Chapter 4-A Promise Broken

"What's everyone doing?" Makado asked and then noticed everyone looking at him.

"Ummm, is something wrong?"

Chomper looked at him and asked "Why did you say those things to me this morning?

"Oh that…I can explain everything. When we me last time by the swimming hole, I told my sibling, that I met a Sharptooth. They didn't believe me, so I thought if I showed them I was brave enough to walk up to one, they would believe me, and I guess I got caught up in the moment. I'm really sorry that I said those things. I didn't mean them." Makado finished, looking crestfallen

Chomper looked at Makado and then grinned "It's OK, I forgive you"

Makado looked up, smiled and said "I promise never to do it again", but he crossed his fingers as he said it

A few days later, Makado was eating a leaf when some of his swatsnide friends walked up.

"He guys" Makado said

"It's been heard that you fought a Sharptooth" said one

"O, ya. I stared him down, now thanks to me, he probably is still digging pieces of rock out of his eye!"

"Prove it" said another. Makado was hoping for this. His siblings had been telling everyone, besides the parents, what had happened to Makado and what he did. Everyone was starting to look up to him. He didn't want to lose that respect and wouldn't at any cost.

"All right, lets' go" and the followed Makado as he took them toward Chomper's clearing

Makado lead his friend to the edge of a clearing by Chomper & Ruby's cave.

"I know the Sharptooth lives here. Wait here will I see if he's here" and he dashed off into the cave.

He ran into Chomper as he entered the cave.

"Hi Makado" said Chomper

'Hello Chomper. Um, I was wondering if you could do me a favor. I have some friends outside and they don't believe that I met a Sharptooth. I was wondering if we could have a fake fight, just to have some fun and give them a little scare"

"A fake fight?" replied Chomper

"Yeah, only for a little bit. We could do it like this. I would yell for you to come out and you could roar and I'll yell back and when you come out, I'll throw a small pebble at you and you go back inside" Makado explained "No one would get hurt and my friends would believe me."

"I don't know" said Chomper, remembering the time he and his friends play a fake Sharptooth attack on Rett and how that turned out.

"Please, just this once" Makado begged.

"O…OK, just this once" Chomper replied

"Thanks a lot! Now remember. Come out roaring when you hear me."

'OK" replied Chomper

Makado went to the edge of the cave, peaked out and saw his friends looking out of the bushes.

Makado jumped out and yelled "Come on out Sharptooth and fight me!"

Chomper came out growling & roaring, looking fierce.

"Come on, you ugly brute. Lets do this" Makado yelled

Chomper came to a stop and looked at Makado. "You said you…" Chomper started to say.

Makado began to panic, hoping his friends wouldn't hear. They could only see Chomper's back because they were behind him, but if Chomper turned any more…

"Sh Sh Sh" Makado hushed "Chomper, please don't say…"

"You promised" Chomper said a little louder

Things were falling apart. "I'm only going to call you a few names, that's it" Makado whispered "Its no big deal"

"I don't like being…" Chomper started to say

"Will you just shut up, you block head!" Makado whispered loudly as he dared.

Chomper gaze grew stern "No" he said

Makado lost patience "Fine, ruin it for me for all I care. You just a dump Sharptooth. No one cares about you. I sure don't. I know I can fight you. Your just a dumb dim witted, excuse for a"

Meanwhile, during Makado's tirade, Chomper eyes grew narrower, the irises' redder, and he began to bear his teeth.

"As far as I am concerned, your no friend of mine" Makado continued loudly "You couldn't do this one.." and that when Chomper slammed his foot down next to him, stopping his speech.

Chomper leaned over a looked Makado in the eye. Makado suddenly realized how Chomper was looking at him and how much bigger Chomper was than him. "I took an oath when I came to the Valley" Chomper whispered "To bite and eat food, not my friends." Chomper crouched lower "You are no friend of mine"

Makado saw how angry Chomper was and began to back away "Now now, lets not get upset"

"Too late" Chomper growled. He let out a roar and leaped.

Makado let out a shriek of pure terror and fled with Chomper right behind him, red eyes flashing and sharp teeth snapping.