The way of living- (Age-up for : Charr )-timidusnoctis  1/3

Writing by: Lil Monster

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Word count: 1,500+

Dino’s Included: Charr (2728) , Scooter (192)

The sound of little feet moving through the dirt path of the islands could be heard as the sun beat down making the brush and plant life vibrant with life, many of the large tropes were out flying in the skies letting out calls and flapping their massive wings. It was a nice sun filled day on the island and that meant the movement of large herbivore groups , who would move out to forage the fresh vibrant and yummy plants along with fruit that grew from the trees.  A large below could be heard that shook the trees around it as the sound of stomping and flash of scales on large horns that sat on their heads.

It was the large parasaur herd that called the island their home, they were a strong group of herbivores that often used the hot sunny days to forage and fill up on their favorite fruits and plants. It allowed them to teach their hatchlings and younger herd members that aspects of survival and eating while doing so as many ran through the large adults that left large footprints behind in the dirt as they walked side by side into the large forests in search for food.  A little behind as the group expanded out to enjoy their findings a small chubby herbivore poked her head out of the bush as she ran ahead letting out small snorts and tried honking , this was Charr but she wasn’t quite a parasaur but she sure tried to fit in. Behind her a large yellow male parasaur who was rushing to catch up to the much faster and smaller herbivore who had run ahead as she was following the herd.

“ Charr wait up, man your legs move much faster than mine” Scooter honked out to the small styracosaurus hatchling, “maybe I am getting old” he added trying to catch his breath. He had been Charrs adoptive father when he had found her egg abandoned in a nest that seemed to have been raided when he was much younger , but trying to teach a styracosaurus to be a parasaur seemed to be  a bit of a challenge now that she was growing. As he caught up to her they were now joining the herd into the thicker part of the forest, Charr stopped taking it all in as she watched the much younger parasaurs play around with one another which she wanted to join in until a large growl came from her stomach causing her to pause. As she looked around for scooter who was off eating not too far away , quickly making her way as she held her head lower watching the other parasaur look at her.

“Scooter… I’m hungry” Charr said looking at the dirt as she watched Scooter move his head to look at her. “Well you need to learn how to forage on your own big enough, go try it” he said, nudging her forwards. Charr was somewhat confused as she snorted looking at Scooter who nodded, well this wasn’t normal usually he always got her plants and foliage to eat but it seems like she had some learning to do.

Charr slowly walked looking around at the large plants that stuck out of the ground , many of them were different shapes and sizes as she snorted confused on where to start first “ they all look somewhat similar so I can eat all of them… I think” she mumbled to herself pawing at the ground.  She watched the other members of the herd eating much higher plants she couldn’t get to so she was stuck with the ones on the ground near the dirt. Charr let out a confused sigh as she looked around once more before seeing a plant that was vibrant in color as the leaves were large and it spotted fruit that was red in color. She had never seen this before as she rushed over looking it over, as she walked around the new found plant she looked at the red vibrant berries that hung from the plant. She had never seen any of the others eat it but maybe they hadn’t found it or didn’t like it so it was all hers and it looked good.

What could go wrong for the young sty? She leaned in, grabbing a berry with her beak as she crushed it followed by a big swallow. They tasted really good as she went in for more but as she was eating the feeling in her mouth started to tingle a bit which felt off to her, but paying no mind to it she kept eating the new found plant not aware of the defense mechanism it had.  Charr had lost feeling in her mouth and beak as she held her tongue out shaking her head at the discomfort the fruit had caused.

“ I can’t … feel my tongue “ she mumbled letting out an annoyed snort. Were plants supposed to do this to her? As Charr was dealing with her issue , scooter had been looking for her as he asked around the herd calling out her name , maybe sending her out on her own wasn’t a great idea. As he let out a sigh soon coming to an area away from the herd seeing footprints that looked like Charr, seeing the plants with the red berries and coming a little worried.

As he approached he had spotted Charr who was still fighting with the numbness in her mouth before quickly walking over spotting the red berry juice on her beak, yeah maybe letting her figure it out was a bad idea on his part.

“ Charr please tell you didn’t eat these” he said looking at her before letting out a sigh “ I guess maybe I shoulda told you about these before you went off on your own, let’s go to the water and I’ll show you the proper stuff to eat” he added before nudging Charr up to follow him. As the two made their way through the forest to the herd that was now hanging out by the pond that was in the forest Scooter let a chuckle as Charr played with her beak and tongue due to the feeling in her mouth as she approached the ponds edge getting a drink of cooling water as scooter watched her.

“Does that feel better Charr? Next time don’t eat berries they are not toxic but they cause numbness I should have showed you but it was a learning experience” he said softly to her as he watched her down the pond water before looking up and around for some plants that wouldn’t cause problems for her, he nudged her as he walked over to a large green plant that had large leaves that stuck out of its base.

“Here Charr come try these, they won’t make your mouth feel weird” he said waiting for her to follow him from the pond, Charr rolled her eyes and slowly made her way over to Scooter “Are you sure they won’t do that again Scooter” she said looking over the green leaves not too interested and worried about the earlier problem of numbness the first plant caused her, as she looked up at Scooter who led her over to them. Learning the way of what was good to eat and what wasn’t was needed as some plants on the island were dangerous and if she didn’t learn now it could lead to problems as she grew so Scooter wanted to make sure she knew and of course to fill her belly.

“I swear these won’t do that, plus you need to learn it is a key part of survival Charr” he added leaning down too much on the plant, trying to show her it was okay as it did win the young sty over. Slowly making her way she eyed the vibrant plant as it didn’t spot any fruit and if Scooter was eating it well it should be ok for her. With a little hesitation she reached forwards with her beak ripping off a large leaf before starting to chew it as she swallowed it down. Soon closing her eyes awaiting the numb feeling that the berries had given her but this time it wasn’t numb, they weren’t as good tasting as the berries but least she could eat.

“This tastes bland… “ she said, narrowing her eyes before a frown came across her face, watching the other parasaur eat it like it wasn’t bugging them. Scooter let out a chuckle before swallowing himself “they may be bland but it's the way of survival and foraging , least it doesn’t make your mouth numb” he said looking at Charr before taking another left in his mouth. It was to come with time for Charr to learn but it was the way that a lot of the herbivores who were young on the island and a lesson to be kept remembered as they grew and the way of living in the parasaur herd , but maybe it would be easier if she were a parasaur but being adopted had its hard times