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Set after Jurassic Park III and before Jurassic World.
Chapter Two: Operation Eidyia.
"Are you sure that you don't mind looking after him?" Clara asked climbing out of the car and looking towards her friend, she would be gone for six months and Taylor had offered to look after her cat while she was gone. The tabby cat was very unlikely to cause too much trouble while Clara was away but she didn't want anything to happen to him while she was gone on the expedition.
There was no way that she could ask her siblings to watch him especially since they had no idea where she was going; she had managed to keep it a secret in the six weeks since she had signed the contract. It certainly helped that her siblings and parents were all back in England, they wouldn't have any clue that she had gone to the island until she had come back.
"Not at all… he's lovely and I could use the company while you are gone," Taylor replied knowing that the tabby wasn't likely to cause her too much grief while his owner was away. The cat had been happily sleeping in his basket when they had left the apartment and he looked so much like a kitten that Taylor couldn't help but coo over him sometimes.
Clara pulled her bag from the car and hoped that she had everything that she needed, she didn't want to forget anything while she was away and there would be no coming back for it. Setting her bag down at her feet, Clara hugged Taylor knowing that it would be months before they saw one another again and they were so used to seeing each other nearly every day.
"Be careful," Taylor murmured, she had been surprised that Clara had been willing to join this expedition and she hoped that her friend wouldn't get eaten. Sure, Jurassic World was one of the places that she'd love to visit but to travel to an island where the dinosaurs weren't in a controlled environment wasn't her idea of a trip.
"And write to me when you can," Taylor insisted pulling back from Clara, this was as far as she could go with her and the dock seemed rather busy; she would be keeping an eye out for an email whenever she had the chance. Her job as a dental receptionist wasn't much but it was a job and she would much rather have that than do what Clara was about to do which seemed crazy to her.
Clara nodded her head and closed her eyes, if everything went well then, she would certainly have some tales to tell when she came back. Picking up her bag, Clara waved to Taylor before she walked away and towards the check in point; she didn't want to be late and she was hopeful that she wouldn't get herself into trouble on the first day.
The security checks were very thorough and Clara was surprised with how extensive they were; they searched her bag and did a pat down check before even allowing her near the ship to sign in. Everything had a military feel to it and Clara felt very aware that some of the men around her where staring; she was hopeful that she would run into another woman eventually.
"Let me help you with that," a voice called approaching Clara after her final check as she moved to get her bag, she looked up to see a man approaching her from the next check-out. She quickly shook her head; her bag wasn't too heavy and she was able to handle it just fine; she wasn't going to let anyone think she couldn't handle her own things.
"Clara Murphy," Clara said introducing herself with a smile, he didn't look military to her and wasn't dressed like the soldiers around them; she was sure he was a part of the research team like she was and she wondered who else was. Masrani hadn't said much about the team that he had put together or who he had included in it.
"Daniel Conrad," the man replied shouldering his own bag before the two of them started to walk towards the check in point; everyone was preparing to board the ship and there was still quite a bit to be loaded before they departed. Everything was state of the art and Clara couldn't imagine how much this had all cost; she doubted that it was cheap and she hoped that the expensive equipment would keep them safe. Approaching the check point, they joined the line that had formed to get onto the ship; it wasn't that long and it seemed to be moving quickly as people reported for the expedition.
"John Williams… Equipment Specialist," the receptionist said allowing the man to step onto the ship with his duffle bag thrown over his shoulder. He was quite tall and Clara blanched at the sight of him, she hadn't known that he was going to be here and she wasn't looking forward to seeing him face to face.
"Sunita Lin… Photographer," checked the receptionist nodding to the woman who was messing with her camera before she had walked away; her eyes never leaving her work as she tried to get her camera on the right setting. Her long hair was tied back and her glasses slide down her nose as she walked, her eyes ever focused on what she was doing causing her to nearly walk into some soldiers that walked across her path as she boarded the ship.
"Nathan Hawkins… Botanist," the receptionist mused bored, he had been doing this all day and he was growing rather tired of it; it felt like he had checked in over a thousand people since he had taken his position an hour ago. Nathan nodded his head before scurrying towards the ship, he wanted to get settled and check everything was perfect before they left; he didn't want any hiccups ruining this for him. Handing over her own papers, Clara couldn't help but feel rather nervous about this; she had never done anything like this before and she hoped everything would be okay.
"Clara Murphy… Analyst," the receptionist murmured nodding his head so that she could continue to the ship; there weren't many people left that had to sign in and everyone that would be going on the expedition was nearly all accounted for. The crew listing for this mission was a large one and the fact that they had somehow manged to keep entire operation a secret from the press was a surprise. Everyone in attendance had to sign a non-disclosure agreement so that they couldn't talk to anyone about what they were going to do in case anything leaked to the media.
"Daniel Conrad… tracker," the receptionist said making Clara furrow her brow and turn to look back at Daniel, that certainly wasn't what she had expected him to be doing here. She wasn't sure what he might have come here to do and Clara guessed that the whole tracker thing made sense now that she thought about it.
"Analyst?" Daniel asked stopping beside Clara for a moment before they both headed onto the ship together; it wasn't what he had been expecting but he guessed that he could see it. The two of them made their way up the ramp and he couldn't help but wonder just how crazy everyone here had to be to agree to come on such a trip.
"I'm here to document the trip," Clara replied with a shrug, she had worked in a museum before this and she knew that it was important that everything they did was documented properly. Daniel nodded his head and followed her onto the deck, he paused at the sight of the military men that all seemed to be waiting for their orders; he doubted that all of them would be coming to the island with them. It was going to take them a week to get to the island and that time would be spent on the ship getting to know each and every one of the crew.
"I am Colonel Packard," Colonel Packard said looking around the room and taking in each idiot that had signed up for this suicide mission; it was good money but not all of them would probably return. He had been surprised when Masrani had approached him to come and supervise this mission; his men where here to make sure that no civilian ended up being eaten. The sooner that this mission was done with, the sooner that they could all return to their lives and forget about dinosaurs; it wasn't like anything good could come from this.
"We are on a mission to study some prehistoric lizards that once ate some people," Colonel Packard continued, he knew the stories just as well as anyone else here and it was his job to ensure that everyone came back safely from the trip. Clara wrinkled her nose at his words, she found them rather distasteful and she wasn't looking forward to spending time around that man; people had died and the numbers spoke for themselves.
It was no secret that the place that they were traveling to was incredibly dangerous and Clara had no doubts that if there was anything that could go wrong then it probably would. Daniel was sat next to her with his arms crossed watching the Colonel as he spoke, he wasn't fond of what he was hearing and he was sure the speech could have been done better.
Listening to the safety talk, Daniel wondered just how much planning had gone into this entire mission; he had only been asked to join on a few weeks back and yet so much had already been prepared for the trip. Everyone was silent while he talked and the details of their security were slowly revealed to ensure that nothing could go wrong while they were on the island; it was going to be a long trip and they would all have to work together.
"And now I will hand you over to Mister George Peterson… the leader of this suicide mission," the Colonel said moving so that another man could take over and speak with the crowd that had gathered for this talk. The gathering had divided into two groups, the soldiers and the research team were sat on opposite sides of the room and it was very clear that there was going to be quite the divide on the team during this mission. They would have to rely on one another no matter what happened and there was no telling what was going to happen while they were stuck on an island full of dinosaurs.
"Welcome to Operation Eidyia," George said grinning, he couldn't wait to get started and this entire mission was a dream for him; he was sure that they were about to witness something that they could never forget. It had been a dream of his since he had first heard about the island and now he got to go and explore it while he had the chance to. This was a dream come true and he could only imagine what they would discover on an island that hadn't been disturbed by humans in fourteen years.
"I would like to thank each one of you for agreeing to take this journey with us… it will be a trip that none of us will ever forget," George continued before his attention moved to the map of Isla Sorna that was placed behind him. It was going to be an interesting six months and he had wished that they had been granted longer on the island but the Costa Rican Government weren't happy with the idea of a team being on the island as it was.
They were going to have to work hard if this trip was going to be a success especially if they wanted another chance at doing this; if this trip proved that they could be on the island and could do so without being killed then it opened so many doors for future trips to the island.
Main Cast List:
Irrfan Khan as Simon Masrani
Tom Hiddleston as Captain Daniel Conrad
Natalie Dormer as Clara Murphy
Jonathon Rhys Meyers as John Williams
Jing Tian as Sunita Lin
Corey Hawkins as Nathan Hawkins
Daniel Craig as George Peterson
Samuel L Jackson as Colonel Lorey Packard
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