(Me: Okay...Well the other chapter took me a while. Hehehehe. Okay, here is the fourth chapter. This chapter might show a bit of Hopper being mean to Flik, but later on in the story Flik starts to realize that he has a small crush on Hopper. ^.^)
''Good morning! Lovely day, isn't it." Hopper always had a way of speaking that made each syllable sound like a threat. The ants were deathly quiet, too afraid even to back away. He smirk as this. He loved to see these tiny worthless ant fear him.
Flik knew that Princess was in the front, he needed to get there so could protect her or something. He looked up to see the grasshoppers smirking or sneering evilly into the royals eyes. He blinked for a second than made himself to see what was happening.
Hopper looked the ants, he really enjoy them looking sad and speechless like this; his eyes slowly turn to see the elder princess, he smirk. ''Ah, princess, you look lovely,'' he said making her shiver. He walked closer to her; his eyes didn't leave hers.
''Hopper-''
''I know. You think this is some kind of game right? You ants think this funny and think I'm stupid.'' he siad. What on earth was he talking about? The ants began to chatter thinking why was he asking question like these. ''Enough! Now tell princess, where is food...?,'' he lower his voice. Atta shiver, she didn't what to say before the queen spoke up. ''Hopper, we place the food in the rock, don't you see it?.'' her old voice was calm but a bit loud so he could hear it; she didn't dare to stare at his eyes.
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Flik was near the front but couldn't see there, he moved closer only to find the grasshoppers looking at the queen. ''Oh no...,'' he thought. The young ant knew this was going to be bad.
''Well, I'm waiting, queen.'' The queen took a quiet breath and said. ''Hopper, the food is right there, I know because I saw my colony picking them up and also we are going to...'' The gang leader just stood there quietly when he heard someone muttering to themselves, he turn to see his brother Molt. ''Molt...''
''Mm hmhm hm mm. oh baby,'' Molt sung to himself, of course his brother roll his eyes and shook him. ''Yeah Hop?,'' Molt's voice was fill with joy. ''Molt I just quiet right now okay, so be a good brother and just shut up!,'' he told him before turning back to the queen.
The queen didn't have to time answer the gang leader, '' We were planning to do a talent show for you. ''Princess Atta burst out. The gang leader looked confused for a bit when he shift his eyes to the queen who just simply nodded .
Of course everything was quiet now; the ants were afraid of this-every time something new happens, they stay making them even more nervous. ''Hahahahahah! A talent show, really.,'' Hopper and his gang laughed at this. '' Ha ha , oh right I remember that time you want to perform something in-,'' Molt notice a give look at his older brother and said, ''Shutting up.'' They continued to laugh. Princess Atta knew her mother was doing her best but she hatred the grasshoppers laughing at the ants. ''It's the true, Hopper, we are going to perform it for you, and I know-,'' she was cut off when Hopper get her chin and looked into her light blue eyes. ''I don't care, princess. We just want our damn food,'' his voice was like a deadly whisper in the air. ''But but we-''
''Or do you prefer-'' he let go her chin and snap his finger to summon Thumper- the feral, vicious and almost dog-like; he growl at the ants, they backed away making the grasshoppers smirk. Bu they knew that Hopper was not going to play, he walked to the ants to grab Dot.
''No...,'' Flik's thought were. He had to do something before that 'thing' hurts the princess.
''Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Help! '' the little girl cried for help.
''Aww! What's wrong girly, are you scared of the bug big bug,'' Loco mock, along with his buddy Axel. ''Yeah. Chicken.,'' they laugh. However Thumper was getting impatient right now, he wanted his meal, but Flik cried out. ''Let her go, Hopper!,'' he said, but in a weak tone but somehow he manage. Hopper didn't look please at this; turning he gave the young blue ant a glare.
Flik stood as silent as the others, his own eyes meeting Hopper's gaze and freezing. His brain was torn between two thoughts: I KNEW I did the right thing to do! And the other was simply, Oh no.
The shock wore off quickly, and Hopper stomped slowly across the ground until he was standing over the ant in question. The blue ant was considerably pale and wide-eyed, frozen on the spot at facing down the meanest grasshopper in the group.
Everything continued its silence until Hopper broke it with a very small, very quiet whisper. "Is this yours?" he murmured, still holding the girl. Flik didn't dare stare at the gang leader in the eyes, of course he knew that he did the right thing to stand up, but somehow he felt like someone punched in the stomach.
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Princess Dot stare at Flik who was very quiet at the moment, the tiny princess wanted to shout at him but she didn't. Even thought she was still very young to understand but she dislikes these rules of the grasshoppers being cruel to her colony. ''Please...Flik do something...,'' she thought quietly trying to fight the tears away.
Flik couldn't speak, his throat in a tight knot. He only trembled, his mouth moving soundlessly. "…I… w… s…,'' still not looking at the gang leader.
"What?" Hopper growled, leaning down close to him, teeth gnashed together ."W… s… S… orry…" was the timid noise that finally squeaked free of him. Not daring to see what was going to become of the young princess...
The grasshopper glowered at him, momentarily forgetting words. "…You'd better be sorry," he growled even quieter, letting go of the girl who ran quickly to her mother, who embraced her. However the queen gazed up to see Hopper's eyes-fill with anger and hated. Terrified the queen stood silent, but she needed to speak up.
''He's not to supposed to be here!,'' her voice was loud but trying to stay calm. The others were quiet, of course they knew what was she doing; however the older princess thought she was crazy. ''Mother, what are you doing,'' Atta whisper hasty. The queen quickly gave her a look and mouthed ,''I know what I'm doing.'' Of course Princess Atta began to get nervous.
"Really?" droned Hopper, giving the young ant a sideways glare. "I wouldn't have guessed." He closed his eyes for a bit before opening them to see the small ant that back -talked him, somehow this little ant thought he was tough or something.
"Then where is our food?" he demanded
"I-I said it before my colony picked the food for our colony. It should be there...A-And also we going to-," the Queen was cut off when Hopper said, "I don't care about some stupid talent show!,'' from the tone of his voice, she could tell Hopper was losing his patience, and that never ended well. "Well, then maybe YOU know," and he rounded again on Flik, bending down low so he was at eye level with him. However Flik didn't look at Hopper, he was too scared, of course he was glad that Dot was alright but didn't want to take any chances.
"I'll ask you again. Where .Is. Our .Food?" his voice was low and deadly making Flik shiver in fear.
Too terrified to speak, Flik only stared back at him.
"…Unless you want me to crush you where you stand, you will ANSWER ME," the grasshopper hissed. "NOW."
Flik swallowed hard and tried to un-stick his voice from his throat. "I-I- I don't know...I-I-I- I ...um...wa...was...''
''WHAT!''
Calmly the young ant took a deep breath and spoke,'' I don't know, I was working on and I-
"By what... building some stupid crap?" Hopper gave him a glare.
The ant flinched back and raised his hands slightly. "T-That wasn't supposed t-to happen, I-I…"
"No. You're right," the grasshopper cut him off and straightened back up to his full height. "That wasn't."
He reared back with a growl, fist held high. Flik gasped and cowered back, covering his face. Hopper swung his fist down, but only threw the stem fragments at his feet. Maddened, he shot a glare at the rest of the ant colony, whom were staring back with equally frightened looks.
"You ants think you're so clever?" he snarled. "Building your little contraptions to make me look bad?"
"No, Hopper!" the Queen pleaded. "We had no idea that was going to happen...Of course we pick up the food, but...we-''
"No?" and he ground his teeth together. His antennae twitched. "What do you take me for… a fool.''
''Of course not Hopper,'' the princess spoke. ''We were trying to make you happy with the food and the talent show...,'' she wanted to go on but she knew that she needed to stop herself. The grasshopper laughed hearing the sound of the talent show, of course Hopper didn't laugh-not this time.
''Oh come, Hops. I mean, we could relax, enjoy a nice-'' Molt look into his brothers eyes for a qiuck second and said, ''Shutting up.'' Molt, however, was the comic-relief, even though Hopper didn't like his baby brother doing stupid things in front of the ants, he still did it.
The grasshopper rounded on him once more, making him stumble backward. "Be quiet!" he roared, and then took a moment to calm his voice, panting. "This is not, the time, to make me angry." When Flik failed to answer, he found himself eying the young ant from head to foot. "You've got a big mouth on you, don'tcha?" he grunted in annoyance. He leaned back and tilted his head at the frightened ants. He took a deep breath. Time to show these pests what stupid mistakes cost them. '...Two day you ants have to gather the food and make us 'this talent show.''' At first the other grasshoppers were confused because they thought Hopper thought it was a stupid thing to do,; however, they knew he was showing them who's boss.
'What! 'But.. it will take like a week to get everything ready, Hopper...,'' said the queen who was still holding daughter. Of course she knew that was a stupid question to say, but she wanted to know if he was trying to trick them. Hopper gave the look a look for a minute. ''I'm not joking, seeing you ants think I'm a fool, right. Heh, think again. The food should be ready by tomorrow and also...if the talent show is no good...well...,'' he closed his eyes and open them half wide to look at the royal and the colony of ants, he smirk-and not so friendly one. ''Let's just say my little pet has to do something horrible to you all.''
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However Flik stood silent letting the gang leader speak, but he knew if he spoke up there was going to be more trouble than before; slowly he lifted up his head and clear his throat making Hopper stop and glare at the younger ant. ''...I thought you didn't want a talent...show...,'' Flik whisper to himself causing Hopper to growl. ''What did you just say?,'' his voice was not pleased.
Princess Atta had wide eyes at this, of course she didn't mind Flik at all but the thing he was going to pull was getting really old and dangerous every minute; however, she turn around to see the other ants were getting upset at Flik. ''Idiot... Why are you doing this..?,'' she pray for him to stop before it was too late.
Flik stood quiet looking at the gang leader. ''This little ant is starting to piss me off, better show them who's the real boss around here,'' Hopper thought still glaring at the ant.
''...One day you little ants to get our food and do that stupid talent show.''
''What! But Hopper, he didn't mean it like that, he was-,'' the queen was cut off by the gang leader glare.
''To by, queen, he-,'' he pointed at Flik who stood and looking down not daring staring at the queen who turn to see him before looking Hopper again.
''...Alright...,'' she said quietly.
''Good.'' The gang leader smirk, then he looked at the other ants who were also frighten at the sight of his little but yet evil smirk. ''Remember you ants have one day to get what we wanted.'' He wanted waited for them to say something when the queen said yes in a small voice making the grasshoppers laugh at this. ''Good. Boys, RIDE OUT!,'' he demanded.
When they left the ant hole, the ants all turn to face Flik who looked like he was going to be sick.
(Me: Whew.. that was a very long chapter, okay let me explain before somewho, *cough* starts to complain like he always does. Alright, at first Hopper does not want the talent show because he thinks it's a wasted of time. But he changes his mind because he wants the ants to make a fool of themselves, sorry for not making Flik talk so much. I wanted this chapter to be dramatic. Yes, later on there is going to be Hopper and Flik flirting with each other. I did my best so please dodn't jude my story; however, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT DON'T COMMENT IT! See ya in the next chapter. :D)