The Tail that was Lost

SheBa
the Velociraptor

by Lydia Simmons


Sahara was a 16 yr old girl who has a velociraptor for a pet. The velociraptor is 8 yrs old. It is a Saturday and Sahara is watching SheBa(the velociraptor) go on her own for the first time:

Sahara was there to see SheBa go off on the subway. SheBa was excited but scared, it was her first time alone without Sahara coming with her. Sahara was scared for her, SheBa was only eight years old(about 16 in our years). SheBa was going to audition for a movie in the City of NY. Sahara was going to the gym, and then meeting her best friend Natasha. Maybe America(who was Sahara's sister) would like to come, no it would just be her and Natasha. As the subway pulled off Sahara thought about her own day ahead and what it might bring.

I was very loud at the Gym. Sahara was taken aback by the amount of people there. she slowly made her way through to the quiet room where she did her private work out's. Natasha was already there, it looked like she was leaving.

"Um...hi Natasha I thought..." Sahara started

"Oh ya I forgot to tell you something came up, and I must attend to it before I hang out with you. Business before pleasure, kay? love ya, bye bye now" and with that Natasha swept out of the room, leaving Sahara staring after her dumbfounded. Sahara did not understand Natasha anymore, she was always to busy lately to play with Sahara anymore or SheBa.

The next couple of hours went by so quickly. Sahara really did not pay any attention to what her trainer said, Sahara would always do the opposite.

"Sahara?"

"Oh...what?" Sahara jumped at the sound of her name being called.

"This is the third time I have had to call you, is there something wrong? Maybe we should stop, Sahara?"

"Huh...what?...ya...I mean no"

Before Sahara new it she was outside on the sidewalk. Sahara got mad at herself for being so distracted. Well it wasn't her fault if Natasha only...Oh what was that? It looks like fire. "Oh my gosh!" thought Sahara "the city is on fire"

Unlike everyone else Sahara ran towards the fire. She tried to stop a couple of people to ask questions but they just kept on screaming and running. Finally she stopped a young man and asked

"What's going on who started the fire?"

"A...huge...Raptor...he's...eating...everybody...can't ...get...away..."

That's all she got out of the man, but Sahara did not need any more news, she knew very well there was only one Velociraptor in all of the world and she had that Velociraptor. Sahara started running in the direction of the screaming. Little did she Know how wrong she was.

TWO HOURS LATER.

SheBa had just gotten out of the auditioning room jumping for joy, she had made the part!!!! There was going to be a lunch break but you must be back by 2:30 or else you cannot play in the movie. It was one thirty now she had one hour.

Waiting in the Cafeteria one of the actors SheBa met joined her in the lunch line.

"Yo SheBa, did you here about the new raptor who's been killing every body down in Baldwin? I thought it was you but you were here and I ... hey were are you going Sheba...come back."

The train did not go fast enough for SheBa, she thought she could run faster than this.

Finally the train reached its destination and SheBa all but destroyed the car trying to get out. She started running at her fastest(which was 75mph). She hoped Sahara had not planning on going anywhere today and was safe in the house.

The house was very quiet when SheBa got there, she walked in and immediately felt a sharp pang in her right shoulder and the last thing she new was running footsteps, voice,and nets were thrown over her.

ONE DAY LATER

When Sahara woke up, she was lying on the ground, nothing on her body was broken, she felt stiff and tired and thirsty. Someone or something was lying on the ground next to her, SheBa?

"Oh, SheBa" Sahara cried out and fell into SheBa's arms. After about a half an hour Sahara got up and said' we must get out of here, here let me help you , no broken bones, ok that's good."

SheBa could walk . There was a door,but it was locked. SheBa motioned Sahara over and on a plate stale bread and a cup of water. As Sahara reached for the water she noticed it was vibrating like something big was going to come. The door knob turned and in stepped Natasha and behind her stood a huge Velociraptor, Bionicle.

"Natasha...you...didn't" Sahara started.

"Yes I did, I betrayed you I am the one who had Bionicle kill all those people. I want SheBa and this is the only way to get her, to make people afraid of me"

"But...why do you want SheBa?"

"Because to reproduce and the only way to do that is to have a female Raptor. I want to kill off everyone in the world and to start anew and have everything the way I want it will join me and together we can make a new world"

"I will never join you"Sahara sneered. SheBa agreed with Sahara.

"Then you will join in pieces, Bionicle" Natasha called.Immediately Bionicle bounded at SheBa heading for the neck. SheBa was no match for a huge Velociraptor like Bionicle.

Then you will join in pieces, Bionicle" Natasha called. Immediately Bionicle bounded at SheBa heading for the neck. SheBa was no match for a huge Velociraptor like Bionicle

Bionicle bounded at SheBa heading for the neck, but SheBa was smaller and dodged Bionicle. Then they clashed again. Sahara grabbed Natasha before she could run away. Bionicle was to heavy to jump so he did not get at SheBa the way he wanted to. Then in one final clash, SheBa caught a hold on Bionicle's neck had no intention of letting go. Natasha, sensing that she was loosing the battle, struggled to get free. Bionicle whipped out his hand and gave Sheba a scar she would never forget, and at that moment SheBa ripped Bionicle's neck open (he died immediately)

"SheBa" Sahara screamed and in doing that let Natasha go. "SheBa are you alright?" asked Sahara asked.

SheBa nodded and then gave Sahara a questioning look.

"Oh no I let Natasha escape what are we going to do?" Sahara cried. Natasha was nowhere in sight.

Just then the FBI ran in and pointed machine guns at them and screamed "Hands up, you and your dinosaur are under arrest for violating the law and destroying the town."

(2hours later)

Sahara could not persuade the FBI that SheBa was good. They didn't even believe that SheBa killed Bionicle for the good of the people. "No!" they said "she's goin' to court" and with that they hauled SheBa off to court.

"Silence in court!" and the gavel banged. Immediatly everything went quiet.

"Do you SheBa Ferrera, acknowledge the crimes charged against you?" the judge asked SheBa.

Sahara sighed and shook her head, for the last three hours Sahara had tried to tell the judge that SheBa could not talk, but he did not quite understand the word "mute".

"I told you, SheBa can't..."

"Silence in court!" the judge bellowed.

He was frustrated that this dinosaur thing could not talk. It could read, and it could write, and it could understand people and languages, but it just could not talk. What kind of animal was this? For the last three hours he had been trying to "talk" SheBa into telling him why she had done this murder and rampage.

And for the last three hours Sahara had been trying to tell the judge that SheBa had not done the murders. She hadn't even hurt a person except by killing a bad guy and that wasn't even a person. But the judge kept on saying that if SheBa can kill a Veloci-whatever she could kill all those people.

"I name a death sentence!" the judge roared.

"NO!" Sahara screamed getting on her knees. "SheBa did not hurt anyone."

Sahara didn't know if it was SheBa's sad eyes or her getting on her knees that gave the judge pity, but the judge changed his mind, and everybody cheered, for they all loved SheBa.

"BUT..." the judge cautioned. Everyone grew quiet. "She must promise to leave for a habitat that has no people, and never return."

Were SheBa went to live noone knows for the poeple cannot go visit her but that is why you see no velociraptors today.


The End.