Littlefoot and Ali walked out of the valley in hopes of finding someone they knew. Even though they were becoming adolescents, they were defenseless against sharpteeth and other big carnivores. They were not fully grown yet.

Littlefoot looked around to see if a path to his grandparents was available. The earthquake had morphed the land too much that it made it impossible to cross any openings they saw. He sighed and regrouped with Ali. She also had given up in finding a direct path to their herds.

"Nothing," she said. "This is dreadful."

"Well, our best bet is return to the Great Valley."

Littlefoot and Ali started their long journey to the Great Valley.

The earthquake had changed everything. The path Littlefoot took with his grandparents was impassable. Littlefoot groaned.

"We have to go around. The Great Valley is in that direction, but we have to pass through another way."

Littlefoot headed westward, and Ali followed. They marched until nightfall. They found a patch of green food and decided to rest for the night. They ate the leaves off of the dying plants.

"Not as good as moist green food, but it will do," said Littlefoot.

"This is putrid," said Ali.

"We have to eat. Who knows when we'll eat again?"

Ali sighed and forced the leaves down her throat. She made a face that Littlefoot chuckled at. She noticed the small smile on his face and stared at him coldly. The smile went away, and he continued to eat his food.

After they ate as much as they could without barfing, they found a place to sleep. Littlefoot laid his head on the ground.

"What a depressing day. Why is it repeated so much in my life?"

"Are you talking to yourself out loud?" asked Ali.

He looked up and smiled.

"Kind of. My life has its up and down."

"I hope I'm an up."

Littlefoot's neck stifled and he nearly yelled, "Yes. Yes, you are."

"It's kind of cute when you're nervous."

Littlefoot's cheeks reddened. They reddened even more when Ali rested her head on his neck.

"I hope I'm not disturbing you."

"No. I always enjoyed the warmth."

The two longnecks closed their eyes and drifted to sleep.

Littlefoot's lazily opened his eyes and saw something in front of him that gave him a fright. He jumped to his feet, knocking Ali's head of his neck. She looked at him vigorously from the ground and stood up. Before she could yell, the dinosaur in front of them opened her eyes slowly and stood up carefully. She looked at the two longnecks a few feet away from her. She bowed her head in apologize.

"I'm terribly sorry. Did I frighten you?"

Calming down, Littlefoot spoke.

"No," he lied.

"Oh, so is that how he wakes every morning?"

Ali looked at Littlefoot and shook her head.

"It's just a pride thing then."

"Who are you?" asked Littlefoot, changing the subject.

The ocean bluish teenaged Apatosaurus with hazel eyes replied, "I'm Yasmine."

"Yasmine, what are you doing here?" asked Ali.

"I got separated from my herd during the big earthshake. I was walking by myself when I bonked into you guys. I saw this handsome longneck and decided that I should rest. Sorry if I was an intrusion."

"Not at all," chuckled Littlefoot.

Ali looked at the girl and back at Littlefoot's eyes.

"Do you know where your herd is now?" asked Liittlefoot.

"No," she said sadly. "I've been walking around to see if there was a path, but I can't find us."

"Well, why don't you come with us to the Great Valley? Probably your herd is heading over there now."

"Excellent idea," said Yasmine. "Um, would she be okay with it?"

Ali lifted her neck and nodded without saying anything. Littlefoot looked at her.

"She seems annoyed," Yasmine stated. "Is she like this all the time?"

Ali was about to say something angrily, but Littlefoot beat her to it.

"She's just mad I accidentally knocked her head off my neck."

She stared at him, and he glanced back. Their eyes talked until Ali broke eye contact. Littlefoot looked back at Yasmine and started walking. The girls followed him. Yasmine looked at Ali.

"Does he know where's he going?"

"Supposedly. He's the only one who knows where the Great Valley is."

"Wow. Handsome and a leader."

Ali grunted lowly.

The trio made it to a cave. The cave connected the section of land they were on with the section they needed to go to. Littlefoot knew that it was a bridge, because rocks did not block the entrance.

"This way."

The trio entered the cave. The cave had sunlight bleed through the flat ceiling. Stalagmites from the ground decorated the uneven floor. Littlefoot remembered the last time Ali and him were in a cave. He shivered at the thought of it.

They marched through the cave, searching for an exit. Unfortunately, they came into a fork in the road. Littlefoot thought about it and asked what would be the best route.

"I think we need to split up," suggested Yasmine. "We'll cover more ground."

"Agreed," said Ali.

"We need to stick together though," said Littlefoot. "We don't know anything about the cave."

"That's the point," said Yasmine. "We can meet here when the bright circle goes down."

"I still don't know."

"It's a good idea," Ali agreed quickly.

Littlefoot felt a little tension between Ali and Yasmine.

"Okay."

Out of curiosity, he added, "So who's going with who?"

Yasmine jumped at the opportunity of being alone with Littlefoot.

"Well, I can hook up with you."

Ali shook her head.

"I should go with Littlefoot."

"I got a better suggestion. It seems you two have some difficulties with each other. I'll just go by myself as you two pair up."

Without any word, Littlefoot turned around and walked towards the left. Ali lowered her neck in shame as he left. Yasmine looked at Littlefoot with pleading eyes, but she knew his mind was made up. She looked at Ali.

"I guess we have to do what the leader says," Yasmine said sincerely.

Ali lifted her head and looked at Yasmine. She said nothing and took the right path. Yasmine followed her.

"Ali, I, um…"

"Now he's mad at my childish behavior."

Ali looked up.

"It's your fault," she hissed.

"My fault? You did it yourself girl."

Ali knew she was right. She could have stopped, but jealousy took over. Because of her, Littlefoot was by himself. He could get in trouble, and it was partly her fault.

"You're right. I can't put all the blame on you."

"Don't be down Ali. Though we have some differences, we need to focus on getting out of this cave."

Ali nodded, and they continued walking.

These girls are going to be the death of me, thought Littlefoot.

Littlefoot observed his area and saw a ray of sunlight coming down at a steep angle.

It'll be dark soon.

Littlefoot continued to press on, quickening his pace. The last thing he wanted to do was to sleep in an unknown cave. He began to run and eventually saw an opening. He smiled. As he neared the opening, a dark green foot came down. He stopped and gulped. The being lowered his head and stared at Littlefoot with his cold eyes. Littlefoot knew he had spotted him and started running back. The twelve foot opening would buy him some time, but it wouldn't be enough to ensure his safety.

He ran all the way down the path he came. The tyrannosaur was close on entering the cave. He ran faster and made it to the fork in the road and drifted left. He ran down and eventually saw the girls. They noticed someone was coming up to them and turned around. Littlefoot stopped in front of them and caught his breath.

"Sharp…tooth…"

"Relax and catch your breath," said Ali.

"Did he say sharptooth?" questioned Yasmine.

Littlefoot nodded.

"I saw the exit and a foot. The cave entrance was too small, but he'll knock it down."

Just then, they all heard rocks falling down.

"He's inside," said Littlefoot. "We need to hide or run."

Ali looked around.

"There's no place to hide."

"Then we need to go," said Yasmine.

She took off. Littlefoot and Ali followed her. As they ran, Littlefoot looked around and saw an exit. Littlefoot smiled until he saw three raptors entering the cave. The raptors saw them, and they had nowhere to hide. Yasmine and Ali stopped in fear, but Littlefoot approached the raptors. He couldn't handle a tyrannosaur, but a raptor would be no problem.

"You guys go on," said Littlefoot.

"But Littlefoot…" began Ali.

"It's alright. I'll catch up."

Littlefoot jumped into action. The raptors circled around him. He looked from side to side, waiting for one to pounce on him. He noticed the girls were still there.

"Just go!" he yelled.

Yasmine nudged the concerned Ali.

"We got to do what he says."

Ali looked at him once more before nodding. She and Yasmine snuck behind the raptors and exited the cave. The last thing Ali saw was a raptor charging at Littlefoot.