Chapter 1: The Training Day

The bright circle rises, the herds awaken and start moving towards the field. When we get a view of the field, we already see Chomper and Littlefoot standing on top of the hill, so that everybody can hear them.

"I am happy to see, that all of you came in time! I say let us begin!" Littlefoot greeted everyone

"Begin what, Littlefoot?" grandpa longneck asked

"The training!" Littlefoot replied

"Training for what, I do not understand dear?" asked grandma

"Well, we aren't little babies anymore, so we decided to go out and explore the world! Life in the Great Valley is great, and it is safe, but it is all the same, and we want to see what is out there, experience something new!" Littlefoot explained to his grandparents. They exchanged looks and replied to the young longneck

"But Littlefoot, you do realize how dangerous such journey is, we understand your desire and passion for knowledge, but you are still too young to go out there alone, you make an easy target for sharpteeth!" grandpa longneck said

"And that is why, we will be training today, and Chomper will teach us all there is to know about surviving in the Mysterious Beyond! He may be young, but he is a sharptooth, and who better knows such things, if not somebody from that background?" Littlefoot replied with more confidence this time

"Oh well, I cannot stop you now Littlefoot, you are too clever for your age, so I trust you, but you must be very careful! There is nobody to protect you, you and your friends will be completely on your own out there!" grandpa decided to agree. He was very concerned, but he witnessed how his grandson has grown up so much and learned a lot of valuable lessons. Although worried, there was a voice inside of him, that told him everything will be fine and the kids will make it back home without a problem… Because they always do!

"I think it is time to hear what Chomper has to say, he is going to teach us after all, so let us not waste anymore time!"

"You go ahead Littlefoot, and remember – you must be careful and always ready to act quickly!" grandma replied

"Yes, grandma, I will not let you down!" they exchanged smiles and Littlefoot went up to Chomper with the rest of the gang

"So, now that all of you guys are here, I think it is a good time to get started!" Chomper greeted everyone "First of all, you all must remember the following rules: 1) always stick together, never go too far from your group 2) a hungry sharptooth is not going to hesitate, so use whatever you got to protect yourself, should one get too close to you 3) always remember – sharpteeth sniffers are very good, and if they cannot see you, they will smell you out!" Chomper is confident about his knowledge of sharptooth behavior, but of course, he will still need to give that knowledge to his friends if he wants them to survive in such journey "4) sharpteeth are not stupid! They may not speak the leafeater language, but they are capable of problem solving, so don't expect them to fall for easy tricks! 5) and at last – never panic, always keep calm and stay focused, so you may be able to find a good solution! Sharpteeth always pick out disoriented prey, since they are much easier targets, but keeping calm will greatly increase your chance of survival! That is all for the rules!" Chomper finished his introduction speech

"So what do we do now?" asked Petrie

"And now, we are going to get us into a better shape!"

"What did you have in mind Chomper?" Ducky wondered "Are we not in a good shape already?" she added, Chomper laughed

"You are all great, but we need to make sure, that you are able to outrun a sharptooth and not get too exhausted, which is why we are going to run in big circles around the valley and then we will do some climbing, lifting and moving heavy rocks and probably some fighting techniques might help out as well. Those will greatly improve our chance of us making it through"

"I can assure you, I will be more then capable of fighting off a sharptooth of your size!" Cera replied, of course, she could not resist her bragging

"Then you will be first!" Chomper immediately pointed to her

"ME!?" Cera did not expect such turn of events. Boasting is her favourite things of all, but actually proving herself capable of doing what she said, might prove tricky and she has just realized that

"Yes Cera, you did say you could take on a sharptooth my size, right? So why not to show me here and now, so I could possible point out some mistakes, if you make any?" Chomper suggested

"Fine! Let's do this!" Cera accepted

"Allright, then I am going to attack you, and you will show me how would you defend against me" Chomper approaches Cera, preparing to charge. Cera is observing him with caution, and waiting for his move. Chomper is circling around Cera, waiting for his opportunity, but once he came closer, Cera charges towards him, attempting to ram him with her horn. Chomper however, dodged that attack quickly and then as Cera tripped over, chomper had his foot on her, completely immobilizing her

"You are too impulsive and you are rushing" Chomper is explaining to Cera her mistakes, but she seems to pay more attention to how his words wound her pride, rather than listening to the young sharptooth's advise

"I could have got out easily and then had you!" Cera insists on her version

"Even so, you would not recover in time – my teeth would get to your neck before you could protect yourself, and this time, I caught you completely off balance. You need to take time and not rush it, just let the sharptooth make a move and then it will be easier for you to figure out what to do, as long as you don't rush!", "Huh!" Cera's reply was rather short, but very clear. However, Chomper was smart enough to see that she understood, he knew her too well and he was too clever… Even for a sharptooth

"I suggest we warm up a little bit by running, and then we shall practice some defensive techniques, both individually and as a group" Littlefoot advised

"Good idea Littlefoot, I say let's start running!" Chomper agreed and they all started running.

The gang seems to be getting really good at this. We see them running, then we see how Cera and Spike practice pushing rocks in the exact direction needed… Petrie dodging Ducky (she is pretending to be a sharptooth for the purpose of the drill, since most sharpteeth walked on two feet)… and now we see Littlefoot practicing with Chomper himelf "Good, but you opened a spot at that moment, I could have had your neck easily there, let's try this again!" Chomper mentoring Littlefoot's combat skills "Oh, this was good! A little rushed, but still effective!" Chomper commented on littlefoot's successful move and counter attack.

While the kids were practicing, the grownups were watching from a distance and were all fascinated by Chomper's mentoring skills

"I thought I would never say this, but this kid is very good! " Topsy commented

"Well, I must say never expected you to say nice things about sharpteeth. You certainly know how to surprise us Mr Threehorn!" grandpa longneck said in a joking manner

"Well, I.. I.. I never.. I mean.. oh no, not again!" All laugh

BACK TO THE KIDS

Their training day is finished, and now they all rest. Chomper and Littlefoot are sitting at the top of a high hill and watching the stars

"I think you guys did very well!" Chomper complimented

"Thank you Chomper! Although I must say, I do not think any of us can take on an adult sharptooth…" Littlefoot sounded slightly disappointed

"That's right, but in this case, you already know what to do – you can run, and you know how to use the stinky berries to cover up your scent!" commented Chomper

"That's right! I think we are ready!" Littlefoot said, this time sounding very confident "I always wondered what was out there! Far away, behind those walls…"

"Beyond… The Mysterious Beyond" Chomper picked up, the tune of the "Beyond the Mysterious Beyond" song from LBT 7 comes on and they sing "Beyond, The Mysterious Beyooond…" and then all together "The mysterious Beyond…" as they carry on singing, we see a distant shot of them sitting on the hill and watching stars, still singing the song with the melody playing. And at the same time, two Gallimimus-alike dinosaurs with bright coloured faces(very familiar figures, aren't they?) are watching the kids from a distance and smiling at one another… "Beyond, The Mysterious Beyond… The Mysterious Beyond…" with these last lines of the song, the camera slowly moves up to the view of the stars, and the screen starts fading…

Next on Land Before Time: A Whole New World - the kids finally set out on their great journey! What awaits them? Are they going to be constantly chased by sharpteeth, or will they encounter other interesting characters along the way? Stay tuned to find out!

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