Chapter 4: The Land of Mists
Littlefoot and Archie kept trying to dig a way through the cave in. The rocks were too heavy. They managed to push some rocks away but it took a lot of effort. They got really tired. Littlefoot then heard his friends shouting his name. He was glad to hear his friends again. Sonic and the kids were trying to dig through as well. The rocks were too heavy for the kids. Sonic used his spin dash to break through some big rocks. The Blue Runner was the only one making any progress. But then the cave shook again, making it harder for them to get to Littlefoot. Sonic now wished that Knuckles was there to help but he and the others didn't give up.
Littlefoot and Archie stopped digging when they heard snarling sounds. They all looked toward the sound in fear. Dil and Ichy were coming after them. Archie then quickly led Littlefoot to a place to hide from the hungry creatures. Archie led Littlefoot to a small hole for him to hide in. Archie went near some water and hid in his shell, making him look like a rock in the water. Unfortunately, Ichy saw where Littlefoot went to hide in. Ichy then told Dil where Littlefoot was hiding. Luckily, Dil was too big to get through. So, Dil tried to make the hole bigger by whacking the wall with her tail.
Dil unexpectedly caused stalactites to fall from the cave. Ichy flew around to avoid them. One of the sharp rocks nearly hit him. Ichy flew back down and thought that he was okay. But then one of the rocks fell on Ichy. He grumbled in frustration.
Sonic and the kids kept digging through the rocks. Thanks to Sonic, they managed to remove half of the pile of rocks. But then they felt the ground rumble again.
"Oh no! It sounds like another earthshake" said Ali. They all heard growling noises from Dil.
"And it mad!" Petrie exclaimed while shaking in fear. Ducky and Spike also shook with fear.
Sonic shook his head. "That's not the earthshake growling. It sounds like a mean creature. Maybe a Sharptooth." The dino kids gasped.
"What we do now? Littlefoot in BIG trouble" said Petrie.
"Then what is everyone standing around for?" shouted a voice. Sonic and the kids turned towards the sound.
"Cera!" exclaimed the dino kids. Cera ran over to the kids. They were happy to see Cera was coming to help. Sonic was a little surprised but he smiled.
"So, you decided to help after all huh?" said Sonic. Cera frowned a little but then lightly smiled.
"Alright, let's save Littlefoot!" exclaimed Sonic.
"Yeah!" yelled the dino kids.
They all started to dig through the rocks again. Sonic used his spin dash once more and Cera started charging through the rocks. The rest of kids helped as well.
Meanwhile, Dil kept hitting the hole with her tail. Now the hole was big enough. Dil was about to attack Littlefoot. The young Longneck shook with great fear. But then suddenly, Archie blocked Dil's path.
Dil smacked Archie with her tail. Littlefoot and Archie started to run from the mean creatures. Suddenly, a small pile of rocks fell on Dil and Ichy, stopping their attack. Sonic and Cera managed to open the cave in. Littlefoot smiled as he saw that there was an opening, thanks to his friends. Littlefoot ran up to Sonic and the others. Littlefoot was glad to see his friends again. The others were also glad to see Littlefoot again.
"How did you know where to find me?" asked Littlefoot.
"Ali came and got us. She did" answered Ducky. Littlefoot smiled at Ali. He told her that he was glad that she was okay and not hurt. Cera hmphed. Sonic rolled his eyes.
Sonic then smiled at Littlefoot. "Glad to see that you're okay." Littlefoot smiled back.
Archie came over and told them that they better get moving before Dil and Ichy regain their senses. The kids wondered who Archie is but Littlefoot then said that he will explain later. Sonic looked at the stunned creatures. He remembered that he looked at the page of a Deinosuchus. The group then ran to a safe place away from the mean predators.
Littlefoot then began to explain how he met Archie. He also explained what happened in the cave. "And then the big-mouthed Belly Dragger and the Sharp Beak were just about to have me and Archie for dinner when you guys came to the rescue." Sonic and the others were happy to hear that they came just in time.
"So that's what they're called" thought Sonic.
"You mean I came to the rescue" said Cera. Sonic frowned at Cera.
"But Ali showed us the way" said Ducky.
"And you no even come with us at first" added Petrie.
Cera frowned and stood her ground. "So, I still got here didn't I?"
"We all helped Littlefoot out" said Sonic.
Cera looked at Littlefoot and said "You should have asked your real friends to help you find the night flower in the first place."
Ali looked very upset. Littlefoot sighed in defeat.
"I would argue with Cera again, (Cera hmphs) but this time she's right. You know we could have helped you Littlefoot" Sonic said with a serious expression.
Littlefoot looked upset. Then Ali looked at the others.
"It's my fault. I'm the one who said that me and Littlefoot should go without you guys" admitted Ali.
Sonic and the kids, except Cera, were surprised at what Ali said. Sonic then smiled.
"Well, the important thing is, you and Littlefoot are alright" said Sonic. Ali cheered up a little.
Archie then asked why they were searching for the night flower. Littlefoot then said that he has to find the Night Flower to save his sick grandfather. He was looking for the Land of Mists.
Archie then smiled. "Well, why didn't you say that in the first place? I know a shortcut."
Sonic and the dino kids smiled brightly. "Point the way Archie" said Sonic. Archie nodded and started to lead them to an opening not far from where they were. Unknown to them, Eggman's invisible spy bot followed them.
Eggman grinned as he watched the others on his screen. "Ha Ha Ha, those fools don't realize that they are leading me straight to the Land of Mists. Then soon I will attack."
The group found a way out of the cave. Littlefoot was very happy to find a way out. He thanked Archie for helping them. Archie then said that they all should stick together as friends. Littlefoot assured Archie that they will. They all said their goodbyes as Archie left.
They all stared in awe as they looked at the misty land. They have now found the dangerous and foggy place. Ali then told them that they should stay close to each other or they may get lost in the mist. Petrie shook with great fear. Ducky then told Petrie that they will be okay. Cera started to walk ahead.
The young Three-Horn stopped when she heard weird noises and growling sounds. She then screamed when she felt a salamander –like creature pass by her feet. She ran over to the edge of a small cliff. The mists then covered Cera. The others could not see her. Suddenly, a herd of Struthiomimus came running towards them. They all jumped to the side. Then a Dome-Head appeared. The kids ran away from it but Sonic stood his ground. He jumped out the way just as the Dome-Head tried to head butt him. Then another Dome-Head appeared. The 2 Dome-Heads started snarling at each other and began to fight.
Eggman's robotic lizard climbed a tree and looked out at the misty land. The evil genius saw other mean dinosaurs. Eggman grinned darkly.
"Now that I know where the Land of Mists is, I can start building an army" said Eggman.
The lizard bot looked around the foggy land some more. Suddenly, it began to storm. Sonic and the kids ran close to a tree to stay dry. But then they heard squeaky sounds. There were Megazostrodons, or prehistoric mice, living in the trees. One wasn't watching where he stepped and he fell to the ground. It startled the kids while it ran to some flowers. Sonic was surprised to see that even mice live in the Dinosaur era. Spike followed the mouse to the flowers. Spike smiled at the mouse and the mouse smiled back. Spike thought the mouse was a friend. The others came over to the little fuzzy mouse. Ducky thought the mouse was cute. The little mouse squeaked in happiness and hugged Ducky. She giggled.
"He has tickly fuzzies all over him" said Ducky. She then thought of what to name the mouse.
"I'm going to call you Tickles. I am" said Ducky. 'Tickles' seemed to like the name. Sonic smiled and chuckled.
"Well, it's nice to meet you Tickles" said Sonic. Sonic then petted Tickles with his finger. Tickles squeaked happily.
Littlefoot then asked Tickles if he could help them find Cera. Tickles squeaked and climbed a tree to search for Cera. Petrie flew up to help as well. Petrie and Tickles saw Cera on the small cliff near a river. The mists disappeared a little. They now can see her. Cera could see them too. Suddenly, the cliff fell apart and Cera fell into the river. The kids gasped. Cera called out for help. The kids grabbed a vine to help Cera. Cera grabbed a small tree in the river and held on. The kids threw the vine to Cera. She grabbed it but then the small tree came loose. Cera fell into the water again but she managed to grab the vine again. Sonic and the kids pulled Cera close to shore.
Eggman watched through the lizard bot. He was upset to see that that Cera was okay. But then he saw Dil and Ichy coming. Eggman was surprised to see a bird and a croc in the dinosaurs' time. But then he grinned darkly.
"These 2 animals will make fine soldiers to my army" said Eggman. The Claw Heads never saw a feathered bird or a croc before. Eggman then started to research about the species of Dil and Ichy.
Ichy came over and cut the vine the kids used. Cera screamed as she went further down the river. Dil swam after her. The kids gasped. Sonic went wide-eyed then glared at the bird and croc.
Dil then chomped down thinking she got Cera. But it turns out to be the small tree Cera held on to. Dil spit out pieces of the tree.
"Ya bumbling Belly Dragger! That wasn't food. That was a log" said Ichy.
The kids started to throw rocks at the 2 animals. Both creatures started to get mad. Ali then saw that Cera swam to a large rock. Ali then told the others to keep distracting Dil and Ichy while she goes to help Cera. Littlefoot then said that it would be too dangerous. But Ali said that she would be alright and ran after Cera. Sonic was about to use his tornado skill on Dil and Ichy but suddenly he heard snarling sounds. He looked behind himself and saw an angry Dome-Head. The kids then gasped when they saw the Dome-Head. Sonic then looked at the others with bravery.
"Don't worry. I'll handle this. You guys help Cera!" said Sonic. The dino kids nodded. Sonic then glared at the Dome-Head and it glared back.
Ali ran close to Cera but she slipped down a hill. She landed close to the river. Ichy set his sights on Ali now.
"How nice. Dessert. Head for shore Dil. My sweet tooth calls" said Ichy.
"But Ichy, you know the routine. First dinner, then dessert" said Dil.
Ichy frowned at Dil. "What are you? My mother? Come on!" yelled Ichy.
Ichy flew over to Ali. Dil growled but followed. Littlefoot and the others told Ali to watch out. Ali regained herself and saw Ichy flying straight at her, with his sharp beak ready. She then ducked and Ichy flew straight into a tree branch. The bird had his head stuck. He groaned as he tried to free himself.
Meanwhile, Sonic kept fighting the Dome-Head. The mean Dome-Head kept trying to head butt Sonic but Sonic dashed out of the way. Sonic then punched the Dome-Head in the face. The Dome-Head then shook its head to clear its senses. The Dome-Head was now really angry. It charged at Sonic. Sonic grinned and waited for the right moment. When the Dome-Head came close, Sonic jumped out of the way, and the Dome-Head fell into the river. It snarled as it swam for shore on the other side. Sonic smirked.
Ali then jumped on Dil and used the croc to reach Cera on the rock. Cera then grabbed Ali's tail as she got close. Dil growled and tried to shake Cera and Ali off. But Dil didn't pay attention as she got close to shore. She bumped right into a log. Cera and Ali then jumped off. They both ran back up to the others.
Ichy frowned at Dil. "You let 'em get away!"
"Me? It was your fault" said Dil.
Dil and Ichy kept arguing with each other. Cera panted as she and Ali finally got away from the 2 animals. Cera then smiled at Ali.
"Thanks Ali" said Cera.
"You're welcome" Ali said with a smile.
Sonic and the others were now happy to see that Cera was finally being nice to Ali. The kids also thanked Sonic for protecting them from the Dome-Head. Sonic smiled and nodded. Eggman's lizard bot then activated its tiny jets and flew off. It headed back to Eggman. The evil genius was now preparing his next plan.
The kids now went back on their journey for the night flower. Ali then told the others why she was afraid of other kinds that were not Longnecks. All she has ever known were other Longnecks.
Sonic smiled. "I thought so."
The kids knew that Sonic was right about what he said before.
"I now know that it's great to have different kinds of friends. In all shapes and sizes too" said Ali.
The other kids smiled brightly.
"And that's why it takes all sorts of creatures to make a difference" stated Sonic. All the kids nodded.
Meanwhile, Dil was trying to get Ichy free from the branch. After a few chomps, Dil got Ichy free from the branch. But part of the branch was still stuck on Ichy's neck.
"How are you gonna fix this?!" said Ichy.
Dil growled and opened her mouth wide. Ichy looked really frightened.
"Wait, wait!" yelled Ichy. Dil then chomped down and got the rest of the branch off. Ichy 's feathers were really ruffed up. He gave Dil a very angry expression.
End of Chapter 4