Chapter 9: The Time of Great Giving
It had been 5 weeks since the meeting about José was held. All of the valley residents, especially Mr. Threehorn, quickly realized that if any other sharpteeth got into the valley, Q and José could make very good fighters to help them fend off any sharpteeth who attacked the valley.
There were a few rules both Q and José had to follow to stay in the Great Valley, however. First, they both had to become leafeaters whenever any farwalkers came to the Great Valley. Secondly, if either of them had an urge to eat meat, they either could eat fish from the fastwater, or if they wanted to (Neither of them did), they could go into the Mysterious Beyond and catch a bite to eat.
Then the time came, to prepare for the Time of Great Giving (Thanksgiving), collect treestars and sweet bubbles for the big feast.
The gang took into this, José was a little reluctant to do so at first, but then he thought, "Can't hurt." So he began to help, until he noticed some adults who were clearing the area where the Time of Great Giving feast was to occur, and he knew he could help them.
"Hey! Mr. Threehorn, Mr. Thicknose! Would you like me to help you move that log?" José asked.
"With those little arms? They'll never do a better job than my horns." he said.
"Now, Topsy..." said a approaching pink Threehorn.
"...can you at least give a chance to the- Huh? (Gasps) SHARPTOOTH!" Tria yelled.
"Tria, stop! This Sharptooth here is a friend." Mr. Threehorn assured her that José was very friendly.
"Yes. I was just wanting to help them move this log." José told Tria. Tria apologized to José for being afraid, "It's alright." he said.
Thicknose said, "Come on Mr. Threehorn. Give the boy a chance. José! Come over here. On the count of three, we will all push the log together. One... Two... Three!" They pushed with all their combined strength. Mr. Threehorn and Mr. Thicknose stopped after about 30 feet. José, however, was still moving the log around... all by himself!
Mr. Threehorn then realized that José was a lot stronger than he first thought, "Um... Uh... I... I'm uh... sorry, for underestimating you, son." he said. "It's OK, you're not the first to say that." José replied. Mr. Threehorn was wondering what he meant by that, but he didn't ask.
Q's POV:
So, I'm looking for Littlefoot to ask him if he wants to help me find some tasty treestars for the feast, and I came across this Longneck who looked familar from somwhere, but I didn't quite know where. So I ask him if he has seen a young Longneck with an elderly Longneck, and he turns and stares at me with his red eyes. He didn't seem to care that I was a Sharptooth.
He says to me, "Well... well... well. We finally met at long last." I had no idea why he was referring to me as if I'm a hero, or something.
I didn't know how to respond to what this guy was saying. Then, I heard Littlefoot, and Grandpa Longneck calling my name. I was eager to get away from this guy, he gives me the creeps.
When I meet up with Littlefoot, he said the feast was to begin, so I went with him as I was getting hungry. When me and him were going there, we came across that Longneck again. Let me tell you, the MOMENT Littlefoot saw him, his eyes had widened in what looked like horror, and shock. I had to ask who this Longneck was, and Littlefoot only said, "Longpata." The second he said that, my suspicions on who this Longneck was, were confirmed. I had heard many stories about Longpata as a hatchling, from mom and dad. They had said that there were many theories about how he was a Longneck yet, he still had a complete Sharptooth personality.
Me and Littlefoot heard, him say, "Oh. How nice. Now I can have The One dead, and my arch-enemy's grandson dead as well." I understood that Grandpa Longneck was Longpata's enemy, but I knew that, if Littlefoot hadn't figured it out yet, that I was The One. After Longpata said that, me and Littlefoot were sprinting away in no time. I knew that no matter what I could do, I could never stop Longpata no matter how much I wanted to.
Littlefoot looked behind a few times to see if Longpata was chasing us, but it didn't seem like he was. After me and him caught our breath, Littlefoot asked me, "Q, who was Longpata talking about when he said 'The One'?" I was torn over whether I should tell him, I know stories about me were spread and talked about by all sorts of creatures, but If I tell him, will he be afraid of me? Will he feel safe with me?. I thought for a little, then I decided, I might as well tell him who The One really is. So, after I did, Littlefoot had kind of a blank face, he didn't look scared, but he didn't look very happy either.
He said, "Y... You... You're the... You are The One?" I told him that I was, and I was waiting for him to be scared, as the stories about me consisted of more violence and death then as much as there is in my current life. But Littlefoot said, "O... O... OK, then. Hey, let's get back to the feast, before the others begin to worry about us. I'm very hungry." I agreed, because the last thing I ate was a bunch of Stinging Buzzers for breakfast and I didn't want to give the others something to worry about. When we arrived, everyone seemed to be having a good time. I was looking for someone to eat with, when I spotted José, Ducky, Chomper, and Spike who invited me to sit with them, so I did.
I asked Spike how it has been, being able to finally talk, he said, "Well, I will say that it is much better when your friends can understand what you are saying, instead of guessing what you said." I agreed with Spike in my head. When I was very little and still with mom and dad, I was very shy toward the fellow Sharpteeth in the Mysterious Beyond, I never really talked to them. After we were done with the feast, me and the other decided to play a game of Toss-the-Seed, while Littlefoot and Cera went to sleep from so much food.
After Littlefoot and Cera woke up, we all played a game of Hide-and-Seek. I was the seeker first, they made it against the rules for me, Chomper, or José to use our sniffers to find the others when we were seeking, so none of us did.
Somewhere in the Mysterious Beyond:
"How has he been doing?" A voice asked. Another voice answered, "He is doing very well. In fact, he has even made friends with... Flatteeth?" The first voice replied in surprise, "Flatteeth? Of all the creatures to befriend... why did Q have to pick the dumbest creatures ever!" The second voice calmly said, "Don't you worry about it. When we get into the valley, we will make him watch us kill them, one by one." "You are forgetting one thing. Three of his friends aren't Flatteeth." The first voice said, "Really? Then what are they?" "Two of them are also Sharpteeth, like him and us, and the other one is a... Bothtooth. More specifically, a female Fast Runner."
"Find them, kill the Flatteeth, and recruit all four of them. Remember to bring them back here, alive!"
There's the end of the 9th Chapter and I hope you all enjoyed it. Please remember to Read the story, Review the story, and maybe just share it with some friends. I'd like to have a lot of people read and enjoy my stories, and if more people read the story, I can have more options about how the story can play out. I would appreciate it if you guys and girls could leave some suggestions or requests on what you would like to see in a future part of the story. I really hope you guys are liking the story so far, and I will see you in the next chapter.
