Author's notes: The ellipses in this chapter, mean 'different scenes in the same event'.


Fear and Trust

A mother Longneck and her child are strolling the land in search of something. Upon closer inspection you understand this is both Littlefoot and his mother, with the dim colours adding a mild shade to their forms.

"Mother! Is this all there is to eat?" Littlefoot asked as he chewed on a dry twig. His mother begins to walk forwards in search of food for her child.

"Oh! I'm sorry my dear. The land has been changing. That's why we must walk as far as we can each day, until we reach the Great Valley." Littlefoot continues to chew the twig.

"Littlefoot quickly, come here!" His mother calls, causing him to run in her direction. "Look. Up there. A Tree Star. It is very special." She reaches for it and brings it to Littlefoot as it fills with dew.

Littlefoot gasps. "A Tree Star." A small laugh before he watches it land, where he then cuddles and plays with it. His mother laughs a little.

"Hm! It is very special. And it'll help you grow strong! Where we're going, there are so many of these leaves." Littlefoot laughs again before sniffing the leaf after it lands on his head. Pulling it off he licks it. "Come along." His grandparents laugh at the innocence their grandson had been showing. "The Great Valley has lots of Green Food like this. More than you could ever eat." She pauses. "And more fresh, cool water, than you could ever drink. It is a wonderful, beautiful place; where we can live happily, with many more of our own kind."

"Gee. When will we get there?"

"The Great Circle must pass over us many times, and we must follow it each day to where it touches the ground."

Littlefoot lets the Tree Star slide down to his back. "Have you ever seen the Great Valley?" His words cause his mother to stop and bring her head to him.

"No." She has a slight depressed look and serious stare.

"Well. How do you know it's really there?"

She takes a breath. "Some things you see with your eyes, others you see with your heart." Littlefoot suddenly sighs letting the Tree Star fall to the arid earth.

"I don't understand mother."

"Ungh! You will my son." She rubs her head with his. "You will."

...

Littlefoot and Cera are running for their lives from Sharptooth. Littlefoot's mother turns up to protect them, battling the carnivore in a tense fight. Just when things seemed like they would end, she is jumped on from behind. The force of his landing had been strong, soon followed by a bite and tear at the centre of her spine.

Staring in horror both Cera and Littlefoot are witness to the attack; the effusing blood and blatant tooth marks present at the wound after she threw the beast off. But he was not finished with the easy meal of the two children and charged at them jaws drooling as the earth breaks underneath them. Then a crack in the earth separates them from Littlefoot's mother in the midst of the Great Divide. They try to run, jumping on Sharptooth as he slides along the earth. They climb over the carnivore desperately trying to stay alive as the shaking earth impeded their advance, but instantly grip his tail when the ground disappears. Unable to move during the fall, a desperate cry escapes their mouths. "HELP!"

"MOTHER!" The sound of Littlefoot's call when they fall is heard by his mother, causing her to rise, charge and save them as they climb over the monster desperately, fearfully running from his jaws after getting ahead. They never make it safely to the edge but are soon saved by Littlefoot's mother as she grabs them by their tails. Sharptooth can no longer evade falling into the chasm, and his roar of fear is all they hear before the crash. Littlefoot's mother quickly hurries them to safety and pushes Littlefoot further in front of her before they run. Cera honks loudly in an attempt to both say she was alive and to know if her parents are near, as her father desperately roars. By the end of the earthquake Littlefoot never sees his mother nearby.

"Mother!" Littlefoot pauses as he searches the destruction. "Mother!" He continues to search for her amidst the ruined landscape; jumping a gap he misjudges his landing and clambers to the safety of the flat land. "Mother! Where are you?!" He hears her distant groan and runs to the sound, gasping upon finding her. "Mother!" She groans once more as he runs to be in front of her. "Please get up."

"I'm, not sure I can, Littlefoot." Her reply was weak and breathless.

"Yes you can. Get up!" His mother tries, but suddenly falls again, her neck at an angle on the ground. Littlefoot tilts his head at an opposite angle, following her movement until his sight was upright again, innocence in his eyes.

"Dear sweet Littlefoot. Do you remember the way, to the Great Valley?"

Littlefoot sniffles in understanding he may lose her. "I guess so. But why do I have to know you're gonna be with me!?"

"I'll be with you..." Her tail stops swaying along the ground. "...even if you can't see me."

"What do you mean if I can't see you? I can always see you."

"Littlefoot. Let your heart guide you. It whispers. So listen, closely." Her final words meant nothing to her son, as he saw the light in her eyes disappear.

"Mother. Mother..." He sniffles again then into tears, as her silence overwhelms him.

...

Revenge. That is all Littlefoot could think about when he sees Sharptooth a second time. He has been stalking them all this time, so why not finish him off so he cannot do it again. The plan had been simple in killing the monster for good, but he never intended for his friend Petrie to drown with it when the boulder had lodged him there to his watery grave; his friends unknown to his suffering.

Suddenly Cera is taken by Dil amidst the rapids where she had previously fallen, Ali witness to her flowing blood when she woke from her stumble. The last thing she feels are Dil's jaws crunching round her neck before she is pulled under into a bloodbath.

Ducky instantly is taken by Icky and after an argument between him and Dil, she is devoured right there much to the horror of Littlefoot and Spike. Anger consuming them though they can do nothing but watch as an argument ensues between the two carnivores once more.

Littlefoot never made it back to his Grandpa with the Golden Flowers from the Land of Mists in time. He had taken too long. Losing Ducky, Cera and Ali had him and Spike completely lost, unwilling to go on. They arrived back too late to save him, suffering the emotional trauma.

Spike is trapped under the ice in the deep end of the hot spring found in the Mysterious Beyond between the mountains. No adults had been there who could swim, they had no way of knowing since Littlefoot's friends were non-existent here. Tippy could not bear seeing him drowning; guilty for the accident he caused; those who were there could do nothing but watch and listen in horror.

Bron is forced off the edge of a cliff by two Sharpteeth, with the third sinking her jaws into his throat; Littlefoot hearing his painful cries as the other two gang up on his dying life there on the edge of the crater.

Grandma instantly falls with the weak tree over the chasm to her death, her screams fading into nothing and...


"NO!" Littlefoot suddenly awoke gasping in fear from his nightmare with a rapid movement to his feet, waking Ali from her slumber who could clearly see her mate sweating and traumatised.

"Littlefoot! What is wrong?"

"That did not happen to them! It wouldn't happen! I won't believe it, I won't! I would not allow it as long as I breathed!"

"Littlefoot! Littlefoot calm down!" Ali had disturbed the children when she rushed to comfort Littlefoot. They start crying. "It was a sleep story! Just a sleep story!"

He continues to reply in fear of what he witnessed. "But! You were there! Our friends were there! Mum! Grandpa! Grandma! Even dad! You... were dying!" His eyes quickly fill with tears; all the horror forced onto him at once, made him feel insane as their children suddenly went silent viewing the drama though they did not understand.

"I'm here! We're here! Bron is still alive and grandpa! Our friends are close by! Everyone is fine!" Littlefoot was still distraught and frightened. "Littlefoot! Pull yourself together!" She quickly licks him and rubs her head on his, though tears began flowing from her eyes "Please! Don't let yourself suffer like this!" She pauses. "It scares me." Her frightened words soon calm Littlefoot down, making him submit to her. He lays down in a worried and apologetic state.

"I'm, so sorry I, scared you all." He looks to the youngsters. "Come here you three." His kindly manner has the children running back in tears, hugging him as best they can to comfort him as well, rubbing heads with his and calling. "Thank you. I love you all." Ali quickly lays down beside him, and together they manage to close their eyes once more. Littlefoot hoped he would not dream like that again, otherwise he may never get back to sleep. But a distant roar goes unnoticed as they slumber until the new dawn.


The dying cry had echoed among the land of the Great Valley, straight into Kodi's ears as he wakes from his slumber. Seeing that Cera is still sleeping he did not want to disturb her, so he rises to his feet and heads towards the noise that he heard. Daylight has arrived, but due to the high walls the Great Circle could not light up the land. Kodi of course could still see, but his sight was still limited to a certain degree.

Upon nearing the scene, he notices a stranger in the valley. A closer inspection, and he could clearly see it was in fact a Sharptooth eating his fresh kill. The tearing of flesh and crunch of bone he knew this carnivore was huge, wearing scars from a battle perhaps a few months prior from now. Kodi did not want to be noticed by the meat eater, but did not want to move in case he gave away his position. The horror of the Ankylosaurus being devoured right there in his sight made him feel as if he was next; as if he walked into a horror show. He seems to recall this Ankylosaurus' name, Kosh; the old Ankylosaurus from the meeting yesterday morning. He felt ill, but his adrenalin kept him stealthily hiding behind the tall grasses. Thankfully his colours make him seem to disappear like the creatures that live in a prairie; his tan and brown patterns; his sandy blemishes. One wrong move here and the large theropod will notice him and attack.

One question, that was all Kodi could think of. How did he get in? Thinking now would be the best time to head back and let someone know there is a Sharptooth in the valley, he started on a backwards stride. Despite going as silently as he could muster, a stray twig underneath a pile of freshly fallen leaves forces him to freeze with fear. The Sharptooth heard this sound and reacted with worry, thinking something else was after his kill. He looks towards the sound understanding that whatever was near had to be hiding in the tall grasses, and he would protect his meal at all cost if it ends up being another carnivore.

Kodi knew he had been found out; trying to move though would be suicide, but even if he stayed that too would be the same. With no option but to run, Kodi had only just chosen the wrong moment to go. Jaws sink deep into the back of his neck behind his frill, and he is thrown across the ground a short distance with strength. Crashing sidelong into a large rock, Kodi had to act fast. Despite the pain he feels when returning to his feet, he had to move before the Sharptooth could finish his charge. Evading the attack, the meat eater could do nothing but slide to a stop but even that would not avoid the protrusion. He crashes after turning and gives out a loud growl, before continuing the battle.

Tightening his neck proved difficult for Kodi; the bleeding wound and the pain had him gritting his jaws together, showing a weakness his opponent can clearly see. "Grr! Damn you, rock-headed, brute!" Kodi wanted to curse him further but already the insult had the enemy growling angrily; vociferating a roar that fired an insult back, and stomping his foot to increase the effect.

Kodi's growl did not faze his attacker, it only made him more susceptible to a damaging attack. A tail swipe catches him off guard, then the carnivore pushes him down with its foot; claws impaling his side and the added weight had him pinned. A torturous force pressing on his ribs he could not move or breathe, then a powerful crunch on his hip and lower back causes a loud prolonged scream of pain. His death would come quick now that he has been impeded from fleeing to safety; his neck exposed, the Tyrannosaurus suddenly grips him there in a jaw hold ready to make the killing bite. When all seems lost Kodi's focus soon diminishes, but he never realises just how lucky he is when another younger Sharptooth rapidly attacks the stranger with a tail swipe. Then a second one arrives and checks the foe in his side, answered with angered roars and snarls before the first makes a powerful head-butt that sends him hurtling along the ground in a rolling crash. He is forced to flee from the scene upon recovering his feet by these two newcomers, knowing this battle will be lost if he continued to fight back. They had ganged up on him unknowingly. Were they watching him the whole time; protecting the Spike-faced loser; after his kill or stealing the one he would feast on for themselves? Whatever it was, he would not find his intended target this time around, so he waited in hiding on the edge of the land until the other two walked away.

Heading to the injured Threehorn, the Sharptooth carefully helped him to stand, Kodi very confused and worried on what he thinks it will do to him next. He looks to the carnivore, then to his wounds. "Why, are you helping me, beast?" His reply is silence, but neither he nor the meat eater recognise each other. Kodi continues on walking, then stumbles from the wound that effuses with blood. The Sharptooth is there to catch him with his head. "Thank you, but I must get back to Cera!" Instantly, the Sharptooth curiously stares wide eyed at the Threehorn.

"Cera! You know Cera!" Kodi stops horrified after hearing a meat eater speak, one who even knows Cera; a look of fear that the other Sharptooth understood too much. It vocalises the Sharptooth's name in its native tongue.

'Chomper!' Then it proceeds to finishing it's words. 'Don't scare him.'

Chomper quickly looks to the other, and speaks in Sharptooth. 'Tyrana honey. I didn't mean to.' Chomper looks back to Kodi, and speaks clear words again. "I apologise my friend. But I came here to speak with my friends. Lucky for you we came here at the right time. So, can you please take me to Cera."

"Who, are you? How do you know my mate Cera?"

"Mate? Are you, mated with Cera?"

"Yes! Now answer my questions!" Kodi vociferated in annoyance, waiting for a reply.

"Oh! My name is Chomper, and Cera is my friend! Please, take us to Cera. We'll even help you walk back."

"Uh!" Kodi did not want to agree to accept help from an enemy, though these two seem kind enough as it is. Unable to trust them near his children, he agrees for them to support him back to his nest, but that was it. After they would reach there, he would send them away himself. "Okay. But I will send you away myself when we get there! That I promise you!" He starts to walk ahead as they both support him. I can't believe I'm accepting help from these... these Rock-heads.

What's with all the drama? Does he have, young or something? I can understand this distrust if that be it. Tyrana had thought in her mind.

It's been so long since I saw my friends again. Chomper happily thought as he continued, supporting the leaf eater and walking at his suggestive pace with Tyrana on the opposite side.


Reaching the nest, Cera was already up nursing the children for the morning. There would be a time when they are ready to begin chewing solid foods, so today she will be searching for the flowers. Suddenly she feels vibrations through the land, that can only be caused by heavy footers. She hopes it will not be a carnivore, but then again they are protected by the high walls so it could not be possible. Again her thoughts return to a carnivore as the vibrations increase, and a thud behind her causing a slight glimpse in that direction. That is where she sees a most worrisome sight. Kodi has returned badly wounded, between two large meat eaters she does not recognise. Cera gasps in fright.

"Kodi! What happened?"

Instantly Chomper stares in amazement at how much Cera has changed, but Kodi quickly turns on them. "I always keep my promises!" He growls and tightens his neck at them; brandishing his sharp horns that could easily penetrate had he not been bitten on his neck earlier that day. Tyrana speaks to Chomper in Sharptooth upon the present situation.

'Come on Chomper, let's go. The scent of younglings might, set me off.'

'Huh! But. We came here to ask for help.'

'I know what you're thinking, but we can't stay here. We don't belong!'

'But.' Chomper then goes silent, knowing his mate-to-be is right in saying that. But Cera glanced at the two Sharpteeth again, wondering why they brought Kodi back this way. Knowing all Sharpteeth, Kodi would have been eaten at the scene. So what exactly had happened? Cera would not find out just laying there curiously watching, but revealing the children was a bad idea especially with carnivores this close. Then suddenly, the male Sharptooth's name finally hits her. His features though mature now, are still very familiar to whom she had once known. The other reason being, they never even charged to attack them in the first place.

"Kodi wait!"

"Huh! Cera! Are you sure?"

"You need rest! I'll sort this out! Please, keep an eye on them." Cera stands and walks to Kodi, revealing the children could not be avoided as her mate is unable to walk unsupported, hence the bleeding hip and lower back from a Sharptooth bite that impeded this ability. Helping Kodi to lay down, she heads back to the two meat eaters. The male Sharptooth's features; his purple hide; light purple under and dark purple spinal spikes, they explained everything.

"Chomper? Is that, you?"

"It was when I last checked Cera." Chomper smiled then started feeling uneasy when Cera began to scrutinise at his build, circling him slowly glancing at all his prominence. "It's so wonderful to see you again, but you're making me feel uneasy?" Cera goes back to the front of Chomper so he could see her again.

"So, what happened to Kodi?"

"A Sharptooth battle that he very nearly lost with his life. If we didn't arrive when we did, it would've been much worse."

"You, helped save him!"

"Yes. Then he mentioned you. We came to ask for help."

"What kind of help?"

"It's very personal. You see, Tyrana and I..." Chomper pauses feeling uncomfortable with what he is about to say. If word gets out that they are here to stay for a while, there will be many problems following them. They may even get sent away. Chomper knows how bad that can be, all too well. "Please. Just say you can help us. I'll tell you once she settles in."

"Is it a place for you both to hide or something?"

"Do you, know of a place?"

"Perhaps you should try the Hidden Canyon. It will keep you out of the way." Cera pauses in memory of another way there. "And there is an entrance from the Mysterious Beyond as well."

"Oh I remember that place now. All the caves we explored so many years ago. Cheers Cera." Chomper gives a smile before he explains to Tyrana what Cera had said. With a series of vocalised throaty noises, Tyrana understood where it was they had to go. Hopefully the residents would never notice, but word could soon spread intently if anyone finds out about their unwanted attendance. After they head off, Cera quickly runs to Kodi and begins to lick his wounds clean.


It did not take Tyrana long to settle in at the Hidden Canyon, a mere hour later she was back to how Chomper liked her, which is why she is now flirting with him. Seeing as the canyon is where they are staying for a short while, Chomper had already checked round the whole location to make sure nothing could get inside from the Mysterious Beyond at any other entrances besides the one they will be using. Hunting would be fine as long as one of them stays behind in case unwanted visitors start coming in from that side as well. The way they both came in that morning, seemed to be a new opening, which is why a kill had been made and an attack on Kodi had happened. Though he was sure all his friends would recognise him, Chomper had his doubts because not even Cera recognised him instantly.

Looking round the immediate vicinity, Chomper seems to remember something quite a way back in his past. When he was younger, the cave systems that are so much like a never-ending maze had been where he stayed with Ruby until they both matured. The caves led to here, from within the mountains themselves. She had been given the responsibility to look after Chomper then from his parents, but after they went their separate ways, he has not seen Ruby since.

Tyrana continued to tease her love interest; walking round his body stroking him with her tail. Chomper has had this happen to him before, but not to the extent she is now, with the added purrs so to speak. Chomper understood this as an act of sheer and desperate wont. His attempts at mounting Tyrana had all but failed ever since they both had a sexual interest in each other; never a long enough moment whenever she had been in heat due to always having to watch their surroundings for potential threats. When at last the thought of a tryst could finally be fulfilled, it had always been interrupted; a loan hunter here; a small pack there; a bull somewhere else. It is amazing Chomper never seems to suffer a scar or even a wound, whenever he has had to battle. But this so called luck will not last forever, which is why he had to find the Great Valley. He knew that where he had hatched all those years ago, would be safe for them both.

Tyrana's advances soon start arousing Chomper; her gentle nibbles on his shoulders and hips, getting him stimulated as he begins trying to bite the scruff of her neck. A few more attempts, and then success as he pulls her back towards him with his hands over her shoulders; his jaws gripping the nape of her neck as she bends forward. Just when Chomper could make a three point stand and mount her, a distant roar disturbs them yet again. Chomper pauses still with Tyrana's nape gently in his jaws, recognising that the roar was the same from an hour ago.

'Ignore his challenge. He hasn't found this place yet.' Tyrana vocalised in Sharptooth tongue. Chomper agrees with her before mounting in a three-point stand, ready to fulfil the sexual lust between them since their very first interests. But the other suddenly gives out another roar, this time for his competition to hear clearly. It echoes through the Great Valley and the Hidden Canyon where they are staying; Chomper's eyes moving in the direction the challenger is now, the residents suddenly in a panic as Littlefoot and Bron head to the scene with Cera, Petrie, Ducky and Spike.

The Tyrannosaurus sniffs the air, smelling for the female in heat and knowing his competition is nearby. 'Challenge me!' His loud deep vocals tempt Chomper all too much. 'She will be mine to mate with!'

Chomper lets his grip go, and returns to both feet much to Tyrana's dismay. 'Chomper! Why?!' She pleaded, missing the weight of Chomper on her hips.

'I must Tyrana! He will take you otherwise!' Chomper's vocals sounded sincere. 'I shan't lose to him!'

'But!' Tyrana stands tall as Chomper looks out into the valley. His loving lick along her neck and cheek, calms her down into understanding his wishes more clearly.

'Please. Stay here and stay safe. I'll return to you soon.' Chomper then heads out of the Hidden Canyon, straight towards his competitor who starts sniffing again; figuring out the location where his mate-to-be now is. He will be taking her by force, even if it means killing the competition. Chomper does not want to lose, he cannot afford to as he has known Tyrana for a long time, and has never left her side. Losing the battle would be futile as no other Sharptooth he knows and has seen, will care for Tyrana like he has all these years.


Charging for the larger bull of his kind, he makes eye contact with the enemy who huffs through his nose and stomps a foot before quickly running in order to clash. Chomper instantly does the same, racking up his skill that always gets him the first hit. He bends low and upward checks the other cleanly in the torso knocking him of balance, before butting with strength the side of his head into the right of his enemy's shoulder. He has practised this attack many times, which usually always knocks an attacker to the ground. But this time, the other recovered its balance in the midst of Chomper's manoeuvre, quicker than all others Chomper had fought in the past.

'So weak! I will easily knock you down!' The larger Tyrannosaurus taunted in Sharptooth tongue, before head-butting upwards into Chomper's jaw and then pushing him by the neck with his head strongly. This forces him closer to the mountain out of balance. Unable to recover instantly, the other charges and rams into Chomper's side, pushing him at speed intent on colliding him against the mountainside.

The force is powerful, with the side of Chomper's head crashing against the mountain causing scree to fall around him. Chomper recovers with an angry roar, before charging at his target when his friends arrive at the battle-scene. Their glares were tense as Chomper could see; his thoughts rushing through his head he believed they were there to watch his battle, which gave him the boost needed for an attack. Grabbing his competition by the neck, he powerfully throws him down to the ground intent on harm. Ripples form in the pond nearby upon the impact from the carnivore. Cera begins heading to Chomper in order to aid him, but Bron quickly stops her knowing all too well this battle is a rut between two bull Sharptooth.

"Cera you can't. It is a rut. You'll just get in the way and become either badly wounded or a food target. It isn't wise!"

"But! Chomper."

"Chomper? Cera! Chomper's not here anymore. He's moved on to where he belongs." Littlefoot acclaims.

"Littlefoot is right. Chomper moved years ago." Ducky continued.

"Me no know. Chomper could be the one fighting the other, or not. But why are they rutting? There no female nearby, is there?" Petrie had seemed confused.

"Em..." Cera suddenly goes silent, causing all those with her to gaze at her in question.

"Cera! Do you know something we don't?" Littlefoot's words were reminiscent of Cera's dad, making her seem to go into submission as though her father had been there. The Sharptooth that had been thrown, returns to his feet and charges once more, roaring with anger and gnashing his still bloody jaws from the earlier kill.

'Again!' Chomper replied in his native tongue. 'Don't bother! She is mine!' He then roars loudly, causing his friends to either close their eyes in pain or cover their ears if they could. With a forceful stomp on the ground, he huffs angrily and charges again.

"Cera! Tell us! We need to know!"

"I'm telling you! Chomper is over there fighting this other one!" She tries to direct her gaze to Chomper's present person, but they never believe her. "We need to help him!"

"And dad clearly stated that we cannot intervene!" Littlefoot sits down. "When this battle is over we are sending them both away."

"My question was never answered?" Petrie complained. "Rutting only happen when female nearby. So where be this female?" Cera had no other choice but to inform them of the matter at hand.

"I, er..."

"Cera! We must know!" Bron severely ordered as he headed to her.

"I." She gives in with a breath. "They visited me alright, with Kodi supported between them! He was hurt bad from a Sharptooth attack! Chomper wanted some help, and looked for me intently. The female was with him then, so I told them about the Hidden Canyon."

"Jesus Cera! Now we have three of them to worry about!"

"But. Littlefoot. If Cera is right about Chomper being here right now, then we must welcome him. He is our friend after all."

"Ducky! Not you as well! Sharpteeth aren't allowed here! We all know this!"

"I know but, would a friend not be an exception?"

"Ducky right Littlefoot. Chomper is our friend, and we always help our friends."

"I can't believe you guys! Chomper can't be here! It's too far for him now!"

"Take a closer look, Littlefoot! Chomper is here!" Littlefoot does under protest, watching the fight and trying to remember certain features he remembers Chomper having as a child. It is soon that he notices the purple colours and spinal ridge, that separates Chomper from most other Sharpteeth he has seen in all his life so far. "So I'm guessing you finally know." Cera concluded sarcastically. All the others there look also, and suddenly realise unable to help when Chomper is grabbed in a jaw hold by the throat before he is clawed on his leg deeply. With an agonizing roar he tail swipes his opponent constantly in the head, hoping he would let go but already his wound causes problems. When the swiping does not work, his final attempt before the other crushes his neck seems impossible to pull off. His foot claws never reach his target during the attack, not unless he could bring his enemy nearer. Moving around his enemy does the same, until finally a maddening roar resonates through the land and a collision occurs on the ground.

"Chomper!" Cera rushes to him, but Littlefoot charges in front to stop her.

"Cera! You can't! We must keep our distance!"

Lying on the ground rapidly bleeding from his neck wound, the three clawed scar across his side, the Sharptooth knew he had to get away. But he may be paralysed, maybe dying. The battle he started had been lost, possibly with his life if he does not move and flee. Remembering how he ended up down there on the ground, this younger one deserves to have his mate; able to protect her till the death if need be. He understood this now, but had let his guard down the moment he gripped Chomper round the throat, a dire mistake that would cost him dearly in the wild.

What will the Herbivores do to me now? The carnivore thought as he lay there; he had noticed the group the moment they appeared, this land's guard herd however strange it actually is. Will he even manage to stand after the crunch he received on the back of his neck? Chomper had been skilled throughout most of his challenge, unlike this fool who intently issued a fight he has now lost. His desperation is too great for him to even think straight half the time, and then he finally sees the one he had been looking for all this while. Tracking his scent to the peace of this place and the memory still fresh in his mind, he forces himself to stand stumbling slightly, before angrily roaring in Spike's direction. Now that he could still stand, his plan can now take place.

Spike is quick to back up, horrified by the reminiscing glare he received the last time paths had been crossed. Now that he was here Spike froze in fear upon remembering, his life now on the line yet again when the meat eater charges for him.

"Spike! Run!" Ducky shouted. Spike then remembers Ducky's words when they were younger, at the time two Sharpteeth entered the valley from the opening they caused in pursuit of both Strut and Ozzy the previous day. Do not stand there Spike! Run! It is then that he recalls Ducky jumping towards them when he froze and shook with fear. You leave my brother alone! He watches Ducky kicking the snout of Chomper's father in an attempt to stall him time, then the reality returns. "Leave him alone!" Yet again she saves Spike, barging into the attacker causing him to crash on the ground forcefully into a small roll. The ground seemed to shake upon the impact, but he did not stay down for long. Recovering his feet he soon stomps and huffs angrily, roaring a possible insult only Chomper would understand.

"Nice attack!" Petrie compliments before nose diving at the brute. He dodges in mid air when the carnivore tries to bite, and whacks his beak against the meat eater's neck pressure point powerfully. The dazzle is enough for both Littlefoot and Bron to strike with their tails on the Tyrannosaurus' sides, Bron's strong whip causing sheer agony from the wound and another angry roar. He charges for Bron hoping an attack could be plausible, but then a sudden prolonged scream is heard by all as he stops dead in his tracks. Looking down in agony at the large horns that now penetrated his lower left body, crimson trickling down Cera's horns. He backs up with a bad limp on his left side, as blood oozes from the new fresh wound through his left leg and the lower left abdomen.

Breathing tiredly and painfully, the Sharptooth still would not let things halt his original goal. Chomper soon intervenes by standing in front of his friends, carefully holding his weight through his wounded leg. There, another conversation occurs between them.

'What? You're protecting these, these low lives! Our reputation is at stake, because of you!'

'I don't care! I'm not like you! These so called low lives you acclaim are my friends! Now leave and never return!'

'I will not!'

Chomper roars and stomps forwards, making the Sharptooth cower slightly. 'Look at you! You are weak!'

'I am not, weak!' He roars back. 'These are minor wounds!'

'I can quite easily kill you with one bite. My friends never used must effort, and even they could beat you.'

'It was an unfair fight! My target is the Spiketail! And I will stay until I kill him!'

'I will not let you! Try and make it to him, I dare you! See if you can force your way through me and my friends!' The Sharptooth pauses unwilling to give in, but even he knew this Chomper was right. How he is now, tired and wounded, he would never make it passed the winner of his duel. The point was just too blatant so he had to back down. The herbivores start growling at him, Chomper soon follows as Spike hides under his paws. A group this size is the worst a lone hunter can face, not even hunting troops would battle them.

With a final roar, he weakly flees the scene as they tail him growling threateningly. Reaching his earlier kill, he drags it hungrily out of the valley as fast as he can muster despite the pain being excruciating for him. The Great Valley dinosaur troop know he is entitled to the remains of the Ankylosaurus they sadly remember as Kosh, so they leave him to take the old dinosaur away. Once the Tyrannosaurus is clear of the entrance, they all agree to close up the opening in understanding that yesterday's Skywater caused the collapse of the mountainside, why the remains of a landslide could be seen. Working together they soon had the gap sealed once more, and part ways to return to their mates.

Chomper's life long dream to have children with Tyrana could finally come true. Knowing that he will be safe, and with the permission of both Littlefoot and Bron, he limps back to Tyrana. After a loving embrace between them; the sexual lust returning, Chomper freely mounts her once more in the gentle way that he knows she adores.