Carnivores

Pyramid Review

Carnivores

Published by Wizard Works

Designed by Action Forms

$19.99

I'm walking through a primordial forest. These are the woods of Turan Choks, located on the planet FMM UV-32, the "Dinosaur Planet." An unearthly stillness hangs in the air. The silence is broken occasionally by the distant echo of prehistoric birds. Some kind of creature makes an eerie rat-tat-tat sound followed by a quick splash. A low fog obscures my field of vision.

My weapon is a high-powered shotgun. It's capable of killing a dinosaur with a single shot but I've only got six bullets so I'll have to aim carefully.

A science vessel discovered the Dinosaur Planet in 2190. Word spread quickly on Earth. Virtually overnight the DinoHunt Corporation was created to capitalize on the planet's existence. For the first time ever, humans are able to hunt dinosaurs.

For my first hunt, I've decided to go after the Stegosaurus. This herbivore isn't very dangerous, but its armor-plating will make it difficult to kill. I have to get close enough to get a headshot. The stegosaurus is very cautious and will run away if I get too close.

I move cautiously through the prehistoric brush, careful to make as little noise as possible. Finally the hulking shape of a stegosaurus looms out of the fog. As I approach slowly, the stegosaurus munches on a plant but doesn't look up. I get as close as I dare, then raise my shotgun.

BLAM!!!

The stegosaurus screams and flops over, dead with one . . .

This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.



Article publication date: April 9, 1999

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