Disclaimer: I don't own the Land Before Time characters. Only my OC's (Topsy's parents and siblings).
A/N: This is the tragedy that was mentioned in my A Childhood Trauma story. I also added Petrie's uncle Pterano and his mom as the kids who lived in the same valley that Topsy and his family did. I decided to make Topsy and Petrie's mom (Tori) be childhood friends and Pterano one of the bullies. There are so many characters with backstories that haven't been revealed in the series. Note: Topsy and his siblings are all the same age. One-shot!
Topsy and his siblings were having fun playing near the watering hole. One of the kids decided to start making trouble. His name is Pterano; he loved bothering other kids despite his sister Tori's annoyance. The blue flyer groaned at her brother's antics; despite them being the same age. She was indeed more mature out of the two of them.
Pterano flew about and tried to get the attention of a certain black threehorn. He landed on the threehorn's back. The threehorn turned around and smiled.
"So; wanna have some fun?" Pterano asked.
"I sure would; i would like to get away from my sisters, brother and your sister for a while," Trike replied.
Pterano grinned mischievously as they wandered over to the watering hole.
"Wanna go for a swim?" Pterano asked.
"I can't swim," Trike answered.
"Well; we could just get wet; just don't go too far in the water and you'll be okay," Pterano replied.
Soon enough, the two boys got into the water. They loved how nice and cool the water is on a hot day.
"I must say; this is quite refreshing," Trike commented.
Pterano nodded as he and Trike splashed each other with the water. In the midst of excitement, Trike lost his footing and fell into the deeper part of the watering hole. His cries for help prompted Pterano to yell out. However, Topsy ran towards the watering hole and jumped in. Even though he couldn't swim, he still tried to save his brother.
After a while, Topsy began to sink to the bottom of the watering hole. One of the grown ups grabbed Trike and set him on the water's edge. Moments later, Topsy was pulled out of the water too. Luckily for him, he was just unconscious; but, Trike was dead. The parents and the girls rushed over to see the boys lying still.
"MY SON! HE'S DEAD!" Tyrone screamed.
His wife Theresa also began to cry. She checked Trike over and saw that he was dead. Then, she went over to that Topsy was regaining consciousness.
"Mom?" Topsy asked, still finding his voice.
"Don't worry dear; I'm here," Theresa soothed the 6 year old.
Tyrone wandered over to Topsy and yelled right in his face.
"YOU KILLED YOUR OWN BROTHER! JUST FOR THAT; YOU'RE NO SON OF MINE!" Tyrone screamed.
Topsy couldn't believe what his own dad just said right to his face. He was only an inch from death and the things his dad said made him wish he did left and took Trikes's body with him. Theresa turned back to Topsy.
"I'm proud that you tried to save Trike; even though you couldn't swim," Theresa said, nuzzling her distraught son.
Topsy started to sob. He was embarrassed by the events that took place just now. He curled up in his mom's paws. Pterano was saddened by this and offered the grieving family his condolences before flying away. Topsy's sisters Celine and Rita were also saddened. They hated their dad for what he said to Topsy and for yelling at the top of his lungs.
"Why didn't I die? I wish I was dead," Topsy sobbed.
Theresa laid her chin over Topsy's small body and tried to console him.
"Don't say that, dear; it wasn't your fault," Theresa tried to assure him.
Topsy was slightly comforted by the warmth of his mom's body and steady breathing. It would take a long time before the emotional wounds to heal.