Aging

It was midday, and in the heat and still air, the rest of Shiloh’s flock was taking a nap.  Shiloh, however, being young and restless, was out having an adventure.  While the adult therizinosauruses could easily push through the jungle’s thick underbrush, Shiloh found it much harder, his smaller frame not yet having the bulk to simply push saplings and shrubs aside.  Fortunately for him, there was an open meadow not far away, and he set out to romp around...

It is the closing days of summer, that hinterland after the solstice where the darker nights draw in but the heat lingers during the waking hours. The frolics and adventures had been had and now was the time to be lazy and try to hold onto those precious sunlit days before autumn arrives. No matter how much we want it to slow down though, life doesn’t stop for the summer… Two gangly and threadbare creatures move between shade patches at the fringes of a large open grassland. You’...

“Are we almost there, Papa?” Roxanne and her two siblings, Randolph and Rebecca, had been following their papa on the longest walk of their lives. Granted, they’d never really gone on a walk before. But still, it felt like even as the landscape changed around them from ragged rocks to river flats to sprawling savanna, Kyrien always had a different destination in mind. For three newly-mobile hatchlings, it was infuriating and exhausting. “We’ll...

The sky is salmon-pink as the sun sets. A few early stars twinkle in their secret morse-code, leaving messages for those with the knowledge. It has been a mostly clear day and only now does a bit of cloud start to build in small patches. A chilly spring night lies ahead, but it is nothing that Adiona and Juno cannot handle. Having weathered a few winters, both of them had grown into their crests and their markings were almost fully developed. Juno’s darker neck is her most contrastin...

It was a dark and stormy night…that’s how most dramatic tales are supposed to start. And how appropriate that *this* dramatic tale charts the journey of extraordinary creatures who choose a life of selfless service to others. Isla Kela is at the mercy of storms that spend their time growing fat and angry over the fathomless ocean. They reach the shores and let loose their fury in waves of heavy rain and wild rapid breaths that can uproot trees. In one such storm, a sublime...

It was midday, the sun glowing above as a Cryo had been hustling around the sands of the beach. Swimming the morning away. She was drawn to the water’s edge, more than a normal Cryolophosaurus, typically would be near the waters. The smell of the ocean filled her nose and lungs. The coolness was nice.  The tide was slowly teasing the shore’s edge as the waves of water swayed to and fro.Nightingale was at peace. Closing her eyes momentarily, she was enjoying the time alone. He...

The islands were calm, and everything seemed to be normal. Life was pretty… boring. At least, it was thought to be that way except for a small hatchling named Nightingale, of the cryolophosaurus variety. She had been snoozing calmly and curled up in the den. Matted down ferns merely stuck to the dirt and grass strands within the den. Sleeping soundly, till she was rudely awakened by her mother. The den was within a deep trunk of a dead tree that appeared to be way higher than th...

“Ah, atta girl. Keep low. You’ve got this.”Those words rummaging through the young Cryolocolophosaurus stood by another’s side. It was her father. She had a uniquely close bond to him. Who would not want to be close to another like themselves, named Frog. Of all creatures. Then again, her name was Nightingale. So melodious and precious.The air was thick, like a sauna due to the rainfall for the days prior. It felt like it was never going to end...

                “Isn’t it pretty, little flower?”                 Lotus gawked at the sight before her. She had been on this earth for all of a few months but in that time her mother had showed her a great deal. Spring made it easy to travel, keeping her warm as they wandered the isles but never too hot. There was food aplenty as they traveled, too. But Lotus had always been far more interested in the sheer amount of other children there were of so m...

“Do you see what I see?” Nerodia would ask.    “I think I do see what you see…and I don't like it. “ Electra answered.    “We should turn and run. “ Uzuragi reasoned.    ...

                In some ways, Blight thought of himself as lucky compared to his brother. He had only known his birthmother for a few days whereas Relic had known his mother for a solid month before he had gotten lost.                 There were nights when Blight would hear Relic crying. His breath would go from normal to ragged and shuddering as he attempted to hide his pain. The leaves that made up his nest would gently rattle together as he shivered, w...

                As the rain started to pour down there was a streak of yellow and black zipping from tree to tree in the highland ‘jungle’ of Isle Pera. The small creature breathing hard as he ran, his eyes wide as he darted around in search of warmth and a dry place to rest. His legs were on fire from how long he’d been running. He had long since stopped yelling for help, knowing no one was around to help him or his mother who had stopped moving some time ago after falli...

"What the hell is that?" Kisse hissed at her companions. "Big bird," Roswell said sarcastically. In truth, it was a decently sized Tropeognathus, dark gray in colour with flashes of white across its beak and wing tips. It was also currently hunched over the raptors' kill and gulping down chunks of meat as fast as it could. "Let's chase it off, that kill is ours," Kisse grow...

"It's pretty high up," Kisse stated, her eyes on the canopy of the forest, trying to locate the nest of eggs that her sister had promised she had found. "It's not that high," Roswell argued, already annoyed at her plan being shot down. "Yeah, it's pretty high," Bandit broke the stalemate. It had become her speciality of sorts, being the tie-breaker between the twins. Roswel...