Ch.6: A Spy In The Shadows

Moments later Littlefoot and the others found themselves on the shores of the Mysterious Isle where Chomper lived. The purple T-rex was thrilled when he saw his friends. Like the others he too had gotten bigger and now was taller than a human-sized basketball player.

However Petrie and Guido noticed something strange about the area surrounding as they were enjoying this reunion. Unlike the Great Valley the Mysterious Isle had not been been hit by Shadow Fire's war. The island still contianed every inch of it's beauty, but why? Ducky decided to ask this question first.

" It's good to see you" said Ducky " but why is your island not burned up like everything else?"

" I don't know" said Chomper " none of the Shadow Flyers will ever come near this place, I think they're afriad of it,"

" Why?" asked Petrie.

" I don't know" said Chomper " but why don't you tell me what you're doing here?"

" We need your help" said Littlefoot " we need you join Shadow Fire's and pretend to be on his side,"

" He'll probably send you to guard the grownups at one of his concentration camps" said Sierra " your job is find a way to rescue them and gather any information that you can. Then you report back to us,"

" I'm not sure guys" said Chomper " I haven't gone deaf for the past three years, he could brainwash my mind just like plans to do Petrie's family,"

" You know about that?" asked Guido.

" About as much as you guys know" said Chomper sighing " okay I'll do it,"

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" The things you do for friends," thought Chomper as he entered into Shadow Fire's volcanic terriotory.

Magma spewed out of rocks and thousands rivers of lava split the ground, some so deep that if you fell in you'd probably die of a heart attack before you ever reached the lava. But the thing that stood out the most from all this gothic scenery was a big dormant volcano with lava spewing from it's mouth. That's where Shadow Fire lived, and that's where Chomper needed to go.

As Chomper approached the volcano he could feel the eyes of the brainwashed T-Rex's glaring at him as he reached Shadow Fire's cave. The ancient demon himself was there to greet Chomper when he arrived.

" Who are you and why are you here?" asked Shadow Fire.

" I am Chomper" said Chomper bowing to Shadow Fire " and I have come to surrender my services to you my master,"

" How intriquging" said Shadow Fire " I could always use one more servant to aid in my cause, but first I must check your references,"

" Is this reference enough?" said Chomper holding out Sierra's unconious form in one of his claws and throwing it at Shadow Fire's feet. Shadow Fire was shocked and then he grinned.

" You shall be a fine addittion indeed Chomper" said Shadow Fire " report to Commander Red Claw at Concentration Camp B and he'll assign you to a job worthy of the prize you have brought to me. Keep up the good work and you may recieve a very specail promotion,"

" What promotion is that?" asked Chomper not liking the look gleaming in Shadow Fire's red eyes.

" You'll find out soon enough Chomper" said Shadow Fire " you'll find out soon enough,"

Minutes later in Concentration Camp B Red Claw had assigned Chomper to guard some of the larger grownups which included Grandma and Grandpa Longneck, Tospy and Tria, and Ducky and Spike's mom. The five of them were being made to dig out lava rocks in order for Shadow Fire to snack on.

" Chomper?" said Grandpa Longneck noticing the T-Rex right away.

" I'm here" said Chomper silently so as not to attract attention to the other guards " Littlefoot and others are going to find away to break you out of here. Oh and Petrie and Guido have returned,"

" Then there may still be hope left" said Grandma Longneck " Shadow Fire will stop at nothing until he possesses the power of the Cyrstal Phoenix, and Petrie's family is in great peril, I fear that devil may try something today,"

" What can be worse than digging up lava rocks?" asked Topsy.

Silence was the three horn's only answer.

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Meanwhile Sierra was just waking up to find himself in a stone cage in front of the domiant figure of Shadow Fire. Three cages sat beside Sierra's. Pterano, Demon, and Topaz. The sight of the four captured prisoners made the tyrant smile with glee.

" Well, well, well" said Shadow Fire " after all this time I finally have all the traitors to my cause lined up before me. The Lunar Eyclipse approaches nigh, and soon all of the citizens of the Great Valley shall bow down before me,"

" Don't bet on it" said Sierra " Petrie and Guido have returned. Your dumb pets may have been able to capture me, but you'll never catch them,"

" True" said Shadow Fire " a Sharptooth has certian limited abilities, that's why one of you is going to capture them for me,"

" You can't possibly be serious?" said Pterano.

" Not serious huh?" said Shadow Fire his voice suddenly emotionless " try me,"