The Land Before Time. A strange, mysterious world just like ours. Only it isn't the same as the world we know today. This is not just a whole separate world but it's home to the mighty beasts that once roamed our world but still do in this one, the dinosaurs.
These giant, ancient creatures have been around for thousands of years, longer than even humans have been around. Like our world however, this world's creatures are very similar to us, despite size and functions. They have the ability to talk, think, and feel like humans. Even a very few number of humans have once walked this world and interacted with the dinosaurs.
Each generation of humans came and went. But a new one was about to begin.
In the west coast lives a family who decided they will move out to the middle of the country for a better life. But not all of the family is too keen on moving out.
"Come on, Ken." A motherly voice knocked on a locked door. "Please open up."
"I don't want to." A teenaged boy refused inside.
"Ken, I know you're upset about the situation, but it may turn out well for you." The woman said.
"Mom, I don't want to leave. It's not fair." Ken cried.
"Oh honey I wish you understand. We're doing this for our own good. It should be a better place where we're going." Ken's mother said.
"Please leave me alone mom. I don't want to talk right now." Ken grumbled, making his mother sigh and walk off.
Ken is a fourteen year old boy, wearing a dark blue t-shirt, jeans, and black sneakers. He is a quiet but gentle soul who enjoys learning about dinosaurs. He always finds a certain fascination of the prehistoric creatures. Not many cared that he liked dinosaurs except for two. William and Jordan Have been his best friends for years and they could speak each other's minds without any problem. That was until Jordan moved a month ago and William left a week ago. Now he and his family were about to move out themselves to a new environment he's not familiar with. And he hated every second of it.
He looked at his crossbow, sitting upright by the wall next to his quiver of arrows and backpack filled with food, water, and certain supplies. He and his friends would always have a crossbow competition together. His grandparents taught him how to use a crossbow when he was very young. He enjoyed it a lot and was very grateful to them. Crossbowing became a hobby of his. He then looked at something on his dresser. It was a necklace with a blue stone on it. His grandfather gave it to him on his birthday, which wasn't so long ago. He went over to it and picked up, holding it as he sat down next to his crossbow and backpack.
His heart ached, realizing he was not just leaving home and friends, but family too. He clutched it to his chest with a sad sigh.
Meanwhile in a whole different world, a large herd of Apatosauruses stopped by a small area of trees and a river, to rest and eat.
"Rest and eat well, everyone. We have a long journey tomorrow." An old wise Apatosaurus announced. Each dinosaur was getting their fill of food and water. One family of Apatosaureses are drinking from the river. A father and mother drink together side by side, while there daughter hatchling, who was just born not too long ago, drank in between them.
"Ah. That refreshes me a lot." The mother sighed happily.
"I'm glad it helped, my dear." The father smiled. "How about you, Ali?" He looked down to the young longneck. She stayed silent, still drinking. The parents looked at each other, knowing a certain issue she's having.
"I'll talk to her." The father longneck whispered, as his mate nodded and walked off. "Ali. We need to talk." He said firmly.
"It's not fair!" Ali cried. "Why do we have to move away?! I had nice friends back in our old home. And now I'm the only kid around the herd!"
"Ali, you must understand. We move around because we are very big in numbers. We don't want to take up space for those who are smaller. I'm sorry you're the only hatchling around, but when we get to our new home, you'll make lots of new friends." Ali's father assured.
"But why? Why can others move and we stay?" Ali asked sadly.
"Because they don't last as long as we Longnecks do out here in the Mysterious Beyond. It's just a generous act for those less fortunate than we are." Her father explained.
"Well... Okay. But that doesn't mean it isn't fair for us." Ali complained.
"I know, sweetie." He nuzzles his face with hers. "I know."
"I just..." Ali paused. "I Just want one simple thing."
Back in the human world, Ken held the stone in his hand, looking at it with sadness. At that moment, at the exact same time, two different species from two different worlds said the exact same thing.
"I wish I had a friend."
All of a sudden, his stone glowed a bright blue, causing Ken to jolt a bit in surprise. Before he could react, the bright light engulfed him and his equipment.
As the light dissipated, he vanished without a trace.
"I just feel so-" Ali was about to continue until a flashing light appeared a few yards away from the two, causing them to jump. Ali hides behind her fathers foot as the light dims.
In the center of where the light was, lies the strangest creature they had ever seen. It brought up one simple question in both their minds: what is it?