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An Enemies Presence

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"GRANDMA!!" Littlefoot rushed to her side.


Nahla lowered her her ready to ram this sharptooth "YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR COMING NEAR HERE! "


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"Dear!" Grandpa cried rushing over,Bron quickly following him.


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The Black Sharptooth still ignored her, looking at the downed female. The Black Longneck stepped back a bit as everyone seemed to cluster around her. Neither spoke.


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Nahla got ready for impact and was shocked when she went right through and crashed into the rear of the cave wall.


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"Dear?" Grandpa question nudging his wife "You alright? Dear?"


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"Thou canst not touch me, child." She finally spoke, her voice echoing in the cave, clearly heard by all. "Heed my words: thou hadst gained a second chance of life, Nahla, daughter of Hades. But I worked against the order of all things. And so thou must prove thy worth for this life."


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Littlefoot jerked his head up at that voice "Nahla...who was that? Theres no one else here but our family and NONE of us sound or speak like that"

Nahla didn't answer him instead just stared at the sharptooth "You know my father?" Nahla asked "And what do you mean 'prove thy worth',I have no idea what you're talking about!"


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Bron and Grandpa glanced at each other.

"Nahla?" Bron asked his daughter-in-law "Who is speaking? And how do they know you?


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"I am Death. I doth claim those that finished their lives here." With sublime effort, she appeared on their plane, now visible to them. "Nahla and I met when she was dying. I restored her to life. As ought not have happened. And so Equilibrium must be honored."


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Littlefoot's eyes rose in shock he pointed with Nahla with his tail "She is supposed to be...DEAD?!!"

"What do you mean prove thy worth?" Nahla repeated


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Grandpa looked around at everyone confused "Why are you here?" in asked the sharptooth after a pause.


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"Thy Granddaughter must prove to those above me that I didst not make a mistake with giving her life instead of laying claim to her soul as Zimba attacked her." The Sharptooth softly said, her unseeing white eyes flitting between the living Longnecks. "Doth she fail, both thy dear mate and thy greatgrandchildren will pay the price for this."


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Grandpa narrowed his eyes "And what does Nahla have to do anyway?"


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"I need not touch to do harm, child." The Sharptooth snarled, the air around her growing oppressive. "Go to the Valley that was once thy home. There thou willth find a stone that speaks in thy mind as thou touches it. Bear it hither. But take heed: only thou mayest carry it and thou best hurries. Thy children can endure long in the state I put them in, but thy grandmother canst not."

She disappeared, leaving them alone.

OOC: hey look, you guys can keep going on without me now ^-^ Well, at least until you get to said stone :p


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Nahla broke down in tears,why was this happening?

Littlefoto came and wrapped his neck around her "We have to go after that stone" he said softly "For Grandpa,for dad,for Grandma but most of all for our children Nahla"

Nahla turned her tear stained face to the black eggs and nodded "You're right...we got to do it...."


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"I'll come with you's" Bron offered,he raised his tail before they could protest "I'm coming,it always good to have extra back up"

"I'll stay here" Grandpa said "Someone has to" he looked down at his mate and sighed "You's must leave now,before time is out".


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"Come on" Nahla said walking out of the cave "Hunter Valley isn't that far,but we'll have to walk all night".

"Great" Littlefoot yawned but followed willingly as Nahla lead the two males out of the safety of The Great Valley and ventured out into the Mysterious Beyond.


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The trio walked on as night fell upon them. Bron was worn out and eyes were droopy but Nahla pressed them on,he looked up and saw tall mountain like place in the distant,it seemed like  a valley. He put on a burst of speed and passed Nahla looking ahead. He looked behind him and saw both his son and daughter in law looking both ready to collapse. This must not be good for Nahla who was still recovering from laying the eggs.


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Nahla wanted sleep,she wanted to just sleep. She wishes she could and when she woke up this would all have been an awful nightmare. However this was no nightmare. It was very very real she knew that.

*While  later*

The two males and the female now stood outside Hunter Valley as the bright circle rose up behind them,Littlefoot look around there was no life in the place "Gee,Zimba burnt it down alright" he commented  stepping in "Now where is this stone?"

Nahla looked around "Not sure what it even looks like" she scanned the stones looking for  anything that seemed out of place.

"What about this one?" Littlefoot's voice broke through the air,Nahla rushed over to see what he found. Littlefoot was looking down at very strange stone..it seemed...very out of place..like it didn't belong...on this earth.