Disclaimer: I don't own The Land Before Time characters. Only my OC's.
A/N: Part three of my series has started.
A new beginning has started for the herd; Maya and Zack have been married for a few years; so have Dinah and Alfred. Both couples are expecting some hatchlings. Maya is carrying at least three eggs; while Dinah is only carrying two. Sienna and Sadie are happy about becoming big sisters. However, there was something to be sad about; Bron's mother Edna was dying of a disease that has no cure. Even though she's only one hundred and ten; she looks like she's two hundred. Bron stood by his mother and lowered his head to her level.
"I'm gonna miss you, Mother," Bron said, nuzzling her.
Edna smiled weakly.
"I will miss you all too," Edna replied, while coughing.
Bron smiled, even though a few tears rolled down his cheeks.
"For now; I must leave you; there's no time for the others to say goodbye; tell the others how much I'll miss them," Edna replied.
"I will, Mother; hope to see you again someday," Bron choked out.
After a moment, Edna drew her last breath and closed her eyes for the last time. Moments later, Bron headed over to the Feeding Grounds; however, his appetite was gone since he witnessed the death of a family member.
"Hey, everybody; you know how Mother has been very ill?" Bron asked.
Just then, Topsy spoke up.
"Oh no; was it painful?" Topsy asked.
Bron shook his head.
"She went to sleep after saying goodbye; but, she's never gonna wake up; but, she did tell me how much she'll miss us," Bron explained.
Jenna was the next one to shed tears. She may not have liked Edna very much; but, she was still gonna miss her.
"I'm very sorry for your loss," Jenna told her ex-husband.
"Thank you; Mother and I may not have always gotten along; but, I still loved her," Bron told them.
Grandpa Longneck has grown completely silent; he had mixed feelings about Edna's death. Sure, she was a bully to him in his young days; however, he would still miss her.
"Dad; say something," Jenna urged him on.
"At least Edna isn't in pain anymore; she will be missed," Grandpa commented.
Otto smiled at him.
"She really was something; even though you were just an eight year old kid when you met her and she pushed you into a mud puddle; and that she teased you for weeks since you told on her to your mother," Otto recalled, fondly.
"From what I can recall, Dad told me; "nobody likes a tattletale, Kenneth"; it really did hurt my feelings when Edna pushed me," Grandpa explained.
Topsy let out a chuckle.
"Not funny," Grandpa sneered.
"Sorry; I couldn't help it," Topsy confessed.
Grandpa nodded.
After that ugly business was behind them, they all started planning Edna's funeral.