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« on: May 13, 2011, 07:49:02 PM »
Chapter 6. I haven't forgotten this story.
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It was noon the next day and Mr. Threehorn and Cera stood next to the valley wall looking from left to right. Next to the wall where three rocks, the first as large as Cera, the second at least twice as large and the third slightly larger than Topsy.
"That flyer said to go here for the test so where is everyone" Mr. Threehorn said angrily.
"Others are not permitted in the area during the tests" and almost demonic voice said from above. The two threehorns looked up and saw the outline of what seemed to be another threehorn standing on a ledge above them.
"Who are you" Topsy growled. The figure slowly turned its head down, its eyes seemed to glow red.
"Your worst sleep story" it hissed, just then a rock seemed to fly out of nowhere and hit it in the head. "Ow, what was that for" the figure wined, its voice now a bit more high pitch that Topsy's.
"Cheirus said to take things seriously" Hydro scolded as he came into view with another rock in his hand.
"Fine" the threehorn said as he disappeared behind the ledge only to walk out from behind the largest of the rocks on the ground one second later. "Hi, I'm Tric the threehorn judge" Tric said. Topsy and Cera both gave him an angry glare. Trick looked at the two of them nervously. "Um, why don't you introduce yourselves? I know you're the leader and the heir so just names"
"I'm Topsy and this is my daughter Cera" Mr. Threehorn said.
"Well I was expecting a better name than that for the leader of the threehorns" Tric said which earned him an angry growl from Topsy. "Hey cool down. No need to blow your top-sy" Tric said giving one of his signature jokes. "Get it, top, Topsy"
"Tric just get on with it" Hydro said.
"Fine. Cera threehorns never run from an enemy, we face them head on. But a leader needs more than just brute strength; you must use your smarts as well and look for the opponent's weakness while hiding yours." Tric said.
"Okay, so what am I supposed to do?" Cera asked rather impatiently.
"Break this rock" Tric said gesturing to the rock that was Cera's size. Cera just smirked as she prepared o charge, she charged at the rock breaking it into pieces on impact.
"Well that was easy" Cera said triumphantly.
"Who said you were done, now you have to break this one" Tric said gesturing towards the rock that was about twice Cera's size. Just as before Cera prepared to charge and then charged at it but this time she fell back and the rock stayed unbroken. Cera grunted and repeated her actions but it yielded the same results.
"Last try" Tric said.
"What do you mean last try" Topsy said to him in a harsh manner.
"Oh I'm sorry didn't I tell you" Tric said full of sarcasm. "She's only got three tries to break each rock, and she just tried twice there"
Cera glared at the rock then she remembered something. "Weakness" she said to herself and then began to walk around the rock scanning it surface and just as she thought on one side there was a crack. She backed up and then charged straight for the crack, when she hit it the rock split in half. "Yes!" she shouted in triumph when she saw it.
"Very good, you're learning. Now for the last one" Tric said gesturing towards the last and largest of the rocks.
Cera looked the rock over but saw now cracks. "How am I going to do this one" she muttered.
"I can give two suggestions, but those will cost you a chance each leaving you with just one shot" Tric said.
Cera thought about it for a few seconds before coming to a conclusion. "Well if I just hit it three times it won't make a difference to I'll take 'em" she said.
"Alright first of all use your surroundings, for example you can use some loose stones to beat a sharptooth instead of hitting it head on, and secondly" Tric stopped and gestured up to a ledge above the rock. Cera looked up and saw a small pile of medium sized stones on the ledge.
"When did that get there?" Topsy asked no one.
"Doesn't matter how or when it got there. The important thing is it's there and it's part of the surroundings" Tric said. Cera got the hint and climbed up a path on the wall to get to the cliff. When she looked down at the large rock she could see a large crack on the top of it.
"Find its weakness and use my surroundings" she said to herself. She took some time to get an idea of where to aim and then back up to get ready. She lined herself up with the pile of stones and then charged at them knocking them off the ledge and towards the rock. Several of them hit the crack and after a few more hit driving the ones that were already there deeper into the rock it finally gave way and split it two.
"That's my girl, beating any challenge just like a threehorn should" Topsy said as Cera ran down and nuzzled his leg.
"Congratulations, Cera daughter of Topsy and heiress of the title leader of the threehorn heard you have passed the leadership test" Tric said with a big smile.
"I'm gonna tell the other, bye dad" Cera said and with that she ran off to the tall trees.
On top of the Valley walls Cheirus had seen the whole thing. He snapped his claws together and a stone tablet seemed to materialize in his hand. The tablet had the names of Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky and Petrie on it, Littlefoot's name has a mark next to it. Cheirus used his claw to put a mark next to Cera's name and then threw the tablet in the air; it turned to dust and blew away. Just then a dark blue fastbitter came up behind him.
"Cheirus sir, I was just wondering about the stegosaurus, oviraptor, and tyrannosaurus. If they don't have a test how will you know their ready" it said in a feminine voice.
"Don't worry Angel, these children have proven themselves time and time again. We already know their ready these tests are simply to so that we may see their abilities up close to an extent"
"Oh now I see" Angel said.
"Besides, have you not realized that these are much easier than the tests I have set before" Cheirus said with a smile.
"Don't remind me" Angel replied through gritted teeth while looking away. "Anyway I just came with that question in mind, good bye sir" and with that Angel went back down the valley wall and off into the mysterious beyond.
Cera got to the tall trees and saw all her friends plus Mr. Longneck and Pterano.
"Hey guys, I passed but that again threehorns can't fail" Cera said as she strutted up to them.
"Guess that makes two of us" Littlefoot said.
"And I am next I am, I am" Ducky said.
"So what where you guys doing" Cera asked as she sat down.
"Grandpa was just telling us about how valleys like this one are made" Littlefoot answered.
"Yes well as I was saying. Some say places like the great valley where created many cold times ago, so far back that not even my own grandpa was born yet. They say that the reason for the everlasting green food and is because of a special energy. They say this energy is stored in a stone that is in the northern wall of these special valleys. But that just a legend, or is it" Rock said. All the children where wide eyed.
"Is it true grandpa" Littlefoot asked.
"That's the thing Littlefoot, no one knows" Rock replied. "I think it might be getting a little too late for you young ones to be so far from your nests"
"Do we have to go" Petrie wined.
"Now Petrie your mother wouldn't want you to be out too late, maybe when you're older" Pterano said. With that all of them said their goodbyes and went to their nests.
Chomper and Ruby were headed towards their cave when Chomper's stomach growled. "I think I need a snack before I can sleep" Chomper said.
"It's ok Chomper. But I still have to come with you, I can't watch you if I can't see you after all" Ruby said. Chomper sniffed the air and caught the scent of a nest of stinging buzzers. He followed the smell and came to a crack in the valley wall only big enough for nothing larger than Ruby to fit through.
"Maybe we should tell a grownup about this" Ruby said looking into it.
"We can tell right after I get my snack" Chomper said as he walked into the crack which led him to the mysterious beyond. He stopped suddenly as the small of blood came to his nose. He looked to his left and saw the carcass of a dinosaur but couldn't tell what it was.
"Chomper why'd you stop" Ruby said but then she too froze when she saw the carcass. Before either of them could do anything a large pink figure landed on the ground. They could tell it was a flyer and by scent Chomper could tell it was Rinkus. Chomper was about to go to him but then he stopped when Rinkus turned around and revealed that he had two fish in his beak, his claws and beak where red with blood. Just then Sierra laded next to Rinkus.
"Come on Rinkus just give one of 'em" Sierra said to Rinkus, his claws and beak equally red.
Rinkus put the fish on the ground. "For the last time I caught them, go get your own" Rinkus said to him.
"Don't be so greedy, you and Pterano ate most of that domehead" Sierra said pointing at the carcass.
"So, I still had to work for these" Rinkus retorted. Pterano then landed next to the two flyers with a beak and claws just as bloody.
"Would you two pipe down, you'll gain unwanted attention. Now Sierra even though Rinkus is being a glutton it was his catch and he is free to keep them to himself if he wants" Pterano said. Rinkus smiled triumphantly and gulps down both fish whole.
"I hope you choke the next time" Sierra spat. Rinkus was about to retaliate but Pterano held his beak shut.
"We have no time for your childish bickering. Let's wash up before someone sees us" Pterano said. They were about to go when Sierra stopped and stared at the crack that Chomper and Ruby where in. He flew over to it and looked in, all he saw was Chomper and Ruby already running away.
"Damn, the sharptooth and the fast-runner might have caught us" Sierra growled.
"Well, I guess there must be a slight change in our knight plans" Pterano said. Rinkus and Sierra nodded before all three took off to go and clean themselves.
In their cave Chomper and Ruby paced up and down, Chomper had forgotten all about his hunger by now.
"What are we gonna do" Chomper said as he sat down.
"Maybe we should just get some sleep first, and tell the others tomorrow" Ruby suggested as she lay down and got ready for sleep. "Goodnight Chomper" she as she fell asleep.
"Goodnight Ruby" Chomper said in a nervous tone as he lay down and only fell asleep after a few minutes of staring at the wall.