Editing Ash's Adventures of The Land Before Time/Transcript (section)

== On Their Own ==
'''Rooter''': (grumpily) Hey! (sniffs) What's going on here? (noticed Littlefoot crying but is unmoved) What's your problem? You're not hurt.

Littlefoot: It's not fair. She should've known better. That was Sharptooth. It's all her fault.

Rooter: All whose fault?

Littlefoot: Mother's

Rooter: (softens his tone) Oh, I see. I see.

Littlefoot: Why I wandered so far from home?

Rooter: (gently) Oh, It's not your fault. It's not your mother's fault. Now, you pay attention to old Rooter.

Littlefoot: Yeah, but-

Rooter: It 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 I do? I miss her so much.

Rooter: And you always miss her. But she'll always be with you, as long as you remember the things she taught you. In a way, you'll never be apart, for you are still part of each other.

Littlefoot: My tummy hurts

Rooter: Well, that, too, should go in time, little fella. Only in time.

(Rooter snorts, turns and lumbers away, leaving the mournful little Littlefoot. Scene fades out to the next scene to the berry hanging from the branch of a tree. A baby Pterodactyl flies into frame and plucks the berry, losing his balance, and toppling backward onto a branch. Other baby Pterodactyls appear. They all become engaged in mischievous games of hide-and-seek and tag, jostling for control of the berry. In a lineup, the first Dac heads back into the hollow tree trunk, only to have the berry snatched from his hands by the Dac behind him, and so on, and so on, down to the last Dac in line, who was the original finder of the berry. We pan with the baby Dac as he wanders past the entrance to the hollow tree trunk, down onto the ground near Littlefoot yet feeling for him.)

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.

(Seeing Littlefoot’s despair, the baby Dac, in sympathy, offers his treasured berry to the despondent dinosaur. He pushes it closer and closer, in an attempt to get Littlefoot to accept the gift. Littlefoot turns his head away and won't accept the berry)

* '''Ash Ketchum:''' (clears throat) Hello there.
* '''Littlefoot:''' Huh? (gasps and gets scared) Aah! (hides in the bushes)
* '''Ash Ketchum:''' Geez! I guess he's still scared of me, Pikachu.
* '''Pikachu:''' Pikachu.
* '''Ash Ketchum:''' He's probably never seen a human before. That could be the reason why he's so afraid of me. (to Littlefoot) Look, little guy. It's alright. I'm very friendly. And I won't hurt you. Will you please come out so that we can talk to you?
* '''Littlefoot:''' Just go away! I don't want you near me!
* '''Ash Ketchum:''' Why not?
* '''Littlefoot:''' Because I don't know who or what you are! And I don't know if I could trust you! In fact, I'm not even sure if you were gonna eat me the minute, I first saw you!
* '''Ash Ketchum:''' (whispers) Oh geez. I guess I have scared him, Pikachu. I must've not thought it through.
* '''Pikachu:''' Pikachu.
* '''Ash Ketchum:''' But he had just lost his mother and he needs someone to help him survive. How am I gonna gain his trust? (sees leaves that look like the tree stars that he eats) I got it! Pikachu, I think he might be hungry. (later, he lays some leaves in front of the bushes) Hey, little guy, I've got something for you to eat.
* '''Littlefoot:''' Hmm? (smells)
* '''Ash Ketchum:''' Nah, ah, ah, ah. You gotta come out first. (but Littlefoot snatches the leaves and eats them behind the bushes) Too bad you don't trust me. 'Cause I thought that, you know, you, me, my friends, and maybe some other dinosaurs who survived the earthquake might help you find your way to the Great Valley.
* '''Littlefoot:''' (gasps and bursts out of the bushes in surprise, whispering) He knows about the Great Valley?
* '''Ash Ketchum:''' Well, I guess you wouldn't be interested in that anyways. See ya. Come on, Pikachu, let's go find our friends. (winks at Pikachu to play along)
* '''Pikachu:''' Pika! (winks back)
* '''Ash Ketchum:''' (whistles for a bit until he feels a tug from his jacket; it turns out to be Littlefoot; chuckles) Well, that's much better. Now, for starters, my name's Ash Ketchum. And this is my little friend, Pikachu.
* '''Pikachu:''' Pikachu.
* '''Ash Ketchum:''' And how about you, what's your name, kid?
* '''Littlefoot:''' I'm Littlefoot. But how did you know about the Great Valley?
* '''Ash Ketchum:''' Well Pikachu and I overheard what your mother say about journey to the great Valley. Speaking of your mother, We're really sorry for what happened to your mother, Littlefoot. I bet she was braved to protect you and that little triceratops from that Tyrannosaurus Rex.
* '''Pikachu:''' (apologizes) Pika, pika.