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The group of four quickly climbed inside of the the thin attic and crawled halfway down it before stopping. Marshall turned around and pulled the wooden ladder towards him which folded into sections and eventually closed the attics door. Marshall crawled on all fours to join the rest of the group. The attic was completely dark, save for a small circular window on the other side of the tight space allowing some light inside. On each sides of the attic were small cabinet doors with little black handles. The air was freezing and the floor felt rock hard. Finally, the ceiling was only about six feet high.

Marshall sat against one of the cabinet doors and grabbed his head in one of his hands again. Andrew and Rose began looking in each of the cabinets as Miller slowly began crying out in pain, holding his severely wounded arm. Marshall looked down at the floor and dove into thought, his heart excellerated and cold sweat running down his back. It was happening again. He thought back to group calling his name earlier, calling for his help. ‘ Marshal Please!’ Roses voice echoed in the back of his mind. He grabbed his head tighter and thought harder, further back. He could imagine begin the crews voices crying out the same unanswered plea. Than suddenly, buried deep within his subconscious he could hear Harry.

‘ Marsh, help!’ Harry’s voice began to call out at the back of his mind. Marshall’s breathing began to quickly speed up and his body tremble. “ Not again. Not again.” Marshall said to himself and gently began head butting his own hand. Andrew reached out and grabbed Marshall by the knee causing the man to jump out of his thoughts and look at Andrew. “ Marshall, are you okay?” Andrew asked. Marshall sighed and nodded slowly. He looked over and saw that Rose had found a medical kit in one of cabinets and was wrapping a large bandage on Millers arm.

“ How’s he doing?” Marshall asked, looking at Rose. “ Other then a horrid searing sensation in me arm, I’m feeling dandy.” Miller between his teeth. Small bullets of sweat traveled down the mans head as his face began to turn red with pain. Marshall felt sick. His inablility to act when conquered by fear. If he pulled himself together and shot the Teleiovenator, no one would be injured. Suddenly, there was a loud pop followed by a slam that came from directly below the group. Andrew and Marshall quickly got up and crawled towards the attic door while Rose and Miller stayed behind.

Andrew gently grabbed the handle of the door and slowly lowered it an inch to get a peek of the bedroom. Directly below, the two men could see that the bedroom door had been forced open and swinging slowly against the wall. Standing at the doorway were the other two Teleiovenators. One had its rear right in the doorway and it’s tail thrashing from side to side which is likely what knocked the door out its place. The two raptors stood over the third, the one that attacked Miller, who was now laying on the floor surrounded by a pool of blood.

The animals had bent over and began to sniff their fallen comrade, chittering and trilling to one another. “ Shit,” Andrew whispered. “ We’ll just stay up here. They’ll have to leave eventually.” Marshall explained as he scanned the room. The silence was suddenly broken by the sound of Miller crying out in pain. Both Andrew and Marshall quickly whipped their heads around and looked back at him and Rose. Rose held Millers shoulders as he groaned and leaned against the cabinet doors. “ Rose, My eyes....there getting blurry.” Miller quietly complained. Rose turned around and dug through the med kit.

“ Its probably the pain from the wound, Miller. If I found you some pain killers,” Rose continued searching. “ I don’t know, this...is bad” Miller said slowly, holding his head with his hands. Andrew looked back at the bedroom and the Teleiovenator behind them. The two animals looked right back at him and inside the attic from the doorway. Andrew gasped and pulled back the attic door and both he and Marshall took slow steps away from it. Almost in sync with their movements, the sounds of razor sharp talons clicking and scratching against the wooden floor made its way over towards the attic door.

Andrew quickly backed up into Rose and Miller while Marshall stayed in front with his rifle aimed at the door. The group could hear the animal stop directly beneath the door and even begin to poke it with its snout. Marshall held his breathe and closed his left eye. If that thing were the open that door and stick its head through for but a mere second, Marshall gonna make sure he pulled that trigger and not miss. There was sudden deep ‘booming’ sound that traveled throughout the building.

The group lifted their heads and looked around the attic to find the source of the sudden sound. Directly below them, the raptors began chatting up a storm through a series of fast chirps and trills. Once again, the devastatingly low but loud and powerful sound rumbled through the building sounding akin to thunder or a drum. The raptors let out a loud shriek and their footsteps were hear quickly leaving the room in a mad dash. The group sat still as the room became quiet again. Marshall picked himself up and slowly crept over to the attic door. He grabbed his rifle in one hand and door handle in the other and slowly lowered the door.

He stuck his rifle through the crack before opening it further to see that both Teleiovenator had quickly fled bedroom, leaving almost no trace of their presence other then small scratches on the floor. “ They’re...they’re gone. That sound must have scared them away.” Marshall whispered and pulled his head back inside. “ The hell was that sound? Could it be the Helicopters?” Andrew asked. The sound repeated itself, this time at the other end of the attic. “ I don’t think so.” Marshall whispered.

Andrew turned around and slowly crawled towards the window at the other side of the space. Rose slowly got up and followed him to the window as well. Andrew nearly placed his face against the glass and looked out the window. “ You see anything?” Rose asked while approaching. Andrew looked across the open landscape behind the Outpost from left to right. All he could see was undisturbed piles of snow as well as the fence behind the building. He looked upwards to the sky and couldn’t any helicopters or other vehicles that could have made the noise. Andrew turned around and looked back at the group.

“ I don’t see anything.” He quietly called back, shaking his head slowly. The moonlight from outside the window was suddenly almost completely blocked off, leaving the room in almost total darkness. Andrew and the rest of the group looked towards the window to see what looked to be a blanket or coat of long white fur like feathers with the occasional black spots appear on the other side of the glass. Andrew quickly backed up as the mass brushed up against the window until a large crimson eye stared back inside at the group.

Andrews eyes widened as he came to the realization that this ‘mass’ was the side of the same large Theropods feathery face. The rest of the group quickly raced towards the other side of the attic out of pure fear of seeing the animal once again. The Dinosaur lifted its grand head, opened its terrifying jaws and like a giant axe, it swung both its head and neck into the attic. Rose screamed as the walls at the other end of the attic crumbed around them and onto the rock hard floor. Marshall quickly pushed down the attic door and practically threw the rest of the group down the ladder and into the bedroom below.

The Theropod lifted its head back up, pushing and lifting the ceiling and roof into the air. It then quickly shot downwards towards Marshall, its jaws wide open. Marshall wasted no time and jumped out the attic and landing onto the wooden floor below him. The Theropods jaws shut over the attic door, catching nothing but air in its teeth. The bedroom ceiling began cracking and collapsing under the Theropods weight. Marshall picked himself back up, swung his rifle over his shoulder and charged out of the bedroom, leaping over the dead Teleiovenator that lay at the doorway.

The ceiling suddenly fell behind Marshall causing a loud ‘crunch’ and chunks of wooden planks and debris the fly in the air around him. Up ahead of him, Marshall could see both Andrew and Rose at the top of the staircase. Miller slowly jogged behind them, his injured arm dangling to the side of his body. The group looked back at him as he quickly charged towards them. “ Keep going!” Marshall screamed. With little hesitation, the other three members of the group quickly charged down the stairs to the first floor of the Outpost.

Marshall grabbed a hold of the stairs railing and did his best not to fall down the stairs while simultaneously moving as fast as possible. Not far in front of him, Miller was finishing his last couple steps until his foot slipped out from underneath causing the man to lose his balance and fall down the rest of the stairs. Marshall quickly rushed down and grabbed Miller by his shoulders. “ Get up, Miller!” Marshall screamed while pulling him up to his feet.

Directly behind the two men, the ground shook and the bedroom walls fell to the floor as the Theropod’s head came crashing through the first floor of the building, its head lowered like a bulls. The Dinosaur continued charging in the men’s direction until it threw itself through the staircase. Massive chucks of wood and other building material hailed down on the two men as they charged down towards the hallway. The walls of the building cracked as the Theropod behind them simply moved around inside of the structure. The Dinosaur pulled its head out of the staircase and turned to face Miller and Marshall again.

As the animal turned, its long muscular tail was forced to swing into the same wall that its head connected with. The combined forces seemed to be the final straw for the wall as it suddenly began tilting forwards and fall in the groups direction. Marshall wrapped his arms around a staggering Miller and carried him towards the front door. The Theropod lowered its head and lunged towards the two only to be suddenly intercepted and buried underneath the falling wall. The buildings roof, unable to support itself also began falling down towards the floor.

Marshall closed his eyes and ran as hard as he could to the front door with Miller. A cold gust of air met his face as he quickly ran out across the porch and into the Outpost yard. Up ahead, he could see both Andrew and Rose standing on the other side of the barbwire fence, looking back at him and Miller and the collapsing building. Marshall and Miller quickly ran up to the other two and exited through the gate. “ Holy crap, Miller, Marshall, are you guys okay?!” Andrew asked. “ We’re fine, you?” Marshall replied. Rose and Andrew nodded before looking back at the Outpost.

Marshall turned around to see that the entire centre of the Outpost had caved in and collapsed on itself. The only things that seemed to survive was the hallway leading to the front door and about half of the bathroom upstairs. The rest of the Outpost was turned into a pile of rubble which also covered the Theropod. Marshall looked down at himself and the rest of the group. He didn’t realize how much dust he was covered in, head to toe in a almost complete blanket. Miller bent over and put his hands on his knees, gasping for breathe.

“ What do we do now?” Rose quickly asked. Marshall struggled to response for a moment. “ We...we could...use the trees! We can stay in the trees until the helicopters come.” Marshall suggested. “ But what if those raptor-things come back?” Andrew asked. “ I...I don’t know. But those trees are best chance we have. Let’s go,” Marshall answered. “ Marshall...” Miller called out from behind him. Marshall turned around and looked at Miller who leaned on the side of the gate. “ Not...gonna...make it. I’m not...making it.” Miller said slowly, his voice beginning to slur.

Marshall could feel a pit in his stomach upon hearing Millers voice, something was definitely wrong and maybe he’s right. He then looked at Rose and Andrew, judging by their facial expression they were both thinking the same. “ What are you talking about Miller, you’re going to be fine.” Said Rose. Rose bent over and extended her hand towards his. Miller quickly lifted up his uninjured arm and swiftly swatted her hand away. “ Get em....outta here,Rose!” Miller demanded. “ Come on, Miller. That helicopters could come in the matter of minutes and we can all make it out of here, please!” Andrew begged.

Miller looked down and shock his head slowly. “ Sorry son,” Miller answered, his voice sounding more slurred and droopy then before. Marshall suddenly marched forward and got face to face with Miller. “ No! I will not allow this! We have lost too many people here and I am not going to lose you too! I will carry you if I must!” Marshall roared. The sound of large hunks of debris shifting and crunching against itself was suddenly heard behind the group. The survivors looked over to see a massive pile of the rubble lifted into the air by two large white feathered legs and thrown to the side.

The remains of building crumbled as the giant white Theropod slowly raised from the debris. It then shook its body, freeing itself from any stuck chunks of metal and wood. The Dinosaur turned its head to face the group, its eyes narrow and teeth bared. “ Go to the trees!” Marshall screamed. He quickly, without any hesitation reached out, grabbed Miller by both of his shoulders, lifted him to his feet and ran with him. Miller weakly stuck out his legs and took long strides across the snow.

The Theropod quickly stomped over the destroyed outpost and charged towards the fence. Rose and Andrew led the group towards the trees, giant footsteps pounding into the snow behind them. To Marshall, Miller suddenly felt much lighter as they ran through the snow. In fact, he almost didn’t feel the need to hold on to him anymore. As the group continued towards the trees, the loud footsteps behind them slowly came to a halt. Marshall looked down at Miller in his arms and completely froze. Andrew and Rose charged into the trees for a brief moment before turning back to face Marshall.

In Marshall’s hands was Millers coat, the rest of him and his weapon had been removed. Marshall looked back to see Miller one hundred feet away, getting up from the snow and facing the Theropod. The Dinosaur lowered its head and walked towards the man, seeming almost confused by his presence. Rose gasped and Andrew shouted, “ Miller! What the hell are you doing?!!” He screamed. Miller turned around and looked back at the group. He made a faint gesture with his hand towards the trees behind them. “ Get them the hell outta here, Marshall!” Miller called back, his voice so slurred it was almost completely void of his accent.

Marshall’s eyes widened and he began to charge towards Miller. “ No!!! Miller, no!!!” Marshall screamed. Miller turned back to face the large carnivore approaching him and lifted his rifle to his chest. Rose and Andrew reached out and grabbed a hold of Marshall and tried to pull him backwards. “ Marshall, there’s...there’s nothing we can do!” Andrew cried. Marshall stopped and looked at the two, his eyes full of tears. Marshall looked back at Miller and shook his head slowly as he backed away into the trees.

Miller looked up at the large animal approaching him and lifted his rifle. “ Just you and me you ugly bugger.” Miller said to the animal. The Theropod lowered its stance and stood still in front of Miller. Miller used every ounce of strength to hold his empty rifle like a club. A deafening silence covered the area as the combatants stared one another in the eye. With lightning speed, the large Dinosaur quickly shot itself forwards towards Miller with its jaws wide open. Miller taking on final swing at his oppent, hitting it in the side of the face.

The Theropod swung its head down and clamped its jaws around the upper half of Millers body. Miller didn’t even have time register the pain from the bite as his was quickly lifted into the air and thrown back in the direction of the Outpost. Miller sailed through the air and landed on his back in the snow with a thud. Miller gasped for air and looked up at the sky. He could hear the loud footsteps of the Dinosaur taking off into the distance and slowly enter the woods in front of them.

Miller couldn’t move, not his arms or his legs. He lay silently in the snow and continued looking up at night sky which was lit up by the moon and a dozen stars. After all this time being here, Miller never got the chance to see how beautiful the scenery really was. His eyes slowly began to get heavier by the second. He closed them and fell into a deep sleep, assured knowing that he at least bought some time for his friends to escape. Up ahead, the remain trio charged between the trees to get as far away from the carnivore as possible.

Tears flush their eyes only making it harder to see in the dark woods. Marshall is now leading the group with Rose at his side and Andrew behind them. Marshall continues his pace until he turned to a multi branched, naked medium sized tree. Marshall then jumped forward and grabbed a hold of one of the branches and pulled himself up. He turned around and lowered his hand down towards the other two. “ Come on, we can climb this tree and maybe make our way to some larger ones. But, we must get off the ground.” He instructed.

Rose, behind right next to Marshall, was the second to enter the tree. She jumped up and grabbed on to Marshall’s hand. The same loud, earthshaking footsteps quickly began to approach the group. Andrew and Marshall looked over as the white Carnosaur emerged, tree branches were snapped and sent flying into the air. Marshall dropped Rose to the ground as the Dinosaur quickly charged over towards him and the tree, its head lowered. Andrew ducked and the Theropod collided with the tree, a devastatingly snap filled the air as both the tree and Marshall were sent collapsing to the ground.

Andrew looked back and his eyes widened, half of the tree was reduced to splinters, Rose and Marshall lay on the ground and standing over them, the crimson eyed drake. The Dinosaur whipped its head over in Andrews direction and gave him an intimidating glare. “ Oh God!” Andrew cried. He quickly turned around and made a run for it into the trees behind him. The Dinosaur let out a loud grunt and began to give chase to Andrew. Andrew ducked, twisted and maneuver between the trunks of low branches of trees. He could feel hot gusts of air claw at his back from the the animals nostrils.

Andrew started to scream and curse as he pumped his arms as hard as he could. Behind him, the Theropod simply lowered its head, leaned forward and flicked its snout upward. Andrews upper body was hit by the front of the animals nose, knocking him over and sending him tumbling through the snow. Andrew claws at the ground in a frantic attempt to get back up. The animal simply walked forward and placed its massive bird like foot onto Andrew. Cone shaped scales on the underside of the creatures sole dug into his back like a bed of nails.

Andrew let out a terrified scream, still trying to crawl with his arms out of the Dinosaurs pin. The Theropod lowered its head to hover over Andrew and let out a deep crocodilian growl. Andrew shut his eyes and prepared to feel the animal bite down on his head. “ Hey, HEY!!” A mans voice screamed. Andrew opened his eyes and looked over to see where and who it was coming from, the Theropod tilting its head to the side to do the same. Marshall charged out of the trees with his rifle in hand and Rose by his side.

“ Where do you think you are going?! Think you could just leave?! It takes more then a falling tree to KILL ME!” Marshall screamed with rage as he charged. The Dinosaur, still pinning Andrew lifted its head upwards and hissed at the approaching man. Marshall skid to a stop and aim his weapon at the Carnosaurs eye. He closed one eye and put his finger on the trigger. He pulled the trigger, the Theropod whipped its head back as though it was hit, Andrew braced himself of the loud gunshot.

An empty click was all that came from the rifle. Marshall quickly pulled the trigger again and again. ‘Click’ ‘click’, the gun was empty. Marshall’s eyes widened and jaw dropped as he slowly lowered his weapon. Marshall looked at Andrew who looked back at him and Rose with the same hopeless expression. Theropod opened its mouth, lifted its foot on Andrew and scooped him up in its powerful jaws. Andrew let out a blood curdling scream as the animal began juggling him in its jaws, a conveyer belt of serrated teeth cutting into his flesh and clothes. Rose and Marshall screamed in unison together at the horrid sight they were witnessing.

The Dinosaur grabbed hold of Andrews left arm in its mouth while the rest of his battered body dangled from its face. With a swift bite, Andrews body flew free from the Dinosaurs jaws and back into the snow. As for his left arm, that stayed in the animals jaws and disappeared within them. “ ANDREW!!” Rose mournfully screamed. The Dinosaur turned its body towards Rose and Marshall and advanced towards them. “ Rose, go! GO!” Marshall screamed and grabbed a on to a whaling Rose. He held onto her and ran for their lives back in the direction that they came.

Rose continue crying and screaming Andrews name as she ran. “ ANDREW! ANDREW! AND-Ahhhhhh!” Rose was suddenly grabbed by the Dinosaurs jaws and lifted into the air. Marshall could do nothing but gasp as Rose was snatched from him and violently thrown across the forest. She screamed as she flew weightlessly through the air until her lower half hit the trunk of a large tree. A loud snap erupted from her body and she slowly fell back down to snow below. Marshall fell forward onto his knees, he broke down crying and screaming loudly.

The Theropod walked forward and lowered its head to where Rose lay. This animal wasn’t hunting and attacking them for food. It was just filling them with lethal wounds and leaving them, just killing them. Marshall lifted his head up to see the Dinosaur standing over Rose, its nose pressed against her back. Marshall stood up and grabbed his rifle in his hands. “ Hey,HEY!” Marshall screamed and whipped his rifle at the backside of the Dinosaur. The Theropod lifted its head up and looked towards Marshall. Marshall lifted his arms and began shouting at the top of his lungs. “ Get me! I’m the one that shot you earlier! GET ME!” Marshall screamed. The Dinosaur bared it’s knife like teeth and stomped towards him, taking him up in his offer. Marshall readied his legs under him preparing to run. Maybe he could at least lead the thing away from Rose and Andrew. But how far could he really get? The Dinosaur was clearly much faster then any human and would catch him in the matter of seconds. The Theropod continued towards Marshall and lifted its body up, preparing to bite down at the man.

After taking three steps, the Theropod suddenly stopped and stood in place. It then turned its head behind it and tilted it. Their is a faint almost ‘galloping’ sound behind them, the sounds of branches snapping and thunderous footsteps quickly approaching. Both Marshall and the Theropod looked towards the incoming sounds as a black mass slowly became visible between the trees. Then without warning, a massive Ceratopsian charged out from the trees and towards the Theropod with its head lowered. The Theropod could do nothing but hiss in the split second that it had to react. The Dinosaurs collided, the Ceratopsians head ramming into the Carnosaurs side at full speed.

The massive herbivore continued pushing with its four trunk like legs against the Carnosaur who simply squirmed and snarled in reaction to the sudden attack. Marshall quickly jumped to the side to avoid being hit by the two towering animals. The Ceratopsian continued its attack by swinging its giant head upwards, forcing the Theropod off of it and toppling to the ground. The carnivores back collided with a tree behind it causing it to fall just as quickly. The Theropod rolled itself on to its stomach and picked itself back up with its arms and legs. Judging by the Ceratopsians long shaggy black fur like feathers, nasal boss, and horns pointed forwards from the side of its face, it seemed to be the same type of Ceratopsian from the stampede earlier that day.

The Ceratopsian let out a loud bellow and began pawing the earth as the Carnosaurs got back up. The Theropod turned its head and snarled at the herbivore and lowered its stance. The Ceratopsian marched forward to face the predator, putting itself between the the group and the Theropod. Marshall watched as the two giants slowly began to circle each other like gladiators in a arena, growls and hisses thrown at one another like insults. The Theropod makes the first move, shooting forward and lunging at the Ceratopsian with its jaws. The Herbivore swings its armoured head and horns towards its attacker in response. The Theropod however, seemed to expect this as it stopped mid lunge, letting the Ceratopsians head swing by. The carnivore followed up with its original attack and swiftly clamped its jaws around the boney frill of the Ceratopsian. The herbivores eyes widened as it quickly turned to swing its head in the opposite direction to try to hit the Theropod.

The carnivore is quick to react and swings its massive tail and sidesteps away from the creatures head while still holding its frill. The Theropod steps forward and with its neck tries to pull the Ceratopsians frill out of the way to expose its own neck. The Ceratopsian starts turning towards its opponent and continuously starts swinging its head at the Carnosaur, wrestling back to regain control of its own head. Meanwhile, Marshall quietly sneaks over to Rose while the two giants are distracted with each other. He stops next to her, grabs her shoulders and begins shaking her gently.

“ Rose, Rose! Can you hear me?!” Marshall quietly whispered. Rose lay still and gave no response to Marshall. There was a loud hissing and snarling coming from behind Marshall. He quickly looked behind him to see the Theropod now completely behind the Ceratopsians head and frill. The Theropod quickly swung its head to the side towards the herbivore causing its head to tilt sideways and large bleeding wounds across the frill. It also exposes the Ceratopsians neck. The Theropod wastes no time and snaps its jaws tightly around the animals neck, earning a loud scream from it.

The Carnosaur lifted one of its powerful legs and stomped down onto the back of the Ceratopsian, all four taloned toes curling inwards to ensnare the herbivore in place. The carnivore then began chewing on the Ceratopsians neck, ripping its serrated teeth in and out of the animals feathers and flesh. The Ceratopsian swung its head around and screamed in agony at the brutal assault.The Theropod leaned forward, pressing all of its weight downward on its opponent and forcing the Ceratopsians face into the snow. The Ceratopsian began kicking its back legs out of desperation to break free from this horrible hold.

One of the legs of the Ceratopsian connect with the other remaining leg of the Carnosaur causing it to wobble loosely. With almost all its weight pressing downward and on to the Ceratopsian, there would be hardly any weight reenforcing this one. The carnivore slipped and let go of the Ceratopsians neck, revealing deep bloody wounds and large chunks of feathers and flesh to be bitten out. The Ceratopsian quickly scrambled to get away from the large carnivore and quickly turn back around to face it. The Theropod shook its head, opened its mouth and charged towards the Ceratopsian.

The herbivore lowered its head, pushed forward with its legs and quickly swung its head to the side. Both the animals heads connected with a bang, sent the white beast stumbling to the side. The Ceratopsian lowered its head and charged for the legs of the Theropod. The head and horns of the Ceratopsian connected and entangled the legs of the Dinosaur, causing it to fall once again. The Theropod kicks with its legs to quickly get back up and retreat from its opponent. The Ceratopsian lowers its head and begins pawing the ground, howling menacingly. The Theropod slowly begins to back away, hissing defiantly until it completely backs off into the darkness of the forest.

The herbivore exhales sharply and slowly walks in Andrews direction. Marshall watches as the Ceratopsian seems to bite on to Andrews coat and drag him over towards him and Rose. “ Hey, Hey! Stay away!” Marshall shouted and waved his arms. This doesn’t stop the Dinosaur in the least bit. It lowered its horns towards the ground and uses them to scoop both Marshall and Rose up in each horn. Marshall screamed and held on to the Dinosaurs nasal boss to avoid falling underneath the creature and getting trampled.

Marshall looked back at the animals torn up neck, the terrible wounds, torn away patches of feathers and very faintly, the small pieces of metal wiring entangled in its coat around the shoulder area. The Dinosaur carried the group back towards the open landscape and destroyed Outpost. The Dinosaur slowly stopped and lowered itself to the ground. The cold snow stung against Marshall back as he rolled off to the side and ran around to Andrew. Andrew lay still underneath the head of the giant animal, a pool of blood slowly building up around him.

“ Andrew!” Marshall screamed and bent down to him. His arm was cut off half way up his upper arm, a bit of shatter bone sticking out from his sleeve. Marshall quickly opened up his back pack and took out the same cloth that he used to cover his own face with and wrapped it around the wound the best he could. Marshall looked back and forth between Rose and Andrew and put one of his hands on top of his own head. “ Stay with me, we’re going to be okay. We’re going to be okay.” Marshall repeated.

It got colder as time went by, the landscape darkening more then it already was. There was a faint whirling sound behind the group as they lay in the snow. Marshall turned around and slowly looked up to be almost immediately blinded by a bright search light attached to one of several helicopters making their approach to the group.

And chapter ten is done! I feel really bad for Miller and I’m kinda sad to see him go. I was honestly almost originally NOT going to add the Dinosaurs fighting which would have given this chapter a different, darker ending....BUUUT how could I possible say no to a D-D-D-DINO FIGHT?! Anyway, I really hope you enjoyed this chapter of Outpost ten and I look forward to making more in the future.

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The group of four quickly climbed inside of the the thin attic and crawled halfway down it before stopping. Marshall turned around and pulled the wooden ladder towards him which folded into sections and eventually closed the attics door. Marshall crawled on all fours to join the rest of the group. The attic was completely dark, save for a small circular window on the other side of the tight space allowing some light inside. On each sides of the attic were small cabinet doors with little black handles. The air was freezing and the floor felt rock hard. Finally, the ceiling was only about six feet high.

Marshall sat against one of the cabinet doors and grabbed his head in one of his hands again. Andrew and Rose began looking in each of the cabinets as Miller slowly began crying out in pain, holding his severely wounded arm. Marshall looked down at the floor and dove into thought, his heart excellerated and cold sweat running down his back. It was happening again. He thought back to group calling his name earlier, calling for his help. ‘ Marshal Please!’ Roses voice echoed in the back of his mind. He grabbed his head tighter and thought harder, further back. He could imagine begin the crews voices crying out the same unanswered plea. Than suddenly, buried deep within his subconscious he could hear Harry.

‘ Marsh, help!’ Harry’s voice began to call out at the back of his mind. Marshall’s breathing began to quickly speed up and his body tremble. “ Not again. Not again.” Marshall said to himself and gently began head butting his own hand. Andrew reached out and grabbed Marshall by the knee causing the man to jump out of his thoughts and look at Andrew. “ Marshall, are you okay?” Andrew asked. Marshall sighed and nodded slowly. He looked over and saw that Rose had found a medical kit in one of cabinets and was wrapping a large bandage on Millers arm.

“ How’s he doing?” Marshall asked, looking at Rose. “ Other then a horrid searing sensation in me arm, I’m feeling dandy.” Miller between his teeth. Small bullets of sweat traveled down the mans head as his face began to turn red with pain. Marshall felt sick. His inablility to act when conquered by fear. If he pulled himself together and shot the Teleiovenator, no one would be injured. Suddenly, there was a loud pop followed by a slam that came from directly below the group. Andrew and Marshall quickly got up and crawled towards the attic door while Rose and Miller stayed behind.

Andrew gently grabbed the handle of the door and slowly lowered it an inch to get a peek of the bedroom. Directly below, the two men could see that the bedroom door had been forced open and swinging slowly against the wall. Standing at the doorway were the other two Teleiovenators. One had its rear right in the doorway and it’s tail thrashing from side to side which is likely what knocked the door out its place. The two raptors stood over the third, the one that attacked Miller, who was now laying on the floor surrounded by a pool of blood.

The animals had bent over and began to sniff their fallen comrade, chittering and trilling to one another. “ Shit,” Andrew whispered. “ We’ll just stay up here. They’ll have to leave eventually.” Marshall explained as he scanned the room. The silence was suddenly broken by the sound of Miller crying out in pain. Both Andrew and Marshall quickly whipped their heads around and looked back at him and Rose. Rose held Millers shoulders as he groaned and leaned against the cabinet doors. “ Rose, My eyes....there getting blurry.” Miller quietly complained. Rose turned around and dug through the med kit.

“ Its probably the pain from the wound, Miller. If I found you some pain killers,” Rose continued searching. “ I don’t know, this...is bad” Miller said slowly, holding his head with his hands. Andrew looked back at the bedroom and the Teleiovenator behind them. The two animals looked right back at him and inside the attic from the doorway. Andrew gasped and pulled back the attic door and both he and Marshall took slow steps away from it. Almost in sync with their movements, the sounds of razor sharp talons clicking and scratching against the wooden floor made its way over towards the attic door.

Andrew quickly backed up into Rose and Miller while Marshall stayed in front with his rifle aimed at the door. The group could hear the animal stop directly beneath the door and even begin to poke it with its snout. Marshall held his breathe and closed his left eye. If that thing were the open that door and stick its head through for but a mere second, Marshall gonna make sure he pulled that trigger and not miss. There was sudden deep ‘booming’ sound that traveled throughout the building.

The group lifted their heads and looked around the attic to find the source of the sudden sound. Directly below them, the raptors began chatting up a storm through a series of fast chirps and trills. Once again, the devastatingly low but loud and powerful sound rumbled through the building sounding akin to thunder or a drum. The raptors let out a loud shriek and their footsteps were hear quickly leaving the room in a mad dash. The group sat still as the room became quiet again. Marshall picked himself up and slowly crept over to the attic door. He grabbed his rifle in one hand and door handle in the other and slowly lowered the door.

He stuck his rifle through the crack before opening it further to see that both Teleiovenator had quickly fled bedroom, leaving almost no trace of their presence other then small scratches on the floor. “ They’re...they’re gone. That sound must have scared them away.” Marshall whispered and pulled his head back inside. “ The hell was that sound? Could it be the Helicopters?” Andrew asked. The sound repeated itself, this time at the other end of the attic. “ I don’t think so.” Marshall whispered.

Andrew turned around and slowly crawled towards the window at the other side of the space. Rose slowly got up and followed him to the window as well. Andrew nearly placed his face against the glass and looked out the window. “ You see anything?” Rose asked while approaching. Andrew looked across the open landscape behind the Outpost from left to right. All he could see was undisturbed piles of snow as well as the fence behind the building. He looked upwards to the sky and couldn’t any helicopters or other vehicles that could have made the noise. Andrew turned around and looked back at the group.

“ I don’t see anything.” He quietly called back, shaking his head slowly. The moonlight from outside the window was suddenly almost completely blocked off, leaving the room in almost total darkness. Andrew and the rest of the group looked towards the window to see what looked to be a blanket or coat of long white fur like feathers with the occasional black spots appear on the other side of the glass. Andrew quickly backed up as the mass brushed up against the window until a large crimson eye stared back inside at the group.

Andrews eyes widened as he came to the realization that this ‘mass’ was the side of the same large Theropods feathery face. The rest of the group quickly raced towards the other side of the attic out of pure fear of seeing the animal once again. The Dinosaur lifted its grand head, opened its terrifying jaws and like a giant axe, it swung both its head and neck into the attic. Rose screamed as the walls at the other end of the attic crumbed around them and onto the rock hard floor. Marshall quickly pushed down the attic door and practically threw the rest of the group down the ladder and into the bedroom below.

The Theropod lifted its head back up, pushing and lifting the ceiling and roof into the air. It then quickly shot downwards towards Marshall, its jaws wide open. Marshall wasted no time and jumped out the attic and landing onto the wooden floor below him. The Theropods jaws shut over the attic door, catching nothing but air in its teeth. The bedroom ceiling began cracking and collapsing under the Theropods weight. Marshall picked himself back up, swung his rifle over his shoulder and charged out of the bedroom, leaping over the dead Teleiovenator that lay at the doorway.

The ceiling suddenly fell behind Marshall causing a loud ‘crunch’ and chunks of wooden planks and debris the fly in the air around him. Up ahead of him, Marshall could see both Andrew and Rose at the top of the staircase. Miller slowly jogged behind them, his injured arm dangling to the side of his body. The group looked back at him as he quickly charged towards them. “ Keep going!” Marshall screamed. With little hesitation, the other three members of the group quickly charged down the stairs to the first floor of the Outpost.

Marshall grabbed a hold of the stairs railing and did his best not to fall down the stairs while simultaneously moving as fast as possible. Not far in front of him, Miller was finishing his last couple steps until his foot slipped out from underneath causing the man to lose his balance and fall down the rest of the stairs. Marshall quickly rushed down and grabbed Miller by his shoulders. “ Get up, Miller!” Marshall screamed while pulling him up to his feet.

Directly behind the two men, the ground shook and the bedroom walls fell to the floor as the Theropod’s head came crashing through the first floor of the building, its head lowered like a bulls. The Dinosaur continued charging in the men’s direction until it threw itself through the staircase. Massive chucks of wood and other building material hailed down on the two men as they charged down towards the hallway. The walls of the building cracked as the Theropod behind them simply moved around inside of the structure. The Dinosaur pulled its head out of the staircase and turned to face Miller and Marshall again.

As the animal turned, its long muscular tail was forced to swing into the same wall that its head connected with. The combined forces seemed to be the final straw for the wall as it suddenly began tilting forwards and fall in the groups direction. Marshall wrapped his arms around a staggering Miller and carried him towards the front door. The Theropod lowered its head and lunged towards the two only to be suddenly intercepted and buried underneath the falling wall. The buildings roof, unable to support itself also began falling down towards the floor.

Marshall closed his eyes and ran as hard as he could to the front door with Miller. A cold gust of air met his face as he quickly ran out across the porch and into the Outpost yard. Up ahead, he could see both Andrew and Rose standing on the other side of the barbwire fence, looking back at him and Miller and the collapsing building. Marshall and Miller quickly ran up to the other two and exited through the gate. “ Holy crap, Miller, Marshall, are you guys okay?!” Andrew asked. “ We’re fine, you?” Marshall replied. Rose and Andrew nodded before looking back at the Outpost.

Marshall turned around to see that the entire centre of the Outpost had caved in and collapsed on itself. The only things that seemed to survive was the hallway leading to the front door and about half of the bathroom upstairs. The rest of the Outpost was turned into a pile of rubble which also covered the Theropod. Marshall looked down at himself and the rest of the group. He didn’t realize how much dust he was covered in, head to toe in a almost complete blanket. Miller bent over and put his hands on his knees, gasping for breathe.

“ What do we do now?” Rose quickly asked. Marshall struggled to response for a moment. “ We...we could...use the trees! We can stay in the trees until the helicopters come.” Marshall suggested. “ But what if those raptor-things come back?” Andrew asked. “ I...I don’t know. But those trees are best chance we have. Let’s go,” Marshall answered. “ Marshall...” Miller called out from behind him. Marshall turned around and looked at Miller who leaned on the side of the gate. “ Not...gonna...make it. I’m not...making it.” Miller said slowly, his voice beginning to slur.

Marshall could feel a pit in his stomach upon hearing Millers voice, something was definitely wrong and maybe he’s right. He then looked at Rose and Andrew, judging by their facial expression they were both thinking the same. “ What are you talking about Miller, you’re going to be fine.” Said Rose. Rose bent over and extended her hand towards his. Miller quickly lifted up his uninjured arm and swiftly swatted her hand away. “ Get em....outta here,Rose!” Miller demanded. “ Come on, Miller. That helicopters could come in the matter of minutes and we can all make it out of here, please!” Andrew begged.

Miller looked down and shock his head slowly. “ Sorry son,” Miller answered, his voice sounding more slurred and droopy then before. Marshall suddenly marched forward and got face to face with Miller. “ No! I will not allow this! We have lost too many people here and I am not going to lose you too! I will carry you if I must!” Marshall roared. The sound of large hunks of debris shifting and crunching against itself was suddenly heard behind the group. The survivors looked over to see a massive pile of the rubble lifted into the air by two large white feathered legs and thrown to the side.

The remains of building crumbled as the giant white Theropod slowly raised from the debris. It then shook its body, freeing itself from any stuck chunks of metal and wood. The Dinosaur turned its head to face the group, its eyes narrow and teeth bared. “ Go to the trees!” Marshall screamed. He quickly, without any hesitation reached out, grabbed Miller by both of his shoulders, lifted him to his feet and ran with him. Miller weakly stuck out his legs and took long strides across the snow.

The Theropod quickly stomped over the destroyed outpost and charged towards the fence. Rose and Andrew led the group towards the trees, giant footsteps pounding into the snow behind them. To Marshall, Miller suddenly felt much lighter as they ran through the snow. In fact, he almost didn’t feel the need to hold on to him anymore. As the group continued towards the trees, the loud footsteps behind them slowly came to a halt. Marshall looked down at Miller in his arms and completely froze. Andrew and Rose charged into the trees for a brief moment before turning back to face Marshall.

In Marshall’s hands was Millers coat, the rest of him and his weapon had been removed. Marshall looked back to see Miller one hundred feet away, getting up from the snow and facing the Theropod. The Dinosaur lowered its head and walked towards the man, seeming almost confused by his presence. Rose gasped and Andrew shouted, “ Miller! What the hell are you doing?!!” He screamed. Miller turned around and looked back at the group. He made a faint gesture with his hand towards the trees behind them. “ Get them the hell outta here, Marshall!” Miller called back, his voice so slurred it was almost completely void of his accent.

Marshall’s eyes widened and he began to charge towards Miller. “ No!!! Miller, no!!!” Marshall screamed. Miller turned back to face the large carnivore approaching him and lifted his rifle to his chest. Rose and Andrew reached out and grabbed a hold of Marshall and tried to pull him backwards. “ Marshall, there’s...there’s nothing we can do!” Andrew cried. Marshall stopped and looked at the two, his eyes full of tears. Marshall looked back at Miller and shook his head slowly as he backed away into the trees.

Miller looked up at the large animal approaching him and lifted his rifle. “ Just you and me you ugly bugger.” Miller said to the animal. The Theropod lowered its stance and stood still in front of Miller. Miller used every ounce of strength to hold his empty rifle like a club. A deafening silence covered the area as the combatants stared one another in the eye. With lightning speed, the large Dinosaur quickly shot itself forwards towards Miller with its jaws wide open. Miller taking on final swing at his oppent, hitting it in the side of the face.

The Theropod swung its head down and clamped its jaws around the upper half of Millers body. Miller didn’t even have time register the pain from the bite as his was quickly lifted into the air and thrown back in the direction of the Outpost. Miller sailed through the air and landed on his back in the snow with a thud. Miller gasped for air and looked up at the sky. He could hear the loud footsteps of the Dinosaur taking off into the distance and slowly enter the woods in front of them.

Miller couldn’t move, not his arms or his legs. He lay silently in the snow and continued looking up at night sky which was lit up by the moon and a dozen stars. After all this time being here, Miller never got the chance to see how beautiful the scenery really was. His eyes slowly began to get heavier by the second. He closed them and fell into a deep sleep, assured knowing that he at least bought some time for his friends to escape. Up ahead, the remain trio charged between the trees to get as far away from the carnivore as possible.

Tears flush their eyes only making it harder to see in the dark woods. Marshall is now leading the group with Rose at his side and Andrew behind them. Marshall continues his pace until he turned to a multi branched, naked medium sized tree. Marshall then jumped forward and grabbed a hold of one of the branches and pulled himself up. He turned around and lowered his hand down towards the other two. “ Come on, we can climb this tree and maybe make our way to some larger ones. But, we must get off the ground.” He instructed.

Rose, behind right next to Marshall, was the second to enter the tree. She jumped up and grabbed on to Marshall’s hand. The same loud, earthshaking footsteps quickly began to approach the group. Andrew and Marshall looked over as the white Carnosaur emerged, tree branches were snapped and sent flying into the air. Marshall dropped Rose to the ground as the Dinosaur quickly charged over towards him and the tree, its head lowered. Andrew ducked and the Theropod collided with the tree, a devastatingly snap filled the air as both the tree and Marshall were sent collapsing to the ground.

Andrew looked back and his eyes widened, half of the tree was reduced to splinters, Rose and Marshall lay on the ground and standing over them, the crimson eyed drake. The Dinosaur whipped its head over in Andrews direction and gave him an intimidating glare. “ Oh God!” Andrew cried. He quickly turned around and made a run for it into the trees behind him. The Dinosaur let out a loud grunt and began to give chase to Andrew. Andrew ducked, twisted and maneuver between the trunks of low branches of trees. He could feel hot gusts of air claw at his back from the the animals nostrils.

Andrew started to scream and curse as he pumped his arms as hard as he could. Behind him, the Theropod simply lowered its head, leaned forward and flicked its snout upward. Andrews upper body was hit by the front of the animals nose, knocking him over and sending him tumbling through the snow. Andrew claws at the ground in a frantic attempt to get back up. The animal simply walked forward and placed its massive bird like foot onto Andrew. Cone shaped scales on the underside of the creatures sole dug into his back like a bed of nails.

Andrew let out a terrified scream, still trying to crawl with his arms out of the Dinosaurs pin. The Theropod lowered its head to hover over Andrew and let out a deep crocodilian growl. Andrew shut his eyes and prepared to feel the animal bite down on his head. “ Hey, HEY!!” A mans voice screamed. Andrew opened his eyes and looked over to see where and who it was coming from, the Theropod tilting its head to the side to do the same. Marshall charged out of the trees with his rifle in hand and Rose by his side.

“ Where do you think you are going?! Think you could just leave?! It takes more then a falling tree to KILL ME!” Marshall screamed with rage as he charged. The Dinosaur, still pinning Andrew lifted its head upwards and hissed at the approaching man. Marshall skid to a stop and aim his weapon at the Carnosaurs eye. He closed one eye and put his finger on the trigger. He pulled the trigger, the Theropod whipped its head back as though it was hit, Andrew braced himself of the loud gunshot.

An empty click was all that came from the rifle. Marshall quickly pulled the trigger again and again. ‘Click’ ‘click’, the gun was empty. Marshall’s eyes widened and jaw dropped as he slowly lowered his weapon. Marshall looked at Andrew who looked back at him and Rose with the same hopeless expression. Theropod opened its mouth, lifted its foot on Andrew and scooped him up in its powerful jaws. Andrew let out a blood curdling scream as the animal began juggling him in its jaws, a conveyer belt of serrated teeth cutting into his flesh and clothes. Rose and Marshall screamed in unison together at the horrid sight they were witnessing.

The Dinosaur grabbed hold of Andrews left arm in its mouth while the rest of his battered body dangled from its face. With a swift bite, Andrews body flew free from the Dinosaurs jaws and back into the snow. As for his left arm, that stayed in the animals jaws and disappeared within them. “ ANDREW!!” Rose mournfully screamed. The Dinosaur turned its body towards Rose and Marshall and advanced towards them. “ Rose, go! GO!” Marshall screamed and grabbed a on to a whaling Rose. He held onto her and ran for their lives back in the direction that they came.

Rose continue crying and screaming Andrews name as she ran. “ ANDREW! ANDREW! AND-Ahhhhhh!” Rose was suddenly grabbed by the Dinosaurs jaws and lifted into the air. Marshall could do nothing but gasp as Rose was snatched from him and violently thrown across the forest. She screamed as she flew weightlessly through the air until her lower half hit the trunk of a large tree. A loud snap erupted from her body and she slowly fell back down to snow below. Marshall fell forward onto his knees, he broke down crying and screaming loudly.

The Theropod walked forward and lowered its head to where Rose lay. This animal wasn’t hunting and attacking them for food. It was just filling them with lethal wounds and leaving them, just killing them. Marshall lifted his head up to see the Dinosaur standing over Rose, its nose pressed against her back. Marshall stood up and grabbed his rifle in his hands. “ Hey,HEY!” Marshall screamed and whipped his rifle at the backside of the Dinosaur. The Theropod lifted its head up and looked towards Marshall. Marshall lifted his arms and began shouting at the top of his lungs. “ Get me! I’m the one that shot you earlier! GET ME!” Marshall screamed. The Dinosaur bared it’s knife like teeth and stomped towards him, taking him up in his offer. Marshall readied his legs under him preparing to run. Maybe he could at least lead the thing away from Rose and Andrew. But how far could he really get? The Dinosaur was clearly much faster then any human and would catch him in the matter of seconds. The Theropod continued towards Marshall and lifted its body up, preparing to bite down at the man.

After taking three steps, the Theropod suddenly stopped and stood in place. It then turned its head behind it and tilted it. Their is a faint almost ‘galloping’ sound behind them, the sounds of branches snapping and thunderous footsteps quickly approaching. Both Marshall and the Theropod looked towards the incoming sounds as a black mass slowly became visible between the trees. Then without warning, a massive Ceratopsian charged out from the trees and towards the Theropod with its head lowered. The Theropod could do nothing but hiss in the split second that it had to react. The Dinosaurs collided, the Ceratopsians head ramming into the Carnosaurs side at full speed.

The massive herbivore continued pushing with its four trunk like legs against the Carnosaur who simply squirmed and snarled in reaction to the sudden attack. Marshall quickly jumped to the side to avoid being hit by the two towering animals. The Ceratopsian continued its attack by swinging its giant head upwards, forcing the Theropod off of it and toppling to the ground. The carnivores back collided with a tree behind it causing it to fall just as quickly. The Theropod rolled itself on to its stomach and picked itself back up with its arms and legs. Judging by the Ceratopsians long shaggy black fur like feathers, nasal boss, and horns pointed forwards from the side of its face, it seemed to be the same type of Ceratopsian from the stampede earlier that day.

The Ceratopsian let out a loud bellow and began pawing the earth as the Carnosaurs got back up. The Theropod turned its head and snarled at the herbivore and lowered its stance. The Ceratopsian marched forward to face the predator, putting itself between the the group and the Theropod. Marshall watched as the two giants slowly began to circle each other like gladiators in a arena, growls and hisses thrown at one another like insults. The Theropod makes the first move, shooting forward and lunging at the Ceratopsian with its jaws. The Herbivore swings its armoured head and horns towards its attacker in response. The Theropod however, seemed to expect this as it stopped mid lunge, letting the Ceratopsians head swing by. The carnivore followed up with its original attack and swiftly clamped its jaws around the boney frill of the Ceratopsian. The herbivores eyes widened as it quickly turned to swing its head in the opposite direction to try to hit the Theropod.

The carnivore is quick to react and swings its massive tail and sidesteps away from the creatures head while still holding its frill. The Theropod steps forward and with its neck tries to pull the Ceratopsians frill out of the way to expose its own neck. The Ceratopsian starts turning towards its opponent and continuously starts swinging its head at the Carnosaur, wrestling back to regain control of its own head. Meanwhile, Marshall quietly sneaks over to Rose while the two giants are distracted with each other. He stops next to her, grabs her shoulders and begins shaking her gently.

“ Rose, Rose! Can you hear me?!” Marshall quietly whispered. Rose lay still and gave no response to Marshall. There was a loud hissing and snarling coming from behind Marshall. He quickly looked behind him to see the Theropod now completely behind the Ceratopsians head and frill. The Theropod quickly swung its head to the side towards the herbivore causing its head to tilt sideways and large bleeding wounds across the frill. It also exposes the Ceratopsians neck. The Theropod wastes no time and snaps its jaws tightly around the animals neck, earning a loud scream from it.

The Carnosaur lifted one of its powerful legs and stomped down onto the back of the Ceratopsian, all four taloned toes curling inwards to ensnare the herbivore in place. The carnivore then began chewing on the Ceratopsians neck, ripping its serrated teeth in and out of the animals feathers and flesh. The Ceratopsian swung its head around and screamed in agony at the brutal assault.The Theropod leaned forward, pressing all of its weight downward on its opponent and forcing the Ceratopsians face into the snow. The Ceratopsian began kicking its back legs out of desperation to break free from this horrible hold.

One of the legs of the Ceratopsian connect with the other remaining leg of the Carnosaur causing it to wobble loosely. With almost all its weight pressing downward and on to the Ceratopsian, there would be hardly any weight reenforcing this one. The carnivore slipped and let go of the Ceratopsians neck, revealing deep bloody wounds and large chunks of feathers and flesh to be bitten out. The Ceratopsian quickly scrambled to get away from the large carnivore and quickly turn back around to face it. The Theropod shook its head, opened its mouth and charged towards the Ceratopsian.

The herbivore lowered its head, pushed forward with its legs and quickly swung its head to the side. Both the animals heads connected with a bang, sent the white beast stumbling to the side. The Ceratopsian lowered its head and charged for the legs of the Theropod. The head and horns of the Ceratopsian connected and entangled the legs of the Dinosaur, causing it to fall once again. The Theropod kicks with its legs to quickly get back up and retreat from its opponent. The Ceratopsian lowers its head and begins pawing the ground, howling menacingly. The Theropod slowly begins to back away, hissing defiantly until it completely backs off into the darkness of the forest.

The herbivore exhales sharply and slowly walks in Andrews direction. Marshall watches as the Ceratopsian seems to bite on to Andrews coat and drag him over towards him and Rose. “ Hey, Hey! Stay away!” Marshall shouted and waved his arms. This doesn’t stop the Dinosaur in the least bit. It lowered its horns towards the ground and uses them to scoop both Marshall and Rose up in each horn. Marshall screamed and held on to the Dinosaurs nasal boss to avoid falling underneath the creature and getting trampled.

Marshall looked back at the animals torn up neck, the terrible wounds, torn away patches of feathers and very faintly, the small pieces of metal wiring entangled in its coat around the shoulder area. The Dinosaur carried the group back towards the open landscape and destroyed Outpost. The Dinosaur slowly stopped and lowered itself to the ground. The cold snow stung against Marshall back as he rolled off to the side and ran around to Andrew. Andrew lay still underneath the head of the giant animal, a pool of blood slowly building up around him.

“ Andrew!” Marshall screamed and bent down to him. His arm was cut off half way up his upper arm, a bit of shatter bone sticking out from his sleeve. Marshall quickly opened up his back pack and took out the same cloth that he used to cover his own face with and wrapped it around the wound the best he could. Marshall looked back and forth between Rose and Andrew and put one of his hands on top of his own head. “ Stay with me, we’re going to be okay. We’re going to be okay.” Marshall repeated.

It got colder as time went by, the landscape darkening more then it already was. There was a faint whirling sound behind the group as they lay in the snow. Marshall turned around and slowly looked up to be almost immediately blinded by a bright search light attached to one of several helicopters making their approach to the group.

And chapter ten is done! I feel really bad for Miller and I’m kinda sad to see him go. I was honestly almost originally NOT going to add the Dinosaurs fighting which would have given this chapter a different, darker ending....BUUUT how could I possible say no to a D-D-D-DINO FIGHT?! Anyway, I really hope you enjoyed this chapter of Outpost ten and I look forward to making more in the future.

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