Some quick info on this new story. In case you didn't know, this is an origin story for a popular character of mine, Alibi, the Carnotaurus. This character is from my YouTube series called, "Jurassic Island" (Which takes place in the Jurassic Park Universe). She appears in Season Two, episodes one (Not named), two (first official appearance), three and four. Here is my youtube channel if you all want to check it out watch?v=45uvlH8LE8k&list=PL4uX4E8cDJW9HhdTTW631jfX0l9t-drkW. I'm making this story to explain her origins and hopefully beyond that. I hope you enjoy!
A bright ray of sunlight surged through the jungle canopy. It lit up a small clearing in the jungle. Grass, ferns, flowers and a fallen log occupy the clearing. Various creatures also occupy this clearing, parrots are perched in the trees, many mammals, such as Howler Monkeys swing in the trees above, poisonous frogs bathe in the sunlight and Leafcutter Ants are busy at work, collecting leaves for their colony. However, watching this scene is a small, two horned predator.
This two horned predator is named Alibi. She is a Carnotaurus, a fearsome Abelisaurid from South America. Alibi is only two months old, however, she is already exploring the environment around her nest. The nest, where she was born, is close by, but this is the farthest she has ventured out. The nest is a very safe place for her and all her siblings, but the outside world is unknown to her. Unknown creatures roam outside of their safe haven, some of them are just as dangerous as her parents. So far, she hasn't had the pleasure of meeting any of these creatures.
Suddenly, she heard a twig snap from behind. Coming out of the thick jungle brush were her three siblings. A dark red male came running out of the jungle, his name is Buck, he is the so-called alpha of the group. Buck is the most aggressive of them, he will often bully Alibi and her other siblings. Following closely behind Buck is another red Carnotaurus, although his red coloration is much lighter. His name is Dax, he is the runt of the litter. Lastly, is Magna, the second female in the group. She has a white coloration, similar to Alibi. Of all the siblings, Magna is the closest to Alibi.
The four of them stand at the edge of the clearing, observing the native fauna of the island. With a sudden jolt of energy, Buck, the wildest of the bunch, makes a bee-line towards the pond at the center of the clearing. Alibi's other siblings follow suit. The native animals scurry away, the monkeys in the trees swing deeper into the jungle and the parrots take off into the air. The three siblings go into the shallow pond, causing water to splash up into the air. Alibi soon joins them in their escapades. Why hadn't they gone to this place earlier? It was practically a paradise for any dinosaur. The clearing is full of lush vegetation, a fallen log occupied the middle of the clearing and a shallow pond was nearby too.
While they waded through the shallow pond, Dax had caught a small fish. The fish was writhing in his mouth, desperately trying to escape. His teeth sunk into the scaly skin of the fish, a stream of blood dripped down from the bite mark. None of them had actually killed anything before, but it was even more surprising coming from Dax.
Out of the Corner of Alibi's eye, the figure of Buck hastily made his way towards Dax. Buck's two horns rammed into Dax's side, catching the smaller dinosaur by surprise. Dax's whole body shifted to one side and he collapsed onto the bank of the pond. The fish dropped out of his mouth and back into the water, the fish was already dead, so it floated on the surface of the water. The dark red Carnotaurus wasted no time, he quickly picked up the corpse and held it in his mouth.
Buck stood triumphantly over his much weaker sibling. The siblings often had intense rivalries, the sisters, Alibi and Magna were usually together on everything and often faced off against the two males, but Dax and Buck had the most intense rivalry of them all. Often times, they would steal food from each other and quarrels among the two were a common sight. Since Dax was the runt, he lost most of the time. So, it wasn't a surprise for Alibi when all of this happened.
Buck quickly spun around to carry his prize back to his perch, which was by the fallen log. However, as expected, Dax didn't plan on giving up so easily. Dax sprung back up from his fallen state, and repositioned himself into a charging stance, to which Buck was unaware of. Ready to make his move, the runt launched his body towards Buck. At the last minute, Buck turned his head and eyed Dax, but it was too late. Dax's mandibles latched onto Buck's tail, causing Buck to instantaneously cry out in pain. The little Carnotaurus tightened his grip, but Buck dislodged his tail from the little dinosaur's mouth. With his tail free, Buck immediately did an about-face, in order to size up Dax. Both of them started to slowly circle each other, seeing who would strike first. Once again, the runt lunged at Buck, however, this was a mistake. Dax charged at full speed towards Buck, probably hoping to hit him with his horns. As Dax ran at full speed, Buck shifted his feet and his entire body to the right side, ensuring that Dax would run right past. Sure enough, once Buck shifted position, the runt ran right past him and immediately lost his balance, as he probably didn't expect such a sudden movement like that. Dax soon lost his balance, he collapsed onto the ground. Taking advantage of his weakened state, Buck, as if he were a cobra, suddenly bit down on Dax's neck at lightning speed. The red male held his bite on Dax, until the smaller dinosaur started to cry out in pain. He slowly let go, he stood over his beaten opponent for a few seconds, in order to confirm that Dax was actually beaten. With that, he walked away and grabbed the fish he had stolen from Dax.
Alibi had witnessed their many fights, but this was the most brutal fight they had so far. Dax limped back to the edge of the pond, while Buck rested near the fallen log, eating the fish. Alibi turned her head away from the scene. She immediately spotted Magna. Magna was looking up one of the tall jungle trees. Alibi couldn't tell what she was seeing, but there was definitely something rustling the leaves up there. Suddenly, an orange colored creature swung from one tree to the next, using vines. The furry animal grabbed a large fruit, a mango and began to chew on the fruits skin, once the skin had been disposed of, the animal began to eat the orange interior of the fruit. As it ate, the juices of the fruit dripped everywhere, including some of it falling onto Alibi's nose. As this creature delighted itself with this juicy mango, more of its kind joined him. Some of them, instead of eating the mangos, started to pick on each other's backs. They would pull something out of the fur and then eat it. They also began to make howling noises, and it was really loud, their noises were quite annoying. Now, Alibi remembered what these creatures were, they were Howler Monkeys. It was quite common to hear their noises at sunset or even far into the night, it made the sounds of the jungle even more diverse.
However, Alibi and Magna's interest in the monkeys soon waned and they once again were exploring the small clearing. They spent the next half hour playfully fighting each other, it was nothing like the fight that had occurred earlier. After that, they grew a bit bored. Buck was still eating his fish, although most of it was gone, so now he was just gnawing on the remains of the fish. Dax was settled underneath a fern, he was still visibly sore from his earlier altercation. Overall, nothing much was happening now.
However, something caught Alibi's eye. A Dragonfly was perched on the fallen log, which was a mere three meters away. Alibi was hungry, so was Magna. Although a Dragonfly wouldn't be much of a meal, it would certainly be fun to chase the flying insect. Father was currently out of the jungle, he is out hunting for them, he usually brought back the carcass of a Gallimimus. Father would usually go out beyond the jungle to do his hunting. Alibi didn't have a clue what the outside world looked like, all she knew was that the jungle is the heart of the island. However, this Dragonfly would be a small snack before the main course of Gallimimus arrived.
However, before Alibi could even make a move, Dax came out of nowhere and shot up into the air, attempting to pounce onto the Dragonfly with his feet. The Dragonfly hastily flew up into the air, causing Dax to skid off of the log and into the mud. Now, it was on. Alibi wasn't going to let Dax or Magna steal her prey.
With quick agility, Alibi sprinted off after the Dragonfly. Magna, followed suit and Dax struggled to get up and out of the mud.
Alibi was close behind the Dragonfly, but every time she thought she'd snatch the insect, it always eluded her. No matter how many times she hopped up into the air to snatch the Dragonfly with her teeth, it would always escape. Magna had also attempted to catch it as well, but her results were the same. And Dax was close behind, but he couldn't catch up to them. The Dragonfly eventually perched itself on a fern. Maybe this would be Alibi's opportunity to catch the Dragonfly.
However, Dax, without any coordination, crashed into the fern bush. Once again, the Dragonfly took off, this time flying into the depths of the jungle. Alibi scolded Dax for his brashness by biting him on the snout. Now the Dragonfly was in the jungle. Alibi and Magna hastily made chase, with Dax following close behind.
After chasing the Dragonfly, for what seemed to be for ages, Alibi finally caught up to it. She came to a grinding halt once she saw it, it had landed on the side of a jungle tree, it was perfectly still. Magna and Dax quickly arrived on the scene, stopping right behind Alibi. As Alibi prepared to pounce on the Dragonfly, she sensed another presence in the jungle. The Dragonfly abruptly flew off, it ascended up into the canopy and it was lost from their sight. Something besides Alibi, Magna and Dax had scared off the insect.
She took another whiff of the air, at first, she thought it was Dax, but this was a completely new scent. Alibi felt the eyes of a different creature stalking them. Another whiff of the air revealed that whatever this creature was, it was getting closer. None of the siblings had any real experience with actual danger, since they had been sheltered in their nest for most of their life. She could not tell whether this new creature was a threat or not.
Suddenly, the bushes around them rustled and they heard a high-pitched hooting like noise. However, Alibi picked up a heavier scent, there were definitely more than one of these creatures stalking them. She could hear the twigs being snapped as these creatures came closer. Alibi and Magna huddled closer together, hoping that they could deter whatever these things were by staying close.
Then, they saw it. It revealed itself by poking its head out from behind a tree. This was definitely a dinosaur, but one they'd never seen before. The creature finally revealed its whole body to them by fully stepping out. It had a vivid color pattern, with purple being the main pattern. It had long arms, with sharp claws. Its jaws were packed full of sharp teeth. The whole body of the creature was slender. However, the most prominent feature of this dinosaur were the two crests that were on top of its head.
Two more of the creatures also stepped out of the jungle, this time, they had a green color pattern with a primarily dark green skin with hints of red, yellow and some white stripes. The leader of them, the vivid one, tilted its head slightly, as if he were curious about the youngsters. All three dinosaurs were much larger than Alibi and her siblings, these new creatures probably stood five feet tall.
Without warning, the vivid dinosaur opened up a pair of frills, causing a hissing sound. Suddenly, it spit a blackish goo onto Dax. Some of it almost hit Alibi, but she was able to dodge it. The vivid dinosaur then charged at them, and his two cohorts soon followed suit. Alibi and Magna scrambled to their feet and sprinted as fast as they could in the opposite direction.
Alibi looked back, and to her horror, the vivid dinosaur latched onto Dax with his jaws. Dax shrieked in pain and struggled to escape the dinosaur's grip on him. However, it was futile, the vivid dinosaur soon started to shake Dax around in his mouth violently. The sound of bone breaking and his cries echoed throughout the jungle. Finally, the vivid dinosaur dropped Dax on the ground and promptly broke his neck.
Soon, the two other predators were chasing after Alibi and Magna. They were running furiously for their lives. Up a head, there was a log they'd have to jump over. Magna jumped up into the air, her two feet touching the log and then going back down onto the ground, she continued to run. However, as Alibi jumped over, she lost her footing and fell flat onto the ground. Alibi was able to hastily recover, she got back onto her feet as one the predators was almost in biting range.
Finally, she saw the clearing, the rays of sunshine basked the whole clearing with light, unlike the deep jungle. Her body was quickly becoming fatigued from all the running, but if she wanted to survive, she needed to make it to that clearing. Up ahead, she could see Magna break through the brush and enter the clearing. And behind her, she could see the two predators mere meters away from sinking their teeth into her flesh. She mustered her remaining strength and went as fast as she could.
Finally, she broke out of the jungle, just in time too, because the two carnivores were following close behind. In front of her, she saw Buck, who was confused as to what was going on and Magna was standing behind him, cowering in fear. Alibi came to a complete stop and got behind her two remaining siblings. The two predatory dinosaurs also came to a halt. Even though they were still chicks, they could still pack a good bite onto one of these guys, especially Buck.
Having surrounded them, the two predators began to circle them, searching for any weak spots. They hissed and growled violently at them, hoping to intimidate them, which was working for the most part. However, Buck stood tall, he acted as if he wasn't scared of these lethal killing machines. Buck attempted to roar furiously at the two intruders, but only a soft squeak escaped his mouth. He wasn't old enough for roaring yet, but once this happened, he backed down, knowing that he wouldn't be a match for these guys anyways. They were done for now, any moment and these two would pounce on all three of them.
All of the sudden, one of the predators lifts her head, she smells the air. Her eyes go wide for a second and then she starts communicating with her partner through a series of high-pitched hoots and whimpers. They look at each other, Alibi can tell that they sense a new threat in the area. All three of the siblings also pick up the scent, and this time, they recognize it.
At the opposite end of the clearing, a large carnivorous dinosaur bursts through the thick jungle. She roars at the top of her lungs and makes a bee-line for the siblings and their attackers. The two smaller carnivores immediately flee back into the jungle, they are no match for this dinosaur. The large dinosaur comes to a stop, she lowers her head down. Alibi recognizes who this is, its Mother.
Their Mother inspects them to make sure that they are all alright. However, she notices that one of her offspring is missing. Alibi, unfortunately witnessed her brother's death at the hand of those creatures, which turned out to be a pack of Dilophosaurus. Their Mother doesn't have time for grieving, she signals her kin to follow her back to the nest.
Alibi and her remaining siblings follow their mother back to the Carnotaurus nest. She takes one last look at the clearing before heading back to the nest.