Well after a busy time figuring this part out, here is Chapter 4 to
Revenge II. Once again, you guys are the first to read this, so enjoy
The Land Before Time
Revenge II
Chapter 4
“So your name is Rooter?” Ali asked. The group was leading Rooter to the circle of stones while Bron went ahead to gather the adults to discuss about the recent sharptooth attack. Rooter simply nodded, and Ali asked, “So how do you and Littlefoot know each other?”
“Oh I found your friend when he was just a hatchling. I’m kind of a wanderer you see and was minding my own business when something bumped into me. I turned around and saw a young longneck crying.” Everyone nodded, but Cera merely grunted.
“Can we stop talking about the past and worry about what’s happening now!” Ali gasped a little, shocked by Cera’s rudeness, but Littlefoot simply ignored it. He wasn’t surprised with Cera’s reaction because he was certain she was feeling some remorse for the death of the longneck that saved her life.
“She’s right,” Rooter agreed. “The past cannot be undone, and there is no use feeling remorseful about it. Right now we have to deal with Blacktail.”
“He sure seems tough,” Shorty commented. “He’s definitely worse than Rinkus and Sierra.” Ali nodded.
“He is definitely scary. What do you think Chomper?” She turned back towards Chomper, but the young sharptooth did not seem to be in the mood to talk. He had dropped back away from the group and hung his head low. Everyone glanced back and could tell he was crying. “Chomper?” Ali called out, but Rooter sighed and gently shoved her aside.
“Let me talk to him.” He then looked at Littlefoot. “Lead the way kid.” Littlefoot nodded and stepped ahead while Rooter fell back towards Chomper until he was walking right next to him. “You know in all my years I would have never expected a sharptooth to be living among leaf eaters.” Chomper didn’t respond. He simply kept his head low and started to cry a little harder. Rooter had seen this before when he met Littlefoot, and at that moment he knew what he had to say. “Listen kid, I am going to tell you exactly what I told your friend Littlefoot. It is nobody’s fault that Blacktail kidnapped your friend, and it is most certainly not your fault. The great circle of life continues-“ Chomper shot his head up and angrily interrupted,
“You don’t understand! It is my fault! If Ruby didn’t have to come and save me she’d be here right now! If I hadn’t stayed in that bush I could have helped her! If I-“
“If you had tried to do anything you would be dead,” Rooter interjected. “There was nothing you could have done to help her. She gave herself up to save you.” Chomper wanted to argue but couldn’t. He knew Rooter was right, but it was too hard for him to admit it. “Look kid, I know how hard it is to lose a friend. I don’t even really have anybody to call a friend. I also know that there is no use in thinking about what could have happened. All you can worry about now is what has happened and what you can do about, not what you want to do.”
“But Blacktail might kill her!” Chomper replied. “If she dies…”
“She won’t. I promise you we will save Ruby and take care of Blacktail.” Chomper looked up at Rooter, and at that moment he knew he was telling the truth. The little sharptooth blinked another tear and nodded. “Come on then. Your friends are waiting for us, and it looks like we arrived at the meeting place.” Rooter was right. The circle of stones was in view, and they could also see the group of adults as well. Rooter and Chomper hurried up to join Littlefoot and the others. They arrived in the middle of the circle as the adults were already discussing. Grandpa and Grandpa Longneck rushed towards Littlefoot while his friends all hurried to their parents. Grandma Longneck lowered her head and nuzzled Littlefoot.
“Are you ok little one?” she asked.
“I’m fine grandma,” Littlefoot replied. Grandpa Longneck then nuzzled him.
“Thank goodness those sharpteeth didn’t hurt you. We were worried sick about you.” Littlefoot smiled a little and nodded, and then Grandpa Longneck addressed the rest of the herd. “Everyone we have a serious problem. Sharpteeth don’t randomly attack the Great Valley. Something is wrong.” Topsy, Cera’s dad, was of course the first to respond.
“Sharpteeth are too much of cowards to organize an attack like this. They must have been after something.” Then Pterano, Petrie’s uncle, joined the group. He was stilled somewhat injured from his previous fight with Sierra so he couldn’t fly, but he was still able to walk.
“Did the sharpteeth take anybody with them?” The children all looked at each other and dropped their heads. Pterano sighed. “It’s just like before with Rinkus and Sierra. Who was taken this time?”
“Our friend Ruby,” Ducky started. “Those mean fastbiters took her! They did they did!”
“Was she the only one?” Pterano asked, but Bron who was next to Grandma and Grandpa Longneck shook his head.
“Unfortunately there are two more hostages. I caught a glimpse of them leaving the valley, and some of the fastbiters were carrying another longneck and a runner.” The kids thought for a moment and then Ali gasped.
“The other longneck is Rhett!” Everyone grew worried, and then Littlefoot realized something.
“The only runner we know is Hyp, so they have him too?” Cera groaned.
“We really have to save Hyp? I’d rather be covered in sharptooth drool than help him!” She then glared at Chomper before he had the opportunity to remind her that he could make that possible.
“Yes we must save them,” Ducky scolded. “Rhett is our friend! He is he is!”
“And Hyp not always mean,” Petrie commented. “He just confused.”
“I’m afraid that’s easier said than done,” Chomper finally spoke. Everyone turned towards him, and he stepped forward. “We aren’t dealing with pushovers like Rinkus and Sierra. This fastbiter is nothing but bad news.”
“But why?” Ali asked. “Why is he so terrifying?” Rooter then cleared his throat.
“I suppose I should tell you all who we are dealing with.” He then looked at everybody before continuing. “Blacktail is a ruthless fast biter. He is a wanderer like me, except he kills everything in his path. He doesn’t care about anybody except himself. Not even other sharpteeth are safe from his wrath. Everywhere he goes he leaves death and destruction in his trail.” Then Bron spoke up.
“If he’s an enemy to other sharpteeth, then why are there other fast biters working for him?”
“They’re probably too threatened to fight him,” Ducky’s mother said. “I know I certainly wouldn’t want to go against a monster like that.”
“Not even Sierra was this evil,” Pterano sighed. “I never thought I would hear of anybody crueler than him.”
“But something doesn’t make sense,” Petrie’s mother said. “Why would Blacktail come to the Great Valley? And why would he kidnap the children? We’ve done nothing to him.”
“Well it doesn’t help that we have a sharptooth living with us!” Topsy replied and then immediately glared at Chomper. “Maybe he’s a friend of yours and you led him here!”
“Mr. Threehorn you can’t be serious!” Grandpa Longneck yelled. “Chomper would never align himself with a vicious sharptooth like that!” Topsy grunted, and Rooter spoke up again.
“He’s right. Besides, Blacktail would never align himself with anybody for that matter. Chomper has nothing to do with this. As for why he kidnapped the children…” He stopped and then glanced over at Littlefoot. “He wants to kill Littlefoot.” Everybody gasped, and Littlefoot inched very close to his grandparents.
“What do you mean?” Shorty asked. “What’s Littlefoot got to do with this?”
“I don’t think it would be right for me to tell you,” Rooter sighed. “It will only bring pain.”
“What the hell are you talking about?” Cera yelled. “In case you haven’t noticed, our friends are in danger because of this fast biter, and you won’t tell us why? Who the hell do you think you are?” Topsy couldn’t help but smirk a little at her daughter’s behavior, but Bron stepped forward.
“Cera stop it! I’m sure Rooter will tell us if you let him!” Cera stepped back, and all eyes were on Rooter. Finally, he addressed the whole group.
“Does the name Sharptooth mean anything?” Everyone was confused at first.
“Well yeah,” Ali said. “Aren’t all sharpteeth named sharptooth?”
“It’s not just any sharptooth.” All eyes were on Littlefoot as they found a look of sheer terror. Littlefoot almost couldn’t breathe. “It’s………it’s……..” It wasn’t long before Cera realized it, and her mouth dropped.
“No…….. you can’t…….. you can’t mean……..him!” Just then, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Chomper, Grandma and Grandpa Longneck, and Bron all grew the same horrified look, and Rooter lowered his head.
“I’m sorry, but you have to know.” Shorty and Ali were still confused.
“Who are you talking about?” Shorty asked.
“Sharptooth,” Chomper replied. “THE Sharptooth. The original monster.” Then Littlefoot spoke in a whisper.
“He….. he….. killed my mother………” Grandma and Grandpa Longneck both nuzzled him, and Bron moved closer.”
“What does he have to do with any of this?” Then Ducky and Petrie replied in unison.
“We……. we……. killed him……” Everyone had mixed reactions. Most of them were confused as to why this was a bad thing, but then Rooter said the one thing that would strike the utmost fear into everybody’s heart.
“Blacktail, the fast biter who has Littlefoot’s friends, is an orphan. His mother had died during the great earthshake, but his father was murdered some time after it.” He then looked over to Littlefoot, and he saw a tear roll down the longneck’s cheek. Rooter knew that Littlefoot had realized what this meant. “Blacktail………… is Sharptooth’s son.”
TO BE CONTINUED
Once again, I’m sorry for the wait. School is almost done for me, so I will have more time to work on this.
Before anybody says anything, I will explain everything in the next chapter, and I promise this does not compromise the first LBT movie in anyway!
Anyway, hope you guys like this!
