Sora W.T.K: "Welcome to the fic A Sharp-tooth's Heart. I'm Sora W.T.K, your guide."

"In this fic, you have seen multiple faces around the world of the land before time…"

"The face of regret…"

"The face of happiness…"

"The face of guilt…"

"The face of determination…"

"And the face of an assassin."

"Many of these faces can be seen in this fic, and these faces will be also seen in a battle against…"

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09

LONGNECK

DECENT CHALLENGE FOR SHARP-TEETH

"…Longneck"

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The sharp-teeth clan is moving north, searching for more food, this sharp-teeth clan consists of velociraptors. Rex, the newest member of the clan, flies around the sky looking for food. Since there isn't any green food close, or that he wants them, his only food is meat.

Rex looks at Yu's father, on his back lies Yu. Yu hurt his leg while he walked, so he's riding on his father's back.

Rex continued looking around; he managed to find fresh footprints. Rex flew back at Yu.

"Find anything?"

Yu asked.

"I found some tracks leading this way."

Rex said as he pointed to a direction.

"Maybe we can find food there."

Yu nods and informs his father, who does the same to the clan, then they head toward the direction Rex pointed out. Rex flew higher than usual, and could see a clan of longnecks in the distance; he gulped as the clan moved closer. He knows what's in store for him when they get there, and he feels regret and guilt for this after.

=IN THE GREAT VALLEY=

The grown-ups have narrowed their search to the rocky wall, where a giant wall of stones and rocks blocks the entrance to the valley. Three Horn, Cera's father, snorted as he glared at the wall.

"This is your fault Longneck!"

He said as he turned to face Littlefoot's grandpa.

"My daughter is out there with that sharp-tooth, and I blame that grandson of yours."

This made Grandpa angry, but he calmly asked,

"Why do you keep blaming Littlefoot for these things?"

Three Horn continued glaring at Grandpa,

"Cera knows how dangerous that sharp-tooth is; only your grandson is capable of convincing her to go!"

With that, Three Horn walked away, along with the rest of the dinosaurs in the valley. Littlefoot's grandpa and grandma, continued in front of the rocky wall.

"This is my fault."

Grandpa said as he lowered his head.

"Is not your fault dear."

Grandma said as she wrapped her neck around Grandpa's.

=BACK AT REX=

"Everything is set."

"Everything ready at the other side?"

"Yes!"

"Which one should we take out?"

"That one with a scar on its neck."

"It's the biggest there, you sure?"

"Yes, it must be too old to attack back."

"I guess so."

Rex sat on the cold hard floor, behind a group of five sharp-teeth from his clan, who are discussing a plan to make a kill. Rex saw the clan of longnecks from afar, all of them were pretty tall, their probably hard to take down.

"Their ready to attack."

Yu whispered to Rex as he walked toward him.

"Do we watch or we…attack too?"

Rex asked concerned.

"We attack if things get ruff, and if we want to."

Yu answered.

Rex looked back at the sharp-teeth group. He saw the longneck clan walking away, the longneck the sharp-teeth targeted slowed down, then it rested on a mountain wall. It seems pretty weak; it might be an easy kill.

"Ready?"

The longneck walked, but almost fell into a river, which separated him from his longneck clan. It's time…

"Go!"

Sharp-teeth sprung out from all directions, corning the longneck. Rex looked amazed to see the sharp-teeth in action, not trying to eat him for once.

But the plan didn't go as they wanted; the longneck wasn't as old as they thought. It swung its tail, hitting three sharp-teeth. Two sharp-teeth lunged to the longneck's neck, but it ducked, and the two sharp-teeth collided with each other. Rex and Yu gasped when the longneck hit Yu's father with its neck.

"Hey! You can't do that to my father!"

With that, Yu ran to join the fight. Rex got up when he saw that.

"Are you crazy?!"

Rex shouted to Yu.

Yu didn't paid attention, he just charged at the longneck. The sharp-teeth managed to only bruise the longneck, but that gave enough distraction for Yu to bite the longneck's leg. He took a chunk out of the leg, and barely avoided being crushed under the longneck's feet.

Rex continued looking at the hunt going from bad to worse. Apparently, the longneck must be on it's teen-age to be able to survive this long. Already, half of the clan has been knocked unconscious, and about two died in action.

"This is what happens to meat eaters…"

Rex thought aloud.

"And…I'm one of them now…"

He continued looking at the fight lying before him.

"…This is my future as a meat eater?"

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Rex gets lost in his mind, his surroundings seems to be changing into a misty environment. In front of him lies Littlefoot, with his back turned.

"I'm sorry Littlefoot, I couldn't keep my promise."

His surrounding change to the edge of a cliff in Great Valley.

"I'm home sick too…"

He looks around, then sighs.

"But…I'm a meat eater, that's not my home anymore…Is it?"

His surroundings came to inside the Great Valley; in front of him is Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Spike and Petrie, staring at him.

"I know, you want this to end…"

Then, his surroundings changes into white.

"I'll find a way, promise."

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"Rex, help!"

Yu's voice cried out.

Rex woke up from his trance and looked at the hunt scene. Most of the clan members have been knocked unconscious, only Yu, his father, and three other sharp-teeth remained.

"They need help."

Rex said to himself.

Rex is going to need any advantage if he wants to help his friends. He ascended in the air and flew to the longneck, readying his claws for an attack.

"I need to time this right."

Rex thought aloud.

Rex waited for it. The longneck threw its neck to hit Rex, but he dodged it. Then he slashed the longneck's neck, making it to cry out in pain. He didn't make a severe wound, but he damaged its neck.

"Alright!"

Rex shouted in victory.

But the longneck was far from being killed; it slammed its neck unto Rex, then the neck slammed against the mountain, crushing Rex between the mountain wall and the neck.

Rex groaned in pain.

"How stupid can I be?"

Rex slowly slid down the wall, landing on the floor sitting up, with his head bowed down in pain and his back resting against the mountain wall.

"Rex!"

Yu cried out.

Yu ran to Rex, but he was cut off by the longneck, who was about to kill Yu. But Yu's father saved him by biting the longneck's tail, making the towering giant change its target. Yu took this chance to check on Rex.

"Rex, c'mon wake up!"

Rex lost consciousness, he didn't respond. Yu continued shaking Rex gently trying to wake him up.

"Wake up Rex! Wake up!"

=IN LITTLEFOOT'S LOCATION=

"I have to get out of here…"

Littlefoot thought aloud as he lies on the ground.

But…but how?"

Littlefoot's wounds have stopped bleeding, but his neck and chest are still stained by dry blood. He looks around one last time, but the place is pitch-black, he can't see anything.

His only source of light is a crack on the roof, the glimmer of light shines a few rocks which Littlefoot could use to reach the crack.

"Hmm…"

Littlefoot got curious by something.

"Maybe…"

But before he could try, he heard footsteps coming closer, Littlefoot gasped as a shadowy figure came closer. It walked to the light which shines through the crack on the roof, revealing the creature…Bull.

"You again…"

Littlefoot said in horror.

Bull glared at Littlefoot, and out of anger, he hit Littlefoot across the face without his claws. Littlefoot fell to the ground, he turns his face to Bull, he isn't bleeding…yet.

"You little…"

Bull said, pissed off.

Littlefoot was terrified; he thinks he's going to be killed. But Bull turned around and smacked Littlefoot hard with his tail. Littlefoot was in the verge of crying, but he held back.

"I won't kill you yet, you aren't of any use dead."

Bull said calmly.

Littlefoot didn't even want to talk back; it was him and his brother's fault Rex ran away. Littlefoot slowly got up, but Bull managed to grab Littlefoot's neck, making him to look straight into Bull's eye.

"You see, I'll use you to lure Rex back."

Bull calmly explained his plot.

"And when he does, I'll…"

Bull grinned.

"Well, you know."

Imitates with his claw a throat slit.

"Then you're next!"

Bull shouted as he threw Littlefoot against the cave's wall.

Bull turned around and walked off. Littlefoot managed to get up, he could hear a stoned being pushed, bringing pure darkness back into the cave.

Littlefoot couldn't help but lie down on the ground, placing his paws on his head and starting to cry. He's trapped…in a miniature version of hell. Littlefoot stopped crying temporarily and looked at the crack on the cave's roof, the shine of light shining unto him.

"Rex, where are you?"

=BACK AT REX=

The sharp-teeth clan is losing the hunt. Only Yu's father is still conscious, still fighting the longneck as Yu tries to wake Rex up.

"REX! WAKE UP!"

Yu shouted at his unconscious friend.

After trying for a while, Rex opened his eyes and blinked, figuring out where he his.

"Finally!"

Yu said in relief.

"Oh, Yu, it's you."

Rex said.

'Littlefoot…did you call me?'

Rex thought to himself.

Rex looked at the battlefield; Yu's father is trying to kill the longneck. Rex turned to Yu.

"Yu, why is your dad still fighting? We lost already, call him back!"

Rex said to Yu.

"But Rex, our clan is always like this, we don't stop until we get our prey."

Yu explained to Rex.

"Call him back before you lose him."

Rex ordered Yu.

"But he won't listen…"

Yu tried to explain to Rex.

"NOW!!!"

Rex shouted, interrupting Yu.

Yu sighed, then shouted at his father in sharp-tooth language. His father's answer disturbed Yu.

"Well?"

Rex asked.

"He won't back down."

Yu translated to Rex.

"What?!"

Rex retaliated.

Rex and Yu gasped when they heard the longneck cry, it was about to smack Yu's father into submission with its tail.

"NO!!!"

Yu shouted.

While Rex tried to get up on his feet, Yu charged at the longneck, but it saw him coming. The longneck swung its tail at Yu, smacking him. Yu screamed in pain.

"Yu? YU!"

Rex cried.

'If something happens to Yu, I'll never forgive myself.'

Rex thought to himself.

Rex got up on his feet and turned around. Yu slammed hard on the mountain's wall, the longneck prepared for the kill.

Rex gasped.

"NO!!! GET AWAY FROM HIM!!!"

He flew up and charged at the longneck, managing to slam himself to the longneck's face, saving Yu's life. The slam temporarily blinded the longneck; it would regain its vision in a few second. As that time expired, it swung its tail and neck back and forth, trying to defend itself.

"You…you have to die sometime!"

Rex shouted to the longneck.

Yu's father's rage for what the longneck did to his son suddenly got out. He jumped on the longneck's tail, which it wasn't easy to do because it was swinging wildly. Rex saw what Yu's father was doing, so he tried to help out by making the longneck to stop moving its body.

It worked. Yu's father managed to bite the longneck's neck as hard as he could. Rex saw the attack and shrugged.

"Why didn't I just do that in the beginning?"

Rex thought aloud.

Suddenly, Rex lost control of himself and flew right to the longneck's tail, making his claws pierce its neck, slashing across it, making a huge gash. Blood poured out like made, covering half of Rex's face in blood.

Yu regained consciousness, he caught a glimpse of Rex's face and gasped, then he felt scared. Rex's face expresses that of an assassin, a merciless creature. Yu was struck by fear; the blood on his face gave the finishing touch.

Rex's face turned to good natured, he looked at Yu then waved with a smile.

"We got him Yu!"

Rex happily announced.

Yu turned his head to the longneck and immediately gasped.

"LOOK OUT!"

Yu shouted.

Rex looked back to see the longneck's tail coming. It slammed Rex, sending him into the river. He fell into the river; Yu gasped and ran to the river.

"Rex!"

Yu shouted.

Rex's head popped out of the water, the current was strong. Then, he heard a roaring sound, he looked back to see a waterfall. Rex screamed and tried to fly up, but his wings were too soaked to fly.

"Oh man, this is not good!"

Rex cried.

Rex reached the end; he fell down the waterfall, screaming as he went down. Yu could only look down as Rex slowly disappeared out of sight.

"What do I do?"

Yu asked desperately as he looked around.

He saw a path he can take to go to the base of the waterfall. But he looked back to check the battlefield, the longneck rested on the ground, dead. Yu's father stood high and mighty on the body, giving a roar of victory. Yu quickly head down the mountain to see if he could help Rex, if he survived the waterfall.

On the base of the waterfall, just on the river's edge, Rex's body lay. The cranium part of his head and his left arm submerged in the water.

His he dead or alive?

Only time would tell. We can only wait in suspense, as Rex's surroundings get blurry and fading into white.

TO BE CONTINUE…

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Sora W.T.K: "Here is the next phase."

"Lost in his dream, Rex encounters many abnormal yet mysterious things, but at the end, he might encounter a future glimpse of…himself."

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10

DREAMLAND

WORLD OF MYSTERY

"Dreamland, world of mystery"

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 "Join me next time for another chapter of A Sharp-tooth's Heart."