The chicks and their duck sister had grown and were shedding out their baby feathers. It brought joy and sadness to their parents that their little ones were growing up and that they wouldn't be little for much longer but that was life and they had to accept it
The kids were helping Fowler organize his belongings when they heard a knock on the hut door. They went outside to investigate and saw the two rats their parents had always warned them about even if they did help them escape from the Tweedy's, Nick and Fetcher
"Hello kids. Got a minute?" Nick hopes to swindle the young ones
"What for?" Ricky asked
"Well, we might have something you'd be interested in." Nick opens his container
They look to each other before approaching the rats
"How about this beautiful little stick." Nick holds out a pen
"Or this personal necklace or it can be a belt." Fetcher shows them a pet collar
"Uh...no thanks." Lillian said
They walked home as the rats ran alongside them, trying to sell more crummy objects to them
Ginger overheard the bartering pests and once the kids reached the hut and ruffled her feathers, approaching them. "Leave my children alone! They're not interested!" She clucks
"Sorry, miss. We'll be on our way." Nick said
Ginger shoos them inside the hut and closed the door. "Don't go near those rodents again."
"Sorry mommy." Ava hugs the feisty hen
Ginger returns the hug
"What did they get into this time?" Rocky asked, walking over
"They tried dealing with Nick and Fetcher." Ginger tells her mate
"They're not so bad, doll face. I've dealt with them before." The Rhode Island Red puts a wing around her
Ginger moves away from his hold
"I don't care if you or I dealt with them before or if they helped us escape. I don't want our children anywhere near those rats." The green hat wearing hen raised her voice
"We can handle ourselves." Grayson said
"Yeah we're not hatchlings." Lillian huffs
"We never said you were." Rocky picked up Clementine
"You were thinking it. Besides, I don't want anyone to think I do deals with rats." Ricky agrees with his parents warnings
"You're so self centered." Ava sticks her tongue out
"Ava! That's not nice! And Ricky, stop picking up your father's bad habits!" Ginger scolds her chicks
"Bad habits? Speak for yourself." Rocky mutters
"Now promise us you won't go near those two." Ginger said
"We promise." The kids said
Whenever they would come across Nick and Fetcher they would run away, always leaving the rats confused. Was it something they said?
Sorry for the super short chapter! I have soooo many more chapters to do for this story! Like 10 more roughly or even a little more than that. Until the next chapter!