Escape Foiled by megacharizard
Littlefoot and the others tried to knock away the boulders that blocked their exit, but they were too large. Littlefoot walked away with Ducky, Petrie and Spike, but the ever persistant Cera continued to bash her head against the rocks.
"Give it up Cera!" Littlefoot called to her. "That isn't going to work. We need to find another way through." Cera stopped banging against the wall for a moment.
"And what if there isn't another way through?" she asked. "Then what?" Littlefoot stopped to think. If there wasn't another way out, then they would have to come back here and try to break through again. But even if they could, they would waste a lot of valuable time.
"There will be another way." he said, with determination. "We have to believe that." Cera sighed in frustration and walked away from the blockage. If there was any such thing as an easy life, she hadn't found it...
It was nightfall in the forest. Ali had spent the last few hours thinking of a plan to escape the Sharpteeth and, praise the gods, she had thought of one. But, like all great plans, it was both dangerous, and there was a very large possibility of something going wrong. There were only two Sharpteeth on guard and now was the time to put her plan into action. She picked up a small rock in her jaws and threw it in the Sharpteeth's direction. As it clattered past them, they looked at eachother for a moment and then ran off after it, thinking it may be a dinosaur for them to eat. With no Sharpteeth awake, Ali slipped out of the cave and sank into the water. Heading away from the pack, she slipped out of the pond and dragged herself away,She was making good progress when she heard hisses in the distance. The Sharpteeth were searching the whole forest! if they found her...She looked down at her feet and, with a chill, she realised that the skywater had made the ground soggy. Her footprints could be clearly seen. But she did not panic. She kept going with determination. After a while, she made a large u-turn and headed back the way she had come. As she taveled on, she passed a large rock which she knew she could use as a hiding place. She returned to the pond and quickly slipped in and out to keep her scent hidden. She back to double back over her tracks, heading toward the hiding place she had picked out. She saw the pack was now reduced to the females and the the younglings. That meant the rest were out hunting...for her! With a growing feeling of desperation, she kept moving backward along her tracks until she finally reached the rock. She scrambled up it and best she could and slipped into the shadows. As she prepared to jump off the other side, she stopped as she heared something. She turned to see one Sharptooth following her tracks. As it drew closer to her, she drew in her breath and waited. Now, was the moment of truth...
Mean while, Littlefoot and the others continued on steadily through the cave. They were running out of time. If there was no way through at the end, there would be no hope for any of them. Ducky started to wiped her forehead as she sat up on Littlefoot's head. Petrie,w ho was on Cera's back, did the same.
"It sure hot in here." he moaned.
"It is. It is." Ducky agreed. "Usually when we are in a cave, it is cool. But this one is not. No, no, no."
"Would guys quit complaning?" Cera said, in an annoyed voice. Littlefoot stopped walking.
"They're right though." he said. "Why is it so hot?" Cera had to admit that she was feeling the heat too.
"I don't know, but if we don't-" she stopped talking as she heard a strange rumbling sound. Evryone looked back they way they had come to see what was causing the heat. A large wave of lava, heading straight for them.
"Fire-water! Run!" Littlefoot exclaimed. They were away like lightning. Screaming, the hurled themselves onwards, trying to escape the horrors behind. They came to halt as they found them selves on the edge of a high cliff.
"Quick! This way!" Cera yelled, heading left. Everone followed her along the curve as the lava went over the edge. They had escaped, but they were not safe. As they rounded the corner, Littlefoot and Spike both slipped over the ledge, rolling the steep hill. Cera and the others came to a halt and turned just in time to see them go over. The group was now split in two...
Oblivious to the would-be recue party's plight, Ali continued to watch theSharptooth with bated breath. It came closer and closer, until finally, it passed right by her. "It's a good thing Sharpteeth aren't very smart." she thought, sighing relief. She jumped down off the rock, wincing as she landed on her bad leg. Moving away from the trail she had created, she was filled with a sense giddy relief as she realised she had escaped from the Sharpteeth. She was free! Her happiness was not to last, however. In the distance, she heard an angry hiss. Knowing that the Sharptooth must have reached the end of her fake trail, she tried to quicken her pace. She heard the Sharptooth running. The sounds were getting louder. They were coming...for her. Again, she tried to hurry. But, even with four healthy legs, she would have had no chance. She turned to see one beast leap out of the foliage, right toward her. Before she even had time to scream,it struck her around the eye. In a stroke of luck, she was able to roll with the blow, sending her down a long slope, away from the hideous carnivore. She tumbled down, down, down. At last, she struck solid ground. She looked up, her left eye half-closed from the blow. "I've got to get out of hear before my luck runs out!" she thought desperately. But it seemed her luck had run out already. Hearing hisses behind her, she turned to see the Sharpteeth bounding down the hill, closing in on their meal...
TO BE CONTINUED...