Exodus (TotTL)

Exodus is the tenth and final vignette of the Tales of the Terrible Lizards series. In this vignette, all of the herbivorous dinosaurs cross the great supercontinent to escape the Invaders' killing spree, while Charlie concludes her search for Tohkor.

## General Info

### Characters

CharlieTohkor

The Invaders

Paddy

Eden

Buck and Opal

Momma and Poppa Bronto

Kossaka

Orkhid

Silco

Grumpy

Goldbrush

Spear

## Characters

* Charlie
* Tohkor
* The Invaders
* Paddy
* Eden
* Buck and Opal
* Momma and Poppa Bronto
* Kossaka
* Orkhid
* Grumpy
* Ceratosaurus
* Tohkor's Rival
* Goldbrush
* Spear

## Synopsis

Down in the southern grasslands, many herbivoous dinosaurs bask in the morning sun as they graze. Paddy and her herd are also out and about. The mother Parasaurolophus lets her daughters play away from her for a while, as one of them strays into the nearby forest.

Within the trees, the little Parasaurolophus frolics along before finding a strange liquid falling from above. Looking up, the youngster finds an enormous set of jaws looming above her.

The frightened juvenile dashes out of the forest and back to her mother as all of the other dinosaurs take notice. Suddenly, one of the Invaders comes bursting out of the trees in pursuit of her prey. The female Tyrannosaur sees the herbivores as they flee, and charges them instead.

Paddy's maternal instinct keeps her from joining the other dinosaurs as she looks for her daughter. As she returns, the Invader is nearly above them. Paddy carries her offspring along as she too turns to flee.

The Invader soon notices an Einiosaurus struggling to keep up wih the others, and closes the distance between her and her prey. With the grassland now empty, the Tyrannosaur roars triumphantly and begins to feast on her kill.

Early next morning up north, Eden and her male companion browse peacefuly in the treetops. However, they ae not alone. Below the giant adults, five little Brachiosauruses trail their parents looking for scraps that they've missed. As the sun continues to rise, Eden and her new family trundle happily away.

Elsewhere, a pair of young Diplodocus are grazing in the jungle as Kossaka stalks them. Suddenly, a Ceratosaurus jumps out from the brish and kills one of the young sauropods. Kossaka roasrs viciously at the Ceratosaur, only for him the walk off with the kill. Kossaka is severely annoyed by this as the Ceraosaur has been stealing her prey for weeks in her parents' old territory. However, she and he younger sister, Orkhid, rely hevily on this part of the jungle and are unable to leave. Unbeknownst to the sisters, Silco had also reached a breaking point with the Ceratosaurus around.

A little while later, Kossaka tries her luck at hunting again. Orkhid isn't far, watching her older sister from a safe distance. Unfortunately, the Ceratosaurus comes back and chases Orkhid. Kossaka hears her sister's cries and pursues the Ceratosarus.

Along the way, the Brotosaurus family take notice of the chase. The male sees the Ceratosaurus and rears up on his hind legs in order to intimidate him. The Ceratosaurus just barely misses the Brontosaurus' front feet as he turns away from him. Kossaka sees this too and halts in her footsteps, then she gives the Brontosaurus a wide berth as he comes back down.

Meanwhile, Silco searches through the woods for a solution to the Ceratosaurus problem. The Dilophosaurus soon comes across a sleeping Grumpy and comes up with an idea. Silco starts jumping up and down on the Carcharodontosaurus in hopes of annoying him enough for a chase. The Dilophosaurus' plan works and Grumpy rises to his feet, roaring angrier than ever.

Simultaniously, Kossaka charges after the Ceratosaurus in pursuit of her sister as Silco leads Grumpy on. Eventually the two parties converge on the edge of the Allosaur's old territory, where Grumpy kills the Ceratosaurus in a fit of blind rage before stomping back into the jungle. With the Ceratosaurus finally taken care of, the Allosaurus sisters take advantage and feast on his body while Silco watches from a safe distance.

Out in the dull fields, Charlie the Triceratops and her offspring continue their search for Tohkor. The two youngsters are spooked by something in the distance. Their mother notices it too. The something turns out to be Lionell. Charlie takes a defensive stand, but surprisingly, the Tyrannosaur walks past them. Charlie and her young are relieved and return to their quest.

A short distance away, Goldbrush the Styracosaurus had seen everything. Remembering the events that transpired the day before, he and his herd decide to set out across the desert up north to escape the Invaders' killing spree. Many of the other herbivorous dinosaurs like Paddy, Buck and Opal also make the same journey.

The great caravans last for weeks before finally ending in the northern plains. Many of the herbivores have made the journey safely, incliding Charlie and her family. Charlie then notices something familiar; a small herd of Triceratops. One of the males takes notice of Charlie and courts her, much to her irritation. Charlie huffs at the male, causing him to jump. However they're both interrupted by the fierce roar of the leader, who's enraged by the male's disobedience. Charlie and the three juveniles watch as the two adult males clash. Eventually, the leader bowls over his rival before hitting him with his nasal horn. The leader roars triumphantly as his disgraced rival trundles away.

Charlie senses something familiar in the leader. It's become clear that she's finally found her mate, Tohkor. The two juveniles meet their father for the first time as Charlie reunites with her eldest son. However, the family reunion is cut short when they hear the cries of the younger male, running away from the invading female Tyrannosaur who had followed them across the desert.

Tohkor leads most of his family away, but Charlie makes a stand against the Invader. She is then joined by Tohkor and the young male. Together, they make an impenetrable wall blocking the Tyrannosaur's path. The Invader lunges forward, but Charlie charges and strikes the Invader's face. Unwilling to injure herself any further, Victoria is forced to retreat. Charlie turns back to the herd where her familty praises her as a hero.

Later, a Pteranodon soars over all of the other dinosaurs living happily on the northern plains.

## Trivia

* Exodus is the longest vignette of the Tales of the Terrible Lizards series, with a run time of 22 minutes and 26 seconds.
* In addition to being the final TotTL vignette, Exodus is the last video to be published on the Hadrosaur838 YouTube Channel.
* Exodus has the most amount of characters featured throughout all of the vignettes in the TotTL series.
* Exodus is one of two videos of the TotTL series to have a copyright claim. The other being The Fishery.
* The end credits features the names of almost all of the characters seen in the series.
	+ The face of the creator can be seen at the end of the credits sequence.
* The name Exodus symbolizes two things.
	+ One of which highlights the journey that the herbivorous dinosaurs take through the desert.
	+ The other signifies the end of both the Tales of the Terrible Lizards series and the Hadrosaur838 YouTube Channel.
* Considering that Exodus serves as the series finale, almost all of the major characters' arcs are concluded.

## External Links

* Exodus YouTube Video
* Tales of the Terrible Lizards YouTube Playlist