CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE


Chomper tosses and turns in his sleep. Join me, and be all that you were meant to be. Be a regular Sharptooth! Embrace your destiny! says Shredder.

"No, Chomper, you're a Friendly Sharptooth! You belong in the Great Valley! You're one of us!" called Littlefoot.

He kidnapped you and tried to take you away from your parents! shouted Shredder.

"He killed my Mother!" shouted Littlefoot.

You are my nephew! Join me Chomper! shouts his uncle.

"No,we're you're friends! Join us!" shouts Littlefoot.

Chomper is unsure what to do. Something within him takes control. His Sharptooth nature. He moves at Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Ruby, and Ali, aiming to kill.

"NOOOO!" he jumps up out of his sleep, panting and dripping sweat.

"What's a matter dear?" Tiny asks him, concerned.

"Terrible Sleep Story. I dreamed that I was deciding between Littlefoot and my uncle. My Sharptooth nature kicked in. I killed my friends. I did it! Problem is, I DO feel like I'm losing control. I had held it back because I believed that they had saved me, that they cared for me. If all I ever was was a tool to them, should I defend Flatteeth any longer? I could live out here, be respected for all the weaknesses I know about Flatteeth, and be a normal Sharptooth." Chomper says.

Tiny says "Ichy will be at the Great Valley any second now. He might learn more to the story, decisions are easier with knowledge."

Meanwhile, Ichy indeed has arrived at the Great Valley. Tired from his flight, he lands on a rock to rest.

Littlefoot spots him and cries "Sharp Beak!"

"It the one that try and eat Petrie when we in Land of Mists!" cries Petrie in alarm.

"What's he doing here?" Cera grumbles.

Ichy replies "Calm down, I only wanted food. This is important, I have a message from chomper. He mentioned you knowing he killed clubtails, and wanted to know he was only defending Tiny, who he is in love with."

"How is Chomper?" asks Ruby.

Ichy says "He seems happy, he has a loving wife, he has many friends, and if you smelled something funny last night, he had an Egg Stealer for a late night snack."

"Yes, we tell Chomper to stay away from us for a while after he eats those." Cera remarks.

"We already know that he is innocent. We figured out about Tiny from what we heard from Egg Stealers that Chomper met. Where is he now? Is he ok? He's been gone a long time." says Littlefoot.

Ichy replies "I believe he was going to convince his uncle you're dead so he stops pursuing you. After that, I doubt he would need to stay gone too much longer."

"Wait, Sharptooth is Chomper's uncle? Why hasn't he ever told us?" asked Littlefoot.

"And to think you raised him as an egg when Sharptooth killed your mother." Cera said to Littlefoot.

Ichy laughs "You think your upset? You should see how Chomper was taking it when he found out. Meanwhile the only family I ever really had was Dil. Wait, didn't you say you wanted to know his location? I guess I am missing some of these questions."

"I never got to ask you earlier, as you were trying to kill us and we were trying not to be killed, but how do you know how to speak Leaf Eater?" Ali asked Ichy.

Ichy says "When I was an egg I was abducted by flatteeth so they could raise me not to eat them, when I became old enough to actually do so rather then trusting in the training they gave me they betrayed me and I was banished."

"We'd never have done such a terrible thing like what they did!" said Cera.

"Yes, imagine stealing a Sharptooth from his parents just to try and turn him nice!" said Littlefoot.

Ichy says "So, I best be going, anything you would like me to tell him when I get back?"

Littlefoot asks "How is he doing? What's he planning to do about his uncle?"

Ichy replies "As near as I can tell he is trying to get more and more of the pack to side with him and start a mutiny. So far he has... five I believe, who are siding with him and making plans. Not sure other then that."

"Say, what is Tiny like? Is she friendly or not?" asked Cera. "It wouldn't do to have Chomper bring a vicious Sharptooth here."

"She is nice now. From what I heard from her, she is an orphan whose parents were killed by Clubtails. She and Chomper chased after an Egg Stealer who stole four of their eggs, but they got them back, then he stole 10 more from others, but they got them back and got him too." said Ichy.

"Wait, Chomper has eggs?" gasped Littlefoot.

"Yes!" said Ichy.

"Pato. Emelia. You're getting new playmates!" said Ali.

"Oh boy!" said the two Longneck children.

"Well, I've got to be going. I'll nform you if anythig goes on." said Ichy. He turns to go.

"Wait, if you are willing to be a Friendly Sharptooth, you are welcome to come back and stay here." said Littlefoot.

"I'll consider it." said Ichy, before leaving.