#lego Longtooth

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Longtooth and Leonidas QPR drawing I didn't finish in months

Do not tag as furry thanks

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Even kings need sleep, luckily he’s got his trusty guard to keep him safe by his side

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What's gayer

Being gay or

Sharing a card set with your enemy...

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Chimay day 4: "Lion" (List by Leo Alcado)

For the tribe prompts I'll be drawing one side character from each tribe. I picked longtooth for the lions!

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The Traitor and the Trap

Laval sprinted toward the Croc Swamp, crashing through prickly underbrush and pushing past low-hanging branches. The sun glinted off the Lion Prince's armor as he skidded to a halt.

"I know he's here, Cragger!" Laval cried out in a loud voice. "What have you done with him?"

Laval's words echoed out over the swamp. A moment later, several Croc heads rose above the surface of the dark water. They swam menacingly toward the Lion Prince. Cragger, the Crocodile King, led them.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Laval,"

Cragger said in a smooth voice as he came onto the shore. "I haven't done anything with anyone."

"You're a liar," Laval said. "I know it was you mud-lovers who kidnapped Longtooth. Where is he? If you've hurt him, I swear by Chima-"

“Kidnapped?" Cragger interrupted. A toothy grin spread across his face, "Laval, Crocodiles don't kidnap anyone. We do, however, welcome new allies."

Several Crocs chuckled as Cragger gestured behind him. Laval followed Cragger's gaze and his jaw dropped.

There was Longtooth, walking toward them, safe and sound.

"Longtooth!" Laval called out in relief. "Are you Okay? I was so..." But his voice trailed off.

Something about Longtooth’s manner didn't seem right. The way he was sauntering over seemed quite comfortable, almost smug. He didn't look at all like he was in need of rescuing.

"Longtooth?" Laval asked.

The old Lion Warrior smiled. "I’m fine, Laval. My new friends wouldn't hurt me."

“Your new ... friends?" Laval repeated. "I don't understand. I saw your guard post. It was a wreck, like there was a struggle. We thought-"

"That I'd been kidnapped?" Longtooth shook his head. "No, I was just in a rush to pack up and head to the Croc Swamp." He smiled. "I'm on their side now, Laval."

"What?" Laval gasped. He couldn't believe his ears.

Had his father's most trusted guard really abandoned his own tribe?

Cragger, for his part, was enjoying this show immensely. Having one Lion walk into his swamp under a flag of truce was highly unusual. Having two Lions wander into camp on the same day was incredibly entertaining.

"I guess no one needs rescuing after all, Laval," Cragger sneered. "Why don't you head back to your Lion Camp. We'll be seeing you soon enough."

A Croc named Crug laughed from beside Cragger.

"Yeah, that's right, Lion. With our new CHI-magnet weapon, your tribe doesn't stand a-“

"Shhh!" Cragger hissed at Crug. But it was too late. Laval had heard him.

"A new weapon?" Laval looked at Longtooth. "What's he talking about?"

Longtooth smiled. "Let's just say, I choose my allies wisely," he replied. "I heard rumors in the forest that the Crocs were about to become more powerful than ever. And I'll tell you this much. The new weapon on Cragger's Command Ship is quite . . . convincing." Longtooth and Cragger exchanged a knowing grin. "But I don't want to give away all the surprises."

Laval's eyes were wide with shock. "Longtooth, I don't understand," he pleaded. "You've been one of my dad's best guards for years. From before I was even born. We've fought side by side against the Crocs. For Chima, to protect the CHI! How could you do this?"

"Oh, that reminds me," Longtooth said. He reached deep into his satchel and handed Cragger a rolled up piece of parchment.

“King Cragger, I meant to give this to you. It's a map of the Lion Temple, its secret passages, its guard posts," Longtooth glanced at Laval and snickered, "and everything you need to know in order to steal its CHI."

With those words, Laval snapped. He growled and clenched his fists. "You're a traitor!" he cried at Longtooth. "I won't let you get away with this!" Laval charged, almost knocking over Cragger in his rush to get at the Lion Warrior.

Snarling and yowling, the two Lions grappled with one another and fell into the mud. They tumbled over again and again in the best Lion fight Cragger had seen in a long time. Crug and Crawley rushed up to pull them apart, but Cragger stopped them.

“Let them go. It's about time someone put Laval in his place, and our new friend Longtooth is just the Lion to do it."

Over and over, Laval and Longtooth rolled, tearing through branches, knocking over plots of swamp grass, and crashing through racks of armor. Crocodiles scattered to avoid the flashing claws as the Lion Prince and old warrior battled.

Hearing the commotion, Crooler walked over to where Cragger, Crug, and Crawley were standing. "Brother, what's going on?" she asked.

Cragger chuckled. “Laval just found out that Longtooth is on our side now.” he said. "And he was especially angry when Longtooth gave me this." Cragger held out the rolled up plans of the Lion Temple.

"Let me se that," Croler said, taking the parchmen away from Cragger. She unrolled it and studied the digram. A second later, her eyes went wide. "Have you read these notes?" she snapped.

Cragger, his eyes still riveted by the fight, replied, "I was about to when Laval attacked Longtooth."

"It's all a trick!" Crooled cried. "Look at this parchment! This note says, 'Here's the spot where the Crocs get stomped.' And this one says, 'If you can read this, a big thanks from Laval.'"

"What?" Cragger exploded, ripping the parchment from her claws. He snarled. "What does this mean?"

"It means you let two Lions into our camp and they're wrecking the place!" yelled Crooler. "And they're headed for -oh, no!"

Oh, yes the battle between the two Lions had cared them to where Cragger's Command Ship was docked. Longtooth grabbed Laval and flung him onto the deck of the vessel, right near where the CHI magnet was mounted. Then he leapt after the Lion Prince.

They smashed into the magnet, snapping the base in half. A few more slams and the whole structure fell apart, collapsing into the swamp.

Laval grabbed Longtooth's hand and pulled him to his feet. "Had enough?" he asked.

“I could keep this up all day," Longtooth replied, a knowing smile crossing his face. "But that weapon is finished . .. and it looks like we might be too unless we get out of here, fast."

Led by Cragger, the Crocodiles were charging the Command Ship. Laval gave a laugh and waved. "We heard a rumor you had a new weapon, but we couldn't figure out what it was and how to get close enough to wreck it. So thanks for inviting Longtooth in, Cragger, old buddy!"

With that, the two Lions sprang from the ship and ran as fast as they could through the jungle to where they had stowed two Speedorz. Behind them, they could hear the echoes of very, very angry Crocodiles. It was only when they had zipped well out of reach and back to the edge of the Lion Camp that Laval and Longtooth finally stopped, laughing uncontrollably.

"'Next time, you get to be the traitor," Longtooth said, out of breath.

Laval shook himself, sending clumps of dirt flying in every direction. "Next time, try not to be so convincing. For a second there, you almost had me going. And I knew it was all a trick."

Longtooth chuckled. "Hey, you don't get to be my age without learning a few acting skills along the way."

"They came in handy," Laval agreed. "Now we know what the Crocs were up to. Let's go tell the Eagles about the CHI magnet. They'll know how to build a counter weapon, in case the Crocs try this again."

Then, Laval looked Longtooth up and down and scrunched up his nose. "Next time, let's also fight someplace less mud. You smell of swamp."

"You smell worse," Longtooth said.

"You hit like a baby Croc."

"You would know. Didn't you lose a fight to one once?"

Together, the two friends raced each other back to camp.

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Tales of Chima as Text Posts, part 6

Can't forget more of the Crocs and the Lions.

[fenth-eiria]

Alright, some official Oc kids..

Longtooth X Leonidas: Lithal, Lydia, and Louisa

Laval X Eris : Ephron, and Lily

Lennox X Crooler : Lenny J, Crystal

Lagravis X Lillian (three of their children is canon): Lyzren (adopted, bio mom is Luxon who is @xxgiganmasterxx's oc), Lucas

Lavertus: Levitan (Part skeksis who lives with his mother Vol and her partner, and yes a crossover, which is probably the only acknowledged one at the moment.)

Crominus X Spinlyn: Crysis (Crominus and Crunket's last child, but Crominus took custody of him for safety reasons.)

Li'ella X Eglor: Lavender

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as a kid, these two were my favourite so now i gotta draw em being dudes, being bros even

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I wanted to practice drawing these guys <3

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Happy pride month everyone!! (⁠◕⁠ᴥ⁠◕⁠) *Shares my hc of the principal trio with u*

(+bonus this two cuz i love em they're my dads)

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Lego Legends of Chima Battle Pack 850910

Lego Legends of Chima Battle Pack 850910

Power up your tribe for battle!Prepare to battle rival tribes for the precious CHI! Its easy with the LEGO Legends of Chima Minifigure Accessory Set, including Crug, Grumlo, Longtooth and Wilhurt minifigures and an assortment of cool weapons. Build the mini model of the Chima Outlands. Then team up with the Lion, Croc, Wolf or Gorilla tribe and stage the ultimate battle with your friends. Just…

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The Vault

“Longtooth! Wake up!"

The old Lion Warrior sat up abruptly. "I wasn't napping," Longtooth insisted, half asleep. "I was just . .. resting my eyes."

Leonidas was standing over him. He shook Longtooth fully awake. "I needed to find you!" Leonidas exclaimed.

"Because . . . um . . . because…”

Longtooth sighed. Leonidas was never very good at doing two things at once, like bringing a message and remembering what it was.

"Are we under attack?" Longtooth asked groggly.

"No," said Leonidas. "That's not it."

"Is the CHI in danger?"

"NO, not that," Leonidas replied. He furrowed his brow in concentration.

“Think!" said Longtooth, exasperated. "Did Laval send you to find me?"

"That's it!" cried Leonidas.

"Laval! CHI! Laval is trapped in the legendary CHI vault!"

Longtooth slowly rose to his feet. He already missed the nap he wasn't going to get to finish. "All right," said, yawning. "You had better start from the beginning."

As Longtooth gathered his CHI harness and armor, Leonidas explained what had happened.

A few weeks before, while Laval had been cleaning out the map room as part of his chores, he had stumbled across a particularly old-looking scroll. It belonged to the Lion Elders. The scroll told of an ancient legend about a CHI vault the Lions had built centuries ago, the last time the CHI was in danger.

According to the legend, the vault was filled with doom traps and was one of the most secure places ever created to store CHI. But when the danger passed, the Lions never needed to use their treacherous vault after all.

So it remained hidden somewhere in the forest. Lava asked the Elders about the legend, and they said it was just a myth. But Laval insisted that if it was real, it could be the perfect solution for protecting the CHI.

"Laval used the scroll and the Lion Elders' maps to figure out where the CHI vault might be," Leonidas explained. "I saw him sneaking out of the Compound this morning. Laval made me promise not to say anything.

But he hasn't been back all day. I'm worried something might have happened to him."

"All right," said Longtooth as they prepared to set out. "Where's this legendary CHI vault so we can go and find him?"

Leonidas's expression suddenly went blank. "Uhhhh, find him. Right . . ." he said.

Longtooth sighed. "You mean you don't know where he went? How are we going to rescue him if we don't know where he is?"

Leonidas scratched his head with a rolled up parchment he held in one hand. "I'm not sure," he said slowly. "I feel like Laval told me before he left, but now I can't remember."

Longtooth gently took the parchment from Leonidas's paw and unrolled it. It was one of the Lion Elders' maps, with a trail drawn on it.

"Did Laval by any chance give you this?" Longtooth asked.

Leonidas brightened. "Oh, yeah! He did. Good thinking, Longtooth. I completely forgot!"

Torches in hand, Leonidas and Longtooth reached the entrance to the ancient CHI vault marked on the map. At least, it was where the entrance was supposed to be.

Longtooth glanced down at the map and back up to the weathered, root-ridden rock crevice in front of them.

He frowned. "Is this really it? It just looks like an old hole in the rocks."

Leonidas shrugged. "I guess there's only one way to find out."

The two Lions advanced inside. Except for the glow of their torches, there was no light to guide their way.

They had gone only a short distance when Leonidas's eyes suddenly grew wide. "Hey!" he said. "Look at that. I didn't know you could grow grass in a cave with no light.”

"Grass in a- ?" Longtooth started.

Before Longtooth could stop him, Leonidas headed for the grassy spot in the middle of the narrow tunnel.

As soon as he put one paw on the grass, it caved in, revealing a deep pit below. Leonidas started to tumble in! Longtooth lunged forward and grabbed his friend before he could fall.

"Doom traps, remember?" said Longtooth. "I'm pretty sure the key word there is doom. We have to be more careful."

"That was a close one," Leonidas breathed. "Thanks."

Then, his face grew worried. "I sure hope Laval is okay."

"Me, too," said Longtooth. "Let's keep going."

Backing up a few steps, the two Lions took a running jump and just made it over the pit. They kept walking, until they came to a much wider part of the cave. On the left-hand side of the stone floor there was a vine tied into a loop. The vine trailed up toward the ceiling.

"Okay, now that one's too obvious," said Longtooth.

"Why would you step into that vine? Of course it will hoist you up toward the ceiling. All we have to do is go around it."

Longtooth took a few steps to the right of the vine.

Just as he was beside the loop, the stone floor under his feet sank a few inches. A big slab of rock suddenly shot out from the cave wall, big enough to crush him against the opposite side.

"This way!" yelled Leonidas.

He grabbed Longtooth and pulled him into the center of the vine loop. The vine yanked up, pulled tight around their legs, and jerked them into the air just as the slab crashed against the wall.

"You're right, it’s so obvious. Anybody could see you were supposed to step into it to get pulled up to the ceiling. Right?"

"Um, right…” said Longtooth. "I was just showing you why you would want to be up near the ceiling.”

The vine slowly lowered the two back down to the floor. Longtooth and Leonidas freed themselves and started forward again.

As they walked, Longtooth grumbled to himself. He was worried about Laval. He was also annoyed with the Lion Prince for getting into this mess. But as much as Longtooth's aches and pains were bothering him, he was beginning to look forward to the next trap. He was starting to see this whole thing as a big tactical challenge. And if there was one thing Longtooth was always up for, it was a challenge.

They had walked a little ways farther when Leonidas spotted something. "There's a pile of CHI against that wall. Maybe Laval dropped it? Or maybe it's another trap?"

Longtooth thought hard. It did look like an obvious trap, but the last time, the obvious trap turned out not to be one at all. So mavbe this one was safe . . . or maybe the ancient builders of the vault just wanted him to think it was safe.

But they would know he would never believe it wasn't a trap, so maybe it was safe. This was starting to make Longtooth's head hurt.

He knelt down to examine the CHI. Suddenly, one of the orbs flew out at him. He moved aside and it smacked against the cave wall with a loud thud.

"That's not CHI!" exclaimed Longtooth. "It's a rock painted to look like CHI."

"Wow, there are CHI rocks now?" exclaimed Leonidas “Awesome!”

More of the rocks flew out at the two Lions from a miniature catapult hidden beneath the pile.

"Leonidas! Run!" yelled Longtooth. They sprinted down the tunnel to avoid the barrage.

Up ahead, a sticky net was drooping low from the ceiling. Both Lions hit the floor and rolled underneath it. It was a good thing they were down low, too, because just past the nets, stone spikes started flying out of the walls above there heads.

"How did the Lions who invented this vault ever make it through to get to the CHI they stored?" grumbled Longtooth.

The friends crawled forward until they were past the spikes. Longtooth sat with his back to the cave wall, breathing heavily. He was exahusted. Leonidas, on the other hand, still seemed full of energy.

"Not sure how much farther we have to go," said Longtooth. "There might be a dozen traps between here and the vault door. We might be sitting in the middle of one right now. So why don't you look more worried?"

Leonidas shrugged. "I just take things one at a time," he said. "I sometimes try to take things two at a time, but that gets confusing. And you remember what happened when I took things four at a time."

Longtooth winced. He did remember. It took a week to clean up that mess, and everyone's fur smelled of swamp for a month.

Together, the two Lions started walking again. They came to a massive wooden door with a big keypad in its center and a handle on the right. This had to be the door to the vault itself.

Longtooth immediately began trying different combinations but none of them worked.

After each combination, he would push the door handle down and try to pull it open, but the door wouldn't budge. He started to feel very frustrated. Minutes went by, then an hour as he tried and tried to solve this last puzzle. When Leonidas suggested he take a break, Longtooth angrily answered that he would beat this challenge yet.

Leonidas waited until Longtooth stopped for a moment. Then he reached out, and tried pulling the handle upward. The door opened.

"Things that look like traps aren't," said Leonidas. "Things that look safe aren't. So I figured maybe something that looked like it was a normal, locked door... wasn't."

"And the vault builders guessed an intruder would be so angry by the time he got here, he would spend hours trying to find a combination that didn't exist," realized Longtooth.

Now they were faced with another door. It looked almost identical to the previous one. The only difference was the last keypad had numbers and this one had letters. Just as a precaution, Longtooth tried the handle up and down, but this door remained locked tight.

"Can I try?" asked Leonidas.

"Sure," said Longtooth.

Leonidas started using the keypad to spell out every word he could think of that might be the combination.

Lion, CHI, Chima, Legend Beast, even Vault. None of them were right.

"Boy, they sure made this hard," he said finally.

"The ancient Lions must have really wanted to keep their enemies out."

Longtooth smiled. "Leonidas… nothing is what you expect in here. Think about it: If you wanted a combination no enemy would ever guess, what would you use?"

Leonidas thought for a moment. Then he punched the letters on the keypad to spell:

W-E-L-C-O-M-E

The door swung open.

There was Laval, standing in the middle of the vault. He smiled broadly at the sight of his two friends.

"Am I glad to see you!" he exclaimed happily.

"Laval!" Leonidas cried.

"Are you okay?" asked Longtooth.

"I am now." Laval breathed a sigh of relief. "I wasn't sure anyone would ever reach me. I guess I shouldn't have tried to find this vault on my own."

"Might have been a good idea," Longtooth said.

"How did you make it past all those doom traps?"

Leonidas asked, amazed. "They almost got us . .. several times! l wouldn't have made it through if Longtooth wasn’t with me. "

Longtooth nodded. "Leonidas saved my hide a few times, too. How did you get past them?"

Laval chuckled and pointed up at the ceiling. "Didn't have to. I fell in from up there."

Longtooth and Leonidas followed his gaze upward.

Hish up on the vault ceiling was a cluster of tightly racked rocks that looked like they were blocking a large opening.

"There was a hole up there from the outside when I got here," Laval explained. "The rocks have probably been wearing away for hundreds of years. When I lowered myself in, they collapsed and the hole was blocked. The vault door was sealed from the outside, so I would have been trapped in here forever." He smiled gratefully at his two friends. "If it wasn't for you two."

“Wow," Leonidas said. "I can't believe you missed all those doom traps. They were really something!"

Laval put his arms around each of their shoulders.

"Well, I guess I'Il get to see them on the way out of this vault." He smiled. "But as long as I have you two by my side, l'm pretty sure we can handle anything.”

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The Auction

“Holy Razoli, I must be seeing things!” Rizzo exclaimed flying closer to the ground. He couldn’t believe his luck.

There, curled up on the dirt, was the most valuable item he had ever laid eyes on. It was worth hundreds of trinkets and treasures. Maybe even thousands.

I’m just going to borrow this, he thought, stuffing the parchment in his bag. I'm sure Longtooth won't mind. And if he does, hey, I'll make him a deal.

Rizzo smiled and quickly flew away. Today was turning out to be a very good day.

Just this morning, he had visited Longtooth the Lion with one of his best deals yet.

"It’s a brand-new Speedor wheel. Powerful as can be!" Rizzo had said, presenting Longtooth with a large round stone. It shimmered with blue CHI energy. "Let's make a deal. For you, half off!"

Longtooth wasn't as enthusiastic. "You sneaky thief," he had growled. "That's my Speedor wheel. It went missing last month!"

After a heated shouting match, Longtooth had stalked away with the Speedor wheel in hand. He had managed to get it back for just three trinkets and treasures- a very fair deal, if Rizzo said so himself.

That was when the Raven had spotted it.

A curled parchment was lying on the ground near longtooth's guard post. It looked normal enough. But scrawled across the top in big letters, it read MONTHLY CHI DELIVERY SCHEDULE.

Rizzo realized it was a map of all the CHI delivery routes the Lions were planning to take that month.

Anyone who had this scroll could plan ambushes and thefts for weeks! Of course, the Lions could change the schedule, if they noticed the parchment was missing.

But if they didn't notice . . . well, a lot of CHI could wind up in the hands of a clever bunch of thieves.

So now, Rizzo was flying back as fast as his wings could carry him to the Ravens' Camp.

A devious smile spread across his face. I could use the map for myself, he thought. But I'd need other Ravens to help me ambush the Lions. And then I'd have to split the profits! No, I’ve got a better idea, It's time for a good old fashioned auction!

Rizzo was not popular, even for a member of his tribe. Where most Ravens had some depths to which they would not sink, Rizzo had none. Other animals said that he was dishonest, a cheat, a thief, someone who would sell his own grandmother if the price was right.

He had to admit they were right about the first three.

As for Grandma, he always made sure she got a cut whenever he sold her . . . a small cut, but still, it was something. And one thing no one could deny was that he knew how to make a deal.

Rizzo quietly put out the word that the parchment was up for sale, starting with the Crocodiles. Then he let the Wolves know, too. An auction was no good with only one bidder. As he landed in the field chosen for the auction site, he saw Crooler the Crocodile and Windra the Wolf stalking up to the clearing.

"What's she doing here?" Windra snarled, looking Crooler up and down.

"I would ask the same thing," Crooler said, her eyes narrowing at Rizzo. "I thought this was a private sale."

"It is," Rizzo insisted. "A private auction. Just you two no one else. Only my best clients."

Rizzo smiled. "Now, who would like to make me the first offer?"

“Where's the parchment?" Windra asked. "Show it to us first."

Rizzo gulped. "Well, I don't have it with me," he said. "How dumb do you think I am?"

Crooler started to answer, but then changed her mind. "Fine. Let's get this over with," she said. "I bid five trinkets and treasures."

"Ten," said Windra.

"Twenty," snapped Crooler.

"I meant ten a month for the rest of vour life,"

Windra hissed.

"I meant twenty a week for the rest of your life,"

Crooler countered.

Windra leaned in close to Rizzo. "Sell it to me, or there won't be a rest of your life."

Rizzo shuddered.

“Stop bidding, Wolf," Crooler threatened.

Windra bared her teeth. "Make me."

"This is getting us nowhere," Crooler said angrily. " don't like your auction, Rizzo. There are other ways to settle this." She stalked away.

Windra watched her go, and then slowly turned toward the Raven. "You know, the pack can be a good friend," she smiled at Rizzo. "Suppose you needed a little . . . protection. Worriz and the Wolves would be happy to take care of that for you. All you have to do is give me that parchment."

Rizzo fluttered into the air. He didn't like having a Wolf's jaws quite so close. "Ravens don't give things away," he whined. "It's against the law."

Windra's smile widened. On her face, it was a frightening expression. "And Wolves don't take 'no' for an answer."

Rizzo flew higher, out of reach. "Uh . . . I've gotta go. Things to do. Deals to make. See you later," he said quickly.

Windra watched him fly away. Then she left, too. Neither of them noticed the figure keeping an eye on them silently from the woods. He was covered in mud to mask his scent.

Once Crooler and Windra were out of sight, the figure trotted off after Rizzo.

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Rizzo landed on a high rock near the mountains. He had never been in the middle of a deal this big, or this dangerous, before. Two of the nastiest females in Chima both wanted this parchment, and they would go throush him to get it if necessary. Normally, Rizzo stored all his goods-for-sale in a hollow tree near the Ravens' Camp.

But this parchment was too hot to keep in any old tree, He carefully tucked the paper into a crack near the bottom of the rock.

Then he decided to check on his other treasures.

Maybe /'lI make a few simple deals to clear my head, he thought. Nothing like a good bargain to calm my nerves.

Rizzo flew down into the woods toward the hollow tree where he kept his best stuff. He knew the way by heart and didn't even bother watching where he flew. So he was quite surprised when he smacked headfirst into a tree.

“Holy Razoli!" cried Rizzo, rubbing his head. "Where did that tree come from?"

After the world stopped spinning, Rizzo noticed something. It wasn't just any tree he had collided with.

It was his hollow tree. But this wasn't where it always was in the forest. Somebody had moved his tree! Frantic, he peered through a knothole. All his stuff was gone!

"Don't you hate it when trees move?"

Rizzo felt a chill run through him. He turned to see Crooler leaning casually against a rock.

"Good thing your junk wasn't stolen," she said. "It's just scattered around the woods. Sometimes my boys get a little . .. messy."

"'Oh, come on," Rizzo groaned. "The other Ravens will have found all my good stuff by now."

"Well, accidents do happen," Crooler said, walking closer. "It would be a shame if any more accidents happened, right?"

"Yeah." Rizzo gulped.

"But a parchment can buy protection. So more accidents don't happen. Get it?" she said.

"G-G-Got it," Rizzo stammered.

"Good," said Crooler. "You know what to do."

Rizzo flew home. Now he was really worried. If he gave the parchment to Windra, Crooler would drop a tree on him. But if he gave it to Crooler, he would have the Wolf Pack chasing him forever. And if he gave it to anyone, instead of selling it, Razar and the Ravens would laugh him out of the nest!

By that evening, Rizzo still hadn't figured out what to do. He decided to sleep on it. Maybe he would come up with the best deal ever for the parchment after a full night's sleep.

All night, Rizzo had bad dreams. He kept thinking Windra and Crooler had come to the Raven Camp. They were searching for the parchment. When they couldn't find it, he cream est into an are uscided to take him instead. Then they got into an argument over who got to “persuade" him to talk first.

When Rizzo woke up the next morning, the camp was in chaos. There were Wolf footprints all over the ground below the nests. Someone had dripped swamp water on Razar's ledgers. And the Ravens were flying about in a panic. Shocked, Rizzo realized it hadn't been a dream:

The Wolves and the Crocodiles had actually shown up.

They had ransacked the Raven Camp looking for the parchment!

That's it, Rizzo thought. This parchment is too hot for even a Raven to hold on to. I've got to get rid of it!

Suddenly, Rizzo realized the answer to all his problems. He just had to do what Ravens did best: swindle! It was so simple, he wondered why he hadn't thought of it before.

"I'll sell them both fake copies of the CHI delivery schedule!" he exclaimed.

Rizzo set to work forging new schedules on pieces of parchment. He made two: one for the Crocodiles, and one for the Wolves. They were completely different from each other, so the two sides wouldn't wind up both at the same site waiting to ambush the Lions. Of course, neither of the forgeries used information from the real schedule. That way, it wasn't like he was giving anything of real value to either side.

The Crocodiles would be happy.

The Wolves would be happy.

And the Ravens wouldn't kick Rizzo out of the nest for breaking the cardinal rule to never give anything away.

That made Rizzo happy.

When he was done, Rizzo took one copy to the Wolf Pack. He made a quick deal with Windra: the parchment in exchange for the Wolves' "continued protection."

Then he took the other copy to the swamp and gave it to Crooler in exchange for more "protection."

On his way back to camp, Rizzo felt like a winner.

After all, what could go wrong? Even if all the ambushes were failures, both tribes would just assume the Lions had discovered a copy of the schedule had been stolen and so changed their plans. None of it could be traced back to Rizzo.

Phew, Rizzo thought. That's the last auction I'm holding for a while.

-

Three days later, Wilhurt the Wolf was very angry.

He had just spent four hours hiding in the woods with the rest of the pack, waiting to ambush the Lions CHI delivery. But the Lions never showed up. Frustrated, Wilhurt ordered the pack back to camp when they bumped into Crawley and the Crocodiles.

"Lost?" he asked Crawley with a sneer.

"NO," Crawley snapped. "We were waiting to ambush Laval and take some CHI, but he must have made a new plan. Either that, or the schedule we got from Rizzo is wrong."

"The schedule you got . . .?" Wilhurt exclaimed.

"What are you talking about? We got the CHI schedule from Rizzo. It said to wait by the twin oak trees today, but we never saw any Lions."

"Ours said to wait by the bend in the creek," Crawley said. His eyes narrowed. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"I smell a Raven," Wilhurt snarled.

-

The next day, Rizzo was just about to head to the Beavers' dam to sell them some wood when he heard rustling in the bushes behind him. Rizzo tried to take off, but before he could get away, a hand grabbed his leg. Then a second hand grabbed his other leg.

It was Windra and Crooler. And they didn't look happy.

"Uh, hello," Rizzo said. "What can I do for you charming ladies today?”

Windra growled. "Those CHI schedules you sold us-“

"Were fakes!" Crooler finished.

"What?" exclaimed Rizzo, putting on his most innocent expression. "I'm shocked. Shocked! I promise you, I won't rest until I find out what happened."

"I promise you won't rest, either," Windra said through gritted teeth.

"Take us to the real parchment now, Raven," said Crooler, "or else."

"Or else?" gulped Rizzo.

"Nou're a fast talker," Crooler said. "Try talking when your beak's upside down."

No matter how much Rizzo hated giving things away, he really didn't want to find out what Windra and Crooler were capable of. He led them to the rock where he had hidden the parchment. Windra flipped it over and grabbed the paper. Crooler snatched it out of her hand.

"Give me that!" snapped Windra.

"Make me," taunted Crooler.

"Fine," Windra said. "Then let's look at it together. We're your allies, remember? We'll help you attack the Lions. That is, if we're still on the same side."

Begrudgingly, Crooler allowed Windra to look over her shoulder as she read the parchment. "Monthly Schedule," she read aloud. "Task One: Clean out caves. Task Two: Train with Leonidas. Task Three: Trick Wolves, Crocodiles, and Rizzo with a fake parchment.”

Crooler crumpled the paper up in her claws. "This isn't a CHI delivery schedule it's a to-do list!" she cried.

"But I don't understand," Rizzo sputtered, snatching away the parchment. "It was real. I saw it with my own two eyes. And I left it right here!"

As the three animals argued, none of them noticed the small group of Lions hidden off to the side, laughing quietly.

"See?" Longtooth said to his soldiers. "I told you I would handle it."

"But how did you know where the parchment was hidden?" one of the Lions asked.

"It was easy," Longtooth explained.

"I knew that sneaky Raven was behind it. But as slippery as Ravens are, they're no match for a Lion's hunting skills. I just waited until Rizzo went to sell it, which I knew he would, and followed him to where he had hidden it. I switched out the real parchment yesterday. It was a piece of cake."

"Looks like you taught that Raven a lesson." The Lions grinned as they heard Rizzo trying to sweet-talk Crooler and Windra into believing it was all a big misunderstanding.

"Now, ladies," Rizzo was saying, "don't worry. I'm sure we can work something out."

"You're right, we will," Crooler said as she and Windra walked closer.

With a squawk, Rizzo raced away as fast as his legs would carry him. Windra and Crooler chased close behind.

“You won't get away with this, Raven!" they both shouted after him.

One of the Lions looked at Longtooth. "Think he'll be all right?" he asked.

Longtooth nodded. "Eh, he'll be fine," he said. "After all, if there's one thing we know Rizzo is an expert at, it's making a deal."