(I do not own anything related to Land Before Time, just this story)

"What are we doing?"

This thought was constantly racing through the minds of two recently grown-up dinosaurs as they raced across a field, looking for a place to hide. Seeing nothing, they continued on, eventually running into a big wall. But this was no ordinary wall. It was the only defense all the dinosaurs of the Great Valley had from the horrors of the Mysterious Beyond. But their normal thoughts of dread were replaced with one line that had been repeating over and over for who knows how long:

"Why did this happen?"

They could remember the cause of their predicament as if it had only happened yesterday. His grandparents had finally found a residential herd willing to take him in after they were gone, and her father had been preparing to make her leader of the herd for weeks. They were cherished their remaining time together before assuming their adult responsibilities.

"How could we have expected this?"

Sure, playing with their friends was fun, but recently they realized that they were truly connected to each other. Of course, their connection had been there since the day they met, but they only recently realized how deep it was. Once that happened, all they wanted to do was spend time alone together. This eventually led to the night it all went south. It had been at his sleeping place; his grandparents were gone for the night, and her father had finally allowed her to attend sleepovers outside of her herd. They were admiring the stars and talking sweet nothings to each other when they turned to each other and said the worst line they ever could…

"I love you"

Of course, they thought it was just something from their imagination. But, over the course of a couple of months, they realized that their love was true. The only problem with this was that, in the valley, different species were not allowed to love each other. They tried to talk to their families about wanting to marry each other, but from their parents' choice of language and the tone of their voices, it was quite clear that no member of either of their herds had ever married outside their species, and if they tried, there would be grave consequences. They thought they had only one option: to flee and find a place where they would never be found. They thought that if their families ever realized what was going on, she would be thrown out of her herd, and his family would probably force him to leave the valley forever, and he'd never see her again.

"Where will we go?"

All they ever wanted was to enjoy their time together; and now they found themselves in probably the worst predicament they had ever been in; for they thought, in their heart of hearts, that dire consequences would befall the two of them if anyone found out that Littlefoot and Cera had fallen in love.