In the land before time

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #2000 on:** February 16, 2011, 01:47:30 AM

After seeing the clawed dinosaur's spazzy greeting she felt more calm.

"Heh, you caught me. Sorry about the eaves-dropping. Couldn't help it," she laughed, then got down to business, she took a step forward. "I heard you were talking about the GOF and you guy's are member's there, I'm one too. Name's LBTDiclonius. Perhaps you've heard of me?" she said.

Her eyes shifted to one of the birds, he looked way too familiar to be a coiencidance. "You're Guido, right?" she asked.

Kor · **Reply #2001 on:** February 16, 2011, 03:58:41 AM

Petrie shrugged, "maybe boring adult stuff. You stay here or going out for fun?" He asked Terry.

Pangaea · **Reply #2002 on:** February 16, 2011, 01:58:59 PM

(OOC: FlipperBoidSkua: Congratulations! Your last post was the 2,000th post in this RP!

No prize, I’m afraid; just thought you’d like to know.

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Pangaea would have immediately thanked Sparky for her words of consolation had it not been for LBTDiclonius making her presence known at that moment. “Oh, uh…hi there,” he said shyly. “Uh…how much of that conversation did you catch? N-not–not that I’m upset about it, but am I going to have to fill you in on a lot of details?”

Suddenly concerned that he wasn’t being polite enough, Pangaea decided to just introduce himself. “Um…I’m Pangaea; yes, the same Pangaea from the GOF.” For a moment he considered introducing Sparky as well, but decided against it in case she’d rather do it herself.

“Uh…y–y–yeah, that’s me,” Guido said in response to the newcomer’s question. Although he was accustomed to standing out in a crowd, Guido found it unnerving that a total stranger whom he had never seen before could know his name and recognize him immediately, even afteróno, especially afteróPangaea had explained to him how this was possible. “Sorry…I can’t say I’ve heard of you. Er…well, obviously I haven’t heard of you, because I’m not from the same place as you like these guys…”óhe gestured to Sparky and Pangaeaó“ I–I–I mean, they could have told me about you, so then I would have heard of you, but they didn’t tell me about you, so I haven’t heard of you, and…and…uh, I–I–I think I’ll just be quiet now…”

FlipperBoidSkua · **Reply #2003 on:** February 16, 2011, 03:59:29 PM

((OOC: Awesome!!!! Exactly 2,000!! Whooooooo!! Hopefully, when and if it gets to that point, I hope I'll have the 9,001st post so I can insert in the "over 9,000" joke

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With Guido's nervous words, Sparky couldn't hold in what she always wanted to say and she smiled at the little teal glider. "You're uberly adorable, did ya know that?" That's definitely the truth, right there!! Alright, now that that statement was finally off her chest, she turned her eager smile to the newcomer, practicing on keeping her spazziness down to a minimum.

"I'd say I'd definitely heard of you! You're one of my good friends on GOF!! Here's a hint on who I am: Waaaaaaassssssssuuuuuuuuppppppp!

: " She struggled to hold in a laugh from doing that, not succeeding very well.

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #2004 on:** February 16, 2011, 06:26:12 PM

"Your Pangaea?" she gasped. "Wow, it's kind of an honor to meet you. Hmm...how much of the coversation I've heard...um...not too much, I've only been here for a few minutes actually. No need on details," she said. "Oh, and Guido, don't worry about it. It's fine, I'm like that myself, not that good at introductions. It's nice to meet you," she smiled.

After saying hello to Pangaea and Guido, she turned to the clawed dinosaur. "Hmm someone who's my good friend on there and says 'wassup' quite randomly...you wouldn't happen to be FlipperBoidSkua, would you? Because if you are, there's one thing I want to say...Wazzzzzzup!

: ! Geez, I'm actually pretty starstruck right now. I mean, after meeting you guy's well, I kind of feel like I'm meeting celebrities right now," she said. Then became quiet. Now that they've meet her, what would they think of her?

((OOC: Congratulations FBS!

Over 9000, haha! That joke just never get's old

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Pangaea · **Reply #2005 on:** February 18, 2011, 12:10:33 AM

Pangaea uttered a sigh tinged with a groan at LBTDiclonius’s last statement. “Oh, you too?” he said. It came out sounding slightly more upset than he would have intended, largely because telling the last part of his story had already left him on a bit of an emotional knife edge. As soon as he had said it, Pangaea started worrying that he would LBTDiclonius feel guilty or uncomfortable, and stuttered as he attempted to remedy that. “I–I–I mean, sorry, no offense…I–I’m not mad or anything…but please don’t think of me as a celebrity; I–it–it makes me self-conscious.” He started wringing his hands again, unsure of what to say next.

Guido, meanwhile, just gave a perplexed look to Sparky, both because of the comment she had directed at him, and the way she was greeting the newcomer. “What are you talking about?” he asked.

While he waited for an answer, he turned his attention back to the longneck. “Well, uh, hi…Ell-tee-dee-by…” He stumbled verbally as he tried to pronounce her name. “Uh…you wouldn’t happen to have a nickname or something, would you? One that's easier to say?” Why do so many of these guys have such weird names? he wondered.

Redtooth101 · **Reply #2006 on:** February 18, 2011, 12:39:50 AM

Daniel looked over the valley trying to spot anyone familiar or in other words the usual gang of five. "If I tell this to anyone they'll probably freak out, but I guess it's worth a shot" he said as he gave up and looking from such a distance and decided to take a slower look. He spread his wing and jumped this time flying with more control, although to be fair he didn't flap and was simply gliding downwards.

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #2007 on:** February 18, 2011, 01:03:36 AM

"No worries, Pangaea, I just got...caught up in the moment there. Meeting you and FBS here and...Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm just a blabbermouth, I'll be quiet now. That would do us all a favor wouldn't it? Sorry about that," she apoligized, then turned her attentuion back to Guido. "Yeah, that name is a little hard to say, isn't it? Call me Nana, that's what all my friends call me. It isn't my real name but...I'll...be quiet now..." she sighed. "I'm sorry about that introduction. I'm just too caught up with drama in my life. I'm just not very good at making friends," she admitted.

FlipperBoidSkua · **Reply #2008 on:** February 18, 2011, 01:25:49 AM

Sparky nodded happily at Nana's guess of her identity and made a slight wag of her tail. "You're not a blabbermouth at all! You have every right to talk as all of us do. And really, I love hearing what other people have to say. It's fun." That said, she turned her attention back to Guido, a bit surprised that he apparently never had anyone call him adorable.

"I mean, you're super cute, cuddly, that sort of thing, both in the way you look and the way you talk. You make me wanna go 'awwwww' all the time. AKA, I just gave you a big compliment." She told him with one of her friendliest looks.

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #2009 on:** February 18, 2011, 01:29:36 AM

Nana's face grew a bit more brighter after FBS gave her comment about her. "Really? You think so? Thanks!" she exclaimed, smiling widely and gave a wag of her tail in response. "Any name you'd like me to call you FBS?" she asked.

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #2010 on:** February 18, 2011, 01:31:43 AM

As Cera and Tricia were walking along to meet up with the others, they suddenly heard a rather spastic "Waaaaaaasssssssuuuuuuuppppppp!" that caused them to stop dead in their tracks.

"That...sounded really, really close. Stay with me, Tricia," Cera instructed before she guided her sister in the direction the voice had come from, and realized she could hear another voice. When they came out of the woods and saw a strange new dinosaur with long claws, Tricia cried out in fear before she darted behind her sister. Cera almost freaked out herself, but then she recognized Guido and Pangaea.

"Well, now that our cover has been blown, I guess we should go find out who they are," Cera said to Tricia before they slowly approached the group. Tricia continued to hide behind Cera.

"Hey, you two," Cera said to Guido and Pangaea before she looked at the other two dinosaurs. "And who are these two may I ask?"

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"Okay, kids. Time to go back and play," Ms. Swimmer said as she rounded up her children.

"I appreciate your hospitality, M'am, but I think I'll stay behind and look for the others," Anna spoke up.

"You're very welcome, sweetie. I'll see you around later, then," Ms. Swimmer replied.

"May I stay with her, Mama?" Ducky asked.

"Sure you can. Just remember to wait for your food to settle first. See you later, sweetheart," Ms. Swimmer said before she and the other little swimmers headed back for their nesting area. Ducky waved at them before she turned her attention to Anna.

"What do you want to do now?" Ducky asked.

"Depends on what your idea is," Anna replied. Ducky then let ouw a yawn.

"I would love to go look for our friends, yep yep yep, but I am too sleepy. I am, I am. I did not sleep good last night, oh no no no," Ducky sleepily admitted. Anna let out a yawn in response before she spotted a large nearby tree with abundant shade beneath it.

"I didn't, either. I'm still sleepy, too. Don't let me stop your plans, but I'm gonna go under that tree over there and catch a few more z's," Anna said.

"Why go over there?" Ducky asked.

"To protect my skin. See, we humans get burned by too much sunlight, and since I'm really pale, I burn much easier," Anna replied.

"But, you are a dinosaur right now and not a human," Ducky pointed out to Anna.

"D'oh! You're right. Well, I guess it would feel good to snooze in the sunlight," Anna replied before she curled up on the bank of the water hole. Ducky found her usual spot to the right of Anna.

"Just for a little while, a'ight?" Anna reminded the little swimmer.

"Oh, yes yes yes," Ducky sleepily replied. Anna chuckled before she closed her eyes. Like Cera, Ducky was also getting to feel like a little sister to her.

FlipperBoidSkua · **Reply #2011 on:** February 18, 2011, 01:58:35 AM

"Friends call me Sparky and all three of you definitely qualify as friends!"

Upon Cera and Tricia's rather unexpected arrival (she had given a slight jump of surprise at Tricia's cry), she once more practiced controlling her spazziness. Although Cera wasn't one of her Top Ten Fav LBT Characters, she is her favorite of the Original Gang of Five. As for Tricia, though the baby was actually one of her Top Ten Least Favorites, she didn't want the little one scared of her. She smiled gently and gave a soft wave, whispering a friendly "Hey there".

Sensing the older threehorn child was probably asking Pangaea and Guido specifically about them, she felt the need to not make personal introductions herself, as it's something she would consider rude, and intentional rudeness was no longer part of her personality.

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #2012 on:** February 18, 2011, 02:08:39 AM

"Sparky, eh? I love that-" she started, but was stopped by the two three-horns sudden arrival. Whriling her neck around she saw Tricia cry in fear of Sparky, she didn't think anyone could be sacred of her, but Tricia was a baby, she probably wouldn't understand. When she saw Cera, she was getting excited, an actual member of the gang was right in front of her! Maybe not her favorite, but Cera was on her top favorites list, but she managed to keep herself composed.

Tricia, on the other hand, wasn't on any of her lists, be they favorites or not, but she gave her a friendly smile. She was about to respond, but she felt as if she didn't need to, it felt as if the question was directed at only Pangaea and Guido, so she kept her mouth shut. "A first..." she sighed in her mind.

Pangaea · **Reply #2013 on:** February 19, 2011, 01:23:02 AM

“Sorry…sorry,” Pangaea said to Nana, feeling guilty that she was putting herself down. “You’ll have to forgive me; I’ve been through a lot lately myself.”

Guido was still perplexed as to what exactly he had done to qualify for Sparky’s adjective ëuberly adorable’ just then, but he decided not to press the matter. “Umm…well…thanks,” he simply said in response.

As had been the case with Nana, Cera and Tricia’s arrival caught Pangaea by surprise. The combined emotional impact of exciting meetings, awkward conversations, surprise visitors, and the all-too-fresh memory of one of the worst nights of his life was making him terribly jumpy, and a little overwhelmed. Still, he tried his best to keep his cool as he responded to Cera’s query.

“Oh, uh…hi, Cera. Hi, Tricia,” he said, waving. “These are a couple of friends of mine. They’re, uhh…” He wasn’t sure how much Cera had been told about the GOF. “…from the same place as me and Anna.”

Immediately recognizing the primary source of Cera and Tricia’s all-too-apparent concern, he glanced up at Sparky. “Oh, don’t worry about her,” he told them. “She’s a leafeater; her claws are just for pulling down branches. I–I know her kind as a Therizinosaurus, but you’d probably call her a ëlongclaw’ or something. Uh…like she said, her name’s Sparky. She’s, uh…a little hyper, but she’s harmless, trust me.”

Next he motioned to Nana. “And…this is Nana. She just met up with us a minute ago. She’s a little shy, mind youówell, maybe shy’s not quite the right word…sensitive, maybe? A–a–at any rate, be careful not to hurt her feelings, y’know?”

Redtooth101 · **Reply #2014 on:** February 19, 2011, 02:10:04 AM

Daniel kept watch as he glided until he caught site of some very interesting dinosaurs. "Those ones look just like Cera and Guido," he saif to himself as he almost naturally brought a hand to where his chin would be if he was human. However he hadn't realized that by doing this he had ceased flapping and by the time he had realized it was too late. "Oh f-" what he was going to say was cut short as he fell from the sky, unable to gain altitude as he flailed his arms around in panic. "Look out below!" he shouted as he approached the ground.

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #2015 on:** February 19, 2011, 02:33:46 AM

"It's quite all right Pangaea," Nana smiled for the first time, but then heard someone shout, "Look out below!" and saw what looked like some type of Pterosaur coming down towards them. Oh no..." she groaned silently.

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #2016 on:** February 19, 2011, 02:46:58 AM

"Sparky and Nana, eh? You humans sure have the strangest names. By the way, I'm Cera and this is my little sister Tricia. Come here, Tricia. It's safe," Cera replied. Tricia hesitantly came up to the left of Cera as she eyed Sparky's claws, but then she giggled as she wagged her tail.

"As for hurting feelings, I'll try not to, but I can't make any promises there. It seems like no matter what I say, no matter how honest or nice it is, someone seems to get offended. Why me?" Cera snorted, but then was interrupted by the falling flyer. Tricia squealed in fright when she saw the flyer coming right at them.

"Oh, why me indeed! As soon as I say it's safe, too!" Cera barked as she and Tricia ran for cover.

FlipperBoidSkua · **Reply #2017 on:** February 19, 2011, 03:22:16 AM

Sparky smiled at having made Tricia giggle; she may not like babies all too well, but it did make her feel all warm inside. But the warm feeling disappeared fast at the sudden cry and she snapped her gaze upwards. Oh shiznits!

She had the split-second instinct to get out of the way when she recalled that she's practically the largest one here and had the best chance of saving the poor Flyer from a very nasty crash. She couldn't let him get hurt!! And maybe this can be her opportunity to prove to the others that she really was friendly and harmless despite her sharptooth-like appearance. Cautiously and extremely carefully, as she didn't want her claws causing any injury to the poor dude, she waited for him to get within range before hastily catching him safely in her hands.

"Gotcha!" she exclaimed triumphantly as she looked the Flyer over. A young male which seems to be the same species as Sierra and that fact almost brought on more spazziness, which the situation quickly neutralized. "You alright there, dude?"

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #2018 on:** February 19, 2011, 04:24:33 AM

Cyrix chuckled lightly as he patted Rob on his head.
"Rob my boy, I understand it's fun to start a rumor or two, but please, don't treat me like I'm a new born hatchling!" He gave Rob a cold stare as he continued. "You honestly expect me to believe that you brought Zaine into this world?! That's as crazy as saying Rick created Longtail! I was there the very DAY Longtail hatched from his egg! So do not begin telling me of things that you have NO control or idea about do you understand child?!"

Longtail for his part was still struggling to get free of Rick's hold on his neck and in a fit of anger he whipped his tail around and caught Rick in the eye. Longtail then felt himself falling and landed on his feet. He then locked eyes with Zaine and gave a long, crazed laugh.
"Zaine... you really are a hatchling aren't you? You haven't even figured it out yet... I NEVER lose control of my emotions... I just stop caring! Like right now... I don't care about Rick, or my Uncle Cyrix... in fact I can't seem to find a reason to care about anything right now. And just to prove it..." he swiftly turned around and clawed at Ricks foot and caused a deep enough slash to draw blood.

Rick raised his foot and grimaced in pain. "OW!" He glared at Longtail for a moment before he sighed. "Longtail I'm only going to warn you once, don't ever do that again! If you do, I will toss you into the nearest bubbling tar pit!" he said with a serious tone in his voice.

Longtail laughed once more as he looked back at Zaine. "Can you believe it... he's trying to be funny, threatening me. He really has no clue what he's getting himself into... something I'm going to have to teach him!" commented Longtail as he jumped up and tried to bite Rick's neck.

Rick reared back avoiding Longtail's potential bite and swung his tail forward sending the young flyer into a tree head first. He then said aloud, "Trust me Longtail, I know every single one of your best moves... you do not want to fight me. Not now..."

As Longtail stood up from his collision with the tree he gave a wicked and almost insane grin as he replied, "Oh, but once I'm done with you Rick, my dear uncle is next in line!" He then rushed at Rick again, this time using his wings and gaining a height advantage over Rick, striking out for his face and eyes, succeeding in causing several small, shallow scratches through Ricks' scales.

Rick grimaced in pain and shook his head vigorously to try and dislodge Longtail. After several tries it did work, and relying once more on his tail and its length Rick slapped Longtail on the back and forced the flyer to the ground. Then wasting no time, the human turned Saltasaurus raised up on his hind legs and brought both of his front paws down besides Longtails head. Rick then stepped back to ensure he hadn't harmed Longtail and was relieved when Longtail uncurled his body with a look of rage, and a touch of fear in his eyes.
Rick took a deep breath as he began speaking again. "I warned you once... I will not warn you again Longtail!"

Kor · **Reply #2019 on:** February 19, 2011, 11:48:41 AM

His breakfast done Petrie decided to go and see what his friends were up to. "Me go and see what me friends doing." He said before he took off to fly around to see if he could find them.