Chapter 12: Littlefoot's Nightmare
Grandpa Longneck asked Optimus about Energon.
"Energon is the fuel and life of Maximals and Predacons alike," said Optimus. "The Energon we have comes from inside. Energon is used for power and such, but it is not much like the Cyber Star."
"I say, that sounds intriguing about that stuff. Suppose that it actually came from..."
"Cybertron. Yes."
Littlefoot walked to Optimus. "Optimus, any luck finding the Cyber Star?" he asked.
"Not yet," said Optimus, "but don't worry. We'll find it."
It was around nighttime when Littlefoot was asleep. He began to dream.
Littlefoot finds himself stranded in the wasteland of the Great Valley. Then, he was face to face with Megatron.
"So it's just you and me, longneck. Yes," said Megatron.
"M-Me and you? No, this is not right!" cried Littlefoot. "I don't deserve this!"
"You don't have a choice. It's time you suffer the consequences. Tarantulas, care to do the honors?"
Tarantulas cackled as he approached Littlefoot. "Gladly," he said.
Littlefoot stepped back, but he suddenly fell through a hole and landed on a spider web. Tarantulas cackled as he approached him. Littlefoot tried to move, but he couldn't.
"Help!" cried Littlefoot. "Help!"
Back in reality, Rattrap, Cheetor and Airazor are shaking Littlefoot to wake him up.
"Long Neck, wake up!" Rattrap said.
"Littlefoot, open your eyes! Littlefoot!" Cheetor added.
His eyes still closed, Littlefoot rolled down the hill and bumped into a tree, which caused the trio to flinch, and he opened his eyes.
"What happened, Littlefoot?" Cheetor asked.
"Was it Legs?" Rattrap added.
"Was it Megatron?" Airazor added.
Littlefoot panted and approached his bed. "Just a bad dream," he breathed.
"You gave us quite a scare there, kiddo," said Rattrap.
"Just sleep tight, Littlefoot," said Cheetor. "See you in the morning."
Littlefoot went back asleep shortly after the Maximals left. A rock was tossed toward his head, which caused him to wake up.
"Hey, who did that?" Littlefoot asked.
"Psst! Littlefoot, over here!" Cera whispered.
"Cera?"
"It's urgent that we need to talk."
"Right now?"
"Shh! In the cave. Come on."
Littlefoot met the gang in the cave.
"Do you know why we're here, Littlefoot?" Shorty asked.
"I don't know. Why?" Littlefoot asked.
"It's about this stupid Cyber Star the Maximals couldn't find," said Cera. "The Maximals said that they would find it, right?"
"Right. I asked Optimus about it; no luck."
"But you suppose the Cyber Star could be anywhere?" Chomper asked.
"I don't know, Chomper. I wasn't even there when the fight happened."
"Littlefoot, if we can find the Cyber Star, the Maximals won't have any problems," said Ali.
"But the problem we might have is the Predacons," Littlefoot involved, "and that's the danger we might fall into."
"Me no like sound of that," said Petrie.
Spike shivered like a frightened puppy and covered his head with his paws.
"Don't worry, Spike," said Littlefoot. "We'll see if we can find the Cyber Star. It might be dangerous, but it's for the future of the Great Valley."
"Littlefoot, that's crazy," Shorty said.
"Shorty, I'm afraid we might not have a choice."
"We better," said Cera, "because if the Maximals waste time any longer, I'm just gonna scream."
Ducky giggled. "Oh, I would scream too."
"Petrie good screamer," said Petrie. He pretended to scream, which caused the others to giggle.
"Well, now that it's taken care of, where can we find the Cyber Star?" Ali asked.
Littlefoot looked out the view and had an idea. "I think I know where to start."