Snippet #2816383

The sea lion looked at the strange probe, tilting its head back and forth at it. After a minute or two of inspecting the pinniped concluded the probe was not a threat and made a cute barking sound at it.

The probes chirping was met with mild confusion and yet more barks. It would seem the probe was unsuccesful at communicating with it. The peace was nice on the beach, but nowhere is safe on Xamoyos, at least not for long.

Suddenly bursting from the growth near the beaches border was a medium sized theropod! This creature was known as Xamatocristus. It was a surviving member of the ceratosaurs as can be seen by its prominent nose horns. It was at least 20 feet long and easily half a ton.

The predator had come for the sea lion. The pinniped ran as fast as its flippers could carry it, panicked barking coming from it but it was of no use. The predator sped after it, totally disregarding the probe. Its powerful jaws enveloped the rear flippers of the seal and dragged it back away from the safety of the water.