Reply To: The Land Before Time XIX: Adventure in the White Mountains
CHAPTER TWO: REUNION WITH RUBY
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Littlefoot and his friends were off, following Ali’s herd. At one point, they saw a familiar face. Ruby.
“Hello my friends. My friends hello.” she said.
“Hello Ruby. Say, how is Chomper?” Littlefoot asked.
“He was fine, last I saw him. But I haven’t seen him in some cold times.” said Ruby.
“Why didn’t you go and visit him?” Littlefoot asked.
“Now that he is older, my parents are worried. Worried they are that he will try and eat me now that he is older. It is nonsense of course. But there are other Sharpteeth near where he’s at now. Other Sharpteeth that are not nice. And since they are not nice, I don’t go that way.” said Ruby.
“We were going to help Ali.” said Littlefoot.
“I do not see your families.” said Ruby.
“We’re kinda not supposed to be doing this.” said Littlefoot.
“Can I go with you?” Ruby asked.
“I guess. Does your family know you’re going?” asked Littlefoot.
“They can find out later as they will try and stop me if I tell them so I think it is better to tell them where I went after I get back as they will not be able to stop me then.” said Ruby, smirking.
Littlefoot was shocked. Ruby had been quiet, but a daredevil, this was a bit new for her. But, then again, dinosaurs changed as they went into the Time of Great Growing.
“Perhaps you should tell your folks.” said Littlefoot.
“You have not told yours.” replied the Fast Runner smugly.
“I don’t want you to get into trouble too.” said Littlefoot.
“Oh, all right.” said Ruby, winking.
She went to her Mom and Dad. “Hello Mom and Dad, hello.” she said.
They moved, still mostly asleep. “Hey Ruby dear.” said Papa Fast Runner sleepily.
“I’m going with Littlefoot. We are going to White Mountain. We will be back.” said Ruby.
“Have fun.” said Ruby’s father sleepily, going back to sleep.
“I told them.” said Ruby upon returning to her friends.
“How’d they take it?” asked Cera.
“They said to have fun.” said Ruby, smiling. She knew that her father would be furious when he awoke and realized that he’d just given her permission to go to White Mountain. And she might be grounded for trying to trick him like that. But, she liked to help her friends.
They went through the snow. They chatted with Ruby along the way. She had gotten some more feathers since they’d last seen her and had grown some too. She had put on a tiny bit of weight.
“Do you think I look fatter?” she asked.
“No.” they all, minus Spike, quickly said.
They traveled after Ali’s herd, sometimes tiptoeing around like agents from Impossible Missions Force so as to avoid detection. Eventually, Littlefoot was able to come up to Ali when she was out of view of the others. “Hi Ali.” he whispered.
She turned, a look of shock on her face. “What are you doing here?” she snapped quietly.
“Coming to help.” he whispered innocently, smiling.
“Your grandparents are going to kill you, if Sharpteeth don’t first.” she whispered angrily.
“How much further?” Littlefoot asked.
“Another day at least. You and your friends can’t be seen, or else the Old One will send you back.” whispered Ali, shaking her head at him.
“I went across the Mysterious Beyond when chased by a vicious Sharptooth. I can take care of myself.” he reassured her.
They came across a narrow path ahead. “How are you going to get through here without being noticed, genius?” she asked.
“Well, we’ll just take that path going up.” said Littlefoot, pointing to a path going up the canyon path they were going in.
“Well, Littlefoot, be careful. If you die, I’m going to kill you.” she said warningly.
He chuckled. He stared at the brown and pink Longneck. He was starting to grow fond of his third cousin.
“Come on guys.” he said, setting forward on the upward path.
“I do not like heights. Oh no, no, no, I do not.” said Ducky nervously.
“Not to worry. We’ll be fine. We’ll just go over and be back with them.” Littlefoot reassured her.
Little did they realize that it wouldn’t be that easy…
