THE LAND BEFORE TIME XVI: THE LONELY LONGNECK


CHARACTERS


Littlefoot Male Apatosaurus (Longneck/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Cera Female Triceratops (Threehorn/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Ducky Female Sauralophus (Swimmer/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Petrie Male Pteranodon (Flyer/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Spike Male Stegosaurus (Spiketail/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Shorty Male Brachiosaurus (Longneck/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Bron Male Apatosaurus (Longneck/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Grandpa Longneck Male Apatosaurus (Longneck/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Grandma Longneck Female Apatosaurus (Longneck/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Topps Male Triceratops (Threehorn/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Tria Female Triceratops (Threehorn/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Tricia Female Triceratops (Threehorn/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Dayo (OC) Female Brachiosaurus (Longneck/Flattooth) Alignment: Good

Mrs. Maia Female Maiasaurus (Swimmer/Flattooth) Alignment: Good but Grumpy

Allosaurus Pack (OCs) Mixed Allosaurus (Sharptooth) Alignment: Bad


The Longneck ran. The Allosaurus pack was right behind her, their maws dripping with saliva, their teeth snapping at her. Her own face was flecked with beads of sweat. They were eager to make a meal of her and she had to keep going, despite how dehydrated she was, or she would die. It was especially hard to keep going when part of her wanted to die. But she had to keep going.

She ran toward a small crevice and darted into it. The Sharpteeth lunged at her but missed. They snapped their fangs angrily at her near the entrance to the crevice, trying in vain to get at her. She continued on, heading into the Great Valley, very exhausted and delirious.

Meanwhile, Littlefoot and his friends were playing, as usual. It was the middle of the day. The day seemed like any other. Hardly a cloud was in the sky. It had been rather hot, though not awful. Littlefoot and his friends went to go get water to drink.

"I am thirsty. I am. I am." said Ducky, eager to get water after playing in the hot day. Ducky ran to the water and dived in. She drank some and then spouted water out of her mouth like a fountain. The others ran in and joined her. Spike ran and jumped in, doing a cannonball. They all got splashed.

"Hey!" said Topps, who was grazing and got hit by the water too.

"Oops, sorry Mr. Threehorn." said Littlefoot.

They continued to splash in the water, not bothered by anything. Ducky, who had grown some, was splashing water at Petrie. He dove in, splashed his wing against the water, and splash water in her face. Spike accidentally tooted in the water, blowing bubbles around his tush.

"Spike!" groaned the others.

"Oops." said Spike, embarrassed.

The wind blew gently on the air, making a nice breeze. "That feels better." said Grandpa Longneck, who was thinking of going into the water himself. He wished he could be young like the kids again. He missed those days. He had seen bad things happen in the Mysterious Beyond though since his own childhood days. The worst thing to have happened to him in the Mysterious Beyond, though he'd not seen it, was the death of his only daughter, Arianna. She'd been killed by a Sharptooth.

They turned and heard twigs snapping. Someone was creeping along. Grandpa Longneck and his wife looked for the cause of the commotion. They saw a young female Longneck coming. She was Littlefoot's age. She had a scar on her cheek and seem traumatized by something. Grandma Longneck was concerned.

"What seems to be the trouble dear?" asked Grandma Longneck.

"Are there Sharpteeth here?" she asked in a weak voice, looking around her, panicky.

"No. No Sharpteeth here." said Grandpa Longneck.

"I need. I need water. So worn out." she said very weakly. She then fell to the ground and passed out. Littlefoot and his friends stared at her and gasped.