Alibi slowly opened her eyes. However, she struggled to open her eyes, as a bright light hit her face. Finally, after adjusting to the light, she stood up. The sun was rising, its yellow shine peaking over the jungle trees and sending rays of sunlight into the nesting area.

As night turned to day, the activity of the jungle began to intensify with noise. The chirps and caws of birds echoed throughout the whole jungle, some calls she recognized as being from parrots. Howling from the Howler Monkeys was also clear, their noises were the most annoying. Various sounds of other creatures also echoed throughout, some were obviously from other dinosaur species, species that Alibi didn't recognize, probably because she has never ventured out into the wider world.

The jungle noises weren't the only things that caught her attention. Up above her, the sky was mostly clear, with a few scattered clouds. However, what caught her attention the most were the numerous creatures flying above. Some she recognized as Seagulls, a common sight on the island and in this area, considering that their nest was actually very close to the ocean. A few parrots and some smaller birds were also in the sky. However, they were all eclipsed by the much larger winged creature in the sky. This creature is the Pteranodon, a massive winged reptile that dominated the skies and lived around their island and as well as Isla Sorna, the neighboring island. There were several Pteranodon in the sky, probably hunting for fish in the Pacific Ocean.

Alibi lowered her head to observe her initial surroundings. Right next to her, was a sleeping Magna. She was curled up in the fetal position. She was making some whimpering sounds and her nose was twitching, probably having a nightmare. Alibi decided to nudge her sister awake, she carefully touched her sister's snout with her own, moving her head a few inches. This didn't wake her up, so Alibi lightheartedly bit her sister on the snout. With that, Magna jumped up in surprise. At first, she seemed perplexed, but after a few seconds, she recognized Alibi.

Alibi turned around, seeing that her job was done. However, she felt a minor shove from her left side. Alibi slightly turned her head, it seemed that Magna had pushed her. Without hesitation, Alibi whipped her tail around, hitting Magna in the face. Her sister fell to the ground, playfully of course.

With that, Alibi walked closer to the center of the nest site. Magna quickly recovered and followed closely. As they approached the center of the next, Alibi observed that Buck was sleeping underneath a nearby overhanging rock. He was sprawled out, in what looked like a comfortable position. Next to Buck was the leg bone of a baby boar he had killed a few days ago. Buck had become quite the hunter, he was the only one, so far, that could successfully hunt small animals. Alibi and Magna completely relied on Mother and Father's kills. Although, Alibi and Magna were working on their hunting skills, by practicing on insects or lizards.

At the very center of the nest was their sleeping Mother. She had a white coloration and she was a very large Carnotaurus. They adored their mother, especially because she was always at the nest with them, while Father usually went out hunting. As a result, they had a closer connection and bond with their mother. They saw her as their ultimate guardian. Father was also their guardian, but he wasn't around much, instead, he either went out to hunt, patrolled their jungle home or was resting in a separate area. Overall, Father was more distant, but he still cared for them, especially because he supplied most of their food.

As usual, Father was no where to be seen, he probably went out hunting before they woke up. He usually brought back a juvenile Gallimimus or an Archaeornithomimus. These dinosaurs were small, compared to the other herbivorous dinosaur species on the island. However, these two species were easier to carry back to the next, Gallimimus was also quite abundant on the island. Although, Archaeornithomimus was a much rarer creature, so it wasn't as commonly eaten by the family.

Alibi and Magna began to gravitate away from the center of the nest and they wandered closer to the edge, where the jungle met their nest. It had been two months since the incident, the incident that caused Dax's death and petrified all of the siblings. Since then, they have learned their lesson. They no longer ventured out towards the clearing, they strictly stayed in the nest. They even made a border, of sorts. There was a large tree located at the edge of their nest, they never go beyond that tree, beyond that tree was the clearing and beyond the clearing was where the incident had occurred.

They also came to know the vivid Dilophosaurus as Dilo, who seemed to be the leader of the Dilophosaurus pack that chased them. Luckily, they hadn't encountered him or his cohorts, which greatly relieved all of them. Plus, they had the protection of their parents. When the Dilophosaurus caught sight of their mother, they fled in terror.

As Alibi was reminiscing about the incident, they both heard a low yawn. They looked back, Buck was awake. Since Dax's death, Buck had become more aggressive towards the sisters. The family no longer had a runt to bully anymore, so now, Buck bullied both Alibi and Magna. He was considerably larger than both of the sisters, but Alibi and Magna had each other, so if one of them got pushed around, the other would come to aid the other sister.

Buck slowly strode over towards the sisters, it seemed like he was also observing the surrounding environment. Both sisters got into a defensive stance, just incase he decided to make an aggressive move. However, he didn't, he just strolled on past. Usually, Buck would wake up first and would aggressively bite at the sisters, unlike Alibi, who would playfully bite or nudge Magna to wake her up.

Buck wandered over to the big tree, taking a quick lungful of the air. He had become more paranoid since the incident, so every time Buck woke up, he would search for any scent in the air that would lead him to believe that danger was close. On the other hand, the sisters didn't really take such precautions because they trusted their mother to sense any danger, plus they felt safe in the nest. After doing his daily analysis, Buck turned back towards the sisters. He stretched his body up into the air, standing into the air on his tip toes. He made a low growl directed to the sisters. From Alibi's viewpoint, Buck was now twice as tall and his low growls slightly intimidated her. He then transitioned back to his normal state and walked away. Although Buck did intimidate her and Magna, it was only to a certain point. She knew he was trying to play the tough guy, plus Magna would always back her up if she got into a fight with Buck.

As Buck went back to his previous sleeping spot, their mother awoke. She suddenly stood up and shook head. Looking around for her chicks, the large female Carnotaurus spotted Buck first. She nudged him a bit and sniffed him, she compassionately rubbed her massive head against Buck's small body. Then, she laid her eyes on the sisters. Their mother moved over to their position. She sniffed both Magna and Alibi.

Mother soon lifted her head back up to her level. She searched the nest site for Father, but only found a pile of dung left behind by him, located near the edge of the nest. She then elevated her head to a higher position and began to call for him through a series of very loud roars, grumbles and hoots. She then stopped her calls. After a minute a silence, they finally heard a reply, their father had responded back, calling back in the same manner, but in a deeper vocalization than Mother's calls.

He is definitely nearby, probably less than a kilometer away. With that, their mother felt satisfied and laid back down, she closed her eyes, but reopened them moments later. She seemed to be contemplating between sleep or watching her chicks. After some consideration, she decides to stay awake.

Knowing that Father was going to arrive soon, all the siblings gathered at the center of the nest. They all usually did this when they were expecting food. Although, Father wasn't always successful in his hunts, the siblings were still energized, nonetheless. Gallimimus was especially a good treat for them, although they hadn't really eaten a variety of dinosaurs yet. All the siblings began to wait impatiently at the nest.

Five minutes later…

Even though it had only been a short time, the siblings were starting to get rowdy and antsy. Their last meal had kept them full for a while and lasted them for about a week, but now, they were starving for more meat.

Suddenly, they heard thunderous footsteps approaching from the north. A large, dark red, male Carnotaurus revealed itself at the jungle's edge. He's around thirty-two feet long, which is a considerably abnormal length for a Carnotaurus. His eyes were a yellowish color and his two horns were more elongated and piercing than Mother's. Sharp teeth protruded from his top jaw and his nostrils were flaring. This was Father.

If they hadn't been his chicks, they surely would've been intimidated, but they had grown used to his sight. In his mouth, he held in a tight grip, the carcass of an Archaeornithomimus. Sometimes it was hard to tell the difference between it and Gallimimus, but a dead giveaway was its flamboyant, vivid color pattern and its small size, as Archaeornithomimus are much more miniscule compared to the Gallimimus.

As Alibi and her two peers started whining for their food, Father made his way towards the center of the nest, although without any urgency in mind. He stopped in front of the siblings, dangling the carcass above them. Buck, eager to get the first bite, shot up into the air. He almost bit into the dead dinosaur's leg, but Father quickly lifted the corpse higher up, ensuring that Buck would miss, he probably did it on purpose. After Buck missed his bite, he began to whine, which progressively turned to growls and then attempted roars, but he was still too young for roaring. Alibi and Magna, although eager for the flesh, attempted to wait patiently for Father to give them the carcass.

Finally, Father released the corpse from his deathly clasp on the deceased dinosaur. The corpse fell right in front of all three of them. Without much thought for them, Father wandered off again, probably going out on a patrol of the territory. However, Mother also stood up and accompanied Father into the jungle. Occasionally, Mother would also patrol and hunt with Father. She felt that the siblings were safe enough in the nest without her supervision. The reason for this being that Father often marked the territory, whether it was dung or urine, it didn't really matter, it would deter other carnivorous dinosaurs and even other Carnotaurus.

With both of their parents gone, Alibi and Magna prepared to dig in! As they were about to descend onto the carcass with their razor-sharp teeth, Buck leaped in front of them. He blocked their path to the deceased Archaeornithomimus and he growled fiercely at them. He stood in an upright posture, in order to show his dominance. His eyes were practically filled with dominance. He took a step closer, this time with a gruff growl. As he made his way forward, both Alibi and Magna stepped back until they were at least two meters away from the carcass.

Once they were far away, Buck turned around and began to feast on the carcass. He ravenously tore open the contents of the stomach. Blood splattered onto the dusty ground and formed a small pool. Eventually, Buck was able to rip the intestines out. He gorged on the carcass for at least the next hour.

One hour later…

After Buck had eaten his fill, the sisters waited a few minutes in order to confirm his lethargic state. Once they were sure he was asleep, they approached the carcass slowly, so they wouldn't wake up their ill-tempered brother. They reached what was left of the corpse and began to gorge themselves. There was still quite a lot of the carcass left, but Buck had eaten most of the tasty parts.

Filling their stomachs full of meat, Alibi and Magna left the carcass and sat down near the large tree that marked the nest border. Although, they had been denied the most rewarding parts of the body, they still felt satisfied with their meal. Looking one last time at the sky, Alibi lowered her head and closed her eyes.