Chapter 5: Bad Influence.

Without the thundering falls giving water, The Great Valley is starting to get dry plants. Grandma and Grandpa Longneck are talking to the other grown-ups and the rest of Mario's friends at the falls, including Topps and a Club-tail named Kosh.

(Grandpa longneck) As you can see. Our valley is quickly drying up.

(Mis beakface) Yes. We see it and feel it as well. There is less water to drink.

(Kosh) And green food to eat.

(Grandpa longneck) Yes. That is why our herds must work together to save the little water we have left. For now we must drink only what we need to survive and no more. Hopefully the thundering falls will bring us water again. If not, we may be forced to leave The Great Valley.

(Mis beacface) Leave The Great Valley? It's our home. We can't abandon it.

(Grandpa longneck) Then until the water returns we mustn't drink the water we have left unwisely.

(Topps) Hump. Three-horns never use water wisely. But your herds do.

(Kosh) Our herds? What makes you think we do such a thing?

(Topps) You drink greedily with no concern for others.

(Ms beakface) Can you believe he's saying that?

(Kosh) Well I've seen three-horns waste.

(Topps) WHAT?

(Kosh) You take long baths even when you're less dirty. You even drink way too much. And i've seen beak-faces waste too. Splashing water needlessly for shame.

(Ms beakface) Impossible. I've never done such a thing.

That got all the grown-up dinosaurs into arguing.

(Brer Bear) What are they doing?

(Penny) If my calculations are correct, they appear to be arguing.

(Specs) This is all the meteors fault. If it didn't block the falls, we wouldn't be in this mess.

(Goggles) Yeah. Let's go save the water.

(Headphones) Guys shouldn't we help the dinosaurs first?

(Specs) No Headphones. We are going to get Mario to tell them goggles idea right now.

(Topps) Well then I'll make sure nobody wants then.

(Kosh) You better.

The gang were playing in a pond to get their mind off the craziness of the thundering falls for now. Unaware that the water level is dropping.

(Cera) Hey. Let's play bullies. I'll be Hyp. I'M GOING TO GET YOU!

(Mario) NOT IF I GET YOU FIRST!

(Cera) AAAHHH.

Cera ran from Mario as did his impression of Hyp.

(Petrie) Me want to play bullies.

So Petrie did his inperiashen of Hyp.

(Petrie) HEY HATCHLING! YOU NO EAT MY GREEN FOOD!

Spike then spitted water on Petrie. Petrie then got mad.

(Petrie) Me go play bullies someplace else.

But Spike then spitted more water on Petrie which made him fly off the rock he was on without using his wings and fell into the water as Ducky came by.

(Ducky) Petrie you are a flyer. Not a swimmer. Nope nope nope.

(Petrie) Oh. Me no bully either.

(?) But we are.

Everyone stopped their game and saw Hyp, Nod, and Mutt on the ledge of a big rock in the ground that touched the pond.

(Littlefoot) Not again.

(Daisy) They're really starting to get on my nerves.

(Hyp) You hatchlings thought you could play and our watering hole?

(Cera) Who said this is your watering hole?

(Nod) Can we teach them a lesson Hyp? Can we?

(Hyp) Well why don't you teach them, Nod?

Hyp pushed Nod off the ledge and he fell down to where Mario was standing and Nod landed on him and it made a big splash and the water landed on Topps as he and Grandpa Longneck and the other grown-ups and the rest of Mario's friends walked by.

(Mutt) See you.

(Hyp) Wouldn't want to be you.

And then the bullies left as Topps and the rest of Mario's friends came in looking mad. Grandma and Grandpa longneck came too but they were calm.

(Topps) This is not funny. Someone just splashed me and wasted precious water.

Mario stepped out of the pond.

(Peach) Mario. Are you OK?

(Mario) Yeah. But I think I'm in trouble.

(Topps) Mario is guilty of wasting water.

(Grandpa Longneck) What happened Mario?

(Mario) It was an accident sir. Honest.

(Grandpa Longneck) I know it was Mario. Mr three-horn. Our children don't understand the water problem. The Great Valley has always given them everything they needed.

(Cera) What water problem? What are the grown-ups talking about? Isn't the thundering falls coming back?

(Littlefoot) I don't know.

(Cera) Well it should. Why wouldn't it?

(Ducky) Maybe it is tired and needs to rest.

(Peach) Waterfalls don't get tired Ducky.

(Ducky) Oh.

(Grandpa Longneck) We need to teach our children how to use the remaining water wisely.

(Topps) Speak for yourself Longneck. My Cera would never waste. Mario is a Bad Influence.

(Mario) Me? Bad?

(Topps) You bring danger with you everywhere you go. You even almost got our children killed. You're also wasting water at a time like this.

(Grandpa Longneck) That's not true.

(Ducky) What is influence?

(Petrie) Me no know.

The rest of Mario's friends were shocked.

(Topps) Come Cera. You're not allowed to play with the kingdom traveler anymore.

(Cera) But daddy.

(Grandpa longneck) My friend. I think you are acting rather rashly. Mario is not to blame.

(Topps) Hump. I said come Cera. Now you do as I say.

(Cera) But

(Topps) No buts. I'm your father and I know what's best for you.

(Cera) OK.

Cera then left with her father as Petrie's mother came.

(Mis. flyer) Come on Petrie. It's time to go home.

(Petrie) Me coming Mama.

Petrie then left as Ducky and Spike's mother came.

(Mis beak-face) Come Ducky. Spike you too.

(Ducky) Do not worry Mario. You are not an influence. Whatever that is.

Then they left as the only ones left at the pond was Mario, his friends, Littlefoot, and his grandfather.

(Littlefoot) I don't get it Grandpa. Why does Cera's dad think Mario is bad?

(Grandpa longneck) Oh he's just confused Littlefoot. Sometimes fear can make grown-ups do strange things.

They then left as Mario and his friends were the only ones left.

(Specs) Mario. You are taking us to thundering falls right now.

(Mario) What? What do you mean?

(Specs) You see goggles just had this idea where we can go to that place and save the water again.

(Mario) That's a great idea. Goggles you're a genius. Let's go tell the others.

(Everyone) Yeah.

So they all went off to find Littlefoot and the others.