Ch.9: Searching For Guido
The sky was dark and stormy as Pterano flew through his dreamscape, up and down over the familiar terrain of the Mysterious Beyond.
Every rock and every mountain was covered deep in shadow, making the outlay of the land seem all more sinister.
Fear stirred in Pterano's heart as he continued to soar, wishing desperately to wake up before he could see whatever horror lay ahead.
Suddenly, a flash of bright, red light caught Pterano's eyes, coming just beyond the next mountain. Curious, and somewhat alarmed, Pterano glided over to the source, and nearly dropped in shock when he saw a whole band of flyers center in on this helpless little family.
Trembling in fear, the whole family of flyers huddled in close together as the others of their kind tightly pressed around them, chanting angrily to the skies.
"Curse! Curse!"
"Death to the Evil One!" shouted one the mob.
"Curse! Curse!" chanted the rest.
Not wanting to see the poor family harmed, Pterano was just about to dive down and save them when the landscape of his dream suddenly changed.
The mob and the frightened family had vanished, replaced by the dark gaze of the Ultimate Sharptooth in his stone form.
Terror immediately surged through Pterano's heart as he gazed into the eyes of this unholy beast. A slight tremor could be felt through the air, as if this gaint was breathing through the stone.
Suddenly, the statue's eyes glowed fierce with bright, red light and the Ultimate Sharptooth came alive, aiming his teeth straight for Pterano!
"Nooo!" screamed Pterano in his dream, then he woke up with sweat in the real world.
"What was that?" said Pterano, glancing at his wings, confusion writ all over his face.
He didn't go back asleep. The terror of the sleep story kept him up for the rest of the night. And the rising of dawn did little to quell his fears.
Morning rose, and with it the search for Guido began. Nia flew off with Pterano while Petrie and the rest split up to search all over the Valley.
Guido usually wondered off on his own, but rarely had he been missing a whole day. Even though both Pterano and Nia hadn't known the strange dinosaur for long, they still worried about his safety.
Though Nia had a sense that Guido's disappearance wasn't the only thing bugging Pterano.
While flying with her adopted dad, Nia noticed that Pterano was looking a little bit strange. His flight path was irregular and it looked as he hadn't slept a wink.
There was the flickering sense of terror dancing his eyes. He was afraid of something! Her big, strong dad was afraid of something!
"Is it me?" Nia thought worriedly in her mind " Is he afraid of me?"
The other flyers were when they rejected Nia's family out of the clan, and then her parents had left her behind in that raging storm.
"Will he abandon me?" wondered Nia in fear, but refused to let the thought plague her mind.
Instead she focused her resolve to look for Guido. That strange little flyer had to be around somewhere.
Guido was around alright, but on the other edge of the Valley, with Sierra flying in behind with Lava Grass in his claws. It had been rather challenging to retrieve a small sample from the Fire Rocks.
Guido was still thanking his stars that he didn't burn. That brief loss of a thermal had been nasty!
Finding a Dusk Blossom proved be more difficult, since they had blended in so well with the night. But now, both flyers had all the ingredients that Syndra would need to complete the ritual and save the world.
Not a moment to soon either. The tusk of the moon was going to touch sharptooth's head tonight, they had to hurry!
Guiding Sierra back to Syndra's encampment, Guido beamed with joy to see the black flyer just outside her home. A pleased smile curled her beak when she Guido was successful in his quest.
"You have done well for me Guido" said Syndra " and as promised I will reward you with the history of our kind. Come, we must take flight, for tonight are destinies await,"
With that said, Syndra gripped up her sack of Grass Stones, and glided into the air. Guido and Sierra followed in sync behind her, clutching the last of the ingredients.
"Yes" thought Syndra in her wicked mind " tonight is the night. The Ultimate Sharptooth shall rise!"
Only one witness took notice of the flyers course, and quickly sped back to tell Littlefoot and the gang. Guido and some others were heading straight for the Mysterious Beyond.
