"At last we reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we have our revenge!" - Darth Maul, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"I like being bad. It makes me happy." Venom, Spider Man 3
"And now let me tell you my little secret. I killed Mufasa!" - Scar, the Lion King
"...you have told me that the world is a dark, cruel place. But now I see that the only thing dark and cruel about it is people like you...!" - Quasimodo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame
Littlefoot and Chomper hugged. They were brothers again. "I'm glad you didn't eat me." said Littlefoot. "I'm glad you didn't push me to my death." said Chomper. "We need to find the Terror of the Mysterious Beyond. We only have until dawn. I must face the Terror of the Mysterious Beyond or all will be lost. And we need to clear our names." Littlefoot said to Chomper. "Littlefoot, I think I already know who the Terror of the Mysterious Beyond is." said the Friendly Sharptooth. "Who?" said his Longneck best friend. "It's…." said Chomper.
They paused as they heard it. The cold cruel laugh. "HA HA HA HA HA! HA HA HA HA HA! HA HA HA HA HA HA!" "It's him! It's the cold laughing voice again. I heard it the day Mother died and the night the Old One died." said Littlefoot. "All right! Give up! We have a Sharptooth and we're not afraid to use him!" said Cera, sounding braver than she actually was.
"Who are you? I've got you this time!" said Littlefoot. "I thought you were banished Littlefoot and your Sharptooth friend was gone for good. You surprise me. " said the cruel voice. "Sorry to disappoint you. I don't know who you are, but I don't think I like you." said Littlefoot. The voice began to sing, laughing. "The Terror of the Mysterious Beyond. This dreaded creature that all fear. The Terror of the Mysterious Beyond, he is very near!" "Can this be true?" sang Ducky. "Oh what me going to do?" sang Petrie.
The figure came forward. There was the dreaded shadow of the Sharptooth. The one that Littlefoot had seen in his dreams. He still couldn't see the face yet. "Who is this creature of such fame? Gallim is my name!" sang the figure.
Gallim?! Gallim, the evil villain?! But he had trusted him! "I don't get how this can be. There must be something I don't see." sang Ali. "I saw him eat a bird and knew he eats meat. All along he's been planning your defeat." sang Chomper.
Gallim, Odul, Finley, Ela, and Liz walked into sight. Gallim came toward them, his orange red eyes gleaming maliciously. "Yes he's right I'll make free. I'm a master of villainy!" sang Gallim. "Gallim we trusted you like a brother!" sang Littlefoot through gritted teeth. "Let me tell my little secret, I helped Sharptooth kill your mother!" sang Gallim smugly.
Littlefoot and his friends all gasped at this revelation. His mother had been attacked by Gallim. It was Gallim after him all these cold times! Gallim had ruined his 5th Star Day and turned his life upside down!
"The whole thing would have been a piece of cake! Had it not been for the Great Earthshake!" Gallim continued singing. "You've caused so many to die! Tricking with lie after lie!" sang Perrin.
"What are you fools going to do?" sang Ela, grinning. "This is going to be the end of you!" sang Odul. "I suggest you get out of here! I'm a Sharptooth and Andromeda and I will show you true fear!" sang Chomper angrily. "Oh, I guess you're not aware!" sang Finley. "We already have your girlfriend tied up out there!" sang Liz. "Don't even bother to strive!" sang Ela. "One Sharptooth cannot beat five!" sang Liz.
"Chomper, you'd have been wise to stay away! Now that you've joined the Flatteeth you're going to pay!" sang Gallim. "The Terror of the Mysterious Beyond! Oh my plans are so grand! I'm the Terror of the Mysterious Beyond! The whole world is in my hand!" "Oh now I can plainly see. For twenty cold times you've been after me!" sang Littlefoot. "Yes, that time you got away. But it's going to be very different today!" sang Gallim, grinning, his sharp teeth, which they'd never seen before, gleaming in the dim light of the cave.
Meanwhile, Ruby and Ralph came to the entrance of the cave. They had found Chomper's and Littlefoot's footprints, among the others. They knew now that Chomper wasn't the bad guy. They found the entrance to the cave blocked. Higher up, they saw another entrance to the cave, this one unblocked.
"Gallim you won't get away with it this time! You'll never get away with another crime!" sang Lisa. "I'm the Terror of the Mysterious Beyond! My plan is almost complete! Victory is so sweet!" sang Gallim. "Wait till I get ahold of you!" sang Cera angrily. "Hush, he's not through." sang Finley. "The Terror of the Mysterious Beyond! Now at last he's won! The Terror of the Mysterious Beyond! Now his work will be done!" sang Odul, Ela, Finley, and Liz together. "Now at last I have my will! Now it's to make a kill!" sang Gallim, pulling at part of the Great Wall and removing it.
Ruby and Ralph came across Andromeda. "Where's Chomper?" she asked. "He is in there. Odul, Ela, Finley, and Liz tied me up." said the Sharptooth. Ruby and Ralph broke her free. Andromeda climbed down the rocks. "Go and wake the Valley. Wake the Valley you must." said Ruby. "Ralph, we must get our kind here. We will need them here for if they are here, they can help us fight the Terror of the Mysterious Beyond." said Ruby again.
Strut came running up the hill toward them. "Tell Chomper that I am here. I got them to come. We got a few others." he said. Dil and Ichy were there and so was a Megalodon. "Thank you." said Ruby. "Glad you joined our side."
"Gallim, stop it!" said Littlefoot. "You see, I'm going to let Red Claw in. He's going to finish you all. I'm going to tie up Chomper and bring him the Valley. After your deaths, I trust the Great Valley will let me deal with him and Andromeda." said Gallim, laughing wickedly. "I think though, that I'll make the kill I've waited 20 years for." said Gallim.
Odul, Ela, Finley, and Liz pulled down Chomper and Littlefoot. They sure were stronger than they looked! "I'm going to have some longneck steak!" said Gallim, licking his lips. "I think after our plan is done, we'll eat the Sharptooth too!" said Odul maliciously. "Yes, once we deal with you and catch Chomper, the Valley will give me even more power for his capture. Then, I will soon have enough control to trap all the Longnecks and wipe them all out! Once I break their wills, the Great Valley residents will just give up! Ironic isn't it? I'm the Sharptooth they were looking for, yet they blamed Chomper, who, despite my best efforts, truly is on your side!" said Gallim.
Odul, Ela, Finley, and Liz were joined by many Domehead minions. "So long kids!" said Domehead leader. It looked bad! "Say bye bye Longneck! I'm going to send you back to be with your mother!" said Gallim, raising his claws.
WHAM! Gallim was thrown down. "What in the name of?!" said Gallim. "Hello my enemies. My enemies hello." said Ruby. "Ruby, what a pleasant surprise." said the Terror of the Mysterious Beyond.
"It's you! You're behind it all!" said the Oviraptor. "Now Ruby, you always said you wanted power." said the Gallimimus. "I want to feel important. Nobody appreciates me." said Ruby. "We do!" said her friends. "Quiet!" said Domehead Leader.
"Ruby, you must realize, the Flatteeth, the Sharpteeth, and the Egg Stealers, they will always fight each other. Nature requires it." said Gallim. Ruby knew that, for the most part, that was true. Yet, she knew that there were exceptions. "Not always." she said.
"Chomper is an oddball." said Gallim. "He's my friend!" said Ruby. "You'd be friends with a Sharptooth? Sharpteeth make excellent pets but poor friends." said Gallim.
Ruby felt anger coursing through her veins. Gallim had been so kind to her, and yet, he was trying to kill her friends. He was the real enemy here all along!
"You killed the leader of Tippy's herd!" said Ruby. "Yes, I did. The Spiketail never saw it coming. Funny, isn't it? The Leaf Eaters trust their fellow Leaf Eaters so much that they'd never believe that a Leaf Eater might also eat them!" said Gallim.
"Are you going to join us or not? You can have power and everything you wanted." said Gallim. Ruby thought hard. She'd always wanted recognition. This was the chance of a lifetime. She could finally be important.
"Ruby don't listen to him!" said Littlefoot. "Quiet!" said Odul, slapping Littlefoot. Ruby stood there, hesitant. "Don't do it Ruby!" said Chomper. "Silence!" said Domehead Leader, slapping Chomper.
Yes, she wanted to be in charge as there was much to fix in the world. Yes, the Leaf Eaters, Egg Stealers, and Sharpteeth would fight for the most part, while Bothteeth would enjoy peace. Yet the end didn't justify the means. And they were her friends.
"NEVER!" yelled Ruby at Gallim. Her friends cheered. "I'm important already. I just never took the time to see it." she continued. Gallim fumed.
"I hereby sentence you all to death for the crime of being different!" said Gallim coldly. "Let's get rid of the treacherous Fast Runner who betrayed her fellow Bothteeth first." said Gallim.
Meanwhile, Andromeda had managed to get into the Great Valley through the mountains. It had been such a hard climb. It was the greatest irony that she was now heading into the Great Valley to try and save the very lives she once wanted to take and that she wanted to save Longnecks this time. She reached a part of the Valley that seemed deserted enough. Time for a wakeup call.
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR! She let out a long and lout roar. Several Flatteeeth nearby jumped up out of their sleep. She began to move quickly, not wanting to get hurt before she could get them all together. ROOOOOARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! she roared again.
Chomper fiddled with the ropes. A bit more and he could break loose. The bad guys took Ruby to an exit to the cave, a huge dropoff below. It looked bad.
Ichy was nearby with Dil. "There's his Bothtooth friend, but who is that with her?" said Ichy. "Looks like Gallim and his friends." said Guido. "What are they doing?" said Pterano.
"I find it a pity that you have to die so needlessly. But I cannot stand treachery. So long traitor!" said Gallim. He shoved Ruby off the edge. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" yelled Littlefoot and his friends.
Ichy, Guido, and Pterano saw her falling. They took off at once, heading toward her. They were able to get her just in the nick of time and carried her to safety. However, Gallim and the others thought her dead.
SNAP! Chomper broke the ropes. "You are going to pay for what you did to Ruby!" he bellowed. He soon freed Littlefoot and the others. Gallim's goons came forward. Chomper aimed rocks from the walls at them. This slowed them down. They all made their way to the higher opening to the cave and were able to get out.
"We've got to get to the Great Valley! We don't have much time. We can't lose others like we lost Ruby!" said Littlefoot. They charged the main entrance. They attacked the Domeheads and other Bothteeth as they passed. Gallim saw them go in. He snuck in after them. It was time to blame them for Ruby's death.
There was a crowd of Leaf Eaters gathered now. They were all chasing Andromeda. "Don't let her get away! We must kill her or others will die like the Old One!" cried Topps. "Chomper isn't the Terror of the Mysterious Beyond! It's Gallim who is!" said Andromeda.
"A likely story! A Leaf Eater wouldn't do that!" said Topps. "He's a Bothtooth!" said Andromeda. They were getting closer to her. She needed to lead to them the cave. However, she saw Littlefoot coming.
"I thought you were banished Longneck!" said Topps. "I had to unbanish myself due to an emergency! The Great Valley is in grave danger!" said Littlefoot. Chomper and the others came into view. "It's the Terror of the Mysterious Beyond!" several Leaf Eaters cried as Chomper came by!
"No, it's not Chomper, it's Gallim!" said Littlefoot. "LIAR!" They turned. Gallim was coming with his minions. "They have all betrayed us! They are in league with the Sharpteeth here against us! Ruby and I tried to stop them! But they...they..." said Gallim, crying, "they murdered her!"
"Treachery! Kill them!" said a Club Tail. "No, I swear I didn't kill her! Gallim did!" said Littlefoot. "You've turned against your own kind. You loved that Sharptooth so much that you turned on the Great Valley to help him!" said Gallim.
"He's lying, he killed Ruby! He killed the leader of Tippy's herd!" said Ali. "And, alas, Ali has gone over too! She's joined that traitor Littlefoot! It's my painful but necessary duty to execute these traitors!" said Gallim.
"You liar!" They turned. It was Strut. "He sent us to kill Littlefoot and the Sharpteeth!" said Strut. "In league with an Egg Stealer now, eh, guys? How low you've sunk!" said Gallim. There was a roar of outrage from the Leaf Eaters.
Bothteeth came from all over the Great Valley. They moved toward Littlefoot and the others and backed them toward a cliff. "I must rid the Great Valley of traitors including the Terror of the Mysterious Beyond, Chomper! I promise that after tonight, things will be as they should be!" said Gallim.
"I beg to disagree." It was Pterano. "Uncle Pterano!" said Petrie. "Yes, I hope you can forgive my foolishness many cold times ago. It was a mistake to trust Rinkus and Sierra. I see you guys have made a similar mistake in trusting Gallim here!" said Pterano.
"Out of the way you low-down Flyer, I have to take down some traitors!" said Gallim. Pterano whacked Gallim. "If there's one thing I'll not stand for, it's violence! Now, open your mouth! Fully!" said Pterano.
"Open my mouth, what for?" said Gallim indignantly. "Right, make that two things, violence and foolish questions!" said Pterano, whapping Gallim again. Pterano landed besides Petrie and Perrin.
"Fine, old Pterano here has joined the traitors! Who would have figured!" said Gallim coldly. He and his goons continued to advance forward. Littlefoot and his friends prepared to make a brave last stand.
"Why don't you do what he says Gally?" It was Ruby. Gallim snarled at being called Gally. "You're alive!" he said. "Yes, no thanks to you!" she spat. "So, you killed everyone from Arianna to the Old One in your pursuit of power." she continued. The crowd gasped.
"I'm afraid you're mistaken!" said Gallim. "I cannot believe Littlefoot would betray us!" said Bron. "Well, it's true and I'll do what I must!" said Gallim.
"Open your mouth. I want to know what they're on about!" said Bron. "What for?" said Gallim. "Just do it. All the way." said Grandpa Longneck. Gallim snarled. His cover was about to be blown.
Domehead leader had moved aside as the Combined Pack moved into the Great Valley. The Leaf Eaters hadn't seen them yet. However, nearby, there was a different pack, Red Claw's army. Also, there was Ozzy's gang of Egg Stealers and Sierra's evil flyers. He knew that Gallim was about to be exposed. He signaled for the others to come in. It would be a big fight.
Gallim angrily opened his mouth. They saw it at last! The sharp pointed teeth in the back of his mouth. The whole crowd gasped.
"He's a fiend! He has sharp teeth!" said Mama Flyer. "He's been playing us the whole time!" said Topps angrily. "It's true then, you did help kill my wife!" said Bron angrily.
"Why did you do this Gallim" said Grandma Longneck. "Because, us Bothteeth were meant to rule the other kinds. We're special." he laughed.
"It's over Gallim!" said Ali's mother. The Combined Pack came. "You're reign of terror is over Gally!" said Chomper. The crowd actually cheered as the Sharpteeth came forward, for they didn't attack them but instead moved toward the Bothteeth.
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR! Red Claw roared. His pack came into the Great Valley. Overhead, Sierra's evil Flyers advanced. Ozzy and his Egg Stealers came into the Great Valley.
Gallim sneered. "Oh what a pity that you blocked up all the other exits. You've built your own prison! Now, you can submit to my rule, or you can die!" said Gallim, no longer pretending to be nice.
"NEVER!" yelled the Leaf Eaters. "NEVER!" said Dil, Ichy, Andromeda, and Chomper. "NEVER!" said Strut and his girlfriend. "NEVER!" yelled Ruby.
"Fine, then you can all die together!" said Gallim. The enemy came forward. The Great Valley War had begun!
