I think I have fallen into a shock state, I am lying on my stomach and unable to move. My thoughts are running around 2 things. Should I try running deeper into the cave, can I eaven run? I barly found out the trick how to walk with my four legs. Eaven if I could get up, I doubt I can get away from that dreading presence I feel behind me. Playing dead would be the other option I can think of..... As if I am not doing that right now, I mean I am lying on my stomach and doing my best not to to breath to loud. I can tell you that is really hard when you panicking. How is it possible to play dead when such a predator presence is looming behind you?

'Huh'..…. The feeling of needing death suddenly vanished, as if it never was there to begin with. Is that monster gone? Don't be stupid, I would slap myself if I could with that nonsense thoughts. There is no way such a big creature could vanish into thin air without making a sound.

Suddenly there was a loud squishy 'thud' sound from behind. Yep I jinxed it! Not good.. not good, hey don't blame me for my thoughts. Yea right I start talking to myself in my own mind now. I think I have gone crazy. At least the dreading feeling from looming death is still gone. Nope.. bad mind, don't jinx it again! It is your fault that that beast did not vanish into thin air. I am really developing a bad habit here.

'thud', 'thud'........'thud' 'thud' 'thud' 'thud'... Yep I know it, that are the sounds of massive foot steps that come closer. Don't move.. play dead, stick with the plan. Did I even made a plan? Nope... my not moving body just made the decision for me, and I stuck with that for now...until the end? Nope bad thoughts.. bad mind! Shut up such non productive thinking, that helps no-one here. I think that is just my way to not empty my bladder here on that straw covered stone floor. At least I tell that myself.

Yep.. that thing is now really close... To close for comfort... Yea... eaven 10km away would be to close for my comfort. Suddenly I can feel a warm breeze coming from above me. Nope definitely not a summer breeze! You ask me, how I would know that? Nope for sure not because a monster landed Infront of the cave I am, nope.. also not the scary food steps that came closer seconds before. It is the freaking smell of fresh blood that comes with the warm breeze that periodically comes from above me!

"Grumel-growl". What the fuck was that? Seriously you must be joking.. that sound came from my stomach. I am so dead!

Deep sounding "gr-gr-gr-gr-gr" followed by a verry long delicious smelling warm breeze comes from above me. Unbelievable that was a fucking chuckle! I just feel it, no I somehow know that it was one. I have no plan why I do know that, feels like the same as to know what a Meter is.

I opened my eyes. What did I even close them? Not imported now. There is a Verry big reptile looking head looming over my body. Ohh my god, I feel so small in the presence of that creature.

I am just glad that I can't see his teeth because of the closed mouth. Definitely male, looking dragon lizard. Don't ask stupid questions why I know such stuff, it is a feeling, I just know that it is like that. If you jump down a cliff, you also know that you won't fly upwards, if you jump.

Let's get back to that dragon looking face I directly star in the eyes. Uhh, since when can I see in that dark cave? Dark vision yey...,I am joking. It seems my eyes got somehow used to the darkness, or that they just need time to adjust after hatching. Does not matter, I am still starring right into apple sized black pupils surrounded by leaf green rings, Slightly sided above a T-Rex looking snout with verry big nostrils right Infront of my own snout. Hard to describe this majestic creature Infront of me. I am pretty sure there is enough space in that mouth for a baby elephant! But I am also quite sure that elephant would not go in there on his own free will. I shudder in excitement and awe in front of that creature. 2 massive black horns come out of the top of of that dragon looking lizard. That horns are closer together than his eyes band backwards and curved upwards on the ends. This ends also look quite pointy. The only reason I can think of the horns taking that kind of shape is to somehow protect its head from whatever enemy that creature is facing. Realistic speaking, there are only 2 things horns could be good for. To protect something, to just them as a form of weapon or simply to impress the opposite gender for mating propose. Otherwise evolution would get rid of them.

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The dinosaur pulls his had back and starts to walks back, jep he really walks backwards first and than turns around without that loud stomping 'thuds' from before. I almost looks as he tries to be careful. What a strange beast. Scares me almost to death before with that aura and than tries to be careful? That just makes no sense. But I definitely won't complain about that! I mean this carefully seeming behavior, never want to experience that scary presence again.

As my thoughts wander how I should call that dinosaur creature, a loud tearing "crunch" echos through the cave and catches my whole attention.

The sky blue scaled massive lizard stands above what looked like a a freaking big orange headless mutated chicken? That corps has feathers okay...., orange feathers highlighted by the starlight that floods the cave entrance where the dragon is standing above that bird corpse. Let's stick with mutated bird as description of that horse big orange featherd thing that lies at the cave entry. I called it chicken because I am sure with that small wings that bird surly can't fly, and that yellow looking bird legs with the 3 elongated verry sharp looking toes on each leg just gives me that empression. The T-Rex

The dragon or whatever that creature is called walkes back where I am sitting. Jep I am sitting on my butt with my front legs placed Infront of me like a sitting dog, watching the scene that unfolded at the cave entrance. Just like watching a cooking show. What.. I-I ment a Nature Dokumentation! Yes a Nature Dokumentation show, definitely that! Swallowing my saliva with a gulp while watching the dragon nearing my position with a big peace of meat in his mouth, the sice of my whole body.

Am I wagging my tail? Seriously what is wrong with me? I am not a lice-ridden dog, definitely not! What am I even? Does not matter I am me, end of story! You have to understand that there are priorities in life and that massive lizard just placed a juicy delicious pace of meat infront of me.

I almost facepalm how stupid I am. Let's never talk about that again. Never ever! I just realised how to call that dragon Infront of me that pushes that me-siced peace of juicy meat infront of me pushed it in my direction.

I call him Father!

Time to dig in! Ohh my good is that meat delicious. Never had such a good meal, definitely not. Yea blame my thoughts about that statemant, because that was my first meal in my life, I don't care. After all that stress, and with a now full belly I start to feel drowsy. While eating I did not even care about father watching me the whole time. Never speaking a word of making a sound. Can we even speak? Can I speak? I definitely have to try that after a good night sleep. There was no time for that to try to communicate and also no need to, until father showed up. His massive stature with that Muskel filled legs still gives me the creeps and somehow amazes me. What a impressive father I have. I want to become like him.

As I get up, to find a nice place to sleep, father picks up the rest of the meat and swallows it whole. Jup... That's my dad, always cleans the plate from the leftover food..... Nope I did not see that sword sized teeth. Nope surly not. Would be bad to see something like that right before getting to bed.

Distracting my thoughts with different stuff that are not sword like teeths, I walk in the direction of the egg I have seen as I was fleeing from my dad. Seems I will get a brother or sister at some point. I am looking forward too that, otherwise it could get a bit lonely with only dad at my side. Should I not have a mother too? Pretty sure it worked like that. I am to tired for such thoughts and my head starts to feel dizzy.

I walk a view Meter in the direction of the cave wall. My back in the direction of the wall while facing the egg and my father right Infront of me. I feel safer that way and curl up like a cat on the couch.

Closing my eyes, a jawn escapes my mouth and soon after darkness surrounds my thoughts.