The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
The Land Before Time IV Journey Through the Mists is a 1996 directtovideo animated adventure musical film directed by Roy Allen Smith. This is the fourth Land Before Time sequel directed by Smith, and the last sequel to feature any of the original voice cast. This also marked the first animated film that Awardwinning cartoonist, Roque Ballesteros worked on.
Meanwhile, Grandpa falls ill, and the Old One notes that the illness is lethal and that no dinosaurs recover from it unless they eat the petals of the Night Flower, a flower which can only be found in the Land of Mists. Then she says that sick dinosaurs eat them and are cured if they eat them on time. Though Littlefoot is warned that the Land of Mists is too dangerous, he feels determined to save his grandfather, and asks Ali to take him there. She agrees, on the condition that the other children do not come they will slow them down. As the two of them make their way, they pass through a cave, and sudden earthshake causes stalagmites and stalactites to crash down, separating them. Ali decides the others will have to help her free Littlefoot, and runs off to get them. Littlefoot, in the meantime, tries to find a way out, and meets an old Archelon named Archie, who offers to help him dig through the rocks. They are interrupted by a sightless sharptooth bellydragger named Dil, and a sharp beak named Ichy, who have their minds set to eat them, with Ichy acting as Dils eyes.While Ichy and Dil give Archie and Littlefoot chase, Ali and the others dig at the wall from the other side. Ichy and Dil trap Littlefoot in a small area in a cave. Frightened, Littlefoot presses himself against the wall, shivering with fear as Dil prepares to eat him, but Archie comes in and saves Littlefoot from them. After Cera who initially refused to join out of spite for Ali joins them, they are able to free Littlefoot and Archie, and knock Ichy and Dil out. Littlefoot explains to them what happened, and the night flower is mentioned. Archie shows them a way to the Land of Mists, and gives them a reminder to stay close together, for defense. In the Land of Mists, Cera becomes separated from the group, who seek help from a mammal Ducky names Tickles for his fur to find her. Cera falls into a river, and is soon pursued by Ichy and Dil. Ali saves Cera and distracts the predators, after which Cera
Source: Wikipedia
