The Story of Cleo, Episode 2: The Delta Runner's Challenge

The Deltadromeus family of Clarice, Chase, and little Cleo are doing just fine. They had got to an unclaimed area, and made a new territory. Cleo is growing very nicely, and is now nearly 10 feet long, and is already hunting with her parents. They are currently enjoying a meal of a large Ouranosaurus, when they hear something coming through the woods. The Deltadromeus start to move away from the sound. They hear something big, and then they see it. It is a Characharadontosaurus, and it wants the carcass. Clarice and Chase start backing up as it gets closer, but Cleo stands right where she is. The giant Allosaur roars at Cleo and her family. Chase and Clarice would have run off, but Cleo doesn't budge. She then runs up to the Charcharadontosaurus and jumps in its side, driving her long hand and toe claws into him. The Charcharadontosaurus roars and shakes Cleo off quickly. Clarice and Chase spring into action as the Charcharadontosaurus walks over to the fallen body of Cleo. Cleo gets up, and starts running away from the Charcharadontosaurus. The Charcharadontosaurus is about to bite Cleo as she runs past him, but feels a sharp pain in his leg. He turns too it and sees Clarice biting down on it. Then he sees Chase jumping onto his back. He shakes them off, and chases Cleo. The young Deltadromeus is running at top speed, but is small, and the Charcharadontosaurus is starting to catch up. The Charcharadontosaurus is very close, when Cleo hits a speed she didn't even know she had. She is running as fast as the Charcharadontosaurus, when she sees a large log in front of her. She jumps up and over the log, maintaining speed. The chasing Charcharadontosaurus just smashes through the log, but it slows him down a bit. Cleo looks back over her shoulder to she the Charcharadontosaurus, a d she doesn't see the small root that she is approaching. Her foot hits the root and she trips. Cleo is rolling very fast, she is going head over heals, now rolling in her side, now bouncing, and they reach a hill. The Charcharadontosaurus has almost caught up to Cleo, and is about to bite down on her. Just at that moment, Cleo feels both feet on the ground, but she knows she will keep rolling if she doesn't take the split second opportunity. She pushes her legs into the ground and is back on her feet running. They are going down hill and Cleo get a very swift advantage over the Charcharadontosaurus. She sees a large tree ahead of her, and sees that, in the huge mess of roots, there is and opening. She darts forwards and gets into the opening, which, in the large tangle of roots, acts as a cave. The Charcharadontosaurus is too big and has too much momentum to stop and plows into the tree, knocking it over. Lucky for Cleo, the roots don't pull up, and the Charcharadontosaurus leaves, having not been able to find her. After making sure the Charcharadontosaurus is gone, Cleo comes out of her hiding place, and then she notices that she is bleeding from many scratches, and also that she is far away from her parents. Several weeks later, Cleo is doing well for a young and alone Deltadromeus in a world with giant predators . She is now very hungry, and is looking for a good meal. In her hunt for food, she stumbles upon a large river. She decides to take a drink from it before resuming her hunt. As she is drinking, she notices two yes staring at her. She backs up form the river and is barely fast enough as a large Kaprosuchus bursts out of the river. It is now on land and Cleo sees it as a great meal, but first she will have to kill it. The Kaprosuchus runs towards Cleo, but she jumps over it. Then she turns around and bites the area right in front of he Kaprosuchus's back legs. The Kaprosuchus has tough skin, and though she is able to puncture it, she loses teeth I'm the process. The Kaprosuchus swings his tail and hits Cleo, causing her to let go. She backs up, and is about to attack again, but the Kaprosuchus whirls around and snaps at Cleo. She jumps out of the way and then bites down on the Kaprosuchus's snout. The Kaprosuchus tries to open his jaws, but just like his present relatives, has extremely weak jaw opening muscles. The Kaprosuchus tries another way to get his jaws free and shakes his head around, managing to dislodge his mouth from Cleo's. The Kaprosuchus is about to bite Cleo, when she headbutts his side, flipping it over. The effect is almost immediate. The Kaprosuchus loses the ability to control himself and freezes up. This lets Cleo slash open its belly with her long hand claws and eat it. The Kaprosuchus feeds her for over a week, and she stays in that area, giving her a good source of water and food.