#tabitha troodon

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6.

Those fishies were just so mean to Tabs….

Also, girl… you’re crazy to grill a leaf cake on an open flame

Lorraine: Lily, I need to get Jurassic Ginko leaves, come on.

Lily: [looks up from her collection, nods and starts following Lorraine to the train station]

Lily: Mom, I'll be safe at home, you don't have to-

Lorraine: I don't trust them. We're going together.

[They draw closer and closer to the train station. Lily doesn't understand why, but she has a bad feeling...]

Lily: ... Mom?

Lorraine: Yes, love?

Lily: What are we getting Jurassic Ginko leaves for?

Lorraine: Your birthday is in a week! So I want to make you a delicacy of a birthday meal!

Lily: You always made my meals with fruits and leaves from around here though. I'm not complaining! You make the best food, but...

Lorraine: Can't I do something special for you for your eighteenth birthday?

[The pause at the station, waiting for a train to pull up. Lily nervously fiddles around as Lorraine paces back and forth.]

Lily: ... Mom? You look nervous.

Lorraine: Me? Oh no! I'm fine, I just... planning has been...

Lily: You don't have to do something big for me, mom. I'm okay with something smaller, don't stress yourself.

Lorraine: But... I love you, Lily. And I want to do something that'll make you know how much I love you.

Lily, mustering courage: Then... can I make a req-

[A train whistle goes off. The Dinosaur Train rolls into the station.]

Tabitha: All aboard! Hello, Mrs. Lorraine. Hello, Lily! You're still cute as a button, I see-

Lorraine: Let's go, Lily. [Boards the train without even greeting Tabitha]

Tabitha: Well... um... Okay.

Lily: [smiles apologetically at Tabitha as she boards the train]

Tabitha: All aboard! Hang onto your hats! Gangway! [Closes the door]

[The train starts moving.]

Tabitha: Tickets! Tickets please!

Lorraine: [hands Tabitha the tickets]

Tabitha: Ooooh! What's the occasion to go all the way to-

Lorraine: -Birthday preparations. My special girl deserves the best birthday possible!

Tabitha, who's in on Lily and Don's escape plans but not at all spilling in: I'm sure it'll be a birthday to remember! Lily here is such a sweet young lass.

Lily: [smiles shyly] Tha-thank you, Mrs. Conductor!

[The train continues down the tracks, entering a time tunnel...]

[Later...]

Tabitha: Next stop, Laramidia City Station! Next stop, Laramidia! The Dinosaur Big City!

Lorraine: Lily. I just need to relieve myself in the station bathrooms. You're coming with me.

Lily: Oh. Okay.

[They both leave and approach the train station. Strangely, Lorraine slips behind the building, to the side that faces some dense trees and rocks that leads deeper into the city...]

Lily: You don't like the restrooms either?

Lorraine: Lily, come with me.

Lily, immediately alert: Wh-huh?

Lorraine: You. My daughter. Come with me. We're heading into the city.

Lily: Mom... I'm confused. You said we were having a bathroom break, and now we're going into the city? What about the leaves-

Lorraine: I'll get you the leaves. I'll get you anything you want! I'll give you everything your heart desires! But come with me!

Lily: M-mom, you're scaring me-

Lorraine: Ginko!

[When Lorraine issues the code word, a sauropod emerges from the trees and stands right over Lily. The tail whip is poised as a means of enforcing obedience, and Lily is between four powerful legs.]

Lily, tearing up: Mom! What's going on!?

Lorraine: Don't you speak to me like that! You're coming with me! Without the T-Rex maintaining territory, Pteranodon Terrace isn't our safest option anymore! And do you think I'm blind? I know you're planning on running away with our enemies the moment you're eighteen! I'm not letting that happen! I won't let them hurt you, anyone hurt you! I'll protect you! Your father's death won't be in vein! We're going far away, just the two of us, safe as a family, forever and ever!

Lily: No-

Sauropod, rumbling threateningly: She paid us handsomely for this already. You'd better be a cooperative escort...

Lily: [winces, looking away from the thug and lowering her head in defeat] ... I'll come with you.

Lorraine: Like I said, Lily, I love you. I'd do anything to keep you safe. Come with me.

(Sarah is looking at old photos from a photo album)

Sarah: Wow… what happened to you? You used to be so thin, feminine and beautiful and now you look like one of the men who works in construction

Trevor: Hey! You don’t talk like that to others