Chapter 5: Rooter
As the eight Looked for Littlefoot's mother it was starting to rain. Just when they were all cold and wet, they found her. However, she was lying down on a big rock and she was unconscious.
(Littlefoot) Mother.
(Peach) Mis
She still moved but she was also very weak.
(Peach) Oh no.
(Littlefoot) Mother get up.
(Mother longneck) I don't...think...I can.
(Littlefoot) Yes you can. Get up.
She tried to get up but all of her strength was gone. All 8 saw that she was about to die.
Mario knew there was nothing they could do now.
(Mother longneck) Dear sweet Littlefoot. Do you remember your way to The Great Valley?
(Littlefoot) I guess so. But why do I have to know? You're going to be with me.
(Mother Longneck) Littlefoot. I'll always be with you. Even if you can't see me.
(Littlefoot) What do you mean if I can't see you? I can always see you.
(Mother Longneck) Littlefoot. Let your heart guide you. It whispers. So listen closely.
Those were her last words. She then closed her eyes as her last breath went out of her.
(Littlefoot) Mother?
(Peach) Mis?
No response. She was long gone. The children hardly noticed the rain as they saw what happened.
(Littlefoot) Out of all the other sharp-teeth. Why did it have to be Sharptooth?
(Mario) Littlefoot? What makes Sharptooth dangerous compared to the other uhh Sharp-teeth as you call them?
(Littlefoot) He's the Walking Terror. He choses whatever his prayer can be. Even if it's his own kind. No one survived from any attacks from him. Except us. No one knows where he came from or how he got powerful. Not even a whole herd can escape an attack from him. All leaf-eaters and meat-eaters are afraid of him.
(Luigi) That's terrible
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(Mario) Let's go. The storm's getting worse now.
So they kept on walking as they got far away from Littlefoot's dead mother until they could no longer see her. An hour later they saw a cave for shelter. They went in as a rock started to move. But it happened to be an old Spike-tail.
(Old Spike-tail) Hey. Something wrong?
He can see that The 8 were upset about something.
(Old Spike-tail) What's your problem? You're not hurt.
(Littlefoot) It's not fair. That was Sharptooth. She should have known better. It's all her fault.
(Old Spike-tail) All who's fault?
(Littlefoot) Mothers. Why did I wonder so far away from home?
(Peach) The Walking Terror killed Littlefoot's mother.
(Daisy) Don't say we're not hurt just because we are on the inside.
That's when the clubtail got a nice look on his eyes.
(Old Spike-tail) Oh! I see. I see. Hay. It's not your fault. It's not your mothers fault. Now you pay attention to old Rooter.
Littlefoot, Mario and his friends all started to listen to what Rooter was going to say.
(Rooter) It is nobodies fault. The Great Circle Of Life has begun. But you see. Not all of us are together at the end.
(Littlefoot) But what'll I do? I miss her so much.
(Rooter) And you'll always miss her. But in a way you'll never be apart. Your mother will always be with you as long as you remember the things she told you. For you are still part of each other.
(Littlefoot) My tummy hurts.
(Rooter) That too will go away in time Little fella. Only in time. :turns to Mario and his friends: Hmm. And judging by the way you look. You must be from the mushroom kingdom.
(Mario) You got that right.
(Rooter) I can see the strength in you. Someday you'll be able to find your true strength.
(Mario) We already have
(Rooter) Really that is very interesting. And now I must go. But I hope to see you again someday.
And with that, Rooter left the cave. Luigi then wondered if what he said was true.
(Luigi) Hey. Mario?
(Mario) You think Rooter is right?
(Luigi) I think so.
(Yoshi) Yoshi Yoshi (I think so to Mario)
(Mario) Alright. At least I have you and Littlefoot.
(Peach) He's asleep. I need to sleep too.
(Toad) Same with me.
And with that, they went to sleep.