Reply To: LBT TV Series Season 2.
EPISODE 28: BAD INFLUENCE
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CHARACTERS
Littlefoot
Cera
Ducky
Petrie
Spike
Chomper
Ruby
Topps
Tria
Tricia
Grandma Longneck
Grandma Longneck
Red Claw
Screech
Thud
SONGS
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I’m So Mad
Feel So Happy
“Let’s go to the Meadow of Jumping Waters!” said Chomper. “Last one there is a rotten egg!” said Cera.
They ran out into the Mysterious Beyond. They were running through the geysers, playing a game of trying to see who could avoid being hit by the water the most. Petrie was winning.
“Me doing the best.” bragged Petrie.
“But I am catching up.” said Ducky, who was also doing quite well.
“Isn’t that your stepsister?” asked Ruby, pointing toward Tricia, who was coming toward them.
Cera, who thought it was a trick, laughed “Nice try Ruby!”
“Cewa!” said young Tricia. Cera was stunned and ran right into a bunch of geysers. The others laughed.
“Tricia, what are you doing here? You’re not supposed to be out here!” Cera scolded.
“I think it’ll be all right.” said Littlefoot.
“Are you sure that we should let Tricia with us? If she got into trouble, then we’d get into trouble because she got into trouble.” said Ruby. “Ruby, you worry too much.” said Cera. “Me think Tricia will be fine.” said Petrie.
Ruby sighed. “If you say so. Last time we came here, we had a bad encounter with….” she said. ROAR! “Red Claw!” she screamed.
Red Claw came after them, his mouth dripping saliva. They all turned and ran. Screech and Thud came toward them too. They were headed for Tricia.
“We can’t lose Tricia!” said Cera. There was a ledge in front of Tricia with a drop off below it. There was another side about 8 feet from where Tricia was.
“Tricia, you need to jump! Jump you need to!” said Ruby to Tricia. Tricia jumped. She almost made it to the other side, but slipped. She dangled, hanging onto a vine and crying.
“Tricia!” said Cera! Cera jumped across and got her sister. The others also were able to get across. Red Claw, Screech, and Thud too were able to get across. They headed toward the entrance to the Great Valley. They were able to get in.
Red Claw, Screech, and Thud turned back, knowing they couldn’t take all of the Leaf Eaters in there. “Yeah, we did it!” said Littlefoot.
They turned and saw Topps glaring at them. “You were careless with Tricia!” he said gruffly. “But Dad I…” said Cera. “I’ve told you that the others were a bad influence!” said Topps. “Dad, we…” she said. “I don’t want Tricia going with them anymore! That was too close!” said Topps. “What?!” said Cera in shock.
(Theme song: All I see is the day in front of us. All I see is the day in front of us. Burning bright with a new-born sun. Burning bright with a new-born sun. Come follow me
Hills to climb and plains to roam
Oh, streams to follow all the way home
To the Land Before Time
Before time
)
“It’s not fair!” said Cera angrily. She had tried to get her father to back down but he wouldn’t budge. “I did what I had to. I can’t let Tricia get hurt.” said Topps. “Hmmmmmphhhh!” said Cera, angrily running and smashing a boulder. “Cera!” Topps called after her.
“Don’t you think you’re taking it a bit too far Topsy?” said Tria. “No! I lost my wife and most of my kids. I’m not going to let anything happen to Cera and Tricia!” said Topps firmly. “You’re being too harsh! It was an accident!” said Tria. “Well, that ‘accident’ almost cost Tricia her life!” said Topps.
Tricia was crying, as she too thought her father was overdoing it. Cera was fuming. “It’s not fair Tricia!” said Cera. Tricia nodded.
Littlefoot and his friends also thought this was unfair. “Your dad is being unreasonable!” said Littlefoot. “Normally, I’d make you sorry you questioned my Dad, but right now I agree.” said Cera. “Perhaps your dad just trying to do what he think right.” said Petrie.
“Well, it’s not fair
We didn’t mean for that to happen.
He doesn’t care
Now I feel hurt on the inside
And Tricia is upset as well.
I can tell.
Makes me wanna yell
Smash rocks and kick them
Step aside
Get outta my way, ’cause I’m angry
And it’s something I can’t hide
But after all
I kick and stomp and roar
It seems that I
I still feel
that I can’t take it anymore
I still feel bad
I’m still mad
So what now?” sang Cera.
“I’m sure I don’t know.” said Ruby. “We could play with her anyway. We could. We could.” suggested Ducky. “You don’t want to cross Dad. Trust me.” said Cera matter-of-factly. “Well, I have an idea.” said Littlefoot.
He came to his grandparents. “We have a problem with Mr. Threehorn.” said Littlefoot. “What’s he done now?” asked Grandma Longneck. “Tricia went with us into the Mysterious Beyond. Red Claw, Screech, and Thud came. It wasn’t our fault that she almost got eaten and almost fell to her death. It was just an accident. Bad luck. Now he’s not letting Tricia around us again. He thinks we’re a bad influence.” said Littlefoot. “The nerve of him!” said Grandma Longneck. “I’ll go talk to him.” said Grandpa Longneck.
“I think you are overdoing it.” said Grandpa Longneck to Topps. “Don’t tell me how to deal with my kids.” said Topps gruffly. “Littlefoot feels that this is overdoing it.” said Grandpa Longneck. “Littlefoot needs to mind his own business.” said Topps. “You’ve made it his business by claiming he’s a bad influence!” piped in Grandma Longneck.
“I almost lost Tricia! I’m her father and I’ll do what’s best for her.” said Topps. “Well I’m her mother and I say you’re overdoing it. It was an accident.” said Tria, confronting Topps.
“Look dear, I don’t want her to get hurt.” said Topps. He stormed off. “Men!” muttered Tria.
“So, did it work?” Chomper asked Cera and Littlefoot. “No, Dad is still as stubborn as ever!” said Cera in disgust. Spike shook his head.
“Well, I’ve had it. I’m running away! I can’t take this anymore!” said Cera. “Cera, wait!” said Littlefoot. However, she turned and ran and headed out into the Mysterious Beyond.
“Cera! Cera!” Topps called a few hours later. He kept searching for Cera. “Where could she be?” he asked Tria. “I don’t know Topsy.” she said. Tricia was worried. She was being watched by Topps and Tria. However, she was worried about her older half-sister. While Topps and Tria were worrying about Cera, Tricia went off. She headed toward the Mysterious Beyond.
“Where Tricia going?” asked Petrie. “She is going into the Mysterious Beyond! She could get hurt out there! She could! She could!” said Ducky. They all went after her.
“We’ve got to find her!” said Littlefoot. “We are already in hot water with Mr. Threehorn. If we help, then maybe he will let us be with Tricia again.” said Ruby. “But where is she?” said Littlefoot.
Chomper sniffed the air. “That way.” he said, pointing south. They went after Tricia, hoping to find her before a Sharptooth did.
Cera, meanwhile, headed out here to be alone. She didn’t really intend to stay away for good. Maybe her vanishing would make her dad realize that he was being foolish and that, once he got her back, he would forget the whole thing with Tricia.
Suddenly, she saw two familiar Fast Biters. They were prowling around, looking for a meal. Screech and Thud! She turned and slowly tried to creep away. The two Sharpteeth sniffed the air. They smelled her and moved toward her. She saw them in time and took off full speed!
While Cera ran for her life, Tricia continued to wander into the Mysterious Beyond, looking for her older half-sister. “Cewa!” she said. “Cewa!” She couldn’t find her. She started to cry.
Just then, Cera ran right into her. “Cewa!” she said happily. “Tricia?” said Cera in shock. “What are you doing out here?” she asked. ROAR! Red Claw!
“Don’t panic Tricia, Cera is here.” said Cera, trying to reassure her younger half-sister. The other kids came to them. “There you guys are!” said Littlefoot.
Red Claw, Screech, and Thud came into sight, their mouths dripping saliva, eager to get a meal. “Go Tricia! I’ll handle them!” said Cera to her half-sister. “Cewa?” said Tricia. “I said go!” said Cera.
Topps and Tria saw the sight. They couldn’t believe it. Topps was upset again. “They put Tricia in danger again!” said Topps angrily.
“No, Topsy. We were supposed to be watching Tricia. You can’t blame it on them this time. Cera went out there because she was upset and Tricia went after her.” said Tria. Topps could say nothing. He knew that Tria was right. Plus, she could be stern when mad enough. Stern enough to even scare him into backing down.
Cera went and charged at Red Claw. She tried to ram him in the foot with her horn. It made him yelp, but he still stayed up. He moved to strike her.
Red Claw howled in pain. “Huh?” said Cera. Chomper had bitten him in the tail. Screech came and tried to bite Chomper. However, Chomper moved in time and Screech bit Red Claw’s tail instead. Red Claw howled in even more pain.
Screech jumped aside. It was a near miss. Red Claw had aimed an angry swipe at Screech for biting him in the tail. The three Sharpteeth now moved toward Chomper and Cera.
“Hey you!” said Topps. Topps charged at Red Claw. He was able, after a standoff, to knock him over. Red Claw got back up and Screech and Thud came at Topps. It looked bad.
WHAM! Tria butted the two Fast Biters. They howled in pain. Luckily, for them, they only got jabbed by her horns and not impaled. The kids all rammed them too. The bad guys fell over. They knew that they were outmatched and took off. The group cheered.
Back in the Great Valley, Topps apologized to them. Apologies from Topps were rare, as he so often thought he was always right, but he did the best he could. “I’m sorry. I owe you an apology. That was really a mistake. It could have happened to anyone. I see that now. You have my permission to go with Tricia again.” he said. They all cheered. “However, I do expect you to be careful with her. She’s still young after all.” said Topps. “We understand sir.” said Littlefoot.
Cera and the kids started to sing.
“I feel so happy
I want everyone to see
It’s like the bright circle
is shining inside of me.” sang Cera.
“Tricia almost got hurt and it made upset Dad.
I think he’d always be mad.
But then we found out that we all make mistakes
and now we can play again.” Cera continued.
“I feel so happy
I want everyone to see
It’s like the bright circle
is shining inside of me” sang the others.
“I feel so happy
I want everyone to see
It’s like the bright circle
is shining inside of me
Feel so Happy!” they all sang.
It seemed that things were back to normal. Tricia went playing with her friends in the mud pools. They were all having a good time. Tricia fell in and them resurfaced, giggling. They all laughed. All was well again.
