Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own Jurassic Park or some of these
characters. The storyline and some characters are mine.
Discovery
Prologue: The Beach
Mike Rhodes strolled down the white sands of the Costa Rican beach. He was wearing blue surf shorts but had opted not to put on a shirt, claiming it was too hot for a shirt. (He really just wanted to show off his tan to anyone who might be watching.) At sixteen, his outlook on life was that every girl wanted him, and every guy wanted to be him.
A few yards behind him, his thirteen-year old sister Kathy sulked. She had been forced to come against her will. She would much rather be back at the hotel, reading her book. "I was just getting to the good part, too.." she muttered under her breath. Up ahead, Mike tossed a rock at a seagull perching on a rock, then he ran back to his sister.
"C'mon Kat.you're being so slow," he said.
"Like I want to be here," she spat.
"Yeah, isn't it great?" he replied, totally missing the sarcasm. Mike smirked. "Did you know there are these like giant lizards that live down here? They're like dinosaurs or something. They jump out at people from the bushes and rip them to shreds. Isn't that cool!?"
"Sure, Mike, whatever. Says who?"
"Professor Dinton, duh."
Kathy rolled her eyes. "Professor" Dinton was a man that lived up the street from them back in New York. He was notorious for being crazy, always making up odd stories about everything. Mike, however, believed everything "The Professor" said.
"I think we should go back now," Kathy told her brother. By now they were so far away the hotel was no longer in sight.
"No, not yet," her brother replied. Suddenly there was an odd noise, like a low snarl, from the bushes.
"Mike..did you hear that? What was that? It sounded like an animal," Kathy said nervously.
"Oooo maybe it's one of those lizards! Better watch out, Kat, it might wanna eat you!"
"Shut up Mike! I'm serious! Look!" She pointed towards the bushes. The green vegetation was moving. There was another noise, this one sounding like a snort. Kathy backed away. "Let's go Mike..please!" Suddenly there was a loud crashing sound in the bushes and an odd creature jumped out at them, growling.
Mike gasped. Kathy screamed. The thing was as around six feet tall, almost as tall as Mike. It had a lizard-like look, with a long tail and very sharp claws. It skin was mottled blue and green, with several black stripes. It snarled again and bared its teeth. There were short spikes running down its spine, and the middle claw on each foot was long and curved. The lizard walked towards them cautiously, darting its head like a bird. It was then they noticed it was injured.
It had a long gash running down its chest, as if something had tried to disembowel the beast. Blood was still flowing freely from the wound, but the lizard still watched them, following them. Kathy and Mike stepped backwards, Mike stumbling over a piece of driftwood. "Do something Mike!" Kathy whispered.
Mike got to his feet, holding the wood like a baseball bat. "Come and get me, you overgrown gecko!" he taunted.
The lizard seemed to understand, and despite its deep cut, it attacked. It charged at Mike, snarling, but right as it was about to rip him open with its killing claw, Mike swung the log as hard as he could.
Kathy screamed again. There was a sickening crunch as the heavy driftwood connected with the side of its head. It screamed and fell to the sand, its skull dented and blood running from its jaws. The lizard lay still.
Mike just stood there, staring at the corpse. Kathy was just as shocked. "Mike, can we please go now!?"
Still watching the lizard as if he was expecting it to try and gut him again, he dropped the log and followed his sister. "Um..yeah..let's go.." They ran quickly back to the hotel.
**************************************************************************** ************* A/N: Yay! This is my first story here, so I hope you guys like it so far! I've been having a lot of fun writing this, so more reviews means more chapters! Flames will be accepted, then eaten..mmmmmm fire..
Discovery
Prologue: The Beach
Mike Rhodes strolled down the white sands of the Costa Rican beach. He was wearing blue surf shorts but had opted not to put on a shirt, claiming it was too hot for a shirt. (He really just wanted to show off his tan to anyone who might be watching.) At sixteen, his outlook on life was that every girl wanted him, and every guy wanted to be him.
A few yards behind him, his thirteen-year old sister Kathy sulked. She had been forced to come against her will. She would much rather be back at the hotel, reading her book. "I was just getting to the good part, too.." she muttered under her breath. Up ahead, Mike tossed a rock at a seagull perching on a rock, then he ran back to his sister.
"C'mon Kat.you're being so slow," he said.
"Like I want to be here," she spat.
"Yeah, isn't it great?" he replied, totally missing the sarcasm. Mike smirked. "Did you know there are these like giant lizards that live down here? They're like dinosaurs or something. They jump out at people from the bushes and rip them to shreds. Isn't that cool!?"
"Sure, Mike, whatever. Says who?"
"Professor Dinton, duh."
Kathy rolled her eyes. "Professor" Dinton was a man that lived up the street from them back in New York. He was notorious for being crazy, always making up odd stories about everything. Mike, however, believed everything "The Professor" said.
"I think we should go back now," Kathy told her brother. By now they were so far away the hotel was no longer in sight.
"No, not yet," her brother replied. Suddenly there was an odd noise, like a low snarl, from the bushes.
"Mike..did you hear that? What was that? It sounded like an animal," Kathy said nervously.
"Oooo maybe it's one of those lizards! Better watch out, Kat, it might wanna eat you!"
"Shut up Mike! I'm serious! Look!" She pointed towards the bushes. The green vegetation was moving. There was another noise, this one sounding like a snort. Kathy backed away. "Let's go Mike..please!" Suddenly there was a loud crashing sound in the bushes and an odd creature jumped out at them, growling.
Mike gasped. Kathy screamed. The thing was as around six feet tall, almost as tall as Mike. It had a lizard-like look, with a long tail and very sharp claws. It skin was mottled blue and green, with several black stripes. It snarled again and bared its teeth. There were short spikes running down its spine, and the middle claw on each foot was long and curved. The lizard walked towards them cautiously, darting its head like a bird. It was then they noticed it was injured.
It had a long gash running down its chest, as if something had tried to disembowel the beast. Blood was still flowing freely from the wound, but the lizard still watched them, following them. Kathy and Mike stepped backwards, Mike stumbling over a piece of driftwood. "Do something Mike!" Kathy whispered.
Mike got to his feet, holding the wood like a baseball bat. "Come and get me, you overgrown gecko!" he taunted.
The lizard seemed to understand, and despite its deep cut, it attacked. It charged at Mike, snarling, but right as it was about to rip him open with its killing claw, Mike swung the log as hard as he could.
Kathy screamed again. There was a sickening crunch as the heavy driftwood connected with the side of its head. It screamed and fell to the sand, its skull dented and blood running from its jaws. The lizard lay still.
Mike just stood there, staring at the corpse. Kathy was just as shocked. "Mike, can we please go now!?"
Still watching the lizard as if he was expecting it to try and gut him again, he dropped the log and followed his sister. "Um..yeah..let's go.." They ran quickly back to the hotel.
**************************************************************************** ************* A/N: Yay! This is my first story here, so I hope you guys like it so far! I've been having a lot of fun writing this, so more reviews means more chapters! Flames will be accepted, then eaten..mmmmmm fire..
