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“Once upon a time, a Daddysaurus met a Mommysaurus and fell in love. They got married and the Mommysaurus was so happy that she laid an egg. After awhile, the egg hatched, and into the world came the one, the only Jenasaurus. Things would never be the same.”
“Read it again, Daddy. Read it again.”
“Now sweetheart, it’s way past your sleep time,” smiled Daddysaurus. “We can read it again tomorrow night.”
“OK,” relented the little Jenasaurus. “Goodnight, Daddy.”
“Goodnight, the one, the only Jenasaurus,” replied Daddysaurus.
He gently kissed his daughter and went to join his wife.
“She has grown so much here lately,” observed Daddysaurus.
“I know,” replied Mommysaurus. “It seems not too long ago she was only a hatchling.”
“I don’t remember growing up that fast when I was young,” observed Daddysaurus.
“You can remember that far back?” teased Mommysaurus.
“Barely,” laughed Daddysaurus. “It has been a long time.”
“Oh, don’t be silly,” replied Mommysaurus. “You haven’t hit your prime yet.”
“Well, that may be true,” observed Daddysaurus. “But I feel old when I try to keep up with her.”
“I believe anyone would,” comforted Mommysaurus. “I’m just thankful we only had one egg. What if it had been two or maybe even three?”
“Oh, I get tired just thinking of it,” laughed Daddysaurus. “Well, morning is not far away. I guess we should get some sleep.”
“Goodnight, dear.”
“Goodnight.”
Dad—dy.”
“Hummph.”
“Dad—dy.”
“Hmmm, what is it?” asked Daddysaurus without opening his eyes.
“Can I go outside and play?” asked Jenasaurus in her sweetest voice.
“Wait ‘til morning,” replied Daddysaurus. “We need to get some sleep.”
“Oh, Daddy, it is morning!” exclaimed Jenasaurus.
“Hmmm,” replied Daddysaurus as he slowly opened one eye. “OK. But stay near the entrance of the cave.”
“OK. I love you,” shouted Jenasaurus as she ran out into the morning light.
“Dear. Dear!”
“Hummph?” said Mommysaurus.
“Roll over,” replied Daddysaurus. “You’re snoring.”
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“Good morning.”
“Well, hello, Lilysaurus,” replied Jenasaurus. “Are your parents still asleep, too?”
“Oh, yeah,” responded Lilysaurus. “You know my Daddy, he can’t get up ‘til past lunch.”
“I know,” reflected Jenasaurus. “They let all this daylight go to waste.”
“I’ll race you to the pond,” challenged Lilysaurus.
“Now, you know you’re not big enough to beat me,” replied Jenasaurus.
“I am too,” responded Lilysaurus. “I’m faster than you.”
“Daddy! Can I go with Lily to the pond?” yelled Jenasaurus. “Daddy!! Oh! Daddy!!”
“Yeah, go ahead,” came the sleepy reply from the cave. “I’ll be down there in a little bit.”
“OK, we can go,” replied Jenasaurus as she turned and saw that Lilysaurus had already taken off running toward the pond. “You wait on me!” yelled Jenasaurus as she started running to catch Lilysaurus.
The two ran as fast as they could with Jenasaurus passing Lilysaurus as they came to the pond. Lilysaurus tackled Jenasaurus and both fell to the ground tickling each other. Their playful laughter was interrupted by the deafening roar of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Jenasaurus had heard that awful roar before. It was the sound he made as he cornered his prey.
“Look way over there, Jenny,” said Lilysaurus. “He’s got somebody and he’s gonna eat them.”
“Let’s go see,” suggested Jenasaurus.
“I don’t know,” replied Lilysaurus. “Daddy and Mommy told me to never go near a T-Rex.”
“O come on, scaredy-cat,” challenged Jenasaurus. “We won’t get too close.”
“Well, OK, but not too close,” replied Lilysaurus.
As Jenasaurus and Lilysaurus drew near to the Tyrannosaurus Rex, they could see five small creatures huddled together in fear. The giant flesh-eating dinosaur was standing over them roaring at the prize he had found. One of the small creatures was clutching at another one of the creatures and they all were shaking with fear.
“That big old meany can’t be doing that,” stated Jenasaurus. She started jumping up and down and yelling at the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
“Jen, what are you doing?” a shocked Lilysaurus said. “Be quiet or he’s going to see you!”
“Get away from them, you big old smelly meany!” yelled Jenasaurus. “Get away!!”
The T-Rex turned to see where the noise was coming from. He immediately recognized Jenasaurus and Lilysaurus as part of his food chain. Ignoring the five small creatures, he took off running toward the two small dinosaurs.
“Run, Lily, run!!” cried Jenasaurus.
They took off yelling and running toward their cave with the T-Rex in hot pursuit. Jenasaurus made sure that Lilysaurus was ahead of her. If the T-Rex was going to catch one of them, she wanted it to be her and not Lilysaurus.
“Run, Lily, run!!” yelled Jenasaurus.
She could feel the T-Rex getting closer and closer behind her. Before long she could feel the hot air from his snorts against her tail. She knew that in just a few moments he would catch her and she would become his meal for the day.
At that moment the T-Rex let out a tremendous grunt as he fell onto his side. A giant dinosaur tail had hit him directly in his ribs. He snorted and arose to find Daddysaurus staring at him. The T-Rex let out a gigantic roar and plunged at Daddysaurus. Just as he was about to reach Daddysaurus another giant dinosaur tail hit him and down he went again.
“Way to go, dear,” said Daddysaurus.
“Why, thank you,” replied Mommysaurus.
The T-Rex stumbled to his feet again just as Daddysaurus’ tail caught him up beside his head. He staggered to the side and stood there looking at Daddysaurus and Mommysaurus. Then letting out a loud snort, he turned and lumbered into the forest.
“That’s the way to show that big old meany he can’t eat us!” exclaimed Jenasaurus.
She and Lilysaurus were jumping up and down with excitement until they noticed Daddysaurus and Mommysaurus sternly looking at them. They both humbly lowered their heads.
“Young lady, what were you two doing near a T-Rex?” asked Daddysaurus.
“We’ve told you a hundred times to stay away from such a creature,” explained Mommysaurus. “And Lily, your parents are going to be very upset when they hear about this.”
“It wasn’t Lily, it was me,” explained Jenasaurus. “I’m the one that made the T-Rex chase us.”
“Why in the world would you do that?” asked a bewildered Daddysaurus.
“He was going to eat those little creatures,” replied Jenasaurus.
“What little creatures?”
“The ones over there by the pond,” replied Lilysaurus.
The dinosaurs followed Jenasaurus as she led them to where the strange little creatures were still huddled close to each other. When they saw the dinosaurs walking their way, they clung to each other even tighter.
“I have never seen any animal that looks like that,” observed Daddysaurus.
“Those poor creatures,” reflected Mommysaurus. “They look frighten to death.”
“I would too, if I was that small and facing a hungry T-Rex,” replied Daddysaurus.
Jenasaurus made her way up to the strange creatures. As she approached she could tell they were shaking with fear.
“Hello,” said Jenasaurus in her nicest voice. The little creatures backed away and stood looking at her.
Jenasaurus cleared her throat and said, “Hello. My name is Jen.” She pointed to herself and said, “Jen.”
The tallest of the little creatures tilted his head and asked, “Shinn?”
“Look, Daddy, they can talk,” exclaimed Jenasaurus.
“Well, go ahead and see if you can talk with them,” encouraged Daddysaurus.
“OK,” replied Jenasaurus. “No it’s not ‘Shinn.’ It’s ‘Jen.’”
“Jjen,” said one of the little creatures.
“Hey, that’s pretty good!” exclaimed Jenasaurus.
Lilysaurus approached Jenasaurus and the little creatures carrying some apples. She offered one to them but the tallest one shook his head. Jenasaurus took an apple and bit into it.
“Mmmmm, good,” she said.
Lilysaurus held out another apple for the creatures. Hesitantly the tallest creature reached for an apple, and after looking at it for a long time took a bite. He turned and said something the dinosaurs could not understand to the other creatures and each one of them in turn took an apple and started eating it.
“Mmmmm, good,” said Jenasaurus and Lilysaurus at the same time.
“Mmmmm, guud,” said the smallest of the creatures.
The tallest creature looked at Jenasaurus and smiled. Jenasaurus and Lilysaurus smiled back at him.
“I believe they are very hungry,” observed Mommysaurus.
“Lily, will you please go find some more apples for them?” asked Daddysaurus.
“OK.”
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The dinosaurs watched as the little creatures ate all the apples that Lilysaurus was able to bring to them. When they had finished the tallest one said, “Takkmukk.”
“He said something, Daddy,” exclaimed Jenasaurus.
“I believe he was thanking you for the apples,” replied Daddysaurus.
“You’re welcome,” said Jenasaurus.
The dinosaurs and the little creatures stood looking and smiling at each other.
“Jen, I believe you and Lily have found some new friends,” observed Daddysaurus.
“If you work hard, you can teach them how to understand you,” reflected Mommysaurus.
“That’s a great idea, Mommy,” replied an excited Jenasaurus. “Then we can be real friends!”
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These children sure have grown,” observed Daddysaurus.
“Well, you know the moon has been full fifteen times since we first found them,” replied Mommysaurus.
“It’s been that long?” pondered Daddysaurus. “Well, that figures when you look at Jen and Lily. They are slowly but surely becoming ladysauruses.”
“And I’m so proud of them,” reflected Mommysaurus. “They’ve taught the children to speak our language.”
“They certainly have become good friends,” observed Daddysaurus.
“It’s been good for Jen and Lily to become friends with another species,” reflected Mommysaurus. “They can learn so much from each other.”
“And the stories those children can tell,” responded Daddysaurus. “Do you think any of it could be true?”
“Well, they are only children,” reflected Mommysaurus. “But we did find the funny looking boat they said they came here in.”
“I know, but they claim they came from the heavens and not from the great water,” pondered Daddysaurus.
“It is hard to believe,” agreed Mommysaurus. “The oldest one, Hakkuk, says they lived on a desert world. He says it had no water and no trees or grass.”
“And he thinks they actually came from another world to that one,” reflected Daddysaurus as he shook his head. “It just all seems to me to be a child’s fancy.”
“You could be right, Daddy,” responded Mommysaurus. “But somebody put them in that weird boat. What kind of parents would do such a thing?”
“Either very bad parents or very desperate parents,” observed Daddysaurus. “I’m afraid we may never learn the full truth.”
“Well, either way, they’re here now,” reflected Mommysaurus. “I’m glad we’ve had the opportunity to help them grow up.”
“Me too, dear,” replied Daddysaurus. “They’re healthy and they have learned quickly how to help themselves.”
“And with Jen and Lily looking out for them, it’s no telling what the future has in store for them,” reflected Mommysaurus.
“Well, I think we should leave these children to their play and go and look for this evening’s food on the other side of that hill,” observed Daddysaurus.
“I’ll be right with you, dear,” replied Mommysaurus. “Jen! Jenasaurus! Come here!”
“Yes, Mommy?” panted Jenasaurus as she came running to her mother.
“Your father and I are going over that hill there to look for food,” offered Mommysaurus.
“OK, Mommy.”
“Please Jen,” begged Mommysaurus. “You and Lily try not to get into any trouble while we’re gone. OK?”
“We’ll be good, Mommy.”
“All right, then. I love you sweetheart,” replied Mommysaurus.
“Love you, too, Mommy.”
“Lily, oh Lily,” shouted Jenasaurus.
“Here I am, Jen.”
“Mommy and Daddy are leaving us in charge,” declared Jenasaurus.
“All right!” shouted Lilysaurus.
“I think I’m old enough that I should be in charge,” objected Hakkuk.
“But you’re not as big as we are,” responded Jenasaurus.
“I can almost run as fast as you can,” replied Hakkuk.
“Can not.”
“Can too.”
“You want to race?” challenged Jenasaurus.
“I’m already ahead of you,” yelled Hakkuk as he started running.
“Come back here you cheater,” shouted Jenasaurus.
Hakkuk and Jenasaurus ran as fast as they could until they reached the pond. Both fell to the ground exhausted and laughing. Lilysaurus and the rest of the children soon joined them.
“I beat you. I beat you,” whispered Hakkuk as he tried to catch his breath.
“You did not!” challenged Jenasaurus. “I got here first.”
“But you didn’t touch the pond,” replied Hakkuk. “I did and so I won.”
“I believe the dinosaur won,” said an unfamiliar voice. The dinosaurs and the children turned to see a strange looking creature standing near them.
“Who are you?” asked Jenasaurus as the children huddled around Hakkuk.
“I’m a fighter pilot,” replied the stranger. “I come from the planet of Qualin.”
“Qualin?” asked Lilysaurus. “Is that from the other side of the great water?”
“No, not exactly,” replied the Qualin. “It is a planet that circles one of the stars in the heavens.”
“Well, Hakkuk says he and the rest of the children came from the heavens, too,” observed Jenasaurus. “Do you know them?”
“Yes, I recognize their species,” responded the Qualin. “They’re Prokkian. They come from the planet of Prokk.”
“Prokk?” pondered Hakkuk. “You know, I think I’ve heard that word before.”
“I’m sure you have,” replied the Qualin. “That’s where your parents and ancestors lived.”
“Is that the desert planet that they’ve talked about?” asked Jenasaurus.
“No, the desert world is where their parents escaped to when Prokk was destroyed,” informed the Qualin.
“Prokk was destroyed?” asked Hakkuk.
“Yes, it was,” replied the Qualin. “A giant explosion tore your world apart.”
“And that’s what happened to our parents?” pondered Hakkuk.
“Well, I found evidence on the Red Desert planet that leads me to believe your parents died on that world,” observed the Qualin.
“Why didn’t they just come with them to our world?” asked Jenasaurus.
“I’m sure they would have if they could,” responded the Qualin. “No doubt the ship was only big enough for you children.”
“Were you a friend of their parents?” asked Lilysaurus.
“I never knew their parents,” observed the Qualin. “At one time my world and your world fought together to bring about peace.”
“Jen! Lily! Are you all right?” yelled Daddysaurus.
“Yes, Daddy,” replied Jenasaurus. “This here is a Qualin. He knows all about the children.”
“Hello,” said the Qualin. “Are you the dinosaurs’ parents?”
“Yes, we are,” replied Daddysaurus. “How is it you can speak our language?”
“I have a translator,” responded the Qualin. “With its help, I can speak almost any language imaginable.”
“And how is it you know the children?” asked Mommysaurus.
Once again the Qualin fighter pilot explained about Prokk and how he thought the children were sent to the Blue Planet for survival.
“So, now that you have found the children, what are your plans?” asked Daddysaurus.
“Well, I do believe they are the last of the Prokkian species,” observed the Qualin. “I want to take them back to my world to ensure their survival.”
“They seem to be doing fine right here,” replied Mommysaurus.
“With all due respect, madam, on this world they will have to struggle,” reflected the Qualin. “On my world they will find it so much easier to live.”
“We want to live here,” replied Hakkuk.
“I’m only trying to think of what is best for you,” responded the Qualin.
“And I’m not sure that would be the best thing,” offered Daddysaurus.
“I’m not going to fight with you about this,” replied the Qualin. “If we think about it for a day or two, I’m sure we can reach an agreement on what is best.”
“And what if everyone but you think they should stay here?” asked Mommysaurus. “What will you do then?”
“Well, let’s just wait and see,” replied the Qualin. “I’ll deal with that if and when I have to.”
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"I’ve talked to the rest of the children,” observed Hakkuk. “We want to stay here. We don’t want to leave.”
“Have you told the Qualin?” asked Jenasaurus.
“No, but I’m going to tell him today,” replied Hakkuk. “He may not like it, but that’s our decision.”
“So that is your decision,” said the Qualin as he approached Jenasaurus and the children.
“Don’t you ever get tired of sneaking up on people?” asked Jenasaurus.
“It has its advantages,” replied the Qualin. “I’m afraid I must insist that Hakkuk and the children come with me back to Qualin.”
“Look Qualin,” responded Jenasaurus. “Hakkuk didn’t stutter. He said very clearly that they were staying here.”
“Please, dinosaur, don’t interfere with this,” offered the Qualin.
Jenasaurus lowered her head and looked the Qualin in the eye, “Please, Mr. Qualin, don’t you interfere with us.”
“Jen!! Jen!” yelled Lilysaurus as she came running. “Look up in the heavens!! Something’s falling!”
All eyes looked upward as a bright object fell slowly toward them. “Quick, dinosaur,” ordered the Qualin. “Get the children behind those rocks!”
“Why? What’s wrong?” asked Jenasaurus.
“Trouble is coming,” replied the Qualin. “Please get the children behind the rocks and keep them there.”
Before long Jenasaurus and Lilysaurus saw a strange creature walking toward them and the Qualin.
“That’s far enough, Krogan,” warned the Qualin as his hand rested on his blaster gun.
“Why Qualin, I thought we were now friends,” replied the Krogan fighter pilot.
“Our people may no longer be at war, but that doesn’t mean I have to fully trust you,” offered the Qualin.
“Trust? Why I think we’re looking for the same thing,” responded the Krogan.
“And what exactly are you looking for, Krogan?” asked the Qualin.
“Oh, I’m searching for anybody that’s left from Prokk,” replied the Krogan.
“And you came here to find Prokkians?” inquired the Qualin.
“I’ve just been following you around, looking at what you look at,” offered the Krogan.
“Well, as you can see, what I have found are these dinosaurs who are of this world,” responded the Qualin.
“Aren’t you forgetting about those Prokkian swine hiding behind the rocks?” asked the Krogan.
“They are only children,” replied the Qualin. “They’re all I can find that is left of their species.”
“That’s a shame,” sneered the Krogan. “They always made good slaves.”
“Their days of slavery are long gone,” observed the Qualin. “They are going back to Qualin with me to preserve their kind.”
“We’re not going with you,” shouted Hakkuk as he stood up from behind a rock. “We’re staying here on this world!”
“The pigs are rebels to the end,” laughed the Krogan.
“They’re not pigs, they’re children,” bristled Jenasaurus.
“Why, what do we have here?” asked a bemused Krogan.
“These are dinosaurs,” replied the Qualin. “This is their world.”
“Well, well,” observed the Krogan. “You look like you would make for some good eating.”
“And you look like something that came out of a T-Rex’s butt,” replied Jenasaurus.
“Look, Krogan,” interjected the Qualin. “There’s nothing here for you. The sooner you leave the better everyone will feel.”
“But there is something here I want,” replied the Krogan. “There’s no need for you to take these so-called ‘children’ all the way back to Qualin. I’ll take them with me to Krogan.”
“We’re not going anywhere!” yelled Hakkuk.
“You don’t have a choice, you Prokkian swine,” responded the Krogan.
“Well, you see, Krogan, we have a slight problem,” observed the Qualin.
“And what might that be?”
“I can’t let you take them,” replied the Qualin.
“But, Qualin, like you, I only want what’s best for them,” smiled the Krogan.
“I know what you want them for,” responded the Qualin. “You want to raise them as slaves.”
“Well, what else are they good for?” asked the Krogan.
“You would use them as slaves?” asked a bewildered Jenasaurus.
“Look, dinosaur, this is none of your business,” replied the Krogan. “I suggest you leave this to me and the Qualin.”
“Well, I say the children are going with me to Qualin,” offered the Qualin.
“You seem to have an unusual amount of interest in these Prokkians,” observed the Krogan.
“My mother was from Prokk,” revealed the Qualin. “My father married her many cycles ago.”
“I see,” mused the Krogan. “Your father and a Prokkian wench? How did he stand it? I’d rather mate with those smelly little Jachwans than with a Prokkian!”
“I don’t think you need to say too many bad things about my mother,” replied the Qualin as he felt for his blaster gun.
“Oh, I didn’t mean to offend you,” offered the Krogan. “I know when we occupied Prokk there were many Krogans who took Prokkian slaves as mates. It’s just something I don’t have the stomach for myself.”
“Then we must not bother you with these Prokkian children,” offered the Qualin.
“Oh, but that would be no bother at all, my dear Qualin friend,” replied the Krogan as he swiftly drew his blaster gun and shot at the Qualin.
Immediately Jenasaurus swung her tail and hit the Krogan hard enough to knock the blaster gun from his hand. When he went to grab for the gun Lilysaurus hit him with her tail knocking him to the ground. Jenasaurus and Lilysaurus stood over him growling and baring their teeth. The Krogan crawled on his back away from the dinosaurs. He then sprang to his feet and ran toward his space ship. As he was about to reach the door of his ship, a Tyrannosaurus Rex slammed into his ship.
The Krogan looked up in horror as the T-Rex bellowed a gigantic roar. All the Krogan could see was large white and yellow teeth dripping with drool. The Krogan felt his pants turn wet, as he was no longer able to control his bodily functions. Lifting his head skyward the T-Rex prepared for the fatal strike, when a giant dinosaur tail once again struck him in his ribs. With a loud grunt he turned to face Daddysaurus and Mommysaurus poised to strike again.
“Bring it on bad boy,” taunted Daddysaurus.
“Now, dear, don’t try to make him mad,” said Mommysaurus.
“Don’t make him mad?” pondered Daddysaurus. “How do you suggest we try and make him happy?”
The T-Rex grunted again, turned and ran into the forest. The Krogan looked at his ship and saw the massive damage the T-Rex had done. Realizing his ship would never fly, he ran to the Qualin ship and climbed aboard. Within moments he was airborne and disappeared into the sky.
“Well, he didn’t even thank us for saving his life,” observed Daddysaurus.
“Some creatures are just born rude,” replied Mommysaurus.
“Daddy! Mommy! Come quickly!” shouted Jenasaurus.
“What’s wrong dear?” asked the dinosaurs as they approached their daughter.
“The Qualin is hurt!” replied Jenasaurus. “The Krogan shot him!”
“It’s my shoulder,” grunted the Qualin. “He shot me in my shoulder.”
“Jen, you and Lily go find some healing leaves,” ordered Mommysaurus. “And be quick about it.”
Before long the two dinosaurs had returned with the leaves. They gently applied them to the Qualin’s wound. Finally he was able to sit up as the pain eased.
“Are you feeling better?” asked Mommysaurus.
“Yes, thank you. Thank all of you for your help,” replied the Qualin.
“Well, I’m afraid he stole your ship,” observed Daddysaurus. “It’s looks like the children are going to stay here and so are you.”
“Yes, you are right, dinosaur,” reflected the Qualin. “It will be many cycles before my people come this far again.”
“Then our problems are over,” offered Hakkuk. “We can stay here forever on the Blue planet.”
“I wish it were that simple,” replied the Qualin.
“Why, what’s going to happen?” asked Daddysaurus.
“When that Krogan pilot makes his way back to his people, they will send an army here to find the children,” revealed the Qualin. “Then they will take them back to Krogan and raise them to be their slaves.”
“Then we’ll fight them off just like we did that old T-Rex,” said a confidant Jenasaurus.
“I’m afraid not,” replied the Qualin. “They have weapons that will kill anyone who tries to stop them.”
“So it would seem we need to hide the children until the danger is over,” observed Mommysaurus.
“Jen, you and Lily have explored the giant cave,” reflected Daddysaurus. “Does it go deep enough where the children could hide?”
“Daddy, you and Mommy told us not to go in that cave,” said Jenasaurus as innocent as she could.
“I know, Jen,” replied Daddysaurus. “And your mother and I have watched you two go in and out of that cave all the time.”
“You were watching us?” asked a surprised Lilysaurus.
“Yes we were,” responded Mommysaurus. “Now can you two hide the children there?”
“Oh, sure,” replied Jenasaurus. “That cave goes way, way down, uh, I mean, Lily told me it goes way down.”
“I did not!”
“OK, children gather around,” ordered Daddysaurus. “You must go with Jen and Lily and hide in the cave. If you don’t, that creature will come back with more of his kind and they will take you from this world.”
“Then we will hide in the cave,” replied Hakkuk.
“Good,” reflected Mommysaurus. “Now, today and tomorrow you’ve got to gather all the food you can carry with you.”
“Yes, take all you can,” agreed Daddysaurus. “You may have to stay hidden for many full moons.”
“We’ll stay as long as we have to,” responded Hakkuk.
“Jen, you and Lily may be gone for some time, too,” revealed Daddysaurus. “But they’re going to need your help.”
“We can do it, Daddy,” replied Jenasaurus. “We can’t let anything happen to the children.”
“I’m gonna go and tell my Daddy and Mommy,” offered Lilysaurus. “I know they’ll want me to help too.”
“Good,” replied Daddysaurus. “And as for you, Qualin, I guess you’re stuck staying with us.”
“It will be my pleasure, dinosaur,” replied the Qualin. “I believe you creatures have enough tenacity to make this succeed.”
“I hope so, Qualin. I hope so.”
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The Krogan cursed to himself as he struggled to control the Qualin fighter. The communication and navigation controls were completely foreign to him. He was hoping to send a message to his people telling them that he had found some Prokkians, but he could not comprehend the Qualin transformer.
It was easy enough to steer the ship away from the Blue planet, but now in the darkness of space, he was having difficulty in directing it toward Krogan. Without warning he found himself amid the asteroids, that is, the chunks of rocks that were left of the planet Prokk.
With all the pilot skills he could muster, he darted the ship back and forth, barely missing the giant rocks as they sped by. A bead of sweat broke out on his forehead as he concentrated and struggled with the ship’s controls. Swinging the ship to the left and then back to the right, the Krogan never saw the mile long asteroid until it was too late to avoid it.
The impact instantly disintegrated the ship and the Krogan pilot. The violent collision caused the asteroid to shudder and develop a slight wobble. Within a week the wobble had increased to where the asteroid’s orbit around the sun started to deteriorate. It would continue to move toward the sun gathering speed as it came closer. But the asteroid would never reach the sun, as its orbit would now take it on a direct collision course with the Blue planet. Before it could complete one circle around the sun it would come crashing into the Blue planet’s atmosphere. Being over a mile long, the atmosphere could not destroy the asteroid before it crashed into what would later become known as the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The resulting fire from the impact destroyed life for hundreds of miles. Dust that was thrown into the atmosphere blocked the sun’s rays from reaching the plants on the ground. Before long all vegetation on the Blue planet had died. Having nothing to eat, the dinosaurs and larger animals became extinct. Only the smallest animals were able to survive. Only the smallest animals and those animals that were hidden deep in a cave with plenty of food stored away.
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“Well, Lily, we’ve done all we can do,” observed Jenasaurus.
“I sure hope it’s enough,” replied Lilysaurus.
“Me too, Lily.”
“You know, Jen, these children seem so frail,” reflected Lilysaurus. “Even if the Krogans don’t come back, I wonder if they’ll be strong enough to survive.”
“Well, I believe they are a lot stronger than they look,” pondered Jenasaurus.
“You may be right, Jen,” replied Lilysaurus. “I hope you’re right.”
“Me too, Lily,” reflected Jenasaurus. “But we can only do so much to help them. The rest is up to them.”
Jenasaurus and Lilysaurus smiled as they watched the children play by the underground river.
“Jen, will you read me that story your Daddy was always reading to you?” asked Lilysaurus.
“Oh, all right.”
“Once upon a time, a Daddysaurus met a Mommysaurus and fell in love. They got married and the Mommysaurus was so happy that she laid an egg. After awhile, the egg hatched, and into the world came the one, the only Jenasaurus. Things would never be the same.”
“Now, Jen that’s not the way it’s suppose to go,” objected Lilysaurus.
“Oh, OK,” replied Jenasaurus. “After awhile, the egg hatched, and into the world came the ones, the only Jenasaurus and Lilysaurus.”
The two dinosaurs laughed and shouted together: “Things would never be the same!”
THE END
Copyright ©2003 by Jerry W. Crews
A Breath Of Fresh Air (3rd and final sequel to "How Do You Say 'Goodbye'?")
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