CHAPTER THIRTY
Tiny said "Chomper, I haven't met them yet. I would love to, but I don't have enough experience to know if they are the type to pull this kind of scam. But if they are, their motivations could only have had something to do with being alive. Perhaps they figured only a sharptooth is proper defense against a sharptooth."
Chomper replied "Tiny, there is the possibility that if Mom and Dad hadn't showed up, they'd have kept my forever. Would you want to help Flatteeth if they had stolen you from your mom and dad to turn you into a Sharptooth that was friendly toward them?"
Ozzy and Strut try and hide in the corner of the room, hoping that they will be forgotten about.
Tiny said "I didn't say it would be 'right'. I was implying my doubts that they had what they would think bad intentions. And if I were in your shoes I would want revenge, if it would result in me living without my parents. Tell me, did they let you go to your real family without a fight?"
Chomper replied "I'm not sure. Littlefoot got stuck in a log. He would have been caught had not I tried to talk to my parents. I don't think Litltefoot had much say in the matter. As for when they first showed up, yes the Great Valley fought them. However, my parents were being hostile to them. I helped the kids by tripping my own mother I thought she was an enemy at the time. I didn't know she'd come to rescue me from the ones I thought were my family."
Strut points at Chomper and Tiny, who have their backs turned to them and are talking to each other. Ozzy nods and the two slowly creep toward the exit.
Phyco comes and says The one who claims to not want to eat eggs seems kinda adorable, perhaps we should give him a chance, but I have no idea about this other one, mostly because he can't talk, thus I don't know his side of the story.
Chomper said in annoyance Phyco, I thought I asked to be alone. You think I should spare the yellow eyed one? He tried to strangle me when I was a baby. Also, I can talk Flatooth you know. I can talk to the orange eyed one.
My apologies, I forgot. he says blushing, the leaves the cave immediately.
Tiny laughs. Silly Phyco. So, he strangled you did he? Then we spare nether. Pick one dear.
Strut and Ozzy try to run. Ozzy pushes Strut out of the way yelling "I'm first! I'm first! I'm always first!" and bolts out the door. Strut frowns and lies down, covering his face, figuring he is going to die.
Strut sighed "I wish I wasn't going to be first by other interpretation. Well, I lived long. Didn't live well, but at least I had my fair share of experience. Please, be gentle." He closes his eyes and waits.
"I can't do it." sighed Chomper. "Not when he's so helpless like that. I feel sorry for him. It's clear it was his brother making him do a lot of stuff, but he did try to harm me. Do with him as you will, and, as he said, if you plan to finish him, please be gentle." Chomper said to his mate.
Strut said "I'm sorry Chomper, I figured if my life is going to be as my brothers servant I should at least make a effort to being loyal. Too bad he didn't return the favor."
Tiny pokes at him "Could you at least run, or fight back? This is kinda hard to work with."
Strut sighed"I can't, my legs are shaking to much to gain control of them."
Tiny says to Chomper "Well, he appears sorry. However, there are three things that must be taken into account. One, I'm hungry. Two, he tried to strangle you. Three, he, whether or not his brother put him up to it, endangered our eggs." She turns to face Strut "Don't you think that justifies me if I eat you?" She sniffs him. "Smells good." She licks him with her tongue. "Tastes good." She stands there, pondering. "Hmmm, what should I do? If I'd caught you all by myself, I'd be eating you feet first and head last for what you tried to do to Chomper and our eggs. However, Chomper thinks I should give you anohter chance. Why do you think I should spare you?" Tiny asks Strut.
Tiny, who is hungry, moves to attack, out of spite at what Strut had tried to do to Chomper and their eggs. However, Chomper blocks her way with his claws. "Let him live. We can decide what punishment he should get later." said Chomper to Tiny. "Right now, we have to get the other one. I have a feeling he is taking eggs from the nests of others." Chomper turns to Strut "Try and get away and we eat you." he warns. He and Tiny leave, sniffing for Ozzy.
Ozzy runs out of the cave, carrying ten eggs, which is all he can handle. He heads off into the Land of Mists. "My stupid brother was always slowing me down. Now that he is in the stomach of a Sharptooth no doubt, I can look after someone more important: me." he says to himself.
