Allesandra mounts her collasal creature. It's been around a day and a half since the newcomer has been here, that means she is half way gone with her open oppertunity of killing them. Allesandra can't let the Mountaineers get their protective hands on another one. She let them get the British lady last time, and she is no where near proud of that. Especially after the Brit got away with your Raptors head. But, that is not here nor there anymore. All there is, is the body of the person whom she is going to have her Rex tear apart limb from limb. And, of course, let the pack have a go at them.
"Come, Behemoth," Allesandra speaks to the Tyrannosaur. "We have a threat to take care of."
The Rex lets out a giant roar in approval, causing the Dire Wolf pack to howl in unison. Allesandra leads the Rex and wolves out of her base, charging towards the normal area in which all newcomers appear. She refuses to let anyone overtake her.
I jump at the sound of the random roar in the distant. I have no clue as to what it is, but for some reason, I knew that it wasn't good. I look at Patches and she simply caws at me in a very distressed tone. I try to put the thought in the back of my mind anf open the door. The Dilos appear to be gone for now, so it seems like I can go outside now. I step onto the beach, lookinf around for any immediate threats. I see nothing that can be dangerous, aside from a very small bird looking creature, about a foot in length. I equip one of my spears and approach the avian. It doesn't notice me for a good few moments until I decide to poke it. When I do, the bird turns around and charges at me. Taken by surprise, I stab at the bird but miss by a good half foot. The creature jumps at me and, instead of attacking, scratches at my Specimen Implant. It scratches for a few seconds before jumping off, carrying what looks to be the remainder of my Mejoberries. The bird runs a good twenty or so feet before stopping suddenly. When it does, the same words appear over it that did Patches when I tamed it.
Pegomastax - Lv. 5: Owner - Greggory: Following - Greggory
But right under that was another set of words, this time in orange.
Fast Pick-pocketing
What does that mean? Like, this thing can take stuff from other things? Well that's pretty cool! Although, raises a question. If this thing can pick-pocket, that would mean there's actually something on the island that has pockets, right? Does that mean there are other people? Sure, it could just be a choice of words, but it's still a thought.
"You need a name, don't ya?" I ask the little bird. I open the bird's inventory to see if it says the creatures gender. It does, and the bird is a male. Probably explains its nice coloration of light tan, dark and average oranges, and black feet. "Hmm, how's about... Thief? Goes with the pick-pocket thing." The Pegomastax appears to smile and hops a little, before the name over it changed. I look at the bird and have a strange thought. I squat down and pick up the bird, placing it onto my shoulder. Immediately, Thief raps his body around the back of my neck, steadying himself with his small arm, tickling me a little bit. I laugh at this and stand up. It looks like I have a friend to accompany me whilst I'm out and about. Speaking of...
I look over to the ocean to see if any kind of sea faring vehicle is near the island. Just as I thought, there is nothing. Why would there be? That'd be way too lucky for me. I never was the luckiest of people. That's what happens when you break eighty-four mirrors to prove luck doesn't exist. I still have a shard in hand somewhere. I turn back around to beach and the forest behind it. I look at the woods and think of exploring it, before realizing that it's most likely filled with even more dangerous dinosaurs than the ones I have met so far. Plus the Dilos that escaped earlier were running that direction. I really don't want to meet those two again, especially after I committed first degree arm-choppy on the red one. Plus, part two, the giant roar and howls doesn't help.
Against my better judgement I move to the tree line. As dangerous as it is, this is where the most bushes are, and I am getting pretty hunger. I kneel down next to the biggest bush I could find and start picking, getting an average amount of fiber and berries. As I work I mindlessly start whistling, slightly hoping to get a reaction from Thief, although with him being on my shoulder I don't expect much. After a few seconds, I whistle a decently low note that apparently get's the birds attention. Thief jumps off of my shoulder and goes into the bushes.
After about thirty seconds, he comes running out of the shrubbery and stops in front of me. I look at the bird before opening his inventory. What I see is actually very strange. His inventory is now filled with a large number of multiple berries! This little guy must be a natural forager. I may have to bring this little guy when I go farming. I look over to the side and see that he happens to have leveled up. Looking over his status', I decide to put the new point into weight, considering it was almost full by the amount of berries he has.
I pick Thief up and put him back on my neck, letting him get comfortable again. He seems to like it up high on my shoulders. He lets out a light chirping noise and looks over towards the end of the beach. I look in the same direction and see the Trike from beforehand. And another dinosaur right behind it. A big one. With horns and tiny arms. And it looked angry. And it was.
The new dinosaur charged at the Trike, letting out a roar as it bites on the dinos torso. The Trike yelled out and struggled the new creature off it's side. The giant carnivore is thrown off and the Trike advances. It thrusts one of it's horns into the beast, with little to no reaction from him. The Trike pulls out covered in blood and stabs again, digging it's horn even deeper, causing the beast to cry out in pain and even spit up blood. This causes the beast to pull back, removing the Trike and finally biting down on his head plate. The Trike trembles down, lowering itself to one knee. This fight looks almost completely one sided right now. I can't let it go down like this.
I pull out my spear and charge into the skirmish. Neither of the dinos appear to notice me, giving me the perfect opportunity to strike. I look around and see the rock I hid on top of before. I climb it quickly and turn back to the fight. Both the reptiles were borderline tearing into each other, throwing blood everywhere. I wait for the perfect moment and jump. I land right on the carnivore's back and drive the spear right into it's spine. It struggles for a minute and the Trike takes the opening to attack once more.
The Trike stabs all three of it's horns into the beast, and the carnivore finally falls. It's clear that the beast is dead. Nothing, not even on this weird island, could survive losing that much blood. Also, I'm pretty sure that's a heart over there. Yep, that's a heart. I just saw it beat. Gross. I turn back over to the Trike, to see that he has already wondered a little away. I guess things like this happen often enough for him not to notice.
"Well, that was fucked up," I say to Thief, "You see stuff like that a lot?"
"Chirp, purr," is all Thief responds with.
At least he's a little responsive when I talk to him. And, apparently, Thief can purr. That's cute. I turn my attention back to the dead monster. I look it over and see that my Implant is glowing a little bit. I open it and see another inventory, most likely the beasts. I look it over and see that it is called a Carnotaurus. The inventory has some very basic items in it, holding only a couple of berries, a cloth shirt, and pick. It seems like it picked a few things off of some bodies. Wait a second... Does that mean there are others here? Or, at the least, were others here?
I decide to ignore that for now. If there were others, there defiantly aren't now. At least, the ones that owned these aren't around. I take the berries and the pick. Never know when the one I have now will break. I finish looking over the contents of the Carno and close the hologram. I look at the corpse and think of something. I equip my ax and start attacking the body. I get splattered in blood but have a number of both meat and hide going into my inventory. I tear away at the body until, to my surprise, the corpse simple dissolves into nothing. Not just the corpse, but the blood on the beach, on my, and on the Trike, and even the heart on the ground disappear as well. Somehow, I am still surprised by this, despite I should have expected the craziness.
I look at where the body was and a thought crosses my mind. Was this what made that roar earlier?
...No. I heard this thing roar when it attacked the Trike. This sounded nowhere as big. That scares me a little bit. This thing was crazy, but it obviously isn't the biggest thing here. That makes another thought come to mind. If there are dinosaurs on this island, and this Carno isn't the biggest creature there could be. What else does that leave? A T-Rex... that's all there could possible be.
As soon as I think this, I hear it again. That roar. Those howls. They were close. Closer than I feel comfortable with. I turn around and see what look like Pteradons fly out of the trees, trees that were obviously falling down. Thief simply hisses at the forest, increasing my feeling that this is a bad position to be in right now. I didn't even care to see what it was, I just turn away from it. And I ran. I just ran down the beach as fast as I could. I realize that there is nowhere on this stretch of sand to hide, so I do something I really didn't want to. I charged towards the forest. Far enough away from the giant creature behind me, and going to direction away from it. I don't what's in here. Nothing could be worse than that monstrosity. Before I actually get to the woods, I hear it again. I try to stop myself, but I look back.
What I see is terrifying. I was right when I thought of a T-Rex. What I didn't think about, was the group of wolves at the monsters feet. What I didn't think about even more was that it was wearing a saddle, with a woman on it's back. The woman looks around and catches the tree line. More importantly, she looks right where I am. I'm too far to tell anything, but I could've sworn she smiled. An evil, evil smile. She whistles and the Rex erupts a roar, followed by the wolves howling. I am basically frozen with fear, but force the ability to continue running. I get a decent way into the woods before I feel a thump, followed by a second one. It was following me.
I obviously can't out run the creatures, but I can hide. And that's exactly what I do. I look around and see an opening in the cliff side. I can't tell how far it goes, but I take the chance. I rush into it and go as far as I could before I run out of stamina. I look behind me and see something that absolutely horrifies me. I see one of the creatures clawed feet step by the opening of the cave. It stands for a second before continuing down the woods. I breath and finally feel safe, at least for a second. I decide to wait in here for a while until I feel completely safe.
At least I would, if it wasn't for the large, white canine that appears in the caves entrance. It simply smells the ground before growling into the cave, taking a few steps into it. It makes itself about five feet before lowering it's ears and backing up. I stare from where I'm from and watch the wolf. The canine turns around and exits the cave, obviously distraught by something. I step out of my crevice and look at the cave mouth. I then hear a loud clicking noise.
I turn around and see, quite possible, the most colossal centipede that has ever existed. Seeing this iridescent beast, I could only think of one thing.
"I'm dead"
"I'm just saying, is all," the large Russian man says while dismounting his green Argent, "Ve help now, he helps vhen ve need it."
"Now, Stefan," André responds, "We have tried that once, remember. Didn't exactly work out well."
"That vas one time, André. Thingz could be different this time around."
"Yeah, boss man," Katlyn says, putting the hide and pelt into the inventory of the Castoroides, "I hate agreeing with the bloke, but we could still help the new man."
André gets off the large bird and opens his canteen. "For ze last time, you two. We made an agreement with Alessandra."
"I know, it's just-" Katlyn is cut off.
"NO. We broke zat rule once. Now, we are a man down." The Frenchman scolds the two tribe members. "If you want to, you can go alone. I very much enjoy my life, and enjoy the existance of your two!"
The duo look at each other, but are caught off guard from the loud roaring in the distance. It was obvious to all three that Alessandra has found the newcomer. It was only a matter of minutes before they are dead.
"You zee?" André asks, "Already, the survivor is gone. You can't save anyone from that... maniac."
"Ve... Ve are sorry, André," Stefan apologizes for the two, "Ve just think ve could help."
"Aww, cheer up big guy," Katlyn pats the large man on the back, "Who knows? This one may be different."
André looks up and scoffs at this statement. "Ze only way this one could survive zis long, is if he found one of ze caves. And even zen..." The French trails off, not needing to finish the sentence.
"The Arthropluras." Stefan finishes. "Not even I could survive those."
The three look over the Island, knowing that Alessandra has obtained her prey. But then, they are all surprised by what happened next. There was a scream. A very familiar, feminine scream. And she sounded very, very, very annoyed. That's never happened before. None of the tribe could figure out what this mean. Very slowly, Katlyn was the first to understand it. As soon as she did, she laughed.
"She lost him! I'd know that kind of scream anywhere!" Katlyn yells, alarming the two men, "It's the sound of failure!"
Alassandra was mad. No... she was pissed. She lost him. Even with her most trusted pack and the Behemoth, she lost him. She looked the survivor right in the eyes, and she lost him.
"No," the woman says to herself, "I lose no one."
She looks down to notice that one of the Dire Wolves are not present. Confused, she jumps off of the Rex to look closer. She looks down the path they came and see a white figure come from behind cliff. Lupo walks up to the group and growls, alerting them that he found something. Or someone. Alessandra simply smirks at this.
"Good boy, Lupo. Take me to him."