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Haily and Jamie Meet Jay
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Haily shivered as she listened to the mournful note. She looked to her brother. He was scared, and his green eyes showed it. His brown hair was scraggly from running for so long. He blinked and looked at her sourly.
"We're stuck here, no doubt," he sneered.
Haily nodded. She had green eyes and auburn colored hair.
"Stuck with /them/."
"They're Velociraptors, Jamie. Carnivorous, extremely smart. Top predator on the island besides the Rex."
"How do you know that, Haily?"
"I read both of Alan Grant's books. Then I read Ian's. That was what Ian's book was about. The raptors. He drew pictures of them as snarling, drooling, nasty beasts, never capable of compassion or emotion besides killing and dominance. That's not true, judging by what we are seeing here," Haily explained.
"You mean by what we're hearing."
Haily nodded. She listened as the last note of the sad song died into the night. They were sitting under an overhang of a giant Fox Tail palm. They both had dirt streaked faces. They were both scared half to death. They both were afraid of what would happen if the raptors ran across them. They were both only around thirteen years of age.
Jamie rubbed his eyes sleepily. He yawned and laid down on the dirt floor of the overhang. His sister did likewise, and before they knew it, they were asleep.
Jay and Wrex were sent to find food the next day. None of the raptors dared to eat the human beasts. They looked and smelt unhealthy. Wrex and Jay were still mourning over the loss of Chanhassen, but they were well enough to hunt for the good of the pack.
Wrex was walking on the outside of the clearing where the battle had been the night before. He was wary of the field, and didn't dare step out of the shadow of the wood.
He was surprised when he picked up a scent. It was a human scent, but he sensed something different about it. Not only the fact that there were two, separated by more than a little scent difference, but they smelt different because they were younger smelling.
Jay picked up the scent, too. He turned and angled up a small, newly trodden path. A few minutes passed before he passed a giant Fox Tail palm. After he passed the palm, he quickly lost the scent. He instead picked up the scent of the compys. He snorted, then turned back along the path. As he went by the Fox Tail palm, he picked up the scent again.
Intrigued, Jay walked back to the compy scent. He lost the human beast scent as soon as he hit the Compy patch. He walked back to the Fox Tail palm and picked the scent back up. His highly sensitive nose picked up the scent of Human beasts. He bent down and snuffled around on the ground. The leaves and dirt smelt of Human beasts. The overhang was, however, empty.
Jay stood back up. He scratched his head with his three clawed hand and looked around. It was a strangely, disturbingly human gesture.
Wrex came up to him and snorted at the Human beast smell. He walked further, and he only smelt the Compys. He was as intrigued as Jay had been. He walked back to Jay and picked the scent back up. In seconds, he leaped up the small ditch and was hot on the trail of the Human beasts.
Jay was following behind. He was flitting through the trees, trying to find a straight path in this rarely trodden stretch of the forest. There was only his brother's scent and the Human beast's scent to go by.
When Wrex stopped, Jay went ahead. The scent was stronger, as if the Human beasts had just been here. Jay sniffed a wet patch of grass and jerked his head back in surprise, snorting, shaking his head, and chewing on air. They were definitely getting closer.
Jay continued on the trail. He soon came to a branch of their stream. He followed the scent west, for that was the way it flowed. He soon stopped, and Wrex didn't knock into him.
There, in the shade of an ancient Elephant Ear tree, two /young/ Human beasts sat, drinking water from their hands. The female Human beast was splashing water over her feet, the male Human beast was drinking every last drop.
Jay quietly and stealthily walked out into the clearing. When the Human beasts looked up, their faces showed no fear, no panic, just dull acceptance. Jay cocked his head to the side and snorted. He was confused. Why hadn't they ran, and let him give a chase that would surely end in their deaths?
To his surprise, the female Human beast snorted back at him. His nose twitched, and he cocked his head to the other side. He made a purring sound, and was surprised again that the female Human beast made the same noise back at him, plus a snort and a coughing sound.
Wrex stepped out behind his brother. He was curious as to why the Human beasts hadn't fled. He cocked his head and purred. His brother purred back, then snorted irritably. He took a step forward and snarled. Wrex cocked his head and looked at the Human beasts. They weren't showing any even remote signs of fear. This confused the big predator.
Jay on the other hand, was quite fed up with the Human beasts' game. He took another menacing step forward and stopped in his tracks as the female Human beast made the raptor call for help.
There was much head cocking done by Wrex and Jay before they decided to leave the Human beasts alone. They turned to leave, but they were stopped by a familiar sound. There was a short sweet and sour note. The mourning note. A note known by all raptors and other beasts on the island. But to hear it from a Human beast, who was supposedly only capable of screaming, was the strangest thing Jay and Wrex had ever heard.
The two raptors turned around and stride back to the two young Human beasts. Jay walked right up to the female Human beast and nudged her with his snout. She showed no signs of fear. Jay went on to the male Human beast. He nudged him with his snout, and still no signs of fear.
Jay backed up and snorted. He made a quick jerk of his head to the path he and Wrex had made, then looked at the Human beasts. They didn't seem to get the point. Jay walked back over to them and, amazingly rather gently, grabbed the male's shirt collar and pulled him to his feet. The female Human beast was smart, and got up along with her brother.
Brother. A word that the two raptors actually understood.
Jay pushed the male Human beast with his head, trying to tell him to get moving. The Human beast took a few wobbly steps, then was walking along at a slower pace than the raptors. Finally, Wrex was fed up with how slow the Human beasts were going, and he snapped in irradiance. Almost immediately, the two Human beasts sped up, going into a mild run.
Jay and Wrex conversed softly. In their language, no one could understand. It was a series of clicks, purrs, coughs, snorts, and head movements.
And so, the Human beasts were accepted into the raptor pack by two of the juveniles as a replacement for the late Chanhassen. But would Jesper go for it?
Haily and Jamie Meet Jay
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Haily shivered as she listened to the mournful note. She looked to her brother. He was scared, and his green eyes showed it. His brown hair was scraggly from running for so long. He blinked and looked at her sourly.
"We're stuck here, no doubt," he sneered.
Haily nodded. She had green eyes and auburn colored hair.
"Stuck with /them/."
"They're Velociraptors, Jamie. Carnivorous, extremely smart. Top predator on the island besides the Rex."
"How do you know that, Haily?"
"I read both of Alan Grant's books. Then I read Ian's. That was what Ian's book was about. The raptors. He drew pictures of them as snarling, drooling, nasty beasts, never capable of compassion or emotion besides killing and dominance. That's not true, judging by what we are seeing here," Haily explained.
"You mean by what we're hearing."
Haily nodded. She listened as the last note of the sad song died into the night. They were sitting under an overhang of a giant Fox Tail palm. They both had dirt streaked faces. They were both scared half to death. They both were afraid of what would happen if the raptors ran across them. They were both only around thirteen years of age.
Jamie rubbed his eyes sleepily. He yawned and laid down on the dirt floor of the overhang. His sister did likewise, and before they knew it, they were asleep.
Jay and Wrex were sent to find food the next day. None of the raptors dared to eat the human beasts. They looked and smelt unhealthy. Wrex and Jay were still mourning over the loss of Chanhassen, but they were well enough to hunt for the good of the pack.
Wrex was walking on the outside of the clearing where the battle had been the night before. He was wary of the field, and didn't dare step out of the shadow of the wood.
He was surprised when he picked up a scent. It was a human scent, but he sensed something different about it. Not only the fact that there were two, separated by more than a little scent difference, but they smelt different because they were younger smelling.
Jay picked up the scent, too. He turned and angled up a small, newly trodden path. A few minutes passed before he passed a giant Fox Tail palm. After he passed the palm, he quickly lost the scent. He instead picked up the scent of the compys. He snorted, then turned back along the path. As he went by the Fox Tail palm, he picked up the scent again.
Intrigued, Jay walked back to the compy scent. He lost the human beast scent as soon as he hit the Compy patch. He walked back to the Fox Tail palm and picked the scent back up. His highly sensitive nose picked up the scent of Human beasts. He bent down and snuffled around on the ground. The leaves and dirt smelt of Human beasts. The overhang was, however, empty.
Jay stood back up. He scratched his head with his three clawed hand and looked around. It was a strangely, disturbingly human gesture.
Wrex came up to him and snorted at the Human beast smell. He walked further, and he only smelt the Compys. He was as intrigued as Jay had been. He walked back to Jay and picked the scent back up. In seconds, he leaped up the small ditch and was hot on the trail of the Human beasts.
Jay was following behind. He was flitting through the trees, trying to find a straight path in this rarely trodden stretch of the forest. There was only his brother's scent and the Human beast's scent to go by.
When Wrex stopped, Jay went ahead. The scent was stronger, as if the Human beasts had just been here. Jay sniffed a wet patch of grass and jerked his head back in surprise, snorting, shaking his head, and chewing on air. They were definitely getting closer.
Jay continued on the trail. He soon came to a branch of their stream. He followed the scent west, for that was the way it flowed. He soon stopped, and Wrex didn't knock into him.
There, in the shade of an ancient Elephant Ear tree, two /young/ Human beasts sat, drinking water from their hands. The female Human beast was splashing water over her feet, the male Human beast was drinking every last drop.
Jay quietly and stealthily walked out into the clearing. When the Human beasts looked up, their faces showed no fear, no panic, just dull acceptance. Jay cocked his head to the side and snorted. He was confused. Why hadn't they ran, and let him give a chase that would surely end in their deaths?
To his surprise, the female Human beast snorted back at him. His nose twitched, and he cocked his head to the other side. He made a purring sound, and was surprised again that the female Human beast made the same noise back at him, plus a snort and a coughing sound.
Wrex stepped out behind his brother. He was curious as to why the Human beasts hadn't fled. He cocked his head and purred. His brother purred back, then snorted irritably. He took a step forward and snarled. Wrex cocked his head and looked at the Human beasts. They weren't showing any even remote signs of fear. This confused the big predator.
Jay on the other hand, was quite fed up with the Human beasts' game. He took another menacing step forward and stopped in his tracks as the female Human beast made the raptor call for help.
There was much head cocking done by Wrex and Jay before they decided to leave the Human beasts alone. They turned to leave, but they were stopped by a familiar sound. There was a short sweet and sour note. The mourning note. A note known by all raptors and other beasts on the island. But to hear it from a Human beast, who was supposedly only capable of screaming, was the strangest thing Jay and Wrex had ever heard.
The two raptors turned around and stride back to the two young Human beasts. Jay walked right up to the female Human beast and nudged her with his snout. She showed no signs of fear. Jay went on to the male Human beast. He nudged him with his snout, and still no signs of fear.
Jay backed up and snorted. He made a quick jerk of his head to the path he and Wrex had made, then looked at the Human beasts. They didn't seem to get the point. Jay walked back over to them and, amazingly rather gently, grabbed the male's shirt collar and pulled him to his feet. The female Human beast was smart, and got up along with her brother.
Brother. A word that the two raptors actually understood.
Jay pushed the male Human beast with his head, trying to tell him to get moving. The Human beast took a few wobbly steps, then was walking along at a slower pace than the raptors. Finally, Wrex was fed up with how slow the Human beasts were going, and he snapped in irradiance. Almost immediately, the two Human beasts sped up, going into a mild run.
Jay and Wrex conversed softly. In their language, no one could understand. It was a series of clicks, purrs, coughs, snorts, and head movements.
And so, the Human beasts were accepted into the raptor pack by two of the juveniles as a replacement for the late Chanhassen. But would Jesper go for it?