(A/N) From here on Dr. Sadler and Dr. Grant will be refered by their first names (Ellie and Alan), except for when one of the kids talks to them.
Chapter 3: Welcome to Jurassic Park
"Here we go," Cody said as he strapped himself in. Zack did the same. Across from them, London couldn't figure out which end of the seat belt to put into the buckle. She was about to just tie a knot in with the two ends. Cody tried to help explain while Maddie physically helped her buckle it.
"We'll be there by the time you figure this out," Maddie said with a smile as she tightened London's belt.
"Well I don't ever wear these things," London said in a whiny voice. "They always mess up my dress."
Maddie shrugged to herself and pulled out a book to read. London pulled out her PDA and began to shop for dresses on the Internet. Zack pulled out his ipod, and started listening to his favorite play list. Cody did the same as he also pulled out his text book and began to take notes for his report. Zack looked over at him. "Come on dude, you'll have plenty of time to do that later." He yelled over the music in his ears. Cody opened his mouth to respond but Zack turned up the volume on his ipod so it drowned out his brother's answer.
Two hours later, Cody looked out the window and spotted a mountain starting to rise up out of the water. Soon it was followed by several others as well as the rest of the island. "Zack! Zack! Wake up! Were almost there!" Cody said as he shook Zack awake, who had fallen asleep about a half hour earler.
"Huh? What?" Zack said groggily.
"Look out there, we're almost there!" Cody said. Maddie and London also looked out the window and watched as the island steadily got bigger and bigger in their window. Soon they could see waves crashing again the rocky coast and somewhat make out the vegitation below them.
"Please fasten your seatbelts," the pilot said over the intercom. "Well be landing in about 10 minutes."
Each of the kids checked their seat belts, and would soon be very relieved to have them on. The helicopter flew between a couple of mountains before dropping sharply. A second later the helicopter come to an abrupt stop before descending again. Zack hit his head on the ceiling. He rubbed his head and muttered under his breath. The rest of the kids laughed.
"You ok-" Maddie began to ask but was cut off by another drop,
Cody looked out the window as the helicopter did it again. Soon they were low enough to see the trees clearly. Cody's eyes twisted in confusion as his eyes momentarily fell on a particular palm tree near the helipad. "That shouldn't be here," he said softly to himself.
Finally after a few more jerks, the helicopter the helicopter the kids were in landed. A moment later, the other helicopter also landed on the helipad facing the one the kids' helicopter had landed on. The pilots shut down the engines and made the announcements to their passengers that it was safe to get up and out of the helicopter. Zack couldn't get out fast enough. "What happened there?" Zack asked John as he and the other adults climbed out of the other helicopter.
"Oh the thermals can get a wee bit violent," John replied. "So the helicopters have to drop rather fast."
"Yea, I could tell." Zack said, still rubbing his head.
"That was fun," Cody said with a smile to his brother, which was returned with a look. Cody cleared his throat. He walked away still thinking about that tree he saw. "I don't get it," he said to himself. "Those went extinct millions of years ago, how could there be one growing here?"
John he gathered the group up and led them to the door of the heliport, where they were met by three jeeps. Each was tan and had a black and red logo on the side that said "Jurassic Park." Each logo also featured a black T-Rex skeleton on a red background. Everyone climbed into a jeep. Zack and Cody climbed into a jeep with John and Donald. Maddie, London, and Ian climbed into a second. Elle and Alan climbed into a third jeep. A moment later the jeep sped through a gate in an electric fence. The gate itself was surround by a frame of concrete and had flashing red lights on top of it. The fence caused each of the twins' face to twist in confusion. They looked to John for an explanation but he was busy talking to Donald. A moment later he laughed as Donald turned away disgusted about something.
After a few moments the jeeps each drove by a few ferns that drew another look from Cody. "What?" he muttered as he grabbed a leaf. He noticed Ellie had done the same. The jeeps soon came to a stop in a clearance.
Zack glanced over to his right and his jaw dropped. "Uh...Cody..." he said breathing quickly.
"One sec Zack," Cody replied. "I don't get it, how can this fern be here?"
"Cody..."
"What?"
"Forget the fern!" Zack snapped "Look over there!" he pointed a shaky finger towards the other side of the clearing.
"What Za-" He began as he looked. His mouth dropped and his eyes grew to the size of golf balls. "Oh...my...God!" he muttered softly, air escaping him.
His eyes fell on a large animal. It had light brown skin, and walked on four huge legs. It mid-section was huge and its neck stretched about twenty feet above the rest of its body. On top of its head was a semi-circular shaped crest. It made its way out of nearby lake and towards a tree.
"A Brachiosaurus!" Cody breathed. He climbed out of the jeep and slowly walked forward followed by Zack. Each stared in awe as the dinosaur grabbed leaves from the top of the tree.
John smiled as the twins' reaction to seeing a real-live dinosaur was copied by everyone including Alan and Ellie.
"You actually did it..." Ian muttered softly.
Maddie and London stared at the dinosaur in awe as it chewed its food and let out a low roar.
"I-i-its a dinosaur," Maddie stammered to London.
"I don't get it, why'd Cody say these things stink?" London asked. Maddie ignored her as she continued to watch the dinosaur in absolute amazement. Ian and Donald each stayed in the jeep but still stared at the animal as if they were dreaming. Ian pinched himself to make sure he was awake.
"ZACK LOOK OVER THERE!" Cody yelled as he pointed to the lake. There were several more Brachiosaurus as well as a few other type large plant-eating dinosaurs including a few duck-billed dinosaurs. They roared playfully as they enjoyed the relief the water brought them. "IT'S A WHOLE HERD OF THEM!" Cody said, yelling again, and taking a few more steps forward, trying to make out each individual species.
"What's the fastest thing you got?" Zack asked looking at John.
"They've been clocked at various speeds," John replied. "The T-Rex topped out at about 34 mph."
"A T-REX?!" Zack yelled.
"You have a T-Rex?" He and Cody said in unison, each trying to control their breathing rate. The look on the twins' faces was as if Christmas had come early.
"I can't wait to see that!" Zack said. "I'll have that report done in five minutes." He looked at Cody. "And you just wanted to do homework!"
Cody ignored him. He was too pre-occupied with the Brachiosaurus, who had was now on its hind legs to reach the top of the tree. The earth shook as the dinosaur's massive body came back to earth after it had ripped the leaves from the top of the tree. The amazement in Cody's face grew as he and Zack attempted to keep their balance after the thunderous meeting between the dinosaur's feet and the planet's surface.
Alan's face held a similar expression when he also learned that there was a T-Rex on the island. He asked John the same question, just to make sure he had heard him right.
"We have a T-Rex," John replied with a smile. Alan grabbed his head and with some quick action from Ellie, safely ended up sitting on the ground without fainting. John smiled again. "Kids," he said. Zack and Cody looked over as did Maddie and London. "My dear doctors," John continued. "Welcome, to Jurassic Park."
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