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Sleep and Remember II

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"Sounds like a plan.  Where can we meet?"
Dante whispered from his hiding spot...


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Cera looked over at Littlefoot, "What are some ideas that you have?" She asked, waiting to see what ideas that Littlefoot may have.

"And where shall we go?" Mim asked, hearing Dante's whisper and asking in case any there had not heard it.


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"Hmm" Littlefoot said.  "There is a place in the woods where we play a lot.  Come on.  This way."  
Littlefoot started off into the woods.
Snork and Strafe followed.
"Littlefoot," Strafe said.  "Eventually, everyone is going to find out about Dante and Hunter.  do you have any idea of how we can convince everyone that they are no threat?
The young longneck replied, "I don't know.  I have to think on it.  For now, let's just have fun.  Maybe later we can get together with the rest of my friends."


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Longtail smiled at Littlefoot's enthusiasm and said "That's a good idea...I'll go get them!" he then flapped his wings and lifted himself into the air and towards the tree Dante was hiding in and whispered...

"It's safe to come down now. We're going to play with Littlefoot and Cera. Come on." He then remembered something as he asked "Don't forget to get Hunter as well!"


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Cera nodded, "Let's go there.  It's bound to be more fun then standing around here all day." She said.  She was glad they were doing something and going to have fun.  She wanted to play and have fun instead of just standing around.  

Mim followed along.  Thinking of how to get Dante and Hunter more accepted and keeping the others well in sight as she traveled along with them.  She was sure between the group there were bound to be several ideas that would work.


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Dante dropped nimbly out of the tree, stumbled, then landed unceremoniously on his tail.
"Ow.  Ok, cool."
He walked over to the bush were Hunter was hiding, leaned close to it, then whispered...
"You can come out now...Hunter."


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Hunter jumped at her name being called as she ahd fallen asleep during her time in waiting. She glared through the bush and saw Dante staring back, and she smiled. She then nodded her head and stood up and followed him with the others being sure to keep out of sight and low to the  ground.

She then said "Thanks Dante..can't believe I fell asleep like that."


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Mim spoke as the group walked along, "One way is if they can or are willing to eat certain foods like green food or crawlers or other things that show they are not a threat, perhaps when with Littlefoot's grandparents and certain other more open minded and nicer grown ups.  That may be a start at least." Mim said, not sure if her idea was a good one or not, but it seemed like a logical one.

"Ha, a sharptooth eat green food, I'd like to see that." Cera Said.

 "And at least they didn't remain hidden from all the grown ups, that should help a bit also in the long run." Mim said.

"Are we going to have fun or talk?" Cera asked.

"We can talk a bit while walking and have fun once the destination is reached and the type of fun decided." Mim said.

"Yea, whatever." Cera said a bit impatient to get to the place they were heading to and start something fun.


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"Hey...Don't worry about it, Hunter.  It happens to all of us, right?"
Dante asked cheerfully, then turned to Mim.
"Yeah.  That's a good idea."
He said, chewing happily on a small twig he had picked...


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Littlefoot led the group onward.
"It isn't much farther now, guys." he said as they neared the clearing.
Snork looked at the meadow and took in the scenic view that surrounded him.  The tall mountains loomed high into the sky nearby.  The meadow itself was surrounded by trees and had a small stream running through the middle.  A large flat stone stood in the middle of the meadoe like a large table.  
Snork smiled, "I don't know about you guys but I'm just gonna relax in the water for a bit."

"Suit yourself!" Strafe called after him.  She asked Littlefoot, "So what are we going to do?  Any ideas?"

Littlefoot replied, "Hopefully he others will be here soon.  Then we can decide on what to do."


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Kaga followed the others and admired the beautiful land all around him.  The Great Valley was such a scenic and beautiful place.  Kaga was truely happy to be here.  Perhaps some day, he would start a family with Strafe and the two of them would settle down.  He walked alongside Strafe. looking at her and smiling to her as he walked along.  He loved her more than ever now.  

Kaga returned his attention to everyone else when they arrived at the meadow.
"Yeah." he said.  "I hope Longtail returns with them soon."


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Mim looked at the others, "Now that you've seen some of the Great Valley have you decided where you'd like to stay, or still thinking it over?  There are many places.  " She said.

"Yea, you'd be happier if you chose places not near my dad sleeping area, believe me." Cera said looking at the others.  They seemed nice, but she knew her dad didn't like strangers.


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Longtail then chose that moment to come tumbling out of the sky, and rolling across the ground coming to a stop at Littlefoots feet. He blinked several times and then turned and shouted "That wasn't funny Hunter!"

The Alimon came running up behind the grounded flyer with a broad smile and laughing as she said "Well...it was funny to me, and Dante too. Realx, you said you'd found the others, and I just wanted to make sure they knew it as well."

Longtail sighed and giggled as he replied "Your lucky I like you..."

Hunter smiled again and just said "I know..."


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"Well, now that everyone is here..." Kaga said, "We can finally do something.  How about that game where we take turns knocking down pinecones with rocks?"
He wasn't sure the others would want to play it but still, it was worth suggesting.



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"That is a fun game, how do the rest of you feel about it?" Cera asked, looking at Littlefoot first then the others.

"I've seen it played before." Mim said.


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Hunter and Longtail giggled and said "Yeah...I'll play that!" the two looked at each other and began laughing aloud.


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Snork and Strafe nodded and Littlefoot said, "Alright then.  Someone get a rock.  I'll get the pinecones."

Littlefoot quickly gathered some pinecones while Snork set off looking for a suitable rock.  Strafe walked down to the stream and searched.  
There was a nice round rock in the middle and Strafe called, "Snork, I found one!"
Snork nodded and waded into the water to retrieve it.
"Alright, guys," he said.  "We've got our rock and our pinecones.  Let's play."
(OCC: When are the bad guys going to show up?  Also, if I were to restart my animal rpg in the random rpg section, would anyone be interested in joining?)


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"What order shall we go in?  We can't all go at once." Cera asked looking at the others present.  

Mim nodded, "yes, it would be a bit of a mess if everyone tried to go at once wouldn't it?" She said, giggling a bit at the mental image she got of everyone trying to go at once and the funny images she got that happened as a result, everyone falling over each other, & some getting tangled up.


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Kaga suggested, "I'll go if nobody else wants to go first."
He set up the cones and rolled the stone at then, knocking down five of them but leaving the rest standing.
"Oh well.  Who's next?" the iguanodon asked.
He walked over and sat down next to a boulder waiting for the next person to go.  Kaga scratched five dashes into the boulder to mark the number of cones he knocked down.  Just then, Kaga thought he saw movement in the bushes nearby.  He walked over to investigate but saw nothing.  Still, he couldn't shake the feeling he was being watched.  Kaga want back over to the boulder and sat down, watching the others play.  He would gland over at the bushes from time to time though, watcing to see if whatever it was returned.


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Dante sized up his shot, then grinned, took aim, and kicked the rock, knocking over seven with ease.
"Ha!  Beat that!  Seven!"
He laughed, walking over to where Kaga was, scratching seven marks in the rock and grinning...

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Not far away, Vrigil sat, crouched in the shadows...
"Yes...That's right Dante. Keep playing your silly games.  Soon...You'll be watching me and my herd kill your precios friends..."
He whispered...