AAN: finally got this done, yeah its slow going right now.

Dinosaur Conundrum

Holly was the first to wake, noting she had once again over slept. She noted Genki was still sleeping and smiled as she began to pray. * Father, please help the villagers and our friends to see your truth as well. Help Genki and I lead them to it. In Jesus name Amen * She noticed Genki beginning to stir. He was greeted by her wondrous smile, and nuzzled her softly in return.

"Morning love, how are this morning?"

"I feel great; I haven't had that good of a sleep in a long time."

"I am glad." He grinned, rising a moment he grabbed something from his pants pocket and came over giving it to her. It was a small bag, Holly's quizzical expression made him chuckle. "Open it." She did so finding a beautiful silver and gold cross on a silver chain. She looked from the cross to him a few times in wonder. "Most Christians have a cross to wear, though I don't always wear mine, I have one similar to that. I thought you might like it as a token of faith from me." She smiled now gently,

"Thank you Genki, it's beautiful. I will always keep it close."

"I am glad you like it so well." He returned to nuzzling her after he put the pendant on her. She returned the nuzzling for a moment before wincing in pain; she hadn't noticed the pain until she started moving around. Genki took quick note of her expression. "Would you like a massage?" his voice soft and semi-embarrassed.

"Yes thank you." She moved to lay on her back, she knew that in this form he wouldn't see much of anything but it still made her feel uneasy. He gently began to massage her womb hoping to ease her pain.

"We should probably speak with Athena and Harvey. Perhaps we can figure out a way to at least lessen the pain."

"I know, but I feel like I will be healed soon anyway." Genki looked to her now, he smiled gently.

"Has the Father given you a message?"

"No more of just a…. knowing I guess"

"Ah, I see. Well he is known for that as well." He smiled gently though it was obvious that he was still blushing. She returned his smile enjoying the massage that was slowly removing her pain. After about five minutes she smiled to him again.

"It's much better now." He nodded removing his hands; he moved to lay beside her returning to cuddling with her. She smiled as he did so very much enjoying the whole thing. "Thank you Genki."

"Anything for you Love."

"So do you think we will be interrogated again?" she giggled smiling to him.

"I am sure we will be, they just can't understand this huge change. But I think Tiger and Grey Wolf may come around soon. Perhaps, Granity as well she seems more open to such things."

"Yes you are right about that. Perhaps I need some alone time with her?"

"You could invite her to help you watch the pups this afternoon with the other female babysitters?"

"I'll see if she will do it… she isn't very maternal." Genki laughs gently at the thought of a maternal pixie.

"I am not sure pixies were ever created to be maternal… despite being female."

"Very true, they might not have been. I guess we'll find out if she has a maternal side or not. I will ask her to help out then."

"I would also like some time alone with you if we can get it later."

"I'm sure we can manage that." He leaned over and kissed her gently, she smiled into the kiss returning it. So they broke the kiss and rose to get dressed and hopefully be able to make breakfast in peace, before the inevitable pelting of questions.

They headed down stairs soon and began making breakfast, Granity wandered in smelling the food. Genki smiled to her but said nothing.

"I didn't expect to see you helping Genki."

"Well I figured I could do some of the simple stuff."

"Food will be ready soon." Holly smiled to her, "Granity can I get your help watching the pups this afternoon?"

"You're watching them?"

"Yeah I figured the others needed a break, but I am not sure I can manage them all on my own." Granity seemed to be debating the idea of helping for a few minutes.

"I guess I can help…. I'm not sure what to be doing though."

"Just have to keep track of them; they will probably play with each other."

"I guess I can help you with that then…"

"Great it'll be good to have some company" Holly just smiled enjoying the strange look on Granity's face at the moment. It took very little time to prepare the meal and rouse the others with the prospect of food. Genki was soon on his way to work and Holly soon walked out to the den with Granity. Because of the need to complete some jobs around the village the monsters had little time to question the couple this morning.

Once Holly arrived at the den with Granity the other pack members left to hunt or perform various jobs. Holly sat down and watched the youngest of the pups playing. In reality she knew as alpha female she would have little trouble keeping them inline herself but she needed a reason for Granity to be there alone with her.

"Thanks for joining me Granity."

"Your welcome… I'm not sure why you picked me though."

"Cause I know you wanted to talk with out the others around." Holly looked her way noting the shock in her eyes, "you have questions but you don't want to ask them with the others there."

"Was it that obvious?"

"No but Genki read your body language, and we both know you adapt to new possibilities better then the others do." She saw her friend nod before she glanced back at the pups. After all she still needed to watch them. "What are your questions?"

"Well… how do you know for sure this god will heal you for one? The mother never did even though you believed she would."

"Yes but the mother never answered prayer like this. The Father has directly spoken to me, and sent his messengers more then once to prove his existence. And that's not even counting the miracles we witnessed." She glanced back to see Granity nodding again.

"Yes that is true but how are you so certain?"

"Its just a knowing, I some how know it through and through that it will happen. But when it does it'll be to help others as well not just me. That seems to be how he operates most of the time."

"Yes he does seem to like to show others his power…"

"He's doing it to make sure everyone understands that he is real." She turned her attention back to the pups; "I know I didn't understand that at first… even after seeing Genki being healed like that. It took his speaking to me directly to change my mind."

"I see, so that's what lead you to the alter and why you converted shortly after."

"Yes, I felt it in my heart. I just knew the correct path somehow… so I followed it. Genki seemed so sure of himself and he has always seen what we cannot."

"Yes he seems to have that ability. He was the one who showed me that not all humans were bad, and that monsters could be friends with humans. I owe him a lot in that, I'm not sure what would have happened if I had not listened to him." Holly knew Granity was already on the right train of thought so she let her go.
*After all it wasn't long ago that I was on that same path with my own thoughts. I just hope we can make a difference. *

"Holly how did you learn of his religion?"

"I read his holy book and asked questions."

"Do you think he would mind my reading it?"

"No, he wouldn't mind at all I'm sure. Just ask him."

"I will then."

While the girls were watching the pups Genki was at work helping Larry with some custom orders from another village in the area.

"Hey Larry, when did the dinosaurs, like vengeance and the raptors, start showing up?"

"Hmm? Well let's see… I think it was about 2 years ago. They just appeared out of nowhere. No one seems to be able to talk with them or reason with them."

"No surprise there, they don't speak in any language we can understand. Have there been any others besides those two types? Any larger ground or flying types?"

"I have heard reports of colossal long necked ones to the south and some flyers to the north. There are some with horns and some with spikes their backs and tail as well."

"Then they revived more then one type then… I wonder why."

"Revived?"

"Well I don't know about here but dinosaurs are all extinct in my world. The carnivores like raptors and t-rex can be very dangerous because they will hunt people and monsters. The herbivores on the other hand like the long necks, the three horns, and spike tails will be less trouble some but can be a threat if they feel they or their young are in danger. The three horns are triceratops and the spike tails are stegosaurus, and those are actually protective plates on its back not spikes. The long necks have more then one variety, as do the flyers. Some of the flyers are meat eaters others are plant eaters."

"If they are all dead in your world how do you know so much?"

"We study what's left of them and make educated guesses from that. Most of the bones we have found have been fossilized."

"Fossilized?"

"It means they have turned to stone. It preserves a lot of the detail so we can learn more form them. There are various reports of dinosaur like creatures around the world. But if they are around they are hiding very well. They probably realize humans are a threat and stay away from them."

"Ah I see, well your world does sound interesting Genki. Though it is still hard to believe you come from another world. Why do you ask about the dinosaurs?"

"I was thinking if they only start showing up a few years ago then someone had to revive them. We can probably stop them from reviving more if we can find them. Then the only issue will be with the ones already alive."

"I guess that is possible."

"I think I will do some research when I visit other villages for orders. Maybe we can find a source."

"Alright, speaking of information I need some more from you later."

"That's fine."

By the time Genki returned home for the night, Holly and Granity were in a long discussion about the bible. Granity had started reading it and had asked Holly some questions, to which Holly didn't have all the answers but used her counsel to answer her companion. Genki just smiled as he saw them, joining them after he cleaned up.

"I see you two had fun having some time to talk."

"You really knew I was already wanting to know more huh? Holly told me you were the one that suggested we talk."

"That is correct Granity."

"Genki and I both noticed you seemed more interested then the others."

"I told Holly to approach you first because of that interest."

"I see."

"Anyway you're welcome to borrow that if you want Granity." Granity's eye's fell on his bible for a moment.

"I would like that thank you."

"Genki did you get questioned at work again?"

"Yes a little but I also was doing some questioning my own. I learned a bit more about the timing of the dinosaurs like the raptors and what others had been spotted. I think someone has revived them, a bunch of them but I am not sure why they would do so."

"Well they did just show up one day…." Holly began thinking on it. "Why would anyone want to bring them back? It's not like they are intelligent and could be useful to them."

"Well they are intelligent considering but yes they wouldn't be of much use. But maybe they didn't know that when they revived them… we'd have to see if we could track down the source. There has to be an area they appeared at or near first."

"Maybe we can find out from the packs in the area? Or form neighboring towns?" Holly had a valid point they both knew. Genki decided both would be a good idea.

"I'll ask the headman if he can send out a letter to the surrounding towns asking about the dinosaurs. I will call a message to the neighboring packs as well and see what they can find out." He saw the girls nod; they understood he wanted to find the person who created the dinosaurs to make sure they don't keep on creating them. Especially since they are dangerous. Genki walked out the door and began his howl to the other packs. He received answers that were promising; Holly understood them easily and could only smile. * Looks like they will help. Now will the headman help? * Tiger and the others slowly wondered in looking rather confused by all the howling. Genki sat down with the group discussing the matter with them long into the night. Holly brought them their meals to the living room so they didn't have to interrupt the discussion. They had a plan in place long before they headed to bed. Now they just needed the information to get them to the location of the dinosaurs' creation.

The group split up to go to bed, Granity took the bible with her to read before sleeping. Holly and Genki just smiled and slipped into their room.

"Genki, do you think the packs will find anything?"

"I am certain they will, most of them are excellent trackers you know." The reminder brought and awareness of just how dumb her question had been.

"Yes… I forgot I guess."

"I will teach you to hunt and track soon. If that's what brought this out?"

"Thank you I would like that."

"What's on your mind?"

"Genki do you want pups… or a human child?"

"Either is fine with me. I will leave that up to you. Each has its own advantage. I'm sure you know that though."

"Yeah I do, I read about it in the book you translated for me." He pulled her close giving her a gentle kiss.

"You seem tired. The discussions wear you out?"

"To some degree, though the pups also were rather active today."

"So does Granity have a maternal side?" he teased knowing he would earn a giggle from his female.

"Not really, least not that I can tell. She seemed more annoyed then anything with the pups."

"Figures with her."
"Genki can we get some rest…."

"Of course." He smiled getting ready for bed. Once they were in bed he pulled her close whispering, "Sweet dreams my love." Holly could only smile as she blew the candle out.

"Sweet dreams to you as well Genki."

AAN: yeah not too much going on but I promise next chapter will be more exciting.