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Jurassic Park 3 The Novel Special Edition Chapter 36
By Vito Hardy
A FINAL WALK IN THE PARK
Robert Muldoon paced back and forth waiting for this Guitierrez guy to make his phone call. Muldoon wondered who could possibly be the one person that could save them. Ellie had already tried and Muldoon knew how smart and graceful Ellie was so if she couldn't save them he had no clue who ever could.
Guitierrez slammed the phone down and turned to the other people. They all stared at him waiting for the man to say something.
"Richard Levine is coming to rescue us," Guitierrez said with a smile. "There is no need to worry. He's been on this island before and knows how to do it. We're saved."
"Wait a second," Grant said. "You mean to tell me you got that pain in the ass Dr. Richard Levine who works at the Santa Fe Institute to come and save us. My god now there's going to to be three Paleonotologists on this island and Levine has always been a critic about my work."
"Well he's about to save your life," Guitierrez said getting iritated.
"I don't care, Marty. The fact is-"
"Stop it, both of you," Muldoon said. "This is crazy. Both of you acting like kendergardeners when our lives are at risk. The only thing we can do now is wait and hope that this Levine chap has the bloody balls to save us. Now I suggest that we hid for the beach. They'll have the best chance to spot us there. Plus we won't have to worry about Pteranodons as much."
"Yeah, as long as some idiot don't pull out another loudspeaker," Paul said looking at Mark.
"Hey I needed a way to let you guys know that we were here and I thought that was the best way," Mark said.
"I tried to tell him not to bring that thing but he wouldn't listen," Ellie said. "You know these Physicist types, they never listen to anyone, expecially when they work for the government."
"Alright everyone let's get out of here," Muldoon said. "We have a long run ahead of us. I hope some of you ran track when you were in high school."
"Can you guarantee us that we won't run into any of the animals on our way there," Amanda said holding Eric close.
"Ms. Kirby, if there was a way I would. The fact is we are on one of the most dangerous places in the world and we might not make it out of here alive in the first place. I'm sorry, Ms. Kirby, but there is no guarantees when it comes to this place. Saddle up everyone. Let's get this moveable feast underway."
Muldoon exited the lodge followed by the rest of the team. Muldoon lead everyone through the misty fog of the aviary and to the exit gate where they all exited and started running down the large hill and into the foliage.
Muldoon had his gun hoisted at his side waiting to fire while Grant and Billy ran side by side sometimes Grant having to help Billy with his leg. Paul and Amanda ran together while they both carried Eric as to make sure that he didn't get left behind. Guitierrez ran along side Ellie and Mark who were all three stairing off into all directions trying to see if there was danger.
Then, Muldoon spoted several small green creatures the size of chickens standing on their hind legs staring at them. He recognized them instantly. They were the animals that had killed John Hammond back on Isla Nublar, Procompsognatus Triassicus. He knew that these animals were dangerous when in packs so he knew to stay away from them.
Muldoon waved everyone around the animals but for some reason the compys persued them following close behind. Mark looked back often scared of the odd creatures and what they might do.
Then from out of no where three of them lunged forward at Mark landing on his face taking him to the ground. Mark screamed as the animals bit on his face. Ellie ran over and started smaking them away.
"Get off of him," Ellie screamed. "Get away!" The animals backed off at Ellie's screams as she helped her now bleeding husband off the ground.
Everyone continued running going faster and faster arriving at the high hide. They stopped for just a second to let anyone catch up and they continued onward.
Suddenly everyone heard a hooting sound. The team stopped in their tracks. Muldoon held his gun up in all directions. He knew what was stalking them now. It was the Dilophosaurs and the compys were their helpers. Muldoon had suspected for some time that dinosaurs could have partnerships. Think of some kinds of water animals that would help each other with things. There would be one animal that would eat the main portion of the food while the smaller animal would keep all deadly smaller bugs off of them trying to enter into their skin to kill them. In this senario the Dilophosaurs must feel threatened on this island, but why wouldn't they. Tyrannosaurs, Velociraptors, Carnotaurs, and now the Pteranodons also patrol these areas as well as the Dilophosaurs and the Compys. By Muldoon's calculations an alliance had been formed.
From out of no where a large animal with two crests and a colorful fan jumped out of the foliage right toward the team.
"Duck down," Muldoon yelled. "Get out of here now."
The Dilophosaur over jumped the people and went back into the foliage. Billy started hobbling into the other direction but another spitter was right infront of him hissing and snarling with it's large fan slithering back and forth. The animal jumped on Billy as he screamed for help. Muldoon turned around and fired the gun at the animal but nothing came out. He realized with horror that the gun was out of ammo. Muldoon ran over to Billy and hit the animal with his gun in the back.
The Spitter turned around and started stalking after Muldoon as Grant helped Billy to his feet. Then from out of no where the compys came back into the frey and jumped right back onto Mark. He screamed as he tried to get about fifteen compys off him. Guitierrez and Paul ran over to him and started picking the creatures up like toys and then throwing them across the small break in foliage.
Paul then turned around hearing the screams of Amanda and Eric seeing that they and Ellie were surrounded by Dilophosaurs. Paul ran over and jumped up on one of the animal's backs and the animal then goes nuts swinging him all around just like a bull at a rodeo. Paul held onto the animals neck with one arm while he tried to pull something out of his pocket. It looked like a pocket knife. The other spitters turned away from the three people they were stalking and stared at the odd man ontop of the other spitter. Paul opened the nife slowly because he was only using one hand to do so and he then sliced the neck of the animal spilling blood everywhere. The animal fell to the ground shaking and going into convulsions.
Meanwhile, Mark was still trying to get the compys off his back while Guitierrez helped. Then from out of nowhere came two more Dilophosaurs that knocked Guitierrez out of the way and then spat Mark's face. He screamed in terror as the pain overfilled his face. He first lost his vision. Then, he felt himself being phyisically dragged away into the foliage. During this time all he could think about was hoping that Ellie would survive this horror and move on, as well as thinking of how much he loved her and would miss her.
Robert Muldoon hit the Dilophosaur again and again with the gun trying to get him to turn away long enough to get out of the reach of the animal. Then the spiter opened it's mouth to spit on him when Muldoon ducked down and went around the animal to rejoin the other people.
They all started running off into the other direction leaving the high hide running toward the river that they left after the boat attack. When they made it to the river they stopped and turned around to see that the Dilophosaurs and the Compys had stoped following.
"My god," Ellie yelled with tears filling her eyes. "Where's Mark?"
"I'm sorry, Ellie," Guitierrrez said. "They got him."
"No," Ellie screamed. "I have to go find him." She started to run off, but Grant ran up and grabed her. "Let me go, Alan. I have to save him."
"It's too late, Ellie! He's already dead," Grant yelled.
She turned around to stare in Grant's eyes and then burried her face in his chest weaping. He put his arms around her trying to comfort the way she was feeling now.
"We have to get across the river everyone," Muldoon said. "We're going to have to swim to get across. Let's go."
Grant took Ellie around his arm and lead her over to the river. Everyone jumped in the water and started swimming across.
When they finally got across the river they shook the water off and started running again coming into a small area of foliage where they stopped seeing several small green animals that had a large bone on their heads. Everyone realized it was a group of Pachycephalosaurs. The animals turned around and made a high pitched scream in defense of their territory. The Pachys ran toward everyone trying to bunt them but ended up hitting the trees in return.
The people continued running hearing the surf of the ocean currents realizing that they were close to the beach.
They then came out of the foliage seeing the bright warm beach before them with a cool breaze blowing from the south.
Then they all saw something coming up out of the water as they near the edge of the beach. As it came up they realized that it was a submarine. A hatch at the top of the sub then opened as a man climbed out. Guitierrez smiled as he realized it was Richard Levine.
"Hello, Marty and company," Levine said waving his arms. "I'm here to rescue you. Please come on. Let's get out of here."
The team ran in the ocean water toward the sub and climbed up the ladder to the hatch where everyone then entered the hatch and went down into the sub. The sub then submerges back into the water going away from the island.
1/4/02 8:49:52 AM
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