Consciousness for Louise faded in and out like waves lapping at low tide. The pain lost some of it's intensity in the time she had lain there. She thought of turning over in an attempt to lessen the pain. She decided not to even try, the rocky ground would be equally uncomfortable no matter how she was laying. During her current brief bout of alertness she took an inventory of her injuries. Her left eye would not focus and the sight was noticeably dimmer than the right. The blood from her head injury had coagulated she confirmed with her one functioning hand and arm. She was also certain that her right leg was broken. She didn't even bother to count the broken ribs.

Not too bad, a couple of days in a hospital,then six weeks in a cast she'd be as good as new. Better maybe considering the rest she would get. Of course lying helpless on the ground on an unknown alien world did not bode well for longevity. No food, no weapons and helpless, that about summed up her situation. While she was wallowing in her own self pity she noticed something with her left eye. She moved her head slightly so as to get a better look with her undamaged eye. She at first she could not put a name to the huge airborne object. It looked familiar. Finally the name came to her, a zeppelin! True It had no exterior engine nacelles like the photographs from her old history books and it was dead silent, but that's what it was.

Louise lost consciousness again, when she regained consciousness again she had another shock,she was so surprised she spoke aloud," look at all the baby dinosaurs". At that moment one of the diminutive dinosaurs pulled out a hypodermic and gave Louise an injection and yet another placed an oxygen mask on her face.

'Those are some pretty amazing little dinosaurs", she thought to herself groggily.

Next time: The tall masked stranger!