Four dinosaurs, four carnivores, four enemies. Each one moved forward to a destination they wanted to go. They wanted to meet the gang. They wanted their revenge. They were there. The Sharptooth, Red Claw, Screech, and Thud. All four of them made it out of the dry deserted land and found their route to victory. However, Screech didn't like what was going on. He kept complaining of the hike and if they would live or not. Red Claw told him to stop and Screech obeyed.
Awhile later, Screech looked around the trees, bushes for something. No one knew what until he spoke up.
"Can we eat something now, Red Claw? I'm really hungry." He said.
"You eat what you deserve. And right now, you don't deserve a freaking thing." Red Claw replied.
Screech just smirked at Red Claw, in which the giant dinosaur halted and blocked Screech from continuing.
"You did something disrespectful to your leader?" Red Claw shouted.
"I didn't do a damn thing, alright?" Screech replied.
Red Claw squinted at Screech in anger and raised his veined arm to reveal the one red claw that made his name what it is. Screech ducked in fear, for being hit, but wasn't. He looked up slowly and saw that the Red Claw was being stopped by the other large Sharptooth.
"No one's getting hurt around here. Not while I'm here anyway." He said evily. "The only one who is, is the one that I'm feasting on."
The Sharptooth lowered Red Claw's hand down to his side and looked at Screech.
"And you," The Sharptooth angrily, "next time you make another crude gesture to your leader? You're not with us anymore. Understood?"
Screech started shaking and got into a defensive position. A tear fell out of his eye for the intimidation he knew in the Sharptooth. He nodded in agreement and got back up to his feet. Luckily, Thud didn't say much so he didn't get an unsympathetic viewing, nor a sympathetic one at that.
Back by the hill…
Matthew feared for the decline of a member of the gang. He looked off in the distance to see if he could spot Hyp anywhere. The horizon was too close so there was no sign of him.
"Come on guys." He spoke up. "If he went that way, maybe we could catch him if we hurry."
"Why should we?" Cera asked. "I mean, he's been mean to us this whole time, even you Matt. Why would you want to allow him to continue it?"
"He's only a teenager, Cera. Anyway, it would suck, too, if he got killed out there and his father knew."
"I still think we shouldn't."
"Now you're just being what Hyp was to you. Ignorant and insecure. Come on, Cera. Don't be a bully, too."
Cera looked up at Matthew. She sighed then nodded in agreement. Matthew patted her on her shoulder and looked at Littlefoot.
"You know this better than I do. Lead the way." He said.
Littlefoot smiled then headed off in front.
"Wait!" someone yelled.
Everyone turned back at the monster in which overtook Guido.
"If I can run faster than any of you, and I'm bigger and stronger, why don't I carry you all and run down that path until we catch up with Hyp?"
Littlefoot looked up at everyone and heard Petrie start to whimper.
"Maybe not." He said nervously. "Me think Guido dangerous."
"I do not think he is bad, no, no, no." Ducky said, trying to gain Petrie's confidence.
"Me scared. Me no know what could happen."
"It is alright, Petrie. I mean, it is Guido. What could possibly go wrong?"
Matthew chuckled quietly at the side about what happened in the cave. Petrie looked at the monster one more time and nodded at Ducky. At that, the monster bent down and took the characters on his shoulders, his hand, and his head.
"All right, hang on! This will be the fastest I've ever gone!" Guido shouted.
"That's what she said!" Matthew shouted smiling.
"Shut up, Matt!" Guido said in return with a hint of laughter.
With that, the monster backed up then ran. The wind was more than anyone could take. Each held on with all his/her might. The carefully placed characters closed their eyes from all the G-Force they were taking. Ruby and Matthew were on the monster's left claw. Chomper, Ducky, and Spike were on the right claw. Cera was on the left shoulder and Littlefoot was on the right. At the head was Petrie, gulping and screaming at the speed they were going.
In a place unknown to them…
The four sharpteeth looked high and low for their little dinner platters. They walked through a canyon, through berry valley, and through a forest. However, there was not a single sign of the gang. Screech became weary again, but made sure not to say a comment. The quartet rested by a tree in order to catch their breath. They've been walking quite a few ways and were farther than fast-walkers could go.
Screech was drooling and desperate for food. He saw a pink and grey Pterodactyl flying above him. As they headed off, Screech followed them. Thud, being a buddy to Screech, follows him in hopes of finding food. Both wandered off and saw the winged creatures rest by a rock. Screech and Thud ducked and camouflaged with the ground. As they were about to pounce their prey, the two Pterodactyl's began to communicate.
One, that especially caught Thud's eye, was pink, had a heavy Australian accent with a bit of Russian in it, similar to Matthew's voice, and a very weak personality.
"I'm tired of you just nosing around other dinosaurs. Why don't you go get a life for a change." It said.
The other one was a bit bigger, had a grey color, and a deep voice with a slight southern accent.
"I have one. More than you will or ever will have. I'm just hungry, that's all."
"You're lucky Pterano isn't here. He would've put an end to you a while back."
"Shut up, Rinkus." The grey flyer said. "Do you ever know when to stop talking?"
Rinkus just looked down and grabbed his knees. He stood there for a few seconds then spoke up again.
"Sierra. Do you think we'll die here?"
"I don't know. Let me think of a way to find food."
When Sierra finished, he heard Screech talk from the bushes.
"Allow us to end your pain for you." Screech said.
Rinkus looked up and jumped to his feet. He looked at Sierra, then ducked behind him for protection.
Rinkus and Sierra backed up until they hit the rock they were resting at. Sierra cleared his throat and said…
"We're…um…sorry for disturbing you, right Rinkus?" He shoved Rinkus in the stomach for a reply.
"Oh yes, we were…um…just on our way, yes. Got to go. Ta Ta."
Both the flyers flew high in the sky and went toward a mountain range.
"Goddamnit, Thud! They're getting away!" Screech yelled.
It was too late to go after them, though. They already were a mile ahead of them. Screech and Thud just frowned and went back to their tree.
Meanwhile…
The blazing fast wind at their faces and the increased speed surely was better than a roller coaster. Guido saw a figure ahead then prepared to stop. He went into his own mind and thought of a waterfall soon stopping. With that thought, Guido was able to slow his running and stop peacefully. Petrie hopped down and hobbled forward before collapsing. Ducky just looked at him and clicked her teeth at him. She then saw the figure ahead and pointed it to Matthew.
"Hey! Hyp!" Matthew shouted.
The figure turned back revealing his face to be in fact, Hyp. Hyp just returned walking forward. Matthew rolled his eyes and ran to where Hyp was walking.
"So," Hyp started, "you got out of the cave, I see."
"Yeah," Matthew replied. "It wasn't easy, but it helped when you dug out the rock."
Hyp stopped and looked at Matthew for a brief period. He smiled and hugged Matthew.
"Hey, Hyp, I think you need to apologize to Littlefoot."
"Yeah, you're right." Hyp said as he released his grip from Matthew's shoulders. He walked over to where Littlefoot was staying. He huffed a big huff of air and said,
"I'm sorry for how I was acting and yelling at you and Cera. Will you forgive me?"
"Of course, Hyp." Littlefoot replied with a smile.
"Well, the best forgiveness is the forgiveness to others for the best." Ruby stated.
Hyp blinked and turned behind him to see the monster, the giant creature. He shook his finger feeling nervous and said about it. Matthew laughed and told him about what happened to Guido. This caught everyone's interest and they were listening to Matthew and Guido's story.
A few miles away…
The quartet woke up from their small nap and looked to see if there were anything to at least munch on. Screech got his lazy eye, but then saw something in the distance that shined. His eyes widened and signaled Red Claw and the Sharptooth toward it. They walked and saw a nice little pond with the clearest and cleanest water one could find in a place where no filtration is near.
The sharpteeth just gobbled up the water and heartily drank the delicious substance that was in front of them. Red Claw cleaned himself in the pond, as well. Probably to keep up his appearance. Anyway, since they found the pond, they followed the stream by it to see if they found any other source of water. As they followed the stream, there was a waterfall and a deep basin near it. The sharpteeth let out a sign of relief and ran and jumped in the water.
Red Claw realized that the middle was too deep for him to stay in so he told his henchmen to assure none of them drowns. After their encounter, the sharpteeth went behind the waterfall to relax once again.
Back to the others…
When Matthew was finished with his story, everyone gave their shares of oohs and ahs. Chomper seemed to be extremely intrigued and went to check out Guido's new look.
"Hey, Matt. I'm kind of thirsty. You want to stop by that waterfall over there?" Ruby asked while she smacked her lips.
Matthew looked out in the distance and saw the giant waterfall. He nodded in agreement and told the others where they were going. They wanted the same for they felt the same way. He seemed this would be a good idea since it was getting dark anyway, and the waterfall might be a good place to build a shelter.
Matthew picked up Chomper and they headed off to the waterfall ahead of them.
A while down…
The larger Sharptooth heard and smelled something unusual. He didn't know what it was or who it was, but he was determined to find out. He stood up and slowly crept behind the stone to peek at what was coming. He saw in the distance a group of ten headed their way. He started panting and woke the others up. They didn't want to at first, but then decided to see what the commotion was about. They saw the group and hid in different locations so they could ambush them.
Back to the gang…
Chomper got a weird scent. He started sniffing which caught Matthew's attention.
"What do you smell, Chomper?"
"I don't know, but I recognize the smell."
He started sniffing the air some more. Finally his eyes widened and he said to the others,
"Um…guys. Someone we all know is here."
The gang looked at each other in curiosity.
"Screech, Thud, and Red Claw!" He said furiously.
Matthew put him down and they all stood behind the monster.
At the waterfall…
The larger sharptooth saw the gang go behind Guido. He smirked then stood up and headed toward them, fully exposing himself.
Petrie looked at him weirdly.
"Um, Chomper. Are you sure it was Red Claw you smell?"
"I'm positive. I know their scent anywhere."
"Then who that?" Petrie said as he pointed to the sharptooth.
The sharptooth inched closer to the gang and stopped dead center. He motioned the others to come out. Red Claw, Screech, and Thud got up from their hiding spots and stood behind the sharptooth.
"See," Chomper said, "I told you."
"Well, well, well." The larger sharptooth said. "If it isn't my old friends. I haven't seen you all since you last drowned me in a lake."
The gang didn't know what the sharptooth was talking about. Cera then realized after a few minutes of pondering.
"OH MY GOD‼ You're from the dead!" She shouted in fear.
"Exactly. Something awoke me. A big purple ball came down after a big flash and here I am. Ready to take revenge." The sharptooth said evily.
Matthew figured how this could occurred. He looked at the monster which did the same and they knew, they caused it.
"The light! The orb! It all makes sense now." Matthew said.
"The orb in the cave is what you mean?" Ruby said.
"Yeah. I remember. The purple represents royalty. The circle represents overpower. The flash represents blindness. The riddle is clear. I see it now. One gains an advantage which is the purple color, but nothing is done without a consequence hence the orb. The flash blinds us from seeing the truth until we meet it. You killed him off, which is why he's back from the dead."
"That's right." The sharptooth commented. "I was in purgatory because they said I was going back to the world. They were right. I'm here."
"And I'm hungry." Red Claw interrupted.
The gang backed up including Guido. The sharptooth gave his villainous laugh and started rushing toward the gang. Everyone screamed and dodged the attacks from the sharpteeth. Littlefoot tried tossing rocks into their heads, but failed and just made them angrier. Cera looked at Guido hiding from the sharpteeth and she screamed at him.
"Guido! If you can hear me, then you can save us! Use your power!"
The sharptooth ran its claw through the monster chest, but did minor damage since it's metal. Red Claw motioned Screech and Thud to go after the others while the Sharptooth and him go after Guido. The minions followed his command and started their game of hide-and-go seek.
Red Claw took the back of Guido and held him in place. The sharptooth was about to strike him again, but Guido started vibrating. The sharptooth looked at the monster in curiosity then saw it going right through Red Claw's grasp.
"Something I learned from Matt." The monster said in his deep voice. "Physics says that any solid can surpass another if the molecules can travel through it. When I vibrate, my molecules went right through yours' Red Claw."
Matthew heard what Guido just said and gave him a thumbs up. Because he was exposed, Thud saw him and pounced on top of him. Ruby quickly ran over to Matthew's aid and kicked Thud in the groin. Thud grasped his crotch in pain and couldn't breathe for a second. Ruby picked up Matthew, seeing a few scars on his arm.
Cera and Hyp were hiding behind the waterfall. Screech was sniffing and caught their scent. He figured out where they were and decided to tease them a little bit. He pretended that they were in a different location and hid behind the rock. When Cera and Hyp started to exit Screech came out with his sharp claw and ran them both down. Hyp got it worse in the face, but he did his best to protect Cera. Cera realized this and went for his defense by ramming Screech into the rock with her superpowered ramming abilities.
Red Claw and the sharptooth took a few swings at Guido and actually hit him. Guido fell down and groaned in the pain of being thrown down. Because of this, Guido couldn't think and the monster started going out of control. Its left arm stuck out and started swinging wildly at random spots. It spun around a few times and Red Claw and the sharptooth ducked each time it crossed. (SN – and this became the first prehistoric game of jump the fence.)
Petrie, Ducky, Spike, and Chomper were up in a tree hiding from any of the sharpteeth.
"They'll never catch us here." Chomper whispered.
Unfortunately, Spike began to much on the leaves, exposing their position.
"Spike," Petrie called, "What you doing? Stop!"
Spike didn't listen and it caused those members to fall down, right in front of Screech.
It doesn't seem good for the gang. Will they make it out? Can they defeat the enemy? Stay tuned for Chapter 15.