Today We Rise

Hola my fellow Dododex peeps. I'm working through a lot right now and don't always have the time to write... Please be patient if I don't post the next chapter on time!

-Still can't think of a name : Anonymous-

Chapter 5

The beast that sat atop that throne was huge. It had the head and body of a lion, the wings of a bat and the tail of a scorpion. I. Was. Scared. Simple as that. Never in my life had I ever seen such a creature. It's wings were torn and it's body was covered in burns and scars, making it look a little ugly. The tears on it's wings would have been fine if the wings hadn't been scorched. What was left was a few pitiful scraps hanging form the bone that supports them. It's face was burned and the side that was burned had a metal face plate on it. The bird things on either side had this metal plate too. One of Torrens legs was missing and had been replaced with an old rusty metal one. You could definitely tell he had been through some wars or something.

"Lexi, this is Torren. He is the one who built this temple," Pathro smiled

"Wow... I mean hi," I let out a nervous laugh

"Hello," Torren nodded

"If I may ask, what are you?" I asked

Torren chuckled, "I am a Manticore."

"Manticore?" I whispered to my self. I have heard this name before... But where?

"We have just come to say hello and look around the Temple, if you don't mind of course," Pathro smiled

"Go ahead, just no treasure room," Torren said. Pathro smiled and grabbed my hand again, leading me down a dark tunnel.

"Treasure room?" I asked about 5 ft into the tunnel

"Yeah, Torren is basically a god here. People and dinosaurs come from miles around to bring him gifts," Pathro explained.

"Oh.." the thought of more people being on the island or somewhere else in the world excited me. I hope more people come along eventually.

(2 Hours Later...)

Coming out of the Temple, I was pretty much blinded by the sun.

"Where are the wolves?" I asked. They were nowhere to be found

Pathro whistled. A moment later Night came bounding out of the trees, wagging his tail.

"Now you call Sand," Pathro said, climbing onto Night's back.

I paused and then attempted whistling. It went much better than I had expected. Soon Sand too came running out of the woods.

"Hi Sand!" I pulled myself onto her back and patted her neck.

"Alright, let's go," Pathro tapped Night's flank and was off in a moment.

"Come on Sand," I whispered. She bolted in the direction Night and Pathro went and ,once again, was able to catch up no problem.

We rode in silence for a while, that is until something large roared from the woods.

"What was that?" I began to panic

"Rex," Pathro sighed, "Come on, we must get home NOW." As we tore across the forest floor, I couldn't help but notice the larger footsteps that seemed to following us. I shook my head, Im probably just imagining things again. Eventually we mad with back home, I could no longer here the footsteps but still kept and eye out. We left the wolves with the others and enter the house.

"Hi Chicken!" I picked up the happy Dodo and hugged her. She squawked and pecked at my nose.

"What are you doing you crazy bird?" I giggled and put her down. She started running circles, like she knew something we didn't

"What is that bird doing?" Pathro asked, looking at Chicken suspiciously

"I don't know, she's probably just hungry," I pulled a small pouch form my pocket and took down berries from it.

"Here Chicken," I placed in the floor. In seconds she was sitting on the floor and devouring her berries greedily.

"Wow. Let's get some sleep," Pathro climbed up the stairs and went into his room, leaving me alone. I crossed the large living room to the couch and layed down. Sometime during the night Chicken came over and snuggled against me. Her warmth and the peaceful sounds outside helped ease me to sleep.