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Sierra grumbled as he was being led towards the Meeting Place. His face was surely frustated. He should've listened to Chomper. He should've just been stealthy. But no, he just had to try a frontal abordage the second he saw them. "I really need to think before I act..."

"Be quiet!" Snapped Teri. Teri was a female flyer about Petrie's age. She was dark blue with a light blue head and a golden 'ring' around her neck, and a pale yellow beak. Sierra hadn't gotten close to the meeting when he was suddenly knocked from the sky. The fall was enough to bend his beak a little and lose a tooth. He was surprised to see he was knocked down by a plant-eating female flyer, but he didn't dare fight her. Teri was larger than he was even though she was younger, and obviously stronger. He was much better off surrendering.

"Excuse me, but I don't recall telling you I was going to be quiet." He hissed, baring his teeth.

Teri rolled her eyes. "Well I say you be quiet!" She gave him a hard shove. He wabbled a little, but regained his footing. "I know about you. Pterano told me about you."

A nasty grin spread on the flying sharptooth's mouth. "Oh he has, has he?" He gave her a sideways glance. "Well you can tell Pterano that he and I have a score to settle."

Teri shook her head. "Why don't you tell that to him?"

"Don't think I won't!" He shouted almost proudly.

"Well here's your chance, sharptooth."

Sierra looked surprised. He had lost track of the time that he spent forced to walk on foot. They had already reached the Meeting Place. As Sierra looked, he noticed that most of the dinosaurs were too busy talking. But one in particular was looking straight at him. As their eyes met, a light of hate rekindled inside him.

"Sierra!"

"Pterano."

Pterano flew a bit closer. "Teri? Why did you bring him here?"

Teri folded her wings. "He just decided to drop in, apparently." She gave Sierra a nasty glare.

Sierra chuckled, tapping his claws against a rock. "The feeling is mutual, dear Pterano..." Pterano growled as he heard those words spoken to him like he was a child. "But I didn't come here to fight you."

The male flyer didn't take his eyes off the dark flyer. "I don't believe you, Sierra." Pterano paced around Sierra. Teri took a step back to give Pterano more room. "I remember what you almost did to me in the past."

A laughter broke out. "You still upset about that! Why, Pterano, that was years ago!" He put his claws on his chest as he continued laughing dryly. "I have all but forgotten why I was so mad at you back then!"

Having been a professional lyer a few years back, Pterano could sense that Sierra was not telling the truth. He could see it in his eyes, his body language, the tone of his voice, that weird smile on his face. Something was up. But what? What was Sierra plotting? What is his plan?

Teri turned her gaze from Sierra to Pterano. "What do you think we should do with him?"

"Go talk to Littlefoot. Let him know Sierra is here." The flyer never changed the direction of his suspicious glare. "I'll talk to Sierra for a few minutes."

Teri nodded, and flew off. This left Sierra alone with Pterano. The sharptooth chuckled maniacly, "So you're alone now?"

That seemed to almost confirm Pterano's suspicions. "It is not wise to attack me here, Sierra." He folded his wings in an almost arrogant manner. "You are too close to the other dinosaurs. They'll know you are here."

The flying sharptooth formed a fist with his right wing and swung it in the air. "I told you, I'm not here to attack you!"

Pterano smiled dryly. "Then what are you here for?"

"To help you!"

"Is that true?" Pterano swerved around as he saw Littlefoot walking towards them.

"Why yes..." Sierra smiled coldly.

"Don't believe him, Littlefoot!" Pterano flew up and stared at the longneck in the eyes. "He's just like how I was years ago! You can't trust him!"

"But he's a flying sharptooth, Pterano." Littlefoot frowned slightly. "He's probably the only one here who knows exactly how to get into Fortress Valley without getting seen."

"But you know as well as I do is you can trust Sierra as far as you can throw a mountain!" Pterano snapped angrily, slapping Littlefoot on the head with his wing. "Think, Littlefoot! Think!"

The longneck snarled, but said nothing. He looked at Sierra. He, too, was doubting Sierra's words. But at this time, Sierra is the least of their problems. Littlefoot didn't know of a pathway they'd for sure never be seen, but perhaps this sharptooth did. Ignoring Pterano's warnings, Littlefoot decided to accept Sierra's help.

"I accept your help, Sierra."

Sierra smiled, tapping his claws against each other. "Excellent..." he said in a long sigh. "I'm sure you'll find me rather...helpful..." He grinned.

Teri and Pterano looked at each other. They both couldn't believe that Littlefoot was stupid enough to fall for Sierra's tricks. But since Littlefoot was now leader of the valley, they'd have to go by his word. Just hopefully his decision doesn't endanger the entire herd.

Littlefoot walked back to the group. The others were waiting for his return. As the longneck returned, they noticed that three flyers were with them. They recognized Teri and Pterano right away, but it took a while for them to make out Sierra, who was flying up so high they couldn't see him well. As he descended towards the ground, Ducky recognized him immediately.

"Sierra! Littlefoot! Why did you bring him here!"

Pterano smiled softly. "Deja vu..."

The longneck replied, "He says he can help us."

An angry Hyp stormed towards Littlefoot. "I heard stories of what that guy did. Awful things... How do you think we can trust him! For all we know, he'll be leading us right into a trap!"

"Even so, he's the only one who can lead us to an area where the sharptooth definitely won't see us." He tried to explain. "Besides, he's just one sharptooth. Not like if he turns on us all of a sudden, he'll be a threat. I could defeat him with one shot."

Hyp acknowledged that statement. "True, but still, if he leads us into an area surrounded by sharpteeth, we're done for!"

"We'll have to be willing to take that risk! Hyp, if we don't act soon, we'll have that entire valley on our tails!"

"But isn't going there just as bad?" Hyp retorted.

"At least we're prepared to fight!" Littlefoot closed his eyes. "If those sharpteeth came at night, would we be prepared to fight? No! Best to act now!"

Pterano turned his attention to Teri. "My my my, he's starting to sound like Mr. Threehorn more and more everyday..."

Teri agreed. "Looks like they were more alike then we thought..."

Hyp and Littlefoot were still arguing. "Well I say we shouldn't trust him!"

Littlefoot retorted, "But you're not the leader!"

"You're not much of a leader yourself." Hyp smiled darkly. "From what I've heard, all the adventures you've lead always resulted in a sharptooth attacking you and your friends." Littlefoot remained silent. "In fact, that's the very reason we shouldn't go with your idea, letting Sierra help us. It'll just lead into another one of those dangerous encounters."

Littlefoot growled softly. "I am the leader, and if I say he'll lead us, he'll lead us!" He pressed his face against Hyp's. "Got a problem with that, pipsqueak?" A smile curled on his lips.

Hyp gulped, realizing where Littlefoot was going with this. He couldn't fight Littlefoot and he knew that very well. "All right, fine, he'll lead us." He started walking towards Mutt and Nod. He stopped, and looked at Littlefoot through the corner of his eye. "But I'm warning you, Littlefoot. Do not blame me when we are ambushed. This minion of Chomper will only lead us to a trap planned by his dear master."

The longneck rolled his eyes. "Whatever."

From behind him, Ali and Rex walked towards him. Rex was leaning against Ali for a bit of support. The male longneck turned around and found them standing there, looking at him with uncertainty.

Ali spoke first, "Littlefoot, are you sure it's wise to allow a sharptooth lead us to Fortress Valley?"

Rex agreed. "Yeah, what if Hyp's right? What if it is a trap?"

"Look, we don't have much of a choice." He sighed. "No matter if we stay here or go there, trap or no trap, we're gonna have to fight the sharpteeth."

Ali glared at him. "Littlefoot, Rex still hasn't completely healed. If he goes, he'll die for sure!"

Rex mumbled breathlessly, "Thanks for being so positive, Ali..."

Littlefoot, "I know, I know... We will be leaving in a couple days, to allow Rex to heal more."

As he talked with Ali, he had no idea that Sierra was spying on him. The flyer had perched on a nearby tree, and remained hidden in the shadows. Nobody noticed his absence. He almost wanted to scream something on that runner's face when he said that he was loyal to Chomper. He sighed. "Chomper will be pleased..." he said to himself with certain disgust. With that, he took off and left the Great Valley. When he will return, he'll just say he was scouting the outskirts of the Great Valley to see if any sharpteeth were coming there way. Since Littlefoot gave a chance and trusted him, he would believe him.

Ali glared at Littlefoot. "I sure hope you know what you are doing."

Rex nodded. "I hope so as well."

Littlefoot looked up towards the sky. "I know. I know." With that, he turned around and walked away.

Ali and Rex looked at each other, shrugged, and followed Littlefoot. And as this was happening, Sierra was returning to Fortress Valley...

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As Hip and his friends walked away he cursed under his breath. "Stupid longneck, he will kill all of us."

"Well Hyp, we have to do as he say, after all he is in charge." said Mutt.

"Yeah, he really is." agreed Nod.

"Well, idiots like him make leaf-eaters be killed uselessly. That's why I'll leave the valley as soon as I can." said Hyp. His friends shared a look.

"Hyp, I still not understand why do you want to leave the Great Valley. It's safe and no sharptooth can enter here." said Nod.

"Exactly." said Hyp "If no sharptooth can enter here I can't kill any of them."

"Here we go..." chorused the both as they rolled their eyes. Since Hyp's father was killed by that sharptoth he took a hating for all the kind, becoming one that attacked any sharptoth on sight without asking, and going over anyone who stood in his way.

"Those monsters will pay for what they did to my father." continued Hyp "I'll only rest when I have seen the last one of them die."