CHAPTER 3. TALE OF THE LONE DINOSAUR/
NEW FRIENDS

Heavyfoot was listening along with his brothers and sisters to the tale of the Lone Dinosaur from his grandfather Parka. " And just as suddenly as he appeared the Lone Dinosaur went away." Parka finished. " Wow so is the Great Valley real grandpa?" Heavyfoot asked. " It sure is Heavyfoot. It sure is but we've never seen it." Parka said. " Let's go play!" His sister Alaina said. " Be careful children Pterant's spies may be about!" Parka said. Heavyfoot was playing when he ran into his friends Topps, Ptera, Cygnus, and Spear. " Hey wanna go play sharptooth attack?" Heavyfoot asked. " Fine just as long as I'm not the sharptooth this time!" Topps said. They were playing when Heavyfoot ran into somebody. " Hi there! Who are you?" Heavyfoot asked. It was another longneck about his age. " My name's Amber and my herd is a migrating herd this is my cousin Aleena." Amber said motioning to a lighter colored long-neck " Wanna play with me and my friends Amber?" Heavyfoot asked the two females. " Sure! Not it you're it!" Amber said. They ran off to join Heavyfoot's other friends. " Hey Heavyfoot! Who's this?" Ptera asked. " These are my new friends Amber and her cousin Aleena they're not from around here." Heavyfoot said. " Heavyfoot come and greet our guests!" his mother called. " Coming mom!" Heavyfoot said. With his friends in tow they joined the group of Adults. The leader of Amber's herd was a bull long-neck with several scars his name was Whip-lash and there were many different kinds of long-neck in Amber's herd. " Welcome to our valley I'm afraid you've come at a dark time for us." Parka said. " Is it not a dark time for all us land walkers?" An old rainbow face female said. " That's our shamaness Ajuza her family lives in our herd." Whip-lash explained. " I forsee now that the cause of our troubles dwells in this valley. The one you call Pterant our people have a term for him Nduli the angle of death. This is the prophecy as I know it.

In a place where shadows lie Rests the tyrant of those who don't fly What was stole must return Least the plants die and the green lands burn Held hostage will be the key to peace None shall be safe till she is released Only love can face the one most vile To save us all a small footed child For among the herds shall build distrust Until he comes home there shall be no peace

" Distrust?" What do you mean distrust among the herds? Three horns would never stop trusting anybody. But others might!" Strong-brow said. " What! How dare you say that I say you are the one with no trust three-horn!" Drake yelled at his friend. " Please stop arguing this is exactly what Pterant wants!" Parka said. " Back off long-neck I for one am tired of this I'm taller so that makes me better than you attitude of yours!" Strong- brow yelled. " Hey you're dad can't talk about my grandfather that way!" Heavyfoot said to Topps. " He can talk any way he likes!" Topps shot back. The herds started arguing. " So that settles it if we can't trust anyone but our own kind then from now on it's every kind for itself!" Mace snarled. " Suits me just fine! Topps come! You're forbidden to play with long-necks or any non three-horns ever again!" Strong-brow said. " Yes dad. See you later long-neck!" Topps shouted. Soon only the long-necks were left. It had begun. The great Segragation had started. One that would last for a generation.

Next up Heavyfoot and Amber are adults and have a family the tale of the Great Valley Is passed down. And it's survival of the fittiest as the plague begins in Part Two.