Episode 3 - Brothers

Redclaw: Service with a smile. A big, evil, toothy smile!

Scene: The watering hole in the Great Valley.

The whole gang and the Professor are in some foliage close to the water. Littlefoot, chomper, and spike are eating. Cera, Ducky, and the Professor are to the side chatting.

Littlefoot: "Hm, these are some great treestars!"

Spike does his best to show his satisfaction.

Spike: "Uh huh!"

Chomper: "I wish you guys could eat these ground crawlers, They're great!"

Littlefoot only looks a little annoyed.

Littlefoot: "No thank you."

Chomper: "You sure are missing out!"

His face suddenly turns mischievous as he thinks up a plan. He takes a ground crawler, wraps it in a big treestar, and offers it to Littlefoot.

Chomper: "Hey, this treestar looks good!"

Littlefoot: "Thanks."

He graciously takes the treestar, and takes a bite out of it, chewing it.

Littlefoot: "Hm, this one don't taste right. Doesn't really taste like a..."

He then sees half a crawler in the uneaten treestar, and he spits it out.

Littlefoot: "UGH! That's disgusting! Chomper!"

Chomper: (Laughs.) "Gotcha!"

Littlefoot starts to chase chomper around. He tackles the sharptooth, and they both roll into the water.

Camera pans over to the Professor, Cera, and Ducky.

Professor: "What just happened?"

Cera: "I think it was just another one of Chomper's practical jokes."

Ducky: "That one was a little mean, it was."

Professor: "He's that mean?"

Littlefoot and chomper continue to wrestle in the water.

Cera: "It's not being mean. He doesn't really see it that way, anyway. He's just growing older, and getting a little bit of a personality. He likes playing jokes on people now, just as long as no one gets hurt."

Professor: "He has a personality? I thought he was just a mindless killing machine!"

Cera turns to the Professor with a mean look on her face.

Cera: "Now, I don't know where you've come from, but around here, we don't call anyone that!"

Ducky: "No no no. I think that is even more mean than Chomper's prank!"

Professor: "Whatever. The world is a cruel place. No time to be nice. You have to look out for yourself!"

Cera: "Something tells me you'd like my dad. You seem to think the same way."

Ducky: "Maybe Mr. Threehorn would like you, but I do not."

Professor: "Humph!"

He walks off, while Ruby comes running in towards Cera and Ducky, holding a shiny stone.

Ruby: "Hey, look at this!"

Ducky: "Ooh, a Sky color stone. I have not seen one of these in a long time, no no no."

Cera: "Looks like the one I found in the caves."

Ruby: "If I remember right, Ducky found those, remember?"

Cera: "Uh, oh. Right. But I did know they'd be there!"

Littlefoot and Chomper, done with their little bout, walks over to the group.

Chomper: "Hey guys, what are you looking at?"

Littlefoot: "Nice sky color stone you have there Ruby."

Cera: "Weren't you and Chomper just fighting?"

Littlefoot: "I got it out of my system. I'm not into fighting too long over something like that."

Chomper: "If he was really trying to hurt me, I'd probably give him a pretty bad bite."

Ducky: "Ruby, where did you find the sky color stone?"

Ruby: "Oh, I didn't find it, Shorty did!"

Shorty breaks out of some bushes, and prances up into the middle of the group.

Shorty: "That right, I found that rock!"

Ruby: "So, where did you find it?"

Shorty: "Well... not in the Great Valley"

Ducky: "How not in the Great Valley?"

Shorty: "...The Mysterious Beyond!"

The whole Gang gasps.

Littlefoot: "But it's dangerous out there! You shouldn't just go alone!"

Shorty: "I was getting bored of this place, so I explored out there some when no one was looking."

Ducky: "That wasn't a good idea, no no no."

Shorty: "It didn't end up bad for me. And besides, I need some excitement in my life!"

Cera: "That is still a stupid idea. I'm pretty tough, and I'm still uneasy about that place. I always have to protect everyone else when they go."

Littlefoot: "No you don't!"

Shorty: "I know where more are. I'll go get some so you can all have one!"

He runs off.

Ruby: "Hey, I don't think you should go back there."

Shorty is already too far away to hear at that point.

Littlefoot: "Come on, everyone. He can't just go out alone! We need to make sure he's safe!"

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Scene: The Hidden Valley.

All the yellow pear-shaped treesweets have grown back, so the way to the Hidden Vally has been reopened.

Shorty walks out of the Hidden Valley into the Mysterious Beyond.

Scene: The cave connecting the Great Valley and the Hidden Valley.

The gang is about to enter the cave, when the Professor confronts them.

Professor: "Hey, where are you little dinosaurs going?"

Cera: "The Mysterious Beyond, apparently."

Professor: "Whats that?"

Littlefoot: "It's the area around the Great Valley. We don't go out there much."

Professor: "Sound like fun! Could I come along perhaps?"

Ducky: "I do not think you should, It is dangerous out there, yes"

Chomper: "Yeah. There are sharpteeth out there. They're horrible. ROAR!"

Chomper tries to make himself look as scary as he can at the Professor."

Professor: "Taddlesquat! It can't be THAT bad, I've been through some pretty rough places before."

He starts to follow.

Cera: "Okay, but don't say we didn't warn you!"

The group walks through the cave and come into the Hidden Valley. Chomper covers his nose.

Chomper: uh, It smells even worse here than I remember!"

Ruby: "Yeah, I don't really like it much either."

The professor almost gags at the smell as well, but he notices only meat-eaters are doing the same, so he tries to not show his disgust to anyone else.

Littlefoot gets an idea to get back at Chomper. He Grabs one of the fruits and hurls it at Chomper's face.

Littlefoot: "Hey Chomper, think fast!"

Chomper: "Whats going o..."

The fruit smashes into his face, and he shakes his head to get it off. His eyes water a little. He growls something in the sharptooth language and runs toward Littlefoot. Chomper rams his head into his side, and he loses his breath.

Littlefoot: "Oof!".

Littlefoot falls over.

Chomper: "That wasn't very nice!"

Littlefoot gets up and takes a charge at Chomper.

Professor: "They don't act like they really like each other, do they."

Cera: "Actually, they do like each other, a lot. They act more like brothers quarreling."

Professor: "Oh, I remember my brother. We always tried to 1-up each other too."

Ducky: "They are both only siblings, yup yup yup."

Ruby: "Yeah. Neither of them ever had a sister...or a brother for that matter."

Petrie: "So, they kind of brother's, in a way."

Cera: (Yelling) "Hey, are you guys done yet?"

At this point, the entire group is leaving the Hidden Valley. Chomper comes back to the group, panting.

Chomper: "Yeah, I guess so."

Littlefoot: "That trick was pretty good though, Chomper."

Chomper: "Yours was pretty good too. You caught me off guard."

Ruby: "Here we are, the Mysterious Beyond is where we are now!"

Professor: "It does look a little more barren, doesn't it."

Littlefoot: "Hey Chomper, You should use your sniffer to look for Shorty."

Chomper: "Good idea!"

He puts his nose on the ground and starts sniffing around for shorty. The Professor kind of shrugs at the sight.

Scene: Further in the Mysterious Beyond.

Chomper still has his sniffer to the ground. The rest of the Gang is following him.

Cera: "Have you got his scent yet?"

Chomper: "I smell longneck that way!"

Professor: "I hope your not getting hungry."

Ignoring the Professor, Chomper stops.

Chomper: "Here he is!"

The group walks up to a half-eaten longneck corpse. It's not Shorty.

Chomper: "...Oops."

The rest of the Gang can barely even look at it. Cera almost gags.

Ducky: "Poor guy."

Ruby: "This is why me and Chomper left the Mysterious Beyond."

Petrie: "Me hope that doesn't happen to us!"

The Professor comes forward, and examines the carcase further.

Professor: "Hmm, it appears to have been here for a few hours. Whateve that killed it must have ate it's fill and just ran off."

Chomper: "...what a waste."

Cera: "That's something we didn't need to hear, Professor!"

The rest of the Gang can't take the sight anymore, and back up, not looking in it's direction.

Professor: "Oh my, what a bunch of little scaredy scales!"

The Professor turns back to the corpse, and waves his hand at it.

Professor: "Well Chomper, don't you want a bite?"

Chomper looks angrily at the Professor.

Chomper: "No, I'm not hungry!"

The group leaves the corpse to keep looking for Shorty. A few moments later, the Professor comes back, Looks around to make sure he's not being seen, and cuts off a piece of meat from the corpse.

Professor: "Looks like pretty good meat, I'd say. I think I'll just save some for later. No use it just leaving it here to rot!"

He wraps it in some paper and puts it in his backpack, then runs off to rejoin everyone else.

Scene: A forest in the Mysterious Beyond.

The Gang come walking up to the forest.

Cera: "We've been out here looking for awhile. Maybe we should go back."

Littlefoot: "No, we can't stop looking, I don't want Shorty to get hurt!"

He turns to Chomper.

Littlefoot:"Anything yet, Chomper?"

Chomper: "Actually, yes. I do smell another longneck."

Chomper smells some more, and turns to the Professor. He gets a look of disgust and anger on his face, then turns ahead again.
Chomper: "Um, false alarm. I still don't smell him anywhere."

The Gang hears a growl from the distance.

Ducky: "I do not like the sound of that, no no no."

Professor: "Lets hide in those bushes. Maybe it won't see us."

Chomper: "that's the least of our problems. It would still be able to smell us..."

Just then, Shorty comes running out of the nearby woods.

Shorty: "Run!"

From behind him, Redclaw's head is peeping out of the treetops.

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Professor: "Now that's a big T-Rex!"

Ruby: "No time to talk about it, no time! Run!"

everyone starts running away from Redclaw.

Professor: "Who's this guy anyway?"

Chomper: "He's Redclaw, the biggest, meanest sharptooth around!"

Professor: "I'd believe that!"

Ducky: "Hey, look. There is a canyon over there!"

The gang see a thin canyon with a log connecting one side to the other. Everyone crosses it. The Professor almost slips, but Chomper holds onto his hand and keeps him from falling off.

Ruby: "I don't think Redclaw can get across."

Ducky makes a face at the Sharptooth on the other side.

Littlefoot: "Hm, I think I've seen this before."

Redclaw takes a few steps back for a running start, and runs up to jump across. He clears the canyon and the gang, and lands. Then he turns around.

Professor: "I didn't think a T-Rex could do that!"

The gang runs along the canyon, since it's the only way they can go. Then they start running away from the canyon when Redclaw isn't blocking their way anymore.

Shorty: "I should have stayed home!"

Cera: "Now he tells us!"

Littlefoot: "I have an idea!"

Littlefoot runs off to the side, and starts climbing a cliff. Everyone else see's a small cave, which they run into.

Cera: "Just what is Littlefoot trying to do?"

Ruby: "I don't know, but we have to trust in him. He's a good leader."

Professor: "I hope you're right, Ruby."

The roars of Redclaw can be heard from outside the cave. Chomper listens to redclaw is saying, looking shocked.

Chomper: "No, not them!"

Ducky: "Not who?"

Chomper: "He's calling over Screech and Thud!"

Professor: "Who are they?"

Before anyone could answer, two fast biters peek over to look in the cave, and the professor has his answer.

Cera: "They are!"

The gang run into the darkness of the cave. Screech and Thud give pursuit.

Ruby: "There has got to be somewhere we can go, But it's getting too dark to see where that somewhere is!"

Professor: "I've got just the thing!"

He pulls a flashlight out of his backpack, turns it on, and points it ahead of them.

Petrie: "What that, fire?"

Professor: "No, it's a flashlight."

Ruby: "I don't think it's time to talk, but time to run!"

Petrie: "Good point!"

They run through the caves some more. Screech and thuds roars can be heard echoing throughout the caves.

Petrie: "Me scared!"

Professor: "I think we all are.!"

Suddenly, they see a light at the end of the tunnel. They run through it, and are greeted by Littlefoot.

Littlefoot: "Hey guys, I didn't expect you here. Good thing you are though. I need some help!"

Ducky: "What is going on?"

Littlefoot: (Breathing heavily.) Justh help Me push this boulder over. I think we can hit Redclaw with it!"

The whole gang comes forth and try as hard as they can to push the rock over the ledge, but it barely moves.

Cera: "Were going nowhere fast!

Ruby: "We can do this, we just have to push harder!"

The gang struggle, but they can't knock the rock over. Screech and Thud come running out of the caves, but they are running too fast. They are momentarily blinded by the light. Both of the fast biters crash into the gang, and finally the rock falls off the ledge. The fast biters keep moving forward and they fall off the cliff with the boulder as well. The boulder smashes into Redclaw's head. He shakes his head for a moment, dazed, and calls off the hunt.

Cera: "What just happened?"

Ducky: "I think the fast biters just helped us without even trying, yup yup yup."

Professor: "I don't want to be that close to a sharptooth ever again!"

Chomper gives the Professor the look, but says nothing.

Littlefoot: "Well Shorty, Ready to come home yet?"

Shorty's still trying to catch his breath.

Shorty: "Yes, I've had enough adventuring for today."

Petrie: "We head back now!"

Scene: Littlefoot, Shorty, and Chomper are at the longneck nest.

Chomper: "Well, it's getting pretty late. I think I should be heading back to the caves now."

Littlefoot: "Okay, see you tomorrow!"

Shorty: "Well, The Professor seems pretty strange to me. What do you think of him?"

Littlefoot looks back at Shorty suddenly.

Littlefoot: "Now stop changing the subject Shorty. Don't leave the Great Valley alone like that anymore, it isn't safe to do that!"

Shorty: "Who are you, my dad?"

Grandmap longneck and Bron come walking back to the nest, so they both drop the subject.

Bron: "Well, did you two have fun today?

Littlefoot: "Yeah, We had a nice day of playing games. I hope we can do it again tomorrow!"

Shorty: "I played with Littlefoot and his friends. It was a lot of fun!"

Grandma Longneck: "That is good it hear, little ones."

The two big longnecks drop down to go to sleep. Littlefoot turns his head back to shorty, and breaths a sigh of relief. Shorty whispers to Littlefoot so the others don't hear.

Shorty: "Well, looks like we're off the hook again."

Littlefoot: "Yeah, it does. Good night."

They both lay down their heads, and drift off to sleep.

END