A  Walk in the Park
By M.C.
George finds out that his girlfriend has certain "unusual" qualities


Dr. Millie Jones looked down at her
16 year old daughter and wondered if this,was the right thing to do. Since
birth,Susie had been a frail, weak child and wasn't expected to live long. A few
months ago, she had become very ill with a strange virus and was now hovering
near death. Millie, a brilliant research scientist, began working on a special
vaccine that might cure her daughter;but the vaccine had never been tested. Now,
there was no time to test the drug; if she delayed any longer it would be too
late for Susie. Taking the hypodermic needle in her hand, Dr. Jones injected the
new serum into her dying daughter's arm and prayed. Within a day,there was a
marked improvement in Susie's condition. After a week, she was completely
healed. Her vaccine had
saved Susie's life. But what she didn't know - what she
never could have imagined - was the 'unusual' side affects her miracle drug
would have on her daughter.

Two Years Later

Susie stood in front of the mirror
brushing her pretty blond hair. She wanted to look her best because George, the
boy who lived across the street - the boy she'd had a crush on since she was
eleven years old - had asked her out.It wasn't anything special - just a walk to
the park nearby - but Susie was excited nonetheless; it was, after all, her
first date. Since her recovery from a near fatal illness two years earlier, she
hadn't been out much, only to school and straight back home. When George came
over and asked her out, Susie's mother was very reluctant to allow her to
accept. It was only after a long and heated
argument that her mother relented
and agreed to Susie's request...with
reservations. She had to acknowledge that
Susie was, despite her special 'qualities', a normal 18 year old girl; with
normal 18 year old desires. So, what was a mother to do ? " You can go out with
him, but not in a public place; we're not ready for that yet. Maybe a walk in
the park for now; I don't see how anything can happen there... "

Meanwhile, in
a different part of the city...

Dr. Richard Brandon, the famous Paleontologist,
stared admiringly at the specimen. It was something that would shock the entire
world...a real life, full sized, living Tyrannosaurs Rex - the largest, most
ferocious creature ever to have walked the face of the earth. " This will be my
legacy," he said to himself. " I have brought the first living dinosaur to
display for all to see." For years he had tracked down legends, hoping against
hope to find the one thing he wanted to discover most of all...a living
dinosaur. Finally, after years of searching, he found one; on an uncharted
island off the coast of East
Africa. Now, before an unsuspecting world, he would
unveil his "find" and reap the rewards; it was his moment of triumph. But, as
the crane lowered the huge cage from the flatbed truck, the chain buckled under
that strain of the massive weight and gave way. The cage fell to the ground and
broke open.Pandemonium ensued as people began to scream and run. The
Tyrannosaurs Rex was free; free to spread terror and wreck havoc throughout the
entire city.

George and Susie walked hand in hand through the park. It was the
first time in her life anybody outside of her mother had shown Susie any special
attention. He was on the high school football team and his large six foot three
inch 220 pound frame dwarfed her five foot two inch 120 one. As they came to a
clearing they heard strange sounds off in the distance, sounds of screaming and
panic...followed by what sounded like a very loud " ROAR " that seemed to be
getting closer and closer. " I wonder what that could be," Susie said quietly.
George was equally stumped and simply shrugged his shoulders. They didn't have
to wait long before they received an answer to their question. For suddenly
there appeared, on the opposite side of the clearing, a huge, ferocious
Tyrannosaurs Rex...and it was quickly bearing down on them.

" Susie, run as
fast as you can for the trees," George screamed," I'll try and draw his
attention away from you." " Oh there's no need for that George," Susie replied
with a calmness that stunned him. " But thank you anyway, you're so sweet." As
George stared, dumbfounded, Susie calmly removed her sweater and handed it to
him; revealing her surprisingly powerful muscles. "Please hold this for me," she
said and smiled," this shouldn't take too long." Before George could even move,
Susie passed by him and walked towards the fast approaching dinosaur." Stay
there honey where you'll be safe," she winked over her shoulder. George couldn't
believe his eyes as Susie, all 120 pounds of her, prepared to confront seven
tons of carnivorous terror.

"Well now big boy, you shouldn't be running around
frightening people, it's bad manners," Susie said as the huge Tyrannosaurs
opened it's powerful jaws and prepared to grind the 18 year old girl to
shreds.His gigantic mouth seemed to engulf the poor helpless girl, but when he
tried to close it, a strange thing happened; he couldn't. Susie held his mouth
open with her small,but amazingly strong hands. The creature tried with all his
might but simply could not close his jaws. " Awww, what's the matter tough guy,
is a little girl too strong for you?" Susie said and giggled. "My, my what nice
big teeth you have there, it's a shame I'm going to have to knock a few out to
teach you a lesson." With that, Susie reared back and smashed a hard right cross

into the jaw of the T. Rex, snapping his head back and sending several of his
teeth flying. Enraged, he attacked her again with more ferocity than before. But
Susie calmly laughed and punched him again, costing him several more teeth.


People who study dinosaurs will tell you that they weren't very intelligent
creatures,but it didn't take this one very long to figure out that he had met
his match. He turned around and began to run away...but be didn't get far."
Leaving so soon? Why I wouldn't hear of it," Susie teased as she ran after the
fleeing dinosaur. She caught him by the tail and held him in place. He tried as
hard as he could to escape, but he couldn't move...a seven ton dinosaur held in
place by a 18 year old girl. " I'm afraid I can't have you running around here

creating havoc and frightening people," she said. Still holding him by the tail,
Susie turned around and, in an incredible display of her strength, hurled the
huge creature 180 degrees, sending him crashing to the ground. The whole area
shook like an earthquake." Gee, that was fun, let's do it again, shall we?"
Susie giggled. Again she hurled the helpless creature 180 degrees in the other
direction and smashed him into the ground. His ferocious "Roars" were now
reduced to pathetic screeches as Susie smashed him to the ground several more
times. She looked over at George who stood there in shock,"not bad for a little
girl, eh ?" she laughed. By now the once invincible Tyrannosaurs Rex
lay
battered and beaten on it's back, it was barely conscious."And now for the grand
finale," Susie said. She took a short run, leaped high into the air, completed
three summersaults before landing on the underside of the dinosaur's neck. "
Punch," she said as her fist made contact with his badly bruised jaw. It was the
final blow that sent the mighty "King of the dinosaurs " down for the count.

An
eerie silence came over the park. Susie smiled at George, comely reached into
her back pocket, took out her hairbrush. She began to brush her pretty hair.
George approached her with his mouth wide open. " What's the matter sweetie pie?
Never seen a girl beat up a dinosaur before?" Susie giggled. After she finished
her hair, Susie slid off the battered creature's neck and into George's arms.
She gave him a long passionate kiss. Off in the distance they heard sirens 
approaching. "Come honey," Susie said as she took her shell-shocked boyfriend by
the hand. " I'd rather not be here when they arrive. I 
don't think they're
ready for me yet." Hand in hand, Susie and George
left the park.

The next day
all the newscasts and newspapers were fill with stories about the Tyrannosaurs
Rex that was found - battered to a pulp - in the park. All the experts could not
explain how the largest, fiercest creature ever to walked the earth could have
been beaten up so badly;  there simply was no explanation. The battered dinosaur
was taken to a special area of the zoo where, when he recovered from Susie's
beating, would be displayed before the public.

Two weeks later

Susie smiled as
George picked her up in his car. He was taking her to the brand new exhibit that
just opened up at the zoo. Ever since the 'incident' at the park, Susie's mother
had softened her stand against Susie going out in public; just as long as it was
with George who now knew her secret. They approached the large cage and looked
inside. In front of them stood the huge 20 foot tall, seven ton Tyrannosaurs
Rex. Susie leaned over the railing and said, " hello there
lover boy, remember
me? " The monstrous creature looked at Susie for a few seconds and then suddenly
turned white. He screeched loudly and ran to other side of the cage, desperately
trying to escape. Finally, failing that, he cowered in the far corner, shaking
uncontrollably. Susie giggled and said," I guess has a good memory." Then,
taking George by the hand she said, " Let's go see the monkeys...I like monkeys,
they're so cute."