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Circle Of Dreams 2
By SimCatz
Circle Of Dreams: Part 2
Alan and Ellie followed the butler into a huge office area, where John Hammond was sitting in a wheelchair, which was located behind the desk.
“Nice to you again doctors,” Hammond stated.
“I can’t say the same,” Alan replied.
“Please, sit down,” Hammond gestured towards the seat in front of his desk. Alan and Ellie gave each other a quick glance before taking their seats.
“Now we just need to wait for Dr. Malcolm,” Hammond stated. Grant groaned at the sound of his name.
“He isn’t that bad, Alan,” Ellie stated.
“Go ahead, take his side,” Alan replied back. He pointed to Hammond, who was smiling at the thought of two doctors being childish in front of him.
“You know…” Ellie began to say when Malcolm waked in.
“Sorry I’m late,” Malcolm stated as he sat down.
“Let me guess, that is Chaos Theory,” Alan said with a hint of sarcasm.
“Correct,” Malcolm said with a smile. Alan gave Malcolm a drop-dead look before turning his attention back to Hammond.
“Okay, lets begin,” Hammond, said.
“I hope you remember my grandkids, Tim and Lex. Well, they’re on Isla Nublar doing some study,” Hammond commented. The group looked at him with a scared expression.
“What kind of study?” Alan asked.
“A study for me. They wanted to go, remind you. However, the problem is that I’m getting closer to my deathbed, and I want to see them one last time. I request that you guys go and retrieve my grandchildren,” Hammond explained.
“Why can’t you send the National Guard or something?” Ellie asked.
“Well, those particular groups aren’t speaking to me or doing any favors, “ Hammond said. “You guys are my last hope. You know the island, you know kids. So once again I’m asking you do this for me,” Hammond continued.
Alan looked at Ellie, hoping to get some answer, but she looked as lost as he did. What was he supposed to do, nothing good ever came when he visited those islands.
“I’ll go,” Malcolm stated.
“I’ll go, too,” Ellie stated.
“And, I’ll just get going,” Alan stated as he got up.
“ALAN, aren’t you going to help?” Ellie asked.
“Not if there was a million dollars involved,” Alan said as he walked out of the office.
“Well, I would have figured that he would have gone,” Malcolm commented. Ellie looked at him then took off towards Alan.
Ellie found Alan a few minutes later. He was packing up his suitcase when she walked in and quietly closed the door behind her. Alan had his back to her as she approached him.
“I’m not changing my mind,” Alan commented without turning around.
“You would rather let them stay out there without seeing their grandfather one more time? Or worse you rather let them die out there?” Ellie asked.
“They shouldn’t have gone out there,” Alan shot back.
“Just like you shouldn’t have gone out to Isla Sorna,” Ellie shot back.
“That was different,” Alan commented.
“How? What if I had decided to let you die because you were dumb enough to be out there?” Ellie asked.
“You wouldn’t have let me die,” Alan stated as he closed his suitcase and headed towards the door.
“Yeah, because I’m better than you. I actually care about other people,” Ellie commented.
“I care about other people,” Alan stated.
“You did…once upon a time,” Ellie commented. Alan just shook his head and walked out the room.
The Next Day:
“So Alan isn’t going to join us?” Malcolm asked as he and Ellie waited by the front door.
“No, he said he had better things to do,” Ellie commented.
“I still can’t believe he turned down the chance to help Tim and Lex,” Malcolm commented.
“Neither can I. I thought he was better than that,” Ellie stated. Malcolm was about to comment when John Hammond came down the hallway.
“Here is a satellite cell-phone to keep in contact with me. Also in case you get into any trouble you can use it. Please bring back my grandchildren,” Hammond said quietly.
“You have my promise, we will bring them back,” Ellie stated. Hammond gave her a weak smile.
“Please be careful,” Hammond stated as Ellie and Malcolm walked out of the door. They nodded their heads before closing the door.
“Godspeed,” Hammond said quietly.
Hours Later…
Ellie and Malcolm boarded the helicopter that would take them to the island. Both boarded the helicopter with hesitation. Neither knowing what was going to happen, the only thing they could count on was that the trip was going to be unpleasant.
“You ready to go?” Malcolm asked.
“As ready as I’ll ever be,” Ellie stated.
“Well, it should be a quick trip,” Malcolm commented.
“I’ve heard that before, and that trip turned into me running for my life,” Ellie commented.
“Yeah well, I can’t promise that won’t happen again,” Malcolm stated. Ellie have him a fake smile, but Malcolm saw the fear in her eyes.
“I wish you were here Alan, “ Ellie said to herself as the helicopter began to take off.
A couple of hours before:
Alan walked off the airplane, happy to be back in Montana and not going to the island of doom. He saw Billy approaching him as he collected his luggage.
“You're back early,” Billy commented.
“The meeting wasn’t very productive,” Alan said as they walked out of the airport.
“What was it about?” Billy asked.
“Hammond just wanted me to do him a favor. A favor which I refuse to do,” Alan stated.
“What kind of favor?” Billy asked.
“None, of your damn business Billy!” Alan stated angrily as they entered Alan’s truck.
“Okay,” Billy said as Alan started up the truck.
Present Time:
The helicopter to Isla Nublar began to descend upon the island. Both Malcolm and Ellie began to have memories flood back to them. Both held their breath as the helicopter landed on the island.
“We’ll be back in a few days. If you need us for anything please use the satellite phone,” The pilot stated as Ellie and Malcolm exited.
Malcolm and Ellie watched as the helicopter left the platform, leaving them on the island that controlled their density.
“Well, we better get started. If I remember correctly the visitor center should be a couple of miles to the north,” Malcolm said as he pulled out a compass.
“So the plan is to go with what you remember, that makes me feel safe,” Ellie commented.
“Got any better ideas?” Malcolm asked. Ellie was about to answer when they heard a not so distant roar.
“Yeah, I suggest we walk really fast,” Ellie commented as she headed towards the jungle area. Malcolm nodded his head and followed her.
Two Hours Later:
It had started raining about an hour after Malcolm and Ellie had started their walk. Since then it hadn’t stopped. To make matters worse it seemed that Malcolm’s memory was deceiving him. The Visitor Center was nowhere in sight and they didn’t know where they were.
“Good going Malcolm, you got us lost,” Ellie yelled through the sound of the storm. Malcolm turned around and walked up to her.
“I didn’t do it on purpose,” Malcolm stated. He turned around and headed back to the trail when he heard the sound of a raptor.
“Oh, shit,” Malcolm commented as he stopped dead in his tracks.
“Ellie don’t move,” Malcolm stated, but Ellie had already stopped.
They listened again, and just a second later another raptor sound came; however this time the raptor came with it. Both Malcolm and Ellie froze as they watched the raptor walk up to them. The raptor made its way towards Ellie, looking hungry. The raptor took one look at Ellie and opened its mouth. Ellie felt her life flash before her eyes. To make matters worse she heard the sound of another raptor, one that seemed close. The raptor next to her stopped and turned its head towards the sound. Hearing the sound again made the raptor take off in its direction. Malcolm walked towards Ellie.
“You okay?” Malcolm asked.
“Yeah, I think so,” Ellie said a little shaken. Malcolm took off his jacket and placed it around Ellie's shoulder.
“I just can’t understand why the raptor took off like that,” Ellie commented. Malcolm shrugged his shoulders; he looked around making sure the area was clear.
Malcolm motioned Ellie to walk forward. Ellie began to walk forward when she felt something grab hold of her from behind. Scared to death she spun around and hit the object behind her. The object fell to the ground as Ellie took off towards Malcolm.
“Wait,” the object yelled. Ellie stopped dead in her tracks, she recognized that voice. As she turned around she noticed a man getting off the ground. His back was to her, but she knew who it was. The man picked up his hat and slowly turned around.
“You’ve got one good right hook,” the man stated with a smile. Ellie smiled as she ran towards the figure.
“Alan,” Ellie said as she jumped into his arms. Alan smiled as he put his arms around her.
“I thought you weren’t coming,” Ellie stated as she broke the embrace.
“I got half-way back to the dig site, when your words started to make sense,” Alan commented.
“Nice to see you again,” Malcolm said as he came up behind Ellie. Grant gave him a half smile.
“You wouldn’t happen to know how to get out of here would you?” Ellie asked.
“I figured this was the right way, but an hour ago I began to feel that I was wrong,” Alan commented.
“Wait, you’ve been here already an hour, it took us two hours to get to this spot,” Ellie commented.
“Well, I believe we’ve been going in circles. My compass might be broken,” Malcolm commented. Ellie gave him a nasty glare.
“Let’s get going, I don’t want to be out here after it gets dark,” Alan said as he began to follow the trail that Malcolm had started on. Ellie and Malcolm followed right behind him. Ellie smiled to herself; once again Alan had found her and saved her.
4/27/2004 11:58:59 PM
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