Hey all I know it's been awhile but I told you all upfront that I would likely update sporadically. However I enjoyed my little break and am now ready to get back into it, so here you go chapter 7.
Chapter 7: The Value of Family
: With the Raptor Search Party:
: 5 hours earlier:
The Raptors where resigning themselves to the fact that Tiv was likely dead. They had searched with no signs of the hatchling. They had followed Tiv's trail to a river to a spot where the pack would use a fallen tree that reached across the river to cross only to find that said tree had collapsed. Even though they had hoped otherwise all had little doubt that Tiv had likely been on it when it collapsed.
Abba and her remaining hatchling where next to hysterics and seemed to be in depression ever since they had heard the news. Tiv's sister Flower cried herself to sleep alongside her mother with a noticeable space in the nest left unoccupied next to them.
The sight of the heartbroken mother and daughter filled the raptors with grief and they resolved to have one last search for Tiv.
: On the Islands Coast:
A boat sat anchored just off the coast nearby a group of 6 people stood gazing at the jungle in front of them. The group was comprised of burly men with camouflage jackets and pants, every single one of them had some form of fire arm and enough ammo to wage a small war. Behind them sat a few empty cages that they had just finished unloading from the ship. On their jackets was the word INGEN in bold yellow letters.
The group had landed on the island the day before with simple orders from their employers capture a dino at any cost. The pay for this particular job was two million US dollars… each.
"Let's get on with it." One of the hunters said in a gruff voice. The rest of the group nodded and made their way into the jungle disappearing amongst the trees.
: Current time:
: With Tyler and Tiv:
"Must…not…strangle…little…annoyance!" Tyler tried to control himself from attempting to murder Tiv who had asked if 'they were there yet' for the 57 time in the last hour.
The human and baby raptor had been walking for a few hours now with the only form of communication being Tiv asking "Are we there yet?" and Tyler responding with a "No" every time while trying to get through the dense foliage of the jungle and ignore the bugs that bit him constantly. Normally Tyler wouldn't have been bothered by these things however the constant questions from the little raptor that currently rested inside his pack and whose head was sticking out to observe the scene around him, was frying Tyler's nerves. The only thing at this point that was keeping Tyler sane was the knowledge that they were getting fairly close to Tiv's packs nesting area… according to Tiv.
"Hey big bro Tyler…?" Tiv said in a questioning voice like he was about to ask a question.
"I swear for the love of god… if he asks 'if we are there yet' one more time…"
"Are we there yet?"
"That's it! He's a shish kabob!" Tyler snapped however before he could turn around to confront the little dino Tiv seemed to sniff the air before shouting.
"Pack! Pack! I smell pack, Alpha Kara and new friend Lucy close!" Tiv announced happily
"Thank God!" Tyler thought in jubilation at the prospect of Tiv not asking if they were there yet again. Tyler turned to Tiv and addressed him "How close are they to us?" Tyler asked.
Tiv sniffed the air a bit more before replying "Where here but moving away…that way!" Tiv announced pointing his snout off to Tyler's left.
"Well we better catch up to them then huh." Tyler announced as he redoubled his efforts to make progress in the direction Tiv had indicated.
: With Outcast search party 1 hour earlier:
Angel, Lucy, Luke, Sawtooth, and the two other female pack members Mist and Star had been searching for Tiv for 4 hours after leaving the nesting area. Currently the group was resting before they would resume the search.
Lucy felt like her powerful legs where as stiff as the branches of a tree, her dark white hide had never been useful at blending in so she had never been called to hunt much and was thus not as fit as other raptors. She gazed at her reflection in her reflective black claws and saw how tired she was her white hide was marred by scratches here or there from running through the brush and not being careful and although they wouldn't scar they were still irritating, all in all she looked tired although this didn't take away the fact that among raptors she was considered a beauty. Lucy looked up from gazing at her reflection and took a moment to regard her new pack mates who were resting around her.
Angel sat 5 yards to her left resting her powerful and sleek green and black striped figure, seemingly, untouched by their prolonged venture through the jungle. Lucy had noticed that out of all the raptors there Angel was defiantly the most fit, here powerful frame showing strength while still being sleek in appearance which was proved to be a testament to how quickly she moved through the brush agilely avoiding branched and roots that the others could not. Her amber colored eyes where closed taking a short reprieve before they continued the search.
Across from Lucy and facing away from her was Sawtooth who was cuddling next to Mist his mate. Sawtooth had a brown hide and tan underbelly his teeth had a jagged appearance to them for which he was named. He was the youngest member of the Outcast pack at around 15 in raptor years but was defiantly the most energetic, not including Tiv.
His mate Mist was one of the most docile raptors Lucy had ever known, she was always friendly and had a very soothing and calm personality which was complemented by her dark blue hide and teal colored eyes. Although she and Sawtooth where technically mates they hadn't mated yet due to Sawtooth's young age.
A little a ways from them was Star who was mates with Adam and the last female member of the pack. Star had a dull grey colored hide that was common amongst many raptors but the trait that made her stand out was her bright yellow eyes that seemed to radiate warmth but scared the dung right out of you if you saw them staring at you from the jungle at night.
Shifting her gaze to her immediate right Lucy's heart ached at the sight of Luke. Luke was sprawled out a little further out from the others gazing forlornly out at the jungle as if hoping his missing son Tiv would leap out of the jungle, run up and nuzzle him. He had a dark blue hide and white underbelly but the blue had seemingly lost most of its luster and his green eyes showed the inner turmoil and anguish he felt.
Deciding to try and relieve some of the raptors misery Lucy spoke up "Don't worry Luke we'll find him." Lucy spoke in a soothing voice.
Luke turned to Lucy and gave the raptor equivalent of a small smile "I hope so Lucy, it's just… you should have seen how happy and overjoyed Abba was when two of our eggs hatched. With the way things were going with the low amount of eggs that hatch every mating season and year after year of our clutches being… failures, we had given up hope that we would be able to raise our own young." Unnoticed by the two Angel seemed to flinch, Luke continued "I had started to think that maybe it was me… was I not doing something right, was it somehow my fault that we had no young! My doing that caused Abba and the rest of the pack to work to provide the best conditions for hatching our eggs, for my mate to get her hopes up only to see her crushing disappointment when it was all for not." At this point Luke closed his eyes at the pain of those memories.
After a while he continued "Then one day it finally happened, we had been blessed with two hatchlings… a little boy Tiv and a little girl Flower. Oh you should have seen the joy in Abba's eyes that first day as she nuzzled them! We finally had a family and we thought things where perfect, then this, one of our hatchlings just…gone. The look of Abba's when she realized…" Luke looked down and closed his eyes again to control his raging emotions before looking up with determination in his eyes "I can't let my mate experience more anguish Lucy; I have to find my son." Luke's voice changed to one of determination.
Lucy let a sense of relief wash over her as Luke seemed to fill with a new sense of purpose. Suddenly she felt something fast collide with her side accompanied by a sharp sting on her left flank.
Attempting to get up she was floored by a sense of wariness that seemed to flood her system and prevent her from moving feeling her eyes close against her will she heard a loud bang and the sound of Angel's shout.
"Sawtooth!"
Well that's it for chapter 7 hope you all enjoyed. For those of you that are wondering about Rick and Scar don't worry I will spend time with them but only after Tyler's adventure. I don't know when the next update will be as I have two other stories that I need to update before this I do another update for this one. So until then stay frosty and don't forget to review!
Oh and here is a little character profile for those that are interested. I will be putting one on all the new chapters.
Name: Angel
Age (in raptor years): 25
Appearance: Has a dark green hide with a tan underbelly. Her hide has black diamond shaped streaks that go across her back. She has amber colored eyes that hold intelligence and strength.
Behavior: Although the best fighter and hunter in the pack she is very caring and motherly to her pack mates. Takes her job as alpha seriously and does all she can to protect her pack mates.
Note: Although she doesn't show it she does wish to have a family of her own but puts the happiness and welfare of her pack first.
Name: Scar
Age (In T-Rex time): 41
Appearance: Has very dark colors with a lighter color on its underbelly. Very white claws and a scar running along from the middle of his spine on his back and circles around to a spot between the point of his collar bones and looks like a big hole there. Has big yellow eyes that can bore into anything.
Behavior: Plays the part of a loving father. Scar will protect his family even at cost of his own life. He tends to sleep most of the time through. He absolutely hates being woken up by Rick's methods.
Note: Scar's family was killed by an old rival T-Rex, which hated him for just existing and because Scar bested him at everything, even having a family.
