As Littlefoot neared the valley, he could only wonder what happened. Petrie wasn't very good at describing things, and his broken English made it worse. Littlefoot only got out of him was that the valley was in danger. He knew it wasn't sharpteeth, because then Petrie wouldn't have flown all the way to tell Littlefoot. Besides, he would have said that sharpteeth were ravaging the Great Valley. Plus, he was pretty sure that the Great Valley residents would've fended them off. As his father said one time, they attacked in only twos and threes.

The most Littlefoot could make out of the scarce information was the valley residents were safe out of instant harm. Plus, they were still there in the valley. This meant whatever it was hadn't driven them away from the valley yet. It was that or the fact that they were scared to venture into the Mysterious Beyond. Littlefoot quickly dismissed the idea of them being too scared to venture into the Mystery Beyond. Though some were scared, they would consider the best option and leave the Great Valley if necessary. That didn't stop them from leaving the valley during the cold time or the attack from the Locusts.

Littlefoot continued his thoughts on the topic. The sun was watching over him, bathing him with its rays of light. The area Littlefoot walked across showed some life. Some patches of grass covered the soil of the land, and tall trees provided shade for tall, thin creatures. Littlefoot stopped to ponder about the area.

"This…this place has green food. Water must be near."

Littlefoot looked around and noticed a small body of water behind some of the tall trees. He walked over to it and smiled. A river flowed throw this section of the land and gathered in one spot, creating a pond. Littlefoot walked over to the pond, the source of life of this area, and lowered his head towards it. He slurped the water, savoring the refreshing taste he longed for during his walk. After he got his share, he lifted his head up. Water dripped down his jaws. He sighed in relief.

"Gosh, was I overdue. That was some good tasting water."

He looked around.

"This place seems almost untouched. I don't remember passing this place when I was walking with Janet."

Littlefoot smiled.

"And the best part is that I see no sign of sharpteeth."

Littlefoot decided to walk along the river, hoping that it didn't diverged from the path he needed to go on to reach the Great Valley.

Ali continued her walk under the blazing sun. It wasn't so much that the sun was hot, but the ground was releasing heat waves that were caused by the sun's rays hitting the Earth. She stuck out her tongue in order to cool down a bit. It did little to cool her down.

"So hot," she breathed.

She continued to walk across the dead land in hopes of finding Littlefoot…alive. The last time she walked this far without water was during the days of traveling with her herd. She had become to comfortable with her life in Green Valley that she had forgotten how to survive through the hardships in the Mysterious Beyond.

With every step, it felt like a drag. Not only was she thirsty, she was tired and hungry. If she would've rested properly, she probably wouldn't have been so weak. The only thing keeping her alive was probably her determination. She would find Littlefoot. She know she would. She continued to walk across the barren wasteland, to find Littlefoot…and some water.

"Where the heck is Ali?" Rhett wondered for the twentieth time.

Rhett had given Ali a day to cool down before actually searching for her. It was only two days after mating night when Rhett began searching for her. Though he knew she had feelings for Littlefoot, she was still worried about her. On top of that, he hadn't seen Littlefoot ever since the day before the mating night. He looked around the valley for the second time, but at the end of this search, he came up empty. There was only one option: to talk to Janet.

He searched across the grassy plains where the major community of longnecks was. He walked across the plains for a little bit before seeing Janet. She was eating on one of the trees that touched the outline of the plains. He walked up to her. Janet sensed something approaching her with the help of the vibrations she felt underneath her feet. She turned her neck around with a mouthful of leaves in her mouth and saw Rhett approaching her. She swallowed them and smiled.

"Hi, Rhett."

"Hey. Have you seen Littlefoot or Ali around?"

She slightly narrowed her eyes.

"I can't say that I have."

Rhett's face grew worried.

"Oh, no. Are you sure?"

"Yes. The last time I saw Littlefoot was the night before mating season and Ali the night of mating season. You can't find her."

"I've been looking for her, but I can't find her."

Janet snobbishly half-closed her eyes.

"Maybe she's with Littlefoot somewhere here. If she is, she did a very good job of stealing him and is hiding with him from me."

Rhett blinked a couple of times in disbelief.

"Stole him from you? But Janet, Littlefoot wasn't even at the ceremony. I would've found him. He's very easy to find. To be honest, he's one of the finer males this valley had to offer. I have a feeling that some of the females were disappointed that they didn't see him."

Janet paused, thinking, and then spontaneously grew angry.

"Why would they be disappointed that that jerk didn't show up? They should be glad he didn't! As for Ali, she is one of the most stuck-up longnecks I've met. She lectured me on why I was wrong of yelling at Littlefoot."

"Sheesh, don't get your tail in-between your legs."

Janet calmed down a bit. She sighed heavily.

"I'm sorry. I was wrong to yell at you. I haven't learned from my past mistakes."

"Past mistakes?"

Janet looked at Rhett and started to explain.

"There was this longneck before I met Littlefoot. He and I connected. I say we were very happy with each other. My parents and my brother liked him too and accepted him as part of our family. Bright circles passed, and mating season was upon us. The night before, something terrible happened. He said he was leaving me, because he lost interest in me. He left that night after he told me. I was devastated and remained emotional disturbed for a few bright circles. I never wanted to experience anything like that. When Littlefoot told me that he was leaving, I could only remember the hurtful things I experienced when Dane left me. I didn't want to experience anything like that again. Frustrated, I yelled at him, hoping that I've learned from past mistakes. I thought angry could cover up the void of sadness I felt, but it didn't. It made me feel worse. I thought finding another potential mate was going to help me move on, but Ali came up to me and talked to me about how wrong I was. She was right. I was so caught up with my feelings that I was blind on what was right. …I'm such a horrible dinosaur."

"Janet, we all suffer through hardships, but that doesn't mean we should relive them."

"I know. I learned that the hard way. When I was talking to that cute dinosaur, I felt something very wrong. I knew my heart wasn't set for him. I had to excuse myself and decided to just go to sleep, away from the whole event. …I just want him to know that I'm sorry."

A tear rolled down Janet's right cheek.

"Well, Janet. There's still a tomorrow."

Janet looked at Rhett in disbelief. She never expected him to be so wise. She always thought of him being a little less than average. She smiled.

"Thanks, Rhett."

"Now, do you know where Littlefoot went?"

"He said he needed to go to the Great Valley."

"The Great Valley? If Littlefoot went that way, I'm sure Ali went in that direction."

"But Rhett, why are you still chasing her? Isn't it obvious she wants Littlefoot?"

"Maybe, but that doesn't mean I should stop being a caring friend. The Mysterious Beyond is dangerous, and Littlefoot is probably unaware Ali is following him. It's my job to make sure she is safe. Now, if you excuse me, I need to leave."

Janet watched as Rhett started to walk across the grassy plains towards the entrance of the valley. She thought about it and called for him.

"Rhett."

Rhett stopped and looked back. Janet was jogging towards him. She stopped beside him and smiled at him.

"I'm worried too, and I shouldn't turn a blind eye towards dinosaurs I care about."

Rhett smirked, and the two set off to find their beloved friends.

The sun was nearing its slumber for Littlefoot. The orange sky signaled to him it would set within the hour. Littlefoot had followed the path to the Great Valley. The river had diverged, causing Littlefoot to take one more drink from it and finally separated from it.

He had walked onward for a couple of hours before the blue sky changed colors. The day neared its end. This did not stop Littlefoot. Out in the distance, he noticed valley walls resembling ones he walked from several bright circles ago. He was in range. By tomorrow, he would set foot on the home he used to know; the Great Valley.