In the land before time

Kor · **Reply #940 on:** November 21, 2009, 08:40:34 PM

Grandpa Longneck got his tail ready to fight with Redclaw. "Keep back young ones." He said to the kids.

Mim swung her branch at the closest fastbiter.

Petrie continued to fly, looking for any fastbiters or sharpteeth he could see so he could warn the others.

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #941 on:** November 21, 2009, 09:24:10 PM

Sam continued to fight the rain and the lightining and thunder reminded him of the dinosaur fight scene from Fantasia. Thud knocked sam into the mud. Both continued fighting scratching eachother. Sam saw the rocks fall first and shoved thud out of the way. Sam tried to jump clear but some of the rocks hit him burrying his lower body. Thud was shocked for he had not heard the rocks fall when he saw that sam was still alive he did not know what to do. On one hand sam hand saved his life and on the other sam was now more of a meal now that he was pinned. He stood over sam and said in "I know that you expect me to kill you but I won't,' sam was confused. "Why is he not eating me,' sam asked himself. "Screech retreat back into the bushes,' thud roared. Thud looked around and didn't see screech. As thud turned to run he looked at sam and smiled before waving. Sam saw this and knew that thud was sparing him and returned the wave and smile. Thud seeing this ran back into the bushes.

Pangaea · **Reply #942 on:** November 22, 2009, 12:20:43 AM

(OOC: Darn me and my inability to keep up with these fight scenes!

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Screech was dumbfounded by Thud’s eagerness to assist Red Claw in what he considered to be a fool’s errand, so much so that he stood still for several seconds after Thud took off. Then he growled reluctantly, and ran after him.

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Pangaea doubted he would be able to glide in the rain, so he simply ran after Rick. While considerably slower on the ground than a fast runner or fast biter, Pangaea had found his Microraptor body to be far superior in both speed and stamina to his human one (further consolidating his resolution to stay in this form as long as he remained in the Land Before Time).

Truth be told, Pangaea didn’t think he would be any help against the sharpteeth (except possibly as bait); he certainly would be no match for them in a fight. He did, however, have an idea of how to perhaps reduce their efficiency in battle, though attempting it would be undeniably risky. Even so, he figured he might as well be prepared to try it.

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Screech, who had not yet caught up with Red Claw and Thud, stopped in his tracks when he saw the boulders tumble down onto his leader. He stomped the rain-muddied ground in frustration.

“I told him!” he groaned, and rushed to help Red Claw.

Belmont2500 · **Reply #943 on:** November 22, 2009, 12:22:07 AM

Belmont then noticed Red Claw was approaching Grandpa Longneck and Longtail, then Belmont ran,rain pouring down his face and then he hit Red Claw in the back with a dropkick and he jumped back expecting the carnivore to turn to face him "come on" Belmont yelled although he knew that he wouldn't be able to get rid of Red Claw, at least he could weaken him.

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #944 on:** November 22, 2009, 12:59:26 AM

"Claw is right, girls! Go see if Mr. Threehorn can help us, if he is well enough to fight! Go with 'em, Ducky! This is no place for little ones!" Anna ordered as she finished making a slingshot out of her makeshift sling and a thick Y-shaped stick.

"But, will you be okay?!" Ducky cried out.

"I'll be fine, Ducky! Go now!" Anna ordered again before she picked up a small rock, pulled it back in her slingshot, and fired at Screech.

"Take that!" Anna hooted before she picked up another rock.

Meanwhile, Cera, Tricia, and Ducky had all made it to Mr. Threehorn.

"Daddy! Are you okay?!" Cera panted. "The others are under attack over at the wall where Redclaw and his pals got in before! Our friends are out there, and they're in trouble! We came to see if you could help!"

"It is really bad! It is, it is!" Ducky added. She was sitting on Cera's back. Tricia simply flopped down next to Cera as she panted heavily.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #945 on:** November 22, 2009, 03:30:26 AM

Longtail hit the ground hard and rolled several feet coming to a stop on his belly. He groaned in pain and tried to force his pain to one side as he stood back up and screeched at Redclaw. "Come on ya big fool! Is that all you got?!" he shouted as loud as he could over the rain. He knew if he got Redclaws attention he'd most likely be eaten, but he never was one to simply sit and watch others fight when he knew he could help.

Grandma stepped away from the falling rocks making sure to keep Littlefoot safe. She however never took her eyes off Redclaw even as she shifted her head and called out to Amy "Are you alright little one?"

Spike had pulled his head out of the ground long enough to see that Cera, Ducky and Tricia were moving away from the fighting and he followed them walking through the bushes just as they stopped as well. He then walked over and nuzzled Ducky as he mumbled, 'are you alright?'

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Rick had to squint to see in the rain and he sighed as he looked down at Pangaea as he asked loudly to be heard through the rain, "Do you have any type of plan once we get to the fight?"

Kor · **Reply #946 on:** November 22, 2009, 08:50:35 AM

Grandpa Longneck used his tail to take a swipe at Redclaw as he pivoted on his hips a bit to add some of his weight behind his tail swipe.

Mim saw the fastbiters take off and decided to wait and see what would happen next before she acted.

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #947 on:** November 22, 2009, 01:22:41 PM

"A little help would be nice,' sam yelled out.

Noname · **Reply #948 on:** November 22, 2009, 02:13:47 PM

'Thomas' ran over to Sam to give him just that... help. What he didn't realize was exactly WHAT he was getting into... :blink:

Pangaea · **Reply #949 on:** November 22, 2009, 03:40:05 PM

“Well, up until a moment ago, I had a thought,” Pangaea replied to Rick’s question, “but now that I think about it, it’s probably not going to work, especially in this rain. So never mind.”

“I suspect Screech has something of a vendetta against me, though. I might be able to distract HIM, maybe lead him outside the valley while everyone else seals the gap. Trouble is, I’m almost certain I can’t glide in this weather, so I’d probably end up getting eaten.” He contemplated the prospect for a moment, then shrugged. “Still, it’d be one of the more useful things I’ve done since coming here, besides helping Mr. Threehorn.”

Amaranthine · **Reply #950 on:** November 22, 2009, 05:04:08 PM

However, there was no response from Amy at all. There was just Red Claw's roars of pain, rage, and vengeance. And the rain dropping.

Red Claw fell back and landed with a THUD! The rocks and the boulders pilled all over him, and then there was no movement from the sharptooth at all. The hole was officially clogged up.

Then, something came out of the pile of rocks, a brown beak popped out and Amy emerged from the rocks. She shook her head to try to get the rocks off her. Then she turned around to see the hole clogged up.
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Mr. Three Horn suddenly heard roaring ahead come to a halt.

"Did you kids hear that?" He asked softly. He nudged his daughters near him. And he motioned Ducky and Spike to come near too.

"Kids, just stay with us for a bit until your mother arrives." he said to Ducky and Spike.
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Little Foot cheered and exclaimed, "We did it!"

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #951 on:** November 22, 2009, 05:15:20 PM

Sam looked up and saw the hole was gone. Sam began to get some of the rocks off him but a few were too heavy. "When is "Thomas" going to get here,' sam asked himself.

Noname · **Reply #952 on:** November 22, 2009, 05:16:43 PM

No sooner than he had said that did the human begin helping to get the rocks off of Sam.

"Well, THAT wasn't so hard, now was-" 'Thomas' began to say.

ROAR!!!

"Oh. what NOW?!" the human exclaimed.

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #953 on:** November 22, 2009, 05:18:59 PM

"I do hope we're not trapped out in the mysterious beyond,' sam, said.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #954 on:** November 22, 2009, 06:54:53 PM

Longtail smiled brightly as he heard Littlefoots exclamation.
"That's great!"

Grandma Longneck sighed in relief as she commented, "Yes that indeed is a good thing to know." She then glanced around to the others present and asked, "Is everyone alright? Amy dear, how are you?"

Spike stepped closer to Mr.Threehorn expecting more trouble after hearing the roar.

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Rick heard the roar and stopped in his tracks as he looked around.
"I think the fighting is over...at least for now. And any idea is worth trying Pangaea. And don't worry I'd protect you as well as I could if we tried." he said with a confident smile.

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #955 on:** November 22, 2009, 07:59:59 PM

"Where are sam and "Thomas,' mr thicknose asked.

Pangaea · **Reply #956 on:** November 22, 2009, 09:28:25 PM

Pangaea simply uttered a quiet “thank you” to Rick. As touched as he was that anyone (especially someone he didn’t feel he knew very well) would offer to risk their life for him, the prospect worried him. He didn’t share Rick’s confidence, had little self-esteem, and regarded himself as generally useless (though he made a constant effort to not be so). Truthfully, he didn’t think of himself as someone worth saving in a life-or-death situation. If someone died while trying to protect him, he wasn’t sure if he could bear the guilt.

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Screech hadn’t made it to the gap before the rocks filled it and Red Claw was buried. Frantically, Screech began yanking rocks out of the pile in an attempt to free his leader.

“You big, stupid, stubborn, overstuffed, pebble-brained bonecruncher!” he cursed at Red Claw (if he wasn’t dead, Screech knew, he was surely unconscious), “You never listen to reason!”

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Pangaea (accompanied by Rick) finally reached the site of the battle. By now, the gap was filled in with rocks, and there were no sharpteeth to be seen.

“Late, as usual,” Pangaea muttered under his breath, though he was relieved that the danger was apparently over. “What happened?” he asked, panicked that someone had been hurt, “What did we miss?”

Belmont2500 · **Reply #957 on:** November 22, 2009, 10:28:11 PM

"now that you mention it,Mr. Thinknose , where are sam and 'Thomas'" Belmont asked.

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Shorty had finally gotten to the place where the gap used to be and he heard what Belmont had said so he approached Belmont "I hate to say it but they could be on the other said "Shorty said.
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"Oh crap, weren't Red Claw and his lackeys enough trouble" Belmont responded

"Red Claw was here" Shorty replied

"yeah, he was here" Belmont told him.

The Chronicler · **Reply #958 on:** November 22, 2009, 11:05:06 PM

When the rocks had collapsed and blocked off the gap, Chronicler and Ruby peeked out from behind the large rock they were hiding behind. Chronicler simply said, "Well... that was convenient."

Chronicler and Ruby stepped out from behind the rock. "Like I said earlier, it's just a pile of rocks," said Chronicler. "All we can do now is hope that we don't get a large enough earthshake in the next few days."

"Oh yes, that would be very bad, very bad that would be," commented Ruby.

Chronicler noticed the rain was now coming down hard. "I don't know about you guys, but I'd like to get out of the rain, so I'm going home." He then began heading back to Ruby's cave. Ruby decided to follow him, just to make sure he wouldn't get hurt on the way.

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #959 on:** November 22, 2009, 11:29:22 PM

Sam pushed the rest of the rocks off. "That could have been redclaw,' sam said.