AAN: time for some dinosaur excitement :P. On a role now!

Dinosaur Identification

Genki woke early finding his mate still asleep. He knew she was exhausted from the journey, though she put on a brave face. He sighed heavily thinking of the prior day. * I know this world doesn't breed animals as much as mine… but still I never though she wouldn't know what a dame or a sire were. Perhaps I need to look into her knowledge more. Maybe this worlds education just isn't enough… * he glanced over at her, * she seemed so depressed and stressed out for making such a blunder… will she be willing to accept my help right now though? I'm sure she was disheartened and embarrassed, especially with the female calling her stupid. * Sighing again and returned to resting with his female. Cloud Berry had been watching and noticed he seemed depressed and stressed out over the previous days situation. She frowned; she knew the couple cared greatly for each other. And Genki had made it clear he had no interest in a younger female.

* Perhaps… I should show my loyalty and help out. I can teach the alpha female what she needs to know. She was just starting to get her stride… I'm sure this will be a great set back. * Though Cloud Berry considered Holly 'wolf stupid' at times, she would have never called her out right stupid. She knew Holly had little knowledge of wolf ways and books can only go so far. * But I myself am 'wolf stupid'… perhaps Autumn Harvest would help. I'd have to ask just right though, she seems to dislike me. * Autumn Harvest had gotten after her on several occasions; sometimes it had gone to blows. The elder considered her rude and untrained, filled with arrogance rather then confidence. Perhaps the elder had been correct in some cases but Cloud Berry would never admit to that publicly. She took went back to sleep trying to rest as much as she could before they had to fight.

Autumn Harvest nudged the alphas awake a short time later. Both rose and accompanied her while Star Thunder stayed with the pack.

"Holly, are you still brooding over yesterday?" Holly looked guilty, Genki placing an arm around her shoulders, trying to comfort her.

"A little… Autumn… I embarrassed our pack with such a dumb question…"

"You did no such thing. Once the other pack realized you were changed they understood. You are too young in your wolf days to embarrass the pack." Holly looked at the elder in surprise, she felt like such a child with her lack of knowledge. "I know you are disheartened but you must move past this." the elder handed Holly a large green book. Holly looked at her quizzically. "This should help with basics like terminology and basic greetings. The book Genki had when more into behavior and rituals."

"Elder where did you…?"

"The elder male of this pack handed it to me last night in exchange for my companionship. He hasn't seen any bitches as fine as I in years according to him."

"Sounds like a tail chaser…." Genki mumbled.

"Perhaps, but sometimes that game is welcome." she winked at him making him blush. Holly looked between them confused, and hoped she'd fine that term in this book.

"Thank you elder."

"You are welcome alpha. Now, get your stride back. You were just starting to do really well." she took her leave making Holly look questioningly at Genki.

"You feel better now?"

"Yes… what's my stride?" he chuckled,

"It means that you had just gotten into the role of alpha, you were acting as one. It takes confidence to do that; you have to trust your own judgment. She knows you lost part of that when you lost confidence yesterday." Holly stared at him a moment then nodded.

"Thanks, I know you are all being very patient…"

"You need to be patient yourself. Don't let it bother you so much alright?" she nodded again. He then nuzzled her, "I won't do anymore courting rituals till after we are on our way home. But the next one I do will be the soul mate dance." He knew this one was complex and he wanted Holly to have time to study up. His chosen mate blushed profusely under her fur,

"Genki… I'm not sure if I'll be able to do the response… it's so complicated."

"Ask Autumn for help. I'm sure she can teach it to you." Holly smiled,

"Alright."

By now the others were up, and Genki noticed several other packs had joined them over night. Hunt Song and Snow Drift, the territory alphas, walked over to them as they returned followed by the other alphas. Holly still seemed nervous but managed the greeting for the other alphas after watching Genki, lucky for her males always go first.

"We thought it best to have a larger hunting party if we are to kill anything large."

"Very wise of you." Genki bowed his head in respect. "When do you plan on leaving for our destination?"

"After everyone has eaten." the alpha female Snow Drift now stepped forward.

"Can we all agreed to follow each others lead and coordinate? Or do we need a temporary supreme alpha?" everyone looked at each other. Holly was once again confused but decided not to say anything, not wishing to become embarrassed again.

"I say we hold an ordeal and decide that way." said a very vibrant male named Raw Bones, "I will not follow anyone weaker than I." Genki sighed, some how he knew someone would be like this.

"I don't understand why you are being so obstinate to working with another. Working together with others doesn't make you any weaker then them, nor any stronger. Besides if any of us are equally matched it'll take us all day to do this." the other alphas had to agree on the time constraints. Though they were not sure of Genki's words.

"And why should I listen to you pup? You are much younger than I and I doubt you are anywhere near my level of power. Furthermore…"

"Furthermore nothing!" came a boom, "quit your barking pup." a very large brown and black elder walked up. "You are nothing but a bug waiting to be squashed, full of fervor of the next meal you get and unaware you are about to be devoured." the elder had made the alpha cringe at his words, it was obvious the elder knew him and could take over his pack if he wanted. The elder looked Genki and his mate over making Holly feel self-conscious for a moment. He then met Genki's eyes and studied him. "How much do you know of these creatures young alpha?"

"I know they were revived from the dead and should not be here. That each has its own separate name and strengths. I know the predators' weaknesses and which are dangerous and how they are so. I know they will over take even the stronger packs if they have enough numbers. This is why I came to stop them." the elder looked around at the other alphas a moment, "And you wish to work together in peace rather than to fight for rank?"

"I'd prefer to save the time by doing so yes. There are more dangerous creatures that could be brought back then those we have seen." this news caused the other alphas to whisper along with the pack members who were listening. The elder waited then smiled a wolf's grin.

"You are supreme alpha. You have the most knowledge of these creatures and that is worth more than strength." the elder looked at the others alphas "any of you wish to challenge an elders decision?" the alphas shook their heads, even the male who had caused problems agreed to it. "Very well, we will follow you young alpha, lead us well. Any who disrespect you will deal with me." the elder left leaving the others to watch him go. The others looked at him expectantly now.

"Well after we are all fed, lets find the building you told me of Hunt Song." the male nodded,

"As you wish. I hope you indeed lead us well." Genki just nodded and the group dispersed. Holly was slightly shaken by the whole mess and Genki had to nuzzle her to get her clam again. With that done he walked over the talk to his own pack and the monsters while Holly lay down to relax a little.

One of the newly arrived alpha females wondered over to her position. She stayed at a distance till Holly looked her way. Holly showed curiosity, which told the other alpha she could approach. She sat down near by with a sigh,

"Sorry about my alpha male insulting your male. He gets out of hand."

"Its alright, I'm sure conflicts come up a lot when packs converge."

"Yes, but he makes everything worse. You seemed to have a brave mate, he didn't even flinch when elder Bear Fur yelled." Holly giggled,

"Yes he has always been that way, even when he was young. Running off and getting into trouble." the female yipped her amusment,

"I am Rain Singer."

"Its nice to meet you, I'm Holly." the female tilted her head in confusion. "I was human, only recently became a wolf. Genki has been helping me though the whole thing."

"So he chose you as a human?"

"Yes, his pack seemed… upset with him at first."

"No doubt they were, most of the Garou in this area dislike humans."

"Why?"

"Oh you must be from the north. Well there is a group of humans hunting us down here. They kill our pups first and anyone else they can get too." Holly found herself growling to her own surprise.

"That awful… I can see why you would hate humans then. My village is being protected by Genki's pack. We left the younger members in their care."

"Perhaps my pack should visit some time… well if my male will behave… Raw Bones tends to be very… particular about traveling." she smiled to Holly then asked, "What is your males wolf name?"

"I'm not sure… he has never said it. No one in the pack calls him by it either."

"Odd… we all have both a human and wolf name. You will gain yours later… once you earn it." Holly nodded,

"I was told that once when trying to name a young pup we took in. his mother was killed by some wild youngsters."

"It was kind of you to adopt him." Holly decided she should speak more with other alphas after seeing how nice this female is. Seeing the two the other alpha females joined the pair, Holly learned the others names as well and once again explained why she had only a simple human name. The others seemed both confused and curious.

Genki smiled seeing Holly talking with the other alpha females, she seemed relaxed now which was a big relief to him. Hunt Song and one of the alpha males, River Runner, came up to him.

"Seems our females are getting along better then we do."

"I think that is usually the case. " Genki grinned,

"Hung Song tells me your female was a human."

"Yes, she was changed only recently… and more by accident then anything."

"Accident?"

"She was originally Gaian… and attempted to use a seers spell on me. I ended up biting her in the process; I didn't even realize I had done it. The spell made it difficult for me to reason properly."

"All such spells do. I'm surprised you trust her."

"I have no problem trusting her, she couldn't understand my confidence in my faith to the Father. She was seeking understanding… just going about it the wrong way." the other males nodded. He noticed two other males had arrived.

"So you are teaching her our ways? Did she convert?"

"Yes she did convert. I'm slowly teaching her, I'm having an elder of my pack help her with some things. She knows better than I about the best ways of teaching. My mother was a transformed human so I never received all my training."

"Ah, I have heard of this happening many times. You seem very knowledgeable for one so young and untrained."

"Thank you. I do try my best."

"By the way, what is your wolf name?" Genki blinked he hadn't used it in years,

"Light Bringer." the other males gawked at him a moment, "I don't use my wolf name precisely because of that reaction. I am not sure why I was named that by my uncle but I was. At the time I didn't realize part of my family were already Garou, but my mothers side wasn't."

"So it was your father who was a Garou."

"Yes, though I never got too meet him. He died trying to protect mom. He saved her and me while I was still in her by changing her. We both would have died otherwise." the others males nodded fully understanding the young males strange circumstance now.

"We will use your wolf name, as it is proper." Genki nodded and sighed hoping he wouldn't have any trouble. River Runner walked over to get his female.

"Moon Dancer come, we must prepare. Leave Light Bringer's mate to him." Moon Dancer gave a lopsided grin and joined her male. The other females gave Genki a strange look,

"Well you know your mates name now Holly." Rain Singer grinned, she and other females rejoined their males now. Holly rose and went to Genki,

"Light Bringer?"

"It's my wolf name. I don't use it often… I tend to get stared at for it."

"Genki… when will I get my wolf name?" He tilted his head.

"You will get yours soon enough, the name usually comes from an attribute you have or something you have done."

"Will you give me the name?"

"I can or one of the elders can." she nodded then followed him over to eat with the others. Now that the hunters had returned they could all eat their fill. They would need it for what might lie ahead.

When all had finished eating they gather round. Genki nodded to Hunt Song who led the way to where the building he had mentioned was located. The packs seemed to behave despite the odd situation at hand of having over 200 wolves in the same area. The monsters all felt a little odd being around so many wolves, though the tiger brothers adjusted to it fairly quickly. It didn't take long to arrive; Genki noticed the massive building had only one entrance, and equally massive door. He saw a few plant eaters near by but these were duckbills and would not pose a threat. Glancing around Genki found some massive legs, smiling he looked up to see the long necks grazing. These huge creatures would also not be a threat, but unlike the duckbills they would not run either. Something caught his eye though and he looked over to see a herd of three horns grazing. Though plant eaters they could be a problem if they decided the large number of wolves were a threat. Making sure they were the last ones in the area Genki glanced back at the alphas.

"Those three horns could be a problem but only if they see us as a threat to the herd, they do have young with them. The duckbills will probably run, and the long necks will probably ignore us." the alphas nodded, "we should move at a slow lope that way if the three horns noticed us and attack we can scatter." everyone nodded and the word was passed mind to mind, a technique only werewolves have. Holly was greatly confused by this, as she was unaware of such a thing till now. Though the others knew of her confusion they ignored is.

Genki headed out first setting the pace, the duckbills noticed them first their leader calling alarm and the herd moving away. Genki keep the hunters moving towards the building. Genki glanced over to see a triceratops bull running full out towards them. Genki called alarm the wolves scattered confusing the bull. Genki stared him down; he decided to try something he hadn't though to do yet. He yelled 'stop we are not your enemy!' with his telepathic ability. To the amazement of all the wolves and the monsters the bull stopped right in front of Genki. Genki stood his ground but tried to posture only defensively.

'You are not plant eaters, why should I stop?' the large bull asked, he lower his head showing he could kill Genki if he desired, the pawed the ground aggressively.

'We have no interest in you. We are not the hunters that hunt you. But in that building they are making such hunts, letting them breed and grow strong. We wish to stop them, they are the real threat.' the bull nodded,

'They are indeed a threat, but why should I trust a meat eater?'

'Because we have a common enemy, besides you are too big for us to want to hunt. We prefer to hunt the dumb grazers. I'm sure you have seen them, those that can not mind speak.'

'Indeed I have…' by now the alpha male parasaurolophus and brachiosaur had over heard them and decided to walk over. Genki and the three horn looked up at the big long neck as he spoke.

'We should not assume all meat eaters are a problem. Do you fight with the little snipers? They eat meat yet we get along with out a problem.'

'Little snipers?' Genki asked confused, the brachiosaur gave him a mental image of a small meat eater the size of a chicken. Genki nodded, 'thank you.'

'No of course not…' The bull couldn't make up his mind about Genki though.

'If this one speaks the truth, then I for one want to stop the sharp teeth. I do not like being chased by them any more then you do tri horn.' the duckbill said with some fervor. 'I'm not as good with destroying things as they are but I will help.' he nudged Genki gently. Genki smiled,

'I appreciate that. Thank you.'

'You may call me Wind Caller' Genki nodded, the long neck dropped his head down so Genki could see him easier.

'I am Tree Thunder, I will also aid you.'

'Thank you both, I am Light Bringer.' Finally the bull bellowed,

'Very well Light Bringer, my herd shall aid you. I am Stone Smasher.'

'Thank you.' Genki bowed his head in respect; the bull returned the favor. Bear Fur had been watching and was greatly impressed with the young alpha. Genki turned his attention back to the building hearing the door open. To his surprise a baryonyx emerged. The bull bellowed, and the duckbill went back to his heard. The brachiosaur stayed with Genki and the packs though.

'It seems they know you are after them Light Bringer, lets hope you are as good at fighting as you are persuading.'

'We are Tree Thunder.'

'Lets see it then' Stone Smasher bated, Genki nodded to the pack and coordinated the best hunters, the pack spread out confusing the larger hunter. Holly ran next to Genki following him closely. When they were set the bounded in an out of the creature's legs biting and tearing at the softer flesh at the back of his legs. The baryonyx roared and tried to bite them but was far too slow to be of use. The wolves moved out of the way just in time for Stone Smasher to slam into the huge hunter. His horns easily piercing right through the hunters hide. He pulled back but was bitten by the spinosaurus. Genki then raced up Stone Smasher's tail and lunged for the predator's eyes. The hunter roared and released Stone Smasher. With the tri horn out of the way the brachiosaur slammed his huge tail into the hunter. Now the wolves finished the job on his legs; Genki panted as he saw the hunter's breathing stop, the internal damage and the massive bleeding finally killing him. The tri horn bull walked over, he didn't seem to be hurt badly at all.

'Thank you Light Bringer.' Genki smiled to the big bull.

He glanced over at the building noticing that the door was closed again. The large misfit group of herbivore dinosaurs and wolves made their way over to the doors. Genki studied the doors a moment, finding a keypad off to the side.

"Hey Tiger come here." Tiger and his brother wondered over, "think you can hit that with your lightning, a really large jolt should get these doors open." Tiger smirked,

"Of course. Ready brother?"

"Yes." the tigers leap back and Genki got out of the way.

"Lightning!" the cried in unison, their attack hitting the mark. After about twenty seconds the doors opened. Everyone turned their attention back to the doors making sure they wouldn't be over whelmed by hunters. Cautiously Genki and the wolves made their way in, checking for any trouble. The monsters followed close behind leaving the large members of this huge party at the rear. The group came a crossed many younger hunters, each were dispatched easily enough. Some were very dangerous because of their size, but being young they were not too hard to deal with.

"Granity, see if you can find the control room please." she flew off to do so, after the group had wondered around for about five minutes, she returned to guide them.

Once at the control room Genki found their real quarry riding a huge spinosaurus.

"Ah so the unwanted guests have finally arrived. What do you think of my creation?"

"I think you need to stop, you are putting many packs and villages in danger. Even these plant eaters agree that creating so many predators is a problem for everyone."

"Aw but I thought you'd enjoy seeing them alive once again."

"Some things a best left alone." Genki growled his huge pack ready for a fight, Stone Smasher and Tree Thunder coming up beside him. With a flick of his whip the giant carnivore was in motion. Genki and Holly dashed through his legs aiming to bite his tendons. The pack worked together with the large herbivores hoping to giant the upper hand on the giant carnivore. Holly was too in experienced though, she got to close and the spinosaurus got her with the sharp talons on his forearm. Holly slammed into the floor and skidded to a halt, she didn't even try to rise. Genki roared now furious with the creature. Glowing a faint pink color he charged forward, the monsters unleashing their powered up attacks also glowing a faint pink. Genki jumped onto the massive head of the beast, he then slashed at its eyes blinding it. The creature roared with pain and stumbled. Genki then jumped back to where its rider was. The man raised a cross bow and fired, Genki was hid in his shoulder but it didn't stop him, the next bolt hit him the abdomen, then the leg. With a roar of pain Genki latched his teeth onto the man's neck and bit down as hard as he could, his teeth easily shearing right through the soft flesh of the man's throat. A load crack filled the air as the man's neck was snapped and he died soon after. With that finished Genki threw is body to the ground. He grabbed the strange reins and made the giant predator slam into the wall; a couple of pipes broke in the process causing steam to burn the creature's soft belly. Then it was over with one strike from Stone Smasher. Genki landed on the ground panting, he then raced to Holly's side. She lay motionless on the floor… all Genki could think of was how foolish he had been to bring her to this place.

ANN: yep a cliffhanger. Yes I am evil, I will have the next chapter up soon though, promise. Hope you are enjoying it so far.