Chapter 7: Fast-water panic
"See?" Petrie asked. "Uncle Pterano act bad. But he still good. Someplace inside."
"Whatever." Said Cera. "Can we go home now?"
"No Cera." Said Littlefoot. "What about the other Flyers and that Stone Of Cold Fire?"
"We've got Ducky back. Everything is fine. Let's just forget about that dumb old fying-rock and head back before the grown-ups miss us."
"Cera. What if The Stone Of Cold Fire really is magic?" Ducky asked as she and Cera stepped out of the cave. "It will be bad if Pterano and the other Flyers got it. It would. It would."
And of course, the others agreed.
"Oh alright. I guess it won't hurt to find out if it is or not. But I don't see how we're gonna catch up to those Flyers.
"Do not worry Cera. We will find a WAAAAAAAY!" Ducky shouted the moment Sierra swooped in and nabbed her.
"Ducky!" Cera shouted.
By then, the others came and saw Pterano and Rinkus as well. Followed by Sierra letting out an evil chuckle as he carried Ducky away.
"What they doing back?" Petrie asked.
"They must have heard Cera scream when we fell into the cave." Said Ruby.
"What are you doing? Let her go. We don't need her anymore." Pterano said to Sierra.
"Shut your beak and make up your mind Pterano. You're the one who said the others won't stop us as long as we've got the brat."
"Well I did say that. But,"
Before Pterano could finish, Ducky went and bit Sierra's toe. Making him screech in pain as he dropped her.
"You lummox! You dropped her!" Pterano shouted at Sierra.
"Of course I've dropped her! The little Big-mouth bit me!"
By then, the others watched as Ducky fell down and where she was going to land.
"She's going for the Fast-water!" Chomper shouted. "Hurry!"
Without another word, the gang quickly made their way down the hill. It was very steep and slippery as they slid all the way down. As Littlefoot got to the bottom, he saw Ducky getting closer to the Fast-water.
Until then, Ducky had landed in the water. Gasping for air, she swam back up to the top and tried to swim back to land. But the Fast-water was too strong and drifted her to the others.
"Here she comes." Said Cera.
"We need something to help us pull her out." Said Littlefoot.
Until, as Spike slid down, the vines that got wapped around his body got him coght on a root sticking out of the cliff.
"Spike. Those vines might work." Littlefoot said to him.
"Nobody takes a bite out of me and gets away with it!" Sierra hissed as he and Rinkus flew after the gang.
"I said stop!" Pterano shouted "That is a direct order! Ooh!"
Meanwhile, Littlefoot was pushing a log into the Fast-water with the vines whapped around it before he climbed on top of it.
"Don't let go." He said to the others.
Cera and Spike were holding onto the vines with their mouths and in between them was Chomper and Ruby holding to the vines with their hands. And Petrie was there as he held onto the vine in that Cera hold onto.
"Help. Help. Help." Ducky called to the others as she got closer to them.
"Here she come!" Petrie shouted.
"Quick! Grab the vine Ducky!" Littlefoot shouted.
Ducky then reached her hand out and tried to grab the vine. she only missed one of them but managed to grab another in time.
"I grabbeded it." She said as she pulled her self closer to the log.
Soddenly, the others felt their feet move and yet they weren't moving at all. The Fast-water must be stronger than they thought it was.
"Hurry up Littlefoot. We're slipping." Said Chomper.
"Alright. Now Ducky, hold onto my tail." Littlefoot said as he lowered his tail to her.
That aloud Ducky to climb up and get onto his back.
"Thank you." She said.
"She's safe." Said Cera.
"But not for long." Ruby said as she looked up in the sky.
Pterano and Sierra and Rinkus were flying quickly to them with Sierra and Rinkus screeching at them.
But then, a huge splash of water had hit the log. Pushing it and making Cera and Chomper and Ruby and Spike lose their footing as they each slipped onto wooden boards in front of them and latter found themselves drifting across the Fast-water still holding onto the vines.
Littlefoot quickly used his feet and tail to move the log out of the way form rocks that sticked out of the water as the others leaned from side to side in order to dodge them. They even ended up getting to a waterfall. But it wasn't too big. Littlefoot quickly leaned back to keep him and Ducky from landing into the water while the others managed to stay afloat safely.
By then, Sierra and Rinkus had cought up to them. The two mean Flyers tried to grab them with their feet but missed as they dodged them. But before they could attack again, Pterano had cought up to them.
"Stop this at once! Get a grip will you?!"
"Well. Don't mind if we do." Said Sierra.
Before Pterano knew it, both the mean Flyers had grabbed his arms. Just as Rinkus let out an evil chuckle.
"Let go of me!" Pterano shouted the mean Flyers went faster. "How dare YOOOOOOOOOOO!?"
"They are going to get us." Ducky said panicing.
Until Littlefoot spotted something and said, "Not if we can't keep them distracted long enough."
And then, he started wagging his tail and started to tease the mean Flyers.
"Hey flyers! Down here!"
"Littlefoot. What are you doing?" Ruby asked.
"Can't catch us! Can't catch us!" He continued as Sierra and Rinkus screeched at him. "Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!"
"Don't bet on it you little!" Sierra shouted as he and Rinkus flew faster now.
But then,
CRASH!
The mean Flyers and Pterano had bumped into a rock-bridge. Alouing the gang to continue unharmed as they went down a smaller waterfall and then over to the solid earth. After getting back into the land, the gang dismounted from the log and boards.
"Woohoo! Yes!" Cera chered. "Did see those wing brains hit that rock? BOOM!"
"Yes. But you also see mean other Flyers grab Uncle Pterano?" Petrie asked. "They make him chase us. Him not even their leader."
After climbing onto the rock-bridge, Pterano turned to face Sierra and Rinkus.
"I repeat. I am the leader. I give the orders. You will obey them. Am I clear?" He asked as the two other Flyers nodded. "Good."
Without another word, the three continued to make their way to Three-horn Peak as the gang watched them.
"Me know understand why Uncle Pterano still with them." Said Petrie. "Where they going?"
"Back up to the Smoking Mountains." Said Cera. "Where else?"
"Uncle Pterano! Not go!" Petrie shouted. Just as a streak of sky-fire was seen near by.
"We better go now." Said Littlefoot.