Chapter 7
*Lava explodes from several volcanoes, almost bearing a resemblance to a battleground of explosions. Cera leads the other young dinosaurs through this dangerous ground, yet the former barely even notices the volcanoes much less the other young dinosaurs. They look nervously around their surroundings, some of them having second thoughts of having chosen this path*
Ducky: I wish Littlefoot , Tisha, Lilian, and Melanie was here with us now.
Petrie: Me, too.
*Suddenly, Spike sees a root of sorts sticking out of the ground. To him, it's a tasty treat calling to him*
Ducky: Spike. Spike, do not stop. We must stay together.
*As Ducky tries to stop Spike from pulling the root, Cera walks toward a broken stone bridge of sorts with Petrie riding on top of her. Below the stone bridge, there is a tar pit of sorts with bones of several dinosaurs who tried to cross it and failed... Badly. Cera readies herself to jump and successfully makes it across. But Petrie slips off her horn and ends up falling into the tar pit. Petrie struggles to get out but the more he struggles the more the tar pulls him down*
Petrie: *coughs* Whoa! Cera, I fall off! Oh, Cera, Ducky, Spike! HELP!
Tisha, Lilian, Melanie, and Littlefoot were going down the path looking for the others, when they hear Petrie's cry*
Tisha : Petrie! *to Littlefoot* They're in trouble, hurry!
*Tisha, Lilian , Melanie, and Littlefoot rush over to aid their fallen friends. Just then, they hear another cry*
Ducky: Help, Cera! Cera, where are you?
*Littlefoot, Tisha , Lilian, and Melanie rush over to where they see Ducky and Spike stuck on the same strip of land they were on. Only this time, they were surrounded by molten lava. Even worse? The strip they were standing on is slowly melting underneath them*
Ducky: Littlefoot! Tisha ! Lilian! Melanie!
Littlefoot: Ducky!
Ducky: Help, guys!
Tisha : Hang on! We're coming!
*Tisha, Lilian,Melanie, and Littlefoot head over to where Ducky and Spike struggle to stay afloat. They notice another rock and attempt to push it down*
Ducky: Littlefoot!
Tisha : Don't worry, Ducky! We almost got it!
*With one last mighty shove, Tisha , Lilian Melanie, and Littlefoot successfully shove the rock hard. It lands flat enough so that it forms a cross-way for the other young dinosaurs. Littlefoot and Logan lead Ducky & Spike to safety*
Littlefoot: Quick, this way!
*They safely make it across the lava, just as the stones sank deep in the boiling lava pit. As they get away, they find Petrie, still trapped in the tar pit*
Littlefoot: Hang on, Petrie!
Tisha : We're coming!
Petrie: Help!
*The young dinosaurs hop into the tar pit in an attempt to save Petrie with Tisha and her friends following close behind*
Petrie: Flathead! Ducky! Spike! Tisha, Lilian, and Melanie ! Oh, Petrie am so happy. *sinks deep into the pit*
Tisha : Ducky, grab Petrie!
*Ducky wraps her tail around Spike's snout and ducks down into the tar pit reaching out for Petrie. Duck manages to save Petrie but now she's stuck in the tar pit*
Ducky: Help!
*Petrie grabs onto Ducky's tail and they struggle to pull her out*
Littlefoot: Petrie, pull!
Tisha : Hang on tight, Petrie!
*They struggle to get themselves out of the tar pit, the tar latching onto their bodies. They pull and pull and pull… All of sudden, they end up falling straight into the tar pit. Now, they are all trapped*
All: HELP!
*Meanwhile…*
Cera: Help!
*Cera is in trouble herself. A mean-looking Pachycephalosaurus is pursuing the frightened Triceratops, trying each time to bash her with it's thick skull. Then another shows up and Cera is caught in between the two vicious Dinosaurs. They both rush toward Cera, who jumps high in the air, and the Dinosaurs "literally" bump heads*
Cera: AAAHHH!
*Cera lands roughly back to the ground, only to find herself surrounded by more of these vicious Dinosaurs*
Cera: AAAHHH! Help me! Help me! HELP!
*Just as they were about to eat Cera, they are startled by a electric power zapped, then a strange looking creature: A tar monster with an elephant head and trunk, stick like arms and matching antlers, riding atop another tar monster with a bone of sorts sticking out it's nose. Following next to it, an even taller tar beast with a key-like blade for an arm groaning towards the carnivores like zombies. It had two more heads and wings The Pachycephalosaurs run away, but Cera is scared stiff as they draw closer and closer to the frightened Triceratops*
Cera: Get away! Get away from me!
*Cera screams when one of the tar monsters clutch Cera by her tail with it's massive trunk, raising the struggling little dinosaur into the air*
Cera: Stop it! Let go of me! Help! Help! Petrie, Spike, Ducky, Tisha, Melanie , Lilian help!
Ducky: Cera, it is us.
Lilian: Yeah, Girlfriend. Who else would it be?
*Cera takes a moment to ponder who's voices they are. She turns around and realizes that indeed it is her friends, except Tisha, Melanie, Lilian, and Littlefoot are with them and they were covered in tar and sticks. Cera removes herself off their grasp only to land in some tar, indeed revealing the other young dinosaurs and Tisha and her friends , who got a big laugh out of it. But to Cera, it felt like they were laughing at her*
Cera: I knew it was you all along. I knew! I did!
Tisha : *in-between laughs* I'm sorry, Cera. But you should've seen your face!
Lilian: Yeah, it was a killing
Melanie: I'm laughing so hard that my sides are sore
Lilian: Same here, Girlfriend
Cera: Oh, get out of my way!
*Cera walks away in a huff, away from the group. But now and then she slips on some tar as the others continue to laugh. Cera tries to keep her composure together, even after bumping her head on a hanging stalagmite. The others finally calm down after that, but then finally acknowledge that Cera is leaving*
Ducky: Cera?
Tisha : Hey… Hey, Cera wait a minute! Come on, we were laughing "with" you not "at" you. Really!
Littlefoot: *calls out* Cera, come back! Come back!
*But Cera just keeps walking and hidden behind the waterfall, Cera slowly starts to cry and leans down onto a rock pondering the horrible mistake she made*
Narrator: Cera was still too proud to admit that…she'd gone the wrong way.
*As much as Cera tries to hold it, she can no longer hold back her emotions. Cera breaks down into a long sob, letting the shame wrap around her knowing that her mistake put others in harms way for her own selfish desires. But worst of all the shame she would imagine from her family, trying so hard to live to her image that she felt like a failure. Logan and the others could hear faint crying in the distance and realize how bad Cera feels for her actions*
Ducky: Oh, poor Cera. I never heard her act this way before. Nope, nope, nope.
Tisha : Yeah… I kinda know the feeling.
Petrie: We go and talk to her?
Tisha : *breathes deeply* No. I think it's best if we give her some space, she needs the time to think. Come on, we need to get to the Great Valley.
Petrie: Great Valley?
Ducky: You three found it?
Littlefoot: Yeah, it's just down the other path we took. We'll take you there now.
Ducky: But what about Cera?
Tisha : Don't worry about her, she'll catch up to us later. But we need to leave now. She'll be fine.
*So Tisha, Melanie , Lilian,and Littlefoot lead the other young dinosaurs through a river of sorts back to the cave they went into*
Tisha: Come on, the entrance to the valley is just that up that hill.
*Just then, a low growling noise is heard and they all turn to Lilian, who just shook her head *
Petrie: AAHHH! Sharptooth!
*They hide behind a rock and peer behind the rock, seeing Sharptooth looking for them*
Ducky: It's Sharptooth!
*They see Sharptooth hopping off one rock to the other, searching for the frightened group*
Tisha : Jeez! What is that guy's problem with us, anyway?! It's all because I used my powers on him , isn't it? Wait a minute… * looks closely * Oh no... He's heading for the cave. If he goes through there, everyone in the valley will be in danger!
Littlefoot: Let's get rid of him once and for all.
Ducky: What'll we do?
Littlefoot: *motions toward the pond* Look, we'll coax him to the deep end of the pond. He can't swim with those scrawny arms. Me , Spike, Lilian , and Melanie will push that big rock on top of his head and then he'll fall into the water. Tisha , you whistle when he's just at the right spot, where the water gets dark. Now all we need's some bait. Hmm...
*They turn towards Ducky, who starts putting the two-and-two together*
Ducky: Me? Oh, no. No, no, no, no.
Tisha : Ducky, listen to me. You're going to be all right. You're small and fast, all you have to do is just lead Sharptooth into position. We'll do the rest.
Ducky: Okay… But I still do not like it. Nope, nope, nope.
*Sharptooth goes into the cave sniffing for any trace of the gang. Not far behind, Ducky slowly enters the cave nervously humming trying to figure out what to do. She tip-toes towards a rock and hides when it looks as if Sharptooth sees her. Then, she does something very desperate…*
Ducky: AAAHHH!
*Ducky quickly ducks as Sharptooth sharply turns in all directions, looking for the dinosaur who made that scream. Nervously, Ducky slowly rises her head over the rock. For some strange reason, Sharptooth is gone. Ducky looks around and figures that he left the cave. Slowly, Ducky backs out of the cave looking around in case it comes out. Just as she neared the way out…*
Sharptooth: *growls*
*Sharptooth suddenly appears right behind Ducky, startling the tiny dinosaur and she runs away. Sharptooth lunges to Ducky, who manages to jump away only to ride right on Sharptooth, as they both slide into the water*
Ducky: Help!
Tisha & Littlefoot: Ducky!
Petrie: Ducky!
*Luckily, Ducky manages to swim deep in the water far from Sharptooth's reach. The beast scours the river searching for the young dinosaur. Petrie struggles to whistle, but he's so scared seeing Sharptooth. So Logan gives a mighty whistle, signaling Littlefoot and Spike to push the rock. But with their small stature, the rock is too heavy to push*
Littlefoot: Push, Spike, push with all your might!
*While Littlefoot , Melanie,Lilian, and Spike struggle to push the rock, Tisha try to keep Sharptooth busy before he gets away from that spot*
Tisha : *thinks* They need more time… *flies to Sharptooth* Hey ugly!
Tisha zapped her electric power at Sharptooth's head, it barely singes the top of it's leathery hide. Petrie laughs at the beast's misfortune, which only makes it angrier. It bashes against the wall, Tisha manages to zap the Sharptooth again. She sees Petrie trying to hang on the wall , but ends up falling towards Sharptooth*
Littlefoot: Petrie!
*Petrie manages to dodge Sharptooth's fangs, pushes away by the beast's air thrust through his nostril. And then a miracle happens: Petrie starts flapping his wings in the air but he's not falling this time*
Petrie: I flying… I flying! I FLYING!
Ducky: Help!
*The gang turns to see Sharptooth miss Ducky and hits the wall instead. Littlefoot , Lilian, Melanie, and Spike continue to push the rock, but it still won't budge. Tisha and Petrie look horrified to see Ducky's faint form lying on top of Sharptooth's head. But this makes Petrie mad and he flings himself towards Sharptooth, clutching one of it's eyelids trying to save Ducky*
Tisha : Petrie!
*Suddenly Sharptooth lunges on top of the rock, making it incredibly difficult for Littlefoot , Lilian, Melanie, and Spike to push. Tisha flies back to the top of the rock, narrowly ducking Sharptooth's attempts to bite her. Tisha tries to push but even with her help the rock still won't move. Suddenly, they hear a loud cry and Tisha turns to see Cera rushing to their aid*
Cera: I'm coming!
Littlefoot: Cera, you're back!
Tisha : *looks at Sharptooth* Sharptooth! Consider yourself extinct!
*With a mighty shove, Cera's strength pushes the rock with enough force to send it down with Sharptooth on top. They both fall to the bottom of the pond… But Logan sees Petrie struggling to get away, only to be caught in Sharptooth's grasp*
Petrie: HELP!
*Sharptooth lands into the water, with the rock pushing him further and further deep into the pond and the monster finally sinks to his death. Tisha , her friends, and the children search the water, hoping to see if Petrie managed to resurface. But all they can see is the ripples steadily fading in the water. Tisha shakes her head, assuming the worst*
Tisha : No… No, God, no… *covers her mouth* Please… Please, not again.
The young dinosaurs , and Lilian, and Melanie start to feel the same as Tisha , they start to feel upset as Cera shakes her head towards the others* Lilian and Melanie sobbed.
Ducky: He was my friend. Poor Petrie.
*Littlefoot leads the other Dinosaurs and Tisha's friends away giving Ducky some time to ponder. Tisha stays behind with her, kneeling down next to her as tears start to fall down her chin*
Tisha : I'm sorry, Ducky… I'm really sorry.
Ducky: Poor, poor Petrie. Petrie.
*As Tisha and Ducky kneel their heads down in sadness, some gasping sound can be heard by the edge of the cliff. Suddenly, Petrie pulls himself over the cliff. Miraculously unharmed, but really soaked to the bone*
Petrie: Stop! You go without Petrie?
Ducky: Petrie.
Tisha : Huh?
*Tisha and Ducky turn towards Petrie, who faints after that long climb. Ducky happily rushes to Petrie, hugging the little creature as Logan looks on with a proud look on his face*
Ducky: Petrie, you're safe! Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep, yep!
Tisha : *laughs* Come on, you two. Let's go home.
*Tisha leads Ducky and Petrie to the others, catching up with them as Littlefoot shouts from the end of the cave*
Littlefoot: Cera, Spike, Ducky, Petrie, Lilian, Melanie, and Tisha over here!
*They rush towards Littlefoot and they look in awe as the Great Valley stands before them, basking in all it's beauty and wonders. Also to know that their families are there, waiting for each of them*
Ducky: Littlefoot, you found it! Yep, yep, yep.
Littlefoot: We did it. We did it together!
*And so they rush down toward the Great Valley, all of the young dinosaurs going back toward their families*
Narrator: The Great Valley was all they dreamed it would be - A land of green, of leaves and life. There were waterfalls, grassy meadows, enough tree stars to feast on forever and raising upon them, their families.
*Ducky leads Spike to meet her parents and sisters. Ducky introduces them to Spike, who gives a goofy, yet happy look to his new family*
Ducky: This is our new brother, Spike.
*Ducky's family happily welcomes Spike into their home, regardless of the fact that he's a Stegosaurus. All that mattered to them was that Ducky was safe and she was so happy to have a friend in Spike. Meanwhile, Petrie flies toward his mother and family*
Petrie: Mama, I a flier!
*Petrie demonstrates his wing power, knocking some of his siblings over a bit while his mother looks proudly. She hugs her son, having seen that Petrie has truly grown up after all this time apart. Cera runs toward her father*
Cera: Daddy!
Cera's Father: Cera?
*Cera and her father see eye-to-eye with each other, the stern Triceratops giving a happy expression knowing his daughter made it after all this time*
Cera: Daddy.
*The Triceratops embrace each other, happy to be reunited with each other. Logan happily sees the Dinosaurs reunited with their moms and dads, brothers and sisters. But what makes him more happy is to see Littlefoot embrace his grandparents, who couldn't be more happier to see their Grandson alive and well*
Narrator: And Littlefoot found his grandmother and grandfather at last - The same loving faces he'd looked into on the day of his birth.
*As Littlefoot looks at his happy family, flashbacks reveal his long journey to this point. From the day of his birth to meeting his family for the first time. From his highs and his lows, his accomplishments and his failures. Through this journey, it was Littlefoot who developed the most. A simple Apatosaurus who became a leader of a unique herd, meeting new friends, and exploring new places. Indeed, Littlefoot truly their last hope for the future. And it was Littlefoot, who made it all possible for everyone. As the flashbacks fade, Logan goes over to Littlefoot*
Tisha: Hey, Littlefoot.
Littlefoot: Tisha, Lilian, and Melanie ! *hugs his friends* I want to thank you , guys for everything. I couldn't have made it here without you.
Tisha : Aw, you don't mean that.
Littlefoot: No, really. Look around, Tisha . The Great Valley truly does exist. You girls gave us hope when I was running out of it. And now... We are free and we all get to see our families again.
Littlefoot, Lilian, Melanie, and Tisha look up in the sky, wondering what's going on. Then a shape starts to emerge, it was the same portal from when they first come out
Tisha : Well, Littlefoot…I guess this is goodbye.
Littlefoot: I'm going to miss you, Tisha, and you, too, Melanie. * sees Lilian. I never forget you Lilian .
Tisha : *smiles* Of course you will. We'll be back one day. Who knows, maybe I'll bring the rest of my friends.
Littlefoot: *a tear streams down his cheek* I'll never forget you, Girls .
Tisha, Lilian, Melanie : *hugs Littlefoot's neck* We will never forget you either, Littlefoot.
*With a smile on her face face, Tisha lifts Lilian, and Melanie, and herself into the portal . Back to Gloverdale , pacific island.
Cera: *calls out* Littlefoot! Come on, I'll race you!
*Then Littlefoot goes off to join up with his friends as they gather around in a huddle, the events of their adventure changed them so much. What started as a simple herd of different dinosaurs, now they have become something much greater… A family*
Narrator: And they all grew up together in the valley - Generation upon generation, each passing on to the next: The tale of their ancestors' journey to the valley… Long ago.