I don't own any of the characters in this fanfic belong to me except Jia. Besides, if I did own them I would get them taken away for using them 'inappropriately.' ;)

SPOILERS-Serenity

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If anyone reads this at first it might seem like I'm running through the movie with different characters. It kind of is but is needed to set up the second part in this. The first part really doesn't leave much room for differences.

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for those who don't know Jia my fanfiction is posted on under Xev. Basically she is the daughter of a man Mal knew in the war. He hired her as the ships cook. In my fics Zoe is pregnant and Wash and Shepard are alive. Jia is a great cook, pugilist, and swords woman, but that's about it. She's nice and has made friends with the other shipmates, but is not really cut out to be in deep space. Mal and her have a confusing relationship. In other words, just go with it.

Lost World is in it's fourth season, the HOTS situation being resolved, and Finn being sent back to the future. Basically with the crew in the same position as 'the Secret' with more experiences.

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On to my strange world- we start in The future.

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The target remained untouched as five rounds are shot off.

Jia stood in the middle of a desert with Serenity in the background with everyone but Mal watching. Jayne stands at her side with a disgusted look on his face.

"How can you be so Gorram good at cookin' and so bad at this?"

Jia turned towards him, 'Those two have nothing to do with each other and I told you I wasn't and good at this. But you said." Doing her best Jayne impression, "'Why don't we try to improve that.'"

Wash piped up from behind, "She did I was there."

Jayne glowered at him and gave Jia back the gun, "Try again, no one can be that bad."

Jia rolled her eyes and sighed. She pointed the gun at the target and squeezed off another six rounds, not hitting the target once.

Jayne snorted and walked off to Jia's right.

Jia looked at the gun, "Maybe the guns off."

Jayne looked like he was about to have a heart attack when Mal interrupted. "Now Jia , insultin' Jayne's guns is not a good idea."

Mal slid up to Jia's left, raised her arm with the gun in it and attached her other hand to it. He put his head close to her shoulder and whispered as he held her hands on the gun, "Try it now."

Jia fired and hit the target right at the edge of the paper. She smiled and turned towards Mal while her shipmates argued on weather or not that was progress. Jia let the gun fall to her right side.

She and Mal were too close, "Thanks," She whispered.

"Don't worry about it."

The sat staring at each other for a few moments letting the rest of the universe fade away. That is, until Jia dropped the gun and it went off, lodging a bullet in Jayne's calf.

He went down cursing and everyone but Jia rushed over. She was to busy turning white and freezing.

She recovered when Kaylee came over to her and put her hand on Jia's shoulder. "It was an accident."

"I know sweetie."

Simon and Mal helped Jayne into the infirmary with the others following.

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An hour later Simon had extracted the bullet and patched Jayne up. Mal hadn't said a word during the whole ordeal, but they all knew that wouldn't last. He came out of the infirmary and headed straight for Jia who stood there with a fake smile on her face.

"I have a job to do tomorrow and thanks to you I have no mercenary. How exactly am I supposed to make this deal? I ain't that intimidating by myself."

"It was an accident."

"That doesn't help me Jia." He said, his voice raising with each word. "Now I have to have you get suited up again and go with me."

"You said you didn't want me doing that again."

He started to walk away, "Don't have much choice now do I?"

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Zoe stood in Jia's room helping her into the leather chest plate she had worn before getting pregnant. It had been modified for Jia's smaller frame, but even with that and a collared shirt open under it, it left little to the imagination. Zoe strapped on the shoulder holster and the gun belt, both useless, while Jia attached her sword to her back, choosing her sturdier Samurai sword for the intimidation factor. Even though she was much less proficient in that discipline.

"I don't know Zoe, this is a lot more cleavage than I am used to showin'."

Mal came around the corner, "Good, maybe you're on the way to making up for the fact you shot Jayne."

She glared at him, "How many more times are you going to say that? It was an accident."

"You ready to go or not?"

She looked at Zoe who nodded. Jia shrugged at Mal. They both left Zoe sitting there shaking her head.

While Mal was opening the hatch Simon jogged in the room. "Jayne won't lay down. I would like your permission to drug him."

"You didn't need my permission the other time."

"You were not here at that time."

River came skipping in. "Journeys are fun, journeys are fun."

Mal looked around the bay and noticed everyone but Jia, himself, Simon and River had made themselves scarce. "You ain't going little one."

River just smiled. Mal was saved from comment when a gust of wind that came through the bay doors. They all looked towards it and tried to see past the blowing sand. When the wind stopped, the bay was empty.

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Marguerite dragged behind Roxton and Challenger, "Why are we out here looking for this bloody plant at six in the morning?"

Roxton sighed, "Because Marguerite Challenger needs to know how it blooms and it only blooms in the morning."

"And why did I have to come along?"

"Because Veronica wanted to clean the treehouse and you opted to come on a hike with us instead. Besides, I wanted your company."he added in a whisper, "Although why I don't know at this particular moment."

Marguerite prepared herself for a tirade having heard Roxton's comment, but was interrupted by a sudden gust of wind. The dirt around them got caught in it and threw itself into the faces of the explorers. When the wind died down as suddenly as it had come, the explorers were gone.

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The next thing Challenger knew he was sitting across from a weasely looking man and holding a cane. To his left was Marguerite. Past her was a red head with short hair that reminded him of Finn. Across from the girls sitting next to the man that had just been talking to him was a man dressed all in black with sandy hair. All but the weasely man were looking around in confusion.

The red head was the first to speak up, "Mal, where are we?"

Challenger lost the reply when he noticed what they were doing. They were flying over an ocean. He saw the shadow of the craft he was in and his eyes lit up fascinated. They were in a heli-plane, or copter as the pilot from the future had called it. He vaguely heard the anxious conversation behind him as he plastered himself to the window trying to see as much of the ship as possible.

He turned to his companions, "Do you know where we are?"

The man in black looked at him as if he were senile, "That's just what we was discussin' old timer."

Challenger bristled in indignation but was cut off by the man across from him, "Dr. Malcolm I hardly think calling Dr. Hammond names is necessary."

The man in black turned to the other, "Doctor?"

The helicopter suddenly started to fall in short bursts. The red head screamed a little and clung to the man in black. Marguerite clung to her seat, "What's happening Challenger!"

Challenger hung on to his hat, "There might be some sort of air resistance when going straight down. I'm sure everything is fine."

The copter came to a gentle stop and the doors opened. Challenger darted out to look at the craft while the others exited more cautiously. Several assistants, thinking they were jarred from the ride came over and guided them to the jeeps awaiting them. Challenger hurried to Marguerite's side.

"Strange automobiles, heli-planes, where in the name of science could we be?"

Marguerite noticing the strange looks being given by the assistants said, "Maybe we should discuss this when we are in private George."

He finally looked around, "Oh, quite right."

He, Marguerite and the weasely man were guided to the first jeep while the other two were guided towards the second.

Challenger could hardly contain his excitement as the jeeps went on a well worn path through an extensive electric fence. He was thinking about all the possibilities of where they could be. It was obvious the future but when and where?

Marguerite and he were in the back while the other man sat in the front. He turned to them.

"The full 50 miles of perimeter fence are in place?"

Challenger looked around before answering, "I would assume so?"

"Assume? This is not a vacation John. This is a serious investigation of the stability of the island. Your investors whom I represent are deeply concerned. 48 hours from now of they're not convinced I'm not convinced. I'll shut you down John."

"Of course," Challenger stammered, "I will do my best to convince you then."

When the man turned around Challenger turned to Marguerite. All she could do was shrug.

The jeeps went a little while longer before going by a meadow. In the first jeep Mal was doing his best yo calm Jia.

"It's gonna be fine just play along."

He didn't notice that Jia had stopped listening and was focused out the left side of the car with her mouth open. He finally looked at her and then what she was looking at. He froze.

Marguerite looked out of the second jeep, "Fabulous. Can't we ever get away from them?"

Challenger looked out the window and was astonished. Could they be on the plateau?

Challenger spent the entire rest of the journey in silence thinking about where they could possibly be. Marguerite spent it grousing about those 'bloody dinosaurs'. Mal spent it trying to awaken Jia as she had fainted. She awoke just as they arrived at their apparent destination.

The jeeps stopped and their inhabitants got out and went up to the building and entered. Jia started a bit at the presence of the bones in the lobby. Challenger motioned for them all to follow an assistant going up the stairs, apparently guiding them to their destination. Seeing no alternative, they followed him to a theater. They had just sat down when on the screen came George Challenger.

The one seated said, "Fascinating."

They had all seated themselves in the third row. Challenger noticed a piece of paper poking into him in his pocket and removed it. He began reading it when the screen Challenger began to speak.

"Hello."

They all sat in silence as the screen Challenger turned to his left.

"Hello, John."

It was then George noticed something, "I believe I am supposed to be talking to ...well... myself."

The screen Challenger went on, "Well, fine, fine I guess, but how did I get here?"

"Well, let me show you. First I'll need a drop of blood. Your blood."

"John that hurts."

"Relax John it's all part of the miracle of ... cloning. This is amazing Marguerite. He... or I guess I... have managed to create what seems to be an amusement park of some kind with cloned dinosaurs. It's really quite ingenious, they must have discovered the plateau and instead of bringing live specimens back, they brought back..."

Marguerite interrupted him, "Be quiet George they are explaining it."

They all watched as the video explained the process. George was in heaven. It was a simplistic explanation, but virtual reality, genetics. It was amazing. Suddenly the seats began to move and they saw scientist working. That was too much for George. He pushed up on the restraints and rushed off despite the protests of Marguerite. He made his way to the lab and was deep in discussion with a small Chinese man when the others arrived.

Jia went up to Marguerite, "Hi. Is he ok?"

Marguerite looked at her suspiciously, "He does this all the time."

"The guy he's talking to looks confused."

"Most people George talks to get confused."

Jia was distracted by a hatching egg and got closer. George and the others were right behind her. They all watched as it hatched, George going on about the science of it all to no one in particular.

Marguerite interrupted him once again, "What kind of dinosaur is that?"

The Chinese doctor looked up, "Velociraptor."

George looked at him, "Raptors?"

"Yes, sir."

"Do we have more of these?"

"Oh course sir in the exhibit."

Noticing the very confused faces on the scientists he altered his next comment a bit, "I think we should show the guests that exhibit."

An assistant came over and asked them to follow him. George was first and the others followed. They came upon a large structure and Challenger vaulted up the stairs to the viewing area. The others hesitantly followed.

Mal asked, "What, exactly are these?"

Marguerite sighed, "A very nasty little dinosaur that we have run across too many times."

From behind them Marguerite heard a familiar voice, "Marguerite?"

She turned and sure enough, it was Roxton. She rushed over to him and threw her arms around him. The others turned back to the paddock when a cow was being lifted into it.

They all watched in fascinated horror as the cow was lowered into the cage and messily devoured by three raptors.

An assistant came up to George and told them that lunch was served. Jia perked up at that.

Mal turned to her, "You can't possibly be hungry after watching that."

"No, but I am curious as to what they are serving."

Everyone looked at her strangely.

"What? I'm a cook it's what I do."

They were all led back to main building. Challenger asked to be taken to his office instead of the dining room so they could talk privately. Marguerite, noticing that the lawyer apparently thought they were different people discreetly asked an assistant to show him another part of the building.

All of them minus the lawyer were shown to a large but tasteful office on the second floor and left in peace.

They stood in silence until Challenger broke the silence, "I suppose we should start with introductions. I am Professor George Challenger, this is Marguerite Krux and Lord John Roxton. Although I don't believe that is who we are here. And you would be?"

Mal took over, "Captain Malcolm Reynolds and this is Jia Li Mason, my ships cook." Jia waved. "We have no idea where we are either."

Challenger spoke up, "I have a theory. I believe we are in another dimension of reality. We come from a plateau in South America where the boundaries of reality are sometimes frayed."

Jia interrupted him, "Excuse me, but where exactly is South America?"

Challenger looked confused, "It's a continent in the southern hemisphere."

"Southern hemisphere of what planet?"

Now Challenger was intrigued, "Are you not from Earth?"

Mal jumped in, "You mean you people are from Earth that was?"

The other three looked shocked. "Was?"

Mal asked, "What year is it where you are from?"

"1922."

"Is that A.E.?"(After Earth)

"It's A.D." Challenger finally got it, "You are from the future!"

Mal shrugged, "If you are from Earth that was then I guess so."

"Fascinating! What planet are you from?"

"I'm from Savage."

Jia chimed in, "I'm from Persephone."

"What constellation is that in?"

Both looked at him with blank faces.

"Never mind."

Marguerite was getting impatient, 'This is all very interesting but it doesn't really tell us what exactly we are doing here."

Challenger looked reprimanded. "Quite right. I thought there might be something here to tell us who we are supposed to be." Challenger searched the desk and found files in the bottom drawer. "Here we go."

He opened the first one and was confronted by a picture of Marguerite. He read, "Dr. Alana Grant. Palaeontologist." He turned the page. There was a picture of Jia. "Dr. Ellie Sattler. Palaeobotonist."

Jia asked, "What is that?"

"A person who studies extinct plant life."

"Sounds interesting." Jia said sarcastically.

Challenger turned the page. Mal's picture was next. "Dr. Ian Malcolm, Chaotician."

They all looked at Challenger. "That one I have no idea."

"Great, I know my name but have no idea what the hell I do."

Roxton lifted up the name badge on his shirt, "I am supposed to be Robert Muldoon, Park Manager."

Challenger straightened up, "Then I guess you work for me." He grabbed the name plate on the desk, "John Hammond. I guess that's me."

Marguerite turned to him, "What exactly are we here for George?"

"I theorize you three are here to inspect this park I have created, along with that lawyer out there."

"What are we supposed to do George we can't just stand here all day."

"Perhaps you should go on this tour everyone keeps talking about and I should stay here and try to figure out how to get us all home. I have enough scientific equipment here to do just about anything. I believe we should try to raise as little suspicion as possible about our true identities. If they find out we all think we are someone else it could turn out very badly."

Just then someone knocked on the door and Challenger went to answer it. He turned back to the others, "My grandchildren are here."

Jia spoke up after a moment of silence, "Then I suppose we should go meet them."

They all filed out of the office and met the lawyer on the way down the stairs. Suddenly two people came running from the door.

"Jia!"

Jia rushed ahead, "River."

River and a small boy of about twelve hugged Jia. She pulled back and looked at the small boy.

"It's me. Simon."

Jia looked back at Mal. He grimaced.

"Simon, you look different."

River smiled, "This is what he looked like when he was younger. I remember."

Challenger came up to them, "Are you saying in your time this boy is older?"

Jia turned to Challenger, "He's supposed to be about 25."

Challenger took a close look at Simon, "Fascinating."

Roxton came up behind them, "I hate to interrupt this but I think we are supposed to be going somewhere."

They looked up and everyone was looking at them expectantly. They all filed out of the building.

Roxton caught up with Mal, "What kind of ship do you Captain?"

"Firefly."

Mal looked at Roxton's confused face and stopped to turn and look at him straight on with a smile, "That's a spaceship, 'my lord.'"

Roxton straightened up, "Are we going to have a problem here Captain?"

"I guess that all depends on you, your lordship."

Jia stopped about ten feet behind the men and waited for Marguerite to go by and stopped her, "Marguerite, right?"

"Yes."

"I think we may have too much male ego for one tour group."

Marguerite looked at the two men squaring off like a couple of teenage boys. She sighed and rolled her eyes, "Unfortunately I think You are right. Besides I think someone should stay behind and make sure Challenger doesn't get to involved to forget to play his part. You take yours and I'll talk to mine."

Jia smiled, "Deal."

They both went up to the men and Jia dragged Mal away from his useless conversation with Roxton by pushing him towards the cars. Marguerite put her hand on Roxton's arm to keep him from following.

"Roxton I think someone needs to stay with Challenger."

He turned to her, "I'm not leaving you alone Marguerite."

"I won't be alone. I have Jia and Mal." Roxton bristled at Mal's name. "Besides Challenger will listen to you and it will look suspicious if one of us stays behind."

Roxton thought a minute and nodded. "Be careful."

She waved him off and walked towards the cars, "I will."

As she was coming to the cars the girl they had called River stepped in front of her with a smile on her face. "Hi, I'm River."

"Marguerite."

She tried to step around her but River followed her. Marguerite stopped at the car door. "Why don't you ride in the first car with the other one?"

River looked at the first car and turned back to Marguerite with a smile, "OK."

She skipped to the first car and Marguerite got in the second car with Jia and Mal. Mal cut short whatever he was saying when she got in. Marguerite looked from Mal to Jia. Jia just shook her head and rolled her eyes. Marguerite knew the signal. Jia had told her 'never mind it's not worth discussing.'

They sat in silence until a voice came over the intercom. It was Challenger. "Through this device we can talk to you and can hear what you say. So if there is a problem we can help you."

Marguerite looked at the screen, "Sounds good Challenger." The cars started to move.

Seeing that Mal wasn't going to be a talkative companion, Jia turned from her vantage point in the front seat to face Marguerite. "So what do you do in your time?"

"Lots of things. Mostly now trying to stay alive in some God forsaken jungle on a lost plateau."

"You should talk to Simon because he had a more standard education, but I have never heard of you. I would think I would remember dinosaurs and people being alive at the same time."

Marguerite shrugged, "Who knows?" they sat in silence for a while. Seeing there was nothing else to do except listen to a tour she wasn't interested in she turned back to Jia, "So you're a chef?"

"Yep."

"Any particular kind."

"Just basic fare mostly. I do know some fancier more complicated recipes, but there ain't much call for that where we are."

"Where is that?"

"On a ship, sorry, spaceship. I'm the cook and grumpy here is the Captain."

Mal turned suddenly, "What?"

Jia put on her innocent face, "Nothing Sir."

Mal ripped off the black leather jacket he had been wearing, "What kind of jackass wears all black to visit a jungle?"

Marguerite looked at him, "A chaotician."

Mal shrugged, "Whatever that is."

Jia chimed in, "Maybe Simon or River knows."

Mal looked at her, "I really don't care that much Jia."

She rolled her eyes and turned towards her other companion, "How'd you meet the other two?"

"I financed and expedition to the plateau three years ago. It was Challenger's expedition and Roxton signed up."

She vaguely heard Mal snort but the car had stopped. They all looked out the window at the paddock in front of them. A voice came over the intercom.

"We'll try to tempt the Rex."

Marguerite got alarmed. "T-rex? It's really not necessary."

The voice came back over the intercom, "Are you sure?"

Marguerite had to fight to keep calm, "Very sure."

The cars moved on and she calmed down. They had only gone a little bit when Mal saw something out the window. It was a car in the middle of a field. He saw out of the corner of his eye a door on the first car open. It was River, and she was racing into the field. Jia jumped out followed by Mal and Simon. Marguerite and the lawyer followed behind.

Jia ran after River yelling for her to stop. She finally caught up to her when River did stop. She was in front of a very large Dinosaur on it's side with park attendants all around it. One of the attendants turned to them, "It's ok, we have her sedated. She's sick"

They all approached carefully except for River who skipped right over and started petting it. Jia was kneeling by the head when an attendant came up to her with a pen light, "What do you think, Dr. Sattler?"

Jia looked at Simon in a silent plea and he came quickly to her side. She decided to play along, "What are her symptoms?"

She got Simon's questions asked by relaying them to the attendant. They came to a tentative conclusion and the attendant asked if Jia wouldn't mind staying with them. She gestured one minute and went over to the others which by this time were gathered to the side.

"They want me to stay with them."

Mal looked at her in disbelief, "Tell them no."

"They really want me to stay and I think maybe I should. They have a jeep and will take me back to the compound when we are done here."

Mal came closer to her, "You have no idea what they are even talking about."

"Yes, but I think I got enough information to play along. Challenger said we were supposed to play along."

"I don't care what..."

"Mal I will be fine. Watch the kids for me will you."

With that she walked away. Mal stood there incredibly angry for about half a minute before storming back to the cars.

Marguerite caught up with him, "Are you just going to leave her there?"

"Yep."

Marguerite could now see why Roxton and Captain Reynolds couldn't get along, they were too much alike.

Back in the cars the atmosphere was frosty but Challenger came over the intercom and told them the tour would be cut short because of a storm. No one said anything in the second car, but there were two voices in the first car that were disappointed.

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Back at the base Challenger and Roxton were discussing strategy.

"Once this tour is over I'm going to go through with everyone exactly what happened when they were brought here. Perhaps there is something there that can tell us how to get home."

"All I remember is being in the jungle and then being here. Nothing in-between George."

"I was hoping someone else remembered something..."

"Anybody want a soda or something?"

They were interrupted by an incredibly fat man talking a mile a minute. No one said anything as he left.

Roxton and Challenger went back to their conversation. A minute later all hell broke loose. The doors went out, the fences went out and all communication was cut off. Challenger stood there as the team tried to get it back online, but to no avail.

Roxton asked, "Where did the tour stop?"

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Mal and Marguerite were not talking when the car stopped. After trying to call someone in their car Mal went to see about the other vehicle.

He returned, "Nothing works in that car either. Unless we want to wade through the foot of mud that is fast developing I suggest we sit and wait."

"Sounds fine to me."

They both sat there for about five minutes when they heard something. Marguerite sat straight up, "We are in trouble."

"What?"

Mal looked up and saw. The T-rex was finally tempted. They both saw the lawyer get out of the first car and run.

They watched as it ripped through the fence. They both sat frozen in place, not knowing what to do. They were both going through plans in their heads when they saw a light on in the first car. Unfortunately, so did the Rex. It went towards them immediately and started to attack the car. After it had flipped the car over the other two finally snapped out of the state they were in. Mal searched the car for a gun. Finding nothing he came back to the front with a flare.

"I'll distract that thing and you get the kids out of there."

"Are you crazy? Do you know what that thing will do to you?"

"I have and idea."

"Then what exactly..."

Mal turned angrily towards her, "Do you have a better suggestion?"

She shook her head.

"Wait till it's away and get those two the hell out of there. Get to safety and wait for the cavalry. The others won't leave us out here."

Marguerite watched in horror as he got out of the car and lit the flare. He yelled to get the things attention and ran like hell. He ran in the same direction the lawyer had gone. He had almost reached the bathroom when the rex vaulted him into the building knocking him unconscious and knocking the building down.

Marguerite didn't see all this nor what happened after because she was busy getting River and Simon out of the first car. She managed to get River out when River grabbed her from behind and put her hand over her mouth.

"Don't move and he can't see us."

Marguerite then saw what River was referring to. The rex was right in front of them. It sniffed them then spun the car around, knocking them with it. The rex them preceded to push the car off the cliff. Marguerite grabbed a fence wire and lowered them out of the rex's reach, just as the car went over the cliff. She then lowered herself and River, who was clinging to her back, to the bottom of the cement wall. When they got there she noticed River wasn't upset and was worried that the girl was in shock.

"River, honey, are you alright?"

River nodded slowly.

"I have to get your brother now, ok?"

River nodded again, but as Marguerite turned to go River grabbed her arm and in a little voice, "Don't leave me ok?"

Marguerite turned and put her hands on River's shoulders, "I told Mal I would take care of you and I always keep my word."

River smiled slightly and crawled into the drainage pipe in the wall. Marguerite's conscious tugged at her for lying to the girl, but she figured River didn't need to know how rarely she kept her word.

Marguerite made her way up the tree and looked inside, expecting Simon to be dead. All the way up she was thinking about ways to tell River. Kids were not exactly Marguerite's speciality. When she reached the car she was surprised to find Simon crawling out. They started their way down and the car started to move. Marguerite directed Simon to the side and they both watched the car crash down the tree before climbing down. River rushed over and hugged her brother before they both turned to Marguerite.

"We should probably make our way back to the center, but we can't go on the road, because I doubt that monster up there will let us."

River said, "I know the way."

"How do you know the way?"

Simon turned to River, "She just always does."

The kids started to move off and Marguerite had no choice but to follow them.

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At the center Jia was panicking. "We have to go get them."

Challenger put up his hands, "Now wait I'm sure Mr. Arnold here has everything under control."

Mr. Arnold turned back to Challenger, "John, I can't get Jurassic Park back online without Dennis Nedry."

Challenger looked at Roxton, "John, would you be so kind as to go get them?"

Without a word Roxton turned and left. Jia silently followed him.

She caught up, "How are we getting there?"

"I saw some cars out here earlier. I will use one of them to go. You will stay here."

"Hey buddy, if people I know can't tell me what to do what makes you think you can?"

He turned to face her and saw the same expression he had seen on Marguerite's face many times. Knowing he didn't have the time to argue he just turned and made his way to the car.

They traveled the same road Jia had taken earlier. Jia jumped out of the car and ran to the other car. Seeing no one in it she ran to the downed building. Roxton was behind her.

Seeing part of the lawyer's suit jacket he said, "I believe the lawyer met his end here."

Jia sobbed but heard a moan from an pile of rubble to her left. She ran over and lifted it. Seeing Mal she quickly hugged him which gifted her with another more pain filled moan. It was obvious his legs were broken.

"Mal are you ok?"

"No."

She went to move him and Roxton stopped her, "We should get a stretcher."

All three looked up at a t-rex roar in the distance.

"Never mind." Roxton said as Jia and he lifted Mal onto the jeep.

Roxton ran to the edge of the cliff and saw the other car. He and Jia made their way down. Jia ran to it calling out for River and Simon.

"They're not here."

Roxton started studying the footprints while Jia broke down.

"I should have stayed with them. This is my fault."

Roxton looked up at her, "What is?"

"All this. I'm not a paleo-whatever. I'm a cook. I should be in a kitchen somewhere not out here. We are all going to die out here."

Roxton went over to her, "Now stop that. None of this is your fault. If you had stayed you would have either been down here or dead. T-rex's don't care who's fault it is. They just kill you."

"You don't understand. I have no use out here. I'm worthless."

"Stop it right now. The last thing I need is you breaking down. We need to find Marguerite and the children. Are you going to help me or not?"

Jia nodded, pulling herself together.

"Alright, first we need to get your Captain to a doctor."

"Simon is a doctor."

"Back to the center then. After that I will come back and track Marguerite."

Jia nodded again. They made their way back up top. Mal was gesturing wildly. "We need to get out of here now!"

They ran to the jeep and took off as fast as they could. Roxton pushed the jeep to it's limits when he saw the t-rex behind them. Thankfully everyone stayed calm and they were able to easily outrun it.

Mal sighed, "I'm going to pass out now."

Jia reached back and brushed his hair of his forehead, "Sounds good."

Roxton looked over and saw the same look Marguerite always gave him when he was hurt. He smiled and turned back to the road.

They got back to the center without further mishap. Jia and Roxton carried Mal into the building and down to the control room. Challenger rushed over to tend to his new patient.

Roxton turned to leave, "I'm going after Marguerite."

Challenger stopped him, "John, it's dark out, wait until sunrise."

Roxton turned around to argue but Challenger stopped him, "Being here is the same as being on the plateau. The dangers are the same. Wait until sunrise."

"I have equipment here that I could only dream of on the plateau."

"Yes, but none of it means a thing. That is what went wrong in the first place. All this technology means nothing when confronted by these creatures. Please John, just wait."

Roxton silently agreed and sat on one of the tables.

"Try and get some sleep John."

Roxton looked at Mal sleeping on Jia's shoulder on one of the desks. Perhaps George was right. He just hoped the cost wasn't too great.

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Marguerite was following River when suddenly River started to climb a tree.

"River what are you doing?"

"Climbing."

"I mean why."

"To sleep."

Marguerite watched her climb and thought about it. They were only children and they were exhausted. If they got high enough they would be out of danger. She wasn't willing to take for granted that the others would find them. That meant lots of walking tomorrow. River was right. Marguerite started to climb after the others. When they got to the top she was surprised when River rested her head on Marguerite's shoulder. Simon soon followed on the other arm. Marguerite was too tired to argue.

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The next morning the awoke to something tugging at their tree. Marguerite awoke with a start but relaxed when she saw the culprit. "Stupid Brontosaurus."

"Braciasaurus."

Marguerite saw it was River, "What?"

"In the 1900's scientists discovered they had switched the heads of the Brontosaur and the Plesiosaur. They switched them back to be more accurate and changed the name. So it's a Braciasaurus or Apatosaurus."

Marguerite smiled at River, "Really, they had mixed up heads?"

River nodded. They all watched the Braciasaurus eat from their tree before making their way down.

River again led the way today and Marguerite thought that maybe babysitting wasn't so bad.

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During the night an argument had ensued.

"You can get someone else to do it because I will not do it."

"If we shut down the system and reboot it everything should come back online, correct?"

"Maybe, but we have never shut it all down before it may not come back on at all."

"What other choice do we have?"

Mr. Arnold thought for a minute, "Fine."

He went over to the breaker and shut it all down.

"Hold on to your butts."

He threw the breaker back on. Nothing happened. He raced over to the computer.

"It worked!"

Roxton was upset, "It did not, everything is still off!"

"Shutdown must have blown some fuses. Three minutes, I can have us back online."

Roxton still wasn't satisfied, "Just in case is there an emergency bunker here?"

Mr. Arnold looked at him strangely, "You know there is Robert."

Roxton sighed, "Pretend I didn't and lead us all there first."

Roxton and Challenger carried Mal on a stretcher while Mr. Arnold led the way. They got situated and Mr. Arnold left. They started to get nervous fifteen minutes later.

Roxton stood up, "Something went wrong."

Challenger had been snooping, "I have a map here that should allow me to help reboot everything when I get there."

"I'm going with you."

Jia stepped up, "One of you has to stay here and read me the instructions."

Challenger said, "Now young lady, I have more knowledge about this sort of thing. I should be going."

"I need someone here to watch Mal and read me what to do when I get there. I know far more about this electronic stuff then you guys do, even being a cook."

Challenger and Roxton started to protest. Mal started to try and get up and protest. Jia went over to the weapons locker and grabbed a gun and loaded it. She then preceded to go to the other locker and get out two walkees and a head phone set. She cocked the gun and got the men's attention.

"I am going to go reset the breakers. Challenger is going to read me the instructions and guide me there. Roxton is going with me to watch my back. Mal is going to stay here and lay down. Anyone got a problem with that?"

They all shook their heads. She started to set up the walkees.

Mal turned to Challenger, "I don't know why she ain't got a chance in hell of hitting us with that gun."

Jia heard him and came up real close, "Depends on how far away I am."

She then turned and walked away. Roxton quickly trailed after her. When the door shut Mal turned to Challenger, "I gotta quit making fun of women with guns. It never works out well."

Challenger smiled, "No it doesn't."

Roxton and Jia walked to the directions Challenger gave. Unfortunately it took them past the Raptor paddock. It was ripped open.

Roxton looked at it then quick surveyed the surrounding jungle. He motioned for Jia to stay behind him as they made their way to the shed.

Suddenly Roxton stopped. Jia looked ahead, "There's the shed, lets go."

"No."

"What do you mean no?"

"We are being hunted."

Jia looked around.

"You run towards the shed and I will cover you."

"To hell I will."

"Don't argue with me."

"I need you Roxton."

"I said I will cover you."

"I mean inside the building."

Roxton turned to her.

"I made a brave front back there but Mal's right I can't shoot if my life depended on it, which, ironically it does. I need you to cover me in there too."

Roxton looked towards the bushed and then nodded. They both ran for the shed and made it there without incident.

They both stood in the building for a minute.

Jia then contacted Challenger.

"Take the stairway down."

The walkee was taken away from Challenger and Mal's voice came over, "Look above you."

They both did.

"There should be a pipe system, follow that."

Roxton and Jia looked at each other and shrugged, but they took Mal's advice.

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A few miles down the road the trio had come to the perimeter fence. They started to climb. They made it to the other side and were almost down when the alarms started to go off. Marguerite wrenched Simon off the fence and they continued on their way.

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Roxton guarded Jia as she listened to Mal and Challenger give her directions on starting up the system between arguments. Jia had leaned her rifle on the machine before starting. She pushed the last button and the lights came on. She smiled at Roxton. Suddenly the pipes behind her were torn apart and a raptor halfway emerged. She turned and jumped back, plowing into Roxton. His rifle went flying in the direction of the raptor. He pulled her through the door and down the hall. They both raced to the door and shut it tight behind them. Roxton grabbed Jia's arm and pulled her onwards, back to the bunker.

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Simon had grabbed Marguerite's hand as they went inside the building. She was to tired to shrug it off. She led them to the dining area.

"I'm going to leave you two here while I find the others, alright?"

Simon nodded but River grabbed Marguerite's sleeve. "Please take us with you."

River looked down at the distraught girl, "Ok, ok. Come with me then."

Marguerite led a confused Simon and a still frightened River outside again. All she could think to do was call out. "Roxton!"

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Coming up the road at a run Roxton suddenly stopped. Jia turned to him, "What?"

"Do you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

They listened for a few seconds and heard a faint call from the vicinity of the visitor's center. They both took off at a run.

When Roxton saw Marguerite he went faster and grabbed her and spun her around. River and Simon ran to Jia and hugged her.

Marguerite finally got her breath back and asked, "Where is everyone?"

Roxton took her hand, "A bunker over here."

They led the other three back to the bunker. After the relieved greetings were over plans had to be made.

Challenger had that taken care of, "Mr. Arnold told us that after the power was back on we would need to 're-boot' the system. I hope someone knows how to do that, because it is now obvious he is not coming back."

Simon added, "River and I should be able to figure it out."

Challenger looked at Mal for confirmation and at Mal's nod said, "Then someone needs to take the children to the control room so they can get these magnificent phones working. Then we should be able to call for those heli-planes and get off this island. That should be step number one in getting us home."

Roxton added, "Two should go with the children and the others will get some transportation ready to go."

Challenger grimaced, "I suppose I could figure out one of those automobiles out there. You and Jia could take the children to the center."

Jia asked, "Shouldn't Roxton drive since he knows how? After a rocky start he did well before."

Mal piped up, "You are not going there by yourself with those two. You aim is still a little suspect."

Jia narrowed her eyes and prepared for an argument when River interrupted, "I want Marguerite to go with us."

Everyone looked at her as she was now clinging to Marguerite.

Challenger didn't look happy, "Jia and Marguerite shouldn't be going out there alone with two children."

Marguerite turned to him, "Why not?"

"Now Marguerite, I'm not saying anything about you taking care of yourself, but..."

"But what Challenger?"

George was flustered, "What I mean to say is..."

Marguerite grabbed a gun and headed for the exit. River, Simon and ia followed quickly behind.

Roxton laughed and turned to Challenger, "That conversation deteriorated quickly."

Challenger flushed a bit, "Roxton, help me with Mal so we can go get a jeep."

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Marguerite complained under her breath the whole way to the control room about 'know it all men'. They had just gotten in and shut the door. Jia looked for a way to secure it. She looked up and saw a raptor's face in the little window of the door. They fought for control of the door for a few seconds before Marguerite joined Jia on pushing against the door as hard as they both could.

River ran to the computer and Simon could only watch as her hands blurred over the keyboard. The struggle at the door was soon over when the door locks engaged. Jia and Marguerite looked over at River to see her pick up the phone and dial a number.

"Hello, this is Mr. Hammond's niece. We are stuck here and need a ride to the mainland. Seven passengers."

As she hung up the phone she smiled at the other three. The celebration was short lived as one of the raptors hurled himself against the glass. River got up and grabbed a ladder nearby and disappeared into the ceiling before anyone else had time to move. They all quickly followed her. The other three watched as she led them onto a platform over the bones in the visitors center. They joined her on the platform only to watch her jump down to the ground. She disappeared through the door and the others, very confused, followed her. They met up with the jeep as it pulled into the visitors center as they were leaving it. They all piled in and sped off to the helipad. No one said a word even when they got there. The assistants helped them all into the helicopter and it took off. Marguerite soon found herself with two children resting on her shoulders. She looked across from her and saw Roxton smiling.

The copter was jerked to the side suddenly by a fierce gust of wind. The pilot looked back to see if everyone was alright, and no one was there.

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The next thing Marguerite knew she was standing by a creek in a jungle. She almost thought she was back on the plateau when she saw Mal dressed all in black again and another man whom she didn't recognize.

She was the first to speak, "Anyone know where we are now, or for that matter, who?"

Mal looked at the other man and smiled, "Good to see you're an adult again Simon."

Marguerite looked at the man and suddenly saw the boy she had spent a night in a tree with. Simon looked embarrassed and watched the ground.

Mal said, "Well, I don't know who or where we are but I guess we should start looking for the others."

Right after he said that he heard a scream. They all started running towards it. They came upon a very large fallen tree and plastered to the side of it was Jia, when she saw them she ran to them. "One moment I'm in the helicopter and the next I have a camera in my hand taking pictures of dinosaurs. I thought we got off that island."

"You did."

Startled they all turned around and River was just standing there.

Simon looked at her strangely, "River, do you know where we are?"

"Of course."

Mal wasn't happy, "Would you mind informing the rest of us what's going on here?"

River smiled, "We are on an island named Isla Sorna. It's about 87 miles to the south of Isla Nublar, where we just were. It's called site B. An island where the dinosaurs are free to run naturally. Captain is Dr. Ian Malcolm again, Marguerite is Nikki Van Owen, Simon is Eddie Carr, Jia is Dr. Sarah Harding, Roxton is Roland Tembo and Challenger is Peter Ludlow. My name this time is Kelly Curtis Malcolm. I'm Ian's daughter."

Jia made sure she spoke softly, "River, honey, how do you know all this?"

"That's the way it is in the movie."

"What movie?"

"The movie we are playing."

Simon tried a different tactic, "How can we be in a movie River?"

River rolled her eyes, "We aren't in a movie we are playing a movie."

Mal was getting upset, "So what does the movie say we should do now?"

River turned and trotted off into the jungle. All the others could do was follow her.

Marguerite was alarmed by the fact that everyone else just seemed worried and not surprised by River's unexpected knowledge. She slid up to the only member she had really talked to besides the two children, Jia. "Is it often River knows things she shouldn't?"

Jia looked over at her companion's confused face, "Sometimes. River is, well, special."

"What do you mean 'special'?"

Jia didn't quite know how to make it a short story. "In our time the government isn't exactly a moral institution."

Marguerite scoffed, "It's not in my time either."

"River was sent to what her parents thought was a school when River was twelve. What they actually did was experiment on her brain. We still are not sure what they did exactly, but Simon broke her out of the school and ever since then she has known things she shouldn't, talked to people who weren't there, just strange things."

"Could what she says be possible?"

Jia shrugged.

They had arrived at what looked like a mobile trailer. River didn't hesitate and went inside, tentatively followed by the others.

Mal was still upset, "Now you tell us what's going on."

River smiled and sat on the counter, "It's simple. We are acting out a movie from Earth that was. This is the sequel to the movie we were just in."

"Do you know how we get back home?"

River shook her head.

"Do you know what happens next?"

River nodded.

After a bit of silence Mal continued, "Could you tell us?"

River shook her head.

"Why not?"

"There wouldn't be any fun in that and it's not the purpose of the game."

Simon interrupted Mal's coming tirade by calling his attention outside. They all crowded to the window in the back. Once there they saw many helicopters each with a very large piece of equipment under it.

"They are well equipt. What are they planning for, moving in?"Mal asked without turning.

Jia turned to him, "We could ask them."

Mal turned to her with a smile, "Why not?"

They all grabbed what equipment they thought could even possibly be necessary and made their way to the perimeter of the other camp. They found a good place to watch the other team and were shocked at the sight in front of them. Dozens of dinosaurs were separated into small cages.

Simon didn't understand. "What are they doing?"

Marguerite looked at him and whispered, "It's obvious they are transporting those creatures somewhere else."

"Where do you take all those dinosaurs?"

Marguerite shrugged.

Suddenly a terrible thought came upon Simon, "What if they are going to take them to the mainland where all the people are?"

Mal, irritated, turned to Simon, "No one is that stupid."

They watched the camp for a while before Mal said, "I guess they can be that stupid."

Marguerite wasn't happy, "After what happened in the other park they want to build another one? Those things don't belong around people."

Simon shook his head, "I agree, but there it is. What are we supposed to do about it?"

River slid up to her brother with a bolt cutters in her hands, "We release them."

"River, all these people are right here. They will get hurt."

River's eyes darkened slightly, "Not as many as will die if we allow them to take those things to the mainland."

They looked amongst each other and silently decided. Marguerite looked out on the camp to see if she spotted Challenger or Roxton, but she couldn't believe they would be in on this stupidity.

Roxton and Challenger were sitting alone in a tent sipping brandy.

"They want me to talk to some people on the mainland from here with some sort of picture messaging. I'm doing this demonstration of the building they have constructed. It's marvelous John. Scientific discovery, telling people finally about my discoveries. Well, not my discoveries, but something that was seen and finished in the public eye."

Roxton laughed, "Good for you George. I have to admit hunting down those dinosaurs today felt like old times. Thrill of the hurt is a wonderful thing."

"Yes, but now we can share those animals with the world in a living form. Just the thought of showing off those wonderful specimens..."

Challengers speech was cut off by the sound of crashing. They both leaped out of their seats and left the tent just before it was squashed by a very angry triceratops. The camp was in a panic as dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes ran through the camp in an attempt at escape and revenge.

John grabbed his rifle but was denied a shot by the chaos. He grabbed George and ran for cover until things calmed down.

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Marguerite and her group were running through the forest after having sprung the last dinosaur. Jia stopped when she saw something to her right. The others stopped and watched her. It looked like a small hill in the middle of nothing. She approached it.

Mal rushed back and grabbed her arm, "What the hell are you doing?"

"What is that? It looks so out of place."

"Then leave it out of place."

Jia shrugged off the jacket she had been wearing when she arrived, "It's too hot here to wear this."

The others walked off as she looked at the jacket. She shrugged and threw it on the ground.

Back at the trailer things seemed peaceful. River started breathing fast and said, "We have to get out of here."

She grabbed Marguerite's hand and ran out into the rain. The others quickly followed. When they got to a contraption that looked like a large open topped cage with wires attached to it, River flung open the door and herded them all in. They were about to ask what was going on when she went over to a panel and started pushing buttons. The cage started to rise.

No one said anything until River apparently thought they were at the right height and stopped. Mal asked, "Now what's happenin'?"

Marguerite's face turned white as they heard a roar in the distance. Everyone froze and looked in the direction of the noise. The trees rattled as two very large creatures made their way past the group. They heard crunching metal from the direction of the trailer. Soon the two shapes made their way past the hidden group again, with a triumphant roar.

River lowered them to the ground and led them back to the clearing where the trailer used to be. Now half of it hung off the cliff and the other half was almost crushed beyond recognition. They watched as the other half went over the cliff as well. They all soon gathered at the spot where it had gone over.

Mal snorted, "What did we do?"

His question remained unanswered as several jeeps approached behind them in the rain. Out of one came the handsome hunter.

Calling his name Marguerite ran to him. The others were more tentative as they recognized some of the equipment from the other camp.

Roxton piled them all in the jeeps and made their way back to camp. No one but Roxton had anything but a spiteful glance for the others. When they reached the camp Marguerite got over her intense joy of being with Roxton again at the sight of men fixing the demolished camp. She got out of the jeep and greeted Challenger. She then looked around and finally settled her gaze on John.

"John please tell me you were not a part of this group."

John cautiously approached her. "And if I was?"

Marguerite swung her gaze to River, or at least she tried to. River was hidden behind Simon.

John was upset, "The men told me it was you who did this but they are wrong correct?"

Marguerite winced but didn't say anything.

"Of all the harebrained, stupid, inconsiderate selfish things you have done Marguerite..."

"I have done? I wasn't the one planning on taking those things back to the civilized world."

Challenger broke in, "Now Marguerite, those animals need to be taken back to be studied. Sufficient data cannot be obtained out here."

"It's not safe Challenger."

Roxton scoffed, "Since when do you give a damn about anyone other than you."

Marguerite turned her full fury on him, "I wasn't the one attempting something that was tried once before and failed miserably, or do you not remember the first park? All the people that died there? Or was that just me?"

Challenger broke in again, "The mistakes of the first park can be fixed Marguerite."

Now it was Mal's turn, "Yeah and you make all new ones except now these things have a whole planet of people to hunt, not just an island." He turned to Simon, "Not even the Alliance is this brainless."

Roxton turned to him, "This situation was under control until you showed up."

Mal laughed.

Challenger said, "We could have been well on the way to..."

Mal interrupted, "Mass murder. Do you really not see how idiotic this was?"

Both the other men stood straighter but before they could speak Mal continued, "Don't worry they say intelligence skips a generation so I'm sure your kids will be sharp as tacks."

Challenger really bristled, "At least I know when there is something I know nothing about."

Mal came closer to Challenger, "Apparently not. Taking dinosaurs off this island is the worst idea in a long, sad history of bad ideas. I hope to be there when you learn that."

He stalked off to be followed quickly by Jia. Simon gave an apologetic look before following with his sister.

Challenger was furious, "I could possibly understand their participation in this, but not yours Marguerite. How could you ruin what was obviously years of planning and work?"

"Obviously not enough planning."

Roxton's turn, "What is that supposed to mean?"

"Sorry gentlemen, but I agree with them."

With her final comment she followed in the wake of the others. Roxton watched after her then looked at Challenger. Challenger had a crestfallen appearance.

Marguerite found the other four gathered at the edge of the camp. They simply sat around waiting for the next step. Jia met her as she approached the group.

"Your guys still incredibly mad?"

Marguerite nodded, "I think more at me then you."

"One of the other men said that there is a communication tower in the middle of this island. Sounds like a two day hike but all their equipment was smashed."

Marguerite sighed and rolled her eyes. "A two day hike through a monster filled forest with two men with pride problems. Could this day get any better?"

Jia scoffed, "Two? Try three. Mal's convinced he's right and no other opinion can be voiced after the Captain has made his decision."

Marguerite smiled, "Why do we put up with them?"

"He's my boss what's your excuse?"

"We live in a small tree house and moving is not an option."

They both smiled at the other knowing that wasn't the only reasons, but it was good enough to be said out loud. River approached Marguerite and hugged her.

"Is Uncle John mad at me?"

Marguerite stiffened slightly, but at the smile on Jia's face, relaxed. Just another River eccentricity. "Not at you River. Just at the thought he might be wrong."

River sighed into Marguerite's shoulder, "Is it always like this?"

"Unfortunately."

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Across the camp doubts were coming to the surface after the anger had died a bit.

"Could they be right George?"

Challenger looked at Roxton, "Absolutely not. Probably not. Possibly."

Roxton smiled, "How are we going to get past this one?"

"Captain Reynolds is a rational man. Once we all calm down this will blow over.It's what you are going to say to Marguerite that would have me worried if I was you."

Roxton winced at that thought, but kept his council to himself. He would wait until morning. Give everyone time to think it over.

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When the group started to move everyone followed. It seemed to be the only thing to do.

The rest of the night passed quickly as several in the caravan thought over what they were going to say. Early in the morning, they stopped to rest. It seemed as good a time as any to Roxton to make his apology.