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The Land Before Time - "Dawn"

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Cyrix nodded to Mim and took Petrie with a smile and said "Thank you everyone. I know Longtail will be okay. Let's get to the cave and rest first." Then the wind began to blow again and harder.

Rhyn lay held onto Mia more, doing her best to be sure the wind did not catch her wings.  Mim and the others started off towards the cave.  

"Me home Guido no try to glide." Petrie said, remembering how a similar big blowy wind had carried them off to Black Rock and dropped them into Black Rock where they had met Swooper.

"It's close now." Mim said.

They got to a clearing and saw ahead a rock that came roughly up to Mim's chest.  Mim and Mia headed for the rock.  "It's not as heavy as it looks." Mim said and went to one side and started to push.  Mia went onto 2 feet and put her hands onto the rock about waist level to Mim, not wanting to knock off her passengers.  Diver and Rhyn held onto Mia, not wanting the wind to carry them off.  Shera went between Mia and Mim and started to push with her head as she had done before and seen adult threehorns do.


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Zaine was to horrified by the newcomer to even think of something to say. What the hell is that thing? Why is it here? Zaine took a step forward. "Why won't you answer us? Please, who are you and why did you come here? Are you here to kill us? Kill Longtail? Kill Dante? What do you want from us?"


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"Now that's better... Good kid, saying please... I like that...!"The dark dinosaur took another step forward.
"The name's Hadrian... And no, I'm not here to kill you..."
Something flashed in the dark dinosaur's eyes. He started to slowly juggle with his right hand.
"Unless you don't make me to..." Hadrian said with a tired expression, and suddenly the darkness behind him took shape, and started to dance to the movement of his right hand.

He then looked at Ateo, and sighed.
"You see, I just gave you an option... So I ask you kindly again:
Please step out of the flyer...?"
he said with a calm voice.
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Why should we? Ecco asked. Unless we dont have any reason?


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"Me standing before you is reason enough!" Hadrian hissed.
He looked straight into Ecco's eyes.
"And I thought I asked you to stay out of line...?"
This was the first time the dark dinosaur showed signs of anger.
Blueberry didn't like it for a second.
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Zaine stepped in front of Longtail. "Why do you want Longtail? Please don't hurt him. He's our friend, only corrupted and we want to help change him back. Unless you want to help him also, then just stay away from my friend!"


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Comment, go on and hurt me if you feel better than. I want to hear a reason. Otherwise I wont move. Anyway, who sais that you can tell us what we have to do? No one. So go on.


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The dark dinosaur let out a insane, evil laugh at Ecco's comment. It made the cave rumble and the air got thin.
"But my boy... my boy...!"
He then stoped laughing instantly and glared evil at Ecco.
"Don't worry, you will move... Want me to help you?"
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"Back off you creep!" Zaine had just about enough with this new guy. "Leave me and my friends alone!"


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Do so. If you dare. Ecco put hisself in a defense position. He faught some sharptooth before, so he would sure manage to fight this one as well. But I tell you. I am not going to hurt you, until you attack me.


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Ateo remained unfazed by the creature's demands. "Give me one good reason why I should move. You're just a fastbiter."


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"Why should I care of vermin who don't cause trouble"? Hadrain chuckled,, and ingnored Ecco.
Once again he turned to Ateo.
"...Only a fastbiter...?"
Hadrian closed his eyes, and layed his arms over his chest.
A dark liquid started to form around him.
It crawled its way up on him, before making its way into his body.
For some seconds nothing happened.
Then, all the bloodvains in the dark dinosaur's body started to glow with the same dark purple color as the sky had. A horrifying pattern was formed all over his body.
Hadrian opened his eyes. As he did, a pulse was send out from where he was standing. And a voice, filled to the maximum with evil echoed from within him:
HaNd... HiM... oVeR...!
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Now Ecco got a bit scared. He is just a dinosaur. And I have my friends behind me. It will be alright, Ecco thought


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Ateo was slightly shaken by the evil voice. And still, he hesitated to move. He was starting to feel torn between what he should do. If he did move, then he had no idea what would happen. And the flyer had warned him not to get off of him or he'd regret it. But on the other hand, if he refused to move, then this creature might attack, hurting him and possibly these strangers he came across. Either way, he might end up being responsible for anyone getting hurt.

He decided to opt to listen to whatever this thing was. Slowly, he lifted his paw off of Longtail. The flyer was out cold anyway, so there was no need to hold him down any longer. "Happy?"


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I dare you stranger. If anything will happen to him, you will be as good as dead, Ecco said and made slowly a step to the side


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The pattern slowly dissapeared from Hadrian's body.
He sighed, and wiped away some dust from his hand.
"There... That wasn't so hard, now was it?"
He remained standing where he was, but something began to move on the ground.
Blueberry saw it. It was the same dark liquid. It moved slowly like a snake...
Heading towards Longtail.
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LONGTAIL, NOO!!! Ecco yelled and ran towards Longtail. Hoping to be there soon enough to get him out there


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A tear rolled down Zaine's cheek. No. This can't be happening. I won't let him take him! "Please stop it! Don't take me friend! If you want a hostage, then take me instead, but leave Longtail alone!"


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Longtail opened his eyes, just as the dark, vile liquid began to cover him...and to be honest...he was scared, but extremely happy to see it happening to him, as shown by his dark laughter as he felt the cold, icy liquid covering and entering his body...after a few moments Longtail stopped moving for several minutes and then through hte liquid a his sinister smile could still be seen.

Cyrix nodded to Mim and followed her into the cave after she and the others had moved the boulder out of the way. still with a look of concern on his face.


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They managed to move the bolder to one side.  

"We can rest inside." Mim said, "It shouldn't be to dark inside." She said and bent over a little to go inside.  The others followed her inside as well.

"Me glad me no alone to go in dark cave." Petrie said from where he was with Cyrix.