The Island- Chapter IX

Day Nine…

WHAM!!! The raptor slammed into Marcel’s shield, and he almost buckled under the weight of the animal. The raptor was snarling viciously and clawing at his shield. He could feel the leather tearing from the raptor’s claws. He took this moment to raise his spear and jab at the dinosaur, and he knew he made contact when the raptor howled. Then he felt a burning pain in his lower leg, and he could hear his pants tearing open. The raptor had cut into his leg.

Marcel and the raptor both staggered backwards, and Marcel steadied himself and hurled the spear at the beast. The spear pierced the raptor and stuck itself in the beasts shoulder. The raptor made an awful sound, like a scream, and Marcel approached the beast to put it down. Then he heard perhaps the most terrifying sound he’d yet heard on the island. More horrible screams coming from the nearby forest. There were more…

Marcel jammed his spear into the raptors head and it went still. He stuck his spear into the ground and pulled out his bow. He nocked an arrow, and waited. The bushes about 100 feet away started to rustle and he could hear snarling. The first raptor emerged from the bushes, this one dark green with read feathers. Marcel took a breath, and released the arrow. His aim was true, and the arrow stuck the dinosaur in the forehead. It stumbled to the ground and died, still twitching. “One down, who knows how many to go”, he thought. Attempted to nock another arrow, but before he could, another raptor appeared from the brush and leapt at him. He drew his hatchet and slashed at its throat. When it fell to the ground Marcel ended it with his spear, as two more raptors emerged from the bushes.

Marcel saw them coming and knew he couldn’t keep going like this. Then a third raptor emerged from the brush behind him, this one more feathery and sleeker. He knew it was over, and dropped his weapons in despair just as the strange looking raptor pounced….onto the other raptor.

Marcel was stunned as he watched the creature tear the other raptor’s throat out and pounce to the next one. The new raptor’s claws tore at the other one, slicing open its stomach and spilling its innards. Suddenly another, normal looking raptor pounced from behind, but was brought down by a loud CRACK, coming from somewhere behind Marcel. The new raptor are quick work of the last raptor, and just as suddenly as it pounced on the other two it turned and pounced onto Marcel, snarling. He could feel the dinosaurs hot, moist breath on his face as he waited to die. Just then, a sharp, high pitched whistle sounded to Marcel’s right, and the Deinonycus climbed off him and ran off to go join his master, a tall, slender man holding a pistol…

Sorry for the big wait but it’s finally here!!! Check araneo for chapter VIII