I don't own dinosaurs or any of its characters. I only own this story and characters not in the movie.
Aladar lied on the soft island jungle grass. He had finally reached his third year, three months ago. If Aladar had been a lemur, he would have been able to find a mate and maybe even become a father. But since he was an Iguanodon, it could never happen.
Aladar looked at himself in the pond water. He noticed many differences between himself and his adopted lemur family.
While all the lemurs where small, Aladar was nearly as tall as the trees, when he stood on his hind legs. All the lemurs had white fur, with some brown patches on their upper arms and legs, tails, the tops of their heads and sometimes around their faces. Aladar had scales, not fur. Blue-green scales covered his back, while yellow scales covered his throat, stomach and legs.
The lemurs also had thumbs. While Aladar had thick thumb like spikes. Despite all his differences, Aladar still felt at home on Lemur Island.
The Courtship would take place at sunset (like it always has). Yar and Zer would give the annual speech to the males. While Plio, would handle the females. Aladar use to keep an eye on Zini, so he wouldn't interrupt the Courtship, but since Zini was finally old enough to take place in the Courtship; Aladar would be doing something different.
It had been decided that Aladar would carry all the males to the Tall Tree, just before they jumped into the tree.
Yar began to do the same boring speech like he did every year (with some help from Zer).
"Now listen up and learn this from the masters." began Yar.
At the same time Plio was handing flowers to all the females.
"Now pay attention girls." said Plio.
Zer took over for his father-in-law.
"You must remember what we tough you to do during the Courtship." instructed Zer.
Plio finished handing out the flowers.
"Now girls just don't jump into the trees after the first guy with the cute back flip. It's more fun if you keep them trying to guess." chuckled Plio.
Yar took over once more.
"And if the cute back flip doesn't work, just guess." told Yar.
"But don't forget to make them do the decision." reminded Zer.
Plio had almost finished her speech.
"You're never going to forget this day. So make it one for you to remember." stated Plio.
Yar finished off his speech.
"And if you make a mistake, don't worry. They'll never remember." laughed Yar.
Zer climbed the branch to where Aladar waited.
"It's time for you to do the entrance Aladar." whispered Zer.
Aladar walked to all the waiting males. They all jumped down from the tree and landed on Aladar's back. Zer looked at his adopted son.
"Do your best out there, Aladar." shouted Zer.
"I'll try Zer." responded Aladar
Aladar moved into a slow run. He gave out a low bellow, as he reached the Tall Tree. At once the males jumped into the tree. Aladar went to go join the elders, lemurs too young to mate and the ones already mated, watching from the trees and on the ground.
Yar, Zer and Plio soon joined Aladar, on the ground. They watched as the females and males began to climb onto the vines and call to each other. Then everyone else in the clan joined in the call.
The males began to swing on the vines and do nimble acrobatics. The females soon joined in. This went on for over half an hour, until the vines started to tangle together. The females gave their flower, to their mate. The newly mated lemurs climbed to the top of the Tall tree, to watch the sunset, like their ancestors had all did before them.
They only one left hanging from a vine alone, was Zini. Aladar walked over to his adopted uncle and best friend.
"Come on, Zini. There's always next year. You'll find a mate then." assured Aladar.
Zini sunk back into his normal 'cool' and 'hip' attitude. Zini slicked back his hair.
"Next year I'm going to be even more of a ladies' man. You'll see, they'll all see. I'll be the coolest lemur on the entire island." slyly said Zini.
Aladar rolled his eyes. Zini jumped onto Aladar's back fallowed by the rest of the family. Aladar knew it was going to be a long year of hearing Zini, barge about being a 'love monkey' or the 'professor of love'. The next Courtship couldn't come fast enough.
Sorry it took so long for me to update. I've been pretty busy with school and other things.