Grandma and Grandpa Longneck were both struggling just to get up, let alone get food for their grandson. They had noticed earlier that a lot of the other adults looked ill and tired, and both were scared that something terrible was spreading. Grandpa had been refusing to talk or do much else other than stare at the ground for a long while now, and this worried his mate to no end. She had noticed that she felt very down in the dumps, too, and was more confused than anything about the strange events that had been happening. What was even more confusing was that the children didn't seem to be affected at all. Littlefoot looked perfectly fine compared to herself and Grandpa, and she had seen another group of children earlier, all of them looking perfectly well.