Chapter 2: My Death and Troy's Birth

Yeah, so this chapter is quite dark, but that's only to move the storyline forward. I will be using a fake name for my character in this, because I do not want to reveal my real name.

I was just sitting there, waiting for the Triceratops to kill me. My eyes were closed, and I was too afraid to open them. As I waited, there was no reason for me to open my eyes, until I felt something warm trickle down my spear, onto my hand.

At that moment, I opened my eyes to see what it was, and then was horrified by the discovery.

It was blood. It was the Dinosaur's blood! My spear was in its neck!

As the beast fell to the ground, it's breathing was heavy, and it was struggling to stay alive. With it's last breath, it groaned, but I could've sworn it sounded just like he was saying 'Damn you'.

I can't believe it! I killed a dinosaur!

This was horrible. I've always loved dinosaurs, and now I've killed one. Yes I was defending myself, but I didn't know if it was going to kill me or not.

It hurt me inside to see the sight of the Triceratops. It didn't do anything genuinely wrong, and the fact was that I killed it. The blood on my hands was a sign that I did something bad. And the worst part was that I was forced to. So I just decided to mourn. Today, I lost my innocence.

Then suddenly a cloud appeared in the sky, and took the shape of a Triceratops. It was odd, but something about seeing it only made me feel worse. And then, I heard it talk.

"You killed me," The spirit (as I assumed it was) spoke, it's voice strong and commanding. "And now you mourn me?"

"I feel horrible," I spoke to it, "You didn't deserve i-"

"Shhhh..." It said in a very soothing manner, "I understand, child. You were frightened, and you wanted to survive. Though, I see now that you are no threat. Those eyes of yours are innocent, and your mourning proves you to be as such."

"I'm just so scared... I don't know what to do." As a single tear escaped my eye, the beast's spirit noticed, and said the one line that I didn't understand:

"Then perhaps you need the mind of a Dinosaur."

It was at that same moment, that I felt incredibly weak. Only a moment later, my body just gave up. As I lost consciousness, the words of the spirit were stuck in my head.

And then, I was sent back to the abyss. This time, I didn't stay very long, as I was led to another place, a place of pure white. I was looking at my surroundings, and it was very small. All I could assume was that it was an egg shell. Only a moment later, I noticed I had a horn at the end of my face! Being able to see a slight reflection in the eggshell, I got a good look at myself.

I was a Triceratops!

'Was this what that guy meant when he said 'I need the mind of a dinosaur'?'

From outside of it, I heard someone say, "Everyone, it's hatching!" This must've been my cue, as I noticed several silhouettes gather around this space. Using said horn to ram through the shell, I fell onto the cold hard ground. The first thing I saw when I looked up was a female who had a motherly smile on her face. Then instinct took over, and I came to the female and nuzzled her leg.

"Aw," Another female came up and smiled, "Your son is absolutely adorable, Catrina."

'Catrina,' My mind then thought. This is the name of my new mother, I guess. Having that information in mind, I then heard my new mother say "I can tell he'll be a strong Threehorn one day."

'Threehorn,' Putting the pieces together, this name must be what they called themselves. Once I had these two pieces of info, my new mother brought me some green grasses. Hesitantly, I began to eat them, and the taste wasn't bad. As she smiled, another female asked, "What are you going to name him?"

Mother's answer was almost immediate. "He will be named Troy,"

I made an attempt to stand, and remembered I now had four legs, so I needed to get used to that. The moment I was up on all fours, my new mother and the rest started cheering at me. "See that," Mother said, "He's so advanced. I can't wait to show him to his daddy." As she started to walk away, she signaled me softly that she wanted me to come with. Which I did.

My first few steps on four feet were a little awkward. Thank goodness I've always been a fast learner. Once I had the hang of it, I made an attempt at running, which also gradually got easier until I'd mastered it. By the time that was done, we had reached our destination. Standing before me was a fearsome Threehorn with a simple look on his face. "Catrina," he said, "I'm sorry I didn't make it to see the hatching."

"It's okay Terra," she told him, "You're one of the most important members of the herd. I understand you're busy." As I then looked at the fearsome dino in front of me, I came out from behind mother's leg, and he noticed me and asked, "This him?"

"Yep. Troy, this is your father." At that point, instinct took over once more, and I nuzzled his leg. "Hi there Troy." He said, his voice gruff, but sweet, "Welcome to the world."

It was now that I understood what the Threehorn spirit meant about the 'mind of a dinosaur'. Today, James was gone, and Troy was born.

So, what do you think? Pretty okay right? Also, now you see why this story is called 'Troy'. I always thought that that would be a good threehorn name, and now it's being used by me.