Chapter Five: Sharp Beaks Near the Great Valley
#6 of The Land Before Time XV: The Sharp Beak Prince
Chapter five
CHAPTER FIVE: SHARP BEAKS NEAR THE GREAT VALLEY
While Ptero and Petrie had had tragedy in their childhood, they weren't the only ones. Littlefoot the Apatosaurus had lost his mother at a young age, lost her to a Sharptooth on the day of the Great Earthshake. Yet he'd befriended a Sharptooth by the name of Chomper not long afterward. Many years had gone by since the tragedy of that day for Petrie, Ptero, and Littlefoot.
Littlefoot went to go see his friends Cera, Ducky, Petrie, and Spike. They were his best friends. His grandma and grandpa said to him "What are you going to do today Littlefoot?" Littlefoot lived with his Grandma and Grandpa. His father Bron was still alive and they'd gone after Bron when he'd gotten into some trouble. His friends Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Etta, Wild Arms, Chomper, and Ruby helped him rescue Bron. They'd rescued him from the Fire Mountain. Littlefoot was glad that his father was still alive. However, Littlefoot had agreed to stay with his Grandparents so that he could be with his friends in the Great Valley. Bron often came and visited.
Littlefoot turned and saw a Sharp Beak fly near the Great Wall. "Sharp Beak!" he cried. "It's ok, they won't come in here." said Grandpa Longneck. Littlefoot went to go see his friends. He saw the Sharp Beak fly away. Littlefoot remembered his last encounter with one. It had been only a while ago. The Sharp Beak Ichy, whom he'd had the misfortune of meeting in the Land of Mists, had come back with his Bigmouthed Belly Dragger friend Dil and also had come with Pterano's former henchmen, Rinkus and Sierra. Luckily, their plot had been foiled.
He came to Ducky first. "That thing was creepy. It was. It was." she said. "On the Island where we met Chomper, one got me. It tried to feed me to its babies." said Ducky.
Ducky had never told them this before. "We'd wondered where you went." said Littlefoot. "I fell and it caughted me. I thought it was coming to save me, but it was not. Oh, no, no, no." she said.
"How did you ever get away?" asked Littlefoot.
"I moved and the babies bited her instead. I fell and landed on you." replied Ducky.
They went to go see the others. They played Stop the Seed. Littlefoot's team won. They were still missing having Chomper and Ruby around.
The Great Valley was a happy place without evil. The kids lived here without pain or sorrow.
They continued to play for the rest of the day. They were all tired by nightfall.
"I still miss them. It's been only 14 rising and settings of the Bright Circle since they left." said Littlefoot. The defeat of Red Claw and his minions had prompted Chomper and Ruby to return back to their families. However, that meant two less playmates.
As night fell, they heard another Sharp Beak cry. It was just one lone Sharp Beak. However, Petrie hid behind a rock, cowering. "Oh, me can't look!" he whimpered.
"Grow up, it's just one and it's not in here!" scolded Cera, trying to sound braver than she actually was.
"We have had Sharp Beaks near the Great Valley before. We have. We have. There is nothing to worry about. Oh no, no, no, there is not." Ducky tried to reassure them, though she too was afraid. They were all on edge after Ichy had come to the Great Valley not too long ago. Finally, the Sharp Beak left. They were all relieved.
Littlefoot went to bed. He thought that the Sharp Beaks would never again come here to the Great Valley. He was wrong.