DDD: Fight 9- Gigantoraptor vs. Therizinosaurus

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Gigantoraptor

Gigantorptor was a large omnivore that lived in Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period. The female is 13 feet tall, 20 feet long, and 4 tons. The male is 15.5 feet tall, 21 feet long, and 4.2 tons.

 

Therizinosaurus

Therizinosaurus was a large omnivore that lived in Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period. This individual is 14 feet tall, 28 feet long, and 4.8 tons.

 

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     A large male Therizinosaurus is walking around. He is starving, as his small forest territory near the southwest coast of the dinosaur-inhabited island was turned to a desert by recent natural events. He must find food, and fast. Soon, he stumbles upon some small plants, and devours them. This reveals a large python, and he doesn’t hesitate to eat that too. Still hungry, he looks around, and sees a nest.  It’s unguarded, and he rushes over to it. Using his long claws, he digs through the nest, and eats an egg. Then he eats another. Then, something rushes up to him, screeching and flapping its feather-covered arms. The creature is a female Gigantoraptor. It hisses, and the Therizinosaurus slashes the air with his claws. The Gigantoraptor, the nest’s owner, won’t back down without a fight.

 

     The Gigantoraptor runs up to him and bites his neck. Her powerful beak crushes it, suffocating the Therizinosaurus. He desperately tries to get air and swing his claws around. Eventually, he slashes the Gigantoraptor a bit, and she lets go, hissing. The Therizinosaurus backs off a bit and the Gigantoraptor screeches. The Therizinosaurus screeches and runs at her, slashing the creature with his long claws. The Gigantoraptor bites, scratches, and kicks him, desperately trying to defend her nest. After the Therizinosaurus stops slashing and backs off a bit, the Gigantoraptor screeches as loud as she can. The Therizinosaurus walks towards her, growling. Before he can attack, something rams into him with the force of a freight train.

 

     The Therizinosaurus is knocked to the ground and looks up. He sees a large male Gigantoraptor, slightly larger than him. It hisses, and stomps on the Therizinosaurus.  Then, he backs off, allowing the Therizinosaurus to get up. After he on his knees, both parents rush at him, kicking and biting the Therizinosaurus. The long-clawed creature hisses, and tries to bite his attacker. He fails to land more than a few light nips. The Gigantoraptor screeches and runs his toe claws down the Therizinosaurus’s snout. The Therizinosaurus screeches in pain as the sand in stained red. He hisses at the Gigantoraptors, and snaps his jaws at them. Suddenly, both creatures run up and start attacking him.

 

     After a while, when both parents stop taking turns attacking the Therizinosaurus, they allow him to get up. The wounded male rushes over to the nest and quickly takes out an egg. He eats part of it before the female kicks him in the chest. The blow knocks the wind out of him, and he stumbles back a little. Then, the male rushes in and bites his neck while slashing his chest. The Therizinosaurus hisses and thrashes around. After a few more seconds, the male lets go and hisses. The heavily wounded Therizinosaurus slowly limps away, and the male chases after him, hissing and waving his feather-covered arms. The Therizinosaurus hisses and starts to move faster, and the Gigantoraptor slows down.

 

     The Therizinosaurus hisses at them, and swings his claws in the air before limping off. The Gigantoraptors screech in victory, and watch the Therizinosaurus limp off. With the creature’s hunger and new wounds, it’s unlikely he’ll survive too long in the desert. The male Gigantoraptor walks towards his wounded mate, and the two affectionately bump snouts. They bravely fought off the nest-raiding Therizinosaurus, and now they’re a lot more wary about leaving the nest unguarded.

 

Winner: Gigantoraptor

The fact that it was a two against one, and their devotion to defend their nest, made them win.