Hey guys, here's another chapter. This chapter is short, but will introduce us to some new characters. I hope you guys enjoy!

"Chomper, where are you taking us?"

"It's not far," said the sharptooth. "Come on!"

"I didn't ask how far it was," grumbled Cera. "I asked where it was."

"Well, I know it's in the valley."

Cera groaned under her breath. That was far from the answer she was looking for.

"Do not worry Cera," said Ducky, hitching a ride on her brother. "We will see when we get there. Yep, yep, yep."

"So," began Littlefoot, "what does this place look like?"

"There's a lot of water and rocks," explained Chomper.

"Also a lot of green food," added Ruby.

Petrie flew around in a circle before resuming his place on Littlefoot's head. "Ooh! Me excited."

They walked a few more feet until reaching a large rock which could only be climbed over. Spike had difficulty getting over, but eventually made it with help from Littlefoot and of course, encouragement from his friends. Once they'd all surpassed the rock, they felt the warm light shining into the darkness of the caves.

"We're close," said Ruby. "Close we are."

As the dinosaurs stepped out into the light, they arrived at a paradise they never even knew existed. Of course, it paled in comparison to the rest of the Great Valley, but it was still a sight to marvel at.

Petrie flew up into the air and perched himself on top of a ledge. "Look at all the green food! They even got waterfall!"

"Who cares," complained Cera. "We have places like this all over the valley. What makes this so special?"

"We no have to share it," said Petrie.

Spike munched happily on a nearby bush, his eyes drifting upwards. Suddenly, he let out a grunt, almost as if he'd seen a sharptooth or some other strange and unfamiliar creature.

Ducky, who had been sitting on top of his head, leaned over. "What is wrong, Spike?" When she looked up, she noticed it too.

A mauve flyer with curious turquoise eyes was balancing itself on an upper ledge, tilting it's head as it let out a soft warbling noise. This flyer was unlike any she'd ever seen. It had two darker crests on the front of both her upper and lower beak, full of serrated teeth. The flyer seemed cautious and untrusting of the visitors.

Ducky let out a gasp, her blue eyes wide. "Look!" She pointed towards the flyer, and all eyes went on it.

"Wow!" Petrie was amazed. "It pretty!"

Cera took a step back. "It's teeth look too sharp."

Ruby intertwined her fingers together. "What do you think it's thinking about?"

The flyer let out an ear piercing screech and spread it's wings, quite like most flyers did when taking off. These wings were so long, they could have been used to trap heat. The flyer took off into the air, gliding gracefully before disappearing. It returned with another, much bigger flyer. The second flyer was a light grey with icy blue eyes that constantly appeared to be passing judgements.

The two flyers squawked at each other, appearing to be engaging in some sort of conversation.

Cera raised a brow. "What are they doing?"

"Talking," said Chomper. "I can understand sharpteeth flyers too. It's pretty much the same as what my parents use, but sort of different."

The friends shifted their attention back to the flyers, who were now purring and nuzzling each other.

Littlefoot couldn't help a smile. "They must really love each other..."

"I don't care," said Cera. "I'm telling the grown ups. These are sharpteeth."

"No, wait!"

Usually, it was Littlefoot who protested against reporting their findings to the grownups. But, that voice was...unfamiliar.

Cera looked up at the first flyer. "Was that...?"

"Yes," the flyer said, swooping down and landing in front of the threehorn. She had a high pitched and airy voice. "That was me."

Cera was astonished that the flyer could understand her, let alone speak and hold up a conversation.

"Don't look so shocked," she said in a flat and unimpressed tone. "Just because I have sharp teeth and eat meat, doesn't mean I'm stupid."

Once Cera had finally closed her mouth and recovered from the initial surprise, she reverted back to her hostile self. "Well, why shouldn't I tell the grown ups?"

"Because we mean no harm," interjected the second flyer, who was a male with a calm and smooth voice, like he was speaking to a frightened hatchling. "We only eat small fish, and we don't hunt other dinosaurs."

Petrie flew in front of the pair. "So, what you trying to say is...you good?"

The male flyer gave a nod and a smile, his eyes twinkling. "Yes. Thank you for understanding, child."

Petrie smiled back. The larger flyer was rather charming, in the way that he reminded Petrie of his uncle.

Ruby stepped up next. "What are your names?"

"Esperanza," said the female flyer. "And this is my husband, Aidan."

"Where did you guys come from?" Interrogated Cera. "Why are you here?"

"Cera," scolded Littlefoot. "Cut it out."

"It's alright," insisted Esperanza, giving a dismissive wave of her hand. "We'd do well to clear things up now."

Aidan massaged her shoulder, well aware of how dreadful the story of their place of origin was.

"We come from a place called Ornith Valley," she began. "It was actually quite similar to this place. It was green, with tall trees going for miles, and so many streams and rivers, and lakes. It was an ideal home."

"It sound nice," remarked Petrie. "Me wanna go there!"

"It was nice," stated Esperanza, although there was clearly a catch. "...If you were a specific type of flyer. If you had a crest on both beaks, if you looked like us, it was a paradise. But our kind are not the most tolerant." She pointed towards Petrie. "If you were to go to Ornith Valley, you'd be chased out, or worse, killed."

Petrie gulped. "Me no want to go anymore."

"Anyway," Esperanza resumed. "Ornith Valley was a good home, until our leader died. His son took over, and everything went to ruin. Nothing was the way it used to be."

"What happened?" Asked Littlefoot.

"He was a brute. He sent children to go hunt for fish. Children! They couldn't have been anymore than your age..." Esperanza withheld the tears that threatened to pour. "He tried to make me his mate, but by then, I'd already chosen Aidan. That didn't matter to him, though."

Ruby's blue eyes were wide and sad. "Is that when you guys left?"

Esperanza and Aidan nodded. "Yes," Esperanza answered. "It was roughly around that time. I couldn't handle it anymore, so we left in secret." A tiny flyer flew up to her, and landed in her hand. "Several members of the herd wanted their children to have a good future, so they gave their children to us to look after." Esperanza nuzzled the flyer before releasing her into the air. "That's how we ended up here. We don't look to kill, just to live in peace. That's all."

Aidan had never stopped massaging her shoulder the entire time. He looked to the small adolescents, his eyes pleading. "Now that you know, please don't tell anyone. If we go back to the mysterious beyond, he...he'll find us for sure. Please."

Cera gave it some thought. All her friends had already taken a liking to these flyers, and if they truly meant no harm...the least she could do was keep their secret safe. She groaned under her breath, and forced a smile. "Don't worry. Your secret's safe with us."

The two flyers showed their utmost gratitude with kind and grateful smiles, before allowing the children to return home. On their way home, they chatted about the mysterious creatures they'd just encountered.

"I kind of want to go back to the flyer sanctuary," said Ruby. "That I do."

"Flyer sanctuary?" Repeated Cera.

Littlefoot thought for a moment. "You know...that's not a bad name. We'll need to call it something, won't we?"

Petrie mumbled the name to himself, seeing how it sounded. "Me like it!"

"Of course you do," commented Cera, making everyone laugh.