Chapter 10: Battle Beak
Magnus went to see if Red Claw did find a way onto the island and if he's here. He was happy to see the gang again but was worried if Red Claw would come after them. Just then he saw a brown Sharp-tooth Flyer with a scar on his beak.
(Magnus) Battle Beak.
(Battle Beak) Hey Magnus. I just found some more fish for you.
(Magnus) Great going.
(Battle Beak) Yeah. But still. You never told me why you came here.
(Magnus) Oh. Right. I should have told you before. This place is the safest place that I can think of to get away from Red Claw.
(Battle Beak) Hmm. Yes. But Red Claw found a land path in a grassy meddle to get here.
(Magnus) He's here? You think he'll still be after me?
(Battle Beak) He might be. Or he thinks the hatchling who defeated Sharptooth is here.
(Magnus) Say. I saw them.
(Battle Beak) Really? That's great. Any friend of yours is a friend of mine. Where are they?
(Magnus) I had Chomper take them to a safe place here on the land so Red Claw can't find them.
(Battle Beak) Oh. And if he does I'll be there for them. Red Claw is building an army.
(Magnus) Is he?
(Battle Beak) He is. Well, I better get back to my herd now. And here's you fish.
(Magnus) Thanks. See you later.
(Battle Beak) You too.
Chomper and the Pokemon led the gang through the forest.
(Froakie) Stay with us so you don't get lost.
But Ducky was looking around the place so much she didn't see where she was going. The rest of the gang went left as Ducky went right. Sobble saw what Ducky was doing and went after her.
(Sobble) Ducky. You're going the wrong way.
Before Ducky even knew it, she stepped on a ledge in front of a pit that's about like 40 feet down and she didn't have enough time to regain her balance.
(Ducky) Sobble.
(Sobble) I'm coming.
But the ledge broke and Ducky fell as Sobble got to her and fell as well.
(Ducky) AAAAAAHHHHHHH!
(Sobble) THIS IS WHY LUIGI TOLD ME HE HATES HIIIIIIIIIIGHS!
At the bottom was a river but they were heading for the ground. They were goners for sure.
Battle Beak rejoined the herd of Flying Sharp-teeth who was eating some fish. Battle Beak was the leader of the herd.
(Battle Beak) Sorry to keep you waiting guys.
The other Flying Sharp-teeth didn't mind the wait. Battle Beak went to get some fish until something landed in his mouth and another thing on his back. Battle Beak spitted out the thing that was in his mouth and saw that it was Ducky who was now covered in saliva.
(Ducky) Ew.
(Battle Beak) That was no fish. That was a swimmer. Yuck.
(Ducky) You do not like to eat other dinosaurs? But you are a Sharp-tooth.
(Battle Beak) They taste bad to me and my herd. Sorry if I scared you. And you too
(Sobble) Sobble. I'm a Pokemon
(Battle Beak) Are you Mario? Are you and the Duck-bill also friends with Long-neck, a Three-horn, a Flyer, a Spick-tail, and the rest.
(Mario) We are. But we're from the Mushroom Kingdom.
(Battle Beak) There's no mistake. You must be the ones who defeated Sharptooth.
(Ducky) We are them. Yep, yep, yep.
(Peach) So not all Sharp-teeth are bad?
(Battle Beak) There are good ones and i'm one of them. Battle Beak is the name.
(Ducky) It is nice to meet you Battle Beak.
(Mario) Can you help us find our friends?
(Battle Beak) Sure.
Battle Beak then turns to his herd.
(Battle Beak) Come on guys. The ones who defeated Sharptooth are here and we have to find them.
The herd was happy to hear that and set off to find the others and Battle Beak allowed Ducky and Sobble to ride on him.
Chomper and the others got to a log bridge they had to cross to get to the place they needed to be.
(Chomper) Come on guys. It's fun.
Chomper led them across. Mario was on Yoshi's back, Luigi was in Littlefoot's back, Peach was on Birdo's back, and Toad was on Koopa Troppa's back since they were tired from all that walking.
(Littlefoot) How can we cross this?
(Mario) Eyes forward. Chin up. Tushy clinch. Watch.
Mario got off Yoshi, Luigi got off Littlefoot, Peach got off Birdo, Toad got off Koopa Troopa, and walked across the way, he said. His eyes forward. His chin up. And his clinch tushy. Littlefoot then did the same thing and got across as well. Cera hesitated to do it. She didn't tell the others this but she was afraid of heights too. But she closed her eyes with them forward and chin up and her clinch tushy as she repeated the same sentence.
(Cera) I won't look down. I won't look down. I won't look down.
Petrie then came in front of her face.
(Petrie) Beep beep.
Cera screamed as she opened her eyes and looked down and screamed again as she saw how far down it is.
(Petrie) Me make you look. You are afraid of heights.
(Chespin) It's ok to be scared of Cera. True bravery is to admit that you're scared.
Cera felt happy at Chespin's comment and then got her eyes forward, chin up, and clinched tushy again and got to the other side. Spike then did the same thing. Eyes forward. Chin up. Tushy clinch. And he got to the other side.
(Littlefoot) Come on Hyp.
(Hyp) I don't know. But i'll do it.
So Hyp did the thing and got across. And so did Nod and Mutt.
(Nod) That was easy.
(Mutt) buh Yeah.
(Luigi) Where's Ducky and Sobble?
Luigi wasn't kidding. Ducky and Sobble really are gone. That got Hyp to look at Chomper with a mad look on his face.
(Hyp) You didn't have a mid morning snack wiel we weren't looking did you?
(?) Over here.
Everyone saw Ducky and Sobble at the other side of the log.
(Hyp) I take that back. Sorry.
(Chomper) It's ok.
(Ducky) How do we cross this?
(Sobble) Eyes forward. Chin up. Tushy clinch. Watch.
Sobble did what the others did and got across. Ducky then did the same thing. Battle Beak and his herd came as the 2 got across.
(Chomper) Battle Beak.
(Battle Beak) Hello Chomper and killers of Sharptooth.
(Mario) How did you find out about us?
(Battle Beak) Ducky and your sister fell out of nowhere and landed on me.
(Ducky) He and his herd does not like leaf-eaters. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
(Cera) More Sharp-teeth friends huh.
(Battle Beak) We are indead friends. Let's go. The place you need to go isn't much farther now.
(Oshawott) Hold on. Where's Tickles?
(Tickles) I'm over here.
Tickles was on the other side of the log. He then did the eyes forward, chin up, tushy clinch thing and got across.
(Tickles) Sorry guys. I got a little distaste.
(Snivy) It's OK. Let's get going.