Disclaimer: I do not claim to own any characters from Jurassic Park III, just Alex, Sheen and Mark.
Now here comes the part you all have been waiting for: Eric's Arrival!
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A Stranger
The next day Alex and Sheen were out hunting again, only this time it was Alex's turn to kill the prey. Sheen watched from the edge of a clearing as Alex snuck through the tall grass, hoping that none of the dinosaurs smelled him. He slowly raised his head and spotted a dinosaur that was eating separated from the herd.
The young raptor snuck as close as he could get before the dinosaur knew he was there. Alex waited for the right moment and he let out a cry as he leapt onto the beast's neck. With his razor sharp claw on his foot he sliced its neck, it gave a small gurgle and collapsed dead onto the ground.
The rest of the herd took off in fear as they saw one of their members brought down. Alex called Sheen and she came running to see how he did. When she got there, she showed her teeth in a smile.
"You did great, Alex! That was very good for your first try!" Sheen exclaimed.
Alex bowed his head and 'blushed'.
"Well you were a good teacher you know," he said sheepishly.
"Thank you, since it is your kill you get to take the first bite!" said Sheen.
Alex bent down and took a big bite, he then swallowed it and licked his lips clear of blood. Then they both began to eat as much as they could. Alex sighed as he ate his fill.
"I hope, that if Mark doesn't catch anything, that he comes here and eats this up, don't want it to go to waste!" said Alex.
Sheen nodded her head as she took another bite. Alex looked up at the clouds as they floated by slowly, he heard a low rumble in the distance meaning a storm was coming.
'Glad that we decided to move our nest to the wreck, it should keep most of the harsh weather off of us!' said Alex to himself.
The raptor then turned his head to face the coast, they were only three miles from it and he could see the ocean from the where they stood on a hill. He didn't know why but for some reason he started to scan to water, as if he was looking for something. Suddenly he stopped when his eyes caught something white that was moving across the water, leaving a trailing wake.
"Sheen, do you see anything out on the water today?" Alex asked his mate.(If you don't know what I mean by mate, read the chapter before this!)
The female raptor walked up to his side and looked out towards the ocean.
"Yes, there is something moving out there! What is it?" she asked him.
Alex answered as he narrowed his eyes to get a better look.
"I believe it is a medium sized boat, I wonder what humans are doing here, they all know these islands are dangerous!"
Sheen shrugged as did Alex and they watched as something red flew off of the back and followed the boat. Alex's eyes widened in shock.
"Are they crazy! Parasailing this close to the island!" he exclaimed.
Sheen turned her attention to Alex.
"What does Parasailing mean?" she asked him.
"Parasailing is an activity that humans do for fun. What you do is you take a parachute and you have either one or two people hang from it while the boat pulls it along, keeping it and the riders in the air," explained Alex.
"Oh!" said Sheen, she then looked at Alex, "You want to get a closer look?"
Alex thought for a minute and then nodded.
"Why not we aren't doing anything else and we need to get away from our kill before others arrive!" he said and he led the way to the shore, in the direction the of the boat.
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From a high hill near the old compound, Mark stood up to his full height, searching for prey. Suddenly his ears picked up a low continuous roar that sounded like a motor. He turned his head toward the shore and stared with wide eyes as a boat came into sight, with a red parachute hanging in the air behind it.
'What are those people doing here? Don't they realize the danger that is in the water?' Mark asked himself.
He shook his head and snorted.
'I wonder if Alex has heard the boat or seen it?' he asked himself again as he headed toward his friends territory.
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It didn't take the two Veloceraptors very long to get to the shore. Alex focused his eyes on the boat and then on the parachute.
"There are four, no three men on the boat and there are two people on the parasail. I wonder what they are doing?" he asked himself aloud.
Suddenly Sheen tapped Alex on the shoulder and pointed with he head toward the boat, her eyes filled with fear. Alex turned and watched in horror as a monster head came out of the water and snatched a man from the boat. The other two men began to shout and look around in fear. Alex heard one of the men's screams over the motor as he was also snatched from the boat.
The last man looked around in panic and he lunged for the wheel, he turned the boat back out to see. But then up came the head again and when it disappeared the man was gone.
Both raptors stared in shock, their throats dry with fear as they watch the now pilotless boat head toward a huge rock sticking out of the water.
"They're going to crash!" shrieked Sheen.
Suddenly there was a quick flash of light from the parasail and it broke away from the rope and glided toward the island. Alex pondered what had just happened.
'The whole crew of the boat gets eaten by whatever is out there! That flash could have been a knife blade that one of the two people used to cut them away from the rope. And now they are stuck on the island!' He thought to himself.
He followed the path of the two men and then turned to Sheen.
"We have to find them!" he hissed.
"But what will we do if they see us, they aren't going to trust us!" growled Sheen as she looked at the ground.
Alex rubbed his head against hers.
"I know that they won't be able to understand us, or trust us at that matter, but we need to get them off this island anyway we can!"
Sheen looked up and smiled as she licked Alex's face.
"That is why I am glad you are my mate!" she said.
Alex smiled and with that, both of them tore off into the jungle towards the two surviving humans.
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Alex and Sheen jumped through shrubs and leapt over logs as they ran toward the spot where they believed the parachute had landed. Alex slowed down to make less noise as they got closer. A sudden cry of pain from up ahead made them both look at each other and begin to run again.
Suddenly the leaves in the bushes to their right began to shake as something ran through them, in the opposite direction. Alex stopped and looked both ways, in indecision. Should they continue toward the parachute to save the dying man or go and keep the one that is running away safe, Alex chose the latter. Both raptors turned tail and followed the terrified human.
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Eric, a boy of thirteen shoved palm branches and shrubs aside as he ran for his life. He could still hear his uncle's last screams in his ears as he continued to run.
SNAP, RUSTLE!
Eric turned to look behind him, he was being followed. He caught a brief glimpse of two dinosaurs that looked to be his height as they ran after him. Eric began to pant in fear as he began to run faster. He heard a chirp to his left and looked to see snatches of one of the dinosaurs running through the trees.
'I am going to die! I am going to die!' Eric said to himself as he shoved another branch out of his way.
As he took another step forward his foot hit a log and he tumbled to the ground with a yelp of fear and pain. He hissed as he held his sore foot and looked in the direction that he had come, there was no noise, nothing moved, all he could hear was his own breathing. Suddenly the boy felt a blast of warm breath on the back of his head and his face paled. A low growl made him slowly turn his head and he jumped back when he came face-to-face with a male Veloceraptor.
Eric began to breath fast as he slowly slid himself away from the raptor. It tilted its head in confusion and then let out a soft chirp. The bushes behind Eric shook and he turned to see a female raptor standing behind him, he gulped.
Sheen stared at the boy, feeling his fear shoot from his body. She then looked up and spoke to Alex.
"Are you sure we should be doing this, Alex? What if he thinks we are going to kill him?" she asked in a hiss.
Alex nodded as he stepped closer.
"Yes, we need to do this. We need to let him know we are here to help!" he growled.
"But how?"
Eric looked back in forth, apparently the two raptors were talking about him. He looked up as the male started to bend down towards him. It opened its mouth to reveal it sharp teeth. Eric closed his eyes, hoping his death would be quick.
"AHL-EEX!"
Eric opened his eyes in surprise.
'Did that raptor just try to speak to me?' he asked himself as he looked into the raptors face.
"AHL-EEX!"
Eric raised in eyebrow in puzzlement, what was it trying to say?
"AHL-EEX!" it said a third time as it tapped its chest with a claw.
"Huh? Ahl-eex, Alex? Are you trying to say your name is…Alex?" asked Eric in shock.
The raptor nodded and then leaned closer to the ground, it began to scratch something with its claw and it then stood back, stepping away.
Eric scooted forward and looked down, it was writing, he read it.
"Yes, that is exactly what I am trying to tell you…WHAT!" shouted Eric as he realized the raptor had just wrote a full sentence.
"H-how do you know how to write?" asked Eric in a shaky voice.
Alex bent over again and wrote another sentence.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you? What do you mean by tha-" the boy stopped when Alex started writing again.
"I used to be a Hu…human!?" gasped Eric as he looked back at the now smiling raptor.
Eric shook his head.
"I have to be dreaming, that's it! My Uncle is not dead and I am safely home in my bed!" said Eric as he pinched himself, "Ow! Or not!"
The female raptor made a laughing noise and Eric spun to face her. He just also realized something else.
"You two can understand what I am saying?" they both nodded.
Eric glanced at the female.
"And I suppose you used to be a human to?" Sheen shook her head and Eric turned back to Alex.
The raptor was busy writing again and then stood up.
"Only I used to be a human, Sheen is a real raptor, why are you telling me this? Even if you were a human why aren't you killing me? Am I going insane! I am talking to a freaking raptor!" exclaimed Eric as he put his head in his hands.
Finally his emotions caught up with him and he began to shake. Tears flowed down his cheeks and he started to sob. Eric felt something rubbing against his back and he heard purring. The boy turned his tear soaked face to see Sheen rubbing her head on him as she tried to comfort him.
Alex stared down with a sad expression on his face, he knew what the boy was going through. Sheen laid down and licked Eric on the cheek, licking away his tears. The boy couldn't help but smile as he placed a hand on her head and started to rub it.
"Th-thank you! I needed that!" sniffed Eric as he wiped his eyes.
Eric turned back to Alex, he noticed more writing on the ground.
"I am telling you this, because I want to help you get off this island! Me and my mate would not kill you, for reasons you should know? Oh! Yah, you used to be human. Please understand that I want to get you away from this, I don't want what happened to me to happen again, it has already happened to my friend? What friend and how did you become a raptor?" asked Eric after he had read the writing in the dirt.
Alex shook his head and wrote again.
"I will tell you later on my…change, but first let me show you something. And I also need to know, do you trust me and Sheen?" Eric looked up and noticed the serious look in Alex's eyes.
"I do trust you!"
Alex smiled and then motioned for the boy to stand. Sheen got up smiled at Eric once more. The boy then followed the two raptors, as they led him through the trees. Little did Eric know just how much his trust in these two raptors was to be tested.
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Cliffhanger! Well what did you think? What is going to happen next? Well, sorry, I am not going to say anything! Please review and try and guess!
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