Believe it or not folks, this is my first fanfic D
Kay, guys. Here's the first chappie of my first fanfic D. It's a bit boring I know, but I couldn't think of anything else :P. Oh, and for those wondering, I have used the following to describe some of the new characters/species.
Sail-back: Ouranosaurus
Thumb-claw: Suchomimus
Belly-dragger: Crocodile (but primarily Deinosuchus)
And no. Other than the sailback and thumb-claw, I don't own any of the characters etc. in this fic.
Anyways, enough of me, time for the first chappie XD:
A heavy storm was gathering over the Mysterious Beyond, an area dominated by burning mountains and great rivers of deep, red lava. These hazards, however, were the last thing on a young dinosaur's mind. As the adolescent female sail-back desperately tried to dodge the showers of falling rocks from the nearly pitch-black sky, she was being pursued by a bizarre, but nevertheless extremely vicious sharptooth.
He ran on two legs, but when stationary he stood on four. Both of his hands possessed giant, curved claws, and he appeared to have the head, back and tail of a belly-dragger. His cruel yellow eyes said only one thing: kill.
The sail-back was all too aware of this, and it was certainly not helpful considering she was the only living dinosaur within a mile or so, even though she was so skeletal that it was tempting to think of her as a walking xylophone.
As she sprinted as fast as her (now very weak) legs could carry her, she came across the end of this particular part of the Beyond: a cave, guarded by a huge lake of tar. Instinctively, she stopped near the edge, with the sight of ancient dinosaur's skeleton unnerving her.
Normally, if she were faced with this kind of obstacle, she would turn back and find another route, but coming up behind her was the thumb-claw, his long, toothy jaws almost drowning in his own saliva. She was faced with a dilemma: risk probable death and attempt to cross the tar pool with the very scattered stepping stones, or face certain death in the jaws of the thumb-claw.
Her instinct told her to stay away from the predator, and, using all the strength she could muster, she leaped towards one of the stepping stones. To her amazement, and the sharptooth's anger, she managed to land on it. With her heart almost trying to fly out of her chest, she managed to catch at least some breath, whilst the thumb-claw screeched loudly at her. With a vengeful look, and a very painful stomach, he walked away from the edge of the tar pool, his black scales making him seem to disappear into the ash-covered landscape.
The sail-back's goal was now to reach the cave, which was further away from her life-saving rock than it was from the edge of the tar pool. Regardless, she had to take a chance, especially when a volcano erupted nearby. That shock sent her leaping towards the cave.
Thankfully for her, there was another (albeit, much smaller) stone between the mouth of the cave and the rock which she just jumped from. With another leap of faith, she was finally in relative safety… not to mention shelter from the pounding rain. She then laid herself down deep inside, and, hidden in a dark corner, she closed her eyes, and for the first time in days, drifted into remote sleep.
I know what you are thinking: this isn't a very long chapter. But I can assure you, there will be more XD. However, I'm not gonna be overly active where writing is concerned: I've got other things I feel need doing.
If you have any criticisms with my writing, PLEASE MAKE THEM CONSTRUCTIVE!!