Land Before Time XI
By: Random Story Girl
Chapter Two
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When Grandma and Grandpa Longneck had woken up to see their grandson gone they panicked, not yet thinking the worse but not sure where he went. The other herds in the valley helped search for him but they drew one conclusion...he had left. This meant he went into the Mysterious Beyond.
"There's really no hope of him living if he went there alone," Daddy Tops (Cera's Dad) had said.
But still they waited, as did Cera, Petrie, Ducky and Spike.
It was only a month sense he left but things were straining everywhere because of it.
The Longnecks (His grandparents) had basically secluded themselves from everyone else with worry and fear for their only Grandchild.
And his friends, well he was basically the glue that held them together and now that the glue was gone they stayed separate more often then not.
All though were united by one tiny bond all the same, worry and fear for Littlefoot and also hope that he was ok and found what he was searching for.
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Littlefoot climbed up the side of a narrow passage along the side of a steep canyon. At first he found all the walking and climbing he had done exhausting, but he was used to it now. There was also always this nice breeze that hit him when he was feeling to hot. He knew in his heart it was his mother trying to help as much as she could.
He had been traveling for a month, and something inside of him told him that he was almost there.
He walked across the flat top of the canyon until he came to a large forest and walked into it, being extremely careful to watch out for Sharpteeth.
Suddenly he got a scent of another Longneck, and it was fairly knew. He smelt around a bit, it was a familiar one.
He followed it into a cave, then realized he would have easily walked into a trap.
"Don't worry bud," He thought to himself, "Sharpteeth aren't that smart."
"Who are you? And what are you doing here?" A female voice suddenly said.
Littlefoot suddenly saw in the shadows of the cave there was another Longneck, obviously a female.
"Hey its ok, I'm a Longneck too...I'm from the Great Valley," He said, not saying right out who he was.
"Really? I knew a Longneck from there once," She said and walked into the dim light of the cave, but Littlefoot could make out that she was a purplish color and seemed very familiar.
Suddenly it snapped into place who she was and he said, "Ali?"
"How do you know my name?" She asked, then came into the total light and gasped, then said, "Littlefoot?"
He nodded his head and she burst out laughing then said, "It's so good to see you! I never thought I'd see you ever again!" She nuzzled him a bit then laughed again.
"Where's the rest of your herd?" He asked her.
A dull look passed over her face, then pain replaced it and she said, "A g- g-g-group of sh-sh-sh-sha-sharpteeth attacked. My mom and I were away from it, so before they noticed us she pushed me into a shallow river, and then told me to go hid behind a waterfall that wasn't far away. I did, but I still saw the whole thing. It was the first time I've seen Sharpteeth work together, like about 30 of them! They killed all the adults first, including my mother, then killed all the children...I'm the only one that survived."
He felt so bad for her and said, "I'm sorry Ali...I didn't know, otherwise I wouldn't have asked."
She shook her head then said, "I would have told you anyways. Can we please get off the topic?"
"Sure," He said to her.
"So, what are you doing so far from the Great Valley...alone?" Ali asked curiously.
"I'm trying to find my father's herd," Littlefoot said in a low tone.
"Father?" She asked, surprised.
"Yeah, I met him last year, when all the Longnecks..."
"...Went to that place because of the Sleep Stories! I was there too! I can't believe we missed each other!" She finished for him.
"Yeah," Littlefoot said then there was along pause.
"Want to come with me?" He asked suddenly.
"What?" She asked.
"Want to come with me? Like to my Father's herd? He'll accept you too, besides, you have no one right now...aside from me," He added with a smile.
A wide smile broke out on her face then she said, "Sure!"
He smiled back, and then said, "Come on."
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The two had already been traveling together for a week. They exchanged stories about what happened to them after Ali left the Great Valley.
"Littlefoot, I've been meaning to ask, how do you know where we're going?" She asked suddenly.
He hesitated then said, "Promise not to laugh?"
"Sure," She replied.
"OK. Well I think my mother...well her spirit, is helping me. Because before I left the Great Valley I kept having sleep stories with her in it, now I don't...it's like she wanted me to go after my dad," Littlefoot explained.
"I believe you," Ali said honestly, "I seen my mom is a sleep stories too. She told me where to hid, and also said a familiar face would show up soon."
Littlefoot nodded, then suddenly both jumped at a constant crashing sound.
They looked at a puddle in front of them to see it shaking with every loud thump.
Ali screamed suddenly and Littlefoot looked over to see a large and hungry looking Sharptooth coming their way.
"Run!" He yelled and nudged her along, then the two started running in the opposite direction.
Ali stumbled over a root that was sticking out of the ground and got her leg caught in it.
"Ali!" Littlefoot yelled and ran back to her, he bit the root and started yanking, trying to free his friend.
"Just run!" She said to him.
"No!" He said back in a harsh tone, yet it was muffled by the root.
The large orange sharptooth was so close they could practically smell its disgusting breath. It let out a victorious roar and went down to kill the two small Longnecks when a tail whipped out of no where, hitting it back.
Neither Ali nor Littlefoot saw what was fighting the Sharptooth. They didn't look at it in fear it was another one.
Just as Littlefoot broke the root the Sharptooth ran away in defeat.
On first reaction Ali gasped and moved behind Littlefoot.
Littlefoot on the other hand was brave enough to look up. His eyes went wide and he said in shock, "Dad?"
"Your dad?" Ali asked and looked up to see a Longneck that was about the same color as Littlefoot.
"Littlefoot?" He asked, surprised.
A small green Longneck ran out into the opening and said, "Where's that Sharptooth? I'll beat him!" He then saw the two other Longnecks his age and said, "Well who do we got here? Littlefoot and...well I don't know who you are."
"Hi Shorty," Littlefoot said.
"What are you doing so far away from the Great Valley without your Grandparents?" Bron suddenly said, he was angry.
Littlefoot winced then said, "I was looking for you."
Bron's face softened and he said, "Why?"
"I've been having sleep stories...mom told me to," He said quietly.
Ali glanced at her friend then at his father, then at Shorty.
Bron stared for a minute then looked at Ali and said, "Who are you?"
"I'm Ali," She replied.
"A friend of mine," Littlefoot added.
"Well hello Ali. Where's the rest of your herd?" Bron asked.
Ali looked at the ground and Littlefoot shook his head. Bron, understanding what must have happened, nodded.
"Who are these young Longnecks Bron?" A female asked as she walked over to him.
"This is Ali, I assume her herd was killed," He said that last part with a soft tone, so he wouldn't upset the girl then said louder, "And this is Littlefoot...my son."
There was a mumbled of whispers through the rest of the herd, a few of the younger Longnecks looked at Littlefoot with interest.
"So, what do you say? We let them travel with us?" Bron said then laughed and quickly picked up both young longnecks and put them on his back then said, "You've both had a long day, get some sleep."
Littlefoot smiled then said, "Night dad."
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"We'll never see Littlefoot again, will we?" Cera asked her father one night, all their families were together for once, something they had made a point of doing every week since he left.
"I don't know Cera," He replied, unsure of himself for once.
"He might be d-d-...." Ducky's mom couldn't complete her sentence, she remembered when Ducky had been kidnapped and Spike had left...it hurt her greatly.
"He's not dead," Grandpa Longneck said.
"Of course he isn't," Petrie's mother agreed.
There was a pause then Grandma Longneck sighed and said, "I bet I know where he's planning on going."
"Where?" Voices shot at her from different spots.
"Well I don't know the exact position, but I'd bet my life he's trying to get to Bron," She said.
"Who?" Daddy Tops said, confused.
"His dad?" Petrie asked.
Both the Longnecks nodded they both hoped he had gotten there ok...
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NEXT CHAPTER UP SOON!
By: Random Story Girl
Chapter Two
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When Grandma and Grandpa Longneck had woken up to see their grandson gone they panicked, not yet thinking the worse but not sure where he went. The other herds in the valley helped search for him but they drew one conclusion...he had left. This meant he went into the Mysterious Beyond.
"There's really no hope of him living if he went there alone," Daddy Tops (Cera's Dad) had said.
But still they waited, as did Cera, Petrie, Ducky and Spike.
It was only a month sense he left but things were straining everywhere because of it.
The Longnecks (His grandparents) had basically secluded themselves from everyone else with worry and fear for their only Grandchild.
And his friends, well he was basically the glue that held them together and now that the glue was gone they stayed separate more often then not.
All though were united by one tiny bond all the same, worry and fear for Littlefoot and also hope that he was ok and found what he was searching for.
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Littlefoot climbed up the side of a narrow passage along the side of a steep canyon. At first he found all the walking and climbing he had done exhausting, but he was used to it now. There was also always this nice breeze that hit him when he was feeling to hot. He knew in his heart it was his mother trying to help as much as she could.
He had been traveling for a month, and something inside of him told him that he was almost there.
He walked across the flat top of the canyon until he came to a large forest and walked into it, being extremely careful to watch out for Sharpteeth.
Suddenly he got a scent of another Longneck, and it was fairly knew. He smelt around a bit, it was a familiar one.
He followed it into a cave, then realized he would have easily walked into a trap.
"Don't worry bud," He thought to himself, "Sharpteeth aren't that smart."
"Who are you? And what are you doing here?" A female voice suddenly said.
Littlefoot suddenly saw in the shadows of the cave there was another Longneck, obviously a female.
"Hey its ok, I'm a Longneck too...I'm from the Great Valley," He said, not saying right out who he was.
"Really? I knew a Longneck from there once," She said and walked into the dim light of the cave, but Littlefoot could make out that she was a purplish color and seemed very familiar.
Suddenly it snapped into place who she was and he said, "Ali?"
"How do you know my name?" She asked, then came into the total light and gasped, then said, "Littlefoot?"
He nodded his head and she burst out laughing then said, "It's so good to see you! I never thought I'd see you ever again!" She nuzzled him a bit then laughed again.
"Where's the rest of your herd?" He asked her.
A dull look passed over her face, then pain replaced it and she said, "A g- g-g-group of sh-sh-sh-sha-sharpteeth attacked. My mom and I were away from it, so before they noticed us she pushed me into a shallow river, and then told me to go hid behind a waterfall that wasn't far away. I did, but I still saw the whole thing. It was the first time I've seen Sharpteeth work together, like about 30 of them! They killed all the adults first, including my mother, then killed all the children...I'm the only one that survived."
He felt so bad for her and said, "I'm sorry Ali...I didn't know, otherwise I wouldn't have asked."
She shook her head then said, "I would have told you anyways. Can we please get off the topic?"
"Sure," He said to her.
"So, what are you doing so far from the Great Valley...alone?" Ali asked curiously.
"I'm trying to find my father's herd," Littlefoot said in a low tone.
"Father?" She asked, surprised.
"Yeah, I met him last year, when all the Longnecks..."
"...Went to that place because of the Sleep Stories! I was there too! I can't believe we missed each other!" She finished for him.
"Yeah," Littlefoot said then there was along pause.
"Want to come with me?" He asked suddenly.
"What?" She asked.
"Want to come with me? Like to my Father's herd? He'll accept you too, besides, you have no one right now...aside from me," He added with a smile.
A wide smile broke out on her face then she said, "Sure!"
He smiled back, and then said, "Come on."
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The two had already been traveling together for a week. They exchanged stories about what happened to them after Ali left the Great Valley.
"Littlefoot, I've been meaning to ask, how do you know where we're going?" She asked suddenly.
He hesitated then said, "Promise not to laugh?"
"Sure," She replied.
"OK. Well I think my mother...well her spirit, is helping me. Because before I left the Great Valley I kept having sleep stories with her in it, now I don't...it's like she wanted me to go after my dad," Littlefoot explained.
"I believe you," Ali said honestly, "I seen my mom is a sleep stories too. She told me where to hid, and also said a familiar face would show up soon."
Littlefoot nodded, then suddenly both jumped at a constant crashing sound.
They looked at a puddle in front of them to see it shaking with every loud thump.
Ali screamed suddenly and Littlefoot looked over to see a large and hungry looking Sharptooth coming their way.
"Run!" He yelled and nudged her along, then the two started running in the opposite direction.
Ali stumbled over a root that was sticking out of the ground and got her leg caught in it.
"Ali!" Littlefoot yelled and ran back to her, he bit the root and started yanking, trying to free his friend.
"Just run!" She said to him.
"No!" He said back in a harsh tone, yet it was muffled by the root.
The large orange sharptooth was so close they could practically smell its disgusting breath. It let out a victorious roar and went down to kill the two small Longnecks when a tail whipped out of no where, hitting it back.
Neither Ali nor Littlefoot saw what was fighting the Sharptooth. They didn't look at it in fear it was another one.
Just as Littlefoot broke the root the Sharptooth ran away in defeat.
On first reaction Ali gasped and moved behind Littlefoot.
Littlefoot on the other hand was brave enough to look up. His eyes went wide and he said in shock, "Dad?"
"Your dad?" Ali asked and looked up to see a Longneck that was about the same color as Littlefoot.
"Littlefoot?" He asked, surprised.
A small green Longneck ran out into the opening and said, "Where's that Sharptooth? I'll beat him!" He then saw the two other Longnecks his age and said, "Well who do we got here? Littlefoot and...well I don't know who you are."
"Hi Shorty," Littlefoot said.
"What are you doing so far away from the Great Valley without your Grandparents?" Bron suddenly said, he was angry.
Littlefoot winced then said, "I was looking for you."
Bron's face softened and he said, "Why?"
"I've been having sleep stories...mom told me to," He said quietly.
Ali glanced at her friend then at his father, then at Shorty.
Bron stared for a minute then looked at Ali and said, "Who are you?"
"I'm Ali," She replied.
"A friend of mine," Littlefoot added.
"Well hello Ali. Where's the rest of your herd?" Bron asked.
Ali looked at the ground and Littlefoot shook his head. Bron, understanding what must have happened, nodded.
"Who are these young Longnecks Bron?" A female asked as she walked over to him.
"This is Ali, I assume her herd was killed," He said that last part with a soft tone, so he wouldn't upset the girl then said louder, "And this is Littlefoot...my son."
There was a mumbled of whispers through the rest of the herd, a few of the younger Longnecks looked at Littlefoot with interest.
"So, what do you say? We let them travel with us?" Bron said then laughed and quickly picked up both young longnecks and put them on his back then said, "You've both had a long day, get some sleep."
Littlefoot smiled then said, "Night dad."
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"We'll never see Littlefoot again, will we?" Cera asked her father one night, all their families were together for once, something they had made a point of doing every week since he left.
"I don't know Cera," He replied, unsure of himself for once.
"He might be d-d-...." Ducky's mom couldn't complete her sentence, she remembered when Ducky had been kidnapped and Spike had left...it hurt her greatly.
"He's not dead," Grandpa Longneck said.
"Of course he isn't," Petrie's mother agreed.
There was a pause then Grandma Longneck sighed and said, "I bet I know where he's planning on going."
"Where?" Voices shot at her from different spots.
"Well I don't know the exact position, but I'd bet my life he's trying to get to Bron," She said.
"Who?" Daddy Tops said, confused.
"His dad?" Petrie asked.
Both the Longnecks nodded they both hoped he had gotten there ok...
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