Two raptors came dashing through the forest, the cracking sound of the branches underneath their feet announced their arrival. Both of them stopped in front of the camp. The smaller one, obviously a female, held her head up in the air for about a minute, then - turning to her brother - opened her mouth and let out an angry roar. Someone had been here... at *their* lair. Whoever it had been she would never forget his smell. Nobody was allowed to sneak around here! It was her home, the only thing of importance that had been left in her life. The thoughts about the past that crossed her mind suddenly made her shudder.

In the mean time the male started examining the camp. He stood right in the middle of the storage space and wagged his tale to get rid of his suddenly erupting aggressions. The shelf he smashed fell to the ground with a loud bang. He turned round, stared at the floor for a moment - where the green mutagen began to mix with the rainwater that had poured through the damaged rooftop the night before - and then ran out again to alarm the female. She followed him inside and sniffed at the mixture and the broken glass tube on the floor. Judging from its smell the liquid should be very tasteful, she thought, and started licking some of it. The male didn't wish to be an outsider and, a bit hesitatingly, did the same. A minute later both of them jerked erect. The strange feeling that ran through their bodies made them jump back immediately. They exchanged glances, then the female rose her eyes, took a deep breath and...spoke! "What is it?!", she asked, turning her head to her brother again.

"Weird!", he responded. "That's for sure."

She stared at the broken tube. "Must have been that stuff."

"Probably... but it's great fun anyway. Let's go and try out something new!" After this words he ran out of the camp, noticing that his sister followed him...