Chapter 14 is finally here :). Speaking of which, I sometimes have some form of difficulty trying to think what to write, considering the fact that I want to lessen the amount of dinosaurs appearing in this story, just to make it more manageable. Anyway, enjoy :):
Chapter 14
Herd
Redback and Amelia scampered around the forest soil, trying to catch a butterfly that had just caught their attention, whilst also trying to keep track of Zak, who was walking off to the plains alongside Maverick, Jagger and Luna. The young tyrannosaur struggled to nibble the little insect, jumping carelessly and missing every bite. Suddenly, Amelia swiftly leapt and landed her teeth into the butterfly, munching it the moment it was caught. Not long after, she found herself tackled by Redback, who felt jealous, due to working so hard attempting to catch the butterfly. As the albertosaur got back on her feet, she hissed and head-butted her surrogate brother. The two then started fighting with each other, screeching and scratching at each other, but were then interrupted by a loud growl behind, coming from Zak. The two tyrannosaurids then ran back to their foster father.
Reaching the edge of the forest, the family found themselves on a large floodplain, with rich soil encompassing lush cycads, ferns and trees around the land. At the far side is a long, clear-blue river running down south. However, what got the pack's attention was a massive group of animals surrounding the canal. As everyone has seen massive herds of dinosaurs before, this was Redback's first time, and he could not believe the natural wonder he was expecting beforehand.
Giant sauropods like Brachiosaurus and Apatosaurus wandered close to the river, some drinking and others walking besides it. Amongst other dinosaurs there, included hadrosaurs like Parasaurolophus and Corythosaurus, the ornithomimid Gallimimus, the ceratopsian Triceratops, the armoured Ankylosaurus, plated Stegosaurus and small ornithopods like Dryosaurus and Othnelia. The larger dinosaurs were grazing over the foliage, pecking their mouth towards the cycads or were resting, given that they may have migrated from another area of the island. The smaller herbivores appeared to be flocking around the area, suggesting they were playing with each other or having an exercise.
Redback could not shy his eyes from the herd. He clearly wanted to see how they lived their lives as each dinosaur, no matter how different, were able to co-exist and live peacefully. Meanwhile, the pack looked on without batting an eye, a clear indication of knowing that herbivores knew how to live in a herd and what a carnivore must do in order to survive. The tyrannosaur then heard a slight growl above. Zak was telling his children and Luna that he would be heading north of the island to find food for themselves. He then walked out of the forest and into the floodplains, wandering north of the river, not bothering to look on towards the herbivores, his family following him. Little did they know, some of the herbivores had seen them, but being on the other side of the levees, they did not perceive them as a threat and went on with what they were doing earlier on.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the levees, a strange theropod lurked besides the river, looking for fish to get its teeth on. It was a Suchomimus, a large spinosaurid, slightly smaller than Spinosaurus and less deadly. It had not had a good meal for a while, after several failed attempts at hunting other dinosaurs, but having wandered close to a floodplain bought to its natural preference, the spinosaur was not going to leave without having some fish in his mouth. It slowly dipped its feet into the river, before slowly immersing its snout into the water, slowly opening its mouth, should any fish come in between its jaws. There, it waited as several different fishes went by, migrating. As careful as it could be, the Suchomimus then suddenly jolted its maw at one of the fishes, sinking its teeth deep into it. It then snapped at it repeatedly, devouring it whole in one go.
It was refreshing to have fish, especially during times when you were hungry…
Before the Suchomimus resumed its hunt, he caught sight of a peculiar dinosaur pack behind him. There, the spinosaur saw Zak and his family walking up north to get food for themselves. Even though it was hungry, it knew it was not a good idea to attack an infant dinosaur, considering that a guardian may be close by. In addition, most spinosaurs and tyrannosaurs could co-exist, as they did not compete each other for the same food. Moreover, this worked in the Suchomimus's favour, considering that it was a piscivorous. It turned around and continued eating fish.
However, little did he know that he would not expect a surprise…
As the Suchomimus was busy eating fish, the footsteps of a massive predator echoed from a distance. Startled, the spinosaur turned around, and to his horror, looked face-to-face against a massive black Spinosaurus, who snarled viciously at the much smaller Suchomimus. In blind instinct, the Suchomimus turned around before the Spinosaurus had the chance to move and jumped into the river, swimming to the other side of the levee, wanting to avoid being prey itself. Frustrated that its hunt was ruined, the Suchomimus hissed angrily and ran into a nearby forest.
Meanwhile, after an altercation with a smaller cousin of a different species, Dread looked around his sightings, wanting to see a suitable prey for itself, or a worthy foe to challenge and kill. The ever-bloodthirsty Spinosaurus then strolled off to the north, intend of finding a good prey to catch his claws on. After all, he did not have a good meal in a while.
With Redback looking around his surroundings excessively and yelping at everything new he was witnessing, Maverick felt annoyed and decided to ram his snout towards Redback, who cried out in defiance and glared at the little Daspletosaurus. However, before they could fight, Luna broke in, looking at the young Tyrannosaurus and hissing softly at him. As Redback understood what Luna was saying to him, he nodded slowly and walked on, only this time, he seemed quiet.
However, the moment Zak sniffed the air; he immediately turned around and became certain that something was coming from behind. As the Tarbosaurus bared his large teeth, readying himself for combat, the children and Luna felt concerned and cornered below him. On the opposite side, a large, black monster revealed himself; Dread.
The moment Dread had shown himself, Redback and Luna were in a state of shock. They did not want to confront the malevolent Spinosaurus ever again, whether be it directly or indirectly as Dread was quite knowledgeable and could remember certain dinosaurs quite well, given their history with him. As soon as he was noticed, Dread took instant notice at the young Tyrannosaurus he had just orphaned and his sister who had also just abandoned him after seeing his cruel actions. He did not mind Zak as much as he wanted to satisfy himself by killing Redback and Luna. In addition, he was not ready to give up, no matter.
Zak growled fiercely. He was clearly ready for a battle…
I suppose I'm biased by the fact I'm gonna put Zak and Dread in a fight :P. But anyway, why shouldn't I, I want to entertain my audience and display at least one fight scene before I finish. But yes, more characters will be appearing, but it'll take time so I'm sorry if I keep you guys from waiting.
Review, favour and follow as always, and I'll see you later, Buh-Bye :)...