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// Discovery and arrival 
// Story: The Land Before Time XIV:Ponies of Prehistory 
// by Laci the Hunter 
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                                                                   Chapter V:Discovery and arrival


Earth 65 million years BC


After last nights weird show Littlefoot could hardly wake up at sun rise, do to some lack of sleep. When he did he went to have his breakfast while thinking about how to explain to his friends about what he saw last night. After an hour or so he went to his friends who were playing a game of there own at the river. Once there the young sauropod began:


-Hi guys.-he began with a slitly nervous expression on his face-Uhm…so listen I want to tell you guys something.


-What is it Littlefoot?-Ducky asked with concern to her friend.


-Well…you see I saw something weird last night.-he continued still a bit nervous.


-Well then tell us already, don't be so shy.-Cera stated in her own, usual triceratops way.


-OK. Ahem, Isawareallyweirdflyingrocklastnight.-Littlefoot finally spit it out.


-Uhm…What you mean 'weird'?-asked Petrie though he knew he was going to regret asking.


-Well it looked almost like that blue flying rock that came before. Only this one was different.-the others were just listening without asking a question yet-The rock itself was sort of black, the fire around it was a lighter blue then before and before it reached the other side of the valley it made a sudden turn and fell right in the center of the valley.


At his last statement the others just stared at him with wide, confused eyes. After a hole minute of silence Ruby the oviraptor finally broke the silence:


-Uhm…are you sure it wasn't just a sleep story, Littlefoot?'Cause sleep stories often show you weird things like that.


-No! It wasn't a sleep story!-the young sauropod exclaimed starting to get a bit upset-Look I can even show you guys the rock itself, if you don't believe me. It's right here in the valley!


-Oh yeah? Then how come we didn't see it?-Cera asked once again in her own rough way.


-Uh, I don't know. But I know what I saw and I'll even prove it to you guys. Come on!


Having say that last statement Littlefoot lead his friends to the center of the Great Valley. While he was walking he noticed that none of the adults seem to be acting all concerned or worried that a weird rock just fell of the sky last night. It's as if Littlefoot was the only one who saw it happening.


Finally they reached the center of the valley but they found something really surprising: there was absolutely NOTHING there. No crater. no scourge marks, not even that strange light that came out of it when it landed. With the exception of everyone else Littlefoot was really surprised and shocked. Suddenly Cera broke the silence:


-So where is the Stone of Cold Fire of yours?


-I…I don't know.-Littlefoot started, not knowing of course what's going on-But I swear I saw that fall right over…


He couldn't finish his sentence because as he walked to the 'crash spot' he suddenly felt something strange. Like something beneath the ground had been sending electric shocks up into his body. And he also saw flash images of a weird object which he can't clearly describe. He remained silent and still for a minute until:


-Uh…Littlefoot. Are you ok?-asked Chomper, the gangs friendly Tyrannosaur.


-I don't know Chomper. I just felt something weird a moment ago.-Littlefoot answered reashouring his rex friend.


-Just face it Littlefoot. That thing which you saw last night was nothing more then a sleep story.-Cera suddenly intervened as always.-Now come on, we're waisting time just standing around here and doing nothing.


-Ok Cera, let's go and play.-said Littlefoot ultimately dropping his little theory,at least for now.


A few hours later, after the gang was way far away from the site something did happen. Suddenly a small spark appeared and began to sizzle and shouting out some kind of star dust. A second later it began to grow bigger ,and bigger until it became a small orb of purple light. Then in just a single flash the orb disappeared revealing 7 strange creatures from which only one was a reptile while the others where hoofed and covered with colorfull fuzz. Two of them had wings, two more of them had a single horn on there foreheads and the last two didn't have wings nor horns. Suddenly one of them, the purple, reptilian one to be specific, began to talk:


-Uhm…Twilight? What just happened?