The Gang of Five
Role Play => Land Before Time RPG => Topic started by: brekclub85 on March 08, 2009, 12:04:21 PM
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(Here's the RP. We got all the canon characters except Littlefoot assigned to somebody, and any of you are free to control him.)
Littlefoot and Chomper were breifly relieved as they saw the mean sharptooth float away into the Big Water, but they were still in danger.
"Mommy! Daddy! Help!" Chomper called in both languages
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"Hold on, Chomper!" Papa Sharptooth roared in sharpteeth language. Then he looked at near trees, searching for one that he could push to the water, so his son would have some log to hang on. He found one tree that seemed weak enough for him to break it. He rammed against it with all his strenght, until it finnaly callapsed and fell to the big water near Littlefoot and Chomper.
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"Thank you daddy!" Chomper called, crawling up the log, he and Littlefoot had enough strength to go up. Soon, they made it back safely to the island.
Spike smiled, seeing his friends safe
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"I am glad that everything ended well" Papa said to his mate, going to the place where their kid and this longneck had landed.
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"Thank you daddy," Chomper panted relieved.
Spike was still happy, but the gang was starting to realize: they were stranded on this island
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Papa Sharptooth just nodded his head. After Chomper was safe he could ask him about one thing:
"<Can you explain us what you were doing with these flatteeth?>"
(I thought it may be usefull to mark sharpteeth speech with different signs, so it would be more clear for everyone without need to write "he said in sharpteeth. I hope it is okey with you? )
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(OOC: I like that idea of marking sharptooth speech different, Maybe need to remind folks every page or so of that, just in case or if we get a new player in. )
Ducky clapped and claps her hands together care then glad and happiness showing on her face.
"They are safe, I am glad of that, I am, I am." Ducky said the relief and happyness plain in her voice.
Littlefoot got himself onto the log and lay there panting, tired from keeping them both on top of the water and lay there resting a bit before he said anything.
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"<um, these are my friends daddy>" Chomper replied. "<They saved me from those egg eaters when I was born.>"
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"<Oh... Did they?>" PS asked "<For that, I think they are worth not to be eaten by us... At least for now.>" he said with a bit creepy smile.
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"< That's....good to hear>" Chomper smiled.
He then looked around and realized his request to Littlefoot sorta became true. The Gang was stuck on this island, and there was no way off
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Littlefoot used his tail to try to move and steer the log over towards the beach where they had first gotten to the island and where they had wound up in their earlier attempt to use a log. He also paddled with his feet.
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Soon, they arrived on the beach. "We're safe," Chomper said to Littlefoot. "But..." he added regretfully," It looks like you're stuck here."
(This is just an idea I had, GVG, Myrkin, do you think you wanna role with it?)
Chomper wondered what his friends who do next. Maybe his parents would have to adopt the 5 leafeaters, since there was no way back to the mainland :DD .
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Littlefoot nods, "But you are safe and that is the more important thing." Littlefoot said, a bit tired but he got off of the log to go and sit down on the beach. He looked at Chomper, "How are you feeling?" He asked him.
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After being so happy that Littlefoot was safe, Petrie next found himself frowning as he realized along with everyone else that they were stuck here. Especially with Chomper's words.
"Um...what they saying?" he asked Chomper in nervousness as he heard all the growling.
Kit flapped up higher to try and see how far the other side was...they'd used the landbridge before and walked all the distance, maybe it wasn't that far...but she found it was.
With a sigh the young flyer sunk down to land on Cera's head. "Yeah, Chomper's right, it's still very far over to the other side..." she said.
"Well we knew that" Cory said with a sigh. He frowned deeper as he realized how stuck they really were.
"Well great, now what are we suppose to do?!" he wondered.
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Meanwhile, on another part of the island, one young flyer was very relieved to have reached it. As broad of a smile as could, lite Twiz, the little green half sharptoothed flyer's, face as he finally reached the other side of the big water and landed, panting, on a tree branch.
He shouldn't have even been here with no way of getting back to his herd of sharptoothed flyers on the mainland, he knew, the whole thing had been dumb...dumb and full of false hope.
He'd spotted a flattoothed flyer off making his own way away from the mainland and, perhaps because he'd been missing him so much, Twiz had thought for a second that it might have been his kicked out flatoothed flyer father, Trip...so he'd trailed the other flyer even out across the water...before finding out the orange colored flyer wasn't even remotely similar to his father, who had been a reddish color anyway!
Plus the poor flyer was lost himself, just going in circles from starvation and desperation of a dry land...it had been even more depressing when atleast the only companion he'd had on this wild flyer's chase had landed on a log and been snatched up by a swimming sharptooth anyway!
So young Twiz had continued to the closest land at that point...the island, and thankfully made it...even if he had just lost that much more of his family he had had!
Atleast he could spot greenfood about in this place (and he could eat it without his herd frowning and saying his father's heredity had ruined their leader's son) as well as the occasional buzzer or something that might not mind if he wanted to go after that...Twiz still hadn't figured out what he was between sharptoothed or flattoothed flyer, but he was pursuing the flatoothed option with all his might incase he ever did meet back up with his father and his want to make him proud.
For now though, it felt good to not be having to flap to save himself from falling into the big water and drowning, so the small flyer closed his eyes and enjoyed the rest on the tree branch.
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"I'm fine Littlefoot," Chomper smiled. "Just a little wet. Follow me, we can catch up to everyone back up there!"
Spike looked sad at this knowledge, but he knew there was nothing they could do. He proceeded to chew on some nearby greenfood.
"<We're ok mom and dad>." Chomper said when they got to the rest of the dinos.
"Petrie, they just said they promise they won't eat you."
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Littlefoot followed Chomper up. When she saw him Ducky's face lit up and she ran to Littlefoot to hug him & Chomper.
"I am so happy to see you both, I am, I am, yep, yep, yep." She said to Littlefoot and Chomper.
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Chomper gave Ducky a hug back. "I'm glad to see you're all safe too."
Chomper than looked up at his folks. "<Mom, dad, my friends are stuck here. Could they live with us perhaps>?"
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Meanwhile, a sharptoothed flyer named Veli was flying near where Twiz was. "Hey, who are you?" he smiled, happy to see another flying sharptooth
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"<Live with us?"> Papa asked "<Let me think...>" He was wondering about this issue only for a moment, before he gave his answer.
"<No. I dont think this is a good idea. Who has ever heard of flatteeth sleeping in one place with sharpteeth? Besides... They have some unpleasant scent on them. We couldnt fall asleep with someone smelling like that.>" he stated, as the gang still had smell of Stinky Place on them.
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"Guys, it looks like you'll have to live with me and my family," Chomper said. "But i don't think you can sleep in the same place as my parents."
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"Yeah, alright, way to go!" Cera cheered, ecstatic that her friends were unharmed. Her expression fell when she heard someone utter the phrase 'You're stuck here,' but it wasn't surprising.
"Well, looks like we're right back where we started," she grumbled.
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Chomper wanted to improve his friends' moods as best as he could. "Don't be sad guys, you'll love living here! With my parents' protection, no one will ever eat you!"
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Twiz slowly opened his eyes to look at who was talking to him. He smiled, "Oh...uh hi, I'm Twiz" he said, sitting up, "I just came from the all but dead mainland that way" he pointed, "boy it takes alot to fly over that much water" he sighed to show his point.
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After also hugging Littlefoot and Chomper in being happy they were ok, Petrie frowned a bit at the news. "Oh uh...well...like you say, they safe, and they do look like very big protectors" he tried to smile a bit.
Kit giggled.
"Y-yeah, and no offense but I think both of us will feel better with us sleeping somewhere else so...now I guess we just figure out where" Cory said.
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"Yeah, unless food starts to run low and they decide to eat us," Cera replied to Chomper, crossly. She didn't intend to hurt his feelings, she was just, as usual, very unhappy with the situation.
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"We can always sleep in the stinky place, we can." Ducky said.
"That is one idea, what do the rest of you guys thing?" Littlefoot asked looking around. "Come on guys, things will get better, just you wait and see." He said trying to keep their spirits up.
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"Don't worry about that Cera," Chomper smiled. "There's plenty of food for our kind here."
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"Well, I've been here for a while," Veli said. "There's lots of food here for me, and it's a pretty place."
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Cory sighed, "I guess dealing with the smell is better than getting eaten" he admitted.
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Spike didn't mind the Stinky Place, he even ate part of it :DD
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Papa sharptooth looked into the sky and at Bright Circle. It was getting a bit late, not a night yet, but surely day was more than half over. This reminded him of something.
"<You didnt eat anything since morning, did you?" he asked his son "<Better come with us. I am sure there is something left of this swimmer we have hunted for dinner.>"
He turned around and begun walking towards their nest, but he stopped after a few steps.
"<If your... friends are looking for a place to sleep in, then there is this small cave, not far from our sleeping place. It is not much, but I think it will be good enough for these leafeaters>"
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Chomper translated his fathers instructions to his friends.
"<That swimmer sounds tasty dad," Chomper smiled in his native tongue, "<I am a bit hungry.>"
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"<I bet you are, Chomper. Lets go now>" PS said and resumed walking towards their nest.
(About that "adoption" idea. I think it is too early for it, but after some time Chomper's parents and gang may develop more liking for each other. ;) )
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Chomper pointed the way to the cave his father mentioned to his friends.
"<Coming dad!>" Chomper called, running back with his parents
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"Let's give that cave a look at what do you guys say?" Littlefoot asked looking at them.
Ducky nodded and jumped up and down a bit, "I like that. The stinky place did stink, it did, but a cave we could use to keep out of the rain, and cold wind." She said shivering a bit at remembering some not warm winds they've felt in the past, though they've not seen snow as of yet.
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"As long as nobody else is living there, I'd take anything over the stinky place." While Cera remembered that there probably weren't any other large sharpteeth on the island, she figured that the possibility of smaller varieties still existed.
"Well, I guess we should go check it out. Unless anyone has a better idea."
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Spike made a noise, which suggested "I want the stinky Place! :DD "
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Ducky looks at the others, "I think Spike really likes the stinky place." Ducky said translating for those who may not understand Spike to well.
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"Yeah...I see that" Twiz said looking around with a small smile. "Well, it certainly looks like a better place to be than the dry dead mainland that way" he said, "So maybe it's a good thing I'm stuck here instead of stuck there like I used to be" his smile grew.
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"He what?!" Cory sighed, walking up, "Look Spike..." he began to try to explain to the spiketail, "the stinky place...well it stinks, but we know of this cave that might be better and...well...how about I get you some treesweets and everything if you'll just...try it out" the crested swimmer shrugged with a hopeful grin.
He really hated the idea of the stinky place, yet found he couldn't be hard on Spike for wanting to go there both since they were friends and...well he was so fond of Ducky as his other swimmer friend, more patience than he could usually find seemed to come out when he was dealing with Ducky's "little brother".
Kit giggled, yet looked to see if Cory's point and all but bribe would work for Spike.
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Spike, always hungry, nodded in agreement.
Chomper meanwhile arrived back at his parent's sleeping place for dinner. <Mmm...., the swimmer smells good mom and dad.>"
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"Agreed on that," Veli added
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Terri smiled at her son's enthusiasm.
<"I'm just suprised that this swimmer was silly enough to try and get away, when it was cornered.">
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Cyrix had been living on the island for a while, and wasn't surprised to know that sharpteeth lived here, but he always made sure to give them enough room to move without him being spotted. He was taking his mid afternoon walk when he heard voices.
He stepped into the clearing and cleared his throat and then saw someone he recognized.
"Good afternoon Veil, how are you today?" He then noticed Twiz, "A friend of yours?"
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Papa Sharptooth chunckled at that statement and he said:
"<Desperation. When you have no other way to save your life you will do anything, even if it probably wont help you much.>"
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"Alright then" Cory grinned, "Um soon as we find this cave, I'll go looking for said treesweets" he promised as he turned back to the others and Littlefoot for making their way to this cave.
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Twiz glanced down to the rainbow face that addressed Veli and tilted his head in interest as he spotted the dinosaur.
He didn't know if he should answer, since the rainbow face had been talking to Veli.
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"I wonder if there'll be much green food or water near the cave. I hope so, I do, I do." Ducky said.
"Once we find the cave we can explore it and the area around it. We can decide which to do first once we get there." Littlefoot said.
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Chomper's belly rumbled a bit. "<I'm hungry!>" he smiled, jumping on the corpse and chowing down, he had a voracious appetite sometimes.
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"Yeah, I guess he's my friend," Veli replied to Cyrix in flattooth.
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Spike began walking with his friends, eating the occasional leaf or two.
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Dein grinned. This kid was so full of life (not only in comparison to dead swimmer's corpse) and it seemed as he was more happy since he met those group of leefeaters, which troubled a bit Papa Sharptooth. Yes, they did save Chomper from egg-stealers in the past and they obviously were friends with each other, but... Was this friendship a normal thing? And when Dein and Terri will hunt other flatteeth, would the Chomper's friends sit back and do nothing? Maybe they will be satisfied that their hides wont be in danger, but they may as well decide to use their acquaintance with Chomper and warn other leafeaters to give them some chance of survival. It could make hunt a lot difficult...
Dein shook his head. No. It will change nothing. After all he and Terri werent some inexperienced adolescents, so they will catch any prey, warned or not. Leafeaters can do their best, but on the end it will only turn in futile...
After some time he decided to ask his mate, what she think of that matter:
"<I wonder if this is right for our son to have flatteeth friends?>" he said quietly, not wanting Chomper to overhear this conversation.
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Chomper just casually continued his meal, his appetite being satisfied.
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Spike made a noise suggesting. "This greenfood tastes good."
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Terri sighed and whispered.
<"It won't matter. Even when our son is grown, I'm sure he will make the right choices. We've taught him well and that's all we can hope for."> She then turned to Chomper and asked, <"You are going to try and save us some right son?">
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Cyrix smiled and nodded.
"It's good to meet you young one. Tell me what is your name?" he asked.
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"Spike really likes the taste of the green food he is eating. Maybe some of us can eat some of they are hungry." Ducky suggested.
Littlefoot nodded, "Good idea, is anyone tired or hungry?" He asked.
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"<Of course mommy,>" Chomper replied, finishing his fill. "<You and dad can eat now.>"
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"His name's Twiz," Veil said.
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"<I think I will pass this time. That fight with this other sharptooth made me thirsty though.>" Dein said turning around and facing the way, which would lead him to small stream. It happened to be just by that cave he told (through Chomper) the gang.
"<Hmm... I may use this occasion to check up on these leafeaters. Make sure they are doing fine, that is. We must care for our new friends, right?>" he said sarcastically to Terri and Chomper.
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"<You're right dad,>" Chomper replied, not understanding sarcasm
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"Hmm, yeah, I'm a little hungry." Cera replied as she tore a couple of leaves off of a nearby bush.
"You know, I think I'm getting used to this green food." She stated between chews. "It tastes less and less strange each time I eat it."
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Spike nodded in agreement.
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"So, Cyrix, twiz, what do you guys wanna do?" Veli asked in both languages
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Cory took Cera's positive assessment as a very good thing and tore off a leaf to eat as well. "Hmm" he said as he chewed, "Still not as good as...well other places, but it will do" he said.
Kit tore off an arm load and handed half of it to Petrie. "Thanks" Petrie smiled. he grimaced as he took a bit and even Kit's face scrunched up, but Cera was right, it wasn't too bad.
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Twiz nodded, "Uh, yeah sir, I'm Twiz" he said back in flattooth with a smile, "sorry, I was just...shy there for a bit" he smiled and shrugged.
He didn't wonder if either Cyrix or Veli would wonder about his speaking flattooth, since he'd always been able to speak both...ever since his dad had taught him his native tongue when Twiz was a little flightless hatchling and before his mom's herd had become fed up with being half ruled by a flattooth and kicked him out.
He smiled at Veli, replying in flattooth for Cyrix's benefit of also hearing, "I don't know, what's there to do fun around here?"
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"Well, there's hunting, flying around the trees, there's a small waterfall I like riding," Veli said. "And there's a sharptotoh I know call Chomper. You know his family, right Cyrix?"
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Ducky & Littlefoot ate some leaves from some nearby plants that they could reach.
"I think I'm getting use to the way this new green food tastes." Littlefoot said after eating some leaves.
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Spike was already used to the leaves
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"Well, there's hunting, flying around the trees, there's a small waterfall I like riding," Veli said. "And there's a sharptotoh I know call Chomper. You know his family, right Cyrix?"
Twiz nodded along with what Veli listed, the waterfall did sound sort of fun...and terrifying at the exact same time.
"Well, uh, I don't know if I'm rested up enough to go falling down deadly streams of water" Twiz admitted, "but uh, I guess we could explore, maybe you two could introduce me to this Chomper if he's not busy" Twiz said looking from Veli to Cyrix. It was something to do after all.
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"Don't worry, we can, right Cyrix?" asked Veli
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"These are not half bad once you get use to the different taste." Ducky said after she had eaten a few leaves.
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Dein walked towards the stream, stepping loudly, so the leafeaters gang would be warned of his coming. Knowing how flatteeth usually reacts to presence of sharpteeth, Dein couldnt expect that this would make them less scared, when he finnaly reached their cave. On the other hand silent aproach would cause much more panic that noisy one, so he chose the "lesser evil".
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Spike was a bit nervous at first, but he knew it was just Chomper's dad, and kept on eating plants.
He made a noise suggesting "Don't worry guys."
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Cera's eyes widened at Dein's approach. She took a deep breath, followed by the obligatory snarky remark, "Let's hope he didn't change his mind... and suddenly decide that he's hungry."
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Ducky finished what she was eating, "Would he not be trying to be as quiet as he could if he had changed his mind about us?" Ducky asked.
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Spike shrugged in confusion and kept on eating, sharing some treestars he saw with Ducky.
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"<So, what do you think of my friends mom?>" asked Chomper.
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"Thank you Spike, that is very nice of you, it is, it is." Ducky said, hugging Spike before she started to eat the leaves he had shared with her.
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Spike waved (If you can do that with your foot) to Dein as he walked by.
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Petrie was a bit more nervous at what Ducky said of Chomper's dad being more quiet if he ever changed his mind about eating them. He tried to remain calm, yet backed a bit closer to where Ducky was as Dein came into view.
Kit was near Cera and so ducked behind her frill as Cory chose her leg, Kit decided to try to speak and greet the sharptooth though, "Um...hello sir" she said hesitantly in flattooth.
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Littlefoot finished eating the mouthful of leaves and smiled up to Chomper's dad. "hello." he said to him though he knew he didn't understand him. Littlefoot then looked at the others. "Maybe we should ask Chomper to teach us a little sharptooth." Littlefoot said.
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Spike made a noise that suggested "That's a good idea Littlefoot!"
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Dein of course couldnt understand what kids were saying, but he assumed that they were greeting with him (since they didnt run in panic). He nodded to them and let out a short roar, that (if he was there) Chomper could translate as "hello, snacks". Then he went pass leafeaters, as the brook was flowing in small distance behind the cave.
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"Yeah, we'll probably need it soon enough being here...well for as long as we're here" Kit said. She knew they were kind of stuck here but didn't want to say so out loud yet again...after all, maybe they would eventually find a way off the island and back home...Kit could only hope.
Truth be told, Petrie didn't really know if he wanted to understand every sharptooth he encountered, and be able to understand them before they ate him, but Littlefoot had a point and understanding Chomper's parents could be good.
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Chomper had went to see his friends. "Do you guys want me to do something?" he asked innocently
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Finally Dein reached the brook. He leaned and took mouthfull of water. That was all he needed in this moment. Then he heard a noisy and squeaky sound behind him:
"<Welcome, Big One! I hope we dont interrupt you with anything?>"
Papa Sharptooth turned back abrutply and see no one was standing there...
"<Hey! We are here! Look down!>" he heard that sound again and he bowed his head. He saw a pack of little, green, two-footed biters, which he called "chirping-biters" (compsognathus).
"<You again!?>" Dein said with slight frustration. He has no great respect for these scavengers, that was able to hunt only bugs by themselves and often came to him and Terri to ask for some left-overs. The one of little creatures, which obviously was a leader of a pack, wasnt at all affected by sharptooth rude question.
"<Good! We have now an eye contact with each other! You remember me, dont you? Hmm... I think not. Let my re-introduce myself then! Sog is my name!>" the little chriping-bitter said.
"<Yeah... Whatever.>" Dein murmured, starting to walk away.
"<Hey! Wait! We've came to ask you something! Would you mind to listen to our humble request, Big One?>" Sog asked intently. Dein just sighed and stopped.
"<Let me guess... You want me to give you remains of the swimmer we hunted, is that so?>"
"<Yes, Big One.>" Sog answered happily and other scavangers chanted in unison:
"<Food, food, food!>"
"<Alright, alright. You will get your meal! Just be quiet and be gone!>" Dein roared. Chirping-biters run away, knowing they had achieved their goal and so Papa Sharptooth was left alone and he could enjoy restored calmness...
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"<Hi dad!>" Chomper waved in sharptooth. "<Weas that those real little biters again?>"
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"<Hello, son.>" Dein responded "<Yes, they can be very irritating at times... I see you are visiting you friends in their new home?>"
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"<yup,>" Chomper replied. "< And I was thinking about maybe teaching them how to speak sharptooth."
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"<Leafeaters trying to learn sharptooth? Thats something I would want to see>" Dein said. Since he had nothing better to do, he could stay and listen to gang's attempts of speaking his native language. It may turn to be a lot of fun also...
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"<Maybe mom would want to watch too,>" Chomper suggested
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"<Maybe, but what they says about that?>"Dein asked, indicating the gang "<Wouldnt be they scared of two grown-ups like us to watch them?>"
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Ducky finished eating, finishing first due to her smaller size and she sat and watched the others waiting till they were done.
"I wonder if we can learn sharptooth, maybe we can learn a little. I'm sure we can." Ducky said.
Littlefoot continued to eat, needing to eat more the Ducky due to his larger size.
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"It still scary to listen to them roaring like that and not know what they saying" Petrie said as he watched Chomper and his dad talk.
"Well, maybe that's one of the things that will be better when we learn to speak sharptooth" Cory said. "Yeah, probably, and then we can thank Chomper's parents ourselves" Kit added, thinking of the good points of speaking the sharptooth language.
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"<They trust you dad,>" Chomper smiled. Chomper walked over to his friends.
"Hey guys, I'll teach you how to speak sharptooth if you want," he offered in leafeater.
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"That is a good idea Chomper." Littlefoot said.
"Yes, then we can all understand each other, at least a little." Ducky said nodding to the idea.
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"Ok guys, but you'll have to listen very carefully, and you'll need to be able to roar, growl, and click," Chomper explained.
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Terri stepped out of the tree line as she smiled and looked down upon her son.
<"I think it would be a kind gesture, however I'm sure it will also prove to be rather amusing to watch as well."> She then asked Chomper
<"What will you teach them first?">
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Cyrix had been trying to come up with an activity to do on the island, but he remembered that most of his time was spent sleeping. So the waterfall did indeed sound like the best and most enjoyable option.
"I say we go to the waterfall, it would certainly be a change of pace for me at least, as all I tend to do is sleep."
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Ducky nods, thinking, roar and growl, that should be easy for Cera, it should. She however looked at Cera and had already decided to not say anything. But she nods to Chomper. "Growl, roar, & click, ok."
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Twiz shrugged, "I guess...I mean, you guys say you do this all the time and you're not dead so...it must be safe" he followed. "Wow, you spend alot of time sleeping?" Twiz asked, "I would be too afraid I'd miss something interesting if I did that" he admitted as they made their way.
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"Y-eah" Kit nodded, despite her unsureness, "I think we can do that".
"Maybe" Cory added. Nonetheless like the others he was eager to give it his best shot.
Petrie nodded, "Yeah, we try our best and hopefully say actual stuff".
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Cyrix smiled at Twiz's comment.
"I do suppose you are right about missing something interesting, but sleep does bring peace of mind and lets me think about things that can be done to avoid the sharpteeth on this island." he said with a smile as he walked along the path.
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"Ok guys, I'll teach you something easy first: How to say hello." Chomper proceeded to roar slowly so his friends could hear better. It was a little roar with a quick click at the end.
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"Ok guys, follow me to the waterfall," Veil said
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Cyrix smiled as he turned to follow Veil to the waterfall.
"This should be exciting to do." he said aloud as he thought back to his hatchlinghood.
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"Oh, it will be," Veil assured. "It's fats and fun!"
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Cera rolled her eyes. "Like I'd want to know what some dumb old sharptooth is saying, anyways," she grumbled. Ducky was probably right in thinking that roars and growls were well within her vocal range. She was paying attention, though, and furtively tried to immitate Chomper's roar and click under her breath.
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Ducky did her best to imitate what Chomper did and got close in some aspects, though in sharptooth it may have sounded more like a hoho, then a hello.
Littlefoot did his best and got a bit closer, though it sounded more like heoo.
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Dein was trying hard not to laugh and he managed to do this, but he felt that his mouth muscles will be hurting for some time from the effort to stay still.
"<Not bad for a first try>" Papa Sharptooth said aloud, more to motivate Chomper to continue his teaching than to praise leafeaters.
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In the mean time, a kid Runner arrived to the waterfall from another direction the others were coming. He arrived and snnifed the air, not smelling anything at first, but he was still very wary and approached the water and began drinking some water. After a little bit, he stopped drinking and began looking at his image reflected in the water - "where are you?....." - he said with a soft voice, but he stopped at he could now hear some voices.
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Soon, Veil and the others arrived at the waterfall. "Hey, who are you?" he asked when he saw Trod.
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Twiz paused as well as they arrived at the waterfall and saw the other new dinosaur. He was too shy to say anything after what Veil had said, and instead just landed smiling friendly, but remaining quiet.
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"He-Heo" Petrie's best attempt got out, the clicks and such were almost easier with his squawking power, but almost harder as well.
Kit got as far as "He" but seemed to trip up on the rest of it.
Cory twisted up his face and attempted his best repeat of the Hello...only the O got cut off in the way it came out of his mouth...without him even noticing it.
"Was that it?" the swimmer asked anxiously in flatooth, hoping he'd got it right.
(ooc: Sorry, couldn't resist :lol)
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"Hmph." Cera pointedly ignored the others, and continued munching.
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"It was an improvement," Chomper said.
"Now try this:" Carfeully, Chomper roared in sharptooth "<My name is>"
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Ducky tried and got out, "Why is my name..." in a fairly well not to bad pronounced fashion, though not what she was supposed to try to say.
Littlefoot took more time and got out a fairly mangled, but sorta understandable, "I namu as..."
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"That's better guys," Chomper smiled. "Just do it more slowly, and you may get it spot on!"
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Ducky tried again, going more slowly and got out: <"Mi Nome us...>
Littlefoot went slower and did pretty much the same as Ducky did.
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"Getting better, getting better," encouraged Chomper.
Spike tried, but he couldn't really make much noise at all.
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"You really think so? I hope so, I really do." Ducky said.
"Yea, we just need to practice." Littlefoot said.
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"Name, minee iss" Cory said.
"Mine Nimi is" Kit tried to pronounce.
"Me is" Petrie actually got the first and last name, in his own special way, but forgot to try for 'name'.
"Hey, that actually sounded really close, Petrie!" Kit praised in flattooth, just going by how it had sounded when Chomper did it.
She giggled next, "It probably sounds really funny when we're trying, though doesn't it" she told Chomper.
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Cera's pride finally switched tracks, and she roared a slightly off "My name oz," feeling very silly as she did so.
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Ducky tried again and got, <"Mi Name as?>
Littlefoot got little better, <"My name us...>
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"That's it, that's it," Chomper smiled.
He then went to each of the gang and told them how to say their names in sharptooth.
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"I think we are getting better guys, we just need to practice a bit more." Littlefoot said trying to keep everyone's spirits and confidence up.
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"Yeah, Littlefoot's right," nodded Chomper. "Anyone want to take a lunch break?"
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"Yes please" Cory sighed in flatooth, since that was all he could talk properly in, "this speaking sharptooth is harder than I thought it would be".
"That for sure" Petrie nodded.
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"Yea, a break may be a good thing. It's not good to try to do to much at once." Littlefoot said.
"Resting and eating and doing other things is a good idea, it is, it is." Ducky said nodding enthusiastically. "What do you think Spike?" She asked her little brother.
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Terri had been watching from behind several trees and she had to say she was impressed with the leafeaters progress in speaking sharptooth in such a short amount of time. As her son mentioned lunch she looked to her mate and asked, <"Does a quick hunt sound good to you?">
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Cyrix noticed the other dinosaur at the falls and took a step forward and cleared his throat as he said, "Hello little one, are you alone?"
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"<It does to me mommy,"> Chomper smiled.
(Guys, I was wondering one thing: Maybe we could have Redclawe be on the island, but like in the alphabet rp and my TDV fic, could we make him a good guy who is also Chomper's uncle?)
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"<You've just read my mind.>" Dein said with a smile.
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(I don't care if we want to do that)
"So I guess we should go find more weird tasting greenfood again" Kit shrugged. She really would have loved to have found some treestars, but like they'd already found out, there weren't any on this island.
"Yeah, me guess so" Petrie sighed, thinking of the same thing.
"Hey, last time Chomper just looked for greenfood on the ground,I wonder if there are any treesweets up in the trees?" Kit wondered, flapping up, "I'll go look and see if maybe I see any" she said.
"Well be careful you don't just get spotted" Cory called.
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Spike made a noise suggesting, "Bring me back some."
(Kit12, mind controlling redclaw?)
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"You can look around and we can get an idea of other types of food we can eat besides what is down here, we can we can." Ducky said.
Littlefoot nodded, "That is a good idea. We'll have more kids of food we can eat that way." He said.
(ooc: Wouldn't it be harder for him to have food here and you're going to add in telepathic mind control? Sounds like this rp is getting to confusing.)
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The Runner suddenly gave a few steps back and frowned as he saw the other dinosaurs, but he tried to calm down as he saw the Raibowface. "I am on my own. My name is Troz, who are you?."
OOC: Yeah, I became a bit of lost too. I will try and re-read the latest pages again I think.
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(You're right Kor, let's just forget that, ok guys and girls?)
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"Yeah," Chomper agreed with Littleofot, "There's plenty of leaves, berries, bugs, meat," he realized his friends probably wouldn't be interested in the latter two.
Spike made a noise suggesting "Berries sound good."
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"Berries do sound good Spike, and leaves to, yep, yep, yep." Ducky said nodding.
"yea," Littlefoot said, "We'll leave the other 2 for you and your parents." Littlefoot said wanting to reply in a positive way.
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"Thanks Littlefoot," Chomper smiled. "<Mom, dad, you guys hungry?>"
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"<Yes. I think I could use a small bite before going to sleep>" Papa Sharptooth said, looking at the sky, which was becoming visibly dark.
"<Your friends wouldnt mind if we leave them alone here?>" he asked Chomper.
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"<They don't mind>," replied chomper. "<I smell prey nearby, let's go!>"
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"<That's the spirit"> Dein said and then sniffed. He soon smelled the prey Chomper was talking about: a longneck. From the scent Papa Sharptooth could tell that this one was a young one (not as young as Littlefoot though).
"<Alright. Lets us pay a visit to this longneck>" PS told walking towards the source of smell, trying to step softly and quietly...
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Chomper nodded and walked quietly too. Family hunts were always easy.
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Slowly they were coming nearer and nearer to their prey. After awhile they could at last see it: young longneck, three times smaller than fully grown adult. This one was standing by the tree, obviously searching for some green food. Now he was looking in opposite way to that where Dein and his son were stalking and wind was blowing towards them and from longneck's direction. This seemed to be almost too easy job.
"<This is where my favourite part begins>" Dein whispered to his son "<I call it... "sudden death">". After that he charged against longneck, intending to catch his prey totally off guard and bite it in neck, making short work on it...
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Littlefoot looked around, "Is anyone else hungry or thirsty?" He asked the group he was with.
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"<Yum, could I have some?" Chomper asked his dad. Chomper always loved watching his parents hunt, they were so good at it.
Spike made a noise suggesting :"I am!"
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The longneck didnt have much time to notice he was attacked and even then he couldnt possibly do anything to defence himself. It was over even before it started...
"<Of course, kid. Be my guest.>" Dein said standing over dead corpse. He didnt wait and started to feast...
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Chomper joined up in the lunch. "<Delicious,>" he smiled.
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"<Yes, but I suspect that compliment wouldnt be something your longneck-friend would want to hear.>" Dein joked, then he ripped off big piece of meat, which he swallowed with one gulp.
"<By the way... What is his name? I dont think we were presented formally to each other...>" he asked.
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"Spike says he is hungry, and I am starting to get that way, I am, I am." Ducky said. "Some water would be nice too. To drink or to jump into." She said.
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"<His name is Littlefoot, the threehorn is Cera, the swimmer is Ducky, the flyer is Petrie, and the spiketail is Spike,>" Chomper replied.
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"<I will try to remember them.." Dein said, still eating "<So whos idea was to take care of you once you hathed from your egg?>" he asked curious, as Chomper never said much about his time in Hidden Valley...
(I thought that sharpteeth may call GV a bit differently and since it is hidden beyong Great Wall...)
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"<That was Littlefoot,>" Chomper replied.
(I like the idea Mykrin! :DD )
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Littlefoot nods, "We'll just wait till she returns." Littlefoot said.
(ooc: Good idea. There may be different names for it. My oc fastbiters & their herd call it flattooth valley.)
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The reason Kit hadn't reappeared yet was soon seen as she came tumbling from the tree with a clump of speckled berries (strawberries) following and tumbling down on her.
"Kit, you ok?!" Petrie flapped over to pull the berries aside. Kit giggled and reappeared, "Yeah, I'm fine, but look what I found!" she pointed, "it took a while making it come down though".
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Spike immediately ate some, liking the taste.
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"Spike is eating them, that must mean they are ok to eat." Ducky said, taking off a few to offer them around. "Does anyone want one?" She asked.
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Spike ate a few more, of course. :DD
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"I'm Veli, that's Twiz, and this is Cyrix," Veli replied to Trod in both langauges
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"Sp-ike" Cory half laughed, taking one or two of the berries and eating them, "don't eat 'em all before we get to them" he said (once able to speak again).
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Twiz waved, "Hi, how are you?" he said, moving past his nervousness.
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"I'd like one." Littlefoot said and took one of the ones Ducky was offering and ate it. "mmm, these are tasty. And they only grow up at the top of the trees?" Littlefoot asked.
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Trod gave another look to the dinosaurs that were speaking to him - "maybe they mean no harm" - he thought and relaxed himself as he said. - "I apologize, I haven't talked with many dinosaurs in some time, and I am... kind of stranded here."
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"Well, get used to it," Veli smiled. "If you live here, you'[re stranded, but there's plently of food here."
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"That is not on my plans." - Trod said to Veli - "I came here looking for someone, and that dinosaur is not here... stupid false leads!... the only thing I don't need is to be trapped in here." - the kid sat down near the water and sighed as he placed both hands on his head in disbelief.
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Cyrix stepped over to Trod and patted him on the back.
"Don't worry so much, just try to relax and gather your wits for a few bright circles. I'm sure an idea will come, and if there is anyway I can help out I can assure you I will."
He then clapped his hands and asked, "Who's hungry?"
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"I am!" Veli replied. "Don't worry, I won't eat you guys."
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"<So mom, dad, do you think I'm a good teacher?>" asked Chomper.
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"Hehe, well that's good" Twiz said with a smile, "and I am kinda hungry...but um...well are there any treestars around here?" he asked, "I...could really go for those, I haven't found any in like forever! Yeah, that might sound weird" he admitted, "but I'm half flattooth so..." he shrugged.
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"Yeah, I don't think normally from what I've seen" Kit admitted, "but they were just sitting up there all piled on a leaf like someone put..." she paused as she realized what she was saying and frowned. That was an odd mystery she guessed as to why they were there...
The berries seemed fine though, so she shrugged off any reason to look into it.
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"Well anyway the tops of trees do have some food that isn't found down here." Littlefoot said.
"And under water that is safe to drink also." Ducky said, meaning some green food she had eaten underwater in the Great Valley.
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Spike nodded, he had eaten the underwater green food before as well.
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"Yeah, as long as it's not that yucky big water" Cory said, remembering how bad that had tasted.
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Ducky nodded, "yes not even Spike liked how that water tasted. It is icky." Ducky said.
"For us yes, but for those who live in it I guess it's ok for them." Littlefoot said, trying to see things from the point of view of those who live in the water.
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Cyrix chuckled at Veil's humor.
"I know you won't Veil." He then turned to Twiz and smiled as he answered the flyers question. "Of course there are tree stars and treesweets here...you just have to know where to look, and it just so happens that I do know where both grow on this island...if you'd like me to show you that is." he said with a sly smile.
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Terri smiled widely at Chomper and said in response: <"Yes my son...you are a wonderful teacher...and you should be very proud of yourself...I know I am."> She then nuzzled her son in gratification.
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"<Thanks mom," Chomper smiled. "That reminds me, I should get back to the lesson.<"
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Troz looked at Cyrix and he couldn't avoid smiling. - "Well, some of the leaves here have a very strange flavour, so I'd like some treesweets too." - the kid stood up again and remained near Cyrix, as the Grown-up is from a very similar kind of dinosaur.
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"I'll get you some," Veli smiled. "I may not like them personally, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't help out a friend."
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"Wow, thanks." - Trod replied with some amazement, the others may see that the kid is not very used to this kind of cooperation between dinosaurs of different kinds.
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Cyrix smiled at Veil and said, "Oh don't worry, I can get plenty down without wasting too much effort." He stepped over to a tree and banged his head against it, making many treestars fall from it. "See...easy." he said with a smirk.
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Veil began digging into a clawful of crawlers. "Mmm....the perfect snack," he grinned satisfied.
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Trod shyly came closer to the treestars and took a few of them, he walked a few steps away and sat down to began eating the leaves while looking at the other dinosaurs, but not really saying a word.
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Twiz looked at Cyrix with wide eyes, "Gosh...doesn't that hurt?!" he asked even as he munched a treestar.
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"Yep, I guess" Kit admitted, "just like some kinds of dinosaurs are afraid of heights but us flyers find it fun flying really high!" she smiled.
"Just so long as no sky puffies there..." Petrie added.
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"Ok guys, time for your lesson is sharpteeth to continue!" Chomper smiled, stepping back into the clearing
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"What'll the next thing be?" Littlefoot asked interested an eager to try to learn a bit more sharptooth.
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Chomper procceded to roar in sharptooth "<Hi guys, want to play a game?>"
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"I think he said hi or hello." Ducky said.
Littlefoot nodded, "It certainly did sound like that. not sure of it." Littlefoot said.
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Cyrix smiled to Twiz as he answered.
"It only hurts when I do it more than three times in a single bright circle day. But...I can do it again...if you want some more green food."
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Chomper repeated what he said in flatooth. "Now you try guys."
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<Hi guys, want to play a game?>
Ducky tried, going very slowly and got it mostly ok. <Hi, guis, went tu pay 2 gals>
Littlefoot tried and got, <Hey, guiis, want ta pay a gane?>
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"You're getting it," Chomper instructed, "But still not quite." He repeated the saying, roaring and clicking as slow as possible.
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Dein continued to eat longneck when he heard a sound of movement behind him. He just sighed and look back. This was (again) this relentless pach of chirping-biters, who all were observing him with the same pleading look...
"<What you want this time?>" he asked snippy.
"<The same thing we wanted earlier, Big One.>" Sog asnwered and others shouted:
"<Food! Food! Food!>"
"<Is this the only word you are able to say?!>" Dein roared, quite annoyed.
"<No!>" small biters answered in unison and Sog said, trying to be as much polite as he could:
"<So, Big One? Could we have what will be left of this longneck?>"
"<I thought I've gave you a swimmer already? Wasnt that enough?>"
"<But we couldnt get it, Big One! You've forbidden us to go to your nest and you told us we must wait for you outside of it.>"
"<Ah... Yes. I remember. Well... Wait till I finish then.>" Dein said and went back to eating. After a few heart beats, chirping biters came to other side of a longneck's corpse, so they were facing Papa Sharptooth.
"<Thats alright, Big One. Take your time. There is no rush.>" Sog said cheerfully. That angered greatly Dein, since it sounded to him as if this scavanger was doing him a favour. He mustered his self-control though and tried to eat, but he soon lost his appetite as the whole group of chirping biters was still watching him. He rose up.
"<Alright, you can have it now.>" he said.
"<Now?>" Sog asked a bit perplexed "<Are you sure you dont want to eat some more? We can wait and the big sharptooth as yourself...>"
"<Choose your next words carefully, Sog>" Dein interrupted "<They may be your last.>". The little scavanger just gulped and said a bit terrified:
"<Thank you for your generosity, Big One>".
Papa Sharptooth didnt tell anything and walked away, going to place where Chomper and his leafeater friends were...
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"<Hi dad, how ya doing?>" asked Chomper. "<Did you see those weird little biters again?>"
Spike attempted a roar, since we saw in V that he could. He actually said "<Hi guys, want to play a game?>" in perfect sharptooth!
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"<Dont mention them.>" Dein snarled "<I want to forget for a moment that those most impudent and annoying creature exists.>"
Papa Sharptooth was impressed when he heard Spike's roar.
"<It looks like there is a progress with their language skills.>"
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"<Couldn't you just eat them?>" Chomper asked confused.
"Yeah Spike, that was great!" he said in flattooth
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"<I could do that, but they are so small, they would probably come out from the other side unscratched...>" Dein aswered.
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"<But wouldn't your stomach acids digest them?>" Chomper asked.
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"<Dear boy....>" Papa Sharptooth sighed "<After all this time you should know when I am serious and when I am simply joking.>"
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"Yeah, sorry daddy."> Chomper apologized. "<But I still think you should eat them."
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"<Perhaps I should. However your grandfather and my dad said to me, when I was a hatchling, that their species has a bitter flavour...>" Dein told to Chomper "<But lets stop talking about them. What are you going to teach your friends next?>"
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"<Hm, do you have any ideas of what I should teach them to say daddy?>" asked Chomper.
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"<Maybe... "Help! The sharptooth is chasing us!">" Chomper's dad answered perfectly serious, since on the Island were other predators that didnt promise not to hurt the gang and he knew he and Terri will be the ones responsible for leafeater's protection. If they didnt want Chomper become sad after his friends' death, that is...
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Chomper nodded and told his friends what that meant, then said it in sharptooth.
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Ducky & Littlefoot practiced the earlier statement till they go it right. Then hearing Chomper give them a new phrase and they practiced it.
Ducky went slow and got most of it correct or close, getting better at speaking sharptooth. The first attempt she got, <Hep! The Sharptooth iis chosing os!> she practice more and got closer to the correct pronunciation till she finally got there.
Littlefoot spoke slower as Ducky was doing and got much the same for his first attempt getting, <Hllp! Th sharptooth iis chasssng us!> and with further practice got closer and closer till he got it right.
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Once again, Spike did good on this statement.
"Wow Spike, you're really good at speaking sharptooth,' Chomper complimated.
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Terri had to admit, the little spiketail was getting rather good at speaking sharptooth, and for the leafeaters that could not be an easy thing to do.
<"They learn very fast...I'm impressed."> she said with a smile.
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Chomper realized something. "I guess Spike can't talk in your language, but he can talk in sharptooth guys," he deduced in flattooth.
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"Maybe, but I did hear him say Ducky once." Littlefoot said. (ooc: as seen and heard in the 4th movie.
"I heard him, Though I was not fully awake." Ducky said, not wanting to remember much the details of where she was when she heard Spike. "Maybe it is easier for him to speak Sharptooth then flattooth."
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"<Yeah>" Spike replied....in sharptooth!
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"Wow...you must be really scared then all that time sharpteeth chasing us, if you know what they saying" Petrie realized with a frown.
"Well atleast he'll be able to say that sharpteeth are chasing us to where someone could understand if we can't" Kit said, "then we'd still get help soon".
"Yeah, but I think if Chomper's parents heard something similar they would come check it out anyway" Cory added.
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"If we're going to be staying here we should be able to speak with Chomper's parents instead of having to rely on Chomper to do all the translating." Littlefoot said.
"& it is sorta fun learning another language, it is, it is." Ducky said nodding, liking learning another language.
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"<Nah, sharpteeth aren't really that bad>" Spike replied in perfect sharptooth!
Chomper looked impressed. "Ducky, do you know where Spike learned sharptooth so well? Were his parents part sharptooth or something?"
Before this, Chomper told everyone how to say their names in sharptooth.
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"<Wait. If... er... Spike always knew how to speak perfect sharptooth, then it means he has understood us all along?>" Dein asked remembering that he called the gang "snacks" earlier that day. At time he found it funny, because he was sure that leafeaters couldnt translate his words, but now it looked like he should choose his words more wisely around the spiketail...
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Spike, though he can understand the language, didn't hear the "Snacks" comment because he was focused on food.
"<I don't know every word in sharptooth,>" Spike roared.
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Not knowing most of what is being said Littlefoot sits down to rest and Ducky lays down on her back to look at the sky while she rests.
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Trod finished eating the leaves that he grabbed and said - "I am surprised those head-knocks doesn't hurt you at all Cyrix. But thank you for the leaves." - he smiled to the Rainbowface and to the other dinosaurs and then it began climbing a nearby tree. He reached the top and began scanning the vecinity, by looking and sniffing in all directions, as he felt the soft breeze of the big water on his face.
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"I am a bit tired myself," Chomper yawned. "After everything that happened today."
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"Is it getting late?" Littlefoot asked looking to see where the bright circle was in the sky, but not directly at the bright circle.
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Spike ate some more berries, then fell alseep.
"Yeah, it's getting late," yawned Chomper.
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Cyrix stared up at the tree Trod and smiled.
"Be careful now...but I must ask, what are you looking for my young friend?"
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"Yeah, what are you looking for?" Veil repeated.
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"Maybe we should go to the cave, it may be warmer there, or it might rain, it may, it may." Ducky said looking at the others.
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"Good thinking, follow me guys!" instructed Chomper.
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"Ok." Littlefoot said and got up. Ducky sat up from where she was laying down and got up on Spike's back with Littlefoot helping to lift her part of the way.
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Trod didn't look at Cyrix or Veil at first, he kept staring at the horizon for some more moments, he then sighed and went down from the tree. - "I am looking for my sister, it was me and a Flyer in the search at first, but we were attacked and got separated. I was forced to flee and restarted the search by myself when I got stranded here." - there is frustration in Trod's eyes. - "I am sorry, but I cannot say more at the moment, if you don't mind."
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Cyrix's gaze reflected how he felt as he said with a saddened tone, "I'm sorry for your loss Trod, but you should know that as long as you believe your sister is alive there is always a chance to find her again, and I know you'll find her."
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"Yeah" Twiz added, "Ya can't give up that family is still alive and well even when they're not there...I know that 'cause...well I worry about where my dad is lots of times, but I know he's probably doing fine".
He smiled, "You'll find your sister and I'll see my dad again...probably not as soon as you'll find your sister" he admitted. It was on the tip of his tongue to ask about this flyer that had been with Trod and his sister...but Twiz knew that was probably a dead end. Somehow he just knew.
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"Yeah, me no want to get stuck in skywater" Petrie said as he followed the others. "Yep, that would not be good" Kit added, "it gets you all cold along with not being able to fly".
"Well the puddles are fun" Cory said, "and I plan to go find some tomorrow after we do all get some rest".
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"Yes, maybe some nice large puddles we can all jump in, or water large enough to have fun in." Ducky said, "That would be neat, it would, it would."
"It does sound kinda fun." Littlefoot said, "As long as the water isn't to deep." He said.
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"Ok, but we better get you guys to a cavern today," Chomper called, leading them to the one he showed them earlier.
He then followed his parents back to their nest.
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"I know what loss is like, but I know you'll find your loved ones again," Veil comforted.
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Petrie looked around the cave they were in. He trusted that Chomper would have known there wasn't anything else living in the cave before picking it out, so he tried to be comforted by this, yet couldn't help wondering; especially as Chomper left.
"Hmm, well this'll do real well I think" Cory said. "Yeah" Kit added with a nod, "and there's not too many stone teeth on the ceiling so it won't drip to bad" she pointed out.
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Chomper hurried back to his nest where his parents were waiting.
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"Do you folks want to explore it a bit, or just go to sleep near the entrance?" Littlefoot asked looking around at those still present.
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"Thank you guys." - Trod said bowing his head - "it just that... these last few bright circles have been too much for me. I... I really miss my partner." - the Runner shook his head, trying to clear his head, and then he looked up to the sky, and then to the others. - "it seems it is getting dark, maybe we should try to find a place to sleep. If you don't mind, I'd like to join you."
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"Don't worry, you can join us," Veil said. "And we promise we'll help you find our partner. We even know a family of sharpteeth here on this island. Who knows? Maybe they'll help you too.
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Trod's eyes widened - "a... a sharpteeth family?... I have never find a sharptooth that doesn't want to eat me!" - Trod became a little scared, but the chance to get help was indeed stronger than his natural fear for predators - "I, may give it a chance...".
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"I could speak up for you, and they wouldn't eat you," Veil assured.
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"That... hehehe, that would be nice indeed." - Trod tried to make a smile as best as he could. - "I will follow you all to that place then."
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"Ok, I'll introduce you to the family. I know you'll like thier kid, his name is Chomper."
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"Sounds like many things happen here. I look forward to meet that Chomper you mention." - Trod nodded, trying to stay calmed... knowing a sharptooth family is something new to him, but maybe he doesn't need to be alone as long as he remains in this island.
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"Maybe we can just rest, if some are to tired to explore, we could." Ducky said.
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Cyrix patted Trod on the back once more and spoke up.
"They know me too...but only as a wonderer who they say is 'one with the island'. But I'm sure if I spoke up, they would believe me as well."
(ooc: If it's alright with the GM i'm going to bring in my other character Hunter.)
Hunter was sitting at a watering hole not far from her personal cave, she hadn't hunted in weeks and it was starting to get to her, as she was now pacing back and forth trying to decide on what to do, go hunting in vain, or try to stay here and mope around her home...then she remember Chomper and his family!
"I'm sure they could help me find something on this island worth eating." Hunter said to herself with a smirk.
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"Yeah, don't want to over do it" Cory agreed. Kit was surprised such a kid up for adventures as Cory said this, but agreed.
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Twiz, being more use to at least sharptoothed flyers than flatteeth wasn't to worried about the description of Chomper's parents...even if it was ground walking sharpteeth who were really big...still Veil said it was fine and Twiz was sure it was.
"Don't worry Trod, you've got us to watch you and explain even if Chomper's parents do try to try something, like Mr. Cyrix said" he assured, "and I'll help too".
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"Well, let's go introduce ya!" Veil chuckled, flying slowly ahead.
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Meanwhile, Chomper smelled something. "<Hey mom, dad, do you smell Hunter nearby?>" he asked.
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"Then maybe we should sleep near the entrance. We can easily run farther in or outside that way." Ducky said.
"That sounds like an idea." Littlefoot said.
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Trod began feeling a bit more sure now that he has the support of many dinosaurs - "Thanks, still I'll do my best to not make myself too nervous when we arrive to the place those sharpteeth live."
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"Don't worry, despite what you may think, not all sharpteeth are vicious despite their appetites" Veil said.
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"That's good to know" - Trod said - "... but I do know that you don't need to be a sharptooth to be vicious."
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Cyrix followed behind Veil and gave a deep sigh as he walked past the trees and plants. He still remembered the first time he found his way onto the island and began to have flashbacks.
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Hunter stepped out of the line of trees and could clearly see Chomper and his parents. It was a good sight to see them alive and well again.
She sat down for a moment as she greeted them. "Hello Dein, Terri, and Chomper...nice to see you both again."
Terri nodded her head as she replied.
"Nice to see you as well Hunter." She then turned to her son and said, "You were right Chomper, your nose is very good."
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"What do the rest of you think? Or would you rather sleep a bit farther in?" Littlefoot asked.
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"Thanks mom," Chomper said flattered. "So how have you been Hunter?"
Spike made a noise suggesting "I want to sleep now."
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"I think sleep does sound like a good idea" Kit said, and Cory nodded along with Petrie.
"After all, we don't want to be tired if we have to run away from stuff" Cory added even as he and some of the others began to settle down.
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Twiz followed along, happy to have all the new friend's he'd met, and eager if not nervously to meet more.
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"Ok, sounds like we sleep here near the entrance then." Littlefoot said and started to lay down.
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Spike nodded and began dozing off.
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Chomper waited for Hunter's reply.
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"Is there a nice place to sleep where Chomper lives?" - Trod asked - "because I've been sleeping in the treetops for a while and I'd like to sleep in the ground."
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"The family's nest is pretty big," Veil said.
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Ducky went over to go start to go to sleep next to Littlefoot. Littlefoot curled up and started to go to sleep.
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"Well they won't have to worry about me, I always feel better sleeping in the trees, probably because it means I can fly away quicker if one of the ground walking sharpteeth does want to try and attack me" Twiz said.
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Cory, Kit and Petrie were already sleep from where they'd curled up.
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"Good night guys!" Thye heard Chomper call from a distance away.
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"That should be an asset for all Flyers, I remember when my partner taught me how to sleep on treetops" - Trod said - "... but all I could win was to be knocked out from the falls I got, haha."
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"Ooh, that must've hurt," said Veil.
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Trod smiled before replying - "Yeah, I am amazed I haven't broke half the bones on my body, hehehe. But I learned and that allowed me to hide from most predators." - Then the Runner yawned. - "I am a bit of tired."
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Cyrix tried to stifle a laugh.
"Well...I think I can help with the falling out of the tree bit if you'd like the help Trod." he offered with a smile of amusement. "But getting rest now is far more important. So, where should we rest for the night?" he asked.
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Hunter who felt bad for not answering Chompers previous question just sighed and climbed a nearby tree and quickly fell asleep on one of the many branches.
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<Tired, I see." Chomper commented. "<Me too.>" the little sharptotoh was getting drowsy
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"<Then I suggest you go to sleep, son. Tis was really eventful day, so we all may use some rest>" Dein said, starting to lay down...
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"I think we should find a place soon, or I may get to sleep standing right here." - Trod replied as he smiled, enjoying the company of Cyrix, Twiz and Veil, but he still has that pain within, from his missing sister and his now missing Flyer friend and partner.
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"<Night,>" Chomper roared tiredly.
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Terri roared a good night as well, as she turned around and began to walk back to their nest for the night.
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Cyrix smiled.
"Well, when in doubt I sleep near a watering hole, just in case...colse enough to see the water, but far enough away that if a predator should come, we'll be safe."
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"Then let's go find a watering hole." - Trod said as he tried to feel more cheerily.
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Cyrix smiled at Trod's optimism and said aloud, "If you're still too tired to walk Trod, I can carry you."
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The kid Runner looked at Cyrix and replied - "Thank you Cyrix, but please don't worry, I am still fine."
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"Glad to hear that," smiled Veil.
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Cyrix nodded as well, and said, "Alright then...if you would please follow me, I'll take you to where my waterside sleeping place is."
He then turned and took several steps further into the tree line as a grim smile appeared on his face.
"I suddenly have a bad feeling about tonight." he said aloud.
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Hunter on the other paw was beginning to stir in her sleep, and in fact was having a nightmare, which in turn caused her to begin sleep walking. And her nightmare involved her tracking and hunting something she could never find...but this night...her sleep story would prove dangerously different.
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Veil followed along, wondering what Cyrix's comment meant.
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Trod was walking near Cyrix and shivered after hearing what the Rainbowface said. - "I hope nothing bad would happen to us." - he then began looking everywhere as he kept on walking.
OOC: I will soon bring a new OC, thanks Brekclub for allowing me to do that.
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"Me too," added Veil.
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"Well, if you think that's safe then I'm sure it is" Twiz said, "after all you've lived here a whole lot longer than me who just got here" he smiled.
As they continued on, he frowned though. "W-why?" he asked about Cyrix having a bad feeling.
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While asleep, Kit and Cory's sleep stories could be termed half good half bad, as the sleep stories themselves were happy and about being at home in the Great Valley, but only setting up for the let down of when they would awaken and find they weren't home.
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"I agree with Twiz, besides, you are a lot bigger and wiser than us Cyrix, I'm sure you have far more experience than any of us." - Trod said, trying to cheer up things.
In the mainland, a small figure landed in the rocks near the shore. It is a small Flyer that began looking towards the island - "That has to be the place" - he tried to fly again, but his body was trembling from exhaustion. - "I am... so tired... but I must do it." - the kid gathered all the strenght he could and began flying again, and went to the island.
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Spike was still awake, eating more plants.
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Cyrix smiled as the group reached his sleeping spot. He turned and said, "Well try not to worry tonight, I'm sure my feelings are wrong...they sometimes are when it comes to this island." He then added:
"Besides, I'll be staying up all night to make sure nothing bad happens to you little ones. Sound fair?"
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Hunter however was stalking in her sleep story and was getting closer and closer to her prey..and this one was the same as it always was...a rainbow face, but this time even in her sleep story she was determined to get what she came for as her muscles tensed and she crouched lower to the ground ready to strike, when the rainbow face let it's guard down.
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Terri looked up for a moment with weary and tired eyes and noticed Hunter was gone.
"I wonder where she could be at a time like this?" she asked herself quietly.
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Dein heard Terri's question, as he wasnt fully asleep.
"<Hunting perhaps? After all, she is a hunter not only by name, you know.>" Papa Sharptooth said trying to be funny.
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"Is Hunter sleep-walking again?" Chomper asked, waking up for a late night drink of water.
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"As long as it doesn't make you sleepy" Twiz answered Cyrix before settling down himself. "Thanks...Mr. Cyrix" he said as he drifted off, "it is more comfortable going to sleep somewhere still new if I know you'll be watching out for something".
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"Agreed," said Veil.
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"Thank you very much sir" - Trod replied bowing to Cyrix in sign of respect. - "...hopefully nothing bad will happen, but I think we can find a way to help you anytime."
The newcomer Flyer did his best to fly between the many trees of the island, he flew until his own wings gave up on moving and the kid crashlanded near a watering hole. - "I... cannot move anymore" - he then saw an approching dinosaur, he looked small but the purple scales and red eyes were visible - "I... I just hope he is... not a sharptooth...." - the Flyer was panting, trying to catch his breathe and waiting for whatever thing may happen since he has no strenght to not even move.
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Chomper walked towards the water, but then he saw the flyer standing there breathless.
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The Flyer has his look fixed at Chomper, he saw that the incoming dinosaur was indeed a sharptooth, he sighed and used his arms to try to raise himself. - "Sorry Trod, I... I really tried." - that was all the kid could say before loosing conciousness, due to fatigue and maybe some blood lost coming from some nasty-looking injuries that could be seen.
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Chomper looked concerened at the flier as it fainted. "I gotta do something!" Chomper thought. He picked the flyer up and ran back to his nest.
"<Mom, dad, this flier's hurt!>" he called.
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"<Flier? What flier?>" Dein asked dreamily, as he had just fallen asleep.
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"<This one,>" Chomper replied, setting it down.
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When Terri heard the words hurt, and flyer in that order she immediately opened her eyes and looked down at Chomper and the flyer in his arms.
"Oh dear...the poor thing, it needs help." She then stood up and said, "Follow me Chomper, we're going to take him to a near by watering hole."
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Cyrix gave a soft laugh.
"Don't worry boys, you'll be fine...trust me. And I won't sleep tonight I promise." he said quietly so they could start to fall asleep, but that bad feeling in his gut wouldn't leave...in fact it was only getting worse by the moment.
Hunter was close now...she could smell it. This time she would catch her prey...and be victorious once again! She let loose a low growl as she pounced towards Cyrix.
Cyrix however had heard the growl and had enough sense to move without making a sound, while at the same time grabbing Hunter around the neck and holding her still.
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Chomper nodded and followed his mother, even though he didn't know who this flier is.
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Veil opened his eyes and saw Cyrix and Hunter attacking each other. "Um......" he said, not knowing what to do.
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"Ok...good night Mr. Cyrix" Twiz said and finally did begin to drift off to sleep. He had half drifted when the slight growl and low but still present sounds of a struggle jolted him awake yet again.
His eyes went wide as he saw Cyrix battling with a sharptooth! He had no idea who Hunter was after all, and just saw a vicious ground walking sharptooth. "H-hold on Mr. Cyrix, I'll help ya!" he said, darting in to try and hit at the sharptooth, but Hunter dodged and all Twiz ended up doing was gently but uselessly bumping against some rocks on the opposite side. With a sigh he turned though.
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This was weird for Veil, as he knew both Cyrix and Hunter, so he didn't know who to help.
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Cyrix continued to hold Hunter around her neck and finally noticed something.
"Veil, she seems to be asleep...If you and Twiz could just bop her on the head here....right between the eyes, it should wake her up. I'll hold her still." called Cyrix now that everyone was awake and alert.
Hunter however continued to struggle and fight to be let go and capture her dream prey.
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Terri stopped walking for a moment and sniffed the air. She then grinned.
"It seems Hunter has found our rainbow faced prey for us...how nice." She then started walking again and faster than before.
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"Gotcha," Veil nodded, bopping Hunter.
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"Is this flyer goning to be okay mom?" asked chomper.
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Hunter immediately stopped moving and went limp in Cyrix's arms. After a few moments she groaned and opened her eyes. After realizing she was being held by Cyrix, she screeched and jumped from his hold, and landed right in the water.
Cyrix couldn't help but laugh for a moment.
Hunter however was visibly angry as she shouted: "WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEAR MY NEST?! I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY!!!"
Cyrix for a moment was taken aback as he said calmly and quietly
"My dear Hunter, it seems you were sleep walking....again!"
After hearing that Hunter blushed in embarassment and sat down in the water. "S-sorry." she mumbled.
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Terri had been so focused on getting to the rainbow face that when Chomper spoke it made her stop for a moment. She looked down and realized the flyer's health came first and she nodded her head to her son.
"Yes, he'll be alright...he does seem to have a few minor wounds, but he's mostly just tired."
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"Where should we put him mom?" asked Chomper.
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Terri saw the pond, and said, "Right there Chomper. In the water." As she looked up however she could clearly see Hunter...and even more impressive was the rainbow face she had been hunting for some time. She grinned and said,
"Chomper....stay with the flyer. I have something I need to do!" She then charged through the water right for Cyrix.
Hunter heard the roar and recognized it right away, but moved aside so as not to be stepped on.
Cyrix however went pale as he told Trod, Twiz, and Veil to move out of the way, while doing the same thing himself.
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Trod looked at the situation and it went closer to Cyrix and said regretfully - "I'm sorry I couldn't do anything at all... it's just that I'm not strong enough to fight." - He then saw the huge Sharptooth approaching and he just did what Cyrix told him and the others to do and jumped out of the way.
The Flyer was still unconscious, but he was able to mumble some words, in fact, those words were names. - "Trod... Doni..."
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"Go mom!" cheered on Chomper.
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Hunter was confused. So she walked over to Chomper and asked, "What is your mom doing? That rainbow face is my friend...why is she hunting him?"
Cyrix turned and ran into the forest hoping to try and lose Terri.
But the female sharptooth wouldn't be fooled so easily and kept chasing Cyrix.
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"Oh....I did not know that...." Chomper admitted
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Hunter looked around as Terri ran off.
"We need to stop those two." She then noticed the flyer. "Who's this?" she asked?
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"I have no idea," Chomper rplied. "But knowing that rainbowface, he'll probably get away," the little rex admitted.
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Trod was still trembling at the glance of the huge sharptooth that appeared from nowhere. - "I think I should do something" - then the kid began running after Cyrix, thinking that maybe he could help... and not noticing about Chomper and the Flyer on his arms.
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Hunter looked confused at Chompers words and asked, "Why do you say that?"
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Cyrix however was having a hard time evading Terri this time. But he saw his lucky break and jumped down a hole just big enough for him to fit though.
And Terri's snout smacked into the ground with a thump and she roared in mild pain. "Darn that rainbow face! He always finds a way to get away!"
She then remembered her son and the young flyer back at the watering hole, and turned to go back to them...when she felt something small smack into her leg. She looked down at Twiz, not sure what to do with the little one.
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"That rainbowface has been hunted by my mommy and daddy many times, but he's never been caught," Chomper explained. He began run to find his mom when he heard her little roar in pain.
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Trod kept on running trying to figure out where Cyrix went. He did that not noticing that Chomper's mother stopped her hunting and turned back, and he stopped running just a few meters behind Twiz - "EEP!" - the Runner had no choice but to wait what would the sharptooth going to do.
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One minute Twiz had been confused then relieved as it appeared Hunter wasn't a threat and just sleep walking, yet then he did have reason to fear as another ground walking sharptooth charged for Cyrix!
Not wanting to, but obeyeing, Twiz darted off to a safer height. Yet he knew he couldn't leave it there, so he taken chase and ended up smacking straight into the actually hunting sharptooth.
He grinned nervosly, hoping his two almost baby teeth of sharpteeth would be enough to convince her not to eat him right then and there, yet seeing Cyrix again, Twiz found courage.
"You...you leave that rainbow face alone, 'cause...I like him and...I won't let you eat him!" Twiz said. He flapped up to Terri's eye level, "I...I don't care if I'm smaller than your tooth probably..." he realized, "I'll...well...drop things on your head to protect him if I have to so...please...just be nice".
Twiz thought he should have probably said something more heroic in wrapping that up, but what had come to his mind had just come out and he continued flapping there unsurely.
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Trod was near some bushes, and he began watching carefully what Twiz was doing, trying to convince that huge sharptooth to stop the hunt. - "That's brave indeed... hopefully not a reckless action." - he thought for himself as he used the moment to try to look for Cyrix.
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Chomper didn't want his mom hurt, so he ran up beside her. "She'll stop, don't worry," Chomper tried to assure.
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OCC: Does Chomper still carry the wounded Flyer? if not, tell me to change my post, thanks :DD .
IC: Trod suddenly saw a sharptooth hatchling appearing. - "Is he speaking in the Leafeater tongue!?" - the Runner let his curiosity take over for a moment to get a bit closer to him, until he saw who was been carried by the little sharptooth - "... that... that cannot be..." - his arms and legs trembled as his eyes began filling with tears - "Rhamphy!!!!" - Trod began running until he reached Chomper, he saw his friend who was unconscious and asked Chomper. - "I know you can understand my language... is Rhamphy alive? (he saw the injuries Rhamphy has, and since he is in the arms of a sharptooth he asked with a serious tone) did you do this to him?".
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"No!" Chomper said to Trod. "He was like this when I found him, and he's still alive. My mom and I helped him!"
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As the little sharptooth spoke leafeater, and at Trod's response and the little sharptooth holding a flatoothed flyer it seemed, Twiz slowly lowered to the ground, just watching and taking in all that happened to try and understand.
He slowly walked up. "W-who's Rhamphy?" he asked, then he remembered Trod's words from first meeting him, "Is this that flyer you were looking for?".
He walked closer, "Gosh, what happened to him?".
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Trod used his hands to dry his tears, unsuccesfully - "I... I really thought I lost him some ten bright circles ago... and he did find me." - he used his hand to caress his friend and then looked back at Chomper. - "I never thought I would ever say this... but thank you for helping him."
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"Don't mention it," Chomper smiled.
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Trod smiled at Chomper, and then he looked at Twiz - "Yes, he is my Flyer partner I mentioned. Our sharptooth hero here said he found him injured so I think we'll have to wait until Rhamphy wakes up... to know what happened."
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"So what should we do with him while he's sleeping?" asked Chomper.
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Terri was amused by Twiz's threat, and she began to laugh rather loudly as a matter of fact. She then looked down to her son and back up to Twiz...and still the smile didn't leave her face as she took a step back and nodded her head.
"Okay kid." she spoke to Twiz. "I'll leave the rainbow face alone from now on...besides, my mate and I can never seem to catch him anyway."
She then remembered the other flyer, and asked Chomper,
"Where did you leave the other flyer? Is he still by the water?"
Cyrix poked his head out of the hole, but didn't say a word. Still thinking Terri meant him harm.
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Trod replied to Chomper - "Maybe, we should let him rest in a place near the water, or maybe in the place Cyrix was leading us... I don't know, I am just too happy to see he is alive."
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Despite the situation, Twiz was able to find a small smile at the bigger sharptooth's words...though he wasn't sure if she wasn't making fun of him a bit. He shrugged it off though and turning spotted Cyrix.
"i-it's ok, she promised not to hurt ya" Twiz said before frowning, "but it looks like someone already hurt Trod's flyer friend" he indicated Rhamphy. "Though...he might be a little ok" he admitted, hearing Chomper and Trod talk.
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All this commotion was enough to wake the gang up. "<What was that?>" Spike asked in sharptooth as they came up.
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"Something wild maybe." Ducky said, slipping into flattooth language.
<Maybe we should take a look.> Littlefoot said as he got up and stood up.
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Terri was stunned to see the other children being woken up so late. She crouched down and said to Chomper, "Perhaps you should tell your friends what has happened. I'll take Trod and Twiz back to the pond and watch over Rhamphy."
Cyrix tried to climb free of the hole...only to sigh and clear his throat to get everyones attention.
"It would seem...I'm stuck...can I get some help here please?"
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<What is going on?> Ducky asked Chomper in sharptooth, and yawning a bit during her dialog.
<yea> Littlefoot paused to yawn, <What is going on?>
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"Heh heh, I'll help you," Chomper smiled to Cyrix. Just because he managed to avoid being hunted down by his folks, doesn't mean he didn't have bad luck. Chomper pulled, and eventually Cyrix was free.
Chomper then explained what just happened to his friends.
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Twiz had been standing there, head tilted, looking at these others kids for some time (otherwise he would have heard and helped help Cyrix out too) and now he suddenly gave a happy cry and darted down to hug Kit as he recoqnized his cousin.
"Uh, I think most of you guys met my cousin from my mom's side, Twiz, who snuck in a few times" Kit told the others, trying to remember if everyone of Littlefoot and his other friends had met Twiz.
Petrie had just been putting that together, "Oh, yeah" he nodded, "How you doing?" he asked Twiz. Cory nodded as well.
"Fine" Twiz said absently with a laugh before turning back to Kit,
<"Kit, what are you guys all doing here?"> he asked happily, in sharptooth before realizing it, "Uh, I mean". Kit laughed, stepping back, <"No, it-s fine" she said, <"Chomper-s been teaching us"> she said even as she stood back to look at Twiz, shocked as well. <"And me?!"> she asked, <"What you are doing here?!"> she asked with a laugh, having to pause at some of the consonants and mixing a few words, but otherwise doing pretty good considering just before bed she'd learned it all.
Twiz laughed, <"That's a long story">. Twiz next frowned though as he remembered the situation, <"Oh I am glad to see you"> he told Kit, <"All of you, but right now Rhampy's hurt and we should probably get him help">
Having heard the story from Chomper, Kit nodded, "Right" she said in flattooth, "but what could we do?".
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<My mommy & Daddy,>Ducky paused, knowing she'd likely never see her again or the rest of her family, then made her self continue <put leaves on hurts.> Ducky said.
<& he may need some water and food when he wakes up.> Littlefoot said.
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"I'll get the water, you guys get the leaves," Chomper said in leafeater.
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"Thank you very much everybody for your help. Maybe I should stay with Rhamphy, so if he awakes at least he'll see a familiar face." - Trod said as he lowered his head in sign of humbleness.
Rhamphy was still unconscious, but it was notorious he was having an uneasy sleep.
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Ducky ran off with Littlefoot to look for some leaves to put on his wounds and some to eat if he looked like a leafeater type of flyer.
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Chomper put Rhamphy gently down on a tree stump. "Is he going to be ok?" Chomper asked in flattoth.
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"I hope so, he is stronger than he looks, he should be fine." - Trod said trying to reassure Chomper. - "Don't worry, I'll stay here with him. And, someday, I'll make sure to return you the favor."
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Ducky and Littlefoot were picking some leaves and putting them on Littlefoot's back since he could carry more then Ducky herself could.
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Trod was very amazed to see the dinosaurs running to help his friend, and he couldn't hide the smile because of that. He sat down and patted Rhamphy. - "You'll be fine, you'll see."
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Ducky returned riding on Littlefoot. She was holding down the leaves to keep them from blowing away.
<I thought it best to get some extras, in case some were blown away or if he or anyone was hungry.> Ducky said in sharptooth.
"Yea, extras are handy. Is anyone hungry?" Littlefoot asked, "There is extra here." he said, stopping near where Rhampy was. Ducky grabbed some leaves and slid off of Littlefoot and went over to where the unconscious flyer was and started to tear some leaves in half so they'd fit better before she started to put some on his wounds as carefully as she could.
"Come on, plente of leaves to help or for a snack." Littlefoot said in flattooth. <Can someone with hands put some down near him or on some of his wounds?> Littlefoot said in sharptooth.
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"Normally I wouldn't waste an opportunity to eat something, but this time I'm not really hungry." - the Runner said to Littlefoot and Ducky, not really knowing them - "Ohh, I didn't want to be rude, my name is Trod, nice to meet you and again, thanks for your help."
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"I'm Littlefoot and this is Ducky here." Littlefoot said, then went on to introduce any of his other friends who may be present. Ducky worked on making sure she had all of the injured flyer's wounds covered in leaves.
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"<i'm Spike,>" Spike said in sharptooth.
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Dein woke up as he heard some commotion nearby. He stood up and walked towards the place the voices were coming from...
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"<Oh hey dad,>" Chomper called. He explained the situation to his father.
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<There, finished.> Ducky said. She gathered some leaves and tried to shove them under the injured flyer's head, Littlefoot helped by using the tip of his tail to lift his head a bit so Ducky could make a tiny pile of leaves under his head.
<There, he has a soft place to put his head on, and he can eat them when he wakes up, if he's hungry.> Ducky said.
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Cyrix thanked Chomper for the help and as everyone gathered around Rhamphy to make sure he was okay, Cyrix gathered some water with a leaf and placed it next to tired flyer. "I do hope he'll be alright." he then turned to Terri and bowed.
"Thank you for trusting me."
Terri smiled, but was still weary of Cyrix.
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Littlefoot looked at Trod, "Maybe you should stay close to him so you are the first thing he sees, if you 2 are friends." Littlefoot said.
"Maybe touching him gently may help him feel better, it may." Ducky said nodding then repteating what she said in sharptooth.
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"Good idea," Chomper agreed.
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"M-my mom somtimes put wet leaves on my head to make me feel better when I bumped it or anything?" Twiz said, "do you think he'd need some of those too?".
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"<Probably,>" Spike said in sharptooth.
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"I'll follow Littlefoot's idea and I'll remain next to Rhamphy." - Trod said, he then turned to see Twiz. - "the wet leaves idea sounds good too, I remember when I was once sick, my father used to do that as well." - The kid Runner then sat down next to Rhamphy, waiting for his friend to wake up soon.
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"Maybe he would need some of those, he may." Ducky said nodding.
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"Then I'll be back before you can even miss me" Twiz said and flapped off quicky to find and wet some leaves to bring back. Kit didn't even have to time to suggest that maybe herself and Petrie (who she just assumed would help too) should come and help before Twiz came back with three wet leaves.
"Here, they get heavy when they're wet, but I got these" Twiz said.
"We'll go get some more in case he needs more" Kit said, she nudged Petrie and he nodded, "Yeah,we be right back" he said as the two flapped off.
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"Do you know a place where we could find these kinds of leaves mommy?" asked Chomper.
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"Good idea." Littlefoot said to the flyer who went off to get some leaves as well as the others who wanted to also.
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Veil flew around looking for leaves.
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"<Well... I know about that kind of place, where is lots of these leaves, but there is one problem. It lies on territory of fastbiter group and they might not like unexpected visitors...>" Dein said "<Not that they pose any threat to me or your mother, son>" he quickly added, not wanting Chomper (or anybody) to think that he was afraid of a few smaller sharpteeth..
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<Maybe we can wait till he awakens to see if he needs those leaves. Then we can plan what to do if he does, we can.> Ducky said in sharptooth then repeated what she had said in flattooth.
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"You are all already doing too much for us, there is no need for you to put yourself at risk." - Trod said gratefully to his new friends. - "but there is something that is worrying me: if Rhamphy could find this place... what if the attacker finds this place as well?" - the kid shook his head - "I shouldn't have said that, maybe we'll never see the attacker again."
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Ducky shrugs, "If he comes here maybe Chomper's parents can eat him." Ducky said.
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"Good idea Ducky," smiled Chomper in both langauges.
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"That doesn't sound bad at all." - Trod said - "... in fact I would like some other dinosaurs to be eaten too." - there was hate in the kid's last words, but he quickly tried to show a more normal face again.
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"Like who?" Chomper asked, overhearing Trod.
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"Some bullies?" Ducky said remembering Hyp and his friends. She would not miss them.
"Bullies can be pretty bad." Littlefoot said, also remembering the bullies.
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Trod sighed at the questions and took a second before replying - "I would want my entire herd to get eaten... or at least, my herd's leader." - after that, he lowered his head and he just began caressing his injured partner again.
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Cyrix was a bit worried about Trod's comments to his own herd and patted the young flyer on the head.
"May I ask why you would want that to happen? Did they do something bad?"
Terri however gave a small smile as she whispered to Chomper, "your new flyer friend seems to have a lot of hate for his herd...although the promise of food is a pretty good trade."
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"<And here I was thinking that all flatteeth loves each other>" Dein said with sarcasm, when Chomper translated Trod's words"<It looks like they have much more common with us than I thought>"
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Hearing the comment Ducky got scared and ran off towards the cave she had been sleeping in thinking someone like that was evil and may want to eat someone small like her or worst.
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Chomper was surprised about Trod's words. But in his mind, he thought.
"Ha, leafeaters aren't as nice as they say they are."
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At what Chomper's dad said, Twiz looked angry himself now. "Well it was my mom's sharptoothed herd that kicked out my flattoothed father!" he suddenly exclaimed, "so I'd watch the saying yall are perfect or anything if I were you" he crossed his wings.
<"As annoyed as I am by that statement too..."> Cory said, <"I also know I don't think he meant it that way"> he told Twiz. The little flyer sighed, <"Yeah, sorry"> he told Dein, <"It's just...oh nevermind, I feel like no matter who I'm talkin' too I've been defending either my mom's herd or my dad my whole life...I still don't know where my dad is...since my mom's herd didn't want a flattooth even half leading them"> he glanced down.
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OOC: This will be a long post, but I think it is time to tell Trod's background info. I hope it is ok, because this is what I could come up with in such short notice.
IC:
"<We may have more in common that any of us will ever want to recognize or believe.>" - Surprisingly Trod said those words to Dein in the Sharptooth language!. - "I don't speak very much that language, is kinda complicated for me." - The kid remained silent for a moment. - "I hate my herd because they are evil. They left behind the ways of peaceful survival to engage in a more hostile way of survival. All of this happened many cold times ago, my herd was originally a peaceful herd of Runners, until the lands changed, food became scarce... we Runners can eat a variety of food, but we are not hunters... at least not until a new leader came, making the herd to use everything that is needed to survive, turning everybody into... monsters. Almost half the Herd decided to abandon the new leader and look for another place to live, in the ways of peaceful survival. There were two lovers, a couple that manage to find happiness in those times, and they had two eggs. When the eggs hatched was when the exodus of half the herd happened, they had to leave by force because the leader wouldn't allow that. The female could escape with one of the hatchlings, but the male was forced to stay behind, with the other hatchling. A promise of a re-encounter was made. Cold ages after the exodus, I was told the truth of what happened... but the leader figured out too, blamming my father for what happened and accusing him of treason and accusing me of been a living representation of what he and his herd hates. He... he killed my father and he left me behind, tied up into a dead tree, easy prey for Sharpteeth or to have a slow death from starvation." - At this point, the kid couldn't hold his tears anymore, but he did an effort to finish what he has to say. - "I don't know how many bright circles passed before Rhamphy found me, he freed me and helped me to see I still have someone that may be waiting for me... all I want is to live in peace, leaving behind the anger I still have... a chance for me to be happy with my sister and my mother, who are still out there, as farwalkers."
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<That is terrible. Well you're here with a friend so you are in a better place now.> Littlefoot said.
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"<They left one of their own for certain death?>" Dein asked trying to contain his disgust and anger "<If I ever meet them...>" he didnt finish his sentence.
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"<I'm so sorry for you Tro,>" Chomper said, horrified at Trod's words.
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'I'd best go and see how Ducky is doing." Littlefoot said then went off in the direction Ducky had run off in fear.
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Trod saw Littlefoot departing - "I hope she'll be ok.... I never wanted to make her feel that way." - the kid still has many tears coming out of his eyes, his memories invading his mind.
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"Is there anything we can do to help?" asked Chomper.
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Trod tried to dry some of his tears before replying - "No... you are all already doing too much for me, by saving Rhamphy. Thanks." - the kid managed to smile at the Sharptooth.
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"Don't mention it," replied Chomper with a grin.
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Littlefoot caught up with Ducky who was in the cave they had been sleeping in.
"He seems bad, wanting his whole herd eateded he does he does." Ducky said.
"Maybe he feels that way, but maybe it the choice came down to it he may not really want it. But he told us a story of some of his past. Do you want to hear it?" Littlefoot asked.
"I do, if you want to tell it." Ducky said.
"Ok..." Littlefoot said then started to tell Ducky the story he had heard Trod say.
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"Yes" Kit and Cory nodded, not even able to imagine such a thing as what Trod explained had happened. Twiz almost felt guilty for his own whining, at least he hadn't been kicked out as well as his father.
"Y-yeah Trod, we're here for you...and if I ever hear anything about your mom or sister, I'll be sure to tell ya" the flyer promised, knowing what it was to wish for a family member to come back or to be reunited with them.
Petrie followed along with Littlefoot to check and make sure Ducky was ok. "D-ducky, you ok?" he asked, reaching where she was and slowly walking up, incase she needed space or anything.
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Ducky nods, "I think I am. He just seemeded very evil, he did, he did & what he said scareded me." Ducky said.
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"<Me too,>" Spike agreed in sharptooth.
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<He did?>Ducky asked looking at Spike.
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"It...not nice, that for sure" Petrie said, "but...me think he just really angry and maybe not think when he talking" the flyer shrugged.
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Littlefoot nodded, "Petrie's right." he said.
"You both think so?" Ducky asked, unsure about Trod.
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Cyrix had heard all of Trod's story, but now he was visibly angry, and to prove it he had clawed the bark off of a nearby tree and as he stopped for a moment he clenched his fist and turned around.
"That is unfair...and wrong!" he shouted. Cyrix then faced Trod personally and said, "If we meet your herd, I will see to it that the leader understands his true role as what a leader should be..." he then slammed his fists together.
"By force!"
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"W-well don't get yourself hurt too" Kit whispered to what Longtail said, Twiz nodded. Cory, meanwhile, was noticing how Ducky wasn't back yet. "If I went to check up, do you think that would just crowd her and seem like everyone was bugging her?" he asked Kit. The flyer shrugged, "I don't know, but I think Petrie and Littlefoot have it under control, Petrie's always able to cheer Ducky up" she smiled.
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"Well, it still confusing, but...yeah, they all kinda mean" Petrie tried to make sense of both Trod's words and his words off of the horrible things his herd did to him apparently.
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Ducky nods, "They do seem so. Worst then Cera's dad, they do. He is happier without them. But it is horrible what they did, it is, it is."
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Trod nodded to what Kit said about Cyrix's idea - "I appreaciate your concern and intentions mr. Cyrix, but he has the loyalty of all the herd, making things difficult I would believe. But maybe something could be done about that monster." - the kid dried off his tears and remained silent for a moment before speaking again - "I am now worried about that Swimmer... Ducky, maybe I should go and apologize to her directly. I made her run away... I never wanted that to happen."
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"That would be best," said Chomper.
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"Yeah, and if you want me to help you find her, I will" Cory offered to Trod. "And don't worry, she'll forgive you and not be mad or anything, Ducky always nice like that" Kit tried to reassure the rainbow face kid.
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Cyrix took a deep breath and sat down.
"I'm sorry for my outburst...I'll stay here and keep an eye on Ramphy for you Trod. It is the least I can do. Don't worry I'll make sure he is alright."
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Spike made a noise suggesting "That's nice of you."
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"Thank you, I cannot be more sure he'll be more than safe with you." - Trod stood up and bowed to Cyrix and the other dinosaurs there. He then went to where Cory is - "Please take me where Ducky is."
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"Alright, well she ran off this way" Cory said, beginning to lead the way, "and if I know her, she'd have probably gone in one of these caves..." he picked on that seemed likely and went into it, finding just who he'd been looking for along with Petrie and Littlefoot.
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"Hello there." Littlefoot said waving his tail. Ducky was sitting with her back against the wall having been talking to the others. She looked over at Cory.
"Oh, hello there." She said.
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Trod appeared behind Cory, he then looked at Ducky - "He-Hello..." - the kid stuttered - "I came here to apologize, I-I never wanted to make you feel... I didn't want to make you feel bad, I made a mistake and left my emotions to take over me. I hope you'll forgive me." - Trod bowed in sign of respect and regret.
Back with the other dinosaurs, the little Flyer began mumbling while still sleeping - "Look at top of those mountains and hills... they shine with a thousand colors...."
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Ducky smiles as Trod finished what he has to say, "I am glad you can to explain. I thought you were evil, I did, from what you said, I did, I did. Littlefoot and Cory told me why you said those things and I can understand your feelings." Ducky got up and went over to hug Trod. "It is ok now, it is, it is."
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"It really is ok now?, thanks." - Trod smiled and hugged Ducky too.
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Cory smiled at this happy end to all the misunderstandings of what Trod said.
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"I think he's having an interesting sleep story" Twiz pointed out, hearing the other flyer's words.
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"Shall we go back to where the others are?" Littlefoot asked.
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Cory nodded, "Yes I think we should, we did after all come to get you and then take you back there".
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"And the others may worry if we delay too much." - Trod say with a lower voice, not wanting to even think about saying something that can cause more problems.
"Shiny lights will show the path, the path been made by the dying one, the dying one will lead us back, back to our lost home...." - Rhamphy kept on speaking while sleeping, with a very soft voice.
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"Ok, let us head back now then." Ducky said, going over to climb onto Littlefoot's back.
"Who wants to go first?" Littlefoot asked looking at the others.
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Trod looked at the Littlefoot and replied - "Well, I followed Cory here, and you came before Cory, so maybe you should lead the way... if that is no problem."
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Dein looked attentivly at mumbling flyer, but he couldn't understand anything that was said in flattooth. Papa sharptooth sighed and said to Chomper:
"<Maybe I should let you teach me this leafeaters language? It would make thimgs more easy, if I wouldn't have to wait till someone translates me what is being said...>"
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"<Good idea dad,>" Chomper said.
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"Ok, if you are sure." Littlefoot said before he started heading back to where the others were. He picked a pace he was sure everyone could comfortably walk.
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"<I am getting tired,>" Spike yawned.
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"It is getting very late. Maybe we can all get ready to sleep once we are all reunited." - Trod said as he began walking at the same speed of Littlefoot.
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"We'll be back with the others very quickly." Littlefoot said as they grew very near the place.
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"That sounds nice, I really want to finally have some good rest since Rhamphy is alive and well." - Trod stretches his arms a bit and smiled at the thought of having a nice full night to sleep.
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"Night everybody" Chomper said in both languages.
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"I'll just watch and tell you when the others get here too" Kit offered, and tried to do just that, on a perch of her on on a nearby tree but she slowly drifted off herself.
As they reached the spot, Cory grinned, "Looks like everyone else fell asleep ahead of us" he pointed out. "Not that I'm not ready to crash myself" the swimmer next yawned.
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"Well, we can sleep here if you want, or we can go the cave where some of us started to sleep for the night." Littlefoot said, speaking quietly enough, he hoped, to not wake the sleepers.
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"I think I'll try and make myself a space here, I still prefer that Rhamphy will see me when he wakes up." - Trod whispered to Littlefoot, asl waiting to not awake the other dinosaurs.
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Littlefoot whispered to Trod, "Maybe we can carry him back to the cave where it's a bit warmer and protected from rain and some wind." He said, leaving the decision up to Trod but offering him some options.
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Cyrix sat down next to Ramphy and said to Trod, "I'll still stay with you and keep you two safe."
Hunter who had sat by and let everyone introduce themselves put her head down beside Cyrix and slipped into sleep without saying a word.
Terri turned to Chomper and asked, "Would you like to sleep with your friends or come back to our nest?"
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"I don't think we'll get such bad luck so it starts raining." - Trod said to Littlefoot - "I think I'll rather stay here, carrying Rhamphy may just cause more problems to the ones already sleeping, and I prefer to keep my friend here, in a place it seems he is comfortable in." - the kid then listened to what Cyrix said and replied. - "Thank you mr. Cyrix. I think I'll remain here with you and the rest. But if we are moving, all move along with all of you."
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As Kit turned over, she was slightly awoken by the whispering, but didn't show it because it didn't bother her. She just smiled at the sight of both Trod and Cyrix guarding over Rhampy and closed her eyes to go back to sleep.
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Littlefoot whispers, "If you want to sleep here and everyone is already maybe the rest of us should do the same, to remain together. We can try sleeping in the cave tomorrow." Littlefoot said.
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"I'll be sleeping with my parents, is that ok by you guys?" Chomper asked, just wanting to make sure.
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Littlefoot and Diver nodded.
"Sure, I can understand that, and good night Chomper." Littlefoot said still whispering.
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Terri led Chomper back to their nest after letting her son say goodnight to his friends.
Cyrix continued to stay awake after the others had fallen asleep and began thinking about his nephew who he still wished desperately to find, he shed a single tear.
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Littlefoot found a comfortable looking place to lay down to go to sleep with Ducky going to sleep next to him.
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Trod found a way to lay down next to his friend, so he did it and placed an arm around the Flyer - "Good night" - he whispered and began sleeping.
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Dein walked along with Terri and Chomper. He planned on starting to learn flattooth laguage tomorrow morning. The sooner he will be able to talk in it, the better...
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"<Night mommy, night daddy,>" Chomper yawned.
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With a start, and a small cry she tried to stiffle, Kit jolted awake and glanced about at the trees and such about her. A sleep story, it had just been a sleep story, she was on the island with Chomper she reminded herself, oh but the sleep story itself! The little flyer shook her head and got up to walk about a bit.
Petrie had noticed his cousin's distress though and followed a bit, looking confused, "You ok?" he asked. Kit started, not knowing he was there, "Oh Petrie, it's you, don't do that" she smiled a bit. "Sorry" Petrie frowned, "why you up, the bright circle not up yet?".
Kit sighed, "I had a sleep story...a-about the grown-ups. They didn't find any greenfood and...and...my dad, your mom, your siblings, everyone, they all just...oh Petrie it was really bad". Kit suddenly launched herself onto Petrie in a hug and cried a few tears, "I just...wish I knew how they were doing" she whispered.
Petrie could only hope Kit's sleep story stayed just that, as he too remember them walking father and farther from the Valley across dead, brown, land.
"T-that not happen" he tried to convince himself too, "L-Littlefoot's grandpa too smart for that, they find food...just...without us" he frowned. Kit, who had stood back from hugging Petrie, didn't answer but just glanced over at the sky, thinking, hoping.
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In his sleep, Trod could listen what was happening... but he was too tired to wake up, he could just think: "sorry, but I cannot even open my eyes." - and he kept on sleeping, hoping things will be better in the morning.
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Hunter blinked as she heard the conversation between Kit and Petrie. She then quietly slid down the tree she was in and walked up behind the two flyers.
"Ya know...all along the edge of the big water is green food....so much so that it could feed your herd for seven cold times...and then some. So you two have nothing to fear about...trust me." She then gave a wide smile followed by a yawn and sat back down on the ground and fell quickly back into sleep.
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Spike sighed, relieved. "<At least we know they'll be safe,>" he said in sharptooth.
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"R-really?" Kit asked back with a small smile, Hunter was already asleep though, so she just shrugged, "well now I do feel better...sorta" she admitted, they were still stranded away from their families.
"Yeah" Petrie knew what Kit meant and shrugged, "'least, if Hunter's right, they be ok".
"Yeah" Kit next agreed. She sighed, "Well come on, we should probably get back to sleep" she and Petrie walked back over to where they had been.
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"<Night,>" Spike roared.
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Terri awoke the next morning with the bright circle shining brightly in the sky, and casting warm rays down upon her head. She smiled as she looked over and nuzzled Chomper trying to wake him.
"Come along now son...time to rise. We can go hunting." she knew that would convince her son to get up rather quickly...as hunting was one of Chompers favorite past times.
Hunter stirred as well, and with her eyes still closed she quickly walked over to the watering hole and began to drink. It was so routine for her...if anyone had checked, she would still be sleeping!
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"I'm up!" Chomper shot up, excited at the mentioing of the word hunting. "<So what are we going to hunt mommy,>" he asked.
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Terri smiled.
<"I was thinking of something from the big water. Is that okay?"> she asked aloud.
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"<Yup, I like seafood,>" Chomper smiled.
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"<Could I join in?>" Dein asked with smile, as caught up with Terri and Chomper.
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"<Of course daddy,>" smiled Chomper.
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Trod opened an eye and looked at Chomper and his parents. - "Hmm, the hunters are out, they seem friendly, but I cannot avoid feeling starnge." - the kid said as he began getting up, stretching a bit as he sat down. Rhamphy was still sleeping, but he is going to wake up soon.
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Ducky started to yawn and stir a bit, but not yet fully awake.
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Terri then began to lead the way to the beach, but as she got close she noticed something. "Is...is that a swimming sharptooth?"
Hunter had finished her drink and was now wide awake siting at the edge of the pond looking at her reflection.
"I wonder if there is anything to eat around here." she asked herself aloud hoping that she didn't sound like a total fool.
Cyrix stirred as Trod did. He looked over and smiled as he said softly to Trod, "Don't worry Rhamphy will wake soon...I can tell. He'll be okay."
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"It does mom," Chomper said. "I take it we should stay away from it?"
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Ducky started to get up, yawning a bit. Littlefoot opened his eyes, not wanting to get up yet, but knowing he would need to sooner or later.
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Trod looked at Cyrix - "Yes, I hope so too, that way we can know how my friend could trick the one who attacked us."
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Despite getting less sleep than some of the others, Kit all but hopped up as the Bright Circle rose. She flapped over to where Cyrix and Trod were awake now. "Good morning!" she greeted. Twix cracked one eye open yet rolled over. Kit laughed, "Come on, the Bright Circle's up, why are you still asleep".
"Because I can be" Twiz said, yet with a small smile, "now let me get back to it". He rolled over. Kit sighed.
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Littlefoot got up and started to stretch, Ducky was walking over to where the water was to get some to drink. Littlefoot walked over there as well. "Good morning Ducky." He said.
Ducky looked back at him smiling, "yes, it is good to see you again. I am glad you are awake, I am, I am."
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"<So am I,>" Spike roared
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<Great Spike is awake. It is, It is.> Ducky said, going over to hug Spike and happy he was awake.
<Good Morning Spike.> Littlefoot said smiling as he looked over to where Spike is.
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Trod's belly made some sounds and the kid said a bit of embarrased - "I-I think I am hungry, but maybe I should wait for Rhamphy to wake up before I go to forage for some food."
"There is no need for that." - Trod's Flyer friend woke up at that time, using his hands to raise himself up, but he couldn't even finish doing that when Trod gave him a bear hug. - "Sorry I got you worried... but then again you got ME very worried too..." - He couldn't complete his prank-style complainings when he felt the tears from his Runner friend, to that, the Flyer returned the hug, smiling as he patted his friend - "We must really try to not get separated again."
After a bit, they broke the hug, and Trod presented his friend to Cyrix and the other dinosaurs present - "Everybody, this is Rhamphy: my friend and family." - Rhamphy bowed to the dinosaurs present and the Bright Circle allowed to see how Rhamphy looks like: a light brown skinny Flyer, large white claws, his tail was as long as expected for a Flyer of his kind (like Rinkus) but the tail tip was white, giving the sensation that it is made of sharp bone or maybe like if it is another claw, but the most strange are his eyes... Rhamphy's right eye is blue, while the left eye is green.
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Ducky waved happily while she smiled, "Hello, how are you doing? We are all glad to meet you, we are, we are." Ducky said.
Littlefoot nodded his head, "Good morning. I'm glad to meet you. Are you hungry or thirsty?" Littlefoot asked.
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Rhamphy waved back to Littlefoot and Ducky - "Nice to meet you too, and yes, I am kind of hungry, thirsty and in a little pain too."
Trod took some of the leaves that were collected the night before - "Try to eat some, and I am not surprised you are in pain, you got some nasty injuries."
"Don't get too alarmed, I've survived worst things than this and you know it." - Rhamphy began to happily eat the leaves that has been collected before, and it seems that the Flyer hasn't eat anything for some days.
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Ducky finished getting a little water then looked at Rhamphy, "Do want someone to bring you some water in a leaf or a rock? Are those enough leaves there for you for now?" Ducky asked, wanting to be sure if Rhamphy needed anything else.
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"<I can get some for you," Spike said to the injured flyer.
Chomper had joined his friends after his family's hunt. "If you still want your herd eaten, my parents would be glad to help," he told Trod.
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Rhamphy looked gratefully at the other dinosaurs - "I don't know what to say... I am not really used to this. Thanks." - He then saw Chomper and stood up to gave a step back - "Oh boy, a sharptooth..." - and then he saw Chomper's parents. - "YIKES! big sharpteeth!!" - the Flyer went and hide behind Trod.
"Easy Rhamphy, they are friendly" - Trod tried to re-assure his friend, to that the little Flyer, who is a bit smaller than one of Littlefoot's rear legs, just came out shyly.
"A-Are you sure about it?" - As he saw the others not reacting or panicking, the Flyer came out from behind his friend's back, and gave a couple of steps towards Chomper, he sniffed the purple dinosaur for a bit before saying - "You were the dinosaur from last night. If you and your... parents I guess, are going to eat Trod's herd, won't you get sick from their wickedness?."
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"You don't get sick by eating something evil," Chomper said. "I mean, a lot of the things that I ate are things leafeaters that tried to hurt me, but I don't get sick from eating them."
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"That is... interesting, because I know evil green food that have poison inside, and you get sick if you eat those...I think Trod's herd leader is made of those evil plants." - Rhamphy sat down in front of Chomper, with all four extremities in the floor and his tail waving from one side to the other, with much curiosity of been this close of a sharptooth.
In the mean time, Trod made use of the suggestion made by Ducky and began walking in search of some water.
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"A dinosaur can't be made of plants," Chomper said, not getting Rhamphy's deeper meaning
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"They are friends of ours." Littlefoot said.
"We knew Chomper as a hatchling even, we did, we did." Ducky said.
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Trod listened to that and replied amazed - "So you know these sharpteeth from before?, wow, I thought something like that would be near impossible."
Rhamphy tried to reply to Chomper - "hehehe yes, I guess no dinosaur is made of plants, but some of them are so evil that it would appear that they have poison in their veins instead of blood."
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"Ugh, that would be bad," Chomper said, shivering at the thought.
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"Yes, very bad indeed..." - Rhamphy said - "... but since you and your parents offered to eat that cruel dinosaur and his herd, then I guess Trod told you his story... maybe that herd would make a good lunch for all of you."
In the mean time, Trod asked - "do you know these sharpteeth from here the island? or you all became stranded here like me?"
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"Well, I know my dad's quite a big eater," Chomper laughed. "And by the way, you don't have to thank me for saving your friend. I don't randomly attack and eat an injured flattooth, I think that's unfair."
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"Oh right, I've been quite rude, sorry." - Rhamphy grabbed the back of his head with a hand. - "I guess I must thank you for saving me... I wish all sharpteeth would think in the way you do." - the Flyer answered happily.
Trod came closer to his freind. - "That's right, you are a very honorable dinosaur."
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"A lot of sharpteeth are," Chomper said, "It's just that flatteeth find that hard to believe."
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"I don't think you can blame us for that." - Trod said. - "But I'll be happy to always say I've met Sharpteeth like you."
"Is there any watering hole near? I am kind of thirsty" - Rhamphy asked, looking at the sorrounding dinosaurs.
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"Over there," Chomper pointed in a direction when Rhampy asked.
What Trod said intrigued him. "You did? Where?"
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Ducky & Littlefoot got their fill of water then looked for some green food to eat.
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Rhamphy thanked Chomper and began walking towards the watering place, in the way he found Littlefoot and Ducky - "Hey, do you mind if I join you?".
Trod looked at Chomper and grinned. - "Well, hehehe, I meant that I'll spend my days saying that I got to know you, as a honourable dinosaur. And your friends seem very nice too. I am amazed that Rhamphy went with them so quickly, he is curious but he is cautious with people he doesn't know."
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Dein came into Chomper's view.
"<Well...? Do you remember what I said yesterday, son? About teaching me the flattooth? I think now is the good moment to start.>" he said to Chomper.
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"<You're right dad,>" Chomper replied. He thought of what to teach first. "<Repeat after me:> Hello...."
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"Ellow" Dein tried to repeat esactly what Chomper said and it wasn't so bad for the first time he spoke in flattooth...
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"<Good start,>" Chomper complimented, "<Now try:> My name is.....
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Ducky nodded and waved to Rhamphy, "Come on, there is plenty of water here. Do you need any help?" She asked Rhamphy.
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"Mai naim is" Papa Sharptooth said.
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Trod looked at Chomper's father - "<For a f-first try is got... good>" - Trod said in sharptooth, he then looked back at Chomper - "Sorry, my sharptooth language is a bit of rusty, but it is one of the only worthy things I learned from my herd."
Rhamphy looked at Ducky - "I think I'll be fine, thanks." - he may have used the help, but even though they look like very nice dinosaurs, he is still very shy to ask them for more, after all the things they have already done.
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"<Betting better,>" Chomper encouraged. "<Now try:> I am a big sharptooth."
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"Ok, but be sure to ask if you need any." Littlefoot said smiling a bit.
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Terri stood behind her mate watching him learn flattooth. She found it cute that he was willing to learn.
"You are doing good dear...keep it up, I"m sre you'll get it."
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Hunter was napping in front of the watering hole when she heard movement. She lifted her head and asked, "Who is there...is that you Chomper? Or one of your freinds?"
Cyrix was glad to see Rhamphy was up and well, he was for the moment walking with Rhamphy, Littlefoot and Ducky walking to the watering hole.
"I do wonder if the land bridge will return?" he asked aloud.
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"Land bridge?" - Rhamphy asked curious - "So is that the way you all got stranded into this island?" - the Flyer bega walking in all fours, managing to better keep up the pace of the other dinosaurs there, and he looked back at Littlefoot - "If I need any help, I'll sure to let you know" - he said smiling.
"I think I'll eat some of the leaves left here." - Trod said aloud, sitting down and still watching the huge Sharptooth trying to learn the Flattooth language.
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Spike, despite his big appetite, shared some of his leaves with Trod.
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"Thank you" - Trod said to Spike, not knowing that the Spiketail does know the sharptooth language, and began eating some of the leaves.
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"It looks like we are here together at least, or nearby, it does, it does." Ducky said.
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"If we are together, we have more chances to survive. Safety in numbers." - Rhamphy happily said.
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"I am a beeg sharptooth" Dein repeated, saying the sentence almost perfectly, but one could notice that when Papa Sharptooth was talking in flattooth, his voice was whistling audibly. It gave Dein's voice a ghastly effect. Perhaps the reason for it was the difficulty in speaking in other language for a first time, but anyway it sounded creepy...
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"<That was a great attempt dad!>" Chomper said. "<You'll learn flattooth soon enough.>"
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"Oh yes, yes, yes. That is true." Ducky said nodding in agreement.
"And someone may notice or think of something the others would not." Littlefoot said.
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Trod looked at Dein and thought - "His voice is really scary". - He shook his head and kept on eating the leaves that were still on his hand.
"I think you are right..." - The Flyer said to Littlefoot. - "and I also think that we arrived." - Rhamphy said as he could smell the water... and someone else in there. - "By any chance any of you know the one who is also here?" - he asked to the other dinosaurs about Hunter's presence there.
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(as soon as Littlefoot and others learned sharptooth? :p)
"Tat's good" Dein said with a grin "<Now I will be able to order prey to stop, while chasing it.>" he added in sharptooth.
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Trod replied - "<I think preys will stop when they'll listen to you speaking their language>". - the kid smiled kind of evilly, but then he coughed a bit while laughing - "Sharptooth is a robust language... but maybe too robust for my throat."
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"<Yeah dad, maybe this'll help in our hunts," Chomper grinned.
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"Speeeking of which. I think it is right time to get us some dinnner" Dein said. "Talking in flattooth have one more advantage. I can make our little, leafeater friends a bit anxious" he thought, laughing mentally.
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"<So what are we going to have for dinner dad?>" asked Chomper.
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"<Hmm... I dont have any specific desire. How about you?>" he asked his mate.
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Cyrix smiled.
"I know who that is...she is a friend of mine. hello Hunter...nice to see you this morning." he called out as he stepped into her view.
Hunter then smiled as well. "Nice to see you too Cyrix. I see you are still watching over the younglings. I'm proud of you."
Cyrix stops by the water and sits down.
"I wouldn't be much of an elder if I just let them wander off now would I?" he asked with a smirk.
He then turned to Rhamphy and asked, "Feel free to drink as much as you need.
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Terri laughed.
<"Don't worry Trod, I'm sure you'll get the hang of it. Just pratice a little.">
She then looked at her mate and son for a moment. <"I feel like swimmer...but those are too hard to catch...are there any spiketails on the island...other than your friends Chomper?"> she asked.
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"<Let's use our sniffers,>" Chomper suggested.
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Ducky went over to pat Trod. "Maybe you need to rest and practice a bit later on." She said hoping Trod felt better.
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"Yeah, you don't want to over do it" Cory added to what Ducky said.
Kit frowned as Chomper's dad said the part about hunting where they could hear. "He did that on purpose and it wasn't nice" she said. Twiz laughed, "Yeah, I think he did, I've noticed Chomper's dad seems to have an odd sense of humor about him" he smiled.
"Well he need to stop doing it" Petrie said, and Kit agreed with a nod.
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"Does he?" Littlefoot asked Kit.
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Dein sniffed intensely, but he couldn't catch the scent of any spiketail besides Spike.
"<There are no other spiketails or they are to far away to sniff them. And for the swimmers... I smell... I smell... I smell... hmm... only Ducky and Cory I am afraid>" he said "<Perhaps we should venture farther away>" he added.
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"<Oki, but's let's stay together,>" Chomper agreed. Farther into the isalnd, the scent of other prey was now smellable.
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After traveling some distance away, Dein could sniff a small herd of swimmers.
"<There our dinner is. Lets come closer>" he said to his family.
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"<Got it dad,>" Chomper replied, staying out of his prey's sight.
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Rhamphy looked at Hunter - "Ehh.. Good morning miss." - he smiled abit of nervously, he then followed Cyrix's advice and began drinking some water, and later he used his left hand to took a bit of water and soak a bruise on his right shoulder.
Trod took a breathe and said - "Well, I am feeling better, I think I should try to practicing more sharptooth, so my throat can get used to it."
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Dein started stalking the swimmers, but when he was very close to one of them, they had to sense him, because suddenly they began running away. Papa Sharptooth charged against one swimmer, that looked like the weakest and oldest of the herd. After a few moments of chasing Dein finally caught his prey, killing it on the middle of medium-sized clearing.
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Chomper managed to catch 2 swimmers, little ones albeit, soon after. "<Yummy,>" he sighed happily, chewing on them.
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Dein was just about to start eating his swimmer, when he heard somebody's shout:
"<Stop right there!>"
Papa Sharptooth looked up to see several fastbiters aproaching him. Most of them were adults, but there was one kid at Chomper's age. Dein knew all this fastbiters, as they were his family's "neighbours". For the most of the time, they were staying off each other's way, but there were instances (such like this), when they met.
"<Dont even touch it, Dein. This is our swimmer!>" one of the fastbiter exclaimed, who was the famile called Velora and she was the leader of this pack.
"<Really? I didn't see you've caught it>" Papa Sharptooth responded ironically.
"<Maybe you've kill it, but it is lying on our territory>" Velora said, puting emphasis on word "our" "See those stones over there and there?" she asked, pointing on her right and left. There was a few piles of big rocks. "They are marking the border between our territories and if something dies on our half of island, then it is our to eat."
"<Yes, but this swimmer was feeding on my part of island when I started chasing it, so that changes the rules>" Dein retorted.
"<Rules are rules>" Velora said firmly. Then the small fastbiter came a few steps forward and said sheepishly:
"<Why we just couldn't share this swimmer, mom? It would be more fair for all of us...>". Velora glanced at him briefly and then looked again at Dein.
"<Alright. We can share. Since this swimmer is not lying with its whole body on our territory, you can take its tail and legs. Agreed?>" she said to Chomper's dad. The rest of the pack laughed at that.
"<Agreed. You won't mind if I take my part now?>" he asked and grasped swimmer's tail. Then he dragged the swimmer's body on his side of border.
"<Oh. I am sorry. I wanted to rip his tail off, but I guess my jaws aren't so strong as they used to be>" he said with evil grin "<Now this swimmer is on my half, so I take all of it.>" The fastbiters growled with anger. They didn't attacked though, as they knew it that the sharptooth of Dein's size would be a challenge for them.
"<We will remember that, Dein. You can be sure of it>" Velora said.
"<Is that a threat?>" Dein sneered.
"<A warning.>" the leader of fastbiters answered "<For now I treat this as a simple misunderstanding, but someday you will cross the line in your arrogance and then this misunderstanding will become something... else>". She turned around and started walking away and so did the pack. Only little fastbiter was lingering a bit.
"<Come, Apto.>" Velora called him out.
"<I am coming, mom>" Apto answered and then he said affably to Chomper "Well... Bye. Maybe we will meet again...>" Next he run towards his mother...
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"Goodbye," Chomper waved to the little fast biter.
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"That sounds like a good idea, it does, it does." Ducky said to Trod while nodding to show she did agree.
"Are there parts of the language you would like to practice?" Littlefoot said.
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"<This Velora and her group... Sometimes I wonder who is worse: them or chirping-biters...>" Dein said, returning to eating.
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"<I'd say the chirping biters,>" said Chomper. "At least the fast biters aren't so annoying.>"
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"<They are not so annoying because we see them rarely, but they are more dangerous. When you have enough of chirping biters you can scare them with roar, while the fastbiters would just roar back at you>" Dein said.
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Trod nodded to Ducky as he smiled, he then asked Ducky, Littlefoot and the other dinosaurs present there at the moment. - "Do you know some of the sharptooth language?".
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"<I do,>" Spike replied in sharptooth.
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Ducky nodded, <Oh yes, Chomper has been teaching us the language. Do you prefer we talk in it, because if you do we can, we can.> Ducky said.
"Yea, Chomper spent some time teaching us." Littlefoot said in flattooth.
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Twiz smiled, "I don't need to be taught" he said, "I've been speaking both since my hatchdate, or whenever I was speaking I think, my herd's sharptoothed flyers but my dad wasn't, so I learned both...not sure if I'm a good teacher though, like Chomper seems to be".
"Oh you could do fine, Twiz" Kit encouraged, "come on, maybe you can help Trod while Chomper's not here".
"O-ok" Twiz shrugged shyly, "what would you want to start of first?".
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Trod was very amazed to see Spike talking very fluid in sharptooth, he was about to ask how he learned when he began listening the other's answers.
"Well..." - Trod said to Twiz - "... I do know the basics of sharptooth language... but I guess one can always learn some more." - The Runner kid thought for a moment before continuing. - "I guess any tip you can give us all should be fine."
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"Maybe we can practice by only talking in sharptooth for a while and see how it goes for you." Littlefoot said.
"Oh yes, that sounds like a good idea, it does, it does." Ducky said jumping up and down in her happiness at hearing such a good idea.
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Dein finished eating and looked at the sky. It was a midday now.
"<Alright. I think we should go back, Chomper. Lets see if your friends are fine.>" he said to his son.
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"If talking in sharptooth makes you feel happy, then maybe we should talk in the sharptooth language." - Trod said while nodding.
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<Let us all try. It will be good practice for us too, it will, it will.> Ducky said.
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"<Practice makes perfect,>" said Spike.
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Dein just came, as he heard Spike's statement.
"<Practice in what?>" he asked.
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Terri stepped out of the trees with another swimmer in her mouth, but a smile clearly visible on her face.
"I'll just take this one back to our nest for dinner then." she said aloud as she began to walk off...and then she stopped for a moment and turned to Dien and commented by saying, "And for the sake of conversation...fast biters are more annoying...they can actually steal our kills." Then she continued walking back to their nest.
Hunter smiled brightly at Rhamphy and gave a warm greeting back.
"Good morning to you as well little one." She then noticed he was soaking his shoulder and frowned.
"Are you alright?"
Cyrix finished his drink in the water and silently waited for Rhamphy to answer, wither he wanted to explain his situation again or not would be up to him of course.
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"<We are thinking in practicing sharptooth to get better>" - Trod answered to Chomper's father, his eyes still showing a mix-up of amazement and a bit of fear of having such a big sharptooth so close to him.
Rhamphy looked at Hunter - "I am fine, I may have whacked myself with a tree when I got here... I cannot remember though... (he checks his shoulder again and smiles) but at least nothing is broken." - the kid sits down for a bit - "But that explains only my shoulder's bruise... my whole body still aches. Hehehe, I suppose that happens when you spend the last ten bright circles trying to run away from someone who has ten-times your size."
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Hunter smiled.
"Glad to see you're okay...and yes...running for ten bright circles would tire anyone out and cause one to bruise themselves needlessly. But again you are safe and alive and that is all that matters."
Cyrix sighed for a moment.
"Excuse me Rhamphy did you happen to see another flyer out there in the Mysterious Beyond? A blue flyer about your age with a very long tail?" he asked hopefully
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"<Us speaking sharptooth,>" Spike replied to Dein.
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Ducky nods, <You should just rest until you feel better, you should, you should.> Ducky said to Rhamphy nodding.
<Yea, just sit down and rest.> Littlefoot said.
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Rhamphy remianed sit for a bit, taking a second to reply to Cyrix as he began thinking. - "Trod and I have encountered many dinosaurs and I've been... relunctant to be near other Flyers like me. I think that if you give me some little time I could try to remember, is that ok?" - The flyer went closer to the water and began drinking some more.
"<Sharptooth language can be fun, but it is hard sometimes.>" - Trod reunited some courage to ask the big sharptooth - "<Excuse mister, are you still interested to learn the flattooth language?>"
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"Yeah, that be annoying mommy," Chomper agreed. "Even though I don't think the kid fast biters are that bad..."
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Terri smiled at Chomper. "I do suppose you have a point my son. Some fastbiter hatchlings can be friendly."
Cyrix quietly sat down and smiled.
"Yes Rhamphy...take your time. If you can remember anything I'll listen as well as I can."
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"Ok..." Twiz thought for a bit, "well I can help you guys with some of the stuff that is tricky, like Trod said...for one thing ya gotta make sure you do the roar correctly even at the end of both bright circle and night circle" he thought of something. He smiled, "Ya know how they kinda sound the same if you don't hear the B and N, well it's worse in sharptooth roars so the little differences on 'circle' in each helps".
"What do you mean?" Kit asked.
"Well, bright circle would go more like this, <bright circle>" Twiz repeated the word in sharptooth, "where as night circle's more <night circle>, see the difference".
"A little bit" Kit admitted. Cory sighed, "Who knew all those roars could be this complicated".
"So, it would be <Circle Night> and <Bright Crumple>?" he tried. Twiz grimaced, "Well close, but not really". Cory sighed.
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"I think I know what you mean." - Trod said to Twiz, he took a breathe and said loudly - "<I come from a herd of cruel Runners and I am looking for a herd of kind-hearted Runners, where my sister and mother live.>" - the kid then sat down and took a deep breathe - "I think I still need a little practice, but as I said, this language has been the only useful thing I took from the herd I come from."
Rhamphy finished drinking water and looked at Cyrix again - "Maybe, if you can give me more details about the Flyer you are looking for, I may be able to tell you something... with some luck."
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<Take your time. Just take it gradually and we all will get better the more we use it, we will, we will.> Ducky Said.
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"<Yes... I guess hatchlings are acceptable. Problem is they grow up to be adult fastbiters>" Dein said, then he turned to Trod and aswered for his question in flattooth:
"Why not? Practice is good, for sure" his voice again sounded creepy. Not that Papa Sharptooth intended it to be that way, but perhaps if he knew what an impression it makes on leafeaters he wouldn't be displeased.
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"Not bad at all!" Twiz grinned at Trod's attempt, "that was really good!". As Papa Sharptooth spoke once more, Petrie slowly stepped back closer to where Kit was. Kit for her own part, just tried to keep up the smile on her face and not be too creeped out by the way Chomper's dad sounded, since she knew he didn't mean it.
"You're...getting good at...talking our language yourself..." she told the bigger sharptooth, and it was true, his words were coming out right.
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Trod gave a confident smile after hearing what Twiz said. He then changed his confident smile into a little nervous smile after hearing Chomper's father speaking, but he knows he is right. - "I agree, practice takes us to perfection." - then waiting for a second before repeating that in sharptooth.
In the mean time, Rhamphy was attempting to relax so his body can hurt some less as he waited for more details Cyrix's could give him about the Flyer he is looking for, maybe scale and eyes color... things like that.
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Ducky looked a Rhamphy, "Do you think you would rest easier & feel better faster if you were to lay down, do you?" She asked.
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"<Sleeping always helps,>" said Spike.
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"<And you are doing well too>" Dein said, lying down, because after eating the swimmer he felt the need to rest for awhile. This action made a little ground-shake.
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Terri finished dropping the swimmer back at their nest and returned to watch chomper and his friends practice speaking sharptooth.
<"You are all doing very well. "> She then turned to Chomper and asked him <"Have you taught them how to say 'run' or 'hide' yet?">
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Cyrix turned to face Rhamphy and said, "Well...I suppose it would help if you knew who the flyer I was searching for looked like. He has blue scales like the sky...his eyes are pink like mine, and his tail is...well longer than his whole body." To prove his point he drew a picture in the dirt with his hand.
"Does that help?" he asked.
Hunter thought she'd heard about a flyer like that, some story about a pack of fastbiters and a nest of eggs.
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Trod nodded to Dein - "<Thank you mister, I think we will all be able to talk fluid sharptooth very ss-sn-soon>" - The kid took out his tongue as he couldn't make the last 'click' on the phrase he was saying.
Rhamphy looked at Ducky and Spike - "I have already sleep a lot, I just need to avoid moving abruptly." - He then listened to Cyrix and saw the sketch the Rainbowface did on the ground - "That was... some time ago already... impulsive, cheerful, I kinda liked him. Yes, I have seen him, but he didn't say where he was going, sorry."
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<Moving slowly is what you mean?> Ducky asked. <Or just no quick moving?> She asked. <I am sure you will be better soon, I am, I am.> She said nodding.
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"<I'll try right now,>" Chomper said. "Guys, repeat after me: <Run" and <Hide>".
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Trod began repeating what Chomper told them all to say: "<Ran... Hide>... wait I think something went wrong with the first word."
Rhamphy looked at Ducky - "I don't know how to speak in sharptooth, but I can still understand what you say, thanks to Trod who taught me." - The Flyer remained sitting for a while - "I think I have slept more than enough, but as soon as I feel better, I should do some scouting, to make sure I really lost the Flyer who attacked Trod and me."
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"And if you will meet him while scouting? What are you going to do? Fight him elonee?" Dein asked in flattooth, making a mistake in last word.
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"You shouldn't have to fight your enemies alone," Chomper said.
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"Are you sure you can fly. Maybe you need to rest till you feel better." Ducky said nodding & holding her hands together.
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<"Running, Hide"> Cory said. <"Runner, Hidder?"> Kit tried. Twiz laughed, "Well I think Chomper or his parents would be able to get the point if you guys were yelling that, just so long as they didn't think Kit was being chased by a runner" he teased his cousin a bit.
"Unless it were Hidden Runner, I don't see that happening" he added with a smile.
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"Whose Hidden Runner?" Chomper asked, never hearing of this before.
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<Roun and Hide.> Ducky says, messing up a little on the first word but getting the hang of the other words.
<Run and hide.> Littlefoot says, doing better since he spoke slower they Ducky did. The pronouncation of the first word better then Ducky's attempt.
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"Run and hide,>" Spike said perfectly.
Chomper was really impressed with Spike's progress.
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"I will need a bit more of rest before I attempt anything I think... my body still aches." - Rhamphy said to Ducky, but he then looked at Chomper's parents - "I plan to make some sneak scouting, to avoid been seen, but I was hoping that if I am spotted, maybe you could help me since you are both big and strong dinosaurs."
Trod stopped practicing and went to where his friend is and placed a hand on the Flyer's shoulder - "No scouting for you... not until you are fully recovered. And I think that we don't need to cause these dinosaurs more problems. Maybe we are truly safe for the time been."
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Ducky nods, "Rest now, scout later." She said.
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"Mommy always tells to rest when I'm sick," Chomper went on.
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Rhamphy looked at everybody - "Well, majority wins, so I think I'll try and get some sleep..." - he then looked at Cyrix - "I hope I can figure out a way so I could try to help you." - after that, he flapped his wings and flew to the top of the nearest tree.
"I'll let you know if something comes up, Rhamphy!" - Trod yelled to his friend, and he recieved a yelled back... with a bit of a giggling - "Likewise!"
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Ducky looked at Trod, "Are you going to remain near your friend till he awakens?" She asked him.
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Trod looked at Ducky - "You can bet so, and there shouldn't be any kind of problems because this tree is quite near everybody."
Rhamphy arrived to the higher branches of the tree, from there he could get a clear view of many sectors of the island, and a little bit of the mainland. The Flyer laid down between the branches and used the leaves for cover as he began taking a close look to the mainland, hoping to get some rest and the the attacker will not coming back.
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"Where did Rhamphy go?" Chomper asked. "And Trod, me and my parents will gladly help you."
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Ducky pointed up, "He went to sleep in the tree, he did, he did." She said as she pointed up to where she had seen Rhamphy go.
"Yea, he needs to rest a bit more. He should be feeling ok soon." Littlefoot said nodding.
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Twiz nodded, then turned to Chomper to answer his question, "You've never heard the Hidden Runner legend, I thought every sharptooth had". He smiled, "it's scary before nest time story, but I don't think it's true so it shouldn't be that scary".
"Woah, sounds neat!" Cory said. Petrie frowned, "it real scary?" he asked. Kit hugged him, "It'll be ok Petrie, Twiz already said it's not true".
"Well, the way I heard the story" Twiz tried to now and then translate in both languanges so everyone would catch the full effect, "Hidden Runner is this runner that can turn himself invisible where you can't see him, and then he sneaks right up to your nest with you not even knowing he's there and grabs you".
Petrie ducked down under a leaf, "W-what he do to you?".
Twiz shrugged, "No one knows, or atleast the sharptoothed flyers heard I'm from doesn't, cause everyone I know has only heard of Hidden Runner but no one's seen him".
"So...the one's Hidden Runner snuck up on disappeared?" Kit asked worriedly. Twiz just shrugged.
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"Wow, that legend is really kind of scary." - Trod said to Twiz.
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Ducky shivered, "It sounds scary, it does, it does." She said getting closer to where Littlefoot and Spike were.
"It is a good scary story." Littlefoot said.
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"Well that's sort of the point of it" Twiz pointed out, "but don't worry, like I said I don't think it's really real or anything".
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"And even if it was real, then two big sharptteeth like me and Terri would be scary enough for it and it would not dare to come here" Dein said self-confidently "Either way, you have nothing to be afraid of, kids".
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"Yeah, my mommy and daddy could beat anyone up," Chomper smiled.
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Ducky nodded, "We are safe here, we are, we are." She said nodding.
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"Yes, but if you want to stay safe, then I advise you not to go to other half of the island. Fastibters live there and unlike me or Terri they have no reason for not eating you on the spot" Dein said seriously.
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"My dad's right, don't go there," Chomper added sternly.
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"Then we will follow your advice and remain in the vecinity without going farther, thank for letting us know that." - Trod said while nodding.
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"That will be wise of you" Dain said, yawning. He felt tired after hunting. "I need to take a nap now. Yess... A bit of sleeping will be good..." he yawned again and then.... he fell asleep right on the spot.
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"Big sharpteeth can be spooky even while sleepiing." - Trod said as he gave a small smile. - "Well, two of us are sleeping, any one of you, that are still awake, have any idea of what to do now?."
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"Want to go to the beach and swim in the not-big Water?" Chomper asked.
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"That doesn't sound bad... I just didn't want to leave Rhamphy alone." - He thinks for a minute. - "Well, we can go since he seems to be covering himself with many leaves in a very high branch... if the others agree."
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"That does sound like fun, it does, it does." Ducky said nodding.
"It does sound like fun." Littlefoot said smiling.
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"Let's go" Cory said. "Yeah" Kit nodded. "Ok...long as this water really not big" Petrie said.
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"Let go there quickly." Ducky said giggling a bit.
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Terri smiled as she watched her mate fall asleep so easily.
"I still dont' know how he does that." she whispered to herself as she too yawned and quietly set her head down to sleep.
Cyrix and Hunter however had been a few feet away speaking privately to each other while the children told their stories, and once they were finished they were able to catch the end.
"Well...I suppose you'll need a grown up or two to watch over you young ones, so i'll of course be more than happy to help."
Hunter chuckled and asked Chomper, "Are you serious? I've visited the other side of the island dozens of times and I've never seen any fastbiters...or maybe they just know not to mess with me...which would be good in any case."
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"Well, they probably hunt too, which is why you never see them," Chomper deduced. The little sharptooth then walked over to his mother.
"<Mommy, want to come with us to the beach?>"
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Terri opened her eyes as she heard the question.
"Okay...sure." She replied as she stood up and yawned. She then turned to follow the children to the beach.
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Ducky climbed onto Littlefoot's back, "We'll have fun, we will, we will." She said smiling happily.
"Yea, I bet we will." Littlefoot said. He then looked at Chomper who knew the area best, "Do you have a place in mind?" He asked him.
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"There's aplace where the water is nice and warm and shallow," Chomper smiled.
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"I like how that sounds Chomper." - Trod said walking alongside the other dinosaurs.
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While the group were walking towards the beach, someone else was stalking behind them, trying to be hidden all the time in the bush.
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Both Cyrix and Hunter were walking and both smiled at the thought of warm water.
"I'd like that." commented Hunter with a smile.
"Very wise idea Chomper." said Cyrix.
Terri grinned widely as she thought about the watering hole her son mentioned, as she hadn't visited there in quite some time.
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"It sounds like a fun place, it does it does." Ducky said while nodding while riding on Littlefoot.
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"<It does,>" Spike agreed.
Soon, they were at the beach. "Here we are," Chomper said, introducing them to the place.
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Ducky looked around, "It looks neat, it does it does." Ducky said.
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"This place looks awesome." - Trod said, closing his eyes as he gave a very deep breathe and stretched his arms with a smile.
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"Yeah..." Kit agreed. She then giggled, "You're it!" she tagged Petrie suddenly and then darted off to fly over the water. Petrie looked stunned and then frowned, "Oh no me not!" he took off after her. Twiz laughed as they darted back by where the kids had started, yet the Petrie swooped down and tapped him. "You it" he told the other flyer.
Twiz tried to act calm and not give away who he was thinking of tagging next, he next swooped down and tagged Spike though, <"Ok Mister fluent sharptooth speaker, you're it now!> he told the spiketail in sharptooth and darted off.
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Hunter gave whistle of approval before she turned to Chomper and asked, "Now where is the shallow water you mentioned before?"
Cyrix chuckled, "A little eager are you Hunter?"
Hunter cleared her throat and replied, "Yes...I haven't had a decent bath in a few days now...and I'd like to relax while doing so."
Terri laughed.
<"I see nothing wrong with that Hunter."> she said with a voice of understanding.
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Ducky nods, "A bath is fun, it is, it is." She said.
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"It doesn't matter if I get tagged or if I go take a relaxing bath... all I know is that Rhamphy will nag me because I left him sleeping in that tree." - Trod said as he laughed.
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"You could nag him if he nags you." Ducky said.
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Trod looked at Ducky - "Haha, yeh, well, as long as it doesn't turn into a nagging combat, it should be all fine." - The Runner replied most amused. The fresh air really helps to turn the mood into a very good one.
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Ducky nods, "A nagging war may not be very fun." She said.
"Yea, I don't think it would be fun for long." Littlefoot said.
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Someone was still skulking behind the gropu of dinosaurs, when... Snap! He broke a twig under his feet, making a loud noise...
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"What was that?" asked Chomper suddenly.
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Trod looked in the same direction due to the sudden sound and asked with a very serious tone. - "Who is there?"
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Suddenly one of the bushes was moved slightly and then the group heard someone's voice:
"<Umm... Hello, Chomper>" It was a voice of fastbiter kid Chomper met eaarlier that day.
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"It sounds like someone young, it does, it does." Ducky said, still a bit frightened.
"Yea, it kinda does." Littlefoot said, a bit scared himself.
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Chomper started to smile. "<h hi,>" he waved back to the little fast biter.
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"Chomper, do you know this Fast-biter?" - Trod asked with curiosity, but he is still cautious, wanting to know if the newcomer is alone.
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"I do," Chomper replied.
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"How well do you know the person?" Littlefoot asked, attempting to remain calm, assuming Chomper would not likely be calm himself if the person was dangerous.
"Yes, have you known them for long?" Ducky asked.
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Apto, as it was really him, cema out of the bush and looked around nervously. He met Chomper literally two times before, but he had never seen any leafeaters with him. Now, he was not so sure if coming here was such a good idea. he wanted to befriend other sharptooth, but he surely didnt expect that Chomper had flattooth friends. Apto thought that was weird, very weird...
"<Ehm... Remember me, Chomper? I am Apto. We met each other, when you've arrived with your parents at island and once again at this morning...>" he said "<I thought I will pay you a visit, if you dont mind it...>"
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Figuring the fast biter not be too weirded out meeting another sharptoothed kid, Twiz flapped closer, "Um, hi" he said. Petrie stayed near the others, yet waved a bit nervously, "Um...yeah, hi friend of Chomer's...".
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Apto looked confused at Twiz and Petrie, as he couldn't understand the flattooth...
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"<I don't mind," Chomper replied "I'm always happy to have more sharpteeth friends>".
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Trod looked at Twiz - "It seems he cannot understand the Flattooth language." - Then, the Runner took a breathe before giving a step forward - "<Hello (he waves his right hand), my name is Trod, but I think Chomper can introduce us better since you already know him.>"
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<I am happy to meet you too.> Ducky said while nodding.
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Apto was positively suprised that flatteeth could also speak in his language.
"<Hello. It is nice to meet you too...>" he said, trying to sound friendly.
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"<I've taught them how to speak sharptooth,>" Chomper smiled proudly.
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"<You did? That's amazing>" Apto responded. Then he came near to Chomper and asked, whispering:
"<Tell me something... Are you raising this leafeaters for meat or something like that?>" Apto thought that would be more rational reason for keeping flatteeth kids around and not hunting on them. After all, it was hard for sharpteeth to have friends among their own species and to be real friends with their prey was unheard of. Especially as flatteeth were (acording to general opinion of Apto's kind) barely smarter than bugs...
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"<No, they are my friends>" Chomper explained.
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Ducky nods, <We are, we are.> She said.
<Yea, we've known him for a while.> Littlefoot said.
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Twiz looked embarrassed at his mistake. <"Sorry, I speak both so much I forget which one to go with sometimes"> he laughed.
<"Yeah, and Kit here's my cousin and Petrie's other cousin not 'lated to me"> he laughed at the confusion of it all, <"and th rest of 'em are friends so I wouldn't let Chomper hurt them even if he wanted to"> he smiled at Chomper to show he didn't really think he ever would, but was just making a point.
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"<If you say so...>" Apto said to Chomper, not really convinced, but he decided not to continue this topic.
"<I didn't see you earlier. Not that would be surprising. It is a big island after all... But I had to ask... Are you new here?>" he asked leafeaters.
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Ducky nodded, <We have not been here long, no we have not.> Ducky said shaking her head towards the end of what she said.
<Yea, we came here on a strip of land that seems to be covered by the big water now.> Littlefoot said.
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"<They've been here on the island for about 3 days,>" Chomper said to Apto.
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"<You mean Stone Way?>" Apto asked "<My mom said it dissapears and reappears at the same times of every Cold Time, but I've forgotten how much time it will take for water to back off from the Stone Way and reveal it again>" he explained.
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"<Well... I've only been here for about two days, and my friend Rhamphy arrived last night.>" - Trod said to the newcomer Fast-biter. - "<... maybe we can be lucky and the Stone Way may re-appear one of these days.>"
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Littlefoot nods, <Yea, maybe someday. But at least we are together here.> Littlefoot said attempting to keep everyone happy.
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Terri had just returned from showing Cyrix and Hunter the way to the warm water pools and for a moment she was stunned to see the little fastbiter from the opposing herd on the island was in plain sight and talking to not only Chomper but the other children as well. She smiled brightly as she leaned over and asked, "Hello little ones. Making a new friend Chomper? And from the rival herd no less...I'm proud of you." She then nuzzled Chomper affectionately.
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Cyrix had been waiting for several moments before Hunter was done cleaning. He then smiled and asked, "So you all clean now?"
Hunter laughed and replied, "Sure...if that's what you believe." She then laughed again and sank up to her neck in the water.
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Apto was strained by Chomper's Mom arriwal. He half-expected that she will chase him away, as he was on her territory. Luckily it seemed that she wasnt bothered by his presence here. He was glad he could stay.
"<Hello Mrs. Terri>" Apto greeted with Chomper's Mom.
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Terri grinned again as Apto greeted her.
<"Hello little one. I am glad to see you're unhurt, but won't your mother be a little upset when she finds you missing?"> she asked.
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"<I am supposed to be back before the Bright Circle goes down>" Apto answered, not mentioning that his mom didn't know that he had went to other half of the island.
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"<Wanna play till then?>" asked Chomper.
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Terri smiled.
<"Alright then, have fun little ones. I'll be back by the warm water if you need me."> she said as she turned around and began to walk back the way she'd come.
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<Sounds like that can be fun, it does, it does.> Ducky said nodding.
<Are you thirsty or anything?> Littlefoot asked.
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"<Yes, we should have some fun since we are all here!>" - Trod said happily - "<It is nice to have you with us... what was your name?>" - The Runner asked.
OOC: It seems that Apto hasn't presented himself by name, that's why I made Trod to ask that.
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"<Well... Why not? And my name is Apto>" fastbiter answered.
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<Nice to meet you Apto, I am Ducky.> Ducky said waving to Apto again.
<I'm Littlefoot, glad to meet you Apto.> Littlefoot said.
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"<It is nice of you to say that>" Apto said, then he turned to Chomper "<So what we are going to play?>"
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"<How about tag or Hide and Go Hunt>?" Chomper asked.
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"<The second I think. As long as I am not the Hunter. I could take my role too seriously, if you know what I mean>" Apto joked grinning and pointing at one of his teeth.
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<Sounds like an interesting game. Is it like hide and go seek? Does everyone know how to play that?> Ducky asked looking at those present.
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"<I do, and I'll be the hunter,>" Chomper volunteered.
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<Who wants to explain the rules of the game & how to play it. Just to be sure everyone knows?> Littlefoot asked looking around.
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Trod was ashamed to speak, but he gathered some courage and asked Littlefoot - "<It would be nice if I can be explained about those rules, I-I was never fond of my Herd so I never did learn most of the games.>"
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""<The gameplay is simple,>" Chomper began to explain. "<You guys go hide, and the hunter has to find you.>"
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"<It sounds interesting, it is always nice to do something new>" - Trod said, but he still couldn't stop feeling embarrased for not knowing.
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"<I'll be the hunter, you guys go hide,>" instructed Chomper.
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"Yeah sounds easy" Kit said. "and fun so long as it's only pretend hunting" Cory added, "but who gets to be the hunter first?".
"I'd almost be glad if one of the actual sharpteeth did that one" Cera said, "I've been the sharptooth in sharptooth attack too many times". Some of the other leaf-eaters looked ashamed since she did have a point.
Cory smiled as Chomper offered, "Ok, come on guys" he started the others in rushing off to hide.
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<Yea, let's go.> Littlefoot said as he ran off to find a place to hide.
Ducky ran off to find a place to hide as well.
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Chomper waited for his friends to hide.
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Apto run off too. After a while he found a perfect spot to hide in: bush of Stinky Flowers. Well... It was perfect except one thing: the smell. Although Apto decided it is not the time to be picky, so he jumped in a bush.
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Trod began running as well. Using some bushes between the nearby trees to hide.
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"<Here I come!>" Chomper called after his countdown
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"Petrie, isn't this cheating?" Kit whispered over to her cousin. "Shh" he hushed her, "Chomper no find us here, but we low enough that it not cheating...really" he said, then ducked behind the leaf of one of the low branches of a tree he'd found. Kit hid behind her own leaf too.
Cory dove as far down into the water as he could, hoping to hide from Chomper there and not cause bubbles that might give him away.
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Littlefoot and Ducky crunched down in their separate hiding places and waited, hoping they would not be found.
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Chompwer sniffed the air. He caught Littlefoot and Ducky's trails. "Here I come," he smiled.
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Ducky & Littlefoot crunched down as small as they could in their separate hiding places, but while also staying somewhere comfortable as well since they didn't know how long they would be there.
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Trod was looking how Chomper was getting closer to Littlefoot and Ducky - "Well, at least I am safe for now." - He gave a step farther inside the bushes, but as he tried to look where he was standing, he touched a flower with his nose making some of the pollen to reach his nose - "atchoo!" . he had no chance to cover his mouth as he attempted to sneeze making as lower noise as he could, hoping Chomper not to listen to him.
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"What was that?" Chomper asked, hering Trod's sneeze. He went in the direction of the noise.
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Trod saw between the bushes that Chomper heard him - "I think I should make a discreet exit." - the kid thought but he found a tree just behind himself, preventing him to flee the place - "oops... hehehe..." - he said with a low voice as he thought he would be caught.
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"Hello Trod," Chomper smirked, finding his hiding place.
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Trod looked back at Chomper - "Ehh, hello... should I run in 'terror' or I am already 'dead' ?." - The Runner asked making a smile.
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Chomper tagged Trod. "you're dead, and you were a tasty snack," the little biter said, just joking around.
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Trod understood the joke and followed it as he said while winking an eye - "I'm sure I was."
In the mean time, Rhamphy opened an eye, but even though he was still a bit sleepy, he decided to look in the direction to the mainland.
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Ducky & Littlefoot continued to hide where each separately was. They were a bit curious where the others were and how they were doing.
Ducky was thinking Spike may be eating his hiding place, or had he snuck back to the stinky place to eat and hide there.
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Trod sat down and began watching how Chomper was doing as he saw the little sharptooth using his sniffer to try to trace the others' scents.
Rhamphy still only had one eye opened, he then yawned and opened both eyes, but he didn't move from where he was. - "This feels strange, like when something isn't right" - the kid said as he kept watching his surroundings.
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Cory popped up to take a quick breath and then dove back down under the water, hoping to stay undetected while he did this. He debated if he should hover closer to the surface to breath easier, but that might be more easily spotted.
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Apto stick out his head out of the bush he was hiding in to look around. It seemed like Chomper "hunted" one kid already.
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Dein woke up and yawned.
"<Well... I think I have enough sleep for now.>" he said aloud. Then he noticed that except for him and flyer Rhampy, there was none here "<I wonder where did others go?>" he asked himself. He sniffed the air and after a few seconds he found the scent he was looking for. Dein wanted to go towards it, but he remembered about the flyer:
"Are you going to stay on that tree?" he asked Rhampy.
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Rhamphy looked down to see Dein - "<Is-are you going...to find the others?>" - The Flyer said, thinking if what he said was good. He stretched and yawned before spreading his wings, he then began flapping to reach the massive Sharptooth - "<Can I go with you?>" - He asked, showing a smile. For him, to be so near a big friendly Sharptooth is giving him a feel of security, at least for as long as they are all in the island, they would all be safe he thinks, safe from dinosaurs that are just playing evil, like the flying one that is now in the mainland, a very big Flyer that luckily couldn't see Rhamphy going down the tree.
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"Yeah, sure. There is no need for you to stay alone here." Dein answered and he started walking away, following scent's trail.
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Rhamphy nodded and kept on flying, following Dein - "I wonder what they are doing, I hope they are not having much fun without me." - the kid said happily.
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"<We are playing hide and go hunt>" Spike called from his hiding place.
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"Yep, they are having fun without us Dein." - Rhamphy said in a fun manner.
Trod looked at Dein and Rhamphy, and waved to them - "<Hey, I am dead, so you can come here and see Chomper's skills!.>"
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Dein chuckled at little flyer's words "Dont worry about that, kid. Even if they have, then you will have it allllso soon.." he said "There they are." he added as he noticed Spike. He walked to Trod.
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"Yeah, you are right" - Rhamphy said to Dein and then he went and flew to where Trod is. The Runner stood up and with a hug he catched Rhamphy while still in mid-flight, making both of them to fall down, laughing as they did.
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"So you are playing 'hide and hunt'?" Dein asked "When I was hatchling I played it too, when my friend was around that is." he said with a bit of nostalgia in his voice. "Now instead of playing it, I have to hunt hidden prey for real." with that statement he laughed.
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"<Well, I'm truly glad this is just a game... because I am already 'dead'>" - Trod said amused.
Rhamphy got up again - "I wonder if anybody else has been hunted."
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Terri laughed at Rhamphy for a moment before saying,<"Sure, Chomper is still hunting, but I'm not sure if he's caught anyone else yet...I was suppose to look after the 'prey' he caught.">
She then grinned broadly as she said to Dein.
<"Our son is going to be a terrific hunter when he matures.">
It was at this moment Cyrix stepped into view holding his neck and rubbing a sore spot.
He looked up at both Dein and Terri and asked, "I'm only guessing...but are the children playing a game of some sort?"
Terri nodded.
Cyrix then smiled. "It would seem Chomper mistook my neck for someone else. Lucky for me he wasn't trying to bite too hard or this would be more than just a bruise."
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"Maybe you should wash your neck so we can help you get some leaves there?" - Trod said, standing up and getting near Cyrix.
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Chomper tracked down Littlefoot and Ducky next. "Found you," he smiled.
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Cyrix nodded at Trod's comment.
"Yes I do believe you have a good idea. But as fortune would have it, after Chomper apologized for biting me, I did wash my wound in the hot spring, so now all I need is a leaf." he spoke with a smile
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Ducky jumped a bit in surprise, then nodded. "You did, you did. Uh what do we do now?" She asked, not having played this game before.
Littlefoot giggled for a second, "yep, you sure did Chomper. You're a good hunter." He said.
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"I think I know where I can find a leaf for that!" - Rhamphy said and flew into the forest, at some moments later, he returned with an odd-shaped leaf - "Well, maybe this one should do it."
Trod looked at that leaf - "Hold on! isn't that a sleep-inducing leaf?"
Rhamphy looked at it with curiosity. - "Oh yes, now I remember: when I was younger, my parents used them to help me sleep, (he looked at Cyrix) I had problems with sleeping, but not anymore..." - he looked at the leaf - "ehh... then this leaf is of no good here. Sorry Cyrix." - he flew again towards the forest, and returned with another leaf, this time, a correct type of leaf.
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Papa Sharptooth laughed at Cyrix misfortune.
"Me and Terri have never caught you, no matter how hard we tried, and now our little son, while playing, did a lot more than we've ever could. Ironic, isn't it?" he said with broad smile. "When he will be grown up, he might actually become a better hunter than we are."
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"<Thanks dad>" Chomper called, having caught Spike now.
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Littlefoot & Ducky headed over to where some of the others who had been caught were or where they heard some folks talking.
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Trod used the time that Chomper was not facing him to wave on Littlefoot and Ducky.
"This may sound silly, but do you need help to get that leaf in place?" - Rhamphy asked Cyrix, waiting for his reply he sat down and waved his tail.
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"Oh and Cyrix, if you didn't mind getting bitten you're always welcome back," Chomper joked, pointing to his wide open mouth, hoping his parents would join in with this joke.
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"Did someone get hurt?" Ducky asked, her concern in her voice obvious.
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"Cyrix was accidentaly bitten by Chomper, but don't worry, he seems to be fine." - Trod answered to Ducky.
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"I hope he'll be ok." Littlefoot said. "Is it a very bad wound?" Littlefoot asked.
"I do hope he'll be ok, I do, I do." Ducky said, the concern still in her voice. "I hope you are caring for the wound." She said.
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Terri laughed at Chompers joke and was indeed surprised when she heard Cyrix laughing as well. Terri then nuzzled her son and commented by saying, "Now Chomper don't tease our neighbor. Although I have to admit it was very funny."
Cyrix continued to laugh and said aloud, "No, I think I'll be alright with this bruise Chomper...but thank you anyway!" As he continued to laugh he turned to Rhamphy and smiled.
"Now that I think about it...yes Rhamphy I could use some help. Would you happen to know where I could get a leaf to cover this wound?" he asked with a warm smile.
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"Here's one," Chomper said, ripping one from a tree.
He then gave a little smirk at Cyrix. "Now you won't be able to say a sharptooth never caught you," he laughed.
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Littlefoot laughs a bit with the others, "Yea, I guess you can't, not anymore." He said smiling at the joke.
"no, since you have been hunteded or caughted it seems, it does, it does." Ducky said nodding after she finished laughing also.
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Cyrix nodded and smiled.
"Thank you very much Chomper." He then laughed as he said, "I suppose you're right...and your parents should be proud, as you were the one to catch me Chomper."
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"Now I wonder how you taste....." Chomper said sarcastically.
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"Maybe to tough, like Cera." Ducky said, laughing a bit as she recalled the song she and her friends had sung earlier about friends for dinner.
"hehe, yea." Littlefoot said, also laughing as he remembered the song.
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"The rainbow faces I ate were a bit spicy. Their heads especially." Dein said half-seriously "This species is very tasty, but there is one problem with it. Rainbow faces are usually so slim, that they have more bones than meat. No offense, Cyrix. You are still worth to be hunted on though." he added quickly, not wanting to anger him by suggesting he was worse kind of food.
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"Yeah, so if we're hungry we'll come and find you," Chomper joked.
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"Yeah, and if you are more hungry, you can eat Trod too... after all, he has more meat than me." - Rhamphy said jokingly.
"Haha, very funny." - Trod said as he gave a soft smack to his friend's head.
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"Oh yeah, that reminds me...we'll still eat your herd if you want us to Trod," smiled Chomper.
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Ducky kept herself from making a face at the idea of eating a herd, even thought they did sound evil.
<How about fish? One of my sisters use to tell a story of how she and her friends got to the herd where their mommies & daddies were and got to the Great Valley before we did & they had the help of a friendly fast biter & his herd who liked to eat fish. Have you tried to eat fish?> Ducky asked remembering Chomper mentioning there was not much food to eat on the island a bit after they had first gotten there.
(ooc: Meaning Diver, my oc is the one Ducky is talking about in case you are confused.)
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"Wow, so your sister has a Sharptooth friend like you do? that sure is interesting..." - Trod said with amazement.
"Heheh, the world is not like everybody wants us to believe it is." - Rhamphy added to what Trod said.
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"Is it?" Ducky asked.
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Rhamphy looked at Ducky - "Well, the world is full of surprises... and full of secrets too."
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Ducky nods, "It is, It is." She said agreeing.
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Cyrix chuckled.
"Please if I must be eaten...could you all at least try to use my bones. I would hate going to waste!" He joked as he laughed outloud.
Hunter took this time to step onto the scene.
"So here is where everyone is...I was beginning to worry."
Terri smiled. <"There is nothing to worry about dear. We were just making jokes at Cyrix here." >
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"<Yeah, I've had fish before, I like it. But wow, I wonder if I could meet this fast biter,>" Chomper said amazed by Ducky's story.
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Ducky nods, "Maybe you can someday, maybe you can. My sister said his name is Deon." Ducky said, "She did."
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"<Maybe I could meet him when the land bridge comes back,>" wondered Chomper aloud.
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"Maybe. My sister wasn't clear where his herd lives, but we can ask her." Ducky said, "We can, we can." She said.
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"Good, cause I'd like to meet this fast biter. Speaking of which, hey Apto? Where are you?" Chomper called.
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"<Here I am! I did not notice that game has ended.>" Apto shouted, coming out of the bush of stinky flowers he was hiding in a moment ago.
"<I see you've made a new friend, Chomper. Isn't he the one of the fastbiters, who live on the other half of island, because he surely looks familiar to me?>" Dein asked.
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"<Yes...but he's nice dad,<" Chomper explained.
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"<Alright. I just hope his mother knows he is here voluntarily and she won't think we kidnapped him or something like that. There is enough tension between us already.>" Dein stated.
"<My mom surely won't think about that, Mr. Dein, as she know I can take care of myself.>" Apto said boldly but at the same time trying to sound politely "<And my name is Apto.>"
"<Oh, really?>" Papa Sharptooth asked with a grin "<You are certainly your mom's son, as you have the same self-confidence as her.>"
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<Apto, that sounds like a good name, it does, it does." Ducky said nodding.
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"<Thank you, Ducky, Mr Dein.>" Apto answered. Then he noticed how low the sun was on the sky.
"<It looks like I have to go back. Maybe we will see each other later?>" he asked hopefully.
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<Yea, that would be nice. Hope you don't get into trouble or anything." Littlefoot said.
<Yea, it was fun, it was, it was.> Ducky said smiling and waving to Apto.
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"<See you around!>" Apto waved to Chomper. He was happy he had another sharptooth freind.
Meanwhile, Spike found a lot of treestars. "<Hungry guys?>" He asked in sharptooth.
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<Thanks Spike, I was starting to get a bit hungry.> Littlefoot said looking over at Spike.
<Where did youfind all those treestars? It is good, ti is it is.> Ducky said, hugging Spike.
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"<There was a tree with a lot of them nearby,>" Spike replied.
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"<Good luck Apto, and see you soon.>" - Trod said goodbye to the Fast-biter kid, Rhamphy waved goodbye to him too - "<Treestars sound very nice right now.>" - Trod said after seen Spike having lots of them.
"I think I'll be fine to do some scouting tomorrow, with some luck we'll be able to see whenever the land-bridge could appear again." - Rhamphy said, as he is not expert speaking Sharptooth, Tros translated what he said for Chomper's parents.
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Petrie, Cory, Kit and Twiz rushed over to where the others were. "We only noticed we didn't notice the game ending by the bright circle" Kit explained with a laugh, "but it's ok, we found lots of interesting leaves in the tree like this sweet red one!".
"Aw, and you didn't save any for me?!" Cory asked. Petrie hadn't heard the story about tickly red tree stars yet so he didn't freak out, but he still hadn't eaten any.
"Kit ated it, me was just remembering to hide" he shrugged.
"Just don't eat any yellow ones" Twiz told both them and the others, "the yellow ones are bad I heard".
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"<Thanks for the tip,>" Spike said, just managing to avoid eating one because of Twiz's warning.
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<Maybe those still hungry can eat a bit while talking.> Ducky said as she went to get some leaves to eat.
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"And what 'we' will eat, while talking?" Dein asked sarcastically, pointing out the fact, that beside the gang of kids, Trod, Rhampy and Cyrix there was nothing to eat for predators.
In the meantime Apto left the group of dinosaurs, walking quickly to his home cave.
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Veil flew by, "<I saw some other leafeaters nearby,>" the flying sharptooth said.
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<Maybe fish, crawlers, buzzers, snapping shells.> Ducky said, saying some of the things that she could think of that sharpteeth could eat.
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"<Those sound like good options to me, if meat is not to be found anywhere.>" - Trod said nodding to Ducky's ideas.
Rhamphy climbed a tree - "There are Sweetbubbles in this tree." - He said as he began chewing some of the sweetbubbles he found.
"Can you throw me some of those?... not literally." - Trod asked as Rhamphy gave him some berries for him to eat.
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"<I'll find a buzzer's nest,>" Chomper offered.
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"Yeah, and I can help him find it, if he wants, just incase it's real high" Twiz offered as well.
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<Good luck.> Ducky said, hoping they found something to eat like buzzers or something.
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"Maybe he will find some Buzzer sweet gold (honey) from those Buzzers, who knows? it may be tasty for all kinds of dinosaurs." - Rhamphy said and then he eat another sweetbubble from the tree he is now.
"<That can be... maybe Chomper can figure that out>" - Trod replied and then he translated what his Flyer friend said.
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Chomper returned with the nest. "<Who wants some?>" he offered friendly.
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"<On this island we have a river and actually there is many fish there. However catching enough of them for us to fill our stomachs may be a bit tricky and it can take a long time>" Dein said.
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Ducky nodded as she looked up at him, "I can see how that would be a problem for some, I can, I can." She said.
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"<What about those friends of yours mom and dad?>" Chomper asked. "<That belly dragger and that sharpbeak? They could help you catch some fish>"
(OOC: GVG, you know who I'm talking about ;) )
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Kit frowned a bit, "Aw gosh Mr. Chomper's dad, I'm sorry us being here is causing such a problem in that you have to watch what you eat with us around" she said.
"I don't think we're exactly the problem" Cory said, "Say, how did you guys get stuck here anyway, I know when Littlefoot was watching Chomper you guys were right in the Mysterious Beyond able to frighten our parents half to death and everything when you came after him".
Twiz translated.
((OOC: no one's asked that yet have they?))
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"<They have enough problems with catching enough prey for them. Mind you, that belly dragger does not have a very good sight.>" Dein said to Chomper, then he answered Cory:
"We had to come here. The Great Valley is hard to breach and Mysterious Beyond isn't so full of leafeaters as it was when many herds were traveling to Valley." he said, and after a moment of silence he added: "We could have went farther than Mysterious Beyond, but it would have been a very dangerous and also tiring walk even for an adult and all the more for Chomper."
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"<Plus, this island is a fun place,>" Chomper added, "And we usually don't have much competition when it comes to hunting.>"
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"Oh" Cory nodded, "well, if it means Chomper's happier then I'm glad you found this place".
"Yeah, and we're happy since we know you can't accidentally nab someone we know from the Mysterious Beyond even" Kit said with a smile. She then frowned, "of course...we can never see them again either until the land bridge come's back" she sighed sadly again.
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"It'll come back one day," Chomper tried his best to assure.
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Littlefoot nods, "yea, it is bound to. We just have to wait and keep the look out for when it returns." He said trying to keep everyone's spirits up.
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"<I hope it gets back before too long,>" Spike said.
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<I guess until then we have to do the best we can, yes we must.> Ducky said nodding.
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"So what does everyone want to do next?" Chomper asked his friends.
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"Maybe there isn't much we can do since Night time is coming... but I am still up to some little fun you may want to do." - Rhamphy said to Chomper.
Trod nodded with his head, unable to reply since he was still eating some Sweetbubbles.
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Ducky thought while she was eating. She paused in her eating since she got an idea, "Maybe we can tell stories. Or just sit around and talk." Ducky said.
Littlefoot paused in his eating, "Maybe do shadow play also." He said.
(ooc: I don't remember if they gave the doing shadows a name. I'll try to find the episode and edit this once I find it.)
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"Shadow play sounds fun," Chomper said.
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"I agree. Are there any special rules?" - Trod said as he finished eating the Sweetbubbles he got from Rhamphy.
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"Oh yeah, the shadow game's lots of fun" Cory said with a smile. Kit and Petrie nodded.
((the game sounds familiar, but I can't recall the shadow game episode))
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(ooc: I found it but they don't really call it a name, the closest could be making shadows)
"Usually there we try to guess the shadow you are making. You can use your hands or body or body part. Though some some do try to tell a story using the shadows they or a friend make." Littlefoot said.
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"It sounds like something I would try." - Trod said happily as he stood up and went nearer the group.
Rhamphy was a bit more silent now... thinking and moving his hands, trying to see what kind of shapes he can make for shadows.
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"Littlefoot, you can go first," Chomper smiled.
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"Ok." Littlefoot said, not sure what he would do. He thought about it then started to bend low to the ground and start to snap his mouth open and closed as if he were snapping at something.
(ooc: didnt have any ideas so just copied something from the tv episode.)
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"<Are you a sharptooth?>" Spike asked.
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Littlefoot nods, "Yea, good guess. guess I was a bit to obvious"
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"That's ok Littlefoot, sometimes the easily guessed one's are the funnest" Kit shrugged with a smile.
"Ok, so I guess it's Spike's turn now?" Cory guessed.
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Spike nodded, and began the necessary movements.
He lowered his stomach closer to the ground and began walking around, making snapping motions with his mouth.
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Dein looked down at shadow Spike was making and said:
"I say... You are looking like a belly dragger."
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<Good guess.> Ducky said, not knowing if was a good guess or not, but thinking it was a good one regardless.
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Spike nodded "<Yes, your turn Petrie.>"
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Petrie frowned, trying to think up what to do, "Um...ok".
"You can do it Petie" Kit smiled encouragingly. Petrie thought then crouched down with his wings up above him visible as two triangles next to eachother and his beak added well to what he was going for he thought.
He glanced over to see if the others could guess. Kit tilted her head, "Hmm...um" she tried to think up what it could be.
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"Ehh. hmm... <a falling treestar?>" - Rhamphy said, having just a wild guess as he used the very few he knows about the Sharptooth language.
"<Hmm, this is a hard one.>" - Trod said as he was trying to take a closer look.
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"Hmm." Ducky says, her face screwed up in concentration..
"This is a tough one." Littlefoot said, looking at the shadow and trying to guess what it could be.
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Petrie frowned a bit, since his shadow was so hard. "Here" Kit struggled to help him out, "would a stick help?" she held one out. "Hey, yeah!" Petrie took it and broke off all but three branches then held it in his beak so that the three pointy ends were at the end and then the bulk of him still had the frills and he next stuck out one foot for the other end.
He wobbled a bit, "Ooh, this hard" he said, standing on one foot. Kit giggled, "it looks better now though...um...it's a..." she tilted her head and looked.
Cory squinted and thought...thinking he almost had a guess
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Trod began looking at the shadow made by Petrie again - "<Is that a... Spiketail?>".
Rhamphy looked at his friend. - "It is... I think, perhaps."
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Petrie...well fell down first since he'd been standing on one foot. Yet then he stood up and dusted himself off, "Yep, me no good at shadows at first me guess" he shrugged, "but you got it".
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"<Whose turn is it?>" asked Spike.
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<Does someone want to go next?> Littlefoot asked looking around.
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"<Since I guessed the last one, I think I'll try to do something...>" - Trod said, but when he just stepped in front of everybody, a shadow could be seen.
"I know! that's Trod!" - Rhamphy exclaimed.
"Ohh, Treestars!... that was a lame joke." - Trod said laughing as he placed his hand on his face. He then gave a breathe and stepped sideways. Still laughing a bit, he bent over and stood-up in all four limbs, he then made his best to contract his neck and used a hand, with his fingers stretched and placed it in the middle of his head.
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"Hmm." Littlefoot said as he looked at the shadow that Trod had made.
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"Is it a bush or tree?" Cory asked. "Cory I think you can only guess one thing" Kit grinned.
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"Is it a threehorn?" Dein asked. Seeing shadow Trod was making, that was the only answer that came to his mind.
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Trod smiled and stood up again.- "<That's correct, mr. Dein>"
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"<Your turn dad,>" grinned Chomper.
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"I am afraid I can only make shadows of myself, son. I guess that in this game I do better as a guesser." Dein said.
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"<Can't you try?>" Chomper asked hopefully.
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<yea, you may have fun, you may, you may.> Ducky said nodding.
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<"If not I'll take a turn"> Cory said.< "Oh let Chomper's dad go Cory" Kit said, smiling, "I'm sure he'll be good at it">.
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"<It should be interesting, maybe we can all get surprised.>" - Trod said as he sat down next to Rhamphy.
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"<Al right, al right. I will do it. I may have an idea>" Dein said amused by kids request. First he found a round (but also a bit flat) stone, which he put on another larger rock. Then he fell to the ground and he stick out his tail, so a tip of it could touch the round stone...
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Chomper was wondering what his dad was doing, this was going to be a hard round. "Hmmm..." went Spike.
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"Using rocks, that is a good idea." Littlefoot said.
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"It is. And now I am intrigued to know what can it be" - Tros said, looking at the shadow, trying to figure out what can it be.
"This is a hard one indeed" - Rhamphy replied.
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<"It looks like a falled down tree" Twiz said.
Kit was straining to think as well, <"i--is it a clubtail's tail or something?"> she guessed.
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"maybe if I get upside down I can tell." Ducky said and went to a nearby tree to lay down against it and work till she was able to get upside down with her legs against the tree and she looked at the shadow, seeing it upside down.
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"<Any luck with that Ducky?>" - Trod asked the Swimmer.
"Is that a Longneck?" - Rhamphy asked, trying to think if it could be something else.
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"no, I still am unable to tellwhat it may be." Ducky said getting back right side up.
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"Yes. It is as clubtail, Kit." Dein said, getting up from the ground.
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"You did very well, you did, you did." Ducky said nodding while looking at Kit.
"Yea, you did well." Littlefoot said.
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"<I never would have guessed,>" commented Spike.
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"<Hehe, me neither>" - Trod added.
"Anyone else wants to give it a try?" - Rhamphy asked to the remaining dinosaurs.
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Kit smiled, "Thankyou". She didn't have any ideas and looked to the others to see if any of them wanted to go as Rhampy had asked. Neither of her cousins or Cory were interested and shook their head.
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"I don't have any ideas, does anyone else?" Ducky asked. "We could always tell stories if no one else has any ideas."
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"That sounds good," Chomper said. "<Mom, dad, know any good stories?>"
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"Oh yes, but most of them involves a scenes of hunting down leafeaters... Do you think you can listen to scary stories, kids?" Dein asked Chomper's flattooth friends.
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<I like a scary story sometimes, I do, I do.> Ducky said.
<Yea, they can be fun to hear sometimes.> Littlefoot said.
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"<I can guess your stories have 'happy endings' depending on the perspective.>" - Trod said.
"Still, their should be interesting to hear." - Rhamphy added. - "Please tell us a story." - he asked the big Sharptooth.
"Rhamphy, you should really learn how to speak the sharptooth language." - Trod said and then he translated what his Flyer friend said to Chomper's parents.
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Petrie dove behind where the others were sitting, "Um...me think me just go to bed now and skip story".
"Oh don't worry Petrie" Kit said, "they wouldn't tell a story where they actually caught something...or if they did they wouldn't tell us that part I"m sure" she went on optimistically.
"Well...eitherway, I'm not afraid" Cory said boldly, "So...yeah Mr. Chomper's dad, you just go on ahead with the story...if everyone else agrees to that is" he looked to the others.
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Terri smiled at Petrie and said in sharptooth, <"Don't worry little flyer, if you don't want to hear the story you don't have to.">
Cyrix however stepped forward and smiled as he sat down within the group.
"Petrie would you like to hear another story? One about a flyer who brave that he wasn't even afraid to die?" he asked the young flyer casually.
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"That's sound interesting. Go ahead, Cyrix." Papa Sharptooth said. Scary (for some) stories can wait, he thought.
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"yea, would you like that?" Littlefoot asked.
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The nervous look immediately dropped from Petrie's face and he turned to Cyrix at his proposed story. "Not even 'fraid to...die..." he whispered in awe. "Ooh" he flapped over, "me like how that story sounds!".
Kit giggled, "Now you've done it" she told Cyrix.
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"That sounds interesting too," Chomper said.
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Rhamphy looked at Cyrix - "That indeed called my attention mr. Cyrix. I'd like to hear that story."
"<It looks there will be always more kind of stories than we can get to imagine.>" - Trod said smiling.
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Cyrix smiled at Petries' enthusiasm. He then began the story,
"Long ago when the bright night circle was high in the sky, many said that a flyer with no fear flew throughout the land...watching over other plant eaters and making sure they were safe. Some believe the flyer had magical powers...others thought he was just a normal flyer...but the one thing that made him a true hero was when he stopped a smoking mountain from blowing its top!"
He took a breath and continued, "The night it happened...they say the flyer knew that those near the mountain were in danger, and he flew to the mountain as fast as he could...and when he got there the mountain had already started to spit firewater and much of the land was on fire. Some say it was the wind...others believe it was him who did this next trick, but all he did was breath as if he were trying to blow a leaf on a tree....and the fires disappeared! Then they say with a flap of his wing the firewater on the smoking mountain was pushed out of his way as he climbed to the very top...and without blinking an eye, or even thinking about it...he jumped in diving down, down, down into the fire water below."
Cyrix smiled as he came to the end of his story.
"Although this story is told from many different views...everyone agrees this is what happened in the end...that the flyer's spirit and heart were so strong to protect those in the lands below the mountain that the firewater and the smoking mountain vanished as if they had never ever been there...and to this day, others say that the flyer with no fear still flies these very same skies watching over all of us...to make sure we are safe and happy."
Terri had to admit...the story was exciting...even if it was about a leaf eater.
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"Cool..." Chomper awed.
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"Ooh...me no know a flyer could be that great! I mean, me know they probably rule world at beginning, but that 'nother thing" he smiled and shrugged.
"They did what now?" Cory asked. "Um, me tell you other time" Petrie said.
"But, the flyer ended up ok right? I mean, he came out of the smoking mountains again right?" Kit asked, trying to figure out the last bit.
"Well if he's a not live ghost thingy I don't think it matters" Cory said.
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"I don't know if a Flyer like that one could even exist... but that sure is inspiring." - Rhamphy said, his two different coloured eyes shining brightly.
Trod leaned back after hearing the story. - "That sure sounds great. Imagine to have the chance to meet someone like him."
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"That is a good story, sad ending, but a good story, it is, it is." Ducky said nodding.
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"You are right Ducky, it has a sad ending... but imagine all the inspiration that Flyer gave to all the dinosaurs that got to see what happened and for the ones that were told as this will turn into a legend." - Trod said cheerily.
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"Even sad things can have good effects on others," Chomper said, then turned to his folks.
"<Your turn to tell the story dad.>"
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Ducky nods, <You are right, you are.> She said.
<I wonder what sort of story your dad will tell Chomper.> Littlefoot said to Chomper.
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"Yeah, maybe someday me be that great" Petrie couldn't help thinking. As he said this out loud though, Kit frowned, "Oh no you don't, I wouldn't dare let you or Twiz do something dangerous like that!" she said with a frown.
Cory grinned over at the two flyers, "See...what I tell ya, girls related to you always ruin your fun, it's a fact of life, like me and my sisters, but now let's listen to Mr. Chomper's dad's story!" he waited anxiously for what the big sharptooth had to tell.
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"Well, I am not as crazy as some Runners believe I am, but I would be happy to be able to solve problems without sacrificing myself." - Rhamphy said as last comment before turning his face to Chomper's father.
Trod smiled. - "It is good to know that Rhamphy." - he looked back at Chomper's father as well. - "<I think we are all looking forward for any story you may want us to tell mister.>"
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<Yea, we're all waiting for the story sir, if you are willing to tell it.> LIttlefoot said, enjoying when his grandfather told one of his stories, even one he had head before.
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Dein walked to a middle and began speaking: "I am going to tell you the story of how I had to cross great mountain range." he cleared his throat "It was a long time ago, before I've met Terri." he give his mate a little smile "At that time I was wandering with a group of fastbiters and... and..." In this moment he felt a slight pain in his chest, but he continued his story. "...one other sharptooth. We were tracking a huge herd of leafeaters, but they had the adventage over us and using a shortcut thrugh the mountains was the only way...." The pain in his chest became stronger and his heart was throbbing quickly "It was the only way..." He also had head rush "The only way to ca..." he did not finish his sentence as he fell to the ground, blacking out...
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Terri gave a momentary roar of fear as she stepped over to her mate and nudged him with her snout, hoping he'd open his eyes. When he didn't she began to panic.
"Chomper I need you to find some of those orange leaves that taste like fire...those should help like last time hurry!"
Cyrix looked up and asked, "Is there anything we can do to help ma'am?"
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<I do hope he gets ok, I do, I do.> Ducky said with worry in her voice and looking very concerned.
<Yea, is there anything we can do?> Littlefoot asked.
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"I think we must hurry and get those leaves the miss said." - Trod said to the others.
"Trod is right..." - Rhamphy added. - "please Chomper, lead the way."
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Chomper nodded and dashed as fast as he could and returned with lots of the leaves. "<Will these work mom?!>"
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<I hope they do, I do, I do.> Ducky said, holding her hands together.
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"Yeah" Kit added, frowning worriedly. "If not we could fly to find some more" Twiz offered, also hoping the leaves Chomper had brought would work.
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Out of the many leaves Chomper brought back Terri could see the ones that would be needed. She picked them up and placed them out of the way of the children as she raised her foot and stepped on them revealing the gooey mess under her foot, however not having time to think Terri licked up the goo and turned to face Dein and said to her mate. "Open your mouth...please." She then turned to the children and asked, "Please help me get his mouth open."
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<We can help, I am sure we can.> Ducky want to try to help to open Chomper's father's mouth with Littlefoot beside her.
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Spike and Chomper helped. "<Come on dad...>" Chomper said nervously. With a lot of effort, the mighty jaw was opened.
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Littlefoot used both is front and rear feet to help to open Chomper's Dad's mouth.
"What do we do now?" Ducky asked from where she was pushing against the upper part of the corner of his mouth to try to help the others to open it.
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"<Do we put the good in his mouth momm?>" Chomper asked.
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"I never thought in a million cold times..." Cory muttered to himself, having to turn away every so often and just not thinking about it as he kept the sharptooth's jaw open along with the others.
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"I never imagined I would be doing something like this. But I know it will sure be worthy." - Trod said, trying to reassure the other dinosaurs as he is also helping keeping Chomper's mouth open.
Rhamphy is also helping - "If there is need for more of those leaves, then me and the other Flyers can go swiftly go and look for more."
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<I do hope these are enough, I do, I do.> Ducky said nodding.
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Terri was glad the children and Cyrix were able to help with this as she opened her jaws and let the orange goo slide into Dein's mouth, hoping it would help. She then turned to Chomper and quickly asked, "Dear, would you go and get your father some water?"
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chomper nodded and rushed out to get some.
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<Yea, I guess we have just to wait. I hope it's as fast as when my Grandpa ate the nightflowers we brought him.> Littlefoot said.
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"Yeah" Kit nodded, remembering that and hoping the same. "Night flowers?" Twiz turned to her, "S-should we get some of those if this doesn't work?" he wondered. "Um...they're not...here, on the island I mean" Kit said, trying to not sound down.
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Chomper came back olding some water in a rock with a wide space in it, sort of like a bowl.
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At this moment, Papa Sharptooth was slowly becoming conscious, but it took much time before he could open his eyes or say something. Eventually he moaned a bit weekly and raised his head, looking around.
"<I guess I must had given you the creeps, eh?>" he said, trying to smile, but it didn't work very well...
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Ducky gently patted a part of Chomper's dad that was close. <YOu just lay down and rest for a while. YOu will feel better soon, you will, you will.> She said.
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"<Excuse me... ehh, Chomper's parents, but I need to ask you, what just happened here?, I am getting worried, and maybe we may need to find a plant for a better result?>" - Trod asked concerned about what just had happened.
"We Flyers can always scout for other healing plants. Maybe the Leaf-eaters here eat plants and you are not used to them if you are not from this island." - Rhamphy commented, what he has said was translated into sharptooth language by Trod.
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Terri at the moment seeing her mate stir and speak....she literally collapsed next to Dein and began to nuzzle the male sharptooth as if seeing him rise from the dead.
<"Don't scare me like that again Dein...I'm just glad you're alright. And listen to the little ones, you need to rest...just rest my mate.">
Cyrix also let go of a breath he didn't know he had been holding. 'That certainly was a close one.' he thought to himself.
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"Yeah" Kit agreed. She was still curious about what had happened, but Cyrix and the other adults were right even if they didn't say it, it was just good that Chomper's dad was ok now.
Petrie let out a breath as well, "Me glad Chomper's dad ok too" he admitted, with so much that could scare him he didn't need to worry about sicknesses and friends losing parents as well.
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"<I so happy to see you're ok dad,>" Chomper cheered, hugging his dad's head.
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"<I will try not to, Terri. I will try...>" Dein said to his mate "<Could you do all the explenations? I still feel a little tired...>"
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Ducky nodded, <Just rest. If you need anything it can be brought to you, it can, it can.> Ducky said nodding.
<Yea, don't feel bad asking for help, just you lay there and rest awhile.> Littlefoot said nodding.
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"<We'll make sure you'll get anything you need>" - Trod said, reassuring to what Ducky said just before him.
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"Yeah, and as for what happened...well, you were telling the story and just sorta...got sick and fell down" Kit explained with a frown.
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"<You might be surprised, but I noticed that. What I meant was that Terri would do explenations to you about why this happened to me.>" Dein said.
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Ducky continued to pat Chomper's father. "Yes, you just rest. Are you hungry or thirsty?" She asked him.
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"i could use some water, thank you." Dein answered.
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"I'll get some," Chomper said.
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"Can I go with you?" - Rhamphy asked Chomper - "I'd like to help doing something for your dad."
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"Sure Rhamphy," Chomper agreed.
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"Great!." - exclaimed the kid Flyer as he began flapping his wings, as he waits for Chomper.
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Chomper started to get some water, using leaves to hold it.
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"Here, let me help you." - Rhamphy landed and used his hands to help Chomper keeps the leaves horizontally to avoid loosing water.
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"Thanks for your help," Cgomper said in gratitude.
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"Yea, you just rest & they'll bring you some water shortly." Littlefoot said. "You'll be feeling better in no time."
"Yep, yep, yep." Ducky said, "In no time at all."
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Rhamphy saw that they are getting close - "I think we will be back in no time at all!."
In that time, Trod got closer. - "Chomper, do you need more of us to bring more water?."
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"Sure, keep it coming," the little sharptooth nodded.
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"Ok!" - trod said, he then looked back to the other dinosaurs. - "Who wants to help me bring more water for Chomper's father?"
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<I can.> DUcky said, <though maybe I"m to small to carry enough water.> She said.
<I'm willing to help too, but I'm not a 2 footer and don't have hands.> Littlefoot said.
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"<Well, don't worry Littlefoot and Ducky, we will find the way to carry the water>" - Trod said as he nodded - "<Ducky is a 2 footer, so she has hands, and Littlefoot is a 4 footer, but he is much bigger and can add stability for Ducky, so both of you could manage carry the water.>"
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Ducky nods, <I could ina tiny leaf, but I'm not sure if he'd even notice that water. It may be enough to get a tooth of his wet maybe.> Ducky said.
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"<Well, that is not much of water, but is water nevertheless>" - Trod said cheerfully - "<And I may need someone else, to help me get the water in a bigger leaf too.>"
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"<I'll help,>" volunteered Spike.
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<Maybe some 4 footers can help with carrying a large leaf together.> Littlefoot said.
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"Yeah and I'm sure between Petrie, Twiz and me we could carry another leaf" Kit offered. The boys quick to nod in agreement to that.
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"That's awesome! then let's go bring some water." - Trod said happily as he began walking in the direction Chomper and Rhamphy came back from.
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"Yea, let's go." Littlefoot said before walking with any others to where Chomper and Rhamphy had gone to get water.
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Kit Petrie and Twiz quickly followed, scanning the trees for a really good water carrying leaf.
"Ooh, that could work!" Twiz darted over nearer one specific one and examined it.
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"Did you find something?" Littlefoot asked looking over where Twiz was.
Ducky continued to pat Chomper's father reassuringly, <Just you rest, they'll be back soon with some water, they will, they will.>
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"Yeah" Twiz said as Petrie and Kit followed him to see the leaf he'd found. "Ooh, that a good one" Petrie nodded.
They all three plucked it down and flapped down to where Littlefoot was with it. "We could probably bring back alot of water with this" Kit said.
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Spike also brought many leaves with water for Chomper's dad.
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Littlefoot nodded while smiling. "yea, it looks like a large one."
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"<Thank you, Spike.>" Dein said gratefully "<You are a real help.>" he added, before he started drinking water from the leaves. That was indeed something he needed.
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<Don't drink to fast.> Ducky said with some concern in her voice.
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Petrie, Twiz and Kit quickly flew their own leaf over to a nearby stream and filled it. "Let's hurry and get it to Chomper's dad" Twiz said.
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Chomper poured more water into his dad's mouth. "<That help dad?>" he asked.
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"<Yes, it does. I think this will be enough fo rnow.>" Dein said.
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<Good. Looks like 1 more delivery. Do you want to drink that when they get here or save it for later?> Littlefoot asks.
<I am glad you are no longer thirsty, I am, I am.> Ducky said while nodding.
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"<I would not be so glad about me not being thirsty if I were you, Ducky, because I am hungry now.>" Papa Sharptooth said grinning widely.
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Cory backed up a bit freaked out, "Really, stop making jokes like that, it's not funny" he said.
Petrie, Twiz and Kit landed with the leaf, "Here, we got even more water" Kit announced, "What's not funny Cory?" she asked.
"Ah, never mind" the swimmer brushed of the sharptooth's ill joke.
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"<I can hunt something small,>" Chomper whispered to his father.
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"<Great ide, son. Good luck with that>" Dein said.
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Ducky made a bit of a face, <Maybe it is best if you'll eat soon for some of us flat teeth to go away a bit since I do not think some of us would like seeing that.>
Littlefoot nods, <yea, some of us are not quite use to seeing that sort of thing. But I guess we'll have to get use to it sooner or later.> He said.
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"<I wouldn't see that.>" - Trod said, a bit of contradictory because of what he thinks about the herd he came from. - "<But we all want you to get better mr. Chomper's father.>"
"If you need some plants from the Mainland, I could manage to go there and bring you some... if those plants are not too far away." - Rhamphy said, he then gave a wide grin to Trod, letting him know he needs to translate what he said into the sharptooth language.
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"No plants are needed, but I thank you for your proposition." Dein said in flattooth.
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Chomper soon returned with a small clubtail he had caught.
"<Here you go dad,>" he said, handing it to him.
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Ducky and Littlefoot heard Chomper and turned their backs so they would not see what Chomper had.
<Maybe we should go a short distance away till the eating is done.> Ducky said.
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"<You don't have to tell me that twice Ducky.>" - Trod said as he began walking towards the forest as he is also giving his back to whatever Chomper brought back.
Rhamphy didn't look back, as he is not shocked to see the prey Chomper brought. - "Nice to see you are a good hunter Chomper, that really tells that you do have the best chances to survive anywhere."
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Ducky & Littlefoot started walking to catch up with Trod. <maybe we can talk or have fun in some water or something.> Ducky said.
<Good hunting Chomper. We'll see you folks in a bit. Anyone else want to come?> Littlefoot said, looking back at Chomper briefly and making a face but doing his best not to before he went on with Ducky & Trod. Once he caught up Ducky dumped and climbed on Littlefoot.
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"<Thanks Rhampy,>" replied Chomper.
He looked around. "<Where are Littlefoot and Ducky going?>"
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"Um" Cory pulled his attention from where he was seeing how high up after his flyer friends he could climb as he too avoided looking at or thinking about the feeding, "I think they went down to swim or something until you dad's done eating" he said, briefly looking at Chomper but avoiding looking towards were his dad was.
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"Ok, I'll go join them," Chomper said, "<Or should I stay here dad?>"
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"<No. You can go, Chomper. I will be fine now.>" Dein said, before he started devouring a clubtail.
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"<Bye!"> Chomper called to his parents, running to join his freinds.
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Rhamphy began flying behind Chomper. As the Sharptooth kid called for his friends, Trod listened to him and told the others with a smile. - "Hey! I think Chomper is coming."
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"Well now hold up, I never said I was letting myself be left behind" Cory leapt down from the tree and darted after Chomper who was running after the others. Kit giggled, "Come on guys" she called to Petrie and Twiz, flapping after herself.
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"Don't you dare to leave me behind." - Rhamphy said laughing as he began flapping his wings faster now.
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Ducky and Littlefoot got to where they were going. Ducky & Littlefoot drank some water then started to play and splash each other in the water to have some fun.
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Trod gave a wicked smile as he began running and then jumping into water, hoping to splash them all.
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Ducky & Littlefoot giggled as they were splashed. In return they both tried to splash Trod as well.
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Trod was splashed by Littlefoot and Ducky, and he splashed them back, laughing as he did so.
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Ducky used her hands to splash the others as she was splashed with the others. Littlefoot used his tail to splash first Ducky then Trod, both of them still giggling and laughing as they had fun.
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Chomper jumped in the water, splashing Littlefoot, Ducky, and Trod.
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Littlefoot laughed at being splashed. He used his tail to splash Chomper. "I'm glad you can join us." He said.
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Dein looked after leaving Chomper. He smiled. His son was so full of life and he was very attached to his friends and his family. Papa Sharptooth just hoped that this attachment will not cause a little sharptooth much pain. Dein did not say this out loud, but this whole attack of pain was much more strong than the previous one and the herb had not brought him back to counsciousness as swiftly as earlier. He had the feeling that the attacks will become only worse and after one of these he might not wake up at all...
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"Littlefoot is right, it is nice to have here Chomper." - Trod said as he began splashing Chomper, Littlefoot and Ducky.
Rhamphy landed near the water, he looked back to the other Flyers - "Will you enter the water too?"
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"Uh, me no know...Petrie been in the water sure" the little flyer began, "but...swimming still not...".
Kit giggled, "Aw come on Petrie" she began to pull her cousin, "nothing ever happens in safe little watering holes and such, stop worrying".
"Well I for one am going in" Twiz said, from the ground running and jumping in with a laugh.
((Yeah I know, in one thread we can't get him in the water...:DD Twiz' moods are very conditional at times :lol))
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"The more that come into the water the more that can have fun, yep, yep, yep."Ducky said. She looked at Petrie. "You do not need to enter the water. You can rest on the bank, you can." She said.
"Yea." Littlefoot said agreeing with what Ducky had said.
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"I've been practicing my swimming," Chomper smiled.
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"That is good, it is, it is." Ducky said happily, splashing the ones she was playing with once again.
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"But I do hate getting water up my sniffer," Chomper commented.
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"Yea, that can be annoying. Maybe you can not get into water any deeper then your belly or chest." Littlefoot said.
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"Don't worry Chomper, there is nothing that practice cannot fix." - Rhamphy said as he began swimming slowly.
"Yes, do as Littlefoot says before you go into deeper waters." - Trod added, he later took a deep breathe and began dicing for a little bit.
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Terri was standing next to Dein not willing to say a word..she was far too worried about her mate, and couldn't stand the thought of losing him. She shed a few tears as she nuzzled him silently and gave a small growl.
Cyrix sighed as he watched the children play in the water...it reminded him of a simpler time when he was a hatchling himself.
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"I hope my dad gets better," Chomper commented, stopping splashing for a moment.
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Dein looked at Terri and returned the nuzzle. He saw her tears and decided that he has to do something that will lift up her spirits. Even if he wasn't going to get better, he did not want his mate to be sorrowful while they still had much time to spend together.
"<Why you are so sad? Did someone died when I was unconscious?>" he asked jokingly.
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"He'll get better, just like my grandpa did when he got sick and We went to the place where the night flowers grew and he felt better after he ate some and rested a bit." Littlefoot said.
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"Could we find some of those nightflowers?" Chomper asked.
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"sure, they grow in what Ali called the Valley of mists, but Old one called it the land of mists." Littlefoot said.
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"Valley of the Mists?, I never heard of that place before" - Trod said, totally stopping from swimming.
"That name sounds mysterious. We should go there." - Rhamphy added.
"If in that place there is a plant that can help Chomper's father, then we must find a way to go there." - Trod commented as he nodded.
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"I am sure that it can, but it only blooms at night. A very beautiful golden flower." Ducky said remembering how it beautiful it looked.
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"Then we have to find it!" Chomper said.
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Trod heard what Ducky said and replied in awe. - "To see that must be awesome!."
"It would be indeed. But we need the land bridge to reappear if we all want to go there." - Rhamphy said. - "And I hope the one that attacked us will no longer be near."
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Terri smiled even though she was still worried about her mate. She then replied, "You always did know how to make me happy Dein." She then thought of something. "I wonder what the children are talking about right now?"
Cyrix who had been close enough to hear had to laugh for a moment as he stood up and said to the children in the water.
"Well if it's the Night-flower you are after I'd be more than happy to help you find it. Once the land bridge returns at least."
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"Sure, the more that help the better. Though Ali did lead us there. I hope Icky and Dil are not there. Though I would like to see Tickles and Archie again, I would, I would." Ducky said.
"Yea, Tickles and Archie were pretty nice. I'd like to see them again too." Littlefoot said. "Though I wonder why Ali called it the Valley of mists if the old one who's the head of her herd called it the land of Mists."
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Dein was thinking for a moment about this matter, before he said: "Well... It depends... If they think I will get better, then they are surely talking about things kids usually talks about, but if they fear that I wont get better without additional help..." he did not finished.
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Spike was walking along the coast line when he noticed something.
"<Guys! Guys!>" He called, running to his friends.
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Cyrix looked up along with Hunter and both asked in sharptooth, <"What is it Spike?">
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"<The land bridge is back!>" he called.
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<It is? That is good, it is, it is.> Ducky said smiling and happy, even jumping up and down a little.
<Yes it is pretty good. Don't you folks think so?> LIttlefoot said.
"It is fun here, it is, it is. But some may be able to get more food away from the island." Ducky said.
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"Sure is!" Cory agreed, quickly swimming over from where he'd already joined the others by now and getting out. He ran over to where Spike was and tried to get a look for himself.
Kit and Twiz flapped over with Petrie a bit hesitantly but still behind, "Yeah, me really hope bellydragger and sharpbeak not around" he agreed with what Littlefoot said.
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"Bellydragger and sharpbeak?" Chomper asked, knowing who they were talking about. "They are friends of my mom and dad,, and they have a kid too."
Spike looked shocked.
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" A kid? I did not know they had a kid, or that a sharpbeak and a bellydragger could haved a kid together, no I did not." Ducky said.
"I hope just the same not to see them again. They tried to eat us and almost got Ducky." Littlefoot said.
"I remember that." Ducky said holding her tail and shivering. "It was the first time Spike talkeded. At least we did get the night flowers and met Ali." Ducky said.
"Yea." Littlefoot look off towards the beach on the other side, "I wonder where Ali is. Maybe Somewhere having a great adventure." He said.
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"<They know me," Chomper explained, "<They won't try to eat you if you're with me.>"
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"Well, that is indeed a relief. And even better since this could mean we can have guides for that Valley of the Mists." - Trod said.
"That is true, that can make things easier and faster for us to find those Nightflowers you mentioned." - Rhamphy added happily.
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"Yea, if we can trust them." Littlefoot said, not trusting 2 folks who tried to eat him and his friends before.
"We have been to the night flowers, with Tickles. We know the way and since he lives there I am sure Tickles knows the way even better then we do, he does he does." Ducky said.
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"We should tell my parents," Chomper advised.
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"About Tickles? Why is that?" Ducky asked as she looked at Chomper.
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"No, I mean about heading to this Valley of Mists," replied Chomper.
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"Good idea" Cory agreed with a nod. "Yeah, and me glad you know them so they not try to eat us this time" Petrie smiled.
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"To go somewhere without worrying of been eaten is always good." - Rhamphy said.
"That is true..." - Trod added. - "... so we must make sure to tell Chomper's father about this before the landbridge sinks again."
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"yea," Littlefoot said, "It may be easier for them to find food on our way there then if we all remain here." Littlefoot said.
"As long as we do not have to watch them eat." Ducky said.
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"Then let's go tell my parents," Chomper said.
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"We should." LIttlefoot said, "Let's go." He said and turned to start to where they were.
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Trod and Rhamphy looked at each other and nodded, after that, they began following Littlefoot.
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"Yes, let us run and tell them." Ducky said as she got on Littlefoot.
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"<Mom! Mom!>" Chomper called, "<We know how to cure dad!>"
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Trod and Rhamphy ran behind Chomper. Then the Runner said to Rhamphy - "Are you sure you were able to lost our attacker? It would be bad if we give our new friends more problems, even worse if he decides to attack you again... I don't want to imagine what would happen if..."
Rhamphy sighed, but still remained running in all his four limbs - "I do hope so too. You'd be lost without me, hehehe." - the Flyer smile trying to make Trod to not feel bad.
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"I do hope they will be happy with the news, I do, I do." Ducky said.
"We'll find out sooner or later." Littlefoot said.
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"Really, Chomepr?" Dein asked "Lets hear it then." he said, looking at his son expectantly.
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"<My friends know a cure for your sickness dad, and the landbridge is back so we can go find it,>" Chomper explained.
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<"Yes sir, it's the night flowers"> Twiz went on in explaining, <"we just have to find some of them for you, the others say it helped Littlefoot's grandfather before and so it could help you too">
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<Yes, though you may not like what you have to eat.> Littlefoot said.
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"<Littlefoot is right, it will not taste good, but it will sure be worthy>" - Trod said, waiting to see what will be Dein's reply to that.
"And I may use this time to really learn how to speak Sharptooth...." - Rhamphy said giving a grin. - "... because I can understand it but never got to spoke it right."
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"<And it'll save your life dad,>" said Chomper.
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<maybe you can eat some meat or fish with the night flowers.> Ducky said, <You could, you could.> Ducky said.
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"As long as this is going to work, I can eat everything." Dein stated, getting up of the ground. He still felt a small weakness in his body, but it will pass soon enough. He knew that he will be fine... till the next attack that is.
"I am going with you." he said rather matter-of-factly. He wasn't going to let Chomper go to Mysterious Beyond alone (not counting his flattooth friends).
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"Are you sure dad?" Chomper asked.
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Kit frowned with that idea, yet then shrugged, "I guess we could...watch out for each other, we'll watch him to make sure he doesn't fall again and...well with a big sharptooth with us sharpteeth that would want to eat us probably won't try" she smiled.
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<It could work, it could, it could.> Ducky said nodding.
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"And since that belly dragger and sharpbeak knows me and my parents, we have nothing to worry about," smiled Chomper.
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"And now all our leafeater's friends will get the chance to get back to their families." Papa Sharptooth said, looking at Littlefoot and the rest of the gang.
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"<Then we will get to save you Mr. Dein and we will all be reunited with our families!... that does sounds like an awesome plan.>" - Trod said, a smile was more than cearly view on his face.
Rhamphy is happy too, he placed a hand on one of Trod's shoulders and said - "Then we must be careful and quick on this."
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"We should get going now," Chomper told his friends.
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<We should, we should.> Ducky said nodding, <If we do not hurry the land bridge may vanish again.> She said.
<We can go back to the Great Valley later, after we've been to get the night flowers. The Great Valley will need time for the green food to grow back. Some leaf gobblers ate all the green food there. That is why our families and the others left. > Littlefoot said.
(ooc: I think I got the basic plot right) (forgot their name was leaf gobblers and not leaf eaters)
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"<So come on mom and dad,>" called Chomper.
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"This can be your chance to find your mother and sister." - Rhamphy said to Trod.
"I hope you are right... I really hope so." - Trod replied, as both kids began walking following Chomper and Littlefoot's lead back to the Mainland.
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"I just hope we won't run into big flatteeth who would want to hurt me or my parents," Chomper commented.
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"We must think positevely Chomper. if everything goes fine then nothing bad will happen." - Rhamphy said, trying to re-assure Chomper.
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Ducky nods to what Rhamphy said, <Yep, yep, yep. Maybe they smell a bit like you so the others here could find them for you. They you could be with them.> Ducky said.
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"Thanks Rhamphy," said Chomper.
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"If flatteeth do try any tricks they'll find I know a few as well." Dein said firmly "But I doubt that any will want to attack us. It would be extremely unwise and... deadly. For them." he stated with this creepy voice, which was usually heard when he spoke in flattooth.
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"<Yeah, you can take any flattooth or mean sharptooth down!>" smiled Chomper.
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"Uh, yeah..." Cory said, still getting use to the creepy voice Chomper's dad had, "well just good to know we're safe no matter what".
"and you guys are right, maybe we will find our herd's again!" Kit said optimistically. "Not mine...I lost them way back" Twiz frowned. "Aw, don't worry" Kit went on, "you could always stay with me and my dad until we found them again, after all your family too" she smiled.
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"THat sounds good, what do you think?" Littlefoot asked Twiz. Ducky shivered a bit from hearing Chomper's dad's voice but was starting to get use to it since he spoke in a more or less calmish voice and not with any anger or such behind it.
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"So let's move," Chomper called, running ahead with Littlefoot.
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"Yes, let us hurry while we can." Ducky said while getting onto Spike.
"Yes, we don't know how much time we have." Littlefoot said heading towards where the Land bridge was again.
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"I...I think that sounds like a great idea" Twiz smiled. Kit smiled as well, "but come on, Chomper's right, we have to move before we lose the landbridge!".
"Ooh, I just hope it's here even when we make our way back..." Cory couldn't help but think up that possibliity.
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Soon, they arrived at the land bridge. The passage to the mainland was back.
"<Here we go,>" said Spike.
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"Let us hurry, yes, yes." Ducky said.
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Chomper jumped down and began walking across the landbridge. "Haven't crossed this in a while," he smiled.
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Trod followed, stepping on the landbridge - "It would be nice that the landbridge can remain until we return... if we return here." - The Runner didn't see how it dissapeared the last time, but he saw that it was gone, long after the Great Valley kids arrived to the island.
Rhamphy decided to walk his way back to the mainland. - "I am always eager to see a new place. Even better if we where are going to help save someone's life." - He said happily, giving small hops along the way.
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Terri, Cyrix and Hunter all kept pace behind the others knowing the land bridge could disappear at any time.
Hunter however was compelled to speak.
"Are we sure this is a good idea, I mean yes we get off the island, but what if we just put ourselves in more danger?!"
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"Do you want to remain? You can if you wish, yes you can." Ducky said.
"I guess it's like my grandfather said. Just living is a risk. Living is not without risks." Littlefoot said as he looked over at Hunter.
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"This island looks like it is a safe place indeed, but I think your presence will be very appreciated as you seem to be very strong, Hunter." - Trod said as he turned his head back to see Hunter.
Rhamphy walked some more, seeing that the Mainland is still far. - "Wow, I didn't know the Mainland was this far... but then again, I have no idea how I managed to get to the island in the first place."
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"You can stay at my family's cave if you want Hunter," Chomper offered, still moving. "Maybe you could get to know those fast biters, I'm sure they'd be glad to hunt you."
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Hunter stopped walking for a moment and thought about the proposal she'd been given by Chomper and the others to stay...but she quickly shook her head and said aloud, "Nah...Cyrix would be lost without me...and he needs someone to keep him on his toes. I couldn't just leave him."
Cyrix laughed out loud as he heard Hunter statement.
"You may be a bit unsure of yourself my dear, but I do welcome your company!"
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"We are staying together, that is good, it is, it is." Ducky said nodding happily.
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"Well, whoever's going, we go now," Chomper called.
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"yes, we better hurry." Littlefoot said. "We don't know how much time we have."
"Yes, hurry." Ducky said waving a hand to indicate for the folks to continue along the land bridge..
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Twiz, Kit and Petrie continued flapping across with the others. As he hopped from rock to rock, Cory frowned up at them, "I still agree with Cera that you guys got the easy way of crossing" he said before paying attention and jumping once more.
"Cory" Kit laughed a bit, "why don't you let someone give you a ride like Ducky is" she indicated the other swimmer on Spike (?). "Aw, it's ok" Cory said, leaping to the other rock, "I got it".
Kit shook her head at her friend's independent attitude, but kept on.
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"<Hold on,>" Spike told his passengers.
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Ducky looked at Spike and patted him, "Are you getting tired Spike?" She asked with concern in her voice.
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"<I hope there is nothing wrong happening.>" - Rhamphy said as he stopped from walking, he stood up on his two legs as he shook some dirt from his hands.
"<What is it Spike, did you see something?>" - Trod asked since Rhamphy cannot speak the Sharptooth language.
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Cory turned back as the others asked if Spike had seen something, then glanced forward again, "M-maybe he was just saying hold on like...don't fall" he said, thinking that sounded like a better thing than having seen something scary.
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"<That's what I meant,>" Spike assured Cory.
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"So you are not to tired and need a nap, or are feeling sick?" Ducky asked
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"I hope it is nothing too bad for us so we will not be kept stranded in the island." - Trod said.
"What can you see Spike?." - Rhamphy asked, waiting for an answer to see what can be done to solve it.
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'<I didn't see anything,>" Spike replied.
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"Then why did you stop?" - Rhamphy asked Spike, but he added - "Ehh... I am just curious, I don't want to sound rude or anything like that."
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"<Just so I allow Cory to climb on,>" Spike explained.
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"Ohh, that is nice indeed. Hehehe, I didn't really realize that." - Rhamphy said while smiling.
OOC: I didn't realize that myself either :smile .
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"Oh...well sure I'll climb up, thanks Spike" Cory said, climbing on top of the spiketail.
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"There is plenty of room, there is, there is." Ducky said to Cory.
"Is very one ready to continue?" LIttlefoot asked looking around.
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"<I am,>" said Spike.
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"Let us go then, if everyone else is ready." Ducky said looking around at the others.
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Cory gave a nod, "You bet".
"Us too" Kit assured, with Petrie and Twiz nodding.
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"Then let's get this adventure on the path!" Chomper smiled (Show on the road.)
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"We are ready as well, so lead the way." - Rhamphy said happily as he stood on all his four libs again, walking fast and giving some hops along the way.
Trod nodded as he began walking too, towards the Mainland.
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"Yea, let's go." Littlefoot said and starting heading with the others to the mainland. He kept a look out to see if the earthshake may happen again like it did last time & also to be sure no mean sharpteeth could easily sneak up on them.
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"With my parents around, mean sharpteeth won't attack, "Chomper tried to assure his friends.
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"I hope so, I do, I do." Ducky said nodding from riding atop Spike.
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"And when that belly dragger and sharpbeak see us, they won;t try to eat you cause they are friends of my mom and dad."
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"Well...we should just make sure they know we're friends of yours, just to be safe" Kit thought of and said aloud.
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"We'll tell them, don't worry," said Chomper.
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"I hope it works like that, I do, I do." Ducky said with worry on her face and voice.
Littlefoot looked at Ducky, "I am sure it'll work out. We have to make sure they see Chomper or his parents before they see us." Littlefoot said.
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"Don't worry, we'll keep you safe," Chomper said.
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"That is correct, we must make sure that happens, because I don't have plans for any of us to become someone's lunch." - Trod saying trying to reassure Ducky.
"And once we get to the Mainland and save Chomper's father, we can try and get new clues about Trod's sister and mother's Herd." - Rhamphy said, and Trod smiled at his friend.
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"Yeah, then we can eat them," chomper smiled, remembering Trod's offer.
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"Oh! please no!..." - Trod said to Chomper. - "The dinosaurs of my Herd of origin are the bad guys, not my Mother's herd!" - The kid Runner was almost freaked out.
"Please Trod, try to remain calm, remember that I was confused at that too for some time." - Rhamphy said as he climbed on Trod.
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"Sorry, my mistake," Chomper apologized.
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"I hope we do not have to see that, I do, I do." Ducky said a bit shocked at the thought of eating someone. She shook her head, not wanting to be near that event.
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(Hey GVG, want to control Dil?)
Meanwhile, in the aforementioned Land of Mists, a sharpbeak was sitting atop a belly dragger.
"We haven't had anything good to eat in days," grumbled Ichy.
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Trod took a breathe and smiled - "Don't worry Chomper, but I admit you took me by surprise." - Then only now he noticed the added weight of his friend.
"I hope you don't mind if I can ride with you for a little bit." - Rhamphy said as he is now riding on Trod.
"It's ok, Rhamphy. Let continue with our trip." - Trod replied, more calmly now.
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(OOC: Who did Rhamphy say that to?)
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OOC: Rhamphy said that to Trod. I made a little edit to my previous post. Sorry for the confussion.
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Kit still wasn't sure if she agreed with Chomper eating even Trod's bad herd, but for one kept these thoughts to herself, and since that wasn't even the herd they were talking about, it didn't really matter right now.
"You guys wanna ride too?" Cory asked Kit and Petrie who were still flying since now Rhampy had landed.
"Um, that ok, Spike look kinda crowded" Petrie said, then smiled, "We ride on Cera!" he landed on the three horn. Kit giggled but followed.
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"Good, it looks like we can all continue. We best since I"m not sure how long this land will remain where it is before what happened again happens again." LIttlefoot said, looking around at the various folks present.
"I just hope we make it to the mainland. The island is fun and safe, but there is not much food for some there, no there is not." Ducky said.
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"Well, let's hope we won't get to find the bad herd I came from." - Trod said while walking, feeling very uneasy about everything. Maybe Chomper's offering to get that evil herd devoured could save many lives in the future, but it doesn't feel right.
"The breeze here is amazing. It has been some time since the last time I've been truly relaxed." - Rhamphy said, maybe he just wanted to say something, but it is right that he hasn't been peacefully in one place for quite some time.
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"So far so good." Littlefoot said, to try to get everyone's spirits and moods up, and things were going pretty good so far.
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"We're almost there," smiled Chomper.
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"Good, I'll be glad once we are there, I will, I will." Ducky said.
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"I agree with Ducky, this landbridge is not as safe as it looks if it sinks so often." - Trod said as he is looking at everywhere in the landbridge and the sea around them.
Rhamphy replied to that. - "We must try to keep the mood up, so we should just keep going" - he then added, with a shy smile. - "But the sooner we cross, the better."
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"Yea, but no use in running and tripping or something." Littlefoot said. "Safety before speed my grandfather would say." He said. "Just the same I'll be glad once we are off of here."
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"Still, me gonna be glad to not see Big Water so close when we get there" Petrie said, still keeping an eye out for swimming sharpteeth or anything.
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"Even though this is the second time I cross this landbridge, it is still bigger than it looks it is." - Trod said, not wanting to sound like he is complaining, specially for the added weight, ince Rhamphy is much bigger in size (but not in age) than Petrie.
Rhamphy looked at his friend. - "It may be easier if I get off you?."
"Don't worry Rhamphy, I am fine." - Trod answered. Still looking forward to get to the mainland and to look for those Nightflowers for Chomper's father.
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"It is longer then it looks." Littlefoot said while keeping the lookout for any mean looking sharpteeth or for any sign the earthshake had happened before.
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Dein sniffed the air and he smelled some familiar scent...
"<If my nose is right, then I say that Velora and her pack came this way before us...>" he said "<Probably she expected that the landbridge will show up now and she decided to go to mainland. Leafeaters from island have really something to celebrate today, dont you think?>" Papa Sharptooth smirked.
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"<Yeah, they do,>" Chomper laughed slightly.
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"Oh, I hope she doesn't find any of our parents!" Kit said worriedly. "Don't worry, actually good for them, they've probably already been by and are...far away" Cory said.
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"Or maybe they didn't even went in the same direction your parents are. After all, the Mainland is a huge place." - Trod said, also trying to help make Kit to relax.
"We have no way to know now, but we will eventually. But I agree with mr big Sharptooth, the Leafeaters in the island will have quite a celebration." - Rhamphy said as he giggled.
"Yeah, maybe they got bored of how they taste because of the icky green food it can be found there, hehehe." - Trod said, hoping his last comment will not make the others to feel uncomfortable.
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"It did taste funny, but it was ok, but I prefer the food I am use to, I do, I do ." Ducky said.
"Yea, and Spike seemed to like the stinky flowers." Littlefoot said looking over at Spike.
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"<They were great!>" smiled Spike.
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Cyrix stepped quickly but with caution. However he was still smiling as he walked along with the others.
Hunter had to ask, "Why are you so cheerful Cyrix?"
The rainbow face laughed as he answered.
"I'm just glad to know that we are all able to have an adventure together and see our world for what it is."
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Terri laughed as well as she thought about what Dein had said.
"Yes I suppose they do have a reason to celebrate don't they?"
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"I guess they will be." Littlefoot said, "Once they find out that is." He said. He looked ahead to see how far they were from the mainland.
""Having an adventure can be fun, it can, it can. We've had a few ourselves, and we have gotten to see new areas. But there are many dangers too, there are, there are." Ducky said nodding and thinking of some of the adventures they have had before.
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"Yeah, me hope there no danger this time" Petrie said. Cory laughed, "Well I wouldn't bet on none at all, but maybe nothing too big" he smiled.
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Hunter laughed quietly as she said, "Well...danger can also be another form of adventure ya know."
Cyrix smiled.
"Very true Hunter, but usually you have to go looking for adventure...with Danger, it always comes to find you."
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"Sadly, that's true," Chomper said with a little laugh.
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"Hey mom, what are we going to do today?" Greg asked Dil, who was still a bit sleepy.
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"That is true, though it seems adventures come to us at times, or maybe it is that we are good at finding adventures." Ducky said. Thinking it over she wasn't sure which it was. "I guess an adventure would not be an adventure without some danger." She said.
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"That true, sometimes adventures just find us" Petrie agreed, like the time there had been no water. They hadn't asked for that, or for Hyp to take off and them to have to follow him.
That was sort of like now, they hadn't asked for Chomper's dad to get sick.
"Well some of the adventures we do ourselves turn out just as good" Kit pointed out with a smile, "after all, if Cera had never thought to run away we wouldn't have all met Chomper, or some all of us" she admitted.
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"There is no way we can guess how an adventure can start... untill it starts." - Trod said, also remembering the things he has lived since started travelling.
At that time, Rhamphy frowned as he saw some Flyers in the very distant horizon, in the sea, but near the shore. He then tried to ignore the thought that they may be with the Flyer who attacked them and he thought - "I must stay optimistic."
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"What's bothering you Rhampy?" Chomper asked, noticing the odd expression on his face.
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Trod looked back to see his Flyer friend riding on his back, he didn't say a word, but the look on his face asked for itself.
Chomper's question took Rhamphy by surprise, he thought of not telling all about what he was thinking, to not worry the little Sharptooth. He sighed before replying. - "I am just thinking... if I really made the Flyer who attacked us to lost track of me. I am hoping he did not found the island and just returned home."
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"Maybe he did, after looking for you for a while and could not find you." Littlefoot said.
"Yea, and you are not along now, no you are not." Ducky said hoping that bit of truth would help Rhamphy to feel better.
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"Yeah, we're here if he tries anything" Cory assured, getting a bold stance like an over confident kid might do when imagining fighting bad guys, and of course it going better in his imagination than it ever would in real life.
"Careful Cory, don't fall off Spike" Kit laughed.
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"That is very nice from all of you. Thanks." - Rhamphy said, as he gave a wide smile.
"It is nice to not be travelling alone. It feels so much better and safe." - Trod added. he then looked forward and asked, trying to get the ambient to bemore relaxed. - "Any idea in how long we'll get to the mainland?."
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"<Probably just a few more minutes,>" said Spike.
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"That sounds good." - Rhamphy replied.
"It sounds good for you because I am the one walking." - Trod replied with a faked unamused face. To that, Rhamphy just gave a wide grin. Trod laughed.
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"I could give you a ride Trod,' Chomper offered.
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"Yea, it shouldn't be long now till we all get to the mainland." Littlefoot said happily. He would be glad to get to the mainland again & it was nice to see Chomper again, and to make new friends and such too.
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"And to tell the truth, there's someone I want to see on the mainland," Chomper admitted.
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Trod looked at Chomper. - "I am fine, thanks, and besides I am a bit taller than you, so it would be like too much, hehehe."
"It must have been awesome for you to find again your friend here in this island." - Rhamphy said to Littlefoot. - "Maybe soon I'll be lucky enough to make more friends, like all of you here."
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"I'm hoping...I can see my girlfriend again," Chomper admitted with a blush
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"Ohh? is that true?" - Trod asked.
"Can I ask what is her name?." - Rhamphy asked,, very curious.
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"Rita," Chomper said, "She's a sharptooth I met when we hunted on the mainland."
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"I hope she is as nice as you are and does not see us as food, I do, I do." Ducky said, a bit concerned with meeting a new sharptooth.
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"Don't worry, if you're with me, she won't try to eat you," Chomper said confidently.
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"That is a relief indeed. It is nice to have a sharptooth friend." - Trod said happily.
Rhamphy was still looking at the Flyers that were far away, he gave a sigh of relief as he saw them moving away.
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"I do hope you are right, I do, I do." Ducky said, still a little worried.
Littlefoot looked at Ducky, "Things will turn out ok, just wait and see." Littlefoot said smiling to her.
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"Yeah, and something tells me we'll be able to explain ourselves to a kid like us a bit better" Kit said.
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After a few more minutes of trekking, the gang finally arrived back at the beach!
"<We're here!>" grinned Spike.
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"Yea, we are on the mainland again." Ducky said, cheering and waving her arms happily.
"Yea, it's great to be back. Isn't it?" He asked looking at the others.
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"<It is,>" Spike agreed.
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Cyrix smiled as well as his feet touched the sand of the mainland again.
"Ahhh, I'd forgotten how nice this feels."
Hunter sighed.
"I'm just glad to be off that land bridge...it was creepy being so close to the big water."
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"<Creeped out by water?>" Spike asked Hunter.
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Hunter blushed from Spikes question and answered in sharptooth, <"I just don't like to think about what lives in there...and if it could eat me...the farther away from it I am, the better!">
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"<Good point...>" Spike replied.
SPEAKING OF THINGS THAT COULD EAT THEM..........
"<Morning mom and dad,>" Greg smiled to Ichy and Dil.
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"Yea, it's nice to be back here again." LIttlefoot said.
"I do not like to think about what swims in the water or under it, no I do not." Ducky said, remembering some her imagination and the song they had sung earlier as well as their encounter with a swimming sharptooth.
"Yea, we encountered 1 of the swimming sharpteeth, who knows what sorts of other things may be there, maybe even wonders. Though it is still nice to be here again. Shall we rest a bit here or would you rather head towards the Valley of mists?" Littlefoot asked looking around at the others.
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"<From my point of view, the sooner we get to this Valley the better.>" Dein said staring in a distance, but not looking at anything particular. He was thinking about something for a moment, then he turned to leafeater's kids.
"You know. You dont have to come with us. I mean... You have your own families to find and every heartbeat you are spending with us decreases your chances to catch up with them. All you need to do to help me is this: just tell us where we can find that Valley of Mists and how does this flower you mentioned look like. That alone will be enough and you will be able to go your own way." he said calmly.
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Trod and Rhamphy looked at each other, then the Runner replied to Dein. - "I think we will go with you, specially after all of you have done for us. Besides, to visit new places can give us new clues about where my Mother's herd is."
Rhamphy looked at the other kids. - "Dein does have a point, but I'd like to know what will be your decision."
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Kit frowned, thinking this through, she did feel bad for her dad since she was about all that he had left of family, but...
"I...I'd just feel bad for probably ever if I left and didn't help you like you helped us, like the others said" she said in flattooth to convey her thoughts better. Twiz translated, though he may not have needed to by this point.
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"We don't know where our family exactly are. Since the leaf gobblers ate all the green food in the Great Valley they are not there yet, and we know exactly where the flowers are so at least I should go with you." Littlefoot said. "The rest of you guys can do what you want." Littlefoot said.
"I will go too. Like Littlefoot said. & maybe we'll see Tickles and Archie again. We may, we may." Ducky said.
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"But still we should make this adventure to be a fast one. So we can heal Chomper's father and help all families to be reunited again!" - Trod said, as he also began walking in the sand of the mainland again, after many bright circles.
Rhamphy got off of Trod's back - "Thanks for the ride pal!" - he said as he landed in the sand.
At that time, someone was looking at the group from a safe distance, behind some rocks in the top of a mountain - "So, they were hiding in that island this whole time. But now I found them." - He said to himself as he made a sly grin.
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"Thanks you guys," Chomper said, amazed that his friends would stay with him on this adventure. He'd thought they'd want to go back to their families ASAP.
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"Don't mention it, Chomper." - Rhamphy said as he winked an eye.
"We will be glad to help you." - Trod replied too - "and it seems we are all looking forward to this adventure."
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"I'm glad we're helping your folks Chomper." Littlefoot said. Littlefoot nodded to what was said, "Yea, but at least this time we'll have some ideas what to expect since we're going along some areas we've been through before." Littlefoot said.
"That is one good thing, it is it is. Though some things may have changed since we were traveling through, maybe not all things have changed, maybe." Ducky said.
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"At least you do have an idea of how that place looks like, that can really be an advantage." - Rhamphy said as he began walking too.
"For us it will be a totally new place. As it would be the fabled Great Valley you seem to come from." - Trod and Rhamphy don't know the Great Valley, they just know stories about them, maybe told by errant herds.
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Cory laughed, "Well, I won't say the Great Valley isn't...great, it is" he told Rhampy and Trod, "but...I don't know, it becomes just another normal place that's kinda cool once you've lived there a bit" he told them.
"Then swarming leaf gobblers eat everything..." Petrie said sadly.
"Yeah" Kit agreed, "it wouldn't look very great right now".
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"Yea," Littlefoot said sadly, but he brightened up and looked at the others, "I'm sure the green food will regrow if we give it some time." He said.
"I hope so, I do, I do." Ducky said nodding her head.
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"So let's be on our way," grinned Chomper.
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As they walked along, Cory thought on their dead Valley. "I'm sure it will grow back" he agreed, "but you know, was just thinking, my mom once told me about these plants that stink to Sharpteeth...uh no offense" he told the sharpteeth with them, "but I wonder, are there plants that stink to swarming leaf gobblers, if so maybe we should put some in the Valley somehow".
"I don't think there's any green food the swarming leaf gobbler's don't like" Kit voiced, remembering how quickly they'd eaten everything.
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"No offense taken." Dein said "Of course, if you have said: 'plants that stinks like sharpteeth', then we both would have a problem. Yours would be running away from me and mine would be catching you, Cory." he added, grinning mischievously.
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"Well, if Leaf Gobblers ate those plants, it may be a problem for your valley. But maybe those leaves stink for them too, that would be something to hope for." - Trod said, walking along the others.
"Even if the Leaf Gobblers did eat the stinky leaves, well, since all Leaf-eater left the Valley then there is no good for Sharpteeth if there is no prey to hunt." - Rhamphy added, taking a look at his surroundings, last time he was there, it was night time and he was too tired to even notice how were the mountains, the shore... anything at all.
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"I'm sure the leaves will eventually grow back. We just have to give it time." Littlefoot said.
"They will, they will. Till then we can help Chomper's family. I do hope our families return to the Great Valley eventually, I do, I do." Ducky said.
Littlefoot looked at Ducky. "If they find some green food and stay together they can have some of the flyers now and then fly near or over part of the Great Valley & see if the green food as grown back. & can return once it has." Littlefoot said, a bit sad at not being with their families or in the Great Valley, but happy they were together and as well having met new friends and helping Chomper's family.
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Trod nodded to what Littlefoot said and replied - "I have heard stories, maybe the bad event about the Leaf Gobblers was not as bad at all, because I've heard that it will allow your Valley to renew itself. So you may get to see it more green than ever."
"And sending Flyers to investigate and keep an eye on the Valley is good too, because we Flyers can be good at that, and as scouts too." - Rhamphy said.
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"Yea, " Littlefoot said, "I'll work out and we'll all be together again." He said.
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Cory thought about what Chomper's dad said and then laughed, though still a bit nervously, "Yeah, I guess it would have been bad if I said it that way" he admitted.
Kit nodded, "Yeah, I know you guys are probably right". She tried to imagine the Great Valley greener than it had been.
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"So... How long you think it will take us to get to that Valley of the Mist, Littlefoot?" Papa Sharptooth asked.
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"That would be nice to know." - Trod said, but he is just been curious.
"I am more concerned if that place makes justice to it's name, if that is true, then flying there will be near impossible." - Rhamphy commented.
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"<I think it's about a day maybe,>" commented Spike.
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Littlefoot nods, "If I take into account how long it took Ali and me to get from the Great Valley to the valley of mists, and us 5 to get from the Great Valley to here a day to get from here to the Valley of mists sounds about right." Littlefoot said.
"I agree, I do, I do." Ducky said nodding.
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Petrie got lost on the counting of days somewhere, but had to agree that that Littlefoot said sounded about right.
"Yeah, somewhere around just one day and before the next bright circle rises I think" Kit agreed.
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"Well, that is no bad. I must admit I was expecting all of you to say we would need perhaps a dozen Bright Circles to get there." - Trod said, smiling in relief.
"Then it would be nice to keep going. So the sooner we start, the sooner we will get there." - Rhamphy said, giving small hops as he walks. Like he usually do when he is happy.
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"True, but we do need to stop for food, rest and so on." Littlefoot said looking at Rhamphy said.
"Some things do seem far but do not take long to get here, it is true, it is." Ducky said.
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Rhamphy looked at Littlefoot. - "Yes, you do have a point. But I am also hoping to find some new types of leaves in that 'foggy' you all have mentioned."
"That's the 'Valley of mists'." - Trod corrected his friend. - "And for as long as Chomper's father is feeling good, we can take some little times to eat, if we find enough food along that way."
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"We'll need to be quick," added Chomper.
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"Yes, as fast as we can. No delay." Littlefoot said agreeing with Chomper.
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"You are all correct!. The fastest we go, the fastest we'll heal Chomper's father." - Rhamphy said while bouncing on himself and trying to keep up a cheer emotion and to forget that his pursuer may be still out there.
Trod looked at Rhamphy and smiled, he them looked at Littlefoot and Chomper - "The best part of this place with the Night Flowers is that you have been in there, that sure will prove useful for all of us."
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Littlefoot nodded, we have. We know 1 way there." Littlefoot said, "Though there may be other ways there." He said.
""Ali showed us the way she new and we can show you, we can, we can." Ducky said.
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"That was nice of her," commented Chomper.
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"Yep, yep, yep, it was, even after the old one and her mother didn't want to help Littlefoot's Grandfather." Ducky said.
"At least Ali did, even thought the rest of her herd refused. And I still don't think that old one is very wise." Littlefoot said.
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Trod looked at Littlefoot - "Maybe that old dinosaur had reasons not to do that, but I will not justify the fact that he or she gave no much help."
"Stop been so melodramatic Trod..." - Rhamphy said while smirking. - "... at least things turned out for the best, and Littlefoot and his friends do know the way to that foggy valley."
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"We do. We even met Tickles there who helped us." Ducky said nodding as she remembered tickles.
"And Archie." Littlefoot said.
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(OOC: I know I'm playing Chompers folks for this one, but I can't remember if they stayed on the island or not. :oops)
Cyrix after staying quite for some time spoke up.
"She may not seem wise to you Littlefoot, but I'm sure if you just asked her about anything she would be more than happy to help you find an answer. It's all about respect."
Longtail squinted his eyes for a moment and looked at the horizon they were heading towards. "I've got a funny feeling..." he stated aloud.
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(ooc: if you mean the tv series, it's' never revealed.)
Littlefoot shook his head. "I doubt that."
"Just because someone is older does not mean they are wiser then you are my mommy said once." Ducky said.
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(OOC: I was checking some of the last pages and I think that yes, Chomper's parents are going too. And I am very happy people is getting some interest to recover this rpg, after what happened to all others I am in, I was really thinking in giving up rpgs).
"Well, if we ever get to find that Old One, we may ask her... but I don't think we'll get a reply after she sees all the members of this group." - Trod said to reply to Littlefoot, Ducky and Cyrix.
Rhamphy sighed as he kept on walking. - "At least I guess the Old One preferred to keep quiet and not to say something that could have been just wrong or inconsiderate... that is much better than certain Grown-ups I remember from my own past."
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"At least Ali helped, when the rest of her herd refused." Littlefoot said, still a bit angry with the memory.
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(Yup, Chomper's folks come off the island in this rp. They have to find the cure for Dein, remember?)
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"And came back to get us when Littlefoot was trapped in that cave in." Ducky said nodding.
"I remember, scary." Littlefoot said from the memory of it. "Dil and Icky kept trying to eat me, but Archie helped a lot."
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Longtail smiled.
"It sounds like Ali was a very good friend indeed. I'd like to meet her someday."
Cyrix chuckled.
"Don't worry Longtail, I'm sure you;ll get to meet Ali one day, but right now we need to focus on what's important."
Terri walked next to Dein trying to make sure he stayed on his feet. "how are you feeling dear?" she asked gently.
Dein nodded his head.
"For now I'm alright. But I do feel tired, perhaps we can stop once we get to the mainland?"
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"That sounds like a good idea. We can all rest, get some water, we can, we can." Ducky said.
Littlefoot nodded, "She was. She was a bit scared of non longnecks at first since she had never met any, but became friends with my friends before very long." He said.
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(No offence, GVG, but I am the one who plays as Dein. Just so you remember. ;) )
"If she was scared of your non-longneck flatteeth friends, then I wonder how she would react to your other friends, like... Oh... I dont know... Sharpteeth?" Dein asked.
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"She may be calmer about it now, since she has been around non longnecks. If not she may just need to spend some time with some friendly sharpteeth." Littlefoot said.
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Rhamphy looked at Littlefoot and said with a laugh - "Well, if Trod can spend a time with Sharpteeth, then it is sure that your friend Ali can."
Trod looked at him with a bit of a simulated offended look - "Well, at least I have a sense of self-preservation, so you cannot blame me to try to be cautious."
Rhamphy knows that Trod is not really offended, so he laughed at kept on walking.
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"Yeah, I'm sure Ali would be fine with it once she met you guys" Cory said, "...but uh...we might want to have her met Chomper first...no offenses Mr. Chomper's dad but you can be inter-timid-ing...or whatever it is the grown-ups say".
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"Having her meet Chomper instead of a large sharptooth, first may be better indeed." Littlefoot said. "Small steps first before running I heard my grandparents say before."
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"That's smart thing for them to say" Dein said to Littlefoot. Then he realized that young longneck was always talking about his grandparents, but he never mentioned his mother or father "And what about your parents? Are they equally wise?" he asked.
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Littlefoot got a sad look on his face. "She isn't around anymore. A sharptooth got her. Though we took care of him later on when he cam after us after the long fall had just knocked him out." Littlefoot said.
"It was very scary, yep, yep, yep." Ducky said.
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Trod looked at Littlefoot with a shock - "Ohh, I-I didn't know that, I'm sorry."
"I am sorry too Littlefoot, but if you can remember everything she taught you, then she'll live in you." - Rhamphy said with a calm voice.
"That is true..." - Trod added. - "... and you still have your grandparents, and your friends!, so you are far to be alone."
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"It's ok. No way you could have known." Littlefoot said.
Littlefoot nodded slowly and a bit sadly. "Rooter said something like that." Littlefoot said. He sighed a bit then nodded a bit happier, "yes, at leas i have my grandparents and my friends including all you guys." he said looking around.
"That is true, yep, yep, yep." Ducky said.
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"and...although I wasn't there at the time, I know it wasn't a revenge thingy, them...uh you know...taking care of the big Sharptooth, it was self defense since he kept chasing them".
Kit frowned as a question made itself known to her. "I have always wondered, and I guess now's a good time and company to ask" she said with a smile to Chomper and his parents, "is that...well...do you guys view that as ok? Chasing kids I mean, or is it kinda frowned on by other sharpteeth? I'm not gonna get mad if it is, I was just curious" the little flyer asked.
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"I am sorry for bringing you back sad memories, Littlefoot. It wasn't my intent.
Dein said honestly "I don't know her, but I think that wherever your mother is, she's happy for you are living. I know I would be, if I were put in her position" he added glancing at his son.
He turned to Kit, thinking over right answer to her question.
"It is just a waste of energy for such a small meal." he said bluntly "If you expect me to say if it was either bad or good, then you can keep asking forever and I won't say anything at all."
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Littlefoot nods a bit sadly, but not as sad as before, "It is true, I'm sure she is happy. & she helped guide me to the Great Valley." Littlefoot said.
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Trod nodded and said with a smile. - "I am very happy that you are keeping the spirit up. I think it is safe to say that we all need it." - He said, remembering the sad events he has to live through.
Rhamphy stood up from walking on all four limbs and began walking on his two legs while flapping his wings. - "Well, I think my wounds healed enough, so if the need arises I can do some scouting, with any of the other Flyers on our group that would like to scout ahead."
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"Don't fly to far or to fast." Ducky said to Rhamphy.
"Yes, best to be safe till you are sure if you are fully healed or not." Littlefoot said.
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Terri however had her own opinions on Kits question.
"My personal view on it however despite my mates blunt answer, I feel it is wrong and I will never partake in it. Of that you can be sure." she said with a grin on her face as she turned to face Dein.
Longtail smiled.
"Well that's good news for me. I had to admit I was a little worried there for a while about what might happen if we didn't find any food."
Cyrix cleared his throat.
"I apologize for my nephews outburst, he can be rather blunt at times and forgets his manners." Cyrix then cast a glare at Longtail hoping the young flyer would understand.
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Kit had to admit, Chomper's mother's reply reassured her a bit too, not in a personal fear way or anything but just...she knew to have probably expected Chomper's dad's response.
She smiled, "Ok, well I didn't want to start a fight or anything" she said, hoping this wouldn't start an argument between Chomper's parents, "but thanks".
Petrie frowned, wanting to help scout ahead but...too scared really of the big water to move.
"I'll help too!" Twiz spoke up, flapping up to where Rhampy was, "that was between the both of us maybe none of us have to get too tired".
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"Neither will I. As long as there are better alternatives, I don't think I will ever get so hungry or desperate to hunt something that can be considered barely a snack." Dein said "A sharpteeth like me or my mate here, tend to eat a lot, so even if you weren't Chomper's friends, I would probably not be tempted to chase after you." he added, looking mainly at Ducky, Kit and Petrie, who were the smallest in the group.
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"Maybe if more then 1 goes you can also watch out for each other and may see something the other may miss." Littlefoot said.
Ducky was a little happier with what Chomper's parents had said. "Maybe if large enough water is found you can eat some fish like my sister says some fastbiters she knows does." Ducky said remembering her sister's story, or the bits she had told.
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Rhamphy looked at Twiz and smiled - "You are right Twiz and let's show them why we Flyers can be the best scouts." - after that he flapped his wings and raised to the heavens, only to be stopped by Trod, who placed his hands on the Flyer's shoulders.
"Remember Rhamphy, just do some quick recon until we make sure you are fully healed, ok?."
"Don't worry, I bet Twiz will keep me out of problems." - Rhamphy winked, and then he began flying once Trod released him. - "Come on Twiz." - He waited for Twiz to reach him before flying ahead of the group.
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"I hope they do ok." Ducky said as she watched the 2 flyers.
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Twiz laughed and flapped up to where Rhampy was, "Yeah, I'll keep him out of trouble" he told the others, even if he wasn't sure how hard of a task that would be.
"Uh...hehe, that good" Petrie answered with a hesitant smile at Dein's words.
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Trod looked back at Ducky and replied - "I hope so too, because until I can find my mother and sister's herd, then Rhamphy is my only family."
Rhamphy waited for Twiz, and when he was next to him, he said - "So, any idea for a recon plan? Because I think we can try a fast past flying high and then a lower flight in our way back."
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"Sounds good" Twiz nodded, "and to be honest it's more of a plan that I had of just flying and seeing if I saw anything from up here".
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Rhamphy looked at Twiz and replied - "Well... maybe we can do both things, because we cannot just fly without bringing news." - he then flapped his wings faster and began going higher and forward in the direction the group is heading.
Trod began looking to the sky and he tried to keep both Flyers in sight.
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"Perhaps one can help keep the other out of trouble." Littlefoot said.
Ducky nodded to what Trod said, "yep, yep, yep, they you can be a family, you, your mother and sister." She said.
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Trod looked back at Littlefoot and Ducky and said with a smile. - "Yes, I guess I just worry too much."
Rhamphy and Twiz were already getting farther away from the main group. Hopefully, they would get back with good news, but there is never a way to be completely sure.
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Littlefoot nodded and looked at Trod again, "Things will turn out ok, just wait and see." he said.
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Twiz laughed, "Well of course we'd go back and tell everyone if we saw anything, I didn't mean we wouldn't do that" he siad, "that's kinda why we're out here".
As they flew along he kept his eyes open, "Wish I knew exactly what something looks like for when we see it, I guess if we see any Mists of flowers we could tell about that..." he mainly thought outloud.
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Rhamphy heard what Twiz was saying and he took a glance at him before returning his sight to the land. - "I guess you are right, but they said we are still a few bright circles away from there." - He waited for some moments before continuing - "We should try to see if there are Sharpteeth around here too, so the others can make some detours.... or hostile Flyers too." - Rhamphy's voice was very uneasy after saying that last part.
Trod looked back at Littlefoot - "I agree, I should get used to try and see things in a more optimistic way." - he said with a smile as he kept on walking.
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"I do hope things go well. Maybe we'll even meet Archie and Tickles again. " Ducky said. "I do hope if we see Dill or Icky they see Chomper before us, I do, I do." Ducky said, still afraid of the memory she had of their last encounter with those 2.
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"Don't worry, we'll tell them before they could do anything," Chomper assured his friends.
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"I hope it works." Littlefoot said with some concern in his voice.
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Trod listened about the friends and foes living in the Valley of the Mists. - "Well, it sure seems that you all have met lots of dinos. I'll sure be glad to meet the good ones."
Rhamphy and Twiz were already a good distance away from the main group, but their scouting is still far to finish.
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"We have, we have, including some far walkers. Though most of the ones who have met live in the Great Valley." Ducky said.
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Twiz nodded, he knew any of the two types of flyers of which he was related to on either side of his family, could be trouble causing and not just the full blooded sharptooth kind...but still, held a vaine hope if it was just that maybe he could talk them out of causing trouble...even if he'd noted sharpteeth didn't always get along just because they were all sharpteeth.
"Yeah, except for the far walkers, they keep moving...hence the far walking title" Cory said.
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Trod looked at Ducky and Cory and replied. - "My mother's herd is a herd of Far-walkers too, that is the reason why it is getting complicated to for me and Rhamphy to find them, but..." - he stopped for a second before continuing. - "... the herd I was banished from is a herd of Far-walkers too, and I am afraid that they are behind my steps, because they figured that I am looking for my mother and her herd."
Rhamphy was happy as he is now able to fly again. - "Well, if something happens Twiz, I think we should be able to handle it, with no need to play hero or martyr because we are never alone. I can say that, because I was indeed alone, until I found Trod."
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Longtail looked down at his uncle and asked, "Weren't you part of a far walking herd once Uncle?"
Cyrix smiled as he nodded his head.
"Yes I was Longtail, however after I found you in the Great Valley I decided to stay. I do wonder what has happened to my old herd since I left." he said aloud. He turned to face Chompers folks and asked in sharptooth, <"How are you doing Dein?">
Dein nodded his head as he walked along, he wouldn't admit it, but he was feeling pretty bad considering he could feel the bright circle keeping him warm. He looked down to Chomper for a moment and then to Terri with a worried expression.
Terri noticed her mates expression but didn't say anything and simply smiled as she said, "Well even if we're a few days away, this valley of Mist should be easy to see when we do find it."
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"It is all misty and stuff, and it has lots of water there too." Ducky said.
"and the nightflowers only bloom at night." Littlefoot said. "But they are easy to see."
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"That's good. At least we won't spend much time on looking out for them." Dein said.
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Trod was amazed to hear what was said about the Nightflowers. - "I have never imagined that could happen, that there are flowers that can bloom at night. I look forward to see that." - he then looked at Cyrix and Littlefoot, and asked with a shy voice. - "Do you think, that my mother's herd would make an stop in the place you all call The Great Valley?."
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"You'll like looking at them, they are pretty golden flowers." Ducky said to Trod.
"they may," Littlefoot said to Trod, "I heard some of the grown ups say far walkers of many herds visit there."
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"At least these flowers will be easy to find," Chomper sighed hopefully.
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Ducky nods, "They will, they will. Then Chomper's dad will feel better, he will, he will." Ducky said.
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Twiz nodded, "Yeah, I haven't been alone much either...in way of not having anyone around, my mom was always around and then even now losing track of them I have Kit, so yeah, I know what you mean".
"Well I don't think I'd like all that traveling without having a real home" Kit commented on the idea of far walking.
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Trod looked back at Kit - "We had a home, but after a tyrant took over the leadership of the herd, half of it began looking for a new place to live, but not everybody could leave, my father had to stay behind to allow my mother and sister to go. I was meant to go too, but things happened and I got trapped with my father..." - Trod looked upwards, not wanting to continue talking... he also began looking and try to find any sign of the scouting Flyers.
"I hope you'll get to find your mother and family again Twiz." - Rhamphy said and then he began looking at the ground again, trying to find something, then he saw. - "That look like a herd of Fast-biters, the rest of our group may need to take a detour to avoid them."
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"Yea, you'll be with your mother and sister again and everyone will be happy." Littlefoot said. "just wait and see." He said, staying as positive as he usually did.
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Trod looked down again - "Yes, I guess you are right, Littlefoot. I am just, getting tired of so much running and not getting anywhere." - He sighs - "But I guess I really need to keep my spirit up.... somehow."
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Cyrix smiled at Trod for a moment.
"If you don't mind I'm going to give some advice that helped me along the way while traveling the Mysterious Beyond. Live for today, but look forward to tomorrow."
Terri smiled gently as she said, "I like that saying Cyrix."
Dein also nodded his head in agreement.
Longtail flapped next to Trod then said, "To run doesn't make you weak...it only gives you a goal to reach."
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Ducky nodded, "it is a good saying, it is, it is." She said.
"Who knows where or when we may come across your mother and sister." Littlefoot said.
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Trod managed to make a smile, thinking that he found a great group of dinosaurs, he then said - "Thank you Cyrix, and I'll try and follow that advice... besides, my mother and sister may be around the next mountain, one can never know, right?" - He then looked at Longtail. - "And now that you mention it, I do have some other goals to reach." - He gave a wide grin, hidding the fact that one of those goals is to see the tyrant that destroyed his herd's life dead, so he cannot make more damage.
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Chomper remember his promise to Trod.
"After this is all over, we'll eat your herd leader," he smiled.
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Chomper's words caught Trod by surprise - "Ohh, hehe, I remember you promised that to me. I hope his evilness will not make your stomach to feel bad." - he said with a little laugh.
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"Don't worry," Chomper assured, "Eating someone evil just makes the meal more satisfying."
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"Well, I am not a Sharptooth, so I'll believe what you say." - Trod replied to Chomper with a smile. - "...and thanks to everybody for all of your help."
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"I am glad you are feeling better, I am, I am." Ducky said nodding.
"Maybe when the others get back you can tell us what your mother and sister look like, so if any of see them before you do we can tel you." Littlefoot said to Trod.
(ooc: Don't recall if you mentioned their names or not.)
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Trod looked at Littlefoot and he thought for a second. - "I can barely remember them, but my father once told me that my sister was identical to me... that is odd I know, but as you look at me you can make yourselves an idea of how she may look like. her name is Doni. My mother is the leader of that Herd... I-I wish I could remember her face."
OOC: Just as a little reminder (for myself included :blink: ), Trod is a Trodoon kid Runner) similar in appereance of the Hidden-Runner, green in all of his body, a lighter green in the underside and blue stripes on top of his back, from neck to the tailtip. So Doni should look very similar. Doni was once mentioned by Rhamphy, when he first appeared. And Rhamphy is a light brown skinny Flyer with large white claws, his tail was as long as expected for a Flyer of his kind (like Rinkus) but the tail tip was white, giving the sensation that it is made of sharp bone or maybe like if it is another claw, but the most strange are his eyes... Rhamphy's right eye is blue, while the left eye is green.
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"Thanks for the information. We should tell the others when they return." Littlefoot said to Trod.
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Cyrix blinked for a moment at the description Trod had just given.
'Hmmm....In the time I was searching for Longtail...it couldn't be...did I meet Trod's family or maybe it was just a sleep story...' Cyrix was now still walking...but he wasn't watching where he was going and tripped over a rock and landed on his belly. "Ow."
Longtail looked down and couldn't help but laugh at his uncle.
"Watch where you walk uncle Cyrix." he said quoting the rainbow face with a smirk.
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"Are you ok? Do you have a booboo?" Ducky asked going over to where Cyrix was and with concern in her voice.
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While the dinosaurs were laughing at Cyrix's misstep, Trod ws not laughing, in fact, his eyes were wide open after hearing what Cyrix said. He gave some steps closer to the Rainbowface. - "Please mr. Cyrix, tell me that was not a sleepstory, and that you really met them." - The kid's face was a mix-up of emotions, he sure was feeling excitment, but he was containing it, to prevent a disappointment if he received a negative answer.
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"We gotta tie it with leaves" Kit said, seeing Cyrix's owie, "that's what my dad did that one time I flew into a wall" she said, and was thankfully able to glance over the mention of her dad without feeling bad all over again.
"Guys guys!" Twiz called as he got closer with Rhampy behind him (ok?). "We got fast biters, just over there" he pointed, "we should probably go around them".
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"Yes, we should avoid them. We need to go in a direction where they'll not see, or smell us." Littlefoot said looking around at the others.
"and see us." Ducky said suddenly scared. "I do not think they would be friendly, no I do not."
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"I don't think they'll be friendly either." - Trod was scared too, but he tried and to remain calm as he replied to the Swimmer and as he saw Rhamphy landing next to him.
Rhamphy replied to what Twiz said as they landed. - "If we want to pass as undetected as we can, then I suggest to go so the wind will not take our scents to them."
Trod nodded. - "So that way we can go around them without risking ourselves. What do you all think?" - He asked to the rest of the group of dinosaurs.
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"I like that idea, I do, I do." Ducky said nodding, "But like he asked how about the rest of you?" She asked looking around at the others present.
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"That does sound best" Cory agreed, "not being smelled and all". "Yeah" Kit nodded.
"M-me just not want to walk near the fast biter" was all Petrie was concerned with.
"Well I don't think we'd do that" Twiz said reassuringly, "we'd take a different way all the way away from them".
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"We'll protect you," Chomper said. He then had another idea. "And if any other sharptooth sees you, maybe my parents could say to the sharpteeth that they are going to eat you, and maybe that'll make them not try."
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"That does sound like some good ideas. Shall we get started on them?" Littlefoot said. "What direction should we go in?" He asked.
"& also perhaps so you can practice catching some of us." Ducky said looking at Chomper and remembering how they had encountered him on the island.
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"So...you' guys would want me to hunt you?" Chomper asked with a laugh.
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"You have already, you have, you have." Ducky said, a bit fearfully as she remembered how a bit after they got to the island they were hunted by a sharptooth, cornered and a bit after they were cornered found out it was Chomper.
"yea, that's how we sorta met you again." Littlefoot said, trying to put a most humorous, or at least less scary feeling to it.
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"And I'd say that was enough for a lifetime, yeah" Cory added. Kit giggled, "Plus we probably won't have to have you fake chase us since your parents will do a pretty good job keeping away the fast biters, I'd think, they are alot bigger" she said, looking up at Chomper's parents.
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"Well, it does indeed feel good to have 2 big Sharpteeth wanting to protect us..." - Trod said as he also looked at the Sharpteeth. - "... but we can't forget that mr. Sharptooth is sick, and that he needs medicine, so the less problems we'd face the better."
Rhamphy then said as he flapped his wings again to land over Trod's shoulders. - "Then we should go in that direction, that way we should avoid the wind carrying our scents to that Fast-biter group Twiz and I found." - Rhamphy used one his his hands to point in the suggested direction for the group to take.
OOC: What was the name given to Chomper's parents again? :confused
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"Sounds like a good idea. Any trouble we can avoid is best." Littlefoot said.
(OOC: I think his father's name is Dein, & the mother's name Terri though I'm not sure.)
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(OOC, Yup, those are the right names Kor.)
"Then let's get moving," Chomper called.
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"I'll keep flying ahead to make sure we don't run into the fast biters" Twiz said.
"No Twiz, you might just get spotted now if we do get closer" Kit pointed out.
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"Kit is right..." - Trod commented. - "... it is best to stay together, at least until we pass the place you saw those Fast-biters, then maybe you can go scout some more."
Rhamphy sighed and then he said - "Maybe is better that way, at least for now, but even if those Fast-biters did saw us while we were flying, it will be safer as I don't think they'll attack us if they see Mr Dein and Ms. Terri."
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"Still, I think it's better to avoid trouble whenever it is possible. So maybe the way that wind won't carry our scent to them." Littlefoot said to the others.
"We should hurry, we should." Ducky said a little worriedly.
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"Well I think we are hurrying at much as two grown sharp teeth, one of whom's sick can" Cory said, then smiled so that Ducky would know he wasn't being truly sarcastic, just kidding, since the other swimmer was so nice and sensitive and he didn't want her to think he was getting onto her.
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Trod said. - "Well, we are keeping a good pace, and we are having no delays, so my guess is that we will be able to reach the Valley of the Mists in no time."
"I wonder if one the biggest Flyers would be able to carry Mr. Dein... that should be interesting to see." - Rhamphy commented, trying to imagine if something like that could happen. But he cannot be sure, he has seen extremely large Flyers, of the Quetzalcoatl type, but since he don't know, he had a good time trying to imagine.
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"That's great to know," Chomper smiled at the news Trod just mentioned.
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"Yeah" Kit agreed, "Gee as far as adventures of ours to this one's turning out really well in that nothing's happened...extra to Chomper's dad being sick that is... by now, usually by now something bad's happened".
"Shh, Kit, you gonna make the bad stuff happen by mentioning how it not" Petrie whispered to his cousin. Kit just looked confused on how such could happen.
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"Things are going good so far. Let's hope it continues like this." Littlefoot said to the others quietly.
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"Aventures with not bad things are good, but less interesting." - Rhamphy said. But he saw as that comment made Trod to frown.
"Well, the last time we got a more 'interesting' adventure, we got separated and you half-dead." - The kid Runner said un-amused.
Rhamphy looked at him since he was still on his friend's shoulders, he gently patted Trod's head as he replied with a smile. - "Well, I am not aiming at that kind of adventure. Besides, we have good company, so the chances of us getting problems are far less."
Trod sighed and then he gave a small laugh.
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"Maybe it'll be a safe adventure." Littlefoot said.
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"I hope you are right, Littlefoot." - Trod replied to Littlefoot.
Rhamphy just sighed, the kid Flyer is more adventurous than his Runner friend, but after the close call he got before he arrived to the island made him not hope for more emotions... at least, not for now.
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"I hope so too, I do, I do. Our past adventures have not been always safe, no, no, no." Ducky said, remembering some of the past adventures they had had.
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"That doesn't surprise me," Chomper commented.
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"Yeah, but the way I see it they were more fun too" Cory said with a smile as they continued along.
"So how close are those fast biters?" he asked Trod and Kit. Kit peered forward, "Just a bit over there" she said.
"Good, I want to make sure we know where they are" Cory replied.
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"Good, that gives us an idea of where not to go. & we have to make sure the wind won't carry our scent over to where they are." Littlefoot said.
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"We should just follow in the direction Kit and I showed and we should be safe." - Rhamphy said to the group as he jumped from Trod's shoulders and began walking again. For a Flyer, walking is always kind of tricky, due to the shapes of their wings and how they extend fro their arms and hands to their legs. But still Rhamphy managed to walk somewhat faster using all four of his limbs, that way he avoids to give his wings some of the added strain of walking bipedally.
Trod kept on walking, wayching in many directions, just in case something could happen. He then saw Chomper and asked. - "Chomper, how is your father doing?" - his question came from his curioisity, if Chomper's father is feeling ok, then there is the chance to arrive sooner to the Land of the Mists.
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"That is a good idea, we should try doing that." Ducky said. "and I do hope Chomper's dad is doing well, I do, I do." She said with concern in her voice.
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Chomper walked over to his father and examined him. "He seems fine right now, but we should be quick before the pain comes again."
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"Ok, let's be on our way, but not go to fast." Littlefoot said, thinking Chomper's father may not enjoy walking very fast.
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Cory nodded, that did sound best. Twiz and Kit meanwhile tired to keep a good eye on what the fast biters were doing so they wouldn't attack by surprise.
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Trod was also trying to look for any sign of trouble. - "We may try to speed up a bit, just to make sure we passed the Fast-biters." - he shrugged after remembering what could be just around a few hills.
Rhamphy then commented. - "Well, hopefully nothing bad will happen, so no need to call the bad luck upon us!" - he said as he tried to keep a swift pace.
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"Luckily, since my parents are friends with that belly dragger and sharpbeak, so we'll be safe when we get to the Land of the Mists," added Chomper.
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"That sure is a good news Chomper, and it makes for a good relief." - Trod said to the Sharptooth.
Rhamphy just smiled at that.
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"Yeah, that might be the biggest help of all if you can get them to leave us alone when we get there" Kit agreed.
Despite the help, Petrie didn't think he wanted to see the belly dragger or sharp beak still, but for Chomper's sake he didn't say this.
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Ducky was still scared at the memory of the belly dragger and her sharpbeak companion. She remembered what happened last time and how she got almost eaten, but didn't say anything.
"Well, every step we take gets us closer to there at least." Littlefoot said.
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Seeing how nervous Ducky was, and knowing why she was, Petrie flapped over to sit near her, "No worry, me just fly you off again if they do try anything" he told her.
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Ducky hugged Petrie, "I am glad. I am, I do hope it will not be neededed. I do, I do." Ducky said while hugging Petrie.
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Rhamphy looked at Ducky and Petrie and smiled, they look like siblings or dinosaurs with a friendship born from pure adversity, and bonds like those are almost impossible to break. Rhamphy can really understand that. He then looked at Chomper and Littlefoot. - "So, any of you guys have an idea on how far we are from the Land of the Mists?"
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Petrie smiled, "Yeah, me too", he didn't have any death wishes to deal with a sharpbeak and bellydragger.
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"Well, we'll know once we get there. They may not be there." Littlefoot said.
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"<We can only find out,>" Spike added.
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"Anybody knows what other types of dinosaurs we'll get to find once we arrive?" - Trod asked, feeling much curiosity as that is not always that he can get some information about a new place before he actually get there.
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"Other than the bellydraggers and such we've mentioned?" Cory asked, thinking.
"We might see more of what Tickles was" Kit said, remembering the furry little guy they'd already told the group of as well,
"Oh and...what was his name, Archie".
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(OOC: I think we should arrive at the Land of the Mists soon, guys.)
IC: "<Tickles was cute,>" agreed Spike.
The group would soon arrive at their destination.
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Seeing something...well odd at least, Twiz flapped up and peered.
"Um...I see something all not clear and smoky, would that be it!" the gilder pointed to the fog.
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Rhamphy began flapping his wings and began gaining altitude similar of that of Chomper's parents. - "I think Twiz is right, that could be the place we've been looking for!" - the Flyer said with a happy tone of voice.
OOC: Yeah, it seems we will arrive soon enough. I remember there were also dinosaurs like the Pachycefalosaurus... I don't remember the LBT name for that kind of dinosaurs, those could be for plot twists :smile .
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"It is very misty and hard to see very far at times." Littlefoot said. "Or it was the last time we were there."
(OOC: Is the Pachy the dome heads? And were there a herd of egg eaters like Strut? Or was that another movie? )
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(ooc: Yeah, the pachy's would be dome heads I think and I think they were in IV, I don't recall, IV's one of the few of the movies I don't have :( but I don't remember other egg eaters...like I said I'm not a exactly a source though)
"Yeah, even if like us swimmers you're only this much bigger than a rock you can still stub your...all of you...on it" Cory said, "It's that hard to see, or was".
Twiz frowned, but Kit giggled, "Well maybe there won't be that bad of mist this time" she hoped.
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"Who knows? we were lucky to get off the island, we may be lucky again now with the mist." - Trod commentd as he stretched his neck to try to get a better view of the nearby lands.
"If we arrive now to the Land of the Mists, then I think we'll be safer from the nearby Fast-biter group Twiz and I found a while ago, so it would be nice to get there as soon as we can." - Rhamphy added as he landed again and began walking alongside the others.
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"We may loose them before we get to the land of mists, or once we arrive. I do hope they do not find us and do not follow us." Ducky said with some worry in her voice.
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"Yeah, I wouldn't think they would though" Twiz said, "both the mist and having Chomper's dad with us should make them go find easier stuff to catch".
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"Terri's presence will scare them to." Dain said with slight smile "She can be pretty terrifying, when she wants to, you know."
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"I would totally agree with that." - Trod said as he looked at the big female Sharptooth and as he gave a wide smile.
"I think we cannot be more safer than now, even more as not many would dare to follow us in all that mist." - Rhamphy commented. - "I admit that I never thought I would get to have Sharpteeth friends."
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"My parents can scare anyone off," Chomper grinned.
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"I'm sure things will be ok. Especially once we get there." Littlefoot said.
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"Yeah, just make sure to stay close so no one gets lost once we get in there" Kit added in advice as they got closer to the mists.
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"& very close. I remember how we got separated before due to the mists, I do, I do." Ducky said recalling how their first trip to the mists went & shivering a bit, glad it was the past and not the present.
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Trod looked at the other members of the group, specially to Ducky - "I will sure remember that now that we are finally arriving, the last thing we need to get separated in there." - he shrugged as he said that.
"You worry too much, I am just happy we are getting to see the Night Flowers, and to see if all the thigs been said about them are true." - Rhamphy commented happily.
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"We just need to stay together and we'll be ok." Littlefoot said.
"I hope so, i do, I do." Ducky said, a bit concerned.
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Trod looked back at Ducky - "Sorry, I-I should not have behaved that way. Things will be for the best, whatever happened to all of you before will not happen again." - he said trying to reassure the Swimmer, but he has no real idea of what may happen, he just tried to act more bravely so Ducky would feel more relaxed too.
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"Yea, just wait till we get there Ducky. Things will go better this time." littlefoot said to try to reassure Ducky.
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"Well, you no get lost from me" Petrie told Ducky, reassuring her just due to being as worried as she was over the prospect of getting separated.
"Yeah, but like Littlefoot said, we'll be fine" Cory said.
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"Yea, just wait till we get there, then things will get better." Littlefoot said to the others.
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"Well, it seems that our morale cannot be better, so we'll get the flowers before anybody noticng." - Rhamphy said as he began flying again, going high to try to take a look and what is in front of them.
Trod looked at his Flyer friend. - "Can you see anything special up there?"
To that, the young Flyer replied. - "Nope, in fact, the mist is dense enough to not let me see much." - The Land of the Mists did not dissapoint, it was getting harder to see as the group was beggining to get inside.
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"Let's stay close to each other. Then it'll be harder for use to loose each other." Littlefoot said as he looked around at the others in the group.
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"Maybe we could sniff out the flowers," Chomper suggested.
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"But do you know what nightflowers smell like?" Ducky asked curious.
"There was a whole bunch of them in one place. I bet they are still there." Littlefoot said with some determination on his face.
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Twiz thought about, and almost did, fly up to help Rhampy not get lost at least, but him getting lost too wouldn't help either.
"Something tells me if anyone knows, Chomper does" Cory smiled, "sharpteeth seem to know what everything smells like".
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Rhamphy kept on flying, but the mist was getting way to dense. - "This is no good." - He said to himself as he returned flying back the way he came.
Trod walked alongside the group, he then looked at Twiz. - "Twiz, can you see Rhamphy?" - He asked the other Flyer and then he said - "He always likes to 'scout ahead', but this Land of the Mist seems way to tricky. I hope he'll not try to go to much ahead and get lost."
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"I do hope he has not gotten lost. " Ducky said. "It would be hard to find him again."
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"I'll see" Twiz called down, then flew into the mists a bit more looking to see if he could spot Rhampy, "Rhampy, you still around...".
Kit didn't fly as high as Twiz, but high enough to keep a middle air space sight of him, "and don't you get lost either" she called.
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"Be careful." Littlefoot said looking up.
"We may need to look for them." Ducky said wringing her hands and looking up.
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Rhamphy was flying. - "I think it was in this direction." - He thought as he was trying to clear the mists, but it was not simple. He landed for a bit as he noticed the mist getting a bit less dense in that part he was now. - "Maybe I can wait here until the other gets closer..." - he couldn't even finish what he was saying when he heard a roar from a dinosaur that just appeared in front of him from behind some trees, a Domehead.
The dinosaur seemed to charge against Rhamphy, who was barely able to dodge the incoming dinosaur by flapping his wings and going to his left. The little Flyer remained in the air as he was trying to get back his breathe went he noticed that the Domehead was not charging against him, but against another Domehead.
Rhamphy then noticed two or three more of those Dinosaurs nearby. - "It would be best to find the others now." - he said to himself as he flew again, trying to find the others, with some luck he may be able to find Twiz and kit, who were the closest one to him from the group.
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"They can't be far," added Chomper.
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"I hope not. But where do you think they are?" Littlefoot said trying to look around and see what direction they were in.
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"Let me use my sniffer!" Chomper smiled confidently.
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"That sounds like a plan, I hope it will work well in all that mist." - Trod replied to Chomper's affirmation about the sniffer. - "And... Littlefoot, do you still remember where exactly were the Night Flowers when you and your friends were here?. That and the Sniffer of the Sharpteeth should do the search much faster I guess."
Rhamphy was still flying. - "Maybe I should try to go higher." - he said as he began going upwards, he then saw a shadow that was flying not very close to him, but he tried to call it, it could be a member of the group. - "Twiz!, Kit!, Petrie!... is anyone of you out there!!??." - he asked aloud, still knowing that would risk the Domeheads listening to him.
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"<Petrie!>" Spike called in sharptooth.
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"Yes, it is over that way." Littlefoot said as he used his right front leg and foot to point. "it is in a field of Night Flowers. We were surrounded by them, though we didn't know till we woke up at night." Littlefoot said.
"They bloom only at night. Spike saw them first, he did, he did." Ducky said.
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Trod looked at Littlefoot and said. - "That's great! and if we are lucky, we could get to find Rhamphy, Twiz and Kit in our way there." - Trod said with a little more confidence.
Rhamphy was still flying. - "I just wish that shadow is from someone friendly. And I need to tell the others about the Domeheads, they could mean trouble." - he said to himself as he kept flying, going hopefully, to where the others are.
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"Ack, Spike, I not fly off!" Petrie covered his ears, from where he was still (?) on the spiketail's back. He hardly noticed how he'd understood the spiketail's sharptooth, even if answering in flattooth, "just keeping eye on them from here".
Petrie noticed in the time it took to say this though, he'd lost sight of Kit and Twiz...uh oh.
Kit saw Rhampy coming and was about to answer, when he all but flew into her. "Woah! Rhampy, it's ok" she said, "you found us alteast and I thin I might know where the others are".
Twiz came over, "Oh thank goodness, at least you two aren't lost".
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Rhamphy saw Kit - "Ohh, you are here, that's great because I was kinda getting lost in there." - he then saw Twiz arriving. - "I think we should go back, a group of Domeheads is very close and they could mean trouble for all of us." - He knows that they wouldn't try to bother the group since two big Sharpteeth are with them, but Chomper's father is still ill, so they must be careful.
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"I do hope they get back soon, and that they are all ok, I do, I do." Ducky said as she looked up into the sky in the direction they had gone off in.
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"Oh, yeah they should know so we don't run into them" Kit said, "come on" she headed back the other way.
"Good spotting there Rhampy" Twiz added.
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Rhamphy smiled to find the other two Flyers again and for what Twiz said . -"Thanks, maybe it was a lucky moment we all had." - He then looked at Kit and nodded. - "Yes, we should go back right now, do you know the way back?."
Trod looked at Ducky. - "Yes, they will come back soon." - he said optimistically but he was nervous, he said and didn't show it so Ducky and the others will not get worried... at least, he tried the best way he could.
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Kit glanced back, "I think so..." she looked, "it was somewhere along this way".
Twiz followed after trying to also help with whatever landmarks were there for them to use.
"All this mist" Twiz shook his head, "I don't like it".
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"I hope they do not get lost. It is easy to get lost in all this mist, it is, it is. When we were here before we got separated from Cera for a while." Ducky said.
"Yea, and Dil and Icky kept trying to catch us." Littlefoot said, leaving off the more scary part about and trying to eat them and almost did eat Ducky.
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"Well... If they do..." Papa Sharptooth said "Then Terri and I could make a noise to lead them back here. We are the only big sharpteeth here, so they should figure out that it is best to head towards the roars and not away from them..."
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Trod nodded. - "I don't know if something like that may have happened before, but I am agree, that suggestion seems to be a solution for this." - The kid Runner said with a smile, and with still a mixture of emotions due to be that near of those two big Sharpteeth and not have to run for his very life.
Rhamphy followed Kit. - "Well, this little recon may not have worked as I planned, but we still have something to tell the others, that made this all worthy... I hope."
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"Yeah...only let's hope they think about it enough to figure that out" Cory said, "with our experiences heading towards roars is something we don't do very often".
"Well, we would need to know to avoid the domeheads fight" Kit said, "so it was good for recon still I think, and I'm just glad you didn't get lost".
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"I am also very happy no one of us got lost in there... wait, I need to be honest, I am glad you got to find me, hehehe." - Rhamphy said making a shy smile. - "Let's try and go back now I think."
Trod looked at Cory. - "You are right, to follow a roar to get out of problem, is completely new for a Leaf-eater." - he then looked in the direction Littlefoot is. - "But if Dil and Icky live in there, other dinosaur must live in there too, so there must be ways to walk in all that mist without getting lost."
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Kit giggled, "Yeah, if it wasn't for the not wanting to get lost in the first place, I guess it would almost be like a game" she shrugged.
"A very terrifying game, sure" Twiz said.
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"I would agree with both of you." - Rhamphy said while still smiling as the three were flying now. - "but what really makes me feel better is that there is nobody pursuing us, you should have seen the guy that pursued me and Trod."
Trod then decided to ask Littlefoot. - "Littlefoot, do you remember what other types of Dinosaurs live in here?. Ithink that should be useful so we should know what we may find... besides Dil and Icky."
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"Maybe you can roar their names." Ducky said to the sharpteeth.
Littlefoot looked up as he thought for a moment remembering back. "Ali and I first encountered Dil and Icky, then I met Archie, he is a large swimming hardshell. Then we saw a herd of egg eaters. Then tickles. He's a tiny thing with fuzzies all over him. He lives in a tree with his family."
"And is cute, he is, he is." Ducky said nodding.
"Then we encountered a dmehead who charged another domehead." Littlefoot said. Then he looked at his other friends, "Do you guys remember any other that I may have forgotten?" He asked them.
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"Big huh?" Kit asked with a small frown, not wanting to make Rhampy talk about it if he didn't want to but not ignoring what the other flyer said either.
Petrie thought about it, the mean one's Littlefoot had already mentioned did stick in his mind a lot so that thinking of others was hard, but he couldn't recall any Littlefoot had missed.
"No...me can't think of any more" he said.
"Yeah, you seem to have gotten them all" Cory added, "I think...".
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Rhamphy looked at Kit, realizing that she may want to know some more, he waited for a moment before replying. - "He was a big adult Flyer... I guess we were not entirely of his liking." - he giggled kind of nervously, he sure was not been completely honest, but what he said next was completely honest on his part. - "I just jope I will not see him or any of his herd again."
Trod looked at the others. - "Well then, it looks like we have an idea of what's in there." - He said as he looked as the mist in there. - "This sure can cause chills."
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"Yea, we just have to be extra careful is all." Littlefoot said as he looked at the others.