The streets of Magnolia were vacant, yet the sounds of tyrannical entities had flood the ears and canals that washed all throughout the city. Roaring enveloped large areas, and the ground vibrated from miles away as in the distance, one could very well see a spiked beast all alone went charging with hefty strides against reanimated dragons.
As Cana ducked off towards an alley, she looked back with wide eyes as the dinosaur that was Craig had his mouth wide open, sharp teeth and jaw power set as he closed in on all three with a blood-curdling screech.
Metalicana was the first to react. The Iron Dragon went lunging ahead after Craig with his own set of iron jaws. However, upon interception, Craig dealt the first blow. He clamped down on the Iron Dragon's neck. Metalicana roared in pain and recoiled from the swift bite, but the iron scaled were severely damaged, and that bite was just superficial. But Craig knew better than to relent; he kept the pressure on, coming down onto the metallic beast with another clamping snap, but Metalicana veered back, avoiding what could've been lethal damage.
Overhead, Grandeeney took midair flight, her feet kicked up high to deliver a talon strike to cover Metalicana. That proved to be yet another mistake as Craig opened his jaws once more and snapped down on both talons. He bit straight through the bone, daring to not let go as Grandeeney was helplessly flapping and flailing to break free, only for it to be proven fruitless.
Within Grandeeney's struggle, Igneel charged from the side. Craig pivoted on his large set of claws and dragged Grandeeney through the air, swinging her like a bat and let go at the precise moment she collided with Igneel. Both dragons fell backwards, smashing and tumbling threw the city buildings.
With his side exposed, Metalicana took the shot and charged again. This time, he snagged his iron claws against Craig's side. Craig roared and turned his head to look back, seeing his sharp scales get bloodied as Metalicana latched on. He shrugged and moved his hind legs to get Metalicana off, but it was of little help. With him distracted, Grandeeney had taken flight within the dust rampaging beneath and attacked Craig from above.
The dinosaur's eyes blinked as he caught whim of Grandeeney descending in another talon strike. As the Sky Dragon roared and fell upon Craig, the dinosaur took quick action. Shifting his body weight to the right leg, Metalicana fell forward onto Craig, and the spine spikes were angled towards Grandeeney. The talons met with the spikes, piercing the heels. The dragon hissed loudly and recoiled back towards the ground. Thanks to that momentum Craig gave to himself, he turned his attention towards Metalicana and jerked, managing to get the dragon back on its own feet before the dinosaur swung his tail from behind, hitting the Iron Dragon on his and sending him crashing into the ground.
Makarov and everyone else behind were left flabbergasted. They've never seen such a brawl. They've expected maybe monkeys to attack other monkeys because of bananas, but this was no battle over food, nor territory. This – to Makarov's horror – was a battle that Craig was prone to more than anyone else. This was kill or be killed.
Igneel arose from the debris and raised his head to roar. His grotesque shrieking caught Craig's attention, the dinosaur turning his head away from Metalicana and roaring with equal vigor at the Fire Dragon King.
Igneel's wings expanded and he took flight back into the sky. The dragon went crashing down, a flaming fist enveloping his left arm.
Natsu's eyes widened. "That's…"
Craig wasn't scared. He may have a dinosaur body, but he still was as clever as ever. As he pivoted again, he swung his long, rough tail from his left side this time, intercepting the flaming punch. The impact of both heavy weights made the airspace in the surrounding area palpitate with such gravity that shockwaves leveled the nearby buildings still intact. Everyone nearby covered up as the shockwaves reached them, nearly picking them off their feet. Eventually, Craig managed to subdue the interception and wear away Igneel's fist.
As the Fire Dragon King backed off, Grandeeney and Metalicana were back on their feet once again. The three dragons surrounded Craig, and the lone dinosaur turned to all sides, growling and roaring aloud at every individual present.
"He's surrounded!" Gray shouted.
Elfman clutched his manly fists. "Damnit. He's cornered."
The dinosaur and dragons continued to stall the other, but in the distance of their roaring, Cana looked with narrowed eyes at Craig. As much as she wanted to pry, she knew no magic would work, not even Card Dimension could incapacitate the creatures. Odds were that the only thing that could work would be Craig and him alone. To defeat a monster, you must become one. "So this was what he was going for." She muttered, ignoring the shuddering of the land beneath her feet. "That fang-faced guy…"
All three dragons went diving at Craig at the exact same time. They all sprung into action and closed the gap quickly, however, that was also a weakness Craig had realized. His eyes narrowing, he crouched at the last second, his spiny body getting low to the ground as ll three dragons above instead collided into the other, heads bashing with painful screams.
With a churning growl, Craig shot back up to his feet, speeds so fast and huge spines so sharp that it was like barbed uprising. His spine spikes struck Igneel and Metalicana's chests, piercing them. Blood spilled from the chest regions and Craig used his head and snout and whipped it up, smacking Grandeeney's jaw and sending the Sky Dragon onto her back with a shattered jaw bone.
Craig hollered out again, shaking his body about and dislodging Igneel and Metalicana's aching chests off of his lethal weapons. All the dragons again faltered with thuds, with Craig opening his mouth and roaring with a whipping tail.
Everyone was looking beyond startled. They could barely even speak. Prehistoric beast against actual creatures that roamed Earth Land hundreds of years ago, duking it out.
"What…is all this?" Erza muttered.
"I can't believe it." Lucy said.
"Me neither." Gajeel responded. He could hardly believe that the Iron Dragon was getting hammered by Craig, a dinosaur. The fight was too good to be true. He knew his dad in front was a fake, but to believe something was stronger than a dragon was just absurd…or so everyone else thought.
Natsu and Wendy were dead silent, watching with heavy hearts as their fake parents duked it out against the dinosaur.
Metalicana attacked from the side again, but Craig openly reached towards the side and snapped his brutal jaws down on the right wing. He easily flung Metalicana into Grandeeney, who was attacking from the other side. Their bodies fell, with Craig's jaws sawing Metalicana's wing into tattered bits while at it.
However, Igneel was on the rise. Appearing in the same direction Metalicana came from, the Fire Dragon King opened his mouth brimming with fire and caught Craig off his guard. He snapped down onto his neck, flares erupting.
Craig roared in pain, but he nevertheless persevered and trued to shake him off. As he was struggling, Metalicana suddenly rammed him again, forcing Craig to fall onto his side with a loud and painful thud.
"Oh no! This is bad!" Cana exclaimed.
Metalicana began to tower over Craig as he was down, raising a mighty iron claw to strike his side. Craig, however, glanced up, narrowed his vision, and growled. With a harsh shout, he raised his right foot, the thick and hefty claws and curved to pressing and kicking against Metalicana's chest, where Craig's spines struck before. Metalicana went flying back again onto his back, slamming into more buildings and creating another paved trail of destruction.
"Alright!" Happy shouted.
Craig stomped a foot and was back onto his feet. Shaking his neck and brushing off residual dirt, he snarled ahead and began to look like an emotion he was very good at expressing – angry.
Igneel and Grandeeney went charging from the sides yet again, closing the distance relatively fast. Craig looked in both directions, and then his mouth began to emit a cynical sneer. He had it with all this. He raised his whole body high, long arms and claws up high and roaring loudly. He brought his arms down, grabbing Igneel and Grandeeney's heads with his sharp claws and smashed them into the earth with hefty shoves. The impact of the heads to earth made the ground shudder for the umpteenth time, the dragons momentarily blacking out as Craig dared not waste anymore time and charged after Metalicana.
As Craig charged, the ground shuffled and rattled at the intense charge. Metalicana was already back on his feet, but Craig was way too fast for the Iron Dragon. Metalicana was about to get away, but Craig opened his mouth wide, all the razor-sharp incisors and jaws evident as he snapped them down once more.
He violently bit into Metalicana's neck, swaying the dragon from side to side, the latter helpless at the metal-tearing jaws. With one massive pivot of the heels, Craig tugged, violently tearing off Metalicana's upper body like a decayed tin can. The lower half of the dragon sunk into the ground, while the upper half that Craig scraped off landed not too far off. The blood that spilled was black, and evaporated before it could reach the ground.
The two segments laid there, in which all of Fairy Tail paled at the mind-blowing – and scarring – display of raw power that Craig the hybrid dinosaur had. He ripped Metalicana in half, and did it so flawlessly. If anyone was more shocked, it'd be Gajeel. The Iron Dragon Slayer shuddered as he saw his fake foster-father get torn by a set of jaws by what many could say be the biggest asshole there was to walk the earth.
"W-whoa…" He muttered.
"Did he just…" Lucy was quivering as she pointed at Metalicana's torn body.
"He did." Macao said.
"Freakin awesome." Wakaba gasped.
Metalicana's two bodies began to glow red slowly, the blood that was spilled hardly shed, but nevertheless the bodies faded. That only left open craters where tarnished businesses and homes were located.
Glenda was breathing restlessly as her failure at defeating Craig may be evident. The video lacrima on her nearly dropped out of her hand after that last attack, but she persevered through her need to prove science was superior.
Craig raised his head, craning it up into the sky. He opened his mouth, roaring loudly at the sign of victory with one adversary down. He roared long and loudly, shuddering the land and skies.
Igneel and Grandeeney looked at Craig with uneasiness. One of the toughest dragon bodies was torn like paper at the jaws of a dinosaur. Craig turned to face them, but as he sneered at them, spreading his legs to attack, the dragons remaining had to fight back.
They both opened their mouths just as Craig went charging again at high speeds. Fire was surging, as well as air.
Natsu's eyes widened. "Wait, are those…"
"Breath attacks!" Gajeel warned.
Erza turned to face everyone else. "Everyone, hurry and find cover!"
They all did just that. Everyone who was able-bodied managed to find large debris mounds to hide behind while others were carried. Meanwhile, Craig roared and went charging at remarkable speeds for a hulking creature.
Igneel and Grandeeny opened their mouths, unleashing their respective attacks with all they had. The blaze and hurricane unleashed from their mouths went crazy, and giant volumes of roaring and elements of hot winds fused together. The two scorching and mind-blowing attacks rattled the land, and Craig roared insidiously through the two roars with immense amount of pain. His roar, however, went deaf as an explosion of a violent hurricane and fire blazed through Magnolia. The shockwaves went through almost all of Magnolia, spreading for miles on end and enveloping everything in a chaos of destructive winds and searing blazes.
The explosion had made everyone cover up and hold their ground. Many cried out in worry for Craig, but their voices were easily drowned out from fire waves and harsh, howling winds.
"Craig!" Cana shouted through the tempest.
The blast wave dialed down, leaving smoke and dust to ripple throughout Magnolia's atmosphere. In the center of it was Igneel and Grandeeney, who were on their feet and snarling at the steam cloud ahead of them. They looked uneasy, but the remaining two creatures also seemed victorious.
A tail swing from the cloud broke the particles apart, revealing Craig and all his primal glory. The tail swung all the way around, dissipating the dust and emitted a menacing roar that again rattled the ground.
"It can't be." Freed muttered.
"Craig doesn't even have a scratch on him!" Elfman exclaimed.
"Even against all that firepower?!" Lisanna shrieked.
Erza's eyes showed anxiety as they narrowed. "What power."
Lucy was quivering in her boots. "Uh, I just think that made him mad."
"Mad? Try angry. Look at him, he's pissed!" Gray pointed out.
Glenda's video lacrima was shuddering in her hands. Her own anxiety had gotten the best of her, and her breathing was hitching from the anxious demeanor she's been exposed to. "Impossible." She muttered. She and her team managed to evade the shockwaves for the most part, but only Glenda was conscious as her team was too weak to hold themselves up. She never would've figured that the dragons would be a match against dinosaurs; let alone the inverse. "It can't be…" Whatever was happening right now, she knew that if this kept up, Craig would undoubtedly end up victorious. She couldn't let that happen. She had to prove science was superior and far more valuable than what even her life could extend to.
Taking action, the woman edged out of the alley, abandoning her fallen team and escaped down the abandoned street, making a mad dash away from the carnage. "I can't let this happen!" She declared.
Cana was watching the carnage of Craig and the dragons continuing to spill chaos, and she and Fairy Tail could only keep a safe distance away. However, her eyes caught whim of a certain woman in heels making a break down the street. "Eh?" Her eyes narrowed in suspicion. "Wait, that's the direction where…" Her eyes widened upon a gasp of shock, "No! Hey, get back here!" Cana escaped from the alleyway after Glenda, heading down the direction where the fight had begun, in a manner of speaking.
Craig's tail whipped in the atmosphere as he looked mad. He snarled at Grandeeney and Igneel, his scaled only damaged to a superficial degree. The dinosaur snarled low and his big, curved toe claws prodded into the ground. He looked ready, willing…and severely pissed off.
Igneel went to attack next. He flapped his large wings taking flight, with Grandeeney following behind. Both dragons made it to a high altitude, looking down at Craig before they began their next attack. Both charged straight down onto him, their legs whipped in either fire or whirlwinds.
"A Fire Dragon's Claw?!" Natsu gasped. Wendy was shocked no different.
Craig sneered again and hunched over. His spines curved with his arching, the eight huge and sharp spikes getting a better range and the two pairs of feet collided with the back. Wind and fire surged through the landscape, yet nothing changed the results. The feet only grizzled against the spines, but otherwise the wind and fire dissipated, and the dragons were caught too close. Craig raised his head, opening his mouth and managing to snap down onto one of Grandeeney's many tails.
The Sky Dragon cawed as Craig yanked towards the side, swinging her around and dragging the dragon threw the air, until he narrowed his vision and swung Grandeeney back in the same direction as Igneel. The dragons slammed into the other, but to add serious insult, Craig yanked back at the last second, ripping off the feathered tail and having the two dragons fall to earth again.
Grandeeney's tail fluttered to the ground, almost daintily. As it landed, Craig stomped on it, caving it into the earth. Wendy could feel her heart stop from that action. Craig charged at Grandeeney again, his speeds unmatched for a titan. Again, buildings cracked or broke apart, and the dragons were barely getting their acts together.
As Grandeeney shook her head to rid of confusion, it was too late as Craig roared insidiously, getting the dragon's attention. As she turned her head and neck, Craig collided with herm snapping his jaws down onto her and ramming her into the open streets.
The impact of teeth to neck area again made Wendy shiver. "Grandeeney…"
Grandeeney screeched as she fell to the ground for the umpteenth time. Craig let go of her neck, sheer blood and bite marks grizzled into her feathers. He dared not give a damn as the apocalyptic beast raised a toe claw and stomped on her once again. His thick nails and curved big toe pierced her abdominal region, making the reanimated dragon again cry out in pain.
"Grandeeney!" Wendy cried out.
"Wendy, pull yourself together child!" Carla exclaimed.
Grandeeney shrieked out in pain, and Craig used the nails and kicked Grandeeney, borderline dragging her off towards the side. Grandeeney hit several buildings again, tumbling them down like building blocks.
Craig opened his mouth and let loose another insidious howl. He brought his mighty tail high overhead as his toes pivoted against the ground. He turned his back towards the down Sky Dragon, looking back as he slammed his huge tail onto the dragon's head. The brutal impact was so hazardous in force, that everyone could hear not only the ground sunder away, but Grandeeney's very skull shattering to bits from that tail slam. The dragon fell silent beneath the rough-edged tail, the rattling earth finally dissipating its dust and leaving the Sky Dragon to lay there.
Wendy looked away, saddened and holding back her tears. It was taking almost every ounce of her willpower to hold herself up and not sob. Even if not sentient, it was too much like Grandeeney, and Wendy couldn't keep herself together that long. Mirajane even had to hold her by the shoulders to comfort the scarred girl.
Grandeeney's crushed body faded away, revealing only devastation and cratered land. Craig snarled and raised his tail. Now, it was just one on one.
He turned around, but even he was caught by surprise at the sheer strike of Igneel's flaming claws. The slash to the side of the face made Craig recoil away with a shout of pain. The attack went so far as to knock him over, sliding against the churned remains of the debris.
"Oh crap!" Bickslow exclaimed.
Craig found himself on the ground, yet tried to find himself getting back up. He got claws on the ground, pushing himself up, but was thwarted when Igneel's hand pressed against his head, pushing him back into the ground. The Fire Dragon King reigned over him with a loud roar to the heavens above.
"This is bad!" Elfman exclaimed.
"That's the Fire Dragon King?!" Lucy exclaimed. She looked towards Natsu, worry crossing her face as she was staring at his hollow eyes. He looked lost, as if he himself was at a debate. "Natsu…"
The Fire Dragon Slayer remained silent as he watched the battle. He was trying to remain vigilant and strong as he watched the dragons square against Craig, and even Metalicana and Grandeeney's demises felt a sharp pain edge into him. He was very much torn, as if his gut wanted him to root for Craig, but his heart was telling him otherwise. Even if they were reanimated and not real, the mere sight of Igneel was starting to engrave into Natsu. He honestly was starting to think it was his "Dad" who was supposed to win. He always believed Igneel was the strongest, and no one could take him down. He wanted to believe it, and it was cruel for him to not hope for Craig to lose either.
Craig was a comrade, but he was an asshole, according to most people. But he was an asshole with good intentions. Being a dinosaur that slaughtered Grandeeney and Metalicana, Natsu was severely torn between family and friend. "Igneel…" He muttered.
Glenda panted as she reached the remains of the observatory. She looked all around, panting with deep breathing and sweat as she had little to no room for a breath. The scientist mentally cursed herself for allowing collateral damage to her vehicle, especially the latch. She would have to make sure Fairy Tail and Craig paid for that in full; Craig's life in this case.
"Damnit. I gotta fix this. I can fix this." She told herself. Scurrying inside, she looked around, acknowledging the whole location was turned on its side. While was generally displeased, she would have to deal with that part later. For now, her objective was clear.
She looked all around, analyzing the various computers and archive screens that are based in the vicinity. "Now, which one did they use? Uh…" She was confused as many of the screens were as dead as the system was. So many were out of commission, but at the base down near the entrance, she found a single working archive computer. "There!" She exclaimed.
She made a frantic dash towards the working machinery, but when she was so close to it, projectile-like objects passed her. They intercepted her, cutting her off and the projectiles stuck into the computer desk.
Glenda binked, recognizing that what cut her off was a few cards. "Cards…?"
"Bingo."
Glenda whipped her head back towards the entrance, recognizing the shape of the silhouette being someone who was starting to really get on her nerves. "You." She growled. "You're his accomplice."
The figure that was Cana smirked, holding up her cards in her left hand. "Heh, you sure catch on rather bluntly."
Glenda's look was starting to grow tiresome. "You have no business here!"
"And I'm telling you the same thing. What are you here back at your little 'failure'?" Cana countered.
Glenda took serious offense, clearly marked on her face. "I beg your pardon?"
"You said it before, didn't you? You abandoned everything and left it all as scrap you disregarded as setbacks, when they were really failures you didn't want to be held accountable for. Sounds like a crummy gimmick if you ask me."
"That is none of your business. Get out of here!" Glenda snapped.
Cana held up her cards. "Sorry, but I ain't moving. Not until you step out of here first." She demanded.
Glenda was out of patience. She was going to stand her ground, no matter what. Her posture straightened, but her glare only served to become more feral. "I will have you know that even though I have no magic, I can still have the authority to put you into custody. You are not in control of this situation." She reminded the brunette.
"Ironic since you aren't either." Cana rebuffed.
Glenda's face twitched. She reached for the file on the archive screen where the date modifier was located. "No you don't!" The lush summoned more magic cards and shot them at the desk, this time it was cut too close for comfort, and Glenda recoiled away as her fingers had suffered a few weak cuts.
The scientist looked disoriented, if not annoyed. She glared at Cana, peeved.
"What's wrong? Don't tell me you're making a fuss over a few papercuts." Cana taunted.
Glenda was cornered. One way or another, she had to stop Craig, and prove science was more important than humanity. She was going to have to improvise with what she had on her. From her coat pocket, she pulled out a dart with a long needle. She glared at Cana harsher than before.
"This will be the last time anyone interferes with my path to proving humans are the most superior creatures." She declared.
Cana held up more card. "Pot calling the kettle black much?" She asked. "Whatever."
Craig found himself snarling up towards the almighty Igneel, the last dinosaur against the last dragon. The dinosaur roared as Igneel surmounted him, raising a hind leg and kicked the red-scaled monster on his ribs. Igneel backed off from that clawed kick, allowing Craig to get back up on his feet.
Both dragon and dinosaur roared in the other's face, defying the other in a dominance of reptiles that stood so tall that nothing could possibly take them down. It was their fight alone, and no one interferes.
Igneel and Craig's head collided into the other, the intense waves of their collision making the ground shake apart. The two creatures forced the other constantly into motion, heads interlocked and circling around the area, dragging the other along. The battle of dominance didn't stand too long as Craig's thicker skull managed to get Igneel to finally veer back and lose momentum, but the dragon had other things in mind. He balled a fist and coated it in flames, another Fire Dragon's Iron Fist ready. Craig had too much momentum, and his eyes widened in sheer shock as it was already too late for him. Igneel uppercut Craig's strong jaws, the force leaving Craig's underside and neck exposed. The Fire Dragon King enflamed his own mouth, lunging after Craig and snapping his hot jaws onto his expose scales. One could imagine touching a light bulb that's been lit for hours with a naked finger; even for a second one could feel intense burns. That was the feeling Craig was having, only thankfully his scales lowered the heat and pain. Still, Craig roared up to the sky in anguish, unable to contain the accumulated damage he's taken up. That's when Igneel's left claw swiped at his right side while attached, smacking Craig back towards the ground.
The struggling again turned Fairy Tail into a mess. Everyone saw Craig flailing and trying to get the gigantic dragon off him, but this time it was proven much more difficult than before.
"Damnit! He's screwed!" Elfman yelled.
"Fighting three powerful dragons all by himself. That's taking a serious toll on him." Mirajane said.
Natsu's fists balled. If he wasn't so torn up before, he most certainly would be now. Igneel, his father, was overpowering Craig. It was taking every ounce of willpower for the Dragon Slayer to remind himself that he wasn't real and not to root for him. It was Craig he had to cheer on, yet he couldn't. His heart was all messed up. His dad's image, or someone who lost everything, worse than him. He was no gambling man, but his bets were disclosed. Igneel would wanna be someone he'd bet on if possible.
Craig managed to wiggle around, using his back legs as momentum. He shoved himself back up, finally on his feet, but Igneel was still biting into him. Craig tried to get him off, but before he could, Igneel's claws dug into Craig's side again, shoving the screeching dinosaur into a building. The building toppled over, sundering to millions of pieces as Craig fell over the wreckage.
With a painful hiss, Craig sneered once more, with Igneel still clamped down onto him. He had little opportunity left. He was barely back on his legs, knees even. He was constantly slipping, but never stopped. Igneel's claws and teeth were engraved into his neck and side, rendering Craig with waning energy.
Erza's eyes winced in her own despair. "This is bad."
Levy swallowed. "Is Craig gonna…?"
Natsu gritted his teeth. He was aching badly. He wanted to root for Igneel so bad. "Igneel…Dad…"
Craig hollered in pain, but no matter what, the odds were now stacked against him. Whatever he had going on, it was diminished. He had little energy reserved, and his earlier assaults from the three dragons were starting to catch up to him. Igneel was giving him serious pressure. He never expected the dragon to be this powerful. He's dealt with dragons like the Tahungadon before, but he doesn't have momentum nor swords at the moment to use the same move as before that could very well tear Magnolia to bits. As of now, he was on the defensive.
Craig's eyes showed pain, prospects of death amongst him once more. He closed them, feeling Igneel's bite engrave the searing heat into his neck. 'Damnit. He's really this strong? I gotta get out of this mess, otherwise…'
His mind flashed back to yet another dark time in his pondering. Realizing the situation he was in, it was bringing back terrible memories of mixture of action and terror.
It was perhaps three days after Craig was injected with all those DNA of carnivores. The effects were almost instantaneous. Within the first ten minutes, he was already getting sharp teeth, and his nails were sharper. The process within the three days was perhaps the most painful thing he ever felt in his life at that point. His insides were also changing along with his structure, so the organs were expanding and his bone marrow thickened. He was in so much pain that his nerves flared every minute with no letting up. In spite of his severe pain, there was a reason he chose this path, to defeat the dinosaur Glenda created. It's so far away and heading inland.
Over the three days of pain, Craig traveled with Jerry and Monkey. Quite surprisingly, there was a tiny nit of DNA strands left for Jerry and Monkey to follow in Craig's footsteps. Jerry took the residual Carnotaurus DNA and implanted it inside of himself, and Monkey took the Gorgosaurus DNA. As they all roamed, they all were undergoing a change. By the end of day 1, Craig looked like a raptor. Second day of traveling and fending against other forces, Craig looked like a small cross of a Spinosaurus and T-rex. By the end of the third day, he was a full-grown monster. Same went for his pals. Jerry looked like a Carnotaur, and Monkey looked like a Gorgosaurus; their skin color matched their hair color to boot.
Along the way, scientist that were with Glenda's team were acquiring them, but failed at every turn; Glenda of course made her top priority to stop what she labeled the Horrendous-X, but she had to do it alone. Acquiring the other escaped dinosaurs were up to everyone else.
A Tarbosaurus of brown scales was gonna be acquired at one time by her team the first day, but Craig and his buddies crushed them all and sent them packing. Surprisingly, they held onto their humanity and sanity, and they sneered at the Tarbosaurus as they had bigger fish to fry.
When they came to a river, they were matched with the surprising reveal of a Titanoboa. While Craig was able to easily subdue it, they had more matters when Sarcosuchus entered as well. While he tore into the snake, his pals were in trouble. That's when the Tarbosaurus appeared once more, helping them out and teared the dinosaur crocodile to bits.
It was after that, the trio decided to have the lone Tarbosaurus aligned with them. That's the birth of a new friendship with Tarbo. People argue predators and enemies couldn't coincide. Apparently they never studied the way Craig works.
With Glenda's team dead and defeated, the Horrendous-X was about to reach the end of the huge peninsula, and that's when Craig's strange group appeared, and the battle erupted.
It was mainly Craig against Horrendous-X, the red and orange-scaled behemoth that looked a lot like Craig duked it put in a battle of jaws and claws. Nearby pillars collapsed and buildings of a port city shattered to bits. Hell broke loose, yet Craig managed to hold up…until Horrendous-X slashed his ankle, putting Craig on a knee for a while. As Horrendous-X gained the advantage, Jerry, Monkey, and Tarbo all joined in.
The three dinosaurs were attacking Horrendous-X with all that they had. Their teeth sank into his scales, but they only served to aggravate him. They all tried their hardest, and yet things were about to turn sour.
While Craig was down, he went wide-eyed in terror as he watched Horrendous tail slam Monkey across the face. The attack put him down on the ground, where Horrendous raised a foot and stepped on his ribs, making him cry out on agony.
Unable to say words, Craig roared out for his dino-friend.
Jerry came from the side and butted heads with Horrendous, knocking him off Monkey. That got his attention, and Jerry went to attack with a snap of his jaws, but Horrendous used his long claws and grabbed his head, slashing and clawing at his snout, making him bleed. He threw Jerry on top of Monkey, both roaring out in pain.
Craig tried to get up, but his leg was severely injured.
Tarbo went to attack next, coming him behind and roaring to assist his friends. Horrendous turned around and saw the Tarbosaurus closing in. With one giant tail smack, the larger dinosaur sent Tarbo slamming into the side of a building, making it crumble apart. The dinosaur slammed onto the ground in agony at the apex predator.
Horrendous looked over at Craig, seeing him trying to stand, but the slash and tear on the leg was making him paralyzed. Rather than go for him, he chose another solution. A perplexed Craig watched with a snarl as Horrendous turned his attention onto Tarbo, where he strode on over.
Craig roared loudly, signaling his friend to watch out.
Tarbo responded. His eyes opened back up and he saw Horrendous was towering over him. Too late, Horrendous snapped down onto the dinosaur, edging into the thick, rough neck. Tarbo roared in pain as his neck was struck.
Again, Craig screamed loudly in anguish.
Jerry and Monkey went wide-eyed and were back on their feet, going to help out Tarbo. They roared out to leave their friend alone, both pouncing onto Horrendous' side. That got his attention and he whipped his head to rid of Tarbo, sending him crashing near Craig, slamming on his side. The thudding was staggering, and the Tarbosaurus laid there, unable to move.
Horrendous snarled and whipped around, dealing with the pests on him. As he confronted Jerry and Monkey, he was distracted long enough for Craig to turn and look down at Tarbo. He growled at him, albeit weakly. He leaned close to the creature's face. He snarled, prompting Trabo to respond weakly.
The Tarbosaurus' nostrils expanded and contracted, his eyes weakly opening and head raising. His yellow eyes looked up at Craig, he also snarling weakly. He could barely keep his eyes open, and yet Craig was snarling at him, in a way telling him to get up.
Tarbo turned his head again, looking at Craig and his frightening face. A frightening creature, but a soft heart. The predator was not inclined at first, nor cared, but the truce made the simple-minded carnivore see things that were never possible. The Tarbosaurus snarled again, but as he did, he turned his head and eyes, looking at Jerry and Monkey as Horrendous was swatting them with his tail.
Craig followed his look, and then back. The two looked at the other once more, Craig leaning down and trying to nudge Tarbo to keep going. He tried, but that only got blood on his snout.
Tarbo growled weakly, in a way, Craig could tell…it was a thank you. Thank you for not killing me. Thank you for surviving. Thank you for everything. Thank you for giving me friends. Thank you…for giving this predator something worth fighting for. It was after that last growl, that Tarbo's eyes closed, his head slowly lowering back towards the ground, his last breath of death finally taking him away.
Craig snorted, growling louder. He was in terror, his new dinosaur ally dead. He growled his name again, but no answer. He only looked at the corpse as it didn't budge. Recalling what he could understand of Tarbosaurus and what this one said, he raised his head, roaring loudly for Tarbo.
Jerry and Monkey stopped advancing, hearing Craig's distress call. They both went wide-eyed and growled in surprise as they saw Tarbo's corpse. They too were shocked. They also roared in anguish, their dinosaur friend dead, but with no regrets.
This was Horrendous' chance. With his arms and claws, he roared loudly and thrust forward. The claws impaled the chests of Jerry and Monkey, both roaring bitter agony as they began to feel themselves get pushed.
Craig turned his attention towards Jerry and Monkey, hearing their distress calls. He jerked his head up, snarling in shock as Jerry and Monkey were incapacitated.
Jerry and Monkey roared again, out towards Craig as the hybrid dinosaur was trying to get back to his feet. He managed after an intense struggle, but finally pulled through and stood back up. The only problem was that he couldn't move from his spot.
Horrendous continued to shove Craig's friends closer towards the edge of the flat cliffs, where their battle was taking place. Shallow waters and hefty rocks were present beneath. Fall and you die.
Craig roared and went to face after them, but with Tarbo's life taken and his leg injured, he was slow to react. He was wide-eyed and growled weakly as Jerry and Monkey roared out to Craig, not in distress, but in hopes.
Craig countered the calling, but the Carnotaurus and Gorgosaurus looked at each other as the claws were pushing them back, their weight unable to match the might of Horrendous. They knew they wouldn't make it, and they snarled at each other, despite the pain they felt.
It was an honor for the two best friends to die together, like brothers.
They both roared back at Craig, roaring in equal pain as opposed to them crying out thanks for everything, and to fight on. It was futile for Craig to get there in time, and he roared out in shock and bitter sadness as small wet streams ran down the dinosaur's face still.
At the edge, Horrendous stopped pushing and delivered the killing blow. He snagged his claws out of their chests, ripping open their front and damaging their insides. Both Jerry and Monkey were unmoved, and Craig roared in violent agony of his friends.
Jerry and Monkey raised their heads, their eyes looking at Craig. They believed in him. They knew Tarbo was as well. They both stared at him, and then glanced at the other, closing their eyes and roaring before they succumbed to pain. They fell over the ledge, roaring with dying breaths as he faded away into the waters.
Craig roared loudly for them, the loudest he's ever been. He raised his head, tears drowning his vision. Meanwhile, Horrendous raised his head in victory, roaring at the heavens.
Even after their deaths, Craig found the strength and eventually managed to kill Horrendous-X, avenging Jerry, Monkey, and Tarbo. The memories flooded his mind, a sudden adrenaline piercing his blood stream.
He growled, his eyes opening back up and filled with anger and fire that was unmatched. 'No, not again! For Jerry! For Monkey…for Tarbo!'
Craig opened his mouth and roared up to the heavens, the loudest any member of Fairy Tail has ever heard. He yanked Igneel up with his weight, and this time, Craig had something to say in language only dinosaurs could express. Finishing his roar, he whipped his head, knocking off Igneel. He towered overhead and crashed his jaws down on the dragon's shoulder, bone crushing force that made Igneel screech out and recoil back a distance when he was released.
Igneel and Craig lunged after the other; the latter's roar more insidious than before. Their sides collided, but neither pulled back. With Igneel close to his tail, Craig swung his tail away, just in time to evade a flaming bite, and swung it back, swatting Igneel in the face. One could've heard the snout bone crack apart from the intense force of the attack.
Craig shifted his weight and rammed his side into Igneel, making the Fire Dragon King falter, and then roared for the umpteenth time when raising his claws and jaws, snapping and grabbing the side and wing joints. Again, the bite to where the wing connected to the body could echo bone crushing force. Igneel cried out in agony, and Craig used his superior strength and used the main power of his claws and threw Igneel. Igneel went flying from the claws alone, his right wing limp as he landed on his side, then began to tumbled through open streets. By the time he stopped, he was groaning.
Craig snarled at his fallen foe, but that only served him to keep the pressure on. He charged after Igneel with force, no need to stop.
The Fire Dragon King was shaking his head and up on his feet. He growled as Craig closed in, turning towards him on all fours and swatting his tail from the side.
"Look out!" Gray warned.
Craig opened his gargantuan mouth and bit the incoming tail, making Igneel holler out in agony. With one violent yank, Craig dragged Igneel's whole body back towards him. As Igneel was on his abdomen, Craig raised one of his claws and slammed it into Igneel's right wing, anchoring him and piercing the membrane. Again, the dragon roared as he was overpowered yet again.
"Whoa! Craig's kicking his ass!" Max exclaimed.
"I had no idea Craig was this powerful." Lisanna muttered.
Craig snapped his jaws down on Igneel's shoulder, picking him up off the ground and used his claws to clutch and drive the Fire Dragon King into the ground again. Igneel yelled out once more, unable to respond as Craig brought his tail around and whipped Igneel. The harsh tail slam sent the dragon flying, his back soaring into another building. As Igneel was suppressed against the tall building, he roared in agony before having the chance to fall down. Craig charged head first into Igneel's chest, his skull and horn mortally damaging the skin. The building behind broke into debris piles, and yet Craig continued his charge, ramming Igneel through building after building. The force drove the dragon and dinosaur across the wide street.
Their roaring echoed, and yet no one dared to stop them. Natsu went wide-eyed at the fake Igneel being overpowered.
Cana swiped her cards, sending the glowing mechanisms at Glenda. The scientist used her needle and hastily swiped, managing to deflect several of the cards. Finding an opening, she ducked from a card and went charging at Cana.
"Don't get ahead of yourself!" The lush planted a card right at her feet. From it, a bright flash blinded Glenda, causing the scientist to lose her guard.
"Gah!" Glenda squinted, but the light was merely a distraction as a pair of cards flung through the cover and struck Glenda's arms covering her body. The scientist yelped out as she recoiled from the cards piercing her coat.
"Bull's eye!"
"You little twit!" Glenda growled. "I will not take this act of defiance so lightly! This is the Council you are dealing with, and as such, I have the power to-" She never finished as Cana pulled out more cards.
"Can it with the Council crap, would ya for a sec?!" The brunette barked. She and Glenda shared a unison look; looks that exemplified high resentment. "Now look, I know and you know that this isn't about any of this council stuff. You seriously believe we're afraid of your little scapegoat?" She managed to flash a smirk. "Not sure that you noticed, but we're not exactly rule-followers. We don't take crap from scumbags like you…especially since we got ourselves a dinosaur with a bad attitude."
Glenda was not accepting this. She could not – nee cannot – ever accept whatever Cana said. Her fists balled, her grip was almost enough to shatter the needle she was carrying. "Cana Alberona, you have become as aggravating as I have become with that excuse of a man who became a dinosaur."
Cana's eyes narrowed. "He's more of a man than you give him credit for."
"He is an animal!" Glenda snapped, her look in her eyes all but sane. She was mad, infuriated, a bunch of emotions that Cana caught whim of. The Card Mage wasn't smirking anymore when Glenda's needle in hand snapped to pieces, the acidic liquid all over her hand dripping to the floor with a sizzling sound. She had lost her grip, literally and figuratively.
"That so-called 'man' isn't human anymore. He is a wild animal, and will act as such. That makes me the superior." She pointed to herself for clarification. "Humans are meant to control and evolve, and we will keep on doing so until we are satisfied!"
Cana's gaze fastened. "You really are a psycho."
The whole observatory suddenly began to shudder, the equipment rattling like cages, throwing Cana and Glenda off balance for a short while.
"What the heck?" Cana looked up at the monitor, her eyes widening when the screen, though sideways, revealed Craig pushing Igneel towards them. "No way!" She gasped.
Glenda grunted, as she knew she had to act fast. She made another break for the desk, managing to reach the archive keys to activate the date modifier files.
"What are you doing?!" Cana shouted.
"I can still fix this! I am in control here, not you!" She exclaimed. She managed to get the purple lens set on the closing image of Craig and Igneel, both roaring figures soaring at her with shock and might.
Cana pulled out another card. "Not on my watch, ya don't." She swiped her index and middle fingers towards the side. "Card Dimen-!" The brunette was cut off from her spell when the equipment above fell. It landed in front, cutting her off from Glenda. "Damnit!"
The shuddering of the observatory was at a constant, and that was effecting the residual equipment. Barely intact, it all went tumbling down, crashing against the ground, and Cana found herself unable to get a clear shot, nee keep herself from getting hit on the head.
The brunette was forced back towards the entrance, where equipment and debris had begun to pile up. She looked back at Glenda. "Come on, it's not safe here!" She called out to her, but the scientist was having none of it.
"I-!" She ducked from a falling screen. "I can do this! I am in control here!"
Cana's eyes slowly widened in horror, her violet eyes seeing the equipment piling to where it was a hill. The mage saw that her spell wouldn't get to her, and saw that Glenda was not wanting to move. She chose her own fate, and as much as Cana was going to regret it, she looked away, a pain in her eyes. "I'm sorry." She quietly pleaded. She turned and jumped out of the latch in time before more equipment from above came down, completely blocking the opening. She fell on her front outside on the ground, wincing at the hasty fall. She looked back to see Craig overpowering Igneel, and she got to her heels to make a break for the nearest safe zone.
Craig shoved Igneel all the way back in front of the observatory, where the dragon finally ascertained ground. With what instincts were driving the creature, he shoved Craig off, making him back away a distance.
Inside the observatory, the purple eye of the lens was beginning to target Craig. Glenda was pressing buttons and getting controls underway. She looked up, her anger evident. "Stay right there." She growled.
Igneel opened his mouth, where fire and air alike began to swell and surge. It was another breath attack, and a big one. A last-ditch move, and Craig readied to end it as well. He opened his mouth, his jaw power still as hefty as a Mosasaur and sharp teeth that could rip through thick metal. With one powerful roar, Craig lunged at Igneel's chest.
As Igneel opened his mouth, the battle had reached its end. One side had won…and it wasn't pretty.
Igneel's mouth was gaped wide open, but only embers came out. He looked distraught, and even from the distance, Fairy Tail saw the results. Natsu was especially torn up inside.
Craig's snout was inside the chest, where he bit straight through skin, bone, and all. Craig yanked his snout out, drenched in blood. His teeth were red, and Igneel had a giant hole in his chest. The dinosaur backed off a step, growling as he watched the flames around Igneel's mouth flare like weak streams. Craig roared at him, and the dragon began to fall backwards, groaning weakly and succumbing.
Glenda was one button away as she looked up with glee. "Now let's see how you like it when the date modifier is set to a condition where you couldn't feel anything!" She readied. "Now-!" Her eyes picked up something outside, a sudden thud that left her unnerved. She looked at the monitor, seeing Craig's bloody snout and Igneel starting to fall backwards…onto the observatory.
"What?!" She looked at the targeting mechanism, it was out of alignment with Craig as Igneel's falling back took up the whole monitor. "No…no, no, no, no~." She growled.
Igneel's flaming mouth and heated dead body fell faster, the shadow covering the decimated observatory.
Glenda's eyes showed fear. "No! No! Make it stop!" But there was nothing she could do. Her exit was blocked off, the system was down, and she screwed herself over. Her mouth gaped open, screaming in terror at the failure that'll cost her life.
"NOOOO~!"
Igneel slammed onto the observatory, crushing it and everything inside. A fiery explosion erupted into Magnolia's atmosphere, encompassing the area in which everything was nearby. The dome-like eruption, was seen from the streets far away, winds passing Natsu and everyone as they were wide-eyed at the explosive ending to the brawl.
"…whoa." Gajeel muttered.
Cana watched from behind a building, the few strands of her brown hair whipping and barely obscuring her vision. Still, she saw the immense dinosaur within the chaos, and as the fire dialed down, she was awestruck.
As the explosion dialed down, all that remained was a large pile of debris that was cindered, and smoke billowed into the atmosphere. Craig stared at the debris and what remained of Glenda, her legacy ruined. He raised his head, slowly opening his mouth and roared loud. His roar was blood-curdling, crackling spines as the land shuddered at the might of Craig. His long, victory roar went on, echoing all throughout the range of Magnolia and the forest and hills.
Craig's roar dwindled down, leaving him huffing with scrapes and blood all over his dinosaur form. He picked up a smell, his head turning to see Cana emerging from an alley, unharmed.
"Craig!" She called out. She looked up at him, eyes wide and seeing his gigantic form. Her heart pulsed several beats a second, her breathing hitching at the sight of him. "Craig? Is that…you?"
Craig growled down at Cana, narrowing his eyes and his snout to be eye level with the brunette. He stared at her, hoping to alleviate the mage's worries. Craig snorted, hot air exerting from his nostrils and getting sprays of mucus on her, like tiny dots. When he saw the shock on her face, Craig coughed and raised his head, like a snicker.
Cana remained stationary, her brow twitching as she reached for her face and flicked some of the offending liquid off. Her look grew tiresome as she stared at him again. "Yup, that's you alright."
Craig let out another low growl down towards her as he craned his head up. He looked off towards the side, seeing Makarov and the rest of Fairy Tail present and regrouping with quiet shock. They all looked up at Craig with amazement and awe, with some hints of fear as well.
"He actually did it." Macao said.
"Freakin amazing." Wakaba said.
"He seriously beat all of them?" Bisca questioned.
"All three dragons, and a lone dinosaur stopped them all." Evergreen said. "I knew he was a wild beast, but I never knew he'd be this wild."
Natsu looked shocked, but all he did was stare. He was still trying to overcome those images of the fake Igneel losing to Craig. It was a gruesome fate, but his bets on dragons being superior was lost.
"Natsu." Erza muttered.
Craig's Jurassic body began to glow, specks of purple flaring and engulfing his entire body. He roared up to the skies, the specks and light brightening a little more.
"Craig?!" Cana shouted in worry.
"What's happening?!" Romeo exclaimed.
Makarov glared up at the light, his face dead serious. "With the observatory destroyed, its effects must be wearing off as well." He figured. "I'm afraid this is where Craig returns to himself."
Everyone watched with astonishment as Craig's head turned left and right, roaring loudly into the atmosphere as the light engulfed him. After several moments of flashing, his roaring stopped, and Cana and everyone watched him revert to size again, becoming Craig again, on hands and knees, panting heavily with marks and blood all over his body, especially in his skin and torn shirt.
As he was breathing heavily, Cana waked closer towards him. "Cranky!"
Craig was panting still, sweat dripping from his face. He was breathing in and out, barely keeping himself up. "Gee…" He growled weakly.
"What?"
Craig looked up to her, seemingly pissed. "You're being too loud." He grumbled.
Cana reeled back, startled. Immediately she took offense. "What was that?!" She yelled back. "I actually feel worry for you and that's how you pay me back?! You ungrateful savage!"
"Well excuse me for being annoyed with people in my space! At least as a dinosaur you'd all give me my space!"
"We were making sure we weren't stepped on!"
"I can still step all over that oversized butt of yours!"
"Oh yeah?! I liked it better when you were a dinosaur!"
"I liked it better when you're drunk and stupid…oh wait." He smirked. "You already the latter."
Cana was fuming. "Now you're just asking for it!"
Fairy Tail was watching the back and forth bantering, Craig and Cana violently yelling at each other for the umpteenth time today. They all wanted to step in, but that'd be no good. Their voices raised, and their routine went underway.
Erza pinched the bridge of her nose. "Good grief." She grumbled.
About three days had passed since the incident. It was hard to believe that such a thing happened, but it was true. As reconstruction on Magnolia went down, some buildings were already in the process of getting pointed on, while tiling and roofing were happening in other places. The taller buildings were taking much longer. It'd be another few days before they were all back up and running again. As construction went down, the Magic Council and Rune Knights immediately flooded Magnolia for evidence and for the story. Most of the evidence was confiscated on sight, but most didn't mean any. The materials, lacrima for videos, and the observatory were all destroyed within the battle. Almost nothing survived, not even Glenda.
The members were all interrogated and questioned, and as Craig spoke, he gave the rundown with Cana as a witness. They told the story, and the citizens of Magnolia were all questioned and told the same story too. It was a pain, and this time, the council was to blame for the folly. Results were as clear as day; the Magic Council was held accountable for its own actions, and they would have to pay and assist in the reconstruction. Makarov sure was pleased to know they couldn't blame Fairy Tail for the self-destruction for the Department of Research and Development, and the arrest of the surviving staff.
Lucy and many homes were miracles to be standing still. The biggest miracle was that Craig's apartment was up still, and fully intact, unlike the other homes on the street.
Currently in bed, watching the sunset from the window, Craig watched the orange sky fade away to black. For the past few days, he's been mostly around his home, keeping to himself. It was enough that Cana always comes and goes, but whether or not she pitied him didn't matter to him anymore. If she went to Fairy Hills and left him, he'd always wake up with her in bed with him. It became a routine sort of speak.
Cana aside, he began to muddle and contemplate over what happened few days prior. He stared at the darkening sky, thinking of how Glenda found her chance of revenge and it cost her life. 'Again, the past always comes to get me.' He thought about Tarbo, and how the dinosaur was aligned with him and his friends. 'I wonder how those three are up there?'
He was so lost in his mourning for his dead friends that he didn't realize that the door opened up to his bedroom.
"You still loafing around like a sloth?" It was Cana. "And here I thought you weren't lazy?"
Craig's attention shifted over towards Cana. He acknowledged the flask of liquor in her right hand, but said nothing out of exhaustion. "You're one to talk. At least I helped rebuild rather than slump over a stool all day and drink." He retorted.
Cana rolled her eyes. "It's called relaxation. Maybe you'd give it a try." She raised the flask to her lips, taking sip after sip that went down her throat. She looked over at Craig again, the unamused look making her smirk after the taste went down her throat. "What?"
Craig groaned as he laid his head back against the one pillow he had. "Why do I even bother?" He's told Cana time and time again, that no matter how many times this charade has gone on, no alcoholic beverages were allowed. He counted telling her about 57 times before losing count.
After finishing the flask, she dropped the glass bottle into the trash can right by the door before folding her arms beneath her ample valleys. "So, how's your wounds?" She asked.
With the change of subjects, Craig kept his eyes closed, recalling the new claw scar at the left ribs by that Velociraptor. And just below the collar bone was a small bruise, but it was really a permanent burn mark from that bite from Igneel. It was just one of the many of near-hundred of scars to be added and layered over other scars, reminders of his battles that kept pouring onto his shoulders.
He had a dark blue shirt on at the time, and he had taken the bandages off earlier today. Wendy asked to heal, but Craig only asked for internal recovery. He didn't want his scars healed. "Fine." He huffed.
Cana could hear the strain in his voice. He was exhausted, and she shrugged it off and put hands behind her head. "Geez." While she didn't mean to give him a break, and the fact she liked to tease and annoy him, she had to admit she was drained as well. "So, what's the plan?"
Craig rolled over to his side, facing away from Cana. "My plan is to get some shut eye. Your plans are your business." He testified, eyes shut, elbow to pillow and hand supporting cheek. "I've had a long few days of dinosaurs and roaring, and I pray to try and just get a few winces of sleep."
He tried to relax his shoulders, head crashing against the pillow as his eyes calmed. His look of irritation subsided it seemed, and he took a quick huff or air.
Cana frowned. She had hands to her hips and stared at the exhausted mutant. When she took a really good look at him, he really was hoping for some sleep, but knowing him, he was probably thinking about his dying friends of the past. From what she's seen, he always has a way of turning battles around with recollecting dying friends and past experience. As morbid as it was, it did help kill off Igneel and the reanimated dragons. Natsu was certainly peeved, though Craig gave no damn and ignored the Dragon Slayer's fuming as of two days ago. To be honest, Natsu was quiet and hardly spoke to Craig after he slaughtered the dragons; in fact, the Dragon Slayers didn't say anything, borderline neglecting his existence due to his slaughter.
Cana felt sympathy for them, but Craig had to do it. She knew even Craig was having a hard time, but lives were at stake. Again, she felt more pity for the poor mutant hybrid. "You poor creature." She teased in a grim tone.
"Shut it, Boobzilla." Craig muffled.
Cana snickered at Craig again and she stretched overhead. Once her back was stretched, she turned away and dropped her back onto the mattress. Sighing in relief to be off her feet, she stared up at the ceiling fan. "Ah~." She sighed loudly. "Now this is chilling," She looked over, a placid grin on her face as she looked at Craig's face facing her. When she thought about the few times she's seen his body, she had to admit it wasn't half bad when it came to how deeply tones it was, though the scars were another problem. Not bothering about Craig for the time being, she mumbled as the night sky flowed in the sky, her back also towards him.
Their backs were touching, and as he was starting to sleep, Craig's expression grew much more relaxed.
And that's it for the arc! What did you guys think? Was it a good dinosaur vs dragon idea? Did these past 4 chapters shock you, or any flashbacks or fight leave you baffled? I was glad I got Craig's dinosaur DNA arc out of the way, now I can focus on more plot developing.
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