(Oh I'm not surprised if it's obvious where I'm going with this
at least for this next scene)
Chapter 2
"You three were all the ones to first touch my egg?" the Fire Spitter asked, looking amused. Kit, Cory and Ducky calmed a bit and realized that they had just almost sold each other out, but then it had been the panic of the moment.
"Um, no Sir" Kit admitted, "I...I tapped it, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you".
"Oh it's quite alright" the Fire Spitter smiled, reclining into a laying down position to get more level and look at the kids, "that's how the rules of this work; Um I assure you I'm not going to eat you or anything, so why don't you kids come on out so I can get a better look at ya".
Kit looked back at the others, "He seems very friendly". Cory frowned, "Yeah...and if he were mad about us disturbing him I think he would have lashed out by now". Ducky's answer was to walk out closer as requested, and the other two followed.
"That's better" the Fire Spitter smiled, "Now then, starting with the little flyer who freed me, what's your name?" he asked, looking at the young one. "Um, Kit sir" she answered. The Fire Spitter nodded and next looked at the two swimmers. "I'm Ducky" Ducky said with a smile, "and this is Cory". The other swimmer waved.
"Well it's a pleasure" the Fire Spitter said. "D-do you have a name, Sir?" Kit next asked. "Well, yes I do" the Fire Spitter said, "but you children would never remember it".
"How can a name be hard to remember?" Cory asked. "Yes, and we have to know what to call you, we do, we do" Ducky commented. The Fire Spitter smiled, "Well if you insist, my name is Curishdrakenstaffmaharajasiliasbasdentreklanscal" he grinned.
(A/N: for those who want that broken down as to what I just said... Curish-drakenstaff-maharaj-asiliasbasden-trek-lanscal)
The three young one's had wide eyes. "Um...can we call you Curish?" Kit asked. The Fire Spitter smiled, "Yes, I think that would be acceptable" he said.
"Wow, did it take more family members than just your mom to come up with that?" Cory asked. Curish grinned, "I don't have parents, creatures having to do with magic such as myself rarely do".
"Magic?" Ducky and Kit asked at once.
"Oh yes, I've completely not gotten to the point yet" Curish smiled, "you children are in the presence of a Fire Spitter who has a most useful gift of being a wish granter as well; but then I guess that's not surprising as I've never met a normal Fire Spitter who wasn't special in someway in my life".
"Wishes? Like what the Stone of Cold Fire gives?" Cory asked, remembering that whole adventure and fiasco surrounding the mythical rock. Curish's laugh seemed to shake the ground again, "Ah yes, that rot of a story, no no child, that's simply what my true story has turned into; you see...that's a rock, or was" he pointed behind him at the remains, "and...well...". To prove his next point Curish blew fire much as any Fire Spitter should be able to do.
"Oh!" the kids all suddenly got it and said at the same time. "Actually that's just a guess of mine" Curish went on, "but until I see a Stone of Cold Fire I'm not giving it precedent over my magic abilities, and it seems likely it's just a mis-reading of my tale as I stated, so that's the story I'm going with".
"So we really get any wishes we want?!" Cory was quick to pick up on the point in all this. "Well, the little flyer here freed me" Curish said, "technically
she get's any wishes she wants, three to be precise".
Cory frowned, "Well if I'd known that and that you weren't going to eat us, I could have tapped the egg too" he said. Kit laughed, "It's ok Cory, I don't think I need anything like wishes. Can I just give 'em to him and Ducky?" Kit asked.
Curish shrugged, "However you want to go about it, I just can only grant the wishes when you say them, since you tapped the egg". Kit nodded, "Ok, well then...Cory can wish for something and then Ducky and then I'll just use the last wish, if I think of anything" Kit shrugged.
"Something tells me Cera's gonna want in too once we get back to the Great Valley" Cory smiled. "Well that shouldn't be a problem" Curish said, "You see...".
Just before the Fire Spitter's statement was finished, though, a voice shouted out. "This way, I found 'em, they're alright". Cory, Kit and Ducky turned to find Mr. Threehorn having made his way to the spot they were now at, a bit outside the Great Valley.
"Oh thank goodness!" Tylr said, landing and give all three of the kid's a non partial hug even if the main reason he was probably out here was for his daughter, Kit.
"I practically promised your mothers I'd check up on you two" he next told Ducky and Cory though.
"W-what for?" Kit asked as they were released. "What for?" Petrie's mother asked, having come along as well, "why, you children didn't feel that huge earthshake?". The three kids looked at eachother.
"Why as soon as we noticed you three were missing we feared the worst and came out looking to make sure you hadn't strayed too far" Mrs. Flyer went on. "Not that we're surprised to find you have..." Mr. Threehorn sighed a bit.
"Ah, yes" a voice the three children knew as Curish's next sounded, "I just stumbled upon the kids myself". Wondering why a Fire Spitter would speak so normally, like the sight of him wouldn't completely shock the adults, the kids turned and found...a bright yellow, but otherwise normal threehorn standing there.
The threehorn, Curish, smiled to them and gave a wink before addressing the adults once more, "I um...just appeared after the earthshake was done" Curish said with a smile, "and spotting your young ones, just had to make sure they were ok".
"Oh, well, thankyou very much...um" Petrie's mom said, fishing for a name to call the new threehorn. "Curish, at your service ma'am" Curish, in his threehorn form, said with a bow.
"Yeah" Kit smiled, "Mr. Curish here is really nice and helpful".
"I'll say!" Cory added. Ducky hid a giggle.
"Well...come on then, let's all head back" Mr. Threehorn said, "Um...I suppose it would be rude of me to keep out another threehorn, especially one who saved the kids, so...you're welcome to come Mr. Curish" Topsy said. "Thankyou ever so much" Curish said, following along with the adults as they all walked back to the Valley.
As they continued along, Curish noticed the kid's inquisitive glances and slowed so they could talk to him a bit more freely. "Wow, you look just like a threehorn!" Kit whispered.
"Well of course" Curish said with a smile, "I have to be nearby for when you wish to wish for something, and this whole thing about you kids having wishes at your disposal should stay a secret".
"Why?" Kit asked.
Curish made sure the adults were still way far ahead to where they couldn't hear. "A strange thing happens to folks when they're given
anything or the possibility of
anything they want" he said, "trust me with what my line of work is I've seen it".
The Fire Spitter/threehorn sighed, "Friends and family members you would think the best person in the world would suddenly turn greedy if they knew one word from you could cause anything they wanted to come true. I'm actually relieved to see a group of innocent children is who I get to wish grant for this time, but I'd watch out for it even with you guys as you ponder what you want, don't get carried away or turn on eachother".
Ducky, Kit and Cory all laughed. "We are all good friends, we are" Ducky said, "we would not be mean to each other". Curish just smiled and said nothing.
The laugh caused Topsy to turn back, and with a smile of amusement Tylr noticed how it was probably only the fact that their new guest was a fellow threehorn that the crusty old second head of the Valley didn't question his talking with the children shortly after they'd met him. He simply looked a bit curious, but turned forward once more, deeming the fellow threehorn who'd saved the children as fine.
"I will even prove it" Ducky continued, still out of the grown-ups earshot "Cory, you can use Kit's first wish first, um if you're ok with that Kit" she added. The little flyer shrugged, "Sure, why not, I still don't know anything I need".
Cory smiled, "Wow, thanks Ducky...let's see..." he began to think, "anything I want...".
"Well here we are" Mr. Threehorn's voice next sounded out as they reached the Valley, "and you three are lucky nothing happened" he said as the rest of the Great Valley seemed to approach.
"Why, if I were in charge of you..." he glanced to the two flyers and even Cory and Ducky's mothers as they rushed up to hug their children respectively, "I would confine you to your nest for the rest of the day just for wandering off like that without even the excuse of Littlefoot leading you off to it".
From where the other kids had crowded over to see that their friends had returned safely, Littlefoot frowned a bit. Tylr smiled though, "It's fine" he answered for atleast Kit, but both Cory and Ducky's mothers nodded as well that they agreed the children didn't need anything that severe.
"You kids just promise me you won't go into the Mysterious Beyond again, at least for today", Petrie's mother said, she knew ever was a hard thing to ask from these kids. "We promise" Kit assured with a smile.
"Y-yeah, us too" Littlefoot added, just to alleviate that worry.
The adults moved off and Littlefoot, Cera, Spike, Petrie, Ruby and Chomper approached to see both their friends who were safe and the new threehorn who had saved them.
"This is Curish" Kit introduced. The threehorn nodded his head in greeting, "how do you kids do" he said.
Cera smirked and turned to Littlefoot, "Look Littlefoot, he saved them, maybe he's the Lone Threehorn" she joked. The other kids, besides Littlefoot, laughed, yet Ducky and Kit seemed to be holding in a really big laugh as they shared a secret look...oh if Cera only knew how close she was with the legend reference without knowing it!
Cory didn't laugh since he was too busy frowning. "Cory, what is wrong that is making you not happy?" Ruby asked. "They're treating us like hatchlings again!" Cory cried, frustrated. Ducky and Kit smiled, "They are only looking out for us, they are" Ducky pointed out.
"Yeah well, sometimes I just wish it was us in charge instead of them!" Cory said, still pouting...before he realized what he'd said and got a look of discovery on his face. Slowly, he turned to Curish smiling.
"Yeah, I think ever kid in the world's wanted that at one time" Cera said, "but it's never gonna happen".
"Oh I don't know..." Cory said, gaze still on Curish who was frowning with where he thought the young swimmer's thoughts were going. He should have know...kids may have been innocent but they were also very naive...
