The Gang of Five
Role Play => Land Before Time RPG => Topic started by: AvestheForumFox on January 17, 2008, 02:19:01 AM
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Finally, after a long painful wait, this RP finally gets a starting post. Ready? good!
I'll make the intro as simple as I can.. but remember, most of us will have to post our real selves in the real world before the final transfer into the other universe
this means that while I'm obtaining the wishing stone, those who wish to go through with the transfer will need to post what they're doing at that time,and have a connection with the so called thread that plugs in the final elements of the wish.
It is also decided that the transfer will turn us into dinosaurs. What age you wish to be is up to you. What species, and what size (size is according to the three age groups) is also up to you
here's the simple age chart:
Children - Small (the size of Littlefoot and the gang)
Teens - In between small children and large adults
Adults - Large (the size of the grownup dinosaurs)
There will probably be three major posts I'll need to make before the transfer, this should allow everyone to get themselves set up and in position for the grand momment.
And so, finally,it begins!
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It was mid day in on the mid eastern portions of the states. Especially in the small town of Fayetteville Tennessee, where a certain fellow by the name of Brian Bullock lived. The poor fellow, having been through some financial pains now lived with his granparents. And due to his work schedule being only on the weekends he found far too much time on his hands.
Long had the young Bullock been dwelling in his little dream world, wishing for riches and wealth, and more time and freedom to work on his little projects. Long had he wished to be apart of bigger projects. but it seemed he was simply stuck in reality. Everything revolved around money. And money was simply something he did not have.
So he spent his time majorly in childhood fandoms and fantasies, developing and creating his own little worlds where he could escape and be free from the woes of the real world.
One of Brian's interest was the research of the occult. And the collecting of rare magicked items (this included rings, stones, wishing boxes, etc) though he did not participate in such things, but found such items to be interesting and a joy to have around for conversation pieces.
One dealer he brought these such items from was from a Magick shop located in the town square of Fayetteville. The place was called the Moon Willow. He went here mostly however to buy their incense which gave off a far better smell than the off brand factory produced stuff you'd catch at you local Wal Mart store.
It was one day,in the very month of March however that he'd enter this store, and perhaps found himself buying more than just his usual bag of scented goodies.
That day he entered, he was looking around at the many candles, crystal balls, cauldrons and spell books to muse his curiosity and interest in the craft before he went to the incense section located near the checkout counter where the elderly old witch was sweeping the floor patiently while eying the young man.
"See anything interesting?" asked the old croon catching Brian flipping through a book on fortune spells
"Nothing much, really" commented Brian and he put the book back "The store in general however has always been interesting" he said with a smile "Like stepping into the world of Hogwarts or something to that effect."
He then proceeded to the incense section to make his selection, feeling like the old witch was eying him suspiciously as if he was going to run out the door with an arkenstone.
Soon he he picked the flavors of his highest choice, dragons blood, pepermint, cinamon and vanilla and made his way to the counter
"Hmm." She said "That wont do at all... You've been a normal customer to my store for a good while..I believe its time you got something a bit more"
"I beg your pardon?" said Brian, looking dumbfounded by the Witch's inquiry.
"I have something I want to sell you... I've noticed your interest in my magick items and that you on occasion buy them. But this I have to offer you, is something that truely works."
As she said this she lowered herself on her knees and started digging through the cabinets behind her counter. She soon raised herself back up holding an antique decorative jewlery chest of sorts.
"Now, Miss." Started Brian, startled by the old lady's aproach "I cant afford to buy magic boxes nor any other ornament you have in your possession! I'm only here to buy these top grade incense sticks!"
"Dont be silly!" she said "Its not the box I'm trying to sell you." and as she said this she opened the box, and inside sparkled an unusual stone. Oval in shape, blue in color and it shined and glistened like a frozen drop of water. On the inside though the vague transparency of the gem could be seen the fossilized figure of a small lizard of sorts, it looked as if it were frozen in time by a large drop of blue tree sap.
Brian eyed the stone with such fascination and curiosity "Well then... isn't that the most curious thing I've ever seen. What exactly is it?"
"Its a wishing stone." She said "One that has been passed down in my family for many generations. Though now, I feel its time I passed it down to someone who might need it best. Your aurora tells me you're a very troubled lad. So I'm offering it to you."
"But I havent any money" Sighed Brian
"I'm giving it to you freely, child. Take it without a momment's thought!"
Brian was speechless at this offer, but she took the stone from the box and gently shoved it into his hand
"Heed my warning though. This stone can only grant you three wishes. Use them wisely, and make ones you would not regret. And when you have finished making those wishes, pass them to someone else."
She closed his hands about the blue shiny stone and smiled a motherly smile at him
" I do not know what to say." said Brian
"How about 'thank you' ?" she replied helpfully
Brian soon finished paying for his incense and was soon making his way back home.
ooc: okay, this is where we cut to the other members parts. One maybe could be starting the thread where the wish would be made in... remember, I'm the idiot who makes the wish, so dont think you have to when making the post.. it'd be a concept post, simply =P
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OOC: Just to add a bit to the rp I thought why not start an actual thread about visiting the great valley. I'll also be using my username and not real name, that is top secret I will tell only to a very few.
Kor was web surfing like usual, visiting the morning sites and forum he did. He decided to post about an idea of what if the members of the gang of five forum decided to visit the great valley. He then went to a few other forums and sites, then went offline to think about some stuff he was writing and posting on another forum, reading, listening to some pod casts, reading popular science and a few other things. He would go back online later.
OOC: Makes me seem like a hermit, which is what I am. :)
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OOC: here is mine.
Known on the Gang of Five fourm by the nickname Threehorn, he was at this time working at the job his been at for over 3 years but had travelled to the states to work in the summer so it haven't been a total lose. Yet he placed a wishful thought on the page that he would love to visit the Great Valley no matter his age is.
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Austin was playing DDR at school. He and his friends were forming a club dedicated to Dance Dance Revolution. The song was "Ocean of Memories" (Trance Mix). When he heard the song, he instantly remembered an LBT AMV that was to that song.
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Known on the GoF forums as The Great Valley Guardian or GVG for short, was browsing thorugh the diffrent topics, while listening to his favorite song on iTunes when he noticed a reply to a particular topic where several other members had commented on wanting to see the Great valley. GVG smiled and continued listening to his iTunes as he said to himself 'Wishful thinking.'
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Know as f-22 "raptor" ace on the GOF fourms or f-22 for short was reading while browsing the forums while reading he set the book down and decided to listen to some music, he went to youtube and search for AC 6 music and scrolled down and chose the second to the last song. He started to ab lib the words. as the song ended he thought to himself 'This is the best song I've heard in Ace Combat history." Still he wanted to listen to some more AC music so he chose another song from AC6. He browsed ACS his squad forum when he decided to watch the show Dogfights! on the history channel since it was having a marathon.
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know as mcr mad was earlyer today asked by a freind to buy his meatal gituar for just £75 with in england is heller cheap for a metal gituar, he is still think of buying it or not :bang . he is listering to some inde music think of the offer
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know as mcr mad was earlyer today asked by a freind to buy his meatal gituar for just £75 with in england is heller cheap for a metal gituar, he is still think of buying it or not :bang . he is listering to some inde music think of the offer
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Brian soon pulled into the drive of his home, having been living one half of the house with his granparents living on the larger half it was quiet a nice dwelling for such a fellow.
Quickly he went to his side of the house and into his bedroom where his laptop sat waiting for him on his bed.
He opened his bag, pulling out the incense and the stone, tossing the incense on the night stand while stairing at the stone. And the minutes that followed he'd had spent rotating the stone slowly studying the piece as if it were a work of art
'That creature on the inside... what could it be?' he wondered. The small reptilian like being frozen in the rocks center looked almost dinosaur like. This stone could be worth millions if he'd take it to a museum of sorts since such stones were never that common. Especially with the full specimen of such a creature in full tact on the inside
And the stone... it feels so warm to the touch. Almost hot. Could it possibly be authentic?
He rubbed his palm against the glass marble like surface, feeling the strange warmth emitting from it. It felt even as if hot air was circling the stone
I must test it... But what should I wish for? he thought while rotating the stone in his hands Only three wishes... I must be careful.... I'll wait on this.
he put the stone on the bed and sat looking at his closed laptop, half banged up and worn from the year he had it. He pried it open, revealing his keyboard which was missing two of the buttons and a lose covering
I really need to get this thing fixed... he thought to himself as he powered the computer on and entered his password to login
He went about checking his usual forums and e-mails for hopeful possitive messages
Nope... still no e-mail from that agent... nope, nothing from that cartoonist either who was supposed to be looking at my art for commenting
He sighed and continued to his last few destinations. The Gang of Five Forums
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Hmmm... this needs to be moved... this needs to be edited... this RP looks like Clash of the Titans meets the Jetsons.... oh, and my my, that silly elf boy is at it again.. why is there an ELF in LBT?!?
Brian continued, under his account, Avesthefox, a mod for the RP section of the forums. Soon he'd had seen just enough to think his mod duty was completed and he'd venture into the other areas of the forums where other interesting things are happening
He finally came into the Land Before Time Sequel Sections just in time to see a topic posted it by Kor:
Entering the Great Valley (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=2573)
He clicked on it... little did he notice the stone that lay on his bed nearby started to have an eirie glow as he went about reading
Interesting... what shall I say to this one?
He thought for a momment then proceeded to hit the respond button
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Oh yes, Kor, that would be interesting, wouldnt it? Dont we all 'WISH' we could enter the Great Valley and become dinosaurs?
With that typed, he hit the respond button
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a momment passed, suddenly the stone began to vibrate and the glow from it grew intense
"What the..?!?"
'FLASH' - - -'POP'
the room flashed bright from the intensity of the stone and an eirie ghoulish mist swept through the room from the stone, the intense light was nearly blinding
voices.. whispers.. scenes floated up around Brian who sat speechless and frightened at what he was seeing
another flash
the lights still intense, but the suroundings seemed diferent... he was no longer on his bed.. but dirt.. and grass
"What on...."
POP
He felt himself grow stiff, his body felt diferent and he felt... larger
More flashes and the voices and echoes as well as the lights grew violent around him his body floated into the air as the light streams streaked around him. He shook violently, the lights forbidded him to see what was transpiring around him. and he was frightened
WOOSH POP
A painful jolt and the lights instanlty and swiftly left like whisps of smoke from a fire. He fell to the ground... the dirt covered ground
His eyes slowly began to adjust. He was not home anymore.. the suroundings seemed tropical, very green and with a sky so blue, not as poluted as he was used to.. but crisp and clean
"Whe... where am I?"
He trembled as he lay there looking about the place, then he noticed his hands... diferent.. kind of scaley.. almost like claws. And he felt something massive, extruding from his rear.
He looked back, frightened only to be more frightened to see a large scaley tail attatched to a large green scaley body
"AUAAAAAAAAAGGH!!!!!!!!"
at that same moment f-22 was about to turn on the tv when there was this blinding light as he covered his eyes he felt some hit his chest hard and threw him backward. after being thrown back he felt like he was felling as he looked at his hand he noticed it was turning grey. his eyes widened he looked down and saw a green creature and a tree he closed his eyes just before hitting the tree and the creature below he felt a hard crash as he hit the tree. he opened his eyes and heard a yelling and look blewo him seeing a green creature the likes of which he'd only seen in books and movies. so he said to the green creature execuse me but a little help would be nice.
the duckbill stood there, shaking and as still as a statue. he could not, for the sake oh himself answer the other dino
f-22 sighed "I guess I'm just gonna have to do it myself he said". as he chewed on the vines spliting them and landing hard on his back. 'Ow' he groaned after looking at the duckbill he asked "Who are you'.
Threehorn just about to get something to eat then suddenly the flash around him happened and soon he found himself opening his eyes to fresh green with clear blue skies and water running near by fresh and clear. "What the?" he noticed his voice sounded childlike. He slowly crawled then realised he was walking on fours and saw why when he looked at the water he saw a Threehorn looking back at him and it was a child. "No... no no this can't be real"
"1, 2... 3" he closed his eyes then reopen them. "Oh my..." Wayne sways and blacks out falling on his side in shock. The sound of the thud was just heard by the two near by.
Just as GVG was setting a mouse into his snakes cage, he suddenly fetl cold....really cold. His immediate response was to shiver and warm his body, but as body stopped instinctivly shaking, he felt warm. too warm and as he opened his eyes...he could see that he was no longer in his room, but somewhere completly diffrent 'It kinda looks and feels like th Bahamas...but just where am I?' Thought GVG to himself.
He then noticed something odd...his hands looked lke feet, and it felt like he had a tail... 'But that's crazy...then again not half as crazy as how I got here...where ever here is.' He looked around for a moment trying to get used to walking on all fours and finally found a pond and as he walked over he noticed a threehorn lying on the ground and deciding on giving his new found tail a try GVG poked the threehorn attempting to wake him up.
Slowly Threehorn started to waken and open his eyes "Please... be a dream" he then look at what should be a hand... "Not a dream... and I sound like a kid... great a child in body and voice with a mind of a human 22 year old" he muttered under his breath then saw the dinosaur near him. "Erm..." (GVG what dinosaur are ya?)
Austin was at home. He had just logged on to GoF when he had a sensation.
Something is going to happen soon. He thought to himself.
Suddenly, his computer began emitting an eerie light. Austin felt his body begin changing shape. He then lost consciousness, and knew no more.
f-22 paced back and forth before asking everyone within earshot 'Where are we?' as he leaned against the tree he began singing the song he was listening to only hours before. after finishing he said to the other duckbill "You know the more important question is how did we get here in the first place eh'?
Brian finally snapped out of his stupor and found himself able to speak
"What the heck happened?!? Where.. why.. how.... Ughe!"
He turned his head looking at his new body, an expression of disgust and curiosity both consumed his mind. He turned looking at the other duckbill
"Uhm.. I suppose you could tell me where the heck I am."
He then looked over near where he was on the ground laid the stone
"Oh.. now I understand........ Oh poopie..."
f-22 shrugged his shoulders 'I'm just as confused as you are" he responded with a slight chuckle. well the what's your name as i'm supposing we'll be stuck in this timeframe for a while we might as well get to know each other. I'm know as f-22 "raptor" ace but you can just call me f-22. Hmmmm well maybe those two over there know what's going on.
Kor was mediating when the wish and change hit him. He had been listening to one of the podcasts he often downloaded and listened to. This meditation had taken him pretty deep so he was unaware of the change in location, nor the change of his body, not at first anyway.
He became aware as he felt wind rushing past his body. He opened his eyes and flipped himself over. "What an unusual dream." He said looking down at the ground from a high altitude. He tried to stop himself from falling like he could control some dreams. "Hmm, it seems to be one of those other dreams, perhaps one constructed from the brain instead of astral or etheric stuff." He said then he looked at himself, noting he was some sort of terosaur. One with dark blue wings and a green belly, the normal color shades for a male terosaur it seemed.
He spread his wings out, in much the same shape as some gliders. His fall slowed and stopped. He looked down and saw the very green plant life below and very blue water. "Nice, looks like the great valley. Hopefully one of my nice dreams and not one of the many nightmares I end up having." He said to himself.
"May as well practice flying a bit." he said to himself. He tried gliding, then turning a bit slowly this way and that way. He saw some fliers off in the distance but did his best to stay away from them. No need to crash into one as he was trying to learn to fly. He practiced for a bit then decided to land.
He did his best to land, but having little practice it wasn't a very good landing, though he did remember to remain relaxed and roll into a ball so he rolled, thus dispersing the impact.
"That looked like an icky landing are you ok?" He heard a voice say. He was laying on his back and looked in the direction of the voice. He saw what looked like Chomper from the movies and tv series. Interesting, I don't recall ever having had a land before time dream before, though I don't remember most of my dreams so maybe I've had dozens. Likely won't recall this one either. He thought to himself before he spoke.
"Yes, luckily I rolled so wasn't really hurt." He said as he started to slowly get up.
"I've not smelled you before, you are new here." Chomper said smiling his very toothy smile.
"Yes, I got a bit lost and saw the nice looking valley, thought it may be the Great Valley I heard stories about. I'm Kor." He said.
"I'm Chomper, nice to meet you," Chomper said, "You wouldn't want to hunt crawlers with me would you, it's hard to find anyone who will." He said with a hopeful expression.
"sure, as long as you eat them." Kor said.
"You got a deal, comeon." Chomper said, shaking his fist up then across in his happiness. Kor shrugged then followed Chomper while thinking to himself, May as well have some fun with one of my favorate characters till the dream ends.
A long slience was still going on with Threehorn what felt it when this dinosaur was standing before him (GVG) and waiting for some strange reaction from what he just said.
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Cera was heading to find Littlefoot at his nest when she saw Chomper with the new flyer. "Hey Chomper whos the new friend you with?" Cera walked over to them
Richard heard what the threehorn said, but his mind was on other things...and he decided to voice his thoughts "I don't mean to be rude, but do you know where we are, or why were here to begin with?" He then looked around and made a noticble discovery "This place looks familiar...too familiar, this almost looks like the Great Valley, this must be a dream."
Chomper swallowed a cralwer before speaking. "He says his name is Kor and he's a bit lost. Good think he found the Great Valley." Chomper said looking over at Cera.
Kor waved, "Hello." He said after handing a crawler to Chomper. His size was roughly around half or 2/3 the size of an adult male flier, so somewhere maybe in his mid to latish teen years. "Nice valley you have here. They talk about it all over. It is nicer they the stories say." he said looking around a bit then back at Cera.
"Stories... I bet from Ali's herd and that friends of Littlefoot's Grandfather that came by some time ago" Cera said to Kor "I'm Cera nice to meet you Kor. But how can you touch those slimy things, they gross" Cera was a bit grossed out
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"I wish it was a dream..." Threehorn mutters then look to the Great Wall and look up to see "Saururs Rock... this is the Great Valley" Threehorn blinked "But why did we end up here and WHY am I kid and not any kid but looking like the very one from my Wish apon a Star Story..." Threehorn groans also hating the voice being so childish.
"What just happened?" Austin asked anybody who would listen as he stood up on four legs.
Guardian looked up at Saruis Rock and nodded his head as he replied "You are right...this is the Great Valley. Wow...its alot bigger than I thought it would be." He then listened as Threehorn asked his question and Guardian looked down as he answered "I don't know, but I think we should be heading closer to the center of the Valley, we are way too close to the Mysterious Beyond...let's get going!"
Kor nods to what Cera said. "Nice to meet you and yes, many farwalkers and story speakers likely talk about the Great Valley all over so word spreads fast. As far as holding this, I try not to think to much what I"m holding, and I don't really look at it to closely nor hold them for vary long either." Kor said.
"The green ones are the best, but not spicy like stinging buzzers." Chomper said rubbing his tubby and saying, "mmm", at the thought of that.
Kor nods, looking away a bit, I'll... take your word for that Chomper." He said. Finding the thought of eating that stuff icky, but as long as Chomper liked eating that things were ok. Sorta neat to be with 2 actual lbt characters, even if this is a dream. He thought to himself.
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I heard someone say that this is the Great Valley. Whoa, I'm a long-neck!" Austin said as he examined himself. He was colored black along the back, while the rest of him was white.
"Couldn't disagree with ya even if I wanted to, I rather be safe then sorry" Threehorn agreed to his plan (What dinosaur are you Guardian?). They both set out to go in deeper into the Valley heading towards the location of Kor is with Chomper and Cera.
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"He likes them and that makes everyone happy specially the adults since they not always too fund of Sharpteeth but Chomper something different and everyone likes him" Cera said looking to Chomper since he wasn't eating at this second. "Chomper with that sniffer of yours can you smell if there anymore new comers? Some reason even I am goign to regret it... I have a feeling there more new comers then just Kor. It always happens one way or the other with one new comer showing up there be more" Cera said recalling to memior the other times new comers came.
(BTW Threehorn...I'm a teenage longneck.)
Guardian took a few more steps and said aloud "I wonder how we are going to eat around here...I don't know if I can live off of just leaves and twigs!" His face twisted in disgust at the thought, and then he said "Hey I'm thirsty...I wonder where some water is? And if this really is the Great Valley I wonder if we'll meet Littlefoot and his friends."
Chomper nodded "I can do that." He said. He moved around a bit sniffing now and then. Till he had sniffed all around him. He then looked back at Cera, "I smell some people I've not smelled before that way." He said pointing in the direction of where GVG,, Threehorn and Lbt/Cty_lover were in. "They smell like 2 long necks and a three horn." Chomper said.
Kor relaxed, glad he wasn't holding the various crawlers, though seeing Chomper eat them was a bit more gross in this dream, he thought, then it was on tv or the pc monitor.
"I wonder who they may be." Kor said curiously.
"I say we should go meet them" Cera suggested openly.
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"The kind of dinosaurs we are have stomachs only to eat plants and drink water of course and you do have flat teeth and I guess I do as well" Threehorn said to him not really wanting to eat just leaves as well but he did add to his thoughts no harm in trying to eat one so he stops and look over to some plants "I guess it worth a shot and I am hunger since I never even got to eat any launch" Threehorn went over to it and took a bite then chew with a swallow "Wow they taste better then I thought" he look over to Guardian. "Erm what is your name? Mine would be Threehorn on Gand of Five but my real name is Wayne"
Guardian nodded to what Threehorn said and looked down as he asked his question and said "Wait...Threehorn from the Gang of Five forums....well...I'd say its nice to finally meet you, but we arn't really ourselfs." Guardian gave a light laugh at his little joke and then said "I am Great Valley Gaurdian, but you can call me Richard."
Chomper nods, "Ok, let's go." He said and looked at Cera, who he knew liked to lead usually so he waited to let her go first.
"Might as well, it would be the polite thing to do." Kor said, agreeing and also paused in his step to see if Cera preferred to go first, from seeing how she acted in the movies and tv series, and seeing the great valley on tv and walking through it were to different things. He unsure about how to take off or flying around. That he would have to practice a bit eventually.
"Idiot! Stupid, stupid idiot!" Said Brian while hitting his head on a nearby tree, he had picked up the stone and held it in his hand while shaming himself "You made a stupid STUPID wish!"
he had nearly forgot about the other duckbill nearby who was giving him a wierd look
"The stone works... I cant believe this stupid thing actually works!"
he sighed and let go of the tree
"Ughe.... I've got a nasty headache.... And to top it off, I'm stuck in this animated universe... I should had never responded to that dratted thread on the forums..."
"Well don;t just stand there lets go" Cera told them and heads in the direction Chomper pointed
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"Tell me about it" Wayne laughed a little but stops "I am getting sick of hear a kids voice from my mouth" Wayne groans "But I guess there nothing much I can do about..." he heard talking in the distance something like 'stupid' "I hear someone over there. sounds like whoever it is saying stupid for some reason. Should we check it out?" Wayne suggested to Richard
"Yea, lets go." Chomper said and started walking behind Cera. Kor nodded and started walking behind Chomper since both of them lived in the great valley and he had just seen it on tv, not how the separate areas shown were connected.
"It should be interesting to see who they are." Kor said.
"Well, I know both of you. So you probably know me. I'm lbt/cty_lover, but also known as Austin." Austin said to the others.
"HUh?" Cera stops and look to her left a little "That odd I thought I heard someone saying 'Stupid'" Cera then look to Chomper and Kor "I think we should see what going on over there." Cera then heads in that direction not letting them have a word in it.
f-22 shook his head and asked "Ok now where did you get that stone? Another thing let's remember not to anger mr threehorn.' f-22 sighed "well not much use just standing around doing nothing wouldn't you agree?"
Chomper had paused a bit Cera did sniffing, "I smell someone new over there too." He said pointing in the direction Cera went in after her speech. He sniffs a few more times, "They smell like the 2 footer kind." He said.
"More strangers in the valley, that does seem quite new." Kor said to Chomper as the two of them started off following Cera. Chomper nodded.
"Yes, usually the only strangers here are far walker herds or some who like to travel in small herds or alone." Chomper said.
There was a clicketyclack from behind a closed door as a pair of hands worked furiously over a keyboard. A dream, a wish, a want...always something that would be thought about but never seen.
Jason smiled as he worked his way around GOF for what felt like the zillionth time since he joined just a day or two ago. Music was blaring from his teeny laptop speakers as that keyboard continued to clack and click and clack.
There was an odd gurgling from the eighteen-year-old, "Ooh, hungry," he comments to himself and gets up to go get a delicious bloody steak from the kitchen. Mom always knows how to cook meat.
Just as Jason was turning the corner, it was like the floor he was to step on just was not there and he fell through into blackness. The last thing he remembered before the world absolutely going black was what looked to be a stony mountain path rising up to greet him as he fell...and his skin itching intolerably.
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There was quite a rumble for a few hundred yards around as an adolescent Tyrannosaurus Rex slammed to the ground unconscious. The black and white-tiger-striped carnivore lay in the very middle of a pass connecting the Great Valley to the Mysterious Beyond, completely knocked out-cold.
"I guess not" groaned Brian, not yet taking his eyes off the stone "My name is Brian... I'm most certainly not from around here."
"I'm not from around here either' f-22 said chuckling. Well since neither of us are from around then let's find someone who is.
The two sides Cera with CHomper and Kor soon arrived and to the other side Wayne and Richard came up where Brian and F-22 was. Cera saw the two then the other two on the other side "What luck we found the new comers without any trouble" Cera said with a bit of pride.
Wayne was just speechless he saw Chomper and Cera which she was his most favioute charcater in Land Before Time and sounded like her as well it was a dream that came true "Wow she amazing"
"What?" Cera stared right at him with surprise
"I erm... mean... oh great..." Wayne lower his head in embarrestment.
Chomper stopped beside Cera saying to her, "That was a great shortcut." he said. He then looked at the strangers. He waved and said, "Hello, how are you?" He said smiling.
Kor (a teen flyer roughly between 1/2 and 3/4 the size of an adult male flier) also waved. His color was dark blue wings and a green belly, the normal color shades for a male terosaur it seemed. He also nodded to what Cera said, "You really do know the great valley well." He said to her. He then turned to look at the others. He waved and smiled a bit.
"Hello, is your herd visiting the great valley or are you more of the loner types?" He asked in a friendly voice. Though usually shy he believed this was all a dream so why be shy.
"Why thank you" Cera said pride to both Chomper and Kor
Wayne wasn't sure how to answer that one then look to Richard then at Kor "Just arrived... we kind of got lost from the main herd" Wayne created a story hoping it believed
Richard quickly catching on to Wayne's plan nodded and said "Yeah...our herd got split up by an earthshake, and we just walked here." He saw Chomper wave and said "Hello my name is...." Thinking fast on his feet he blurted out the first name that came to mind "...Rick...my name is Rick."
"My name is Wayne" Wayne told his name and Cera then look to the other two standing there.
"Mine Cera and your names are?" Cera spoke to them and awaits for them to tell their names.
"My name is Austin." Austin said, after realizing Wayne's plan.
"Uh.. herd?" ... "Wha...?!?" Brian blinked, seeing the newcomers, and Cera
Oh good God, I don't know what to say!
He fumbled the stone in his hands and blinked dumbly trying to think of what to say
"Oh.. yes.. yes, a herd.. I came from another state with a herd .. yes, that's exactly what happened"
He groaned realizing he used the word 'state'
"hello my name is f-22 "raptor" ace" said f-22 'But you can call me f-22" he added.
"Ye I'm from a herd as well don't know where they are as I was kicked out of mine' said f-22 who slapped his forehead and said to himself idiot.
Chomper waves again, "Hi, I'm Chomper a friendly sharptooth, so no need to be scared of me or anything. The grownups know about and allow me to live here." He said, having learned it was best to say such things up front then letting the information come up in bits. "Kicked out, that sounds sad." Chomper said looking a bit sad, "but what is a state?" He said looking around at some different folks to see if one would explain.
Kor waved, "I"m Kor, a big blowy wind came up with a storm and I was blown away from my herd and lost. Till I found this beautiful looking valley." Kor said remembering Petrie's term for the strong wind from the Hermit of Blackrock tv episode and guessing big blowy wind could be a correct term. He shrugged, "Don't know what a state is, maybe it's another valley, state valley, or a place." He said, pretending he had no idea what a state was.
"State Valley? sounds like a stupid name for a valley if you ask me" Cera snorted then look to each of them "Now I think about it...how can you all end up getting cut off from your herds and arrive here in the Great Valley at the same time?"
"Beats me. Could just be one of those strange events that some how connects it to all of us arriving at the same time" Wayne said back now looking at her giving a little theory
Cera thought about it then nods "I guess that sounds about right. Strange things like that had happened before" Cera came up with something simliar in her thoughts and choose to accept that theory from Wayne and questionable looks at F-22 and Brian but took a guess that Rick and Austin was with Wayne since they didn't act as strange as the other two.
"Maybe I should explan the reason I was kicked out of my herd. you see the herd leader was on of those hardliners ya know" said f-22. "So one day I met a young longneck well it appears one of the herd elders saw me playing with the longneck and that's why I got kicked out." f-22 said with a sad look on his face. "Any way I'm been on my own ever since so I just decided to head for the great valley' commented f-22.
Far from this scene, that adolescent Tyrannosaur was beginning to awaken. Dizzy, and quite confused, the predator squinted open his eyes against the brightness of the day...
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Jason's head hurt astoundingly. Opening his eyes, he could see that he was on some sort of rocky ground...but that was about it. His vision was odd, but he let it be for he could see allright...for the most part.
With a groan, he attempted to rise from laying on his side, only to find that his arms were about as helpful as twigs. It then occurred to Jason that that is what his arms basically were now. Another thing he took this precious time to notice was that he was covered in black scales with evidence of white tiger-stripes here and there as he looked down at his legs. The to limbs which had been slender, gangly things before were now rippling with muscle, and also covered in black scales. His feet came to three clawed toes, and, if he wasn't mistaken, there was indeed a tail coming out of his hindquarters.
"I don't know what I ate," he says aloud to himself, "But whatever it was is making me dream crazy..." The Tyrannosaur body he now has was odd, and he knew it would take a lot of getting used to, as his first attempt to stand only made him slide in a circle on his side on the ground.
"Argh..."
After a few dozen failed attempts, poor Jason finally managed to get himself balanced tentatively on his new clawed feet. With a few readjustments- and remembering something his biology teacher had said about Tyrannosaur tails- he managed to master the art of standing for the second time in his young life.
"And now...walking...."
The first step wasn't too much of a problem. The second step was just as good. The third step was a bit wobbly. The fourth step came a bit too fast. Fifth step, sixth step.
Unfortunately, Jason had been standing at the beginning of an incline, so gravity was beginning to take over as hapless Tyrannosaur apparently thundered accidentally into what looked to be the Great Valley to him. He could only grunt and try frantically to stop himself from crashing down into the valley, but the new Rex wasn't so fortunately balanced as he had once taken for granted.
"What a crazy dream..." he groans as his steps carry him thundering down into the unknowing valley.
"Is there anywhere we can rest, for I am weary. I believe my friends are as well, right?" Austin said, winking to Rick and Wayne.
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"Maybe the adults can solve that problem" Cera said then took a look around then sees her dad walking not to far from their location "Dad!" Topys looked around "Over here!" Topys turn and see her and them walking over to them
"What is it Cera?" Topys asked then change the topic when he saw the others "I never seen you five here before, and you young ones new here and where is your herds?" Topys stared at them all.
"Erm... yes we new..." Wayne gulped a little shuddering a little see how big Topys was really is. "us three got parted from our... herd" Wayne saw Topys move towards him and pause before finishing.
"What the matter? never seen a adult threehorn before?" Topys frowns and Wayne shook his head "Your telling me the herd your in your the only threehorn" Wayne nods without a word said then turn to Rick and Austin "Is this true? Well?" Topys demanded to know if it was ture his voice very timdating.
"Actually, it is. Wayne never told us about his past. We found him wandering around in the Mysterious Beyond." Austin replied. He was nervous, especially with Mr. Threehorn glaring at him.
Seeing Topsy was a bit intmdating Rick had to admit, but being a teen aged longneck Topsy wasn't that scary...but still Rick decided to answer him all the same. "Yes, sir...We found Wayne alone in the Mysterious Beyond...and we decided that staying together was better for all of us."
(Kor Posted on Jan 26 2008, 10:43 PM ------fits here-----)
Topys sighs "Fine I believe you..." Topys turn to Cera "So what is it that you called me here?"
"They need places to rest and thought some of the adults could take them in for a time till the herd comes Daddy" Cera replied to her father.
Topys turn back to the group "I see some of my words was listened to... well I see no problem in that" Topys heard some sounds in the distance and look in that direction with a gasp "Cera get them out of here. To the Thundering Falls"
"Daddy what is it?" Cera looked in the direction her dad was facing and screams "Sharptooth!!!"
"Cera get them out of here I will hold that brute off till you get the rest of the grown ups here" Topys told her.
"But..."
"Don't aruge with me Cera get going and same for the rest of you young ones now go!" Topys move off to intercept the Sharptooth that was entering the Great Valley.
"hi, I"m Kor, a big blowy wind came up with a storm and I was blown away from my herd and lost. I flew around trying to find then and saw this valley. It looked nice and I decided to land. I met Chomper then your lovely daughter. They both have been very helpful." Kor said. He knew Cera's dad would be large but seeing him in a dream he seemed larger then on tv. Though since this was a dream he put his fear to one side. It was only a dream and he had faced demons, murders and such in his nightmares and he knew though this was a brain manifested dream he could easily wake up by just flying up and fall down if nothing else. He looked around to see some of the other stuff he could see. He could see this was a beautiful place.
Chomper looked at Cera's dad, "Some of them said an earthshake separated them." He said trying to be helpful. "Maybe their herds will come here looking for them." He said smiling. "Kor here even helped me to find enough crawlers for a nice meal." Chomper said then licked his lips at the memory of how tastey they were.
Kor laughed a bit, "hehe, He asked and I thought why not help him. I didn't look to closely and sorta pretended they were wet pieces of vines and didn't hold them to long." Kor said rubbing the back of his head.
(Created a qoute point on my post before Kor's stating that where that fits into it. that should fix that little glitch that poped up here :) )
As Cera screamed out the word sharptooth Rick turned around and said "you can't fight that thing alone Mr. Threehorn...you are going to need some help and I'm big enough to handle that sharptooth!" He looked down at Mr.Threehorn waiting for his response.
Then the black sharptooth came tumbling through the trees and stopped in front of the everyone. "Too late now." said Rick aloud.
"I don't think that a fight will be necessary. The sharptooth seems to be unconscious." Austin said. "Still, if it must come to a fight, I am ready."
Kor nodded, "I hope so. I doubt all sharpteeth are as nice as Chomper here is."
Chomper looked up at Kor, "You think I'm nice, gee thanks." He said smiling at the compliment.
"No time for feeling good about yourself Chomper. This Sharptooth can wake at any time." Topys said in a weary tone.
"Daddy should I lead the others to the Thundering Falls" Cera asked
"Yes" Topys look to Rick "If you want to help here your chance. just don't mess it up Longneck. your only still a young one so be careful" Topys look back at the Sharptooth.
Jason continued to unintentionally walk towards the group of dinosaurs before him, the momentum of the incline still carrying him quite swiftly due to gravity. His balance was still a tad wobbly as he would sway this way and that with each step. Panicking he held up his stubby little arms as though to show that he was not meaning to hurt anyone, but the gesture was probably a more threatening one than what was intended.
"Ahhhh!!! How do I stop this crazy thing!?" he shouted as he kept pummeling towards the rather large and familiar-looking threehorn in front of him, along with the other two dinosaurs who he'd never seen before.
Just as he was coming upon them, a rock hindered one of his feet and he went into another tumbling fall. He rolled and rolled and hit a few trees here and there before harmlessly coming to a sliding stop just in front of Topsy.
"Oh...my head..."
"It waking up" TOpys stood ready to fight this Sharptooth "Get out of the Great Valley Sharptooth or we will make you!" Topys said in a dead lock glare at the sharptooth
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Cera turn to the others "Well come on, Rick and daddy can take care of the sharptooth we got to go!" Cera told the others
Wayne was scared of the sight of a large Sharptooth but shook his head "Right... good point" Wayne turn to follow Cera out of there and look back at Rick "Becareful! Rick!"
"Well Austin, Chomper, Kor lets go and not get in the way" Cera barked out her words loud to them and start to move off into a safer distance from the sharptooth but only enough to watch going to happen.
Kor nods, though a dream no reason to take unnecessary risks. He started to follow Cera, as did Chomper. They walked till Cera stopped then turned around to watch what was going to happen.
"I wonder how it got in." Kor said.
"Maybe it just walked in and wasn't seen till now. Or there is an entrance we don't know about." Chomper said.
"Wait. Chomper, can you stay here and translate for us? I think that we can reason with it." Austin said. "There are two options for the sharptooth: either it listens to what we have to say, or it fights with us. Seeing as we have the advantage of numbers, reason would be more logical."
The prone Jason lifted his square snout to look almost directly into Topsy's horned one. The Rex's eyes widened at being that close to something he'd only dreamed of seeing his whole life, and also at the fact that said threehorn was looking right at him threateningly.
His lower jaw quivered a bit in fear as he saw the intimidating bunch before him, "Please don't hurt me..." he said weakly as he cringed away from them.
Rick's eyes widened as he realized he could understand that sharptooth and he promptly said to Mir. Threehorn "WAIT! I heard it say something...and I know you did too, so let's just see what it has to say...please?" He didn't like to beg but Rick knew that if this sharptooth could talk then it may have a reason for being here.
"Wow, I thought I was the only sharptooth who could speak the plant eater language." Chomper said amazed that another sharptooth could speak the same language as his friends.
Kor nodded, "Perhaps attempting to speak in a civil manner may accomplish quite a bit here. " He said looking at the sharptooth. He took a step or 2 closer but stayed far enough away the larger dinosaurs could deal with the sharptooth if it tried anything. "Hello, what is your name?" He asked the sharptooth.
"Daddy won't let it stay in the Valley even he talks. We don't know enough about him and have no idea what he does in the Mysterious Beyond. Are you willing to risk the Great Valley safety over a word from a strange fully grown sharptooth we never met before?" Cera said to the others.
Wayne had to say that she had a good point "Cera kind of has a point there guys... " Wayne said to them having to agree to Cera's point
Topys turn to them "Quiet and stay back. I will deal with this and since most of you here just arrived I will see what this Sharptooth got to say but I won't let my guard down not for a second" Topys turn back to the Sharptooth
"Now speak your reasons!" Topys said keeping a close eye on the sharptooth's movements. "And why I shouldn't just chase you out of the Great Valley right now so none of the Great Valley in risk from you sharptooth!"
f-22 shook his head and looked at cera as he said"Well I'll be I never thought there'd be two plantearter language speaking sharpteeth. as he looked back at the scene "Well I guess old topsy can handle it.' he said after which he slapped his hand over his mouth looking back at cera he could tell she heard what he said as he saw the rage in her eyes as he said to him self "And now it's time to run' as he started running.
Chomper nods, "He can handle anything. You should see him in action, it's a scary sight." Chomper said nodding.
Kor looks at Cera's dad, rubbing the end of his beak as he looks at him a bit scientifically and his limited knowledge of martial arts. "He does look capable of handling any sort of physical danger. His size and ratio of muscle mass does seem quite high and his horns would be an addition to his physical capabilities. He also doesn't look old to me. I'd guess somewhere in the prime of his physical abilities. " He said. Glad that he never stuttered in his dreams, unlike real life and that he didn't need glasses either.
Rick took a tentative step forward and asked the sharptooth "Excuse me...but we know you can understand us...may I ask, what is your name?"
Topys turn his head again to Rick "Stop asking for it name! I will handly this, I am one of those that live here and I will do what is best so... SHUT UP!!!" Topys spoke in a very anger mood then bellowed the last words so loud that most have to try and withstand his bellowing. "Now Sharptooth speak your reasons before I really blow it!" Topys snaps his view back at the Sharptooth his rage at this limits no thanks to the young teen beside him.
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Cera at this time now turn to F-22 "How do you know my daddys name when you never been seen before!?" Cera face him walking to wards with with anger eyes looked right on him. "YOUR HIDING SOMETHING NOW TELL ME! Before I giving you a bashing you never forget!" Cera really just blow it with F-22 and ran after him "GET BACK HERE YOU COWARD!"
"Cera!" Wayne was scared of seeing her temper blown but he'd had to admit his done it himself before when things was bad in the past when children just choice to keep throwing stones at the windows of his home. "We better go after her before she really hurts him and from what he slipped with words his in a lot of trouble" Wayne spoke 'slipped' statting that he could of blown where his really from.
f-22's mind was racing "Nice going idiot' he thought to himself. "Now what are you gonna do?' "Ya can't just tell her where you're really from' as he was running he was unaware that littlefoot was walking close by that is until he tripped over him sending hime across a tree root. "Hey are you ok?' littlefoot asked. f-22 opened his eyes seeing littlefoot he thought 'My favorite LBT character!' "Now remember don't do anthing stupid... again!'Littlefoot then noticed cera and said "Hey cera!' on which f-22 looked back to see her standing right behind him. "Oh great' he said to himself.
Kor shrugged like he didn't know what was going on. "This is getting pretty confusing." He said. He hoped his dream would not start getting weird as some did.
"I feel that way sometimes too." Chomper said. "I just go along with things and things usually eventually make sense."
"I think I may try that, thanks." Kor said smiling to Chomper.
"Littlefoot... that one knows more then he letting on! He knew my daddys name before anyone spoke it! And I want to know how and RIGHT NOW!" Cera was determed to get the answers she wanted.
Austin and Wayne came up behind moments after 'Littlefoot' Wayne thought then spoke "If you give him a second he might tell you how... Cera" Wayne hoped F-22 had a good story.
Cera turn to Wayne hearing what he said then look back at F-22 and sighs "Fine you win, lets hear it and better be good F-22" Cera still kept her eyes locked on F-22.
"Ok you win cera' said f-22 "Well while I was in the mysterous beyond I heard of a threehorn known to the shrapteeth as the demon lord of the round table, I later found out that translated to topsy in planteater language I could be wrong but I don't think I am." F-22's was thinking "I sure hopes she buy it' "It sounds good to me. What do you think cera?' asked littlefoot.
What is going on here? One moment I am at my computer, next moment I am in the Great Valley with other Gang of Five members as dinosaurs. Austin thought to himself once he heard F-22's name.
"I think that demon lord of the round table talk is just made up words you thought up quick but..." Cera walk around F-22 "It sounds about right that Daddy known since he did chance off Red Claw with a taste of a Tree Sweet once. So I will let you off. But don't make up words to get yourself out of trouble easier, it might work for Littlefoot but not for me" Cera narrow her eyes on him "Do I make myself CLEAR!?"
"Yes very" said f-22. f-22 then got up and walked to wayne,austin,Kor and chomper. as he sighed "So you gonna show us this thundering falls cera?' he asked.
"Maybe" Cera saw where F-22 was standing and grinned a little walk up to him almost her snout next to his then said "Boo!" F-22 jumps in fright and lands in the water behind "That made me feel better, now I will show to the Thundering Falls" Cera then start laughing
Wayne couldn't help but laugh as well "Wow that you should of seen coming" Wayne laughed a bit more seeing F-22 dripping wet in the water.
"Wayne, can I talk to you for a moment? Alone?" Austin asked Wayne. He wanted to see what happened to someone else to confirm his theory.
Normally f-22 would start yelling but he just started laughing as well. as he was laughing he also thought to himself "Ok so there are at least 4 GOF members here hmm could that sharptooth possibly be one?" "So who do you like the valley so far?' asked littlefoot F-22 turned to him and said "It's a great place to live.'
Wayne nods "Yeah ok. can you give us a second?"
"Yeah sure no problem" Cera said in a natural tone unlike she did speak to F-22.
Wayne and Austin step out of hearing of the others "So? what is it you wanted to speak to me about?"
"How did you get here?" Austin asked.
"I got here when my computer began glowing with an eerie light." He added.
"Tell you the truth all I was doing was doing myself something to eat after a long 8 hour shift at McD's... then the next thing I knew was this bright light and found myself stuck as a kid and a Threehorn" Wayne answered Austin.
"But one thing I do notice about this change our new bodies can handly the taste and eating of leaves, I tried some not long ago since I was hunger still and it tasted fine and not having any upset stomach pains" Wayne spoke and keeping it quiet so only Austin heard him.
(ooc since folks posted way past me I'm going to put in a post explaining why my chars have been so silent.)
Seeing how Cera and her dad were mad Chomper graps the hand of his new friend, "Com'on, lets go before .... and see how Ducky is, you've not met her yet." Chomper said, not wanting to be anywhere around Cera or her dad at this moment.
Kor nodded and walked off with Chomper towards where Ducky, Spike & Diver's mother's nest was. "Ducky, that sounds like a name of a swimmer." Kor said, pretending he had never heard of Ducky.
"She is, a young swimmer." Chomper looked up at Kor for a moment, "Funny thing is she's smaller then me, but she is older then I am. "
"Sounds unusual, swimmer grown ups are quite large I've heard, though not as large as longnecks." Kor said walking along with Chomper.
"Hey Mim." Chomper called out, "I didn't know you were here." He said. They were pretty close to where Ducky, Diver, and Spike's mother's nest area was. They could hear the sound of some splashing close by.
Mim waved back, "Yes, I was watching some swimmers earlier while their parents took a break to relax for a little while." She said as she ate a few leaves.
"This is my new friend Kor, he just arrived." Chomper said. Kor waved, "Hello." He said. He was thinking Mim was interesting looking, she was exactly as he had pictured her, and why not since it is a dream.
(I editied the post with Kor and Chomper now, making it that they not there with the others)
Cera watch them talking "Guessing they from the same herd must be important" then she look to F-22. "So... what happened to your herd since you not with their herd?"
"I was expecting such. These bodies are adapted for eating leaves and the like. But there is an amazing similarity between the way you and I appeared." Austin replied. "At least my intelligence hasn't decreased."
"yeah tell me about it. But with that I still know my age and I am suppose to be a adult not a child" Wayne sighed a little keeping his voice down still then said "We better go back to the others before they get questionable and best not to say anything to F-22, he already slipped up almost a dozen times already" Wayne suggested to Austin
"They all died in that big earthshake a while ago" said f-22 with a look a remorse on his face. Littlefoot asked "How do you know?' "I saw them fall in a big hole in the ground' replied f-22. 'Since then I've been on my own, It's tuff being the last in a herd' said f-22. He thought to himself I've nearly given the gof members here away twice I need to be more careful I guess that's who bigmouths got their names.
"Wow that is really tough..." Cera spoke back "I guess we all lost many of our herds..." Cera sighed "I heard Wayne went through something similar but he found a new herd without Threehorns like himself of course" Cera then look back at them "I guess that why he was so scared of Daddy not seeing a grown up of our kind or can't remember one must of terrified him"
"We should confront him later. When nobody else is around." Austin said.
"As for your age, I can't explain that. It might be your mental state." He added after a short pause.
"I hardly think it my mental state..." Wayne felt rather insulted by those words
( OOc, sorry for the delay x . x )
Jason just stared up at Topsy like a deer caught in headlights. The tyrannosaur was visibly shaking as he stuttered a few times before finally spitting out, "I-I-I don't know how I got here...r-really... I just...I was walking and I fell...and when I woke up I was in one of the paths over there..." He turned his head behind him to motion the direction from whence he came.
"I really don't know how I got here...honest..." he started to back away just a bit.
Topys saw the fear and let his guard down a litle but not much "Calm it before you collaspe of fright." Topys turn to what Rick said before then sighs and then back at the Sharptooth "Do you have a name? Sharptooth?"
For a long moment, Jason just scrutinized the dinosaurs before him. It was at this point he realized who he was talking to and something inside of him broke with excitement, though he hid it beneath the nervousness that prevailed his other emotions.
Should he use his real name? Ah, why not? It's not like he can just come up with something on the spot.
"Jason..." he said at length and took a small breath as he finally managed to stand to his feet again.
"Jason? that a very strange name for a Sharptooth..." Topys paused looking at his eyes then thought of something "something about you don't make sense... you don't speak Sharptooth. You got no backbone and your eyes don't look like any sharptooth I seen other then Chomper's" Topys said feeling that something is different about this Sharptooth Jason.
"Longneck can you notice that?" Topys then whispers to Rick.
"I did not mean any harm. I was merely giving a possible answer." Austin said in defense.
"Your right sorry." Wayne said in a downed tone "I tend to jump the gun when someone saying something and take it out of context" Wayne told Austin.
"How about we just forget that part happened at get back to Cera and the others" Wayne suggested.
"We were just on the way to see what Ducky and the others were doing. " Chomper said.
Mim waved to Kor, "And I'm Mim, as you heard." She said. "Sure, I've about finished my snack for now, why not head to where they are, though if you get to close you are likely to get wet." She said.
"That is ok, I don't mind getting wet, as long as it's not cold, or cold water." Kor said.
"Getting wet can be fun." Chomper said smiling.
"Let's go then. It's only a short distance." Mim said. The three of them walked towards the area where the swimmers usually nested.
"Agreed." Austin said. Well, this gives me the opportunity to actually understand my forum-mates. He thought.
"So you two are done? lets go to the Thundering Falls and maybe on the way we could get Ducky and Spike to tag along" Cera suggested then look to Littlefoot
Wayne and Austin rejoined them "Yeah we done. so we off to the Thundering falls?" Wayne asked
Rick heard what Topsy said to him and whispered back "Yeah...he doesn't look like any sharptooth I've seen before...but I say we try to help him if we can."
Meanwhile the flyer Longtail and his uncle Cyrix were walking along a river that would eventually take them to the Thundering Falls. The two were talking about diffrent things and every time somehow the subject came back to Longtail being diffrent than everyone else. "I've told you before there is nothing wrong with it...you have a gift that only you can have."
Longtail groaned and replied "Come on uncle Cyrix you can't be serious. Me being myself is the one thing I don't want to do." Cyrix sighed and said "But..." He however was cut off by the sound of other children nearby laughing and playing, and guessed 'It must be Littlefoot and his friends.'
"Would you like to play nephew?" asked Cyrix as he looked down at Longtail. And without a word Longtail was off and running towards the Thundering falls.
"What I seen and what happened in the past... I have to agree with you Longneck to see if we can help this Sharptooth Jason out... but just for safety he not going any feather then this place near the enterance he came in" Topys whispers back then turn to Jason.
"We'll talk now... but here only, not a another foot into the Valley understood" Topys said to Jason. "With that sorted now about telling us about yourself and for one what do you eat... that is very important to know." Topys got a sinking feeling that the eat part is going to be meat off other dinosaurs but since with Rick and his past experise his willing to give him the benurfit of the dought to prove his feeling wrong.
Mim and company arrived near the area where Ducky, Spike & Diver's mother had theri nest. They could see most of the siblings playing in the water, all except for Diver. She was sitting in the bank with her feet in the water. In one hand she held some underwater green food she had dived to get and was eating. At the moment she was more interested in eating then playing. She heard a sound behind her and turning saw how it was and waved. She didn't say anything since at the moment she was chewing on a bit of underwater plant leaf.
"Hello Diver, I see most everyone else is playing." Mim said to which Diver nodded.
"I just got hungry again so I"m having a snack." Diver said.
"Well, young ones do get hungry very often." Mim said.
Chomper walked closer to Diver. She had been nervous at first but had gotten use to Chomper. "Hello Diver, meet my new friend Kor, he just arrived." Chomper said indicating Kor who waved.
"Hello, nice valley you have here." Kor said, not sure what else to say at the moment.
Longtail came bolting out of the trees and tripped on a rock and fell face first into the water. As he pulled his head up he could hear his uncle laughing, and he began laughing too...after all it was pretty funny! Cyrix then waved to Mim and Diver as he walked forward to greet them.
"Good morning you two...and Longtail, you may want to slow down next time, okay!"
Rick at that moment his eyes softened just a bit, but it meant that he was willing to trust Jason...for the moment anyway.
"Eat...? I eat all kinds of things... I'm usually not too picky," he says as he thinks about it, "As for myself? I don't know. I'm not that interesting... I mean, all I really remember at this point is waking up in that path and going for a tumble..."
He bites his lower lip nervously. What do they want to know? It's not like he was going to hurt any of them...or maybe they didn't know that.
"Why are you questioning me so much anyway? I wouldn't plan on hurting you...you're much bigger than I am..."
Topys then answered it "Because your a sharptooth, we have to be very sure your not a risk to anyone in the Great Valley" Topys explained to him. "What if you let in someone without really asking much about them and then suddenly problems happen? Now you see why I am asking" Topys told Jason then suddenly pauses.
"Did you just say you wasn't picky on eating anything and eat all kinds of things?" Topys wasn't sure he heard currently "If that so, then eat those leaves over there" Topys points his snort over to plants.
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"Well I think we should go to Ducky's and Spike's nest first on the way to the Thundering Falls" Cera said to Wayne
"Friends?" Wayne asked
"Yep" Cera then look to Littlefoot "How about you lead the way for our new guests"
"Why don't we go to that tree and bush nearby and have a snack there, we can rest and decide what to do." Mim said.
"I like that", Chomper said then thought being more clear was needed, "I mean the deciding what to do, not eating the green food." He said. The others nodded and they walked the short distance to the nearby bush that was very close to the river. Chomper went over to pluck off a few leaves and went over to hand them to Diver who sat down.
"Thanks." She said. She started eating one of the leaves and put her feet into the still water. Chomper did likewise, enjoying the feel of the water on his feet.
Mim and Kor stood very close eating some leaves here and there from the bush.
"How about a tour of some nearby places. Kor may like that." Chomper suggested.
"That does sound good, after the snack." Kor said.
This has got to be the strangest thing that's ever happened to me, Jason thought to himself as he tilted his head at Topsy. Thinking that it would be best to at least try to do what the threehorn says, he turned to the leaves that were mentioned moments ago and studied them for a minute before tentatively opening his mouth and taking a bite.
The foliage crumpled oddly in his mouth and had a bit of moist, almost citric acid taste to it. With the oddest expression anyone had ever seen on a Sharptooth's face, Jason chomped on the greens for a moment before heavily swallowing them down. It wasn't too bad, but it wasn't too good...but it was food...least he wasn't hungry anymore...
"Alright everyone follow me' said littlefoot. f-22 began hummig to himself. "What's that' asked littlefoot. "just something I learned during my time in the mysterous beyond' "Out there it's everyone for themself' said f-22. f-22 sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.
Rick raised and eyebrow as he watched Jason eat the green food without spitting it back out...Rick really was stunned, but he managed to find his voice as he spoke up and said "Wow...can you do that again...I just wanna be sure you are not putting on an act for us." He wanted to be cautious, but he didn't want to sound overly mean either.
Mim and group continued eating till they had eaten enough for now. Then they gathered into a group to decide where to go to first.
Topy's mouth just hangged open with a startling look on his face "If I didn't see it with my eyes I wouldn't believe it... your the most stragest Sharptooth I even seen... this really got me stumped... I have to talk this over with the rest of the Great Valley dinosaurs... Grandpa Longneck is going to really be in for a shock" Topys turn to Jason
"Well Longneck best to take Jason with us and head to the meeting rock. This is something out of my horns... the others have to choose in a whole... I can't make this choice for the valley when I saw something like that" Topys tells Rick.
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Littlefoot lead them all towards Ducky's nest and coming up to where Kor and the others are. "Hey Littlefoot look! There Chomper and the other new comer Kor! and look even Longtail there" Cera spoke seeing them in the distance.
"This place is so big... I never knew a Valley like this could be so huge and amazing" Wayne looked at the landscape then saw the others "Hey I see Chomper as well! And Kor"
"Yep and now we knew where they disappeared from back on the hill" Cera said to Wayne.
Austin decided to remain silent. Kor is here as well? This day just gets stranger and stranger.
"Something on your mind?" Cera asked Austin seeing a preoccipied look on his face.
"Oh, it was nothing." He replied. Must keep a better control on my thoughts.
Mim saw the others and waved, "Hello she said." Soon the others, Chomper, Diver, and Kor, looked in the direction she was looking and waving in and started to wave as well.
"Hey guys!" Cera called back with a smile.
Longtail looked up and said "Hi everyone...come on let's play a game!" While his uncle Cyrix laughed at his nephew's optimism.
Rick on the other hand was sure this was no ordinary sharptooth, but followed only after Jason was walking ahead of him, so he could carefully keep an eye out...just in case things took a turn for the worst... 'Which I really hope won't happen.' said Rick to himself....'Of course now...I've probably jinxed myself too.'
Mim waved to the others. "Hello, come on over. Plenty of water and food here. You have any plans on what you plan on doing?" She said happy to see the others. Then she noticed some new people. "Looks like new arrivals in the great valley."
Chomper nods. "Yes, they came in earlier. Cera's dad met them." Chomper said.
"It is always fun to make new friends, yes it certainly is. Though spending time with already friends is fun too." Diver said.
Kor nodded. "This place must attract quite a few plant eaters here." He said after swallowing the leaf he had eaten.
Topys kept just to the side of Jason and in front but glad that Rick on the back so they had things covered in his belief "We almost there" Topys stats seeing the meeting rock which was the circle like formation of rocks with the arch rock.
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Wayne spoke with a smile "Nice to meet you to Longtail and you two... erm"
"Mim and Diver" Cera told Wayne
"Thanks" Wayne said to Cera then look to them "I don't think we playing at the moment right?"
"Yeah we taking them to the THundering Falls to speak to the adults about where they rest and stuff." Cera explained to the others "We just going by Ducky's to see if Ducky and Spike will come along"
F-22 waved to Mim and Diver and said "Hello'.
Rick had to admit, being here in the great valley and knowing it was not a dream made coming to the meeting place all the more exciting...and if anyone had bothered to look behind them, they would have seen the happy childlike smile on his face.
Longtail smiled and replied "Nice to meet you to. I didn't know we had newcomers in the valley..." He then looked over to his uncle and said "Did you know uncle Cyrix?"
The rainbow face shook his head and replied "No I didn't either, so I say we celebrate!" A bigger smile crossed Longtail's face and he said "Oh Yeah!"
Mim looked over at Cyrix, "That sounds like a good idea. Do you have any particular type in mind?" She asked.
Chomper nods, looking over at the others smiling, "A celebration? Those are always fun." He said.
Diver nodded, "A celebration? We will all enjoy that, we certainly will." She said while clapping her hands a bit. and looking around a bit but mainly at Cyrix.
"Yes, though some planning is needed, to at least a slight degree." Kor said. He looked around at the various folks present to see how they felt about that.
Cera thought about it and had to nod "Yeah sounds like fun and..." Cera pause when she saw her dad and Rick with the Sharptooth walking towards the meeting rock "I don't believe it..." Cera only could say
Wayne raise his eye a little "Don't believe what?" Wayne look in the direction and his mouth just hanged with no words to explain what he was seeing.
F-22 also looked and said "That has to be the strangest thing I've ever seen.' Littlefoot nodded"Ya that is strange'
"I say we go see!" Cera said wanting to know what is going on.
Wayne was wondering about it then had to see this for himself "I got to see as well, this is strange"
The whole while, with the sharptooth incident and all, Brian had decided to wonder off to somewhere quiet and much more private. He was still a bit shakey from his transformation and transend into the valley. And he knew he had brought others with him.
He held the stone closely in his hand, clutching it near his chest as he looked around, making sure there were no others watching and then he proceeded to squat down and started jotting notes down in the dirt
'All it takes is for a wish to return back.' he thought to himself 'me and the others. But for some reason, I feel like sticking around a bit... check things out... a vacation... yeah, that's what it is.'
He continued his doodling in the dirt. The time passed , he had missed the sharptooth scene, the whole bit with Cera and her dad discussing a place to stay for them. He didnt really much care to worry about it, it was all a silly wish after all, something like a dream
ooc: I know its my fault for falling behind, fella's, but I'll try to stay caught up with the RP from here on out, I just ask that we continue to limit our posts each day so that staying caught up wouldn't be such a headache. Sorry if that's being blunt
Topys kept walking with the sharptooth Jason behind but notice Cera and the other kids near by "Great the kids seen us, it always somehow happens" Topys mutters to himself as they come close to the meeting rock
As Rick came into the clearing which held Littlefoot and the others Ricks eyes grew wide as he looked down, he stopped walking for a moment and bent his neck down. He began to size up Longtail checking out every single detail, even going so far as to sniff him once or twice. This of course was making Longtail nervous and uncomfortable as he asked "Can I help you?"
Rick pulled his head back and looked Longtail straight in the eyes and said "Nope...just had to see you for myself." Longtail at that point asked "What have you heard?" Rick only smiled and said "Nothing but good things kid. Now if you will excuse me, we need to see the sharptooth over there to the meeting place." Rick then walked to catch up with Topsy and Jason.
Austin decided to find a nice place to lie down. Luckily, he found a relatively secluded glade with a stream passing through. This place seems perfect.
Suddenly, he heard the rustling of leaves. Then he was confronted by two longnecks, a little larger than Littlefoot, with gold and silver coloring. One was gold with silver running down the back, and the other had the colors reversed.
"Who are you?" the silver one asked with a feminine voice.
Jason follows Topsy, nervously wringing his teeny little hands against one another nervously. He was in the Great Valley....was he really dreaming? He couldn't quite tell anymore...
"We here" Topys stops and turn around looking at Jason "Now many should be coming since they most likely saw you" he told Jason.
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Wayne look over to the left of Rick "I gather from what I am seeing the sharptooth isn't any harm"
"Yeah it looks it if daddy got him coming along it means that sharptooth most likely harmless for some strange reason" Cera frowns at the end of her words not sure about it.
Brian got bored of doodling in the dirt and fionally decided to come out from his hiding. His curiousity had him wanting to explore the area.
He had every intention to use this as a short vacation and was feeling all the more interested in his abilities as a dino
The duckbill came from his hiding and started looking around for everyone, little did he know he clumsily left the stone where he was doodling at
"Anybody around here?" he called out
"You probably haven't seen me before because I am new here. My name is Austin. Might I inquire as to yours?" Austin said.
"My name is Vylor. My sister is Argaya." The golden longneck said in a male voice that hinted at a great intelligence.
f-22 looked at littlefoot and said"You know I can't help but wonder what will the grownups do about this'. "I don't know f-22' said littlefoot. ''It's strange really having all of this happen' said f-22. "What do you mean' asked littlefoot. "Oh on how this sharptooth comes and doesn't not hurt anyone' said f-22
Austin was speechless. However, he was able to remain calm and hide his thoughts from the other two longnecks. They shouldn't even exist here. Littlefoot is one thing. These two are another. I wonder, could they help me ind any other GoF members?
"It is a pleasure to meet you two. However, I must go and talk with a friend of mine." Austin said, and then he proceeded to leave the glade.
"We can continue to the thundering falls like your idea was or head over to the meeting place to see if we can find out some information." Mim said.
"You think they would let us in even? What if it is grown up only talk?" Chomper said.
"We won't know unless we try, certainly not" Diver said.
"And if they do have an important decision or news to tell people, we would be right there and they could tell us. Even if no one else is allowed inside." Kor said.
Brian hummed to himself admiring the sceney as he continued to look for the other
'They cant be very far.' he thought to himself
Now being at the meeting place and waiting for others to arrive Rick decided to sit down and wait...as there really wasn't anything he could do about it.
Longtail on the other hand was more than willing to go to the meeting as he stated "I don't care even if the meeting is for grown ups only...you know I won't be caught if I stay in the trees. However his plan was shot down almost instantly as Cyrix said "I don't think so my nephew if this meeting is grown ups only then you will have to come back here and wait with the others."
'Besides I want to talk to that new longneck who was with Mr. Threehorn.' thought Cyrix to himself as he began to walk away, then a thought occurred to him
"Mim would you like to come with me, or stay here and watch the young ones?"
"I am going to see" Cera said already deciding she wants to see what going on.
"I am interested as well but maybe we should keep a little safe distance until the adults have talked" Wayne suggested
"Well staying a little back I guess is ok, but we should be able to listen in and water Cera replied.
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Topys turn to Jason then to the kids in view with the Rainbow Face and knew it be near impossible to keep them back. "His different then any sharptooth I seen I guess the kids be fine to come over but if anything happens I will make him very sorry" TOpys whispers to himself and no one hears him then he spoke out. "Kids come over his a harmless scared freaked out sharptooth but just keep behind me a bit" Topys called out
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Cera's jaw just dropped "Did... Daddy just say..."
"I heard" Wayne blinked
Mim thought for a bit, during which Cera and her dad Talked then she turned to Cyrix, "Yes I'd like to go. And so the parents of the young ones here will feel more ok perhaps some of the larger of us should stay near where the kids are. Though the sharptooth seems like he may be nice like Chomper, or at least not mean, their parents may feel more relaxed and less distracted if they see their young ones are not just out in the open, but do have some protection near them if needed." Mim said.
"Makes sense to me. I'll help." Chomper said.
Kor nodded, "Very sound reasoning. Those less distracted with the concern over their kids can more easily focus on hearing." He said while slightly gesturing with his wings.
Austin was searching for F-22.
He found him with Littlefoot. Austin approached without noticing Littlefoot. He had other things on his mind.
"F-22, could I talk to you for a minute? Alone?" he said.
Jason looked around at the meeting place, wondering why or how the rocks all sat so perfectly. Did they build this? No...the dinosaurs of the Great Valley don't build, do they? The tyrannosaur mulled this over in his mind as he stood in the center of the meeting place.
A bit nervously he turns to Topsy, "Uhm...how many are going to come?"
"As many as the others choose to come or not to come, depends" Topys replied looking at Jason. "The Old Longneck will try to get reasons and understanding that will talk talk and more talk" Topys said to him.
"alright" said f-22 he turned to littlefoot as littlefoot asked 'you gonna be at the meeting' "I sure will I'll see ya then' replied f-22. "Alright later!' said littlefoot as f-22 walked off with Austin he asked "Am I correct to assume this is about me almost giving us away?' he asked
Brian soon came to the area everyone was at, seeing the crowd he was sure something was going on. though he felt strangely shy with his new dino form
Rick was still looking around to see who would show when he saw two familiar heads rise above the tree line. 'Whoa! Those two are a lot bigger than they look on TV.' said Rick to himself as Grandpa and Grandma longneck stepped into the meeting circle.
"Good day Mr. Threehorn...I see we have several new visitors in the valley and I hear one of them is a sharptooth, like Chomper." He then looks over to Jason and nods. 'This should prove to be an interesting day.' thought Grandpa longneck to himself as he waited for other valley residents to arrive.
Mim, Chomper and Kor walked over towards where the meeting place is. The three of them stayed together, for now at least.
Kor looked around. It looked better then on tv. He wondered how it was set up. Likely by some sort of large biped, like a swimmer, with some assistance from a longneck likely, he thought to himself.
If her mother and siblings are present and close enough Diver goes over there, otherwise she stays with Mim.
Jason's eyes nearly pop out of his head as he looks up at Grandpa Longneck and Grandma. He had always wanted to meet them, even since he'd first seen them way back when... Who'da thought that he'd meet them and basically be a bad guy?
All Jason could really do was look from Topsy to Grandpa, from Grandpa to Grandma, and then back to Topsy. This was getting a little too surreal...no matter how pleasant it was to see all of these characters that he'd always wanted to meet, it was just overwhelming for him. Jason just stood in the center of the meeting place, feeling, well, quite out of place.
"Yes that ture Longneck and this Sharptooth named Jason ate leaves in front of me and this young longneck" Topys turns to Rick then to Jason. "Seeing this with my own eyes I just... don't know what to do. I never expect to see a talking sharptooth eating plants without a hint of dislike before" Topys said in a quite a problematic tone with a very unsure way to try and deal with it.
"Wow who are they?" Wayne looked up at the two longnecks since he already knew but he kept the act up.
"Oh that Littlefoot's grandparents" Cera said with a smile "They pretty cool for longnecks"
"Thats mean they really cool right?" Wayne asked
"Well duh, of course" Cera shook her head a little "Maybe I should teach you some Threehorn later, you really lack them not being with your own kind."
"Do I really lack them?" Wayne asked and Cera nods with a 'hu hum' "Guess I we could later on"
"Good, then don't forget" Cera walk past and sits down by a log Wayne turn to Rick looking up him a little seeing he heard the whole talk and wondering in mind what he thought about that.
"Pretty much. You should do well to watch your tongue. However, I had another reason to talk to you. I need you to find anybody that is like you and I; human on the inside." Austin said. "We must go soon." he said.
f-22 nodded "Right that does seem like a good idea.' "But still it will be difficult. I also think that sharptooth that just got here is human what do you think' f-22 said.
Mim and her group were mainly just watching everyone speaking and listening not commenting much. Mim looked around at the others present.
"Has anyone heard of any sharptooth being able to eat plant food before?" Mim asked. seeing if anyone else had any information. "It does seem unusual, but if this sharptooth can eat green food like us theoretically he should be less of a threat then one who does not." She turned to the sharptooth and said in a friendly voice to not scare him and not seeing any reason to be mean, "And, if you don't mind my asking, what did you think of the taste of the green food that you ate? Could you be content to eat that?" She asked.
Diver looked a bit puzzled, she thought sharpteeth did not eat green food, even Chomper who was nice, though he ate other things instead of the folks living in the great valley.
Kor did find it odd that a carnivore could be eating plant food and not seem to mind. If it were real and not just a dream he would find it very odd and wonder what was up with that. Though with it being a dream, he thought it odd but why not just go along.
Kor nodded, "That is a good question." He said nodding.
Chomper nodded, "I wonder how he did it. I tried and found green food icky. Though I eat other things like crawlers and such."
Jason looks at Mim thoughtfully, "Well, it was kind of tangy and crumpled weirdly in my mouth, but I don't think it would be too bad for a long period of time..." He shrugs with his teeny arms and shoulders, "I wouldn't mind it...I'd rather not go and live in the Mysterious Beyond if I can help it... I don't even remember quite where I cam from, but I know it's dangerous out there..." He says as he looks to the two elder Longnecks and Topsy.
Cyrix happened to be standing next to Mim when Jason replied to her question and he nodded his head approvingly as he said "Well this may turn out to be a unique experience for all of us then." He then walked over to Rick and said "Hello, are you new here?"
Rick looked down upon the rainbow face and said "Yes...yes I am, can I help you Mr..." The rainbow face nodded again and replied "Cyrix...my name is Cyrix."
Rick smiled and said to himself 'Better keep playing innocent, but I wonder what he wants to talk about?'
Cyrix smiled and said "I wanted to talk to you about my nephew..." However Rick beat him to the end of the sentence "You mean Longtail?" Cyrix replied with another smile as he retorted "Yes."
Wayne came up to where Chomper and Littlefoott is and had to ask "Erm... this might be a silly question but do I lack some of things that a Threehorn is?" After what Cera said to him he had to see what the others had to to think about that as well since his story that was created with Austin and Rick that he was the only Threehorn in the herd.
Mim thought a moment before continuing, deciding to be honest with what he had observed, he looked at Wayne before speaking.
"Well, I'm not sure of all of it but it likely may include things like how threehorns are better then anyone and can do anything better. How best to smash a rock, move things with your head, how to use your horn, and when you are older horns for various things. Things like that."
"Gosh, sounds like a lot to learn & smashing rocks looks hard to learn." Chomper said.
Mim nods her head, "Not anymore then any of the rest of us learn, and you can't learn it all at once. You learn some things even though you do not realize it at the time." She said.
"I arrived at that. Also, Wayne and Rick are human. I found out about that already." Austin said as he and F-22 walked back to Littlefoot.
As they were walking back f-22 said "You know all it takes is one slip up from any GOF member here.' "If their are other GOF members that we should find them.' he added.
Wayne knew what Littlefoot meant but he choice to make it out that he never heard of this "why would I want to do all that?" Wayne blinked with a puzzling look hoping this would work.
Cera listened "Didn't know it was that bad without other Threehorns around" Cera muttered and Rick heard her.
After hearing Cera's comment to Wayne he turned his head and replied "Well he knows the basic of being a threehorn, like how to charge and he can smash different rocks, but I suppose a little help would be appreciated." Rick winked to Wayne and nodded his head, as he said "Isn't that right Wayne?"
Mim nodded, "A little help and tips often never hurt. He may also discover some amazing things that he did not know of before." She said.
"Yea, he may learn some neat stuff." Chomper said smiling as he imagined some of the neat stuff that Wayne may learn.
""Being a threehorn he may enjoy learning more of threehorn stuff, certainly he may." Diver said.
"Yeah that right" Wayne replied to Rick with a smile.
"And I wouldn't mind learning some Threehorn stuff from ya Cera" Wayne said to her which he gather would make her day in some ways
Cera grinned and walking up to him and level right near his snout with hers and she looked him right in the eyes "I knew you would of asked me. So I think I'd ask daddy and Tria for you to stay with us for night times till your herd finds you again of course" Cera then turns away and walk over to her dad is.
Wayne seem to just stay into space when that eye contact was made saw her green eyes not from a TV standard but for real and he just couldn't help but think how amazing she was really is before his own very eyes.
To the others he was just staring into space after Cera moved away.
Austin ran from F-22 to Rick. He found Rick with Wayne.
"Rick! What has been going on?" Austin asked.
Rick heard Austin call out to him, and said "were holding a meeting to decide what to do with Jason over there." He pointed his head towards the giant grey sharptooth and said "That's Jason over there, and other elders should be arriving soon."
Wayne didn't speak to what they said since his mind was else where at the moment as the others spoke
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Topys look around "I thought the other dinosaurs would of been here by now... specailly a sharptooth standing here." Topys turn to Jason "I don't say this often but I say this to you. You'll have my support but if you'd tricked me in any way I will make you very sorry." Topys spoke to Jason. "Some how I can trust you, I don't know why and that is why you got my support Jason" he whispers the rest to Jason making sure no one heard him and the tone meant 'don't you dare speak of this soft side to anyone or deadmeat'
Brian continued to watch the group from afar, it was strange to behold, he was inside of an animated world filled with animated talking dinosaurs. And Brian knew that some of them were GoF members
Should I go join them?' he wondered 'They look quiet busy, and what's this? A sharptooth amongst them, yet they're not fleeing nor he attacking?... very odd...'
He soon sighed and shook his head 'Brian, break this silly shyness, yes,I know, your in an animated dino world... yes, I know, you'd feel silly meeting other animated dinos... and yes, I know, you'd feel even more silly talking to the main dino kids from that movie that you've been jabbering about... but for the love of your own sanity, stop the silent wondering and join the others!'
The duckbill nodded to his own self lecture and pushed himself forward. He walked calmly and slowly towards the group, he saw the familiar faces, Littlefoot and his friends, Littlefoot's grandparents, Topsy and so on.
'Damn, this is just too silly!' thought Brian, he stopped halfway eyeing everyone. Then after a momments breath he finally spoke up
"What's going on here? Mind I join the ruckus?"
Brian cringed and smiled nervously at the few eyes that did turn to him
"Another new comer? where are they all comming from?" Cera frowns "This is getting to be really annoying."
"And who would you might be and what your story ending up here in the Great Valley?" Cera pushed her questions at Brian giving him a narrow look.
"Oh, great. Yet another newcomer. This is starting to become madness." Austin said.
(OOC: Madness? THIS IS SPARTA!)
F-22 elbowed austin and wispered in his ear "Hey this guy could be another GOF member ya know?' f-22 hoped brian had a good story.
Brian cringed again and his face looked screwy from the blush.
"My.. story? ... I wasn't expecting to be questioned in such a manner, I've only came to see what's going on. I've been nosing about this valley for a short while now. And no, I'm certainly not from around here"
After speaking he realized something
"Oh goodness..... the wishing stone!"
He little realized that he had spoken these words aloud, he had realized that he had left the magick stone where he was scribbling in the dirt moments before. But now where was that place? He could not so easily find his way back
His mention of the wishing stone was loud enough to draw more attention towards him and seeing this, he blushed deeper with emberrassment. He knew now he had some deep explaining to do.
"I agree. But now is not the time. Wait until this is sorted out." Austin replied.
"Please... there no such thing as a wishing stone, it all stories and nothing more then a stupid rock that you think it works like a wishing stone... we heard this before about the stupid Stone of Cold Fire which was just a stupid large blue rock" Cera rolled her eyes and the word Wishing Stone. She knew from her own expercise this was a complete waste of time.
"Well.. in that case, yes... I agree" nodded Brian, feeling a momment of relief from needing to explain any such device to the audience
'That little Threehorn girl is quiet the life saver.' he thought to himself
"Wellthen... what's going on here at the momment?"
A wishing stone? This might be the solution to the puzzle I am faced with. Austin thought when he heard Brian say "wishing stone".
"Oh now you done it..." Cera turn to Austin "It just a stupid stone, there nothing special, back to what is real and with this Sharptooth alright!? So will you all quit talking about a stupid stone that just lays around doing nothing and back to what is really important! OK!" Cera spoke in a more annoyed tone.
(OOC: I said "thought". Not "said".)
"What? I said nothing." Austin replied in an arrogant tone.
'Oh geeze...' thought Brian 'What just burst the bubble here?'
"A little jumpy, are you, little one?" asked Brian to Cera
"It was the look you gave when he said it... I knew you would say something so I spoke out to end it before it gets really annoying that I get a headache over it" Cera said to Austin.
Wayne blinked and looked "End what?"
"Oh just something about a stupid wishing stone" Cera said to Wayne
Wayne frowns a little "Not to get it wrong here but things like that hardly real in reality, they might be real in stories but never in real life. Chance of something like that is well... impossible." Wayne spoke in a way that he'd had no luck in life with wishes and felt it was just dream wishing and nothing more.
"My point exsactly" Cera smiled getting some back up.
F-22 thought "hmm Perhaps all the GOF members here should meet together tonight.
Rick looked back as the others made there comments and said "I don't mind the new comers...I think this day is going to be adventurous!" Cyrix gave a short laugh as he walked over and said "Well the more newcomers we have the more knowledge we have to give, and they to us."
Jason merely whispers back to Topsy, "I promise...I won't. Thank you."
Mim, Chomper, Diver and Kor were remaining silent and watching and listening for a variety of reasons. Mim was just gathering information and not saying anything since it didn't seem like she needed to say anything. Also she was seeing what the general feel of the crowd present was.
Chomper was a bit overwhelmed. The sudden influx of new people all at once, and he'd not heard of any farwalkers having just arrived, not to mention they seemed to be all of such different kinds. He'd not seem anything like this since Littlefoot and his friends.
Diver was a bit bewildered as well and remained silent not having any idea what to say or do.
Kor just watched and listened, wondering what sort of odd or nightmarish angle his dream would go off in now. A plant eating sharptooth seemed the start of it.
More grown ups started to arrive and so did Ducky and Spike (Who playing them?). Topys finally was glad that they was arriving since he was getting very annoyed how long it was taking before hand. "Finally the other Great Valley Dinosaurs arrive"
(Since no one spoke I guess I will do it)
Ducky and Spike came over to Littlefoot and the others (Is Petire there?). "Hi Littlefoot" Ducky said happily then see all the new dinosaurs "Oooo who the newcomers? huh? huh?" Ducky asked getting off Spike.
Spike walk over to some plants and start eating the leaves
"My name is Austin. Might I inquire as to yours?" Austin said.
"I am Ducky, oh yes yes yes and this is my little brother Spike" Ducky introduced herself to them
"I'm Wayne" Wayne spoke with a smile and Ducky with Spike even he was eating liked to know the names of the other new comers.
(OCC: So is Petrie there? and if so who playing him?)
Mim waved and smiled to some of the arriving individuals who were friends or acquaintances of hers.
Chomper waved to Ducky & Spike. "There are some new arrivals here, including a sharptooth that can eat green food. Gosh, I wish I could do that." He said in amazement. "Maybe he can teach me how."
Diver waved to her sister from where she saw on Mim's back. Mim had put her there so she could more easily see.
Kor waved to some of the others to be friendly. Not sure what to say he remained silent again.
Petrie flew in and landed near where the Littlefoot and the others were. He had been flying around with his family doing some practice flying and playing while doing a few other things. His mother and siblings flew to another area of the meeting place to where they usually were during meetings.
"Sorry me late, me flying with me family when another flier tell me mommy." the others.
(OOC: I can do Petrie if no one else wants to. If they do I"ll edit the post to remove my post of him.)
F-22 walked up and said to ducky and spike "hi I'm f-22". He turned to see petrie and said "hello'. "Hey guys' said littlefoot.
'I've got to go back and find that stone...' thought Brian as he eyed the newcomvers and the valley folk
"My name is Brian." He said finally letting his name out in the open. "Me and the few who you see now are from a land far far away. I assure you, those whom are just now arriving, we are a friendly lot. But while we're all here, I need to call my fellow newcomers to a private meeting. If nobody minds, that is.... it is of a very important matter."
"I don't mind,' said littlefoot. "What about you cera' he asked with cera giving a suspious look at brian.
Petrie waved, "Hello." He said to F-22.
Kor briefly looked over at Brian a bit curious if he meant himself as well. What an odd dream, he thought. Though he did think he was fitting in fairly well, knowing most of the local lingo. He was just glad he was fully conscious in this dream, though he did wish he had better control over things, he would go along with the events till he awoke. He did hope he remembered at least some of this dream.
Diver waved to Ducky and Spike from Mim's back, glad to see her sister and brother, "Hello, I was wondering where you both were."
Mim remained in her place looking at the various new comers and some of the others present.
Wayne almost gulped but get a normal face at what Brian said 'Oh no bad move, bad move indeed. Cera going to catch onto this, she not stupid and...' Wayne's worst fear suddenly came when Cera walked right towards Brain.
"Littlefoot are you being that stupid?" Cera looked at hiim then said "Brian has never met these others before so how can they be his fellow newcomers when clearly his not" Cera then look over to Wayne.
"Also I know that Wayne, Rick and Austin are from a herd of their own which Wayne is the only Threehorn in that herd, nothing spoken about Kor or for that matter Brian. Also Kor spoke of being in his own herd" Cera was very much current about this.
"So... how can they be from a land far far away the same one as you if these three never met you or the others till today? hmm?" Cera walk towards Brian and stop right in front of him wanting a very good answer with the bubble now ready to burst.
And to make things worse...
Topys heard this and he heard mostly the same thing from some of them as well and spoke in on it "My Cera is right. I was there when Rick the young Longneck told me about him and Austin being in a herd with Wayne being the only Threehorn in that herd nothing spoke of these others or you for that matter. So I believe that your very much mistaken them to be your FELLOW NEWCOMERS Brian..." Topys was very suspious of Brian now and Cera who didn't seem to buy Brian's words so easily
'Great going Brian, you should of asked around about our stories first then jump out with words after we been with them for awhile. you could really undermind what been said before' Wayne thought to himself know have to figure a way to get this straighten out since they all had it sorted out and now it all could fall apart because of Brian.
"Wayne, you, Rick, and myself are immune. We already gave our stories." Austin whispered to Wayne.
"We knew each other because we've met in the past. We came from different places, but we had run into each other occasionally." Austin said out loud to cover up for Brian's slip-up.
F-22 thought "Good now we have a cover story'.
Rick sighed and said to himself 'This cover story had better hold up...I don't know what I'd do if we were discovered.' Rick then looked over to Austin and said "yeah...I'm just glad to see we're all okay." hoping to keep the cover up going.
Mim remained quiet, things seemed to be getting a bit odd, but she would remain silent. Some stuff she heard made her think that maybe there were things she was not fully being told. She mentally shrugged.
Chomper looked at Mim, "Things seem to be confusing." He said scratching his head with a bewildered look on his face."
Mim nodded, "They do, but I'm sure things will be more clear eventually." She said.
Diver shrugged to herself, things were confusing, but she'd let the grown ups think over and deal with that. She didn't see anything that seemed to need doing so she'd just relax.
Kor thought things were getting a bit weird and confusing so decided to stay out of the whole mess for now. He looked around at some of the other dinosaurs. Many he had seen before, some in non speaking cameo appearances, and some he had not seen before.
'Aye, the chess pieces are set.' thought Brian as he pondered what more to say 'And aparently, I blindly moved the wrong rook...so then, what's next? I must find out who my fellow board members are and I need to somehow convince them to join me in a private meeting... or maybe I should reveal the entire truth to everyone here...'
He looked at the group studying them then shook his head 'Nah... Last thing I need is a horn nosed brute digging into my business.'
It was then he decided to explain himself a little more despite the cover story
"That young fellow is right, We've had dealings in the past. And its a bit of an odd coincidence that we've all met here. I'd still like to know, again, if everyone here didnt mind, who all are with the new comers."
Hearing Brian's question Rick immediatley stood up and nodded his head as he replied "I'm one of em." He then smiled as he realized what Brian was trying to do. 'Sneaky swimmer, picking out the GoF members by asking who recently came into the valley...very quick thinking!'
"Same. So is Wayne over here." Austin said, gesturing towards Wayne.
'Same with me" said f-22
(This is just my own character)
Ptyra is sleeping in a nearby tree and is disturbed by the visitors
Ptyra: What's going on?
Wayne was about to speak but Topys stood right in front of him blocking Brian's view of him. "Hold on that not possible. I can tell his about Cera's age which means he couldn't know you cause he never was hatched the time you speak of past dealings. So now I am taking action, you will not speak or go near Wayne while I am around, I am now taking charge of his safety" Topys spoke with a snort.
"Tria keep with Wayne while we go on with the meeting over the Sharptooth, Rick your needed" Topys moves to the meeting and telling Rick to come.
"Alright Topys." Tria then turn to Wayne "Stay with me sweety"
Wayne only could nod and look to the others and mouthed to Austin 'Topys not buying it and now I am stuck with him being a partient over me... tell Brian thanks alot for his blabbering ideas...' Wayne mouthed out the words not impressed by him being now under the protective eyes of Topys.
Brian groaned and nearly felt like cursing at Topsy for his intervening
"What on earth makes you think I have bad intentions, threehorn?" he said with an annoyed voice "What could I, a swimmer possibly do to harm others? As far as I'm concerned, Mr. Stuckup you havent been much of a good leader yourself. I've indeed heard of you. Topsy boy. Almost led half a herd into certain danger. A fire if I'm correct. And now you think you have the smarts to question my business with my fellow newcomers. So be it, I accept a good challenge."
He glaired at Topsy and turned to leave the group, mumbling and cursing under his breath
"We never said how long ago. It actally wasn't a long time ago, if you must know. Brian, there is no need to fight. Anyways, I would not like to see you maimed for no logical reason." Austin said, stopping the two from fighting.
Rick sighed and almost said outloud 'This day just got worse!' Rick then looked over to Wayne, and it looked like he was talking to himself, but upon bending his neck lower to the ground Rick thought he could hear what was being said.
Unfortunately he still couldn't hear him, but guessed that Wayne wasn't happy by the look on his face, and the how his eyes had narrowed quite a bit. However before Rick could speak up, Grandpa Longneck looked over to Rick and said with a boastful voice "Rick, my lad, you will be staying with us and my grandson.
All Rick could do was smile and say "Thank you."
Wayne felt annoyed even more now, something was boiling up in him and he only had this happen if others was either really annoying him or just come in and control whats go on and what said and done and this was what he felt about Brian and suddenly snapped "I am not your Fellow NEWCOMER! and I don't want nothing to do with your Business! So leave me out of it! you stuck up Swimmer!" Wayne was seeing rage at this point and runs off really shocking everyone what they heard from him and what just happened.
"Topys don't" Tria saw Topys about to go after Wayne "I will go, you stay here and deal with the matter of the Sharptooth." Topys groans a little but nods and Tria goes after Wayne.
Topys then turn to Brian with a shake of his head before heading into the meeting "We better get this sorted before anyone else happens..." Topys spoke to the crowd of dinosaurs.
Cera couldn't believe it "Wow he really did one over that Swimmer" Cera turn to Littlefoot with a suprised look on her face caught off guard by this violte release of anger from Wayne.
Brian heard the rage far behind him. He groaned and sighed
"Right... this vacation is over with, I need to find that cursed stone and get the h*ll out of here and away from those dratted forums too if my feelings are pushed any further."
I wish that Wayne would guard his tongue. Allies are necessary for us to get out of here. Austin thought to himself.
"I apologize for our rudeness, but what is going on?" Vylor said. He was standing next to Argaya.
(OCC: Erm LBT/city_lover Wayne not there... how can Austin speak out so calmly as well after a suddenly bursted of outburst? it would of startled everyone and Wayne had already ran off... please read the posts completely... you missed out the part where Tria is the only one going after him and his clearly not going to hear what you said.)
(OOC: Sorry. I modified my post so that it seems more in context.)
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Wayne came to a stop by the water edge by the Thundering falls lying down on his front catching his breath and glad to get out of all of that mass. "I know I'm small but there no need for what I choice to be contorled by someone else. He really ticked me off with his... My Fellow newcomers... who made him leader any how... his no leader of mine" Wayne grumbled with annoyance still in his thoughts.
"Sound like his getting everyones back up" Tria spoke and Wayne turn his head seeing her walk up and lay down on her front next to him the size was just as big as Topys. "But don't let that bother you Wayne. Just relax and enjoy the quiet roar of the Thundering Falls. It will help you calm down"
Wayne smiled at her friendiness. "Only if he had your approach to things I might of not burst at him and Mr Threehorn would of not be so supious of him now"
Tria laughed "Yes Topys does seem to find some way to get Supious of new comers but in this case I am quite supious about him but forget about that and just have a relax time"
"Alright, I'll do that" Wayne lay his head down and watch the water flowing by with Tria staying by him as she gave her word to Topys keeping him out of harms way.
Brian started looking around, his goal now was simple. Find the stone, which was where he was relaxing last, and then wish himself out of that universe.
He turned where he thought he came, checking each area that looked the least bit familiar, until finally, he stumbled upon the clearing which he knew all too well... Hios scribblings were still in the dirt, and the stone lay where he had left it
Brian hurried to the location and picked up the stone
"I wish we were out of here! And back home!"
He closed his eyes and clutched the stone close...
nothing happened
"I said... I wish to be gone from this place!"
Still, nothing happened
"... what is this? Why isnt it working?!?"
He studied the stone, something seemed oddly diferent about it... the creature that was inside was not there. Brian blinked, there was something so obvious about all this... and a nasty sense of irony
"I'm stuck here..." he said. And he dropped the stone and lowered his head "I... no.... we.... we're stuck here..."
"Ooo pretty stone" Ducky's voice came from behind Brian who turn to face her "I wanted to see the Wishing Stone. So I followed. And it a pretty one oh yes yes yes. Did your mama gave it to you when your little like me?" Ducky asked with a wondering look in her eyes.
Brian blinked and looked down seeing Ducky
"Duck-.. I mean oh hi there, little swimmer! I didn't see you standing there."
The large duckbill tried not to blush from his embarrassment
"And well, I suppose you could say it was a gift, but not from my mother."
Austin was searching for Brian. I know that Brian brought all of us here. I wonder if he is trying to get back. He thought as he searched.
Topys turn to Rick "I told them my part it time for you to speak for the Sharptooth Jason"
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Ducky giggled a little "I am Ducky. oh yes yes yes. Can I hold the shiny stone please. I like to see it closer, I will not lose it." Ducky asked the large swimmer.
"Ofcoarse" he said with a smile "hold it all you want. I'm afraid its not as valuable to me as it once was, so you may even keep it if you'd like"
He looked around, half wondering if he could trust the tiny swimmer to tell her the truth about himself and the other newcomers
"Could you keep a secret as well?" he asked suddenly
Kor looked at Mim, "Is it usually like this?" He asked her not liking the mess he saw, not to mention the fact he didn't like being with groups much either.
Mim nodded and rolled her eyes, "All to often." She looked around, "Things seem to be over here, may as well go." She thought for a moment then continued, "Do you have a place to stay yet?" She asked Kor. He shook his head.
"You could stay in the secret caverns with Ruby and me." Chomper said.
"Or with my family and Swooper and Guido, I"m sure me mommy would not mind." Petrie said nodding.
"You could stay with us if you would like. I'm sure mother would not mind one more." Diver said thinking a bit before she spoke, fairly sure her mother would not mind.
"I'd have to ask Cyrix and Longtail but I'm sure they'd not mind if you stayed with is." Mim said.
Kor thought it over for a bit, "Thanks for the offers. I think it may be best, if it is ok with everyone, if I took turns with staying with those who do not mind and see which place or places I like best." He said. The others nodded.
"Best to never make a hasty decision." Mim said nodding at what Kor said.
OOC: @ Threehorn_ I'll take over as Ducky now...okay?
Ducky held tight to the round shiny stone and said "Do you really mean it?" she asked looking up at the older swimmer, hoping he meant what he said. At the mention of his name Longtail glided out of the sky, landed next to his aunt Mim and smiled. "Hi everyone...what did I miss?"
Rick nodded to what Topsy said and replied to the others who were listening "Yes...I too saw Jason the Sharptooth eat green food....just like us! It was a really amazing site." he looked over to Jason hoping he could explain it better.
"Well yes" Said Brian, half wondering if he just made another foolish mistake "Though, I may need it temporarily later on... You see, the wishing stone doesnt seem to be working right now, and now I cant get back home because of it. Me, nor the others..."
He looked around more, making sure there were no prying eyes, perhaps a spy sent to watch him from Topsy
"Ducky, I need to get this off my chest... me, nor the other newcomers are not of this time or world. I ask that you keep what I'm about to tell you a secret, and that it only be brought out if the others find out."
Mim looked to Longtail, "Not much, there are some new arrivals in the valley who, apparently arrived separately, and that shortooth over there named Jason who can eat green food with no problem." Mim said smiling to Longtaill, "How have you been, keeping out of mischief?" She asked him kiddingly.
Ducky looked up at Brian and said "A secret? Oh yes yes yes...I can keep it! I can, I can!" she was starting to wonder what this big secret could be and hoped it would be something special.
Longtail smiled at his aunt and sounded surprised when he replied "Another sharptooth who eats green food?!" He then realized his mistake as he had said 'another sharptooth' He cringed in response to his mistake and hoped no one picked up on it...
Brian nodded and went on to telling Ducky the full story. Where he and the others really came from, how he got the stone, and how the stone had got them there. Being careful not to go into any major detail which he felt might confuse the poor little duckbill.
After he had finished he sighed and lay back down in his resting place and doodlled in the dirt again
"Its my fault that we're here now. And now that that stone does not work, I feel we're stuck here... Not that I'm complaining... but I did make a fool of myself back at that meeting, and I feel that I'm not much wanted here now."
As he said this, he doodled a simple yet perfect sketch of Ducky in the dirt without much looking up at her
ooc: GVG, lets let Threehorn regain his control for Ducky I'm finished posting for the night, and I kinda want to see if he had any plans for Ducky in this scene . thanks =)
Ducky wasn't sure to believe what he was saying it was rather confusing but remember how Petrie's uncle came up with stories "I do not know... oh no no no. It all confusing it is... it is" Ducky couldn't really tell it was ture or not. "We heard of wishing stones before and they never worked like this Stone of Cold Fire..."
Ducky saw the outburst with Wayne "Maybe you words got Wayne annoyed. Cera do not like being told what to do by others oh no no no and he sound like he no want control by others just came" Ducky spoke with what she thought was what she saw and not speak of what Brian spoke about being from another time and world it was just too confusing and bit unbelieveable for even for her in some parts after what they had been through in the past.
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Cera choose to leave the meeting place to look for Wayne and got Littlefoot to tag along. "I wonder where Wayne went off to?" Cera looked around hoping Littlefoot got a idea where.
"Of coarse, you have the option to not believe." Said Brian "And perhaps its best you chose to believe only what you find believable. However, concerning Wayne, I've had no intentions of controlling anyone, including himself. I'm no leader, Ducky, never was, never will be. I only wanted to find out who was amongst the newcomers, and I wanted to hold a meeting to explain what had happened and see what everyone desired to do from there."
He stood to his feet and studied the area as he had done several times before.
"But maybe, its best I let them find out on their own concerning what happened. It's not like we'll be getting to go home anytime soon. And if I'm to be here for a while due in part of my own faults, I might as well make myself at home. I believe this little sheltered area will be my settlement."
He looked down at Ducky
"I do appreciate you listening to my story, little one. So far, your the first and only one to make me feel welcome here. Feel free to carry the stone for a while, its a fine collectible, but in due time I may need it back to make things right."
"maybe you could ask Mama to stay in our herd" Ducky suggested.
Brian smiled
"That's very thoughtful. Perhaps I should."
"Also you could say sorry or make Wayne feel better. Mr Threehorn, Cera's dad would not be annoyed with you if you do that" Ducky suggested hoping her suggestion would work and happy to know she made him happy a bit.
Bian nodded
"I believe your right. Though it may not bring any trust my way from the valley folk, it'll perhaps at least kindle the flame a bit. Maybe I need to explain myself to Topsy a bit more than I did back at that meeting. You think he'd mind a private meet? And well, if so. Lead the way, my little friend. There be much work afoot"
F-22 walked up to where brian was and asked "What is going on here?'
"Oh hi we about to go talk to Cera's dad we are we are. And Brian gave me this cool stoney" Ducky said happily.
With the meeting going on Mim decided to sit down and rest. Kor seeing nothing better to do did likewise. Diver being on Mim's back was already sitting down so did not need to sit down. Chomper was thinking over the confusing events that happened recently.
Petrie nodded to what Cera said. "We look. He get lost easy. He new here." He said. "What way he go? Maybe get Chomper to use sniffer, help us find him." Petrie said.
Brian soon came from his little place with Ducky at his side and made his way back to the meeting area, the young swimmer being his guide.
Soon he came back to the place and stood from a distance eyeing everyone and then set his eyes on Topsy
'How do I go about doing this?' he wondered to himself 'I already probably represent the generic villain in this story, was it my destiny to become like so? Who's writting this story anyway?'
He stood but a few more seconds, he saw Ducky up ahead gesturing him to come along. He nodded and slowly stepped forward to meet the crowd and Topsy.
'Its only best I neglect the generic villain role and make things right. I'm just not the type for that role.' he thought to himself
Longtail followed his aunts move and decided to sit down and see this meeting play out...however being so close to Rick was making him nervous again. He looked over to his aunt Mim and asked "Who is that new red longneck over there next to Mr. Threehorn? He creeps me out."
Mim looked at the area near where Cera's dad was. "I believe his name is Rick, and the sharptooth's is Jason. They do seem a bit different, but the ways of their herd may be different then what we are use to." She said.
Cera heard some talking towards the Thundering Falls "Do you hear that? it sounds like Tria don't it?" Cera looked to Petrie and Littlefoot to hope they heard it too.
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"So I and Rick believe his not anyharm." Topys finished and now waits for them to see what they thought. Since he was a big voice in the group most of the time they know he must be corrent in this.
"Looky Brian, Cera's dad convincing them that the new sharptooth is no harm. I believ him I do, I do" Ducky looked up at Brian.
Austin saw Brian with Ducky in the distance. Finally! I'll wait until he is alone, though. He thought.
He did his best to remain out of Brian's sight. A group of trees offered enough protection.
Brian chuckled nervously
"Well, that is good news, I suppose..."
He waited for the large threehorn to notice him, and frantically tried to think up what he was to say for himself.
"Excuse me." He said, trying to get Topsy's attention "I feel I need to speak about our recent encounter. An apology is in order."
Petrie nodded, "It do, maybe she find him." He said.
Topys turn to him "Well we was both acting quite rudely." Topys replied then said "But I will say this... events you hear that happened with that fire was most likely changed over the time it got to you. You shouldn't always believe those that speak about the Valley dinosaurs, most of it changed over the tellings of others." Topys spoke with a quite a normal tone but still quite annoyed in some parts but not enough to get his back up into a real temper blow.
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"Yeah lets go see" Cera look to Littlefoot (Who is Littlefoot?)
(that would be me)"Yeah let's" said littlefoot. F-22 walked to the thundering falls and thought to himself "It's more beautiful in person'. after having a few treestars F-22 walked off to find austin.
Soon Littlefoot, Petrie and Cera arrived at the falls to see Wayne was there with Tria talking about what happened before "I have to agree... I feel bad now and want to say sorry to Brian for yelling at him" Wayne spoke to Tria
"That the spirit Wayne" Tria smiled.
"Hey there you are Wayne" Cera spoke out "we been wondering what happened to you after you bellowed at that Swimmer."
"Yeah... I feel bad doing that and I am going to say sorry" Wayne said looking over at her as she, Littlefoot and Petrie came up next to him. "I think that would be best"
"Yeah it would" Cera agreed
Tria turn to Cera "Cera Topys and I have agreed that Wayne will stay with us"
"Really?" Cera looked suprised and Tria nods
"Yes sweety"
"Cool" Cera thought it was a good idea for him to stay with them.
"I'm glad we could have a good understanding, my threehorned friend" said Brian smiling at Topsy, "And I'll keep a hush hush about the fire story. After all, we all make silly little mistakes every now and then."
He looked over at the Sharptooth
"So this here stranger has officially been accepted amongst the valley folks?"
Petrie landed beside Littlefoot and Cera. He nodded to what Tria said. "It good he have place to stay. He learn about being threehorn too."
Mim, Chomper, and Diver continued to remain sitting till the meeting was over, or an argument got to a certain point which was where Mim would usually leave.
"Yes if the other Geat Valley dinosaurs feel his alright" Topys said to Brian. "I done my part and that all I can really do" Topys told him and in a way was hoping his words did get through for Jason's sake.
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"Yes Petrie that is ture but for now he just needs to get settled in with us first" Tria spoke "Remember he haven't been with a Threehorn family for a long time" Wayne just kept quite to listen to them talk for the moment.
Mim looked around at some of those present, "Chomper is allowed to be here. How about if Jason, I think his name is, promises to eat only green food, and what Chomper eats perhaps as well, while he is within the valley?" She said as a suggestion to those present at the meeting.
"Yea," Chomper said, "Maybe he can even teach me to like green food. That would be neat." Chomper said. Diver nodded, though not sure if it would would be possible. She also noticed how sharp his teeth looked when he talked or smiled.
Rick nodded his head and said aloud to himself "This is a good thing...I knew the valley was a good place." Cyrix walked over to Rick and began asking him questions. "How do you know my nephew for starters?"
Rick simply replied "Who hasn't heard of the Longtailed savior...He is kinda famous out in the Mysterious Beyond." Cyrix then asked another question "What do you know about him personally?" And this was the question Rick had to answer carefully, or better yet not answer at all.
And he did by changing the subject: "Why are you asking me so many questions?" Cyrix responded by saying "With him being my nephew, I want to make sure no one is out to get him." And almost as a reflex action Rick blurted out "Ya mean like Korr?"
Cyrix looked shocked for a moment and then nodded and said "Yes...just like him." Rick then smiled and said "Don't worry if he tries to hurt anyone here...I'll give him something to think about!"
The male rainbow face smiled back and said "Thank you."
However in the mean time, Longtail himself had gotten bored again and fallen asleep against his aunt Mim and was beginning to snore.
Topys looked over to the Rainbow Face "Some visiting herds spoke about that Korr fellow before I over heard a Clubtail and flyer speaking about it once" Topys said to him. "But I am sure none of this newcomers are harmful, a little strange in some ways but not trouble as much I can tell at the moment" Topys turn to Brian and Rick.
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Wayne looked over to Littlefoot "This place really amazing Is there any other places this amazing... erm... Littlefoot right?" Wayne knew the name but choice to play it safe.
"Hm" nodded Brian
"I'm just glad some things could be mended here. I do have a feeling I may be staying a good while. Ducky here suggested I ask to join her herd, which I wouldn't mind doing so, as long as its okay with her mother."
Austin had fallen asleep in the grove of trees. When he woke up, he noticed that Brian and Ducky were nowhere to be seen. Oh great, he thought, they must have left already.
"How long do these meetings go on for?" Kor asked Mim.
Mim shrugged, "hard to say, sometimes not to long. Sometimes enough time for a certain group to get done what needs to get done and get back."
Diver nods, "Yes, sometimes I just go to sleep and let the grown ups argue." She said.
Chomper nods, "Sometimes they like to argue a lot." He said.
Topys turn to them what they said but ignored the comment from Chomper "Well this one is serious as Chomper's was when he came with Ruby. The Adults talk this with the most seriousness of safety to the Valley and our young" Topys explained to them
"Well, I believe my business for now is done here."
He then turned to Ducky
"Ducky, would you mind coming to get me when things are settled in this meeting? I'm sure I still have some more personal things to tend to"
Nodding to Topsy "You being one of them, if you wouldn't mind a chatter sometimes. I feel there is much more mending to do. And even Wayne, if he wouldnt mind"
Cyrix had a question that he just had to voice to the group of dinos..."If you don't mind my asking...Rick was it..." And just as Cyrix said his name Rick knew this question would be trouble..."Where are your parents, I mean surly a herd as small as yours couldn't get very far with no elders to provide protection."
'Oh crap...the one question I wasn't ready for!' muttered Rick to himself. Then it was Grandpa Longnecks turn to speak. "Yes, I was beginning to wonder the same thing myself...you all are far too young to be on your own."
Rick was trying to find a way to get out of this, and although he knew the question was directed at everyone in the GoF gang, he was the one Cyrix had asked first and his eyes settled on Longtail, sleeping next to his aunt Mim and he had his reason!
Rick trying his hardest not to crack a smile said in a saddened tone, "I..I ran away...from my folks....they were...wrong, let's just leave it at that." Cyrix and the two elderly Longnecks looked absolutely stunned at what Rick had just said.
"Brian, could I speak with you alone for a moment?" Austin said when he finally found Brian again.
"Things seem to be going well, all things considered. That is usually a good sign." Mim said.
Chomper nods, "I do hope so. It would be neat to have another friendly sharptooth here." He said.
"I just hope he decides to stay nice, I certainly do." Diver said.
Kor was thinking and decided to say an idea that had occurred to him, it couldn't hurt he thought. "If the elders do decide in his favor, maybe some sort or regular report of his activity and behavior can be done to see if he remains in their judgment not a danger and ok to remain in the valley." Kor said.
"Yes, after all Three horn does say good things about him." Mim said.
"And is that when you and Austin came across Wayne?" Topys spoke up hearing this and join this talk. "I heard from Cera that he met up with you two and stayed. But also I heard there was some adults in the herd one of them being a new supporting Longneck family for you and Wayne" Topys gathering up the pieces he had heard and puzzling them together the best he can with the information he got.
F-22 saw austin walking of with brian "Ah so he's talking to brian now" "I think we should meet together tonight" he thought to himself.
Tria look to Littlefoot "Littlefoot why don't you, Cera and Petrie show Wayne around the Great Valley. I will go speak to Topys and also if I see Brian tell him your sorry and didn't mean to yell at him like that" Tria spoke to the three then to Wayne.
"Thank you Tria" Wayne said with a lifted smile
"Alright time to show you around, Littlefoot where to first?" Cera asked Littlefoot letting him pick first.
Petrie nods, "Yes, you pick first, then maybe Cera pick place." Petrie said.
"And is that when you and Austin came across Wayne?" Topys spoke up hearing this and join this talk. "I heard from Cera that he met up with you two and stayed. But also I heard there was some adults in the herd one of them being a new supporting Longneck family for you and Wayne" Topys gathering up the pieces he had heard and puzzling them together the best he can with the information he got.
Rick nodded to what Topsy said and replied "Yes, there was another pair of Longnecks with us, but when they heard we were heading towards the Great Valley they decided to keep traveling the Mysterious beyond together. We haven't seen them since."
Cyrix nodded and said "Well, okay then, I suppose I'm done asking questions now...so who is Jason going to be staying with?"
"Brian, could I speak with you alone for a moment?" Austin said when he finally found Brian again.
"Hm?" Bian looked over at Austin "What is it?" he asked.
ooc: I dont recall ever leaving the meeting yet, but I guess I can go with it.
"Not with us that for sure. I might believe his no harm but no way letting him sleep with us while Trish is so young" Topys was very sure of his words.
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Cera look to Littlefoot "Well? any ideas?"
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Ducky looked at Austin "Oh. hi hi hi!" Ducky spoke out to Austin
Chomper looked over at Cera's dad. "If no one else feels safe maybe he can stay in the Secret Caverns with Ruby and me, there are enough caves there for him to have his own cave if he wants." He said.
Mim nods, "A good suggestion I think, unless someone else wants to make an offer also." Mim said looking around a bit.
Diver nodded, "Maybe you can each learn from each other." She said.
"How about the place we that we said was our hideout on the night we found chomper egg' suggested littlefoot. F-22 walked up behind them and said "Sounds good to me' he said causing everyone one to jump "Sorry about that' he said grinning. "Geez F-22 walk lounder next time' shouted littlefoot. "sorry!' said f-22 "But I'm known to walk quietly'
Petrie jumped with the others when started by F-22. He settled on Littlefoot as he looked over at F-22. "You walk quiet, like scary creature at night." He said.
"Well it didn't make me jump one bit" Cera said and Tria just smiling
"I'll leave you kids to go explore, but Cera bring Wayne back to our nest before the Great Circle goes down" Tria spoke to Cera and telling her to bring Wayne before night fall back to their nest
"Alright Tria, see ya" Cera watch Tria leaves then look to Wayne "Ready?"
Wayne wasn't impressed by F-22 coming out of no where like that and scaring them but he let it go knowing he might snap harder then he would normally do "Yeah I'm good. So where is this serect hiding place?"
"I just wanted to ask you why we are here? I know that you brought us here." Austin said, but not unkindly.
"Aye, that I did." said Brian, unmoved by these words "I'd ask how you figured this out, but I've much business to tend to. I do not have an answer as to why we are here, there was no motive. But this I can tell you. What happened was accidental and I'm trying to find ways to fix it and get us back home... would you mind spreading this message to the others? Do it privately, and also tell them to meet me in three nights by the lava pit so that I may explain myself."
"It the wishing story again. Oh yes yes yes. I like stories" Ducky said listening to Austin and Brian.
Petrie nods, "Yes, we have little time to do fun stuff."
Mim, Diver, and Chomper listed to some of the folks still talking, and Diver and Chomper dozed a bit, not having a long attention span for some stuff that is just talking.
"Alright cool, then lead the way Littlefoot" Wayne said with some exstightment and thought in his head 'wow being in this kids body must of some kid mental stats inside with my own normal mind before all this begain'
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Mr Clubtail turn to Topys "Are you sure this Sharptooth is no danger?"
"Yes" Topys repiled "Very sure. I even bet my horns on it"
Clubtail sighs "If the Threehorn says this Sharptooth is no harm i guess I go with it" With that many other adults was agreeing to it.
Rick nodded noting the meeting was almost over and asked Grandpa longneck "Can you show me where your nest is...I don't want to get lost." Grandpa Longneck chuckled and replied "Of course just follow me and I'll be happy to take you there."
Rick smiled and said "Thank you." he then looked down at Cyrix and said "I hope to see you again." The rainbow face merely nodded and walked over to where his nephew, Mim and the others were sitting and joined them. "So did you enjoy the meeting?" Cyrix asked Mim.
Mim nods, "It went better then some others have, especially some I have heard about." She said. "So what do you want to do now?" She asked, still remaining seated.
Mim tapped Diver on the shoulder till she yawned a bit and opened her eyes. She looked around a bit, "Meeting over?" She asked and Mim nodded. Next Mim tapped Chomper on the shoulder and he yawned too, showing off all his sharp teeth.
"Guess I needed a rest. I feel all rested now, what are we gonna do?" He asked and looked around a bit at those present.
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Petrie nodded from Littlefoot's back. "Lead on Littlefoot." He said while smiling.
"Gotcha Brian. I think that we should meet tomorrow night instead of in three nights." Austin said.
"Erm... why tomorrow?" asked Brian curiously
"My desire to get home. However, after a few moments of thought, I am not sure if three days here equates to three days back home. Three days is not that bad. More time to prepare." Austin replied.
"Hm." Brian nodded "Or, if you've heard the stories of Narnia, our duration here may only seem a pint of a second back at home just like in that story... A few weeks here may not equal to but a few seconds there... if you understand my point."
(F-22 we waiting on you for Littlefoot to reply on the scene with Wayne, Cera, Petrie and Littlefoot with your charcater)
After hearing Chomper yawn this prompted Longtail to blink several times and yawn himself. He then looked up at his uncle Cyrix and smiled then looked over to Chomper and Diver and asked "Well what do we do now?"
Topys looked at them "Well if you want to do something, Littlefoot and Cera are planing to take Wayne and some of the other new comers around the Great Valley. They should be towards the Thundering Falls direction, if your lucky you'll catch them in time" Topys told the group. (Btw the person that doing Jason seem to not post here for a while)
Brian finally decided to invite Auston along on his errands. He continued to talk to both Auston and Ducky somewhat glad of the company but at the same time desiring to get things done. Always the busy body this duckbill, never once thinking of resting. These errands were important for his stay.
"And well, Austin, as you know, Ducky here is the only other valley resident who knows the story about the wishing stone. I do not plan on letting that story spread any further, at least not until the time comes and I find more trustworthy Valley locals to tell the story to."
Brian turned near where his little private area is, he turned to Austin
"And it should also be known to you and our fellow GoF members that we'll probably be here for a while. So I advise you to make yourself at home. The wishing stone does not work and so.... we're kind of stranded here..."
Brian chuckled as he turned around and started to hum the theme song from Gilligan's Island.
'Just sit right back and I'll tell a tale.
A tail of a faithful ship.
That started from this tropic port,
aboard this tiny ship.
The mate was a mighty sailin' man,
the Skipper brave and sure.
Five passengers set sail that day
for a three hour tour. A three hour tour.'
"That is a good idea, lets go." Chomper said as he got up.
Diver nodded, "We can show him the fun places, and where to not go." Diver said.
Mim looked at Kor, Longtail and Cyrix, "Well what do you want to do, with the many choices aviable?" She asked.
Longtail smiled and said "Yeah that's a great idea!" He then looked over to Rick who was just about to leave with Grandpa Longneck, and he shouted "Hey Rick, you wanna join us...we're going to meet up with the others and show them around the great valley!"
Rick looked surprised and looked over at Grandpa Longneck and the elder just nodded and Rick turned back to Longtail, and replied "Yeah sure...I'd love to come along!"
Longtail smiled and said "Great...then lets' go!"
Kor thought things over, "I think it may be best if I went. I will need to know where some places are and such. If you are going to show some of us around I"ll go along too."
"I'd like to go too, but who shall I ride on?" Diver asked, thinking it better and more polite to ask then just pick someone herself.
Mim nodded looking at him, "Good idea." She then looked at Cyrix, "And how about you?" She asked.
"What is GOF members? is it a herd? But I heard Rick, Austin and Wayne was from a completely different herd or did you meet once and was part of that herd called GOF? Is it? Is it?" Ducky asked a set of questions and making a understanding of things best she could.
"Well, I don't know how to explain it. Can you ask again later while I think on it?" Austin replied.
"Okay" Ducky replied with a smile
Brian came to his little private place and looked around with an eager smile.
"This place will require some fixing up" he said to himself and he gave some thought to it. Of coarse, he knew that soon he'll need to go and speak with Ducky's mother about joining the herd. But he also wanted his private quarters to suit his personal liking, a place he could retreat to to do some major thinking and planning, and this spot seemd perfect for the ideal area.
"Perhaps later tonight I'll begin to set things up" he thought to himself, he turned back looking down the trail seeing Ducky still chattering with Auston
"I do have plans for this little area, but what would 'they' think about it if they saw it?"
"alright then let's continue on with the tour' said littlefoot. F-22 nodded and began humming "The Journy Home' as he was humming he thought "It's nice here better than it is back home'.
Petrie nods, agreeing with Littlefoot, "Yes, we go." He said.
"Shall we head there then?" Mim asked as she got up along with Chomper.
"Yes, we may meet the others there." Diver said.
Cera look to Wayne "You'd love the secret place" Cera said with a grin. "You can see most of the Great Valley from it"
Wayne thought about it "Sounds like a cool place" Wayne said knowing about it from the movies but never thought he'd see it for real.
Brian disregarded his concerns from a momment agon and decided to set to work.
'Its a silly thing, that in this universe, and as this species, that I have aposeable thumbs... But even to this oddity, I should use it to my advantage.' he thought.
He looked back again, seeing Ducky was still talking to Austin and then turned around and started his business..
He started to lift small nearby boulders and neatly placed them along the boarder of the small area. This he felt would help him advance his little personal area, like a modern office of sorts. Once he got the eastern side completely bordered with stones he decided to hold off and do the rest of it that following night, and so he returned to Ducky and Austin
"Aye, Ducky, I believe its time I spoke with your mother about joining up with your little herd" he said
"Ok. I will show you to our nest Brain." Ducky spoke with a happy voice.
Mim lead the way towards the thundering falls while she carried Diver on her back. Chomper and Kor walked beside her.
"It's a bit nice place. Great if you want to get wet ever. " Chomper said to Kor as they walked along.
"Getting wet can be fun." Kor said nodding, "Though mainly only on warm days." he said.
"Swimming when it is cold is not fun, no it is certainly not." Diver said agreeing.
"Unless there is a warm water source to swim in." Mim said as the walked along.
Rick followed behind Mim, Chomper, Cyrix and Kor with Longtial riding on his back. The little flyer hadn't said much, but Rick wanted to test him so he said "Hey Longtail, if you don't mind me asking...How did you wind up here in the Great Valley?"
Longtail looked up to face Rick and said "Well, if you really wanna hear it...I just sorta walked in...I mean I was asleep at the tmie..but the others valley folk tell me I just walked right in...I wish I really knew how I got here." Rick smiled and said to himself 'Even the same story line...this is very intresting...to say the least...I think I'm going to enjoy it here!'
Ducky leads Brian to the nest with Austin just tagging along heading to the river that flows away from the Thundering Falls.
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Chomper and his group soon notice Littlefoot and the others walking away from the Thundering Falls heading towards the large open stump of a tree once was. "We almost there guys, you see it" Cera points her snout towards a large hill with a large stump with rocks around it.
Wayne saw it coming into view "Wow that pretty large." he was amazed to see it and recalled Ducky's nest was close by to it.
"Well, I need to find a place to sleep, and I think I know where I could sleep. I just need a minute or so to confirm that statement." Austin said. He then dashed off to find Vylor and Argaya.
"There they are." Chomper said, then he called out, "Hey guys." He said waving as he ran ahead a bit.
Mim continued at the same speed of the others. She was going to call out to the others but Chomper did so first so she didn't see the need for herself to do the same also., though she did wave.
Diver waved to the others as did Kor, though he didn't know the others very well it was a friendly thing to do.
Petrie who was riding on Littlefoot heard the noise and turned his head and his face brightened up as he saw the others.
"It Chomper and others." He said to the others and waved back to them himself.
"I guess the meeting over" Cera said then turn to them "hey guys we taking them on a tour of the Valley"
Brian followed Ducky, still humming the Gilligan's Island theme right up until they reached the nest area.
"Hmm hmm mm hmm hmm , oh, woo! This must be it." he looked around at the area
"This looks quiet cozey" he said to Ducky
"Yes that is. Mama with my other brothers and sisters" Ducky said pointing to her nest.
Mim and the rest of her group that included, Kor, Chomper and Diver walked over to where Cera and the others were.
"Where are you headed to next?" Chomper asked.
"First stop is that large place up there" Cera points her head to their little secert place looking over a chunk of the Valley.
"Vylor! Argaya!" Austin said as he ran into the two longnecks by the Thundering Falls.
"Yes? What do want?" Argaya asked in a friendly manner.
Brian followed Ducky further to her nest area
"Good afternoon, ma'am" said Brian to Ducky's mother, with a kindly nod of his head "Your little one here has been very kind to show me around the valley a bit."
"That is a nice place." Mim said, "And a good idea for a place to visit and show to the new comers." She said.
Diver nodded, "It is, one can see a lot up there." She said.
"You see like flier sees when fly high." Petrie said.
"I've always liked the scenic look." Kor said, "Who will be the one to lead the way, it does sound interesting." He said.
The kids carried on walking to show them the way up to it unaware of Brian and Ducky near by at her nest. "We almost there" Cera called out to the others behind.
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"Yes my little Ducky is and nice to meet you" Ducky's mum said in sweet tone. "I gather your looking for a place to stay? I have no problems with you staying"
Rick looked up at the and said "Wow that's place is really high up....I'll bet you culd see the whole valley from up there." He then looked down to the others and asked "When did you guys find this place?"
"Man that's huge!' said f-22. f-22 thought to himself "If only I had a camrea!' Littlefoot asked f-22 "So I heard you lost your heard' F-22 nodded "Ya had something like that happen to me to' said littlefoot with a sad look on his face as his voice trailed off. "If you don't wanna talk about it's ok' said f-22. F-22 thought to himself "This being seceritive about where I'm really from reminds me of the 007 movies".
"Not long after we arrived at the Great Valley together" Cera said meaning Littlefoot, Ducky, Spike and Petrie. "But we haven't been there much since those egg stealers was around and tried to still Ducky's little sister or brother while it was still a egg" Cera told Rick.
"Me remember." Petrie said nodding.
"Sounds scary." Kor said, remembering the movie he had seen a few times and the songs sung during the movie.
"Egg stealers can be very dangerous indeed." Mim said.
"I think I remember that." Chomper said rubbing his head and thinking back. What they described did sound familiar and he thought he could remember the events though he was rather young at the time.
"I heard about that, I certainly did, after the events." Diver said.
"Yes, and we chased them, we did." Ducky said.
(Ducky not there, she with Brain, how can see be in two places at once? best if you remove that part Kor)
"I was wondering if I could stay with you for a while. Is that okay?" Austin asked, hoping that he knew his characters well enough.
"Sure. We'll show you where we stay at night." Vylor replied.
Rick pretended to look shocked and replied "You did get the egg back right? Those egg stealers didn't get away did they?"
"Yeah somehow it got back itself and we thought Chomper's egg was Ducky's nest egg and that how we got to meet Chomper, Littlefoot and us raised him for a little" Cera said looking over to Chomper. "If it wasn't for those egg stealers we would never have Chomper for a friend" Cera smiled. "And I wouldn't think what would of happened then" Cera thought about it
"That sounds pretty cool" Wayne turn his head to Cera "That amazing how those events aloud Chomper to live a better life then just hunting out there" Wayne said looking to CHomper "And wouldn't have met him as a new cool friend"
Chomper nodded, "I'd have have met all the cool friends of mine who live here and I would not be allowed to live here either." Chomper said.
Mim nodded and looked at the various friends of Chomper's that were present. "It is amazing sometimes how certain actions can lead to things one would never foresee." She said.
Diver nodded, "I"m glad it happened, I certainly am." She said.
Petrie nodded, "Then we meet Chomper again on island." Petrie said.
"That was later though." Chomper said.
"Your quiet the mind reader" chuckled Brian "And I do appreciate your letting me stay. It seems I may be here for a while"
"I took a quess when I saw you with Ducky" Ducky's mum smiled then turn to Ducky looking down at her "It was nice of you to suggest that"
"Thank you mama" Ducky sees Spike munching on some leafs "Spike look who staying, this kind Swimmer Brain" DUcky spoke out to Spike
"Sounds interesting' said F-22. "It was' responded littlefoot.
ooc: I'm chuckling at the fact that Ducky keeps referring to me as Brain instead of Brian. If its on purpose, its funny =D (brain = is what's in your head ; Brian = is my name.) Of coarse, I'd need a flunky character I can call Binky, and my quest as a world ruler would be complete xD
"Oh my." commented Brian "A young spiketail. Adopted, I assume."
"Once we get there I think you'll enjoy the view quite a bit." Mim said as they continue with Chomper, Diver & Kor beside her.
Ducky's mum look to DUcky "Ducky our guests name is Brian. Not Brain" Ducky's mum said with a little laughter
"Oh yes yes yes that what I been calling him, Brain" Ducky said and Ducky's mum shook her head a little then turn to Brian "Brian? Brain... opps epps" Ducky realised.
"Yes Spike is, Ducky found him when he hatched and from the time they found their way home Spike always been part of our family" their mum told Brian.
Brian chuckled at the whole name misconception bit. And nodded at the short sum of how Spike came to be.
"Always nice to see that there are those who do care for others, no matter who or what they are." said Brian
"Once we get there I think you'll enjoy the view quite a bit." Mim said as they continue with Chomper, Diver & Kor beside her.
Rick gave a nervous look as he asked "Uhh...are we all going to fit...I really don't want to get up there just to slip and fall off cause there were too many of us on that rock."
"I don't think we'd fall off." Chomper said, "many of us are not that big." He said.
Diver nodded.
"That is good, hard to enjoy a view of you fall off." Kor said.
"We can see when we get there. At worst we can take turns being on the ledge." Mim said.
"Fall bad for non flier." Petrie said. "But view nice." He said.
"Why don't we just take it in turns like one group go up then after a little time come back down and let the next lot go up" Wayne suggested to them
Cera turn to Rick "Problem solved"
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"Brian by about the time the Great Circle is down we will have to keep the voices down because of the little ones must sleep" Ducky's mum said to him "That about the only rule other then being respectful as well you'll have to follow being a guest"
'Thanks! I need to find some of the other newcomers now. Where do you sleep?' Austin asked.
'We are in the glade you discovered earlier.' Vylor replied.
'Thanks again.' Austin said. Now to find Rick and Wayne.
"SO which group goes up first?" Wayne questioned
Rick looked down at the group they had amassed and said "Well I think those who have lived here the longest should go first...what do the rest of you think?"
"That is a good question." Kor said.
"Perhaps the groups can be a mix of larger and smaller ones, so more can go in each group since some of the smaller ones can ride on the larger ones." Mim said. "I volunteer to be part of the second group." She said, after a moment's pause.
"I will go with Mim, I can ride her." Diver said.
"Me go with first group." Petrie said.
"I'll go with Mim." Chomper said.
"I think I will also go second." Kor said.
Rick smiled and said "Well with Longtail already on my back..." "And quite comfortable thank you..." commented Longtail Rick continued his sentence "I'll go with the first group."
"I'll go with the second group" Wayne said then Cera said after him "Same here"
"Has everyone decided?" Mim asked looking around that the various folks present.
I'll go with the second group as well said F-22. Me too said littlefoot
Rick smiled and said "Well I think that's everybody, now for us in the first group, please follow me." Longtail then asked a question "Hey Rick, I've never seen a red longneck before, what happened you stay out in the sun too long?"
Rick stopped walking for a moment, turned his head to face the young flyer and gave a small laugh as he replied "Your funny...but no...I was born like this, and I'm proud of it!" Longtail then nodded his head and said "Okay." While Rick continued walking he started to hum to himself.
Petrie nodded then started to follow Rick and go with the others of the first group, hovering in place while Rick and Longtail had their talk.
"Red nice color." Petrie said.
"So what his red... it just a colour on your scales" Cera mutters as she watches the others go up. "At least when we go up it won't be crowded being about 3 or 5 of us going up in the second group"
"That good for me... not too kin of crowds" Wayne turn to Cera as he said it "I can't wait to see the Valley from up there"
"You'll like it trust me" Wayne nods with a smile then turn to watch the others still heading up and Cera watches as well.
Rick had finally made it up to the top of the lookout, and he was utterly stunned by the view, and for quite a while he didn't say anything at all. It was several moments before Longtail said "Well what do you think of the view from here?" Rick finally blinked as he turned to Longtail and said "Its amazing! I can see everything from up here...wow...just amazing!"
Rick took a deep breath and slowly exhaled as he looked towards the Thundering falls and down towards Ducky's nest. "So beautiful."
Petrie nods, "Good view." He says to Rick, "It best view of valley, like flying but no need to fly." He said.
"Why don't we just take it in turns like one group go up then after a little time come back down and let the next lot go up" Wayne suggested to them
Cera turn to Rick "Problem solved"
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"Brian by about the time the Great Circle is down we will have to keep the voices down because of the little ones must sleep" Ducky's mum said to him "That about the only rule other then being respectful as well you'll have to follow being a guest"
"Aye" nodded Brian "I was usually always a silent figure at night. You'll need not worry of me making any sounds."
"That is nice to know" Ducky's mum smiled then look to the place that was near the nest seeing a bunch of dinosaurs up there "Ducky, looks like your friends showing our new guests the sights" Ducky's mum told her.
"Oh yes yes yes, I see them too! Mama" Ducky answered seeing them up there "Spike you want to join them? do you?" Ducky asked her big brother Spike, he nods "Yeah!" Ducky cheered in happiness.
"Hmm" nodded Brian
"I suppose I should join in amongst them too. Though I admittedly feel kind of silly, me being a full grown swimmer hanging amongst younglings much of the time."
He looked over to Ducky's mother hoping not to get a weird look over the spoken thought.
"Mr Thicknose and Cera's father, Mr Threehorn have been with the children of some of their little adventures. I don't see this any different, your new here just like them" Ducky's mum said to him calmly.
F-22 sighed and said to littlefoot "It can be hard sometimes". "Huh" asked littlefoot who didn't know what f-22 meant. "I mean being alone in the mysterous beyond". said f-22. "Yeah it can" replied littlefoot. F-22 looked upward at the sky and thught "it must be great to fly across that wide open sky"
Mim nodded, "It does sound and look like fun, like swimming underwater." Mim said.
Diver nodded, "it is fun to swim underwater and dive deep. Maybe flying is like that. I wish I could do both, I certainly do." She said nodding.
"I stay away from lots of water if I can, but some can do things others can not do." Chomper said.
Mim nodded, "Everyone good at something and every kind is best at something." She said.
Brian nodded at what Ducky's mother said
'Why I never thought of that, makes no sense.' he thought to himself 'And I think I sounded like a complete idiot just now... ah well, just as well join in with the others. Could be a wild ride.'
He looked over towards Ducky's mother "I'm terribly sorry, ma'am, I feel I sounded like a complete baffoon just now. Of coarse I'll join the others. It should be interesting to see everything that's to be seen here."
Rick took one more deep breath and turns to Petrie and says "Let's get down from here so the others may go up." He looks to Longtail who nods his head in agreement and Rick starts heading down the rock formation smiling the whole time. "this place is great!" Rick said aloud, but mostly to himself.
Petrie nods, "It their turn now. It nice view." He turned to Rick, "You can come here if you wish later. Some visit here sometimes." He said and got ready to go down with the others.
"Wonder how much longer they going to be" Wayne questioned
"Yeah tell me about it" Cera was getting quite annoyed with the wait.
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Ducky and Spike walked with Brian to the place "I see Cera and Wayne over there with some others, the other ones are up there" Ducky said pointing to the locations as she spoke of where they was.
'Wayne! I've been looking all over for you. By the way, where is Rick? I need to talk to you two.' Austin said as he walked up to Wayne.
"I'm right here." said Rick as he walked away from the rock formation and looked to the others and said "Now you guys can go up!" He smiled and looked down at Longtail and said "Can you wait here without getting into trouble?" The flyer looked at him, pretending to look hurt as he said "How can you say that?"
Rick scoffed and said "Because I..." He shut his mouth almost immediately as he said 'I have GOT to watch those slip-ups.' He then said "Because your uncle would blame me, if anything happened to you...got it?" Longtail frowned and said "Yeah...I get it."
As Longtail flapped his wings and landed on the ground Rick turned to Austin and said "What do you need to talk to me and Wayne about?"
'I think that we should meet by the lava pit in three days. Is that okay with you two?' Austin said.
'One big problem, Mr Threehorn' Wayne whispers back to him. 'He took it in his own personally interest to look after me and look over to my right just by those set of trees' Wayne whispers and both look over to his right and in the distance was Mr Threehorn.
Petrie flew down as the others walked, keeping near but a bit above them.
Once the ones from the first group arrived Mim then looked at the others, "Is the second group ready to go up?" She asked.
Chomper and Kor nodded, "How about everyone else?" Chomper asked looking at the others as well.
'I think that we should meet by the lava pit in three days. Is that okay with you two?' Austin said.
Rick looked over to Austin and said "I don't have a problem with that...although Littlefoot's grandparents might worry a bit, but I'm sure I'll be fine. Why is something wrong?"
'Look behind me to the right' Wayne whispers again with a roll of his eyes since this was the second time he told him to look.
Cera saw the annoance on Wayne's face as she sat away waiting for them to finish talking "Looks like those two starting to annoy him" Cera chuckled.
Brian followed Ducky towards the group
"You don't suppose some of these are still angry with me for the incident back at the meeting do you?" he asked, a hint of concern in his voice. "And I do see Wayne... I'm still uncertain if I should come near him yet... He sounded rather offended when I was just leaving."
"It appears the 3 of us are ready." Kor said.
"It's a great view, let's go." Chomper said.
"We should wait a bit to see if anyone of the second group wishes to go with us." Mim said.
"I'll wait a little bit, then I'm going, even if I have to go alone." Chomper said.
Kor put his hand on Chomper's shoulder, "You'll not have to go alone." He said.
"Thanks." Chomper said looking up at Kor.
"I think he may forgive, oh yes yes yes" Ducky said with happiness.
'Look behind me to the right' Wayne whispers again with a roll of his eyes since this was the second time he told him to look.
Rick looked behind Wayne and saw what he meant...Topsy was standing far enough away to be hidden by the shadows of the nearby trees. 'Not well enough.' thought Rick to himself he then asked Wayne "Well, what are you gonna do?"
"Alright, Ducky, I'll trust your judgement" Brian said with an uncertain sigh, he then continued forward to meet the group
Seeing the others were talking Min turned her head to Chomper and the others in her group, "Let's go on up, the others seem to be busy talking about various things."
"Yes, let's." Chomper said a bit impatient. Mim lead her group of herself, Diver who was riding on her, Chomper and Kor up to the look out spot. Petrie remained in the area of the first group who had already come down.
"I don't know, I wasn't expecting him to take it too this level to watching over me like a damn hurk" Wayne whispered with a sigh. "I guess I just have to figure it out"
Rick gave a short laugh, and said to Wayne "I'm sure you'll think of something...he can't watch over you all day AND night...he'll have to sleep sometime right?"
Mim and the others made their way up to the look out point rock area. Mim stood to one side so the others could see.
"Here it is. You can see quite a bit from here." She said as she waved with her hand to indicate the view.
Kor looked at the view, "Wow, it is quite a site." He said.
Chomper nodded, "Yes, you can see the whole valley from here." He said.
"It is a nice site. I like to visit here sometimes, I certainly do." Diver said.
Brian and Ducky soon came near the group
"Hello everyone." he said "and Wayne" with a nod towards the threehorn
"I feel I owe you an apology."
Wayne felt sorry and said back "DOn't worry about it, just forget it happened, guess we all was on stress back there."
"Wow you sound like a adult talking like that Wayne" Cera said looking over at him
"Guess without much playing with other kids I guess hanging around adults day and night I got it off them" Wayne came up with a reason
"SOunds good to me. I most likely sound like that if that happened to me" Cera joked and laughed with Wayne joining in. Before he would of not seen the funny side but some reason he could now.
Brian smiled and nodded "I'm certainly glad we could put that behind us."
He then looked around him "So I'm guessing this is the tour line for the Great Valley? Mind if I joined for the rest of it?"
"It is an amazing sight." Mim said, "I come here sometimes also. Though not to often where it becomes an ordinary sight."
Kor nodded understanding, "Then this sight can still hold it's wonder and things like that." He said.
Chomper looked down and across a bit at the various people he could see. "I like how everyone looks small, even Littlefoot's grandparents." He said.
"Some are to small to see from here, they certainly are." Diver said.
(ooc: Anyone else coming up to the lookout spot here?)
F-22 looked out over the valley and said "yeah it is a nice view'. "What valley are you from F-22' asked littlefoot. F-22 caught by suprise from the question said the first thing that came to his mind "Belka Valley' is where I'm from' said f-22. "Belka Valley? Isn't that a strange name for a valley?' asked littlefoot. "Yeah I've gotten that a lot from the places I've been' said f-22. F-22 sighed and started to sing "The dawn a brand new day, the sun beating back the endless night. "What song is that?" asked littlefoot. "Oh just a song I used the hear the herd elders sing.' said f-22.
Brian glanced up towards the lookout spot and pointed towards it
"I bet they have a wonderful view where they're standing at, Shall we venture up there, I myself would love to have a look at this wonderous valley."
"We got to wait till they come down, since there was alot of us and that land look like it couldn't support the whole group so we going up soon they come down" Wayne stated to Brian.
"Yeah that why we just be sitting here." Cera said in a sarcastic tone to Brian which he'd would of expected from Cera.
"It worth the wait, oh yes yes yes" Ducky chimed in.
Petrie nods, "It worth it, you see." He said.
Having nothing better to do for the moment Rick sat down and began talking with Longtail. "So tell me Longtail, where were you hatched?" This caught the little flyers attention as he looked up at Rick and said "None of your business!" Rick felt a little offended but shrugged it off and replied "Alright. Sorry."
"Is that a touchy subject for him?" Wayne questioned to Cera his voice not too loud so Longtail or Rick heard
"Guess so, but don't let it bother you, we be going up soon" Cera said looking up at the hill "Once those lot finished looking around for who knows how many times" Cera said getting rather boried just sitting and waiting for their turn now.
Rick didn't like it when it was quiet so he tried to strike up another conversation with Longtail. "Look I just want to get to know you better...can you tell me anything about yourself?" The flyer looked at the older longneck, and replied "Yeah...I guess...well I'm stubborn, I like to fly and if you ever ask me anything about my hatch day again...well let's just say you won't like my reaction."
But Rick just smiled as he said in response "Well I don't think your uncle will tolerate your actions too well." Longtail then shouted "WHAT DO YOU KNOW?!" Rick took a deep breath and sighed and looked into the sky and didn't say anything, he just nudged Longtail and whispered "Trust me...I know alot, but I'd know alot more if you just tell me."
Mim, Diver and Kor continued to look out enjoying the view. Mim turned to look at the others, "You want to be here a bit longer or are you ready to go down and let the third group come on up?" She asked looking at the others.
"Longtail chill! his only trying to get to know you... geez" Cera said getting rather annoyed with Longtail's anger outburst.
"I can't remember when or where I was hatched or even who my parents are, I was found wondering alone by Rick and the herd he was in" Wayne said his and Rick's made up story.
Longtail then turned on Cera and said "Yeah, well maybe I don't want him to know me! Did you ever think of that?!" Rick needless to say was surprised as he knew Longtail was prone to have a bad temper but never like this. 'This is not going to end well.' said Rick to himself, at which point he stood up and took several steps back and waited to see what would happen.
Petrie looked at the two of them, "Why fight? No need fight."
"You'll want to..." Wayne jump between them
"Cut it out please... Mr Threehorn watching and do you really want him to come over here and get involded in this?" Wayne spoke out
Cera turn to the place she saw her dad before and he was still there eating some leaves "Yeah you got a point, fine, I'll drop it, only because you got a good point" Cera said to Wayne and turn to Longtail "Lets just forget this whole thing, or do you really want my dad to jump in... you know what my dad like"
Brian stood there observing the conversations
"I'd probably feel awkward myself if some stranger kept insisting to know so much about me. No offense, man."
Rick looked over to Brian and whispered "Normally you would be right, but I did create him, and so I do tend to know most of his quirks."
Longtail looked over and said "Yes...I suppose you both have a point, thank you Wayne and Cera." He then sat down and said "I do hope they get done soon I'm tired of sitting here."
"No problem at all, I just kind of hate aurgments so I would rather try and get it to end before it explodes so much that there no point to it" Wayne said to Longtail
Cera smiled "Sounds like more Longneck stuff got rubbed onto you Wayne" Cera looked over to Rick "Most likely from you isn't it?"
"I think I"ll go down and let some others come up. The rest of you can remain up here if you wish." Mim said. She then turned to go.
Diver nods, "Everyone should get to see the view, they certainly should." She said from Mim's back agreeing with her.
"Yea, let's go. We can always return here later." Kor said and he turned to go down with Mim and Diver.
"We don't want to keep this view all to ourselves." Chomper said. The group of Mim, Diver, Kor and Chomper went down to near where the others were waiting.
"Ok, group 3 can go up. Littlefoot and F-22 are still enjoying the view, but it there's enough room for the rest of you to go up too." Mim said.
"Yea, the view is better then it was last time." Chomper said a bit exited.
"Finally" Cera said with a sigh "I thought you was never coming down the amount of time you guys was up there"
F-22 said to littlefoot "Well sometimes it's a stragne feeling when you're alone without your friends' "Yep" replied littlefoot. "Hey littlefoot who is that down there' asked f-22 pointing toward Mr thicknose. "That's Mr thicknose the oldest and wisest in the valley" responded littlefoot. "Really now' asked F-22. 'Yep' replied littlefoot. F-22 sighed "So have you been on any adventures' asked F-22 who already knew the answer. "Yeah me and my friend have been on many adventures' replied littlefoot.
Mim nods to Cera, "Sorry, got a bit carried away by how the view looks and forgot the time. "
Diver nodded, "It is a good view, it certainly is."
"Yea, it's neat." Chomper said, using a small fist to gesture and add emphases to what he said.
"You ready to go up?" Mim asked Cera and the others. Kor decided to not say anything but look around a bit more at the valley that he'd not noticed on the way up. He was thinking however long this dream was he'd best always stay near someone who knew their way around till he learned his way around. Easier being a flier, he thought.
"Thats ok, at least we get to go up now" Cera turn to the others that not went up.
Wayne took a look up "Alright I love to see the view from up there"
"Then lets go" Cera came around behind him and give him a push and he starts walking
"Could of just asked you know" Wayne said to her
"Yeah, but that was quicker" Cera chuckled
Rick laughed as he watched Wayne and Cera walk up towards the top and then looked down at Longtail and said "Look....I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked you such a personal question...but we can be friends right?"
Longtail stared at Rick for a moment and said "Yeah...I would like that. And I'm sorry I got so upset." Rick smiled and said "That's okay."
"I wonder what the view be like" Wayne said out load of his thoughts
"You'll see" Cera said with a grin then turn to Rick "Your just as asking of dozens of questions as Littlefoot, he asked all that type of questions to Longtail before and like before he yelled at Littlefoot when we only knew him for a few days" Cera said recalling events before hand.
F-22 and littlefoot watched from above and both chuckled. "Well tha's one way to get up here" said F-22. "Yeah you're right" said littlefoot. F-22 sighed "well this has turned out to be a strange day" said f-22 "Yep" replied littlefoot.
"Oh really?" asked Rick as he turned to look at Longtail and said "Maybe he's just afraid of Longnecks...is that it?" He stared at Longtail going so far as to bump noses and said "Well?"
Longtail however took two slow paced steps back and said "N-no...I'm not scared of Longnecks!"
Rick countered by saying "Then why are you shaking little one?" When Longtail realized Rick was right, he blushed, took a deep breath and sighed. He then sat back down in the grass and said "You talk too much Rick." "Yeah I know I do." said Rick with a confident smile.
Mim decided to rest and sat down. She pulled off some leaves and munched on one and offered the others to any others interested.
Diver and Petrie also decided to rest, as did Kor and Chomper.
"What you guys want do when others come back?" Petrie asked looking around.
F-22 kept admiring the view not noticing cera and wayne just getting up to the view point. His mind just kept wandering. Littlefoot noticed cera and caught her sly look in her eye. then he looked back at F-22 who just kepted rubbing his head.
"I see you two still up here" Cera said in a instant "So how the view F-22?" she said in a sarcastic tone.
Wayne came up to the top and looked around "Whoa this is... amazing" he whispers looking at the very view of the local area of the Great Valley they was in
F-22 chuckled and started to walk down to the others with littlefoot leaving cera and wayne looking over the valley. F-22 asked littlefoot "So after the grand tour of the valley what do you want to do". "I don't know," replied littlefoot.
"Hey Littlefoot, how about we show them the Tall Grass, I am sure that everyone part from the adult newcomers will enjoy playing Hide and Seek in that" Cera spoke out as him and F-22 was leaving.
Brian meanwhile had wandered off wanting to explore an area all on his own. He had been away too long it seemed, and he didnt even realize that the group might had wandered off without him.
Little did he care, this was starting to feel like a silly dream to him, dispite the fact that he could feel the heat of the sun and the pebles beneath his feet, and the swaying of his tail in the wind.
"Such dreams are interesting" he thought to himself "though rare. I've never had one where I could feel all these things happening. I'm wondering now if the stone itself was just a silly sign in this dream that I should never play with fire..."
He tugged at a branch nearby that was filled with green treestars and tried a bite
"Hmm, not bad, needs some ranch dressing... if this was indeed a dream, its a very tastey one!"
"Hello there young Swimmer I gather your one of the many new comers that suddenly arrived today, am I correct?" the voice came from behind and it was Mr Thicknose.
Brian let out a terribly loud belch after quickly swallowing a mouth full of the green stuff. He turned then feeling awkward towards Mr. Thicknose and gave a nervous laugh.
"Oh, well greetings to you, sir." said he "I am indeed one of the newcomers, though considering myself as 'young' is kinda questionable."
Mim finished the handful of leaves she was eating while Petrie ate one large, for him, leaf. Kor tried a treestar and found the taste quite good, juicy and very nice tasting. Chomper sat down to wait to see what the others would do once they had stopped eating, or resting, or both in some cases.
"your not as near as old as I am, that would mean your a young adult to me" Mr Thicknose said to Brian "I go by the name of Mr Thicknose to the Great Valley dinosaurs, I am the oldest and wisest in the Great Valley, I teach the young things that their parents can not" Mr Thicknose said to Brian.
Longtail jumped as he heard a noise close by, he turned to look around and then looked up to see Rick with a nervous smile on the longnecks face. Rick then looked down to meet Longtail's gaze and said "heh...guess I'm just a little hungry." Rick then looked up to a tree just above his head, and decided to try a leaf or two.
He picked several leaves off the tree branch and smiled as he noticed they tasted wonderful! 'Wow...these are great!' Rick thought to himself. He then proceeded to strip the entire branch and two more next to it clean of the leaves. Longtail laughed and said " 'A little' hungry? You eat as if you haven't in two bright circles."
Rick just smiled and said in response "Yeah, well...I am bigger than you...I need all the green food I can get."
"Sounds good to me" said littlefoot before he and F-22 disapered from cera's and wayne's view. As they were on their way back down F-22 sighed "What's the matter" asked littlefoot. "Oh nothing I'm just a bit hungry right now" said F-22. F-22 then thought to himself "I wonder why we haven't run into Hyp yet.
Mim and the others continued to rest and some eat a snack, till some of the others would get back to their area and decide what to do next.
As F-22 rounded the cornor to get back to the others he unexpectly ran into Hyp. "Hey! watch where you're goin hatchling!' yelled hyp. "You' talking to me" asked f-22. "Yeah! I'm talking to you hatchling now get outta my way!' responded hyp. "And what if I won't' asked F-22. "What are you going to do' asked hyp "We'll do something' said littlefoot. "O really' asked hyp. "Yes we will' said F-22. "who about you get through me first' said hyp who had begun pushing F-22. "Don't push me' said F-22. "And why shouldn't I' asked hyp "you'll regret it' said F-22 "Whatever hatchling' said hyp who continued pushing F-22. "That's it I can't take it any longer' shouted F-22 who started fighting hyp. "F-22 stop it' said littlefoot. "Sorry littlefoot but it time the bully got a taste of his own medicine' said F-22. "Owwwww no claws' said F-22. the noise had attracted attention. "Take this' yelled hyp. Littlefoot clentched his teeth into F-22's tail. "owww Littlefoot' yelled F-22.
"That's very interesting." said Brian to Mr. Thicknose "My name is Brian. I'm pretty smart myself. Perhaps we can share our wisdom sometimes... I can be quiet the inventor!"
The noise caused by F-22, Littlefoot and Hyp caught Longtail, and Ricks attention. Both immediately stood up and walked over to see what was wrong. "Excuse me." said Rick, "But may I ask what you're doing to my friend Hyp?" Longtail stood still and quiet waiting in case he was needed.
As Littlefoot finally pulled F-22 off hyp F-22 said "I'm sorry I'm normally not violent but when I get pushed around is when I get started though I really didn't see hyp comming and we bumped into eachother one thing lead to another and we started beating each other senseless'." Yeah that about sums it up' said hyp. "I'm sorry hyp' said F-22. "I'm sorry too' replied hyp. "By the way I'm F-22" said F-22 "It's nice to meet you' said hyp. F-22 checked his face "You might fight well against a fastbiter' said F-22 "Really' asked Hyp. "Sure" said F-22. "Just wait till you're older ok' said F-22 "Ohh that's what all the adults say' said hyp. "You're not so bad yourself" said hyp. F-22 then said "Sooo what are we going to do while we wait for cera and wayne to come down". 'I don't know" said hyp and littlefoot in unison. F-22 sighed and asked "Yes well Who's hungry'
At the sound of the noise Mim stood up and walked part way to see what was going on, seeing it was resolved she went back to where she Kor and the others were and sat back down to continue to rest and eat.
"What was noise?" Petrie asked looking in the direction the noise came from.
"Just a disagreement that was resolved." Mim said.
"Sounds like there was fighting. Fighting is not good, no it certainly is not." Diver said shaking her head.
"This time it was brief, just a misunderstanding." Mim said.
Kor nodded sighing, "Those do happen now and then."
Chomper leaned against a tree and started to doze lightly.
"Sounds like Hyp was up to no good again" Cera look down the hill then at Wayne "are you done looking?"
"Just about, your not one for waiting around are ya?" Wayne questioned
"Not really" Cera answered
"then lets go back down, the view from here be always here, whatever going on down there isn't" Wayne said and start heading back down.
Cera nods "Good point. But limit the longneck adult talk" Cera said and walks down as well.
"What?" Wayne stopped for a second as Cera passed and she didn't reply and he walked on after her and he knew she'd won't repeat herself twice so he left it at that.
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"Maybe we could Brian but not today, the bright circle high and I got children to teach that a little younger then Littlefoot and his friends. Nice meeting you" Mr Thicknose said and start to walk off towards the thundering falls.
Rick looked down and Longtail looked up as Cera and Wayne were coming down from the top of the lookout. "Its about time!" said the duo simultaniously, which prompted Longtail to look up and give a fustrated sigh. Rick smiled again and said "Yeah...I know, we need to stop doing that. It's creeping me out too."
Rick then asked "So, Wayne how was the view?"
'Hmmm, not much of a talker.' thought Brian as he bit into another limb of leaves. ' Ah well, perhaps I should start brainstorming about that stone. Or perhaps I should do something.... productive.'
He turned and studied the location that he was in, a small area surrounded by just a few trees and a small waterhole with a few nearby boulders.
'Not much to work with.' thought Brian 'But its a start.'
and with that, he set to work, er.... something to that effect.
"It was amazing up there, you could really see much of the Great Valley from up there" Wayne spoke to Rick "It not something that you see everyday. So what the plan?" Wayne then questioned on what they'll do next
"I did suggest we could go to the Tall Grass" Cera said about her suggestion from before.
"That sounds fun." Diver said.
Petrie nods, "We go?" He asked.
"Yeah..that sounds like fun!" said Longtail with a smile.
Rick nodded in response and said "Sure...but if we have to do anything dangerous..like say, oh cross a bubbling mud pit...I'll be more than happy to carry anyone across that might need the help." He then looked at Cera out of the corner of his eye remembering what had happened in the second movie, and wanting to prevent another incident like that from happening.
"No cross sinking sand, or bubbling mud." Petrie said remembering their incident with the sinking sand as well.
"That would be bad, it certainly would." Diver said nodding, not having gone near there but hearing about it.
Rick smiled and said "Again..that's why I'm here. To give help where it's needed."
"What are you talking about? we can get there by walking now. A while back a earthshake caused land to fill in some of the bubbling mud making it crossable and how do you know about the bubbling mud if you haven't been there and not seeable from up there" Cera said then questioned Rick with her eyes looked at the large longneck.
"We did walk by some bubbling mud when we just arrived right Rick? and I kind of did see something that look like a land bridge, didn't you Rick?" Wayne said quickly thinking up a story to cross link and not get Cera questioning things right this moment to the point of figuring it all out.
Rick nodded and said "Yes, Cera Wayne is right. We did pass a bubbling mud pit on the way here. I guess I just missed the land bridge because I was too excited to see the valley. Sorry." He looked down with a nervous smile, hoping he hadn't made a mistake. 'I really need to watch what I say around Cera...too quick for her own good.' thought Rick to himself.
Longtail then said "Well what are we waiting for, let's get going...the bright circle isn't going to wait for us all day!"
"Bubbling mud part filled in, then maybe ok to cross." Petrie said.
"I hope it is, I certainly do." Diver said nodding, hoping it was, the it would be safer for everyone.
"Only way to know is travel there for sure." Kor said.
"If we're going now I better wake Chomper up." Mim said as she put a hand on Chomper's shoulder to gently waken him up.
F-22 thought to himself "I really need a sobe right about now, now my mind is trailing focus F-22 focus'. "alright then let's go see this bubbling muds place' said F-22.
Brian meanwhile was still busying himself about his little 'project' and soon he finished up and took a step back.
"Ah, Brian... bored much?" he asked himself.
With a stone and a thick almost rectangular piece of wood that he found in the nearby woods and another rock, he successfully assembled a basic catapult.
"Now... what the heck do I need a catapult for?" he wondered "Perhaps I should had assembled something a bit more useful. But my imagination fails me!"
"Well, well, who do we have here...one of the new travelers if I'm not mistaken." The voice belonged to Grandpa longneck who stepped out of the surrounding foliage and looked down at Brian and asked "May I ask what you have there? It seems...unique."
"Unique?" asked Brian turning to meet the elderly longneck "Hmm, maybe... Its a bit crude, but effective. You may want to watch your head."
Brian leaped forward towards the catapult and landed on the opposite end from the rock sending the stone soaring into the air and into the woods.
"Aye... a bit more weight would had sent it over the walls of this here valley." said Brian getting off the catapult and looking over it with a pondering expression.
Grandpa longneck chuckled and said "Indeed that is what would have happened. You are very intelligent...tell me...have you had a chance to speak to Mr. Thicknose since your arrival here? You two would seem to get along well."
"I believe I have. Nice chap, though not much for conversation."
Brian reached over and plucked a coconut from a nearby palm tree and cracked it in half against the trunk, taking one half and using it as a cup to drink the sweet liquid on the inside.
"Said he had some bit of teaching to do with the valley kids." he continued "funny though, those kids are still giving a tour around the valley to the other far walkers."
Brian sipped his coconut juice and gave a sigh of satisfaction. "Oh, excuse my manners!" he said suddenly and he held aloft the coconut cup "Coconut juice?"
"Ahh...so I see. Well, you should see what he has to say when we hold meetings in this valley...given the chance he can be quite the talker." said Grandpa longneck with a smile. He then looked down as Brian offered him the other half of the coconut. He politely said "No thank you...but I would be more than happy to talk to you about anything you have questions about here in the valley....or perhaps a story would do?"
"A story? My friend, storytelling is my specialty! I love to tell stories and hear others tell their own. Why let me tell you a story about this little creature called a Hobbit."
(a few hours later )
"And so, you see, after he threw this shiny thing into the volcano, the evil one fell and the world was safe from his evil ways! Though Frodo left the world with the Elves and Sam got himself a mate and had a few young hatchings, and everyone lived happily ever after!"
Brian ghasped for air, he was out of breath, and too worn out from his story telling to see the shocked expression of the elderly longneck who was listening to him
Grandpa Longneck was surprised at the story, how long it had lasted, and was rather surprised how it had such a happy ending. He nodded his head and actually shed a tear as he replied "That...was one of the most intriguing and well told stories I have ever heard in my many, many cold times. How and when did you become such a wonderful story teller young one...." he then felt ashamed he didn't know the travelers name.
So he asked "May I ask your name young one?"
"Aye, the name's Brian, sir. And I heard that story from a well known storyteller who went by the name of Tolkien. The poor fellow has been dead for some time now, but goodness me, he invented a whole nother world! As if he was never apart of this time!"
Brian smirked "Now, kind sir. By what name shall I call you? Surely not everyone around here calls you Granpa"
OOC: Now there is a question for the masses! Grandpa longnecks name.... :DD
IC: Grandpa longneck smiled brightly as he replied "Well then Brian, nice to make your acquaintance." He then blinked as Brian asked his second question and he stuttered for a bit before he responded. "Uhh...well...there is a question I haven't heard in a long time....a very long time. But I suppose there is no harm in telling you my name."
The elderly longneck smiled as he then said "My name happens to be Bato. And as a matter of fact yes...many here still do call me Grandpa...even some of the other elders here. Now if there are any other questions you'd like to ask, I'd be happy to answer."
Mr Thicknose had watched and listened from close by between Grandpa longneck and Brian but the things Brian made was reminding him of the sight he saw from a distance where two Rainbow Faces vanished into a beam of starly light and now made him wonder. "This Swimmer something about him don't seem to be right... almost like..." Mr Thicknose pauses in his own words the speak on "Almost like his not as Swimmers should be and I seen and talked to alot of swimmers in my past and this one don't sound or act as close to one and even don't much time near the water edge like all do, even little Ducky spends a far amount of time in the water." Mr Thicknose seems to convince himself now.
"I have to keep a eye on this strange Swimmer, even his storytelling is very strange of words that so strange as a riddle from the Rainbow Faces." Mr Thicknose then turns and heads away moving in the direction that out of sight of Brian and Grandpa Longneck.
Chomper briefly yawns and looks up, "You done eating and resting?" He asked.
Mim nods, "We're heading to a new location."
"Cool, I hope someplace more fun then here." Chomper said.
Hearing this Kor finished what he was eating and made sure to keep Petrie in sight, he wanted to see exactly how the little flyer took off. He'd never paused the videos to see the exact method but had a rough idea and wanted to be sure of how to before he tried taking off. Though he didn't know where their destination was the rest would know likely, and as he recalled Petrie did sometimes fly instead of riding all the time.
"We going to play some games in the Long Grass" Cera said to Chomper.
Wayne turn to Chomper "If I didn't know any better from what I seen you'd didn't get much sleep. Am I close?" Wayne qeustioned taking into a guessing acount of what he seen of CHomper falling asleep half the time.
F-22 thought to himself "I wonder where brian is, if he's still making refrences to our time I'll...I don't know what I'll do'. F-22 got an idea and forgot about what he was just thinking about brian and kept thinking to himself "I wonder if I could make a glider out of materials here'. "Hey f-22 are you ok,' asked littlefoot. 'Yes I'm fine,' said f-22.
Chomper nodded as he got up and yawned a little, "I got some sleep last night, but I wake up and couldn't get back to sleep since I was a bit thirsty and hungry so decided to go for a walk, and sort of went on a longer one then I intended." Chomper said. He then turned to look at Cera, "Games in the Tall Grass, that sounds like fun, count in." He said.
Diver nodded, "I heard it is one of the fun places to play, I have." Diver said.
Rick and Longtail then said "Well, what are we doing standing here...let's go!" And again both Longtail and Rick looked at each other and Rick closed his eyes and shuddered as Longtail slapped his head with his tail. "Look Longtail, I'm sorry we keep doing that...and to be honest I don't know why. So don't get too mad okay?"
But Longtail's reaction wasn't what Rick was expecting as Longtail was laughing rather hard at this point. Rick looked down to Wayne, Cera, and then over to F-22 and Littlefoot to see what they thought of the situation.
Wayne and Cera just started laughing as well finding it quite amusing just as well "You two are so funny keep saying things at the same time" Cera said as she laughed
F-22 and Littlefoot also started laughing. "Alright the let's get to this Tall Grass' said F-22 in between laughs.
Mim looks at them, thinking, "Yes," She says, maybe in agreement that it is funny, maybe mainly to herself, "and quite peculiar." She said. She thought to herself, she would have to keep an eye on this unusual thing.
"Let's go, what are we waiting for?" Chomper said, eager to be on the way.
"Maybe for those who know the way to be sure everyone is ready to go." Kor said keeping a casual eye on Petrie.
"We go now?" Petrie asked.
Longtail nodded his head and said "Yes we can go now Petrie." Rick smiled and began to walk ahead, but stopped and gave the group a nervous grin as he said "Uhh...I don't know the way." He looked down to Longtail and asked "Care to lead..." he then added "Flyboy?"
Longtail looked up to Rick and a scowl at first, but then smiled as he flapped his wings raising himself into air and said "Okay...and I like the nickname. Thanks Rick." The longneck smiled and said "no problem!"
"I'm sure there's much to discuss and to explain, my dear friend." said Brian "But after such a story telling session, one must rest his mind. I think I'll go for a swim in fact, a good time to relax by those falls just over yonder."
He nodded towards the Thundering Falls
Grandpa Longneck smiled and said "Yes, that is a very sound idea Brian." the elderly longneck fell into step behind Brian and smiled as he said "This is turning into quite an interesting day. I must say it is good to meet another storyteller from beyond the valley."
As the Longtail and the others went ahead Littlefoot asked "You comming F-22,'. "I'll catch up later I'm just gonna go see where brian went,' said f-22. "Ok so see ya later,' asked littlefoot. f-22 nodded his head in response.
"Beyond the valley indeed!" said Brian and then he repeated it to himself "beyond the valley indeed..."
Soon he dove right into the cool water, and it was very pleasant and wet, Brian loved to swim, and in reality he was quiet the swimmer, he loved to swim underwater most of the time as it was very relaxing and calming, and he felt free, like flying. Brian in all honesty treated a good swim as if it were something sacred, as if the body and water both belonged together.
When he plunged into that lake he found suddenly a whole new meaning of his feelings and belief, he found he was much more attuned than he was in real life, and he swam beneath the surface exploring every nook and cranny, seeing all the vibrant and exotic fish that existed long before his time... it was like... Florida
yes... Florida... the place he once called home long before he left with his family to Tennessee, and he missed the ocean greatly. He missed the days he'd go with hisd friends to the coral reefs. and this experience was bringing back those fond memories.
He finally came to the surface and laughed aloud
"Bless my spirit! I'm in heaven!" he exclaimed wildly
Grandpa Longneck smiled as he sat nearby and laughed as Brian rose out of the water. "Well, it seems that you being a swimmer like the water...and very much so at that." He looked around and said to himself "I do wonder how Littlefoot and the others are doing?"
As F-22 ran off he began to think to himself "If members from the GOF are here could the rainbowfaces from the 7th movie be here,'. He continued thinking to hmself "I know it's crazy but it's possible,'.
"Shall we go there?" Mim asked. She would think about what she had observed later. There may be more things in that area she may observe and she could combine them together and observe, if there were any more occurances.
"Yea, more fun then here." Chomper said. Petrie got ready to lift off if they were indeed ready to head out.
"How far is it?" Kor asked, curious. In the movies and tv episodes they had never hinted at distances, though they usually one could assume time passed between scenes, unlike in the 4th movie. He did wonder if that was bad writing, a plot hole that no one noticed, or could Ali have some sort of mass fast travel or mass teleport power.
Mr Thicknose turn to see F-22 and had to move to just get of his way "Young one, mind where you run, you almost ran into me." Mr Thicknose said in a friendly tone.
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"Alright!" Cera said and starts to walk and Wayne turn to Rick and Longtail then starts walking facing the way they had to walk 'I wonder if the Rainbow Faces someway show up... if they do our hidden truth could be discovered and Brian be the biggest show up of them all to discover the truth...' Wayne thought feeling a bit concerned if they did show up.
"sorry sir,' said f-22. 'I was just looking for a friend of mine goes by the name of brian do you know where he is,' asked f-22.
"Last time I saw him, he was heading to the Thundering Falls with Grandpa Longneck." Mr Thicknose said to F-22. "His a strange Swimmer, talking in such strange words and making such strange stuff, it reminds me of the time those strange Rainbow Face came to the Great Valley." Mr Thicknose spoke out his words. "They spoke in riddle but they spoke with words that beyond what I knew before and now another strange one arrived. Something about him makes me think his not as he seem" Mr Thicknose was speaking his mind to F-22.
"curious,' said f-22 As he saw two twigs he got an idea and some vine and tied the twigs together. "Yep that should do it,' said f-22 who revealed to Mr Thicknose what he made. "I call this the uh um non breathing airodynamic flyer,' said f-22.
"You newcomers better keep most of this strange stuff to yourselfs, Mr Threehorn will not be impressed by such strange things" Mr Thicknose warned him.
"Yeah I'll make sure to do that,' said f-22. "Well see ya later Mr Thicknose,' said f-22 who started walking toward the Thundering Falls.
Mim and Chomper set out with the others. Petrie takes off to fly along with the others while Kor watches him, noting how he does it. Then takes off himself, though a bit clumsily, he does get into the air, noting to himself how much enjoys flying, a great thing to do indeed, he though.
"Something strange is going on here..." Mr Thicknose looked at the object that F-22 did made. "Not even here a day some of them seem to be doing things I never seen before."
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Cera sees the Tall Grass and the land bridge "See told you there was a land bridge to the Tall Grass"
Rick rolls his eyes as he says "Alright alright...so I was wrong...happy now Cera?" Longtail who was flying behind Rick had to work hard not to laugh outloud as Rick replied "Oh and Longtail...if you laugh about this...I'll knock you into a tree."
Longtail immediately shut his beak and didn't say anything as he landed on Ricks back.
Cera laughed a little at this then said "Well what game should we play?"
Petrie and Kor landed a bit behind Cera, Kor a bit clumsily compared to Petrie.
Mim, Chomper and Diver arrived amongst the others.
"So many choices, there certainly are." Diver said.
Brian was enjoying his swim, savoring every moment of it, skimming the bottom as he swam about. His mind was now wondering on things that needed to be done. There for one was the meeting he was to have with the other possible GoF members, and maybe more pleasant chit chat with his new elderly friend.
Soon he came back to the surface, a bit tired, so he made his way back to the shore
F-22 walked from the trees and sat down against a tree by the Thundering Falls. As he watched brian he thought to himself "I think we all should pay a visit to tria's seceret mud hole before we leave'. He chuckled "Yep that would be nice' said f-22.
Grandpa Longneck smiled as he noticed Brian coming to the waters surface. He then asked "Enjoy your swim? you look a bit tired, why not relax and just let the bright circle warm you."
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Rick looked around and said "I don't know...I guess the game sharptooth wouldn't be too fair. I guess you all could play, and I could stand on the side and referee."
F-22 got up and walked to the water while moving his neck. A loud crack emmited from his neck, f-22 groaned and rubbed his neck. "Mabye a nice swim will help," he said as he walked into the water. he turned and saw grandpa longneck and said "Hello'.
"Play what though?" Chomper asked looking around.
"There are many choices, but not toss the tree seed if others are nearby, they could be hit." Diver said.
"Why don't we play a game of teams like there is a base point where the runners that hide have to get back to without getting tagged and they have to sit by the base and wait till all are caught then the next team that was chasers have to do the same and at the end of 6 games 3 runnings each the most made it to base overall wins" Wayne made a suggestion of a game which Cera and the other Land Before TIme kids looked at him with wonder then Cera spoke out
"Wow you know that sounds like a really fun game, I never even would of thought of a game like that, Chaser Runner, that got a cool name to it and how to play it." Cera said to Wayne thinking it was a good idea
"Yeah I heard of it once but never really got to play it cause there was little kids in the herd I was in with Rick." Wayne explained
"Well now we can" Cera turn to the others "What do you think? guys?"
Ducky nods "I like it, oh yes yes yes" Ducky turn to Spike he nods in agreement.
Rick smiled brightly and said "Wayne you are a genius! Nice thinking." He walked over to the bubbling pit, and looked down and said aloud "I wonder...will I sink in this stuff..." he looked over to the others and gave them a curious look before saying "Well what do you think?"
"There some more just like this somewhat away from here and Doc's lady friend almost sunk in it, so what do you think?" Cera said to Rick with a frown finding the question totally stupid
Rick gave a sheepish smile and said "Well then I guess I don't want to fall into this stuff..." He then tilted his head to one side and said quietly "I wonder what it tastes like? It looks like mashed up green food, only covered in cold fire water."
"It mud..." Cera said with a few blinks "It will taste like dirt..."
Rick grinned and said "How would you know...unless you've tasted it yourself huh?" He then said "I think it may taste pretty good." He then stuck his tounge out and leaned over taking a quick taste...unfortunately that was all it took for Rick's tounge to get stuck. 'Oh great...this couldn't get any worse.' He thought.
Diver looked over at the bubbling mud, "I would not swim in that for all the treestars and treesweets in the Great Valley, no I certainly would not." Diver said.
"Petrie no go near there." He said shaking his head.
"Dara would have sunk if not for Doc showing up." Chomper said.
"It reminds me of... sinking sand." Kor said, catching himself from saying quicksand and remembering the LBT term was sinking sand. It reminded him of various Tarzan movie scenes, he then looked around to see if he could see any of those iguana that were in the scene, that he joked with a friend of his calling them quicksand iguanas.
"It's best if we stay far away from that place." Mim said.
Longtail began to laugh as he said "Uhh...guys...I think Rick needs some help here...it looks like his tounge is stuck!" The young flyer continued to laugh at his new friends disstress.
"Great..." Cera mutters and hears her father laughing then turn to see him walking up to them "Daddy"
"If I didn't see it with my own eyes I wouldn't believe it, how silly can you by longneck?" Topys move over and using his head under RIck's lifts and pull his tounge free from the mud. "It a sticky bubbling mud, I wouldn't let my dauther near it but cause of this land bridge we do allow them to go alone now, since there is someone watching over the bubbling mud encase something bad happen like last time" Topys said to Rick and the others. "Now Rick try not to show up your fellow Longneck kind," Topys starts laughing then walks off back to where he was watching over them.
"Looks like Mr Threehorn saved your tounge. But that was kind of silly" Wayne looked to Rick
Rick after having Mr. Threehorn get his tongue unstuck pulled the appendage back into his mouth and swallowed to rid his tongue of the taste...but realized as he said "Ya know..aside from the fact that was mud...it tasted pretty good."
Of course Longtail's reaction was to contort his face in disgust as he heard what Rick had said. "You can't be serious right?" asked Longtail with frown.
"Yes...yes I can. And yes Wayne yes it was silly." said Rick with an honest smile.
Petrie look at Rick a bit puzzled, "You like eating bubbling mud?" He asked a but surprised anyone like to eat dirt, or wet dirt.
"I"ve seen many things in my travels and journeys, but never someone who liked to eat dirt, This is a first." Mim said, a bit taken by surprise.
"That is as strange as those rainbowfaces that liked to talk in riddles, it certainly is, but if you like to eat dirt that is up to you, it certainly is." Diver said nodding. Kor decided to stay out of the whole thing and just look up into the sky for a bit.
"Ok that is gross" Cera said looking quite disgusced by it.
"Rick I've never seen anyone do that," said littlefoot with a chuckle.
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F-22 was unsure if grandpa longneck heard him. He sighed and walked to the deeper part of the water and did a cannonball.
"If we done with tasting stupid mud, how about we get to play this new game hmm?" Cera said not wanting to wait much longer for the games.
"Petrie agree with Cera." Petrie said.
Rick just smiled and said "Sure that sounds like a great idea. Let the fun begin..." He then grinned and said to himself "Well...besides I can always find some mud later and try and taste the difference."
Longtail smiled and said "Yes...this is going to be a great game. So come on!" he said flying over the bubbling mud, and soared over the tall grass.
"Longtail we need to make teams first, better doing it out here then inside the tall grass, do you think?" Wayne called out to him with the suggestion
"oh, teams, then fun begin." Petrie said.
"Who will be be the team leaders?" Diver asked.
Kor just remained silent for the moment.
Chomper was visibly excited, "Hope it doesn't take to long to pick teams." he said.
Brian soon came looking for the others, he bade Granpa Longneck good day and started back along the path that he came when he left the group.
He was now feeling silly for have telling Granpa Longneck such a wickedly huge story, and how he could have told it almost word for word startled him a bit.
"Yep." said he to himself "They'll be thinking me an odd sort in no time!"
Longtail gave a silly laugh as he looked back over to the others and said "Uhh...yeah sure! Teams sounds good." He then flapped back over the mud pit and landed next to Chomper and said "Take a deep breath Chomper...the game will start when it starts. Although I'm excited too." He then looked to Wyane and said "Well are we picking teams or not?"
Rick laughed and said "What happened to 'when the game starts'?" Longtail just glared at Rick with a smile and shook his head.
"Who going to be the two that be leaders of the two teams?" Wayne questioned trying to put the words right not to say Captains incase it make them frown or wonder what that word means.
Petrie looks at Littlefoot, "Littlefoot leader of team?" He asked, expecting Littlefoot to be one of the leaders.
"I do wonder who the leaders will be, I certainly do." Diver said looking at the various people present..
Mim and Kor continued to relax and decided to just watch the others and not say anything at the present.
Rick smiled and said "I think Longtail should lead a group. Just to see how well he does."
Longtail looked up at Rick and smiled and said "You are one smart Longneck! I do think I should lead a team!"