Legends of Pandora

Chapter 1 ~road rage~

“What do you mean earth?!” Stainly said. “Look around, there’s no skybox and yet there’s the sun and we can breath.” Ron said. “Why isn’t the sun moving..” Skyla asked. “And why DOES IT BURN MY EYESSSS!” Ping said. “It always does that..” Nash said. “Oh” Ping said. “Oi! Look!” Birch said. The others looked across the plains and saw what Birch was gesturing to, it was a vehicle, an apocalyptic buggy, driven by three mesopithicus and there was a deinonychus latched onto the side, the buggy was escorted by two motorbikes, somehow driven by mantises. “What the heck?” Bones said. “We sshould probably run right?” Seascale said. “By the looks of those Dino skulls on their vehicles, YES!” Ron said. They all turned and started to pile up onto Bones and Lagoon, the two started running or hovering away, but the vehicles were fast, they caught up the the group quickly. “Ahoy there matey!” The deinonychus said in a piratey accent. “Where on land..” Ron called back. “Oh right, well in that case, PULL OVER!” He said cackling. “Ok.” Lagoon said, she slammed down onto the ground, the buggy and one bike barely dodged her but the left bike crashed into her rocky backside. “You alright Steven?!” The deinonychus called back. “His name is Regie!” The other mantis biker said. “Eh all you mantises look the same.” He said. Just then Bones turned around and faced the buggy head on, they collided and the buggy flipped backwards throwing the deinonychus and a few mesopithicus overboard. “THAT WAS FUN, let’s go again..” The deinonychus said, he leapt at Bones clutching onto his right thigh. “Get off!” Bones growled. “Uh uh! Not till you say the magic word!!” He replied. “AAAAAGGHH” Quan yelled as he swung his mace down onto the deinonychus’s head. “S-sorry the magic word is not.. Arrrg-” he started, then went unconscious falling off of Bones. “Guys! Reinforcements!” Ron said pointing to the horizon, they looked and saw a dozen more buggies and bikes charging towards them, these buggies had harpoon and net gun attachments equipped. “I can take em!” Bones said. “So can I!” Lagoon chimed in.

“Master Ras, hop on!” The other mantis biker said pulling up to the dazed deinonychus. He shook his head and was instantly alert again. “LETS GOOOO!” Ras shouted, jumping onto the back of the motorbike. As the reinforcements neared the two massive creatures readied themselves, but they weren’t ready for this. Two buggies harpooned Lagoons front legs and then drove past her, pulling her legs out from under her and forcing her to fall. Then more drove past harpooning the other legs and dragging her behind them, some creatures boarded Lagoon and netted the group in tek nets, then a few bikers drove up to Bones, dodging his strikes and netting those on his back, then a buggy equipped with a huge net gun fired at Bones, and then two bikes drove around his legs using ropes to tie his legs together, toppling him over, the group had been easily captured and humiliated.

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“Lord Ryker, there are disturbing rumors about a few *whispers* being found unconscious in a fishing village near The guiding shores region. Shall I investigate.” A shadowmane said. “Yes Killion, see to it. Alone. And don’t get your hopes up for revenge. It could just be another rumor.” Ryker said. “Yes boss.” Killion replied. The shadowmane pawed out of the room and then another creature entered. “Wretch, is it finished?” Ryker asked. “Yes m-my lord, your replacement jaw is ready, I do hope the pain hasn’t grown? This new model should be more rust resistant.” The araneo said. “Show me.” Ryker said. The six legged spider led Ryker through their scrap metal tunnel-like base, until they reached his cluttered workshop. “This it?” Ryker asked. “Yes master, is it to y-your liking?” Wretch said. “Yes, I quite like the color change.” Ryker said. “I thought you would! Matches the new style eh?” The araneo said holding up his two metal arms. “Yes, get it sharpened and ready, I’ll return in a few hours.” Ryker said. Ryker exited the room, he could hear Wretch frantically scuttling around searching for his Sharpening steel. He walked out of the base and into the snowy taiga he called home. He breathed in the cold air, and had flashbacks of his childhood, of his experimentation, of the first seed he planted on this ark, and of his mother. He sighed, then turned to see Asher. “Any news on Ras’s hunt?” Ryker said. “Yes scouts say he’s heading back, with a large load of creatures, useful ones by the look of it.” Asher said. “Alright, tell Hemlock to prepare for new arrivals.” Ryker said. Asher nodded and turned away, she stopped and looked back, “if you ever want to talk-” “go!” Ryker snapped. She listened walking back into the tunnel. ‘Remember son, knowledge is power. Being the biggest guy in the room isn’t what matters.’ “Don’t worry mama, now I am both. I hope I made you proud…”