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Twiz turned back to Azure with a bit of a frown and slowly shook his head, "N-no, I haven't been with his herd long" he admitted, "But...I didn't...see any" he said sadly.

It was just then Petrie and Kit, having not heard the news on Azure yet, flapped over, and Petrie's gaze was distracted by Flip who was giggling and keeping a hold on his head playing some baby game.

Kit paused in pleasant shock as they landed and she spotted Azure.

"Hey, uh, Twiz, I'm not gonna be able to find many survivors this way, so, here, I'm dropping your son back off with you".

Twiz laughed and picked up Flip, "Now Flip, be nice" he said. Petrie glanced up with a smile of gratitude at Twiz' helping yet next moment looked shocked at the sight of his sister.

"Azure!" he said happily, rushing forward to hug her. After standing back, he of course had a million question as to how she survived, but now wasn't the time as they had to take off to help look for survivors.

"You, have a long story to tell me when I get back" he teasingly told her. Kit laughed after having expressed her joy at Azure's being safe as well, "Come on Petrie, who knows some others of the survivors we find might also lift up this day".

"More likely we'll just find more disappointment" Petrie couldn't help muttering.

As the two flapped off towards their job, Twiz turned to Azure and for one handed her Flip so she could see her son was safe and well.

"Look, I know" he began on her previous worry of leaving the Valley, "you were never one of those who left the Valley voluntarily, that was always Petrie and the others" he grinned, meaning Littlefoot and the gang.

"but it was fine all those times before and, it'll be fine now" Twiz took one of Azure's hands and squeezed it gently to try and reassure her.

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As Kit and Petrie flapped on looking for survivors, Kit spotted a cave, and flying closer thought she heard voices. "Hey, Petrie" she called, motioning down, "Someone might be just beyond these rocks, let's see if we can't move them".


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BOOM!

"Oooh," Aurelia groaned after she was flung back from the impact.  She shook her head before she looked at the damage she had done.  The wall had been destroyed by her charge.

"Are you okay?" Spike asked her.

"Never felt better.  Phew!  Now THAT was fun!" Aurelia replied with a smile.  "That was one thick wall, too.  Thicker than anything I've ever smashed."

"Hey!  Thanks, whoever you are.  Aw, man.  I thought I'd die here," Renn said as he managed to hobble out of the wall before he collapsed.  Before he could even gather his thoughts together, Ducky ambushed him.  She fell to her knees and held Renn in a loving embrace.

"Oh, honey!  I am so glad you are alive!  I love you so much!  I do, I do!" Ducky cried.  Renn looked at Ducky and held her left cheek in his right hand.

"I love you so much too, sweetheart!  I thought you were dead!  I'm so happy that I still have you!  We'll get out of this mess, dear!  I promise!" Renn cried.  The two then embraced again.

"Don't cry, Ducky.  I'll always be with you now," Renn soothed.

"I know, Renn.  They are tears of joy, yep yep yep," Ducky sniffled.  

"How did you survive?" Renn asked.

"Aurelia, the threehorn who is with us, protected me.  She did, she did," Ducky explained.  Renn looked up at Aurelia as he continued to hold Ducky.

"Thanks, Aurelia.  I am forever in your debt," said Renn.

"Think nothin' of it," Aurelia replied with a nod and a smile.


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That¥s it. I knew that there had to be some others. Scarface slowly walked into the direction the sound of the smashing rock came from until he reached a corner where he could look around and see the others. Hmm, that could be really hard. Four vs one. I think I better play the "Help me I am lost", role...


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As well as noticing how useless it was for Kit and himself to try and move the rocks to the final exit, Petrie next noticed the voices from within the cave and stilled, as he would have recognized one of them anywhere!

"Ducky?!" he called through the rock to his possibly closest friend of the gang, "You, you in there?".

He began to try and move the rocks again, "I'll go tell Longtail that we atleast found some other survivors if not how to get to them yet" Kit quickly said and took off back in the direction she'd come from, taking careful note of how to get back to the cave they'd found.

"Longtail!" she called as she got closer, "Ok" she panted as she landed, "I don't want to raise any hopes by mentioning any names, but Petrie and I definately found someone alive yet trapped in another cave it seems, blocked by rocks...a-again wen're not sure yet, but one of them might have been Ducky" Kit dropped the name even after telling herself and them she wouldn't.


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Cera overheard what Kit had just said and bolted over.  "Ducky is alive?" she asked as she ran over, finally stopping along side Longtail.  "We have to go save her!" she pleaded with the flyer.


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"Okay.  Now that we have found each other, what do we do next?" asked Ducky.

"We gotta find a way out.  Question is, where do we go?" Aurelia replied.

"I do not know, but..." Ducky stopped speaking the moment she heard Cera's voice.  "Oh my goodness!  I just heard Cera!  I did, I did!  She is outside of that wall over there!  She is, she is!"  Ducky then got up and dashed over to the wall she had heard Cera's voice come from, and started pounding on it.

"Cera!  Can you hear me?!  It is Ducky!  It is, it is!  We need help getting out, yep yep yep!" Ducky called loudly.  The other three survivors joined Ducky in calling out to Cera.


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Okay, now or never, thought Scarface as he went around the corner to show himself to the others. "H...hey, you. P...please help me, I don¥t know what h...happened. I prob...bably lost my whole herd", Scarface whimpered as he knelt down, burrying his claws in the ground and made a bagging expression. "Please, y..you are the only once I found yet. A..and I don¥t want to be left alone here." He shed a tear and looked at Ducky and the others, hoping they would believe him.  If that didn¥t convince them, then I don¥t know what else I should do.


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Spike was the first to notice Scarface.

"Hey, guys!  It looks like we've got another survivor!" Spike yelled.

"Do not be afraid!  Come over and join us!  We may all be rescued here shortly, yep yep yep!" said Ducky as she gestured for Scarface to join them.


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"Ducky, Spike, you're alive?!" Chomper said happily, noticing his friends.


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"We are, yep yep yep!  There are five of us in here!  I hope you guys can help us out!  I do, I do!" Ducky replied to Chomper.


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Scarface was indeed surprised that they would trust a raptor that easily. He might be a survivor, but he was still a raptor. But he came over anyway and thanked them. "Ehm, you don¥t mind me being a raptor?", he asked a bit unsure. He looked at the surroundings. Stones, stones, stones everywhere. But there must be a way out of here. "Maybe we should help the others pushing the rocks aside.", he suggested.


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"That's a good idea.  C'mon now, y'all.  Let's help move these rocks," Aurelia ordered before she began to move rocks.

"Just because you are a fastbiter does not mean you will harm us.  Besides, it looks like we are all trying to get out alive, yep yep yep.  There is no need to let our differences interfere with our survival, no no no," Ducky said to Scarface.

"Yeah, man.  You're cool with me," added Renn.

"Me, too.  Alright, guys.  Let's move the rocks," Spike said.


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Scarface went over to the stones and started to push as well. They really trust me, I can¥t believe it. Damn, now I feel really bad. They all trust me and no one of them seems to have disbeliefes in me. Maybe it wouldn¥t be the right thing to see them as prey. There must be another option. "Erm, I am sorry to ask this, but do you think there will be.... something to eat... I mean for a raptor like me?"


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"Much as I hate to say it, I'm certain there are a good number of bodies around here.  Also, a few of our friends are sharpteeth, so if we reunite with them, I'm sure they'll be much better help," Spike replied as the group continued to move rocks.


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"Glad to see you guys are alright," Greg said to Spike. The teen belly dragger grew to like flateeth....some as friends, some as food. But he wouldn't eat any of the survivors.


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"We're glad to see you too, Greg.  Alright, smallest to largest," said Spike.  Spike and Aurelia then looked at each other.

"Uhhh..." they both said.

"You're lighter," Spike finally spoke up.  With that, Aurelia climbed onto Spike.  Renn climbed onto Aurelia, and then he pulled Ducky up.  

"You are the lightest.  Come up here and we will help you out, yep yep yep," Ducky said as she gestured for Scarface to join her.

"Just watch your claws," Spike grunted under the weight of the dinosaurs.


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"Um, I am trying." With that Scarface carefully set one of his feet on Spike first and grapped with his hands Aurelia¥s back. He did that very carefully that he won¥t hurt anybody with his claws. Then he pulled himself more up until he stood on Renn¥s back next to Ducky. "Ehm, maybe it would help if you could form a whole with your hands", he adressed to Ducky. "Then I could step into it and you can lift me up. I¥ll help to pull you up from up there then."


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"Okay," Ducky said as she formed her hands together so Scarface could step up.


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Scarface holded his balance with one hand on Ducky¥s shoulder and stepped into the whole she made. Then with one jump he was up turned around and reached out a hand to Ducky. "Comment, I¥ll pull you up", he said.


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"They're gonna be coming out here, I think guys" Petrie told Cera and the others of the party who had reached the area, moving aside some rocks to try and give Ducky and the others as big a hole to get out when they reached.