I am sorry that I haven't published chapter 2 in what feels like a year. Long story short Life happened and I have been working on the chapters on the side and Intended this one to be much longer but I decided to post this as chapter two. Again I am sorry for the delay as I am sure that many readers (myself included) are not interested in stories that only have like 3 chapters and have not been updated since 1987. I do intend on bringing new chapters and to keep this story going however the rate will be slower than I hoped.

Chapter 2

The base was built at the ledge of a mountain, on top of the hill. With walls coiled around the base like a Titanoboa on dying prey and wooden spikes at their base, it would be enough to deter any predator from getting any ideas.

With trees littering the entire slope of the hill and the mountain behind them, wood and metal were of no shortage. The buildings were mostly made out of wood, with most having thatch roofs and stone floors.

And as they flew closer they could make out the numerous tribes people working for the celebration. With white, blue, green, and purple flowers placed on the roof of just about every building as well as the main gate.

The banners were hung high on the walls depicting the current five major tribes lined up in accordance to their respective animal. The Quetzal tribe was hung to the far left, (from left to right) the Tusso tribe, and the now missing Pteranodon tribe had a white vail hung over it as a symbol to their disappearance. The Gorilla, Rex, and Bronto banners hung on the other side wall as a symbol of good will and as a homage to the war.

Athena belonged to the Quetzal tribe which was one of the five major power holders on the island. The tribe had been involved in a long a brutal tribal civil war that had lasted almost three years. From what Athena learned the war was initiated by the six major tribes, the Gorilla tribe had claims on resources that belonged to the Tusso tribe and demanded compensation. When the Tusso tribe refused, the Gorilla tribe declared war and the Quetzal and Pteranodon tribe who had been in a defensive pact with the Tusso tribe and each other responded and declared war. The Rex and Bronto tribe had also had a defensive pact with the Gorilla tribe and both went to their allies aid.

Several smaller tribes had also gotten involved and the war had claimed the lives of many on both sides. However it was a stalemate, neither side had been able to make progres on the opponent and the war dragged on.

Athena had played an indirect role in ending the conflict. Joe was the leader of the Quetzal tribe even before the war, and began seeking a way to end the conflict as the stalemate continued.

All the tribes respected those that could slay one of the three legendary bosses. And Joe believed that if he could slay one then he could get the other tribes to end the fighting.

And so it was that he gathered his best fighters and strongest dinosaurs and summoned the strongest one to fight.

The dragon boss.

The fight had been hard and close, but Joe had been able to slay the creator with a well placed shot through the eye.

After the fight was over and he claimed a trophy sized head, he rallied the citizens of the island and demanded the war to end. The other tribes listeined and all gathered together and agreed to host meetings by all the tribes once every few months so as to avoid another scaled conflict.

It was only a few weeks after that, that Athena pulled her way through and found herself on the Island.

She still remembered the pain as the bullet tore through her eye and into her brain. She remembered the long agonizing hours of being put together then tossed back into the arena by the Overseer.

However that was in the past and Athena needed to focus on the present. The celebration was not only being hosted in honor of the war and those that fell on both side.

It was also to honor the new addition to the Quetzal tribe, a young man by the name Jason who had washed up on shore just a few days ago. It was actually Athena that found him and took him to a communal trading hub. Shortly after Joe offered to take the man in, Jason agreed and none other tribes objected.

Jason had arrived at the base only the other day, and was still taking everything in. From what Athena gathered, he had absolutely no recollection of his life before the island. This was common, but a few individuals could put fragments together or sometimes rarely retain their memory completely. This is how the people of the island were able to piece together that they weren't all from the same time. With some people describing cities with tall walls of stone, and others claiming to be able to communicate with small technological devices from great distances, and floating cities in the sky.

However despite the massive distance in time as well as people coming from different regions and cultures, there seemed to be no language barriers. The small diamond shaped devices on their wrists acted as translators, which seemed to be the only thing that they were good for. Removing the devices was often proven a fatal mistake.

As they landed on the Pteranodon platform, Athena grew to appreciate the decorations more, children ran through the streets spreading flowers and laughter. They were another uncommon occurrence on the island. Very few children were actually born, most were washed up on the island.

Athena couldn't help but smile at the effort and beauty put into the celebration.

Don't get attached, this is temporary. Eventually they will figure out that you are not one of them. Her mind echoed and her smile dropped as she unloaded the fish from the Pteranodon, the other riders often had to keep the fish out of their flyers reach or else they would take a bite at the bounty.

But with Athena they barely moved without her acknowledgement, the other tribes men often remarked that she had a special talent with them. But the reality that the flying reptile's behavior was more out of fear than any 'special talent.' They knew what she was, the power she wielded, the devastation she could cause.

Yet Athena mande no notion of their behavior, walking down the streets without waiting the rest of the riders to unload their cargo.

Grass grew along the streets, the children played and the people prepared for the day.