Chapter 2 of The Search For Pterano by landbeforetimefan
That night Little foot and his friends met. They were all nervous and afraid to be going on such a dangerous journey. They soon started out of the Great Valley. When they had stepped outside the Great Valley's walls Little foot glanced back. He didn't like leaving and not telling his grandparents but of course he couldn't tell them because they would forbid him to go to the Mysterious Beyond.
"Little foot, are you coming?" Cera asked.
"Huh! Oh yes, I'm coming," Little foot turned and caught up with his friends.
A cool wind blew and it echoed through the rocks that loomed over Little foot and his friends.
"I'm afraid," Ducky said from atop Spike's back.
"Don't worry Ducky everything will be okay," Little foot reassured her.
They traveled for what seemed like forever but finally they came to it. The Mysterious Beyond lay just ahead of them. Mist hung over the Mysterious Beyond making it hard to see. A Strange creature cried out from somewhere in the Mysterious Beyond.
Ducky shivered when she heard the strange sound, "What was that?"
"I don't know. Probably just some creature that lives in the Mysterious Beyond," Little foot answered.
The five friends stood staring out across the scary Mysterious Beyond. None of them were sure if they wanted to go into this place.
"Well, let's go. We're wasting time," Little foot finally said.
They all stepped into the misty Mysterious Beyond.
"Stay together or you'll get lost in the mist," Little foot said.
Suddenly they heard a whooshing sound and loud cries coming from up in the sky
"What is that?" Cera asked frantically.
"I don't know but they don't sound friendly. Hurry follow me!," Little foot ordered.
They all followed Little foot and he led them to some nearby bushes. Crouched behind the bushes the five friends peered out of the bushes and watched as two flyers landed on the ground just a few feet away from them.
"That's Sierra and Rinkus. The two mean flyers who were working with Pterano remember?" Little foot whispered to his friends. They all of course remember the two flyers. Although Pterano had done wrong he had not been as mean as his partners, Sierra and Rinkus.
"I thought you said you heard something down here," Sierra said to Rinkus.
The pink and somewhat stupid flyer, Rinkus nodded, "I did see something down here. I saw several somethings."
Sierra sighed, "Well, there's not anything down here obviously. You're just seeing things."
"I saw something. I know I did," Rinkus said glancing around the area hoping to catch sight of something.
"I don't know why I even bother with you! I should just leave you all alone here. It would save me a lot of trouble," Sierra said hitting Rinkus across the face with his wing.
"Now you are starting to act like Pterano," Rinkus said rubbing his beak.
"Don't ever compare me to that. . .that. . .idiot!" Sierra said angrily.
At that moment Ducky sneezed and when she did Sierra and Rinkus heard her. They both began to look around trying to figure out where the noise was coming from. As they neared the bush Little foot and his friends began to back away hoping that they wouldn't find them. Finally the two flyers gave up searching.
"Come on Rinkus. Let's go back to the cave," Sierra ordered.
"But what about that noise?" Rinkus asked.
"It was probably nothing," Sierra said.
The two flyers lifted their wings and flew up and off into the gray sky. When they had disappeared from sight Little foot and his friend emerged from their hiding place.
"Whew! That was close," Little foot said letting out a relieved sigh.
"I wonder what they are doing here in the Mysterious Beyond," Cera wondered aloud.
"Maybe they didn't have anywhere else to go so they came here," Little foot suggested.
"If they here then Uncle Pterano may be here to!" Petrie said excitedly.
"Hopefully he is and hopefully he's not or anything," Little foot said.
"Well, I hope we don't run into those two flyers again," Cera said.
The five friends soon continued on their way. Little did they know that they were being followed by a mysterious character. But is the character dangerous or a friend?
To be continued. . . .