The Dino Portal by devyne vogn

The Dino Portal

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[bold type] "You have invented the very first time machine, and use it to travel back 60 million years to the dinosaur age. Once you arrive, you black out and a Tyrannosaurus-Rex steals your time machine, running away with it in its mouth.". 

The Nest is a room. 

"You awake in a nest surrounded by large eggs. The nest is made of branches, bones, and leaves, and sits at the top of a tree 40 feet off the ground. This is the home of the pterodactyl, the flying dinosaur. You must escape from the nest safely to ensure survival. Be careful, there's only one way out...". In the nest is the locked egg and gold key. The locked egg is a closed locked container. The key unlocks the egg. In the egg is a pterodactyl. After taking pterodactyl, say "The pterodactyl places you on its back and immediately flies north off the nest and down above the forest.

[bold type] The Forest

[roman type]You now lie in a large forest surrounded by high oak trees and flowing rivers. The pterodactyl has left you and soars back to its nest. Through the leaves of the trees, you can make out the sun beginning to set in the sky. North is a cave. South is a waterfall.". North of the nest is a Cave Entrance.  South of the nest is the waterfall. 

After going south: say "[bold type] The Waterfall

You stand at the top of a waterfall. You are getting pretty sweaty in this weather and would like to freshen up, so you jump off thinking the bottom is close and there's a small lake. The waterfall is actually 150 feet off the ground and the impact kills you." ; end the game in death.

The Cave Entrance is a room. 

"[roman type]You now stand in a dimly lit cave. The only possible light is shining from a hole in the ceiling where the moonlight creeps in. Rocks lie in pieces all over the ground. North is a wood door. For some reason you feel that the goat is important.... and he seems to be calling your name.". The wood door is a closed door. North of the Cave Entrance is the Wood door. North of the Wood door is The Heart Of The Cave.  In the Cave Entrance is a silver key, a silver chest,a gigantic slingshot, and a Goat. The silver chest is a closed locked container. The silver key unlocks the silver chest. Inside the silver chest is a sharp dagger. The dagger is an object. After opening the silver chest: say "Inside you can see a sharp dagger, encrusted in rubies. It seems to be sharp enough to kill a dinosaur... Be careful with it!". The Goat is an object in the Cave Entrance. After taking the Goat: say "[bold type] 

The Goat - Mr. Sniffels

[roman type] You find yourself in front of the Goat. He is fully white, with a long goatee and round spectacles over his eyes. He wears a name tag that reads Mr Sniffels. The Goat suddenly starts talking to you. 'Well would you look at that! Another one passing through my cave... The T-Rex lurks further down here! He seemed to be carrying some kind of portal. Ok, ok, I see. I could be a good use for you as a guide! I'll tell you what, go and take all the items in the cave, then come back for me and take me with you wherever you're going. Now drop me! ps. if you are reading this for a SECOND time, ignore it and continue on.".

The Heart Of The Cave is a room.

"You now stand right in the centre of the cave. Stalagmites dangle from the ceiling and the only light is from torches against the cold rock walls. East is a dinosaur guard. You suddenly are terrified because you realize you're not alone in this room..". The Dino Guard is a room. The Dino Guard is east of the Heart Of The Cave. WEST of the Dino Guard is the Heart Of The Cave. North of the Dino Guard is the metal door.
AFTER GOING EAST: say "[bold type] 
The Dino Guard

[roman type] A huge stegosaurus creeps out of the shadows. His teeth are like razors and his eyes seem to penetrate my soul. He says 'Aha! I have finally caught a wee something that is trying to trespass. I am the Dino Guard, and I guard every door! You will never get past me.' The only way to get past is to kill. Stab it by dropping your dagger!"
After dropping the dagger: say "The dagger drops from the clutch of your hand and buries itself in the stegosaurus chest. He drops to the floor with one last breath. The dagger lies deep inside the dinosaur. North is the metal door. ". The Metal Door is north of The Dino guard. "North is the next room..." North of the metal door is the Lava Chamber. 

The Lava Chamber is a room.

"You lie upon your last challenge, a dark chamber with the only light being the glow of lava in the corner of the room. But you can also see the T-Rex you've been searching for and your portal is in its mouth. North is the T-Rex."  In the Lava Chamber is a sword, an open steel box.
After taking steel box: say "[bold type] The Lava

[roman type] You open up the steel box which feels very warm in your hands. Inside you see some kind of boiling red liquid, and you're so thirsty that you plunge your head in thinking it's warm apple juice. It's actually magma.... Your throat burns and you dead bro." ; end the game in death. 

The T-Rex is a room. North of The Lava Chamber is the T-rex.

Description of T-Rex is " [roman type]A T-Rex jumps out from behind the rock. The T-Rex is 20 feet high and his teeth as long as swords. His weakness is his tiny arms. In front of you, the T-Rex holds the time machine in its mouth, covered in drool. To show you're innocent, you must drop the weapon you carry...". After dropping the sword: 
 say "The T-Rex opens its mouth and speaks 'You look tasty, little munchkin! What are you? I've never seen one of your kind around here... Whatever, you'll be dead soon enough!' Mr. Sniffles behind you, whispers in your ear that you must sacrifice him to the T-Rex... Find a way!"
The slingshot is a container. After inserting the Goat into the slingshot: say "The slingshot retracts and the Goat is thrown off high into the air. The T-Rex stares at the Goat and thinks that it looks tasty... It drops the portal so it can eat the Mr. Sniffles. The portal lies on the ground... North is the Portal!"  The Portal is north of the T-Rex. "North is no more dinosaurs!" North of the Portal is YOU WIN CONGRATULATIONS