The Search For Pterano by landbeforetimefan



Millions of years ago our world was much different in many ways. Mountains were forming and there was many earthquakes. Strange creatures roamed the earth. These creatures were known as the dinosaurs. Although there were many dangers there was a place where all dinosaurs could live in peace and harmony. This place was called the Great Valley. In the Great Valley lived Little foot the long-neck, Cera the three-horn, Petrie the flyer, Ducky the swimmer, and Spike the spike tailed. They were all friends living in a peaceful and happy world. But on this day Petrie was sad. He was missing his Uncle Pterano.

Pterano had been banished from the Great Valley when he had put Petrie and his friends in jeopardy. When a flying rock had crashed on top of the Smoking Mountain it was believe to be a stone of cold fire. Pterano had wanted to have power over the Great Valley and he thought that the stone of cold fire had some sort of magical powers and that it could help him to become leader of the Great Valley. But the stone of cold fire turned out to be just an ordinary flying rock. Because of what he did Pterano had been banished to the Mysterious Beyond for several years. After he had stayed so long in the Mysterious Beyond he would be able to come back to the Great Valley.


While Little foot and his friends were playing Little foot noticed that Petrie didn't seem to be very happy.


"Are you okay Petrie? You're not acting like yourself," Little foot said.

"Me sad," Petrie said.


"What's wrong?" Little foot asked now concerned about his friend.


"Me miss Uncle Pterano. Me been thinking about him a lot lately. He should done be back. His exile is over. Why don't he come back?" Petrie asked.


Little foot shook his head, "I don't know. Maybe. . .he doesn't want to come back."


"Or what if he hurt and can't come back!" Petrie exclaimed.


Soon Cera, Ducky, and Spike came over to where Little foot and Petrie were talking.


"What are you two talking about?" Cera asked.


"About Petrie's Uncle Pterano. Petrie thinks he might be hurt or something because he hasn't come back yet," Little foot replied.


"Well, he can just stay in the Mysterious Beyond for all I care!" Cera said angrily.


"Don't be mean," Little foot told her.

"Hump!" Cera said turning her nose up.

"Hey I have an idea!" Little foot exclaimed. "Why don't we go find Pterano!"


Ducky shook her head, "No, no, no! The Mysterious Beyond is a scary place."


"Yea, and it is also off limits," Cera added.


"Oh come on guys! Pterano may be hurt or in danger. We could help him," Little foot said trying to convince his friends to go search for Pterano.


"Since when did you start caring so much about Pterano, Little foot?" Cera asked.


"What do you mean?" Little foot asked.


"Well, before you didn't like him but now you want to risk your life to go and save him. That is if he needs saving," Cera said.


"I don't know why I changed my mind about him. But we should always lend a helping hand to someone who needs it no matter who they are. So, what do you guys say? Are you going to help me and Petrie search for his Uncle Pterano or not?" Little foot asked.


Cera, Ducky, and Spike didn't answer for a moment but then finally Cera said, "Oh alright! But I believe this is going to be a pointless rescue. I mean how do we even know where to look for Pterano? The Mysterious Beyond is a big and dangerous place."


"We'll just have to search and search until we find Pterano. That's only thing we can do," Little foot answered.


"So when do we leave?" Cera asked.


"Tonight. We leave tonight. We'll meet here when night falls over the Great Valley okay?" Little foot said.

"Thank you all for doing this! Me hope we can find Uncle Pterano," Petrie said.


So it was agreed that Little foot and his friends would journey to the Mysterious Beyond to find Pterano. It would be a long and dangerous journey but as long as they stuck together they would be able to accomplish this adventure.


To be continued. . . .