"Welcome to A Sharp-tooth's Heart."
"I'm Sora W.T.K, your guide."
"Of all I see, emotions twirl the world around…"
"Love…"
"Sadness…"
"Happiness…"
"Afraid…"
"Anger…"
"But one is not showing any…"
"A dinosaur with a cold heart…"
"Not showing a single one…"
"And he is called…"
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KUMO
EMOTIONLESS DINOSAUR
"Kumo…"
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Kumo, a dinosaur who resembles Rex, wanders around the forest, looking for Rex and the others. He followed a few tracks, but it only lead to the sharp-tooth, dangling, dead, killed by Team Rex.
Kumo looked at his fallen comrade and continued walking, not showing any emotions of regret, sadness or anger.
"Pathetic…kids defeating a sharp-tooth…there must be something more than that."
=BACK TO TEAM REX=
Rex sighs heavily when they reach a river; they decided to take a rest, heck, Littlefoot might walk right to them. Cera sat down to rest; Chomper walked to the river for a drink, Rex sat on a rock while Petrie rested on his shoulder.
"Hey Petrie."
Rex called.
"Fly up and see if you can see anyone."
Petrie flew up and looked around, only trees and grassy plains could be seen, nothing more.
"Nothing!"
Petrie cried.
Rex groaned, this could take forever.
"Don't worry Rex, he's around here somewhere."
Cera said as she got up on her feet.
"Maybe he's over there."
Chomper suggested.
He looked to an open plain, with a few dinosaurs. One of them must be Littlefoot.
"Let's check it out."
Cera said as she walked toward the area.
=BACK AT LITTLEFOOT=
Littlefoot woke up with a groan, he must've been out cold for a while, the bright circle is almost setting, and things could get dangerous at night.
"I hope the others are alright."
Littlefoot whispered to himself as he walked toward a nearby cave.
He entered the cave, it was huge. The roof is about 30 feet high, only flyers could reach it; a cliff is located at the other side, along with some rocks that could be used to climb up the cliff.
"I guess this'll have to do."
Littlefoot said to himself.
He looked around the cave first, looking to see if it's empty. After confirming, he looked out the cave, looking for a sign of his friends…none whatsoever.
=BACK TO TEAM REX=
Night…
The world is pitch black…
As black as a demon's heart…
You cannot find your way…
Only your heart can guide you in the darkness…
Not far from the cave Littlefoot is housing…
"Ow!"
A voice cried.
"You ok Cera?"
Rex's voice asked.
"No!"
Cera shouted.
"Whoa, calm down."
Chomper cried.
"Where are you hurt?"
Petrie asked.
"My leg!"
Cera shouted, almost crying.
"It hurts so badly!"
"What can we do?"
Rex asked.
"We can't stay out here."
A lightning shone the sky, rain started to fall. Cera is lying on the ground, she injured her ankle, it'll heal over time. Chomper saw something when a lightning struck, he focused a little more, he saw what it looks like a cave.
"Over there!"
Chomper ran ahead of the others to lead them to the cave. Rex helped Cera to walk to the cave.
"Not so rough!"
Cera protested.
"Sorry…"
Rex whispered.
They entered the cave. Petrie landed and shook himself dry; Cera was laid just a few feet away from the cave's entrance.
"It's creepy here."
Petrie said with a cowardly tone.
"It's not so bad."
Rex said as he walked around.
Rex stopped and saw something weird in front of him; a flash of lightning gave a dim light, making whatever is in front of Rex to look very scary. Rex screamed and ran back to his friends, everyone but Rex bursted into laughter.
"Something's there…"
Rex said cowardly.
Chomper got closer to what scared Rex. It was a few fused rocks sticking out on a wall, the lighting of the lightning made the shadows to make it look scary.
"It was just a trick."
Chomper said.
"But thanks for the laugh."
Cera mockingly said to Rex.
"Yea yea. Let's just rest and wait for the bright circle to rise."
Rex annoyingly said as he picked an area to sleep.
=NEXT MORNING=
Sunlight hits Rex's face, waking him up. He yawns as he got up from the floor, he finds his friends still sleeping, but he doesn't notice a shadow looking at him from behind a wall. Rex heard a sound and turned around, managing to catch a glimpse of the shadow.
"Huh?"
"Rex?"
A familiar voice asked.
"That voice…"
Rex recognizes that voice anywhere. It belongs to the very first dinosaur he saw when he hatched. The dinosaur who took care of him. The dinosaur who took him as a young brother. It belonged to no other than…
"Littlefoot!"
Rex shouted.
=BACK TO KUMO=
"These kids are getting closer to their death…"
Kumo coldly said.
"Every minute that passes make me angrier."
Kumo was loosing his patience, Rex and his friends are getting into more trouble than they bargained for. Not only is a sharp-tooth after them but a sharp-tooth similar to Rex!
Kumo reached a clearing; he saw the entrance of a cave, the cave where Rex and the others are. He stood waiting, for any sign in there that can point him to his targets.
=INSIDE THE CAVE=
Littlefoot, is it really you?!"
Chomper cried as he ran to Littlefoot.
"Chomper?!"
Littlefoot asked in disbelief.
"You bet I am."
Chomper cried as he jumped on Littlefoot.
"I can't believe it!"
Littlefoot cried with tears in his eyes.
"It's been so long!"
Chomper and Littlefoot were giggling on the floor, so happy to see each other again. Rex, Cera and Petrie were in a corner, watching like they're chop liver. Though, Littlefoot already greeted them and had their little reunion, they felt left out by seeing Littlefoot and Chomper playing around.
"HELLO?!"
Rex shouted, waving his arms in front of Littlefoot and Chomper.
"Save this for later, right now we have to get back with the others."
"Others?"
Littlefoot asked.
"Yea!"
Rex cried.
"If you haven't noticed, Ducky and Spike aren't with us."
"Where are they?"
Littlefoot again asked.
"Well, I made friends with a sharp-teeth clan, they're helping me out here and I found the others. But we separated into teams to find you, so now we have to go back and tell them we found you."
Rex explained so fast, everyone didn't understand a word, making everyone stare at Rex blankly.
"…za…"
Cera said in a retarded way.
Rex sighed heavily.
"Never mind."
Rex cried.
"Let's just go."
"Wait, what about Cera's foot?"
Petrie asked.
"Oops, I forgot."
Rex said in embarrassment.
Cera glared at Rex for his lack of memory in that moment. Rex looked at Cera, grinned, and then shrugged. They were stuck until Cera's ankle heals, but Littlefoot got an idea to get through that problem.
"Hey Rex."
Rex turned to Littlefoot.
"Why don't you tell the others and lead them here?"
Littlefoot suggested.
"I'll go with you too."
"Thanks."
Rex turned his head to the others.
"But what about Cera, Petrie and Chomper?"
"Don't worry, we'll be alright alone."
Chomper said.
"You sure?"
Littlefoot asked.
"Yea, we'll be ok."
Cera replied.
Littlefoot nodded, and then walked toward the exit.
"Ok, we'll be back soon."
Rex said as he turned and exited the cave with Littlefoot.
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Not close or far from the cave, Rex and Littlefoot walk down a hill.
Littlefoot has kept is nightmare with Bull in the cave secret, he never wants to talk about that horrible experience again.
At the middle of the hill, Littlefoot loses his balance and rolls down the hill, Rex gasps and slides down the hill, checking on Littlefoot at the bottom.
"You ok?"
Rex asks.
Littlefoot nods.
"Yea, just lost my balance."
Rex helped Littlefoot up. Suddenly, something from a tree jumps toward Littlefoot. They screamed when they saw the attack but not quick enough to dodge it.
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Back at the cave, Cera, Chomper and Petrie wait patiently for Rex and Littlefoot's return. It's been 10 minutes since Littlefoot and Rex left, but they weren't close to loosing their patience.
Chomper and Petrie walked to deeper to the cave, to see if there's an opening somewhere for them to use if they get attacked. Cera just laid there at the ground, her injured ankle doesn't let her move, she was bored like heck, and she could only stare at the cave's entrance.
"Man, I hate it when I'm the one who can't do anything."
Cera protested.
All of a sudden, Rex's head appears at the opening's side, looking inside.
"Rex?"
Cera asked.
"He's hurt!"
Rex shouted.
"Littlefoot!"
Cera cried.
Rex's head disappears, the others was too deep searching the cave to even hear. Cera got up on her feet and attempted to walk out with her injured leg dragging.
"What happened?!"
Cera cried as she exited the cave.
"Something jumped out of a tree and attacked him."
Rex explained.
Cera managed to reach Rex, and saw Littlefoot unconscious on the ground, head bleeding.
"He doesn't look good, take him inside."
Cera ordered.
"I'll try to tell the others."
She said.
She turned and headed to the cave, but Rex ran ahead and stood in front of her with his arms spread out, cutting off Cera from entering the cave.
"You can't."
Rex said.
"Why not?"
Cera asked.
"What's wrong with you?"
"It was my fault. My…my sharp-tooth instinct got to me…"
Rex explained.
"And…I kind of…wanted to…"
He continued, his voice cracking.
"In fact…this was…a trap I did…to get you all…"
Cera gasped, she slowly backed away, lowering her head, ready to strike if needed.
"Me and…we planned this."
"I knew I couldn't trust you when you told me you joined a
sharp-teeth clan!"
Cera cried.
"You have gone too far!"
Cera charged to Rex, but fell to the ground because of her injured ankle. Rex chuckled and waved his finger at Cera.
"Now, now. Why did you look for me
when I left?"
Rex said.
"We…were worried…"
Cera said in pain.
"You did those things on purpose…making us your friends…"
Rex nodded in agreement.
"It was a mistake."
Rex raised his hand, flexing his claws. Cera raised her head, with tears in her eyes.
"…Very."
Rex sent his claws down unto Cera's back, making a huge gash. Cera screamed in pain, blood started coming out of the wound.
"REX!"
Petrie's voice shouted from behind.
Rex turned around and saw Chomper and Petrie, staring in shock. They saw the whole thing.
"Why…"
Petrie said in a mere whisper.
"Rex, what are you doing?"
Chomper asked.
"I though you loved your friends."
Chomper continued.
"I didn't know you planned this just to eat them."
Rex grinned.
"You're such an idiot."
Littlefoot groaned and slowly opened his eyes. He saw Cera, lying on the ground, grunting in pain. He turned his head and saw Rex standing, his claws bathed in Cera's blood.
"Rex?"
Littlefoot whispered, but quickly lost consciousness after that.
Chomper was furious and gave a roar. Rex knows that roar, it's the roar to call a clan. Suddenly, he heard a reply.
Rex chuckled and turned to Cera.
"Be glad I didn't kill you three-horn."
And with that, Rex ran off.
Chomper and Petrie didn't have time to go after Rex. Chomper ran to Littlefoot, Petrie checked on Cera.
"Littlefoot, wake up."
Chomper said as he looked at Littlefoot's unconscious eyes.
"Is Cera going to be ok?"
Petrie asked.
"I think so…I hope…"
Chomper said as he looked at Cera.
But that doesn't mean the danger is over. Rex has gone sharp-tooth on his friends, Cera is wounded, and things won't go better when Bull's clan finds them. We can only hope the others reach Chomper's team before Bull's clan does.
TO BE CONTINUE…
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"Here is the next phase."
"A friend gone sharp-tooth."
"A deceive full deed done."
"Friendship is on the line, and only one can heal the wound shrouding it."
"But for now, a mystery decides to show."
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14
ENIGMA
A MYSTERY TO DISCOVER
"Enigma, A mystery to discover."
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"Join me next time for another chapter of A Sharp-tooth's Heart."
