Aberrant Deinonychus

Chapter three

I dug my claws into the mossy stone on the edge of the cliff as Leo offered a claw down to help me. I accepted his offer, reaching my free claw up to grab his. He pulled me up and on to the ledge. As his den came into view, he turned and walked down a slope.

“We have a stop to make” he said.

I didn’t question him, trotting down the slope after him. We walked into a grove of the strange mushrooms that seemed to replace trees down here. He walked up to a pile of grass that looked like it was slowly rising and falling. He gently nudged the grass aside, revealing an injured bulbdog, something I had saw earlier and asked him about.

“I told you I would come back” he said.

“I was hoping you would” she said back.

“Who’s that” she asked, looking at me.

“Oh, I should probably introduce you guys” he said.

“Ripper, this is Berry, Berry, this is Ripper” he introduced.

“If you have any questions, save them for when we’re at the den, it’s getting dark” he said

I nodded, following him back up the slope, Berry on his back. By the time we had gotten into the den, I was thoroughly exhausted. I collapsed on to a pile of foliage and passed out without another word.

To be continued

By Dragon