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In the land before time

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Rebecca turned to her son and said, "Petrie you stay here with your brothers and sisters, me, Mr. Three Horn and a few others are going to the wall."

Amy wondered if she could find some way to help, but with not having the ability to fly and still feeling hurt and sore from what happened earlier, she decided to stay behind. Though she wanted to do something, she just stood there thinking.

Little Foot nodded, "Grandma, Grandpa, it is okay if I go see my other friends right now?"




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"Sure Littlefoot, just be careful." Grandpa Longneck said to Littlefoot while smiling.


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(I said that to Belmont, Rat_Lady, so it should be him who is taken aback by my response. :D)
Pessimist sees a dark tunnel. Optimist sees a light in the tunnel. Realist sees the light of coming train. And a driver sees three idiots standing on the track.

"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today." - Watership Down by Richard Adams.


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(Oh..whoops... :slap sorry about that...I should NEVER EVER try to read these posts when I'm tired...lolz)




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(no problem... Probably I should had been more specific while writing this post)
Pessimist sees a dark tunnel. Optimist sees a light in the tunnel. Realist sees the light of coming train. And a driver sees three idiots standing on the track.

"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today." - Watership Down by Richard Adams.


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Anna then felt her leg get tapped by something with a blunt end.  She looked down, and saw Cera was trying to get her attention.

"Are we going today or not?" Cera asked impatiently.

"Okay, okay.  We'll go now," Anna whispered before she turned to Ducky.  "Would ya be kind enough to lead the way?"

"Oh, yes I would," Ducky replied before she took the lead.  Anna, Cera, and Tricia quietly followed behind her.


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Little Foot looked at his Grandpa and smiled, "Thanks Grandpa."

He turned away to follow Anna, Cera, Tricia, and Ducky, but he skitted to a halt looking to where Guido, Amy, and Petrie were.

"Hey guys, do you want to come with me, Anna, Tricia, Cera, and Ducky? I think we're going to play a game of some kind."

Amy hesitated for a moment and said, "I guess so," And then she mumbled darkly, "anything to take a break from this drama..."

Then he looked at Alli, Pangaea, Chomper, and Myrkin. "Would you guys like to come too?"




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Rick smiled as he replied, "Finally I thought we'd never get back to walking towards our previous game."

Longtail scoffed and replied, "Oh relax Rick. We would've gotten there eventually. We always do."

Grandma Longneck smiled at her grandson.
"Just be safe dear, we don't want anything bad to happen to you."

Rick looked up at Grandma Longneck and spoke to her. "Don't worry. You have my word that we will look after the little ones."

"Thank you Rick." replied Grandma Longneck with a warm smile.

Longtail then flapped his wings, and caught up with Cera Anna, and Amy.

Spike continued to walk and eat as he followed his sister and the others.


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Pangaea wrung his partially interlocked fingers hesitantly. He actually had no idea where Anna, Ducky, Cera, and Tricia were going, or what they were planning on doing, and while he relished the prospect of going with them, it seemed that several others already had the same idea. Hopefully, whatever Anna, Ducky, and Cera’s plans were, being accompanied by a small crowd wouldn’t interfere with them. Still, Pangaea was tired of idling around doing nothing, and didn’t want to be left out.

“Well, uh...I’d love to!” he replied to Littlefoot, “So long as I’m not imposing on them by going with.”

Guido shrugged. “If he and Amy are going, I guess I will too,” he said.



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"Me go, but where we go?  Me hope not to mysterious beyond on adventure. " Petrie said, a bit scared at his mention of the mysterious beyond.

Not having much else to do and being a bit hungry Mim tore off a leaf and started to eat it.


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Little Foot chuckled at Petrie's response. "I doubt we are going to the Mysterious Beyond Petrie. They're probably just going to the Thundering Falls."

He then waited for Alli's, Chomper's and Claw's replies.




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Anna overheard the others speculating where her group was heading.  She turned around and faced them.

"Ducky's takin' us to the Thundering Falls.  We were gonna go for a swim, but I'm sure we could come up with a game that involves bein' in the water," Anna said.  "Y'all are more than welcome to join us."


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Little Foot turned around and called out, "Oh okay! Thanks!"

Amy approached a bit, thinking that maybe she would like to go for a swim. She didn't know if it was physically possible for her as a flyer, but she was willing to try it out. She remembered wanting to swim for awhile, considering she loved the water.

"Let's go guys!" She spoke excitedly, yet softly to Guido, Pangaea, and the others.

She walked a bit away, still with a limp in her step.




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Rick lowered his head and spoke softly to Amy so as not to startle her.
"Would you like a ride. That limp looks a little uncomfortable."

Longtail was still in the air flying in circles waiting for everyone to begin following along. "I can do this all day. Although I wouldn't mind racing someone to the Thundering falls....that's if no one is scared." he commented with a sly grin.

Spike shook his head as if to say 'no one's gonna race you. You are the fastest flyer in the valley' He then looked over to Ducky and mumbled something to Ducky along the lines of 'Isn't that right?'


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Amy looked up at Rick, and smiled, "Sure, thanks."
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Red Claw was done with his fill and sniffed in a snooty way when Thud responded.

"Good...I'm glad you aren't dead or anything. Though you do smell like you could be." He winced a bit and his nose wrinkled. Then he turned away from the two and let them eat their dinner. He just stood there, listening to all the sounds of the wind, the trees, and many other things. It was calming in a way. And to be honest, it's been awhile since Red Claw has felt that, ever in a long, long time.




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Ducky heard Spike mumble to her, and then she looked at Longtail.

"Spike is right, yes he is.  You are the fastest flyer in the valley, yep yep yep," Ducky said to Longtail.


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Rick lowered his head close enough to the ground to allow Amy to climb up.
"Just be sure to enjoy the view when I raise my head okay?" he asked with a light laugh.

Longtail frowned.
"So what if I'm the fastest, I can slow down and at least make it fair ya know. Winning isn't everything." He then turned to Cera and replied, "Isn't that right Cera?"

Spike had to agree with Longtail on that. Winning certainly wasn't everything.


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"I guess not," Cera said with a frown, but then she smiled.  "But it certainly does not hurt to win, either."


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"Winning no everything, but it nice." Petrie said expressing himself with his wings a bit.


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"Swimming? That will be fun. Are you going Claw?" Chomper asked fastbiter.

"Yeah... Sure. I will come along" Claw asnwered. Maybe later he will get an occasion to question Chomper in private. For now, he could enjoy the fun.

"I will race you, Longtail" fastbiter said, wanting to check his new body's limits "Although... I don't know the way to Thundering Falls" he added.
Pessimist sees a dark tunnel. Optimist sees a light in the tunnel. Realist sees the light of coming train. And a driver sees three idiots standing on the track.

"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today." - Watership Down by Richard Adams.