chomper looked at him with a little bit of longing, he stayed civil. But Makado began to hatch a plan.
