"Ah, we're finally here."

Rhett and the others walked through the path longnecks used to enter the valley. It was a wide and secretive path. Most of the sharpteeth were unaware of the path, and the few who knew dare did not enter. The four longnecks marched through the light brownish ground and soon made it into the valley. They stepped onto the grassy green lands of the Great Valley and looked around in marvel.

"So, this is it," said Janet. "It's just like what my parents told me."

"This looks like a greener place than Green Valley," said Mady.

Janet then noticed other dinosaurs approaching them. It seemed that a gray threehorn was in charge of this bunch.

"Oh, great," Mr. Threehorn whispered. "More longnecks. Ugh. Hopefully these don't start a commotion to overthrow their leader."

Jett also saw Mr. Threehorn and smiled.

"Oh, hi. Um, we were wondering by chance if you knew a longneck."

Mr. Threehorn cleared his throat.

"Male or female?"

Jett got confused by what Mr. Threehorn said.

"That's strange. I would expect a name, but you give me gender."

"Well, boy, we only got two longnecks living here."

"Do they happen to be named Littlefoot and Ali?" questioned Janet.

Mr. Threehorn paused to think. He wasn't extremely stunned on how they knew Littlefoot and Ali. He coughed harshly. The adult yellow triceratops next to him looked at her father.

"Daddy, you should be more careful."

"I'm fine, Cera."

Cera shook her head and looked up at the longnecks. One stood out in particular.

"Hey. Don't I know you?"

Rhett faced Cera.

"I don't know. I would remember a yellow threehorn. Mm… Wait. It's Cera, isn't it?"

"You could've gotten my name from my dad...but you do look familiar. What's your name?"

"Rhett."

Cera's green eyes widened.

"Rhett? Oh, now I remember. You're the male longneck who hung around with Ali and lied about your adventures."

Rhett grunted, but he didn't lash out. He swallowed his agitation and calmly spoke his next words.

"Yeah, and you're one of Littlefoot's friends. Well, Ali too."

Cera nodded.

"What brings you back? The last time that I saw you was a few Cold Times before."

"Yeah. Times have changed. So, um, where are they?"

"Oh, they are by the Tall Trees. C'mon, I'll take you to them."

Cera turned around and started walking. The crowd made a path for her and the longnecks. The longnecks followed Cera. As they walked, Janet looked around. She looked as if she was trying to find something. Jett faced her.

"Are you looking for someone else as well, Janet?"

Janet stopped turning her head from side-to-side and looked at her boyfriend.

"It was just…when Littlefoot and I were traveling, I told him I knew about the Great Valley. He said it had everything, except for longnecks. I always thought he was joking about it because of the way he told me. Moreover, I thought he just wanted to avoid the valley, so he made that excuse up about longnecks not being here. Now, I see what he means. I haven't seen any longnecks, unless they are really good hiders."

"You're right," breathed Jett. "I think most of the valley residents were there, but I didn't spot a single longneck. You would think that a few would be a part of a wide herd of different dinosaurs."

"Well, this place is starting to look nicer and nicer as we walk through it," commented Mady. "And I kind of like the variety of herds here. Gives something a little different."

As the three conversed in the back, Rhettt and Cera had their own talk.

"So, how has it been?" asked Rhett.

"Good for the most part. How about you?"

"Same here. Uh, when you say for the most part, um…"

"Oh, that. Well, I think Ali and Littlefoot can explain better, I think. He's a good speaker, especially with the kids. Unlike Mr. Thicknose, the kids enjoy his lessons and stories."

Rhett's eyes widened, questioning what Cera meant.

"Lessons and stories?"

"He teaches the young ones about stuff. Also, like his grandpa, he sometimes tell stories."

"Oh."

The group entered the Tall Trees, a part of a small garden of trees near the Thundering Falls. Not very deep into the woods, they spotted Littlefoot, Ali, and a small band of children. Ali lied in the shade, watching Littlefoot as he interacted with the kids.

"So, why are these white-ground sparkles bad?" asked a lightly orange, male Triceratops. "If they give you water, it must be good."

"Well, they bring upon the cold time. It is water, but different. It is also very cold. We can live in it for the most part, but trees, our source of green food, can't. The leaves soon go away, and we are forced to find food somewhere else."

The six kids gasped.

"Oh, me don't like it," said a yellowish, male Iguanodon.

"No green food at all?" asked a purplish, female spiketail.

Littlefoot shook his head.

"Not in the whole Great Valley."

A reddish flyer quivered.

"Don't like it. The white-ground sparkles are bad if they make no green food."

Littlefoot nodded.

"Yes. You see…"

Littlefoot stopped and finally noticed Cera and the four longnecks. He recognized two of the longnecks as Rhett and Janet. Ali was curious on why Littlefoot stopped, but her curiosity was soon set to rest when she saw the four longnecks. She smiled and stood up to greet them. She walked up to Littlefoot.

"Um, I think that's it for their lesson."

Littlefoot slightly shook his head and looked down at the younger dinosaurs.

"Y-Yeah. Tomorrow, I will continue. Why don't you kids run along and play?"

The Iguanodon smiled.

"Sure thing, Mr. Longneck. C'mon guys. Let's play Kick the Seed."

The young dinosaurs smiled and scurried off to play the game. Littlefoot smiled as they left.

"Mr. Longneck, eh?"

Littlefoot faced Rhett with a warm expression.

"Rhett, it's nice to see you. All of you. How long has it been?"

"Too long," said Janet. "So, you teach kids now?"

Littlefoot nodded.

"Ever since Mr. Thicknose died, I figured someone had to teach these kids something."

"The kids love him," said Ali. "They are well behaved."

"Well, it seems they were focused on you," said Janet.

Littlefoot noticed Jett and Mady.

"Oh, hey. I'm Littlefoot and this is Ali."

"Oh, hi. I'm Mady."

"The name's Jett."

"Nice to meet both of you. So, you two know Rhett and Janet?"

"Well, I am Rhett's girlfriend."

"And I'm Janet's boyfriend, future mate."

Littlefoot looked at Rhett and then at Janet and then back at the two longnecks.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, and welcome to the Great Valley."

"Hey, Littlefoot," said Cera. "I'm going to go. Probably we can hang out later."

Littlefoot smiled.

"As always."

Cera looked at the longnecks and silently walked away. Mady faced Ali.

"Um, is it safe living with threehorns?"

"Yes. All the dinosaurs are safe to live with. Not sharpteeth though."

"So, Littlefoot," began Janet. "Did you and Ali have a safe trip back?"

Ali and Littlefoot faced each other with concerned faces first before looking back at their friends, old and new.

"About that," started Littlefoot. "Well, Ali did, but I didn't come back for a long while. I came back about three bright circles ago."

Janet gasped slightly.

"Three bright circles ago? Did something else happen?"

"A lot of things, but the funny thing is that I can't remember."

"How can you not remember?" wondered Jett.

"Well, it's a long story."

"Don't worry," said Rhett. "We would like to hear it, but first, let's get a drink. You can explain it to us as you show us where the water is."

"Alright. Follow us."

Littlefoot and Ali led the four longnecks through the Tall Trees to reach Thundering Falls. Littlefoot cleared his throat.

"Let me start at where when I left you and decided to go back on my own to my friends to tell them the water problem had been fixed. This is as much as I remember. I was walking through a thick, spooky forest when I spotted a…"

Night had approached. The Great Valley residents and visitors had retired to their sleeping spots. The cold wind gave a comforting breeze as they rested. Two longnecks were still awake, shrouded behind trees and in a grassy clearing.

"It was nice that we got to see old friends, and new ones too."

Littlefoot smiled.

"Yeah."

Ali stared at Littlefoot with a content face.

"Littlefoot, are you sure you don't remember anything?"

Littlefoot nodded.

"It's still a blur to me. Why do you ask?"

"Well, when the longneck herd was leaving, I noticed one of the females looked at you with saddened eyes, as if she knew you too well."

She slightly narrowed her eyes.

"Why? What did you do?"

"I'm not sure. I can't remember."

"Huh-uh."

"True, Ali. If I did, I would've told you."

Littlefoot paused.

"…if it wasn't too embarrassing or something like that."

"Littlefoot!" snapped Ali.

"Don't worry, Ali. It was probably she had a crush on me. That's all."

"Are you sure?"

"No."

Ali half-closed her eyes.

"But I know I love you, and that is all that matters. Nothing will come between us. And plus…"

He looked down at her belly.

"We're going to have to take care of our younglings too, and show them the same love and care we have for each other."

Ali smiled, faintly blushing at the memory of that night not too long ago.

"Yes. Our little longnecks will be here soon."

Littlefoot moved his head over and pressed his lips against Ali's lips. They kissed with passion, showing love, care, and trust within it. After a few seconds, Littlefoot parted from the kiss. He stared into his mate's blue eyes.

"I love you, Ali."

"I love you too, Littlefoot."

The two longnecks rested their heads down, resting their heads near each other and making their cheeks touch. Through the challenges they endeared, emotional and physical, they knew their future would be the most challenging, but it was okay. They were ready for it. They would face it together, and it was all because of love.