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// The Rite of Spring: Evolution 
// Story: The Disney Chronicles III: Fantasia 
// by Dinodisneylover1 
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“Twilight! Twilight!”

A blurry voice stirred the purple unicorn/alicorn awake, slowly opening her eyes. A blurry blue image of some pony appears along with more colorful imagery.

“Twilight!” The voice shouted.

As her vision clears, she sees all her friends looking at her. Twilight grunts from the experience, rubbing her head.

“Twilight, are you okay?” Spike asked.

“I’m fine, Spike,” Twilight assures. “How about you?”

“Everypony’s okay,” Spike confirms.

They look around, finding themselves underwater. Luckily, their spacesuits were quite resistant against water.

(Start music at 7:47)



“Are we… Underwater?” Twilight asked.

“Yes, Twilight,” Jiminy said. “Looks like nature did quite a number on us.”

Twilight took another look around, finding no volcanoes or mountains in sight.

“Where are all the volcanoes and mountains?” Twilight asked.

“We don’t know,” Pinkie said. “When we woke up, they just poof! Vanished!”

“Either we’re somewhere far away at sea,” Jiminy thought. “Or…”

“Or what?” Rainbow asked, nervously.

“We went further in time!” Jiminy concludes.

Everypony faced Jiminy, surprised of what he said.

“Further in time?” Octavia asked. “In what way?”

“I’d say a few million years or so,” Jiminy said.

“But how could we have gone further in time?” Twilight asked. “It felt like, uh… How long have we been unconscious?”

“Thirty minutes, like the length of one chapter,” Pinkie said.

Everypony gave Pinkie a weird, confused look.

“This might sound crazy, but it seems time in this world has a will of its own,” Jiminy theorized. “It can go fast without us knowing, but I could be wrong.”

“A realm where time has a will of its own?” Twilight questioned, astonished. “This is above everything I’ve studied my whole life.”

“She sure loves studying, doesn’t she?” The cricket said to Rainbow.

“Yep, that’s Twilight,” Rainbow nods. “The Queen of the Eggheads.”

“Hey!” Twilight said, offended.

“Actually, she’s the ‘Princess’ of the Eggheads,” Spike corrected.

“Spike!” Twilight said, grumpily.

“What? Can’t handle a little joke?”

“Hey, look!” Jiminy pointed. “Over there!”

Everypony faced Jiminy’s direction but saw nothing.

“Where?” Pinkie asked, looking around.

“I see nothing,” Octavia said.

“Oh right, you can’t see them,” Jiminy said, slapping his head. “They’re impossible to see with the naked eye.”

“Them?” Applejack asked.

“I wish we could see what you see, Jiminy,” Spike said.

Sure enough, a screen appears on every pony’s helmet.

“What in tarnation?!” Applejack asked, surprised.

“Cool, I got my wish!” Spike said.

You’re welcome.

“This must be something Master Yen Sid added to the suits,” Twilight said, in wonder. “It’s like science and magic combined.”

Yeah, we could go with “that” explanation.

The screen zooms in showing lots of green and blue microscopic blobs. Some swam close toward the Equestrians, curious to know what they are while some minded their own business.

“What are they?” Rainbow asked.

“These must be the single-celled organisms Deems mentioned,” Twilight confirms.

“I didn’t know they were that small,” Spike said.

They swam close to the other blobs for a better look.

“Take a good look, everyone,” Jiminy said. “You’re looking at the very first organisms of this planet or any planet. Long before we were born.”

“Whoa!!!!!” Every pony said, in unison.

“Aww! I didn’t know we started out so small and cute,” Pinkie smiled.

Rainbow watched a big blue blob trying to eat a small green one.

“They’re not all that cute,” She remarked.

Luckily, the green blob escapes and went toward another. They had some kind of trunks, making them look like tiny, earless elephants. They used them to touch each other, probably to communicate.

“Magnificent!” Octavia gasped.

The green blobs swam away and suddenly, two small blue blobs appear. They swim around in circles, both of them beginning to split apart, creating a new cell.

“What are they doing?” Rarity asked.

“They’re multiplying,” Jiminy explained. “This is called ‘mitosis’, kinda like mating but different.”

It reminds Rarity too much of the time Ponyville was manifested with Parasprites. Jiminy sees her reaction.

“Don’t worry, Rarity,” Jiminy comforted her. “They’re harmless.”

Meanwhile, all the microscopic blobs continue to multiply.

“Just think, within a few million years, these organisms will evolve into various kinds of creatures,” Jiminy said.

“Wow!” Spike said, in awe.

But suddenly, a cloud of dark smoke appears from nowhere covering our heroes.

“Hey, what gives?!” Vinyl said.

“Where’d that smoke come from?” Spike asked.

Rarity screams as every pony held onto each other till the smoke vanished. By then, they see everything underwater looks completely different confusing our heroes.

“What just happened?” Rainbow asked.

“Why does everything look… Different?” Vinyl asked.

“That cloud of smoke must have brought us forward in time,” Jiminy speculates. “This must still be the Precambrian period, but a few million years later.”

“We’re actually traveling through time,” Octavia said, with disbelief. “Can you believe it, Vinyl?”

Vinyl just smiled as Octavia looks around wide-eyed.

“Guess Twilight and I aren’t the only time travelers anymore,” Spike said.

They discover a few plants and some new creatures. There were still a few one-celled organisms that they could see with their special visor on their helmets. The new creatures were some kind of green worms and strange organisms with tentacles.

“What are those?” Pinkie asked.

“Those are hydras,” Jiminy answered.

Everypony faced Jiminy, then the strange creatures in confusion.

“Ah know what a hydra is,” Applejack said. “Those aren’t hydras.”

“They’re big with many heads and not small like… Like that!” Pinkie points out.

“Oh, you’re referring to the mythological Hydra,” Jiminy nodded, understanding. “But these small creatures are also called hydra.”

“Ooh… Go on,” Pinkie said.

“They’re small, fresh-water organisms from the class Hydrozoa,” Jiminy continued. “They are native to the temperate, tropical regions. Did you know these hydras are biologically immortal?”

“That’s cool!” Rainbow said.

“You mean they can’t die of old age or even age?” Twilight asked.

“Exactly!” Jiminy nodded.

“That’s amazing!” Spike exclaimed.

They watched how the hydras eat some of the one-celled organisms using their tentacles. One of them somersaults to another spot, as one of their ways of movement.

“They sure are unique,” Fluttershy observed.

“Yep, they’ll be here for many more years thanks to their immortality,” Jiminy said.

Once again, another cloud of black smoke appears and envelops our heroes.

“Smoke’s back,” Vinyl said, dryly.

Everypony huddled close to each other until the smoke disappears as everything changes. More plants appear as well as more creatures. There were small jellyfish, annelid worms, Venus girdles and also another new creature the Equestrians have never seen before. The creature was called a trilobite, a primitive armored arthropod that was one of the first of its kind.

“Another million years has passed,” Jiminy explained. “This period is known as the Cambrian.”

“Cool!” Vinyl said.

“As you can see jellyfish appear around this time, as well as other creatures like these trilobites,” Jiminy points out.

“I’ve never seen a trilobite before,” Twilight admits. “They look amazing!”

“Trilobites were among the most successful of all early animals,” Jiminy continued. “They came in all shapes and sizes. They’re arthropods, the same species as scorpions, millipedes and spiders.”

“Ugh,” Rarity whimpered, waving her hoof.

In disgust, she thought of all those creatures roaming around. Applejack rolls her eyes at her.

“They roamed the sea for over 270 million years until the mass extinction at the end of the Permian period,” Jiminy continued.

“The same extinction that killed the dinosaurs?” Fluttershy asked.

“Oh no, that was much later,” Jiminy shook his head. “Before dinosaurs, there was the Precambrian period which we experienced a few minutes… A few ‘million’ years ago. Now, we’re in the Cambrian period. There’s also the Ordovician; the Silurian where arthropods are the first creatures to crawl on land; the Devonian where man’s earliest ancestors reached the surface; the Carboniferous which was ruled by giant insects…”

“Giant insects?!” Rarity asked, fearfully.”

“Sure, I’m talking spiders and scorpions the size of your head,” Jiminy explained. “Dragonflies as big as an eagle and even millipedes bigger than humans!”

Rarity’s eye twitched and she immediately faints into Rainbow and Pinkie’s arms.

“I think you gave Rarity nightmares for the rest of her life,” Rainbow remarks.

“Oops! Sorry,” Jiminy smiled sheepishly.

“It’s okay, she does that a lot,” Pinkie smiled. “She can be quite a drama queen.”

“Mm-hmm… Now, where was I?” Jiminy asked. “Oh yes. After the Carboniferous, there was the Permian period where mammal-like reptiles appear aside other giant reptiles. At the end, there was a mass extinction probably caused by volcanoes and extreme heat. 90% of life sadly died, but some creatures survived. A new era known as the Triassic would begin and in the midst of that era the rise of the dinosaurs started.”

“How do you know all that?” Rainbow asked, smiling.

“I read a lot,” Jiminy said, proudly.

“You and Twilight should be ‘ruddies’,” Pinkie giggled.

Everypony faced her in confusion.

“You know? ‘Reading’ and ‘buddies’. ‘Ruddies’, get it?”

Everypony else chuckled at Pinkie’s joke, while Twilight blushed. Just then, the black smoke appears again propelling our heroes further in time. They watch the sea fill with more coal and other sea flora. As for the fauna, there were bigger jellyfish and the first fish appear.

“We’re still in the Cambrian era,” Jiminy points out. “And look, the first fish have evolved.”

“Wow!” Every pony exclaimed.

The little green fish swam around, minding their own business. Suddenly, one of them is captured by a Portuguese man o’ war. The other fish swim away to avoid being eaten.

“Oh, poor fish,” Pinkie said.

“Life isn’t always easy, especially for fish,” Jiminy said, looking up. “Each creature had to struggle to survive, even those big ones.”

The Equestrians look up, staring in awe at a new creature. A strange animal one meter long, with compound eyes and flexible lobes on each side of its body.

“Look at that!” Rainbow said, in awe.

“That is Anomalocaris, one of the world’s first super predators,” Jiminy explained. “Just like the trilobites, he’s an arthropod. It catches its prey by using those two long arms with barb-like spikes.”

The Equestrians kept studying the predator while it swam away.

“The fish were man’s earliest ancestors and very first vertebrates. The forerunners of all future backboned animals, including you.”

“Amazing!” Twilight smiled.

“But they have to be careful in a world like this,” Jiminy points out. “They had to choose: Adapt… Or die. Eventually, evolution took over some creatures.”

Suddenly, strange ripples move in the water causing the environment to change. The Equestrians gasp at the sight of tiny little fish changing into big fish with spikes on its back.

“Now there’s a fish I can relate too!” Spike said.

“This realm gives me shivers,” Applejack said.

There were more fish, crustaceans and other creatures. An ammonite tries catching the fish with its tentacles, but the fish luckily escape.

“That was close,” Vinyl said, with relief.

The ripples move again, as the change continues. The fish appears different, not a single spike on its back.

“As you can see, fish became bigger,” Jiminy explained. “After millions of years, in the Devonian period, they crawled on land and became the first amphibians.”

The fish almost got eaten by another predator but escaped and swam toward a branch. The most incredible thing happened: The fish climbed on the branch using its fins as legs. It reached the water surface for its first breath of air. The fish is now an amphibian.

(Pause at 9:49)

Suddenly, the cloud of black smoke appears propelling our heroes further in time. When the smoke disappears, every pony looks around their new underwater surroundings. Not everything was different as there were some fishes, ammonites and other tiny marine creatures swimming. But the Equestrians will soon discover there’s more living in these waters.

“How many million years have we travelled this time?” Octavia asked.

“I don’t know,” Jiminy shrugged.

“We’ve been under the water the whole time,” Applejack points out. “Ah think it’s time we went up to the surface.”

“Applejack’s right,” Twilight agreed. “Let’s see what’s up there.”

They all swam toward the surface, their heads breaching the water. The sun shone brightly with few clouds in the sky.

“Look, land!” Pinkie points out.

There was shore not far from where they were.

“Come on, let’s swim toward it!” Twilight suggests.

They spent a few minutes swimming toward shore, paddling with their hooves and feet before touching the sand. In fact, the whole shore is filled with sand, a few small rocks and shells. Before the Equestrians was a big jungle, as Rarity’s eyes went wide.

“Oh no,” She said to herself. “Not a jungle!”

“Boy, am I glad to see land,” Rainbow sighed.

“Me too,” Applejack nodded.

“Me three,” Octavia sighed.

“Look, there’s trees!” Jiminy points out. “You know what that means?”

“There must be oxygen in this world,” Twilight answered.

Twilight reached to remove her helmet before Rainbow stopped her.

“Wait! You sure you want to do that?”

Twilight hesitate with her hooves on her helmet, as Rainbow watched. Then she took a deep breath and slowly lifts it off. Her head is exposed, as she inhales the fresh air of this ancient realm sighing with a smile.

“It’s okay,” Twilight said. “The air is fine.”

Relieved, everypony removes their helmets to inhale the air.

“Ah, fresh air,” Applejack sighed. “After all that time wearing a helmet, ah’m happy to smell it again.”

“Guess we won’t need our helmets anymore,” Spike said.

“Better strip out of these suits,” Vinyl said. “It’s too hot.”

Everypony agreed, removing their spacesuits.

“Give your suits to me,” Twilight instructs. “I’ll put them safe in my saddle bag with infinite space; you never know when we’ll need them again.”

Twilight grabs each spacesuit with her magic, storing them in her bag. When she was done, she looks around.

“Now let’s see, where should we go now?”

Everypony turned toward the jungle, but Vinyl was looking in a different direction.

“We’re not going in that jungle, are we?” Rarity asked. “Please say ‘no’.”

“Sorry Rarity,” Twilight shrugged. “If it’s the only way to find the sheet music, we have to.”

“But there’s wild creatures in there that would… Well, eat us!”

“We don’t even know where the sheet music is,” Octavia points out. “It could be anywhere.”

“That’s why we need to search everywhere,” Twilight explains. “Even in the jungle.”

“Everywhere?” Spike asked.

“Everywhere,” Twilight states, clearly.

“Hey guys!” Vinyl called out, wide-eyed. “I think you wanna see this!”

“Well, ah’ll be,” Applejack said, facing Vinyl’s direction. “Would you look at that.”

(Continue music)

The others face the same direction as the girls and boys couldn’t believe their eyes. A few meters away was a giant cliff, but that’s not what drew their attention. There were big lizards with long necks swimming in the ocean. They reminded our heroes of dragons, but these were different.



“Dinosaurs,” Jiminy smiled, excitedly. “The oldest kind! Never thought I’d see them in real life!”

“Wow, how cool is that?” Rainbow asked. “Our first dinosaurs!”

The Equestrians chat among themselves, excited of this new discovery.

“Actually, those are marine reptiles,” Jiminy corrected. “But we still found a group of giant prehistoric creatures.”

“I wish we could get closer,” Fluttershy said.

“I don’t think that’s very smart,” Twilight said. “They could be predators.”

“Oh, not those,” Jiminy said. “Those are… uh… Oh, dear me. Wait! I got a book about them; where did I…?”

Jiminy reached into his backpack and grabbed a book. He opens the book, skims through the pages for the creatures they saw.

“Ah, here it is! Those are Plesiosaurus. They only eat fish, ammonites, belemnoids and tiny marine reptiles. We’re safe.”

Everypony examines the picture of the dinosaur, Pinkie uses a magnifying glass for a better look. They turn back to watch real dinosaurs but didn’t notice a shadow moving in the water. Rainbow saw it immediately.

“GET AWAY FROM THE WATER!” She yelled.

Everypony faces the water, toward the shadow. They screamed and stepped backward as the creature, whom the shadow belongs to, appeared out of the water. A creature the Equestrians did not expect.

“Aw, it’s a sea turtle,” Fluttershy said.

The creature was indeed a sea turtle, not as big as the ponies but still unique. It had a flat brown carapace covered with knobby plates and a compact triangular head.

“That’s no ordinary sea turtle,” Jiminy said. “That’s a Placochelys.”

The prehistoric turtle crawls onto the land, watching the Equestrians curiously. Everypony stayed a safe distance just in case.

“It’s okay,” Jiminy said. “It’s harmless.”

Trusting their little cricket friend, they take a few steps forward. The Placochelys kept watching while resting on the sand.

“Look at its flippers, there’s a difference between the Placochelys and modern sea turtles,” Jiminy explained. “It has discernable toes. Placochelys is only a tiny turtle, but there are giant sea turtles swimming in the ocean. Bigger than a man or pony.”

“Whoa!” Spike gasped.

“But that’s strange,” Jiminy said, stroking his chin.

“What’s strange?” Applejack asked.

“The Placochelys and Plesiosaurus live in different time periods,” Jiminy explained. “Placochelys is from the Triassic, while the Plesiosaurus is from the Jurassic. In the past, people thought all dinosaurs lived together in one time period. But later discovered they lived in several periods.”

“Several?” Octavia asked.

“You see dinosaurs lived in three different time periods,” Jiminy continued. “There’s the Triassic where they appeared along the end. Earth wasn’t divided in several parts; it was first one giant land mass called ‘Pangaea’. Then there’s the Jurassic, the time when dinosaurs were at their prime. Last, but not least, there’s the Cretaceous where the continents looked like today and the dinosaurs were on the verge of extinction.”

“Wow!” Rainbow said.

“Wait, the Earth was a giant land mass?” Twilight asked.

“Yep, only during the Permian and Triassic period,” Jiminy explained. “In the Jurassic, the Earth broke up into continents and stayed so ever since.”

“Incredible,” Twilight said, absorbing all the info about planet Earth.

“I guess this is a world where all dinosaurs do live together.”

The Placochelys looked up in the air while resting on the sand. But something else moved in the water, far from the beach. Jiminy saw the shadows underwater and immediately recognized the creatures: The ominous shapes of a pack of Mosasaurs, giant marine reptiles swimming to the surface for air.

Side note: All marine reptiles breathe through lungs and that works like a handicap. But creatures like Plesiosaurus have a solution for that, searching for pebbles and grit in the sand. Sieving off the fine grains, Plesiosaurus retain the larger stones in its stomach, for ballast, which weighs him down and counteracts the air in his lungs. Some giant marine reptiles, like the mosasaurs, can hold their breath for an hour or longer. *Clears throat* Moving on then…

“Look!” Pinkie shouts, spotting them. “What are those?!”

“Those are big crocodiles,” Rainbow said, not liking the sight.

“We better stay away from those guys,” Jiminy lectured, reading his book. “Those are Tylosaurus, one of the largest species of mosasaurs and the top predators of the ocean. They’re ferocious killers and their serpentine shape is no accident because their closely related to snakes. Believe me when I say they’re bad news. They’re experts at ambush, able to catch flying creatures that get too close to the surface and drag them into the deep.”

The ponies and dragon’s eyes went wide, even Rainbow gulped at the thought of being caught by a Mosasaur.

“Good thing we’re on dry land, right?” Rarity asked.

“Speaking of dry land, these rocks and shells are perfect for research,” Twilight said, picking up various shells and rocks.

“I better take some too,” Jiminy said.

Both Twilight and Jiminy collect a few shells, storing them into their bags. After the mosasaurs took one giant gulp of air, they descend underwater to hide in the depths. For the moment, the Equestrians are safe.

“I’d like to see more of the Plesiosaurs,” Fluttershy said.

“We can use binoculars to watch from a safe distance,” Twilight suggest. “Anypony bring any?”

“I did!” Applejack said.

“Me too!” Fluttershy jumped in.

“I even brought mine just in case,” Twilight said, taking out her own? “How about the rest?”

Rarity, Octavia, Vinyl, Spike, Rainbow and Jiminy rubbed their necks awkwardly.

“If I’d known we’d be sightseeing, I’d have checked my luggage twice,” Rarity said.

“Don’t worry, Rarity!” Pinkie said. “I brought them all here!”

Pinkie grabbed six sets of binoculars, including her own, for each of her friends out of her mane.

“Here you go!” Pinkie said. “Help yourself!

Everypony grabbed one, except Jiminy. For there was a problem… A big problem.

“Um, Pinkie,” Jiminy said, awkwardly. “That’s very nice but how can I…”

“Don’t worry, I have a solution,” Twilight stepped in.

She placed the binocular on the sand. She charges her horn, making the binocular glow and in a flash, it shrunk to Jiminy’s size.

“Gee thanks!” Jiminy said, taking them.

Each pony looked through their binoculars to watch the longnecked Plesiosaur appear from the water, roaring at each other and nestling on the beach near the cliff like seals while eating fish.

“They remind me of seals,” Fluttershy observes. “But bigger, scalier and sharper teeth.”

“They are quite marvelous,” Rarity admired.

“Their roars almost sound like instruments,” Octavia noted.

“I still can’t believe I’m watching this,” Jiminy said.

Rainbow did her best to enjoy the moment until something else drew her attention. Atop a big cliff were big bat-like birds, but they were neither birds nor dinosaurs. They were a group of flying reptiles.

“Hey, Jiminy,” Rainbow asked. “Did you look at the cliff?”

“I am now,” Jiminy said, looking up.

“What are those?”

“Well, I’ll be,” Jiminy said. “Looks like you spotted a flock of Pteranodon, Rainbow Dash. Well done!”

“Pteranodon?” Twilight asked.

Twilight used her binoculars to look at the cliff, along with the others.

“The name means ‘toothless wing’ because they have no teeth,” Jiminy explained. “They’re not dinosaurs, but flying reptiles known as pterosaurs. These reptiles dominated the skies for over a hundred million years. Those crests on their heads are used for display. The males us it to attract a female.”

“Just like a peacock with its tail,” Fluttershy said.

“Exactly, Fluttershy,” Jiminy nodded.

They kept watching while the Pteranodons screeched and squawked. Some hung and climbed like bats along the cliff walls, while most of them sat with their wings folded behind them. They looked in many directions, searching for food. One let himself drop and dove, before spreading its wings open and flew over their heads.

“They're flying!” Spike said.

One by one, more Pteranodons flew down spreading their wings. One made a back somersault while the rest followed. They flew majestically and acrobatically.

“Whoa, look at them!” Rainbow said, impressed.

“So acrobatic and majestic!” Rarity said.

“That’s another reason why they were masters of the skies,” Jiminy said.

With a wingspan of six or nine meters and a body bigger than a human’s and pony’s, Pteranodon was a giant shrouded in mystery. The flying giants flew in circles over the ocean.

“What are they doing?” Vinyl asked.

“Searching for food,” Jiminy replied. “They fly low over the surface and use their lower beak to skim the water. And when they feel something…”

SNAP! A Pteranodon grabbed a squid with its beak, the others mostly caught fish.

“Their bones are hollow, making them very light to fly easily,” Jiminy pointed out. “They might be lords and masters of the air, but they’re still vulnerable whether they’re on land or above the water.”

Jiminy was right; flying low is not without risk. The Plesiosaurs were no problem, but there were other hungry monsters watching the fliers from below the waves.

( Wow, you really are trying to make people and ponies afraid of the ocean because of the giant marine reptiles from the past, aren't you?)

Not really. It just makes it more exciting and threatening. Anyway, let’s continue:

(Pause at 11:34)

Our heroes overlook the Pterosaurs from a safe distance.

“Do these Pteranodons eat ponies?” Rarity asked.

“Well, they’ve never seen ponies or humans before,” Jiminy speculated. “We’ll be fine, Pteranodon are known for eating small reptiles and fish.”

Unknown to any pony, one Pteranodon flew behind them from afar and set its sights on a particular purple dragon. It dove quickly toward him, readying its claws. Spike slowly turned around, feeling something wrong. Suddenly, the giant Pterosaur grabbed him with its claws and flew high over the ocean.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" Spike screamed.

Everypony stopped and turned to the dragon-napped Spike, who was about to become lunch.

“SPIKE!” Twilight yelled, watching helplessly.

"TWILIIIIIIIIIGHT!" Spike screamed.

The Pteranodon carried him toward the top of the cliff, screeching loudly.

“Heavens to Celestia!” Rarity cried, worried. “That dinosaur took Spikey-Wikey!”

“Actually, it’s not a dinosaur,” Jiminy corrects. “It’s a…”

“This is no time for Paleontology!” Twilight shouts. “Spike is going to be eaten by that thing!”

“Sorry!” Jiminy said. “That Pteranodon must have took Spike for a small reptile, it’s on their diet.”

“We have to get him back before he becomes bird food!” Applejack said.

“That’ll be risky,” Jiminy warns. “Pteranodons are very territorial, they’ll attack anything that invade their nests.”

“Then how do we save him?” Octavia asked.

“Maybe I can try to talk to them,” Fluttershy offered.

Rainbow, who wasn’t mixed in the conversation, faces the cliff with a determined expression on her face. She takes a few steps toward the water. Twilight took notice of her in the midst of the conversation. Rainbow made eye contact with her, preparing her legs and wings.

“Rainbow?” Twilight asked.

Rainbow turned back, preparing to take to the skies.

“Rainbow?!” Twilight said again, but louder.

The cyan Pegasus flapped her wings very hard.

“Rainbow, no!” Twilight yelled. “Rainbow!”

She ran toward Dash in an attempt to stop her, but it was too late. The Pegasus flew high in the air toward the cliff. Every pony watched Rainbow fly quickly toward the Pteranodons’ nesting grounds.

“I have to go after them,” Twilight said, flapping her wings. “The rest of you stay here!”

Twilight takes to the air, while the rest stay on the beach.

“Be careful, Twilight!” Jiminy called out.

Meanwhile, the Pteranodon drew closer to its nest while Spike struggles to get free.

“Let me go!” Spike yelled. “I’m not a lizard, I’m a dragon! Why does nopony see the difference?!”

If the giant Pterosaur could comprehend Spike’s words, it didn’t give a flying feather about what he said. When the Pteranodon was close, it dropped Spike inside the nest. The little dragon grunting from the impact.

“Ow! Was that really necessary?” Spike asked, watching the Pteranodon fly away. “Hey, where are you going?! You can’t leave me here!”

But suddenly, he heard tiny squawks behind him. Spike slowly turns around and sees four baby Pteranodons with their eyes focused on him. Spike didn’t like the way they looked at him.

“Uh, hi!” Spike smiled nervously, waving his fingers. “Name’s Spike, Spike the Dragon. You probably heard of me? I’m a friend of your mother, great lady by the way. Look, I’d love to stay, but I gotta…”

The Pteranodon chicks fly at him, squawking loudly. They started to peck him with their beaks while he tried to push them away.

"AAAAAAAH!" Spike screamed.

At the moment, Rainbow reached the cliff and began circling around for Spike. After a few seconds, she found him atop the cliff being attacked by Pteranodon chicks.

“Hang on, Spike!” Rainbow yelled. “I’m coming!”

Rainbow flew towards the edge of the cliff, not too far from Spike.

“Spike, jump!”

Spike pushed the Pteranodon chicks away with all his strength, running towards Rainbow. But the chicks pursued him and to make matters worse, the mother returned. She wasn’t pleased the food of her children was running away. She screeched loudly in anger and charged at Rainbow.

“Uh oh!” Rainbow said, wide-eyed.

The Pteranodon tried to peck the blue Pegasus, who did her best to dodge.

“Get away from me, you overgrown sparrow!” Rainbow shouted.

She flew away in an attempt to get rid of the Pterosaur, but it chased her. Spike had to deal with the hungry chicks himself. They wouldn’t stop until they stripped him of his flesh. They flew toward Spike again, determined to eat him.

"NOOOOOOO!" Spike yelled, covering eyes.

But suddenly, the Pteranodon chicks glowed with a pink aura and stopped moving. Spike uncovers his eyes and sees Twilight, who arrived just before it was too late. The unicorn/alicorn used her magic to stop the chicks while standing on the cliff.

“Twilight!” Spike yelled.

“Spike, come here!” Twilight reached out.

Spike ran towards her while the chicks squawked loudly. The Pteranodon mother pursued Rainbow, when her eyes fell on her babies. She saw the purple unicorn/alicorn doing something to them and her motherly instincts kicked in. She turned her attention toward Twilight, who was busy keeping the chicks in place with her magic field. She never saw the mother fly toward her.

“Twilight, look out!” Spike yelled.

Twilight turns to the sky and sees the Pteranodon approach. She quickly teleports herself and Spike to the edge of the cliff, the attacking Pteranodon was totally confused and looked around.

“We have to get away from here!” Twilight said.

Spike almost fell from the cliff, trying to keep his balance.

“Whoa!”

The Pteranodon heard that and turned around, her eyes filled with anger toward the two Equestrians. Twilight gasped and Spike stepped backwards, making him lose his balance again. But this time he couldn’t hold it and fell.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHH!" Spike screamed.

"SPIIIIIIIIIIIKE!" Twilight yelled.

The dragon fell to his doom when a rainbow streak caught him. He stops screaming and discovered he was on Rainbow’s back.

“Thanks, Rainbow!” Spike said.

“Hey, I wasn’t letting my buddy become bird food or a smear on the rocks,” Rainbow smiled.

Twilight watch them fly away, smiling in satisfaction. But she still had to deal with an angry mother Pteranodon, the flying reptile looming toward her with folded wings, screeching loudly at her.

“Uh, hello,” Twilight smiled, nervously. “You probably won’t understand me, but maybe we can talk things out. You see, you’ve mistaken my friend for a small reptile. He’s a dragon, big difference between the two. You understand why I had to save him, don’t you?”

The Pteranodon was still not pleased, screeching at the pony.

“Maybe I can collect food for you and your babies…”

But then the giant Pterosaur pecked its beak on Twilight’s cheek. Twilight yelped in pain, falling to the ground and felt a cut on her face. The Pteranodon attacked again with its beak, Twilight screamed and dodged the attacks causing the Pterosaur to hit the ground instead. She dodged a few more times while screaming until she cast a magic shield to protect her. The Pteranodon hit the shield and got totally confused. It hit the shield a few times, giving Twilight time to plan.

“I’m really sorry about this,” Twilight said.

Desperate, she conjured a barrier that shoved the Pteranodon away. The beast fell to the ground but recovered and flew toward Twilight. But the unicorn/alicorn charged her horn and teleported away, causing the Pteranodon to miss and search in confusion. Twilight teleported herself somewhere below the cliffs, breathing heavily from the experience. She touched her cheek again and felt blood.

During those few minutes, Jiminy Cricket observed everything with his binoculars.

“What do you see, Jiminy?” Applejack asked. “What’s happening up there?”

“Looks like Rainbow saved Spike,” Jiminy observed. “Oh no, Twilight is in trouble! She’s under attack by a Pteranodon.”

Everypony gasped in unison.

“We have to help her!” Rarity said.

“I can still try to talk to the Pteranodons,” Fluttershy offered.

But no pony heard her amidst all the panic.

“We must go to that cliff!” Applejack insists.

“But how will we get there?” Octavia asked.

“I can fly over there,” Fluttershy offered.

But again, no pony listened to her.

“We can’t go over the ocean,” Applejack said. “It’s infested with those giant crocodiles.”

“Mosasaurs,” Jiminy corrected.

“I’ve got it!” Pinkie said, excitedly. “Fluttershy can fly over there and talk to those Pteranodons. If all else fails, she can just use the Stare.”

“That’s just what I was trying to tell you,” Fluttershy insists.

But while they were talking, something lurked toward them beneath the water. Vinyl noticed the shadow in the water.

“TURN AROUND!” She yelled.

Everypony turned and suddenly, a small Tylosaurus leapt partially ashore. Everypony screamed and ran backward, but Fluttershy accidentally tripped and fell back. The Mosasaur snapped its jaw in an attempt to eat the screaming Pegasus until Applejack pulled her away. Because it’s a water animal, he can’t walk on the land but still he tried to catch them. Rarity gave the mosasaur a stiff kick with her hind legs.

“Take that, ruffian!” She shouts.

But this made the dinosaur angrier and just when Rarity turned to run, the mosasaur grabbed her by the tail.

“AH!” She screamed.

The mosasaur used its weight to drift back into the water, dragging the white unicorn along.

“Somepony, help me!”

“RARITY!” Everypony shouts.

Applejack quickly looked around and saw a long thick branch on the sand. She lifts it with her mouth, rushing toward the mosasaur and swiped the branch along the reptile’s head.

“Let her go!” Applejack yelled, hitting the mosasaur. “Let her go, you big brute!”

Eventually, the mosasaur released Rarity and growled at Applejack.

“Applejack, look out!” Jiminy said.

“Stand back!” Applejack shouts, preparing her branch.

The mosasaur bit off a part of the branch, causing Applejack to look at it wide-eyed. The mosasaur kept snapping its jaws until Applejack had an idea. She prepared herself until the mosasaur was going to attack again. When it opened it jaws, Applejack quickly shoved the branch vertically in its mouth. The mosasaur couldn’t snap its jaws shut, violently shaking its head to get the branch out. Then it used all its weight to retreat back into the ocean. Everypony breathed heavily after that experience.

“Thank you, Applejack,” Rarity smiled.

“You’re welcome,” Applejack said. “But did you really had to kick him?”

During that time, Rainbow was flying with Spike on her back.

“We need to get back to the others!” Rainbow said.

“But what about Twilight?!” Spike asked, looking back.

Rainbow thought for a moment and if there’s one thing she won’t do is leave a friend behind.

“Let’s see if she’s still on the top.”

As they flew toward the top, several Pteranodon set their sights on her and Spike, Spike looks behind and spots the beasts flying after them.

“We have company!” Spike shouted.

Rainbow looked behind her, gasping in fright. The Pteranodons were getting close.

“Looks like we have to take care of these guys first!” Rainbow said.

They flew in quick circles around the cliff, while the Pteranodons gave chase. She made a few loops in an attempt to lose them. It works well, before the other Pteranodons flew very close to her. One charged in, but Rainbow quickly dodged. Another tried the same attack, but Rainbow dodged again. But then one flew close to her and gave her a hard smack with its head, causing her to hit the cliff wall. Both she and Spike landed on a rock stuck on the wall. In the air, the Pteranodons screeched and prepared to attack the Pegasus and the dragon. They dove towards them, using their claws and beaks to attack.

“AAAAAH!” Rainbow screamed. “Get away!”

Suddenly, the Pteranodons got stung by pink lasers causing them to fly away. Rainbow and Spike recognized those blasts immediately, turning toward Twilight flying in the air with her horn glowing.

“Go!” Twilight yelled.

Seeing their chance, Rainbow flew as fast as she could. But a few more Pteranodons chased her while Twilight struck as many as she could. Spike breathed fireballs at other Pteranodons, startling them into flying away. But there were still two more chasing them.

“Hold tight, Spike!” Rainbow yelled.

Spike held on without question, as Rainbow gathered energy and flew at supersonic speed. Her infamous Sonic Rainboom left a rainbow shockwave behind that struck the two Pteranodons.

“Yeah!” Rainbow shouts, flying over the sea.

Jiminy saw everything through his binoculars, in the meantime.

“It’s Rainbow and Spike coming this way! And Twilight’s alright!”

Everypony cheered as Rainbow Dash heads over. But she made the mistake of flying low over the ocean, as other predators prepared themselves from the depths. In slow motion, a giant Tylosaurus emerged from the water to snatch Rainbow.

“WHOA!” Rainbow shouts.

Rainbow tried to fly higher, but the mosasaur caught her by the tail and the Pegasus felt herself dragged into the water along with Spike. They both screamed so loud, it drew Twilight’s attention as she watch them sink into the water.

“RAINBOW! SPIKE!” Twilight yelled.

Twilight flew towards the spot Rainbow was caught, while the other ponies watch and gasp in horror.

“No! NO!” Applejack said, teary-eyed.

“Oh, how dreadful!” Octavia said, hugging Vinyl.

Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie tried to hold back their tears, assuming the worst. Suddenly, Rainbow and Spike swum up to the surface gasping for air.

“Help!” Spike shouted. “Somepony help us!”

“Look, they’re alive!” Vinyl said.

“They won’t be for long,” Jiminy said, looking through his binoculars. “Oh, this is not good. Definitely not good!”

The giant mosasaur swam underneath the cyan Pegasus and baby dragon, looming closer while circling them in a game of cat and mouse.

To be fair, Rainbow was mistaken for a Pteranodon, but now both she and Spike are in bigger trouble.

If there’s one thing worse than swimming with a 60-foot carnivorous reptile, it's swimming with its family. Giant Mosasaurs often travel in groups to protect their young, attacking and eating virtually anything that moves: Sharks, turtles, giant squid, even other Mosasaurs. Rainbow and Spike made no sudden movements, silently praying for survival.

Twilight flew as fast as she could, staying high in the air to avoid being grabbed. The sight was extremely frightening for her, as it was for her friends. The giant reptiles kept swimming slowly around them.

“Don’t move!” Twilight yelled. “I’ll get you out!”

“Hurry up!” Rainbow yelled back.

“Oh, I hope this works,” Twilight said.

She charged up her horn, as a glow surrounded both Rainbow and Spike. Twilight used all her concentration and in a blink of an eye, Rainbow and Spike vanished leaving the Mosasaurs completely confused. To every pony’s surprise, Rainbow and Spike appear on the beach.

“Dashie!” Pinkie cried.

“Spikey-Wikey!” Rarity cried.

Everypony ran toward them, hugging their friends like they never had before.

“You’re okay!” Fluttershy said.

“Ah thought we lost you forever!” Applejack said.

“Well, we’re all here,” Rainbow sighed. “In one piece… Mostly.”

“You’re lucky both of you are alive,” Jiminy said. “That must have been one frightening experience, being in the water with those Mosasaurs.”

“Oh, it was!” Spike nodded. “Not as frightening as being eaten by those chicks.”

Twilight soon arrived, rejoining the others.

“Spike!” Twilight cried, hugging him tightly before facing Rainbow. “Thank you, Rainbow!”

“Eh, no biggie!” Rainbow shrugged it off. “Besides being chased by Pteranodons and almost getting eaten by Mosasaurs, we’re cool!”

“Oh, good heavens, darling,” Rarity spoke to Twilight, worried. “Your face!”

Leave it to Rarity to notice the deep cut along Twilight’s cheek, the result of the Pteranodon attack.

“It’s okay, Rarity,” Twilight smiled. “It’ll heal eventually.”

They all heard a loud screeching, turning ahead. It was another Pteranodon, heading straight toward the ponies aiming to grab Spike by force. Before he could reach him, a giant Tylosaurus emerged from the water and caught the Pteranodon by the head. It shocked the ponies immediately, especially when the giant reptile took the Pterosaur into the deep blue. Several other Pteranodons flew over the ocean, minding their own business. But their fate has sadly been sealed; in the far future, pterosaurs will surrender the sky to the birds and the Pegasi.

(Continue music)

“Oh my!” Fluttershy gasped, covering her mouth with her hooves.

“How awful!” Rarity said, horrified.

“And that, my friends, is called a ‘dinner show’,” Pinkie says to the camera.

“Like I said before and I quote,” Jiminy said. “Life isn’t always easy.”

“Well that’s all over now,” Vinyl said, satisfied. “I suppose we better keep going if we want to find the sheet music. Least before something else tries to eat us.”

(Pause at 11:47)

But then, they heard a roar in the distance. They look around to find the source when they heard it again, it was coming from the jungle. The creature who made the roar was far away, but it made everypony very uncomfortable.

“What was that?” Fluttershy asked, nervously.

“Sounds scarier than a dragon and just as big,” Rainbow said, as she heard the roar again. “Maybe too threatening for a Hydra… And that roar is too loud for a Manticore.”

They heard the roar once more, shivering in fear.

“I’d say it could be a big old… Buggy-eyed… Sharp-toothed… Tyrannosaurus!” Rainbow said, fearfully.

“TYRANNOSAURUS?!” Everypony shouts.

“Which way do we run?” Rainbow asked.

“Where do we hide?” Spike asked.

“What do we do now?” Rarity asked.

“Don’t panic, everypony,” Twilight said. “If it is a Tyrannosaurus Rex, it’s too far away. As long as we don’t go into the direction of the roar, we’ll be fine.”

“We were just attacked by flying and swimming reptiles,” Rainbow argued. “You want us to go inside that jungle where the dinosaurs are? In the lion’s den?”

“Yes, we’re going into that jungle,” Twilight states. “For the moment, there’s no other way.”

“What if they’ll try to eat us?” Octavia asked.

“They won’t,” Twilight answered. “There might be a few predators but Deems said most of the dinosaurs are vegetarians. Believe me, everything’s going to be fine.”

The Equestrians look at each other with worry and doubt.

“Alright, Twilight,” Applejack said. “We believe you.”

“Everypony ready?” Twilight asked.

Everypony nodded and agreed, if not reluctantly.

“Then let’s move, everypony,” Twilight said, going into the jungle. “This way.”

The other Equestrians and Jiminy Cricket slowly followed Twilight.

“Ooh, any pony up for a little game of ‘I Spy’?” Pinkie asked, giggling. “Spoiler alert: If I spy something purple and papery, it’s the missing sheet music!”

Everypony groaned as they moved on.

“This is just like the time we left Equestria to stop the Storm King,” Rarity said.

“The Storm King?” Jiminy Cricket asked.

“I’ll tell you about it later, darling… But it’s not a pretty story.”





(Continue music)

The dark, steamy jungle brought no comfort for our pony heroes. They’ve been walking for almost half an hour, maybe longer. So far, they haven’t encountered any dinosaurs or other creatures. But they haven’t found the sheet music either. This jungle was already getting on Rarity’s nerves.



“We have to search for a piece of paper in some messy jungle filled with plants, bugs, and mud!” Rarity whined, struggling through the plants. “Why do things like this always happen to me?!”

“Do you always have to whine each time we travel through a forest or jungle or any natural environment?” Applejack asked, irritated.

She and the rest struggled through the plants as well. Pinkie even cut some plants with a knife, wearing a hat that made her look like an adventurer.

“Excuse me if some ponies don’t like being dirty, Applejack!” Rarity replied.

“I’m not too thrilled around here, myself,” Octavia spoke up. “There could be a predator lurking behind those trees, ready to pounce any minute!”

“No sweat, Tavi,” Vinyl said. “As long as I’m around, nothing’s gonna hurt you.”

“Yeah, no predator’s eating us!” Rainbow said, air boxing. “They won’t stand a chance against me!”

“You mean when you were almost eaten by a giant crocodile?” Applejack asked, sarcastically.

“Hey, he caught me off guard that time!”

Spike looked around until he bumped against a stump, hitting him in his special place.

“OH!” He yelled, covering the spot with his hands.

“Careful, Spike,” Pinkie called, slicing the plants. “There’s a stump right there.”

“Not anymore,” Spike wheezed, bending over.

Meanwhile, Rarity was having trouble with all the flora in this realm. Suddenly, she trips over a rock and her face lands on a spider's web.

“Ow! AAAH!” Rarity screamed, trying to get the web off. “Take it off! Take it off!”

The Equestrians heard the fashionista and rushed toward her, as she tried to pull the web off her face. Applejack held her still while Twilight and Vinyl used their magic to make the web disappear. Once it was off her face and mane, Applejack released her.

“There’s something in my hair!” Rarity cried, dramatizing. “I know there’s something in my hair!”

“Rarity, nothing's in your hair!” Twilight said, irritated.

Eventually Rarity calms down, taking deep breaths.

“Thank you.”

She was about to move on, when she froze stiff.

“There’s something on my back!”

“Rarity, it’s probably just a leaf!” Applejack sighed frustrated. “Turn around.”

Rarity slowly turns around and to everypony’s shock, there was a huge spider on her back.

“Uhhh…” Applejack began.

Applejack tried to think of something so Rarity wouldn’t scream. She silently motions for Fluttershy to get the spider off Rarity’s back. Fluttershy nodded and quickly plucked the spider off placing it somewhere safe.

“See?” Applejack said. “Just a leaf. Now will you please be quiet? Your screams and whining will attract every predator for miles!”

“Easy for you to say,” Rarity pouts. “You’re not getting spider webs in your face or insects in your mane. Ooh, I HATE this jungle!”

Applejack rolls her eyes, takes a deep breath and keeps walking.

“Psst! Look what I found, everybody!” Jiminy said, pointing toward the bush.

The rest follow him and peak behind the bush. They soon discovered a big swamp, the water reaching a few meters away from another part of the prehistoric jungle. It was filled with life, with dinosaurs coming here to rest, eat and drink. Our heroes received quite a view of these ancient creatures from the crocodile-like Nothosaur to the heavily armored Ankylosaurus taking a nap near the water’s edge.

“Wow!” Rainbow gasped. “Look at those!”

“What kind of dinosaurs are those?” Twilight asked, pointing out.

“Those that look like crocodiles are Nothosaurs,” Jiminy explained. “They’re predators from the Triassic era, but not very threatening. They mostly hunt in the ocean and rivers and, like all marine reptiles, they need to breathe air. The big one that’s sleeping is an extraordinary dinosaur I always wanted to see in real life. The Ankylosaurus, the herbivore specialized in defense. He’s evolved to withstand attacks from giant predators like Tyrannosaurus. An Ankylosaurus weighs 7 tons and is so heavily armored even his eyelids are hardened. If that isn’t enough, just look at its tail.”

Everypony observed the Ankylosaurus’ tail, seeing a big knot at the end.

“Whoa!” Spike said. “That looks like a club!”

“That’s because he uses his tail as a club,” Jiminy explained. “One blow from that can break your bones, or even kill you. Better not threaten this guy.”

“This dinosaur is like a tank,” Rainbow said, smiling. “Just like my tortoise Tank. Unstoppable.”

(Pause music at 12:36)

Sadly, they knew not even these magnificent creatures had any defense against the natural forces aiming to suffocate their world. Suddenly, they saw some kind of sail moving and took a closer look. True, there were creatures less threatening and from which they should be extra careful, but some took a new name of being scary and intimidating. From the bush, the Equestrians discover whom the sail belonged to: A giant lizard walking on four legs, the big sail was on its back. This was Dimetrodon, a ruthless carnivore, one of the biggest reptiles on Earth. There were two of them. One yawned showing its very sharp teeth, the other ate a young Nothosaur. These hulks of 250 kilograms are not related to dinosaurs, they’re much older reptiles. They’re actually a species known as ‘mammal-like’ reptiles being more related to mammals… And humans. Our heroes couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

“What are those?” Applejack asked.

“Shh!” Jiminy hushed. “We better walk away… Slowly.”

The others obeyed Jiminy without question, slowly backing away so the predators don’t see them.

“Those are Dimetrodons,” Jiminy explained, when it was safe. “Vicious carnivores often mistaken for dinosaurs. They lived long before the dinosaurs, during the Permian era, and became extinct during that time. They’re more related to mammals than reptiles. The sails on their back are used to absorb and release heat to attract a mate. If you wanna stay alive, better to leave right now because those things run up to 15 to 20 kilometers per hour and have a strong bite force.”

Everypony gasped in fear, causing one of the Dimetrodons to sniff the air. It caught their scent.

“They’re picking up our scent now,” Jiminy said. “We have to move farther.”

Everypony was about to turn the opposite direction but stumble into a shocking surprise in front of them: Another dimetrodon. It was walking around, minding its own business. But once it made eye contact with the Equestrians, it made a threatening growl. The ponies, dragon and cricket froze stiff.

“Run,” Jiminy whispered. “RUN!!!!”

They all ran as fast as they could. The Dimetrodon tried to grab one with its jaws but missed. It growled viciously and pursued them. The two other Dimetrodons saw what happened and chased the Equestrians as well. Our heroes ran as fast as they could through the jungle.

“WHY DO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF THE MENU?!” Spike yelled, running as fast as he could.

“Keep running!” Jiminy yelled. “Don’t look back!”

The giant reptiles kept chasing, drawing closer. With energy stored in their sails, they could keep running without taking a rest. The Equestrians kept running until suddenly, Octavia tripped and fell to the ground.

“Ow!” Octavia said, clutching her ankle.

Everypony looked behind them, gasping in fright.

“Octavia!” Twilight shouted.

“Tavi!” Vinyl yelled.

Octavia tried to get up, but her ankle hurt and the three Dimetrodons were getting very close.

“Tavi, get up!” Vinyl shouted again.

The grey Earth pony looked behind her and gasped in horror. She looks around and spies a big hollow log. She limped towards it and ducked inside. She breathed heavily, trying to look outside, but the head of one of the Dimetrodons appeared. Octavia screamed for her life, while the giant reptile tried to get her with its jaws. She tried to get out of the log, but another one appeared on the other side trapping her. The first Dimetrodon bit off chunks of the log to get closer, while the second waited from the other side. The Equestrians could only watch helplessly, as the Dimetrodons paid little attention to them… For the moment.

“She’s in trouble!” Vinyl said. “We gotta save her!”

“How are we gonna do that?” Applejack asked.

Vinyl began to think and saw a few rocks on the ground. She picked one up and turned toward the Dimetrodons attacking her friend. Octavia kept screaming while the Dimetrodons tried to reach her.

As I said before, despite their reptilian exterior, Dimetrodons are more related to mammals. The evidence lies in their legs and, more importantly, their teeth. The beast has two kinds of teeth in its jaws: Sharp canines for stabbing and jagged teeth for cutting. When its mouth snaps shut around a prey, Dimetrodon slides its lower jaw backward to slice the meat. We humans would inherit the same meat-eating teeth. Octavia wouldn’t stand a chance if her friends didn’t save her in time. Okay, end of lesson! *Clears throat*

The situation was pretty dire for our grey Earth pony. The Dimetrodons kept reaching for Octavia, biting off pieces of wood, snapping their jaws and shaking the log. But suddenly, a rock hits one of the giant reptiles, drawing its attention and stopped attacking. It turns around and spies a strange pony with sunglasses and a rock in her hoof.

“Leave my friend alone, you oversized goanna!”

Vinyl hurls another rock at the Dimetrodon, while Applejack helped by kicking rocks with her hind legs like bullets. The rocks pelted the Dimetrodons and they roared angrily.

“Come over here if you dare!” Rainbow Dash mocked.

“Yeah, we’re much tastier than her!” Pinkie said.

Everypony faced her.

“What? We’re distracting them, right?”

The Dimetrodons decided to leave the grey Earth pony alone, pursuing the others. All the Equestrians, except Twilight and Vinyl, ran away. Twilight used her magic to teleport both her and Vinyl toward the log while the Dimetrodons chased the others. Octavia stopped screaming and was scared to look, when she took a few steps to see what happened until…

“Hey!” Vinyl popped out of nowhere.

Octavia gave a small yelp, then gasped in relief.

“You alright, Tavi?”

“Yes… Fine,” Octavia said, taking deep breaths. “Don’t scare me like that!”

Vinyl just shrugs as she lifts Octavia out of the log.

“Come on! The others are still being chased by those predators. We gotta help them.”

“Alright girls, gather around,” Twilight said.

Vinyl and Octavia huddled close to Twilight, who used her magic to teleport them away.

Meanwhile, the others ran away as the Dimetrodons came closer. The Equestrians screamed for their lives. Suddenly, one Dimetrodon grabbed Fluttershy by the tail and hurled her toward a tree. She bumped against it and passed out.

“FLUTTERSHY!” Everypony yelled.

One of the Dimetrodons stalked toward her, preparing to eat her. But the other beast, who caught her, shoved the other away wanting to eat her instead. The Dimetrodons growled toward each other and a fight ignites between the two. They scratch and bite each other, fighting to win over Fluttershy as their next meal. Eventually the other Dimetrodon seized the chance to eat Fluttershy, its jaws open dripping saliva from its teeth and drawing closer to the unconscious Pegasus. Suddenly, a magic beam struck the Dimetrodon in the face, the beast roaring in pain. It growled as it turned toward Twilight Sparkle, a serious tone on her face and her horn glowing.

“Nopony eats my friends!” Twilight shouted.

The same Dimetrodon roars, as Twilight Sparkle, Vinyl included, fired magic beams toward the giant reptile. As the Dimetrodon went after them, Rainbow quickly saved Fluttershy while the others were distracted. The last Dimetrodon ran toward Twilight, Vinyl and Octavia, but Twilight’s horn glows and they teleport away. The reptile, totally confused, didn’t notice the three ponies appear before the remainder of the group.

“Come on, let’s go!” Twilight shouts.

The Equestrians ran away while the Dimetrodons were busy. They didn’t dare look back, running through the jungle praying the predators weren’t following them. Eventually, Applejack was brave enough to glance behind her.

“I think we lost them,” Applejack said.

Suddenly, she, along with the rest, bumped into something hard and plopped to the ground backwards.

“Ow,” Pinkie cried, rubbing her nose. “That hurts!”

“Did we bump against a rock?” Spike asked.

They slowly look up and, to their surprise, it was no rock at all. It was a dinosaur, a big one too, turning around with a low growl. The dinosaur had a big frill on the back of its head with three horns, two long ones above its eyes and a small one on its snout, and a birdlike beak. The Equestrians, shocked and amazed by its appearance, stood still until a roar caused them to look behind them. Two of the Dimetrodons, the third either killed during the fight or chased away, found the ponies.

Not only could these monsters run, but Dimetrodons have a sharp sense of smell.

“Oh no,” Octavia said, softly.

The Equestrians were stuck between a rock and a hard place, as the dinosaurs roar and growl at each other.

“Let’s get out of here,” Jiminy suggests.

The Equestrians ducked toward a bush. Just as the Dimetrodons were in pursuit, they had bigger problems. From the bushes, the Equestrians witnessed the three-horned dinosaur confronting the Dimetrodons, roaring until one Dimetrodon was brave enough to charge. The three-horned dinosaur pushed the Dimetrodon aside with all its might, drawing the other into the fight. The Dimetrodons charged while being wary of the opponent’s long horns. One of them tries to attack the head, while the other aims for the side. The three-horned dinosaur stomps aggressively with its feet, lunging its horns in attack position. One of the Dimetrodons snagged a bite off the side, making the dinosaur roar loudly. The Equestrian gasped as the Dinosaur started bleeding but amazed it wouldn't go down.

“Shouldn’t we help him?” Spike asked.

“What can we do?” Vinyl asked. “We barely escaped those jerks.”

Twilight thought fast, using her magic beams to blind one of the Dimetrodon’s eyes, making it stumble and roar madly. The distraction gave the three-horned beast the chance to recover, using its long horns to create big holes in the sail of the first Dimetrodon and stabbing the giant reptile’s side with the smaller horn. The Dimetrodon roared in pain, as the three-horned beast roars loudly toward the two predators, challenging the two. As the wounded Dimetrodon limped away, the other seems to realize this was a fight they can’t win and ran away. The three-horned dinosaur watched them flee, roaring in victory.

“That was so awesome!” Rainbow said. “What is that dinosaur?”

“That, Rainbow, is a Triceratops,” Jiminy said, proudly.

“Is it a carnivore?” Octavia asked.

“Nope, herbivore actually,” Jiminy answered. “Late Cretaceous to be specific; I always wanted to see one of those. When scientists discovered the fossils, they named them Triceratops Horridus, which means ‘horrid three horned face’. How could they? They are gorgeous creatures.”

“Well, it is quite a sight to behold,” Rarity said.

“I like it,” Applejack said. “It’s like a big cow.”

“Or a big rhinoceros,” Pinkie said.

“A full-grown Triceratops can weigh about eight tons,” Jiminy continued. “There are lots of dinosaurs from the same family as Triceratops. They’re prey animals for T-Rex, but they can defend themselves with those horns like we just saw.”

Jiminy Cricket was right; a full-grown Triceratops is far from defenseless. Beside the horns, its frill is made of solid bone. Suddenly, the Triceratops sniffs the air and picked up a scent leading him toward the bush the Equestrians were hiding.

“It’s coming toward us,” Spike whispered.

“Shh, don’t move,” Octavia whispered. “Maybe it’ll go away.”

The Triceratops looked through the bush and found the Equestrians. They gasped in fright but stayed perfectly still as the beast sniffed them for a few minutes. He gave a low growl and walks away, much to our heroes’ relief.

“For a minute, I thought it was going to hurt or eat us,” Rarity sighed.

“Like I said, it’s a vegetarian like us,” Jiminy replied. “The reason he didn’t see us as a threat is that you ponies are mammals. The only mammals dinosaurs knew in this time were small rodent-like creatures, man’s earliest ancestors. If you have the scent of a mammal, we’ll definitely be safe from the herbivores.”

“Well, that’s good,” Applejack said.

“So, the only thing we need to worry about are predators?” Rainbow asked.

“Yep, but we should be careful and not startle the herbivores,” Jiminy advised. “We wouldn’t want to challenge them.”

“Don’t worry, we’ll be careful,” Twilight assures. “Won’t we, girls?”

“Uh-huh,” Everypony nodded in unison, watching the Triceratops venture deep into the jungle.

“You know, ever since I was young, this dinosaur has always been my favorite,” Jiminy replied. “Now I see it’s the most beautiful thing in the world.”

Everypony nodded in agreement.

“Where is it going?” Fluttershy asked.

“We better follow it,” Jiminy said. “It’s probably going to a place where most dinosaurs are, maybe to its herd.”

“Dinosaurs live in herds?” Twilight asked.

“Most of them,” Jiminy nodded. “Some predators even hunt in packs.”

Twilight gulped when he said that.

“Guess that makes the Triceratops our personal bodyguard,” Applejack chuckled. “But seriously, we should follow him.”

“Let’s go, every pony,” Twilight said.

Together, they stayed close to the big dinosaur, when Jiminy Cricket spotted another dinosaur behind the trees. This one was small, maybe an infant.

“Look, behind those trees!” Jiminy points out.

They all saw the dinosaur, but it wasn’t looking at them.

“What kind of dinosaur is that?” Vinyl asked.

“That’s a Troodon, I’ve read about that one in my book,” Jiminy explained. “When people discovered the fossils, it was the first dinosaur ever described in America. It’s a predator that belongs in the same family as the Velociraptor, known as the dromaeosaur family. Those are predators you absolutely don’t want to meet. Like all raptors, they got that big claw on the back leg of each foot. Luckily, Troodon don’t use these claws to kill like its other family members. They’re mostly scavengers and use those claws to hold down carcasses to strip away bits of flesh. Relative to their size, they are very clever animals with the biggest brains of any dinosaur around.”

“They must be smarter than you, Twilight,” Rainbow smirked, playfully.

“Ha-ha-ha,” Twilight faked laughed. “Let’s not get carried away.”

“That one is probably a juvenile,” Jiminy observed. “Adults are about as big as ponies. This one looks like it’s hunting something.”

True to his word, the Troodon snuck up a tree toward one of the most bizarre yet very unique dinosaurs ever discovered. The Archaeopteryx, the missing link between reptiles and birds. It can climb trees like reptiles, but it’s covered with feathers like a bird.

“It looks like some kind of lizard bird,” Spike said. “Or… ‘Bird-Lizard’?”

“It’s actually both,” Jiminy corrected. “That is an Archaeopteryx, another rare creature. The name means ‘old wing’ and is considered both a dinosaur and a bird. Just like Troodon, Archaeopteryx belongs to the dromaeosaur family. They’re predators as well, but they only eat small reptiles, mammals, amphibians… But mostly insects. What’s also unique about this creature is they could fly, but only for short distances. One reason is its big bony tail. Believe it or not, this dinosaur and all other carnivorous dinosaurs are ancestors of modern-day birds.”

Everypony faced Jiminy with surprise and confusion.

“Say what now?” Rainbow asked, confused.

“Look at the way they move and react,” Jiminy points out. “Doesn’t that remind you of a bird? In later years, people discovered lots of fossils of carnivorous dinosaurs and many were discovered with feathers, mostly raptors like Troodon. That was part of the proof birds are related to dinosaurs.”

“Amazing!” Applejack said, astonished.

“Incredible!” Fluttershy said, just the same.

After this trip, Fluttershy will never look at birds the same way again… In some moments.

“So that means dinosaurs aren’t really extinct?” Rainbow asked.

“No, the dinosaurs will sadly be extinct,” Jiminy said. “But they’ll leave their small flying descendants behind.”

They watch as the Troodon slowly stalks toward the Archaeopteryx perched on a branch. It was about to pounce, when the Archaeopteryx saw what it was about to do and quickly flew away. The Troodon missed his chance.

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“That was close,” Vinyl said.

“Come on,” Twilight ushered. “ Let’s move on.”

They continued the path where the Triceratops went. As they travelled further the Troodon eyed the group. For the moment, he wasn’t interested in them.

After a few minutes, our heroes arrive in a huge valley. Not all of the landscape is covered in jungle and forest. There were lakes, swamps and sometimes fern prairies. It was in this valley where the titans roam, dinosaurs like Stegosaurus with its distinctive row of spinal plates. There were other unique specimens, but none had a larger impact on this ancient environment than the biggest of them all: The Sauropods. There are many different types of these long-necked giants. The first the Equestrians spot were a big herd of Apatosaurus eating water grass in a huge lake. These animals were living in a warm, tropical climate with no ice caps in the North. Flowers and broad-leaved trees had yet to evolve, some would only appear during the Cretaceous period. Yet still, the valley was quite a sight to behold.

“My friends, welcome to the reign of the dinosaurs,” Jiminy introduced.

“Wow!” Rainbow gaped, amazed.

“Cool!” Vinyl said.

“Formidable!” Rarity declared.

“And fierce!” Applejack added.

“And so… Scary,” Pinkie said.

“Huh, almost feels like I’m home,” Spike smiled.

Twilight overlooked the multiple dinosaur herds with wonder and a smile.

“They move in herds. They do move in herds.”

“Quite a sight, eh?” Jiminy asked.

“You said it,” Applejack nodded. “Look at the size of those things!”

“Those long-necked dinosaurs are, no doubt, Apatosaurus,” Jiminy explained. “They’re in the sauropod family, which contains all dinosaurs with long necks and are the biggest herbivores on the planet. One of the reasons they’re massive is their big guts. They eat whole leaves that pass through there and the stones these dinosaurs swallow help grind their food down. This way bacteria ferments it and releases nutrients.”

“Those Apatosaurus must have a pretty big appetite,” Pinkie said.

“If we had those in Equestria, they’d eat all mah apples,” Applejack said.

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Twilight watched the big dinosaurs eat the water grass, while some took the grass from the other’s mouth. There was one Apatosaurus, who pulled himself away from another, wanting some of the water grass in its mouth.

“Hmm… Looks like they need a little lesson in friendship,” Twilight observes. “Come on, everypony.”

Twilight slowly approaches the herd. The hungry Apatosaurus wanted a bite from that delicious food, but its herd member refused to share.

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“Excuse me, sirs… Or ma’ams.”

A voice drew their attention, looking down toward nine colorful creatures they’ve never seen before. They couldn’t see Jiminy Cricket due to being very tiny.

“I couldn’t help but notice you two have a friendship problem that involves sharing,” Twilight said, looking up.

The two giants lower their heads for a better look at these strange little creatures. They sniffed at them curiously, while the Equestrians stood still.

“Curious types, aren’t they?” Rarity said, with discomfort.

Pinkie couldn’t help but giggle when they sniffed her mane. They also sniffed at Spike and while they could smell he’s a predator by nature he didn’t pose a threat. A third Apatosaurus appears, observing the ponies with equal curiosity. It lowers its head, sniffing Octavia, who felt a little uncomfortable.

“It’s okay, Octavia,” Jiminy said. “They won’t do anything.”

Eventually the dinosaur stopped sniffing and licked Octavia, drenching her in saliva and making her mane stick up.

“Except that,” Jiminy points out.

“Ew…” Octavia shuddered, engrossed by the dinosaur’s saliva.

“Guess I’m not the only one who likes you,” Vinyl chuckled.

She places her arm around Octavia, wiping the saliva off. She stops to look at Octavia’s mane.

“Hmm… That’s actually not a bad look. I’d keep it.”

“Charmed,” Octavia said, straightening her mane.

Fluttershy couldn’t believe what she was seeing, a species of giant reptiles no pony or human has ever seen. While they remind her of dragons, seeing the herbivores in herds and being gentle toward her and her friends put a smile on her face. She saw something that caught her eye and wanted to explore. When no pony was looking, Fluttershy walked over for a quick peek. Hopefully they won’t be mad at her.

“Pretty neat,” Rainbow said, patting one Apatosaurus. “What do you think, Flutters?”

But when she turned, Rainbow saw Fluttershy was nowhere to be seen.

“Fluttershy?” Rainbow called out, looking around. “Fluttershy! She’s gone!”

“What?” Twilight turned around, worried. “Where did she go?”

“I don’t know!” Rainbow said. “She was here a minute ago.”

“We should split up and find her,” Twilight suggests. “Let’s hope she’s not eaten by a carnivore.”

They split into pairs: Applejack with Rarity, Rainbow Dash with Vinyl, Pinkie with Spike, and Twilight with Octavia. Jiminy decided to tag along with Twilight. Rainbow flew in the air, looking around, but so far found nothing.

“I don’t see her!” She shouts out.

Pinkie somehow climbed atop of an Apatosaurus, sitting on its head. She brought out her binoculars to see if she can find Fluttershy.

“I also haven’t found her!”

“Then keep looking!” Twilight shouts back. “I’m going to help these dinosaurs first.”

“Aye aye, oh fearless leader!” Pinkie salutes.

Pinkie slid down the dinosaur from the head to the tail like a slide.

“Yabba Dabba Doo! Wheeeeee!”

Twilight watched her slid off the tail, flying through the air and land in a bush. Pinkie couldn’t help but giggle.

“You gotta try this, Twilight!” Pinkie said. “They’re like big slides!”

Twilight rolled her eyes, shaking her head. She then turns her attention to the dinosaurs, while her friends searched everywhere.

“Hmm… If I were Fluttershy, where would I be?”





Meanwhile, Fluttershy strolled through the jungle’s marsh. She explored the environment hoping to see more dinosaurs. All that walking and adventuring eventually made her thirsty. She takes out her flask from her saddle bag for a drink but found only a few drops left. It probably wasn’t smart to go alone without telling her friends, she should’ve asked Rainbow Dash to come along. At the very least, she should’ve checked if she had enough food and water. Suddenly, she heard something walking in the jungle and ducked behind the bushes. She didn’t know if it was a predator, so she watched quietly.

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She’d get her answer when a pack of Ornithomimus marched through the jungle. These herbivores walked on two legs like humans and birds. They had a long neck, small clawed front hands, long hind legs, a long tail and a bird-like head that made them resemble ostriches. They walk towards a pool of water for a quick drink. Despite looking like an ostrich, Ornithomimus, meaning ‘bird mimic’, have more in common with Donald Duck than emu.

But it will be awhile before she meets Donald Duck… I’ll get to that later.

Anyway, these dinosaurs also have no teeth. The inside of their mouths are rough, similar to ducks and geese. When Fluttershy spots one eating plants, while the others drank from the pool, she knew it was safe to walk free. Her water flask is still empty, so she approached another pool to fill it.

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The Ornithomimus saw the yellow Pegasus walk toward one of the pools and felt she wasn’t a threat, so they kept drinking. Fluttershy fills her flask with water and placed it back in her saddle bag. She decides to have a drink from the pool itself and save her flask for later. She lowers her head and drank as much as she could.

She still had to be wary; predators could be hiding behind trees and bushes without her knowing. It would’ve been dangerous if she would have drunk water from a lake, due being infested with giant crocodiles. She also needs to watch for her friends, knowing she could be lost. These water pools and all this greenery could attract larger dinosaurs.

No sooner, Fluttershy felt tremors underneath her hooves and stopped drinking. Her head slowly rose while water drips down her chin. She also heard rustling in the bushes and slowly turns around. Out of nowhere appeared a big dinosaur that gave a low growl: A seven-ton male Stegosaurus. He, too, is a herbivore, but very dangerous. The large plates on his back, causing a few Compsognathus to fall from a branch and land on its back and tail, primarily are there for display. It is the meter-long spikes on his tail that make him so lethal. These he can wield with devastating effect when threatened, despite having a very small brain for his size.

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The dinosaur notices Fluttershy and slowly approaches her. She gasped when the beast approached her, but something inside her said it’s a friendly giant. The dinosaur stopped in front of her, looking curiously and gave a soft growl.

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“Um, hello,” Fluttershy greeted, nervously.

The Stegosaurus sniffed at her, giving a soft growl as if complimenting her.

“Oh, thank you,” Fluttershy smiled. “My hair does smell like berries.”

The Stegosaurus gave another soft growl, as if questioning her.

“Oh, yes. I understand the language of all kinds of creatures, even if yours is a bit ancient. My name is Fluttershy; what’s your name?”

The Stegosaurus replies with a friendly growl.

“Thank you. It’s nice to meet you, Charlie.”

“Fluttershy!”

The yellow Pegasus recognized that voice in the distance, a little too well.

“Fluttershy! Where are you?!”

“I’m here, Rarity!” Fluttershy said.

Rarity appears from the bushes, brushing the leaves off her mane before turning her head behind her.

“Applejack go get the others! I found her!”

She turns around, pushing through the bushes while removing the remaining leaves.

“Uh, this jungle is doing a number on my mane,” Rarity complained, facing Fluttershy. “Fluttershy, darling, why did you run away? We thought you were lost or worse!”

“Oh, I’m sorry for leaving without telling you,” Fluttershy said. “I didn’t mean to worry you; I just couldn’t resist taking a look around.”

“It’s quite alright,” Rarity understood. “Just make sure to let us know where you’re going next time.”

It was then Rarity took notice of the Stegosaurus, who eyed her curiously.

“Who’s this? A friend of yours?”

“Oh, this is Charlie,” Fluttershy introduced. “He’s a… Um… What are you, Charlie?”

The dinosaur responds with a soft growl.

“He’s a stegosaurus, which means ‘roof lizard’. Charlie, this is my friend Rarity.”

The dinosaur gave a soft growl towards the fashionista.

“He said it’s nice to meet you,” Fluttershy translated.

“Charmed,” Rarity replied.

The Stegosaurus gave a few soft growls.

“We come from Equestria,” Fluttershy explained. “It’s a land where tons of creatures like us live. It’s not anywhere around here. We’re actually ponies. I’m a Pegasus and Rarity is a unicorn.”

Rarity waves her mane, showing off her elegance. For the giant herbivore it was interesting since he never saw hair before. He tilts his head forward and puts his nose close to Fluttershy’s mane to sniff again. Hers felt soft and snug, it truly smelled like berries. This made Fluttershy giggle, as he took his snout away and moved over to Rarity’s mane. At first, Rarity had no idea what to make of this, but she giggled as the dinosaur sniffed and felt her hair deciding to go along with it.

Eventually, Charlie gives a soft growl.

“He says your mane is just as snug and pretty as mine,” Fluttershy translated.

“Why, thank you, darling,” Rarity speaks to Charlie.

But after smelling Rarity’s hair, the Stegosaurus’ nose suddenly felt tickled, like he inhaled some dust. Charlie leans himself away from Rarity and sneezed, unintentionally covering her in dinosaur snot and boogers.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!” Rarity screamed “EWWW! EWW! EWW! EWW!"

Rarity ran in various directions, as Fluttershy and Charlie looked on, both shocked at what happened. Just then, before Rarity felt she was having a heart attack, she spots a small pond not far from the three. Without second thoughts, she jumped right into the pond with a SPLASH!

Rarity rose from the water, gasping.

“Somepony bring me some hoof soap and a towel!” Rarity shouts. “Stat!”

As if fate immediately answered her request, Pinkie pops out of nowhere beside the pond, carrying everything Rarity needs including shampoo.

“Here you go, Rarity,” Pinkie said.

Pinkie hands Rarity the soap and shampoo, while leaving the towel next to the pond.

“Thank you, Pinkie!” Rarity sighed.

Pinkie watches Rarity squirt shampoo in her mane and scrubs violently. For a moment her eyes see Fluttershy.

“Oh, hi Fluttershy!” Pinkie smiled, turning away.

But suddenly, Pinkie’s eyes widen and turns back to Fluttershy, who quietly waves back.

“FLUTTERSHY?! Girls, she’s here! Fluttershy is A-Okay!”

The rest of the group appear, relieved to see Fluttershy unharmed.

“Thank goodness,” Twilight sighed. “We thought something bad happened to you.”

“I’m okay, girls,” Fluttershy said, presenting Charlie. “I just made a new friend.”

“Well, I’ll be,” Jiminy said, wide-eyed. “You found a Stegosaurus.”

“Actually, it was the other way around,” Fluttershy said, smiling toward Charlie.

“A Stegosaurus?” Octavia asked.

“It’s a herbivore that’s most recognized for the plates on its back,” Jiminy points out. “That spiked tail is his weapon.”

“Everypony, I’d like you to meet Charlie,” Fluttershy introduced. “Charlie, these are my other friends: Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Octavia, Vinyl, Spike and Jiminy.”

The Stegosaurus gave another soft growl towards the group.

“He says it’s very nice to meet you,” Fluttershy translated.

“You can communicate with dinosaurs, as well?” Jiminy asked. “Now I am completely impressed.”

“It’s great you’ve made a new friend, Fluttershy,” Twilight said. “But next time, please tell us where you’re going.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you,” Fluttershy said, in shame.

“It’s okay, Fluttershy,” Twilight said.

Rainbow turns toward Rarity, who was scrubbing her body with soap and shampoo.

“What happened to you?”

“You don’t wanna know,” Rarity said, then turns. “Do you mind?!”

Rarity submerges into the water, while Rainbow rolls her eyes.

“Did it involve something messy?” Applejack asked Fluttershy.

“Yes,” Fluttershy nodded.

Rarity burst from the water, the soap washing down her body as she rose and swished her mane back and forth. Spike couldn’t help but fall in love once more. She leaves the pond, shaking herself dry like a dog and wraps herself in a towel before approaching the others.

“Nothing that a little bath can’t fix,” Rarity sighed.

The Stegosaurus gave a soft growl.

“He said he’s really sorry,” Fluttershy translated. “He couldn’t help it.”

“That’s quite alright, Charlie darling,” Rarity said. “Things like that happen.”

Charlie gave another soft growl.

“Charlie would like to show us the valley,” Fluttershy translates. “There’s some other dinosaurs he’d like us to meet. He’ll be happy to lead the way.”

“Great!” Jiminy said. “With enough luck, maybe the sheet music is there.”

“I suppose we should follow Charlie,” Twilight nodded. “Since he knows this place better than us.”

“Lead the way, Charlie,” Fluttershy said.

The Stegosaurus gave a low growl and went in front, as the group followed behind. Our heroes were in luck to have a giant herbivore specialized in offense, this way they won’t have more trouble with carnivores. They walked through the jungle for almost 20 minutes, safe at last.

“Um, Twilight?” Fluttershy asked. “How did the Apatosaurus react on your friendship advice?”

“Pretty well, actually,” Twilight answered. “After Octavia and I showed a demonstration, they listened and immediately did the same thing. The rest of the herd are surprisingly fast learners.”

“It was all elementary,” Octavia replied.

“You can say that again,” Vinyl said.

“It was all elementary!” Pinkie repeated.

The two ponies look at Pinkie in confusion. Suddenly, a trumpet-like sound drew their attention.

“What was that?” Rarity asked, worried.

“Sounds like another dinosaur,” Spike assumed.

“It’s coming from over there,” Rarity points to her right. “I would like to know what that was.”

“Maybe we should take a look,” Vinyl said.

“Charlie, do you mind if we make a detour?” Fluttershy asked.

The Stegosaurus gave a friendly nod.

“Come on, everypony!” Applejack said.

Together, they all stroll through a few bushes to determine what dinosaur made that sound.

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When they emerged, they discovered which creature made that sound. A large, slender male dinosaur with a curved chest at the back of its head eating a plant. It didn’t take long before another one, probably female, appeared. It wanted a bite from the plant in the male dinosaur’s mouth; unfortunately, it didn’t get a chance. The white unicorn was quite fascinated by these herbivores.

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“Oh my,” Rarity gasped. “What magnificent creatures!”

“They sure are something,” Applejack nodded.

“Jiminy, what dinosaurs are those?” Rarity asked.

“I’ve seen fossils of those,” Jiminy observed. “They’re Parasaurolophus, from the Hadrosaur family, the most common group of dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period. They use those duckbills for grinding vegetation. These herbivores walk on four legs but run on two. Those crests, which they were known for, are used for display and make sounds for communication.”

“Amazing!” Rarity said.

“They’re quite big,” Octavia observed.

“About ten meters over thirty feet long,” Jiminy measured. “And five to six tons at weight.”

The two Parasaurolophus began making the same sounds toward each other. Their distinctive voices go down to their hollow crests.

“Such beautiful sounds they make,” Rarity admired. “I wish I could talk to them the way you do, Fluttershy.”

“Hmm…” Jiminy thought, a finger on his chin. “Maybe there is. Hey Twilight, can I borrow one of your big shells?”

“Sure,” Twilight said. “What are you going to do with it?”

“Oh, you’ll see,” Jiminy winked, smiling.

Twilight used her magic to take one of the big seashells, which they’ve collected off the beach, from her saddle bag. She hands it to Jiminy, as he strolls toward a log. He hit the seashell softly on the log to make a hole in it.

“Rarity can sure have fun with this,” Jiminy replied. “Just need to modify it here… And here…”

Now Rarity is no Fluttershy or Doctor Dolittle, but Jiminy believes she can strike a conversation with a little invention of his.

“Here, Rarity,” Jiminy said, handing the shell to her. “Try it out.”

Rarity took the shell but looked confused.

“And what do I do with a shell?”

“Just blow through the little hole. Let’s see if they’ll respond.”

Rarity hesitated at first, then pressed her lips against the seashell and blew hard. It made some form of trumpet sound, drawing the attention of the Parasaurolophus. They respond by bellowing their own trumpet-sounds. This surprised everypony, even Rarity. She tries again and the dinosaurs bellow once more.

“Goodness!” Rarity said. “I’m actually talking to them!”

Rarity blew through the shell again, causing the dinosaurs to repeat the same sound. Rarity decides to get closer, so the Parasaurolophus could see her.

“Hello, there.”

The Parasaurolophus lower their heads to the unicorn’s level in curiosity.

“My, you’re gorgeous!” Rarity said, reaching her hoof out. “I bet you’ve never seen anything like me before, have you?”

The giant herbivores were cautious but once her hoof made contact and caressed one of their heads, they became very calm. They sniff at her and suddenly, they lick her like a mother cat with her kittens. She cringed from the saliva, but it wasn’t as bad as the amount of snot and boogers she washed off. Normally she’d scream and overreact, but the Parasaurolophus gave so much love she actually enjoyed it. The other Equestrians couldn’t help but smile and giggle over all the attention.

A few minutes of nuzzling and licking, in Rarity’s case a small bath, the Equestrians followed their Stegosaurus friend further into the valley.

“I never thought I’d receive so much attention,” Rarity said. “Especially from dinosaurs.”

“Guess they like you very much,” Applejack said.

“I actually did enjoy it,” Rarity said. “Except being covered in saliva.”

“I wonder how the other dinosaurs will react to us,” Spike said.

“We’ll find out soon enough,” Vinyl said.

After a few more minutes, they finally reach the valley and it was a beautiful sight. There were dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes, many of them in herds especially for mutual protection and safety in numbers. The eyes of the Equestrians were filled with wonder as they saw each dinosaur.

“There’s so many of them!” Rainbow said.

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“Look, over there!” Applejack pointed out.

A family of Triceratops walked close to a small pool. Surprisingly, they saw two baby Triceratops walking toward the pool to admire their reflection in the water. Then they quickly follow their parents.

“Aw, those young’uns are adorable!” Applejack said.

“I wanna pet one,” Pinkie said.

“Easy, Pinkie,” Twilight said.

Fluttershy was very happy to see young dinosaurs. They also saw big dinosaurs with a duckbill called Edmontosaurus. Just like Parasaurolophus, they’re part of the Hadrosaur family and vegetarian as they ate the water plants from a creek.

On the dry land, a huge herd of Plateosaurus dug in the sand for food. These herbivores are the first sauropods that ever lived. While smaller than their Jurassic cousins, they’re actual giants. They usually browse on trees and bushes, but now decided to add clams on the menu. They were accompanied by a mammal-like reptile known as Kannemeyeria. Just like Dimetrodon, this herbivore lived long before the dinosaurs were born. It was possibly an infant or a teenager, since adults are as big as a pony. It searched the holes the Plateosaurus dug, seeking clams as well. One Plateosaurus nudged him away, giving him no choice but to search another hole.

“Aw, poor little guy,” Fluttershy said, sympathetic. “He just wants something to eat.”

The Plateosaurus kept digging while the dicynodont kept searching. Suddenly, the Plateosaurus stopped digging and stood on their hind legs, looking behind them. It was as if they felt something coming, which Charlie felt the same.

“What’s the matter, Charlie?” Fluttershy asked.

Charlie kept listening, but nothing happened. He gave a soft growl.

“He said he had a strange feeling something’s coming,” Fluttershy translated. “But nothing happened.”

“What could be coming?” Vinyl asked.

“I don’t know,” Fluttershy said, nervously. “But it can’t be good.”

Sensing no danger, the dinosaurs kept digging in the sand while the Kannemeyeria took his chance to seize a clam and walk off. Many of the dinosaurs were eating. Like Corythosaurus, a hadrosaur with a different crest on its head than the Parasaurolophus. There were plenty of sauropods too, including the Diplodocus, the longest sauropod our heroes spotted. This giant female had a very long neck and long whip-like tail. She was eating while watching over her babies, who were either eating, playing or just sticking close to their mother. Close by were two duckbilled Gryposaurus, one eating plants and the other yawning.

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The group stop walking when Charlie gave a roar to all the dinosaurs in the valley. It drew their attention and they all faced his direction. The Equestrians had to cover their ears from the Stegosaurus’ roar.

“Why is he roaring?” Rainbow asked.

“He’s introducing us,” Fluttershy answered, having to speak up.

They felt a few tremors beneath them, as the dinosaurs walk toward them. There were many species at once: Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, Parasaurolophus, Ornithomimus, etc. The reptiles towered our heroes, gazing at them curiously. Another Diplodocus walked behind them; so big the Equestrians could walk underneath it.

“I feel so… Puny,” Twilight said.

“How do you think me and Jiminy feel?” Spike asked.

Soon the dinosaurs drew closer seeing they are harmless.

“Uh… Hello, every dinosaur,” Twilight greeted. “Don’t worry, we’re ponies from a different world. We mean no harm.”

“Yeah, we’re just visiting and looking for a missing sheet music,” Pinkie added.

“Pinkie, they don’t know what sheet music is,” Fluttershy whispered.

“Oh… Okay then.”

The dinosaurs sniffed the Equestrians, who stood very still waiting for what was going to happen. After a few seconds, the female Diplodocus gave Twilight a lick as a sign of accepting her and her friends which Twilight felt flattered. The other dinosaurs, seeing they are no threat, were suddenly not the slightest bit nervous toward them. A family of Triceratops came close to Pinkie and Applejack, as the babies carefully walk toward them. The ponies were lucky to be mammals.

“Aww. You two are the cutest baby dinosaurs I’ve ever seen,” Pinkie smiled.

She lied on her back, looking at the baby Triceratops upside down. The babies were still scared, huddling close to their parents. But Applejack put her calm, motherly voice to good use.

“It’s okay, little ones. We ain’t gonna hurt ya.”

The father Triceratops gave his children a soft growl, ensure them everything’s alright. The little Triceratops slowly show their tiny heads and approach Applejack, who reached her hoof out.

“That’s right,” Applejack spoke, motherly. “There’s nothing to be scared of.”

The babies inch forward but flinch back thinking she’d harm them. But Applejack slowly pets them on the head and back. The babies enjoyed it and realized she was harmless. Pinkie joined in soon after.

“I’m gonna call you ‘Cera’,” Pinkie said, to one of the babies.

Two Gryposaurus and some Plateosaurs took a close look at Octavia and Vinyl, while Rarity received attention from a herd of Parasaurolophus and Corythosaurus. Charlie introduced Fluttershy to his Stegosaurus friends. Other dinosaurs spent their attention toward Spike and surprisingly saw the little cricket.

“Well, this is quite the experience,” Jiminy said, smiling.

Rainbow flew in the air, gaining the attention of the Apatosaurus. In the meantime, the mother Diplodocus invites Twilight to her nest to meet her five babies.

“Aw, they’re adorable,” Twilight said, approaching them. “Hello, there.”

The baby Diplodocus walked towards the unicorn/alicorn curiously. One of them accidentally trips and fell on the ground with one of its legs in the water.

“Goodness, are you okay, little guy?” Twilight asked. “Here, let me help you.”

Twilight uses her magic to get the baby back on its feet.

“There you go.”

The babies surround Twilight, nuzzling against her side and made her giggle as she pet them. The Equestrians enjoyed the company of the prehistoric reptiles, who grew quite fond of them. But sadly, all good things come to an end.

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Suddenly, the dinosaurs raise their heads facing one direction. They saw something that made them stare in fear. The Equestrians notice their reactions, sensing a bad feeling. Rain began to fall from the sky as each dinosaur rose their head in that direction: The diplodocus, the Parasaurolophus, the Stegosaurus, the Psittacosaurus, the Dimetrodon, the Ornithomimus, the Triceratops, etc. Our heroes look on with confusion and discomfort.

“Why are they staring like that?” Octavia asked.

“What are they staring at?” Applejack asked, specifically.

“I have a bad feeling about this,” Fluttershy said, worriedly.

“Now, what could be so important that they…”

Rarity slowly turns around and gasps in horror.

“What is it, Rarity?” Fluttershy asked.

Fluttershy turns around and screams in terror. Each of them turned around and froze in fear of what they saw. A few meters away, over a flash of lightning, stood the most terrifying dinosaur they’ve ever seen. With hellish red eyes, long sharp claws and dagger-like teeth, only one name came to mind.

“TYRANNOSAURUS REX!!!” Every pony screamed.

It was indeed Tyrannosaurus Rex, a five ton, 13-meter long carnivore specifically evolved to kill other dinosaurs. This female had been drawn to the lowlands by the smell of food.

Female Tyrannosaurus are larger and more aggressive than the males.

The Equestrians were petrified, even Pinkie felt true fear for the first time.

“That’s the scariest Tyrannosaurus I’ve ever seen!” Pinkie said, turning to the camera. “Not to mention the only one.”

The giant carnivore stares toward the Equestrians and the other dinosaurs hungrily. It didn’t wait any longer and charged straight toward them. The dinosaurs ran for their lives without hesitating.

“Wait a minute!” Jiminy said. “Tyrannosaurus don’t have claws like that!”

"Now’s not the time for biology lessons, Jiminy!” Twilight yelled. “RUN!”

Everypony ran away in terror. Twilight noticed some pony missing and turned around.

“SPIKE!”

But Spike wasn’t running, he just stood there frozen in fear. The Tyrannosaurus approached the baby dragon and loomed above him. The Equestrians gasped in fright, fearing the possibility of losing their friend. The predator brought its head closer to the dragon, who didn’t move an inch.

“Don’t move, Spike!” Pinkie calls out. “It can’t see if you don’t move!”

Spike heard her and tried not to move, while the Tyrannosaurus grit its teeth.

“Pinkie, that theory’s been discredited,” Jiminy said.

“Oh… RUN, SPIKE! RUN!”

The Tyrannosaurus reared its head to eat him, but Spike quickly ran screaming and evading the T-Rex’s attack. Rarity gasped at the sight of the giant predator coming to them, and fainted.

“RARITY!” Twilight yelled.

The carnivore was close as Twilight quickly pulled Rarity away before the beast got her. The Tyrannosaurus roared loudly, turning its attention to Rainbow Dash in the sky. It snaps its jaws a few times at her, but she evaded it. The T-Rex also tried to snap at two Dimorphodons in the trees, causing them to fly away.

“Get away, you gecko on steroids!” Rainbow shouts.

While Rainbow Dash avoided the T-Rex’s bite, the rest of the dinosaurs and the Equestrians ran away in panic. The predator kept trying to get a bite out of either one dinosaur or Equestrian. They ran in various directions to escape this ‘Tyrant Lizard King’, some running fast and others slow. Jiminy had a hard time avoiding the dinosaurs’ big feet while running. If he didn’t watch out, he’d be squashed for sure.

“Hey, watch your step!” Jiminy yelled. “Cricket coming through!”

The dinosaurs’ feet created tremors, making it more difficult for the cricket to run. Suddenly, a big foot got too close to Jiminy, making him jump and fall on the ground. He tried to get up, but one foot stood above him and came down. The cricket screamed for his life and covered his eyes. But then a rainbow streak scooped him up before he went SPLAT. He opens his eyes and saw he was in the clutches of two blue hooves.

“Gotcha, buddy!” Rainbow said.

“Phew! Thanks, Rainbow,” Jiminy sighed.

Meanwhile, the Tyrannosaurus tried to disperse some of the dinosaurs for an easy meal. It didn’t take long to find two baby Triceratops running away in panic, not knowing they were walking into a trap. The vicious predator pursued them, leading them to a rock blocking their path. There was no way out for the babies, easy prey for the Tyrannosaurus. The little Triceratops cried for help, as the giant carnivore opened its jaws wide. But before it could eat them, it felt something tug its tail hard. The predator loomed around and spotted Applejack using her trusty lasso to grab hold of its tail. She pulled hard with her teeth.

“Oh no, you don’t!” Applejack spoke, through her teeth. “Nopony’s eating baby dinos while I’m around!”

The carnivore roared, swinging its tail and smacked her against a tree. Applejack tried to stand, as the T-Rex charged at her. Just when it almost reached her, a rainbow streak smacked the Tyrannosaurus along the cheek. The predator roared in anger before the same streak struck it again and again, making it lose its concentration. Then Rainbow flew right in front of its face.

“You think you’re scary, pal?!” Rainbow yelled. “You think you’re some sort of big shot?!”

The Tyrannosaurus didn’t stand for that, roaring loudly at her face. The blue Pegasus’ hair went backward, and she had to close her eyes.

“Uh, heh-heh… Okay. Maybe you are a big shot.”

SNAP! The T-Rex quickly caught her inside its mouth.

“RAINBOW!” Applejack shouted.

Inside the dinosaur’s mouth, Rainbow was still alive and sat on the tongue.

“Darn! Locked me up, it did!” Rainbow said, angrily.

She gathered as much speed as she could and, in a flash, flew out of the carnivore’s mouth breaking a few teeth in the process. Angrier, the Tyrannosaurus roared loudly when suddenly… SPLAT! A pie hit its face.

“Eat that, you big meanie!” Pinkie yelled, using her party cannon.

Twilight helped by firing a few magic beams at the dinosaur, but this made it angrier. During that time, Rarity, Fluttershy and Octavia led the baby Triceratops to safety.

“Come along, little ones,” Octavia said.

Then Pinkie fired a pie inside the T-Rex’s mouth. The carnivore chewed on it and suddenly, it spat it out in disgust.

“You don’t like cherry pie, huh?!” Pinkie shouted. “Try some of these!”

Pinkie fired a barrage of pies of all kinds at the Tyrannosaurus. Then Pinkie scooped out two jumbo speakers and a turntable out of nowhere.

“Here, Vinyl. Use these!”

“Where did you get those?” Vinyl asked, dumbfounded.

“From your house,” Pinkie smiled.

“Wait, what?” Vinyl asked, confused.

“It’s Pinkie Pie,” Twilight answered. “Don’t ever question it!”

No time to figure it out, Vinyl shrugs it off and used her magic to position the jumbo speakers and turntable, increasing the volume of the speakers.

“Time to drop the bass!”

Using her turntable, Vinyl played extremely loud dubstep music firing soundwaves at the Tyrannosaurus. The giant carnivore couldn’t stand the loud music and roared in agony. This gave Applejack the chance to run around the predator’s feet, tying them together with her rope. Pulling very hard, she caused the T-Rex to fall on the ground with one hard THUD! Then she took her lasso and tied the predator’s mouth shut. With the dinosaur struggling, the Equestrians celebrated their victory.

“Not so tough now, huh?!” Rainbow challenged the carnivore.

“We gotta go!” Applejack said. “It ain’t gonna hold him forever!”

“It’s a she!” Jiminy Cricket, corrected.

“Not now, Jiminy!” Applejack shouts.

Suddenly, the Tyrannosaurus used its jaw strength to make the rope around its mouth SNAP! It growled ferociously at the Equestrians.

“It’s getting loose!” Twilight yelled.

“Everypony, run!” Pinkie screamed.

They all ran away while the T-Rex broke the rope around its legs. The beast roared and pursued them again. At the lake, three Brachiosaurus saw the giant carnivore and dove in the water, while a Triceratops jumped in the water barely avoiding the predator. The other dinosaurs kept running until one tripped over a Kannemeyeria and hit a tree.

“Keep running!” Twilight yelled. “Keep running!”

Pinkie brought out a mirror from her mane, seeing the T-Rex coming very close while opening its jaws. Ironically, the mirror had the words: ‘Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear’.

“Faster! It’s gaining on us!”

Fluttershy, though panicking like every pony else, thought of what to do. Then, something came to her.

“I know how to stop her!”

Twilight turned and saw her fly toward the Tyrannosaurus.

“Fluttershy, no!”

But it was too late. The yellow Pegasus flew in front of the predator and used the Stare. The carnivore saw her coming and released a loud, powerful roar knocking her on the ground.

“FLUTTERSHY!” Every pony shouted.

The Pegasus tried to stand up but looked up at a set of jaws lunging for her. She screamed for her life, thinking she was about to become a snack. But before it could eat her, a spiked tail slammed against its face causing the beast to roar in pain. Fluttershy turns behind her, her savior roaring at the carnivore.

“Charlie!” Fluttershy cried, smiling.

The Stegosaurus nudged her to keep running.

“Everypony to the bushes!” Twilight yelled.

They all ducked behind the bushes, joining all the other dinosaurs hiding as well. Unfortunately, Charlie had trouble running and it didn’t take long for the Tyrannosaurus to grab him by the tail. Charlie growling in pain and confronted his attacker, roaring loudly while the T-Rex did the same. Fluttershy looked behind and didn’t like what was happening.

“Charlie!” She yelled.

Before Fluttershy could run, Twilight and Rainbow caught her and pulled her into the bushes.

“No, no!” Fluttershy shouted.

“We need to hide!” Twilight said.

“We must help him!” Fluttershy yelled.

But they didn’t listen, staying hidden in the bush while the Stegosaurus and the Tyrannosaurus went head-to-head. The T-Rex tried to bite Charlie a few times, but he evaded it. Suddenly, it bit him in the neck.

“No!” Fluttershy yelled, held back. “Leave him alone, please!”

But luckily, Charlie freed himself with his tail delivering a powerful uppercut against the predator. The carnivore tried to charge, but Charlie gave a powerful blow to the side causing the T-Rex to land on its behind.

“Give it to ‘em, Charlie!” Rainbow encouraged him.

The Tyrannosaurus gave Charlie a terrifying glare, while he tried to stay strong. The predator slowly walked closer as the Stegosaurus walked backwards. The dinosaurs and the Equestrians watch in near silence.

“It’s quite amazing,” Jiminy observed. “The Stegosaurus and the Tyrannosaurus, two dinosaurs from two different eras fighting each other.”

“We got to do something!” Spike insists. “He can’t handle that monster on his own.”

“Yes, we have to help him!” Fluttershy begged.

“I don’t know what we should do,” Twilight said, flustered.

The giant herbivore and carnivore kept walking slow, staring each other down, breathing heavily. The dinosaurs and Equestrians kept watching silently. The primary weapon of the Tyrannosaurus is its mouth, its jaws alone can crush bone and tear off 70 kilograms of meat with one bite. In this clash of the titans, only the strongest wins. One shall stand, one shall fall.

“Please don’t die,” Fluttershy silently plead. “Please…”

After a few minutes, the Tyrannosaurus charged and bit Charlie in the neck again. The Stegosaurus used his tail to bash it on the head, but the T-Rex refused to let go. Charlie delivers another uppercut, making it stumble back but this time that didn’t stop the carnivore. It lunged for the neck again and bit really hard, causing Charlie to growl in agony. Then the Tyrannosaurus pulled very hard, using its claws to push him to the ground.

Everypony gasped at this sight, even the dinosaurs didn’t know what to do or say. The Tyrannosaurus bit hard against Charlie’s neck, dropping him to the wet ground. The Stegosaurus still had life in him, breathing heavily. Fluttershy feared the worst and ran towards him.

“Charlie!” Fluttershy yelled

But Rainbow saw that and quickly grabbed her, as the yellow Pegasus tried to break free.

“No, Fluttershy!” She shouted. “No!”

“He needs me! CHARLIE!”

“Applejack!” Rainbow shouted. “Help me!”

Applejack jumped in and held Fluttershy tightly, while the Pegasus struggled in tears. The Tyrannosaurus pushed the Stegosaurus once more to the ground and bit hard along its back. There was nothing Charlie could do; the carnivore’s bite drew so much blood and he can feel his life slowly slip away. He took one last look to his dinosaur friends and his pony friends, especially Fluttershy who watched helplessly. Then his eyes slowly close… And he was gone.

“No…” Fluttershy whispered softly.

The Tyrannosaurus let out a mighty roar, as lightning struck the air.

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Every pony and dinosaur watched, shocked and horrified, as their first dinosaur friend was ruthlessly killed.

"NOOOOOOOOO!!" Fluttershy cried.

Applejack and Rainbow Dash struggled to hold on, as Fluttershy wept uncontrollably. She screamed as if feeling the worst pain in her life.

“Twilight!” Rainbow yelled.

As Twilight approached, the other dinosaurs were already leaving as the other Equestrians cried. Pinkie and Rarity cried just as loud as Fluttershy, as Vinyl allowed Octavia to cry on her shoulders as tears streamed past her glasses. Jiminy took off his hat and placed it over his chest in respect.

“Fluttershy,” Twilight spoke. “We have to go now.”

“Giver her a moment for Pete’s sake!” Rainbow shouts, her eyes flooded with tears.

“If we don’t leave now, the Tyrannosaurus will eat us too!” Twilight insists. “We’ll be safer if we follow the other dinosaurs. If we stay here, Charlie's sacrifice would be in vain!”

Fluttershy didn’t say anything. Even as she calmed down, she still cried. She barely looked up.

“Come, Fluttershy,” Twilight said, as they walked away. “Everypony! Follow the other dinosaurs and don’t look back. You won’t like it.”

The Equestrians walked away, as the sound of teared flesh and crunching bones were heard. Even Twilight couldn’t keep a single tear dripping down her cheek. So, our heroes followed the other dinosaurs as the most ruthless carnivore in the land feasted upon their new friend. But they were reminded of what Jiminy said before:

Life isn’t always pretty…