Chapter 13

Tyrant's first steps

The end of the cretaceous period, a time when the continents were taking on modern form. However, due to the ceaseless movement of the tectonic plants and the earth's crust, there has been an exponential increase in volcanic activity worldwide, and said eruptions have laid waste to landscapes along with pumping immeasurable amounts of toxic gases and debris into the atmosphere, much of this fixated in Montana, North America. Because of this, life on earth, especially the dinosaurs, is slowly choking to death on this sick planet as they near the end of their reign over the planet. Even with the problems they faced over the past years, the dinosaurs and all other life on the planet have continued to find a way and plough on as best they can. Despite suffering immensely under the elements of nature, there are still green spaces between the lava flows and volcanoes which help to provide a safe haven for the dinosaurs still around today.

Browsing around the edge of a small lake, a herd of Anatotitan have came upon the area to drink and feed, after trekking across the volcanic ash fields in search of a place to settle. Islands of greenery were getting rather hard to come by nowadays so the cretaceous herbivores take advantage of every opportunity they get….unfortunately the same could also be said for the carnivores. One of them perked its head up upon smelling something unsetting and it wasn't ling before the rest of the group sensed the same danger causing them all to panic and be on both edge and alert. Feeling uneasy being so close to each other the group broke up slightly so they could give themselves more room, unfortunately for them this was exactly the chance the hunter lurking in the shadows was waiting for. Charging out of the trees and taking the group by surprise was a fully grown adult female tyrannosaurus, light brown in colour and with pale yellow stripes running across her back, at 5 tonnes and 13 meters this was the apex predator of the cretaceous and the most famous of all dinosaurs! Wasting no time she charged straight at one Anatotitan that strayed at the edge of the herd!

As the others dispersed in different directions, the lone duckbill stood no chance as the t-rex easily caught up to it and using her massive head she rammed him down to the ground! Mercilessly she began to tear right through its exposed stomach, as it cried and struggled in pain and in vain, before she delivered a final blow to its head, crushing its neck with a single bite before roaring in triumph! After that the tyrannosaurus began to chomp away at the carcass, eating her fill most ravenously, even ripping away huge chunks of flesh and bone before swallowing it whole. After that, she grabbed hold of the dead duckbill and began to drag it away with her into the forest.

In the distance at a hidden den within a sheltered glade, a pair of tyrannosaurus chicks were awaiting the return of their mother. The only survivors from a clutch of 10, the remaining 8 succumbed either to predation from scavengers or failed to hatch due to the acidic pollution in both the soil and air, a moderately sized female collared moss green with orange stripes and the other was a slightly smaller male, red with yellow stripes this one was Terry. Upon hearing the kill farther away they began calling for food, as Terry tried barking as loud as he could his sister pushed him aside and began calling out much louder than he could much to his annoyance.

Eventually their mother returned home and they eagerly awaited her as she came in with the anatotitan carcass. Resting it near the entrance to their den, she then ripped out a chunk of meat and presented to the both of them. The both of them eyed the scrap most ravenously unable to contain their primal urges as they rushed out at the meat! It was then that Terry's sister suddenly shoved him to the side, causing him to tumble across the ground and crash down hard as she began to sink her teeth into the meat first! Angered at being pushed aside like that, Terry kicked himself up and growled at his sister enraged at being pushed around and being mistreated by her. This got her attention as she turned to face him and snarled viciously at him, as both of them squared off. It was here the mother stepped back, for this was their fight and it was nature that only the fittest survive and to the victor go the spoils.

As the 2 tyrannosaurus chicks circled one another, they eventually charged at one another, but sadly for poor Terry, his larger sister easily overpowered him, knocking him down to the ground and after pinning him she landed a savage bite at his face! Terry had no hope of fighting back as his sister easily restrained and held him down! Eventually after letting him go, Terry whimpered weakly admitting defeat with reluctance as his sister stepped off him and growled in triumph while Terry lowered his head and limped away. Defeated, he was forced to retreat into the bushes nearby, as his sister helped herself to the spoils of victory, as she tore and ripped apart the meat ravenously her mother leaned down to lick her with affection, while Terry looked on and waited hungrily for his turn, if she'd actually leave behind any scraps for him at all.

As Terry sat back in the brush in defeat, eying his sister with envy and anger it brought up a few other bad memories from before. From the moment they were born they were already competing with one another be it over who got the bigger bug or who got to have the first drink of water. And it was clear that Terry was getting the short end of the stick with his sister already becoming his mother's favourite. In these times only the strong would survive and the weak be left behind, which was why their mother drove away their father long ago since it was mainly due to his inability to properly guard the nest that a number of their eggs had fallen prey to scavengers like troodon. It seemed as though his sister would take a while, so with annoyance he went off into the brush hoping to find some small bugs or mammals to satisfy his empty stomach.

Soon dusk began to fall, as the night clouds rolled in followed by rain, Terry returned home to the den to find it already occupied by both his mother and sister, and it was clear from the way they were sleeping soundly now, if he would to go in he'd no doubt disturb them and trigger their wrath instead. Grunting to himself he made his way to whatever was left of the carcass, dissatisfied with having to work for his food while his sister had everything handed to her. After eating whatever was left despite being barely enough to satiate him, he then took shelter in the bushes, while not perfect in keeping out the rain it was better than staying out cold in the open. Despite the unfair hand he was dealt with, Terry refused to be done in like this. Deep down, he vowed he would get stronger and would prove his worth to his family or risk being abandoned or worse killed himself for being the runt, the weakest link. Through the night as he stayed out in the cold rain the thoughts of him proving himself or better yet surpassing them burned deep into his mind, as he eyed his mom and sister with envy, but decided to toughen through it and prove how wrong they were in doubting him.

And thus we begin with the first of the last 2 dinosaurs, with Terry here it's clear with Chomp being the last one.

As shown here we will dive into Terry's life and his eventual rise to becoming the strongest of the 6 dinosaurs, as they say one can't grow stronger without overcoming great hurdles and challenges, and already from the moment he was born Terry was faced with a big challenge of having to survive while being ignored or even scorned by his own family. Stay tuned as what he experiences now pale in comparison to what will happen in the days to come.

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Drew Luczynski

Yup I decided this is how Rod would record said call when it came to Alpha Zeta Point which could have been done in the past perhaps too.

I feel Helga malfunctioned to become free willed and independent of her creator and Dr Z doesn't dare correct it.

tsukikami02

Yup sadly Paris' moment got ruined thanks to human interference though wonder what it would be like for her at the end of the battle and she got her mate.

Helga believes studying is real important for kids after all so they don't end up like the Alpha Gang.

I understand where you come from but wonder if the events of Dainason Kingdom happened before the Ancients and Alpha Gang came to card dinosaurs.