Hello Ya'll! Here's the next chapter. Warning! This chapter is intense and does have some gore. You have been warned.
For several long moments Ben's entire world was slow… too slow. The kind of slow that made everything seem dizzy even when it wasn't… or was it? Just like that things sped up.. The screams of terror from the other campers, the earth shattering crash of glass erupting next to him, the shriek from the large dinosaur… The sudden painful jerk sideways.
He howled. His voice rushed from his lungs outwards. Even in the haze of everything Ben could feel the talons of the massive pteranodon digging into his gut while the entire world was ripped from his grasp. This was it… It was over… wasn't it? The thing was this was anything but over.
In his blurry tear stream vision he reached out desperately. That call of helplessness was met by a firm grip fighting to keep hold of Ben. In these few moments of hope he could see the alarm shackled on Darius' face. The kind of fear that mirrored Ben's own. They knew… The hold on his abdomen seized… then he was falling. Shards of glass scattered across the monrail's deck as Daruis scrambled to the edge still holding on with everything he had to keep Ben from falling.
This was it… Ben thought. His sobs blending into the sound of the world around him. Daruis didn't let go. Although his grip struggling to remain. Ben could tell… with each passing second their hands slipped apart… Darius' hand vanishes. Ben drops. The world tumbling around him as the face of his friend disappears.
Ben falls for a few seconds… then he's caught and thrown around like a ragdoll. His body was jolted and bounced from one flying reptile to another. Claws puncturing his flesh… he's falling again. Crashing and smacking into branches on his descent. The impact is excruciating… everything is fading black… and Ben is unconscious… face down in the dirt… alone…
A baby ankylosaurus crouched down next to a blood covered figure in the mud. Nudging and licking at the figure's face.
"Stop…" The boy grumbles, struggling to push the animal away. He let out a groan of agony. His hot breath hissing out of his body in an unnatural way. Suddenly he let out a cry of pain. Alerting Bumpy. She bleated, prodding the boy again. This time he cried out with more hostility. "Stop it!" He wailed.
Ben blinked his eyes several times… his breath coming out in staggering tender exhales. He couldn't breath with all the dust fluttering up into his lungs. He coughed. Rolling over onto his back in a puddle of… Ben paused… touched the earth then held his hand in front of his face. It was mud… with a tint of deep scarlet and a disturbing warmth.
"Oh god…" He managed to whisper. "Oh god…" Choking, he weeped. With the shock he tried to wretch his body upward. His shaky arms slipped out from underneath him.
He crashed back into the puddle screaming. His entire body felt like it was on fire. But yet, cold… really cold. He was shaking and he was crying. He felt sharp stabs of pain all over, achy areas, and cramping places. He gasped. Another sob escaping. Bumpy quickly assisted him to sit. The world around him was dark… pitch black with shadow drifting from every corner.
His vision danced in and out of reality while the world spun. Suddenly he hunched over… bile burning up his throat. He wretched and heaved uncontrollably. Vomit pooling out around him he groaned. His attention suddenly was drawn back to the sky… the sky that had reptiles circling the air like vultures.
"Fuck-" He grumbled. Throwing his head around looking for anyone to help him up. Nobody. Just him and Bumpy. "Bumpy?" He called out. The small dinosaur was at his side in a matter of a few seconds. "Please…" Ben tried desperately. "I need you to help me…" She cocked her head with confusion. A scratch from above reminded him he wasn't safe just yet.
He forced himself up. Staggering to the right then the left… crashing back down on the ground. He yelped. Gasping for breath. Bumpy nudged him, biting at his torn clothes. Slowly he crawled up to a tree. He pressed his back against it. Wrapping his arms around his legs… he started to cry again. Wiping at his tears. He was alone… just him and bumpy… and the dinosaur in the air… waiting for him to give up…. Like a vulture…
Hello hope you enjoyed this chapter. Next chapter will be on Yaz. Till next time…