Unhappy Landings and the Spinosaurus

"Unidentified aircraft approaching Isla Sorna, this is San Juan Approach. You're flying in restricted airspace. Immediately turn to coordinates two…" The radio is switched off by the copilot.

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I look out the window of the plane and see the dinosaurs.

"My God, I'd forgotten." Dad says. I just give him a knowing glance and look at Billy. He looks like a little kid in a candy store.

"We did it, honey. We're here." I notice that Paul's tone is less of excitement and more of relief.

"Cooper, if you see anything, yell up." Udesky yells from up front.

"No, I thought I'd keep it to myself." I realize that they didn't come here to look at dinosaurs. They are looking for something else.

"I'm sorry. Everyone, if you lout out the left of the plane, you can see a whole herd of brachiosaurs. In fact, you can see in the front of the group, the alpha male grazing there." Dad goes on like nothing seems out of the ordinary.

"Udesky, Nash, how 'bout up front? You guys see anything?" Paul asks.

"Nothing yet, Mr. Kirby." My suspicions are proven right. They are looking for something specific.

"What do you mean-Mrs. Kirby, look. Out there you'll see a group of triceratops…" Dad is interrupted by the one named Nash.

"Mr. Kirby, we have a landing strip up ahead. You want me to put it down?" This definitely catches dad's attention to what is going on.

"No, no. I told you, I want to circle first see the whole island." Paul stresses.

"What do you mean set it down? You can't land here. What are you talking about?" Dad stands up demanding.

"Hold on. Hold on. I can explain." Paul tries to calm the situation.

"You cannot land on this island." I emphasize.

"It's gonna be fine. You just don't understand." Amanda says.

"Are you crazy?" We both ask at the same time.

"Sit down, please." Paul says. Out of the corner of my eye I see Cooper stand up. I automatically back down. I pull dad's arm but he resists.

"Dr. Grant, will you please sit down?" I watch as Cooper comes up behind him and gives him a knock on the head. Dad falls unconscious. I glare at Cooper and Paul. I sit down and fasten my seatbelt waiting for us to land on this God forsaken island.

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Billy and I sit in the plane waiting for dad to come around. I look out the window and see the men unloading huge weapons.

"I hate being lied to," I snarl through clenched teeth.

"They definitely did not come here to do just a fly over. I think they are looking for someone." I nod my head in agreement when I hear a groan and see dad coming around.

"Emily, tell me we didn't land." He states incredulously.

"Eric? Eric? Ben? Eric?" We hear Amanda using a megaphone.

"I think they're looking for someone." Billy states. We help dad up and head to the stairs. Paul turns to us.

"Oh, Dr. Grant, are you all right? I'm sorry we had to be so…" Dad interrupts him.

"Who hit me? Who hit me?"

"That would be Cooper." Paul says pointing to Cooper running into the bushes.

"What are they doing?" I ask.

"They're making up a perimeter to make this place safe. These guys are good." I give dad a glance. This place is far from being safe.

"On this island, there is no such thing as safe. We have to get back on that plane." Dad presses.

"Eric!" I look to Amanda and cringe. She is attracting all sorts of attention our way.

"Will you tell your wife to stop making that noise? That is a very, very bad idea." I tell him.

"Amanda!" Paul yells.

"Ben?" She keeps yelling.

"Amanda? Honey? Emily said that's a bad idea."

"What?" She turns and yells again.

"She says it's a bad idea!"

"What's a bad idea?" Her answer comes in the roar of a dinosaur.

"What was that?" Paul asks. We all look to the trees as another roar sounds.

"That's a tyrannosaurus." Billy says. I shake my head. I remember what that sounds like. This definitely sounds bigger.

"I don't think so. It sounds bigger." Dad says. We hear another roar and some gunshots. Udesky comes sprinting out of the trees.

"We have to leave! We have to leave now!" He yells.

"What's going on?" Paul asks. We hear another roar and more gunshots. We all run towards the plane.

"Get on the plane!" Udesky yells.

"What about the other guy?" Dad asks as he climbs up.

"Cooper's a professional. He can handle himself." A few more gunshots are heard. "Get in the plane! Hurry!" I sit down and strap in as the plane starts to take off.

"It's all right." Paul assures Amanda.

"Paul, we can't…" she starts but Paul puts a hand on her arm.

"It's all right. We'll just circle the island." I look out the front window and see Cooper come out of the trees. He starts waving for us to stop. The plane just goes faster.

"What are you doing?" I yell at the pilot.

"That's Cooper." Dad points out. Right before we get to him, a dinosaur comes running out of the trees. Nash pulls up on the stick.

"Oh, my God!" He yells as we make impact. Alarms start going off.

"Fuel cut off!" Udesky yells.

"We're going down!" Nash yells. Dad reaches across and takes my hand. I ready myself for impact. We start diving towards the trees. A wing gets ripped off and we are jolted to one side. The other wing is ripped off and we are jolted again. Finally the plane comes to a stop.

"You okay?" I hear Paul ask Amanda. I look over at dad and he gives my hand a squeeze. We are okay.

"We're okay up here." Udesky calls back. "Everyone just stay put. San Juan Approach, Mayday!" He starts calling for help.

"Who has the satellite phone?" Nash asks.

"I do. I got it right here." Paul says as he goes to his bag.

"I'm not getting anything. The radio's gone." I hear Udesky say. Dad goes over to the door and tries to open it. He gets it open a little. He closes the door and turns back to us.

"We haven't landed yet." All the sudden the plane lurches. We cling on to anything to stay standing.

"What was that?" Paul asks. Suddenly Amanda starts screaming. "Keep still! Keep still!" She screams again. "What? What is it? What?" She stops screaming as the plane starts to move forward.

"What is it?" Udesky asks. Amanda loses her balance and falls to the floor of the plane. Billy and Paul immediately grab her hands to keep her from sliding towards the cockpit.

"Hold it!" My eyes widen in shock as the cockpit of the plane is ripped away. "Hang on, everyone!" Udesky and Nash both try to get further in the plane as the dinosaur reaches in and grabs Nash's leg. "No! No! Help me!" We watch in shock as the dinosaur pulls him out of the plane. The dinosaur's head comes back up. Finally, Paul and Billy pull Amanda to her feet.

We all run to the back of the plane. The shift in weight makes the plane teeter backwards. We try to hold on as the plane falls to the ground. The tail crunches as we hit the ground. The plane tips forward and we all fall to the floor. It starts rolling and I just throw my hands up to cover my face as we roll. I find myself sitting in a seat after the plane stops rolling. Amanda takes one look at the dinosaur and starts running.

"Mrs. Kirby, come back!" Dad yells as he goes after her.

"Amanda!" Paul starts out. He takes one look at the dinosaur and runs back into the wreckage. Dad finally drags Amanda back into the plane. The animal starts pressing down on the top of the plane. I make sure that none of my limbs can be trapped by the seats. A lesson learned from the last time. The windows start breaking and I burry my face in my arms. I can feel the glass shards bouncing off the sleeves of my shirt.

Everything goes still for a moment before the nose of the animal breaks through the side separating us from our exit and my dad. One by one we jump across the seats to get to the other side and freedom.

"Follow me!" Dad yells as we run to some dense trees. "This way!" He changes directions. The quick change in direction causes my knee to flare angrily. I look back and see the dinosaur getting closer and I push myself to run through the pain. "In here!" We run through some trees and the dinosaur can't go any farther. We run a little ways more before stopping. "I think we lost him." Dad says trying to catch his breath. I bend over and massage the tension out of my knee. The pain slowly dissipates. In the back of my mind, I wish I had brought my brace. Dad turns and pulls some grass away. We are confronted with the carcass of an animal.