Chapter 8

Ali woke up in a cave.

The dim light made it hard to see where the walls were, but she could just see the roof of it.

Around her, she saw the skeletons of other dinosaurs, Threehorns, Spiketails…. longnecks as well.

This didn't make her very optimistic, and it reminded her of her herd's destruction.

Tears began crawling out of her eyes again, but she fought them back, knowing that crying wouldn't help her.

She took another look around her, but this time, she saw a movement.
"Who's there?" she asked, not liking it at all.

The movement went still, then a voice came up.

"You're a longneck, aren't you?" It said, obviously a female one.

"Yes" Ali answered, not knowing if this thing was a treat or a friend.

The figure began to move closer to her, and into the dim light.

It was another longneck.

"What is your name" Ali asked, beginning to feel a little better, knowing now that she wasn't alone.

The figure went silent.

"Sirah" she answered. "And yours".

"Ali" Ali answered and then asked. "Where are we?"

"A cave, I don't know where in the world, thought" Sirah answered.

Sirah, came a little closer, and now Ali could get a better look of her.

She was the colour of a sapphire stone, but with a hint of purple on her back.

She was almost the same size as Ali, and therefore not much younger than her.

"Ahh, so you have awakened" a sudden voice said.

Ali looked around in confusion. She couldn't see where it came from, but she defiantly didn't like it.

"Who's there" she shouted, getting a little panicked.

"Your future, my little friend" the voice began to laugh in an evil manner.

It made Ali's skin crawl.

She looked around. Her eyes had now adjusted to the darkness and she saw that they were locked inside a side cave, which was connected to a main cave, but the entrance were locked by thick sticks, which went from the bottom to the top of the cave. The only way in and out, was through a hole in the fence, but this entrance was guarded by a figure, which Ali couldn't quit see. The darkness had made it hard for her to see who Sirah was, but it was almost impossible to see the owner of the evil voice.

"Sirah, what's going on here" Ali wanted some answer and that, she knew, only Sirah could give her.

The answer was short and simple.

"Sharpteeths"