Chris stood proudly at the entrance that Littlefoot and Janet entered through to the valley yesterday. He watched as the valley residents slept peacefully. The morning sun had not passed over the valley's walls, but it would in about a minute or two. Loose leaves sailed across the mild wind. Chris looked slightly up at the sky.

"Mmm… It's going to be a cold one."

He heard footsteps approaching him at a near distance. He saw Littlefoot walking across the grassy clearings of Green Valley. Chris smiled. Littlefoot was still walking, only over few meters away from him.

"Good morning, Littlefoot. Heh. I thought you weren't going to show up. You young adults like to sleep in."

Littlefoot stood near him now, only a few feet away.

"Trust me, Chris. Sleep and I are best friends after that long walk."

"Yep. The Mysterious Beyond can mess up your sleep patterns. You're always on the alert, especially since there are only two of you."

A portion of the sun had risen over the valley's walls.

"Well, Littlefoot. There are two reasons I called you out here. First, let's get down to business. There are some things you should know. Green Valley is populated by all sorts of longnecks, as you saw yesterday. Even though to most, it is considered a great haven, there are some dangers. There is sinking sand deep in the woods of the valley. It is small, but it is still worth mentioning. We rarely have them, but earthshakes may happen. During the cold time, there is a place a bright circle away from here we go to for warmth. I believe that's it. It's usually quiet here. You got all that, son?"

Littlefoot nodded. Chris smiled.

"Good. Now onto the second task at hand. Mating season is soon. The cold time is over, and it is only a few bright circles away."

Littlefoot slightly blushed. Chris continued.

"I bring this up because there is a large spot we call the mating spot. We decided to put it there to keep our children away from...seeing all the action. I will tell you this: unfortunately, we are three females short this Cold Time around. I see no problems for you, but I just wanted to let you know."

"I appreciate that, Chris," Littlefoot replied, with his blush fading away. "When do I know…uh..."

Chris laughed.

"Mating season has started? Grace and I will be the ones leading you and the other longnecks to the spot. It is a ritual we perform...um, not the mating though. The time Grace and I are there, you talk amongst yourselves. We do this in order to give longnecks who have never met our residents or had just arrived in the valley the opportunity to acquaint themselves with other longnecks."

"Oh."

Chris smiled and looked behind Littlefoot.

"Oh, the sun has risen over the rocky walls. I'm pretty sure you're hungry."

Littlefoot nodded.

"Well, I'll talk to you later, Littlefoot. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask."

"Okay. Thanks, Chris."

With that said, Chris walked by Littlefoot, returning to his sleeping spot. Littlefoot headed in a direction a little different than Chris's direction. Littlefoot walked from the grassy plains into a section of the woods. He didn't go far before stopping near a flowing river. For the night, Janet and Littlefoot agreed to sleep near the river in the forest. Janet was still sleeping. The rays of the morning sun hadn't disturbed her from her slumber. Littlefoot walked up to her and nudged her cheek with his nose.

"Janet, wake up."

Littlefoot lifted his head up and turned towards the water. After taking four steps towards the deep river, he lowered his head and began to drink. After taking two gulps of water, he glanced back at Janet. She was still sleeping.

"Janet?"

"Mmm…"

She still remained asleep. Littlefoot shook his head and looked at his reflection in the water. He slyly grinned. He looked back at Janet to see if she was stirring up from her sleep. No luck. Littlefoot sucked some water into his mouth and retained it in there. He then rotated himself a little in order to mover his head over to Janet's head without lifting it. Janet was still asleep, but she needed to be woken up. Littlefoot poured out the little water he had in his mouth. Janet's eyes sprung wide. She looked up and saw Littlefoot's face. She narrowed her eyes.

"What did you do that for?"

"To wake you up. It's late."

Irritated, she rose to her feet.

"I can sleep in if I want. We had a long day of walking."

"Yeah, but-"

"No buts! I need my rest. Besides, you spat on me. Jerk."

"No, I poured water on you."

"Same thing!"

She looked around and noticed that two of Littlefoot's legs were on the edge to the river. She grinned. Littlefoot grew nervous.

"Janet, what are you thinking?"

Janet unexpectedly started to push Littlefoot. He was surprised by this, so both of his legs near the river lost their footing. He would have retained his balance if all of his feet touched solid ground. He lost his balance and fell into the river on his side. A huge splash followed, even wetting Janet. Janet shook her head off as Littlefoot stood up. The water reached the bottom half of his body. Janet looked at him and giggled.

"I was meaning to tell you that you needed a bath."

Littlefoot groaned and noticed that Janet was very close to the river. He smiled. Janet's eyes were close as he wrapped his tail around one of Janet's legs. Janet felt this and stopped laughing. She looked at Littlefoot with a stern face.

"Don't you even dare."

Littlefoot pulled Janet's leg into the water. Her body followed, falling near Littlefoot without hitting him. She stood up and spat out smoothly the water her mouth caught. She dully looked at the laughing Littlefoot.

"Littlefoot," Janet said in her irritated voice.

"Oh, c'mon, Janet. It isn't that bad."

Littlefoot was right. The water wasn't that bad. It was nice and settled. She barely smiled.

"I guess you're right…for once."

"And look. We can reach the trees on the other side from here."

Littlefoot turned around and faced the other side of the river. He leaned over with his massive, long neck and managed to grab some leaves from the trees near the river. He began consuming the treestars. He smiled when he swallowed his first batch.

"That hits the spot. Janet, you should try this."

Seeing Littlefoot eat reminded her that she was hungry. She walked up to him and looked at the tree she was eating from. She leaned over and got some leaves in her mouth. She smiled as she swallowed them.

"These are good."

She turned to look at Littlefoot.

"You know, you could just nudge me to wake up."

"I did."

"Wow. I must've been really tired."

Littlefoot took another mouthful from the tree they were sharing.

"You sure love treestars."

Littlefoot gulped his leaves down.

"Yeah," he slightly smiled. "They remind me of my mother."

Janet's face softened.

"Oh… Littlefoot, what was your mother like?"

"She was amazing," he answered, remembering her image. "She had such a heart for others and always wished the best for me. She protected me from any danger and gave me wise advice. She…she was good to me. Without her, I would've never reached the Great Valley as a baby."

"You were a lone baby journeying to the Great Valley?"

"There were five of us: me, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, and Spike. We were all babies, but we managed to reach the valley."

"That's amazing. Your mother… I think she would've been proud of you."

Littlefoot slightly smirked.

"I believe she is."

Janet smiled. She leaned over to get another serving of leaves. She grinded them with her teeth and then swallowed them. She then looked at Littlefoot and noticed his head wasn't exactly wet. She lowered her head to get some water and lifted it back up. Littlefoot thought Janet was just going to drink it. She looked at Littlefoot and spat the water at him. Littlefoot closed his eyes as water drowned his face. He shook his head and opened his eyes. Before he spoke, Janet explained.

"Your head wasn't bathed."

Littlefoot was about to look angrily at her when he just smiled. Janet thought he was enjoying it. She didn't even noticed Littlefoot's tail creating a wave towards her back. The top half of her body was soaked. Her jaw dropped a little before it went back up and her eyes glared at Littlefoot.

"Two can play this game, Littlefoot."

Janet lowered her head as though she was going to take a mouthful of water. Littlefoot was expecting her to spit water at her. Janet used her head much the same way Littlefoot used his tail to splash Littlefoot. The water spread across Littlefoot's lower portion of his neck. He smiled mischievously as Janet lifted her head up.

"Now, it's a battle."

Littlefoot and Janet continued their water fight with each other.

Rhett and Ali were approaching the river in the forest. Rhett had found this spot two days ago and was now going to show Ali.

"I think you'll like it," Rhett said. "It's very private."

"As long as I get a bath in peace, it's fine."

The two longnecks walked through the gathering of trees and made it to the river. Both of them stood in shock and horror as they saw two longnecks in the water. It was fine that they were in the water, but what they were doing was… The water war between Janet and Littlefoot had escalated to where Littlefoot's front chest was on Janet's back.

"Littlefoot, not so hard."

"If you're going to play rough, I'm going to play rough."

Rhett and Ali dropped their jaws as thoughts to what was happening entered their mind. Janet laughed a little and looked back towards Littlefoot. Her smiling expression stopped as she saw two other longnecks near the water's edge.

"Um, Littlefoot. I think we have company."

Before Littlefoot had a chance to turn around, Rhett managed to find his words.

"Wow, Littlefoot. Couldn't you wait until mating season? It's only a few of bright circles away."

Littlefoot's cheeks filled with red as Janet's cheeks did the same. Littlefoot awkwardly got off of Janet and faced the stern-faced Rhett and the tomato-faced Ali.

"Listen. It's not what you think? Janet and I were just playing splasher."

"More like humper."

Littlefoot's blush deepened. Janet was too embarrassed to be in the water with Littlefoot so she walked out onto the grassy riverbank. She faced Rhett and Ali.

"Littlefoot and I were just playing a splashing game. It's too long to tell you how it got started. Littlefoot was on top of me to keep me from using my tail to wet him. I know our position was…erotic, but I assure you it was a game."

"Well, if it's a game, I would love to play too."

The three other longnecks continued to blush, even redder than before. Littlefoot's blush was the first to fade away when he began talking to Rhett.

"So, Rhett, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, me? I'm just showing Ali this spot."

Littlefoot walked out of the river and stood next to Janet.

"I bet the water is refreshing," commented Ali, as her blush also faded away.

"It is," said Janet. "I feel like lying in it all day. That long walk over here dried me up lie if I had been lying over a fire pit for a few days."

Ali smiled.

"Janet, would you care to join me?" offered Ali.

"I would love to. It would be nice to hang out with another female."

"I know. It would be nice."

As the females were too busy talking, Rhett walked up to Littlefoot and whispered at him.

"Hey, we get to see the females bathe."

"It's not like they're covering anything up, Rhett."

"But we get to see female-on-female action."

Littlefoot thought about it and smiled.

"True."

Ali and Janet faced the males.

"Um, do you guys mind?" asked Janet, trying to be polite. "It's time for us two to have some girl time."

"Yeah," agreed Ali.

"Okay," said Rhett smoothly. "C'mon, Littlefoot."

Littlefoot nodded, and he and Rhett started walking away. Janet looked at them and called out to the sweetly.

"Oh, and Littlefoot? If you plan on spying us, then…well, it's going to be very painful having your most precious 'thing' smacked the next morning as a wake-up nudge."

"And that's for both of us," said Ali.

Littlefoot and Rhett looked at each other with a serious, but worried, face.

"Uh, Rhett? I-I think we shouldn't do the…you know…the whole seeing thing."

"Um... I agree."

Littlefoot and Rhett left that section of the woods as Ali and Janet proceeded getting into the water.