Chapter 8
Blue's POV
(At this point, you should expect who's POV it will be for most of the story.)
Sleep was one thing the world always needed more of. No matter who or what, it was a warm blanket that would aid in settling one's mind.
And right now I was enjoying just that. I could feel the rush of the wind blowing past me as I dashed through the trees. Like a shadow passing through the rays of sunlight that beamed through the trees. I never felt this alive before in my life.
But then a calling came to my ears. (Or whatever dinosaurs use to hear).
It was all too familiar and yet sounded like music to me. Stopping for a moment I bank left towards the meadows.
The stretch of land had become a relaxation spot for everyone to be together, chat, eat, or just sit out in the warm air and rest. Taking a d path that was still surprisingly clear, I break out of the trees into the grassy plains. Nearly running head first into a Rexy, the queen taking notice of my sudden presents with a nod and smile before walking away.
Continuing across the field, I went around a small patch of trees before seeing it.
There, sitting all gathered on top of the center hill that was exactly in the middle of the meadows was a group of people all relaxing about in the sun. Slowing my speed I jogged over, letting a group of four small hatchlings run past my legs as the chased a colorful flying bug. Weaving past the people, some smiling and greeting me on my way to the top.
There four more sat surrounded by everyone. Three of them were clearly my sisters. Echo curled up in a ball sound asleep. Delta grooming a dark green child that tried it's best to get away but found its tail held down by hers. Charlie, now fully healed with just a few scarring on her legs, was happily playing with a group that almost looked like her but had different tones of black, gray and brown mixed with a base green.
But that's when the fourth caught my attention.
It was a He, the way his body was shaped compared to my sisters showed him being much more built with features few of the people had. But what set him apart from everyone was his unique look. His colors, almost unbelievable to be on a living thing, was a bright silver white with four sets of radish slashes. One at the base of his next with two leading up over his eyes. One on each leg that twisted from the edges of his claws that followed up to his back and spread out. And the last trailing down his back towards the very tip of his tail like my what mime is.
His attention was focused on two little ones that were sitting next to him while his tail hovered above them. It slowly fell as both readied and tried jumping up to grab it. Only for their prize to snap back up and begin the waiting game again. Watching the two seemingly pout in a adorable way made him chuckle as he went to the to see them catch it again. But what made my heart swell in just pure cuteness was when another child, this year mix of green-blue with a faded gray straight running down their side quickly hopped on his back and climbed up to his head. Without thought it drops down on his snout before falling into a state of slumber.
Bringing his tail over and underneath the hatchling he brings it over to his side. The other two gathered beside their sibling before falling into sleep. Once he made sure they were comfortable, he sighed deeply before. looking out into the distance.
I did call out. Or at least I think I did. I didn't hear a single sound before his head turned to me.
"Blue…"
His voice was literal music to me. Walking up to him so that I could nuzzle him. I could see it in his deep brown eyes, he would return the gesture. But when I went to lean in, his head pulled back.
I try getting closer, but he stills pulls away. That's when I noticed, we were the only ones here now.
Everyone was gone. The hatchlings, my sisters, even Rexy patrolling the far edge of the area. They were all gone.
"Blue… wake up…"
The world all around me disappeared, Him included. I looked at the around, at the ground to find that I was now standing in knee high (or how high a raptor's knee is) water that was rapidly rising. I quickly run as fast as I could. Trying to find any place to escape but everywhere I looked, all I saw was the endless darkness. But in one misplaced step, and I felt myself collapse into the murky shallows.
"BLUE!"
I jump from my dream scape back to reality. Suddenly feeling my body collapsed to the ground. Impacting the matted floor with my snout. Grunting through the sudden touch I leap to my feet. Ready to attack at the moment's notice. But thankfully, it was just my sisters, who seemed to be looking at me like I was a stranger.
"Blue… you changed."
Changed? I did feel different. But yet normal at the same time.
Looking down I wanted see what changed, but the first thing I saw was two large mounds jetting from my chest. I know what they were. Every female on the island and even the humans I saw had them. We didn't asked Rexy what they were for, but that could wait. Spreading my arms out I saw more of myself. I still had my same colors, my iconic blue streak running from what I knew was eyes down my to the sides of my legs.
I did kind look like Charlie but yet my real form was still there. It felt… weird.
"Blue," Delta called, "why were you sleeping with Alex?"
I felt like the world just popped. Looking over my shoulder I could see that the spot that I had climbed onto last night was now a pulled away blanket that went just far enough to show Alex's side and chest. I could feel my cheeks warm up suddenly as the thoughts of what the Queen said back when she described the whole clothes thing.
My God… did I… did we?!
"Its-its not what it looks like!" I say trying to think of a way out of this.
"You've only known him for just a couple of days and you're already trying to calm him as a mate." Echo smirked.
Oh... How I wish I knew how to change back. For right now if I wasn't like this I would be chasing her till the end of the world making her pay for that one. Just before I could retaliate, I could hear two sets of footsteps approaching. Looking towards the opened part of the room we were nearly given a heart attack at how close Rexy was leaning towards us in her true form. Her eyes panned over us for a moment till they shifted to Alex, who to clear dismay was still asleep. But then he focus turned to me.
No one said anything as she gave me a look over. Like she was trying to understand what was is in front of her.
"Terra," she called out. In seconds we all heard the sound of running come from the metal ramp. Terra came running up in her human former, but this time she had a ridiculously pink top on that clearly wasn't her size that covered half of a pair of black leg cloth.
"Hi, guys- Blue?!" She stopped in her tracks when her eyes met me. "What were you doing daddy's bed?"
Oh not this again...
"She was-" Before Echo could make the same remark as before, I quickly wrap my arms around her jaw to prevent her from speak. Even for my new, skinny arms I was still as strong as I was in my original form. Her voice was muffled for a moment, trying to tell Terra but stopped when I tightened my grip.
"Oh, forget it about it." She waved off as she headed towards Alex. I thanked the great maker and let go of Echo who looked at my with a annoyed looked.
Guess she knows now how I feel sometimes.
Terra went over and hopped into the same spot where I was next to Alex. Putting her hand on his red forehead. With a disappointed sigh she leans down to the cushion he rested. Curling up against him while avoiding hitting him with her nose horn. It was a sight that one wouldn't expect to see. But it was something I too can relate of having a parent held close.
"Don't not worry, Terra." Rexy said in a reassuring tone, "He will get better. But for now, why don't you take Blue where the humans keep their clothing."
She doesn't answer right away. Staying in her position with Alex before slowly rising. "Alright let's go."
She hops off the bedding. Her head down in thought as she just walked past us down the ramp. The look on her face, that was the same one I saw Alpha have many times when something was about to happen to us.
Charlie pushes my arm with a little more force than I would've wanted. Looking back I saw her nod her head forward to follow the three horn. Looking down at the ramp, than my own two feet, I took a deep breath before slowly moving forward. It wasn't as hard as I would expect it to be. But it was weird being this literally top heavy. Using Charlie like a helper, like what we did for her when she changed, we head down to the entrance where Terra was waiting.
Pushing past the tarp I take one glance back to the others. Delta gladly taking the spot on the ground where I was last night with Echo sitting at the top of the ramp. I couldn't see what Rexy did before the tarp covered my view. Looking back ahead it took me a moment to adjust my eyes to the morning sun.
If it was like any other day, we would be waiting for our morning meal. But nope, the three of us were currently walking down the hard gray path next to the fake lake with others either just waking up or already up doing something. When they saw me, some families had either placed a hand or their tail in front of their hatchlings eyes or just push them out of view of me.
I looked over myself, still wondering about my humanish look. I still looked like me. They've been around me for some time now along with the others but I tended to go out and explore.
When I notice that out of everyone I saw, except for Charlie or anyone still in their normal forms, all wore what looked like the same kind of clothing as Terra. Some wearing it over most of their bodies while others, from what I could tell was the males only wore it around their waist to just above their knees.
"Question." I ask trying not to have a sudden shiver rock my body from the morning breeze blowing past a few areas.
"Why do you wear those?" I point to the odd clothing. "Last time I saw you, you wore something… different."
"It just feels… natural I guess. I mean, with a human form and all, I guess it's just human nature to be in something comfortable. We're here."
We stopped in front of a old yellow building that seemed to be missing everything but the front. The roof from what I could tell was covered by the same tarps as the entrance back at the building with pieces of wood covering most of the walls. Lining said walls was was l wooden boxes that were either closed or split open revealing a mass of still colorful clothing.
"Just pick what you like and head back. I'll see you two later." At that Terra ran off. But what I couldn't believe was that she ran away on her true form.
How did she change so fast?
The thought was cut when a large piece of cloth impacted and covered my face in a torrent of red. Ripping the cloth off I was dumbfounded to find Charlie with her snout deep in one of the boxes.
"Charlie." Her head pops up. This time covered by a orange garment that made it hard to see. In a swift motion she throws it to the side. Going back into to search for something else.
"Aha!" She pulls out a… blue 'shirt' that had the sides lined with gray. Bringing it over to me I take it in my hands. The material is… soft. Not rugged like what Alpha would wear but more more light and seemingly breathable.
"Charlie, what are you doing?"
"Helping you look nice for Alex."
What "What."
"Oh come on Blue! We all saw how you were all snuggled up to him. We could hear your coos from this doorway. But we only woke you up because you were getting close to doing something with his face."
Oh God what did happen last night? Was it all just a dream; was this part of it? Was what Alex did to me something that just made me think of those thoughts?
Dream or no dream though, his hands were like magic on my sensitive hid. I couldn't normally get the same kind of feel before; now that I got hands I can.
I wonder…
Reaching out I carefully place my hand on the same spot I felt ex put it on. Charlie nearly jumps me before her mood completely turns that to pleasure. Literally purring as I scratched that one spot. I lowered my hand more and more until she ends up falling face first into the floor. Flopping over her side as I too got a kick out of seeing her just surrender to me.
And that's when I heard it. The sound of snapping and gurgles. Jumping back some I watched Charlie close her eyes like one would to clear their mind. But what happened next was something utterly amazing.
Her body itself started to actually change its shape. Becoming thinner and more defined as her legs became closer and skinner. Her forearms literally growing in length before her claws split into fingers. Then her head slowly craned back with her snout much shorter and rounded with her eyes now facing forward. She still wore the second clothes as before but now with a deep green top. Carefully with the aid of the rod sticking out of the ground to roof she brought herself all the way up onto her two feet.
The cloth in my hands along with my jaw drop at the sight of my sister, the one who'd survived the odds during something that should've ended her, was changing before my eyes. While it was a bit disgusting hearing the squishy sound of interns and the snapping of bones rearranging themselves, even for me having to hear it when hunting, was something that made me look back to when I changed during the night.
"How… how did you do that?"
Charlie looks at me for a moment to think. But the answer wasn't what I hoped for. "I… don't know, Blue. I just… don't know.
So the harem idea got the most votes. It will mostly be Blue for the time till Alex is better and then the others will begin to drift in.
Because they don't know the proper word and look like them, the dinos will refer their Anthro forms as their human forms. Over the course of the story, this will play into how humans will meet them. Because instead of animalistic they're practically a civilization.
I need the order of which raptor will go first and next. And (if by popular demand) which order lemons, yes, lemons will be placed in this.
And as a FYI, there is Another that will be joining them during this. Here's a hint: White with red eyes.
