Faces of shock were written all over the three faces of the three longnecks. What Littlefoot declared was something unexpected. Instead of picking one of the two females, he found a third choice. The wind slightly picked up as the sun began to set from its highest position in the sky. The cracked ground below them was soon going to have a permanent indention due to the four longnecks just standing still, not saying a word after Littlefoot's decision. Finally, Rhett found the words to speak. He half-closed his eyes.

"Well, that was a waste of a walk. I mean if you're not going to choose either, what's the point of being here? What is your logic, Littlefoot?"

He faced Rhett.

"Logic? My reasoning is the most logical one. It's more of a mental conflict than a physical one."

"Then this should be interesting," Rhett slightly smirked, annoyed that Littlefoot didn't choose either.

He faced Ali and then looked at Janet.

"Both of you. I like you; really, really like you, but for that's same reason, I can't be with either one of you."

He faced Janet.

"Janet, you and I are very similar. Our earlier lives are those that we don't want to repeat. With you, I can relate to. Though we argue, it means that we don't agree on certain things, which is fine with me. It shows how that we can be similar, yet we are different. After that fight, I viewed you as selfish, but you stand before me as more selfless than before."

Janet smiled. Littlefoot smiled back and turned towards Ali.

"Ali, we've known each other since we were kids. We quickly became friends, and you helped me with my grandpa. During that time, the Ali I first met and the Ali that soon left were totally different. You threw all separation aside to work together with my friends to rescue me. After that time, we did meet again, and I met Rhett in the process. Though visits soon ceased, our friendship was always there. When we did meet again in Green Valley, I was overwhelmed to see a friend from long ago. You've helped me, and during this journey, through your concern, the problem was fixed, and lives can now flourish."

Ali smiled. The smiling Littlefoot then turned so that he faced both of them.

"But it is due to those reasons I feel I can't be with either of you. I like you both, but I have to pick one. If I choose one, the other one will be out in the cold."

There was a moment of silence as the three longnecks processed what Littlefoot said. Rhett looked over at Littlefoot.

"But Littlefoot. Uh… Um…"

Littlefoot glanced at Rhett,

"I know what I'm doing."

"No, you don't. You have two females-"

"Rhett, shut it before you say the wrong thing. As I said, I know what I'm doing."

Rhett stared into Littlefoot's eyes and sighed. He took a step back to tell Littlefoot he wasn't going to argue anymore with his decision. Littlefoot looked back at the females. He sighed.

"I'm sorry."

He turned around and started walking into the plains they had crossed to get to the river. Rhett watched him as he became a size of an eight-foot longneck off in the distance. He turned around and looked at the two females. Ali was looking down at the ground as tears dropped from her eyes. Janet was looking to where Littlefoot was, like if she was yearning for him to return. Janet sighed.

"Well, I guess we should start walking back to Green Valley."

Ali nodded.

"Okay,"

The three longnecks started their journey back home, in a distinctly different direction from Littlefoot. All of them were in shock of what Littlefoot had said, two of them felt denied, and one still wished Littlefoot had made an actual decision.

Cera was resting near the shores of the vast lake, soaking the rays of the sun. She smiled as if she had not a care in the world. Literally, she didn't. Ducky, who had swum across the lake, got out of the lake and approached Cera.

"Hi Cera."

Cera lazily opened her right eye. She noticed Ducky waving at her. She then closed her eye.

"Ducky, can't you see I'm sleeping?"

"But it's midday."

"I'm just catching up on my sleep."

"Oh, but Cera, I needed to ask you something."

Cera opened her eyes.

"Ugh… Fine."

Cera got to her feet and stretched out her back. She yawned.

"Alright. What do you want to ask?"

"About Littlefoot? I wonder if he found the problem."

Cera half-closed her eyes.

"Seriously? You woke me up for that?"

"But I'm just worried about him. And then Ali, Rhett, and Janet followed him. I wonder if there are together now…or did something really, really bad happen?"

Cera laid down on the ground like how she previously was. She closed her eyes.

"He's fine."

"But what about Ali, Janet, and Rhett?"

"They're fine."

"Did they get-"

Cera opened her right eye in irritancy.

"They're fine, Ducky. If you worry about them, the more trouble they might get in. Littlefoot can easily handle one sharptooth."

Ducky smiled.

"Yeah, you're right Cera."

Cera closed her eye.

"Good. Now let me go to sleep."

Ducky watched as Cera went to sleep. She thought about what Cera had said. Cera seemed to be right. They would all be alright. If one worried about others, then they would probably be in trouble. It was kind of true when they were younger. Their parents would always worry about them when they went adventuring. Ducky figured that her longneck friends were fine, with Cera's words comforting her. She smiled and jumped back into the water to continue her swim.

Littlefoot walked in solitude. He was now in the area were the small pond was. Well, small to him. It was the same pond he and Ali shared a relaxing swim a few nights ago. The tops of a few trees around him swayed back and forth due to the light breeze. He walked to the pond that was only several meters away. He looked down and lowered his head to take a drink. He stopped before taking a drink. He was facing the water a meter below him. He saw his face, but it expressed something different than what he had on his face. His reflection seemed very depressed compared to the settled face he had on right on. He stared at his reflection that soon changed.

Soon, his image faded away. He wondered why, but it soon was replaced by a familiar face. His eyes widened in astonishment. A bluish gray female longneck faced him with brown eyes. She smiled at Littlefoot.

"Mother?"

The image soon slowly faded away, and it was replaced by a new one. A shadowy figure of a longneck was shown to Littlefoot. The water reflection faced Littlefoot and smiled. He couldn't tell the color of her scales though. Soon, its eyes opened. A pair of blue eyes blinked at Littlefoot three times before the image soon faded away. The pond just reflected back his surprised face. Littlefoot stood baffled.

"What just happened?"

He stared hard at the water, but only the image of intense staring was mirrored back at him. Littlefoot blinked twice and decided to shrug it off for the time being. He proceeded into taking a drink. The water was probably the most satisfying feeling after the day of walking away from the two who loved him; the two he loved back.

The stars and the full moon blanketed the sky. Three longnecks, scattered but together, were sleeping. Well, two were sleeping smoothing. One was barely waking up from an uncomfortable rest. It wasn't the environment that caused her to wake up. It was her thoughts. She opened her eyes and sighed in depression.

"Picking neither of us," she commented. "I understand his reasoning, but why did he have to love with both of us."

She looked over at the female who Littlefoot had also claimed to love. Wait. Claimed to love? During his whole speech, he never acclaimed to them who was he in loved with. You could love friends and family and not be in love with them.

With this in mind, she rose to her feet and changed the direction they were taking back to Green Valley, which was north, into the direction she thought he went.