Dinosaurs X Devils

by Bakuganman

(DISCLAIMER: Don't own DxD, just the story) A boy with a troubled past and a passion for terrible lizards escapes to the land of the rising sun, There, he uncovers the true power of his passion with help from his biggest social hurdle: Women. Villains will get brutal treatment. (Co-Authored with 54Godamora and Hareta Kuso)

2. Chapter 2

New Life, Friends, and Allies

George was continuing to run back home. Internally, he was berating himself for making him look like a fool in front of Rias Gremory, the most popular girl in the Academy. Having an internal conversation with himself...

'You idiot! You ruined your big chance with the hottest girl in the ENTIRE school!'

'Shut up, dark side! We both know that I could never date someone like that! The chances of that happening are as likely as us having a pet T-Rex!'

He took a breather on a bridge over a road to catch his breath. Taking his backpack off his shoulders, he grabbed a water bottle in the side pouch and sips it slowly.

"Excuse me?"

Surprised at the sudden sweet voice, George spits his water over the side of the bridge and coughs a little before looking to his right. He saw a teenage girl wearing different attire than the standard Kuoh Academy one. It consisted of a dark red jacket with the letter "P" embroidered in gold, a white undershirt, a red bow, and a green skirt with a thin white stripe around the lower end of it.

"Well I am the only person on the bridge besides you, I'm not dreaming, and you are actually talking to me" George said while keeping his eyes glued to the newcomer, accidentally voicing his thoughts out loud. She stared at him blinking, "Uh…. you are aware that I can hear you right?"

"Oh sorry. Not many people talk to me, so hearing a lady of my age group talk to me is almost surreal" he admitted with honesty. "Oh. That's fine, it's just... I have to ask you a very important question" said the girl. "Uh, ok. Let's hear it." Said George, as the girl took a deep breath and bowed down before almost shouting at the top of her lungs: "WILL YOU TAKE ME ON A DATE?!"

George blinked a lot, not sure if he heard correctly. He also rubbed his ears, as if making sure they worked. "M-My ears must n-not be working properly. I-I-I could've s-sworn that you just asked m-m-me out... on... a... d-d-d-date?!" He asked, flabbergasted. "Y-YES! My name is Yuuma! I've been seeing you around town and thought you could use someone special!" Said the girl, telling George her name.

George opened and closed his mouth a lot, holding a finger up. He then shook his head. He held up a finger again. "One moment please. I need to get my thoughts together." He then paced around in front of her, back and forth, across the bridge, muttering to himself while wiggling his fingers around his mouth. She waited patiently, but obviously weirded out by this... display. She internally sighed, telling herself that it was for a good cause.

He stopped pacing around, took a deep breath, and clapped his hands together. "Alright then, Ms. Yuuma. I'll take you up on your offer. I'm available any day after school; minus Tuesday, Friday and Saturday." He said, his confidence persona doing the talking. "I also apologize for that display. I have a mental condition that has me process information differently, especially when I'm around cute girls" George apologized, but then realized what he let slip out and held both his hands on his mouth. Yuma was obviously weirded out again, but also a little flattered upon hearing him call her cute. "That's fine. Would Sunday work?" She asked him. "Sure, though I'm still relatively new around here" he said, trying to plan a strategy.

"Got a phone or something? We can set up a place with that and have it notify you" Yuma said. George pulled his phone out of his right pocket. "Primed and ready," he said after putting in his password. Yuma looked for a shopping district using Google Maps. "This place should do well enough. Say around Noon?" She asked, showing him the location. He nodded. "Sure, I'll even set an alarm on my phone to wake me up at 9 so I can get ready."

Yuma smiled at that. "Sounds like a plan. I'll see you on Sunday." She took off. She turned around and waved goodbye and he did as well, smiling. Once she was out of sight and he looked around to make sure he was alone. . .

He let out a cheer, imitating the most famous scene from the end of Jurassic Park, which alerted someone passing by on the bridge. The person, a male, stared at George before deciding to just continue waking. George froze, bashfully laughs, before he grabbed his gear, and took off like a rocket for home to continue his success at playing the game known as Life.

Little did the happy guy know... he was being watched by a certain little white-haired girl.

She came out of a bush, also wearing the Kuoh Academy girl uniform. She had cat-shaped clips in her short hair, and had golden amber eyes. She was also very short and was holding a lollipop in her mouth along with a box of strawberries in her right hand. Her name was Koneko Toujou. She left into a red and black portal leading to the Occult Club at Kuoh academy. "I've come with a report." Koneko reported back to Rias. They listen to what she has to say. She explained everything she saw... including George's strange actions, like his responses to "Yuuma", how he thinks, and his victory cheer.

Rias... wasn't sure how to react to the victory cheer.

Akeno had a theory. "He stands out by wearing a T-Rex hoodie over the standard uniform, so he must have a passion for Dinosaurs."

"What of it?" Konkeo asked, not sure where her Senior is going with this. "From the general public viewpoint, people would see him as childish, which explains why he was so happy about being asked out." She then sighed, "Shame he's being used."

Rias looked at Akeno. "Where are you going with this Akeno?" She asked her. "Not sure but we are getting off topic. We need a plan on what to do with him, in case he gets killed. I suggest you could give him one of your papers Rias" Akeno stated, getting things back on track. Rias nods, "I'll send out my familiar to follow him tomorrow and she'll give him a flyer. I'll know what to do by then." Akeno nods, "Then we got a plan ready."

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George was waiting around the shopping district for Yuuma. He wore a blue short-sleeve button-down shirt, khaki, and gray running shoes. He also combed his hair, shaved his beard, applied some cologne deodorant, and even took the time to deal with some acne on his face. He also brought besides his wallet, phone, watch, his bracelet, a packet of breath mints in his shirt pocket... as well as something else. Something he pray doesn't have to use. "I wonder what's taking so long? I've been here for an hour." He said, looking at his watch.

Out of nowhere, he was handed a small piece of paper by someone. "Here take a flyer, sir." He looks at the person. It was a lady that was slightly older than him, wearing revealing redish-pink clothes that had a slight bat motif to them. He took it and the lady left. He examined it. It was in Japanese writing with a red glyph on it. Unfortunately, he could hardly understand it. He internally sighed. 'I can speak Japanese moderately but understanding their writing is impossible! Good thing they can understand my English handwriting... after I brushed up on it, of course.'

"Oh George!" He turned his head her way and saw her. She wore a pink shirt that exposed a fair amount of her chest, blue short shorts, and white tennis shoes. She also has her hair up in a ponytail. She was also out of breath, as if she ran the entire way here, "I'm sorry! I couldn't decide what to wear!"

He quickly stuffed the flyer in his back pocket and turned to her, smiling. "It's ok. I understand. I can be a patient young man. . .. which depends on what or who I'm waiting for." He said accepting her apology. She smiles, "Thank goodness! Shall we get started?" She smiled softly, holding her left hand out. He smiled, "Lead the way, dear maiden." She grabbed his hand gently and lead him to a clothing shop. George felt a little bit of dread, but he tolerated it. They enter and she leads him around, while George also looks around, head on a swivel almost, absorbing all the sights, sounds, and smells as possible.

They look around at various items and clothes in a store. Yuuma noticed that George had a very particular taste when it came to clothing. He stated that while he has more than enough clothes for him, he's always looking if there's anything that sticks out to him in a positive manner, mainly shirts that have some kind of design on them. He saw something that he thought she would like: a red bracelet. She looked at it for a minute or two, but she did smile, "I like it." He smiled,

"Then I'll buy it." They put it a small shopping bag. "You wait near the register. I'll continue to look around and see if there's anything that strikes my fancy." She nods,

"I'll be sitting on that chair right there." She pointed at a chair near the fitting booths. He smiled and then he moved off, at a steady yet not fast pace. He combed every inch of the store. He almost passed by something that caught his eye before he stopped, walked backwards, then walked to it. He smiled and picked it up. He came back to her and showed her what he found.

A white T-shirt that had a red spot in the center with the Japanese letters for Gojira. She blinks a few times then nods, "If that's what you wanted." He nods, "I do." They head up to the register, wait in line, and when it's their turn next, he paid for their stuff, and they left. As they left, his stomach growled. Yuuma giggles a little bit, "Hungry, are we?"

George had a slight smirk, "Yeah, I got quite an appetite. Most people wonder where all the food goes since I stay so thin." He lightly patted his belly. "Though I'll do my best to not make a pig out of myself in front of you." She sighs, "Something tells me this is going to be an interesting lunch…" She said, quite nervous.

They found a simple diner that sold fast food, like burgers, fries, and shakes. They sit at a booth. A waiter soon came by and handed them two menus. George ordered a peanut butter shake medium, Chicken Bacon Swiss, along with Mozzarella sticks. Yuuma mainly ordered an iced tea and a chicken salad. Their waiter wrote their orders down, took their menus, and left.

George took a deep breath. "Ok while we wait... ask away." He stated, relaxing himself. She thought about this. "Was there any reason you accepted my request? I mean to be fair, for you know this could be an elaborate prank." George gave it some thought. "Well, when you live the rough life I've had to live, you have to be prepared for anything. Hence why I came packing some... defensive measures in case things go south for us; like say someone tries to mug us."

"I guess… but still why did you accept?" Yuuma asked. "Don't say anything negative but... I've had a life goal of passing on what I know to the next generation and I've been lonely for the longest time. No one has asked me out, either back home in LA or here... until now." He stated, with honesty.

Internally for George,

'Be careful, sire. She could be right; this could be part of an elaborate prank, or worse, she could have. . . a dark motive for all this.'

'I know, man. Why do you think I brought that thing you recommended? I know how to use it and I sharpened it before I left.'

"I guess it makes some sense." She heard him say "back home in La" which stuck out to her. Meaning he's not Japanese, but American. "You're from America then?" She asked, which he nodded to. "Born in Los Angeles, California. Hot, crowded, but a lot of fun. Especially the several trips to the Page Museum." He sighed happily at the last sentence, thinking back to several memories there. Yuuma decided to let him continue. Then his expression briefly went glum, flashing back to the night his life was changed forever: the storm, the crash, the waking up yelling at the hospital. He shook his head, "But those days and my dream of working at the Page Museum are over. Taken away by one tragic accident... and continuing that train of thought would ruin the date." He said, his voice back to normal.

"I don't think I'll push into it. Obviously it's personal to you." Yuuma said, respecting his privacy. He smiled, "Thanks."

Their food soon arrived. He smiled and while he would have dug in, he remembered that Japanese say something before they eat. He cupped his hands, closed his eyes, "Itadakimasu." Which he said slowly. Yuuma did the same thing,

"Itadakimasu." Then they both began to eat. George licked his chops before he drank his shake rapidly, no brain freeze at all. Once he had it half down, he switched to his CBS and ate it, taking big bites out of it, and eating it over the table. He also dips his cheese sticks in marinara sauce. The main thing about his table manners is while he was polite, he was eating as if this meal would be his last! Yuuma was taking her time, eating calmly as she did. She took a few sips of her iced tea and a few bites of her chicken salad. "Calm down or you'll choke."

George stopped eating and wiped his mouth and beard with a napkin. "You kidding? This is normal for me. I have the metabolism of a teenager. Need food to grow. I balance out my rapid eating with exercise since I walk to-and-from Kuoh academy and also do weekly workouts at my house." He commented. He then did a small burp. "Oh excuse me."

"First of all, you're excused." Yuuma stated, "Second, still doesn't mean you won't choke. Even the most fit guys can choke on food if they're not careful."

"Yeah I was originally eating a lot faster in the past... but that changed when I went to a Golden corral. You. Really. Don't Want. To Know." He lightly shuddered. Yuuma sighs,

"I can tell but at least slow down a little." He sighed,

"May as well for you, love." He said, last part accidentally coming out. Suddenly her face is a tomato red, "E-E-Excuse me?!" She stuttered. He froze up, "Gah!" He lightly smacks himself. "Sorry, it slipped out. I meant it as a compliment, not flirting with you." He said, with a faint blush of his own. She gulps, "J-Just think before you speak ok?!"

"Yes ma'am." He said, very quickly with subtle fear in his tone.

Yuuma thinks internally, 'Oh man! I can't believe what I have to do! I thought he would be like every other man and stare at my assets like a pervert! But here is being polite and nice to me! Oh but the others would kill me if I didn't do my job...' she sighed internally. 'George, I'm sorry about this, but only if you didn't have that Sacred Gear, you and I could've actually been an item...'

Once they are done eating, George pays the bill and they left. She then took him to the park, not saying a word, and her mood had changed from cheerful and happy, to worried and saddened.

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They arrived at the park late afternoon. George looked around the park, enjoying the scenery, before his attention towards Yuuma. He was no fool, and he most certainly noticed her mood shift. Something had upset her, and he hoped it wasn't because of him. Yuuma walks to the fountain and looks into the water, staring at her reflection for the past couple of minutes.

"Yuuma, you ok? If something's wrong, we can talk about." George asked, concerned for her. She took a deep breath and walks back to him. As he did, George felt his danger sense tingling, his right hand going for his weapon sheathed on his back pants pocket. She didn't notice.

"Honestly thinking about it right now, I don't think there's a way to talk about this… I'm sorry."

"Sorry? About what?" He asked, worried. 'Be ready. I can sense something wrong. Moment it goes wrong, ATTACK!' He saw a couple tears fall off her face. "This is going to hurt you just as much it's going to hurt me." All George said to that was, "Huh?"

Suddenly her clothes burst apart followed by 2 black wings forming from her shoulder blades as well as thin black leather straps formed as well, leaving zero to the imagination. She also grew a bit taller and looked a bit older.

"George, I'm sorry but I-" She was cut off from something she didn't expect: George looked up at her. Gone was the placid and concerned expression on his face. Now his eyes had gone bloodshot, nostrils flaring, teeth bared, arms clenching. It screamed one thing: Pure, unadulterated, rage! All that was running through his head was that 'sorry' she said. She gasps, "Geo-"

Without so much as a warning, he spear tackled her into the fountain, damaging her back and wings. She yelled in pain, "George. I-" He grabbed her neck with one arm and held her head underwater, strangling her. He then pulled out his weapon: a large Ka-Bar knife! He held it high before he stabbed her right arm over and over again, yells of anger and rage pouring from his vocal cords and her right arm went limp, drained of blood. Her screams of pain were muffled by the water and she struggled. She tried to get him off with her feet, but he stomped on her right foot before he stabbed her left leg over and over again, blood getting on him and he didn't even care! He noticed that she stopped struggling.

Thinking she was dead, he let her go. "Know this, entity. You try and cross me, and you'll regret it!" He kicked her "corpse", making sure she was dead. Satisfied, he grabbed the bag, tossed out the red bracelet and began to leave. As left, he felt drained of the adrenaline he used to defend himself from an assumed attack. George also thought about how she cried and how scared she was, but he didn't notice. He was blinded by his anger and the urge to live. But for some reason. thinking about her crying made his body not want to move. Why is this? All he did was protect himself. "What is this feeling?' He thought to himself. Unknown to him, she was actually still alive!

Suddenly, he felt the worst pain of his life as he was impaled through the back and out where his heart is! Blood spurts all around, even in his mouth! He looked down and saw a red glowing spear impaling him before it vanished. He collapsed on his stomach, blood pooling around him. "I'll… give you points for…. Not being that scared… I'm sorry… I really am… but this is for a noble cause… if I could've chosen things… I wouldn't have chosen to kill you…" She managed to get to the red bracelet and grabbed it. She looked at it for a while then looks at George. She limps to him and caressed his face then slowly gave him a kiss and flew off, tears trailing her face. George looks, his vision slightly blurry.

'So this is how I go out: literally stabbed in the back by the one girl that actually had it out for me… and I tried to kill her! Darn it… Well George, look on the bright side: at least you'll be with your family soon enough. Mom, Dad, I'm almost there. . .'

He weakly holds an arm out towards the moon, before it collapsed, his eyes just about to roll back into his head. He would have accepted death's warm embrace... if not for some "divine" intervention. In the form of a flyer with a circle on it.

It came out of his back pants pocket and glowed a crimson color. The same circle appeared on the ground around him, glowing more vibrant crimson by the second. Then... she arrived. Rias, the girl with the flowing crimson hair along with bat-like wings sprouting from her lower back, but not any wings. The wings of a devil! She looked at the dying young man, "I don't believe it's your time yet, George Anderson." She said confidentiality, "You still have a full life to live. I shall resurrect you and take you under my literal wings... as your caretaker." She slowly brought out her hand and opened it, revealing 8 red pawns. "These will be your proof that you will serve under me." She placed them in an octagon formation on his torso. They all glowed deep crimson before they sank into his body. The blood around him dried up and the wounds that took his life vanished. She smiles, "It is done. From here on out, you shall forever be my pawn!"

Of course being in a coma, he couldn't hear her. The girl picked him up, "And now to your place." She took flight and carried her him to his place. He had left a window open on the second floor to his bedroom. She stripped him, placed his stuff on his nightstand, and then stripped herself. "Good night~"

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The following morning, George's rooster alarm woke him up and he automatically turned it off.

His eyes widened and he sat up in bed, looking around. He saw he was in his room, and not in the afterlife. He screamed into his pillow, "I'M ALIVE!" He yelled at the top of the lungs. Rather than trash his room and regret it later, he simply relaxed on his bed before he cried. He then dried his eyes, opened up his nightstand drawer, took out the only photo, and looked at it. He sighed sadly, stroking the image.

"I was almost there, mommy, daddy. While I won't be seeing you real soon, I will see you again... someday." He then looked at his JP clock and saw it was 8:15 am.

Realizing he was going to be late, he quickly got ready for school, having to cut some important corners to save time, like forgo combing/drying his hair, cologne, and eating on the way there. As he was getting ready, he noticed that his acne and scars on his lower left side of his lip and on his right palm near the back of it are gone! No idea how/why and with no time to think about it, he leaves his house and locks it before dragging his wheel-powered backpack towards school, the contents of it being too heavy to carry.

Along the way, he says ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to NO ONE about what happened. 'If people found out about what happened Sunday, they would think I was crazy or something! And that would just turn more women away from me!'

As he continues on with his school day, he can't help be feel like he is being watched by some of his peers. He looks around but can't locate any of them... until one point. As he is making his way up the stairs, he froze.

There... at the top is Rias Gremory! And she was looking straight at him. His fear response kicking in, he looked away from her. Not being rude, but being respectful to her as he didn't want to stare at her and her large mounds and out of fear. He made sure to look at her eyes. As she passed him, she gave him a very subtle wink. He lightly blushed but returned the gesture with a head nod and a two finger salute before he quickly ascended the stairs. Rias looked at him as he walked away, 'I wonder why he didn't say anything. Odd. He also ran away mere seconds after we looked at each other. Could he perhaps be scared of women? If so, why attend Kuoh, knowing the high girl to boy ratio here?' She ponders, thinking about George's internal mindset. 'I'll have to do some investigation about him, maybe I can ask Sona for his academic file...'

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Meanwhile, as George is leaving the academy and heading back home, he feels... different. He looked around and saw that he could see into a dark alleyway just fine! His eyes widened. He then heard a car go by... that was several meters behind him! 'What the Hell Creek! I supposedly die, I wake up, my scars and acne are gone, and now I have better sight and hearing! Did I end up getting some superpowers or something?! If so... sounds awesome!'

On his way back, he passed by the park where he "died". Wanting to do some investigating, he entered and stopped near the fountain. He saw that the broken part was still there, but any blood from either "Yuuma" or his own are gone.

'This is strange. I know it happened and I did savage her to prevent her from what I assumed she was going to murder me... even though she did. But why though? I'm just a mentally imbalanced, dinosaur loving, wimpy freak of a human!' He clenched his fists and kicked the ground, angry for both his actions and "Yuuma's"... 'Hey, sire! Enough of the identity crisis! We got company! Behind us!'

He looked behind him and sees that he wasn't alone. There is a middle-aged-looking man with short black hair and dark blue eyes. His attire consists of a pale gray trench coat over a white dress shirt with a matching ascot, black pants and shoes, a pair of black gloves, and a black fedora. "Whatever are you doing alone here, boy?" He exclaimed, voice dripping with arrogance. "None of your business, old man!" George retorted, defensively. His arm going to his Ka-Bar knife in his back pocket.

"I believe it is my business since my dumb colleague seemed to fail at her job. I knew we shouldn't have given it to that failure." George made the connection. His eyes twitched as did his arms, "So you are in league with the female entity that fooled me into a date and tried to kill me?" He smirks, "Tell me, how does it feel knowing that not only am I alive but I also made her get away, bleeding?!" He yelled, his knife drawn in full view, the blade sharpened and cleaned.

"Like that damnable woman has been around humans for far too long. I swear if you want something done right, don't send a woman." He retorted, arrogant as ever. George popped his neck, "Well then, I guess this time I get my revenge by killing you. Yes I said, kill. You aren't the first person I've killed, and you won't be the last!"

He rushed at the middle-aged man, who brought out a glowing blue spear. "I wouldn't mess with me if I were you." George smirks,

"I should be saying the same thing!" George leaped into the air behind him and put one arm around him into a choke hold. But then he felt blinding pain in his left shoulder, he looked to see that the strange man stabbed him with his spear!

He screamed not in pain but rage! He threw him over his shoulder and then stomped hard on his groin and then took one leg at a time and broke them over his knees! The man screamed in pain, but he still didn't go down.

Just before he could slash his glowing spear at him, George grabbed his arm and then did something unexpected: he bit his wrist hard enough to break it! With a roar, he stabbed him in his right shoulder over and over again before with a roar, he managed to tear his right arm off his socket with his knife and left arm! The man fell yelling in great pain, clutching his bleeding stump. "You darn brat!" He yelled, trying to power through the pain, "How can you hurt a Fallen Angel?!"

George gave him another demonic smirk, his green eyes glowing! "Simple really: I fight to live. And anyone who tries to end me is either dead or in the hospital. You are joining the ones I've killed!" With a roar he picked him up and threw him into a tree, a convenient branch impaling him through his torso! He struggled to pry himself off, especially with one arm.

George threw his knife at him, hitting square in the mouth. With unnatural speed, he rushed at him and punched him hard in the torso. He removed his knife and then stabbed him in the head over and over again! Blood began to stain his face and torso, but he didn't care. He cares about living. No matter how many gang members, crooks, and drug dealers he has to kill to survive in a world where he is not accepted. He stopped when he realized the man was way beyond the point of death. The head looked like a gross jack-o-lantern: Eyes gone, nose gone, mouth gone, blood all over! George breathes heavily, his adrenaline high coming down.

Before George could leave, he saw a red glowing glyph appear behind him. Afraid of what it was, he hid himself among the bushes. He looked and saw Rias, Koneko, and Akeno appear from it. He was surprised. How is this possible?! "I wonder where he went." They saw the mauled corpse of the Fallen Angel, as well as a small trail of blood leaving it. Koneko would have cared, but given her line of work, she's unphased. Rias was... Surprised to say the least. She hates the Fallen as much as any other Devil would... But this is a step too far. They all saw the blood trail leading away, meaning that who did this isn't far away. She followed the trail.

George froze up. 'Coprolite! We're about to be discovered sire! Run!' George started to run away, breathing heavily but his wounded shoulder was acting up. He had to stop and puts pressure on the wound. As he was treating it, he let his guard down. He sensed something behind him and looks. It was Rias, Akeno, and Koneko. He froze, like a deer in headlights. He shook, scared. Rias sighs, "No need to act scared we're here to help you out." She approached him. Akeno winks at him,

"I adored the way you tore apart that Fallen. It was kinda hot." She giggled.

He gulped, his flight response telling him to run. "No... no... you should be scared of me! I killed a man in one of the most violent ways possible!" He said, defending himself.

"That thing was no man." Rias dismissed, "It doesn't matter. If it wasn't gonna be you, I would have taken care of him myself."

"Just please come with us, George. It's better." Koneko said, monotone voice.

Before he could make an executive decision, his eyes widened, tears falling from them and he then slumped to the ground, passed out from the pain and exhaustion. Rias sighs, "Koneko pick him up." She picked him up and slung him over her shoulder. His Ka-Bar knife slipped out from his grasp. Rias saw it and picked it up. She examined the blade, still coated in the blood of the Fallen, and still sharp. "Must be what was used to kill the Fallen. Blood is still fresh." Akeno smirks,

"I'm impressed. He'll make a fine member." Rias looked at her,

"Just make sure you keep your sadism to a minimum with him. We don't need another person who is sadistic." She bantered to her Queen. Akeno pouts, "Oh fine."

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Tuesday.

George awoke in his bed, drained from last night. He groaned and turned his alarm off... but then he noticed he was in his birthday suit! He heard some mumbling next to him and looks to his right only to see a naked Rias Gremory in his bed!

He silently screamed, jaw agaped. He grabbed his glasses on his bed, put some red boxers on, a pair of blue sleep shorts, and then began to leave to have a panic attack so he wouldn't accidentally wake her up.

"Where do you think you're going?" He froze up. He turned around slowly to see her staring at him, blanket around her, and her... womanly features bare to the world. "Well?" She asked, having an oddly sexy smile on her face. He closed his eyes and put his hands over them, "WHAT THE HELL CREEK ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?! AND WHY ARE YOU WEARING NOTHING?! HAVE YOU ANY DECENCY, WOMAN?!" He yelled, but not angry, more embarrassed than anything else.

"First off, I brought you here." Rias explained, calmly, "Second, no. It's easier for me to sleep nude." He gulped, scared and nervous after last night. "Also, your room is... interesting." She said, still smiling.

His room is decked out wall to wall in Dinosaur stuff: shelves crammed with books or DVD's, other shelves had various Dinosaur toys/models on display. There are several plastic containers that are stacked on top of each other and have labels that are of the 3 main time periods of the Age of Dinosaurs: 3 for the Triassic,11 for the Jurassic, and 12 for the Cretaceous. Even the walls, door and ceiling weren't safe: There was a JP clock near his night stand that has a sauropod lamp, countless posters of either Dinosaur themed movies/shows or of various types of Dinosaurs, and the door has a T-rex with jaws open dart board. The ceiling fan has pterosaurs on them, like a mobile of sorts. She also saw that the bed was dinosaur themed- the blanket was pitch black with the JP logo on both sides, the sheet covering the bed had various JP style dinosaurs on it, and the pillow had red, blue, green, and orange dinosaur footprints on it. The only thing that wasn't littered with dinosaur themed stuff was the floor which was a soft comfortable green carpet.

George was pulled out of his embarrassment by her comment, "Really? You find all this Saurian stuff to be... interesting? Wow. Most people would find it to be quite much kid material. T-T-Thank you, Ms. Gremory." He bowed his arms.

Then he recalled the situation at hand. He took a deep breath and stared at the shelves, not looking in Rias' direction. "Listen, you're very... biologically attractive, but can you please put some clothes on?" He stated with sincere honesty. He gulped, afraid of her response would be her beating him up.

"No." Rias said, still not losing that smile. If anything, it appeared more sultry than before.

"Is this gonna be a common occurrence?" He asked, willing to adapt. "It could be..." she said, teasing George some more. She thought his reactions he was giving were adorable. "O-Ok, I guess I can try to adapt to it." said George. "Good boy, now onto the important stuff." said Rias.

"What important stuff? Cause. . . I have no idea what has been happening to me for the past 72 hours. So far, I have: defended myself against a girl who I thought was interested in me, I die and come back to life, my scars acne are gone, all my senses feel boosted, I brutally slaughter Yuuma's associate, find you and your friends wanting me, I pass out, and now we are here." George summed up the past 3 days.

"Simple. You're no longer human." Rias said, like it was an everyday subject.

"Wait... what?" He said, his voice going up an octave. She got up, walked to him and grabs his face to make sure he's looking at her eyes only.

"George Anderson, from here on out, you are my Pawn, and I your King."

Paleontology 101 (Omake) - Lesson: Hell Creek, South Dakota 66 mya

Rias walks to the gym rather than the lecture hall as before. 'George told me and another girl to meet him here instead. Wonder why...' She enters and sees that the lights are off. However, due to her heritage, she can see just fine. What she does see is impressive. Taking up a large portion of the main floor of the gym is a huge display of an entire environment with at least six types of habitats: Redwood Forest, Cypress Swamp, Upland Forest, Broadleaf Forest, and Fern Prairie. "What's all this?" Rias looks behind her to see Raynare. Both glare at each other.

"Fallen Angel." Rias commented with hate, spitting the name.

"Devil." Raynare returned.

Of course before both can get into a fight, a flickering light shined down a hall, revealing a door that only had two letters on it in bold green: HR.

"HR? What could it stand for?" Rias wondered. Raynare blinks, "Your guess is as good as mine."

Then the door opened slowly, creaking. It sounded very creepy, like something from an old horror movie. Neither of the girls were really frightened. But then it was fully opened. All they saw was pitch black, so dark not even Rias could see! But what was there was startling despite it not being much.

All that was there... was a pair of big red eyes that glowed demonically. Rias waits. Raynare wasn't sure what to do. Then the door closed... on its own.

"Huh was expecting you both to be scared of that." They looked to see George dressed up like a paleontologist: white t-shirt with a T-Rex skull on it, a light brown leather vest that holds three pouches that each contain digging equipment: a small chisel, small hammer, and a brush. He's also wearing light blue shorts, and dark brown leather boots. He has also has a dark brown leather adventurer hat on as well. Finally, he has a digging shovel strapped to his back.

"Think about what we've seen." Rias stated. "We've seen a lot of our comrades die, you really think we'd be scared of a door?" Raynare added.

"I wasn't referring to the door but what was behind it. The room is Human Resources. In short, anyone here acts in a way I find... unacceptable, I show them that door, they get scared, and there's no more acting out. So if anyone tries to start a fight and/or I have to get into a Creation vs evolution debate, Human Resources will speak to you on that." George stated, sounding like a stern, strict, college professor. Rias blinks, "Ok if you say so. May we please get to the lesson, Professor?"

"Lesson?" Raynare asked.

"Rias, catch Raynare up on what goes on here, I still need to get things prepared." He goes out back and turns the lights on, allowing Raynare to see the huge display set.

"Sure thing." Rias said. As George was finishing preparations, Rias did what she could to catch Raynare up to speed. Raynare listened and also looked at the huge display set.

"I think I got it." Raynare nods. She looked at the display set and was impressed by the huge scale of it, as well as the detailing of everything. "Ok I think I got all the things I need." They look and see George with a cart that contained 11 plastic containers that each had the following labels: Invertebrates, Fish, Amphibians, Mammals, Lizards, Turtles, Choristoderan, Crocodilians, Pterosaurs, Birds, and Dinosaurs. Rias looks at him, "You're definitely planning something."

"Yeah, something big." Raynare added. He nods, "Yep. This lesson is going to be a bit different. It's going to be a bit of game. I'll explain details soon. First, take your seats. I have provided both of you desks and chairs that will allow you to better move out of them better." He points behind them. They look and see tables with stools that are sitting just off the bleachers. They took their seats, although Raynare seemed uncomfortable. "Let me fix that." George snapped his fingers and there was a cushion underneath both their seats. Not only was it soft but it was also a vibrator, like a vibrating chair. Rias didn't bother putting it on or she wouldn't be able to pay attention.

"Alright, time to get started. Today's lesson is about a specific environment from the Age of Dinosaurs: the Hell Creek Formation. This is one of the most important fossil sites in the USA, let alone the world. It covers Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The largest concentration is in the upper left corner of South Dakota, and that's what this enormous display stand I've built is intended to replicate." He explained the start of the lecture. Rias was taking notes while Raynare struggled to keep up being new and all.

"The environment was composed of several environments, even a beach with a view of the sea. Though for the sake of this lecture, that will not be focused on as the animals there are mainly marine life from the nearby Fox Hill Formation. The environment is composed of six habitats: Redwood Forest, Cypress Swamp, Upland Forest, Broadleaf Forest, and Fern Prairie. Additionally, paleontologists are even able to determine the climate and weather of it; it was a subtropical with large amounts of rainfall." He explained the habitats of the Hell Creek. Rias looks,

"What made each one unique?" She asked.

"To start is the flora or plant life. While I'm no paleobotanist, I was able to record that there are about 27 species of plants native that I've managed to reconstruct. You got Dawn Redwood trees, three types of Cypress trees, Monkey Puzzle Trees were the dominant type of tree found on the Fern Prairies, as well as trees that are around today like Poplars and Magnolia." He explained some of the local flora. Raynare was starting to get used to this and was able to take notes.

"Grass has evolved but it was restricted to the swamps of India, so the ground was made up of Ferns & Cycads. Additionally, and surprisingly to me, there are 3 types of fruits native here; and since this will take awhile, I have been kind enough to supply us with some refreshments." He clapped his hands and out came wheeling a cart was something that was downright weird.

It looked like a scaly, green alien with a classic big head but the eyes were large and bird-like, akin to that of a hawk or eagle. The long slender arms have hands that ended in 3 short sharp claws and their configuration was like it starting to grasp objects. The legs are long, slender and have 3 toes with a fourth toe behind each foot. The creature is dressed up like a butler, albeit with no gloves and opened toed black shoes. Rias looked at them. Raynare blinks,

"What is that?" She said, taken aback by this creature.

"Let's just say that scientists in the 80's and 90's had the fringe theory that what if this one type of dinosaur that was as intelligent as a crow or raven survived the mass extinction and inherited the earth, living lives not unlike man's. They called it the Dinosauroid. This robot here is a reconstruction of it." George explained. "I'll explain more when and/or if we get to the dinosaur it descended from." George added. Raynare blinks a few times,

"Oh. Can we please get on with the lesson?" Rias saw that the cart had covered plates on it, like what restaurants have.

"Those are tied to the lesson?" She asked. George nods,

"Like I said, this will be awhile and I've provided us some refreshments." The robot removed the container, revealing food under the covered lid. Underneath were sliced up apples, piles of grapes and grape juice, and a box of Fig Newtons. She sighs,

"Can we PLEASE get to the lesson?"

"Sorry sorry, I've had it all planned out. But yes, there were these fruits there. Fig trees, grapes, and Chinese Apples, or the extinct equivalent of, that are high in sugar. Since the extinct herbivorous dinosaurs browsed on these, I figured that we should as well." George said. "So if any of you get hungry, I have food. Your welcome." He added.

"But enough of plants. Time for the actual fun part of this lesson: the fauna or animals. There are a total of 81 types of animals that once lived here, and the game will be that you two girls must place the animals that I have stored into these containers into the correct habitat gently. To make it even more fun, you have to do it from the air." He explained the main part of the lesson plan, motioning to the containers and then pointing up at the ceiling. Rias wrote down what he said carefully as did Raynare.

"What are the rules?" Rias asked.

"First, there's no time limit. Rule one: no negatively interacting with your opposing player. Rule 2: if you place the animal in the wrong habitat, all that will happen is me placing it in the correct habitat and you won't be negatively affected by it, meaning you won't gain or lose any points. The person who gets the most animals in the right habitat wins." George explained the rules. They nod and get started.

"First are the invertebrates." He gets the container that was labeled Invertebrates and sets it on a table. He opens it up and placed down 7 models of invertebrates: Leaf Beetle, Dragonfly, Fly, Freshwater Snail, Mussel (with a sticker on it that said x4), Moth, and Pea Clam. Each girl took a few models.

"Once you place it, come back, and I'll explain roughly one paragaph about each." He explained."Begin!" They start. George watched as the two girls worked. They placed them down in what they thought was the correct areas and then returned. George took some time to check their work.

"Well you both get two points since thankfully, all four can be found in all the environments." He said. "But now I need to decide who gets the final point for the first round." He pulled out a Yen coin. "Heads Rias, Tails Raynare." He flipped it. They watch as the coin landed in his palm. He looks, "Winner of first round is Raynare so she gets all 4 points." He said, like an unimpressed game show host. Raynare smirked at Rias, who pouted in response.

"How does it feel to lose?" Raynare said with a cocky attitude.

"Now for notes. Since all 3 are alive today, it's not too hard to assume that all 4 insects found here would be that much different from today: the leaf beetle would be found inside decaying wood, the flies would be a nuisance to larger animals and swarming decaying carcasses, the moths would be pollinating flowers as butterflies had yet to evolve, and the dragonflies would most likely be hunting all 3." He explained. They sat down then started taking notes. "Next round is for the last invertebrates: the mussel, pea clam, and freshwater snail." They continued to take notes as he talked. He handed them both models of each, including 4 of each mussel. "Why four of the mussel?" Rias asked. "Because there are four species of mussel found here." He simply stated. They each grab 2 models to start with and when they are done with these two, they'll come back for the other two. George watched as they worked. It didn't take them long to finish and he inspects their work. They wait patiently. He smiled,

"I figured this round would be easy since you all placed them in the Cypress Swamp, the correct habitat for them since they can only live in water." He stated, please with their work so far. They both smile. They then sit down to take some notes. "Now the mussels are freshwater clams so their behavior is bound to be the same: filter-feeders and bunched up in groups along the rim of the water under the surface or on the bottom. The freshwater snail is a bottom feeder, feeding on whatever detritus is on the bottom of the water." He explained the first two molluscs. They take notes. Raynare raised her hand,

"What's detritus?" She asked.

"Decomposing plant and animal matter." George simply said. Raynare wrote that down.

"What about the pea clam?" Rias asked.

"While it is similar to a mussel, one unusual trait is that it can climb around underwater on aquatic plants, using its muscular foot. There is footage of it, but I can't tell much about it." He showed them the footage. Raynare and Rias watched closely. They had to squint their eyes to look,

"Yeah you're right; we can hardly see what's going on though it did move." Rias pointed out. Raynare nods.

"Next rounds are going to be easy since they are all fish." He gets the container that was labeled fish and sets out 7 fish models:

The first fish was thin, skinny, and had a long snout. Not too big.

The second was a type of shark that wasn't all that big that looked like a small nurse shark.

The third was a fish that had the size label of 5 feet. Compared to the rest, it was easily the second largest of the seven fish. It looked like a trout but with a wicked set of teeth.

The next was a garfish but it wasn't as big as they expected: barely half a meter, according to the label. But the teeth on it were still a bit scary.

The next was a sturgeon and going by the label of 7 feet , the scale model beat the third feet.

The next was another shark with a more classic shark body plan, but the back fins had short small barbs in front of them.

The last was like someone took the body of a stingray, made it more triangular shaped, and slapped the back half of a shark to it. Size label: 3 feet.

Raynare's head was practically spinning from all this information. Rias was mildly interested in some of these, mainly the two sharks, the gar fish, and the vicious trout so she selected those while Raynare got the other three. They then placed them in what they thought was the right place and then came back. George inspected their work. He smiled,

"As I said this was easy as all of them are in the Cypress Swamp." He said, pleased with how this game was going. Raynare had some cold grape juice to help with her mild headache and some of the Chinese Apple slices as well.

"Thanks for the snacks."

"Your welcome. Once again Raynare, you win." He said. She smiles. Rias pouts and then looks at George,

"Please tell me the awards is good. If there is one." He nods,

"There's an award and from my perspective, both awards are good."

"Both?"

"I rarely play favorites, mainly towards things that can't voice their negative opinion at me. So to be fair, kind, and generous, you both will get an award: one for 1st place and one for 2nd place." He stated. They both smile. "Now onto the lesson." They take their seats.

"The first fish is called Beleonostomus, or big long mouth, is a type of ray-finned fish belonging to a group of extinct fish called Aspidorhynchids. These fish are akin to a gar or barracuda, being fast moving, long-snouted, predatory fish. Most are saltwater, but this species, that was described in 1902, is freshwater." He explained. They took their notes.

"The next is the shark named Galagadon. This shark was described in 2019 and was found in the leftover rock during a dig in 1990. A dig that uncovered Sue, what is arguably the most Tyrannosaurus Rex in the fossil record." George stated the importance of it, sounding excited talking about Sue. Rias nods,

"I take it we'll hear about this Sue?" She asked. "One day." He said. "It's name is also unique; while don means tooth the Galaga part is from the Galaga game, since it's teeth are thought to resemble the spaceships from there. While it's species name is from a Field Museum Volunteer who helped discover it." He explained the meaning behind its name. Raynare looks,

"Anything else?"

"Since it is recently described, no. Now the next fish is what I gave the generic name of Hell Creek Bowfin while the scientific name is Melvius. Being about 5 feet long, this was the top fish predator, preying on smaller fish and even young dinosaurs that strayed too close to the water's edge." He explained the third fish. Rias had some grapes and snacked on a Fig Newton as she took some notes. She also made a side note for herself: "bring snacks in case lesson is longer than expected."

"Next is another generic name for a fish: Hell Creek Gar, or Lepisosteus. This is another animal alive today and found in many freshwater systems of North America. While most people think of gar as being massive fish with scales that are powerful enough that a gator can't bite through/gator will stay away from, this species is a tiddler, only half a meter long. In fact, I believe the closest analogy is the Spotted Gar: it grows to 2-3 feet long and weighs 6lbs. Though I don't recommend eating it as they have a high amount of the chemical mercury in their system, which is very toxic." He explained about the gar. They took notes. "Odd question Rias," George asked.

"Hmm?"

"Tell me: does Koneko eat fish or me asking that would be seen as racist?" He wondered, almost as if he was thinking out loud.

"No she likes sweets."

"Ok so when she does come, don't tell her I said that; I wouldn't like to be launched into orbit."

He said with a nervous laughter.

"Please continue."

"Next is the Hell Creek Sturgeon while scientific name is Acipenser. This species was described in 1876 and despite most sturgeon easily being over 2 meters long and nearly 250lbs, they are bottom-feeders, feeding on crayfish & mussels found on the bottom, using the barbels on the bottom of their snouts to help locate prey." George explained.

"What's a barbel?" Raynare asked.

"A barbel is the same thing the 'whiskers' on a catfish have." He simply said.

"Oh."

"Next is Lonchidion, a shark that is part of an extinct group called Hybodonts. These sharks have been around since before the dinosaurs and outlived them too, but didn't make it to modern day. They are characterized by two things: teeth and the barbs on their bodies. The barbs are used for defense so if a predator tried to swallow one, the barb would stick up and get stuck in the predator's mouth, allowing the shark to escape. Their teeth is another important factor. Most were either pure flesh eaters, hunting smaller fish, while others were durophages, feeding on shellfish. like this shark, and others were both. It's that generalist diet is what allowed them to live for over 300 million years." He explained. Raynare was able to keep up.

"The last is Myledaphus, a fish that looks like a bit of both ray and shark, yet is related to the former and behaves the same way: combing the bottom of freshwater in the search of mussels. One important fact is how long they lived. Thanks to a study of a vertebrate found in Alberta in 2013 found they only lived 16 years, which is an 8 year difference between it and the modern day guitarfish, its closest living relative." George stated. Raynare looks,

"Why would the lifespan be so important?"

"There's a famous quote: "The more we learn about history, the less likely we are to repeat it." He deadpanned.

"Oh."

"Next are also easy one: Amphibians." He pulled out the third container that was labeled Amphibians and only pulled out 2:

The first one was the larger of the pair with the label reading 5 feet. It was a salamander but very long and serpentine, with only two front limbs and feathery gills on it.

The other was slightly smaller, just over 3 feet going by the label. It was another salamander that was also long and sinuous but had 4 legs and no external gills.

Rias grabbed the first one while Raynare grabbed the second one and then both placed them in hopefully the correct biomes. George inspected their work. "Since both of you placed them in the Cypress Swamp, and I've decided to start giving Rias some points: Rias you have 8, Raynare 16." George stated. Rias sighs,

"It'll do." They take their seats and prepare to take more notes.

"The first one is called Habrosaurus, and it is one of the largest amphibians at 5 feet long and the oldest known member of the Siren family of amphibians. Sirens are amphibians that are distantly related to salamanders but only have one pair of hind limbs, smallest is just shy of 3 feet, and feed mainly worms, shrimp, and algae. Habrosaurus however, feed on hard-shelled animals like shellfish, besides shrimp." George explained. They took notes.

"The other, Scapherpeton, was more like a lizard and lived near swamps and streams, feeding on insects. And we have a lot of specimens of this 3 feet salamander: 144!" George explained. They take notes. "Quite a lot." Rias commented.

"Next are the future successors of the land once the non-avian dinosaurs become extinct: Mammals." He pulled out the container of mammals, and placed 3 small mammals.

The first looked like an opossum or rat and was only 12 inches long.

The next had the head of a Tasmanian Devil but body of an otter. Also the largest mammal with a 3 foot length and 11lbs.

The third looked like a tiny rodent due to the large buck teeth. It also had a brown coat of fur with white spots, like that of the Tiger Quoll from Australia.

Rias picked up the rat and otter while Raynare picked up the rodent. "To make this one more interesting, there are small holes in the set that are supposed to be the burrows for these mammals. Find them, and place the mammals there." He explained the interesting fact. The girls looked. They found the burrows that were located and then came back. George takes a look at their work. "Both of you get 6 points. Rias: 14. Raynare: 22." George said. Raynare smiles while Rias groans. They sit down to take notes.

"The first mammal is called Alphadon, meaning first tooth; and we only have teeth, lower jaw, and fragments of the skull. That's just enough to assume that it was 12 inches long, looked like a modern day opossum, and was an omnivore feeding on fruits, insects, and small lizards. Additionally, it was a Metatherian or marsupial, a mammal that gives birth to a tiny baby and has a pouch, just like an opossum" George explained. They took their notes. "Oh and to get an idea of what one may be like in life, there's an infamous movie called Walking with Dinosaurs, unrelated to the documentary of the same name, that has it." He pulled out a projector and played a short video that was a small info-video of it. They watch it and also eat some of the snacks. Raynare seemed to think it was interesting as did Rias. "As for the documentary?" Raynare asked. "One moment please."

"The next is Didelphodon, meaning opossum tooth. Much like Alphadon, it too was a marsupial. Once thought to be akin to a badger, it's now thought to be more like an otter, using the powerful jaw muscles to crush mussels and snails, even carrion." George explained. They took notes. "Now the Walking with Dinosaurs documentary does indeed have Didelphodon. . but it's outdated, showcasing the older badger look." He showed them the video.

Rias blinks, "So in this documentary they are depicted as opportunists that get into comedic fights over a dead dinosaur embryo while the world of dinosaurs fell apart?" She summed up. "I thought the fight was rather cute. And they did look really well made, both the real deal and the computer generated one." Raynare added.

"Yeah while this documentary is often praised and is a landmark in prehistoric video education material, there are quite a few inaccuracies, most of which are due to being created in 1999 and is a case of Science Marches On trope. Besides the outdated Didelphodon design & behavior, the environment wasn't sickly since the paleoenvironment I've shown makes it that the Dinosaurs were clearly doing well at the end of their reign." George said, subtly annoyed with the fault but not not overly bothered by it. Rias noticed that he was annoyed.

"Don't like the inaccuracies, George?" Rias wondered, a bit concerned. "Not really, it's not the fault of the creators of the show, despite what some people say about it. I still enjoy it to this day." George said, his mood a lot better as he gave the document some praise. Rias smiles.

"Next mammal is Meniscoessus, meaning small crescent tooth. It belonged to an extinct group of mammals called Multituberculates. These tiny mammals lived for 166 million years, the longest reign for any mammal lineage. Most were small and scurried under the feet of the dinosaurs but died out in around 44-33 million years ago, most likely due to competition from other mammals and climate change. Meniscoessus, at 7lbs, was rather large for its kind and behaved like a small rodent, feeding on plant matter and living in burrows." George explained. Raynare was able to write this down.

"Ok next are the Lizards." He gets out the next container that held the lizard models. He pulled out two:

The first looked like a simple lizard. 20 inches long 4 lbs

The second looked like a Gila monster but the size label of 11 feet made it akin to a monitor lizard.

Rias grabbed the monitor lizard while Raynare grabbed the smaller lizard. Both flew into the air, hovered over the display set, and then set the lizards down in the correct areas. George inspected their work. "You both get points. Raynare: 30. Rias: 18." George said.

"She won again?" Rias asked, annoyed of this losing streak she has..

"Don't blame me. But both of you are trying hard and you both go home with prizes so that no one leaves unhappy." He said, trying to calm her down. Rias groans,

"Fine." They sit down to take notes.

"Now the small lizard is called Chamops. Part of an extinct group of lizard related to iguanas, this relatively tiny lizard is ironically the largest lizard of the said extinct group found in the Hell Creek formation." George explained the short amount of facts about it. The girls took their notes.

"The next one however, is far more interesting: Palaeosaniwa. Named after another extinct lizard, this lizard was as big as a Komodo Dragon and probably just as venomous, feeding on eggs, young dinosaurs, and carrion. However, there's a debate over whether it was more closely related to the Komodo or the Gila Monster." George explained. Raynare looks,

"How closely?"

"That's the issue: scientists can't really agree as the topic is still under debate. I swear scientists are just like politicians sometimes: always bickering about who's wrong and who's right, but rather than about laws, it's about phylogenetic bracketing." George explained. Both girls turned their heads, confused on the therm. "Basically it's the concept of figuring out what animal is related to what group. Very complex process that involves looking over the remains of both living and extinct animals/comparing them, and also reading what other scientists of the past have done." He explained the process of classification in a simplified manner. She nods and wrote it down.

"Good news, there's only 24 species left, out of 81. So we are over halfway complete." George said. They smiled, while internally sighing in relief that they are nearly done. "Next are the Turtles." He gets out the Turtles container and put out the 4 turtles:

The first is a softshell turtle with a size of 5 feet.

The second is a land turtle, with a flat-top shell and a length of also 5 feet

The third is another water turtle, with a long tail.

The fourth is another softshell turtle but slightly smaller than the first.

Raynare got the two softshell turtles and Rias the the land turtle and the turtle with the longer tail. They placed them in the right spot and came back. George inspects their work. "Rias: 22. Raynare: 34." He said. Rias sighed, 'I'm starting to catch up to her.' They take their seats.

"Now first is Axestemys, literally meaning Axe Turtle. Don't ask me how it got that name. It just does. It is a softshell turtle, meaning that the carapace was leathery with no bony scutes and soft pliable skin on the sides. Much like it's descendants, it would eat small fish and water plants. Also, it wasn't completely harmless or slow as there are two videos that display this unique behavior." He showed them the videos, first the one of a turtle defending itself. Rias and and Raynare was surprised at how the turtle reacted.

"I always thought that turtles were slow and relatively peaceful, except of course the Snapping Turtle. But I've never seen a turtle extend its neck so that it's like a snake!" Rias said, shocked about it.

"And this one was 200 lbs! So seeing a smaller one doing that may be just as shocking." Raynare added. "Not to mention how fast it was." "Speaking of speed. . ." He showed them the other video, this one showcasing it's speed. They laughed.

"That is so hilarious! I even like how one lady said, 'Who said turtles aren't fast'" Rias laughed.

"So not only are these softshell turtles unexpectedly deadly but also fast." Raynare added.

"Agreed. So this does make me wonder if any dinosaurs had to deal with it." George wondered. "Anyway since Gilmoremys is also a softshell turtle, we can assume it too was similar to Axestemys, albeit smaller." George added. They take notes, calming down from their fit of giggles with some grapes and grape juice.

"Next is Basilemys, meaning King Turtle. Though not sure if it would be called king since it was only 5 feet long and 220lbs. . . *realizes the weight*. . . never mind then. It belonged to an extinct group of turtles that has a name I would definitely butcher if I tried to pronounce it." George explained. Raynare got confused,

"Can you at least spell it?" She asked. George pulled out a slip of paper that had the list of animals on it and looked, "Nan. . .hsi. . ung. . .chely. . id." He said, said spelling it slowly. Rias took out her phone to see if there was a pronunciation, only for her phone to be snatched.

"No phones in class. Since this is your first demerit this week, you only get a warning." George said, his tone sounding like a mildly stern professor. He put her phone in his back pocket, being polite enough to not go and look at any private information on it. Rias sighs. "I want to hear you both try and pronounce it. If you can't do it, that's ok since your professor can't either." He asked politely, not asking them to do much. Then they decided to try pronouncing it themselves. He listens. Raynare bit her tongue,

"OW!" She squeaked. She looks at her tongue using a mirror she brought. She groans.

"Any blood?" George asked, concerned for his student. Raynare looked closely and didn't see any.

"Not that I see." "Hold on, I'll be right back. Good thing I brought my med-kit." He left and came back with a cylinder-shaped ice-pack.

"Here just suck on this for a bit. If that doesn't work, I can always bring the grape-flavored ice pops." He said, tone switching to a caring one. She took the ice-pack,

"Thanks." She puts it in her mouth and sucked on it. Thankfully, she was able to hold it in her mouth with one hand and take notes with the other.

"Alright next turtle is Cedrobaena, the Cedar Point Turtle. Cedar Point is a location in many parts of the North American continent, with at least two in the following states: Indiana, North Carolina, and New York. Regardless, this turtle is adapted for crushing the shells of mussels." George explained. They wrote their notes down, Raynare making sure to not drop the ice pack onto her notes.

George coughed a bit, "Sorry my throat is dry; been talking a lot." He pulled out an ice cold water bottle and sipped from it. Once he was done and cleared his throat, he was good to go. "Ok you ladies can take a 15 minute break. There's a cooler with the grape-flavored ice pops in the locker room." He said, giving them a break. They nod and got up and walked around for a few minutes, trying to stretch their legs and wings. They also found the locker room with cooler in it. They drank a few cups of water and also ate a few grape ice pops. Rias sighed,

"You know this is actually rather nice: learning about extinct animals in a way that is both educational and fun.

"I wouldn't know really." Raynare replied, "I never went to school. Though it is odd that we aren't at each other's throats. Probably because George would do something that could scare us." She added. Rias nods,

"True." They also think about George for a bit. Rias sees George as a very smart young man with a very caring personality and despite having Aspeger's, he doesn't really show it, though she also sees how broken he really is inside and he uses his vast knowledge to help mask the pain.

Raynare sees him as someone with a short temper as she witnessed first hand, though her experience here has shown he is intelligent, funny, and caring. 15 minutes later, they head back, ready to continue.

George was reading from one of his various books when he heard Raynare's boots clack against the floor. "Ah you're back, excellent. You ladies are welcome for the break," He said. They smiled,

"Thank you, George." Rias said, sweetly. "We needed that."

"Yes thank you." Raynare added.

"The next few are small in number; in fact there's only one Choristoderan." He pulled out the box and showed them what it looked like: it looked like a crocodile with the thin snout and body armor, but the limbs weren't as developed and back of the head a different shape.

"Why are they small in number?" Rias asked.

"Because there's only one of this, two crocodilains, and one pterosaur." He said simply. "Now since there's only one here, I'll let you take it, Rias." He hands it to her. She took it with pride. She gave him a light peck on the cheek before she took off. George looks at her, "That's not gonna get you extra points!" She pouts. 'Worth a try.' She placed it in the right place and came back. George looks. He smiled,

"Well since this is the only one and you did place it in the right spot, your score shoots up to 28. Not as high as Raynare but you are catching up." He gave her a thumbs up. She clapped,

"Yes!" Raynare sighed before both took their seats.

"This animal is called Champsosarus, the name is interesting since the first half Champs is the Egyptian word for Crocodile, according to an Ancient Greek source." George explained the name origin. They made sure to write this down.

"But it's not a crocodile despite looking like one?" Raynare wondered.

"Nope. It is part of an extinct group of reptiles called Choristodera which are all semi-aquatic reptiles that are only convergently related to crocodiles. Convergently means that you have two animals that are found on different continents and/or times yet they look very much the same to each other. For example, there's the evolution of saber-toothed animals. There are the Permian Gorgonopsids which are mammal-like reptiles that have saber teeth but poor way of processing meat. Then there's the ice age predator Smilodon, which also has saber teeth but does have teeth to help it process meat better, but still is at risk of breaking a tooth." George explained convergent evolution. They kept writing the information down.

"Champsosaurus lived like a Gharial, a crocodile that has a very thin snout that eats fish. However, Champsosaurus has a much stronger bite due to powerful jaw muscles behind the , they also have a crippling specialization which comes to gender. Females are able to haul themselves out of water to lay eggs, but males have weak limbs and hips, preventing them from leaving the water." George explained it's anatomy. They smirked at the female part.

"However, since there's 9 species and are found in both Canada, part of western USA, and two countries in france and outlived the dinosaurs by about 20 millionyears, they must have been doing something right. Especially since they vary in size, from 5-12 feet. The one here was 12 feet long so top fishing predator." George explained how successful they were. They quickly jotted this down, making sure to catch everything.

"Speaking of crocodiles, that's next." Raynare looks up,

"What kind?" George showed them:

The first looked very much like your classic crocodile. Big too: 11 feet long and nearly 400lbs.

The second was an alligator, but the teeth in its jaws had round hard caps on them, different from the teeth one sees in a normal gator. Size: 8 feet long 165lbs.

Raynare grabbed the crocodile while Rias the alligator. They placed them in the correct habitats then came back. George inspected their work. "Well, Rias: 30. Raynare: 36. Both are 6 points away, since this one was a draw." George said. They shrugged, satisfied that they did alright and then took their seats.

"Now Borealosuchus, meaning Boreal Crocodile, has an interesting history since for a time, a lot of its species were under the name Leidyosuchus. This is called wastebasket taxon, where scientists during the infancy of paleontology would just group together animals that were "the same thing". . . only for later scientists to correct them. This is common faults in the early years of this profession, especially with dinosaurs. Remind me to talk about that the next time I will talk about one from the 1800s to early 1900s." He said. Raynare made a mental note to remind him.

"Thankfully, we now have 6 species of this crocodile, and just like Champsosaurus, it too outlived the dinosaurs by 20 million years. Thanks to being only 11 feet long and nearly 400 lbs, it was able to hibernate, despite it being a mystery how crocodiles survived the K-PG extinction event since there was nuclear winter." He thought out loud and then shook his head. "Off track. Anyway, being that big made it top freshwater predator, feasting on fish, and any small dinosaur that drank too close to the water's edge." George explained. They wrote this all down.

"What is the K-PG extinction event?" Rias asked. "A mass extinction event where all non-avian dinosaurs died out, as well as pterosaurs, marine reptiles, and basically nearly every animal that weighed over 25kg died out. Main cause: giant asteroid size of Mt. Everst hit the earth with more power than every single nuclear weapon combined! Lasted for hundreds of thousands of years. I could go on and on about it, but that's for another day." He summarized the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs. They also jotted this down, trying not to miss a single detail.

"Next is Brachychampsa, the short crocodile named for its shortened snout and also its teeth. For this I require visual aids." He gets out his bag and starts rummaging around in it. "Here we go!" He showed them two types of croc teeth: one was like a classic croc tooth, the other was a rounded cap. Rias drew the images in her notebook. Raynare asked,

"Why are the teeth like that?"

"Two reasons: to prevent competition with Borealosuchus and other requires a demonstration." He then got out a life size skull of the gator. They girls took a close look at it. He then got a mussel. He placed both on the table, the mussel placed in the back of the jaw and wired it to a button. "Before this demonstration happens, we need some protective gear." He puts on some goggles and gave a pair to both girls. They looked at him with questioning looks. "You'll see what I mean but I don't want. . . any shards to hit us." He also placed down a blast shield. They go behind it. "3, 2 1!" He pressed the button and the moment the jaws came down on the mussel, the shell shattered into shards and the artificial flesh inside (made of playdoh) came out. They were a bit surprised about it. They took the goggles off and examined the mussel. The shell was multiple pieces around the table and floor, while the playdoh made to resemble the internal parts of it had bite marks made by the skull.

"Well… that was something." Rias commented. "Now I know why it had that kind of teeth: to crush shells of mussels, maybe turtles too." Raynare added.

"Correct: while it indeed did eat mussels, it mainly preyed on the turtles which are plentiful." George said, commending her for her educated guess. She smiles.

"Ok next is a famous pterosaur but not the one most people would expect for this time period. Also, the color for this one should be familiar." He pulled out the pterosaur model.

Rather than being in a flying pose, it was instead on the ground, wings folded up. It has black wings, body like a cloak, white skull-like head, and scythe like beak. Ria's eyes widened and she examined it,

"This looks like. . .the Grim Reaper!" Rias was a bit afraid. "That thing is like a boogyman to Devils!" Raynare snickered, took the pterosaur, placed it in what she thought was the correct spot and came back. George inspected her work,

"Gasp! For once, you placed it in the wrong spot!" She placed it in in the Upland Forest instead of either Broadleaf Forest or Fern Prairie. "I'm afraid this will cost you a few points, dropping you back down to 33." George said. She groans and marched back to her seat, upset over loss.

"Now this pterosaur is based off of the famous Quetzalcoatlus, named after the famous Aztec God Quetzalcotal, this pterosaur is often depicted being this big." He snapped his fingers and a scale model of a normal one showed up : 10 meter wingspan, nearly 6 meters tall.

Jaw dropped. "How can something big as a plane gets off the ground that was once alive?!" Raynare yelled, taken by surprise by the scale of it.

"Two reasons: the bones are hollow, lightweight, filled with air pockets; second, is the way they take off. First, they stand on all four limbs, then dip their upper body, neck, and head downwards, use their front limbs/wings to "pole-vault" into the air, and then the downward stroke from the wings gets them airborne. No other flying animal alive today can take off like that." George explained how they fly. They took their notes.

"However, the one that lived in Hell Creek was not as big as the from from Texas." He snapped his fingers and the scale model began to shrink. They watch, It shrunk until it had a wingspan of 5 meters, slightly taller than a person, and 44lbs. "So a lot smaller but still a bit scary." Rias said.

"Yeah. . . which brings me to the evolution of it's diet. At first, scientists thought it was either a giant scavenger or it fed on fish; today, it fed on a smorgasbord of small animals: lizards, mammals, crabs, and baby dinosaurs." George said. "They came to this conclusion based on the anatomy: the beak couldn't fully closed and the neck wasn't well made for poking down into carcasses or be able to catch fish, but the beak is razor sharp and it was very comfortable on the land, even able to gallop like a hoofed animal would." He added. They made sure to get as much detail as they could.

"Well only 16 left and the penultimate group are the only dinosaurs alive today: Birds." He sets the four birds out:

The first looked like an ordinary bird minus that it had teeth in its beak and claws on its wings.

The second looked like some kind of water bird with a long beak, had teeth and large feet.

The third looked like a simple gull.

The fourth looked like a cormorant, a type of diving bird, but wings were small and it has large feet and teeth in its beak

Raynare got the gull and bird with teeth while Rias got the birds with big feet, they placed the birds in the right spot, and came back. George inspected their work. "Oh Rias, you got one wrong. No idea how." She placed the water bird in the Broadleaf Forest instead of the Cypress Swamp . Rias blushed and pouts,

"I thought it was nesting there?" She said, trying to defend her point. He sighed,

"It's going to cost you. Rias: 29.8. Raynare: 36." He said. Rias groans,

"Fine…" They take their seats and get ready to take notes.

"The first bird is called Avisaurus, or Bird Lizard. It belongs to an extinct group of birds called Enantiornithines. These birds were miniature hawks, could fly, but had teeth in their beaks and still had claws on their wings. Avisaurus fed on small lizards and insects." George explained. Rias tried her best to pay more attention this time.

"Now for the first one that is unnamed: the Hell Creek Gull. Nicknamed DePalma's Ornithuran, it was discovered in 2010 and is still under further study and has yet to be named. What is known is that was the size of a small duck, at 25 centimeters long 500 grams." George explained. Raynare made sure to write this down,

"Who is DePalma and what is an Ornithuran?" She asked, raising her hand.

"Ornithurans are the group of animals that includes all modern birds, as well as their common ancestors. As for DePalma, full name Robert A. DePalma is the author of an article that talks about a bonebed in South Dakota where this bird was found." He stated. Raynare nods,

"Got it." She wrote it down.

"The next two are from the same family group called Hesperornithiformes. These are birds that also still have teeth, but are akin to water birds like ducks, loons, grebes, and penguins. While most can't fly and have to push themselves around on their bellies to get around on land, and most are saltwater birds, these two are from freshwater deposits." He explained these groups of diving birds. Rias scribbled it down.

"Brodavis is also an exception as it is capable of powered flight and is like a mix between a gull and loon in that aspect, flying and also diving into water to catch fish. Potamornis on the other hand, is a classic for it's kind: perfectly adapted for a like in the water, small wings, and has to drag it's body across the ground, like a penguin does. Only thing both have in common besides being related, diet, and behavior, is the teeth in their beaks to snap up fish and their large feet that propel them through the water." George explained about these two diving birds. They wrote this down while taking a sip of water.

"But now the time has come for the part we've all been waiting for: the Dinosaurs!" He cheered. They smiled, glad to see him excited. "Saving the best for last, I see." Rias commented. "How many are there?"

"A full dozen. However, there's an uneven distribution between the Theropods and the Ornithischians: 5 Theropods and 7 Ornithosuchians." He said, a bit unsure how to do the last 2-3 rounds. Rias raised her hand,

"Why not just give us 2 of the Theropods and 2 of the Ornithischians each and whoever does better gets the last one?"

George smiled, "Ingenious plan! Additionally, quite a few of these are ones that are very recognizable, even to the general public. So those will be the last ones." He added. They smile.

He pulled out the first 4:

The first was a Dromaeosaur, coated in feathers, and a skull akin to that of the famous Velociraptor.

The second was an Oviraptorid, a type of theropod with a Cassowary-like crest on its head, but no teeth, sharp claws on its hands, and a tail fan of feathers.

The third was a Nodosaur, a type of armored dinosaur that lacked a tail club but had sharp spikes on its torso & tail, and a wide shield on it's hips.

The fourth was a small Ornithopod that had a small coat of feathers, and legs that appeared to be made for speed.

Rias grabbed the Dromaeosaur and Oviraptorid while Raynare grabbed the Nodosaur and Ornithopod, placed the dinosaurs in the right habitats, and came back. He inspected their work. "Wow. Wasn't expecting you to put the Ornithopod in the Cypress Swamp, Raynare." George said, impressed with that. "Not that I'm doubting you but my expectations were you'd place it in the wrong habitat." He said, trying to not get her mad. Raynare took a deep breath and let it slide.

"I'm sure you'll explain why." He nods.

They take their seats. "Now Acheroraptor, meaning Hell's Thief, was described in 2013 and for awhile, Dromaeosaur teeth was found and thought to belong to either Dromaeosaurus or Saurornitholestes. Unfortunately, all we have of this one is just parts of the upper and lower jaw which is fragmentary, as if often the case with Dinosaur fossils.." He explained. Raynare wrote this down.

"So chances of finding complete dinosaurs is rare, I assume?" She hypothesized. "You are more likely to win the lottery than finding a full skeleton of a dinosaur." He said, feeling rather sad that is often the case when it comes to dinosaur remains. Rias looks,

"Are you ok?"

"I'm fine just wish there were more cases of finding more complete skeletons. But more on this Dromaeosaur. Even though we only have such a small part, and be thankful it's not anything less fragmentary, we are able to reconstruct it based on closest relatives like Velociraptor; this reveals that it could've been 6 feet long and 40lbs, making it the smallest theropod in the Hell Creek formation, feeding on smaller reptiles, young dinosaurs, mammals, birds, and carrion." He explained. They wrote this down.

"The next one is called Anzu. And this name could be familiar to either of you. It comes from a Demon in Mesopotamian Mythology of the same name that translated to "Heavenly Eagle." It was described as being a large bird that could breathe fire and water. Does this demon ring any bells to you either of you ladies?" He explained and asked. They think,

"I have heard about them living in mountains, can breath fire and water, wings conduct electricity, but are rare and often mistaken for Dragons or Griffons." Rias explained. George's eyes widened,

"Wow. Let's hope we don't run into one." He said, a bit afraid of encountering one. Rias rolls her eyes.

"So what about the Dinosaur version?"

"Described in 2014, it's an Oviraptorid, theropod dinosaurs that are mainly found in Mongolia and China, most have these large crests; they are toothless but have these bony projections in the jaw that they use for cracking open hard food items. Thought to be an omnivore, eating plants, bugs, reptiles, mammals, and eggs. But the main thing about this one is size: 11 feet long, 5 feet tall at the hips, and 660lbs, making it the 3rd largest Oviraptorid ever." George explained. They took notes.

"There are also pathologies on it, which are a healed broken rib and and one toe was arthritic, most likely from a tendon being ripped away from the bone. Ow." He explained, mimicking the pain it must have felt, by rubbing his ribs and curling his toes. They take notes,

"Do we know what caused it?" Rias asked.

"There are two theories: one is that it was caused by another of its own kind or from a predator. Learning the cause of an injury or bite mark is often speculation, unless they are from very specific specimens." He guessed. Raynare looks,

"Which do you think it is?"

"The latter since the scenario in my head is that two individuals were fighting, not sure why could be food, territory, or mate, and this one received a damaged rib from a claw mark and a torn tendon from a kick or foot stepped on." He assumed. She wrote it down.

"Another theory I have is based on the color of its eggs. A related animal from the same time period in China was found to have a nest of blue eggs. Since they are related, we can assume it and dromaeosaurs also had blue eggs." He speculated. Rias drew an image of a nest of long elongated blue eggs, as a personal note.

"The nodosaur named Denversaurus, is named after Denver, Colorado. No surprise there. However, it was once thought to be the same animal as Edmontonia as both look relatively the same, but now most scientists accept it as its own species." George started. They wrote this information down.

"Being a Nodosaur, it lacked the club of the Ankylosaurs but it made up for that with spiky armor on its shoulders and tail, as well as a shield like plate over its hips and being 6 meters long and 3 tons in weight made most predators think twice about attacking it. Additionally, because the mouth is narrower, it was a selective feeder, being picky about what it ate." George explained.

"How picky?" Rias wondered.

"Combined with the narrow mouth and weak teeth, we can assume it could only process very soft plant material like fruits and soft tender leaves rather than say pine needles." George explained. Rias nods and wrote it down.

"The ornithopod, Thescelosaurus, or Wonderful Lizard due to how beautifully preserved some specimens are, was about 13 feet long 660lbs, and made up 8% of the entire Dinosaur fauna, meaning it was a rather uncommon herbivore in the habitat." George started. They wrote this down.

"Despite having relatives like Orodromeus, a fleet-footed ornithopod, Thescelosaurus was not. This is due to have the leg bones. For example, if your femur is shorter than your shin, it means you are a fast runner but if it's the opposite way, you are a slow runner, like Thescelosaurus." George explained the leg anatomy. Raynare raised her hand,

"If it has legs like that, then how could it escape predators?" She asked.

"The answer lies in the environment they were living in. Since they are often next to ancient streams and waterways, it is assumed they could escape into the water to avoid predators." George said. She nods and wrote it down in her notebook.

"However, there was one specimen that sparked a lot of interest in this dinosaur. In 2000, a specimen was found, nicknamed Willo, that was thought to have the heart fossilized." He showed them two images: one of the actual skeleton and one of the "heart" They took a closer look.

"Doesn't really look like a heart, even if it is 66 million years old." Rias said.

"It's not. A cat-scan of it in 2011 revealed it to be a compressed material of non-organic material: quartz and gypsum as examples." He corrected. "However if it did have a heart, it would be four-chambered, just like a bird's." He added.

"Got it."

"Lastly, we do have skin impressions from a few specimens and was once thought to have small scutes of armor present but we know believe it to have feathers covering the majority of the body, based on related small-bodied ornithopods. These feathers are like fluffy down you see on a baby chick and were used to keep the animal warm." He explained about the body covering. They took their notes.

"Ok next 4 or 7, depending on how one would perceive them to be." He said. They were curious.

He displayed the next 4 and/or7.

The first was another Dromaeosaur but much larger, covered in feathers, with a pair of large wing feathers on its arms.

The second was an Ornithomimid, theropod dinosaurs that were equivalent to ostriches, both in speed and feather covering for most.

The third was 3 in 1: 3 Pachycephalosaurs that varied in size and head shape: one had no dome skull but lot of spikes and smallest, the middle had a small dome and large spikes on the back of the head, and the largest was Pachycephalosaurus itself.

The fourth was a Ceratopsian that looked like the famous Triceratops but the frill had holes in it covered up by skin and blood vessels.

Rias grabbed the 3 Pachy's and Ceratopsian while Raynare grabbed the Dromaeosaur and Ornithomimid, placed them in the right areas and came back. George inspected their work.

"Ok you both get points. Rias: 34. Raynare: 38. Almost neck-and-neck." George stated. They smile and go back to their seats.

"Now Dakotraptor, or Dakota Thief after South Dakota/Dakota tribe of Native Americans was described in 2015 but was found in 2005. As with the other Hell Creek Dromaeosaur, it too is known from few remains: some teeth, vertebrae from tail and torso, arm & leg bones. However, this is enough to tell us four VERY important facts. The first was size, and it was big. I'm talking an 18 feet long Dromaeosaur that would make the ones from JP look small." George explained. They wrote this down.

"The other is about the legs. First, because the femur bone was longer than shin bones, it was a fast runner. Second is about the second toe/killing claw; it was 9 inches long, 29% of the femur. Additionally, the attachment point for tendons and muscles at the base of this claw was huge, bigger than any other Dromaeosaur. In short, it potentially has the greatest slashing strength of any Dromaeosaur." He explained about the leg. Rias looks,

"How much force?"

"Well a related animal that is about 23 feet long was estimated to create slashes 10 inches deep so around that mark, if not, larger." He implied. She nods and wrote the information down.

"The other is about the arms. The arms have small notches in them that are attachment points for quill knobs, meaning that it's arms had asymmetrical wings. However, it was too big to fly, even with 47 inch long wings; so there is a list of functions that are possible uses for: shielding eggs, display, intimidation, and keeping balance while on top of a prey animal while the toe claws and teeth do the killing." George explained. They continued to write.

"Lastly, there are two body morphs present in the fossil material: robust and gracile. This is evidence of sexual dimorphism, where one gender is different from the other. Unfortunately, we can't be certain whether the robust morph is female or male, and vice versa for the gracile morph." He finished the Dakotaraptor.

"Which do you think?" Raynare asked.

"I'm unsure as comparing it to relatives like birds and crocodiles is tricky. Some birds, like Peafowl, the males are larger; on the other hand, Birds of Prey like Hawks and Eagles, the females are larger." George wrote this down.

"Now for Ornithomimus, or Bird Mimic. This is one of many Dinosaurs that have a lot to discuss and doing so would take up a lot of time." George said, since he'd doubt the two girls would want to know everything about it since they've been doing this for awhile now. They took a sip of water. "So what would you two like to know about for an introductory paragraph?" He asked. They thought for a moment. He waits.

"Why not what you would call an introductory paragraph?" Raynare suggested. He smiled,

"Sure. To sum up: it, and majority of Ornithomimosaurs, were basically Saurian Ostriches, both in speed and body covering: feathers cover the majority of the body, especially large wing feathers for display. Only bare areas were the tail, the leg past the thigh, and the head. Since they are toothless with a beak, they are thought to be omnivores, feeding on soft leaves, branches, bugs, mammals, lizards, and eggs." George summed up. They wrote everything down.

"Now for why there are 3 Pachycephalosaurs, besides, Pachycephalosaurus, the Thick Headed Lizard. The other two are Stygimoloch, literally meaning Demon of the River Styx, and Dracorex Hogwartsia, which means, and I kid you not, Hogwarts Dragon King!" He said, rather excited that such a dinosaur has that name. They smile.

"Another dinosaur named after a place in the underworld." Rias smiled, seeing her homeland getting more representation in the fossil record.

"The other is named after Hogwarts from Harry Potter; I used to read these when I was a kid." Raynare added.

"However, a study in 2007 and 2009 suggested that all 3 are one and the same, with the latter two being juvenile and subadult stages; as it grew, the spikes shrunk and the dome head grew" He explained. "So most people in the paleocommunity are in agreement with this study." He added. They wrote this all down. "What is your stance on this, George?" Rias asked.

"50/50. One hand, I think having all 3 being separate species is something that a few people in pop culture accept. On the other hand, I do want to keep with the times and accept the study so people don't harass me online for sticking with the old ways and be up to date as possible." He said, being on the fence about this. They wait for the next part.

"Now as for Pachycephalosaurus itself, despite being so well known, all we have are mainly just skulls so we have to compare it to related species that have complete skeletons. Additionally, the function of it's head and diet are up for debate as well." He said, leaving them with quite a few unanswered questions that will have to be answered at a later date. They write this down, with questions marks next to the name of this animal, making a note to ask him about it the next time they talk about it.

"Now for Torosaurus, the Perforated Lizard. Named for the holes in its skull that were covered up by skin and blood vessels, this had one of the largest skulls of any animal: 9 feet long and that's nearly ⅓ of of the entire animal. A creature that was 30 feet long and 4-6 tons." George explained. They write this down.

"Much like the Pachy's, it was thought to be the adult stage of Triceratops in a 2010 study. However, this study has several, laughs, holes in it. Because Torosaurus has holes in its skull and is known from adult specimens, while all Triceratops specimens range from hatchling to adult. So this study is dead as a doornail." He said. They took a sip of water and ate a few newtons.

"Ok only 4 left: 3 herbivores and 1 carnivore. They are the most famous Late Cretaceous dinosaurs and I think they need no introduction." He said, getting really excited.

The last four are:

Ankylosaurus

Edmontosaurus

Triceratops

And the final one is the unrivaled King of the Dinosaurs: Tyrannosaurus Rex!

George could barely contain his excitement, as he was grinning like an idiot, eyes wide like he was on a sugar high. He giggled giddly. They smiled. Rias grabbed T-Rex and Triceratops, while Raynare grabbed Ankylosaurus and the Edmontosaurus. They placed the last four down and came back. George inspected their work and cried happily. Rias blinks,

"I guess we did good?"

"Good? You two did amazing! Rias shoots up to 40 points by having the T-Rex and Trike facing off against each other!" He yelled, excited.

"Wait what about Raynare?" Rias asked.

"She has 41 points and wins." He said. Raynare smiles.

"One last set of notes before we have our awards please?" Raynare asked politely.

"Gladly." They take their seats.

"First up is the living tank Ankylosaurus, or Fused Lizard. The end result of over 100 million years of armored dinosaurs, this 26 foot long, 8 ton herbivore is so heavily armored, even the eyelids are made of solid bone." He said, commending it for its impressive defense. They wait for more information.

"But the armor is only the beginning. It also has an impressive offensive weapon: the club. Composed of soft tissue, marrow, blood, and fat, it weighs more than 100lbs. The powerful muscles allow it to snap 45 degrees either direction at speeds of 48 mph with 43,000lbs of force. End result: nothing, and I mean NOTHING, is going to be walking away from being hit by this club. If it is, they aren't going to live long." He said, bragging about how powerful the club is. Their jaws dropped,

"I would not want to be hit by it then. That would be worse than being stabbed multiple times." Raynare said, not wanting to be hit by the business end of the living tank. Rias nods in agreement.

"As for Edmontosaurus, named after Edmonton City, Alberta, this 40 feet long 7 ton Hadrosaur is the third most common herbivore in the Hell Creek formation, and for good reason. These duck-bills lived in herds of tens of thousands of individuals and were constantly on the move in search of food. The species here is Edmontosaurus annectens, but it used to go by several other names: Trachodon, Claosaurus, Thespius, Anatosaurus, and Anatotitan. Just to name a few." He began. They listened.

"The most noteworthy specimens are those that have fossilized skin preserved. One specimen, nicknamed "Dakota" revealed a lot about the external and internal body parts of Edmontosaurus: it had stripes going down the back of its tail, short bumpy scutes running down the top of the spine, what the last meal was, and more. Another uncovered in 2019 revealed that the three toes used for walking on were covered by a piece of skin that resembled a hoof. It's not like that of a horse's hoof, but is its own thing altogether." He talked about mummified remains. They wrote down the information.

"Now for the second most famous dinosaur ever, Triceratops, aptly named Three-Horned Face, this 30 feet long, 10 feet tall, 12 ton herbivore is the end stage of Ceratopsians, specifically the Chasmosaurs. Chasmosaurs are horned dinosaurs that are known for tall frills, large brow horns, and short nasal horns even though the frill is shorter than most. However, the frill is solid bone and there's been heavy debate over how these dinosaurs used their horns and frill." He began. They waited for more.

"Since there's such a wide variety of horned dinosaurs, most of which living in the same time and place as one another, the most widely accepted primary purpose is for display purposes: whether it be to tell one another apart from other species, scare rivals, and attract mates. The secondary usage was for defense and offense, against rivals and predators." He added regarding the purpose of the horns and frills. They wrote everything down.

"Since there have been literally thousands of specimens found, mainly skulls, Triceratops makes up a whopping 40% of the dinosaur biomass, compared to Edmontosaurus which was only 20%. Additionally, ever since the first remains were found in the 1890s, Triceratops has undergone a lot study since when it was first found, the horns were thought to be that of a bison. As the decades went by, several were named Triceratops and it was only in 2009 that only two are now valid Trike species: Horridus and Prorsus. They are different by horn shape and mouth shape. The former had brow horns that pointed up, small nasal horn, and longer mouth area. In the latter, which is the model we have here, the horns face forward more, larger nasal horn, and smaller mouth." He explained about the vast amount of remains and the two species. They tried their best to write all this down. Their hands got sore from all the writing they've been doing. They groan.

"There's a way to heal your hands: Place your hand palm-down on a table or other flat surface. Gently straighten your fingers as flat as you can against the surface without forcing your joints. Hold for 30 to 60 seconds and then release." He explained. They tried it out. "Feel better?" He asked. They smile.

"Thanks. I needed that." Raynare said. Rias nods.

"Your welcome. Now for the final one and most famous extinct animal ever: Tyrannosaurus Rex!" He cheered. They smiled, seeing how happy he is.

"Appropriately christened the Tyrant Lizard King, this super-predator has been in the public eye ever since it was first described in 1905, over 100 years ago as of 2005. To quote the famous paleontologist's book, Robert T. Bakker The Dinosaur Heresies "oh a name like Tyrannosaurus Rex is just irresistible to the tongue." He said, still happy as ever. They smiled.

"And being a whopping 40 feet long, 13 feet tall, and 7 tons, this is the 3rd largest carnivorous predator. Superb eyesight that allows it to see 6km away, hearing to pick up low-frequency sounds, and smell just as powerful as a vultures, with a bite force of 12,000lbs. . . and tiny arms that can lift 400lbs." He bragged about how powerful it is. They wrote this information down.

"I think that's enough information about the best dinosaur ever. Now for the part you've all waited for: the awards." He smiled. They nod. "I'll be right back. In the meantime, see if you ladies can assist my Dinosauroid in helping clean things up." He asked. They did so as he left for a while. They swept the remains of the mussel into the trash and any food left is stored away while any food garbage left is dumped as well.

He came back and he was holding two bouquets of white and pink Magnolia flowers in both hands. The girls noticed and smiled. He gave each of them a hug which they returned and handed each of them a bouquet. "Since these flowers are from this fossil formation, I figured what better what then to award you ladies with Magnolia flowers." He smiled. They nod. "Thank you!" They cheered. "Oh and for Raynare, since you won 1st prize, you get an additional gift." He held out a small necklace that had T-Rex teeth decorating and a piece of amber for the center gem. She took it. She then puts it on and admired the central piece of amber.

She smiled and then one-upped Rias by kissing him on the lips! Rias froze and then glared at Raynare. Raynare broke away from the kiss, leaving George frozen in place, face flushed redder than a Torosaurus's red eyespots, before he fainted into the arms of his Dinosauroid robot. It then spoke in a monotone but slightly bird-like voice,

"I'll tend to Master Anderson and finish up here. You two ladies are free to go now." It said and then carried him out, the display shrinking down to fit into a small container, and the rest of the containers are put away in storage, and they left.

Both the Devil and Fallen grabbed their gear, put their bouquets in their bags, and left. "This isn't over, Fallen." Rias said, pointing a finger at her. Raynare giggled,

"I already did kiss him in the story before you did." She retorted.

"You WHAT?!" Rias roared. Raynare laughs in triumph.

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Ending Author's Note:

54Godamora: Well this was very long but so worth it.

Hareta: *Falls over, steam pouring out of my ears*

54Godamora: Yeah my bro's head is fried from absorbing all this information. Unlike me, I can take a lot in and not feel fried... but only if I pace myself and not have it come at me all at once.

Raynare: *pokes Hareta with a stick* You might have permanently fried his brain.

54Godamora: I got this! Akeno, we need you!

Raynare: I'll get her. *drags Akeno in, who was enjoying being dragged* Fix. Now.

Akeno: *looked at Hareta's fried head* Can do.

Raynare: Anytime now!

Akeno: *used some ice magic by rubbing her hands against his head* He's fixed.

Hareta: *Got up* I swear if I ever absorb that much info again my brain will explode!

54Godamora: Sorry. Hopefully, these long sessions will be far and between. But I do apologize to you and the readers for having to read this much. I just went all out and overboard with this one. But if any of you try to discourage me by leaving a bad review, it won't work. I've put my heart and soul into this story, and I refuse to quit!

Hareta: Besides I'm the one who gets the reviews.

54Godamora: Which you will remove. Oh and for why we had George last out like that against Raynare and Dohn- how do you spell that guy's name?

Hareta: Like I give 2 craps. I'm feeling sorry for Raynare though. Especially since you know I like her.

54godamora: I know. She'll be fine. Her sisters will patch her up. But anyway, here's the reasons why: 1. I hate most anime villains as they are arrogant and cocky, like every single Fairy Tail villain as an example. The brutal murder of of Fallen what's his face was only a taste of what's to come. . . though some will have to be spared, if Hareta wants them to live.

Hareta: I still wish you didn't go overboard on Raynare.

54Godamora: She's alive and will be fine the next time he sees her. Be thankful I let her live. What more do you want, man?!

Hareta: That's a discussion outside the AN.

54Godamora: *gulps* Reason 2: not going to reveal until we reveal his full backstory... not sure when that will be. Oh and we don't own DXD. This is for sheer entertainment alone.

Hareta: Well I gotta see what we'll have to take from the old versions of Amnesiac for our other story.

54Godamora: Oh and Bakuganman has been kind enough to take a look at the original version of this chapter, before the 101 segment, and refine it, mainly the character interactions.

54Godamora: Until then. . .

Both: PEACE!