Prologue
Today's a good day for Mason. Most of the Ankylosaurs have been transported off to Sorna, which means he'll get off early. And Dr. Wu's little side project is coming along nicely. They should have a viable embryo by 3:00. Yes, today's quite a good day indeed.
The phone rings. One of Mason's coworkers, Jonathan Ridley, picks it up.
"Mr. Hammond! You'll be happy to hear that—What?! But sir! ... Yes, sir. I'll inform them… Good-bye, sir."
Jonathan silently looks around the room for a second, and then he speaks.
"Well, Hammond said to close up shop. Apparently, something happened on Nublar. Exactly what happened, who knows. All I know is that we get the rest of the day off!"
Mason and a few others chuckle at this. Jonathan's sense of humor's helped keep them alive for the last few weeks. And so the men pack up and board the ship heading toward the mainland. As Mason looks back at Isla Demonios for the last time, he gets the feeling that maybe they forgot something.