It been a long 3 day travel back to the Great Valley but a better trip without down pour of rain or any attacks from sharpteeths including Chaser the talking sharptooth that gave them a hard time getting to the lake and attacking lake as well was bad enough but being home brought their sprits back up.
Littlefoot smiled as they came into view of the Great Valley "Finally, we home" Littlefoot said with glee looking at the others who was also pleased to be home.
"Yeah and wished the trip to the lake was good as we came home" Cera spoke up looking at Littlefoot just as happy to be home but just as annoyed of the hassle of getting to the Great Lake.
"Me like lake but me more like being home" Petrie said sitting on Littlefoot's head.
"You all better head back to your families" Lopus said to the kids.
"Right" Cera nods "Before Daddy get very annoyed then he is at the moment that I can imagine" Cera dash off to her nest quickly as possibly can.
"Bye bye" Petrie said to the others
"Bye Petrie, Cera" Ducky waved her claw hand seeing them head back to the nests.
"Now for us" the old swimmer said to Littlefoot "I like to see my old childhood friend" he said to Littlefoot.
Littlefoot smiles "Yep, this way" Littlefoot said back then look at Ducky and Spike "By Ducky, Bye Spike and bye to you Turio" Littlefoot said and with that he leads the old swimmer to his nest.
"We better go Turio" Zila said to his son "We will rest at the water edge" Zila then turns to Lopus "See you tomorrow"
"Yes" Lopus nods with a smile and he leaves with Turio "Bye Zila, bye Turio"
"Bye" Turio calls back with a wave and Ducky waves back
"Bye Turio" Ducky called back and they was gone. Ducky then looked up at her mother from on top of Spike.
"Mama do you like him?" Ducky asked Lopus with a innocent look
"As a friend yes. Beyond that I can't" Lopus looked down at Ducky "I am waiting for the day your father forget the disagreement we had and return to our family" Lopus said softly "I don't want him to think I went with someone else it would cause more trouble then good" Ducky listened to what her mother Lopus had said
"I understand, right Spike?" Ducky said and asked Spike. Spike gives a nod with a smile.
"It was bad enough he didn't come with us at the time and worse taking your other sisters and brothers home with the main group of swimmers. I don't approve of some of the things your father does Ducky" Lopus said as they head to Ducky's father to where his nest is.
"I do not know why papa is like that. Oh no no no" Ducky replied looking up at Lopus as Spike walked beside their mother and Ducky still on top of him.
"Nor do I Ducky… Nor do I" Lopus whispers her words speaking to herself to the answer she had from what Ducky had said.
Littlefoot was getting happy to see his grandparents as they approached the nest. The old swimmer that tagged along was going to be very pleased in his own way seeing a old friend that he grow up with during the period of time from children to young adults. "We almost there" Littlefoot said looking up at the swimmer just walking over and behind him.
"I understand young one. But your Great Valley is a magical place it like the Great Lake but not with such a massive lake in the middle" the old swimmer said taking into the view of the Great Valley then he saw two elderly longnecks just in front of them.
"Grandma! Grandpa! I'm home!" Littlefoot dashes to them.
"Littlefoot" Grandma said lowering her head nudging him "I am glad your fine. But please stop wondering off with your friends into the lands beyond the Great Valley" she said to him in a kind voice "But I am still glad your alright my Littlefoot"
"Yes Grandma right, we know you with your friends your quite safe but keep disappearing like that isn't helping us in worrying to you" Grandpa said to Littlefoot lowing his head "but your alright and that alls that counts."
Littlefoot smiles "I try to wonder off closer to home next time" Littlefoot replied then remembers the old swimmer just a bit away "Oh Grandpa I met someone in the Great Lake…"
"Great Lake!" both of them looked at him and he looking startled at them speaking like that with surprise
"Littlefoot we never told you this but me and your grandma with a much bigger herd of longnecks while your father was a hatchling we use to live there but moved on like we always did if we knew at that time the Great Valley was that close we'd would be here already and maybe you wouldn't have been hatched… good thing we didn't take that route so long ago or we wouldn't have a grandson we care for and love" Grandpa said warmly to Littlefoot with him returning a smile
"That cool to know! And cool also is your old childhood friend a swimmer his here. Right behind me" Littlefoot turns his neck to the old swimmer.
Grandpa looks and his eyes go wide "Speedo?" Grandpa said with a shocked voice moving towards him.
"Good to see you after all this time Thundertail" Speedo smiled walking up to him both turned around hitting each others tails then turn back around "I still see you remember our little greeting" he said then laughed a little
Grandpa laughed as well then spoke up "I do and your looking well. But I haven't used that name in a long time" Grandpa said with a smile remembering parts of his own childhood.
"Thundertail?" Littlefoot look up at Grandma.
Grandma smiled looking down at him "Yes that is your Grandpa's name Littlefoot. When he was a young adult when I met him I got the idea of the name why he was called it. He could make a thundering sound with his tail hitting the ground or trees" Grandma explained.
"Wow that is sooo cool!" Little said with glee
Grandma nods "Yes it is to you Littlefoot"
"We got a lot to catch up on my friend" Grandpa said to Speedo
He nods with a smile "Yes we do. Yes we do my good old friend" Speedo smiled back.
With the return of the gang to the Great Valley the Great Lake Journey is to a end and Grandpa has met is long lost friend a old swimmer that the ex-herd leader of the Great Lake Swimmers. Turio and his father Zila decides to stay for a name but keeping the relationship of with Ducky's mum to being friends to keep a stable part to the true father of Ducky.
We will hear of the old swimmer's past story and what will happen between Ducky's mum and her father. But that for another story…