Land Before Time XI
By: Random Story Girl
Chapter Five
o.o actually I couldn't really picture Cera hanging out with them...I just really had no clue what to do...my next fic
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They talked the whole night, getting reacquainted.
When morning rolled over Littlefoot and Ali left to go with the rest of their herd.
"I can't believe he's really back. I can't," Ducky said.
"Well he's leaving soon anyways so we can't get used to it," Spike said suddenly.
They all stared at him, realizing he was right.
"Why do they leave again?" Petrie asked.
"I don't know," Cera said, "But I wish I did."
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"Eat up everyone, we're leaving tomorrow," Bron said to his herd.
Littlefoot sighed he wanted to leave now, before he had second thoughts about staying. The herd was right by the thundering falls getting some good food in them for when they leave.
He looked over at his grandparents sadly, and then took a drink of the cool water.
Suddenly a pricing scream broke through the air, making everyone jump.
"Daisy!" A swimmer cried and ran to where the scream came from.
A few followed her, including Bron, but he told Littlefoot, Ali and Shorty to stay behind.
"I hate this, what are we supposed to do? Baby-sit the old ones?" Shorty growled and waded into the cool water.
Littlefoot rolled his eyes then looked back at his Grandparents. They had stayed behind to watch a few of the children, plus they weren't up to much anymore, they hadn't been doing things like before Littlefoot left. You know, running into the Mysterious Beyond after children or anything.
Cera's father charged back through the clearing and said, "The child was killed, it looked like it was by a small Sharptooth."
"How's that possible?" Grandpa Longneck said, shocked.
"We don't know, obviously the sharptooth came up to her, she screamed, and it killed her so she wouldn't tell anybody what kind it was," He replied.
Littlefoot suddenly remembered something, on the way to the Great Valley he thought he had seen a small shadow of something that was a Longneck for a second, but didn't really realize it.
The crying swimmer came back and fell onto the ground, weeping for her falling child.
Ali sniffed and held back a tear of pity for the mother.
"Where Daisy Mama?" One of them asked, causing the mother to hug her children.
She looked up at a flyer and said, "Can you get Ducky and Spike for me, please?"
Petrie's mother nodded and took off.
"Oh god, that's Ducky's mom," Littlefoot said suddenly, causing Ali to gasp.
Shorty looked up with shock in his eyes.
Bron, who had just come back, stared at the scene sadly. He nudged Littlefoot and said, "Back to the herd all of you."
The three nodded and started back towards their nesting grounds.
Bron stared again sadly, he didn't know what he'd do if Littlefoot were killed now. Sighing he followed the three young Longnecks back to his herd.
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A little Longneck woke up to the sound of a bug flying by its head and opened its eyes.
He stared at it with interest and giggled as it tickled his face. As it flew off he chased after it.
He heard a rustling sound to his left and thought it was the bug and jumped through the bushes to find himself staring directly into the blood red eyes of a sharptooth.
"MAMA!" He yelled and ran as fast as possible towards his herd.
The Sharptooth jumped out quickly on top of the baby, which let out a strangled cry before it left pain in its neck, then saw nothing more.
Back with the herd a young female Longneck jerked awake at the cry, then looked around and let out a gasp.
"What's wrong Kata?" Her mate asked.
"Roch is gone!" She yelled out.
Bron was up in a minute then said, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, and I just heard something cry for help!" She wept.
Bron started towards where he heard the cry come from, Roch's father followed him.
A few minutes later they both returned, the male with tears in his eyes as he said, "I'm sorry, the Sharptooth..."
Kata didn't need him to finish the sentence, she burst out in tears.
Littlefoot and Ali watched from the side with shocked faces.
"Get more sleep, everyone, and no one leave the herd, we're safe if we stay together, understand?" Bron said, getting a few nods.
As the herd settled down into a light and uncomfortable sleep Littlefoot nudged Ali and nodded towards the forest.
Slowly they got up and walked over to the forest, not seeing Shorty's eyes on them.
"What is it?" Ali asked him once they were out of ear shot of everyone.
"I say we find what's doing this," Littlefoot said.
"Are you crazy? We could get killed!" Ali said.
"Maybe, but I doubt it. The Sharptooth is here on its own and from the size of the things it attacks I'd say it's smaller then us," He said, then sighed seeing her doubtful face.
"I don't know," Ali said.
"We got rid of things bigger then us before," Littlefoot said, "I tell you what, we'll go get Cera, Ducky, Petrie and Spike to come with us...will that be a bit more of a comfort?"
She hesitated then sighed and said, "Lead the way."
He smiled and they were about to leave when Shorty walked in front of them.
"You're not going anywhere," he said to them. They were about to argue with him when he cut them off, "Not without me anyways."
They sighed in relief and nodded. The three Longnecks set off towards the closets nest...Petrie's.
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"What now?" Cera muttered, staring at the three Longnecks.
"I'm tired, I am," Ducky muttered.
"Me too," Petrie said, he had ridden over on Littlefoot's head.
"Look guys, another baby was killed, someone from our herd," Littlefoot said, noticing the pained look on both Ducky and Spikes faces.
"That's why we want to find this Sharptooth before it kills anyone else," Ali informed them.
"So...you leave without a trace, and then suddenly come back, bringing a baby killer with you, and you expect us to help?" Cera burst out.
After along pause Littlefoot said, in more of a question then an answer, "Yes?"
"Well forget it, I'm going home," Cera said and stalked off back towards her nest.
"Sorry Littlefoot, me to tired. Me also no do that stuff no more," Petrie said and flew off.
"Our mama needs us right now..." Ducky muttered and hopped on Spikes back as he started walking away.
Littlefoot stared in shocked silence as all his former friends left.
"I guess...I guess there's no point in going then," Shorty said and walked back towards the herd.
"Littlefoot I..." Ali started but he cut her off.
"Just go back with Shorty; I know that's what you want to do. But we led this Sharptooth here, and I plan on getting rid of it," Littlefoot said and walked off in another direction.
Ali bit her lip and slowly started walking in the direction that Shorty had gone.
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OK I'll end this chapter there from sheer boredom...yeah this is stupid, also Chomper WON'T be in this one but probably another one...sorry. Anyways...buh bye
~Random Story Girl~
By: Random Story Girl
Chapter Five
o.o actually I couldn't really picture Cera hanging out with them...I just really had no clue what to do...my next fic
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They talked the whole night, getting reacquainted.
When morning rolled over Littlefoot and Ali left to go with the rest of their herd.
"I can't believe he's really back. I can't," Ducky said.
"Well he's leaving soon anyways so we can't get used to it," Spike said suddenly.
They all stared at him, realizing he was right.
"Why do they leave again?" Petrie asked.
"I don't know," Cera said, "But I wish I did."
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"Eat up everyone, we're leaving tomorrow," Bron said to his herd.
Littlefoot sighed he wanted to leave now, before he had second thoughts about staying. The herd was right by the thundering falls getting some good food in them for when they leave.
He looked over at his grandparents sadly, and then took a drink of the cool water.
Suddenly a pricing scream broke through the air, making everyone jump.
"Daisy!" A swimmer cried and ran to where the scream came from.
A few followed her, including Bron, but he told Littlefoot, Ali and Shorty to stay behind.
"I hate this, what are we supposed to do? Baby-sit the old ones?" Shorty growled and waded into the cool water.
Littlefoot rolled his eyes then looked back at his Grandparents. They had stayed behind to watch a few of the children, plus they weren't up to much anymore, they hadn't been doing things like before Littlefoot left. You know, running into the Mysterious Beyond after children or anything.
Cera's father charged back through the clearing and said, "The child was killed, it looked like it was by a small Sharptooth."
"How's that possible?" Grandpa Longneck said, shocked.
"We don't know, obviously the sharptooth came up to her, she screamed, and it killed her so she wouldn't tell anybody what kind it was," He replied.
Littlefoot suddenly remembered something, on the way to the Great Valley he thought he had seen a small shadow of something that was a Longneck for a second, but didn't really realize it.
The crying swimmer came back and fell onto the ground, weeping for her falling child.
Ali sniffed and held back a tear of pity for the mother.
"Where Daisy Mama?" One of them asked, causing the mother to hug her children.
She looked up at a flyer and said, "Can you get Ducky and Spike for me, please?"
Petrie's mother nodded and took off.
"Oh god, that's Ducky's mom," Littlefoot said suddenly, causing Ali to gasp.
Shorty looked up with shock in his eyes.
Bron, who had just come back, stared at the scene sadly. He nudged Littlefoot and said, "Back to the herd all of you."
The three nodded and started back towards their nesting grounds.
Bron stared again sadly, he didn't know what he'd do if Littlefoot were killed now. Sighing he followed the three young Longnecks back to his herd.
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A little Longneck woke up to the sound of a bug flying by its head and opened its eyes.
He stared at it with interest and giggled as it tickled his face. As it flew off he chased after it.
He heard a rustling sound to his left and thought it was the bug and jumped through the bushes to find himself staring directly into the blood red eyes of a sharptooth.
"MAMA!" He yelled and ran as fast as possible towards his herd.
The Sharptooth jumped out quickly on top of the baby, which let out a strangled cry before it left pain in its neck, then saw nothing more.
Back with the herd a young female Longneck jerked awake at the cry, then looked around and let out a gasp.
"What's wrong Kata?" Her mate asked.
"Roch is gone!" She yelled out.
Bron was up in a minute then said, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, and I just heard something cry for help!" She wept.
Bron started towards where he heard the cry come from, Roch's father followed him.
A few minutes later they both returned, the male with tears in his eyes as he said, "I'm sorry, the Sharptooth..."
Kata didn't need him to finish the sentence, she burst out in tears.
Littlefoot and Ali watched from the side with shocked faces.
"Get more sleep, everyone, and no one leave the herd, we're safe if we stay together, understand?" Bron said, getting a few nods.
As the herd settled down into a light and uncomfortable sleep Littlefoot nudged Ali and nodded towards the forest.
Slowly they got up and walked over to the forest, not seeing Shorty's eyes on them.
"What is it?" Ali asked him once they were out of ear shot of everyone.
"I say we find what's doing this," Littlefoot said.
"Are you crazy? We could get killed!" Ali said.
"Maybe, but I doubt it. The Sharptooth is here on its own and from the size of the things it attacks I'd say it's smaller then us," He said, then sighed seeing her doubtful face.
"I don't know," Ali said.
"We got rid of things bigger then us before," Littlefoot said, "I tell you what, we'll go get Cera, Ducky, Petrie and Spike to come with us...will that be a bit more of a comfort?"
She hesitated then sighed and said, "Lead the way."
He smiled and they were about to leave when Shorty walked in front of them.
"You're not going anywhere," he said to them. They were about to argue with him when he cut them off, "Not without me anyways."
They sighed in relief and nodded. The three Longnecks set off towards the closets nest...Petrie's.
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"What now?" Cera muttered, staring at the three Longnecks.
"I'm tired, I am," Ducky muttered.
"Me too," Petrie said, he had ridden over on Littlefoot's head.
"Look guys, another baby was killed, someone from our herd," Littlefoot said, noticing the pained look on both Ducky and Spikes faces.
"That's why we want to find this Sharptooth before it kills anyone else," Ali informed them.
"So...you leave without a trace, and then suddenly come back, bringing a baby killer with you, and you expect us to help?" Cera burst out.
After along pause Littlefoot said, in more of a question then an answer, "Yes?"
"Well forget it, I'm going home," Cera said and stalked off back towards her nest.
"Sorry Littlefoot, me to tired. Me also no do that stuff no more," Petrie said and flew off.
"Our mama needs us right now..." Ducky muttered and hopped on Spikes back as he started walking away.
Littlefoot stared in shocked silence as all his former friends left.
"I guess...I guess there's no point in going then," Shorty said and walked back towards the herd.
"Littlefoot I..." Ali started but he cut her off.
"Just go back with Shorty; I know that's what you want to do. But we led this Sharptooth here, and I plan on getting rid of it," Littlefoot said and walked off in another direction.
Ali bit her lip and slowly started walking in the direction that Shorty had gone.
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OK I'll end this chapter there from sheer boredom...yeah this is stupid, also Chomper WON'T be in this one but probably another one...sorry. Anyways...buh bye
~Random Story Girl~