Chapter 8: Friends For Dinner

Meanwhile, Strongtooth was leading the gang through the forest to the hiding spot he told them about.

"Stay with me so you don't get lost." He said to them.

"Don't worry." Said Cera.

However, Ducky didn't listen as she kept looking around the place. As they got to a split path, the gang walked on the left side while Ducky ended up going on the other path still looking around.

But then, she ended up walking over to ledge which got her back to reality as she saw how far the bottom was.

"Littlefoot! Ruby! Somebody!"

Before she could ever regain balince, the part she was standing on broke as she fell into the pit.

"HEEEEELP! AAAAHHHH!"

Just then, something flew over and grabbed Ducky with its foot.

"Oh thank you. Thank you lots."

However, the moment she saw the face, it was revealed to be a Flying Sharptooth as it roared at her.

"Uh, I think." She said as the Flying Sharptooth took her away.

Back with the others, Strongtooth lead them over to a fallen log that went over the pit.

"Come on. It's fun." He said as he walked across.

"Some fun." Littlefoot said to Ruby who nodded.

Chomper followed first. He made it without any problems. Littlefoot followed next as he also made it. And then Ruby made her way across as she also made it safely. Cera on the other hand, was completely afraid as she walked across and said,

"I won't look down. I won't look down. I won't look down."

"BEEP BEEP!" Petrie flew in front of her.

"AAHH!" Cera screamed as she looked down. "AAAHHH!"

"Ha ha. Me make you look!" Petrie teased her.

Cera only gave Petrie a mad look on her face as she continued to walk across. She almost slipped off, but she made it.

Of course, Spike didn't have problems crossing. He just walked straght across the log which surprised the others by the time he got to the other side.

"Hang on. Where's Ducky?" Chomper asked.

"You didn't have a mid morning snack while we weren't looking did you?!" Cera asked angery at Strongtooth.

"Cera." Said Littlefoot.

"I was just kidding." Cera smiled. "I know he would never harm us."

"Well it's not funny." Said Littlefoot. "She's gotta be here somewhere."

Of course, she was above them as the Sharp-beak took her to its nest up top in the tree next to them.

"Thank you for the ride. But I really need to get back to my friends. Yes I do."

Just then, a little Sharp-beak came and tried to bite her but she moved away in time.

"Oh. Cute babies you got there. I see they even have their grown-up teeth."

There was at least four of them. The one closest tried to bite her, but she moved away and made the hatchling bite the mother instead as she shook her foot. Making her fall down from the tree.

"AAAAHHHH!"

"Did you hear something?" Ruby asked. Just as Ducky landed on her back and made her fall to her bottom.

"Thank you." She said to her.

"Nice catch." Said Petrie.

"Well, we found Ducky." Said Cera. "So Strongtooth. About this hiding place. Are we going there or not?"

Without hesitating, Strongtooth began to lead them again.

"I think I well ride for a while." Ducky said as she stayed on Ruby's back.

Later, Strongtooth lead the gang to a patch of flower in front of them.

"Alright. Here we are." He said to them.

"Mmm. Pretty." Petrie said as he sniffed one of them. Only for him to fall on his back. "Ew! But it no smell pretty."

"I call this the Stinky Place." Said Strongtooth. "You'll be safe here because nobody will be able to smell you."

"I think I'd rather be eaten." Said Cera.

Until the roar of a Sharptooth came and scared her inside the Stinky Place. Making everyone else laugh.

"I can change my mind can't I?!" She asked in anger. Just as the others followed her in.

"Phew! This place smells like a herd of Club-tails on a hot day." Said Chomper.

"At least we're safe." Said Littlefoot. Until he saw Spike eating one of the flowers. "Unless Spike eats the hideout. Stop it Spike!"

"If you eat this stuff, you will have Club-tail brath you can never get ridded of." Ducky said to him. Until Spike burped on her face. "Ew!"

"If you're hungry, I can bring you something to eat." Strongtooth offered.

"I like flowers. Especially yellow ones." Said Cera. "I also like Tree-sweets."

"I like the tall grass with the big leaf on it." Said Ducky.

"Me like Sweet Bubbles. Lots and lots of Sweet Bubbles." Said Petrie.

"Me too." Said Ruby.

"You think you can also get some tree-stars?" Littlefoot asked.

"And what about bugs or Scaly-swimmers?" Chomper asked.

"Except for bugs and Scaly-swimmers, I don't know what any of those other things are." Said Strongtooth.

"Well I can eat bugs and Scaly-swimmers." Chomper said again. "But just bring the others something both of us wouldn't eat."

"Okay. this will be fun. I just love having friends for dinner." Strongtooth said as he walked away.

But the moment he said that, the gang ended up laughing. All of them, even Strongtooth, began to talk about what it's like having friends for dinner.

(Song start)

Strongtooth: Friends for dinner. I'm gonna have friends for dinner. I'm gonna get a couple of those. A couple of these. Things from the bushes and things from the trees. I think they're yucky but I know they'll please my friends for dinner.

Back with the gang.

All: Friends for dinner.

Cera: He just wants to have friends for dinner.

Littlefoot: He wants to have Threehorn soup.

Petrie: And Littlefoot stew.

Chomper: I won't think it's funny of he chews on you.

Ruby: That's not a very nice thing to do.

All: To have friends for dinner.

Chomper: We can't eat Vegetables. Only meat.

Cera: He'll munch and he'll crunch those little duck feet.

Petrie: If he just eat Spike, wouldn't that be enough?

Ducky: He would spit out Cera cause she's too tough.

Cera: HEY!

All: Friends or dinner. Don't wanna be friends for dinner.

Chomper: We rather sink in the mud.

Petrie: Fall out of a tree.

Littlefoot: Roll like a rock right into the sea.

All: One thing we know we don't wanna be is friends for dinner.

Meanwhile, Strongtooth just finished gathering enough food for the Leaf-eaters and went to find some food for Chomper now.

But as he did, his father walked by and saw him dragging the big leaf with vegetation on it. Just as Strongtooth's mother also walked over and saw what was going on.

"Sometimes I worry about that boy." Strongtooth's father roared to his mate quietly.

Back in the Stinky Place.

Chomper: He'll gnaw your arm and he'll nibble your leg.

Cera: But we've known Strongtooth sense he was an egg.

Petrie: He'll bite off your beak.

Ducky: That would hurt.

Cera: Petrie pot pie.

Petrie: And Ducky desert.

All: Friends for dinner. Don't wanna be friends for dinner.

Littlefoot: Don't wanna be Spike A La Mode.

Ruby: Or Liver of Duck.

Imagen if Strongtooth was about to eat a leaf.

Strongtooth: I wonder if this tastes good.

He bites it and sticks out his tong.

All: Yuck!

Littlefoot: You know you'll run out of luck when you're friends for dinner.

Strongtooth: Friends for dinner.

Cera: Just friends for dinner.

All: Friends for dinner.

(Song end)

The gang laughed at the thought of the whole friends for dinner thing. Just as Spike ended up sneezing which got them to laugh harder. Until Strongtooth showed up.

"Can I come in?" He asked as he brought in the food for all of them.

The gang cheared as they ran to their meal.