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JPV: Life Finds a Way: Chap. 3 part 1
By Mr Goodbytes
Chapter 3 part 1: Tiny Forest Visitors.
“What’s that sound,” Mary Slusar asked.
The group had been walking for several hours. They were deep in the heart of a great conifer forest. So thick was the forest, that nothing over the size of a Deinonychus could move through the dense foliage. Grant knew, however, that with these animals, size didn’t matter. For the past five minutes, they had all been hearing this peculiar chirping sound. It sounded somewhat like a cardinal, but much louder and deeper.
“It’s definitely an animal of some sort,” Billy said.
Walking onward, the noise grew ever louder as they walked along. Something was following them. Soon, the chirping was joined by others. Louder and louder it grew. It was now apparent that they were surrounded by some unknown creature. Everyone stopped in their tracks. In front of them, a small carnivorous dinosaur stood in the path. Billy approached the strange little beast with caution. The dinosaur cocked it’s head, much like a bird, and stared long and hard at this weird animal coming towards it. The dinosaur was about a foot and a half long, with a dark yellow head, and a body covered in brown down with black stripes. Billy recognized it immediately, Eoraptor lunensis. Grant acknowledged the species also. Coming closer, Grant peered at the strange little creature.
“E. lunensis,” Billy said to Alan.
“Yes, I know. Young also. Juvenile.”
The little animal was not frightened at all by the humans. It stood in place for a few seconds, the sat on it’s haunches.
“Earliest known dinosaur,” Grant said.
Billy squatted down next to the animal.
“Where did you come from? Who made you,” He said.
The Eoraptor jumped to it’s feet. It lunged full speed at him. Jumping backwards, he watched as the miniature devil closed it’s jaws a centimeter from his nose. Billy jumped to his feat, and tried to keep his distance. The little dinosaur followed him. The chirping started again. Fifteen of the monsters stepped out of the forest, completely surrounding the humans!
Mary Slusar screamed! One of the little dinosaurs leapt onto her back and began clawing franticly. Michael Nedry rushed over to help. He grabbed the Eoraptor by the throat slinging it ten feet through the air. The beast slammed hard against the trunk of a nearby tree. Another Eoraptor jumped onto Denis Serhiy, latching it’s jaws onto his arm.
“Son of a…”
He was cut off as another Eoraptor latched on to his ankle.
“Ahhhhaaah!”
Two more dinosaurs attacked the helpless man. The others in the group had already ran for their lives. Two more devils jumped onto him, one on his chest and one on his back. The creatures clawed and chewed on Denis until he dropped to his knees. The beast on his chest hissed, then ripped a chunk of fresh flesh from his face. The other half of the dinosaur clan followed the rest of the humans through the forest.
Once again, the group slowed their pace. They had, finally, outran the ferocious little demons. As they had been running, Mary was once again attacked. She suffered only a small bite on her left arm, but it was beginning to swell. A strange greenish liquid spewed out of the wound. It was, evidently, extremely painful.
“That looks almost like snake bites I’ve seen,” Nedry said.
“Are you a doctor,” She asked weakly.
“Yes, and you need a pressure bandage right away.”
“You think it could have been toxic?”
“It is a possibility,” Grant said, interrupting, “Thanks to Hammond, we know that some dinosaurs were very venomous. You should do what he says.”
“Does anyone have a long, strong piece of cloth?”
“Here,” Hank said, tearing off a strip of cloth from his shirt.
Michael wrapped the cloth tightly around her arm. He then pulled a pocketknife and a lighter out of his pants pocket. He lit the lighter, and held the sharpest blade against the flame.
“This may hurt,” He said, “But it could save your life.”
He sliced the flesh of her arm around the bite marks. As he cut, more of the green liquid oozed out. He placed his mouth over the wound, and began sucking out the poison. He finished, then turned to Grant.
“She needs to rest. There’s no telling what kind of effect that toxin might have,” Nedry whispered, “If we keep moving, it could kill her.”
“If we stay here, those dinosaurs will kill her.”
“What should we do?”
“Keep moving, we might find some sort of shelter.”
“Okay, but it can’t be for very long.”
The group marched onward. Finally coming out of the forest, they came to a large clearing. A small concrete bunker waited on the other side, but the only thing anyone could see was the great herds of dinosaurs roaming the prairie.
Chapter 3 part 2: Shelter.
Coming Soon!
4/4/2002 10:17:40 PM
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