In the land before time

Amaranthine · **Reply #540 on:** October 12, 2009, 02:02:33 PM

Amy sighed and looked to Sam, "Sam I think we should find some place where we won't become victims to sharpteeth. Neither one of us can fight, or at least I can't at the moment...I don't even know how to fly!" She exclaimed frustrated.
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"They are safe Tria, trust me, they are with Anna." He smiled as he lead her to where Grandma Longneck was and then he saw Anna, Cera, Tricia, and Ducky sleeping next to each other.

"What did I tell you? Safe and sound."
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Little Foot lead his grandpa and the flyers to his grandma.

"There she is!" He exclaimed to his grandfather.
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Red Claw snorted in frustration as he tried to sleep near by a water hole. He felt so uncomfortable, and little noises startled him, not used to having his hearing being so sharp.

Guys, where are you? He thought to himself as he waited for his comrades.

Noname · **Reply #541 on:** October 12, 2009, 02:12:19 PM

"Oh thank goodness" Tria said, sighing with relief "I should stay here and watch them." Moving closer to her mate she, she nuzzled him, saying: "Go on Topsy, defend the valley. Just come back to me, alright? I don't know what I'd do without you..."

Pangaea · **Reply #542 on:** October 12, 2009, 04:21:38 PM

“Chronicler?” Pangaea exclaimed, recognizing the name from the GOF, “Is that who that other fast runner was?”

Realizing that he had just asked a rhetorical question, he mentally changed the subject, and turned to introduce himself to Claw, whom he could tell was a friendly sharptooth, probably another GOF member.

“Oh, uh, hi there,” he said, “I’m Pangaea, in case you didn’t catch my name before. Thanks for helping with Screech a moment ago.”

His mind then turned to the issue at hand. Though Chronicler clearly knew a lot more about fighting and self-defense than he did, Pangaea couldn’t help but feel concerned for him. If Ruby and this friendly fast biter were going after Chronicler, he wasn’t sure whether he should join them or not. On one hand, he doubted he would be much help to them, and seeing as he was slower on the ground than either of them, he might even be a hindrance. On the other hand, he wanted to be sure Chronicler was okay. Indecisive, he decided to just ask them:

“Um...do you want me to come with you?”

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #543 on:** October 13, 2009, 02:48:23 AM

Grandma Longneck was leaning against a tree for support the fight having left her tired. However she was glad to see Anna, Cera, and Tricia all sleeping soundly after such an ordeal. It never surprised her how the little ones were so able to stand up to the pressures of danger.
She then noticed Littlefoot and her mate. "I'm glad to see you all are alright. Did you run into Redclaw or his followers?" she asked quickly.

Rick turned to look up at Longtail and gave a short smile.
"Hey...how about you and I train for a while?" he asked gently.

Longtail looked surprised for a several moments before he asked, "You know I could kill you? And you still wanna go through with it?"

Rick simply nodded his head and took up a Tai-chi fighting stance.

Longtail blinked as he said, "That looks familiar for some reason...but I can't remember where. Oh well..." he then dove at Rick hoping the human would dodge out of the way.

Rick however didn't budge and only using his right arm and hand, pushed Longtail's beak away enough that the flyer landed on the ground with a thud.

Longtail looked up and asked, "How did you do that?!"

Rick laughed. "That would be telling wouldn't it?" he said.

Kor · **Reply #544 on:** October 13, 2009, 03:20:37 AM

Grandpa Longneck shook his head, "no, they must have gone another way." He said. "How are you?" He asked grandma Longneck. But how did they get in to the valley?" He asked with concern in his voice.

Flapper looked from one to the other present, "Is anyone injured or need treatment?" he asked.

Noname · **Reply #545 on:** October 13, 2009, 03:47:22 AM

"I'm fine." Tria said. "I'm just tired... and shaken. I'll live. I need some rest, like 'grandma' here..." Tria said while lying down. "I should stay near the kids..." she yawned. The female triceratops didn't dare sleep now... not with threats to the valley so near...

The Chronicler · **Reply #546 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:30:25 AM

"You don't have to come with me if you don't want to," said Ruby. "I just want to make sure if he's alright and not hurt. If you want to come with me, remember to move quietly so the Fast-Biters won't notice you." She then left in the direction she had seen Chronicler run.
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(reposting part of my previous post)
Soon after running into the cave, Chronicler reached a dead-end. He quickly looked around and soon found the perfect hiding spot.

By the time the Fast-Biters arrived at the dead-end, Chronicler was nowhere to be seen.

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #547 on:** October 13, 2009, 09:33:10 AM

Just then, Anna felt herself wake up. She had been having more nightmares, but that was not what had awakened her. She was just checking on her dino friends. She sleepily glanced at the children from one to the next, ensuring they were safe and healthy. She still had her tail wrapped around them as a means to keep them both safe and warm. Anna put her head back down, and when she was almost asleep, Ducky's voice spoke up.

"Anna?"

"Yeah? What is it, Ducky?" Anna asked in a groggy tone.

"Am...I still here?" Ducky asked.

"Whadaya mean, Ducky? Of course you're still here. Just like the rest of us," Anna replied in a compassionate fashion. Ducky nodded, and Anna could see she was visibly upset.

"What's wrong? Did somethin' scare ya?"

"Oh, yes yes yes. I just had a scary sleepstory, yes I did," Ducky said, almost looking embarrassed.

"Aww, I'm sorry to hear that. What was it about?" Anna asked.

"It was about Redclaw, yes it was. He caught me and then ate me. He did, he did," Ducky explained, then shuddered.

"Jeez, that sounds scary, but he's gone for now, Ducky. Besides, you've got me here. I won't let him hurt ya, got that?" said Anna. Ducky nodded, and Anna smiled at her.

"Now, get some sleep, Ducky, and stop that worrying. It'll do ya no good," said Anna.

"But you worry a lot, do you not?" Ducky asked.

"Honestly, yeah. Too much for my own good. That's why I don't want ya to get into that habit. It's really hard to break once it's there," said Anna.

"Oh, okay. Goodnight, Anna," Ducky yawned before she drifted off.

"Sleep tight, Ducky," Anna whispered before she rested her head on the ground again. She then noticed Mr. Threehorn and Tria.

"Hi there," she said quietly.

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #548 on:** October 13, 2009, 05:10:13 PM

"Yeah that sounds like a good idea,' sam said.

Noname · **Reply #549 on:** October 13, 2009, 06:05:32 PM

"Hello, Anna" Tria replied. "I don't recall seeing you around here much before. How do you like our valley?" Suddenly, a roar was heard, making Tria flinch. "... during normal times, that is."

Meanwhile...

"Thomas" was still running towards the fight... dinosaurs who saw him heading in that direction thought he was either the bravest guy they ever saw... or the most foolish.

Pangaea · **Reply #550 on:** October 13, 2009, 06:25:24 PM

“Well...I guess I’ll stay behind, then,” Pangaea replied hesitantly. “Just...when you find Chronicler, please tell him I’m really thankful for what he did!” he called after Ruby, “And if you can, try to find me afterwards so I can find out what happened to him!”

At that moment, Pangaea was struck with a pang of concern for another dinosaur. “Now where did Guido get off to?” he wondered aloud.

“THERE YOU ARE!” a voice suddenly screeched, causing Pangaea to jump. He turned in the direction of the voice, only for a flying teal blur to strike him in the chest with such force that it almost knocked him over. Upon regaining his balance, Pangaea found Guido clinging to him like a long-lost relative.

“I thought you were dead!” the smaller glider cried, “...again!”

A mischievous smirk spread across Pangaea’s face. “Oh, hugging now, are we?” he chuckled, “Well then, you asked for it!”

“Gaaaahhh!” Guido squawked as Pangaea enveloped him in a bone-crushing hug. After a few seconds, he released him.

“What’re you trying to do, kill me?” Guido gasped.

Pangaea shrugged, a wiseguy grin on his face. “I just give really strong hugs,” he said, “Actually, I kinda took it easy on ya there. I hug my family members even harder than that.”

“Family?!” Guido exclaimed, “You have family?!”

“Uh...yeah, in the human world,” Pangaea replied. He realized that he had forgotten that, despite having knowing Pangaea’s real identity, Guido still thought of him as one of his own kind. “But don’t worry; as long as I’m here, I’ll think of you as my family.”

“B–But you said we aren’t brothers,” Guido pointed out.

“Well...we’re not related, but we can be brothers like Ducky and Spike are brothers.”

Guido seemed to like the idea. “Sounds good to me,” he said, grinning, “As long as you don’t hug me like that again.”

“Will do,” Pangaea replied with a chuckle. “Speaking of Ducky, I still haven’t had a chance to talk to her. Or any of your friends, for that matter. Well...you introduced me to Cera, but we barely chatted at all. I’d like to find them and see if I can get in a real conversation.”

“It’s the middle of the night,” Guido told him, “Do you think any of them are even awake?”

“Well, the valley just had a sharptooth invasion. You think they managed to sleep through that? Actually, it would probably be a good idea for us to make sure they’re all okay.”

“Hmm...yeah,” Guido agreed, “Good point.”

“So let’s go and look for ëem,” Pangaea said, “You lead the way.”

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Screech stopped at the dead end in the cave, looking around in confusion for Chronicler. “Where did that confounded fast runner go?” he growled to Thud.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #551 on:** October 13, 2009, 08:25:53 PM

Grandma Longneck looked at her mate and replied, "I don't know how they got in, and...if not for the timely arrival of our friends here, Redclaw would have surly killed me." She then stepped forward and nuzzled Grandpa Longneck. "I was so scared." she said with a sad tone.

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Longtail stood up and smirked.
"Well as long as we're practicing I might as well show you some more of my moves!" he then dashed at Rick with amazing speed despite running on his feet, and headbutted the human in the belly.

Rick fell backwards but rolled with the gut-shot Longtail had given him and upon regaining his footing, tossed the flyer off to one side. "Good, but not good enough!" commented Rick with a sly smile.

Longtail who had landed on his feet as well could only laugh and reply by saying "Ya know Rick, you're a pretty good fighter...for a human."

Amaranthine · **Reply #552 on:** October 13, 2009, 09:26:34 PM

Amy nodded to Sam and she limped away, trying to find the way back she came. "C'mon follow me."
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Mr. Three Horn, nuzzled against his mate and turned to both of the female dinosaurs, "Just stay here alright?" Turned away, inhaled and exhaled and went away again from the other dinosaurs, not knowing that the situation with the sharpteeth was actually under control.
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Little Foot saw Mr. Three Horn run away again and then he turned to his grandparents. He looked at his grandmother and looked up seeing the wounds and cuts on her back.

"Grandma, are you sure you're going to be okay?"
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Rebecca waited for Pterano's response, and while she was she was thinking how in the world the sharp teeth came in, and she looked at Pterano, seeing that the Mysterious Beyond seemed to have made him stronger and perhaps he could redeem himself here. It was strange how he would break the promise to stay away for five cold times and suddenly be here. She knew Petrie would be excited to see his uncle back so early.

Kor · **Reply #553 on:** October 13, 2009, 09:52:30 PM

Flapper nods, "Maybe you should have someone see to those wounds while you rest." Flapper said. Not sure what plants would help but remembering he had rped as Mim knowing and knowing what she did and some common sense himself he could treat her a bit, though not as well as Mim could who knew the local plants.

Noname · **Reply #554 on:** October 13, 2009, 09:53:21 PM

"Thomas" had been able to fight for a short time... good thing it wasn't for very long; he was strong for a human, but in a long battle against all those sharpteeth, he probably find himself sliced open or bitten to death... :blink:

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #555 on:** October 14, 2009, 01:11:14 AM

Grandma Longneck looked down at her grandson and smiled.
"yes Littlefoot I'll be alright. I'm just glad you weren't hurt during the fighting." She then looked at the marks she could see crossing her back and sighed. "Perhaps I should at least let someone check my wounds after all better to be safe than sorry." she commented with another smile to reassure everyone she was going to be okay.

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Rick stepped forward and said "Come on...attack me Longtail, let's see just what you can do!"

The flyer grinned brightly as he flapped his wings and charged at Rick again with his feet ready to claw at the soft flesh these humans had.

However at the last moment Rick dropped to his knees and allowed Longtail to glide right over his body. He then stood up again and chucked a rock he'd found on the ground at Longtail's head hoping it would connect.

Longtail slid across the ground and turned around only to get a rather medium sized rock to the face. He shook it off and laughed. "And you humans fight dirty too...I really am starting to like how you humans fight!" he said as he bared his teeth to Rick.

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #556 on:** October 14, 2009, 01:12:55 AM

"Hi, Tria," Anna replied with a smile. "I just arrived today, so I have not met many of the residents yet. Your valley is really nice, and I'm sure it's even nicer without Redclaw and his pals in it."

The Chronicler · **Reply #557 on:** October 14, 2009, 08:15:18 AM

Chronicler was waiting in the hiding spot he had found, which was a large rock hanging from the ceiling of the cave in such a way that he was able to lay down on top of it and look down into the cave. The two Fast-Biters were now directly beneath him. They were clearly confused as to where he went. The Fast-Biters were now looking in the same direction. This was his chance to make a move. Staying silent, he reached down, grabbed their heads, and slammed them together, effectively knocking them both out. After they collapsed to the floor of the cave, Chronicler jumped down from his hiding spot. After confirming the were both unconscious, he walked out of the cave. That was too easy, he thought.

Ruby arrived just in time to see Chronicler walk out of the cave virtually unscathed. She was rather surprised to see that he was completely unhurt after being chased by two Fast-Biters. But just to be safe, she walked up to him and asked, "Are you alright, Chronicler?"

"Of course I'm alright," replied Chronicler. "Can't you see that I don't even have a scratch on me? It's amazing what you can do by mimicking things you've seen." Silently, he had to admit to himself that many of the moves he had used were from movies and TV shows he had seen, even though he had never actually done those moves before.

Chronicler then saw Mr. Threehorn arrive. He shouted to him, "Hey! Big guy! How about giving me a hand here? We've got two unconscious Fast-Biters to get rid of."

"You managed to knock out both Screech and Thud?" asked a surprised Ruby. "How did you do that?"

"Simple, I slammed their heads together," replied Chronicler. "It's amazing how effective that move can be when you've got stealth on your side."

Myrkin · **Reply #558 on:** October 14, 2009, 04:23:01 PM

Claw followed Ruby, as he didn't want to stay alone in unknown land (watching it in TV didn't count), especially with fastbiters running about. He wondered briefly if this white fastrunner, Chronicler, was alright and then he thought (not so briefly) if he might be another human in dinosaur form? After all, it couldn't be a concidence that a GOF member had the same name, right?

When they met with the Chronicler and he was talking with Ruby, Myrkin thought it was a bit unbelievable that deafiting Thud and Screech required only slamming their heads together, but then again if one remembered the series, ther weren't exactly the best hunters you could imagine.

"So, you've beated them into unconsciousness with only your hands? I have to say that is quite impressive..." he said to fastrunner "Anyway, by 'get rid of' you mean chase them away, when they awake, or kill them right now and spare yourself a trouble in the future?" he asked.

Belmont2500 · **Reply #559 on:** October 14, 2009, 04:36:27 PM

John had finally healed and had also recieved word that the sharptooth attack was over. He sighed in relief and remembered all those days he had watched The Land Before Time movies, John had thought of those memories as a by-the-way thought and soon he got up, left the cave. He had found Rick and Longtail, apprantly they were sparring, John stopped in his tracks and said "mind if I join?"