PREDATORY- Chapter 5: The Reaper
Primal King
MemberCompsognathusFebruary 24, 20141420 Views17 RepliesOur entire team stopped short suddenly and froze, alert. We heard nothing more. So I looked at my group and spoke up.
“Obviously, he’s gotten into the city.” I continued, “So, its our job to get him out, and hopefully neutralize him in the process.”
“But,” Emily, the only girl in my squad and my wife, said. “We’ve always worked in the jungles. Used stealth and camouflage, now we’re out of our element.”
The rest of the group nodded in agreement nervously.
“We don’t need that though. All we need is our intelligence and cleverness. Now, we face the monsters that are at our door, and bring the fight to them! We’ve been hit, now it’s time to hit back. Now, are we going to back down, or are we going to look that beast in the eyes and avenge the ones that have been lost?!”
The group all cheered and cocked their guns.
“Good.” I continued. “Because here we go.”
The group and I drove the city for hours, until we decided to rest and eat by the stadium nearby. The sun was setting and everybody was hungry. After dinner we started to pack up and get ready for another search. We shut the trunk on the jeep and turned on the ignition-
As The Reaper suddenly lunged out of one of the stadium’s dark gates with a vicious roar. We all screamed as the mighty jaws slammed shut right next to the car. We put into drive and screeched off. But not fast enough, as the Reaper bit down on Marcus’ leg and flipped him up in the air, catching him and crushing him in his mouth. We didn’t even have time to mourn, as The Reaper looked at us and snarled. Tanner gunned the engine and we speed off. The T. rex followed behind at a surprisingly fast pace. The rest of the group and I fired our guns in desperation. The Reaper jerked in surprise, but the bullets weren’t enough to do anything but minor pain, like a bee sting. The Reaper roared in fury, a deafening bellow that would scare a pride of lions.
I took my rifle aimed carefully and fired, the bullet spiraling toward his knee. Bullseye. The bullet wouldn’t do much damage, but it surprised him enough to make him lose his balance. He hit the ground with a resonating thump, and twisted, retching in frustration, trying to get up. Then he laid still, quiet. Tanner parked the car suddenly, and jumped out. I was too surprised to say anything. Tanner came up to the T. rex and started yelling.
“This is for Marcus!”
Then, he cocked his gun. The mighty animal snarled, but Tanner aimed and went for the trigger. The T. rex roared as the bullet hit him in the snout. However, the bullet was too small to do anything but infuriate the animal. Tanner yelled again, this time incomprehensible. Slowly and quietly, the T. rex’s jaws creaked open, and a thick muscular tongue snaked out. Tanner didn’t notice, as the slimy muscle slunk at him.
“TANNER!” I yelled.
But it was too late, the forked indent at the tip of the tongue wrapped around his leg and snapped him back. With a yelp of surprise, Tanner was whipped into the animal’s mouth. The T. rex rolled over and flexed it’s muscular legs, as it started to get up. The great beast was dripped blood from the futile bullet wound on it’s cheek. The Reaper stretched out his leg, treating his knee wound and the mighty leg rearticulated, barely making it anything but sore. Then he roared victoriously, and lunged for the car. I started the car and screeched off, as the open jaws lunged for me and my team.
"If you can't see it... It's already too late."
-Jurassic Apocalypse (by Paden)
