EVERYONE: - Ongoing (NON-POKEMON Land Before Time) The Adventures of Littlefoot and Ali [Rated PG]

[pokeplayer984]

I've decided to take one of the biggest chances and post one of my latest stories I've been making.

Land Before Time is one of my most favorite franchises. So it is no big surprise for me to want to create a fanfiction for it.

Now, what I have to say next is VERY IMPORTANT, so please READ IT.

All right, before I get into this story, one must understand that the vocabulary within the LBT universe is somewhat different. Many of the words though are very simplimatic and have a simple definition towards them just by how they are pronounced. Some are still a mystery as to what they would be called within this universe. As such this offers a different way to write out a story. Many LBT fanfiction authors, including myself, tend to use the vocabulary within the LBT universe to write out the story. Do not be surprised by the many terms that follow within this story. They are meant to help the reader better understand the kind of universe they are in. In reality, it gives the story more depth, despite what many might actually believe.

Just so you don't get lost, before each chapter I will post the words I'll be using that are of the LBT universe. It'll hopefully make things alot easier.

Now, with the whole explanation out of the way, let's get started with the legal stuff.

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DISCLAIMER: I do not own Land Before Time or any of the charcters within. They are the property of Universal and Universal Cartoon Studios. This fanfiction is not being made for any means of profit but for simple entertainment of the fans. All rights reserved.

ATTENTION: This fanfiction is the property of me, pokeplayer984. Any action of copying the fanfiction, without the author's consent, will be seen as plagerism and be punishible as the mods see fit. (Which may or may not include banishment.)

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WARNING: This fanfiction has been rated PG for violence in the late chapters of the story.

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Okay, with everything out of the way, please enjoy the story.

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Words and terms used in following chapter from the LBT Dictionary:

Longneck: Mainly persisting of ANY herbivoric saurapod dinosaur with a long neck. Such as Apollosauras, Supersaurus, etc. Note that within the main story, longneck mainly refers to Brontosaurs, unless otherwise stated.

Sand wind: Sandstorm

Earthshake: Earthquake

Sharpteeth: Meat-eating predators. More then likely refers to the T-rex or others of equivelant height, unless otherwise stated.

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The Adventures of Littlefoot and Ali

Prologue​

The desert wind blew sand around the traveling migrating herd of nearly a hundred longnecks total. The leader of the herd, who was very old with age, braved through the sandstorm as she guided the herd to the next destination. Within the herd of longnecks, one of the young ones was walking right behind her mother to keep as much sand as possible out of her eyes. She grunted against the wind and spat out in disgust at any sand that got in her mouth.

She really didn’t like the idea of traveling through a sandstorm. It was nothing new to her, but the storm was getting rather relentless. It was near a point where it would be foolish to continue, and the young female seemed to sense this somehow.

“Mother, could you tell the Old One to stop? I think the ‘sand wind’ is getting too rough!” She yelled in a pleading tone.

“I’ll try, Ali!” Her mother promised to her.

The adult female walked as fast as she could to catch up with the leader. It didn’t take her long to reach the Old One.

“Old One!” She yelled, getting the leader’s attention. “Little Ali thinks the wind is getting too rough to continue! Perhaps we should stop!” She suggested.

The leader known to the herd as Old One started to consider her thought. She wanted her herd to make it to the next destination quickly, for they were within the area where getting attacked by sharpteeth was highly possible. Even though the sandstorm was good cover for them, it indeed seemed foolish to continue.

She nodded at the suggestion. “Listen up, everyone! We’re going to stop until the storm settles! Rest until then!” She commanded.

The rest of the herd gave a silent sigh of relief and settled down to rest.

“Thank you, Old One!” Ali’s mother sighed, feeling grateful.

“We can’t risk losing the children. They’re the future of this herd.” She said as she went away to rest herself.

Ali sighed in grateful relief. While within dangerous areas, the herd would circle around the children when they rested. This was mainly for the purpose of being protected from predators. However, it also provided protection from wind and heat.

Ali looked around at the other longneck children within the protective circle. Some were younger than she was and some were older, but all were strong enough to keep up with the herd.

“Hey, Ali!” A young male voice called to her.

Ali looked in the direction of the voice and smiled when she saw her friend. “Hi, Ret!” She greeted back. “I’m glad we got to rest. I really hated getting all that sand in my mouth. Ugh!” She complained in disgust.

The leaf green-eyed male laughed at the turquoise-green eyed female. “Yeah, so did I!”

They were about to continue in their conversation when they suddenly started to feel the ground rumble beneath them. The shaking within the earth and the fear in the two longnecks started to intensify. The ground started to shake beneath them.

The entire herd was stunned by fear as the earth shook vigorously beneath them. Cracks started to appear on the ground, ripping it apart with unknown strength. The cracks came towards the herd of longnecks.

“Everyone, run!” Old One commanded.

The order knocked the herd back to their senses and they started to run, kicking up sand in their wake. Ali and Ret were in the path of the dust and it got into their eyes and mouth, causing them to cough while rubbing their eyes. Being temporarily blind, the two longnecks could not see the crack that was headed towards them.

“Ali, Ret, run!” Ali’s mother called out.

However, it was too late. The ground split beneath the two. Ali’s mother could only watch helplessly as her only daughter fell into the depths of the earth.

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Hope you all enjoyed that.

Please review.

See ya later! ^_^

 

[Keela]

Seems interesting! ^_^. Couple of things though:

1) You might want to define "sharpteeth"

2) This seemed repetitive to me:

They were about to continue in their conversation when they suddenly started to feel the ground rumble beneath them. The shaking within the earth and the fear in the two longnecks started to intensify. The ground started to shake beneath them.

The entire herd was stunned by fear as the earth shook vigorously beneath them.

 

[pokeplayer984]

Disco: Thank you for catching that. It has been edited to show what sharpteeth are.

As for the second comment, I tend to have a habit of doing that from time to time. Sorry! ^_^;

 

[pokeplayer984]

Chapter 1

Sorry, but there was a big debate of the meaning of a certian word within the chapter. It has finally been resolved and a definate choice has been made.

Now, here's hoping you enjoy the next chapter.

Special Note:

Spikeback: More then likely pertaining to a Hylaeosaurs.

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Chapter 1

Lost & Broken​

Deep within the new chasm, it was extremely dark, hardly showing any light. Ali’s mother sorrowfully looked down into it and couldn’t see the bottom.

“Ali, dear! Ali, can you hear me? Ali!” She called out.

Only her echo called her back. The brontosaurus started to cry for her loss. Old One walked up to the tearful mother and rubbed her head along her own in a sign of comfort. She did this with those that had previously lost someone as her duty to being the leader of the herd.

“It’s going to be okay. You have to have faith that she is still alive, dear.” She said soothingly.

Ali’s mother sniffed, forced back the tears in her eyes and nodded at her wise leader.

“Everyone, let’s start our search to get to the young ones. Hopefully they can find a way out and get back to us safely.” She told the herd.

Everyone nodded and the herd began their mission to be reunited with the ones that were recently lost.

Meanwhile inside the chasm, the two young longnecks laid on the ground in mild unconsciousness. Ret was the first to awaken. He shook his head to wake himself up as he groaned in pain.

“Ow! That hurt!” He complained.

He looked up and could not see the top of the area they had fallen into. He struggled to stand, but was able to do so. He shook his head again and looked around the new cave. He noticed the area held multiple paths. There was no way to tell which direction would be the best to take.

Ret continued to look around the dark cave. His eyes suddenly fell upon something that brought fear into his heart. He spotted Ali lying on the ground in a state of unconsciousness. What really scared him was that the legs looked like they were in an unnatural position. Hoping she was still alive, Ret rushed up to her.

“Ali? Ali, are you okay?” He asked worriedly, shaking her.

The shaking caused her to come out of her mild state of unconsciousness. She groaned and opened her eyes. Seeing this made Ret inwardly sigh in grateful relief.

“Ow! What happened, Ret?” Ali questioned.

Ret looked up and only came to one conclusion. “It looks like that ‘earthshake’ caused us to fall into an underground cave.”

“We’ve got to find a way to get back to our herd.” Ali told him.

She started to try and get up, but the moment she put weight onto her foot, pain rang through her body.

“Ow!” She cried as she collapsed back onto the ground.

“You okay, Ali?” Ret asked in concern.

“I think so.” Ali said as she tried starting with one of her other feet and met the same result. “Ow!” She cried as she fell to the ground again. “No! I don’t think so!”

Ret leaned closer to her and carefully examined the legs. “I think they might be broken.” He concluded.

“Great! Just great! If sharpteeth were around, I’d be nothing more than dinner for them.” She complained.

Ret sighed. “We have to get back to the herd.”

“But I can’t walk like this!” She sighed in sadness.

Ret looked at her in concern. He had to think of some way to get both him and Ali back to their family. Suddenly, an idea hit him. One that seemed a little uncomfortable to him, but one he was willing to go through nonetheless.

Ret turned around and so that his back was facing Ali. “Ali, climb onto my back! I’ll carry you back to the herd.” He instructed her.

Ali was shocked by this decision he had made. “Are you sure you can carry me? I mean, I’m not the lightest thing in the world, and carrying someone my size for too long could injure your back.”

“You want to be stuck in this cave forever?”

“Well, no!”

“Then do it!”

She obeyed, crawling up to him and then, using the muscles in her upper body, she hoisted herself onto his back. Feeling her starting to climb on, Ret braced his body for the great amount of weight it was about to receive. Ali got on and carefully adjusted her body into the most comfortable position possible that was also easiest for Ret.

“Okay Ret, I’m on!” She told him.

“Then let’s get out of here!” Ret said.

“Do you have the slightest idea of where to go?”

“No!” He simply said in disappointment.

“Just great!” She sighed in equal disappointment.

Hours into the walk and the duo of longnecks were just as hopelessly lost as when they had started. For all they knew, they could’ve been going in circles the whole time, especially with the fact that there were multiple paths to take within the chasm. Ali hated being able to do nothing more than just lie on her friend’s back as Ret led the way.

“So, where do you think this cave leads?” She asked, trying to start a conversation to get rid of her boredom.

“Hopefully back to the herd, or at least to somewhere where we can find someone who can mend your broken legs.” He said.

They then came to yet another fork in the path, just like the many others they had come across. One path was leading up, while the other was leading down.

“Now which way?” Ali questioned.

“This way!” He concluded, taking the path to the right, which led upward.

Ali was a little concerned as to whether or not they were going the right way, but she kept quiet, putting her full trust in her friend. However, the path they took soon led to the top of a steep hill. Ret and Ali both looked down and could tell that someone could climb down it, if they were cautious. However, it was also very easy to slip and the two longnecks knew well that, with Ret carrying Ali, it was not very wise to even try it.

“Guess we’re gonna have to go back.” Ret said.

Ali nodded and Ret turned around, but his back right foot started to slip when he accidentally touched the edge of the steep hill. This caused his back left foot to slip and as a result, caused the two to suddenly slip down the steep hill. The two longnecks gasped and screamed in terror as they slid down the hill.

The hill soon led to a small ledge that was completely horizontal. The velocity the longneck duo was traveling at caused them to go flying off the ledge and into the air. Gravity soon took over their bodies and caused them to fall to the earth.

The two longnecks soon hit, but it wasn’t the ground they had landed on. It was something a little soft that had actually cushioned their fall and saved their lives. Suddenly, what they had landed on started to move and roll over, causing them to hit the ground. The two looked up at a creature that was obviously old of age due to the many wrinkles they could see. The thing that gave its species away was the many bumps along the back that led to the tail. It was the one known as a spikeback.

“Oh, sorry for landing on you, sir.” Ali apologized.

“Humph! And what might you kids be doing here?” The stranger asked.

“Well, we got separated from our herd by a terrible earthshake, and we’ve been looking for them since.”

“Hmm. Well, I can’t say that I’ve seen any longneck herds around recently. I’m sorry I can’t help you.”

“Maybe you can.” Ret said, approaching the unknown dinosaur. “Do you know of a safe place where we can go? My friend’s leg got broken during the earthshake and we need to find someone who can mend it.”

“Hmm. I think I might know a place.” He said, smiling at the kids. “Climb on!” He said and the two obeyed, grateful they could find somewhere safe.

“By the way, I’m Ali, and this is my friend, Ret.” Ali told him.

“I’m Rooter!” He greeted. The trio then began their trek. “You know, Ali, you seem to remind me of someone I once ran into.” He began, getting a conversation going.

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If ANY of you don't recall Rooter, he was the dinosaur in the original movie that helped Littlefoot move on from the death of his mother. All praise the wise, old spikeback!

Well, I hope you enjoyed that.

Please review.

See ya later! ^_^