After becoming a new day, Dave now had the problem of naming his hatchling and finding out just what it actually is.
X Morning...
Morning light shined through Dave's windows onto a sleeping Dave, lying contently on his sofa. Next to him, laid the little hatchling curled up in his arms like a baby.
Eventually, the sunlight glared into Dave's eyes, waking him up from his sleep. Shaking off his tiredness, Dave's movement ended up waking the hatchling from it's sleep.
"Morning sleepy head." groaned Dave to the hatchling as he sat himself up.
Like a scaly kitten, the hatchling stretched it's claws out as it let out a big yawn, revealing too many tiny teeth for Dave's liking. Before bugging Dave's hand in eagerness.
"What's wrong?" asked Dave in confusion as the hatchling leap off the sofa.
Like a chick in a nest, the hatchling opened it's mouth as if saying 'feed me'. Dave could easily see it was asking for food, the only issue was...what would it eat?
Taking a good look at the hatchling's teeth, Dave could only guess at what to feed it. They were sharp an curved back, like knives. So whatever this hatchling was, it must feed off meat.
"Well...I might have some leftover chicken in the fridge." remembered Dave making his way over to get some food.
And as it turned out.. he did. Big, juicy, tender chicken.
Almost as soon as Dave brought the first chicken leg out, the hatchling leap up at it, sinking it's teeth into the chicken leg.
"Hang on, you don't want to eat cold meat do you?" joked Dave amused by the hatchling dangling from the chicken leg.
But as Dave tried to get the hatchling off so he could reheat the chicken leg, the hatchling wouldn't let go at all.
"Well... you can eat that one cold, but i'm heating up the others." moaned Dave giving up.
Putting the hatchling down, it ran off into the lounge with the chicken leg still in it's mouth. Calmly, Dave reheated the chicken legs in his microwave. To be fair, this parenting thing was easier than Dave thought. If you count taking care of a strange reptile as easy.
Mean while, the hatchling was tucking well into it's breakfast, ripping off chunks of chicken like wet paper. But as it was feeding, it ended up stepping on the TV remote, causing it to turn back on.
Immediately, the screen turned on to a tiger roaring right at the screen, scaring the hatchling. Scared, the hatchling yelped in fear, trying to get Dave in the lounge. Hearing it's cry for help, Dave rushed into the lounged, as concerned as any other parent.
"It's okay, what's scared you?" assured Dave picking up the scared hatchling.
Looking at the screen, Dave saw just what had made the hatchling scared... it was just the 'Roar' music video.
"Aw, it had to be Katy Perry." moaned Dave about to turn off the TV. (he couldn't stand her songs)
But then the hatchling did something rather surprising. It started barking along to the main chorus of the song, just out of joy. Clearly this hatchling was no longer scared.
Then, Dave remembered something. He hadn't named the hatchling yet.
The only reason he hadn't given it a name so far was because he didn't expect himself to be taking care of it. But now that he is, it's only fair the hatchling gets a name, but what? The answer was right on the TV.
"Right then Perry, time to get you your breakfast." commented Dave as he put the hatchling down.
Once the chicken was done reheating, Dave brought them into the lounge. Where Perry was already circling him in eagerness.
"Bon appetit," joked Dave as he placed the chicken down for Perry.
Straight away, Perry tore into her food. Growling and hissing as she tore off pieces of flesh, slighting worrying Dave.
"One hungry girl...Or at least, I think you're a girl." wondered Dave.
He didn't actually know whether Perry was a boy or a girl. But 'Perry' can easily be boy or a girl name, though that wasn't what was most on Dave's mind. He was more focused on what Perry actually was. She was obvious a reptile, but Dave doesn't no a thing about reptile species, so there was only one sure way to find out what Perry was... Internet. (Is there anything the internet can't do)
Bringing down his laptop, Dave tried to figure out what Perry was as she continued to gorge herself.
"Okay...species of reptile." suggested Dave typing it in.
Straight away, different reptile species came up.
"Tortoise?" questioned Dave looking at one image before looking back at Perry, nothing similar. "No."
"Snake?" Definitely no.
"Crocodile?" No where near close.
The only thing Perry seemed to come close to was some sort of lizard.
"Species of lizards." tried Dave again.
"Komodo Dragon?" No
"Iguana?" No
"Frilled Lizard?" Dave looked back to Perry who had somehow manage to get chicken skin around her neck, making her look a bit like a frilled lizard. But still no.
This wasn't going well, whatever Perry was, just didn't match any other reptile.
"Maybe you're a new species or something." guessed Dave.
But if she was a new species, how could she have ended up in a market? And where could her kind be hiding? Does she even have a family-
Then Dave remembered, today's when his mum comes back! And he doesn't have a cake or has even prepared the house!
"Oh god! She's gonna be here soon!" remembered Dave panicking.
Putting the laptop down, Dave started to get to work...at least until he looked back at Perry. Her tiny stomach full as she let out a cute little burp beside a small pile of bones.
"Defiantly a hungry girl." commented Dave in amusement.
But then he realized something else, what was he meant to say to his parents about Perry? And would they even let him keep her? He had to tell them, but today of all days wasn't that time. The only thing he could do now is hide her, but where?
"Come on, Perry." coxed Dave as he picked her up in his arms.
Like a baby, Perry fell asleep in Dave's arms as he carried her into his bedroom. At least there, no one but him would go in. Gently and carefully, Dave placed Perry on his bed before closing the door and hurrying off to prepare the house.
Talk about the wrong time, wrong place. Sorry if some of you don't like the name for the raptor 'Perry', but i just couldn't help it.