Jaws closed around the Alioramus' neck, preventing him from reaching Ice. Rex dragged Alioramus away from her, the Alioramus struggled, he managed to twist free, turning to face Rex, the T-rex snarled, he circled the Alioramus, blocking the way to Ice and the hatchlings, the Alioramus stepped back, he wasn't as strong as Rex, but he was faster, if he managed to get Rex off balanced he could get behind him before he had time to react, but Rex wasn't going to let it be easy, he would rather die then let the Alioramus get to his family, the two snarled at each other, the Alioramus lunged he tried to get around Rex, the T-rex reacted faster then the Alioramus expected, he was lifted off the ground as Rex grabbed him by the neck, the T-rex threw his opponent a few feet away, the Alioramus landed with a hard thud, scrambling up the Alioramus stepped away from Rex, he tried to retreat but it was too late, Rex attacked, his jaws locked around the Alioramus' neck, again. Rex bit down with more then twelve thousand pounds of force, crushed the Alioramus' spine, the smaller dinosaur slumped to the ground. Rex coldly stepped over the corpse, without a glance at the body, he walked into the forest, returning a few moments latter, with a Protoceratops carcass. The hatchlings could smell the kill, Storm was the first to leave the cave, standing behind Ice he looked around, his sisters followed him

"Are you OK, Ice?" Rex set the Protoceratops down, he nudged it towards the hatchlings, they squeaked and rushed towards the kill, falling over each other trying to be the first to eat.

"Yeah, I'm fine, you saved me once again" Ice nuzzled Rex, she smiled

Ice looked down at the three hatchlings, they lay in a pile next to her, the soft sand of the cave felt nice after a hot day, it was the night after the Alioramus attacked, she looked over at Rex, he slept by the entice, his chest rising and falling steadily. Ice curled her tail around the hatchling, the dim moonlight shined through the waterfall, giving the cave a dreamlike feel, it was peaceful, Ice laid her head on the sand, she closed her eyes but sleep didn't come. She felt someone nudge her

"Let me sleep, Rex" She muttered, she shifted and to her surprize she didn't feel the hatchlings next to her, snaping awake, she found herself on the sunny clift, her ancestors around her, she noticed a new one, Ice recognized the orange-black scaled Tarbosaurus "Ember!" Ice gasped "W-why are you here?"

"I drowned" Ember lowered her head "I didn't even see the water coming" Ice shivered, she knew that flash floods could be very dangerous

"So why am I here?" Ice asked, she looked around, the last time she had seen everyone was the first night after she broke her leg, she saw one or two in other dreams, they would answer questions, or bring her news. All of them knew Rex was her mate, many of them didn't approve, Speckles was one of them, Ice hoped that they would all trust the T-rex, but she didn't blame them for not, after all a T-rex was the reason so many of them were hear.

"I need you to do something for me, Ice" Ember looked behind her, a newborn Tarbosaurus lay curled up under a bush, she had a interesting red flame pattern on her face "This is my daughter, I managed to save her from the flood, but she is lost, and alone, her father and siblings have moved away, they don't think she is alive so they don't bother looking for her"

"What am I supposed to do? Find her father?" Ice tipped her head to one side, Ember shook her head

"I want you to take care of her" Her sister looked down at the sleeping hatchling, her eyes filled with sorrow "You know what it's like to be alone"

"But I have a family! I can't leave my hatchlings to go after yours" Ice stepped back "Plus I have a rex for a mate"

"So? He has proven himself to be trustworthy" Ember looked back at her younger sister, she seemed to be begging Ice to help her "She also isn't that far, the flood that killed me ran down the same river that goes into the pool in your clearing" Ember's shoulders slumped "But a raptor pack is closer, they are closing in on her by the minute" Ice still didn't agree, she hated the thought of a helpless hatchling being attacked by raptors, but her own family need her and she couldn't just leave the hatchlings alone, they were too young "Please, Ice. I miss her a lot but I would never want her to join me here"

"Fine, I'll go for her tomorrow" Ice sighed and nodded, Ember wouldn't lie, the hatchling was close, she looked at the image of the hatchlings, trying to remember everything about the surroundings "She has a name, right?"

"Yes" Ember nodded "Her name is Wildfire"

"Mommy, do you have to go?" Storm tipped his head to one side, he still looked tired, the sun was just rising in the distance and it was early for the hatchling to be awake.

"Yes, but I'll be back before you know it" Ice nuzzled the top of Storm's head, she looked up, Rex was standing a few feet away

"Be safe" Rex nuzzled her as she walked up "I know how important family is to you" Ice nuzzled him back

"You know I'll be safe" She purred "I'll see you soon"