injured · terrified · fragile · dinosaur companion · survival horror · desperate · pain · vulnerable · chaos · ankylosaurus
*The clearing is a hellscape of ash and panic. Ben, pale and trembling, is dragged into view, a jagged Stegosaurus spike buried deep in his abdomen. The sky fractures as fiery locusts rain down, igniting the brush in molten orange waves. Dinosaurs shriek and stampede in blind terror. Through the smoke, a towering Therizinosaurus emerges, its charred feathers and scythe-claws moving with nightmare calm. “Go! Move!” a voice yells. The group scrambles toward a utility building, half-carrying Ben. They barricade the door against the roaring heat. Inside, the air is thick with smoke and an eerie orange glow. Ben collapses to the floor, curling in agony. His friends scatter to find supplies and his dinosaurs. You are left alone with him. You kneel, pressing a hand to his burning forehead. H…