The Continuing Saga

Pterano · **Reply #260 on:** August 06, 2011, 12:14:45 PM

Littlefoot sighed, both at Cera's words and the fact that neither of them had experienced this before. "Cera... look right now... Pterano's the only adult we have with us!" he said, speaking up now as he felt couldn't remain silent on this fact. "Ridge is right. We can't go around believing something's happened to our folks. I mean isn't hope better than accepting defeat?" he asked, furrowing his brow.

"Cera... hope is what got us through to the Great Valley! We all hoped we'd see our families again... and I couldn't ever give up on that... because if I had... my mom was already dead and so... I'd have nothing left." He said, almost looking like he was crying, though that of course was due to the heavy smoke still swirling around them. "It's not like Pterano is trying to lead us away for his own reasons. The other adults will be doing the same thing we are! He's just trying to make sure we'll be safe... like he did..." but he stopped there, not wanting to say that last bit. He was going to add "when your mom followed him", but that wouldn't work out too well in his mind. Pterano had still abandoned them after all, and he only hoped the flyer would stay with them through this. So far, he hadn't run off in the face of danger. "Never mind... that's what he's doing. Trying to make sure we'll be safe through this." he said, cutting it off there. "So that we CAN see our folks again."

Pterano heard his niece's words, and in spite of himself, he broke out into a smile. "Why... thank you Harper. I... I'm not sure what to say." he said, still smiling as they led the group on. "Thank you... so very much. I promise I'll try to keep you safe out there until we can locate the others." he stated. "Alright! Keep following our voices!" he called down to the gang. "We're nearly out of the smoke now! The exit is just ahead! Keep moving!" he encouraged, and much to his relief, Littlefoot and the gang soon moved out of the thickest section of smoke.

"Phew! Alright! We can see you guys again!" the longneck exclaimed, the flyers above them becoming visible once more. Making a beeline for the gap in the valley walls, Pterano now took lead, banking a little in order to head through the opening.

"This way, children! We're almost clear!" he urged. Flapping his wings to slow his descent, he landed outside on a patch of grass, facing back toward the valley to make sure they were all accounted for. He sighed audibly as he could see that they were. "Oh, thank goodness! It seems we've all managed to make it out!" he said, looking at his niece and nephew. "Good work, Harper. You did fine... you really did." he said, reaching out to give her a pat or two to help out her jangled nerves, as he could tell she wasn't handling this as well as she could have. He knew she was more of a stay at home flyer, unlike Petrie, and figured this encouragement would help her out a bit. He would have to thank Ridge for taking her on "adventures" and getting her out of the nest whenever he could. He felt it was good to get out and explore and feed your inner adventurer after all. "Alright, let's move away from the walls!" he said now, beckoning with his hands. "We don't want to get too close, in case there are more flying rocks!"

Littlefoot, the Rainbow Faces, and Hyp all started moving to follow the flyer, but Littlefoot paused, and moved over to Cera, noting the blood that was still on Chomper's features with some measure of discomfort. "Hey... Cera?" he asked. "What I said back there... I didn't mean to snap like that." he told her softly. "I know he's the last adult you want looking out for us right now but... we don't really have any choice." the longneck said. "You don't have to stay entirely near him but... don't go off on your own for now, alright? I think it's best if we stick together out here." He was worried about her charging off after all, and with Rinkus still around, that probably wasn't a good idea... well, it wasn't a good idea in general once you were in the Mysterious Beyond, in his opinion.

Hyp looked over at Chomper, and gulped a little as he saw the blood still on his face. "Um... you have... something... on your face." he said, waving with his finger a little over his own features to indicate where it was on Chomper. "Creepy sharptooth." he muttered, shaking his head as he kept walking.

vonboy · **Reply #261 on:** August 06, 2011, 12:35:08 PM

Chomper heard what Hyp said, and realized he never got all that blood of of his face. "Oh, sorry about that, I didn't even realize..." He walked off a little ways to lick up all the blood on his face. It was really the only way to get rid of it, but he didn't feel like he should of let the others see him doing it.

He walked back to the group. "Anyway, I could be a big help out here, Pterano! I can be using my sniffer, and tell you if I smell any other sharpteeth near here!" He pointed at his face, before lifting his head up a little to sniff the air.

Mama's Girl · **Reply #262 on:** August 07, 2011, 11:04:17 AM

As Littlefoot started to speak, Cera started and just stared at him a bit as they continued on. Defensiveness started to well up at first Ridge correcting her and now Littlefoot, but she heard him out, mainly because she couldn't come up with a quick answer to shut him up at the moment. Oddly enough the first thing she felt was guilt as he mentioned his mother, she knew what that felt like now and especially with it so freshly brought up. She'd already apologized, though, for those words that started the fight and split between them on the way here.

Littlefoot cut off his defense of Pterano midway, though, and the threehorn was tempted to ask him what he might have said, but let it drop, partly because she didn't want to discuss the flyer more than she could help, but also she was a bit tongue tied trying to settle on what to say to Littlefoot to prove just why she was right. That and the smoke didn't aid either. She just frowned shaking her head.

Ducky glanced back to both her friends with a small frown, catching at least that something was going on, but not sure what, just that Cera was probably having a hard time and feeling bad for her friend. She could at least guess why.

Harper just smiled back and then did also catch sight of the exit walls as the smoke cleared even for her and Pterano up above it being "the eyes of the group". She was small enough to fit through and so just flapped harder to make it through.

Pterano's words came down to them and Ridge nodded, rushing on a bit until they were clear of the pass. He also knew he should give his encouragement to Harper after she had to up and act like that, but first he couldn't help scanning for any of the other adults from the Great Valley. He didn't see any right away. Oh well, like he'd said, they were probably still fine.

Pterano's words did help the little stay at home flyer and Harper smiled, "Thanks Uncle Pterano, I'm just glad I could help". Ridge smiled, giving his friend a wink that said all on his part and Harper shook her head, but smiled more. She giggled a bit as Chomper came over, offering his sniffing services. Chomper was the nicest ever, but it was still creepy at times to hear him say stuff like that. "He really is good at it, the sniffing that is; he even saved mom once during the time of rising waters after some mud slid". There had been a scary time, Harper loved everyone in her family of course, but if she ever lost her mother she felt she'd probably be doomed to a very narrow world and existence.

"Maybe that's why I like you so much, Chomper" she smiled to the sharptooth, though she was just kidding.

As they all moved away from The wall, as suggested, Cera had in fact paused before doing such just long enough to make her own point to herself of how she wasn't listening to the flyer, but she was walking as Littlefoot came over. Her frown came back just in annoyance of what he'd said before to rub her wrong, but the look did let up as he went on. The threehorn sighed, "Yeah alright" she said. She paused and then went on, "Hey and by the way" she shuffled one foot a bit, "Sorry I've been acting like I'm the only one who's lost folks, you know". She shifted uncomfortably like she always did when forcing apologies out.

The Friendly Sharptooth · **Reply #263 on:** August 07, 2011, 05:06:12 PM

Happiness and comfort- two things sought out by many and obtained by few. Combined, they form a powerful sense of inner peace that allows the world to be seen in a brighter and more wholesome sense. Without those two aspects, a wide window is left open for misery to poke in its ugly head and loom about as it seeks control of the mind. The strong of heart can wage war on this dark intruder, but for the meek, they either fall or must lean on others for support to make it through.

There were several dinosaurs sitting in a circle. All of them were wide awake, and none of them looked pleased in the slightest. The silence in the air was suffocating. In the midst of the gathering sat two more dinosaurs, much younger than the rest. The male child was having a heart attack, as his vital organ was being barraged by fear and confusion. He had asked many times on the way here what was going on once his mouth was covered no longer. The answer he got from the kidnappers made him sick to his stomach in worry- he had gotten no reply at all.

He wanted to seem strong. No, he HAD to BE strong. He looked over at the girl sitting beside him, but he was taken aback at the complete lack of distress on her countenance. There was no way… Was Ali braver than he was? If so, he had to fight that fact. He relaxed his muscles, or rather, he put much emphasis into seeming as if he was relaxed. He scooted closer to her until their sides were touching. He knew what he had to say to seem strong in this dire time.

“Ali, I’m really scared.”

He mentally slapped himself for his failure. He had this grand comment all built up in his mind to say to her, but upon opening his mouth, all he could muster was the absolute truth. The overwhelming sense of danger he felt right now had vastly limited the dominance his imagination had over his speech. Suddenly donning a contorted expression for ruining his present reputation, he simply grew silent as he awaited her response, not only to his remark, but also as to what she felt and thought about their current situation.

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #264 on:** August 07, 2011, 05:07:21 PM

The female Longneck looked at her partner in confusion as well. Ali had absolutely no idea just what was going on, and she was going to find out, somehow in some way, shape, or form. Just, how she was going to do it was the question. She looked at Rhett a bit pleadingly, with a mix of fear on confusion in it as well, but did her best to keep her composure. Ali looked at the group of Dinosaurs around them. She hadn't any idea what they wanted or what they were going to do, she just hoped that it wouldn't be too bad.

"I am too! I KNEW this was a bad idea! We just have to keep calm..." she whispered with a mix of concern, yet a I-told-ya-so type of tone in her voice.

The Friendly Sharptooth · **Reply #265 on:** August 07, 2011, 05:10:23 PM

“So I was wrong,” Rhett thought to himself. “She’s afraid too, but, that makes this even worse! If she had no fear right now, it wouldn’t be that big of a deal. What’s so great about handling danger without concern? But since she IS afraid, she’s even better than I thought because she can control her worries. I’m a nervous wreck.”

He wanted to think on this further, but his head was already throbbing from thinking THIS much, so he decided to give his processing a nice, long break. This became clear immediately.

Even though they were completely surrounded and had no objects to work with, he leaned in closer and whispered, “Want to try running away?”

An elegant, yellow flower that had been standing erect for many months suddenly just plopped over.

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #266 on:** August 07, 2011, 05:15:41 PM

She thought about Rhett's offer. Looking around, she saw Dinosaurs on every side of them, in other words, they were surrounded. Clearly, the person that had done this didn't want them running away, or so she figured. She also saw that there were no objects or anything that could be used as a weapon. In other words, it was hopeless.

"I'm not sure that would be such a good idea..." she whispered quietly back, being careful to make sure their conversation wasn't picked up by unwanted ears.

The Friendly Sharptooth · **Reply #267 on:** August 07, 2011, 05:18:14 PM

“Ugh…” Rhett thought to himself. Now he was afraid in front of Ali AND coming up with stupid ideas. However, he quickly devised a plan. He just knew how to seem brave to her. He sat up and addressed the domeheads again so they all could hear. “Just keep me and let her go. I won’t cause any more trouble and will do everything you say if you just release my friend here.”

That comment finally got some of them talking with each other. Being as they spoke so quietly, though, he couldn’t make out what they were saying. His heart was racing at what their reply would be. He hoped with all his heart they’d say-

“We agree to your terms. Girl, you’re free to go,” one of the males told her.

Rhett stood up at once in a fluster and exclaimed, “What? No! You weren’t supposed to agree! I’d be scared out of my mind if she wasn’t here! I was just trying to look-”

His brain had finally reached the end of its long journey and thus had arrived back at its senses. He immediately shut his mouth, turned with a goofy smile to Ali, and idiotically hoped she was simple-minded enough not to understand what just happened.

“Hmph,” the same domehead retorted, returning his gaze to outside the circle to keep watch. “Don’t get too comfortable, kids. Our break is almost over, and when it is, we keep going. Oh, and trying to run away will do you the opposite of good, as my herd is rather swift and not exactly gentle when their patience has been tried. Yes, I do have better hearing than you children apparently give me credit for."

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #268 on:** August 07, 2011, 05:19:57 PM

If Ali had hands, one of them would be up to her forehead in a second at the stupidity that was occuring right now. As noble as Rhett had been, he'd quickly blown it for the both of them. She returned his look with an irritated stare and then looked back at the Domehead that was talking to Rhett.

"Excuse me, sir...but...may I ask what we're doing here?" she asked cautiously, bracing herself.

The Friendly Sharptooth · **Reply #269 on:** August 07, 2011, 05:21:40 PM

"You're a very sophisticated, child," he said to the longneck, getting a look of both confusion and jealousy from Rhett. "Now that I have finally been given respect, addressed as sir, I'll tell you why you're here."

Rhett did not even bother trying to look at what Ali's expression right now must be.

"We were hired by an old friend of ours to take you far away from that herd you were in. Until a change has occured, we won't be returning you."

"What!? The only dinosaurs I know are in our herd or back in the Great Valley, and none of them hate me! Who else could there possibly be to have asked you to kidnap us!? This is stupid! Stupid stupid stupid! Ugh, just tell me what we need to change so we can get this over with as soon as possible."

"That is just not possible, boy. You see, if you know what needs to be changed, it can't be changed. If you truly have what it takes to change this- thing- then you'll do so without knowing, and if you do it, then, and only then, will you know what it is. Now, we've rested long enough. On your feet," he told them as all the other domeheads started to move out.

As they began walking again, Rhett desperately asked in a whisper to Ali, "Did any of that make sense to YOU?"

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #270 on:** August 07, 2011, 05:51:03 PM

"None at all..." Ali sighed, her mind still reeling from the Domeheads very hard to decipher message.

She had no clue who could've told these Domeheads to kidnap them, or why they did it, for that matter. From the sounds of it, they weren't going back anytime soon either...

((OOC: Okay, we're done.

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Pterano · **Reply #271 on:** August 07, 2011, 08:20:48 PM

((Trulyfantasticme had an idea, and I think it'll be fun to implement, as I was looking for a way to get them even further from the valley, and she provided an answer, so she can start that whenever she's ready.

))

Pterano regarded Chomper with an uncertain look at first. Despite the fact that he knew Littlefoot saw this sharptooth as his friend, Pterano was still a little uneasy around him. But if his sniffer could be used to detect sharpteeth...

As it stood, Ridge was more than willing to vouch for Chomper as well, and Pterano suppressed a sigh. Instead, he smiled, and gave a nod. "Alright... well I must admit, I am still getting used to the idea of sharpteeth among us, but your assistance caused Rinkus to abandon the abduction, and thus... I do owe you a vote of thanks, Chomper, for what you did. If your sniffer can help detect sharpteeth, then I'll be more than happy to let you assist us in such a manner." the flyer stated.

"Yo, pops!" the call came from Hyp.

"Pops? Er... I'm most certainly NOT your father." Pterano retorted, unsure how to fully react to this.

"Whatever. I'm hungry! What are you gonna do about that?"

Pterano felt like snapping that he was perfectly capable of finding his own food, but that wouldn't do, especially not now. "Erm... well... I suppose it couldn't hurt to go looking for food. Though I think we should try and find the other adults soon too." Pterano said, looking about him. "Is everyone else hungry? If so..." he spoke up now to make himself heard. "We can try and look for food together. Safety in numbers after all."

Before this announcement was made, Littlefoot had answered Cera. He looked down at the ground, shuffling his own foot a bit. "Yeah... it's alright. We should never forget our family... especially the ones that have... moved on." he said, looking over at her. "I'll NEVER forget my mother. I loved her so much." the longneck said, looking back down at the ground. "And she'll always be with me... in my heart. I think you should do the same with your mother... and the rest of your family. I love my grandparents so much... just like you probably love your dad... but it's important to remember those that are gone, too. I think... that you should remember the positives about them though... rather than the negatives that are associated with Pterano." He said, looking back at her again and pursing his lips.

"Pterano might make you feel like your stomach is burbling, kind of like the bubbling mud, but try and remember your mother and the others in a positive light... I think it'll help." He said, starting to smile now as Pterano made his announcement. "Huh... I am a bit hungry!" he called back to the flyer. Treestar snacks with Redback had been good... but a real meal would be nice. "What do you say, Cera? Want to get something to eat?" he asked, trying to keep her in at least a level mood.

The Rainbow Faces were keeping a close eye on everything from off to the side. It seemed as if the flying rocks weren't falling as rapidly anymore, and they only looked between each other with a nod. There was a sort of sadness in their looks, but it would only be evident by looking right at them.

trulyfantasticme · **Reply #272 on:** August 07, 2011, 08:42:27 PM

"Yeah, I'm a little hungry as well." Devon said, right after he heard Pterano's dinner speach.

"Me too." Petrie agreed, perching himself on Devon's shoulder.
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Little did they know that there were three certain sharpteeth roaming about nearby: a tyrannosaurus (Red Claw's species) and two velociraptors (Screech and Thud's species) to be exact. Red Claw held his head up as though he noticed something in the air.

Thud seemed to notice this. "What is it, Master?"

Red Claw let out a silent growl before replying..."I smell meat."

vonboy · **Reply #273 on:** August 07, 2011, 08:46:58 PM

"Thank you Mr. Pterano! That really means a lot!" Chomper exclaimed excitedly.

he started walking around the group, his sniffer on full power. It was a little hard to get a smell through the bit of smoke that was still lingering just outside the Valley walls, but he could manage. He couldn't make out anything for awhile, but he suddenly stopped in his tracks when he caught a certain stench. A foul odor of death. Granted, this thought was coming from a fellow sharptooth, so this was an especially raunchy odor. Actually, this odor wasn't from a single sharptooth, but from three he knew all too well.

"Uh, guys, It's Redclaw! I can smell him! Redclaw and his goons are coming!"

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #274 on:** August 07, 2011, 09:07:51 PM

(OOC: Redclaw is indeed a Tyrannosaurus. Rex. Gigantosaurus was the one from number five.

Also, Screech and Thud are Velociraptors.)

Spike sighed as he followed his friends away from the valley. It was pretty hard to see the home he'd had for so long go into a catostrophic disarray. He could only hope that his adoptive family and his friends' families got out safely as well. At the mention of food, Spike heard his own stomach start to growl, signaling to the young Spiketail that he was hungry, as always, but that was the least of his worries right now. When Chomper told them that Redclaw, Screech, and Thud were nearby, he began to get scared. Hopefully they would get out of any trouble unscathed, just as always, right?

trulyfantasticme · **Reply #275 on:** August 07, 2011, 10:15:54 PM

Just then, a roar swept through the land, startling Pterano's little "herd". Petrie was the first to react. "SHARPTOOOOOOOOOTH!!!!!!!!" he screamed as he flew into Pterano's wing, shivering.

As for Devon, that unexpected roar stopped him dead in his tracks. "Uhhh...Dad?" was all he could mutter before a giant green leg stepped behind him. He went wide eyed, as he slowly looked behind him, and up to the sky and what he saw made him jump into Pterano's arms. There stood a green tyrannosaurus rex and two velociraptors also known as Red Claw, Screech and Thud.

Mama's Girl · **Reply #276 on:** August 08, 2011, 01:01:25 AM

Turning Hyp's way, both Ducky and Harper had to hold in a giggle at his addressing of Pterano, and more so at Pterano's reaction. Even if Hyp was still being...difficult, it was good to see that he could be amiable enough for while they had to have him with them. Actually if Hyp would be nice he could be a big help being between Pterano and the actual kid's ages.

"I would not mind us finding something to eat as well, I would not" Ducky of course didn't want to be too needy or pushy, but agreed they should probably find something soon if they couldn't find their guardians right away.

Harper smiled, "Me too, so I guess it's kind...what's it called, in-amous" she said, of course getting the word Unanimous wrong.

Cera just glanced to the ground as Littlefoot went on. She agreed of course, on some level, but it was still just hard. She sighed, "Yeah, I guess you're right, it's like...", she did glance to make sure Pterano or Petrie wouldn't pick up her next part, mainly for her friend's sake, "Pterano's done enough, I shouldn't let him ruin her memory by only focusing on how I hate him. I know, that's not what you meant" she went on quickly, "but...yeah" she left it hanging a bit but her thought finished enough and turned as they all talked of getting something to eat. "Yeah sure, sounds good" she answered Littlefoot.

As Chomper began sniffing about, Harper caught his next words and frowned, Redclaw...she'd heard that name before but where. Said sharptooth along with the two fastbiters stepped out. Oh yeah, the whole reason Chomper and even Ruby were in the Great Valley, she realized. Even she knew of the story, having heard from the others. She slowly backed up as her mind raced for what they should do.

Without really thinking, Ridge moved in front of some of the other kids a bit as he just stared at the sharpteeth he wasn't as familiar with, but knew enough of course.

"Oh this figures..." Cera frowned.

trulyfantasticme · **Reply #277 on:** August 08, 2011, 03:29:20 AM

I EDITED THIS BECAUSE I POSTED IN THE WRONG RP!!!! XDDDDDD

Pterano · **Reply #278 on:** August 08, 2011, 10:25:00 AM

"Actually, that is sort of along the lines of what I meant." Littlefoot told Cera, still smiling. "And it's a good point all in its own." he was interrupted in his train of thought by Chomper, however, who exclaimed that Redclaw was coming.

"Redclaw? Who's that?" Pterano asked, having been completely unfamiliar with the name. The ground began shaking in response, and Littlefoot ran forward.

"He's a sharptooth! A pretty bad one at that!" the longneck stated.

"Yeah! That guy means business!" Hyp said, considering bolting off.

"A s-sharptooth?" Pterano stammered, and began to shiver a little. Redclaw quickly came into sight, Petrie being the one to raise the first alarm. Devon practically leaped into Pterano's arms, and the older flyer regarded the T-Rex and his two companions with dread.

His initial reaction was to drop Devon and fly off, shouting out that it would be everyone for themselves, but as he remained rooted to the spot, he knew that such a cowardly act would most likely only get the children killed. But ultimately... what could he do?

"Children... run!" he shouted, taking to the air now. "But... try and stay together! We don't want to get separated out here!" he exclaimed. "Ridge, no time for heroics! You need to move!" he advised the spiketail. "I'll try and stay behind you!" the better to keep an eye on everyone after all.

Littlefoot needed no second urging, and he immediately turned to run. The two Rainbow Faces regarded the sharptooth with an exasperated look, and they too turned to follow after the gang.

"Not these guys again..." Littlefoot mumbled as he ran. "How come we ALWAYS run into them whenever we go out here?" he looked behind him, and then up into the sky. Pterano was there, doing his best to stay behind them as he'd promised. He could hear the Rainbow Faces arguing amongst each other, and he gave them a confused look. "Mind... sharing?" he asked, huffing a bit.

"Mmmm we MIGHT have a plan." the female said, sighing. "BUT... some of us aren't exactly keen on the idea."

"Whereas the other some of us..." the male broke in, "feel that we have no choice!" Littlefoot only stared, wondering what it was they were possibly debating. He noted with some concern that they were being chased further away from the Great Valley, and that they might actually end up on their own out here after all.

"I don't suppose Redclaw is in a listening mood?" he asked of Chomper, though knew the answer to that was probably a big fat NO.

Pterano's heart pounded once again. Too much adrenaline for one day! First Rinkus, then the flying rocks, and now a sharptooth attack! He normally simply flew up so high that he was in the clear, and then leisurely made his way off from the sharpteeth, but this time was different. He had to protect his wards after all, as he was responsible for them. "Oh come on, Pterano!" he shouted to himself. "Think! You're supposed to be clever after all! Maybe... maybe I could try throwing rocks?" he mused aloud. It might work on the smaller ones at least, but he doubted Redclaw would take very kindly to it. Treesweets might work as well, as he'd heard of their potency against sharpteeth, but he'd have to find some first. He'd also like to confirm that as well.

"Petrie..." he said, looking over at his nephew. "Is it true that treesweets have an effect on sharpteeth?" he asked, having never tried to actually fight with them before.

trulyfantasticme · **Reply #279 on:** August 08, 2011, 03:44:01 PM

"Why, yes Uncle," he looked above him to see a cluster of treesweets in a tree. "There's some up there," he pointed upwards with his small claw.

Red Claw appeared out of the trees behind them and roared. "ATAAAAAACK!!!!!" Was what he was yelling in that old sharptooth language of his and Screech and Thud lunged at their pray.