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Chapter 1: Paradise Lost

Littlefoot and his friends tried to get the last Tree Star on a small tree. But the wind blew it close to an older Clubtail. The Clubtail ate it and the kids groaned in sadness. Littlefoot argued that it was his turn to get the last Tree Star. Grandpa Longneck came over and told Littlefoot that there was no need to fight over that. The elderly Longneck then said that there are plenty of Tree Stars for everyone. Grandpa Longneck shook a big tree full of Tree Stars. The Star leaves fell and the kids shouted in joy. Grandpa Longneck then looked out into the Valley. He raised an eyebrow as he saw that some kind of cloud was coming towards the Valley.

"Hmm. Looks like we might be in for some sky water" said Grandpa Longneck.

The elderly Longneck then believed that it was nothing to worry about. But then he heard buzzing sounds that grew louder. Grandpa Longneck's eyes went wide. He was horrified to see that it wasn't rain that was coming. It was a large swarm of Locusts (Leaf Gobblers).

"Swarming Leaf Gobblers!" exclaimed Grandpa Longneck.

The large swarm spread over the Valley, quickly devouring all the green leaves. The kids screamed in fear and tried to hide from the locust swarm. The adults also gasped in fear and watched as the Leaf Gobblers made their green food disappear. After some time, the locusts finally left. But the entire Valley was devastated. All the trees were barren. The dinosaurs were horrified at what happened.

At nighttime, the parents then decided that they will have to leave the Great Valley and find more green food. The parents were unaware that the kids were listening to the conversation. The kids gasped at what the parents said. The kids didn't want the herds to be separated, but they cheered up when they heard Grandpa Longneck say that they will stay together to find more plant life and they will leave at dawn.

Next Morning…

The dinosaur families left their beloved Valley in search of a place to stay until the Valley's plant life grows back. Littlefoot took one last glance at the barren Valley. He was very sad and hoped that the Valley will be restored soon. Littlefoot then ran back to his family.

They traveled for a few days but they could not find more plant life, only dry ground and barren trees. Apparently, the locusts were way ahead of them. The locusts also ravaged more plants and trees away from their home. The dino herds got more upset and discouraged as they found no signs of green life.

In Mobius…

After more than a month, Sonic decided to go visit his dino friends again. Nothing much happened in his home. Eggman did come back to get some supplies then went back to the dinosaurs' time. Sonic got his time wristband ready and zoomed into the past once again.

Sonic arrived in the Great Valley through a portal. Sonic went wide-eyed when he saw that the Valley had no plant life at all. He zoomed around the Valley to find his friends but couldn't find them.

"Littlefoot? Cera? Anyone?" Sonic called out. The Blue Runner looked around some more and searched for the parents. But he couldn't find any dinosaurs. He hoped that nothing bad happened to his friends and the others. He also wondered what happened to the Valley. He knew that it wasn't a drought because he saw that water was still there and the waterfalls were still flowing. Sonic scratched his head and looked at the ground in deep thought. He knew that he didn't travel too far into the past. He then searched the entrance of the Valley to the outside world. He saw footprints that belonged to the kids and the adults. He sighed a sigh of relief. He knew that they were alright.

"At least they're okay. But I wonder what happened here? Maybe Tails might know" said Sonic.

Sonic activated his time band and went back to the future. He didn't know that Eggman watched Sonic through the spy bot again. Eggman then sent another spy bot after the dinosaurs. Eggman then grinned when he saw that the dino families were arguing at which direction to take since they all felt lost. Topps then declared that the herds will separate and go their own ways. The kids gasped at that. Eggman then thought of an evil plan. Eggman was going to test out some more of his robotic dino soldiers soon.

Back in Mobius…

Tails was researching some things. Suddenly, he heard Sonic come through the portal. Tails walked over to Sonic. He was surprised to see that Sonic returned so early.

"Hey Sonic! Why are you back so early?" asked Tails.

"Something terrible happened to the Great Valley. All the plant life is gone. It's all barren" Sonic said with a serious expression.

Tails silently gasped. "Really? What happened?"

"Not sure. I believe that my dino friends are okay but all the green plants have vanished" said Sonic.

Tails sighed with relief to hear that the dinosaurs were okay but he was curious at the disaster that happened. Sonic knew that the dinosaurs had to leave their ravaged home in search of more plant food. Tails then went to a bookshelf and pulled out a dinosaur book. Tails flipped through some pages and stopped at a page about natural disasters in the dinosaur era. Both Sonic and Tails knew that it wasn't a hurricane, an earthquake, or a volcano that did it. Tails skipped another page that explained about diseases. Tails then stopped at a page about swarm attacks. The page had a picture of a locust and a grasshopper. Tails then read that locust swarms have happened from the past to the present. A large swarm could strip fields of their plant life and damage crops. They also can be the cause of famines. Sonic was very surprised by the information about locusts. He never knew that such a swarm could destroy plant life quite easily. Despite this, locusts are not very dangerous. Both Sonic and Tails then agreed that locusts must have been the problem. Sonic was upset to hear that his friends' home was ravaged. But then Tails told Sonic that the Great Valley will grow back but it will take time. Sonic then decided that he should find his friends before something terrible happens or Eggman attacks. Sonic then activated the portal.

"Good luck Sonic!" said Tails.

Sonic gave Tails a Thumbs up and zoomed into the portal. Tails started to work on something to help the dinosaurs.

Meanwhile back in the Dinosaurs' time…

The parents woke up to see that the dino kids were gone. The parents called out to their kids and searched for them. They saw that the kids left footprints. Littlefoot and his friends left to find more plant life so that their families could stay together. The kids stomped on the ground while they walked to make sure that the grownups could follow them. The kids then found large footprints that went another way. Ducky and Petrie shook in fear.

"Whatever it was, it went that way" said Cera. The little Three-Horn pointed her head to where the large footprints went.

"But what if it come back?" Petrie said in fear.

Cera frowned. "Well, then it's gonna have to deal with me."

Ducky was already thinking about going back. But Littlefoot stopped her and told his friends that they must find enough plant food to keep their families together. Spike then sniffed something. The kids also picked up the scent. A scent of water. They ran towards the scent. They believed that finding water also meant finding plants. But they arrived to find the ocean. They were surprised to see water that was big and wide. They drank some of the water, but only to spit it out because the ocean was saltwater. Littlefoot was upset because they couldn't go past the Big Water. The kids were very upset but then suddenly, Spike saw an island. It was full of plant life. They saw a narrow land bridge that led to the island. They started their way to the island.

Back with Sonic…

Sonic followed the footprints as he ran. He also saw more dry and leafless trees. It didn't take long for him to find the dino parents. The parents started following their children's tracks. They all saw something speeding towards them. The parents were very happy to see that it was Sonic. Sonic then searched for the kids but he couldn't find them. Grandpa Longneck then told Sonic that the kids ran off. Sonic then saw the kids' footprints. Grandpa Longneck then told Sonic that the herds were going to split up. A thought then came to Sonic's head.

"Littlefoot and the others must've run off to find more plant food, so they could keep their families together. Good plan Littlefoot" thought Sonic. The Blue Runner then looked at the dino parents with bravery.

"I'm going to run ahead to find the kids" stated Sonic.

Grandpa Longneck then nodded. "Alright. But when you find them, please protect them." Sonic nodded.

"And you better make sure that they are safe" said Topps.

"Don't worry. I'll handle it" said Sonic. The parents then smiled. Sonic zoomed off after the kids.

Meanwhile, Eggman watched the kids walk on their way to the new island. Eggman smiled evilly as he thought of his next plan. The evil scientist then summoned Metal Sonic.

"Metal Sonic, I have a job for you" Eggman said with a wicked grin. The evil genius also got one of his robotic dinos ready.

End of Chapter 1