Disclaimer: Jurassic World/Park or any characters, plots or similar dialogue isn't mine. However, I do own my OC, Clarissa Young.
After a few more stops on the monorail, the two girls who'd been eying up Zach got up and left. They'd let out numerous sighs and giggles throughout the journey trying to capture Zach's attention. He liked that the girls were aware of his presence and attractiveness. You could tell from the way he'd smirk suddenly or eyes would twitch slightly. Clary wasn't going to deny the obvious and pretend she didn't find Zach handsome. Because he was. However, Clary wasn't going to mention it or start to like him for it on two reasons. 1. She really didn't want to boost his ego up any further and 2. Looks aren't everything. According to the girls, it seemed in their minds it was.
The three agreed to go on the Gyrosphere, a round glass ball that held either two or three people giving you 360 degree view of the dinosaurs on the safari like path. Zach and Gray had wristbands which let them get to the front of queues etc. Clary had a wristband as well - all members of Jurassic World staff and family members were given priority - even though she never used it.
Gray had began to talk to Clary about how the dinosaurs were de-extinct. They started a productive conversation about the science behind it all. Clary knew how they were produced by heart. She had grown up her whole life constantly talking about dinosaurs. Some may think she'd have gotten sick of them but not Clary. She loved them, always had. She still had her 'My Little Book of Dinosaurs' book on her desk in her apartment.
From the time Clary had gotten to know Zach, she'd notice how his eyes would naturally find a girl or a groups of girls. It seems his mind was set on grabbing a girlfriend or at least a girl friend. Clary, while not caring, found it quite insulting. She couldn't shake the feeling that for some reason she wasn't good enough. Was there something wrong with her? Ignoring these pathetic and mindless thoughts she continued listening and engaging with Gray.
"The soft tissue is preserved because the iron in the dinosaur's blood…"
"Generates free radicals which are highly reactive. Yeah, I know this stuff." Clary grinned as Gray continued.
"The proteins and the cell membranes get all mixed up and act as a natural preservative. DNA can survive for millennia that way. Even if the amber mines dry up, they'll still have bones-" Gray was swiftly cut off by Zach, eyes still boring holes through the girls' skin.
"Shut up." Zach's hand flew out a sightly hit Gray in the chest. Not hard but an obvious warning. Clary's eyes narrowed at Zach. What was his problem? Gray glanced at the girls; he knew what Zach was doing. Zach went back to staring at them, looking like a complete and utter fool.
"Why is he staring?" Clary whispered to Gray. He shrugged.
"No clue." Zach didn't stop and Gray found himself growing frustrated.
"What do you think is gonna happen from you just staring at them?" Gray asked, rather loudly.
The girls giggled and smirked, moving past them to get on the ride.
"Thanks, man." Zach pursed his lips in anger. He couldn't get anything done with him around.
As the girls hovered away in their Gyrosphere, the next one pulled up. Three empty seats ready for boarding. Gray climbed in first, eager to get in and see the dinos. After him came Clary in the middle then Zach It was probably a good thing too, with Zach and Gray fighting all the time or more so Zach fighting Gray.
Before the door closed, Clary poked her head out, leaning over Zach.
"Jamie," Clary regarded the staff controlling the ride with a sickly sweet smile, "If you could be a doll and not tell my mother about this."
Jamie rolled his eyes, gloomily. "You know I'm not supposed to do that. If I'm caught…" He trailed off, meaning he'd lose his job. What he didn't know was that the end of that day, everyone was losing their jobs.
"I didn't see you, if you didn't see me?" Clary did her best and put on her puppy dog eyes.
"Fine." Jamie closed the door to the Gyrosphere and sent them on their journey. "Enjoy the ride."
Jamie hated his job. A master's degree in paleontology and all the knowledge someone of his age could need of dinosaurs and he gets stuck running the Gyrospheres. But he'd rather that than no job at Jurassic World at all. The employee phone rung out on the control panel and Jamie sluggishly picked it up.
"Hello?"
A startled, anxious voice spoke on the other end. They were rushing and panicking. Phase One, real life. It was actually happening. An asset was out of containment.
"Seriously?" He asked, although he knew they weren't kidding. He turned to look at the mass of people crowded around whose lives were now in grave danger. Risk of being killed and/or eaten alive. Quickly, putting the phone down, he addressed the crowd.
"Sorry, folks. The ride is closed. Everyone needs to proceed to the monorail and exit towards the-" Jamie sighed. They just weren't listening. "Come on, guys, I just work here." He whined in desperation. Still, the rowdy crowd continued shouting and yelling at the poor man.
A large stretch of green covered the land but there were no dinosaurs. Unusual, Clary thought. From what she'd heard the Gyrosphere was the park's best and most popular attraction which was usually packed with people and dinosaurs. All of a sudden, the small screen by Clary's knees came to life and a man wearing lab coat and goggles appeared.
"Hey, there. I'm Jimmy Fallon. Welcome aboard the Gyrosphere, an amazing machine made possible by science. Your safety is our main concern. Which is why you're behind our invisible barrier system...which protects you from things like Dilophosaurus venom. One drop of this can paralyze you, so watch out. Is this real? It is?" The man collapsed. Clary had heard of Dilophosaurus before. In the first Jurassic Park, which she agreed with Lowrey was the original bomb, the guy who caused everything to happen, Dennis Nedry, was killed by one. They found his body covered in the venom in his car. To be honest if he hadn't screwed things up, Jurassic Park might still have be around today. "And for added protection, each vehicle is surrounded by aluminum oxynitride glass. So tough, it can stop a point 50-caliber bullet. The Gyroscopic technology will keep you upright at all times…"
The man explained the science behind the Gyrospheres. He rambled on and on, boring all three kids. Gray groaned.
"Where are they?" He craned his neck and swivelled around trying to capture a glimpse of a creature.
"Oh, man." Zach smiled as they turned a corner. It was beautiful. The sun was blaring down, the vibrant green wildlife blooming and the animals themselves. Amazing. They roared and made the strangest but most intriguing noises, their tailed swished and mouths chomped. Clary was used to the smaller baby dinos in the petting zoo and her, Barry and Owen's raptors: Blue, Charlie, Delta and Echo. For a full whole minute, there was silence. Silence as the three absorbed the beauty before them and smiled around in wonder. It was only interrupted by the annoying synthetic voice stating, "Due to technical difficulties all our exhibits are now closed. Please disembark all rides and return to the resort."
Clary frowned. They never closed the rides for anything but drills. What was going on? She pulled out a small radio that Clary always kept in her hoodie pocket. She tested it out, trying to reach out for Owen.
"Owie? Owie? Owen? Hello, is there anybody there?" Clary tapped the device and help it to her ear. Now she was worried.
"The radio isn't working." She told the other two boys in the glass ball with her.
"It's probably nothing." Zach said leaning back, enjoying the ride.
Gray sighed, he was and looked extremely upset and disappointed. Zach looked at his brother.
"Come on, we can stay out a couple more minutes."
"But they said it was closed?"
"Aunt Claire gave us special wristband, right? Clary has one too. We're VIP, dude. It'll be alright, won't it, Clary?" Clary was unsure but decided to give the situation the benefit of the doubt.
"Yeah. Why not?"
"Come on. It'll be fun." Gray nodded. It would be fun. With that Zach pulled the handle in between himself and Clary and moved them along, much faster than they previously were.
While all this was happening, Claire Dearing stood in the control room, observing the camera feed. She witnessed a little girl being reunited with her mother. It reminded her of her two nephews, currently unaccounted for. Quickly, she turned away from the heart warming sight and grabbed her phone from her pocket and quickly poked Zara's number into it. The dial rung out and almost immediately the phone picked up.
"Hello?"
"Zara? I need you to bring the boys back to the hotel right away."
"I don't know- I've been looking everywhere for them." Zara was out of breath and her voice reeked of anxiety and fear of mostly losing her job. She lost her boss' nephews in a time of complete crisis.
"Slow down. I can't hear you." Claire wasn't sure if heard Zara right. More like she didn't want to hear her right.
"I can't find Clarissa and oh my god. Zach and Gray, they've run off."
"They what?" Claire's heart raced. She had to find them. Now.
Zach's phone started to ring. He tugged it out of his pocket, taking some time due to his awkward position. He slid the green answer button along and greeted the caller.
"Hey, Claire."
"Zach, thank God. Is Gray with you?" Claire sighed with relief.
"Um, yeah and Clary. I can't really hear you. We're in the hamster ball."
"Clarissa?" Claire sounded surprised. "Okay. Zach, listen to me. I need you, Gray and Clary to- Hello?"
"Hello?"
"Zach?" The phone call ended, the signal jammed. Zach shrugged. Again, it was probably nothing.
"What happened here?" Zach exclaimed as they approached a large grey gate. Battered and damaged, the gate was nearly off it's hinges. From the looks of it, this was restricted area.
"Guys. Off-road." He grinned, excited by the idea.
"Oh my gosh, yes!" Clary reciprocated the grin and clapped her hands together. They both turned and looked expectantly at Gray.
"But they told us to go back." He furrowed his eyebrows confused as to why the two wanted to disobey the orders. For Zach it was so he could show Claire she wasn't a good aunt and that he didn't take orders from her. Clary, her mother. To prove she wasn't afraid of her and that she didn't respect her enough as a guardian figure.
"I'm just worried you're not getting the full Jurassic World experience." Zach tried to justify what he was about to do. He put his finger to his lips and shushed Gray. Before, moving them into the dark, deep forest, Zach winked at Clary. Then they were off.
We turned a corner of a slightly visible path; it might not of even been a path. They'd never know. Gray was constantly on the lookout for staff or 'police' terrified that they'd be arrested.
"No, no. Bad idea, bad idea." Gray rushed.
Zach rolled his eyes, "Great idea."
"No! We're gonna get arrested. They'll shave our heads, and we're gonna have to make root beer in the toilet." Gray was panicking, there was no doubt about that. Getting arrested was the least of their problems.
"I'm pretty sure that no matter what happens, that won't happen." Clary snorted.
"Yeah, what are you going on about? There. You see? I told you and you're welcome. Up close and personal… with four dinosauruses." Zach indicated to four animals in front of them with his hand.
"It's actually pronounced dinosaurs." Clary nodded, raising her eyebrows and biting her lip.
"Ankylosaurus. That's the type. Plus we really shouldn't be here. What are you talking about, Zach, there's five dinosaurs." Clary looked properly at the scene in front of her, examining the entire area. There were, in fact, five dinosaurs.
"Aren't you supposed to be a genius or something? Look. One, two, three, four." Zach retorted.
"Five." Clary finished, petrified. Realising that there was no fifth dinosaur in front of her but it was in the reflection of the Gyrosphere.
They could all hear the low rumble in the back of its throat as they slowly and carefully turned around. The light from the sun blinded the three until an ear piercing and gut wrenching roar echoed through the deserted forest. The dinosaur was bigger than a T-Rex and looked slightly different: it had a larger mouth, blood red eyes, longer and more muscular arms. In addition to this, rows of spiky scales along it's neck and spine stood out, sharp as a needle.
"Go, go, go!"
Before any of them could react, the dinosaur kicked the Gyrosphere and they went spinning. Round and round.
"Hold it together." Zach whispered, not sure if he was talking to the others or himself.
Zach's arm instinctively flew over Clary and Gray, pushing them both against the hard metal chairs. Gray screamed and his face screwed up and contorted so it looked like he was going to burst into tears at any second. After what seemed to be forever, the spinning stopped. Each of the teens' faces had turned a sickly, pale white and their hearts pounded against their ribcage so hard they thought their own hearts were going to fly out of their chest. Clary hugged Gray to her as Zach put his arm round them both.
"Drive, drive! Go!" Zach pulled the handle once more and the ball moved forward only to be flung back as the Ankylosaurus' tail hit the front of the ball, smashing, but not breaking, the screen.
"Shit!" Clary shouted through her gritted teeth. The Gyrosphere stopped as it bounced of a tree trunk but the three were upside down. Clary's head ached as all the blood rushed to it. Her hair dangled in messy waves, gravity doing its job. She groaned and squeezed her eyes shut. What was they going to do? Where they going to die? What the fuck was this thing? The dinosaur let out another massive roar, making Clary's head hurt even more as she tried to conjure up a plan on how to save their lives.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who followed, favourited and reviewed after last chapter. They were so supportive and encouraging! I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. The action is only just starting! Again, if you have time please leave a review, I'd love to hear what you guys think and if you have any questions or want to see more of Clary head on over to my tumblr - lydiamxrtn . tumblr . com
