The lake was massive from the eyes of the swimmers that entered Ducky was hanging her beak open staring at the size of the lake as they walk past massive trees with the biggest treestars they ever seen. It was amazing to see the lake as well as the large trees. The islands in the middle of the lake even they was small had swimmers all over the place the most surprising was a herd of swimmers that was red scaled with a orangey white on the front torso down to the under side of the tail with darker red on the back ridges.
"Wow mama look at those Swimmers they are red" Ducky pointed to them, Ducky's mother took at look. She then looked down at Ducky.
"Ducky dear I know someone from that herd a old childhood friend… I wonder if he still around" Ducky's mum said more to herself then Ducky.
Zila looked at them "I met that herd once before the Great Earthshake the only swimmers to be red scales" Zila took notice
"Wow father could we go to them?" Turio asked Zila.
Zila shakes his head "Maybe later Turio we all have to get settled in at a part of the lake…"
Ducky's mum spots a location near the Red scale swimmers "How about there? I see a good spot for the Great Valley swimmers to rest at" Ducky's mum spoke to them.
Zila looked at the spot then turns to the herd "She has found a location for us to rest we can all go and rest up there" Zila said to the herd.
Ducky's mum speaks to Zila "Call me Lopus" she said to him "It would be easier calling me by my name"
Ducky blinked she never heard her mothers name before "Mama?"
"I know Ducky but since we have to talk with other swimmers specially adults for me I have to let Zila know my name" Lopus said to Ducky getting Ducky to understand.
"I think I see" Ducky said to Lopus "This is going to be fun fun fun at this lake! The water is clear and look nice to swim in yep yep yep" Ducky said with joy clapping her claw hands together.
Turio giggled a bit "Father can me and Ducky play in the water?"
"I don't see why not" Zila smiled and so did Lopus both watched Ducky and Turio run to the water crossing over a sand shore before entering the water both going in for a swim.
"Welcome" Zila and Lopus with the rest of the herd of the Great Valley turned to see a Swimmer that looked very old. "I am the Old Swimmer Para… I to you may know me as the Great Old Swimmer" Para spoke with his elder voice to the new comers
He walked up to them "Please make yourself at home here. Some time tonight will be the first of three special nights that all swimmers came to see" Para said walking past to the water with each step seem to be normal like a mid adult age surprising to see. He walks in the water till it was past his lower torso and then dives the rest the way in swimming in it.
"For someone as old and wise he has a lot of sprit and health" Zila said to Lopus as they looked a bit surprised seeing the old swimmer they heard about being soft and kind to them welcoming them to the Great Lake a magical place indeed to be in.
Littlefoot and the others with the two red-scaled swimmers Silla and Jilla coming up to a massive river with it overflowed a bit from the rainfall. Cera looked at the fast flowing river then she looked at Spike who had found some nice green food to eats.
Petrie looked at the water from the air "It very very fast. Me no think it safe to drink from"
"The little flyer is right" Silla said looking at the water "This fast could drag anyone into it and down deep… so kids stay away from the edges of the river" Silla said to the kids.
Littlefoot nods and the others do as well "We won't so…"
Jilla looks up at the sky "We will stay here for the night the great circle is setting" Jilla said to them.
"That was what I was about to ask" Littlefoot giggled
"Hey are you two really twins?" Cera asked them
Silla and Jilla looked at her "That is the seventh time you asked us… here it is" Silla started off speaking to Cera
"We are twins we almost like" Jilla said to Cera walking to a tree hitting it with her tail knocking some leafs down. "Eat up and we will keep close if you like you can sleep right beside us" Jilla spoke to them all softly
"Yes me and my sister will do that. We won't let harm come to you children sleeping with us we will keep you very safe" Silla said as well insuring that they would do a good job at it.
"I think we feel safer already" Cera laughed and the others did as well then they calm down enough to start eating the leafs the Silla and Jilla got for them from the tree but being careful of that river over flowing being wider and more powerful then when Ducky's herd went by it.
The old swimmer at the Great Lake stood with some other swimmers looking at the sky seeing the sun about to set behind the rocks "It almost time for the first of three nights… tell the herds it will happen my sons and daughters" The old Swimmer Para said to them all as his children adults themselves went off to tell the herds.
"Tonight is going to be special and it will happen very shortly" Para said looking at the moon now full in the sky white like it normally is as the night start to draw in.
The brothers and sisters all to the father Para they went and tell everyone, Ducky and Turio happy playing the game in the water when they saw one of them talk to Lopus and Zila. Both got out of the water going to them.
"Mama who they?" Ducky asked
"They told us Ducky dear the first night of the moon blue going to happen… but from what I got it will happen for a short time but it magical" Lopus said to Ducky with a sweet smile from her beak.
"Father look!" Turio points a claw at the sky.
"Now that is magical" Zila said looking at the moon seem to have a cloud of blue dust cover the moon making it look like a Blue moon but it was to their eyes a magic of amazement seeing the moon turn from white to blue.
"Now that is a sight you never see" Lopus said looking at the moon at its blue shade never seen before. "Ducky dear what do you think of that?"
"I love it mama it beautiful!" Ducky said with a warm smile looking at the blue moon with a sparkly in her eyes, as she loved watching the change happen and staring at the blue moon
Old swimmer Para noticed all the herds watching it and he did too "Father this is another night to remember" the eldest of the group of his sons and daughters spoke.
"Lanny I told you it would be but you'll have to wait like everyone else here till the third night" Para looked at Lanny as the colour of the blue moon seem to die down and then the blue left the moon.
"Will it happen again tomorrow? Huh? Huh?" Ducky asked Lopus
"Yes Ducky it will" Lopus replied "But now it time for rest"
"Ok mama" Ducky yawned and went with her mother to a area that they got for sleeping with her other brothers and sisters but Ducky saw the missing one Spike feeling down by it but cheered up a bit by Lopus' nuzzling.
Turio yawns and goes with his dad Zila then Lopus looked at them "How about you two sleep with us?" Lopus asked Zila
"How about it?" Zila questioned Turio
Turio nods with a sleepy look "Yeah father any place good to sleep be good with me" he yawned.
"Yes" Zila smiled and Lopus smiled as well, Zila takes Turio to Lopus and they both lay with Lopus and her children all of them settling for the night like all the other swimmers after seeing the special blue moon and the next one to come in the following night.