Chapter 5: Danger and Conflict

As soon as Cera finished eating some leaves, she walked past a tree and sat down on the end of a rock. Cera started exaggerating her bravery again. "And I'm not afraid to be alone" she said. Sonic rolled his eyes at what she said. Cera went on again, "I know my way to go, AND I'm not afraid of Sharptooth" she said.

"Sure you're not" thought Sonic with a grin. Cera then grinned and said, "I hope he doesn't eat any of you."

Littlefoot looked at Sonic and the others, "Don't worry. There isn't any Sharptooth" he whispered.

"I agree" whispered Sonic. He trusted Littlefoot more than Cera. He believes that Cera made up her brave story to make everyone believe that she is so tough. But Sonic knows what she really is. She is really afraid and arrogant.

"Sharptooth" gasped Ducky. She urged Spike to follow her for some rest. Cera made herself comfortable on the rock she was on. Littlefoot and Sonic walked to another place to rest for the night. All the others went to rest beside Cera. Spike pushed Cera aside and took her spot. Cera was annoyed but she sat down anyway. Ducky rested her back on Spike. Petrie squeezed himself beside Spike. Littlefoot looked at the others. He thought about sitting beside them but he decided to sleep somewhere else.

Littlefoot sighed and said, "There isn't any Sharptooth." Sonic looked at Littlefoot and said, "Don't worry about it Littlefoot. Let's get some rest." Littlefoot nodded. He went to rest in one of the footprints left behind by a sharptooth. Sonic decided to rest near the footprint Littlefoot was in. He had his hands behind his head. He looked up at the night sky. "It has been a long day but I'm sure we'll all find the Great Valley soon" thought Sonic.

Littlefoot lied down for some rest. He was thankful that Sonic was his best friend but he still wanted to find the Great Valley soon. The others were snoring loudly on the rock. Petrie was on top of Spike's head. Ducky suddenly woke up because of how loud they were snoring. Ducky hmphed and covered her ears. The snoring was too loud for her. So, she tried putting her head under Spike's stomach so she couldn't hear the snoring. But it was still too loud. Ducky lifted her head out. She started walking in a sleepy way toward Littlefoot's spot. Sonic looked at Ducky curiously. He saw that Ducky decided to rest with Littlefoot. She smiled as she made herself comfortable. Littlefoot also smiled and closed his eyes. Sonic looked at 2 dino kids and also smiled. He went to Littlefoot and rested his back beside him. He made sure that his quills didn't poke him. Littlefoot looked at Sonic. He was so happy to have him as a friend. Sonic thought the same thing. He patted Littlefoot's head and then made himself comfortable for some sleep. Petrie then came over and rested on Littlefoot's head. Spike also came over and rested beside Littlefoot. Cera was shivering. She woke up and gasped. She was sleeping by herself. She looked around for everyone. She then saw where they were sleeping. She shook from the cold of the night. She decided to sleep next to them, so she walked over to the large footprint.

Littlefoot welcomed her beside them. Cera smiled as she made herself comfortable. Sonic was surprised at this but he smiled. He patted Cera's back and sat back down, and closed his eyes. They all went to sleep. Bugs and other critters made some soft sounds in the night.

Next Morning...

The sun was now rising. Everyone was in different sleeping positions. Sonic was resting on the side of the footprint. Spike was lying on his back. Ducky and Petrie were lying on the tree star. And Littlefoot and Cera were resting separately. Suddenly, Sonic opened his eyes. Something wasn't right. He then heard a growling sound. Cera then woke up from the sound. They both looked over the footprint. Sonic couldn't believe what he saw. It was the Sharptooth. "He survived? So that part of Cera's story was true" thought Sonic. Cera was shaking with fear when she saw the Sharptooth. He growled again. Cera gasped. Sonic looked at Cera, "We gotta wake them up!" whispered Sonic. Cera nodded.

"Wake up. Wake up!" said Cera. Littlefoot snored again."Wake Up!" she yelled. Cera pushed Littlefoot with her horn to wake him. He opened his eyes and said, "Hey, stop that."

Cera shushed him. "Shh. Sharptooth." Sonic yelled at the others, "Guys, wake up! It really is the Sharptooth!" The others woke up drowsy.

"Guys, stop it!" Littlefoot yelled at Sonic and Cera.

"He'll eat us! He'll eat us! Run!" shouted Cera. She then turned around and took off running.

"Stop! Come back!" yelled Littlefoot. Suddenly, the Sharptooth's shadow hovered over Sonic and the kids. They all gasped at the Sharptooth. "RUN!" yelled Sonic. They all managed to get out of the way before the Sharptooth stomped down. The tree star was ruined. Smashed to little pieces. The Sharptooth roared at them. The kids took off running. "Don't look back! Keep going!" yelled Littlefoot. The kids were running to a small hole in a large wall of a wide rock. The Sharptooth caught up to them. Suddenly, a small rock hit the back of his head. He turned to see Sonic in a fighting stance. Sonic threw the small rock to get the Sharptooth's attention.

"Over here, Lizard Breath!" yelled Sonic. The Sharptooth roared at Sonic. Littlefoot and the others stopped running when they were close to the hole. They all looked back at Sonic. He was fighting the Sharptooth! The Sharptooth tried to bite Sonic, but he dashed out of the way every time the big dinosaur tried. Sonic just smiled and said, "Is that all you got?" with a confidant grin. The Sharptooth growled fiercely. He lifted his foot and tried to step on the blue hedgehog. But Sonic still zoomed out of the way. The dino kids were amazed. They couldn't believe it. "Look, Sonic is fighting the Sharptooth!" exclaimed Ducky.

"Wow! Sonic VERY brave!" said Petrie as he watched.

"Wow! He really isn't afraid" said Littlefoot. The Sharptooth still couldn't catch Sonic.

"Now, it's my turn!" yelled Sonic. He started running around the Sharptooth, creating a blue tornado. The mean tyrannosaur tried biting again. Then he tried to keep his eyesight on Sonic. Sonic ran faster. The big lizard started to get dizzy and roared. Then, Sonic jumped up and did a Homing Attack on his head. The Sharptooth roared again and fell down on his back. Sonic landed and smiled.

"Better luck next time, you big bully. See ya!" yelled Sonic. The Blue Runner dashed back to the kids. They just stood there in amazement. "Come on! Let's go!" exclaimed Sonic. He urged them to go through the small hole in the rock. As soon as they went through the rock, the Sharptooth was trying to get back up. They were all safe from it now. The Sharptooth was now on his feet. He ran to the small hole and tried to break through, but he was too large.

Cera looked at the Sharptooth and then back at the others, "Now, will you believe me?" she said.

"I'm sorry. We're safe now" said Littlefoot. Cera frowned at Littlefoot, "Nobody's safe with you" she said. Everyone except Cera thanked Sonic for saving them from the Sharptooth.

"You are brave. You are. You are" said Ducky.

Littlefoot thought the same. "Yeah, I've never seen that before. Thanks for saving us."

Sonic smiled and said, "You're welcome."

"You braver than all of us" said Petrie. Spike nodded. Cera, however, just frowned. She didn't want to admit that Sonic was very brave. Braver than she was. Sonic frowned at her too but he didn't say a word. Suddenly, Sonic looked up and went wide-eyed. "Guys, look!" said Sonic. He pointed to a familiar rock. It was the Longneck rock. Littlefoot gasped and said, "It's the rock that looks like a Longneck, just like my mother said. We're going the right way! The way to the Great Valley!"

"That's right. So let's go!" said Sonic. They all started to walk up a very large, rocky hill. It started raining a bit of ash. "We must be getting close to the volcanoes. We're almost there" thought Sonic as he looked at the ash. Everyone except Sonic was getting very tired from climbing. Sonic didn't look tired at all! The dino kids were all panting now. It looked like Spike and Petrie were going to quit. Ducky had trouble standing back up. Littlefoot and Sonic were ahead. They both looked back at everybody.

Littlefoot frowned while panting, "Come on. Get up! We're going the right way. We got to keep moving up" he said. The others struggled to keep moving but they were very tired. Sonic tried to encourage them. "Come on. We can do it. We're almost there" said Sonic. The others were still slowing down.

"Oh, you can't quit now. What if the Great Valley is just over the top of these rocks?" said Littlefoot. Though the kids were tired and their feet were sore, Littlefoot and Sonic tried to encourage them. Sonic, of course, had no trouble climbing. He just made quick jumps up the hill. He almost slid on some little rocks but he managed to regain his balance. They finally made it to the top. The wind was blowing. Cera was the last to get to the top. They all looked down the other side of the rocky hill. It wasn't the Great Valley. It was a barren rocky valley. Cera was very upset and said, "This is your Great Valley?!"

Sonic crossed his arms and thought for a moment. He looked past the barren valley and saw the volcanoes. They were still very close. "I think we're almost there. We still have to pass the burning mountains" said Sonic. Littlefoot nodded. But Cera wouldn't listen. She now believes that Littlefoot and Sonic don't know the way.

"You're crazy!" said Cera as she looked at Sonic and Littlefoot. She had it. She wanted to find the Great Valley on her own. "I'm leaving" stated Cera. She turned around and started walking the other way.

Littlefoot didn't want Cera to give up now. "Cera, we have to keep following the Bright Circle" said Littlefoot.

"I'm taking the easy way for once" said Cera. Sonic looked at Cera and said, "What if there is no easy way?" Cera frowned at Sonic and said "You don't know that." She continued walking away.

Littlefoot quickly ran and got in front of Cera's way, trying to stop her. "But it's the wrong way!" he said.

"Who says?" said Cera.

"My mother" stated Littlefoot.

"Then she was a stupid Longneck too" said Cera as she started to walk away from Littlefoot. He glared at Cera and jumped in her way again.

"Take that back!" said Littlefoot.

"Never" said Cera.

Sonic then glared at Cera, "Now that's going too far!" exclaimed Sonic.

"Quiet Sonic!" said Cera.

"TAKE IT BACK!" yelled Littlefoot. Cera still stood her ground and yelled, "No!"

Littlefoot was now very angry. He pushed Cera down the hill. They both tumbled down to the ground. Sonic slid down the hill. Spike started going down the hill too. Ducky and Petrie tried to stop him. "Spike, stop! Don't fall!" said Petrie. But they all slid down the hill to the ground. Cera started fighting Littlefoot. She charged and hit him. The others except Sonic hid behind a big rock, trying to stay away from the fight. They peeked from behind the rock. They just stood there and watched in horror. Sonic also stood and watched the fight but he didn't hide like the others. Littlefoot managed to hit Cera and she hit a rock. She continued fighting Littlefoot. The Longneck tried to overpower Cera but she was stronger than Littlefoot. Spike put his head in the ground. He didn't want to see this fight. The 2 dino kids kept head butting each other. Cera kept pushing Littlefoot away with her strength. They both growled at each other as they continued fighting.

"Take that!" yelled Cera as she hit Littlefoot and his back hit the rock that the other kids were hiding behind. They still watched in horror. Cera was charging at Littlefoot again.

Sonic was done with this. He had to try to stop this fight. "Alright, that's enough!" thought Sonic. Just as Cera was about to hit Littlefoot again, Sonic zoomed and stopped right between them. Cera stopped charging and glared at Sonic. "Outta my way, Sonic!" yelled Cera.

"No, that's enough! This fight isn't helping anybody!" yelled Sonic.

"Somebody has to teach that Flat Head a lesson!" exclaimed Cera. Littlefoot glared at Cera and she glared back. But Sonic wouldn't have it. "I've had it with that attitude of yours. Why don't you stop being a bully?" said Sonic.

Cera was now angry at Sonic, "Get out of my way or I'm gonna hurt you too!" said Cera.

Sonic crossed his arms and smiled in a prideful way. "I'd like to see you try!" shouted Sonic. All the dino kids except Cera gasped at what Sonic said. Cera's eyes went wide and then she glared at Sonic.

She was now very angry. She growled, pushed some rocks aside with her feet, and got ready to charge. Sonic just stood there, grinning. She charged at Sonic and he dashed out of the way. She kept trying to hurt Sonic but he kept dodging her. She then started getting tired. She panted a little.

"Had enough?" asked Sonic. Cera tried again but this time Sonic wanted to end this. As soon as she got close, he sidestepped and put his foot out. Cera tripped on Sonic's foot. She rolled and hit the ground. She stood up and growled fiercely at Sonic.

Sonic glared back and said, "Why do you have to be so mean and tough? Why don't you just admit it?"

Cera looked at Sonic and shouted, "Admit what?!"

"That you're afraid" said Sonic.

"What?!" snapped Cera.

"I knew that you were lying when you said you stood up to the Sharptooth" stated Sonic. "When you saw the Sharptooth's eye, you didn't stand up to him. You ran away didn't you?" Cera went wide-eyed. Sonic went on and crossed his arms. "You try to act so brave and tough but you're actually afraid. You're just too proud to admit it. And you don't want to admit when you're wrong. I know what you really are Cera. You're just a scared, little Three-Horn."

Cera's eyes got a little watery. Then she glared fiercely at Sonic. She had had it. She started to walk away. She was going to find the Great Valley without them. She hated Sonic and Littlefoot. "Hmph!" said Cera as she walked away. Littlefoot's eyes were also tearing up because of the fight. He sniffed and said to Cera, "Go on! Go the wrong way. We never wanted you with us anyway."

The others started to come out of their hiding spots. Cera went another way and Littlefoot went his way. He was still following the bright circle. Littlefoot looked at the others and said "Come on. We have to keep going."

Sonic agreed, "Let's go guys. Cera made her choice" he said. Littlefoot started to climb the hill again. Sonic followed. They both stopped when they saw the others weren't following. Spike started to follow Cera.

"Come on" said Littlefoot as he looked at Ducky and Petrie.

Sonic raised an eyebrow. "You guys coming?" asked Sonic.

Ducky and Petrie thought otherwise. "Cera's way is easier" said Ducky.

"I think so too" added Petrie.

Littlefoot gave them a very upset frown. Sonic's eyes went wide and then he frowned too. Sonic turned his back and started to leap up the hill. Littlefoot also turned his back and started climbing the hill too. Petrie thought he made them upset. He tried catching up to Littlefoot. "Oh, Flat Head wait!" said Petrie. He tried climbing to Littlefoot but he slipped on the rocks. He could try to fly up but he was still afraid of flying. "No be angry" said Petrie. "WAIT!"

Littlefoot didn't listen as he kept climbing the hill. Ducky started to follow Spike. "Cera, wait for us! We're coming with you Cera!" she shouted to the arrogant Three-Horn. Petrie followed too. Ducky shouted again, "Cera, Spike, wait!" Sonic and Littlefoot went one way and the other kids followed Cera.

End of Chapter 5