Chasing Dinosaurs [A Twilight and Original Raptor Shifter Fanfiction]

Installment One

Triassic grinned as she chased her brother through the forests, screeching with an eerie call that seemed to have come straight from the land of dinosaurs, not that it would be considered as surprising. Her feathery tail swished behind her in a powerful movement, knocking into a tree and nearly snapping it, as she shifted the weight on her feet, running forward with her feathered arms kept close to her body. Razor sharp teeth glinted as the sun caught them, her scaled face split into a grin. She could see the browns and greens of her brother’s plumage ahead as they crossed another state line, working their way deeper into Washington territory now.

Jumping over a large log, the youthful shifter let out another screech, followed by a few clicks and guttural sounds meant to call some other members of their pack towards her. She grinned as she saw her mother separate from the brush, her vibrant blues and reds standing out, while her father appeared just a short distance behind her.

A few other raptors broke free of the surrounding woods, and she grinned at her brother who no longer looked so cocky about winning their race. It was no joke that their family would very much be likely to trip the poor boy up to give her the advantage.

The pack of raptors grinned as his own nervousness caused him to trip over a large root, the young raptor rolling head over heels in the brush before ending with a nasty thud. Triassic grinned as she slowed to a stop in front of her brother, shifting back to human as her dark hair fell into an exotic Indian face that looked like it belonged on a Bollywood poster, not that she could ever do anything as exciting as being an actress.

When you shape shift into a large dinosaur covered in feathers and scales . . . it’s usually best to pretend like you don’t really exist. It definitely makes handling life easier. Just the thought of a human scientist getting ahold of her, or one of her family members was alarming enough. Or even just the idea of a human catching sight of them . . . No, they were careful, never staying in one place to long. But that didn’t mean they didn’t have fun.

Which brings us back to the scene at hand: Triassic grinned at her brother, before winking, “I win.” With that she shifted back, taking off as quickly as she could before Jurassic could find his feet and follow her. She quickly ran through the difficult to maneuver forest, ignoring the scent of humans that grew stronger as she followed some game trails, which was her first mistake. Her second mistake was forgetting that it was common for humans to trap in this area. And her third mistake was not watching where she was going.

All of a sudden she stepped on a piece of metal hidden in some leaves before suddenly pain flared up her leg, a scream leaving her muzzle as she fell forward with a loud thud. Eyes wide, she blinked through the tears of pain to see back limb caught in a bear trap. Immediately she opened her muzzle again, calling for help with a series of clicks and caws.

It didn’t take long before her pack was surrounding her, a total of ten of them staring in horror, before her parents shifted, moving to try and pull the metal apart, commanding she shift and try and pull herself free. Just as she had shifted and done so, another sound startled the pack, and everyone bolted, Triassic standing to do the same only to collapse, a hand pressed to her bleeding leg as two wolves stepped into the clearing.

 ------------------------------------------- 

It had been two years since he’d first transformed, two years since he’d become a shape shifter because of the blood suckers that were living in Forks. Brady was definitely one of the youngest boys to shift, but now at the age of 15, and with a war already under his belt, he was mature beyond his age. He let out a deep sigh as he walked through the pack lands with Jared, ignoring the man’s thoughts about his imprint, Kim. The two wolves turned to begin heading back to Sam’s for the exchanging of patrols when a sudden scream echoed through the area.