I'M ALLLLIIIIIVVVVVVEEEEEEE! How's it going you wonderful bastards and welcome to another chapter of Primal Warriors. I would like to apologize for the lateness of this chapter. I was going through a move recently followed up by a vacation. To top that off i've been working on a new that out of the way, enjoy the reading.

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Chapter 12. Fight for Survival

Several weeks later….

The war party moved through the jungle, eyes open for any kind of danger. The group consisted of six individuals, five humans with one of them on top of a Raptor. They were uneasy, rightfully so. Over the past couple of weeks, members of their tribe have gone missing, looking for the escaped slaves. Although there were only a few missing, the boss was adamant on finding them, to discourage the others from making the same decision.

The party moved on not knowing that in the trees above them, a pair of eyes were staring at them. They creature didn't move except its eyes, which followed them as the party moved through the underbrush. Without a sound, the animal moved to another tree, silently following them as they got closer to their destination.

As the party was nearing a clearing, they heard a loud cry that sounded like a bird. They turned towards it and the source and found out it was a little green Compy standing on a fallen log. The little dinosaur was staring at them until they moved towards it, which caused it to scurry off into the bushes.

They stared at the spot for a couple of seconds, unease creeping up on them, without the dinosaur, the only sound was the slight breathing of the raptors…

They paused, listening at the surrounding jungle. Normally, it would be alive with the sound of insects, frogs, and birds, but there was only silence from the trees. Only one thing could shut the forest up. A predator.

Realizing that they were in the open, they moved quickly back towards the tree line. As soon as they reached it however, the leading man let out a cry and fell down with an arrow sticking out of his chest. The others looked around and saw movement from the trees. Soon, they were surrounded by several figures, covered in plants to blend in with the surrounding jungle.

Not wasting any time, the raiders charged at this new enemy, the raptor snarling before charging as well.

However, before they could do anything, a loud roar could be heard. A second later, a large body came bursting out of the forest, it's footsteps causing the ground to shake as it closed in in the smaller dinosaur.

The creature was large, slightly smaller than a Carno, but still dwarfing the nearby raptor. It was covered in dark green scales, making it to blend in with the surrounding jungle. A blade like horn rested on top of it's nose while another pair rested above it's eyes. It's razor sharp fangs identified it as a carnivore, it mouth salivating at the sight of the smaller creature in front of it.

The man on top of the raptor tried to get away from the rampaging Ceratosaur, but it was too late. The raptor screamed as the much larger dinosaur crashed into it, the larger predators jaws clamped along it's back. The man screamed as the jaws also got his legs, crushing them beyond repair and filling the air with a sickening crunch.

The Cera picked up the raptor with its powerful jaws, then proceeded to shake it's head violently, tearing into the flesh with its razor sharp teeth. The man on top fell to the ground, but only his upper torso, his legs still within the Cera's mouth. The raptor, on the other hand, died as the violent action punctured several of its organs. As the man lay dying on the ground, he could see a figure standing over him with an object in their hand.

While the "fight" with the dinosaurs was going on, the battle around them was shortly wrapping up. Although the war party fought to their fullest, they were simply outnumbered, including the looming dinosaur standing nearby. The last fighter finally fell to an spear to the chest.

As the dust finally cleared, one of the fighters removed his "helmet", revealing a head of messy brown hair.

"Alright everyone", Alex called out, "let's clean this mess up and see what they got". As everyone moved to loot the bodies, he walked over to the Cera who was busily munching on the raptor. As he got close, the dino noticed him and let out a growl of warning before returning to his meal. Alex was cautious around the big beast, knowing that it wasn't quite tame like some of the other animals.

He remembered when they first encountered the predator a couple weeks back. A group of them were out on a hunting expedition when they came across the Cera. And by came, that they almost were either trampled underneath by the creature or caught in its jaws. THey didn't notice it until it was right on top of them.

They managed to get out of its path in time and Sam got to try out her new arrows on it. After making a mixture of dark berries that make animals become drowsy and spoiled meat, these "Narco" arrows were efficient at taking down the theropod. Once it was down, they fed it meat while it was in its tranquilized state. As it was eating during this time period, it surprisingly got used to us. By the time it was back to its normal self, it acted like a tame animal and helped us hunt.

But there was one problem, it didn't like to share. After the first snap at one of the tribesmen, it became clear that it still was feral in a way. Even when they brought it back to base the others were not thrilled with a large carnivore in the area. But it stayed a little far from camp, and didn't attack anyone. Except when food was involved.

"Aran….." I spoke to the Cera, using his given name to try and calm him down. "It's ok, it's me, I just wanted to see something". He wasn't having it and growled some more at me. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked over to see Ashley with a smirk on her face. "I'll handle this Lex, don't get your arm bitten off just because you don't have the right touch". She walked over towards Aran, who in turn got excited at the site of her. Out of all the members of the tribe. She was the only one able to get the Ceratosaur to listen. Alex was amazed at this girl. Only seventeen and able to calm down a dangerous creature.

As Ashley had Aran distracted, I went in to inspect the body. Although it was all torn up from multiple bites, he could easily see that the saddle was still intact. However, the rider's legs were still attached to the saddle. Although he didn't shy away from gore, he didn't enjoy moving the legs to take off the saddle. Once that was done, he removed the saddle to allow Aran to continue his feast.

As he made his way back towards the group, a large shape landed next to me. Diego gave off a slight purr and rubbed against me. Although it might have been brushing me lightly, the strength of the gorgonopsid nearly made me stumble and fall over. Smiling to the predator, I scratched the back of his ears before noticing Sam giving the thumbs up that everything was ready to go. After making sure the bodies were hidden from prying human eyes, we moved off.

The hike back was little over an hour away. It might of been shorter walk if it wasn't for the dense jungle around us. Eventually, we managed to make it to the entrance of the cove and before long we were greeted by the site of the base.

After many weeks, the area has upgraded in living conditions. There were now several log cabins scattered about with two larger ones sitting near a large fire pit. One of them was to house the extra supplies which includes weapons, tools, clothing and extra building materials. Right next to that building was where the food was kept and preserved, a constantly patrolled to make sure no animals got into it. The rest were "residential" cabins.

As the days keep on going by, more and more people are being found on along the coasts of the landmass. These new survivors age ranges from young children and middle aged adults. Our group has encountered several of them, sometimes in perilous circumstances. Other times the enemy has acquired some. We did our best to save them, and in the process the population of the group has grown from around a dozen to over forty.

As we left the pah and went further into the cove, Ashley led Aran towards his resting area. The Cera was kept away from the main area, mostly since he caused fear amongst the survivors, mostly the young ones. Instead, he stayed closer to the entrance, in case an enemy comes through. The dinosaur seemed fine with it, he didn't like to be around a lot of people.

As we got closer to the cabins, I could see the survivors doing their normal day activities. Some of them were out gathering, whether it be berries, wood, etc. Others were out on the water on top of makeshift rafts, catching fish with massive nets.

As I looked out over the cove, a bulging call could be heard. I looked over to see a large ceratopsian dinosaur with a saddle on it walking towards us. It was smaller than the more common Triceratops but was still larger than the humans The most distinct feature was its head. Like most ceratopsian, it had a large frill with horns coming out of it. With this individual, it had a pair of large horns growing out above its eyes, and another pair growing away from each other on top of its frill, giving it a "devilish" sort of look.

The Diabloceratops walked to the group while its rider, Marcus, waved at us from on top of it. He found the dinosaur wandering by a nearby riverbank and brought it down the same way the Aran was tamed. Since then, it has been used to guard the cove in case of an invasion.

Marcus got off and walked towards me, the Diablo following behind him. "Judging from the loud noises coming from Aran, I assume everything worked out?" he asked, a smile on his face. I smiled back and answered, "Everything went well. How's things been here?"

He shrugged. "Mostly quiet. A couple of the younglings tried to mess with and Peog, but thats about it".

We walked the rest of the way chatting about the day, when a bunch of children came running past us. I could see on one of the kids shoulders a little furry neck wrap. On closer inspection, it was a type of Otter.

Out of the many survivors on the Island, the kids had difficulty adapting the most. Unable to process what was going on around them, they would become scared and freakout real easily. If they were alone, this would make them prime targets for getting themselves captured or eaten. Luckily, with the ones we rescued, we helped them out with a sort of "therapy" creature. The small aquatic mammals were natural curious with humans in the first place, and the kids absolutely adored them. The only difficulty with them is keeping Binda away from them..

The kids waved at us before running off into the bushes. I smiled at them. They were smart enough to not go far and to stay away from Aran at the very least. Over at the cabins, some smaller structures could be seen. Over by the food storage, a small pen was filled with several Dodos, clucking about and pecking at the ground. After discovering that they were easy to tame, they were kept as a sort of livestock, used for their meat, feathers, and occasional eggs. However, the Pegos always find some way to get in and run off with the eggs. By the "tool shed" there were several utilities, like a tanning rack for hide and inside a mortar and pestle for substances, like Sam's narcotics. There was also a forge being built that would help make better equipment.

After everything was put away, I decided to go by the water's edge to cool off. Marcus had to take the Diablo, named Nike, out to the field to help with gathering. Sam went to go make sure everything was put away properly while Diego went to take a nap. As I entered the water, I could see the plated backs of several Anomalocaris just beneath the surface. Despite the overgrown shrimp's disturbing appearance, the animals were relatively harmless. The only time they got really aggressive is if they smelled blood, but even then they are relatively skittish. As I walked towards them, they darted off into deeper waters, away from the larger human.

The water felt wonderful, nice and cool in the warm weather. I could hear splashing behind me and looked over to see Sam wading out to the water towards me. Despite the situation all of us were in. I couldn't help to have strong feelings for her. She has proved to be a capable survivor and a true friend. Not to mention how beautiful she looked right now.

As she got closer, she called out to me. "There you are, we've been looking for you!". Confused, I waded back towards her. As I got closer, I could see even better how beautiful she looked. Put those thoughts away Alex, now is not the time. When I got close enough, she had a serious face on her. "We found something in the supplies we should check out". Nodding, we started to make my way up back to camp. As we got closer, rusting could be heard in the trees. Before I could react, a dark shape pounced on me, knocking me to the ground. I opened my eyes to see a familiar scaly and feathered covered head staring down at me.

I smiled. "Hey Plume, you miss us?". The answer in response was a quick bark and nuzzling against my chest. He final lept off me and went to go nuzzle Sam, who rubbed his back with joy. The young Yutyrannus has grown exceptionally since we found the cove, he was now the size of some of the large raptors. His downy feathers have mostly left and now adult feathers are covering most of him. He was still energetic as ever, and loved playing with the kids.

Now free from the larger animal, we finally made it to the storage cabin. Several others were there, including Taylor who had something in her hand. As we got near, she turned around with worry on her face. She handed me the object, which turned out to be a piece of paper with words on it. As I read it, I experienced dread at the words.

Hunter Calem, your mission is to find the missing workers from several weeks back and report their whereabouts back to camp. There neede for the chiefs plan. The saddle is nearly complete and we have found the perfect candidate for it. We are close to becoming the rulers of the Island. Do not fail.

Second in command, Steven

As I finished reading the note, I could feel the chill of a wind blowing over me. After each raid, there has been several notes mentioning this "saddle". The survivors we rescued from the camp tell of a project of a massive saddle being made. After what happened when they were freed, the project fell behind schedule according to the messages. Now that it appeared that it was almost complete, are problems just increased tenfold. Raptors we could handle, maybe a couple of Carnos. But whatever that saddle was meant for, we were not ready for.

I looked over across the cove, looking at all the children playing, all the people looking happy. Everyone one here was plucked out of their lives and stranded in this primordial land. Here, they try there best to have a sort of a peaceful life. I don't plan on having that dream ruined.

"Alex, is everything okay?", I heard Sam say. I looked back at her, worry in her eyes. I sighed before saying, "according to this note, this are going to get worse". I gave her the note before turning to the rest of the group. "So, anyone have any ideas?".

There were mutterings amongst the group. I could hear things like "move somewhere else", or "surrender". Although that seemed cowardly, I could see the reason why some of them want to do this. They know how dangerous this place is and don't want to risk being killed.

One of the survivors, however said something different. "How about we sabotage it". I looked over to see that it was Erik who spoke up. Standing taller than everyone else, the Norwegian native was ones we found stranded on a beach. He was a formidable fighter and also one of the people working on the new forge. It was normally a quiet person but when he wants to be heard, people stop and listen.

Now realizing the spotlight was on him, he spoke up. "I mean, you did it before right? When you freed the others.".

"Yea but that wasn't their original plan. It was just to get a bunch of people out. All that happened was they stalled time at best. No offense.", Ashley answered for him before saying that last part to me. But even though she said that, the wheels in my head began turning. What if we sabotage them. Maybe we can stop them for good in the process. Of course, there were dangers as well. For starters, the area outside of their camp was prime Troodon territory, and the small predators were dangerous. Then there was the camp itself. Even though the first time had some good things coming out of it, the amount of dead and injured was a heavy toll. No doubt that they upped their security.

I thought it over before turning towards one of the others. "Get every able body person to be at the fire pit in one hour".

When the hour came, almost every adult, with the exception of Ashley and a few others, were gathered by the pit. A couple of the older individuals were helping watch the kids, making sure they are safe and sound.I looked out over the many faces staring at me. Some of them had a look of confusion on them. Others fear, or distress. But all of them wonder what this meeting was for.

I cleared my throat before speaking up. "Hello everyone. I wish this was on better terms. After our latest assault, we discovered information that can endanger us all". There was a large amount of muttering coming from the others. I let it died down before continuing. "However, there might be a solution to prevent this from happening. The bad part is, we might have to go somewhere dangerous to deal with it. To do that, I need some volunteers. BUt be warned, there is a risk of death involved, so I ask you to tread lightly". I paused to let it sink in, looking out over the crowd.

Although at first, no one seemed to budge, one by one, a people began to step forward from the crowd. The first to step up was Sam, with a smirk on her face, "I've been itching to get back at them". Then the first two were Taylor and Marcus, brother and sister who both want to stop this threat and free their friend. Next came Ashley, her little COmpy sitting on her shoulder. Then Erik, and soon four others stepped forward. Including me, ten members of the tribe were willing to risk their lives for the better good.

I looked around the group in front of me. 'Alright, let's get to work".

The rest of the day was spent on planning for the mission and prepping the supplies, the others in the tribe going back to their daily activities. As soon as everything was done, everyone went to bed early, since they were leaving the next morning.

As said morning came around, the party began to move out to the entrance of the cove. Standing there was the party, consisted of both humans and animals alike. Sam sat on top of Binda, a recently made saddle strapped to the aquatic dinosaur, with a bow and arrow on her shoulder. Marcus sat on top of Nike, with most of the supplies strapped to the ceratopsian. Ashley stood with her Compy on her shoulder and Aran resting behind her.

As for me, I had Diego waiting right next to me and also to my other side, Plume. The Yutyrannus insisted on going, almost giving one of his juvenile "calls" that would definitely wake the camp if he wasn't allowed to go. Smart little bastard, Alex thought.

As everyone was preparing to head out, me and Sam looked at each other. SHe gave me a smile of reassurance and I returned it towards her.

A few minutes later, we headed put into the forest, ready to face whatever trials will come.

There you have it folks, here is the latest chapter in the Primal Warriors series. Again, I want to apologize for the lack of updates.

In other news, by the time this chapter gets posted, ARK Survival Evolved has left Early Access! Congrats to them! I've been with this game since it first came out 2 years ago and I loved it ever since. Sure it has gone through a bumpy road (putting it mildly) but in the long run, it has done amazing.

Another thing to say is also around the time this chapter comes out, they announced a new expansion pack, Aberration (i'm in love with the rock drake). However, as of now, I don't know if this particular ARK will be included in the Primal Evolved universe. I already planned to have Scorched Earth in a later story, but since they just announced Aberration, that ARK might be an iffy.

ANd finally, another round of dossiers is coming up. And I downloaded the dossier template to make visual representatives of my OC dossiers. THose will take time however, since I have to remember how to use photoshop.

With those out of the way, i'll be busy working on those dossiers. So i'll catch you boys and girls on the next one.

-Kaiju