Sunset Shimmer smiled, a toothy grin on her face, as she watched the T-Rex family happily feasting on a cow carcass. It had been two weeks now since Fluttershy and Nigel’s first mission, and she was pleased to see that the T-Rex family were adjusting to their new lives. She silently observed the feasting family, taking note of how the light of the sun shone on their leathery brown scales and the dark feathers around the bases of their necks rustled in the light breeze. She chuckled when he saw Matilda try to steal a bite from Terrence, only to be discouraged by a snarl from a disapproving Sue. Matilda reluctantly returned to her portion, letting out an irritated grumble, whilst Terrence began eating his portion faster.

"Ah, sibling rivalry," Sunset whispered to herself. "Never changes."

She nodded her head as she continued observing the tyrannosaur family. Ever since they'd been brought back, Sunset had spent a lot of time hanging around the t-rex enclosure, noting their individual personalities. From what she'd managed to observe, Sue was clearly the one in charge – she was the most dominant and the most intelligent, being more calculating and intelligent than her mate. Stan, meanwhile, whilst deferring to his mate, was just the same as his mate, yet a bit more aggressive and irritable than her. Naturally, he was more prone to losing his temper, to the point where the keepers were almost used to it. Terrence and Matilda, meanwhile, both took after their parents; with Matilda being hot-headed and prideful like Stan and Terrence proving calm and methodical like Sue. Sunset couldn't help but take another close look at the two adolescent rexes. Their feathers were shorter than their parents, with vague hints of feathering still left on their arms.

Suddenly, she noticed that Terence, having finished his portion, was now walking towards her. That was surprisingly usual - the young male Tyrannosaurus had taken a surprising liking to her over the past two weeks. At his arrival, Sunset smiled, "Hey there, bud. Big sister still pushing you around?", to which Terence cocked his head. Sunset smiled, "I'll take that as a yes." Tentatively, Sunset reached out and rubbed the side of the tyrannosaur's neck. Remarkably, the tyrannosaur turned to look at her, as if confused, but made no move to attack her.

After a few minutes, Terence snorted and walked away, back to his parents and sister. A smiling Sunset shook her head from side to side to clear her thoughts – she had other things to do today. She directed one last look at the eating T-Rex family before she then turned around and walked away to head to where he'd next be needed.

Author's Note

Takes place after T-Rex Returns and shows us some keeper and animal bonding.