And Now

Here's Chapter 13

Of The Dinosaur Revolution

Brother vs. Brother: Heart vs. Sakaki

Now after three days, the day of Heart's biggest challenge finally arrived.

The day of Heart's biggest challenge finally arrived. It was the day Heart would go off against his own brother to become the leader of the big jaws in the Valley of the Meat Eaters. Heart woke up a little earlier than usual so he could prepare himself early for his big fight. While waiting for the fight, Heart was practicing his skills so he could be ready for it so he wouldn't end up passing out or losing right away during his fight. But after a quick workout, Heart felt ready to take on Sakaki.

After two hours, the rest of Heart's family started waking up as well. Shortly after they woke up, they were just about ready to head to the Valley of the Meat Eaters to watch Heart's fight. They were all ready to leave very soon.

"So Heart, are you ready for your big fight against your brother? Today's the big day for your fight," said Light.

"I feel ready, but I'm going to have to be ready either way. I have to be the one to defeat my brother so peace can finally return to the valleys once again," said Heart.

"I know it might be hard fighting your own brother, but I know that you'll be just fine dad. I'll always believe that you can defeat him and bring the valleys back to the way before. As long as you don't give up and remember how many people believe in you, you'll always come out the winner," said Umasou.

"Thank you son. Well we should start making our way to the Valley of the Meat Eaters now. I'm sure Sakaki will want us to start our match soon," said Heart.

"That is a good idea. Let's start making our way right now," said Baku. So Heart and his family began to make their way to the Valley of the Meat Eaters.

After traveling for about fifteen minutes, Heart and his family made it to the Valley of the Meat Eaters. At first many of the big jaws were very surprised when they saw Heart with his family of plant eaters doing in the Valley of the Meat Eaters. But Sakaki had told them that they would be allowed in to watch Heart's challenge against him, so they did not try to attack them or scare them. Even though they were still nervous being surrounded by the big jaws.

"Ah Heart. I'm glad to see that you and your family were able to make it without much trouble. I already have things ready for the fight if you wish to start soon," said Sakaki.

"Sure I'm ready to fight when you are. Just let me talk to my family real quick," said Heart.

"That's perfectly fine with me. While you're doing that, I'll have the big jaws move out of the way so we have plenty of room to fight," said Sakaki. So he started to get the big jaws moving out of the way, while Heart talked with his family quick before the fight.

"Well, this is it. My biggest challenge of my life is about to begin. I'm feeling a bit nervous, but at the same time I'm also feeling eager about the fight as well. I feel ready," said Heart.

"That is good to know, son. Just remember to just do your best when you're fighting. Even if you do somehow lose the fight, the important thing will be that you did it with your best skills you have. If you don't have to, then don't try to push your limits. You don't want to be in a lot of pain while fighting," said Baku.

"I know you'll be able to win. My dad can defeat anybody, no matter how strong they are," said Umasou.

"Try to be careful during the fight as well. Remember that during your fight with your dad you almost lost your life. So please be careful," said Heart's mom.

"Don't worry mom. I'll do my best and try not to die," said Heart.

"So are you ready for our match now Heart? I have things all ready now and we can start our fight," said Sakaki.

"Yes brother. I am ready for our fight," said Heart. So he began to make his way to the area where the fight will take place.

Don't worry family. I will try to be as safe as I can. I won't let my own brother kill me Heart thought to himself as he continued to make his way to the fighting area.

"Referee, can you please start the match for us?" asked Sakaki.

"Of course. This duel will be between Sakaki, the current ruler of the Valley of the Meat Eaters and Heart, a big jaw from Egg Mountain and Sakaki's younger brother. If Heart wins the duel, then he shall become the new leader of the Valley of the Meat Eaters and Sakaki will no longer be the ruler anymore. And Heart's friends Hiro and Sagi, who both lost to Sakaki trying to challenge him in the past, will be able to stay as well. If Sakaki wins, the he shall stay the ruler of the Valley of the Meat Eaters and Heart and his friends will be banished from the two valleys. Do the two of you understand what is at stake and do you accept what will happen after the match?" asked the referee.

"We both understand the risks and will accept whatever happens at the end of the match. Isn't that right brother?" asked Sakaki.

"Yes we do," said Heart.

"All right then. The duel shall begin...NOW!" said the referee.

Heart knew that Sakaki probably wouldn't attack first so he could observe his attacks. So Heart tried a powerful kick on him. Sakaki tried to dodge it, but it still struck him. But he quickly recovered from it and shook the pain off and was ready to fight again.

Heart is a lot tougher than I thought he'd be. This will indeed be a very good match Sakaki thought to himself.

Sakaki rushed toward Heart and at first Heart thought it was just going to be a head butt. But Heart soon realized that Sakaki was actually trying to use a very strong bite attack on him by rushing to make it more powerful than what it would normally be. But Heart didn't realize it quick enough. Sakaki's attack was successful, but Heart was able to dodge most of the attack, so it didn't do too much to him. Heart countered his attack by biting back when Sakaki's attack didn't affect him much.

I don't believe this. Heart's skills are very similar to Hiro's skills, yet Heart's are much stronger than Hiro's own attacks. A very good combination. If this is true, then I might not have a chance at defeating Heart. But I won't just give this match up. This will end when one big jaw is still standing! Sakaki thought to himself.

Sakaki tried to kick Heart this time and he was even able to hit him directly. Unlike his bite attacks, his kick was very powerful and Heart was even stunned for a little bit because of it. But Heart recovered from it and continued to fight.

"I can't believe it. Heart and Sakaki look like they both have the same strength. This fight could be just like Hiro's fight against Sakaki. This could very well be anyone's win," said Sagi.

"I can already tell that Heart will be able to defeat Sakaki. Even if their strength seems the same, Heart is stronger than Sakaki," said Baku.

"How do you know that?" asked Hanabi.

"It's pretty simple. After Heart found out that he was a big jaw, he ran away from his family in fear that he would eat them. So he grew up on his own," said Baku.

"But how does that prove that he's stronger than Sakaki?" asked Hanabi.

"Because, since Heart grew up into an adult without other big jaws to help him hunt for food. He was basically hunting his food on his own without any help, so he had to take on plant eaters on his own and risk his life just to stay alive. And remember Heart had to learn this all on his own when he was still a child. For many years, he has had to fight many plant eaters, so even though Sakaki may be quite skilled in fighting, since Heart knows what it is like to risk his own life, even when he was young, Heart will always be stronger than Sakaki. He cannot defeat Heart," said Baku.

Baku was right. While Heart and Sakaki continued to fight, Heart seemed to keep having the advantage over Sakaki, even when he tried his best attacks on Heart. After thirty minutes of fighting, both Heart and Sakaki were getting exhausted. But Heart seemed to have a lot more energy than Sakaki had, even after fighting for such a long time. Then, completely out of nowhere, Sakaki said something that completely shocked everyone in the Valley of the Meat Eaters.

"Well Heart, you really are indeed a truly strong big jaw. I hate to admit it, but you are even stronger than I am. My time as a leader is way overdue and we've been fighting long enough now. So I surrender," said Sakaki.

Everybody in the Valley of the Meat Eaters was completely shocked when they heard Sakaki finish.

"Sakaki is surrendering the match? But why would he do such a thing?! I thought he wanted to give it his all against Heart," said Light who was confused and shocked like many were.

"Because Sakaki has already given it all he has. He's realized that Heart is stronger than he is and even if they were to continue the fight, Heart would still end up the victor. That is why he is surrendering," said Baku.

"So does this mean that my dad is now the new leader of the Valley of the Meat Eaters?" asked Umasou.

"Yes, once Sakaki has told Heart himself, then he will be the new leader of the Valley of the Meat Eaters," said Baku.

"Are you really serious about surrendering to me brother? I thought you wanted to give it your all against me in our fight?" asked Heart.

"I have Heart. But you are stronger than I am so even if we were to continue, you'd still win. I've been the leader here long enough. Heart, you are now the new leader of the Valley of the Meat Eaters. That is my decision," said Sakaki.

"Sakaki has surrendered the match. So the winner of the duel and the new leader of the Valley of the Meat Eaters is Heart!" said the referee.

At that moment, everyone in the Valley of the Meat Eaters was cheering for Heart and they were all happy that he was the new leader of the valley. But out of all of the dinosaurs in the valleys, none of them were happier than Heart's family. Even Sakaki was happy that he had given up.

"Heart, I have just one more thing to ask of you now that you are the new leader," said Sakaki.

"What is that brother? I'll do anything you need me to do," said Heart.

"Well, the truth is I have caused the two valleys great pain and I have killed many innocent maiasauras in the Grand Valley, when they were promised peace and protection. I had completely gone against it and just cared about the safety of the big jaws and myself, I didn't care about their valley in any way. I had lost sight of what was truly important and that is to do what's best for everybody. Because I have failed at that, I believe that my time has truly come and I have no more to go on for. Brother I want you to kill me," said Sakaki.

Heart was at a complete loss of words when Sakaki finished what he said. Many of the big jaws were shocked as well, but a few didn't seem surprised.

He wants me to kill him? But how can I possibly do such a thing? He may have done some very bad things, but not one of them is worth him having to die because of it. There's no way I can ever kill my own family, even after all he has done Heart thought to himself.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you brother, but I will not kill you. There is no reason that your life should end now. You should be able to live the rest of your life like everybody else should," said Heart. Quite a few big jaws were surprised when they heard Heart say that.

"But what do I have to live for now?! All I have done is caused the two valleys nothing but pain and suffering. I completely went against all thoughts of having peace with the plant eaters and I wanted them all dead! How is that not a crime in your eyes brother?!" asked Sakaki.

"Well to tell you the truth, what you have done was horrible and probably unforgivable to many of the dinosaurs here. But I won't kill you because I'm not a murderer. I don't kill dinosaurs like that," said Heart.

"How can you say you aren't a murderer Heart?! We are all big jaws. Each of us has to eat meat in order for us to survive. We have to kill plant eaters or else we will die ourselves! How can you not call all big jaws murderers?!" asked Sakaki.

"Because you just explained it right there, brother. We big jaws only eat meat so we can survive in the world. If we didn't eat we would all die and indeed we do kill plant eaters. But we only kill plant eaters because we have no choice. It's the way life is. Murderers are those who kill another because they want to kill another, not because they need their meat to survive. In a manner of speaking, you yourself brother, you are a murderer. But I kill only to survive, never for the joy of killing another. That is why I will not kill you. Even though it was a real shock when I found that that I was really a big jaw and even though I had to leave my family, I still kept on facing the challenges and lived my life strong. Because I discovered something growing up on your own with no one to show you how to do things and discovering your skills on your own. It doesn't matter how bad your life can become, even when you have to face major problems and constantly risk your life. There is no such thing as throwing your life away and wanting to give up on living. Everybody deserves to see a future, even if they have done horrible things in their lives. You still have a future to live as well brother and that's why today isn't the day you should die," said Heart.

"Be that as it may, I have still committed many crimes Heart and they are all unacceptable. I have to be punished somehow. You have to be the one to punish me in any way!" said Sakaki.

"You will be punished for what you have done, but not by me. I think it would be more suited if our father decides what will happen to you. After all, I may be the leader, but I am still your younger brother. So Baku will decide what shall happen to you now," said Heart.

"All right then, I shall accept whatever punishment I am given. Thank you Heart for sparing my life," said Sakaki.

"Hey, that's what a family is. Even if someone does something bad, there punishment should never be anything very severe. Even if we do crazy thing, we will always look out and love one another. That's what it means to be a family. And even though you turned on the peace for the valleys, you were doing it so you could do what was best for the herd. You didn't want everything to fall apart, you just wanted to keep those you cared for safe. Just like me," said Heart.

"You know, I never thought I'd ever hear that from a big jaw. You truly aren't like other big jaws Heart. Heh, and that's why I love you and am proud to have you as a brother, said Sakaki with pride.

"Heart truly is a one-of-a kind big jaw. He has the biggest heart of any big jaw I've ever known. That's probably why I've been so inspired by him and helped him out so much," said Hiro, smiling.

"Yes, Heart truly does have a great heart for everyone," said his mom, tears of happiness prickling in her eyes.

"All right then. I am ready to accept my punishments for my crimes," said Sakaki.