Devastation

Life was back to normal for the family. But several years later when he had grown to be 7.5 metres, a huge red dinosaur with a strange growth on its back assaulted his nest. The adolescent watched as his parents struggled against the intruder. He was about to enter the fray when his parents roared to him to escape. The spinosaurus was too big and powerful for the tyrannosaurs. He fled to the edge of the island. After a few moments, he heard his parents' death cries and realized he had to hunt alone.

Now, staying alive was tough. His growth rate slackened as he could get less food. But one day as he stood on a rocky outcrop, he heard a very loud sound unlike any heard before. A glittering flying "bird" soared past, slashing the evening sky with a trail of clouds. Being emotionally stricken by the loss of his parents, he had dove into the nearby fauna. Now, he crept out and watched as the plane settled to a hover over the centre of the island. Something dropped from it, and he felt a sudden, unjustifiable feeling of fear. The object fell; it was blocked from further view by the trees. He noticed the plane flying away and felt approaching danger. He took a step back, nearer the end of the rocky outcrop. Then it happened, a fireball appeared over the spot where the bomb struck. He heard the sound of the explosion, and then the cries of fleeing, panicked dinosaurs in anguish. A strong wind hit him, throwing him to the ground. But he was too heavy to be dragged by the wind. Soon the wind died down, debris started falling from the sky. Something landed in front of him. He scarcely noticed it as he lay in a sub-conscious state.

In the early morning, he slowly opened his eyes. He was one of the few survivors of the blast. He drifted into sleep again, to wake up in the morning. Feeling strength in his limbs, he carefully lifted the 8 metres of his body onto his feet. Remembering the thing that landed near him, he looked at it. It was the head of the spinosaurus! Knowing that he was hungry, not only for food but also for vengeance, he smashed the head into several pieces and swallowed them. But being dizzy and faint from the radioactive explosion, he leaned sideways and fell off the rock into the sea. Swimming up to the surface, he was surprised he could swim. Looking back at the island, he realized it did not exist any longer. Added to the destruction of his family, the island had now been destroyed!