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The Island - Jurassic Park - Part Two
By Seth Rex
Island Passage
Alexandra couldn’t sleep. She was excited and scared at the same time. She got up and saw that it was 5 o’clock in the morning. She decided to walk out to see what was up with the morning air. She got dressed and went outside where she saw Richard Levine standing there. He was also dressed and he seemed concentrated on something. He turned and saw her.
“Hello. Didn’t think anyone else was up at this time of the morning,” Levine said.
“Yeah, I couldn’t sleep much,” Alexandra explained.
“I’m thinking about going over there,” said Levine suddenly.
“Go where… to the island?” asked Alexandra.
“Yeah. Do you want to come along?” Levine asked.
“I don’t think so… why not wait for the crew?” asked Alexandra.
“We could wait… but then part of the adventure is going out early. You said you wanted adventure, right?” Levine asked.
“Yeah, but I’m not sure about this,” Alexandra said a little worried.
“Trust me. It’ll be alright. We’ll meet up with the team when they get to the island. It’ll be safe. I’m the Paleontologist after all,” Levine said.
“Ok. But I’m bringing my camera,” Alexandra said, giving in. She went to get her digital camera. Once she got it, she walked back out on deck where a few of the crew members were unleashing one of the rowboats. She got in and so did Levine.
After a small bit they were on the ocean, and rowing toward the cliffs.
“It’s too early to go through the caves so we’ll have to climb up the cliff face,” Levine informed.
“But isn’t that dangerous?” Alexandra asked.
“It could be, but it’s the only way to get on the island besides the caves,” Levine replied.
“Why is it too early for the caves then?” Alexandra asked, beginning to get nervous.
“Because the caves can be treacherous with the waves,” Levine informed. “It all depends on the tides and the morning tides are always the most dangerous when it comes to caves. This little rowboat would be destroyed in seconds if we tried to take it in this early.”
As they got closer to the island surface, Levine got ready to get off on the cliffs of the island. He had a pick in one of his hands to help him along the way. Alexandra took up one as well as she followed his movements. Levine and Alexandra slowly climbed up the Cliffside.
“Be careful not to look down,” Levine called down.
“Don’t worry,” Alexandra said. “I don’t plan to.”
The climb seemed to take longer than expected, but Alexandra seemed to be getting the hang of the climb. She didn’t like climbing a lot. She had not done well climbing as a child, when she tried to climb tries and wound up with bruises when she fell. She didn’t want to find out the consequences for falling off of the cliff wall, and there was no chance of the crewmember below rescuing her, because she could hear the boat being rowed back to the ship.
Soon enough they were at the top of the cliffs and looking in on the island itself. All they could currently see however was the dense and continuous foliage that stretched on for miles. Alexandra’s mouth flew open from the sheer beauty she was seeing of the early morning on the island. Levine couldn’t help but join her in the excitement.
“This is it, Alexandra. This is our big moment,” Levine said. Alexandra took a deep breath and they began walking downward toward the interior of the island.
* * *
The morning came and Samuel was wide awake. He got up and quickly dressed. This was his day to film the island from a distance for an hour or so before the ship was taken into the caves long enough for them to offload so they could start documenting the creatures of Isla Sorna. He walked out of his room going down the hallway to where his crew would be meeting. He walked into the mess hall where he found Jessie and Luke, preparing the equipment for travel through the caves on the boats. The first thing he noticed was that Alexandra wasn’t there.
“Where’s Alexandra?” asked Samuel.
“She went with Dr. Levine out on one of the boats early this morning,” Luke said. “She woke us both up to tell us. I guess she wanted to make sure that someone knew where they went.”
“She did what?” asked Samuel shocked beyond belief.
“Dr. Levine wanted her company so they could explore for a while, and well, she agreed to go,” Jessie explained. Samuel had to sit down for a minute. He was amazed that Alexandra would do something like this. It was very much out of character for her.
“Ok, so we have to make sure we catch up with them,” Samuel informed. “Where’s Dr. Malcolm at? He’s going to have to know about this.” And at that very moment Malcolm walked in to get some breakfast.
“And just what should I know about?” Malcolm asked.
“Your friend took one of ours to the island this morning,” Samuel replied.
“What? Dr. Levine is on the island?” asked Malcolm, a bit surprised.
“And so is Alexandra,” Jessie informed.
Malcolm walked on deck and took a glance around. He saw a crewmember getting off of a rowboat and he figured out what had happened. He walked over to the crewmember.
“Did you take 2 people over to the island?” asked Malcolm, worried.
“Yeah, said they were going to meet you there when you came to the island yourselves,” replied the crewmember.
“Did they say where they were going? How did they get onto the island?” asked Malcolm.
“They simply said they were going to explore a bit and didn’t tell me exactly where. They climbed the cliff face on the cave side. It was too early to go through the caves,” said the crewmember. Malcolm took a glance over at the island and put his hand on his forehead.
“Richard, you idiot. What have you done?” Malcolm asked to himself quietly.
* * *
They had finally reached the bottom of the cliffs. Alexandra took a moment to rest before continuing on. She had taken a beautiful picture of the sunrise at the top of the island with her digital camera. The island was amazing! And this was before she even discovered the true nature of the island… its inhabitants... dinosaurs...
“Are you ok?” asked Levine.
“Yeah... I’ve just never done anything like this before,” Alexandra replied.
“Yeah, this can be pretty tiring,” Levine said. They both sat down on a log and Levine sighed. “Expeditions will do that to you.”
“So what exactly are we supposed to see on this section of the island?” asked Alexandra.
“Well, if I’m correct we’re near a Stegosaurus nest... At least that’s what the map Hammond got from satellite imagery told us. That should be quite exciting,” replied Levine. They both got up and began walking.
The walk was short and they had to make their way through many bushes to arrive at their final destination. Alexandra was careful to watch where she was walking. They were near the nest and she didn’t want to step on anything. Richard Levine was walking in front of her when he stopped suddenly. She nearly bumped into him. Levine pointed toward something and she saw it. It was the Stegosaurus nest.
“The egg is about to hatch!” Levine whispered with excitement filling every word. Alexandra took her digital camera and took a glance through it. The egg was indeed wobbling around. Alexandra took a shot of it. Just as the egg was about to break, she zoomed in a bit closer. The egg cracked open and a little snout popped out. The egg was cracking in different places and Alexandra wanted to get a good look at it. The baby Stegosaurus popped out and Alexandra took another picture. The baby was wobbling around trying to get on its four legs. The baby looked so cute to Alexandra, she wanted to touch it.
“Do you think I can touch it?” asked Alexandra whispering.
“You really don’t want to do that. I’m sure the parents are nearby and the last thing we want to do is disturb them and make them angry,” Levine whispered. “In this type of environment, we must observe and document the animals. We can never interact with them or we will disturb the balance that this Lost World has created.”
“Yes, doctor,” Alexandra said. It was as if on queue that the mother Stegosaurus appeared near the baby. It had spotted them and had its tail ready to attack at the slightest moment it knew they would be a danger.
“See this is the perfect reason why we should start moving now,” said Levine. They slowly moved forward but keeping a good distance away from the Stegosaurs. Levine made sure that Alexandra was a safe distance away. Alexandra took a picture of the Stegosaur and made her way with Levine. When they were away, Levine sighed and began to laugh.
“What’s so funny?” Alexandra said, beginning to chuckle herself.
“We just had our first run in with a real life dinosaur,” Levine said. Levine took a glance around, wiped some sweat from his forehead and suddenly looked afraid, shocked, and terrified all at once as his eyes got big.
“Duck and roll!” he said suddenly.
“What?” Alexandra asked. But she soon turned and saw what it was. The Stegosaur was attacking. It had swung its tail at both of them. She ducked and rolled as the Stegosaur’s tail went above her. Levine had rolled into the foliage and stayed at a safe distance away. Alexandra then moved away as the Stegosaur came closer. It tried jabbing its tail at her and nearly hit her a few times.
“Into the log!” Levine called out from the foliage.
Alexandra climbed into the log to get away from the Stegosaur like Levine had asked, but the Stegosaur beat at the log with its tail. Soon it jabbed a spike into it, nearly impaling her leg. She screamed and kept moving. Soon it was over. The Stegosaur moved off to be with its young. Alexandra climbed out of the log and looked back at Levine, whom was coming up to her.
“That was something,” Levine said excited and smiling now. “It must have considered us a threat even after we left.”
“Must have,” Alexandra noted.
“Of course it makes sense though, Ms. Reynolds,” Levine said. “Parents tend to believe that the offspring is always in danger and that they must protect them at all costs, which means making sure that the intruder knows to stay away. Some animals will pursue the intruders for hours on in, doing their best to prove their point of authority in the situation. We’d better be happy that we didn’t have a vehicle. They probably would’ve destroyed it with us inside.”
Alexandra nodded. Levine took the lead as they continued on walking.
* * *
Lewis Dodgson was smoking a cigarette in as he sat in a folding chair outside his small tent. He sighed as he continued to smoke. Suddenly Carl Stone yanked the cigarette out of Dodgson’s mouth. Dodgson stood up in anger, ready to bitch slap someone, when he realized that it was Stone that took it away from him. He eased back into his chair as Stone just stood there with a raised eyebrow.
“Smoking isn’t good for you, Dr. D,” Stone informed.
Dodgson began to sweat. “Oh, of course, Mr. Stone. I know that. I just do it when I’m nervous.”
“You shouldn’t be at all on this island,” Stone informed. He threw the cigarette on the ground and stomped it out. “Period.”
“I’ll make sure to remember that,” Dodgson said.
“Be sure that you do,” Stone stated. “The last thing I want is carnivores attacking us, because you lured them here with the smell of your nasty cancer sticks.”
“How would you know about that,” Dodgson asked becoming a little suspicious even though he tried to hide it.
“I know much about predators,” Stone began, “even if they’re not the kind that I’ve had dealings with in the past.”
Stone sat down in a chair beside Dodgson. He crossed his legs and looked out at the early morning sky.
“You get up often to watch the sun rise?” Dodgson asked.
“My best days are always when I see the sun rise,” Stone informed. “Yourself?”
“I don’t usually get up with the early birds,” Dodgson replied. “However, being here has been an exception. I kept hearing stomping noises all night long. I came out here only to realize that it was a herd of Parasaurolophosus grazing around. It appears that they’re not threatened by us.”
“From what Mr. Rossiter informed on these animals,” Stone began, “it is only the Pachy... Pachys... I can’t remember...”
“Pachycephalosaurus,” Dodgson finished.
“Yeah, those,” Stone said. “He said those were the only herbivores that would give us trouble.”
“That’s Jeff for you,” Dodgson said. “He always forgets the obvious ones.”
“Excuse me?” Stone asked confused.
“Stegosaurus and Triceratops,” Dodgson answered. “They can become territorial themselves when their families are in danger.”
“Which is what you’re wanting to go threw with,” Stone said.
“It’s the only way to get hold of the technology now,” Dodgson stated.
“Are you sure?” Stone replied.
“All technology, including embryos, have been destroyed or are not longer viable,” Dodgson informed.
“You sound certain of this,” Stone stated.
“I am,” Dodgson said. “I’m going to grab a soda. Would you like one?”
“Thanks, but I’ll come with you to get it,” Stone said standing up. Dodgson stood up as well as they moved over to the cooler in their red Jeep Wrangler. “So have you searched the labs on the island?”
“What would be the point?” Dodgson asked. “There is no power on this island. The land line would’ve had to have been cut ages ago. There was one on Nublar from what Dennis Nedry informed me before his double cross, and I would expect nothing less from this island as well.... Just how is it that you’re asking all of this to me anyway? I thought you were just a mercenary...”
Stone nodded as he opened his can of soda and began drinking it. “I am, but you forget that Rossiter debriefed me. I won’t go on any missions, expeditions, or the like without a complete debriefing if what I’m supposed to see, do, or interact with. When you get me, you get the whole package.”
Dodgson nodded with an amount of respect toward this acquisition. Apparently Rossiter wasn’t as stupid as Dodgson originally thought.
“Well,” Dodgson began, “it might be worth our time to check out the labs, but I still say we’ll find nothing because of power problems. Our main concern is the dinosaur eggs.”
“Alright,” Stone said. “Glad you’re open to other’s views at least. I can’t stand those pompous types that want everything to be done their way or the highway. They usually end up with a bullet in their ass.”
Stone walked away. Dodgson turned toward Stone as he watched him leave and gulped from the last thing he said. Dodgson turned as he heard movement only to see Howard King walking over to him, yawning, and trying to wipe the sleep from his eyes.
“Good morning, Lew,” King said between yawns.
“Morning,” Dodgson simply stated as he leaned against the jeep and drunk his soda. “Sleep good?”
“Alright, I guess,” King replied. “Of course it’s kind of hard to sleep on the hard ground without a mattress.”
“You’ll have to remember to pack a blow up mattress next time,” Dodgson said.
“I assumed that there would be one already in our gear,” King stated, trying to get the crick out of his neck.
“That’s what happens when you assume things, Howard,” Dodgson said. “You always make an ass out of yourself.”
“I hate that damn saying,” King said rolling his eyes. “How about some breakfast? What are we having anyway?”
“All we have is food that cannot be cooked,” Dodgson informed. “It has something to do with the animals smelling it.”
“But I had specifically requested that we have enough food for a buffet, Lew,” King said pouting. “How are we supposed to have a balanced breakfast with a bunch of non cookables?”
“Cookables?” Dodgson asked confused. “Is that even a word?”
“Shut up, Lew,” King said annoyed. “You know what I’m talking about.”
“Well, it was probably one of Mr. Stone’s ideas,” Dodgson stated. “He took away my smoking privileges just a few minutes ago. Apparently smoking has the same effect as cooking. The smell and all.”
“Well the smell of cigarettes has never been one of the best,” King stated. “You did know that you always smell like that, didn’t you?”
“Of course I do,” Dodgson said annoyed. “Why?”
“Because it’s hard to ever be around you because of that,” King replied. “And you wonder why you can’t get a woman in your life. I just solved that problem for you.”
King walked off. Dodgson stood there in shock and finished off the rest of his soda, crushing the can in anger afterwards.
* * *
The ocean waves hit the ship calmly as Jessie sat on the main deck. She was taking a gander at the island, wondering what Alexandra was doing there with Levine.
“She’ll be fine, I’m sure,” said Luke as he walked over to her. He sat down beside her.
“Makes you wonder about things… this Lost World... makes you wonder what else is out there,” Jessie said. They could see Malcolm walking across the deck, looking at the island. Then he went back into the interior of the ship.
“Samuel’s trying to get the captain to surround the island a bit so we can see the entire thing,” Luke said. “Malcolm doesn’t like the idea. He says we should get on the island already and go after Dr. Levine and Alexandra.”
“I wonder what they’re doing right now,” said Jessie sighing.
“They’re probably photographing the different species, and exploring the island,” said Luke. Jessie wanted to lie down, so she grabbed a towel off the back of her chair and laid it on the floor. Then she lay down on top of the towel.
“This is like a vacation, almost,” Jessie said.
“Yeah, only we’re getting paid for this vacation,” Luke said. Luke saw Samuel walk out of the main compartment and walk over to them.
“Well, we’ve got the captain to circle the island. We can get some great shots of the islands exterior from the deck of this ship. After that we’re going in through the last of three caves to get into the island,” said Samuel.
“That would bring us back here, eh?” asked Jessie.
“Yes, it would. So you can get your tan and Luke and I will prep up the Digital Camcorder,” Samuel said.
“Sounds good to me,” said Jessie. She put on a pair of sunglasses and lay back smiling.
Malcolm watched as they set up their equipment. He wasn’t sure about this. He knew that by the time they got into the island, the missing 2 people could be anywhere, or he feared even more that they could be dead.
* * *
Richard Levine walked into a clearing followed by Alexandra. They looked everywhere and back at each other.
“Well, this is it. The road that will take us to the village,” Levine said. “If we go left we should hit a river.”
“Let’s go to that river then. I’m getting hot and could use a cool off,” Alexandra said.
“Alright,” Levine said. They began walking left toward the river. Alexandra looked at Levine and wondered to herself what kind of man would dig up dinosaurs for a living, only to be on an island full of dinosaurs. She figured that it was probably a man that was a little too concerned with his work and wrapped every little hour around it. Soon they reached the river and looked downward toward their left.
“Over there somewhere is the cliffs. They’ll be coming in through them,” Levine stated.
“Kind of spooky if you ask me. Those caves don’t look safe,” Alexandra said.
“Well, I’m sure it’s better than the way we came,” Levine said. “You know if we follow this river I’m sure we’ll walk up to another main road.” Both Levine and Alexandra splashed water over their faces and began the walk toward the road. They were coming upon some foliage. They would have to pass through if they were to hit the road from there.
* * *
Malcolm walked to his cabin. He had an idea. He was going to call Levine on his satellite phone. Levine had said some time ago that he would bring it with him when he went onto the island so that they could contact each other should they loose each other along the way. He dialed Levine’s number and hoped that it’d ring. It began to ring. Malcolm waited for Levine to pick up.
“Hello?” answered Levine’s voice from within the sat phone.
“Richard, this is Ian. What the hell are you doing on that island?” he asked.
“I’m exploring, Ian. It’s wonderful. We had a run in with a Stegosaurus. It was great!” Levine said excitedly through the phone.
“No, that’s bad. That’s very bad, Richard. If that girl gets injured, it’s on your hands. Is she there with you?” Malcolm asked.
“Yeah, she’s with me. She’s fine, Ian. Don’t worry. Oh, wait. We’ve come up to the main road. There’s something there in the water,” Levine said coming through the phone.
“What’s there… what’s in the water?” Malcolm asked starting to get worried. He could hear something in the background. It was a bit of a snorting sound. Malcolm’s eyes began to enlarge.
“Yeah, we best get moving, Ian. We’ll get in contact with you,” Levine said into the phone.
“What’s going on?!” Malcolm demanded. Suddenly he heard a roar in the background and what seemed to be something, perhaps the phone dropping on the ground, and suddenly the phone being disconnected as something must have stepped on it.
“Oh, shit,” Malcolm whispered, dropping the satellite phone.
Malcolm burst into the captain’s room as the captain sits there reading a book. “We have to turn around!” Malcolm said excitedly.
“Why?” the captain asked confused.
Malcolm began pacing around back and forth. “We have to go in! Something’s after them! We have to go after Richard and Alexandra right now!”
“Are you sure?” the captain asked not really seeming interested as he continued to read his book and turned the page.
“Yes, I was umm just on the phone and something ah sounded very wrong! I heard a roar and well, we umm just have to find them!” Malcolm said stuttering over his words. The captain got up, put his book down, and went to his steering wheel, turning the boat around.
“Ok, we’re going in,” the captain said. “Tell everyone to prepare for entry.” Malcolm left and so did a few of his crew.
Malcolm walked over to the documentary crew. “We’re going in. Prepare for entry,” Malcolm said.
“Wait! What’s going on?” asked Samuel.
“We’re going to find your girl and my idiot of a friend,” said Malcolm.
“But this documentary is important!” Samuel exclaimed rushing after Malcolm.
“There is no time to spare,” Malcolm said. “They’re in trouble.”
Samuel’s eyes enlarged. “What kind of trouble?”
“I just got off the sat phone with them,” Malcolm replied. “Let me just say it’s some big trouble.” Malcolm started off again.
“Oh, God,” Samuel said. He moved back toward Jessie and Luke. “Guys, get ready to offload!”
* * *
“Yeah, she’s with me. She’s fine, Ian. Don’t worry. Oh, wait. We’ve come up to the main road. There’s something there in the water,” Levine said while talking on the sat phone.
“What’s there… what’s in the water?” Malcolm’s voice came from the sat phone. There was the sound of some type of snorting. Alexandra and Levine were frozen in place.
“Yeah, we best get moving, Ian. We’ll get in contact with you,” Levine said. Suddenly the animal they were looking at spotted them. The dinosaur, the Suchomimus roared and prepared for attack. Levine and Alexandra both tensed up. He didn’t hear Malcolm’s last message as the Suchomimus came charging at them. They ran and Levine dropped the satellite phone. The Suchomimus in its charge stepped on the phone, breaking it.
“Christ, that thing’s fast!” Levine screamed as he sped through the foliage. Alexandra was right behind him. She looked back to see the Suchomimus after them. That thing was huge.
“Into the trees!” Levine yelled. He ran as fast as he could as they both rounded up on another set of trees. The Suchomimus was catching up to them. They ran into the trees and for a while the Suchomimus seemed to stop chasing them. They slowed down a bit to catch their breath. They began walking through the forest area at a quickened pace, just to make sure they got to a safer distance from the dinosaur that was chasing them. Then Alexandra looked left and saw that the Suchomimus was actually following them from the road.
“Look!” she yelled to Levine. He turned and saw the Suchomimus outside the trees and they were entering another road. The Suchomimus tried to charge at them but suddenly another roar pierced the air. They had entered Rex Territory. The Suchomimus seemed to notice this and turned around, walking back the way it had.
“Well, at least we’re safe for now,” Levine said.
“Dr. Levine, I’m beginning to regret doing this,” Alexandra said. “We should’ve stayed on the boat.”
“I know, Ms. Reynolds,” Levine said. “However, we can’t give up now. We’ll go to the InGen worker village I saw on the map and stay there until Ian and the others arrive.”
They both took off hoping to find the village.
* * *
Ed James pulled the poles out of his tent as the night fell to the ground. He placed the poles in a bag and started to roll the tent up so it could be placed in the bag as well. George Baselton moved over to him and watched in awe. James looked up at the lawyer and raised an eyebrow.
“What?” James asked. “Have you never seen someone pack up a tent before?”
“Well, I will admit that I don’t get out of the office much as it is,” Baselton stated. “But I must say that you seem to know what you’re doing.”
“Of course I do,” James said. “You don’t get into my line of work without knowing how to pack and unpack a tent, Mr. Baselton.”
Baselton put his hands in his pockets and stepped over to James. He leaned in and began to whisper in his ear. “Is it true that you’re a spy?”
James looked at Baselton like he was an idiot. “Whatever gave you that idea?”
“I heard Lewis and Howard talking about it a couple days ago,” Baselton replied.
“And here I thought lawyers were supposed to be the smart people,” James said.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Baselton asked taking offense.
“Oh, nothing,” James replied. “I was just saying.” He picked up the bag that his tent was now packed away in and moved over to the other three members of the team. Baselton wasn’t short in following over to the others.
“Alright,” Dodgson began, “we’re getting ready to venture into the unknown, gentlemen. I hope you’re all ready to...”
“Do we have to go through the speech, Lewis?” King asked.
“What? Why can’t I go through my speech?” Dodgson asked. “I was working on it into the late hours last night. I put a lot of hard effort into my speech and I want to give it so I’m going to.”
“Is it really necessary, Dr. D?” Stone stated crossing his arms. “It would be nice to get this all done today so we don’t have to camp another night here.”
Dodgson looked as if he was going to pout, but wasn’t about to disagree with the huge muscleman. He backed down and started for the Jeep.
King smiled and gave a thumbs up to Stone. “You’re alright in my book, Mr. Stone.”
“Thank you, Dr. K,” Stone said smiling. “Let’s move out.”
The others started for the Jeep with the rest of the supplies as they set out to begin their mission.
* * *
As the ship neared one of the caves, Malcolm walked into the captain’s quarters. The captain was steering the ship toward the cave, paying complete attention to getting the ship threw.
“I need some of your men,” Malcolm said to the captain.
The captain kept his gaze on the cave. “Why?”
“For the rescue of course,” Malcolm replied.
“It will cost extra,” the captain said.
“Well, I’m sure Mr. Hammond will be able to pay you how ever much it is, but I need the extra hands to rescue those two idiots that went ahead of us... plus I want to make sure that if we run into that other team that we’re prepared.”
The captain turned to Malcolm for just a second to look at him sternly before turning back to the cave. “So you also want some firepower then?”
Malcolm’s eyes went wide. “You have guns on the boat?”
The captain laughed. “Of course not, Dr. Malcolm. You’re so funny to believe so, doctor. You should’ve been a comedian.”
Malcolm stood there blankly. “Just get me five of your best men, please.”
“As you wish,” the captain said as he continued steering. Malcolm continued to look at him.
“Aren’t you going to get the men?” Malcolm asked.
“Does it not look to you like I’m trying to steer this boat into that cave?” the captain asked. “Go fetch them yourself.”
Malcolm sighed and walked out of the room. The captain laughed to himself.
The three documentarians watched in awe as the ship sailed into the cavern, creating complete darkness throughout the cave. Water splashed onto the deck of the ship as it continued slowly sailing.
“If there was only some light in here,” Luke said. “I really would’ve liked to film some of the structural foundation.”
“I agree,” Samuel said. “It would’ve been nice, but we should just be happy that we got Dr. Levine to explain the science to us behind why the caves are here in the first place.”
“Strong waves crashing on the cliffs,” Jessie stated, not enthusiastically. “Big whoop.”
“What’s wrong with his explanation?” Luke asked. “It sounded reasonable to me.”
“I don’t know,” Jessie replied. “It was just too scientific. That’s all we seem to get out of him and Malcolm. They’re both constantly going on and on about science.”
“I guess science wasn’t your strongest subject in school, was it?” Samuel asked.
“Well... Umm...” Jessie said.
Samuel sighed and moved away from the couple. He walked over to Malcolm who had just came out of the captain’s quarters.
“We’re going to have five crewmembers come with us,” Malcolm informed.
“Why?” Samuel asked believing that this had come out of the blue.
“Because we need the extra people to help search for Richard and Ms. Reynolds,” Malcolm explained.
“They are just going to get in the way of the documentary,” Samuel informed.
“I’m sorry,” Malcolm said. “I thought Alexandra actually meant something to you.”
Samuel’s eyes enlarged. “She does!”
“Then why does it seem like you care more about your little documentary then you do Alexandra?” Malcolm asked crossing his arms.
“Well.... I do care about.... Listen, she’s going to be fine,” Samuel informed. “She’s with Richard Levine, a world renowned Paleontologist.”
“Paleontologist, yes,” Malcolm began, “world renowned, no. You want world renowned, you should’ve asked for Alan Grant.”
“What? You don’t think Dr. Levine can handle himself?” Samuel asked.
“You obviously haven’t done your research here,” Malcolm stated. “Richard Levine is an ignorant ass and acts like a child when he wants something done his way. I believe Alexandra is in considerable danger. Now I’m sorry if the extra team members are going to interfere in your little documentary, but that’s the way it is. Hammond will just have to pout about it and get over it.”
The ship emerged from the cave into the bright sunlight. Samuel moved back over to Luke and Jessie sighing sadly. The couple turned to see Malcolm rushing below deck and then turned back to Samuel.
“What’s wrong, dude?” Luke asked. “When you get that kind of bummed out face, I know something’s up.”
“We have to take some of the ship’s crew to help look for Alexandra and Levine,” Samuel told them.
“Well, that doesn’t sound too bad to me,” Jessie said.
“Why?” Samuel asked.
“Because that’ll mean that there are more of us,” Jessie replied. “The more, the merrier I always say.”
“This isn’t some sorority party, Jessie,” Samuel said. “We’re trying to get a documentary done here.”
“I have to agree with Jessie, Sam,” Luke said. “She’s right. We need more help to find them.”
Samuel shook his head and sighed. “Everyone around here’s gone bonkers.”
Malcolm came back up from below deck with five crewmembers behind him. “Get your equipment in hand and come on.” Malcolm quickly rushed past the three documentarians and started for the walkway. He extended it down to the beach and started down. “Get the High Hide equipment, gentlemen!”
The crewmembers ran over to a couple of large boxes and grabbed them as they started off the walkway, following Malcolm. The three documentarians finished grabbing all of their equipment and quickly rushed down after the others. Another crewmember still on the boat detracted the walkway as the boat prepared to back out of the cave.
“They’re leaving in a hurry,” Jessie said.
“It’s because of the rumors,” Malcolm stated as he lead the group on.
“Which are?” Luke asked.
“Rumors about monsters inhabiting all of the islands,” Malcolm replied.
“All of them?” Samuel asked.
“This island is a part of an island chain of five islands called Las Cinco Muertas,” Malcolm replied. “Otherwise transferred into The Five Deaths.”
“Well, that’s lovely,” Jessie commented.
Suddenly there was a loud roar. Everyone froze exactly where they were as the Suchomimus crashed out of the foliage looking right at the team.
“Holy shit,” Malcolm whispered. “Get back to the boat!”
Malcolm took off for the boat with the rest of the team in hot pursuit. The crewmembers were slowed down by carrying the High Hide equipment but were still keeping up as the Suchomimus followed after them.
The boat disappeared back into the cave as Malcolm rounded the corner. He sighed as he took his sunglasses off, not believing what was happening. “Wonderful.” Malcolm turned back around to see the Suchomimus chasing everyone toward him. His eyes enlarged. “Shit!” Malcolm took off again going into the nearby forest with everyone, including the Suchomimus, in hot pursuit.
Dangerous Territory
“Everybody run!” Malcolm screamed as he ran through the forest. The group was close behind them although they weren’t running as fast as they should with the equipment that they were carrying. Malcolm turned and saw that the Suchomimus was coming up behind them.
The Suchomimus crashed into the forest and began chasing them through it. It was slowed down because of the dense foliage, but it was still a danger to them. Malcolm nearly fell because of his one leg that he had injured on the trip to Nublar. Malcolm had to keep up with Luke, whom was catching up to him. The Suchomimus was still hot on their trail. It snapped at one of the crewmembers, but missed due to the crewmember coming by a tree.
The crew burst out onto a small road which led to a bigger road. On the other side was more forest. Malcolm turned to see if the Suchomimus was still after them. His eyes went wide when he realized that it was now closer to them than before.
“Run!” he yelled as the Suchomimus was about to break through the trees. They all ran down the road as fast as they could. The Suchomimus burst through the trees and followed them. One of the crewmembers tripped and fell. As he tried to get up, he turned and saw the Suchomimus coming up behind him. The Suchomimus snapped its jaws and bit into the crewmember. He screamed but was silenced as the Suchomimus gulped him down.
Malcolm turned and made a silent prayer. He then turned and saw what he thought was a shadow looming over the forest ahead of them. Something was in the woods just ahead of them. Malcolm had a fleeting idea what it was. “Keep running!” he yelled.
They ran as fast as they could. The Suchomimus was coming up on them again. As they passed the area that Malcolm had seen the shadow, he quickly stopped and turned. He raised his hand. “Stop!” Malcolm yelled.
They all stopped, but they wanted to keep running, because the Suchomimus was right behind them. Then it happened. A Tyrannosaurus Rex burst through the woods and caught the neck of the Suchomimus in its jaws. Luke grabbed the camcorder and began filming this fight. Everyone looked in awe as the T-Rex fought the Suchomimus. The Suchomimus screeched and got out of the Rex’s jaws and twirled around to face the enemy. The Rex roared and went at the Suchomimus again. This time, the Suchomimus twirled a round and bit the Rex in the neck. He tried to force the Rex down, but the Rex was slightly bigger than the Suchomimus, and it was able to break free.
Malcolm turned and saw a shed nearby. “To the shed!” He yelled. They all ran toward the shed and took cover.
Luke was still filming the fight. “This is awesome!” he said with excitement.
“You getting this?” asked Samuel.
“You bet your ass I am,” Luke replied excitedly.
The Tyrannosaurus reared up on the Suchomimus and bit at the tail. The Suchomimus spun and the Rex lost its balance, nearly falling. A small chunk of flesh was torn off of the Suchomimus as the Rex let go of its tail. Then, the Suchomimus tried to punch at the Rex, clawing it in the face. The Rex roared loudly and bit the Suchomimus in the arm, forcing it down and pinning it with its right leg. The Suchomimus tried to get up but the Rex bit down on its neck. That was it. The Suchomimus was dead. The Tyrannosaurus Rex roared in victory.
* * *
Alexandra turned as she walked through the forest. “Do you hear that?” she asked Levine.
“Sounded like the T-Rex,” Levine replied. They both stopped for a moment to take a break. He took a look at the map he had been given. “We’re near a game trail. Who knows what patrols this trail, but it seems to take us by the labs. Once we reach there, we can wait for Ian and your friends,” Levine informed. He took a seat on the stump of a tree that had fallen recently.
“Your friends…are they all film makers?” Levine asked.
“Yeah... We’ve been together for 5 years,” Alexandra replied.
“Were you the team that filmed the Amazon 2 years ago?” asked Levine.
“I do recall filming the Amazon,” replied Alexandra.
“I love your films. They’re very educational,” Levine noted.
“Thank you. They’re not my films of course. They belong solely to Samuel Driscoll. I just come along for the fun I guess,” Alexandra said.
“But you edit them. I’ve seen your name in the credits,” Levine said. “You must be quite the film editor, to be able to pull out some interesting films from that Samuel Driscoll. Seems like he loves your editing style.”
“Well, he does love the way I edit the films together. He’s told me countless times. I’m the best damn documentary editor he’s worked for, I believe he’s said,” Alexandra said. “He has said time and time again how he won’t work with anyone but me. Personally I think it’s just that he likes the way I look.”
“I won’t deny that,” Levine said as he took a drink from his water bottle. Alexandra had to chuckle at that statement. “Well, we better get moving,” he said.
They walked out of the forest and into the game trail. Nearby would be the village, and the labs, Levine thought. He pointed to their left and so they went. The walk was small before they entered a bigger clearing, and sure enough in front of them was the village.
“We’re here,” he said in awe of the former InGen facilities. The village was small. The buildings were cornered to the right of the small town, and the gas station was to the left with a tennis court on the far side. Behind them were the labs. Levine and Alexandra walked toward the gas station and took in the sights.
“It’s so empty,” Alexandra stated.
“Yes, it is,” Levine noted. They walked through the gas station and Levine picked up one of the pumps. He pressed the handle and some gas poured out.
“Still operational,” he said. He put the pump back in its place. He turned toward the main road of the village and began walking toward the labs. Alexandra saw him do this and followed behind him. The buildings looked a little worse for wear but still in decent condition.
“Psst,” said a voice. Levine looked around to see who had made the voice.
“Man…woman. Come here,” the voice said. Alexandra turned to see a man in a house. She tapped on Levine’s shoulder and he saw the man as well. They walked over.
“Come inside. It’s not safe,” the man said.
“Why?” asked Levine. A growl from the distance told him why. They came inside and the door shut.
* * *
The red Jeep Wrangler drove slowly through the valley. Dodgson was in the passenger seat looking at a map of the island similar to the one that Levine had. Stone was driving. Baselton, King, and James were all crammed in the back like sardines.
Stone glanced over to Dodgson and then turned back to the road, smiling. “Where are we off to first, Dr. D?”
“The first nest from surveillance should be over that rise,” Dodgson replied pointing ahead.
“Understood,” Stone said as he continued driving.
“What are we supposed to find at this first nest?” King asked.
“Does it really matter?” Dodgson asked in reply as he looked back to King.
“Well, I would think so,” King replied.
“Why?” Dodgson asked. “We have the technology to handle any of the animals, including the carnivores. There isn’t any need to be worried.”
The Jeep stopped at the top of the rise. Everyone got out on by on and stood ready, waiting for Dodgson to lead them forward. Stone raised a large riffle, one of the few guns they had with them. Dodgson raised his eyebrow. Stone noticed.
“Just being prepared,” Stone said.
“We don’t need guns, Mr. Stone,” Dodgson said patting the large black box at his side. “This baby here is all we need.”
“I’m keeping the gun with me just in case,” Stone said starting forward. Dodgson sighed and followed with the other three men close behind.
As the Biosyn team went into the foliage their mouths dropped. Standing before them, in a large nest, was several Triceratopses. There were four adults and several infants scampering around the adults. Dodgson smiled as he started flipping switches on the very sophisticated black box in his hands.
“That’s a.... Tricera... Tricera...” Baselton stuttered.
“Yes,” Dodgson whispered. “Triceratopses.”
Stone gripped the handle on his gun tightly, ready to fire at the slightest move. The dinosaurs seemed to be getting agitated just by the arrival of the people in their territory.
“Put in your earplugs, gentlemen,” Dodgson said.
They all quickly put earpieces into their ears. Suddenly a loud, ear piercing sound emanated from the black box. The Trikes shrieked from the loud noise and slowly started backing away from the location of the sound, allowing the eggs in the nest to be left in the open.
“Gentlemen,” Dodgson said. “If you please.”
Baselton, King, and James all moved quickly as they jumped into the nest, grabbing an egg each. They ran back in the direction of the Jeep.
“Go get that engine started, Mr. Stone,” Dodgson said.
“Sure you’ll be fine here?” Stone asked holding his gun to the animals.
“Of course,” Dodgson replied. “Now go.”
Stone took off back to the Jeep himself. Dodgson slowly started backing away from the nest with the box still turned on. After he got a good distance from the nest, he turned the box off and ran for the Jeep himself. Just as he got into the passenger seat, the four adult Triceratops crashed out of the foliage, running straight for the Jeep as Stone turned it around and went barreling into the Valley, going straight toward the many herds of herbivores grazing.
The Jeep rushed through a herd of Parasaurolophosus, spooking them, and causing them to take off, following the Jeep, causing a stampede.
“This is not good!” Baselton yelled, horrified.
“Thank you for stating the obvious!” James yelled, annoyed.
One of the nearby animals rammed right into the side of the Jeep causing it to go sideways. Stone did his best to keep control of the vehicle. Dodgson fumbled for the box switches, trying to turn it on, but in his nervousness, he dropped the box in the floorboard and had to reach down for it. King pulled out a can of mace and turned to the nearest Parasaur as it got ready to ram into the Jeep itself. He sprayed the mace at the animal’s eye causing it screech and veer off, crashing into a couple other Parasaurs and causing a few of the Trikes to veer into a different direction, but still pursuing.
As the stampede continued on, they managed to near other herds: Gallimimus, Brachiosaurs, and Maiasaurs. Soon all of the herds were involved in the run as the Jeep stayed in the center. Stone kept constant watch on the Trikes in the back, making sure that they didn’t catch up to the Jeep. Dodgson finally managed to pick up the heavy box again and turned it on. The animals in the stampede went nuts from the noise being made. Most animals veered off into a different direction and the Trikes stopped completely, unable to keep moving from the earsplitting noise.
Stone drove into a clear section of the valley and stopped the Jeep. They all looked out at the chaos ensuing around all of the herbivores. Everything stopped dead however when a loud, hissing sound was swept through the wind. Dodgson turned off the box and pulled his earplugs out so he could listen.
“What was that?” King asked.
“Silence!” Dodgson commanded. They could all hear purring, hissing, and screeching coming from many different directions. Dodgson smiled. “The Velociraptors. They will keep our Triceratops friends busy for awhile. Let’s move on to a nest on the other side of the island and come back later once the danger has passed.”
Stone nodded as he started moving the Jeep away from the valley and toward the other side of the island.
* * *
Richard Levine looked out the window of the hut. He could see nothing out there. The man was staring out the window with him. Alexandra just looked around the hut to get her bearing straight. There were many things present: bed, couch, chairs, tables, desk, two computers, refrigerator, stove, sink, and so forth. All of those things seemed normal for a place to live. However there were other things like maps, charts, and graphs hanging on the walls, experimental devices and chemicals in test tubes that wouldn’t normally be seen in someone’s home. She turned to look at the stranger.
“Who are you?” she asked. The man stared at her.
“I’m Edgar Santiago. I work for InGen,” he said. “Or at least, worked. I was a local of Costa Rica, like most of the workmen hired for construction and maintenance of the island facilities.”
She looked him over. He was wearing shorts and a t-shirt. Both were torn in many places. “What are you doing here?” she asked.
Edgar sighed. He walked over to his fridge and opened it. “I don’t have much of course. I’ve raided the last of the provisions in the gas station and the offices and snack bar of the lab building and came upon my last few weeks of food and drinks. Would you both like something?”
“No, thank you,” Levine said, still looking outside the hut.
“You never answered my question,” Alexandra noted.
“I was about to,” Edgar implied. “I just wanted to offer the lovely senorita some hospitality.” Edger took a bottle of Pepsi from the fridge, closed the door and moved over to a chair, sitting down.
“You have quite good English for a Costa Rican,” Levine noted.
“Part of the profile to work for the mighty John Hammond, Senor,” Edgar replied. “I had to take several English classes along with the others, all paid for by the Hammond Foundation of course.”
“Of course,” Levine said smiling.
“Now, to answer your question, senorita,” Edgar began, “during the hurricane, I was separated from the evacuation unit that was sent in to retrieve anyone on the island. We had gone through the woods in the center of the island, in hopes of avoiding any predators... Most of the animals had already been released from their cages, because Hammond knew that the island was going to be useless after the hurricane was finished with it.... I remember the unit called it an act of God. Anyway, we were attacked by some juvenile Velociraptors. Most of the team got away safely, others died... I was the only one left behind and I eventually made it back here... My little home... Of course I shared this one with three other guys before the evacuation...”
“What about all of this stuff in here now?” Alexandra asked. “Surely you guys didn’t have it this good, but at the same time only one bed.”
Edgar smiled. “I put the other beds in one of the other huts and took some of the other furniture from them to make this place more of a home for myself.”
“How have you managed to live in here for over 5 months without dinosaurs breaking the place apart to get to you?” Levine asked.
“I guess I’ve had a stroke of good luck,” Edgar replied.
“Besides being abandoned here?” Alexandra asked, crossing her arms.
Edgar shrugged. “You win some, you lose some, as I’ve heard said. I take everything one day at a time. I try my best never to leave this general area though, and I know not to cook anything, turn lights on, or make any more noise then possible. In this kind of world, you learn to be very careful.”
“So what exactly were you worried about us running into?” Levine asked. “I don’t see anything out there.”
“That would be the Carnotaurs,” Edgar replied. “There are non understandable reasons as to why you cannot see them though.”
Now Richard Levine was interested. “There are Carnotaurs on the island?” he asked. “They weren’t on Hammond’s list.”
“There’s a lot more than just them that I’m sure Senor Hammond didn’t mention. If its one thing I pride on now, it’s the fact that we have the king shark,” Edgar said, almost proudly.
“The King shark?” Alexandra asked.
They were outside and walking toward the labs.
“I call it the King Shark, because it’s huge. It’s bigger than the great white and deadlier,” Edgar informed.
“Wait. Are you telling me you have a Meg?” asked Levine, eyes enlarged.
“Yes, we do. Normally you wouldn’t think Mosquitoes could get them, but from some of the notes I’ve read the Geneticists were writing, it was apparent that during the Jurassic Period, there were many hurricanes that caused a lot of problems on the ocean floor. From time to time, a marine animal would get beached on land. I imagine that’s how a mosquito bit our friend,” Edgar explained.
“That’s incredible!” Levine said, amazed. “It makes perfect sense, but I never thought of it before. Why would Hammond leave my team in the dark about him?”
“In the wrong hands, a Megalodon could cause many problems, Senor,” Edgar replied.
“The Geneticists were able to keep the Meg at a certain size, because if allowed to grow to its full potential, it would’ve been too huge to sustain even its water paddock. Mind you it’s still huge though,” Edgar informed.
They came to a door. He unlocked it with a key and let them in.
Inside there was a long hallway. Levine walked through the hallway followed by Alexandra and Edgar.
“Down this hallway and through another door you’ll find a huge tank,” informed Edgar.
“The tank... How big is it?” asked Levine.
“I’m not really sure, but it’s huge. It has to contain the Meg after all,” answered Edgar. They walked down the hallway and went through the door. They emerged into a huge hanger-like area. There were hundreds of metal platforms above the water. This was the tank. Levine looked down into the water. He couldn’t see anything, but he could just imagine a huge shark swimming somewhere in this facility. Alexandra was amazed by the size of the facility.
“This is it,” said Edgar. “It’s close to feeding time.”
Levine looked toward Edgar. Then he looked back at the water. He was surprised that something so big could live there. Sure enough a machine let a cow into the water to feed the Meg.
Levine looked on with interest and a small amount of shock. “This island still has power!”
“Of course it does,” Edgar said smiling. “The island is run on geothermal power. It was never meant to need replenishing.”
Alexandra was ignoring the conversation between the two men. The documentary editor was looking through her camera, hoping to get a picture of the Meg for her team’s documentary. Time passed and nothing happened. Soon they saw a fin pop out of the water and Alexandra took a snapshot of it. She wanted more. She tried to get closer to the cow so that she could get a better look. Sure enough, what Alexandra wanted, she got that look when the Meg burst out of the water with the cow in its mouth. She stumbled back but was able to get the shot off. The shark went back into the water and disappeared. Levine was astonished with what he had just seen. Alexandra, after gaining her composure, walked back to Levine and Edgar.
Edgar led Levine and Alexandra back out through the main hallway and out the door of the aquatic lab. He looked at the sky and notice that it had grown incredibly dark. He looked around and saw that nothing was around, so he felt safe for the time being.
“So you’ve seen our prize shark,” Edgar stated. “Thoughts?”
“It’s amazing,” Alexandra said nodding.
“Yes, I pride myself on taking care of the beast,” Edgar said. As they began to walk back towards his hut, Edgar felt strange. He looked around again to make sure nothing was around. He knew something was there. He suddenly stopped and Alexandra bumped into him.
“What’s the matter?” Alexandra asked. Edgar quickly put his finger to his mouth, silencing her. They stood there quietly, listening. The surrounding area was eerily quiet. Suddenly something moved. It was in the distance. Edgar could see it but at the same time he couldn’t see what it was. It was like a blur on a wall. Edger gulped at this notion.
“Do you see it?” asked Edgar.
“See what?” asked Levine. There was movement near a hut. Alexandra caught the apparent glare of something on the wall. Finally Levine heard the snarl of an animal… behind them. He turned and…
“Oh my… Run!” he called out. The Carnotaur roared and charged at them. Levine ran as fast as he could toward the hut, followed by Alexandra and Edgar. They entered the hut and closed the door.
“That was close,” Levine said. Something slammed into the wall. Levine looked out the window to see the eye of a Carnotaur, but what he saw was amazing. The Carnotaur was blending into the wall.
“They camouflage?” he asked out loud in absolute shock.
“I forgot to mention that,” replied Edgar. They backed away from the wall. The dinosaur was trying to get into the building.
“We need to get out of here,” Edgar said. “Out the back.” They walked toward the back of the house. There was a window that Edgar opened up as soon as they got to it. He helped Alexandra through the window. Next, Levine climbed out, and soon Edgar was with them. They heard the breaking of the wall and realized that the Carnotaur had broken through.
“Let’s move,” said Edgar, but suddenly something came up on them and they saw another Carnotaur.
“Shit, run!” Levine called out. They ran away from the house as the Carnotaur snapped at them. They ran away from the buildings and toward the tennis area. Levine went through one side of the gate followed by the others. They ran as fast as they could, hoping that the gate would slow the dinosaur down. But the dinosaur plowed right through it. Levine saw the gas station.
“Into the Gas station!” Edgar said.
Levine thought it was a bad idea, but he wouldn’t argue the point now with a hungry carnivore coming his way. The Carnotaur was catching up. They went into the station and hid behind the service desk. The Carnotaur came up on the gas station. It broke through the glass window and came into the store. It was sniffing for them, knowing they were there. Levine looked around and wondered what would confuse a Carnotaur. Levine spotted a lighter. He got an idea as he grabbed the lighter and flicked it to see if it worked. The lighter was working perfectly. Levine looked out the gas pumps and crawled through the back of the building. He opened a back door and ran around to the pumps. The others were still inside. Levine had no time to lose for his plan. He grabbed the gas pump and began unloading fluid onto the floor and around the other gas pumps.
“Hey!” he called out. The Carnotaur roared and walked out toward him.
“Eat this!” he said as he flicked the lighter and let it hit the gas. The gas ignited and the Carnotaur roared in anger. The others ran out of the gas station and toward Levine as he ran toward the forest.
“We can’t stay here,” Levine stated.
“Follow me,” Edgar said. They ran toward the forest and just as the Carnotaur began to follow them, the gas station blew up. They ran passed the huts where the first Carnotaur was, but obviously it hadn’t seen them. The group of three ran into the forest and away from the village.
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