I had a raptor.

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I had a raptor. I was around lvl 18 and kept dying, so I scouted around ‘till I found a solitary lvl 4 by the red ob. He was beautiful- amber with yellow feathers and curious yellow eyes. I tamed him pretty easily and when he woke up, he became the best companion I’ve had to date. I named him Randy and he was a lifesaver. I had gotten a little carried away in my search for him so the trek home would be long.. I hugged the coastline with Randy always by my side. Countless times I was attacked. compys, dimorps, carbos, other raptors and on several occasions mid-level sarcos! But EVERY single time, Randy pulled through. A level 7 sarco was no match for him. I would’ve died so many times without him.

We were almost home. There was just one stretch of shallow water to cross. I whistled for him to follow, finally relaxing at the prospect of coming back to my base. We paddled through the water together, me on his back. We barely had to swim, it was so shallow, so I assumed it was safe. I was wrong. Two incredibly high-level megapirahna came at us from behind. I urged him forward, jumping off to give him more mobility. I tried to aggro them onto me, but they kept attacking him. I whistled for him to come, but hen I realised he was still on neutral, which had saved me so many times. Frantically, I whistled passive, and then come again. He turned and paddled towards me, the two fish hard on his heels. I urged him on, desperate. He was almost at the shore- no more than 5 steps away. Closer, closer.. he was almost there...

and then. The notification every ARK player dreads. ‘Your Randy was killed by a megapirahna.’ His body fell limp to the floor, his head flopping onto the sand that would have been his safety.

Since then, I have never let a megapirahna live. Nothing will bring him back, but I can avenge him. Every time I see one of those bastards I remember him, and I murder it.

Rest easy Randy, you will never be forgotten.

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