It is getting close to the end of the Time of Changing Leaves and Coco is still giving Eli the silent treatment. The dispute between them is getting hard on Amber and Xavier. They miss the days when their mom was alive and they were only 6. Their 16th Star Day was approaching; Littlefoot and his nestmates had their 23rd Star Day just a month ago. The triplets were discussing what they were going to do about their dad.

"I can't believe that Dad won't accept me for the lesbian I am; he's ten times more stubborn than Topsy is or ever was," Coco replied.

Amber and Xavier nodded in agreement.

"I couldn't agree more," Topsy replied.

The triplets looked around and saw the aging threehorn walking towards them.

"Oh Topsy; you scared us," Coco replied.

"Sorry; I heard my name and thought I'd see how you three were doing," Topsy said.

"We're fine; Dad and I are still not on speaking terms; I guess what you said to him never sunk into his thick skull," Coco remarked.

Topsy chuckled at that remark.

"You remind me a lot of myself at your age; I was tough as a teenager; but now, thanks to the death of your great-grandparents, I'm just a weakling," Topsy admitted.

"You're not a weakling; our great-grandparents were very good friends with you," Amber said.

Topsy nodded to the blue longneck.

"Yeah; and the loss of a best friend can hurt for a long time," Xavier added.

Topsy nodded.

Meanwhile, Littlefoot and Cera were discussing when their union ceremony would take place. They wanted to make sure the weather was still going to be warm.

"Do we really want Eli to attend? He is such a party pooper," Cera replied.

"And he's a combination of a dumbass and an asshole; I don't know how my nieces and nephew could be his kids; they're so much smarter and nicer than he is," Littlefoot added.

Littlefoot heard chuckling coming from behind him. He turned his head and saw Amber and Xavier standing near him.

"Hey guys; nice day we're having," Xavier replied.

"Yep," Littlefoot agreed.

"Where's your sister?" Cera asked.

"She's with her girlfriend Jade; last time we saw them, they were walking around the valley," Amber replied.

"Is she talking to your dad again?" Littlefoot asked.

"No; she avoids him like he's a sharptooth," Amber answered.

Littlefoot and Cera shook their heads.

"That's awful; he's too stubborn for his own good," Littlefoot said.

Amber and Xavier nodded in agreement.

A while later, Littlefoot and Cera met with Topsy and Tria at their nest.

"So; any luck with the Eli situation with Coco's lesbianism?" Littlefoot asked.

"Are you kidding? That longneck needs to get his head out of his ass and accept Coco for who she is; not what he wants her to be," Topsy fumed.

Tria nuzzled the side of Topsy's face to calm him down. He was still pissed off at Eli.

"Don't worry about that remark Dad; we think the same thing," Cera replied.

Littlefoot nodded.

"What have you two decided when you wanted to have your union ceremony?" Tria asked.

"Before the Cold Time would be nice; it won't be too cold for a while yet; but, we don't know if it's a good idea to invite Eli," Littlefoot answered.

"I see what you mean," Tria said.

Soon enough, Bron and Littlefoot's nestmates came over to Topsy and Tria's nest. Bron lowered his head to Cera's eye-level.

"How's my future daughter-in-law?" Bron asked.

"Just fine Bron, Littlefoot and I were discussing with Tria and Dad about wanting to have our union ceremony before the Cold Time hits," Cera said.

"That's a good idea," Bron replied.

Cera smiled.

The next day, everything was set for Amber, Xavier and Coco's 16th Star Day. Eli couldn't even set his prejudices aside for the occasion. Coco would feel awkward with having her dad around for the celebration and nobody but Eli could blame her. Coco sat around with Jade at the Thundering Falls.

"I'm dreading the party; Dad and I are still not speaking to each other and Topsy is still holding in his rage over the argument he had with him," Coco responded.

Jade nuzzled her girlfriend and lightly kissed her on the mouth.

"Barf!" Eli snarled.

"What are you doing here Dad?" Coco asked.

The adult longneck sneered at his youngest daughter and wrapped his tail around Jade's neck. Jade gasped for breath while in a chokehold. Coco gasped and bit hard on Eli's tail; causing Eli to let go of Jade's neck. Eli roared in pain and slapped Coco in the head.

Suddenly, Littlefoot ran at full speed at Eli and knocked him to the ground. He pinned him to the ground by his upper body and his tail wrapped around Eli's neck.

"I can't believe you would hit Coco; she was only saving Jade from you strangling her neck," Littlefoot snarled.

Soon enough, Bron arrived at the scene and walked over to Littlefoot and Eli.

"Littlefoot; get off of Eli; I'll deal with him, alone," Bron said.

The 23 year old nodded and went to sit between Coco and Jade. Bron dragged Eli away to talk to him. The 36 year old hated being dragged off like a hatchling. Littlefoot shook his head; his older brother was acting like a hatchling over Coco's sexual preference.

"If Dad is at the party; he'll most likely be a party pooper," Coco said.

Littlefoot chuckled.

"Every party has a pooper," Littlefoot remarked.

That's it; another chapter done; Eli has definitely snapped.