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After seeing the old tree tumbling down towards him, Bongo made a mad dash for victory. After finally grabbing hold of something, he climbed up the wall like crazy. After reaching the top, he heard a loud SMASH and CRUNCH! The top of the tree has landed just feet from where Bongo once was.
Huffing and gasping for breath, Bongo collapsed against a rock wall sitting down. Grabbing a canteen filled with spring water, a drank some to quench his thirst, poured a little on his forehead to cool himself down, and finally looked at his cut hand. It wasn’t too bad because it was just a slight cut. However, it stung like crazy. Bongo poured some water onto it to ease the pain and grabbed a piece of cloth from his pack to wrap around it. Once he bandaged himself up, he stood up and peaked around the corner to see if the dinosaurs were still there…
“Oh no, I have to get out of here!” Bongo yelled and he took off in a fast pace because once he peeked his head around the corner, all he saw were a pack of a variety of dinosaurs climbing on the fallen tree that had made a sort of bridge from the ground to where he was.
Bongo had absolutely NO idea where he was heading, but what he did know that getting away as fast as he could was the most important. He soon, however, regretted that decision. He did not have the time to plan out which path to take. The one he chose was very rough and rugged with many rocks, ranging from the big ones that block the path to the little ones that can make you lose traction. His body was not acquainted to this terrain as his speed was no better than a sloth going at top speed. The dinosaurs however, with their big feet that had perfect traction, were going faster than he was and were soon catching up. Looking back, he could recognize the little dinosaur that nearly nicked him on that night that he traveled back. That dinosaur was in the lead, and he looked angry!
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After the great tree fell down because of Littlefoot’s quick thinking and Cera’s hard head, they hoped to see some results. After the last of the debris cleared away, they saw nothing but a clear rock wall and a fallen tree trunk.
“Dang! Where did it go?!” Littlefoot exclaimed in defeat.
“Oh, so close we were, but we did not make it, oh no no no.” Ducky sighed and then proceeded to lie on Spike’s back to relax.
“Yea, great job Littlefoot” Cera mocked as she was still removing some splinters in her forehead and horns after she rammed the tree “That sure captured the creature”
Just about everyone sighed in defeat, for they knew that that was their only chance to catch the creature, and they failed at it. Everyone that is…except for Ruby.
Instead of lying in the shadows of the trees, Ruby was still standing up, inspecting the scene. After walking around the fallen tree and looking at the rock wall, she finally went back to her friends and happily exclaimed,
“My friends fear not, for I have some good news that will cheer you up. Yes, the creature has escaped, but he it has been wounded…” Ruby then pointed out the light blood marks that showed where Bongo had placed his cut hand on “…and from the sources I am gathering, this creature is smarter than we may know, and any smart creature knows to heal any wound before going any further. I suspect that the creature…lies right behind a wall or boulder or something”
“And what if it isn’t and it just got away” Cera replied lazily as she rolled around in a soft meadow patch.
Littlefoot, however, still wanting to catch it, urged the rest of the gang to go. Finally, with a sigh and some mumbling,” I can’t believe I am doing this…” they headed off onto the log with Littlefoot leading the way.
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Somehow, Bongo managed to outrun the dinosaurs out of sight by taking a few shortcuts, such as jumping over boulders, sliding down instead on inching down steep hills, and so on. He then realized that he was lost so he quickly got out his Wilderness Survival guide and pulled up the map option. Not being able to hear the device, he plugged in his headset and listened. After a few seconds of scanning, he saw horrifying results. For one thing, the path he took is one way because it ends abruptly on a cliff, and two, the dinosaurs were just a few feet away.
Suddenly turning around, he saw a bunch of adolescent dinosaurs.
“Hehe, strange…” Bongo thought in his head. He knew he was in mortal danger, but he just could not put it off is mind,” Colored dinosaurs eh? Well, that is something they are going to have to add to the textbooks”. His mind then quickly switched back to peril when he saw all the dinosaurs start to creep in closer and closer. Bongo suddenly remembered his translator he had. Quickly switching to it, he listened into their conversations that they were having as they crept closer and closer.
“So what do we do with it? Call the adults?” a timid and scared voice whispered.
“B-B-but what if it does something to us? I do not want!” cried another uneasy voice.
“Nah, I say we just end it right here and THEN tell the adults. We will be praised as heroes!” A bossy voice rang out.
“Now, hastiness is not a solution, but being hasty is one too. For once, I am uncertain” sounded an intelligent yet still confused voice.
“Ruby, I suggest we go with Cera’s plan. The longer we wait, the more time IT has to strike” The little leader said in a steady tone. Bongo swallowed hard, still backing up more and more. He soon realized that he had backed up all the way to the very dead end of the cliff. Almost falling off, he caught himself on a rock and steadied himself back on the conversation.
“CHOMPER! GO!” the Apatosaurus yelled, and suddenly, a little Tyrannosaurus Rex popped out of nowhere. This scared the living daylights out of Bongo and he fell back in terror. For an adolescent, the thing sure could fight! The little head kept on popping in front of Bongo’s face. He could clearly see the razor sharp teeth. Bongo evaded these tactics by rolling. The other dinosaurs then tried to get in on the fight. It was just brutal to him.
He was rammed in the back by the Triceratops, but his back did not bread because his pack protected him. The Pteranodon kept on zooming in and out, grasping and painfully puling at Bongo’s hair. The Apatosaurus kept hitting Bongo with his tail, and when that little bugger swung, he swung HARD. He hit Bongo right on the knees and Bongo just collapsed there.
Bongo was just curled up in a ball being beat up…by dinosaurs! He could not believe this! He came back in time just to do scientific research but is now going to end up dead by a bunch of dinosaurs that have not even reached full age! He just covered his face with his hands, trying to protect himself. Suddenly, as if he were being dipped in a pool of lava, a sharp, searing pain came up on Bongo’s right leg. Fearing for the worst, he slowly removed his hands and saw a horrifying discovery that made his heart sink to new lows; the little Tyrannosaurus Rex had just bitten him right on the leg! This seemed to of even surprised the other dinosaurs for they just froze also, faces in awe. The little Rex still had his sharp teeth impaling his leg!
Out of self defense, Bongo landed a sucker punch right to the dinosaur’s nose. This knocked him back several feet. The dinosaurs then crowded around the Tyrannosaurus. Bongo looked back at his leg. Blood gushed from the big wound. It was as if someone had taken an ice cream scooped and scooped out some skin and bits of flesh. This made Bongo cry hard. He knew that if this would was to remain open, he would die from prehistorical diseases in just a matter of days. Dousing the open wound with a lot of water, he reached into his pack and got out the few medical supplies that survived the devastation from the time machine incident.
He finally found what he was looking for; a giant rag that was about the size of a large white handkerchief. He put some sort of medical powder onto it and placed it on top of his wound. It stung like fire mixed in with an African Bee attack with large nails instead of stingers. After tying it, the handkerchief soon started to turn red. He looked back at the dinosaur gang, all still huddling around the knocked out Tyrannosaurus. Bongo took the opportunity and started to painfully slide away. It was not the best idea, but it was the only one he could do at that point. The ground was skewed with jagged rocks, uneven surfaces, and every here and there, blood. Using all his strength, he pulled himself into an upright position up against a rock and tried to think things over.
His whole body ached and his wound burned and stung every second. Looking up, he saw that the little Apatosaurus was charging him at a fast pace yelling out something that sounded like a war cry. Bongo knowing his condition, he may not survive the impact. Bracing for impact, he closed his eyes and turned his head away. All of a sudden, he heard a thud and saw a small fight between the dinosaurs. From what he saw, he could tell that the Triceratops and that Stegosaurus have pinned down the Apatosaurus. Using his translator, he listened in on the conversation.
“Littlefoot, are you crazy!” Yelled the Triceratops “I may have a grudge against other dinosaurs, but even I would not injure an already badly! This may sound strange, but you are starting to become like me and I am starting to become like you!”
“But Cera!” yelled the Apatosaurus” You are making a mistake! That thing is dangerous and is a threat to us AND the Great Valley!” He tried to break free but the combined weight of the Triceratops and Stegosaurus was too heavy to break free from. Bongo then turned his head to see the ping feathery one coming towards him.
“Um, c-can you understand me?” she replied in a timid voice” I just want to see if we can make contact, because you look like nothing my eyes have ever laid on before.”
Using the translator, he finally got to speak with one of the dinosaurs for the first time in the history of man kind” Yes, I can…urjgh… talk, although it is ve…ack…very painful” Every time he spoke, it felt like a ton of metal just fell on his stomach.
“Sorry I am to your wounds that you have” She replied, examining the flesh bites” He did not really mean it. It was just natural instinct for him. I don’t think we really introduced ourselves. My name is Ruby. It pleasures me to meet you.”
“Well, I am Bongo. I am charmed to meet you too.” Bongo finally cracked a smile as this was the first friendly face he has seen here “You seem very inquisitive. Let me guess, you are very determined to learn about something you don’t know, so you came here to gain some knowledge that you will use back home.”
“I must say to that, yes. I did come here to learn more because of troubles back home. You seem to be very intelligent. We could carry off a conversation for a while, yes?” Ruby responded. She seemed very interested in Bongo for a few reasons. For one thing, he was a new unknown creature in an environment that he is unfamiliar with. Studying how Bongo interacts with the other animals could help her now how to react with the animals back home. Secondly, Bongo seemed very well educated; maybe even more educated than Ruby because they saw each other eye to eye in metamorphic terms.
“So Ruby…*cough cough*…can you introduce me to your friends? I feel like we should make ends meet after the…unwanted…encounter” Bongo asked because he realized that he has now established a friendly contact within the group, he was hoping that this could improve relationship status and actually gain more allies in this rough world.
“Sure, it would gladden me to help you” Ruby accepted this and called over the rest of the gang. Petrie and Ducky came over as soon as possible, and Littlefoot had calmed down enough to finally walk towards Bongo without hitting him, although he did have the feeling to do so. Cera and Spike followed.
“Ok, everyone, I know we all had a bit of a rough encounter” Ruby told them all” But I have talked to him and he is actually friendly and he wants harm not done anymore. So, everyone, this is Bongo” She looked over at Bongo,” Bongo, this is Cera, the Threehorn, Spike the Spiketail, Petrie the Flyer, Ducky the Swimmer, Chomper the TAME Sharptooth, and Littlefoot the Longneck.”
“Hi everybo..ack, the pain…everybody” Bongo said to all of them.
He then got five ëHello’s back and one head nodding. The only one not doing anything was Littlefoot. All he was doing was angrily staring at Bongo as if he was a diseased rat that should be exterminated.
“Hey there, my name is Cera. Sorry for the trouble earlier Bongo” Cera told him. She sounded very sorry for her actions,” I normally do not act like this, but after seeing you injured, I knew we had to stop.”
“So, what was the reason for attacking me? That was really painful you know. My skin is not as hard as yours.” Bongo questioned. He then groaned a bit because one of his legs fell asleep and the other one had the painful wound.
“Well, we were persuaded by somebody” She put an emphasis on ësomebody’ and looked angrily at Littlefoot. It was obvious that she did not want to take the blame” I really hope you do get better Bongo” and she ended her discussion there.
“Um, hello there Bongo. Me name is Petrie. Me a flier, although I is not so good, but I practice a lot though” Petrie seemed very nervous while talking to him and he shook and shivered at every sentence.
“Nervous are you?” Bongo asked and laughed,” There is nothing to be nervous about. I don’t want to hurt anyone on purpose. Plus, I bet you fly very good when you want to” and he nudged Petrie a bit as encouragement.
Petrie seemed to like this and then said a little more triumphantly,” Yes, guess you could say that” and he flied off to a rock to perch on.
Ducky then jumped up onto Bongo’s lap and then happily introduced herself.
“Hello there, I am Ducky and you are Bongo. You seem pretty nice even after all that we have done, and I like you for that, yep yep yep!” She said enthusiastically.
“My my, someone always looks on the bright side of life. You are very cheery, and from personal experience, being cherry always brings in good things. Keep it up, and you don’t have to be sorry for the fight…augh…” Bongo replied when his leg started to feel funny. Ducky jumped off and Bongo started to massage his leg with the wound until the aching stopped again.
Chomper then proceeded up to Bongo with his head down and his muzzle a bit bloody. He then said in a sad tone,” Bongo, I am very, terrible sorry for taking a bite out of your leg. I am truly, very sorry.” Bongo then noticed a tear starting to form in his eye. Feeling sorry for the poor lad, bongo said,
“Don’t feel sorry. It is just natural instinct for your type to bite, no matter what” Bongo then wiped that tear out of Chomper’s eye. He then took the rag he put on his cut hand off and used it to clean up Chomper’s muzzle a bit,” It should be I who is sorry. I did not mean to hit so hard. It was just natural instinct I did. Keep that chin up and don’t worry about me. Just be glad that we are both still healthy. As for me, I will get better.” Bongo then pointed his finger to the wound and patted Chomper on the head. Chomper felt better with himself and went to Ruby for comfort.
The actual truth was that Bongo would heal, but he would still carry the scars of that bite mark. Plus, he did not feel fine. The pain was still marginally growing larger and larger, but he felt bad for Chomper, so he lied about it so that the little chap wouldn’t feel so bad.
Bongo’s eyes finally turned to Littlefoot. Littlefoot was however staring away. Bongo could see the wrinkles in his face forming crossed eyes and he could also see a slight frown. To break the ice, Bongo finally said,” So your name is Littlefoot huh? Nice to meet you, and sorry for all the commotion that I caused back…ouch, it stings…back in the valley. What do you say that we make it up?”
Littlefoot’s attitude did not change however. In a slightly irritated voice, he turned to Bongo and half yelled,” You may of gained my friends trust, but I know what you did! I knew what you were going to do! Although it doesn’t seem like it, you are plotting against all of us! You are a threat and must be dealt with!”
Bongo was a bit taken back by this, but managed to regain his composure,” Look, I can explain all the trouble to you. You see…”
However, Bongo never got to finish explaining because at that point, the ground started to shake, but not in the way of an earthquake, but as if someone with really big feet kept on taking steps. Fear and panic started to run amongst everyone. The entire gang was starting to try and escape in any direction they could go. Bongo being confused and partially immobilized kept asking for help. Ruby then came to the aid. She let Bongo drape one arm over her body for support.
“Thanks Ruby, but what the heck is going on here!?!?”
“Bongo, we need to get out of here. It is dangerous. We must escape before it is too la…” Ruby did not get to finish her sentence either because of a terrible disaster. All the ground shaking caused a landslide. It cut off Bongo and Ruby from the rest of the gang with a wall of huge rocks and boulders. Chomper was also part of that group.
“Guys! Get help! Quick! We cannot move from this point! GET HELP!” Bongo yelled at the top of his lungs. Everyone else on the other side of the landslide wall obeyed and went off to get someone. Ruby’s face was stricken with grief, for she knew what was happening.
“Bongo” Ruby said,” Whatever you do, letting go is not an option! Letting go is not an option we can take!” Ruby then proceeded to turn Bongo around to find another way, but it was too late. Two Velociraptors came out of nowhere; one was a blue grey and the other tree green.
“Oh no, Bongo, things got complicated.” Ruby told Bongo in a frightened tone “These two Velociraptors have never left me alone, even as a child. We need to get out of here!” With no other place to go, she and Bongo backed up into a corner with the two Velociraptors closing in…
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