Blue was stuffed. She had eaten her fill of the carcass, and was now resting in the shade of a nearby tree with some of the pack. She took the opportunity to build up the bonds with some of her new pack mates. Blue went over to Chunk and nudged her affectionately. Chunk chirped in response, and Blue sat down next to her. She needed to befriend some of the raptors in the pack if she wanted to eventually return to her spot as Beta, maybe even Alpha. Alpha. thought Blue. She missed him. But at least for now she had her own kind to keep her company. She had given some meat to some of the yearlings who hadn't quite gotten enough to eat, and they had rubbed themselves all along her body, showing their appreciation. She was fitting right in. Just then Gimpy got up and gave a few barks, signaling to the youngsters that she was going to get some water, and that she was willing to watch over them. 7 of the 8 yearlings got up and followed her. Scar, One-hand, Red, Blue, Chunk, and one other yearling stayed behind. Red took the opportunity to get better acquainted with the deadly new pack member. He walked up to Blue and started sniffing her. But suddenly, a red dinosaur with a horn on its snout stomped out of the jungle with a roar and made its way to the carcass. Scar was on her feet instantly, and charged the One-horn. One-hand was right behind her, and the other four raptors were running over as well. Scar tried to jump off of the carcass and onto the neck of the One-horn, but the predator was surprisingly quick to react and caught Scar in his mouth, crushing her. The One-horn flung the lifeless body of the raptor to the side. This enraged One-hand, who let out a vicious scream. One-hand jumped onto the enemy's neck but could not get a good hold, due to having only one hand, and slipped right into the jaws of the One-horn. The other four raptors stopped dead in their tracks. This intruder had just killed both of the alpha raptors in a matter of seconds. Red, Blue, and the yearling backed off, but Blue was filled with rage. She challenged the One-horn with a loud and piercing scream, and charged it. She ran at the One-horn head on, and when she was 10 feet away, she took one step to the left and then another one quickly to the right, confusing the predator. She caught it off guard and jumped right onto the exposed neck. She dug her killing claw straight into the One-horn's flesh and scored a direct hit on the jugular. The creature yelled in pain and fell over, choking on it's own blood. She left the creature die a slow death and turned to face the other three raptors. They were in shock. They had never seen anything like this. Blue had taken down a One-horn by herself. And now with the alphas dead, she was the best candidate as of now for a new alpha. The only exception was...
Gimpy had heard the fight and had ran back to see her two alphas dead and a dead One-horn with Blue standing over the body. She had to take control quickly. She was the Beta and next in line, and she had to put Blue back in her place. Gimpy walked over to Blue and Blue immediately got into a submissive pose. Blue was smart enough to know that Gimpy was the new alpha, as of now, and that Gimpy didn't like her very much, and also that the two raptors who had liked her and accepted her into the pack were now dead. Seeing Blue get into a submissive pose, Gimpy let out a series of calls, indicating that she was the new alpha. She then turned to Chunk and barked at her, making Chunk the Beta, and also keeping Blue from ranking too high. Blue understood this slight and hoped that Chunk liked her enough to not be harsh to her after Blue had driven her off her side of the kill. Blue accepted her role as a lesser raptor because she knew this pack was the key to her survival. But, she also knew that if she wanted her life to be worthwhile, she would have to rank up, and in order to do that, Blue would have to get rid of Gimpy.