Chapter 5: Stupid Stompers

Rhett groaned as he got up from his fall. But, as he also looked up, he found that he was trapped.

(Rhett) Hey! Hello?! Anybody! Help me!

(?) Hey. You.

Rhett jumped a bit the moment he heard someone speaking to him.

(Rhett) Me?

(?) Can you get off of me please?

Rhett moved off of what he fell on. But as he did so, he saw that it was one of those Tiny Long-necks.

(Tiny Long-neck) Hello.

The only response from Rhett was a scream as he got up some more and ran away.

(Tiny Long-neck) Was it something I said?

Meanwhile, Cera left Littlefoot, Mario, and his friends so they can continue their hunt while she makes her way back to her nest. She needed a break after all that's happened.

But the moment she got there, she was in for a surprise. Tria was there with Topps and now Cera was getting mad.

(Cera) What's going on here?!

(Topps) Uhh...Cera.

(Cera) Who is that?!

(Topps) Well, she just migrated here. She's the beautiful, most prettiest, the most,

(Tria) Aw. Cut it out Topsy.

(Topps) Anyway, her name's Tria.

(Tria) Hello Cera. Topsy's told me all about you.

(Cera) Hump! He hasn't told me anything about you!

Before they knew it, Cera stuck up her horn and walked away.

(Topps) Well...that went well.

Tria only looked at him with a consurn face on her.

Wario and Waluigi were now watching for the Tiny Long-necks with a trap set for them that had some fruits used for bate.

(Wario) And once the Tiny Long-necks steps on the net, it'll close up and trap them inside.

(Waluigi) I know for sure that this one will work.

Just then, the two heard the trap go off. Making them both jump out of hiding to see that they've captured the little pests.

But, when they looked at the net, they gasped as they saw that it was Spike who stepped on the net. And he was not happy.

(Wario) Oops. Sorry Spike.

Spike only grunted in annoyment as Wario and Waluigi freed him.

(Waluigi) At least we know it works.

Meanwhile, Rhett was now running all over the caverns. Trying to find a way out and away from the Tiny Long-neck.

Soon, more Tiny Long-necks popped out of nowhere. Rhett screamed as he ran another way.

And then, without warning, Rhett stopped the moment he found that he was face to face with one of them. Both of them screamed at each other at first. And then, they fainted.

(1 hour later)

The moment Rhett and the Tiny Long-neck opened their eyes, they saw that they were still face to face.

(Tiny Long-neck) YOU!

(Rhett) Me?

(Tiny Long-neck) I remember you! I ate a tree-sweet off of your belly. And they told YOU!

(Rhett) Uhh. No that wasn't me.

(Tiny Long-neck) I know you're lying!

(Rhett) Nope. That was my friend Littlefoot. He's a Flathead Long-neck. But sometimes we get mixed up and mistaken for the other.

(Tiny Long-neck) Skitter! Lizzy! Rocky! Dusty!

At that moment, 4 of the Tiny Long-necks, known as Skitter, Lizzy, Rocky, and Dusty, stepped forward to the grown-up.

(Skitter) Hello again. I see you met Big Daddy.

(Rhett) Big Daddy? So your name's Big Daddy.

(Big Daddy) Lizzy. I am very disappointed in you. You know better than to bring a big one into our caverns.

(Rhett) No. Don't blame her. I fell through the hole that takes you guys above ground.

(Big Daddy) Oh. You just fell in here. Well that's it. We're leaving!

(Rocky) What?

(Big Daddy) They found us. They know where we are.

(Rhett) No. They didn't find you. I'm the only one who fell in here.

(Big Daddy) it doesn't matter. We have to go anyway. Your folks are looking for us. We can't even leave the caverns to get some food. Not even at night. This is way you shouldn't trust a Stupid Stomper.

And now, the Tiny Long-necks were about to sing a song that came into their heads.

(Big Daddy) Stupid Stompers. Clumsy Clompers. Eating the tree-stars with their Giant Chompers.

(Lizzy) They're always everywhere. Their noses in the air.

(Skitter) And if they squish and squash us flat.

(Big Daddy) They just don't care.

(All) Those, Stupid Stompers...

(Dusty) They're very slow and way too tall.

(Lizzy) They don't know anything at all.

(Big Daddy) The only thing they do is eat!

(Rocky) And eat.

(Lizzy) And eat. And EAT!

(Big Daddy) And sash our houses with big, fat feet! Those,

(Rocky and Dusty) Big and clumsy...

(Big Daddy) Slow and dumpsy.

(Skitter) Useless, ugly,

(Rocky) Not so snugly.

(All) Stupid...Stompers...

(Big Daddy) Stupid Stompers.

(All) YEAH!

(Song end)

Rhett can see that they didn't like the other Kingdom residents. But the Tiny Long-necks made him feel bigger inside. He didn't want them to leave. At that moment, he had an idea.

(Rhett) Hey. How about I give you some food?

(Big Daddy) Say what?

(Rhett) Yeah. When it gets dark, I'll come back and give you as mane tree-stars as I can. That way, you don't have to leave.

(Skitter) I like that idea.

(Lizzy) Me too. We're starving.

(Big Daddy) "sigh" Alright. If you say so.

Along that way back, Rhett learns a little from the Tiny Long-necks. Such as Rocky and Dusty being twins. But from what Rhett can tell, Rocky and Dusty didn't get into fights or arguments like Jibanyan and Tomnyan did.

But at least they all get along with each other. As Mario would say, they wouldn't trade it for the world.

As Rhett returned to the hole, he used some rock steps he didn't see before and used them to climb back out. When he was out, he waited until dark so he could get the Tiny Long-necks some food.

Not too far away, Littlefoot, Mario, and his friends saw Rhett coming out of the hole.

(Mario) What was he doing down there?

(Littlefoot) You think he found the Tiny Long-necks?

(Toad) I hate to say this, but I think he's hiding something from us.

Littlefoot and Mario knew that he was right. Rhett was indeed hiding something. But what is it?

Even though Rhett was too far away, he managed to overhear what they were saying.

(Rhett) This is gonna be harder than I thought.