Chapter 2: A Signal Visitor
Littlefoot’s Grandpa walked up to the Tall Trees to give the news to the children that they can go off and play. He was still concerned about last night but the danger had passed and he felt he should let the children have fun before they try to go on an adventure outside the Great Valley like so many times before.
“Children,” Grandpa called from a small distance away from the Tall Trees. In a split moment, Littlefoot and his friends come out the Tall Trees and come up to Grandpa.
“Hey Grandpa! Is the meeting already over?” Littlefoot asked straight away.
“Yes it is Littlefoot,” Grandpa gave a little laugh, “There was no real threat from last night so you all can go and play now.” Grandpa gave a warm smile.
“Right on!” Cera cheered.
“Thank you Littlefoot’s Grandpa! Thank you!” Ducky jumped up and down clapping.
“Me know what game… Not it!” Petrie said flying over the others very happy to go around the Valley and have some fun.
Spike nods as he dived into some leaves and Ducky giggled, “Spike is pleased too, yes, yes, yes!” Ducky hugged Spike.
“Now kids, play safe and don’t get into trouble,” Grandpa told them and they started to make a move to have some fun.
“Oh, Littlefoot?” Littlefoot stops and look back at his Grandpa.
“Yes Grandpa?” Littlefoot went up to him.
“We have a special visitor coming to the Great Valley who came just a little while back. He’s someone you know…” Grandpa said and Littlefoot’s expiation changed with a half smile and shocked face.
“Doc? He’s back in the Great Valley?!” Littlefoot beamed and ran off to catch up with the others, “Thanks for the great news Grandpa!” Littlefoot called out as he ran off to his friends.
Grandpa smiled and slowly went to the Thundering Falls, “I knew that would make Littlefoot happy. He will be glad to see Doc again.”
Littlefoot ran as fast as he could to catch up with the others. “Hey guys, wait up!” Littlefoot called out.
Without warning, Cera popped out the bushes “BOO!”
“Ah!” Littlefoot tripped over his front legs and landed on his face sliding along the dusty ground with his rear in the air. He came to a halt next to Spike with Ducky and Petrie on top, staring at him.
“Are you ok Littlefoot?” Ducky asked as Littlefoot slowly picked himself up and looked her with a small smile.
“Yeah, I am alright Ducky,” Littlefoot looked at them with a bit of a bigger smile not to worry them at all, Cera walked up to them grinning. “I could have been hurt bad Cera… it not that funny!” Littlefoot said frowning at her.
“Sorry about that Littlefoot, if I knew you would trip over like that I wouldn’t have done it…” Cera said guilty looking at Littlefoot.
“It’s alright, I am not hurt that bad, lets play…” Littlefoot taps Cera with his nose and runs, “Not it!”
“Run Cera is it!” Ducky runs off with Littlefoot, so does spike and Petrie.
“Hey no fair! I will get you for that!” Cera runs after them.
A lonely Longneck watches from nearby eating some of the leaves from a tree and swallowed. “Nice kid you have there, been a while since I saw him last,” Doc turns his head facing Grandpa and Grandma.
“He’s all we have left. He’s very important to us and you know it since the last time you came and saved our Littlefoot,” Grandma said to Doc and looked at the children playing.
“I can tell he’s important to you and there has been odd things happening outside the Great Valley,” Doc spoke calmly.
Grandpa looked at him uneasily, “What type of odd things?”
“Odd bright light in the sky, something that I never seen before, but it doesn’t bother me.” Doc went back to eating the leaves of a tree next to him.
Grandma and Grandpa looked at each other.
“We also noticed these bright lights for a little while but none of them ever got near the Valley so we have nothing to worry about,” Grandpa looked at the sky.
“You don’t have to worry then. These bright lights have only been in that direction,” Doc lifted his head, looking over towards to the right of Threehorn Peak.
“That’s where the Land of Mists is. Maybe it’s part of the Circle of Life after all,” Grandma looked in the direction which Doc was.
“Maybe and maybe not. No one knows for sure since I know that some herds now take a route around the Land of Mist,” Doc told Littlefoot’s grandparents, “Well have a nice day, I have done the talk for the day.” Doc starts to walk away from Grandma and Grandpa.
“I will never get use to his silence and loneliness,” Grandpa gave a small laugh.
Grandma gave a small laugh as well, “I know what you mean dear.” They both finished laughing and went back to eating their fill for the day.
Meanwhile, by a watering hole, Littlefoot was playing Hide-go-Seek and was looking for Ducky, Cera, Spike and Petrie. He looked around the bushes and found no one; he looked in some hollow trees and still found none of them. “Where are they?” Littlefoot looked up at a tree and saw the flyer of the group Petrie “Hey Petrie! I found you!” Littlefoot called out.
“Me almost not found, you good Littlefoot,” Petrie flaps his wings and flew down to Littlefoot land on his head.
“So where do you think others are?” Petrie looked around and saw none of the others in sight.
Littlefoot walked over to some bushes and put his head through them. He looked in there and found Ducky.
“Hey Ducky, I found you!” Ducky looked at him and giggled.
“Yep, yep, yep! You did Littlefoot! You did find me!” Ducky giggled a little bit more before coming out of her hiding place looking at Littlefoot. He pulled his head out from the bushes and looked at her.
“Littlefoot, you still have to find Spike and Cera. You know Cera she is good at hiding, yes she is.”
Littlefoot knew full well that Ducky was right about Cera. She was good at this game; a bit too good.
“Well let’s find Spike and then Cera,” Littlefoot suggested.
“Good idea Littlefoot,” Petrie agreed to the suggestion.
“Yep! Lets look for Spike!” Ducky got on top of Littlefoot.
Cera watched them from her hiding spot “Heh! No way they can find me,” she whispered to herself proudly.
“Hello kid,” a deep voice said from behind her.
“Shhh! I don’t what them to find me,” Cera looked at who was talking and stared at a face with a scar on his right side of his nose, “Doc?”
“Yes, I came to have a check on you kids, to see how you lot are doing,” Doc replied raising his head and looked at the others. He also saw Spike in his hiding place eating it away.
“Hey guys come here!” Cera called out and they all came over.
“Doc! I guessed right, you did come back to the Great Valley!” Littlefoot beamed with joy at seeing Doc again.
“Hello kid, I am just passing through like always,” Doc said more to Littlefoot then the others. Littlefoot looked down and Doc lifted his head a bit with the tip of his tail so Littlefoot was looking at him.
“Remember your Grandpa is the real protector here, I am just a loner with no one left. Your Grandpa is different. He has you and that’s something that I don’t have kid. I am also too old for this now,” Doc said to Littlefoot with an always calm and lonely voice.
“Err… Doc why are you talking this much now? You didn’t last time,” Cera said noticing something a bit odd.
“You’re sharp kid. I am only talking to you a lot now since I might not come back again, my time is near,” Doc told Cera and the others. They looked at him in shock. “Don’t worry, I will keep you all in my mind. You five kids are special, I can see that now, well I have talked enough. Time for me to leave and keep strong,” Doc gave a small smile and walked away.
They stood there looking at him walk away in disbelief.
“Wow he’s not that all bad after all… I guess it took a lot to him to show his feelings out for a time,” Cera said with a smile even knowing what Doc said to them.
“Yeah. The Lone Dinosaur for sure, me hope he has a good journey,” Petrie looked at Cera and the others also smiling a bit.
“Yes, yes, yes. I am happy to see Doc again, he still my hero! He saved Littlefoot two times, yes he did!” Ducky also smiled happily with Spike and she looked at Littlefoot who was silent. “Littlefoot are you ok?”
“Yeah I am, even it was a short visit from Doc, it was still good to see him but maybe this is the last time we will get to see him,” Littlefoot said in a depressed voice, looking down a bit.
“Hey Littlefoot don’t feel sad. Doc wouldn’t like to see you like this,” Cera said to him and he looked at her with a smile.
“Yeah your right Cera,” Littlefoot replied in a much cheery way.
“Let’s play some more,” Petrie said and they all nodded walking back to the watering hole except Littlefoot. He watched Doc walk away until the massive dinosaur was out of view, then, he quickly joined the others.