It's been two days since Ozzy and Strut kidnapped Littlefoot and Longtail. The two egg eaters tied a vine around both their necks to prevent them from escaping, and have been dragging them to the Stone of Cold Fire. Of course, Ozzy knows that the Smoking Mountain is almost impossible to climb, and carrying the two kids would only hinder him in their quest. He starts to wonder if he and Strut should just get rid of them once and for all, but then he comes up with another idea and decides to keep them around, for now.
Meanwhile, back in the great Valley, Cera and Chomper have noticed that Littlefoot and Zaine, along with some others, have been missing for three days. They begin to worry about where they could possible be, but to keep the adults calm they tell them that they are all out playing. Somehow, this lie works, but Cera realizes that sooner or later they are going to figure out that they are gone. Cera and Chomper decide to go on her own to find them, but Cera's cousin tags along with her.
The three of them eventually find Zaine's group. Chomper is glad to see Ducky and Zaine are safe, but then Cera asks where Littlefoot and Longtail are. Zaine explains to her what happened, and this only enfuriates her. She begins to blame Zaine for the whole thing and begins to rant on about the stone being fake. Of course, Zaine counters and tries to explain what he's seen, but Cera now hates him for what's happened to Littlefoot and Longtail. Of course, Chomper believes Zaine entirely and tries to back him up.
Cera is not the only one who now holds a grudge against Zaine. Longtail's uncle, Cyrix, also feels that it was Zaine's fault that his nephew was even thinking about going on this journey. He tends to avoid Zaine for the majority of the time, but will throw in a remark every now and then. Mim, Vylor, and Argaya on the other hand do not blame Zaine for anything that happened, but they try to publicly stay out of the whole argument. Zaine realizes that the only way to make everybody happy again is to save Littlefoot and Longtail and personally take care of Ozzy and Strut. He just hoped that Littlefoot and Longtail would forgive him for getting them even more involved into this mess.