Darla Discovers a Bug's Life

chapter 3

After a while, they were ready for the journey. Cherry waved as they were going off with Flik to look for warrior bugs.

"And away we go." Atticus said.

Darla stood close with Atticus since he was her big brother and all.

"We'll get through this together." Atticus said.

Darla smiled up to him.

"Come on, guys, let's get going." Flik smiled back to them.

They then went off and the young ants followed after them.

"Hey, guys." Darla said.

"Hey fellas, beautiful morning, huh?" Flik greeted.

"My dad says he gives you one hour before you come back to the island crying." one ant boy said.

"Your dad's going to lose that bet." Darla said.

"My dad doesn't think that." the other ant boy said.

"He doesn't, huh?" Flik asked him.

"He bets you're all gonna die." the other ant boy replied.

"And he is wrong, we won't die." Atticus said.

"Well, he says if the heat doesn't get ya, then the birds will." the boy ant replied.

"Well, I think they're gonna make it." Dot defended.

"Nobody asked you, Your Royal Shortness." one boy ant scoffed.

"Yeah, Dot, what do you know?' the other boy ant added in.

"Leave her alone!" Darla glared.

"You gonna make us?" the boy ants glared back at her.

Atticus stood in front of Darla protectively with a sharp glare to them. This caused for the boy ants to gulp. Darla smirked as she stood close by Atticus. Cherry walked over as the boy ants ran away like cowards.

"Hey, Cherry, we're just about to leave." Atticus told her.

"You be careful, okay?" Cherry replied. "I know I don't say it a lot, but I care about you."

"I care about you too, Cherry, and I will be careful and so will Flik and Darla." Atticus said.

"I know you will..." Cherry replied. "I care about you like Vapor Trail looked after Sky Stinger in the Wonderbolts Academy."

"Who?" Darla asked.

"I'll tell you later." Atticus said, but smiled to Cherry's comparison as those two ponies were true friends.

"Tell me now." Darla said.

"I'll tell you on the way." Atticus smiled.

"Fine..." Darla sighed.

Cherry then went with the other ants as Flik climbed up a dandelion to fly with it toward the city.

"Ready to fly?" Atticus asked Darla.

Darla nodded. Atticus then carried her on his back and flew with her across the cliff while Flik rode on the dandelion. This surprised Flik as he looked down and saw Atticus flying with Darla on his back.

"So, who are those two?" Darla asked.

"There were these rookie pegasi entering for the Wonderbolts Academy," Atticus explained to her. "They were best friends... Sky had a lot of brothers and sisters with little to no attention from his parents and Vapor was an only child with constant attention from her parents."