Reply To: The Land Before Time XVIII: Journey Under the Great Valley
CHAPTER SEVEN: A LITTLE HEART TO HEART
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Ducky approached Littlefoot soon after he left the cave. “You should think about something other than that Rock. It is not healthy to focus so much on something like that. Oh no, no, no, it is not.” said Ducky.
“What do you know?” snapped Littlefoot in the same tone he had smarted off to his grandparents a few days earlier.
“I am your friend. I am trying to help. I am. I am.” said Ducky, undeterred.
“Well, I don’t need your help. I’m going to get that Fire Rock and I’m going to fix everything.” he said.
“Everyone needs help sometimes, even you.” said Ducky.
“Me wish you never hear of Fire Rock.” said Petrie in a concerned voice, flying through the air and landing in a tree above Ducky.
“Well, if we got the Fire Rock, we could all be cool!” said Littlefoot hungrily.
“I think if you got the Fire Rock, you’d realize that Liam was using you!” came Cera’s voice.
“Using me?! What for?!” demanded Littlefoot angrily.
“Liam is a selfish jerk who doesn’t care about anybody but himself!” snapped Cera.
“You are just jealous because Liam let me in and not you!” spat Littlefoot.
“Listen Littlefoot, you are not yourself. You should consider that you were happy with us before you met Liam. You did not care that much about being cool.” Ducky said calmly.
She was right, but Littlefoot was still bullheaded. “Well, look how great he is?” retorted Littlefoot.
“Great at what, attracting attention?” snapped Cera, rolling her eyes. Littlefoot glared at her.
“Ever since you have been around Liam, you’ve been getting in trouble a lot more.” Cera replied.
“It’s because nobody understands me! The grownups just don’t get it!” shouted Littlefoot.
“You used to be happy before you met Liam. Now, you are becoming greedy.” said Ducky. Littlefoot felt, deep down, that she was right. But his pride got in the way of him admitting this.
“You’re wrong!” he snapped back.
“You are becoming more like Liam. Yep, yep, yep, you are.” said Ducky.
“Glad you think so.” replied Littlefoot, grinning.
“That not good thing.” said Petrie.
“Why can’t you just let me be?” Littlefoot snapped at them.
“Because, we don’t like the way you’re going. It’s not you.” said Cera.
Littlefoot was furious. He stormed off. He knew that his friends were trying to help. Yet, he wanted to be cool. He felt that nobody understood him. He went off to go help Liam get material to get across the Flowing Fire.
