The screaming became more frenzied and desperate, then died off.Ītta shuddered, grabbing her arms. Still screeching, Hopper was lifted into the air and carried back to the bird's nest, where three hungry chicks began jumping for the insect. The two of them watched, hidden, as the bird chirped again and grabbed Hopper by his wings. Flik scrambled into the grass and met up with Atta. With a scream, Hopper released his grip on Flik's neck, letting him fall to the ground, and took off running, but the bird leaped into the air and landed in front of the grasshopper, cutting off his route of escape. The bird hopped off its nest, and Hopper realized that this was not one of Flik's inventions. 'Are there a bunch of little girls in this bird, too?' Hopper snapped, and without waiting for an answer, looked up at the bird that was looming over him, chirping. The memory played itself over for the thousandth time in her mind. Flik had pushed her into the tall grass to keep her hidden, but she'd watched as Flik had been confronted by Hopper- and she'd watched Hopper die. Atta had been the one to save him, but then the tables had turned, and Hopper had caught up with them again. Since the grasshoppers had retreated yesterday she hadn't been able to forget the way Flik had almost died. It wasn't worry that was causing Atta's pacing, it was fear. Without him, the grasshoppers would have taken everything from the colony, including the food they'd collected over two seasons, and even the life of the old queen Atta's mother. Flik's new fame had been more than earned he was undoubtedly the reason that any of them were safe. He had no shortage of visitors, it seemed like every ant in the colony wanted to come visit him. Flik's only real injury was a sprained ankle, the rest was just some major bruising. He'd been roughed up quite a bit in the recent battle with the grasshoppers, but she knew he'd be fine. A lot of you guys are huge Flatta fans, and this was requested specifically by (thank you for the request, btw!), so here's another one shot for these two! Hope you guys like it!Ītta was pacing outside the anthill infirmary where Flik had just been taken to recover.

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