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Two Days Before Roman's Heart Changed
Sickle Claw - The Velociraptor Grimm
A medium theropod-like Grimm with a long and low skull with an upturned snout, a pair of pronated forelimbs with three strongly curved claws, a long tail, and a single enlarged sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot, hence its name.
Ferocious, intelligent, and unpredictable, these Grimm species are commonly known to work together in packs and are clever enough to know how to pick off a group of Hunters one by one. So stay close with your team, be vigilant, and always remember to watch your six.
The Sickle Claws are also said to be the flightless cousins of the Teryx Grimm.
Spitfire - The Dilophosaurus Grimm
A medium theropod-like Grimm with twin bony crests on its head and a retractable frill, which extends itself when attacking, usually when it spits a paralysis-inducing venom at its prey. Similarly to the Sickle Claw, Spitfires commonly work together in packs when attacking its prey. When aimed at the eyes, the Spitfire's venom also causes temporary blindness towards its victims.
Kongamato - The Pteranodon Grimm
A toothless pterodactyl-like Grimm with a six-meter clawed wingspan, a cranial crest projecting backward from its skull, a long bony razor-sharp beak, a long forked tail, and a pair of bird-like talons strong enough to carry prey. These little Grimm flyers are very deadly and dangerous when encountered in flocks.
"Leo said that the Sickle Claw nest was out here somewhere, right?"
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure."
"Well, let's not keep the good master waiting. We got some dinosaurs to take down."
"…Something feels off. Did Professor Lionheart seem a little odd to you?"
"Eh, I'm sure he's just having a rough day. He'll get by."
A bush rustled, catching the two team's attention. "Come to think of it… why did he send out two teams?"
"Beats me…" One of them pressed a button on his watch, forming into a shield while he held a scimitar. "I don't like this. Be on your guard."
The bush continued to rustle until a Pachirisu came running out. "Pachi!" Pachirisu cried happily before running up a tree.
"Oh, it's just an albino squirrel."
"Is it truly albino? It had blue on it."
"Well, we probably made a wrong turn so we could just-" The bobcat faunus's ears twitched. "…You hear that?"
"Probably just another rodent."
"No, this one's different." He closed his eyes, picking up on some heat signatures coming their way. "They're here." He said, flashing his claws as several Sickle Claws came running out and then surrounded the group.
"Alright, tight formation!" One of the leaders said as they were back to back and formed a tight circle. The Sickle Claws circled around the group, waiting for the opportunity to strike at them. It was at that moment when more Sickle Claws came to join the party.
One Sickle Claw looked to the other, letting out a few roars as they lunged at the group as the two teams would try to fend them off with their weapons and semblances… but they were soon overwhelmed by these beasts.
One by one, they would get picked off and killed, followed by screams of agony as the claws on their hindlegs would pierce through their chests and ripped them open… all until there were two left.
"Shit… what do we do?!"
"The only thing we can do." The other growled, pulling out a grenade. "RUN!" He yelled, throwing it down and setting off a flashbang as the two of them ran off as the Grimm shook off their temporary blindness and chased after them.
The two of them ran as fast as they could, but the Sickle Claws slowly gained traction. "Trevor, what do we do?!"
"We have to throw them off!"
"What do you suggest?!"
"…Forgive me." He would suddenly whack his friend on her knee.
"Agh!" She yelped as she fell over. "Trevor! What are you-?!"
"Sorry Molly… we have to do what we can to survive out here!" He said as he quickly took off as she turned around to see the Sickle Claws already mid pounce.
"AAAAAAAAAAAH!"
The other huntsman kept running, unaware of one Sickle Claw flanking him on his right until it gained traction and then jumped into his sight. "Mmph!" He paled as he slowly backed up, the Sickle Claw snarling at him. "Clever girl…" He whispered as he picked up a rock and threw it at the Grimm, smacking it in the snout. It let out a yelp before shaking it off and snarled deeper before lunging at him. He would quickly use his Bo Staff to block the razor sharp teeth… but the Sickle Claw bit down hard and severed the bo staff, and then he turned around and whacked him with his tail.
"Gah!" He yelped as he tried to get up, but the Grimm used its sickle claw-like talon to impale his foot, making sure to cut through the Achilles tendon. "AAAAAAGH!" He cried as the Sickle Claw looked at him, moving his head slowly toward the huntsman, let out an exhale that moved his hair back. He heard other growling as he would see the other Sickle Claws slowly moving toward them, fresh blood dripping from their jaws.
He let out a whimper before they all charged at him as he let out a scream as they tore into him as he screamed in agony before his screams died down.
Later…
A search party walked through the forest, weapons at the ready as the leader of the search party had a hunter's hat, a necklace full of Grimm teeth and had a white shirt and khakis on him. "Remind me who you are again?"
"Name's Ben Wisely. I hunt these Grimm just so I can pry off their teeth for this beautiful necklace. Tranquilize them, pry off a tooth, stab their heads to finish 'em off… it's all good."
"…You're hunting them for sport. I don't know if I should be impressed or feel bad for the Grimm."
"Aw come on lady, they're Grimm. They're nothing more than mindless buffoons. There's no intelligence in him." Ben chuckled. "See this one right here? Took a look of tranquilizer darts to knock down a Goliath, but cutting off a tusk was so worth it. Killed its defenseless baby too."
"You're cruel."
"Hey, Grimm are cruel too. It's survival of the fittest, darling."
"Anyway, let's just go and find those two teams. Who were they again… M-G-T-A and P-T-N-M?"
"They're pronounced Magenta and Platinum."
"Right right…"
"Heh." Ben chuckled. "I have a pretty good feeling these mindless beasts already made 'em their snacks."
"Don't say that. They could be seriously hurt or the Grimm are using them as bait!"
"Ha! Mindless creature. They don't know "bait a hunter" when they hear one." Ben chuckled. "You folks go on ahead… I'm gonna do a little digging!" He went off the path and into the shrubbery.
"What are you doing?! Get back here!"
"I'll only be a couple minutes, love!"
"Ooooh…!" The woman growled. "That guy… well, we might as well go find the others, right?" She turned around, seeing the whole search party having disappeared. "Guys? Hello? Okay, this isn't funny! Where are you?" She yelled as she heard rustling as she turned around to see a Spitfire slowly crawling out.
"A Spitfire…?" She said before pulling out a pistol and shooting at the ground to startle it, making it disappear back in the brush. "Heh, just a junior." She chuckled when suddenly a much larger Spitfire came out with a snarl. She smirked and fired at the ground as a warning shot, but the Spitfire did not flinch. "Huh, usually my warning shots work on these things…" She would fire a few shots at the Spitfire, hitting it… only for it to bounce off their bone armor.
The Spitfire hissed, its frills opening to startle the woman before spitting out venom, striking her in the eyes. "AGH!" She cried as she fell on her butt, the stinging pain made her groan in agony as several other Spitfires surrounded the woman as she barely made out a few before they homed in on her. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Ben, meanwhile, looked through the forest with a determined smirk. He would soon stop to see some blood on the ground as he knelt down and touched it. "Dried, but still fresh. Looks like the killer is close by." He smirked as he would hide behind a tree, seeing a Sickle Claw minding its business, seeing some crimson on his jaw. "Looks like you got a kill there, mate." He said as he fired two darts into the Grimm's neck.
The Sickle Claw yelped and turned toward its assailant, letting out a roar. "Oh, you're a tough guy." He smirked but the Sickle Claw stumbled before collapsing on his side. "Heh, good." He strapped the gun to his back as he walked toward the Grimm in question. "Well… look at you!" He said in awe. "You must be some kind of hot rod… hell, you might as well be the alpha here, given your size."
He pulled out some pliers. "You got some really pretty teeth. It'll make the perfect centerpiece for my necklace." He smirked as he knelt down and went for one of its teeth, grabbing a hold of it as he tried to pull it off… but the Sickle Claw's tail slowly lifted up from the groud, alerting Ben to something behind him. The tail went down as soon as he turned around, unaware of the Sickle Claw waking up and smirking at him before closing its eyes.
"Hmm, must've been my imagination." He shrugged it off and went back to pulling it again. "Open wide…" The tail went up again. He turned to see the tail this time right as the Sickle Claw smirked again, before snatching him by the arm. "AAAAAH!" He yelped as it picked him up before chomping down and severing his arm, dropping the hunter as he fell on his butt, watching his own arm get devoured.
He slowly backed up as the Sickle Claw slowly approached him as he hit a tree as the Sickle Claw would move its head until it was touching his head. Ben let out a whimper as he let out a pained sob. "N-Nice… mindless Grimm…" He whimpered as the Sickle Claw roared at him before chomping down, having itself a nice meal.
Later…
"Eagle Squad, move out! We'll get a birds eye view on the search party!" An Eagle faunus said, flapping his wings as he was joined by a few eagle, hawks and falcon faunus as they would fly around.
"A search party looking for a search party who were looking for MGTA and PTNM. What are the odds of this happening?" A hawk faunus snarked
"Well… you gotta do what you gotta do." One of the Eagle faunus said.
"We got company!" A Falcon faunus exclaimed as they would see Kongamatos flying toward them.
"Shit! Kongamatos. Alright, tight formation, we're gonna have to-" One Kongamato that was not seen from above divebombed and struck the leader, impaling his back with its razor sharp beak. "GAH!" He yelled as he went down with the Kongamato.
"No!" A Hawk faunus yelled as the other Kongamatos would quickly overwhelm them while the leader crashed into the ground with the Kongamato.
"Alright, you bastard." He growled, tearing off two feathers off of his wings as they turned into two machetes. "Come and get some!" He yelled as the two charged at each other, as he slashed the Kongamato, but the Grimm would fly up in the air to dodge and then tackled him to the ground, pinning him to the ground by his neck. The razor sharp talons dug into his jugular as he desperately tried to fight him off, slashing the foot but the Kongamato tanked it as the Kongamato crushed his neck as blood splurted out of his mouth… before falling linp.
The Kongamato let out a victorious screech as the Eagle Squad fell out of the sky one by one, then the Kongamato picked him up and carried him to his nest along with the other Kongamatos picking up their dead prey and flew off to their nest, eager to have a feast…
With Leo…
"We just lost contact with the Eagle squad."
Leo grimaced. "Call off the search parties!"
"But sir-"
"Do it now! Mistral shouldn't be a ghost town…"
"Right away sir." A Cheetah faunus ran out the door and left Leo by himself.
"…There, you got what you want, didn't you?" He asked, turning to a Seer.
"Oh yes. Those Grimm provided all the proof we need that the dinosaur Grimm are a rousing success." Salem said. "There are more types of dinosaurs that I have created… You have proved to be a valuable asset, Leo. Here's hoping you continue to be useful."
The Seer floated away into the shadows, as Leo leaned onto his desk with a somber look on his face, closing his eyes as a few tears ran down his cheeks. "What have I done…"
Ibuki: *jawdrops* Holy damn...
Mhm, brutal. Shoutouts to DarkRebellion for creating these Dinosaur Grimm!