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Skylar Goodman

The night was quiet. In the clearing, a shadowy figure raced through the dark. Suddenly, it stopped, its bright yellow eyes glowing. It walked stealthily towards one of the dens. It slowly crept into the den. There was a screech, the raptor raced out of the den, and was gone.

Fang awoke to a loud screeching. Quickly, he got up and raced to the source of the noise. As he entered the den, he saw Stripe standing over Fern, her throat slit, and her eyes blank. With a hiss, he walked forward and knocked Stripe out of the way. With a growl, he charged into Stripe again. “Get out!” Fang hissed as he knocked Stripe towards the entrance. With a yowl, Stripe got up and raced out of the clearing and into the forest. As the rest of Fang’s pack woke up to see what was going on, Claw walked through the entrance to the clearing. An almost invisible drop of blood stained his claw.

“Claw!” Fang said as he walked over to him, “Did you hear what happened?”

“No, what happened?” Claw said. “//Clearly Fang hasn’t figured out what really happened.”// Claw thought to himself, “//lets keep it that way.”// “Someone has killed Fern!” Fang said, snapping Claw out of his thoughts. “Oh!” Claw said, pretending to sound surprised and innocent. “ Come here!” Fang said, walking towards Fern’s den. Claw followed, still thinking to himself. “//If he still trusts me, I can blame anyone I want! He’s already outcasted Stripe, now who to blame next…”// Fang sat in the middle of the clearing. He watched as Shadow and Eclipse dragged Fern’s body out of the den. “//Who else did this?”// Fang thought, “//With the wounds Fern had, it couldn’t have been just one raptor that killed her. And she would’ve been able to warn the pack before she was killed…”// Fang’s thoughts scanned over the different raptors in his pack. “//There is Eclipse, and Shadow…no, Shadow wouldn’t harm a fly if he could help it, and Eclipse was Fern’s friend…”// Fang stood up, “ //What am I doing? I shouldn’t be accusing anyone else in my pack! What am I thinking?”// Fang walked over to Claw and sat down. “So you found out that stripe killed Fern?” Claw asked. Fang didn’t respond. He was still thinking. “//But who else could have killed her?”// “ Fang!” Claw hissed, clearly getting annoyed with the fact that Fang hadn’t responded. “Oh! What?” Fang asked, confused. “Stripe! Have you permanently outcasted him because he killed fern?” Claw asked again. “ Yes” Fang answered. “//Perfect.//” Claw thought mischievously as Fang got up and left, “//just perfect!//”

Stripe walked through the bushes. "Why?" He thought, "Why did he have to kick me out?” Suddenly, a rustling in the bushes behind him made him turn around. As he turned around to see what made the noise, he was immediately knocked over. "Get out!" The raptor hissed at Stripe, and he immediately recognized it as Eclipse. Fighting back, Stripe clawed Eclipse in the face. Stripe tried to stand up, but Eclipse pinned him down.  "Fang told you to leave our territory! Since you didn't do that, you'll have to pay the price!" Eclipse growled, snapping at Stripe's neck. Stripe barely had enough time to move before Eclipse's sharp teeth closed next to his throat. Suddenly scared, Stripe kicked Eclipse in the stomach, using his claws to cut into him. With a screech, Eclipse was flung off of him and onto the ground, blood pouring from his stomach.  "Y-You've won this time... Traitor..." Eclipse growled, before falling to the ground.  Stripe barely had enough time to get up, before he heard angry screeches coming towards him. Stripe scurried into the bushes, the tip of his tail vanishing just as Fang, Shadow, and Claw ran into the small clearing.  "Eclipse!" Shadow yowled, immediately racing over to his brother. Eclipse looked up.  "I tried to defend the pack..." He said, his eyes closing. Claw walked forward and helped shadow take his brother back to camp. Fang was just close enough to hear what Claw said to Shadow. "We'll try our best to save him..." He said, but Fang knew that there was little chance for Eclipse to survive.

As he followed them home, Fang wondered who had done this to Eclipse. "//It could have been another pack...//" Fang thought, but then something else hit him like a rock. " Stripe!" He hissed aloud. The others turned and looked at him, then claw ran of. "Claw? Where are you going?" Fang called after him, but he was gone. Fang helped Shadow carry Eclipse back to camp.

Meanwhile, Claw ran through the forest, looking for stripe. "Stripe? He called. As he looked around, a grey and tan head looked out of the bushes at him. "Stripe!" Claw said, walking towards him. Stripe turned to run, but Claw ran round and blocked his way. "I have something to tell you, Stripe." He said, leading stripe over to a large bush.” I know you didn't kill Fern." He said as Stripe followed him into the bush. "What?" Stripe said, rather shocked. "But I know who did" Claw explained to Stripe. "What? Who?" Stripe asked. " Me" Claw told him. "What!" Stripe said, backing up towards the exit of the bush. Before Stripe could make another move, Claw was on top of him.

"Let me go! I need to tell Fang!" Stripe yowled. "Don't even try!" Claw growled at him. "I have a way to get Fang to let you back in the pack though." Claw said, getting off of Stripe. "How?" Stripe said as he stood up. "Just lure Fang to the river, and I'll take care of the rest." Claw told him as he started to walk out of the bushes. "Ok..." Stripe whispered as he watched Claw walk away.

Stripe walked towards the camp. As he got to the entrance, he heard Shadow and Fang fussing over Eclipse. Thinking through his plan, he screeched a couple of times, drawing Fang's attention. Within seconds Fang and Claw were racing out of the bushes after him. Following plan, Stripe lead them towards the river. He heard Claw run off to the side of him, while Fang kept up behind him.

As the river came into view, he saw Claw run into the bushes. As he came to the river's edge, he stopped, waiting for Fang. As Fang stopped right behind him, " You tried to kill Eclipse as well, didn't you?" Fang hissed. "We'll, if you think that I'm letting you get away this time, then you are wro-" Fang turned around as Claw shot out of the bushes behind him, running strait for him.

But Claw had blown his cover too early, and Fang jumped out of the way as Claw ran past, sending him crashing into Stripe, knocking him into the river. Fang ran along side of the river while Stripe was carried along with the current. Suddenly, Fang saw the water turn red, and the current slowed.

"Claw, go back to the pack." Fang ordered him as Stripe washed ashore. As Claw raced away, Fang walked up to stripe, growling. Stripe had blood pouring from his side, probably from him being smashed against the rocks. As Fang approached, Stripe said something. "Claw..." He said, and then fell silent.

Immediately, Fang knew what he had done wrong. He ran back to the pack, and wasn't surprised with what he saw. Claw and Shadow were fighting, and Shadow was trying to keep him from attacking Eclipse. Within seconds Fang was on top of Claw and biting him. Claw, taken by surprise, was knocked away from Shadow and onto the ground. Fang didn't waste time trying to convince Claw to stop, because he knew that Claw wouldn't listen.

With a hiss, Claw flung Fang off of his back. As Fang hit the ground, Claw jumped on him and sank his teeth into Fang's leg. Fang rolled over, and with his other foot, kicked Claw in the head, sending him stumbling across the ground.

Taking the opportunity for attack, Fang crashed Into Claw, knocking him to the ground. Then, without caring if Claw felt any pain, clawed him in the eye.

Blood flowed into Claw's eye, half blinding him. Fang pinned him to the ground, hissing at him. "Leave! Leave now!" He growled, continuing to claw him. When Claw kept fighting, Fang used a last resort. The second Claw stopped struggling, Fang bit down hard on his neck. With a screech, Claw flung Fang off of him and stood low to the ground, blood dripping from his wounds. "You may have won this time, but you haven't seen the last of me!" Claw growled at Fang as he retreated into the bushes. Fang knew that Claw would be back, but he would be ready for him, and so would the rest of the pack.

(This is part of a dinosaur story I am writing, so the main characters are Velociraptors.) Characters Fern:Green Velociraptor Claw: Black and White Velociraptor with a scar under his right eye Fang: A White and tan Velociraptor with very sharp teeth

Fang looked up at the sky. Stars were everywhere. Suddenly, a rustling noise behind him alerted him to danger. He spun around, and saw his old enemy Claw walking out of the bushes. “Hello, Fang!” Claw growled at him. “Go away Claw!” Fang growled back. “Make me!” Claw said, jumping at Fang. “Get off me!” Fang Said, flipping Claw off of his back. “What do you want?” Fang questioned Claw, still walking cautiously around him. “Let me rejoin your pack.” Claw responded simply. “Never!” Fang hissed back. “And why not?” Claw questioned Fang. His voice was quiet, but Fang could tell that Claw was still angry. “You killed Fern! Why should I let you rejoin the pack if you did something like that?!” Fang hissed. “Because if you don’t, I’ll make you!” Claw said, jumping at Fang again. Fang darted to the side, Claw’s claws just missing him by a few inches. “Back off, Claw!” Fang hissed. “Not until I am the leader of your pack!” Claw said, and jumped at Fang, landing on his back. Suddenly realizing that Claw wanted to kill him, Fang rolled onto his back, knocking Claw off. “You will never be leader of my pack! You don’t deserve it!” Fang growled and jumped on Claw, knocking him over. Fang stepped back several steps, and jumped at Claw, who was on his side, trying to get up. However, Claw was ready. As Fang jumped, he rolled onto his back and stuck his feet out. As Fang landed on him, Claw kicked out, hitting him in the stomach. Fang was knocked flying, and he landed on his side. As he got up, he saw Claw running at him again. He moved out of the way just in time, and bit down on Claw’s leg, hard. Claw tripped and rolled several feet before coming to a stop. He stood up and looked at Fang. “You may have won this time, but I will be back! He hissed, limping away from Fang and into the bushes. And however much Fang denied it; he knew that Claw wasn’t lying.

Steroids are bad because of the fact that they may make you look strong, but they may cause you to die. Several other things that steroids can give you besides strength are cancer, heart disease, acne, and permanent baldness. People may think that it is safe to use, but they don't know what it is or what it can cause. Steroids are also bad because it is seen as a form of cheating in sports. People take steroids to be stronger and faster, and if they are caught doing it, which most people are, they will be banned from doing these sports, and most other things as well. Steroids can even kill you! And it is bad because people kill themselves in order to not be caught with steroids, or because steroids make them do it.

Bullying should stop because it is not nice. Several reasons that prove this are that it hurts people’s feelings and can make them not want to come to school. Another reason would be that it can cause people to commit suicide because they can’t deal with constantly being bullied. When someone is bullied, they don’t want to come to school, and they won’t tell anyone. Bullying hurts people’s feelings because there are many different ways that bullying can happen. People will not want to come to school because they will be afraid of being bullied and made fun of by other people. They will not tell anyone about the bullying because they are afraid of what will happen to them if the built finds out that they told. There are several types of bullying, such as cyber bullying. Bullying isn’t just causing them not to come to school; it can also have other effects. Kids will commit suicide because they have been bullied for a long time and are very stressed. Usually if they are being bullied and stressed, they won’t feel safe anywhere, and if that continues, they will commit suicide. And since they don’t tell people, and if no one helps them, no one can stop what will happen. Bullying is just mean. If you wouldn’t want someone to do it to you, don’t do it to them. If someone is being bullied, they won’t tell anyone, and it will just get worse. Bullies bully because they probably have something bad going on in their life, so they hurt people. People who are bullied often become bullies themselves, and there is no way to stop that cycle if we don’t help them. Bullying needs to stop, but not just in school, everywhere. It happens everywhere and sometimes we just stand and watch, or do nothing at all. People will die because of bullying, and we need to do something about it. It may take some work, but it is something sthaet needs to be done. helping one person is a simple as talking to them or helping them after someone has bullied them by throwing their books everywhere. Skylar Goodman

(not finished yet)

 The night was quiet. In the clearing, a shadowy shape raced through the dark. Suddenly, it stopped, its bright yellow eyes glowing. It walked stealthily towards one of the dens. It slowly sneaked into the den. There was a screech, the raptor raced out of the den, and was gone. 

(This is part of a dinosaur story I am writing, so the main characters are Velociraptors.) Characters Fern:Green Velociraptor Claw: Black and White Velociraptor with a scar under his right eye Fang: A White and tan Velociraptor with very sharp teeth

Fang looked up at the sky. Stars were everywhere. Suddenly, a rustling noise behind him alerted him to danger. He spun around, and saw his old enemy Claw walking out of the bushes. “Hello, Fang!” Claw growled at him. “Go away Claw!” Fang growled back. “Make me!” Claw said, jumping at Fang. “Get off me!” Fang Said, flipping Claw off of his back. “What do you want?” Fang questioned Claw, still walking cautiously around him. “Let me rejoin your pack.” Claw responded simply. “Never!” Fang hissed back. “And why not?” Claw questioned Fang. His voice was quiet, but Fang could tell that Claw was still angry. “You killed Fern! Why should I let you rejoin the pack if you did something like that?!” Fang hissed. “Because if you don’t, I’ll make you!” Claw said, jumping at Fang again. Fang darted to the side, Claw’s claws just missing him by a few inches. “Back off, Claw!” Fang hissed. “Not until I am the leader of your pack!” Claw said, and jumped at Fang, landing on his back. Suddenly realizing that Claw wanted to kill him, Fang rolled onto his back, knocking Claw off. “You will never be leader of my pack! You don’t deserve it!” Fang growled and jumped on Claw, knocking him over. Fang stepped back several steps, and jumped at Claw, who was on his side, trying to get up. However, Claw was ready. As Fang jumped, he rolled onto his back and stuck his feet out. As Fang landed on him, Claw kicked out, hitting him in the stomach. Fang was knocked flying, and he landed on his side. As he got up, he saw Claw running at him again. He moved out of the way just in time, and bit down on Claw’s leg, hard. Claw tripped and rolled several feet before coming to a stop. He stood up and looked at Fang. “You may have won this time, but I will be back! He hissed, limping away from Fang and into the bushes. And however much Fang denied it; he knew that Claw wasn’t lying.

Steroids are bad because of the fact that they may make you look strong, but they may cause you to die. Several other things that steroids can give you besides strength are cancer, heart disease, acne, and permanent baldness. People may think that it is safe to use, but they don't know what it is or what it can cause. Steroids are also bad because it is seen as a form of cheating in sports. People take steroids to be stronger and faster, and if they are caught doing it, which most people are, they will be banned from doing these sports, and most other things as well. Steroids can even kill you! And it is bad because people kill themselves in order to not be caught with steroids, or because steroids make them do it.

Bullying should stop because it is not nice. Several reasons that prove this are that it hurts people’s feelings and can make them not want to come to school. Another reason would be that it can cause people to commit suicide because they can’t deal with constantly being bullied. When someone is bullied, they don’t want to come to school, and they won’t tell anyone. Bullying hurts people’s feelings because there are many different ways that bullying can happen. People will not want to come to school because they will be afraid of being bullied and made fun of by other people. They will not tell anyone about the bullying because they are afraid of what will happen to them if the built finds out that they told. There are several types of bullying, such as cyber bullying. Bullying isn’t just causing them not to come to school; it can also have other effects. Kids will commit suicide because they have been bullied for a long time and are very stressed. Usually if they are being bullied and stressed, they won’t feel safe anywhere, and if that continues, they will commit suicide. And since they don’t tell people, and if no one helps them, no one can stop what will happen. Bullying is just mean. If you wouldn’t want someone to do it to you, don’t do it to them. If someone is being bullied, they won’t tell anyone, and it will just get worse. Bullies bully because they probably have something bad going on in their life, so they hurt people. People who are bullied often become bullies themselves, and there is no way to stop that cycle if we don’t help them. Bullying needs to stop, but not just in school, everywhere. It happens everywhere and sometimes we just stand and watch, or do nothing at all. People will die because of bullying, and we need to do something about it. It may take some work, but it is something sthaet needs to be done. helping one person is a simple as talking to them or helping them after someone has bullied them by throwing their books everywhere.