(( Okay, I know a lot of people have been waiting for this Chapter! Wait. –counts on fingers- Damn. Only three. Well, better than nothing eh? Anyway, I now present you with Chapter Six: The Chicken Festival, now! I'm hoping this will be a long one! And yes, I'm not very good with chapter titles! Flipping sue me! Actually, please don't… ))

Bry, Miro, and Trinity had all gone to bed very early, to awake hopefully early the next morning. Bry was a bit stressed, as he hoped Rick would be able to make it before the Festival due tomorrow. Luckily, Rick did come. At three in the morning, there was a knock on the door. Hearing his parents not bother to get up, Bry got up himself, and walked sleepily towards the door, opening it with a yawn. He widened his eyes, and cheerfully said," You made it!"

Rick had indeed made it, and didn't look too good. His hair was screwed up beyond belief, his glasses a bit cracked, and his sleeves of his shirt torn. Rick adjusted his broken glasses," Yes, I did Bry. Now, about your rooster. I came all the way here, so I better expect a good and healthy rooster to be in this Festival."

Bry nodded," You won't be sorry!" Rick then began to laugh loudly, somehow not waking Muffy or Brian, and Bry tilted his head in puzzlement," What?" He then looked to his clothes. He wore pajamas with little grey horses on them, the main colour a very light blue. He glared at his pajamas," God damn it. I hate these cursed things. Excuse me for one moment Rick. I must go change, NOW." Bry closed the door, and came out five minutes earlier in his regular clothing, having managed to also brush and comb his teeth and hair.

Rick chuckled," Okay. Let's go have a look at Veloci."

Bry nodded," M'kay. He's at pasture right now, instead of in my bedroom." Bry lead Rick towards the pasture, and jumped the fence, Rick managing to climb over.

The ducks, Flirt, the male, and Peggy, the female, floated gracefully on the pond's surface, head in their well-preened feathers as if they were Trumpeter Swans. Bry then searched around for Veloci, only seeing Clucky, the hen, Cluck, a rooster, and Clucker, another rooster. He wasn't one to be very original in names. Suddenly, a cluck broke out the silence of the very early in the morning. Bry and Rick turned their heads to see the black chicken himself, Veloci, sitting on the fence, observing them. Bry pointed towards Veloci," That's him."

Rick whistled, looking Veloci over," Wonderful chicken." He then walked closer to Veloci, who only gave him a slight glance with his blood red eyes, and ruffled his feathers. Rick lifted a wing of Veloci's, and lifted it up and down. He then observed Veloci's feet and feathers, along with eyes and beak, and wrote all this down on a notepad. Rick muttered," Hmmmmm…" thoughtfully, writing down things on the notepad in the crappiest hand-writing anyone had probably seen.

Bry asked Rick," So, can Veloci be entered?"

Rick looked to Bry," Well, he's very healthy and well fed. But he's a bit different from the others. His wings are powerful. I didn't think Chickens were capable of flying long distances." He then looked to Veloci," But he has wings like a hawk. I've never seen them like that in my life. But, he may enter."

Bry grinned," Yes!" and put his hand up for a high-five to Rick.

Rick raised an eyebrow, adjusting his glasses," What are you doing? I don't know any of your hip-young lingo Bry, so don't expect anything from me like that."

Bry groaned, but brightened up. He then observed Rick," So, what happened to you? Were you beaten up by Kai or something?"

Rick narrowed his eyes," No. While I was walking here, I seemed to have walked on a mating ground for Trumpeter Swans. Territorial birds they are. Very territorial. And the cobs are very powerful, with their wings and such. I tried to feed them some bread, but I accidentally hit a very large cob in the head with a loaf, and he chased after me for about a mile."

Bry snickered, but broke it into a fit of coughing to pass that he was coughing and not laughing at Rick," Whoa. Really?"

Rick said sarcastically," No. I was actually attacked by Popuri after I accidentally stepped on her favourite chicken Poe."

Bry narrowed his eyes," Jeez. I believe you. I've just never seen a swan."

Rick pushed his glasses back up his nose," Well, maybe you'll see them while traveling to Mineral Town. I must go now if I am going to make it. Good-bye Bry." Rick then began to walk out of the farm, and up towards the path.

Bry called," Wait Rick!"

" Yes?"

" Do Matthew, Ricca, and Anna look any different then over a decade ago?"

Rick hesitated a bit, but only smiled," No. They look just like they did when they were toddlers." He then went back to going up the hill, disappearing out of sight.

Bry sighed in relief," Good. I'll be able to recognize them then. Who could miss Ricca's pink hair anyway?" His stomach then growled," I wonder if Mom has any of those Go-Gurt things left." He asked himself, going back into the house.

-

Miro had gotten up quite early for a teenager of near sixteen, and was busy grooming Greaser for the trip coming. Only his mother, Nami, was up right now, beginning to try and make something for Miro. Miro sighed, taking out a dandy brush and brushing Greaser's coat," I wonder if we'll make it in time?" Miro asked himself and Greaser, who perked his ears up and twitched at Miro speaking.

Greaser turned his head, and gave a shrill whinny, scaring Miro a bit in jumping back.

" Woah Greaser. You scared me." Miro said, stating the obvious. Nami turned her head at hearing the whinny, and walked out of the house, jumping the fence of the pasture.

" Hey Miro." She greeted, walking up to him, then looking to Greaser," So, are you getting ready for the Chicken Festival today?" she asked, her face expressionless as usual.

Miro nodded, going back to grooming Greaser," Yeah. We're leaving at around 4:30 or so. I just hope we make it in time, and Trinity can actually ride like she says she can."

Nami leaned against the barn," Well, I hope so too. There's one thing I don't get though."

Miro set down the dandy brush," What?" he asked curiously, looking towards his mother.

Nami crossed her arms, looking at the sky," Well, for one thing, Serenity is an evil witch, much unlike her own daughter. And second, Serenity didn't have an accent. I find that suspicious."

Miro shrugged," Maybe her mom didn't grow up in England. Maybe she moved there from Hollywood or whatever it is."

Nami sighed," I suppose that could happen." She then looked to Miro," You need any help?"

" No thanks Mom. I've got it under control." Miro reassured her, finishing off Greaser's grooming by picking at his hooves with a hoof pick, watching as dirt and rocks fell from them.

Nami smirked, and brought something out from her pack," Well, I made you breakfast, just incase you get hungry on the way. I'm sure Doug will be able to feed you as well. Isn't one of your friends Doug's granddaughter?"

Miro smiled, and took the package from her," Thanks Mom. Yeah, Anna is. I just hope I can recognize all of them, after so long without seeing them."

Nami crossed her arms again, looking away," I'm sure you will Miro. And promise me one thing, okay?" she asked, looking back to him.

" What?" Miro asked, looking to Nami in a curious way.

" Be careful. I still want my son you know." Her voice began to come shaky. He seemed that she wasn't one to get all emotional.

Miro grinned at Nami," I will Mom. Don't you worry. And we'll keep an eye on Trinity too. And Bry."

Nami smiled, rubbing her eyes," Just got something in my eye. Anyway…" she said, and stopped rubbing her eyes," Be good. And behave yourself."

Miro smiled, and hugged Nami, who was a bit surprised," I will Mom. I will."

-

Muffy yawned, tossing in her bed at hearing the door open, as Bry walked in to find something to eat. Sitting up, she looked to Bry, and yawned," Oh, hello Bry. Who was that?" she asked.

Bry said," Just Rick. I entered Veloci in the Chicken Festival."

Muffy smiled," Oh. Well, I better get up then. I'll make you something to eat. And we need to get Jeromaru ready, and I think Trinity is taking Rikku, right?" Muffy slid out of bed, taking out her purple curls, and letting her curly blonde hair fall. " I'll just change really quick." She then grabbed her dress and a few things from her dresser, and walked into the kitchen, heading for the bathroom. She reappeared, still brushing her hair with a dark red brush, which she sat on the dresser," Well, I'll go make you something to eat." And smiled, walking into the kitchen.

Bry then looked to Brian, who was still asleep, facing the wall. Bry smirked, and tip-toed over, poking Brian. Brian swatted Bry away," Quit it." He muttered, pulling the covers closer to him.

Bry growled," Oh get up Dad. I'm going to leave soon."

Brian yawned, sitting up, he slid out of bed," Fine, fine. I just never thought a fifteen year old would want to say goodbye to his own Dad before going somewhere else." Brian then walked into the bathroom, reappearing in his normal clothes. " I'll go outside and groom Jeromaru. I heard Trinity was riding Rikku, so you had better do her."

Bry nodded, causing a yawn," Okay." And followed his father back outside, into the pasture. Bry and Brian grabbed a dandy brush and the grooming kit, and began to groom the two equines. Jeromaru put up no fuss, ears twitching at the slightest sounds. Rikku nickered happily, feeling the dandy brush remove all the dirt coated into her…well…coat. Soon, they were both gleaming, Rikku's grey coat like vanilla ice cream, because I like vanilla ice cream, and Jeromaru's chestnut coat reflected brightly. So brightly, in fact, it woke Milky, who mooed angrily, and stomped angrily to the other side of the pasture, out of the gleam.

Muffy soon appeared, running over as fast as she could towards Bry, holding out a bag," I put your food in here." She said, stuffing the bag into Bry's knapsack as he turned around, back facing her. Muffy smiled," My son is getting so much bigger now. He's going out on his own, to another town even!"

Bry narrowed his eyes," Keep it down. You might wake up Cecilia."

Muffy smiled," Cecilia? Oh please. She sleeps like a rock, just like her mother and father. Marlin and Celia had such an odd girl."

Bry rolled his eyes," She still might wake up. Or she might already be up at this hour."

Brian shook his head, looking across the pathway," Seems no one is up."

Bry looked across the pathway as well," I guess so."

-

Trinity, along with the boys, had also been up for a while now. Probably earlier than both of them. She was busy grooming Sparky's coat, making it sparkle, and almost look as if it were sparking electricity. Trinity was currently dressed in a pale blue shirt, with dark blue pants, and black boots. Taking a dark green backpack, she walked onto the kitchen, where Mario was making her something to eat. She asked cheerfully," Is it almost done Mario?"

Mario looked to Trinity," Almost done. Just have to add the tomatoes." He said, chopping up some quickly.

Trinity smiled, then looked to the clock," Oh! It's almost 4:30! Please hurry as quickly as you can Mario!"

Mario smiled, handing a lunchbox to her," Done! Have a good trip!"

Trinity smiled," Thank you so much Mario! Ta-ta!" she said as she walked out the mansion doors, Sparky following at her heels. Trinity threw the backpack onto her back, and began to run towards the farms. She had already said goodbye to Mrs. Smith, Lumina, and her mother, and was ready to go to Mineral Town.

-

Trinity finally made it to the path up onto the forest, where Brian, Muffy, Nami, and Jack who had woken up, stood, along with Miro and Bry.

Miro greeted her," Good to see you came!" he said, Greaser standing beside him.

Bry nodded, Rikku and Jeromaru at his sides," We have to get going! Hope Mario packed you something to eat!"

Trinity nodded, pointing to her backpack," It's all in here! So, which horse am I riding?"

Muffy smiled, leading Rikku towards Trinity," Rikku here. She's a big sweetheart, and loves people."

Bry whispered to Miro," I always thought she looked a bit depressed when I was a kid. She always used to just stand there, looking into the pond."

Miro muttered back," Shush!"

Trinity smiled," What a beautiful mare! I'll just take my saddle out and we can get going!" Taking out of her backpack was a beautiful English saddle, a brand new halter, and bridle.

Miro and Bry raised an eyebrow, along with the rest of the group, as though they had never seen such a contraption.

Jack asked," Uhhhh. What is that thing that you call a 'saddle'?"

Muffy stared at it," Oh! That's what they use to ride horses in some places. I've seen them in the city!"

Nami agreed," I've also seen them when I was traveling around."

Trinity opened her mouth wide," Wait. You two don't use saddles?" she asked, looking at Miro and Bry.

Bry nodded," Yeah. We just ride them bareback. Works great."

Trinity shuddered, looking to her back," Well, I'm still using a saddle, bridle, and halter, if you don't mind." She slipped on the halter and bridle, and cinched up Rikku snuggly with the saddle. She then slipped in the bit into Rikku's mouth, who didn't seem to mind. She then mounted Rikku swiftly, and smiled," Perfect fit for Rikku!"

Rikku whinnied happily, looking to Trinity happily.

Bry and Miro shrugged, mounting their two mounts, Bry placing Veloci on his lap. Muffy, Brian, Nami, and Jack all smiled happily. Trinity gave her legs a squeeze, taking the reins into her hands, causing Rikku to walk slowly beside Jeromaru and Greaser.

" Bye everyone!" Trinity, Bry, and Miro yelled in unison, starting Rikku, Jeromaru, and Greaser at a steady trot, beginning to wave back to their friends and family.

" BYE!" cried everyone, Muffy especially, as she took out a hankercheif and blew into it, sniffling. Everyone rolled their eyes at Muffy's action, and continued to wave until Bry, Miro, and Trinity were out of view.

-

A few hours later, Bry, Miro, and Trinity were still mounted on their equines, who were going at a steady trot for a while now. Bry seemed bored, along with Miro, but Trinity seemed plenty happy, Sparky sitting in one of the large saddlebags attached to the English saddle on Rikku's back.

Bry sighed," Can we gallop now Trinity?" he asked her for what seemed the millionith time.

Miro nodded, just as bored," Yeah. I'm sick of this slow trot. Let's go into a gallop!"

Trinity glared," Why do you two want to gallop for some reason? We can just watch the scenery go by at a trot!"

Bry looked around," Well, all I see is damn trees everywhere. Not much else."

Miro agreed," We are in a forest."

Trinity grumbled," Fine." And squeezed Rikku's sides, who moved into a gallop, speeding past the two boys.

Bry protested," I wasn't ready yet! GET BACK HERE!" He just about kicked Jeromaru's sides, who switched into a gallop, and raced after Trinity.

Miro shook his head," Come on Greaser." And Greaser followed after at a gallop.

All of them now galloping down the path, Mineral Town soon appeared slowly. Everyone moved to the top of a hill, and looked down at Mineral Town.

" So this is Mineral Town?" Trinity asked, looking down," It's beautiful."

" I guess you could call it that." Bry replied, putting his hands behind his head," It's just a town with a few farms and a Supermarket and Inn and such. A regular town."

" Except for what Festivals they do here." Miro pointed out.

Trinity smiled," It's a lot different then from Chatton."

" I thought you were from London." Bry said, looking to her.

" Oh! I must have said it wrong. We're not from London. We're from Chatton."

" Okay then." Miro said," Let's go then. We should have a bit of time to find our friends before the Festival starts."

" Does anyone remember where they live?" Bry asked, looking to Miro and Trinity.

Trinity glared," How should I know! I've never met your friends!"

Miro snickered," Come on. Follow me." Greaser went into a canter down the hill, Trinity and Bry sighing and following after.

The group first went around to the Library, all dismounting and tying the horses to a nearby rail. Bry went in first," Hello? Anyone here?"

Mary appeared, the librarian, and smiled, looking to Bry," Hello. May I help you?" she asked.

Miro smiled," Hey Mary! Remember Bry and me? Remember, I'm Miro?"

Mary adjusted her glasses, as though it was not true," Oh! My goodness it is! Gray! Miro and Bry have visited after over a decade of not seeing them!"

Gray soon appeared, he, if you had not noticed, married to Mary," Oh. Hey guys."

Bry rolled his eyes," Not very happy, are you Gray?"

Miro replied," He never really was."

Gray retorted," Sorry. I'm just a bit tired."

" I suppose you're looking for Matthew?" Mary asked, pushing her glasses up her nose. She then spotted Trinity," Oh, hello there. I am sorry for not seeing you. I am Mary, and this is my husband, Gray." It seemed Mary wasn't as shy as she used to be, eh?

Trinity bowed her head," Trinity Foreman. Pleasure to meet you Gray and Mary."

Bry and Miro rolled his eyes," Anyway. Do you know where Matthew is?" Miro asked.

Gray replied," He should be with the others. I think they went to Rose Square to help out Mayor Thomas with the Festival today."

Bry replied," Thanks Gray. Let's go! Good to see you guys again! See ya later!" The group then left the Library, and took the horses by their lead ropes.

Veloci crowed boredly, getting annoyed at having to sit on a horse the whole day. Jeromaru snorted, looking to Veloci.

Sparky jumped out of the saddlebags, walking beside Trinity as she lead Rikku.

" I don't think we'll be allowed to lead these horses around the town much longer. Someone might stop us, or one of the villagers might get pissed." Miro observed, as a few towns people stared at them.

" Well, where are we going to put them then Miro, if you have any bright ideas?" Bry asked, looking to him.

Miro thought for a moment, then snapped his fingers," Oh! We can drop them off at Greenday Farm!"

" Greenday Farm? Where the hell is that?" Bry asked, raising an eyebrow.

" Where Anna lives stupid. Jack and Ann's farm. They have a Stable, along with a barn and everything!" Miro retorted.

" Are you sure they will allow us to bring three horses in?"

" Probably."

" I'm not thinking so."

" You don't think at all."

" Let's not start that again."

" I'm only speaking the truth."

" You want me to speak the truth?"

" It would make a difference Bry."

" SHUT UP YOU TWO!" Trinity screamed, causing Bry and Miro to jump back. It had been the worst word Trinity had ever said, other than perv.

Bry looked to Miro," I guess we could go board them there for a bit."

" Yeah, let's go." Miro agreed, and everyone began to turn around, and walk towards Greenday Farm.

Bry, Miro, and Trinity walked onto Greenday Farm, observing it.

" Sure has changed." Bry said, looking around.

" They sure got new crops. Oh! Pineapples!" Miro exclaimed, running over to a patch of them, and poking one.

" Why are you so excited over Pineapples?" Trinity asked, watching Miro puzzled.

" We don't get Pineapples in the Valley. Only Mineral Town does. Don't hurt yourself Miro." Bry called, looking to him, and walking up beside him.

" How would I hurt myself by a bunch of-" which was cut off by Bry pushing him into the patch of Pineapples head first.

" OWW! POINTY!" Miro cried, trying to free himself from the thorns, if you call them thorns.

Bry begins laughing hysterically, watching as Miro thrashed about. Trinity didn't look so happy about it. She ran over, and held out her hand," Here Miro." She said.

Miro grabbed Trinity's hand, who managed to pull him out. She then asked," Are you alright?" she asked, concerned.

Miro looked to himself," Yeah, I think so." He then smiled at Trinity," Thanks Trin."

Trinity tilted her head," Trin?"

Miro replied," A nickname, like Bryson to Bry."

Trinity smiled," Your welcome. And oh."

Miro then looked to Bry," Why the hell did you do that!"

Bry answered with a shrug," I thought it would be funny."

Miro growled," How would it be funny! How about I throw you in the fish pond over there!" he growled, pointing to the fishpond.

Bry yelped," No thanks. Anyways, where are Ann and Jack?"

Miro took a deep breath, and calmed down," I don't know. They should be here though."

Suddenly, something in the thick Watermelon Patches began to move. There were so many vines, so no one could tell what was moving. Miro and Bry yelped, Trinity watching curiously.

Bry gulped," I'll go see what that thing is. Wish me luck."

Miro smirked," After what just happened, hell no Bry."

Bry glared," Fine!" and walked over. Taking out his fishing rod, he threw the line into the vines, like he was trying to fish. Suddenly, he felt a jerk on his line. He jumped back, and began to real in as best he could. Using all of his strength he could manage, he jerked the line, and someone flew out.

A man, with overalls and a blue backwards cap on his hand with a brown tuft of hair sticking from it, landed flat on his face. He then looked up," Oh! Thanks Bry! It's a jungle in there!" He said, dusting himself off. He then looked to the group," Hey Miro! It's been a long time, hasn't it?" He then looked to Trinity," Who are you?" he asked.

" How did you get lost in your Watermelon Patch?" Bry asked, raising an eyebrow.

Trinity and Miro also raised an eyebrow at this weird incident.

" I fell in! Seems Ann must have pushed me in. I had expected that, after what happened last night. She didn't seem too happy when I-"

" Yeah, we don't need to know that!" Miro interrupted, sighing with relief. " So, where's Ann anyway?"

Trinity then introduced herself with a bow," Trinity Foreman."

" Well, nice to meet you Trinity." Jack replied, then looked around," Ann? She must have gotten off to somewhere. I was stuck in the Patch for a while. I'm not sure how long though. We were feeding the animals when she seemed to get a bit angry when I tried to apologize for when I-"

" Yeah! Anyway, so she should still be here?" Bry asked.

" Yeah. She's probably feeding the cows. Go look in the Barn." He then looked to the horses," Those are yours? Good looking horses."

Trinity spoke up," Yes. Well, none of them are mine. Two belong to Bry, and one of them belongs to Miro. We came here to ask you something. Do you think you could board the horses here for a bit? We came from the Valley to see the Festival, but people have been giving us weird looks, walking around leading a bunch of horses. Of course, Veloci and Sparky don't need to be boarded here. We'll probably be staying at the Inn."

Jack smiled," Sure, we can take them in. We have plenty of room. We just upgraded the Stable actually, for our new gelding."

Trinity smiled," Thank you." Miro and Bry sighed in relief.

Jack replied," No problem."

Bry added," Now, we'll go see Ann. Good to see you again Jack."

The group then walked towards the Barn, opening the doors, they walked in.

" Hello?" Bry called, only getting a response from a few cows or sheep, who stared blankly at him.

Miro sighed," Looks like she's not here."

" Who's not here?" came a happy voice. All of them turned their heads toward none other than Ann, her long orange-red coloured braid supported by a white bow on her head. She then gave a grin," Hi Bry! Hi Miro! Who's this?" Ann asked, looking to Trinity.

" That's Trinity, our new friend. Anyway, we just wanted to say hey before we went off to Rose Square." Bry replied.

Ann nodded," The Chicken Festival? I see. Pleasure to meet ya Trinity" She then looked to Veloci, who turned his head and clucked at her. Sparky gave a bark, sniffing the ground. " Are you entering that Rooster?" She asked.

Miro nodded," Yeah. His name is Veloci. He's Bry's Rooster. I'm also entering a Rooster, but Rick picked him up this morning, as Mom requested it, so I wouldn't have to bring him with me."

Ann smiled," Well, I'll be rooting for you. I'm sure both your Roosters will do fine. Of course, we're entering a Hen of our own. Don't expect anything easy from her. She may be the youngest, but she's our strongest Hen, for sure."

Trinity asked," What's her name?"

" You'll see." Ann grinned happily. " Anyway, I'll see all of you later."

Bry and Miro nodded, both saying in unison," See ya." As they all left the Barn. They all walked over to the horses, petting them," See ya later." They all said, and left Greenday Farm, now making their way to Rose Square.

While walking, Bry spoke," We had better get to Rose Square quick. If we keep stopping to see everyone, we'll never get there."

Trinity and Miro nodded at this idea, along with Sparky and Veloci, and they all began to sprint towards Rose Square, Veloci obviously in front.

After a few minutes, they finally made it to Rose Square. Stopping for breath, they all observed their surroundings. Mayor Thomas and a few other townsfolk, like Zack for instance, were setting up the Sumo like ring. They waved at seeing them, and the gang waved back.

Miro looked around, and spotted a group of teenagers, one not very familiar looking, but the rest looking very familiar," There they are!"

The group of two boys, and two girls, looked up at hearing someone call. A black haired boy, wearing a hat on his head that shadowed part of his face, grinned," Hey look! It must be Bry and Miro!" This was obviously Mary and Gray's son.

Miro and Bry raced over, followed by Trinity, Veloci, and Sparky.

" Hey Matthew!" Bry and Miro exclaimed, high-fiving a big hello to their good friend that they had not seen for a while.

A brown haired boy looked up, and grinned as well," Hey Bry, hey Miro! Long time no see!"

Bry and Miro greeted," Hey William!" William was Cliff and Elli's boy. You probably weren't expecting this, but yes, Cliff and Elli had gotten married and had a son.

A pink haired girl then greeted them, obviously seen as Kai and Popuri's girl," Hi Bry! Hi Miro! It's been a long time since we've seen you guys!"

Bry and Miro greeted," Hey Ricca!"

Finally, another pink haired girl looked up. Her hair was about the same shade as Ricca's, but had cherry red highlights. Glittering stars glittered in her hair. She also wore very different things. For example, a white mini skirt with a blue belly shirt, with a red trim and golden star in the middle. She also wore white knee-high boots. " Hey Bry! Hey Miro!" she greeted happily.

Bry and Miro raised an eyebrow. " Do we know you?" Bry asked. " Who are you?"

Miro nodded, agreeing.

The girl put her hands on her hips," You don't recognize me? It's me! Anna!"

Miro snickered," Yeah, sure it is. Anna has red hair, not pink."

The girl growled," I changed my hairstyle! Sue me for doing that! I wanted a change!"

Bry smirked, crossing his arms, Trinity only watching curiously," Prove it!"

The girl smirked," Fine! I cried hysterically when I was a toddler and came to visit you guys over eleven years ago, because I thought my mom and dad were angry at me for sneaking out of the Inn when I was three without telling them. Then Matthew had to pull me out, when I climbed behind a shelf. Also, Bry has scar on his back when he fell off the fence when he was four, and Miro is my cousin, because he and my dad are related!"

Miro and Bry both had the anime tear sign on the back of their head. They both muttered in unison," It is Anna."

Anna smiled in triumph," I told you two! But no one believes me anymore! Mom and Dad still can't believe I dyed my hair!"

" You copied an anime character from Digimon you damn weirdo. How stupid are you?" Miro retorted.

" HEY! HER HAIR WAS GREAT!" Anna protested, knocking Miro back a bit. Anna then looked to Trinity," Who are you?" she asked curiously," Did you just move here? You can't be Miro or Bry's girlfriend. Neither one of them could even get one if they tried."

Miro and Bry growled, but calmed themselves down.

Trinity smiled," You guys must be Bry and Miro's friends. I'm Trinity Foreman, from Chatton, England. I just moved to Forget-Me-Not Valley a few days ago, and me and the boys are friends after I broke Bry's window."

Bry sniffed," It was a good window too."

Anna and Ricca giggled at this, William and Matthew snickering.

Miro then looked around," So, when should the Festival start anyway?" he asked.

Ricca replied," Any time now. We're almost finished. Of course, the Poultry Farm is entering a chicken in this Festival. So is Anna's farm. Are any of you two entering?" She asked Miro and Bry.

Bry nodded," Yeah. I'm entering my rooster Veloci. And Miro is entering his Rooster, Miroku."

Miro muttered," He'd do great in it if Veloci hadn't gone all evil at him. He hurt Miroku pretty badly. But this morning, Rick took him."

Bry laughed nervously, the anime tear sign reappearing again," Oh yeah."

Anna and Ricca laughed evilly, everyone taking a step back, freaked.

" We're the ones going to win!" Anna smirked.

" Yeah. We've been training our chickens together for almost a year! There's no way they can lose!" Ricca boasted.

William, Trinity, Matthew, Miro, and Bry each raised an eyebrow, hearing the teaching of chickens. Who the hell trained a chicken?

William asked," What'd you do? Attach weights to their claws and make them run across the field or something?"

Matthew asked," Did you throw them off the Mountain and hoped they would fly?"

Bry pointed out," I think that's illegal. Isn't it called Animal Abuse?"

Miro nodded," Yeah, they can't do that without getting involved with Harris."

Trinity walked around the Square, observing the ring with interest. " How do the chickens fight in this thing anyway?"

Ricca replied," Uncle Rick is going to explain it before we fight. You can hear it then. Rick is the supervisor of it. He kinda created it."

Matthew nodded," I found it weird though that Rick actually did this. It's kinda stupid."

William retorted," I think it's original. Who ever thought of fighting with chickens. Next time, we should do Cows or something."

Bry rolled his eyes," Next time we'll do Fish fighting. We'll get a huge bowl of those Japanese Fighting Fish, and sick them on a couple of fish, and see what happens."

Miro joined in," I bet 50G on the Japanese Fighting Fish. Those things are mean."

Anna shuddered," I don't like them."

Trinity asked," Why not? I think they're beautiful."

Ricca grinned," Anna had a bad experience. When she was about ten, she was visiting the City or something. They went to an exhibit or something, and she slipped and fell into a pond full of them."

Miro pointed out," But they aren't supposed to attack humans. They're too small."

Anna replied," These weren't normal ones. They were huge."

Bry laughed," Maybe they poured Miracle Grow into the Pond! That would work!"

Matthew pointed out," That would kill them genius."

Bry looked a bit disappointed," Oh."

The gang began to snicker, and then went into a fit of laughing, trying to pass it as though they were coughing.

Bry raised an eyebrow," Seems the cough is going around. Miro even caught it!"

Miro rolled his eyes, then looked as swarms of villagers began to stampede in, as though they were a herd of wild horsesThe gang moved out of the way, barely able to dodge away from the villagers streaming in for one of the most popular events of the year. The villagers began to mingle among one another, waiting for Rick to announce when the Chicken Fighting would begin.

Trinity opened her eyes wide," Look at all these people! There are so many here!"

Anna nodded," Yeah. We usually get quite a few people. A few of them are from Flowerbud Village and such. They came here with their chickens." Anna and Ricca then grin evilly at each other, returning their attention to the others.

Ricca looked around," I wonder where Uncle Rick is. He's probably getting ready for all I know."

Veloci stared at the people with a bored look upon his face, Sparky joining in. It seemed maybe Veloci and Sparky had gotten along. Or maybe they just thought staring at people was boring. Veloci then turned to Sparky," Cluck." He said plainly.

" Woof." Sparky replied back, beginning to scratch himself with one of his hind legs.

" Cluck."

" Woof."

" Cluck Cluck."

" Woof Woof."

" Okay you two, I'm sure you're having an amazing conversation, but Rick is coming onto the stage!" Bry yelled at them," Come on Veloci. I think you might be up first."

The gang pushed their way into the front row, all standing in a line as Rick took a deep breath, moving in front of the microphone. He takes it into his hand, and takes another deep to calm himself down. He then announces," Welcome everyone, to the Chicken Festival!" Rick then walked over to the left side of the audience," Is there a party over here!" he yelled, as though he was some rock star.

" NO!" everyone including the teens except Trinity yelled back. Everyone then began laughing incredibly loudly.

Rick sighed sadly, and began to become a little nervous. Walking to the right side, he yelled," IS THERE A PARTY OVER HERE!"

" NOT REALLY!" was the response of the crowd, as the whole crowd broke into loud laughter.

Rick sighed," Anyway." He then perked up a bit," We have a few new contestants for the Chicken Festival this year, and this one is sure to be one you'll remember for a long time! Let's get it started in here!"

Complete silence overtook the crowd, as the audience gave each other faces that said clearly that Rick was making a total fool of himself in trying to become like Justin Timberlake, which no one liked. And also at using one of the lines from the Black Eyed Peas. Now if the Black Eyed Peas were playing, that would be good. But a man in his mid thirties trying to be like them? That was just plain wrong.

Rick sighed again," Okay then! The first contestants will be Poe from Poultry Farm, entered by Ricca, my niece, and Silver from Black Farm with her owner Abigail! Give it up yall!"

Ricca grinned happily, and walked towards the ring. She then grabbed a carrier, one that looked like a simple dog carrier, and set it on the ring, grinning mischeviously. The gang watched in front, Anna smirking happily.

The opponent she was facing was a teenager of a bit older age. She had long brown hair, and wore a simple white dress, not like a farmer's daughter would wear. Smirking, Abigail said," Give it up kid. You can't beat Silver."

A silver coloured Hen walked onto the ring, looking around with an expressionless face upon her beak and face. Ricca smirked," I bet I can. Poe can beat anyone!"

Opening the carrier, a plain white Rooster appeared, glancing around happily. He was the average size, but didn't seem much different from the other roosters around here.

Ricca smirked," Prepare to die girl!"

Rick then walked down to the ring, and stood on the sidelines," Remember! The rules of this game are simple. The first chicken out of the ring will be the loser. The last one in the ring is declared the winner! Are you both ready?"

Ricca and Abigail nodded, eyeing their chickens.

" Okay! READY! SET! FIGHT!"

Ricca smirked," Do what you have to Poe! Get Silver out of that ring!"

Poe nodded, and crowed loudly, stepping forward. Silver immeadiately got spooked, and ran off in the other direction. Abigail cringed, biting her lower lip. Poe crowed out loudly again, causing Silver to run for cover, just barely in the line.

Ricca smirked," Finish her off Poe!"

Poe cock-a-doodle-do his loudest, causing Silver to cluck in fear and run straight out of the ring. The crowd roared with cheering, especially from the teens. Trinity had even gotten into the game. Ricca jumped up and down in triumph.

" Poe and Ricca win! They will be moving onto the next round!"

Ricca smiled, picking up Poe and moving into the audience with the gang. Each greeted her happily. Ricca smirked," It's only the beginning. I'm sure Anna's Hen is much stronger than Poe though. She's been training much longer."

Anna replied modestly," Oh, I don't know about that."

Many battles went on with the chickens, battle after battle sending one chicken in fear out of the ring. Perhaps the most popular was Veloci, but that was only because he blew each chicken out of the ring. Rick didn't complain about this, but the owners of the loser chickens did. Sadly, Miro lost with Miroku when facing Veloci, but of course, Miroku was not up to his full power from his last fight with Veloci. Poe also seemed to lose to Anna, but it was a very close match. For some reason, Rick had not said the Hen's actual name.

It was the last battle, Bry versus Anna. The crowd looked tense. Anna smirked, carrying a carrier in one hand, which a cluck escaped from. She set it on the ring.

Veloci stared at the carrier without much expression, only kicking at the ground with one claw.

Bry smirked," How is your carrier going to beat Veloci?"

Anna replied," It's who is in the carrier who's going to beat Veloci. Show them!" Opening the carrier, a hen appeared, walking out. She was a small hen, plain white hen.

Bry laughed," How is that thing going to beat Veloci?"

Anna smirked," Winnie will."

(( I leave you in suspense! Anyway, I hope you liked this Chapter! It was one of my longest yet! Ta-ta! ))