A sudden change of species

Ducky123 · **Reply #140 on:** April 29, 2014, 03:06:19 PM

The six children were playing innocently while being stalked by the group of predators. They were obviously unaware of the approaching danger.
They had decided to prolong their games this night and they were quite amazed that none of their folks had called them yet.

Then, the crack of a small branch put them on alert...

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"What was THAT?!" Cera called, a little startled and surprised. She looked at her friends in a questioning manner.

rhombus · **Reply #141 on:** April 30, 2014, 12:07:20 AM

Spike was startled by the sudden noise just as much as Cera was. He looked in the direction of the snapping sound with an almost panicked expression, but couldn't see much of anything. The enveloping darkness of the night had greatly affected his vision. But he could of swore that he saw some shape move in the distance...

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In the real world, meanwhile, Spike was doing something rather uncharacteristic for him. As he slumbered, his body began to slowly prod along away from the nesting site of the swimmer family that he called his own. His loud snores continued unimpeded and ignored by his adopted siblings, but his vocalizations seemed to slowly begin to take on a growling tone. It was almost as if he were growling in his sleep.

His hulking form continued into the darkness unnoticed. Following an unknown path into a destiny that he couldn't foresee. But despite the actions of Spike's body, in his mind the dream continued...

Nahla · **Reply #142 on:** May 04, 2014, 08:29:52 AM

Littlefoot had an uneasy feeling,he felt a presence-an unwelcomed one. His head whipped to the side when he heard a twig snap,something was there and that something did not mean well,it meant trouble. He squinted trying to see in the darkness of the night,he swore he saw something rarely seen in the valley-a sharptooth like shape. He had to be seeing things-didn't he? Sharpteeth were not unheard of in this area, they were always spotted around the valley-but how could of any got in without anyone noticing? With a glance to his friends he looked back at the shape,his fight or flight instincts were telling him to flee,as a longneck Littlefoot was prey-food for the meateaters. He whipped his head around when he heard another branch snap-this one even closer. He shivered almost feeling breathing on his neck. Please let this be a bad dream. Suddenly he wished he was in his nest,by his Grandparents side. But no,he was out here not knowing what was watching him. He just hoped the gangs choice to stay out late tonight would not cost them their lives. The uneasy feeling grew,one half of his instincts telling him to run,flee fast as he can. The other half told him,don't-if there was a predator waiting for either him or one of his friends to separate was what it was waiting for-sure a child in a group of just other children was an easy kill. But a lone child was an even easier one. If he ran,he would not be having dinner tonight-he would be dinner. Stay with the group,just stay with the group Littlefoot screamed in his thoughts. "Guys...anyone got this feeling like we are being watched or am I just suddenly paranoid?" he said in an uneasy tone his eyes darting around,everybody muscle in his body ready to flee at a moments notice. He turned his head slightly shivering when he saw two hungry eyes looking at him for a moment before darting away. His mind was screaming 'run! survive!' but he would not leave his friends behind,no generations of instincts were going to make him abandon them.

Ducky123 · **Reply #143 on:** May 05, 2014, 04:03:01 PM

One moment ago, Ruby was carefree, happy and relaxed. Now she was timorous, edgy and startled. One moment ago, she was still playing with her friends, now everyone, including her, was trying to spot who or whatever had caused the stick to crack. The crackling in the surrounding vegetation couldn't be denied, something was stalking them.
"I am scared, scared I am..." Ruby whispered to no one in particular. Just for a moment, she thought to have seen two eyes staring at her.
"I must be seeing things because it is fairly late and my eyes probably need some rest..." the rose fastrunner thought in search of a possible explanation for the things that creeped her out.

Meanwhile, Ruby left the Secret Cavern. Her eyes were closed, yet she was walking around like a zombie, holding her arms in front of her as if trying to grab something and salivating slightly more than usual...

bushwacked · **Reply #144 on:** May 05, 2014, 05:05:28 PM

At the sound of the branch snapping, Petrie flinched. The game he'd been playing with his friends instantly forgotten, he spun in the air to face the direction the noise had come from. It hadn't sounded innocent. It sounded deliberate, bestial... predatory. There was a sudden chill in the air, and Petrie shivered.

Eyes darting around, trying to penetrate the gloom of the trees around them, Petrie hovered above his friends. "Uh... guys..." he squeaked, "Me think maybe we should go now... Me not having fun anymore!" He could feel his heart pounding, and suddenly he wanted nothing more than to be back with his family, safe in the nest.

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #145 on:** May 14, 2014, 05:22:53 PM

The change was sudden; one moment, Ducky was a happy-go-lucky swimmer playing and having fun with her friends, just like she would almost any given day. Now, with the sudden spooky sounds that shook her body from top to bottom, her mind wanted nothing more than to go back to her nest, where she and Spike would be safe with her family.

"Petrie is right, Spike! That sound we just heard-ed did not sound good at all! Go, go, go!" Ducky pushed, but seeing Spike hesitate, she looked back. For a split second, she saw a shape moving in the near distance...

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Back in the world of reality, Ducky had left her nest, not knowing at the moment that Spike had done the same thing. Her eyes remained closed, but her arms were in front of her, as if she was grabbing for something...anything in reach, catching nothing. For a few moments, she even...growled? This was rather unusual...what was happening to her?

Pterano · **Reply #146 on:** May 15, 2014, 04:27:26 PM

Cera too was sleepwalking out of her nest and away from her family. Her eyes were closed, and at first glance, she appeared perfectly serene, simply walking whilst asleep, but her demeanor soon changed. She started snarling and baring her teeth as she too began making her way to the same destination all the others were sleepwalking towards.

In the dream, Cera was beginning to worry, just like the others. "Uhhh yeah! Let's get outta here, guys!" she exclaimed, starting to head for an opening in the clearing, but it was far too late for that. They were surrounded now, and Cera skidded to a halt as she noticed the sharpteeth just barely visible all around them. Fear washed over her features, and she looked like she was positively petrified.

In the woods, a yellow raptor smacked her lips and glared at her leader. "Can we go yet? I want that terrified threehorn! I want to see the fear in her eyes as she dies as my meal! Come on! What are we waiting for?" she asked eagerly, hopping on her legs.

Nahla · **Reply #147 on:** May 17, 2014, 11:07:56 PM

"Alirght...." the brown sharptooth snarled softly to the fellow meat eaters with him "Now we all selected our prey..lets grab them before their mummy and daddys come..soon we will be feasting.." he glanced at the longneck and licked his lips "The good die young kiddies..." he said to himself and began to sprint forward his eyes set on his prize-the little longneck. "KILL THEM!" he roared back to the others

Littlefoot screamed and by instinct fled,he ran blindly in the dark trying to stay on his feet,if he stumbled even for a second he will be a goner,Oh please let me get out of this alive..let me go home.. he suddenly remembered-his friends! He had to get tot them..lead them to safety as he felt was his duty,he kidded to a stop and backed up as the sharptooth got closer,it opened his mouth in a roar ready for the kill.

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In the reality,Littlefoot opened his mouth to let out the same roar,yet he was still fast asleep..

bushwacked · **Reply #148 on:** May 18, 2014, 11:00:26 AM

At the sharptooth's roar, something that could have passed for laughter hissed from the flyer's beak. He tilted in the air and started to plunge down, angling himself towards the group of children, the wind roaring past him.

Petrie cried out at the sudden cacophony, his small frame quaking as he desperately jerked his head around, trying to locate where it was coming from... but it was so loud... it seemed to be coming from everywhere at once. Sudden flashes of movement in the bushes... there! Petrie's eyes widened as he made out the glint of teeth, the flash of claws. Wheeling, he started to raise himself higher in the air when he saw a shadow pass over him. Looking up, he felt his blood run cold.

The flyer grinned as he saw the small shape he was aiming for look up and notice him, savouring the fear in those eyes. It was too late to escape. Now, the only question was how far the prey, the meat, could run before giving in.

rhombus · **Reply #149 on:** May 18, 2014, 03:17:51 PM

The dark-green fast biter noticed that his quarry was already beginning to bolt at the roar of their leader and the panic of his friends. Wasting no time, he sprinted at his prey and let out a horrific screech. He wanted the stegosaurus to panic. Panic gave rise to unwise decisions, which in turn created opportunity. He knew that he only had to let one good strike at the hapless youngling's neck in order to put an end to him.

Spike screamed as he saw the fastbiter quickly gaining on him. Seeing a tree quickly heading towards him in his headlong sprint, Spike decided to go to the left. It was an unwise decision, as he found that he now had his path blocked by a fallen tree! It was far too wide to jump over... Knowing that this was the end, the small youngling cowered and awaited the end. He hoped that Ducky could at least avoid his fate...

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In reality, Spike continued on his journey to a destination unknown. Soft growls continued to emanate from his mouth as he salivated wildly.

Ducky123 · **Reply #150 on:** May 21, 2014, 04:39:09 PM

The rose fastbiter's body was flooded by adrenaline and all sorts of hormones as her leader gave the order to start the hunt. The polyphonic roars from her fellow pack members encouraged her so she joined in the choire of roaring that must sound awful to their prey as she concluded. Targeting the fast-runner - probably the hardest to catch, she stormed towards the group of children who quickly ran away in disorganisation.
"That'll be even easier as it already is." she noted, smirking.

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Ruby panicked when she saw sharpteeth approaching from all sides with loud roaring that creeped her out. Without thinking about her action, she stormed forward into the forest, just about dodging a sharp sickle claw that was aimed at her throat...

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In real life, Ruby was walking towards a place... not being aware of her sleepwalking and growling occasionally...

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #151 on:** May 29, 2014, 06:23:39 PM

The light green fastbiter spotted the little swimmer, soon meeting each other eyes to eyes, face to face, but only for a split second. The swimmer screamed and took off, the fastbiter chasing after her.

As Ducky ran off, she headed towards Spike's direction, to the left. Unfortunately, the fallen tree, being too wide even for Spike's size to jump over, block her way. This was it...she never imagined that this was the end, but it was. Cowering along with Spike, she awaited the end with him, wishing at least one of the pair would avoid her fate, because she knew it would not be her duty.

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Back in reality, Ducky continued to walk to another path, continuing to make occasional growls and even salivating, many of the drops falling onto the ground.

Pterano · **Reply #152 on:** May 29, 2014, 10:40:47 PM

"Sharpteeth!" Cera screamed, charging away from the oncoming danger. "Run!" The yellow fastbiter smacked her lips and went right for her now, knowing at this moment that she had triumphed, and that there would be no escape for her prey.

In reality Cera was very fierce now, beginning to climb a slight rise towards an open hillock at the top. Snarling, she just about had her catch... and she was hungry... very hungry.

vonboy · **Reply #153 on:** June 09, 2014, 07:53:05 PM

The purple sharptooth followed the brown one, who was chasing his prey. When the longneck was trapped he trotted up beside his brother. "Go rip his throat out!" He ordered.

Ducky123 · **Reply #154 on:** June 09, 2014, 09:08:18 PM

Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike and Ruby found themselves trapped. The sharpteeth had chased them into a dead end - a fallen tree trunk blocked their escape routes - much to the meateaters' pleasure...

In reality, one after another youngster was arriving at a random pillock in the Great Valley, none of them being aware of that. They began to build a circle, their bodies began to change...

bushwacked · **Reply #155 on:** June 13, 2014, 09:04:35 AM

Petrie gasped as he saw the tree-trunk blocking their escape route... or at least, blocking the escape of the others. The flyer hovered above them, his heart hammering in his small chest, as he tried desperately to think of something he could do to help. A crashing of undergrowth from behind, hissing, snapping, and he turned to see dark shapes rushing towards them.

His nerve broke, and with a cry he flew up and over the trunk, leaving his friends behind. I'm sorry! Pumping his wings, he darted through the trees, over the bushes, and emerged out into a clearing. The sounds of his friend's cries were fading behind him, dwindling to nothing the further he flew.

A shadow passed over him.

Gasping, Petrie spun around and jerked his head up, frantically scanning the air. In the darkness of the night sky, he couldn't see anything... then a large shape passed over the moon. Razor-sharp talons, glinting teeth... hurtling down towards him. With a scream, Petrie desperately tried to speed up. There was a predatory hiss, and with a jolt of pain he was snatched out of the air, into the flyer's talons.

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Still sleeping, Petrie's small frame fluttered down and landed amongst his friends as they formed a circle. A low, dangerous hiss was escaping his beak. Small pops, brutal cracks sounded from his body as, slowly, he started to grow. And change.

rhombus · **Reply #156 on:** June 13, 2014, 04:14:30 PM

Spike whimpered as he knew that their luck had finally ran out. Their only escape route was blocked by the fallen tree and the sharpteeth were rapidly making progress on them. He looked towards his sister, the small hadrosaur, and could only hope that the sharpteeth would make quick work of them. He desperately wished that she could avoid his fate, but now he knew that they all would be meeting their end together. Somehow he knew that it would end this way.

Suddenly a screech interrupted his mournful thoughts. The green fastbiter that had chased him was charging straight at him. The rumbling footsteps of the clawed fiend matched the uncontrollable thundering of his racing heart. He knew that this was the end.

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Spike had settled down into the circle that the rest of the gang were making. He was still completely asleep and unaware of the reality of their situation. A guttural growl left his mouth at his jaw suddenly cracked and began to change shape. The sounds of cracking bones and slithering intestines arose from his insides as his digestive tracked shortened and his skeleton rearranged itself. The physical changes had begun...

Nahla · **Reply #157 on:** June 18, 2014, 08:40:01 PM

Littlefoot looked around for an escape-any. But there was none,he could only shake in fear as the sharptooth got closer and closer. For a moment he had a spark of hope-his Grandparents would come in save him,he he knew in reality unless they suddenly dropped out of the sky there was no chance they would be here on time to save him from his doom,he wished he could of done something-he should of his friends to safety but he didn't. He knew in his mind there was nothing he could of done but his heart told him 'failure'. Least he would get to be with his Mother again but he didn't think it would all end so soon. He tried to block out thoughts of how his Grandparents would react and focused on what was going on now,he could barely see in the darkness but the sharptooth coming towards him was hard to miss. He looked into it's eyes-the eyes of death.

The sharptooth chuckled enjoying the fear of the longneck and feeding off it,he took another step closer and smirked "Ok,enough being nice-I'm hungry" without even looking at him he spoke to the purple sharptooth next to him "Time for this longneck to say 'bye bye' to the world don't you think?" with that said and with one large roar he lunged at Littlefoot,jaws opened and aimed for the throat.

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In realilty,Littlefoot was growling harder as his body began to change. His structure became more straight,his four legs becoming two,reaching the circle his normalyy flat teeth were beginning to sharpen. His long neck was gone,Littlefoot still alseep unaware what was happening to him,he let out a growl as he joined the circle his friends.

Pterano · **Reply #158 on:** June 21, 2014, 03:16:22 PM

Cera had managed to run under a rock, panting as she tried to hide. She had made it, but she could hear the screams of her friends. Could it really end this way? But then the screams became her own as a fastbiter suddenly grabbed her tail and dragged her out into the open. She yelped, feeling teeth tear into backside, and pain engulf her as her body succumbed. So... this was what dying felt like...

She felt teeth ripping into her neck now, and she tried to scream, but her voice was gone. The yellow fastbiter licked her lips as the young threehorn died in her mouth. "Yes! Yes!" she exclaimed, smacking her lips and licking the blood away as she continued to dig in. "This was so worth it!" she declared triumphantly.

In reality, Cera's body was remoulding itself, changing and transforming now into a yellow fastbiter. Her body was growing, her forelegs were shrinking to forelimbs, and her mouth was elongating into a snout as her horn stubs decreased in size. She was warping, and also... starting to wake up...

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #159 on:** June 21, 2014, 04:25:09 PM

Ducky, although managing to hide under Spike's leg, knew all too well the end was here for both her and Spike, as well as their other friends; no escape routes were available anyways. Without warning, the light green fastbiter, responsible for chasing the swimmer, spotted Ducky and grabbed her with force. She tried to scream, but nothing came out; the fastbiter's nail pierced through her stomach, drawing out a copious amount of blood. Pain overpowered her fear as she was able to make one final coherent thought before becoming meat for the predator.

See you soon, Spike. See you soon...everybody...yep...yep...yep...

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In reality, Ducky, now settling in the circle with the rest of the changing gang, began to change and grow herself. The unexpected transformation had begun.