Chapter 2: New Friends
Sonic looked around the ravine and the environment. He then runs up a cliff to get a better look around. Once at the top, he looked left and right but he couldn't see any dinosaurs. He then jumped back down.
"Is this really the time of the dinosaurs? How far did I go into the past?" said Sonic. He sees that the land was altered. Some things looked uneven.
"I did read that there were natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanoes in the dinosaurs' time. Maybe a big earthquake happened here." said Sonic. Then Sonic hears a faint sound. He tilted his head to listen carefully. Sonic walked toward the sound. It grew louder. It sounded like…somebody crying. Sonic walked closer and looked to his right. He saw a young brontosaurus. He was brown and tan colored. The little longneck seemed to be carrying a star shaped leaf. He looked very sad. Sonic had a look of sympathy on his face then he smiled, and walked to the young longneck who was Littlefoot.
"Hey little guy" said Sonic.
Littlefoot turned his head to look at Sonic. His sad expression turned into fear. Littlefoot crouched down and covered his head while shaking.
Sonic looked surprised and said "Oh, don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you".
Littlefoot moved his arms away to look at Sonic.
"Who…Who are you?" said Littlefoot.
Sonic smiled and said "I'm Sonic. Who are you?"
Littlefoot was still scared but he answered "I-I-I'm Littlefoot. What are you?"
Sonic remembered his nickname and said "I'm a Runner".
Littlefoot looked at him curiously. "You look like a strange Spiketail".
Sonic chuckled and said "well, some may mistake me for a Spiketail but I'm actually a Runner."
Littlefoot started to cheer up. He believed that Sonic meant him no harm. He stood back up on his legs.
"So, you run fast?" asked Littlefoot.
"Yep. Very fast. Watch this." said Sonic. He ran from where he was standing to a few feet away from Littlefoot and zoomed right back to where he was standing before in just a few seconds. Littlefoot blinked 2 times. It was like as if Sonic didn't even move. It looked like he flew but Sonic did use feet.
"Wow! You are very fast" exclaimed Littlefoot.
"Thanks" said Sonic.
"I never saw anyone be THAT fast" said Littlefoot.
Sonic laughed a little then smiled and said "So, why were you crying?"
Littlefoot looked at the ground and said "I lost my mother".
Sonic raised an eyebrow. "Oh… well, I can help you find your mother" said Sonic.
"No, I mean she's gone" said Littlefoot. He sniffled and shed a tear.
Sonic's eyes went wide and replied "Oh…" Sonic had a look of sympathy on his face. He looked at the ground then back at Littlefoot.
"What happened to her?" asked Sonic.
Littlefoot sniffed again. "It was a Sharptooth. My mother protected me but the sharptooth hurt her badly".
Sonic frowned and looked at the ground. "They really should be called Big Bullies" thought Sonic. He looked at Littlefoot.
"I'm sorry to hear that Littlefoot. So, what's with the leaf?" said Sonic.
Littlefoot lifted his head to look at Sonic and said "My mother gave it to me. It's called a Tree Star".
"Oh" replied Sonic. "So that's why he is carrying it with him. It's all he has left of his mother" thought Sonic.
Sonic crossed his arms and said "So why are you here all by yourself?"
"My mother told me about the Great Valley and how to find it" said Littlefoot.
Sonic was confused. "Great Valley? What's the Great Valley?"
"It's a land that still has leaves and fresh water. My mother told me the herds were going there. I have to find my grandparents".
"So what happened here?" asked Sonic.
"Well…" started Littlefoot, "the land has changed and the leaves were disappearing. A great earthshake happened and I was separated from my grandparents.
"I was right. It was an earthquake but they call it earthshake" thought Sonic.
Littlefoot remembers that Rooter, the Clubtail, comforted him about his mother.
Then Sonic smiled and said "Well, let's go find the Great Valley."
Littlefoot looked surprised and said "You want to come with me?"
"Yeah. I'll help you find the Great Valley and your grandparents" said Sonic.
Littlefoot smiled. "Thanks Sonic!" said Littlefoot.
"No problem. I'll even take care of any Sharptooth that comes our way" said Sonic.
"You mean you're not afraid of Sharptooth?" said Littlefoot.
"Nope. I'm not afraid of any old Sharptooth. I'm not afraid of anything." said Sonic with pride. "Though I am a little scared of deep water, but that doesn't matter" thought Sonic.
Sonic spoke again. "I'll protect you from the sharptooth".
Littlefoot smiled and said "Thanks."
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" said Sonic.
Littlefoot and Sonic walked together through the land.
"Do you remember the way your mother told you?" asked Sonic as they walked.
"Well…" started Littlefoot. "She told me to follow the Bright Circle, past the great rock that looks like a longneck, and past the mountains that burn."
"Well, lead the way Littlefoot" said Sonic.
They walked for a few yards.
"So they call the Sun the Bright Circle. We are going to find some longneck statue and go past volcanoes. This might be a fun adventure after all" thought Sonic.
After they walked for some time, Littlefoot spotted something. It was a young Three-Horn. She was yellow and tan colored.
"Cera!" yelled Littlefoot. He started running to meet up with her. She was near the ravine. "Cera, huh" thought Sonic as he walked to catch up with Littlefoot.
"Cera, hello" said Littlefoot.
Cera didn't look happy to see Littlefoot. "What do you want?" said Cera.
Littlefoot laughed a little and said "nothing". Cera looked at Sonic. "Who and what are you?" said Cera. She wasn't afraid like Littlefoot was, but Sonic didn't like her attitude.
"I'm Sonic and I'm a Runner" said Sonic.
Cera looked at Sonic and frowned. "You look like some strange Spiketail."
Sonic sighed and said "Well I'm not a Spiketail."
"So where are you going?" asked Littlefoot.
"I'm going to find my own kind. They're on the other side." said Cera.
"Well, I've looked all over here. You can't climb up the other side" said Littlefoot.
"Maybe YOU can't" snapped Cera. Sonic frowned at Cera. She started climbing down the ravine.
"Wait, me and Sonic are going to the Great Valley. We could…uh…help each other" said Littlefoot.
Cera screamed a little as she slid on a slope but regained her balance. "A Three-Horn… (grunt) does not need help from a weird Spiketail and a Longneck" said Cera. She then kicks some pebbles at Littlefoot with her back leg. Sonic frowned at Cera. "What's her problem?" thought Sonic. Suddenly, Cera slid all the way down the slope into the ravine, screaming as she did.
"Hey, you okay?" yelled Sonic as Cera met the bottom of the ravine.
"I'm fine" said an upset Cera.
"Well, at least we wouldn't be alone. Sonic would be with us" said Littlefoot.
"Well, when I find my sisters, I won't BE alone" shouted Cera. "So go away."
Cera looked at Sonic and said "You shouldn't be friends with Longnecks. You should go back to your own kind." Cera turned around and started walking away while saying "Three-Horns can be very dangerous. And they only talk with other Three-Horns, and they only travel with other Three-Horns". Cera then disappeared into the darkness. Littlefoot had a sad look on his face and started walking the other way.
Sonic crossed his arms and frowned at the place Cera went to. "Man, Tails told me that Three-Horns are tough but I didn't know that they were THIS tough" thought Sonic.
Sonic looked behind himself to see that Littlefoot was walking away. Sonic caught up to him and said "Hey Littlefoot, don't listen to Cera. She only cares about herself. Don't let her upset you".
Littlefoot looked at Sonic sadly and said "I don't know. Maybe she's right. We should stay with our own kind. Maybe you should go back to the other Runners."
"Where's the fun in that?" said Sonic. "If my friends were only Runners, then I wouldn't have any friends. Besides, where are I live I have a few friends who aren't Runners at all."
Littlefoot looked at Sonic with a surprised expression and said "Really?"
Sonic nodded. "One of my friends is very smart and he is a Flyer. Another friend I have is sort of like Cera but he can be friendly. He is stronger than a Three-Horn and he is a good climber."
Littlefoot started cheering up. "Really? You are friends with a Flyer and someone stronger than a Three-Horn?" said Littlefoot.
"Yep" answered Sonic. "So who says I can't be your friend? Whether Cera likes it or not, you're my friend and I'm your friend Littlefoot".
Littlefoot smiled. Sonic decided to make a promise to his new friend.
"I promise to help you find the Great Valley, no matter what happens. And I'll protect you from any Sharptooth or anything else that tries to hurt you" said Sonic.
"You promise?!" exclaimed Littlefoot.
"I promise" answered Sonic. Sonic winked at Littlefoot.
Littlefoot's eyes started to tear up. He walked to Sonic and hugged him with his neck. Sonic laughed a little and returned the hug with his hands. After they parted from the hug, Sonic smiled at Littlefoot and said "Come on, let's go find the Great Valley…together."
So Sonic and Littlefoot walked on their journey to find the Great Valley.
End of Chapter 2
