The Raptor Time Forgot

[forgottenraptor]

Not a Monster

[glitchdannysaur]

forgottenraptor‌:

Claw stared at the creature. It’s voice was harsher, deeper, but he understood the returned greeting. Whether the creature actually understood what it was saying was a different story. And now it looked immensely happy, like communicating meant something good to it. It was… well, he wasn’t sure of the word, but he was happy he’d made the other happy. His lips curved in a return smile. 

He had to learn how to communicate with this creature. This… sorta raptor. He settled back in the sand, wrapping his tail around his body. “Claw.” He told it… him?… making a gesture at himself to try and indicate that was what he was called. Then he looked at the raptor creature. “Name?” 

“….I think my name is Indoraptor?” The male replied, deeply amused that it could communicate with someone. “That’s what everyone called me in the lab.” He looked all over Claw’s features, noticing how some things were the same as him and some were not.

“I was made by humans….a killing machine…you?”

[forgottenraptor]

He had to admit to some surprise. He hadn’t thought this creature understood the raptor language real well. Had he really learned it just by hearing a couple words? “Indoraptor?” Claw repeated. Something in him calmed. He’d been right, the creature was a type of raptor. He had no idea what a lab was, another human thing he assumed. “My parents were born by humans. They got free, and my siblings and I were born by the volcano. But they and the island are gone now...” 

He trailed off for a moment, then shook his head. “Indoraptor would be what you are, I think. Like, I’m a Velociraptor but my name is Claw. It’s a way to identify you from others.” All raptors killed, so he didn’t think much about what Indoraptor said.

[vespattilia]

[forgottenraptor]

Not a Monster

[glitchdannysaur]

forgottenraptor‌:

It occurred to Claw that maybe this creature didn’t know how to communicate to others. After all, it wasn’t like Claw could actually talk to a Brach or a Rex, since each dinosaur spoke in its own language. But this one definitely looked a little bit Raptor, so there had to be some way to talk to it. He scratched idly at the quills on the back of his head as he thought. Not to mention, he was a little self-conscious being stared at so much. He’d been so long on his own that it felt really strange to him now to be around something else. 

Claw inspected the burns on his fingers. They’d stopped hurting after the ocean scoured them clean, but they hadn’t healed quite yet. Finally, he looked at the dark creature and voiced the sound that was a Raptor greeting. Then he waited.

The Indoraptor’s eyes widened when the other thing responded to him. His tail swayed a bit, he didn’t realize he had wanted to talk to something so much. He didn’t know how, but somehow he could tell he was being greeted. He opened his mouth and greeted him in return.

He then looked as if he was grinning as he clawed at the ground like a cat when it was happy.

[forgottenraptor]

Claw stared at the creature. It’s voice was harsher, deeper, but he understood the returned greeting. Whether the creature actually understood what it was saying was a different story. And now it looked immensely happy, like communicating meant something good to it. It was... well, he wasn’t sure of the word, but he was happy he’d made the other happy. His lips curved in a return smile. 

He had to learn how to communicate with this creature. This... sorta raptor. He settled back in the sand, wrapping his tail around his body. “Claw.” He told it... him?... making a gesture at himself to try and indicate that was what he was called. Then he looked at the raptor creature. “Name?” 

[kosmonauttihai]

They managed to talk things out instead of fighting and decided to stick together because finally someone who fully understands them when they speak raptor, for the first time in years or ever.

Good first morning out of a cage in a basement, and first morning that’s spent both out of containment and with a pack. Celebratory breakfast is probably hikers.

[kiadony-deactivated20190113]

*drinks tea evilly*

Somebody stop me

[kiadony-deactivated20190113]

I SWEAR THIS IS THE LAST ONE FOR NOW

BUT INDO

I LOVE HIM DAMMIT

[crowrosive]

A not so good boy

[forgottenraptor]

Not a Monster

[glitchdannysaur]

forgottenraptor:

The meal definitely helped Claw feel a lot better, but since he’d been without for so long, it would be a while before he had enough strength to move very far. After he finished with his meal for the moment, Claw rubbed his muzzle against his claws, cleaning it and licking off the remaining blood. He was still weak and dehydrated, but better now, and would continue to be better as his body processed the food and turned it into energy. 

Once done with eating and cleaning, Claw settled in the sand again, eyes on the other creature. It seemed to be regarding him with some curiosity. He was grateful to it, whatever it was. There was something raptor-like about it, as he’d first thought, but it stood on all fours instead of two legs like he did. Plus it was quite a bit bigger than him, and its coloring was different. Even its eyes were different, bright red instead of golden like his. He didn’t try to communicate with it, and he didn’t hiss, he just watched it as it watched him.

Indoraptor yawned widely as he waited around, he realized he was finally tired after all that killing and running around with the humans such from before. He was looking off into the ocean before he noticed that the other was done and watching him now.

He wanted to ask questions or something, but then he came to the realization that he didn’t know how to really communicate that well. Everything seemed to have its own way of talking and it was confusing to learn only by observing. He yawned again and tilted his head at the Raptor, wondering what he would do next.

[forgottenraptor]

It occurred to Claw that maybe this creature didn’t know how to communicate to others. After all, it wasn’t like Claw could actually talk to a Brach or a Rex, since each dinosaur spoke in its own language. But this one definitely looked a little bit Raptor, so there had to be some way to talk to it. He scratched idly at the quills on the back of his head as he thought. Not to mention, he was a little self-conscious being stared at so much. He’d been so long on his own that it felt really strange to him now to be around something else. 

Claw inspected the burns on his fingers. They’d stopped hurting after the ocean scoured them clean, but they hadn’t healed quite yet. Finally, he looked at the dark creature and voiced the sound that was a Raptor greeting. Then he waited.

[forgottenraptor]

Not a Monster

[glitchdannysaur]

forgottenraptor:

Claw was confused when the strange dinosaur left. He’d thought for sure it would kill him. Well, all that was left now was to wait for death to come get him. He was too weak to go anywhere. 

After a bit, he heard the sound of something heavy being dragged nearby, but he didn’t bother opening his eyes until he caught the scent of blood and fresh meat. His mouth watered and he lifted his head a little. The strange creature was back, dropping something bloody right in front of him. Claw didn’t know what it was and he didn’t care. It was meat, fresh and life-giving. Growling a warning to stay away, Claw closed his jaws over the red flesh, tearing away a long piece. It was gone in two snaps. Dragging with his front claws, he moved closer, gorging himself on the meat, the blood slaking his cotton dry mouth.

Indoraptor squinted at the other, wanting to tell him to watch it. He had brought him food, he should be grateful.

He stood there on all fours, playing with his claws against the sand as he waited for the creature to finish his meal. The sand was different to him, all the scents and sights were.

[forgottenraptor]

The meal definitely helped Claw feel a lot better, but since he’d been without for so long, it would be a while before he had enough strength to move very far. After he finished with his meal for the moment, Claw rubbed his muzzle against his claws, cleaning it and licking off the remaining blood. He was still weak and dehydrated, but better now, and would continue to be better as his body processed the food and turned it into energy. 

Once done with eating and cleaning, Claw settled in the sand again, eyes on the other creature. It seemed to be regarding him with some curiosity. He was grateful to it, whatever it was. There was something raptor-like about it, as he’d first thought, but it stood on all fours instead of two legs like he did. Plus it was quite a bit bigger than him, and its coloring was different. Even its eyes were different, bright red instead of golden like his. He didn’t try to communicate with it, and he didn’t hiss, he just watched it as it watched him.

[forgottenraptor]

Not a Monster

[glitchdannysaur]

forgottenraptor:

Claw drifted in the human thing, how long he had no idea. All he knew was he grew very hungry and terribly thirsty. He tried drinking the ocean water, but it only made him thirstier. So, he just lay in the thing, staring at nothing. His wounds hurt, but the ocean water had scoured them free of any bacteria, so the chance of them becoming infected was slim. 

He was so tired, so sick from thirst and hunger, when the thing finally slid up on land and dumped him in the sand. He got tiredly to his feet, but lacked the strength to do more, so he slid back down into the sand, curling up for some much needed sleep. 

How much more time passed, he didn’t have any idea. The thing that roused him from sleep was something sniffing at him. He cracked open tired eyes, focusing on something dark, something vaguely raptor shape. The teeth the thing had definitely screamed carnivore. 

Claw hissed, climbing to his feet. He growled threateningly, warning the thing to stay away. But lack of food and water had seriously undermined his strength, and he collapsed with a defeated cry. “If you’re going to kill me… do it quick.” He groaned in the raptor language, dropping his head to the ground and closing his eyes.

Indoraptor was ready to fight back instantly, hissing and growling in return. Yet, the other was too weak and fell over, even pleading for it to be fast.

Now, this usually didn’t bother him. He would gladly eat anything in front of him, weak or not. He didn’t care. But something was bugging him now about this whole thing. 

Maybe it was because this was the first Raptor he had met that wasn’t attacking him. He knew he was related to these creatures somehow and he was curious about him. Even if it was just because the thing was weak that it wasn’t attacking, but still…

He eyed him with red eyes for a moment before running off, disappearing for awhile. He didn’t come back until he was dragging some kind of animal towards the other, dropping it next to him. He watched, very curious.

[forgottenraptor]

Claw was confused when the strange dinosaur left. He’d thought for sure it would kill him. Well, all that was left now was to wait for death to come get him. He was too weak to go anywhere. 

After a bit, he heard the sound of something heavy being dragged nearby, but he didn’t bother opening his eyes until he caught the scent of blood and fresh meat. His mouth watered and he lifted his head a little. The strange creature was back, dropping something bloody right in front of him. Claw didn’t know what it was and he didn’t care. It was meat, fresh and life-giving. Growling a warning to stay away, Claw closed his jaws over the red flesh, tearing away a long piece. It was gone in two snaps. Dragging with his front claws, he moved closer, gorging himself on the meat, the blood slaking his cotton dry mouth.

[forgottenraptor]

Not a Monster

[glitchdannysaur]

forgottenraptor:

At first, the waves tossed him relentlessly. Water got in his mouth and nose, and he choked, trying to figure out which way was up and which was down. He churned his legs, trying to swim to the surface. His fingers and back burned from the salt on his injuries. He clawed at his muzzle, trying to get the water out. His strength was waning rapidly.

By some miracle, his foot touched something humans had made. He twisted, gripping at it with his claws, pulling himself out of the ocean. Water streamed from his eyes, nose, and mouth as he couched up all he had swallowed. Finally, he lay panting in the human thing. It was curved in shape, and floated on the waves. Where it would take him Claw didn’t know. He just knew that his home didn’t exist anymore, so he’d have to find a new one. He lifted his head briefly, trying to see the island, but he was too tired. Exhaling in exhaustion, his eyes closed, and the human thing carried him on.

The Indoraptor explored everything he could. It was amazing to be outside, to see the world out of that cramped space he was forced to be in.

But he still felt agitated as all hell. Was he just meant to be aggressive? Whatever the case, he took out his anger on everything that moved. He didn’t know what was wrong with him, he was finally free. He got to kill some of his tormentors…What else was there?

He ventured for a long time before he came to a beach and sniffed out something familiar. It smelt kind of like the thing that attacked him back at the mansion, but had its own unique smell as well, mixed with a lot of salt from the large body of water it seemed to have came from. He sniffed at it, too curious to try to attack it yet.

[forgottenraptor]

Claw drifted in the human thing, how long he had no idea. All he knew was he grew very hungry and terribly thirsty. He tried drinking the ocean water, but it only made him thirstier. So, he just lay in the thing, staring at nothing. His wounds hurt, but the ocean water had scoured them free of any bacteria, so the chance of them becoming infected was slim. 

He was so tired, so sick from thirst and hunger, when the thing finally slid up on land and dumped him in the sand. He got tiredly to his feet, but lacked the strength to do more, so he slid back down into the sand, curling up for some much needed sleep. 

How much more time passed, he didn’t have any idea. The thing that roused him from sleep was something sniffing at him. He cracked open tired eyes, focusing on something dark, something vaguely raptor shape. The teeth the thing had definitely screamed carnivore. 

Claw hissed, climbing to his feet. He growled threateningly, warning the thing to stay away. But lack of food and water had seriously undermined his strength, and he collapsed with a defeated cry. “If you’re going to kill me... do it quick.” He groaned in the raptor language, dropping his head to the ground and closing his eyes.

[forgottenraptor]

Not a Monster

[glitchdannysaur]

forgottenraptor:

Claw crouched low, watching the humans as they transported other dinosaurs using their strange equipment. He’d been forced to come this close thanks to the volcano erupting. His nest was long gone, buried under lava so hot it had burned his front claws. He flexed them now, hissing at the pain it caused. Briefly he ducked his head, rubbing his muzzle against the burns. Then he looked at the humans again, narrowing his sight. He’d smelled another raptor, and a lot of blood in there. But he was wary, so very wary of these humans, with their scary instruments. 

Another eruption from the volcano made him jump and turn his head around, nostrils flaring. The explosions were becoming more fierce, and fireballs were dropping nearby. Yells assaulted his sensitive earholes. The humans were moving faster now, their giant water device moving away from the land as fireballs, lava, and explosions came even closer. 

Massive exploding sounds had him turning yet again. The volcano was in full throw, completely falling apart as it spewed its insides. Claw screamed as an ember hit his back, and he twisted to try and scratch the spot. There was so much less land now, and the humans were leaving. It was stay and burn up, or chance the waters. He eyed it with trepidation. The waters were deep, and there was no knowing what was in them. He shifted, restless and antsy as the lava came even closer. A fireball landing right next to him decided him. With a massive leap, he threw himself into the ocean waters right before the spot he’d been standing on disappeared under a torrent of lava and fire.

The Indoraptor’s life was of chaos ever since he was ‘born’ in the lab. He was always poked and prodded, tested, commanded. A life in cage, without being taught anything but violence and hate, pain.

Everything changed when he was brought out in a room full of humans, humans shouting things back and forth with one of the people that tortured him. He was very confused when he was commanded to kill one of the humans viewing him, but couldn’t get to them - on the account of he was still in his cage. Why did they do that? Why did they tease him with the kill laser when they never actually let him do it?

He was very agitated and twitchy at this point, never getting to stretch his legs his whole life and having to deal with these humans. 

That’s when the unexpected happened. With some new creature he had never seen before arriving and bowling everyone over with its hard head. He actually found this very amusing, watching humans fly everywhere.

They tried to send his cage back into the dark place, but some other human that arrived with the creature decided to stop him. Soon enough everyone had left and he was left alone. Until some idiot came and he got to mess with him, ending with him finally being let free.

Soon he was on a killing spree. These humans would pay for all these years of pain. Unfortunately not long after he was impaled. He decided to just lay there and fake his death. These humans and their ‘Blue’ creature were intense and he knew he had to fake death to get away from them.

He stood up after he could no longer hear any person or thing in the mansion. It was a little difficult to get off of the skull, but he managed after many cries of anguish. His wounds healed over rather fast. A smirk was on his face as he ran out into the woods.

[forgottenraptor]

At first, the waves tossed him relentlessly. Water got in his mouth and nose, and he choked, trying to figure out which way was up and which was down. He churned his legs, trying to swim to the surface. His fingers and back burned from the salt on his injuries. He clawed at his muzzle, trying to get the water out. His strength was waning rapidly.

By some miracle, his foot touched something humans had made. He twisted, gripping at it with his claws, pulling himself out of the ocean. Water streamed from his eyes, nose, and mouth as he couched up all he had swallowed. Finally, he lay panting in the human thing. It was curved in shape, and floated on the waves. Where it would take him Claw didn’t know. He just knew that his home didn’t exist anymore, so he’d have to find a new one. He lifted his head briefly, trying to see the island, but he was too tired. Exhaling in exhaustion, his eyes closed, and the human thing carried him on.

[forgottenraptor]

Not a Monster

Claw crouched low, watching the humans as they transported other dinosaurs using their strange equipment. He’d been forced to come this close thanks to the volcano erupting. His nest was long gone, buried under lava so hot it had burned his front claws. He flexed them now, hissing at the pain it caused. Briefly he ducked his head, rubbing his muzzle against the burns. Then he looked at the humans again, narrowing his sight. He’d smelled another raptor, and a lot of blood in there. But he was wary, so very wary of these humans, with their scary instruments. 

Another eruption from the volcano made him jump and turn his head around, nostrils flaring. The explosions were becoming more fierce, and fireballs were dropping nearby. Yells assaulted his sensitive earholes. The humans were moving faster now, their giant water device moving away from the land as fireballs, lava, and explosions came even closer. 

Massive exploding sounds had him turning yet again. The volcano was in full throw, completely falling apart as it spewed its insides. Claw screamed as an ember hit his back, and he twisted to try and scratch the spot. There was so much less land now, and the humans were leaving. It was stay and burn up, or chance the waters. He eyed it with trepidation. The waters were deep, and there was no knowing what was in them. He shifted, restless and antsy as the lava came even closer. A fireball landing right next to him decided him. With a massive leap, he threw himself into the ocean waters right before the spot he’d been standing on disappeared under a torrent of lava and fire.

[forgottenraptor]

Chance Meeting

The Velociraptor crouched, powerful muscles in his legs bunching as he watched the rodent forage for food. It wasn’t much of a meal, but it would sustain him until he could find something more substantial. If there was anything...

He - was he a he?- waited for just the right moment leaping out and killing the thing before it even had time to move. With a single gulp it was gone. Perhaps it would be enough to quiet his belly for a few hours. 

Hunger was a constant companion for the raptor. He had been born in a nest on the far side of the island, away from the pink fleshed creatures and all their noisy contraptions. His mother had been bred by the creatures, but escaped, along with two others. They had all been born female, his mother told him, but due to no males being around, one became male. And they had mated. Five babies had been born of that union. He was not the firstborn, nor the last, and had been given the name Claw. But it had been so long since anyone had called him that. 

The raptor scratched idly at the ground, clicking his long toeclaw. All the others were gone now, his parents, the other adult, his siblings. The island was unforgiving to those who weren’t wary. And he knew for a fact two of his siblings had been captured by the creatures. Now he was alone, and idly wondered if his gender might change because of it.

He had hidden when the creatures came looking for them, in a cave several feet up from the base of the volcano. There he had watched as the creatures searched for the raptors. He was young then, not ready to take on several creatures with devices that bit deep into their skin and caused them to sleep. Or worse. One sibling had fought the sleep and attacked, and was killed for that.

That had been a long time ago, and he was alone now. Food might be scarce, but it was better than being caught. He hadn’t heard the creatures since they came for his family, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t still be around. He always had to be careful. 

Stomach breaking down the rodent he had just eaten, Claw cleaned his muzzle, out of habit more than anything, then walked around carefully until he located a dense overgrowth of bushes. His patterning would blend in nicely as long as he didn’t move. Carefully stepping through the bushes, he lay down in them, his tail close to his body.