The Land Before Time XV: The Sharp Beak Prince

by Mongoose Lover

Littlefoot has Chomper as a Sharptooth close friend, but Petrie has none. All that changes when Ptero comes. But Ptero is afraid of Leaf Eaters, falsely believing his father to have been killed by them. Ptero keeps his dietary nature a secret but Petrie eventually find out. Petrie agrees to keep it a secret, but what will they do when others find out? Will they accept him or not?

21. Ducky and the Swimming Sharptooth

CHAPTER TWENTY: DUCKY AND THE SWIMMING SHARPTOOTH

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"Do you want to play tag?" Ducky asked Ptero. Ptero nodded. They went off while Ptero closed his eyes to give them a head start. He could still smell them, though they didn't know this.

Ducky found what she thought was a good hiding place. She had hidden in green plants that matched her skin color. She put berries over herself. She just hoped that silly Spike wouldn't come and eat the berries and accidentally take her with it. Spike didn't always think before he acted.

Ptero took off into the air. He went and soon found Spike, who had been hiding behind a boulder that wasn't quite big enough to hide him. He then took off back into the air. He spotted Ducky and went after her. She ran. He turned different directions, following after her. He'd stalked prey this way before and it felt good not to be hunting this time.

Ducky was able to dodge him. Had he actually been hunting a Swimmer like her, he'd have had to really work to get a meal. Ducky wasn't paying attention to where she was going and ended up in the Mysterious Beyond. She looked frightened. She rested beside a pool of water. The water looked calm. However, Ptero recognized the place and knew that there was a Swimming Sharptooth in there.

"Ducky, look out. There's a Sharptooth in there!" yelled Ptero.

"Nice try Ptero." said Ducky, thinking it was a trick to allow him to get her.

SPLASSSSH! A Swimming Sharptooth came out of the water. Ducky dodged her just in time.

"You were right Ptero. You were. You were." she said in alarm.

SNAP! The creature snapped at her and just barely missed. SNAP! It snapped again. Ducky was terrified.

Ptero dove and aimed at Ducky. Ducky was cornered and looked like she was going to be candy for the Swimming Sharptooth.

Ptero grabbed her just in time and pulled her away. SNAP! The creature snapped at thin air, just barely missing both of them.

He carried her back to the Great Valley.

"I came across that pest the night I came here." said Ptero.

"I should have believed you Ptero. You saved me. You did. You did." said Ducky gratefully.

"What are friends for?" said Ptero.