[Trade] Food on the table (Age-up for: Volcano)

Food on the table- ( Age-up for : Volcano )- RadicalRyuu

Writing by: Lil Monster

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Word count: 1,000+

Dino’s Included: Volcano (3341)

Orange fiery eyes looked around scanning the area as her movement slowed making sure she made no noise leaving footprints in the sand , Volcano was practicing her hunting technique that her father had taught her and trying to hone in on the skills he had taught as she grew up in her younger years. She was now in her juvenile years and hunting was a key component to survival, which was important to learn as a young dinosaur growing up in the harsh world. As she rounded a corner around the cliff sides that scattered the beach she locked in on a large crab that was making its way across the sand stopping every few moments to eat and scavenge not aware of Volcano was stalking it.

With a quick dash she lunged forwards at the crab claws at the ready but was taken back when the crab went into its shell and she walked around it curious on how to get past its armored shell, trying to chew on it but not getting far with it. With an annoyed growl she stepped back before letting the crab go as it crawled away when Volcano had lost interest in it , crabs weren’t always an easy hunt but she was still learning.

“Aw come on, these stupid crabs always get in their shells before I can get them” She growled to herself as she looked around down the beach trying to spot another potential prey she could hunt for herself. As her eye caught the movement of a couple young tropeognathus who were sitting on some sea boulders that sat in the sand down the beach, this was something she never had seen before and it was an opportunity as a grin came across her jaws. Getting into position as she crouched trying to use her warm scales as camouflage into the vibrant area around her, which was working as the young birds were unaware of the danger that was stalking them.

“Don’t mess this up Volcano just go slow like Rocket had taught you” She whispered to herself as she moved forwards silently keeping as low as she could coming into the strike zone as she stopped unmoving. As her instincts took over she lunged forwards jumping onto the rock as the young tropes squawked in fear as wings flew up in the air as most tried to fly off but Volcano got one lucky bite onto the wing of a young trope, that now was grounded as she held onto it tightly trying to dodge its sharp beak from hitting her. 

“I got it! Now to not get poked or bitten” She said to herself as she hissed at the trope trying to find a way around the sharp beak as it put up a fight against her, this was going to be a bit harder than a crab and it wasn’t going to go down easy without a fight it seemed. As the two scuffled around throwing sand everywhere Volcano managed to land a bite onto the trope's beak as she held it down trying to keep its wings from opening which wasn’t an easy task.

“Rocket made this look way easier, these things won't go down without a fight, I need to try and get it’s neck” she growled now annoyed with the failing trope which caused her to let go before letting out a hiss as the trope stood its ground having its wings out to try and scare Volcano off but she wasn’t scared off that easily, using her height she stood tall walking around the bird who was matching her energy.

With a quick movement Volcano went in for another attacked dodging the tropes beak before landing a deadly bite onto the tropes neck in which a snap was heard along with the limp of the trope who stopped moving and fighting back, she had done it a successful hunt and only a couple scraps and bites which wasn’t to bad but it definitely wasn’t enjoyable.

“ I did it! I hunted the trope, my first successful hunt!” She said stepping back as she hissed with excitement, Volcano was never great at hunting and to successfully kill a young flier was an achievement for the young carnivore. Turning to her kill she inspected the bird nudging and trying to find a way past the feathers as she plucked some from the bird before spitting them out and shaking out her mouth from the stuck feathers, now it was time to figure out how to eat her new kill. 

Using her claws she scratched the feathers from the trope's body, plucking them as they flew in the wind away from Volcano and the carcass. Once Volcano was done with that she finally dug into the fresh kill taking a chunk of flesh from trope and downing it quickly as she smiled before taking more mumbling to herself “I should have tried hunting these sooner they are so good no wonder Rocket likes to eat these guys” She said to herself as she dug in more plucking more feathers with her claws to make a spot to eat from again.

Volcano had tried various fish and other sea life but the odd time sucho’s would hunt seaside tropes who were too slow to take off especially the young tropes who didn’t know the dangers of the slow and lumbering sucho’s, and Volcano had learned from her father Rocket on how to hunt them all it took was patience and skill.

Now on a full stomach Volcano sat down in the sand as she watched the view, licking her jaws after her enjoyable meal that she had caught and hunted herself for the first time ever. Hunting was a skill that every dinosaur had to master when they were young and it was useful being able to do so. Luckily Volcano was taught well by her father Rocket and using those skills helped her in securing a kill today, with a smile across her face she laid down enjoying the sun for the rest of the morning on a full belly a hunt successful and to many more.