Tremors: In Paradise

Disclaimer :I do not own or claim to own the tremors franchise or any of the characters they belong to Universal and Stampede Entertainment and somewhat Sci-Fi channel

Chapter 1

"Valentine, what are you doing in there?" Earl Bassett exclaimed into the lavatory.

"Be out in a minute, you old fool!" Valentine McKee called from the other side. A few minutes later, Earl heard the toilet flush, and the door opened. Out walked Val, with an awful stench following him.

A few feet up the aisle, both Val and Earl's wives looked back with thin, embarrassed smiles. Everyone else just gawked at the two men.

"Val, Earl. Shut up!" Burt Gummer replied. The gun happy survivalist was a row ahead of Kate and Rhonda sitting between Grady hoover and Mindy Sterngood. Sulking, Val started up the aisle to take his seat.

The six of them were in first class aboard flight 376 non-stop from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Paradise Island, U.S.A. Paradise Island located about forty miles off the coast of Texas, and this time of the year was the best place to be. A few more people had been invited, all expenses paid, but Nancy Sterngood had a huge order of ceramic figurines to fill, Jodi could never leave her store for any long periods. Burt had thought it was hopeless trying to persuade Heather into joining them, telling her he was a somewhat changed man. It had worked.

"I feel ten pounds lighter." Earl exclaimed, taking his seat between Kate and Val.

"That's sick old man." Val replied.

"You two are embarrassing the hell out of up, so sit back, shut up, or I swear the two of you will be getting off this plane in body bags. You'll be Graboid food. Dr. Rhonda LeBeck-McKee said, making some other passengers applaud, and Grady bust out laughing. Mindy and Burt just rolled their eyes. They expected that from a woman nine months pregnant.

"Attention passengers, we are beginning our approach, so please buckle your seat belt, and relax. Thank you very much for flying with us, we hope you enjoyed your flight."

"Not a word you two." Kate said as they all fastened in.


In the airport, the six of them got their luggage, and started out front to hail a taxi to the resort. Val and Earl started yelling trying to get attention. Mindy silenced them, and whistled loudly. Three taxis stopped alongside the curb.

"All it needed was a woman's touch." Mindy stated, getting a high five from Kate.

"you know I have been waiting five hours for y'all." Came a southern twang from behind them. They turned to see Heather Gummer standing there in jeans, cowboy boots, a short-sleeved tee shirt, and a denim vest. She hs cut her flaming read hair about shoulder length, and was still the most gorgeous thing Burt had ever laid eyes on.

"Heather!" Rhonda screamed, rushing (as much as a pregnant woman could) to her old friend, giving her a hug.

"Easy Rhonda, easy!" Heather exclaimed good-naturedly. Earl, Val, and Mindy each took their turns giving the gun happy southerner a hug, and Earl made introductions for Kate and Grady; the latter of the two immediately gushing over her. Burt was the last to step up to her. The others took the opportunity to put their luggage into the cabs.

"It's good to see you again, Heather." Burt said. He couldn't take his eyes off her.

"You too . Look we have all weekend to talk, right?"

"Exactly."

"And with no Graboid interventions." Heather said, with a sigh of relief.

The island was make of nothing but sand, soil, and a lot of vegetation. No rock, no mountains, nothing hard except for the structures that had been built. The roads were even dirt and gravel, and this left Mindy uneasy.

"No Graboids, Shriekers, or Ass Blasters here, right Burt?" She asked a little nervously.

"After the last incursion I check all land masses, where I plan to travel for rock formations, or any findings that might lead me to believe there to be any pre-Cambrian life lurking about. This island is clean as a whistle." Beside him, Heather just smiled, a little annoyed. One thing had not changed his military precision. In the other passenger seat, Grady just smiled, but for another reason entirely. He loved the thought of another incursion, and almost prayed for one. Running the theme park was awesome, but was beginning to get a little boring. He wanted more adventure, more life.

In the other cab, Val, Earl, and Kate sat in the back, while Rhonda enjoyed the luxury of the front seat. They were almost to he resort, when they hit a huge hole in the road. Rhonda bounced heavily, and gave a huge moan, grabbing her stomach.

"Rhonda whats wrong?" Val screamed, sitting forward.

"My water just broke!" She exclaimed looking at her lap.

"Where's the nearest hospital?" Earl yelled at the driver.

"The resort." the driver answered laying on the gas.


Hours later, Val walked out of the delivery room, and down the hall to his friends. The small hospital had been added to the resort, since most people stayed there, and worked there. In addition, it was only twenty minutes from town.

"It's a girl!" He cried to his friends. They jumped up and started yelling and laughing. Earl gave his best friend a massive hug. Burt even smiled and shook Val's hand. The women all gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"How are Rhonda and the baby?" Mindy asked through tears.

"Great. Just great."

"What did y'all decide to name her?" Grady asked.

"We haven't yet." Val answered.

"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go see them." Heather said. The whole group practically bounced down the hall, full of excitement, without a care in the world.


On the other side of the island, six miles away from the resort. Something stirred underneath the sand. A small hump rose, and started down the beach. Suddenly a Graboid broke the surface with a loud cry and dove back down into the soil.

A whole mile down the beach, Juan Santiago and if girlfriend Anita Sanchez heard the sound, and it scared them half to death. They had never heard anything like it before in their lives, and knew it was no local animal. They stood, trying to see where the sound came from. Once they the hump moving through the sand was close enough to be illuminated by the dense firelight, they made a break for the pickup truck parked by the small gravel road.

"Hurry, Anita!" Juan yelled in broken English. They had almost make it to the truck, when the Graboid came out of the ground underneath, knocking the truck on its side. Anita screamed when she saw the tentacles course from its mouth. Juan was shocked into silence when his girlfriend was pulled beneath the ground.