Reply To: The Land Before Time XV: The Friendly Sharptooth Flyer
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: PETRIE AND PTERO
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Ptero and Petrie got up the next morning. “Me never had Sharp Beak friend before.” Petrie said to Ptero when they were a safe distance away from the nest.
“Well, I never had any friends until lately.” said Ptero. “Watch this!” said Ptero. He snuck up behind Topps. “PHHHHHHHHBBBBBBTTTT!” Ptero went. Topps turned bright red. Ptero had flown off quickly.
“Sorry Tria, yellow flowers go right through me.” apologized Topps, red with embarrassment, as Tria and Tricia laughed. Petrie and Ptero laughed some distance away.
“You really funny Ptero!” laughed Petrie.
“Yes, well, I needed some way to keep my sanity while living with my Mother.” Ptero replied.
Ptero quickly went and snuck some eggs from a nest, moving them slightly. He replaced the spot where they’d been with Sweet Bubbles. The clueless mother came back and sat on the spot, trying to warm her eggs. She grimaced as the goo splattered her. Ptero and Petrie laughed again. The mother scowled at the two. “Children!” she grumbled.
They went off away from the others, for they didn’t want to let Ptero’s secret out. “What it like being a Sharptooth?” asked Petrie.
“It’s fine. However, I don’t like how Sharpteeth have to get food, and neither do most Sharpteeth.” replied Ptero. Petrie felt bad, as he had always assumed that Sharpteeth just attacked them out of malice.
“Me feel bad. Me really misjudge Sharpteeth.” said Petrie.
“That’s ok. I royally misjudged Flatteeth.” Ptero responded.
“Me glad you friendly and that you no here to eat Petrie.” Petrie said.
“Nah, I was gonna save that for next week.” Ptero replied devilishly. Petrie knew that he was kidding and the two looked at each other, grinned, and burst out laughing.
Ptero went and got a fish. He dropped it from the air onto Hyp, who was talking to his girlfriend. “I wanted to say that I find you to be really attractive and….FISH!” yelled Hyp. The fish flopped, slapping them both in the head. It flopped its way back to water. Ptero and Petrie laughed hard.
GRRRR RUNNNH! Ptero’s stomach growled. “You tummy making rumbley noises.” said Petrie.
“Yeah, I haven’t had breakfast yet. I’m deciding whether to have Flyer or Swimmer.” said Ptero, grinning. Petrie knew he was joking.
The two went to go get breakfast, berries for both of them, though Ptero had some Stinging Buzzers as well. The two were getting along great. Ptero had a best friend. Petrie finally had a Sharptooth close friend.
The two were merrily talking when they both thought they heard Sharp Beaks in the distance. It was then that Ptero suddenly remembered his mother. “I think it’s the pack.” Ptero said nervously.
