"Littlefoot, I-"

"What are you thinking, Ali? I told you to wait."

The two longnecks were sitting on the shore of a pond. It was the same pond Littlefoot had previously rested near before hearing Ali's screams of help. Trees scattered about them, leaving them exposed to any sharpteeth or leaf-eater. The clouds were blown slowly by the wing moving east. The sun beamed down on the longnecks from its three o'clock position.

"Well…I…"

Ali sighed and looked down into the water. She saw the reflection of the side of Littlefoot's angry face. She had seen his frustration before as a child, but his angered adult face was a more frightful tone. She faced him with guilt in her eyes.

"…I…um… I just couldn't."

"Couldn't what? Wait? You should've. I told you to wait."

"I couldn't. I'm sorry."

"Sorry? You're sorry! Ali, you could've died. Good thing it was Chomper because you could've been killed. Apparently, you didn't listen to me."

"But Littlefoot-"

"Ali, you have no excuse. You didn't respect my wishes. I was trying to protect you by telling you to not come out here. You didn't even consider my feelings."

Ali grunted. She wasn't going to get talked down, especially when it targeted her feelings were being targeted unintentionally. She narrowed her eyes at Littlefoot. This surprised the male somewhat.

"It's always about you. You're keeping me safe; you're telling me what I should and shouldn't do; you're not listening to my feelings. It is not only your feelings being threatened here, Littlefoot! Have you ever wondered how I feel? Can you imagine what I felt when you told me to stay behind as you went off to be a hero? I felt proud that you were doing it. I felt overjoyed you still cared about your friends. I felt right that you were doing something right. However, I felt scared that you will be alone. I felt nervous that everything was not going to work out right. I felt angry that I couldn't come. I felt frustrated about you treating me like some kind of weak dinosaur. Littlefoot, I'm here on account of my feelings. It has always been about you and what you wanted. Now, I'm here…for you."

Ali's eyes widened as she said the last two words. Littlefoot was surprised that Ali had explained to him in a frustrated form. She told her the truth, which stung Littlefoot a bit. Ali's face softened the more time Littlefoot didn't respond.

"Littlefoot…" she whispered.

Littlefoot gulped and opened his mouth.

"… I didn't know that was how you truly feel. I…I guess I was selfish in my own way of telling you to stay where it was safe. But you must understand: it was for your own good."

"I know it was for my own good, but I couldn't leave you out here by yourself. You are alone out here. Everyone needs some company. Otherwise, it would be a lonely world."

Littlefoot swayed his head.

"I guess you're right. I was just being selfish."

Littlefoot looked down at his reflection on the water. He took a good look of himself. It was true. Wanting Ali to be safe was more for his needs than her needs. He just shrugged off any say that came from her. He failed to acknowledge her stance of the situation and cared about himself and his wants. It reminded him of how Janet reacted when he left to help his friends. He looked back at Ali.

"I was so concerned about your safety that I didn't hear what you wanted."

"Littlefoot, I'm glad that you are concerned from my safety. That means you care about me. It just that…I wanted to show that I could help. You shouldn't be afraid, Littlefoot. I can protect you too, and I want to show you that."

Littlefoot heaved a little.

"I guess… I mean you're right."

He chuckled slightly.

"I guess I acted like…her. Janet."

Ali's face softened, and she smiled. Littlefoot smiled back. There was a moment of silence before Ali spoke.

"So Littlefoot? Should we pick up from where we left off?"

"What do you mean?" asked Littlefoot, a little nervous.

Ali moved her face closer to Littlefoot. He blushed a little bit. She slyly smiled.

"You know, don't you?"

Littlefoot gave a confused and nervous face.

"You told me that you were a single longneck," continued Ali. "Well, what do single male longnecks do when there's a single female in front of them, and they're in this position?"

Littlefoot was a little stunned by the question. Ali just had a smiling face. Not wanting to continue looking like a dork, just standing in silence, he answered.

"Well… They do activities."

"Like what?"

Littlefoot smacked his mouth with his lips nervously.

"Like…um…mmm…"

Ali slightly giggled.

"I'll help you… They go swimming. Just as friends."

Ali got up and walked into the water. Littlefoot's eyes just followed her. She got into the pond that covered her legs and smiled. She looked back at Littlefoot.

"What are you waiting for?"

Littlefoot felt that he had been toyed with. Why did females have that much power? And that power multiplied when they looked sexier. His heart had been beating really fast, and he thought she was going to get closer, but it was quite the opposite. It was most likely punishment for not having faith in her. Teasing was a form of torturing for males, and it served to get a point across. It worked in this case as an unsatisfied, slightly horny, Littlefoot walked into the water to join Ali.

Janet and Rhett made it to the edge of a forest. They had entered the forest, but the outside world was only ten feet away from them. The dark night made it difficult to see into the forest. The moonlight was covered by the branches of trees that constantly swayed back and forth due to the wind. Rhett sat down and looked up at Janet.

"This is a good spot to rest."

Janet looked around nervously. She looked back at Rhett.

"You have no experience, do you?"

Rhett raised an eye in question.

"What do you mean?"

"One of the rules of survival is to never sleep in dark, spooky forests."

"Why? Are you scared?"

Janet huffed.

"Hardly."

"Then?"

"Rhett, look around you. What can you see?"

Rhett looked around.

"Well, besides you and a few trees, nothing really."

"Exactly. We can't see any sharpteeth if they appear."

"But they can't see us. If they can't see us, we're safe."

Janet half-closed her eyes.

"Sharpteeth hunt with their sniffers more than their eyes."

Rhett shrugged.

"Relax, Janet. Nothing bad will happen."

Janet huffed. She sat down next to Rhett and faced him.

"But if we die, I'm going to kill you."

With that, Janet rested her head on the ground and went to sleep. Rhett was confused on what she meant, not getting the saying.

"If I die, then how do I die again? Probably she's delusional from eating that green food. It's either that, or she is just antsy that she hasn't gotten Littlefoot's who-who-dilly in her cha-cha."

Janet opened her eyes slightly.

"What was that?" came her demanding voice.

Rhett panicked.

"Nothing."

Rhett lowered his head to the floor and closed his eyes, trying to ignore the uncomfortable presence of Janet.