The Land Before Time/Transcript

[The movie begins somewhere on earth before humans existed.]
Narrator: Once upon this same earth, beneath this same sun, long before you... before the ape and the elephant as well... before the wolf, the bison, the whale... before the mammoth and the mastodon... was the time of the dinosaurs.
Triceratops: Come on!
Narrator: Now, the dinosaurs were of two kinds: some had flat teeth and ate the leaves of trees, and some had sharp teeth for eating meat, and they preyed upon the leaf-eaters. Then, it happened that the leaves began to die. The mighty beasts who appeared to rule earth were ruled, in truth, by the leaf. Desperate for food, some dinosaur herds stuck out toward the west, searching for their Great Valley--a land still lush and green. It was a journey toward life. It was a march of many dangers. Sharpteeth stalked the herds, waiting to seize any who strayed. The leaf-eaters stopped only to hatch their young.
[An egg hatches into a baby Saurolophus girl. Meanwhile, A Triceratops baby girl hatched.]
Narrator: Some of the young seemed born without fear. [A thunderstorm suddenly breaks and Cera runs under her mother for protection. Elsewhere, in the swamp, an apatosaurus family eats lazily around their nest. There is a stretch of mud full of broken eggs, but one egg is still intact and unhatched. This egg begins to shake with life.] Yet... even hatching could be dangerous. One herd had only a single baby; their last hope for the future. And they called him... Littlefoot.
Littlefoot's Mother: Here l am.
(Littlefoot, uncertain about this strange creature, crawls away as his mother tries to nurture him. His mother eventually manages to lick the baby, cleaning off any yolk or leftover shells off its body. The baby enjoys this little bath and allows his mother to continue cleaning him, one lick having him tumble over. The baby licks back at his mother and grips her face in a hug of sorts as several creatures gather around their mother and her baby. Littlefoot gets afraid of the little creatures coming toward him and stumbles as it tries to get away)
Littlefoot's Mother: (assuring) Don't be frightened. Come out.
(Littlefoot peers from behind his mother's foot just as the little creatures slowly approach Littlefoot. They are intrigued by this baby creature and look so happy to see such life coming from that egg. Littlefoot starts feeling tired and then his mother picks him up, the baby enjoying the view as he's carried onto his mother's back, as his grandparents gather to look at their grandson.)
Narrator: All that remained of his herd was his mother, grandmother, and his grandfather. He knew them by sight, by scent, and by their love. He knew they would be together always.
(Littlefoot settles himself onto his mother's back as he gets ready to sleep)
Littlefoot's Mother: Now, you be careful, my Littlefoot.
(His mother and his grandparents look proudly at Littlefoot, as the little dinosaur yawns on her back and nestles in for a nice rest)
Littlefoot's Mother: Beautiful Littlefoot.
(Some time has passed since Littlefoot hatched from his egg. Not many has changed except Littlefoot is slightly bigger than if he is hatched. Along with his mother and grandparents, they stop at a row of dead trees, looking for food. All they can find to eat is the dry bark. The mother wanders ahead to search for any leaves as Littlefoot attempts to eat)
Littlefoot: Mother, is this all there is to eat?
Littlefoot's Mother: l'm sorry, my dear. The land has been changing. That is why we must walk as far as we can each day, until we reach the Great Valley.
(Littlefoot tries hard to chew on the bark, unable to even console it. Suddenly, Littlefoot's mum spots something)
Littlefoot's Mother: Littlefoot, quickly, come here.
(Curious, Littlefoot wanders towards his mum, who stands under a tree, looking at something from above)
Littlefoot's Mother: Look, up there. (motions to a star-like fashion hanging behind the branches) A tree star. It is very special.
(Littlefoot's mum grips the leaf gently with her flat teeth, carefully lowering the leaf as some remaining water leftover on top. Littlefoot happily goes over to the leaf)
Littlefoot: A tree star.
Littlefoot's Mother: It is very special. lt'll help you grow strong. Where we are going? There are so many of these leaves.
(Littlefoot plays with the leaf for a bit, pushing it upward into the air and sometimes seeing it float down towards him. Eventually, the leaf lands on him and Littlefoot blows it off the tree-star glowing gently into his arms. The grandparents are quite amused with Littlefoot's antics)
Littlefoot's Mother: Come along.
(The herd moves onward with Littlefoot carrying the tree-star on his back, following closely behind his mother, followed by his grandparents. As they walk toward the horizon, Littlefoot's mother explains the meaning of their journey)
Littlefoot's Mother: The valley is filled with green food, more than you could ever eat and more fresh cool water than you could ever drink. It's a wonderful, beautiful place, where we'll live happily with many more of our own kind.
Littlefoot: Sheesh, when will we get there?
Littlefoot's Mother: The bright circle must pass over many times. We must follow it to each day to where it touches the ground.
Littlefoot: Have you ever seen the Great Valley?
(Littlefoot's mum stops after that question, arching her long neck towards her son until they are eye-to-eye)
Littlefoot's Mother: (softly responds) No.
Littlefoot: Well, how do you know it's really there?
Littlefoot's Mother: (chuckles) Some things you see with your eyes; others you see with your heart.
Littlefoot: [sighs] l don't understand, Mother.
Littlefoot's Mother: (raises his chin) You will, my son. You will.
(Hungry, Littlefoot decides to have one bite of his tree-star. Suddenly, he hears some giggling somewhere from the fields. Curiously, Littlefoot wanders from his heard to investigate where it's coming from)
Littlefoot's Mother: Littlefoot, don't you wander too far.
(Littlefoot peers through the fields and is amazed at what he sees in front of him; Cera, completely grown since she hatched, stalking a bug-like fashion. She charges after the beast smashing through several rocks, crushing one with her horns. But the last rock she hits, forcing Cera to stop as the bug practically lands in front of her)
Littlefoot: Hey!
(Cera doesn't pay attention as she hungrily looks at the seemingly defenseless bug. She lunges to gobble the insect, only for it to spray some strange liquid into her face before buzzing off. Cera is surprised, but tries to maintain her composure. She hears Littlefoot's laughter and eventually turns to face him, but clearly she's not amused)
Cera: What are you laughing at?
(Littlefoot is alarmed at first, but then he sees Cera's getting to charge as if a sign to play. Littlefoot mimics Cera as well. Then both dinosaurs charge toward each other just as Cera's father stomps in between the two dinosaurs, halting the children in position. The father frowns at the Apatosaurus, the little one intimidated not only by the father's size but by his expression. His mother calls out to him as the father scolds his daughter)
Littlefoot's Mother: Littlefoot!
Cera's Father: Come, Cera. Three-horns never play with long-necks.
(Cera blows a raspberry at Littlefoot's face and one growl from the father has Littlefoot backing away. But Cera is not pleased)
Cera: Three-horns never play with long-necks.
(Cera's dad grips his daughter by the tail, Littlefoot's mother doing the same. The two parents glance at each other for no more than a few seconds before they travel back towards their separate groups. Littlefoot is yet confused about one fact)
Littlefoot: A long-neck? Hmm. (turns to his mother) Mother, what's a long-neck?
Littlefoot's Mother: Why, that's what we are, dear.
Littlefoot: Oh. Well, why can't l play with that three-horn? (chuckles) We were having fun.
Littlefoot's Mother: Well, we all keep to our own kind--The three-horns, the spike tails, the swimmers, the fliers. We never do anything together.
Littlefoot: Why?
Littlefoot's Mother: Well, because we're different. lt's always been that way.
Littlefoot: Well, why?
Littlefoot's Mother: (chuckles) Oh, don't worry so much. When we reach the Great Valley, there will be many long-necks for you to play with.
Littlefoot: (sighs) l wish we were there now.
Littlefoot's Mother: lt's a long way-- Past the rock that looks like a long-neck, the mountains that burn. Still a long way, but we'll get there.
(And then, the family of Apatosaurus continues their travels towards the far end of the Earth. Traveling towards the sun, unsure at where the journey ends, but knowing that just beyond the horizon the Great Valley awaits them.)
(By now, night has fallen along the land. The Apatosaurus herd has settled themselves in and decided to sleep together, laying their necks along each other in comfort. A dragonfly flies over the herd as it's suddenly caught by a frog-like fashion. Littlefoot is alarmed as he sees the frog in front of him, chewing the insect before jumping away. Littlefoot curiously follows.)
Littlefoot: Hey, hopper, come back!
(The hopper looks at Littlefoot for a brief moment and jumps away)
Littlefoot: Hey.
(Littlefoot attempts to follow the frog, but suddenly....)
Voice: You again?
(Cera appears right in front of Littlefoot, the latter surprised to see her. Cera, on the other hand, is not pleased to see the longneck again)
Cera: Go away! That's my hopper.
(Cera goes to follow the frog, leaving Littlefoot standing there. However, he refuses to back down and tries to stand up for himself)
Littlefoot: l--l saw him first.
Cera: Well, he's in my pond.
(Cera slides down a small hill into the pond and sees an entire group of frogs in the pond. Just as Cera is able to reach for one, Littlefoot stumbles on top of her and the frogs disappear. Annoyed at first, Cera turns back to the frogs and tries to catch a frog in a bubble. One of the bubbles bursts in Littlefoot's face as the two dinosaurs try to catch one. After a while, the children are actually seeing this as like a game as they laugh wherever they land on a bubble)
Littlefoot: Over here.
Cera: Hey, this is fun.
(Having forgotten their argument, the two dinosaurs continue to play in the pond to catch some frogs. Just then, a slow rumble starts to form. Suddenly, the young dinosaurs hear heavy footsteps and look from all around for the source of the rumbling. As they eventually see where it comes from, they gasp in a frightened shock; a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, the biggest dinosaur that they have ever seen lunging towards the frightened children.)
Cera: Ohh! Sharptooth! HEEELLLPPP!!!
Littlefoot: Mother! HEEEELP!!!!
(The two young dinosaurs manage to avoid the Sharptooth's heavy foot and rush away. Hiding in the bushes, Littlefoot and Cera back away as the T-Rex searches for the tiny dinosaurs. It hungrily sniffs through the thorn patch, attempting to follow their scent. The two dinosaurs hide under one thorn as the T-Rex pushes against the stalk, trying to uncover the tiny dinosaurs)
Littlefoot: (points to one direction and whispers) Go.
(The two young dinosaurs creep away from where the T-Rex is as they stand behind two paths. Littlefoot goes over to one path)
Littlefoot: This way.
Cera: (shakes her head) Mm-mmm.
(Cera, instead, runs down another path as Littlefoot follows)
Littlefoot: Come back. You're going the wrong way!
(Littlefoot rushes out through the bushes into another pile, just as the Sharptooth lunges towards the Apatosaurus. But Littlefoot is stuck by some thorns that catch onto Littlefoot's hide. He attempts to pull himself away, but the thorns drag him back toward the Sharptooth, its head caught between several thorns. It opens its jaws wide, waiting for the Apatosaurus to come to it instead)
(Turning back towards the pair, the Sharptooth jumps towards them, the landing knocks the children on their backs. Just as the T-Rex is about to gobble them up, a swoop of a tail knocks the Sharptooth straight toward a wall. Littlefoot's mother arrives in the nick of time as the two rush behind her as the T-Rex attempts to get up)
Littlefoot: Mother?
Littlefoot's Mother: Run! Run!
(The Sharptooth confronts Littlefoot's mother, who stands her ground and gets ready to face the creature)
Littlefoot: Look out!
(They move away as his mother fights the Sharptooth. For a moment, she easily overpowers the T-Rex with one swoop of her tail again. Just as she catches up with the children to lead them away, the Sharptooth makes a great jump and lands directly on his mother's back and starts gnawing at her exposed backside as the children look on with horrified expressions on their faces.)
(Unwilling to take another look, Littlefoot's mother fights against her foe. A large bite wound on her back, but his mother holds on with the defense. The Sharptooth lunges several more times for another bite, but with all her strength, Littlefoot's mother hurtles the beast away onto the ground. She limps along with the children as they get away, except a new problem has emerged from the ground.)
(The ground starts to shake, cracks start forming along the surface floor. And temporarily, they are separated by Littlefoot's mother. The Sharptooth recovers to see the children standing by and pursues them once again. But one step causes them to land on its feet as the T-Rex stops, and a giant whiff of hot steam blows from the ground, almost knocking the T-Rex off guard. The children fall off and hang onto the edge of a cliff as the Sharptooth slides towards them. They latch onto the tail and find themselves dangling for life, hanging over the edge as the T-Rex attempts to grip the surface with its scrawny arms.)
Cera and Littlefoot: HEEELLLPPP!!!
Littlefoot: Motheeeeeeerrr!!!
(Trying to lead the children toward the top, but the flat surface causes them to slide back toward the Sharptooth, the creature barely holding on. It sees the two and attempts a desperate last meal before its fall. One swoop of a tail sends the beast hurtling towards the seemingly bottomless crevice and Littlefoot's mother grips the two by her teeth.)
(Cera calls out for her father, who calls back for his daughter. Littlefoot's grandparents search around for their grandson, only for the cliff to rise from underneath them. Several dinosaurs try to escape from the incoming tremor, the unlucky ones are caught and rolled around the ground in pain. Cera sees her father and attempts to reach him.)
Cera: Daddy!
(Unfortunately, the service causes a rift between Cera and her father, the girl halting along the edge. Too afraid to make the jump now, Cera runs back while the other dinosaurs find themselves trapped. Some of them are falling to their deaths as the cliff breaks apart, sending the dinosaurs down to the bottom)
Narrator: ln this time of the clash of continents, an earthquake split the land. Herds were divided, families were cut in two. Littlefoot was separated from his grandparents.
(As the earthquake settles, the adult dinosaurs are caught on the rising portion of the divide, overlooking these who are unfortunate to make it towards their side. Among these there, Cera looks hopelessly at her parents, who look toward her from above.)
Cera's Father: Cera!
Cera: Mama! Daddy!
Narrator: Cera was on one side of the divide, her parents were on the other.
(Night has fallen ever since the earthquake, the entire land has fallen apart with cracks and steep hills. But worst of all, it starts to rain. Then a loud voice echoes through the land)
Littlefoot: Mother!
(Littlefoot has since been searching for his mother, whom he gets separated from if they try to get as far as they can from the earthquake. The boy is concerned, but he continues his search for her)
Littlefoot: Mother! Mother? Where are you?
(Suddenly, Littlefoot hears a moan coming from a few steps away. He sees his mother, perched on a rocky hill, clearly suffering from the effects of that vicious wound. Littlefoot rushes down towards his mother)
Littlefoot: Mother! Mother?
(His mother moans as she looks up at her son. She is so happy to see that he is safe, even as he sees the confusion and despair in Littlefoot's eyes. The thunder starts to pick up, followed by lightning)
Littlefoot: Please, get up.
Littlefoot's Mother: l'm... not sure l can, Littlefoot.
Littlefoot: Yes, you can. Get up.
(His mother tries to get up, but the damage is already done. Just as she stands, Littlefoot's mother plops back down onto the ground. Littlefoot bends over to his mother's face, feeling so hopeless while his mother lays dying. With whatever energy she has left, Littlefoot's mum turns her gaze towards his)
Littlefoot's Mother: Dear, sweet Littlefoot, do you remember the way to the Great Valley?
Littlefoot: (sniffles) l guess so, but why do l have to know? You're going to be with me.
Littlefoot's Mother: (faintly grins) l'll be with you, even if you can't see me.
Littlefoot: What do you mean if l can't see you? l can always see you.
Littlefoot's Mother: Littlefoot, let your heart guide you. lt whispers. So listen closely.
(Then all is silent, the lightning outlining his mother's body. But there's nothing left to be said, her body lays silent, and slowly Littlefoot realizes his mother is dead)
Littlefoot: Mother? Mother?
(And all through that night, Littlefoot stays by his mother's side, even as she lays dead. The rain carries on until it eventually fades. One life passes and so does the weather)
(A new day has dawned as Littlefoot finds himself traveling on towards the Great Valley alone. Suddenly, he loses his balance and falls towards the bottom of a cliff he is traveling on. He lands on something hard and attempts to get up)
Voice: Hey!
(Littlefoot stumbles off the hill, only to realize that he doesn't land on ground. He crouches face-to-face with an old Scolosaurus, who sniffs at the frightened Apatosaurus and grimly stares at him. This is Rooter)
Rooter: What's going on here?
(Littlefoot cries out in great agony. Rooter doesn't seem moved by the boy's despair)
Rooter: What do you mean what for? You're not hurt.
Littlefoot: It's not fair. She should have known better. That was Sharptooth. It's all her fault.
Rooter: All whose fault?
Littlefoot: Mother's.
(That now, now Rooter starts feeling sympathy for Littlefoot, a dinosaur barely a year old and so alone without a mother to watch over him. Rooter can understand how he feels)
Rooter: Oh... I see. I see.
Littlefoot: Why did l wander so far from home?
Rooter: Oh, it's not your fault. It's not your mother's fault. You pay attention to old Rooter. lt is nobody's fault. The great circle of life has begun, but, you see, not all of us arrive together at the end.
Littlefoot: What'll l do? l miss her so much.
Rooter: You'll always miss her, but she'll always be with you if you remember the things what she taught you. In a way, you'll never really be apart, for you're still a part of each other.
Littlefoot: My tummy hurts.
Rooter: Well, that, too, will go in time, little fella... only in time.
(With that said, Rooter leaves Littlefoot to think facts over as he moves ahead with his journey. After a moment, Littlefoot follows the old dinosaur as far as they possibly can, but yet feeling despair hanging in his heart)
(The scene shifts to with a single berry on top. A strange-winged creature spots the berry and attempts to eat it for himself. But then, another one fights the creature for the berry and another and another. Soon an entire flock of these creatures are chasing each other through the tree, each fighting for that one single berry. But then, just as one creature manges to get the berry, a bigger dinosaur snatches it with its tongue like a frog. But soon, the mother returns with a huge leaf complete with berries, one for each of them. Satisfied, they follow their mother just as they pass Littlefoot, who has either been watching the entire fact or was too depressed to care. The last one is about to leave, but starts feeling bad for Littlefoot)
Narrator: At first, Littlefoot could only think about his mother. He hardly noticed his hunger and forgot about the Great Valley and that he must somehow reach it.
(The winged creature tries to offer his berry to Littlefoot several times, but Littlefoot just turns away with a heavy sigh as the bird looks confused and disappointed all at once)
(Meanwhile, a tree star is gliding over the sandy deserts. A voice calls out for Littlefoot, either a spirit or maybe a mirage of sorts. Littlefoot has since been following the trails of Apatosaurus tracks and stops at one, yet reminded of his mother. Littlefoot just can't forget her and nuzzles the track as if his mother is yet there. Just as Littlefoot is about to leave, a huge light shines over the track and the tree-star falls down. For a moment, Littlefoot actually hears a voice call out for him)
Voice: Littlefoot.
(It sounds just like Littlefoot's mother. Confused, he turns around, only to see the tree-star fall right on the track. He peers down at the leaf, but only sees the water emerging from the leaf of the center and looking at the water in his own reflection. Littlefoot doesn't know what to make of it, until…)
Littlefoot's Mother's Voice: Dear Littlefoot, do you remember the way to the Great Valley?
(Though Littlefoot is aware the voice apparently comes from the tree-star, Littlefoot yet shakes his head in response)
Littlefoot's Mother's Voice: Follow the bright circle past the great rock that looks like a long-neck and past the mountains that burn.
(Though it's crazy, Littlefoot nods in response, having understood what he needs to do in order to get home)
Littlefoot's Mother's Voice: I'll be in your heart, Littlefoot. Let your heart guide you.
(Whether it truly is Littlefoot's mother speaking to him or the desert heat is making his mind think crazy thoughts, Littlefoot picks up the tree-star and proceeds down the path to his journey. After many hours of walking, he sees something)
Littlefoot: (gasping) Mother.
(Instead, all Littlefoot sees is his shadow over a stone wall. But with the angle of the sun, it makes his shadow look bigger…and it reminds him too many of his mother)
Littlefoot: Mother! (laughing)
(Emotional, Littlefoot rushes down to embrace his mother)
Littlefoot: Mother! Heh heh! It's you! Wait, Mother! Wait!
(As Littlefoot gets closer and closer, the shadow gets smaller and smaller. But all Littlefoot thinks about is seeing his mother in some form and even goes as far as to lick his own shadow. But as he opens his eyes, he realizes that it's never his mother all along no matter where he looks. Littlefoot has to accept the fact; his mother is really gone. With a mournful look, Littlefoot continues his lonely journey to the Great Valley)
Narrator: Then, Littlefoot knew for certain that he was alone and that though the Great Valley was far away and the journey perilous, he'd have to find his way, or the chain of life would be broken.
Littlefoot: Cera! Cera, hello.
Cera: What do you want?
Littlefoot: (chuckling) Nothing. Where are you going?
Cera: l'm going to find my own kind. They're on the other side.
Littlefoot: I looked all over here. You can't climb up the other side.
Cera: Maybe you can't. (steadily climbs down the cliff)
Littlefoot: Wait! l'm going to the Great Valley. We could... help each other.
Cera: Ha! A three-horn-- (groans) Does not need help from a long-neck.
(Suddenly, Cera loses her balance and slides down to the bottom of the crevice. Littlefoot looks down from up top and attempts to persuade her to go with him, without much success)
Littlefoot: W-well, at least we wouldn't be alone.
Cera: Well, when I find my sisters, I won't be alone. So, go away. (walks off) Three-horns can be very dangerous. They only talk with other three-horns, and they only travel with other three-horns.
(As Cera is far from Littlefoot's sight, he picks up his tree-star and decides to walk alone towards the setting sun)
(Meanwhile, a tiny little Saurolophus is taking a swim in a stream of sorts. Just then, she notices a strange figure sitting by the bend. She can't warn what he is through the water where she pulls herself out and takes a closer look at Littlefoot. It is Ducky and notices that she's there while Littlefoot is in a deep thought of sorts)
Ducky: Hello.
(Littlefoot doesn't respond)
Ducky: l said hello. (watches a tear fall down from Littlefoot's cheek and into the stream) What is your name? (gasping) Maybe you cannot talk yet. Huh? Huh?
Littlefoot: Don't you know anything? Long-necks don't talk to, uh, whatever you are.
Ducky: Me? I'm a long-neck, too. See? (arches her neck) And I have a long tail like you.
(Ducky tries to stretch her tail, but it doesn't go as far as she likes. Littlefoot just shakes his head at the cute dinosaur's efforts)
Ducky: All right... I'm not a long-neck. I'm a bigmouth, but I am all alone. I am. (sniffing) I lost my family in the big earthshake.
Littlefoot: Um... you want to go with me?
Ducky: Yeah! Oh. Oh, yes, yes, yes! I do, I do!
Littlefoot: All right. Come on... but you have to keep up.
Ducky: I will keep up. I will. (humming) Where are we going?
Littlefoot: To the Great Valley. I won't stop until I find my grandparents.
(Ducky follows Littlefoot as he traverses through the river and back onto dry land)
Ducky: Do you think my family went to the Great Valley, too?
Littlefoot: (ponders) Maybe. My mother said it's where all the herds were going.
Ducky: Oh, I hope. I hope. I hope.
Littlefoot: My name's Littlefoot.
Ducky: Mine is Ducky. Yep, that's what it is. Yep, yep, yep.
(As the pair continue their stroll through the area, Ducky starts breaking into some form of scat to keep up his spirit. Littlefoot starts to feel amused as Ducky appears to be having fun with her little song)
Ducky: Don't step on a crack, or you'll fall and break your back.
(Suddenly, Ducky starts to feel a grumble in his stomach, causing Littlefoot to stop)
Ducky: Heh heh. My stomach is talking.
Littlefoot: Mine, too. (observes a tree branch) Hmm. I wonder what this tastes like.
(Littlefoot takes a bite from the branch, which for some reason cries out in great agony)
Ducky: (gasping) The tree is talking.
Littlefoot: No, it isn't.
Ducky: You should not eat talking trees. Nope, nope, nope.
(Littlefoot goes over to the branch and pulls hard on the branch. A tiny little creature with wings starts to roll down the branch and lands right on Littlefoot's face. The two dinosaurs stare eye-to-eye, the smaller one giving a hesitant grin at Littlefoot, who shrieks causing the branch to hurl the tiny little dinosaur into the air and smash through the floor. Ducky goes over to the hole to peer down, relieved that the little dinosaur is unharmed. It turns out to be a baby Pteranodon)
Ducky: Who are you? Huh?
Petrie: M-my name Petrie.
(Ducky giggles as Petrie pulls himself out of the hole. Littlefoot is actually relieved at how cute the creature looks, instead of a frightening creature as they originally thought)
Ducky: Petrie, huh? Funny name. (giggling)
Petrie: Uh, I--I flied?
Ducky: No. You falled.
Petrie: (moans) I falled? (starts wheezing)
Ducky: You cannot fly? But how did you get way up there?
Petrie: I climb.
Littlefoot: But you're a flier, not a faller.
Petrie: Hard thing to fly. (tries to flap himself into the air, only to plop back down to the ground)
Littlefoot: I guess it is. We can't do it.
Ducky: Nope, we cannot do that alright.
(Meanwhile, Cera has wandered through the dark crevice, trying to find a road up back towards her parents. At this point, it's clear that Cera is lost and bewildered. To make matters worse, with barely any sunlight passing through, it is getting rather hard to see. Just then, she trips and rolls down onto the ground until she sees a horrific sight; a seemingly dead Sharptooth lying flat on its back. The same Sharptooth that tries to eat her)
Cera: AAHHHH!!!!
(Cera hides behind a rock and cautiously peers her head out. For a moment, the Sharptooth actually appears to be dead, not even responding as several tiny rocks bounce off its leathery hide. Relieved, Cera goes down for a closer look and then starts to mock the T-Rex, hitting the carcass with her horn. Then she rushes back farther and farther and charges straight toward the Sharptooth. Suddenly, its one eye opens and sees Cera charging toward her. The Sharptooth coming alive shocks Cera)
Cera: AAHHHH!!!!
(Frightened out of her wits, Cera runs as fast as she can just as the Sharptooth emerges from unconsciousness. Having survived the smash, Sharptooth now intends to what he does best; find some leaf-eaters to eat)
(Unaware of Sharptooth's resurrection, Littlefoot and Petrie are traveling through a forest with Ducky merrily humming another tune. Just then, Littlefoot hears a low growling noise)
Littlefoot: Shh! (whispering) Quiet. (whispering) Stay low.
(Littlefoot and the dinosaurs crouch low under a branch, hiding from what is coming towards them. A fierce-looking creature that acts like a crocodile yet slithers its tongue like a lizard. A large piece sail is on its back, a notable feature of this savage-looking beast. It is a Dimetrodon. After a while, they figure that the coast is clear. But at this point, Petrie starts getting hesitant and latches onto Littlefoot's head)
Littlefoot: Ow! Hey! Petrie! Get off!
Petrie: You got nice flat head, Flathead.
Littlefoot: My name is not Flathead. My name is Littlefoot.
Petrie: Littlefoot? Hmm. (investigates the tree-star)
Littlefoot: Are you just going to stay up there?
Petrie: Yes.
Littlefoot: Well, you can't. You're tearing my tree star.
Ducky: lt is very special. His mother gave it to him. (notices Littlefoot looking down at her) She did.
Petrie: Ooh! Mother present. Very important. l keep safes. Don't let nobodies touch. (marches on Littlefoot's head and carries the tree-star like a rifle)
Ducky: Yep, Petrie, you keep it safe. Yep, yep, yep.
Littlefoot: Nope, nope, nope. l'm not a carrier. Get off!
(Littlefoot starts running faster while Petrie is holding on for dear life)
Littlefoot: (calling out) You're a flier. (to Petrie) Start flying.
(Ducky tries to keep up with the impatient longneck)
Ducky: Open your wings, Petrie! Open! Open!
Petrie: No! No! No can do this!
Littlefoot: You can fly! Now, open your skinny wings!
Ducky: Petrie, higher! Higher like a flier!
Petrie: (sees something ahead of them) Danger!
Ducky: Where, Petrie?
(Suddenly, Littlefoot and the dinosaurs slip through a pudle, causing a giant dinosaur skeleton to fall on top of them. They run away as fast as they can, thinking that the creature is chasing them while they make it look like the skeleton is alive. Suddenly, they hear another shriek ahead of them, as Cera comes running through the trees. They stop as they see her, but the skeleton comes flying towards Cera, knocking her off balance with a bunch of bones around her. They rush towards Cera, who is breathing heavily, trying to catch her breath. As she sees the group gather around her, she is not pleased to see these guys again.)
Littlefoot: Cera! lt's you! What happened? Why are you so frightened?
Cera: Frightened? Me? (laughs it off) Why are you "so" frightened?
Littlefoot: We're not frightened... are we?
Ducky: Nope, nope.
Cera: Well, you should be. l could be with the other three-horns, but l came back to warn you. l met the Sharptooth!
Petrie: Sharptooth! (clutches Littlefoot's neck and chatters his teeth)
Littlefoot: Come on, Cera. Sharptooth is dead. He fell down into the big underground.
Cera: And that's... where he met me.
Ducky: Oh! Dear, brave Cera.
Petrie: Dear, brave Cera.
Cera: Yes, l am brave.
Littlefoot: Sharptooth is dead!
Cera: My father told me that "flatheads" had very small brains. (jumps herself onto a see-saw like fashion of sorts) l was all alone with him in the dark, just the sharptooth and me. l could hear him breathing. (makes heavy breathing sounds, frightening Ducky) l could see his one big ugly eye looking for me.
Ducky: What did you do? Huh? Huh?
Cera: l walked right up to him. I looked him straight in the eye and said... (growling)
(Cera's jump causes the branch to hurl Ducky like a catapult into the air, through several branches and lands by an abandoned nest of sorts. As her friends call out for her, Ducky investigates the nest only to see a single, solitary egg in the middle)
Ducky: Hullo-o-o-o! (hears snoring coming from the egg and goes over to investigate) Hello?
(Suddenly, the egg cracks and a dinosaur's head is partially seen through the crack, but bursts back inside. Ducky gets on top of the egg)
Ducky: You should come out. You should. You are late. Yes, you are. Yep, yep, yep.
(The dinosaur yet doesn't come out of the egg where Ducky pulls out a shell from the top)
Ducky: Come out!
(Eventually, the dinosaur sticks its head out entirely from the egg. It looks at Ducky uncertain at first, but then gives her a big goofy grin as Ducky attempts to communicate with him)
Ducky: You are all alone. Are you not scared? Huh?
(The dinosaur gives a big loud yawn and goes back to sleep. Now it is up to Ducky to get him out of the egg herself, something she actually doesn't mind at all)
Ducky: We're going to the Great Valley. You could go with us. Yes, you can. (sees the dinosaur's spiked tail) Uh, you are a spiketail, so we will call you Spike.
(Ducky backs away as Spike emerges out of its egg. Soon Spike starts eating his whole nest, leaving nothing behind. Compared to Ducky, Spike is larger than possible any dinosaur she has ever seen. Satisfied with his meal, Spike goes back to sleep as Ducky gets closer to Spike)
(And now with the addition of Spike, Littlefoot leads the four young dinosaurs as they continue their journey. Of course, Ducky practically has to lure Spike with some berries on a stem, just to get him to follow the group. They press on as the narrator continues)
Narrator: So the five hungry dinosaurs left for the Great Valley. There had never been such a herd-- A long-neck, a three-horn, a bigmouth, a flier, and a spiketail, all knowing that if they lost their way, they would starve or find themselves in Sharptooth's shadow.
(The group stops along a river bend with a few waterfalls. Littlefoot starts to have a thought in regards to the possibility of food)
Littlefoot: Hmm. Tree stars grow where there's lots of water. lf we follow this water...
(The other young dinosaurs sniff around the river)
Petrie: Hmm. No green foods here, and l still hungry.
Ducky: l'm still hungry, too.
(All of a sudden, Ducky notices Littlefoot sniffing something in the air)
Littlefoot: Can you smell something?
Petrie: (sniffing) l...l... l smell... l smell... l smell... Hmm... Ducky.
Ducky: You smell me? (giggling)
Littlefoot: l smell water. l smell... (inhaling deeply) tree stars!
(The gang rushes to where Littlefoot is looking at and are amazed with what they see. A group of small trees with hundreds of green leaves hanging all over)
Ducky: Oh, look! Green food!
Cera: The Great Valley! l found it!
Littlefoot: Cera, stop it!
Cera: l found it!
(All of a sudden, they hear a loud rumble and the ground starts to shake violently)
Ducky: Earthshake!!
Littlefoot: We've got to get out of here! That way! Come on!
Petrie: HEEEELP!!!!
Ducky: Spike, hurry up!
(Ducky tries to push Spike over the rock, but the dinosaur is just too big and too slow)
Littlefoot: Ducky, Spike, get out of there!
(The others duck in time just as a huge herd of Diplodocus bursts through the rocky wall and rush toward the single tree. The hungry children watch as the herd greedily gobbles the leaves in front of them)
Cera: They're eating our food! Look, look what they're doing! They're so greedy! What about me? l'm still hungry!
Petrie: (moans) You hungry? l empty all the way to the top. Now we at the Great Valley and still gots no green foods. We be hungry forevers. (wheezes)
Littlefoot: No, Petrie. Cera was wrong. This isn't the Great Valley.
Ducky: Oh, it is not a great anything. Nope, nope, nope.
Littlefoot: We better go down and see if anything's left.
(They search all through the forest, hoping to find any traces of green, at least one Littlefoot hopes to find to feed the young dinosaurs. Eventually, Littlefoot spots at least one tree with some leaves for everyone)
Littlefoot: Petrie, do you think you could you fly up there?
Petrie: No! No!
Ducky: Petrie, do not feel sad. It is alright. Many things do not fly--Rocks, trees, sticks, Spike.
(The young dinosaurs nod, believing that's a smarter idea. Everyone, but Cera, gathers by the bark of the tree and starts to climb the tree. Littlefoot instructs Ducky to push Petrie to the top. Spike comes by from below the group)
Littlefoot: Ducky, push Petrie towards the branches.
(Ducky does so, regardless at how many Petrie attempts to escape her grip)
Littlefoot: OK, Spike…not too fast. (feels Spike getting under him, feeling the heavy shove towards the top) Whoa! Spike, I said not too fast. Hey, not too fast!!
(But Spike doesn't listen, as he feels himself pushed against his friends rapidly towards the top of the tree. Petrie ends up looking down from above, a sense of vertigo starts to overwhelm his senses as he grips tightly around Ducky. Cera finds the attempts from these guys rather amusing)
Cera: (laughing) You four look so ridiculous.
(Petrie rapidly starts clawing at the tree branches, shaking off every leaf he can manage to get a hold of it. So far, it's a slow easy process for the young dinosaurs until hunger starts to get the best for Spike. He starts eating the leaves falling off the branches and leans down to console the leaves that land on the ground. This causes Littlefoot to slide off the bark with Ducky holding onto Petrie, who grips a dying branch)
Littlefoot: Ducky, Petrie, come down here! We've got green food!
(Ducky falls to the ground, but not before giving a smooch to Petrie on the cheek)
Ducky: (calling out) Fly, Petrie!
(The branch suddenly snaps and Petrie ends up falling to the ground. But luckily, the wind catches his wings where he ends up gliding down to the ground instead)
Littlefoot: Fly, Petrie! Flap your wings!
(Littlefoot attempts to give Petrie a boost to get him to fly, but the Pteranodon just floats down to the ground instead. Petrie sticks his head out from under the leaves)
Petrie: l flied?
(Ducky just sighs in response as Spike leans back along the tree to take a bite of the rest. Littlefoot sees Cera huddled under the root of the tree and goes over to her)
Littlefoot: Come on, Cera. We've got green food.
Cera: l can get my OWN green food.
(Cera attempts to knock on the tree bark to cause some leaves to fall, but she finds none of them falling. Stubbornly, Cera keeps trying even if it softens her skull a bit. Feeling very sorry for Cera and slightly annoyed all at the same time, Littlefoot grabs a mouthful of leaves and hurls it down to Cera, just as she hits the tree one last time. She sees the leaves, thinking it's due to her own handiwork, and greedily starts to consume her fill)
Cera: See? l can take care of myself... All by myself.
(Cera walks toward a dark corner away from the group, who at this point seems to ignore mostly everything she says as she continues to ramble on)
Cera: And l'm not afraid to be alone! l know my way to go, and l'm not afraid of Sharptooth! (mockingly) l hope he doesn't eat any of you.
Littlefoot: Don't worry. There isn't any Sharptooth.
Ducky: (gasping) Sharptooth! Spike… Ahem. (leads Spike away towards a place to sleep)
(As night begins to shroud the land, Littlefoot watches the rest of the young dinosaurs huddle next to Cera to sleep. With a sigh, Littlefoot slowly trudges back to his tree-star)
Littlefoot: (sighing) There isn't any Sharptooth.
(Littlefoot settles himself next to his tree-star. Meanwhile, the other young dinosaurs are trying to sleep, but Ducky is having a difficult time because all her friends are snoring. She tries to cover her ears to block the noise, but each attempt is in vain. Then instead, Ducky chooses to sleep next to Littlefoot, who happily allows her to sleep with him. Soon Petrie joins up with them and then Spike. Cera starts feeling cold and awakens to find that the other young dinosaurs are with Littlefoot. For the first time, the young dinosaurs have chosen to put aside their differences and sleep together as a family)
(The very next day, the young dinosaurs are yet fast asleep after that long night. A low growl is heard, stirring Cera awake. Cera peers from over the footstep they are sleeping in and is shocked to see something coming from the distance. Cera's gasp causes Littlefoot to awaken)
Cera: (creeps over to Littlefoot) Hey, wake up. Wake up! (nudges Littlefoot) Wake up!
Littlefoot: Hey, stop that.
Cera: (whispering) Shh! lt's Sharptooth.
Littlefoot: Cera, stop it.
Cera: Shh! He'll eat us. He'll eat us! Run!
(In a panicked state, Cera runs away, knocking the other young dinosaurs awake)
Littlefoot: Stop! Come back!
(The other dinosaurs are shocked to see the shadow of the Sharptooth looming over them. Littlefoot eventually turns around and sees Sharptooth, alive and extremely frustrated. Consoled by his hatred for Littlefoot's mother, just as Sharptooth stomps where they are just leaving. Little does Littlefoot know, his tree-star gets crushed into pieces. The young dinosaurs run for dear life towards one hole in the wall)
Littlefoot: Don't look back! Keep going!
(The young dinosaurs push into the opening in the rocks, but they find themselves wedged between each other trying to get in. Sharptooth picks up a burst of speed and manages to push through the young dinosaurs with all his might, causing the group to roll through the wall to safety. They turn around to see Sharptooth's jaws in the hole, attempting to get through......but to no prevail)
Cera: (confronts Littlefoot) Now, will you believe me?
Littlefoot: I'm sorry, we're safe now.
Cera: Nobody's safe with you.
(But just as Littlefoot is about to give up, he notices a strange rock formation in front of him)
Littlefoot: Look. It's the rock that looks like a long-neck, just like my mother said. We're going the right way, the way to the Great Valley!
(Littlefoot and the other young dinosaurs are trudging through a sandy region, a place where bits of ash fall from the heavens. They haven't stopped walking ever since their last encounter with Sharptooth and the young dinosaurs are getting tired, the smaller ones resorting to riding on Littlefoot's back for the rest of the journey)
Narrator: Littlefoot had been wrong about the Sharptooth, but the others followed. Their only hope was to reach the Great Valley. And Littlefoot alone knew the way.
(Now the young dinosaurs are attempting to catch their breath as they climb a rocky region cliff face)
Littlefoot: Come on. Get up. We're going the right way. We got to keep moving up. Oh, you can't quit now. What if the Great Valley is just over the top of these rocks?
(It appears enough to motivate the young dinosaurs to keep walking as Littlefoot leads them to the top of the cliff)
Narrator: Though they were sore-stumped and tired, Littlefoot urged them on. He'd never seen the Great Valley, but his heart told him they were close. Surely at the top, they'd behold it finally.
(After a long, perilous climb, the young dinosaurs eventually reach the top of the cliff. The sandstorm slowly dies down as they look to see the bottom of the cliff. But as the dust eventually settles, all they receive is more disappointing news. At the bottom of the hill, there are more rock formations. At this point, it looks as though they are not even close to home. Cera eventually loses her temper)
Cera: This is your Great Valley?! You're crazy! l'm leaving. (starts to walk away)
Littlefoot: Cera, we have to keep following the bright circle.
Cera: l'm taking the easy way for once.
Littlefoot: But it's the wrong way!
Cera: Who says?
Littlefoot: My mother.
Cera: Then she was stupid long-neck, too.
Littlefoot: (outraged at his mother's loss, confronts Cera) Take that back.
Cera: Never.
Littlefoot: TAKE IT BACK!
Cera: NO!
(Frustrated, Littlefoot shoves Cera and the two tumble down the hill)
Ducky: Spike!
(Spike attempts to follow them down the hill)
Petrie: Spike, stop! Don't fall!
(Despite Ducky and Petrie trying to stop him, only to get dragged with the other young dinosaurs downward as they slide down the rough hill and onto the ground just in time to see a fight take place between Littlefoot and Cera)
Cera: You!
(Cera knocks Littlefoot hard and moves toward him. The others watch as the two fight it out)
Littlefoot: Let go of my leg!
(They move away just as Cera is hurled towards a rock. Leading the other dinosaurs to safety, they watch the two dinosaurs fight. They stand behind a rock while Spike tries to hide his face in the sand, only to slide off)
Ducky: Spike.
(Ducky manages to get Spike behind the rock before Cera attacks Littlefoot again)
Cera: Take that!
(Littlefoot gets hurled into the rock as the dinosaurs watch. Littlefoot goes away from the rock as Cera goes in for another strike. Littlefoot turns to Cera, who looks unfazed and remorseful for what just happened and walks away from the Apatosaurus in a huff. Holding back a tear, Littlefoot frustratedly turns to Cera)
Littlefoot: Go on! Go the wrong way. We never wanted you with us anyway.
(Shrek ends up kicking his friends out of the house in a fit of temper. The other young dinosaurs aren't sure what to do)
Littlefoot: Come on. We have to keep going. (continues climbing) Come on.
(Spike has since followed Cera after the bout as Ducky and Petrie stay behind, watching Littlefoot. It will seem that a decision has been made, Littlefoot is not happy)
Ducky: Cera's way IS easier.
Petrie: l think so, too.
(Littlefoot just frowns at these statements and frustratedly continues to climb the hill. Especially to Petrie, who vainly climbs the hill, trying to stop him)
Petrie: Oh, Flathead, wait! (yelping) No be angry. (a rock he stands on slips) Wait! (falls back down to the bottom)
Ducky: Cera, wait for us! We're coming with you, Cera! Cera, Spike, wait!
(After that horrible encounter, Littlefoot has since traveled down the road for a long time)
(Lava explodes from several volcanoes, almost bearing a resemblance to a battleground of explosions. Cera leads the other young dinosaurs through this dangerous ground, yet the former barely even notices the volcanoes many less than the other young dinosaurs. They look hesitantly around their surroundings, some of them having second thoughts of having chosen this path)
Ducky: l wish Littlefoot was here with us now.
Petrie: Me, too.
(Suddenly, Spike sees a root of sorts sticking out of the ground. To him, it's a tasty treat calling to him)
Ducky: Spike. Spike, do not stop! We must stay together!
(As Ducky tries to stop Spike from pulling the root, Cera walks toward a broken stone bridge of sorts with Petrie riding on top of her. Below the stone bridge, there is a tar pit of sorts with bones of several dinosaurs who try to cross it and fail badly. Cera readies herself to jump and successfully makes it across. But Petrie slips off her horn and ends up falling into the tar pit. Petrie attempts to get out, but the more he fights, the more the tar pulls him down)
Petrie: (coughing) Whoa! Cera, l fall off! Oh, Cera, Ducky, Spike! HEEELLLPPP!!!
(Littlefoot rushes over to aid his fallen friend. Just then, he hears another cry)
Ducky: Help, Cera! Cera, where are you?
(Littlefoot rushes over to where he sees Ducky and Spike stuck on the same strip of land they are on. Only this time, they are surrounded by molten lava. Even worse? The strip they are standing on is slowly melting underneath them)
Ducky: Littlefoot!
Littlefoot: Ducky!
Ducky: Littlefoot!
Littlefoot: Hang on! l'm coming!
(Littlefoot heads over to where Ducky and Spike attempt to stay afloat. He notices another rock and attempts to push it down)
Ducky: Littlefoot!
(With one last mighty shove, Littlefoot successfully shoves the rock hard. It lands flat enough where that it forms a crossfire for the other young dinosaurs. Littlefoot leads Ducky and Spike to safety)
Littlefoot: Quick, this way!
(They safely make it across the lava, just as the stones sink deep in the boiling lava pit. As they get away, they find Petrie, yet trapped in the tar pit)
Littlefoot: Petrie! Hang on, Petrie!
Petrie: HEEEELP!!!!
(The young dinosaurs jump into the tar pit in an attempt to save Petrie)
Petrie: Flathead! Ducky! Spike! Oh, Petrie am so happy. (sinks deep into the pit)
Littlefoot: Jump, Petrie!
(Ducky wraps her tail around Spike's snout and ducks down into the tar pit, reaching out for Petrie. Ducky manages to save Petrie, but now, she's stuck in the tar pit)
Ducky: HEEELLLPPP!!!
(Petrie grabs onto Ducky's tail and they attempt to pull her out)
Littlefoot: Petrie, pull!
(They attempt to get themselves out of the tar pit, the tar latching onto their bodies. They paw and pull, they tug and wrench, they claw and scratch until all of a sudden, they end up falling straight into the tar pit. Now, they are all trapped)
All: HEEELLLPPP!!!
(Meanwhile)
Cera: HEEEELP!!!!
(Cera is in danger herself. A mean-looking Pachycephalosaurus is pursuing the frightened Triceratops, trying each time to bash her head with its thick skull. Then another shows up and Cera is caught between the two vicious dinosaurs. They both rush toward Cera, who jumps high in the air and the dinosaurs literally bump heads)
Cera: AAHHHH!!!!
(Cera lands roughly back on the ground, only to find herself surrounded by more of these vicious dinosaurs)
Cera: AAHHHH!!!! Help me! Help me! HEEELLLPPP!!!
(Just as they are about to eat Cera, they are alarmed by a rather strange-looking creature; a tar monster with an elephant head and trunk, stick-like arms and matching antlers, riding atop another tar monster with a bone of sorts sticking out its nose. The Pachycephalosaurs run away, but Cera is afraid stiff as they draw closer and closer to the frightened Triceratops)
Cera: Get away! Get away from me!
(Cera shrieks as one of the tar monsters clutches Cera by her tail with its massive trunk, raising the fighting little dinosaur into the air)
Cera: Stop it! Let go of me! HEEELLLPPP!!! HEEEELP!!!! Petrie, Spike, Ducky, HEEEEEELLLP!!!
Ducky: Cera, it is us.
(Cera takes a moment to ponder whose voices they are. She turns around and realizes that indeed it is her friends, except Littlefoot, who are with them and covered in tar and sticks. Cera removes herself off their grasp, only to land in some tar, indeed revealing the other young dinosaurs, who get a big laugh out of it. But to Cera, it feels like they are laughing at her)
Cera: l knew it was you all along. I knew! l did! Oh, get out of my way.
(Cera walks away in a huff, away from the group. But now and then she slips on some tar as the others continue to laugh. Cera tries to keep her composure together, even after bumping her head on a hanging stalagmite. The others eventually calm down after that, but then eventually acknowledge that Cera is leaving)
Ducky: Cera?
Littlefoot: (calls out) Cera, come back! Come back!
(But Cera just keeps walking and hidden behind the waterfall, Cera slowly starts to weep and leans down onto a rock, pondering the horrible mistake she made)
Narrator: Cera was still too proud to admit that... she'd gone the wrong way.
(As much as Cera tries to hold it, she can no longer hold back her emotions. Cera breaks down in tears, letting the deception wrap around her, knowing that her mistake puts others in harm's fashion for her own selfish desires. But worst of all, the disgrace she will imagine from her family, weeping so hard to live to her image that she feels like a failure. Then Littlefoot leads the other young dinosaurs through a river of sorts back to the cave they go into. Just then, a low growling noise is heard and they turn to see where it came from)
Petrie: AAHHHH!!!! Sharptooth!
(They hide behind a rock and peer behind the rock, seeing Sharptooth looking for them)
Ducky: lt's Sharptooth.
(They see Sharptooth jumping off one rock to the other, searching for the frightened group)
Littlefoot: Let's get rid of him once and for all.
Ducky: What'll we do?
Littlefoot: (motions toward the pond) Look, we'll coax him to the deep end of the pond. He can't swim with these scrawny arms. Me and Spike will push that big rock on top of his head. And then, he'll fall into the water. Petrie, you whistle when he's just as the right spot where the water gets dark. Now we need some bait. Hmm.
(They turn towards Ducky, putting the two-and-two together)
Ducky: Me? Oh, no. No, no, no, no.
(Sharptooth goes into the cave, sniffing for any trace of the gang. Not far behind, Ducky slowly enters the cave, hesitantly humming, trying to figure out what to do. She tip-toes towards a rock and hides for shelter as it looks as if Sharptooth sees her. Then, she does something very desperate)
Ducky: AAHHHH!!!!
(Ducky swiftly ducks as Sharptooth sharply turns in all directions, looking for the dinosaur who made that shriek. Hesitantly, Ducky slowly rises her head over the rock. For some strange reason, Sharptooth is gone. Ducky looks around and figures that he left the cave. Slowly, Ducky backs out of the cave, looking around in case it comes out. Just as she nears the way out, Sharptooth suddenly appears right behind Ducky, alarming the tiny dinosaur and she runs away. Sharptooth lunges to Ducky, who manages to jump away, only to ride right on Sharptooth as they both slide into the water)
Ducky: HEEELLLPPP!!!
Littlefoot Ducky!
Petrie: Ducky!
(Luckily, Ducky manages to swim deep in the water, far from Sharptooth's reach. The beast scours the river, searching for the young dinosaur. Petrie attempts to whistle, but he's so afraid seeing Sharptooth. Then he gives a mighty whistle, signaling Littlefoot and Spike to push the rock. But with their small stature, the rock is too heavy to push)
Littlefoot: Push, Spike, push with all your might!
(While Littlefoot and Spike attempt to push the rock, Petrie tries to keep Sharptooth busy before he gets away from that spot. Petrie laughs at the beast's misfortune, which only makes it angrier. It bashes against the wall. But Petrie ends up falling towards Sharptooth)
Littlefoot: Petrie!
(Petrie manages to dodge Sharptooth's fangs, pushes away by the beast's air, thrusts through his nostril. And then, a miracle happens; Petrie starts flapping his wings in the air, but he's not falling this time)
Petrie: l flying...l flying! l FLYING!!!
Ducky: HEEEELP!!!!
(The gang turns to see Sharptooth miss Ducky and hits the wall instead. Littlefoot and Spike continue to push the rock, but it yet won't budge. Petrie looks horrified to see Ducky's faint form lying on top of Sharptooth's head. But this makes Petrie mad and he flings himself towards Sharptooth, clutching one of its eyelids, trying to save Ducky)
Littlefoot: Petrie!
(Suddenly, Sharptooth lunges on top of the rock, making it incredibly difficult for Littlefoot and Spike to push. Suddenly, they hear a loud cry and Littlefoot turns to see Cera rushing to their aid)
Cera: l'm coming!
Littlefoot: Cera, you're back!
(With a mighty shove, Cera's strength pushes the rock with enough force to send it down with Sharptooth on top. They both fall to the bottom of the pond. Petrie attempts to get away, only to be caught in Sharptooth's grasp)
Petrie: HEEEEEELLLPPP!!!!
(Sharptooth lands into the water, with the rock pushing him further and further deep into the pond and the monster eventually sinks to his death. Littlefoot and the children search the water, hoping to see if Petrie managed to resurface. But all they can see is the ripples steadily fading in the water. The young dinosaurs start to feel upset as Cera shakes her head towards the others)
Ducky: He was my friend. Poor Petrie!
(Littlefoot leads the other dinosaurs away, giving Ducky some time to ponder)
Ducky: Poor, poor Petrie. Petrie.
(As Ducky kneels her head down in despair, some gasping sound can be heard by the edge of the cliff. Miraculously unharmed, but really soaked to the bone)
Petrie: Stop! You go without Petrie?
Ducky: Petrie.
(Ducky turns towards Petrie, who faints after that long climb. Ducky happily rushes to Petrie, hugging the little creature)
Ducky: Petrie, you're safe! Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep, yep!
(Littlefoot turns to where the sound is coming from and what he sees shocks him; a cloud silhouette in the form of an Apatosaurus, a very familiar Brontosaurus)
Voice: Littlefoot. Littlefoot.
Littlefoot: Mother!
Littlefoot's Mother's Voice: Littlefoot.
Littlefoot: Mother?
(Littlefoot tries to find the right words to describe how he feels)
Littlefoot: l tried to do what you told me, but it's just too hard. l'll never find the Great Valley. (sees the cloud disappearing) Mother? Mother! Don't go, Mother! Don't go! (follows the flowing cloud)
(Littlefoot, who is in hot pursuit of the cloud. It lands through a mountain as he traverses through a passage of sorts. Eventually, he halts by a seemingly dead end as the cloud looms over him for the final time. Then a ray of light shines over Littlefoot, before it moves revealing more rocks, then a waterfall, and then…it illuminates the blackness, revealing...the Great Valley. Everywhere he looks, there are green trees all over, streams flow through the land and before him are hundreds of dinosaur herds of different varieties gathered around, unaware of Littlefoot is watching. He sees this place with amazement and awe)
Littlefoot: The Great Valley.
(Ducky carries Petrie to the others, catching up with them as Littlefoot shouts from the end of the cave)
Littlefoot: Cera, Spike, Ducky, Petrie, over here!
(They rush towards Littlefoot and they look in awe as the Great Valley stands before them, basking in all its beauty and wonders. Also to know that their families are there, waiting for each of them)
Ducky: Littlefoot, you found it! Yep, yep, yep.
Littlefoot: We did it. We did it together!
(And then they rush down toward the Great Valley, all of the young dinosaurs going back toward their families)
Narrator: The Great Valley was all they dreamed it would be-- A land of green, leaves and life. There were waterfalls, grassy meadows, enough tree stars to feast on forever and raising upon them, their families.
(Ducky leads Spike to meet her parents and sisters. Ducky introduces them to Spike, who gives a goofy, yet happy look to his new family)
Ducky: This is our new brother Spike.
(Ducky's family happily welcomes Spike into their home, regardless of the fact that he's a Stegosaurus. All that matters to them is that Ducky is safe and she is so happy to have a friend in Spike. Meanwhile, Petrie flies toward his mother and family)
Petrie: Mama, l a flier!
(Petrie presents his wing power, knocking some of his siblings over a bit while his mother looks proudly. She hugs her son, having seen that Petrie has truly grown up after all this time apart. Cera runs toward her father)
Cera: Daddy!
Cera's Father: Cera?
(Cera and her father see eye-to-eye with each other, the stern Triceratops giving a happy expression, knowing his daughter makes it after all this time)
Cera: Daddy.
(The Triceratops embrace each other, happy to be reunited with each other. Littlefoot embraces his grandparents, who can't be more happier to see their grandson alive and well)
Narrator: And Littlefoot found his grandmother and grandfather at last-- The same loving faces he'd looked into on the day of his birth.
(As Littlefoot looks at his happy family, flashbacks reveal his long journey to this point. From the day of his birth to meeting his family for the first time. From his highs and his lows, his accomplishments and his failures. Through this journey, it is Littlefoot who develops the most. A simple Apatosaurus, who becomes a leader of a unique herd, meeting new friends and exploring new places. Indeed, Littlefoot is truly their last hope for the future. And it is Littlefoot, who makes it all possible for everyone. Soon everything goes back to normal as Littlefoot continues to look up into the heavens)
Cera: (calling out) Littlefoot! Come on. l'll race you.
(Then Littlefoot goes off to join up with his friends as they gather around in a huddle, the events of their adventure changed them so many. What started as a simple herd of different dinosaurs, now they have become something much greater…a family)
Narrator: And they all grew up together in the valley-- Generation upon generation, each passing on to the next; the tale of their ancestors' journey to the valley... long ago.
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