This is chapter 2 for my new and diets series! Last chapter in Snail, next us in the next alphabetical order.

-Anonymos-

Today We Rise

Chapter 2 -

I dove behind the closest rock to me, Chicken in hand. She squawked and kicked. I held her beak shut very lightly and said, "Shh, we're gonna be fine." A terrible shrieking sound broke the silence as small lizard thing with weird flaps on its neck bolted past us. I looked around to see it stopped and searching.

'Obviously a carnivore.' I thought

The lizard screeched and ran off, having found something better and easier to eat it forgot us.

A breath of relief left my lungs. I set Chicken down and peeked out from behind the rock. Nothing but bird things and tall duck bill things. I should probably think of a name for these small birds. I'll call them.... Dodos!

Seems like a perfect name to me. And the thing that attacked us will be.... The Dilo! I'm so good at thinking of names. Anyway I should find a place to sleep.

(3 Hours Later....)

I've been experimenting and have figured out how to make a Pickaxe and a Hatchet, along with a Campfire and Spear. All will be very useful. Keeping that chubby Dodo fed is harder than you think. If you don't feed them, you don't get eggs. I've been cooking the eggs on the fire. By placing them on the outer rim, after shaking them, I can make scrambled eggs... Kinda. It is still better than eating those berries all the time, some of them are sour and others are sweet. Plus I don't even know if they are poisonous or not, so for now Chicken can eat them for me.... Sounds selfish I know but I'm sure she knows the difference between poisonous and not poisonous at least. Chicken is a strong little bird though. Earlier when another Dilo attacked, we killed it together. Me with my spear and her with her.... Nevermind.

Chicken squawked.

"Hi Chicken!" I smiled and patted her head. She seemed to smile back but... It's hard to tell.

(3 Hours Later)

Night is upon us. It is becoming dark and my fire is running out of wood. Crap... I can't loose Chicken, not now. Soon the world around me was filled with the sound of chirping crickets and strange grunting from the tall duck bill dinos. Everytime I heard footsteps I'd jump. I hate the night time. Maybe if I could make a torch..... Or something to be a portable light.... I'll have to figure this out in the morning, for now keeping Chicken and myself alive is top priority. Patting the little bird, I pulled her onto my lap. She tensed for a moment before relaxing. She does have a use after all! She is a portable heater. Soon after night fell I grew very tired. I need sleep but I can't just leave Chicken. I looked around, barely able to see anything in the darkness. There! I will climb that tree and we shall sleep there tonight. I stood up slowly, not wanting to wake up Chicken, and climbed the tree before finding a sturdy, hammock shaped branch. I asked down and nestled into the leaves, keeping Chicken tightly against me. My eyelids grew very heavy and soon I plummeted into a deep sleep.