Zila and Ducky's mum took their stride walking to the river banks with Zila thinking a bit about Ducky's mum not knowing about the Great Lake, all swimmers should know about it whatever age.
"Yes" Zila turned his head a bit getting a look at Ducky's mum. "Really a grand place from what I was told" Zila spoke seeing a eye of not believing from her.
"If it was told it could just be a swimmer story I tell my kids" Ducky's mum replied stopping giving a look at him directly.
Zila noticed that they did say stories but not the world Great Lake with a small smile he said back shaking his head "My grandparents been there since all their stories are true and tell of a place." Zila walked up to in front of her a bit then faced Ducky's mum "They talk about a Valley without the risk of attack by sharpteeth and is this the place?" Zila said calmly to her with a question at the end of it.
Ducky's mum took a thought then answered "Yes the Great Valley is a very safe place, one or two sharpteeth got in but we sealed the places they did enter by other then that it safer then out there" Ducky's mum answered looking towards the Great Wall.
Zila looked and saw Threehorn Peak "Another to their story that true, a peak that look like a threehorn head." Zila stared at the peaks then back at Ducky's mum.
Ducky's mum looked back at Zila "I guess then your on the right track" she said then continued thinking about him saying his Grandparents. "Are they around the Valley?"
Zila shook his head "No gone like the rest of the herd but me and my son Turio during the Great Earthshake. He and I watched helplessly see them just disappearing in the deep underground. I was the leader of the herd that vanished but me and Turio" Zila said half sad in voice and eyes.
Ducky's mum placed a claw on his right claw "Sorry to hear that, we all lost someone in that Great Earthshake… we all have to get on with our lives" Ducky's mum said to him
"Just as I told me son" Zila almost laughed "But he a brave little soul for him to bear with it, but he can since I am still around to give him my love" Zila said then looked at her "How would you and the other swimmers like to go as well to the Great Lake. It would a trip for a time then return. A journey like nothing before" Zila asked her taking his claw away and they walking on to the river.
"Do you know the way?" Ducky's mum looked at him as they walked through some areas of trees coming to the river
"Yes because it was in the story my grandparents told me." Zila stopped looking at the water "Nice clear water. But we all can meet up and talk about it with other swimmers."
"After it why don't your son and you stay in the Great Valley?" Ducky's mum suggested
Zila looked at her "I'll take some thought on that" he turned to the river and dipped in drinking some of the water.
Ducky, Spike, Littlefoot and Petrie lead Turio to Cera's nest rushing there fast as possible to get her to come with them and play a game letting Turio enjoy himself in the time he'll spend in the Great Valley.
Tria noticed them and walks up to the kids "Hello kids, here for Cera?" Tria asked them then noticed Turio "Oh look a cute little swimmer, who is this new little friend of yours?"
"This is Turio, he here with he papa, very protective but let him come play with us, yep yep yep" Ducky said to Tria introducing Turio to her.
"My father is because I am all he has left, he do not want me to be harmed" Turio said to Tria looking at her with a half smile.
Littlefoot stepped forwards "Is Cera able to play?" Littlefoot questioned looking just to the right of Tria seeing Cera with Mr Threehorn
"Let me go check hon" Tria turns and walks to them.
Petrie looked at Spike "Me think we play 'Not It' when Cera come. You like?" Spike nods then eats some leafs of a plant near by.
"Not It? What that?" Turio asked turning to Petrie looking a bit confused in the face wondering what Not It was.
"It a game, if you touch someone while your it you make them it and you Not It." Littlefoot explained the rules of the game and Turio smiled
"Oooo that sounds like fun!" Turio clapped with happiness
"Do you play while with your papa?" Ducky asked Turio
"No" Turio shake his head "No time for fun when travel a lot and being looked over by my father keeping me from harm, but I do not blame him for that, he was keeping me save his only son" Turio spoke calmly about it seeming to be not bothered at all with telling them it.
Mr Threehorn came over with Cera "So your over protective swimmer father let you come and play, I don't see the point of wasting your time with this chance, Cera you can go play with them, just be back by the time the Great Circle lowers behind the Great Wall" Mr Threehorn said to the kids then to Cera.
"Yes Daddy" Cera said running up to them "So what the game?"
"Not it your it!" Littlefoot touched her and they ran, Turio looked lost for a second then got the idea running behind them.
Cera shakes her head "First time playing I see, I'll give him a chance" Cera runs after them.
"I wonder what caused the swimmer to be over protective of that kid," Mr Threehorn said watching them run off and play. Tria stepped beside him giving a nudge with her head against his.
"Well Topsy it could be that he and his dad are the last of their herd so he would be, understanding the last chance of his herd to live on" Tria said softly to Mr Threehorn
"Good point, now we leave them to play" Threehorn said to Tria and they walk away to the Thundering Falls.
Turio ran with Ducky as Littlefoot chased them laughing as they ran, both ran through the bushes then turned in two directions Littlefoot came out of the bushes looking to his left then right seeing each one ran both the ways he looked.
"Mmm… I'll go for… Ducky" Littlefoot turned and raced after Ducky.
Cera watched him run by snickering she watched him chase Ducky "Heh heh" Cera smirked
"He did not see you?" Turio asked from behind
"Ahh!" Cera jumped around looking at Turio "Whoa… don't do that again!" Cera snapped
"Sorry" Turio backed away
"It ok… but you're the first to find me so easily, how did you?" Cera asked him wanting to know how she was found.
Turio shrugged "I just came here and found you" Turio said walking up to her looking at her horn "Why do you have one horn and your father has three? Are you a threehorn?" Turio asked confused
"Yes, just a kid. When I grow up I will have threehorns like my dad. You never met a threehorn before today haven't you?" Cera tilted and lowered her head a bit looking at him.
"Seen adults no children, father and I some time for now going to Great Lake" Turio spoke. Cera heard the name Great Lake and wonder what it was
"Turio what is this Great Lake?" Cera questioned with a frown
"Oh it a big big lake full of freshest water with trees larger then anything in the world father told me in a story that he was told by he grandparents" Turio said raising his arms up dancing around in circles telling Cera with join "And we go there for the three nights of the blue moon when it happens. Father say it…"
"Whoa wait, three nights of the Blue Moon? You saying when the moon is full over this lake it turns blue?" Cera put a new set of questions at him
"Oh yes that what father said only happen every so often and going to happen soon he say" Turio answered without knowing that the others was behind him listening.
"Sounds like fun to watch, yep yep yep" Ducky smiled with Turio turning around looking at her.
Littlefoot smiled with Spike humming with a cheerful sound "Looks like we all like it"
"Me like to see it" Petrie said
"Father say swimmers only can go… old wise swimmer that live there is say he no like other kinds he strongly believe in swimmers only" Turio said to them they all sighed with a sad looks on their faces.
"If mama and I go what happen to Spike? He family" Ducky took a look at Spike.
"I do not know but that what father say" Turio replied.
Cera speak up over them "Oh forget it for now, let have fun" Cera said then Littlefoot tagged her.
"Not it!" Littlefoot shouted "Cera it!" he runs and the others scatter."
"Hey no fair!" Cera raced after Littlefoot with the kids laughing.
Zila watched from a distance then looked at Ducky's mum "This is a first time Turio had kids to play with. I don't want to be a bad father to keep him safe, it hard from keeping him safe and letting him play only being the family I have left"
Ducky's mum looked at him "It understandable, just let them play, we about to start the talking with other swimmers" Zila nods and they both go to the other swimmers around the water edge of the river talking. They start the talks about the journey and one odd member in there was Grandpa Longneck towered over them listening.
Sorry it took so long for this update, assignment deadlines been coming in and this been delayed. This story was a wild card idea and I will get it going on and on with the other story.
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