Littlefoot led the residents of the Great Valley out into the Mysterious Beyond. The first thing to do before fixing the problem was to make sure they were well-off. Littlefoot didn't want his friends to stare and fight over for food. Littlefoot, much to Topps's grudge, walked in front of the herd, leading them to the place he saw a couple of days ago. Petrie perched on his head. Cera walked beside Littlefoot.

"So, Littlefoot," brought up Petrie, "where you taking us?"

"Well, as I told you, I'm taking you to where you can eat and sleep as much as you want until I find the problem."

"But Littlefoot, the problem can be fixed soon. We not have to leave the Great Valley."

Littlefoot was silent for a moment. Cera looked up to him.

"So, you don't know where to begin?" questioned Cera.

Littlefoot looked down as he continued to walk.

"I do, but I think it's going to take a little bit longer to solve it. Usually the problems about the Great Valley have been near the Great Valley, but I think it's a little bit more further from the Great Valley. I don't know how long it will take, but-"

"Littlefoot," addressed Petrie. "You talk like you going alone."

"Well, I feel that you guys would need to keep the elders safe from sharpteeth."

"But our parents can take care of themselves," said Cera.

"But Cera, they can't defend themselves as when we were younger. The place I am leading you to is open to sharpteeth, though I didn't see any."

Cera sighed.

"I guess you're right. They are a bit weaker than before… Don't tell my dad that."

"Alright. So when I solve this crisis, I'll tell you about it. It might take me a couple of bright circles, or it might take me many, many bright circles."

Littlefoot looked forward and saw some green. It appeared to be several miles away from them. He smiled. Soon, the residents of the Great Valley would be very content.

Rhett and Janet continued to walk through the barren wasteland. They had already passed through the dead forest. The sun devilishly beamed down on them as they walked on the cracked ground.

"It's hot today," he commented.

"No kidding," agreed Janet. "My scales are burning up."

"So, where do you think they are at?" asked Rhett, referring to Ali and Littlefoot.

"I bet Littlefoot has made it already to the Great Valley. It has been a few bright circles. I also think Ali made it too."

"I just hope Littlefoot isn't going to be her first."

"Yeah. I know I was wrong, and he takes me back before her so we can mate."

"Agreed…and a few other things."

Janet faced Rhett.

"Like what?"

"Well, um, just other things…smaller things from mating."

"I'm still somewhat confused."

"… Like kissing and stuff."

Janet's eyes widened.

"You never kissed her? I knew you guys weren't together, but I thought you two shared a kiss."

"Not really. Her and I are one of the same."

"You mean you've never kissed before?"

"Kind of hard to believe, huh?"

Hardly, thought Janet.

The way Ali had described Rhett to her was like if he would bore anyone to death. Besides, she even thought of him a being somewhat as a shallow and selfish longneck, but she had to admit that she was really communicating with him. If she had to pick a partner to go on a quest with, Rhett would be second in mind, Littlefoot being the first.

"Anyways, that's my story," said Rhett. "I have never been involved with a female romantically. Not even during mating season."

"Wait. I thought all the males were humping that night?"

"I singled out. The elder did say that there were a little fewer females than males. I…couldn't really communicate. I have never been with another female besides Ali before that night. I didn't know how to react to strangers."

"Well, you're acting quite fine. We barely know each other, so we can consider ourselves of acquaintances."

Rhett smiled.

"I guess."

Rhett and Janet continued to walk through the barren wasteland, each of them thinking about the outcome of not only this adventure, but also the outcome of themselves.

Ali continued to walk across the semi-cracked land that separated the forest she was in and the Great Valley. There was some life, but not a whole lot. The sunlight reflected off the ground, but the ground wasn't that hot compared to other times. Ali looked up into the sky and smiled.

"Today is a nice day."

In the near distance, she heard a roar. She looked down from the sky and saw a red Giganotosaurus heading her way. The vicious yellow-eyed beast charged at Ali. Ali stiffened a bit at first. It had been quite a while since she had seen a sharptooth. The last time she saw one was when her mother was protecting her from one. Like her father, the sharptooth finished off her mother. Ever since that day, she had always been terrified of sharpteeth. Sure, she was scared before then, but being scared and being terrified are two different sorts of beings.

As soon as the sharptooth ran to the midpoint between where he last stood when Ali saw him and Ali, Ali got out of the trace and turned around to run. She sprinted as fast as she could, heading back into the forest. Sure, she could've taken the thing. It was shy from her total height of about three feet, but it was the whole experience of seeing her mother again that made her run.

She looked back and saw the monster chasing her. She looked forward and saw that she neared the forest. Hopefully, she could lose him in the tall trees. She zigzagged through the trees as best as she could, but it didn't help. Because the Giganotosaurus was bipedal, it maneuvered through the trees more gracefully than Ali. She cleared the trees and made it to the huge pool of water. She stopped at the shore of it and looked back. The sharptooth had just emerged out of the trees and roared at Ali. It approached Ali, ready to digest. Ali knew she couldn't run and faced the sharptooth. She took a step forward.

Only meters apart, the sharptooth roared again. Ali used her tail as a whip and smacked the sharptooth's head with it. The sharptooth roared in annoyance and attacked Ali. It lunged at her with its tiny claws. Ali moved slighting away, but one of the three-clawed hands of the beast scarred below the middle of Ali's neck. No blood poured out, but Ali felt the small pain from the wind brushing up against this cut. Ali moved back a bit, closing her eyes briefly. She opened them to find the sharpteeth lunging at her again. She picked herself up from her hind legs to intimidate the sharptooth, but it failed. The sharptooth had wrapped its teeth around her front left leg. She roared in pain and dropped her front feet to the ground. The sharptooth was brought down to the floor and soon let go of her leg after the shock of her feet hitting the ground. Ali took a few steps back as the sharptooth scrabbled to lift itself off the ground. The beast roared once it got up. Ali didn't know how long she would last. It was only a matter of time before the beast won.

"Get away from her!"

Ali and the sharptooth looked to westward. Ali could distinguish the figure, but the sharptooth couldn't. As soon as it noticed the dinosaur, it was rammed by it. The sharptooth was knocked to the ground, rolling a small distance as it fell on the ground. The Giganotosaurus was lifting itself from the ground when a powerful tail slammed down on its spine. It collapsed to the floor. It slowly picked itself up in agonizing pain and faced the dinosaur that knocked it down. Littlefoot stood in front of Ali, waiting for the sharptooth to attack. This hungry sharptooth was not stupid. With a slightly chipped backbone, it started to slowly walk away from the longnecks. It disappeared into the woods, enjoying the last of its days in pain.

Littlefoot relaxed a bit. The ground slightly shock near him. He turned around to see Ali on the ground. Littlefoot looked at her body and noticed she was severely bleeding from her front left leg. Worried, he looked around. Some vines hung from the tree and there were some leaves that were able to cover up the leg and stop the bleeding. He hurriedly walked to gather some huge leaves and vines. He returned promptly to mend to Ali's wound. He placed the leaves on top of the circular wound and kept them in place by tying the vines around the leaf-covered leg. Ali faintly saw him as he helped her. She smiled.

"Littlefoot," she whispered before closing her eyes and slipping into unconsciousness.