Chapter II
Friends become foes
Cera wordlessly shook her head. Littlefoot's face became simultaneously very earnest and sad. He tried his best to still look friendly but everybody could see his fury. Ducky, Spike and Petrie changed took on a frightened look. "Cera please", said Littlefoot as friendly as he could, but this time his voice had more emphasis and a nearly menacing undertone. "Nope!" Cera answered very determinedly. Littlefoot's face changed to a countenance of torment. He couldn't suppress his fury anymore. He hoped to make Cera becoming more reasonable when he unconcealed his threat and shouted: "Retract it!" This was naturally the wrong way to speak to Cera. Threats or insults could just raise her rage and quarrelsome disposition. "No!" she shouted back as loud as Littlefoot. She turned to go, when Littlefoot rammed his head with full power in Cera's flank, so she descended with a surprised cry. Like out of one mouth Ducky, Petrie and (as good as he could) Spike cried aghast too. Cera had scarcely erected and panted for breath when she saw herself faced with a new fierce attack of Littlefoot. For a moment they rolled solidly crashed into each other in direction of a boulder. When they hit it they went asunder. But Littlefoot rushed again impetuous against Cera who still hadn't really recovered from her surprise. Littlefoot's fierce attacks forced Cera to fall back step-by-step to the way leading up to the tunnel. Spike, Petrie and Ducky, who had placed herself in safety on Spike's back, stared thunderstruck after them. Sure, now and then Littlefoot and Cera had squabbles, but this squabbles usually lasted not more then a few hours. A fight like this hadn't been since then on their journey to the Great Valley. Meanwhile Littlefoot's attacks had forced Cera to fall back on a wide part of the rocky path that led up to the high placed tunnel. They were already some meters above the meadow on witch they had played a short time ago and on witch Ducky, Spike and Petrie stood and stared after them. "We must stop them, before one of them might be hurt!" Ducky shouted anxiously. Ducky hadn't finished her sentence completely when Spike rushed forth so abruptly, that she slid from his back and remained on the ground a bit confused. Petrie swung himself into the air and flit toward the fighting friends while Ducky jumped to her feed and followed Spike as quick as she could. "Take it back!" growled Littlefoot while he got ready for his next attack. "Never!" screamed Cera defiantly. Littlefoot charged with bowed head toward Cera. But she stepped out of way, pressing herself close to the wall of rock. In the moment in which Littlefoot whizzed past her, Cera rammed her head at his flank. Littlefoot screamed, lost his balance and hurled beyond the brink of the path and down the rocky slope. In this moment Cera and Petrie (who had just reached the scene) screamed too. Spike, who appeared nearly simultaneously behind Cera on the path howled shocked. Littlefoot tumbled down the slope and remained lying on the ground motionless. Petrie exchanged a shocked look with Cera, put his wings close to his body and dived nearly vertical toward the ground close to Littlefoot. Cera and Spike loped back down the path so fast, that stones and fine gravel rose up around their feet. They met Ducky, who still ran up the path with her tongue hanging out, halfway down. She hadn't realized what had happened yet, and had to jump out of way not to be run over by Spike and Cera. When Cera and Spike arrived by Littlefoot, Petrie was already there looking very concerned. Cera guided her look first on Littlefoot, then on Petrie and Spike. She felt dreadful and the looks of Petrie and Spike strengthened this feeling. In this moment Ducky pressed between Spike and Cera and went to the still unconscious Littlefoot. "Littlefoot, stand up!" she said while climbing on his head to force open one of his shut eyelids with both of her arms. And really Littlefoot opened his other eye too and smiled at Ducky. He raised his had, so it was difficult for Ducky not to loose her balance and fall down, and smiled at Spike and Petrie too. Littlefoot still seemed to be a bit numbed. Then his eyes went to Cera and became promptly very earnest and hostile. It was as if Littlefoot could just remember everything that had happened during the last minutes. Also Ducky's, Spike's and Petrie's eyes went to Cera now, but theirs looked very different from Littlefoot's. They looked earnest too, but more concerned than angry. For some seconds Cera could stand their looks, but sudden she couldn't endure it anymore. With a cry she turned round and ran away. Littlefoot still stared after her, so he hadn't realized the very grieved look Ducky, Petrie and Spike exchanged.
Friends become foes
Cera wordlessly shook her head. Littlefoot's face became simultaneously very earnest and sad. He tried his best to still look friendly but everybody could see his fury. Ducky, Spike and Petrie changed took on a frightened look. "Cera please", said Littlefoot as friendly as he could, but this time his voice had more emphasis and a nearly menacing undertone. "Nope!" Cera answered very determinedly. Littlefoot's face changed to a countenance of torment. He couldn't suppress his fury anymore. He hoped to make Cera becoming more reasonable when he unconcealed his threat and shouted: "Retract it!" This was naturally the wrong way to speak to Cera. Threats or insults could just raise her rage and quarrelsome disposition. "No!" she shouted back as loud as Littlefoot. She turned to go, when Littlefoot rammed his head with full power in Cera's flank, so she descended with a surprised cry. Like out of one mouth Ducky, Petrie and (as good as he could) Spike cried aghast too. Cera had scarcely erected and panted for breath when she saw herself faced with a new fierce attack of Littlefoot. For a moment they rolled solidly crashed into each other in direction of a boulder. When they hit it they went asunder. But Littlefoot rushed again impetuous against Cera who still hadn't really recovered from her surprise. Littlefoot's fierce attacks forced Cera to fall back step-by-step to the way leading up to the tunnel. Spike, Petrie and Ducky, who had placed herself in safety on Spike's back, stared thunderstruck after them. Sure, now and then Littlefoot and Cera had squabbles, but this squabbles usually lasted not more then a few hours. A fight like this hadn't been since then on their journey to the Great Valley. Meanwhile Littlefoot's attacks had forced Cera to fall back on a wide part of the rocky path that led up to the high placed tunnel. They were already some meters above the meadow on witch they had played a short time ago and on witch Ducky, Spike and Petrie stood and stared after them. "We must stop them, before one of them might be hurt!" Ducky shouted anxiously. Ducky hadn't finished her sentence completely when Spike rushed forth so abruptly, that she slid from his back and remained on the ground a bit confused. Petrie swung himself into the air and flit toward the fighting friends while Ducky jumped to her feed and followed Spike as quick as she could. "Take it back!" growled Littlefoot while he got ready for his next attack. "Never!" screamed Cera defiantly. Littlefoot charged with bowed head toward Cera. But she stepped out of way, pressing herself close to the wall of rock. In the moment in which Littlefoot whizzed past her, Cera rammed her head at his flank. Littlefoot screamed, lost his balance and hurled beyond the brink of the path and down the rocky slope. In this moment Cera and Petrie (who had just reached the scene) screamed too. Spike, who appeared nearly simultaneously behind Cera on the path howled shocked. Littlefoot tumbled down the slope and remained lying on the ground motionless. Petrie exchanged a shocked look with Cera, put his wings close to his body and dived nearly vertical toward the ground close to Littlefoot. Cera and Spike loped back down the path so fast, that stones and fine gravel rose up around their feet. They met Ducky, who still ran up the path with her tongue hanging out, halfway down. She hadn't realized what had happened yet, and had to jump out of way not to be run over by Spike and Cera. When Cera and Spike arrived by Littlefoot, Petrie was already there looking very concerned. Cera guided her look first on Littlefoot, then on Petrie and Spike. She felt dreadful and the looks of Petrie and Spike strengthened this feeling. In this moment Ducky pressed between Spike and Cera and went to the still unconscious Littlefoot. "Littlefoot, stand up!" she said while climbing on his head to force open one of his shut eyelids with both of her arms. And really Littlefoot opened his other eye too and smiled at Ducky. He raised his had, so it was difficult for Ducky not to loose her balance and fall down, and smiled at Spike and Petrie too. Littlefoot still seemed to be a bit numbed. Then his eyes went to Cera and became promptly very earnest and hostile. It was as if Littlefoot could just remember everything that had happened during the last minutes. Also Ducky's, Spike's and Petrie's eyes went to Cera now, but theirs looked very different from Littlefoot's. They looked earnest too, but more concerned than angry. For some seconds Cera could stand their looks, but sudden she couldn't endure it anymore. With a cry she turned round and ran away. Littlefoot still stared after her, so he hadn't realized the very grieved look Ducky, Petrie and Spike exchanged.