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Bistahi stared out across the stream, searching for crocodilians. Even if he had seen none so far, he still wasn't going to let his guard down.

The tyrannosaur was still adjusting to his new home, and was unsure as to what dangers he could find wandering around this strange new land. The things he had seen were both familiar and strange.

Some, like the giant crestless hadrosaur, were creatures he was familiar with, even if he had never seen them before in his life. His instincts told him that they were best avoided, as their size meant it would be unlikely he could bring one down without suffering injury first, and that was if he was lucky. Still, the prescence of this kind of herbivore comforted him, as it assured him that at least some things had not changed.

The same could not be said for the broad horned beasts he had seen earlier. These creatures, with horns so big that it was surprising that their heads could support them at all, were unlike anything he had ever seen. Stranger still was their scent: for some reason, it smelled like the small fuzzy mammals that ate bugs or, occasionally, dinosaur eggs.

Were these beasts mammals? Bistahi himself was unsure, and ultimately, he really didn't care, as that didn't matter in regards to how to bring them down. The horns, however, were a problem: They were very big and appeared to be very sturdy, meaning that they could probably inflict quite a bit of damage if they actually hit their target. Strangely, only the largest beasts had these horns, so Bistahi assumed that they were used mainly for attracting mates. Still, best to avoid them.

A strange roaring noise turned his attention toward a wall of wood at the southern end of his new range, where a strange beast charged past, headed to a place Bistahi could not see. Nearby, several of his pack-mates watched the beast zoom by under the shade of a large clump of trees, eager to avoid the midday heat. Even mighty carnivores were vulnerable to the rays of the sun.

Bistahi's attention, however, was soon diverted toward a loud bellow North of his new home. Recognizing the bellow, Bistahi let out a reply, in the form of a low pitched groan. This seamed to sate the bellowing creature, which grew silent following the return cry.

The cry had come from a gigantic tyrannosaur, bigger than Bistahi was by a wide margin. This creature was evidently the undisputed king of this land, and in any other situation, would likely have eaten him on sight.

But this was not a normal situation.

Bistahi still remember the day he had come to this new land, but that was to be expected: it had only happened three days ago. His pack had been pursuing a mixed herd of pentas and kritos. The giant plant eaters usually kept to themselves, but would share each other's company when necessary, as it provided more eyes to search for predators. Luckily, the herd had not noticed them until they were ready to make their move. Even more fortuitously, the herd had congregated in a small valley, corralling them in an area that provided few easy methods of escape. With rainfall to cover their scent and footfalls, they had everything they needed to maek a successful hunt.

Then, several small creatures appeared, apparently also after the herd. Why was of no concern to the tyrannosaurs; they only wanted to sate their hunger. Seizing their chance, the pack had charged, and had ended up disappearing a blue light, along with their prey.

Bistahi, however, had noticed that the strange creatures had not run, and decided to attack them instead. Here, however, the rain worked against him: the valley had once been a giant lake, and the soil was still relatively soft from the water trapped under the valley, for, unknown to all, a remnant of the lake hid under the valley floor. Combined with the rain from above, the water had turned the ground in valley into something like quicksand, leaving Bistahi stuck. Even worse, water from all around began to slowly converge into the valley, causing the lake at its center to begin to rise. Bistahi had realized, forlornly, that he was trapped, and had no chance to escape.

But then, to his surprise, the small creatures had decided to try and rescue him. They had tied a strange looking piece of fiber around him and tried using a beast akin to the one he'd seen pass by his new home earlier to remove him from the muck. Unfortunately, it was not strong enough to pull him free. In response, they had sent the smallest of their number through the blue light, along with one end of the fiber.

When he returned, he was followed by a giant tyrannosaur, which the fiber had been tied around. At first, Bistahi assumed that they were going to feed him to the giant, but instead, the giant pulled on the fiber until Bistahi found himself free of the muck. Unsure as to what happened but not taking any chance, Bistahi trotted toward the blue light, desperate to rejoin his pack. The tyrannosaur was a problem he could handle, for he figured that it would be slower than him and easier to outrun. Plus, if he moved toward it, he could catch it by surprise.

On the other side of the light, he soon found his pack in a strange little area surrounded by wood. As soon as he was inside, the smaller creatures removed the fiber, leaving him free to examine the area his pack was in. Nearby, he could see the pentas and kritos, which were keeping a close eye on his pack.

Now that he was out of harms way, his attention turned back toward filling his belly. Already he had begun searching for a hole in the wood that would let him escape and attack the herbivores. This was interrupted, however, by a growl, which brought his attention back toward the giant tyrannosaur. The east was staring at him, and in its mouth was a large piece of meat. After determining that Bistahi was in fact watching him, the giant coelurosaur dropped the meat on the ground and nudged it toward him.

Bistahi eagerly devoured the morsel before his pack could notice, before turning his attention back to the giant predator. Although he could not tell why, Bisthi had the feeling that this creature would not be a threat, but a friend.

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