Chapter 4
Mr. Kirby staggers into a tree after dad punched him.
"No, no, no! Please, stop, please." Mrs. Kirby says.
"It`s time you do some explaining Mr. Kirby." Dad says.
Mr. Kirby handed dad a picture of a boy around my age assuming it`s their son.
"We called everyone, we did everything we could, no one would help us. The Costa Rican government said this was a no fly zone. The U.S Embassy, that`s our U.S Embassy, told us to except the inevitable. Can you believe that?!"
"You let a 12 year old go parasailing alone?" Billy asked.
"No!"
"He wasn't alone he was with a friend." Mrs. Kirby explained.
"Alright so why me?" Dad asked.
"He said we needed someone who`s been on the island before." Mr. Kirby said pointing to Udesky.
"Yes, but I did not tell you to kidnap someone."
"I have never been on this island."
"Sure you have, you wrote that book."
"That was Isla Nublar; this is Isla Sorna, Site B." Billy said.
"You mean they`re two islands with dinosaurs on them?" Udesky asked.
"Yep" I said.
"How long have they been missing?" Dad asked.
"Eight weeks"
Dad rolled his eyes and turned his head to Billy and me.
"Billy, Grace. We go back to the plane, salvage whatever we can, then we make for the coast-."
"Dr. Grant, we`re not leaving this island without our son" Mr. Kirby interrupted.
"Then you can go look for him, or you can stick with us, as long as you don`t hold us up either way, you probably won`t get off this island alive." Dad said grinning at them.
We then left.
When we found the plane, the Kirby`s were doing things I could care less about, Billy was taking pictures, Mr. Udesky was rummaging through the plane. And dad was looking around to find something.
I soon found my bag. I opened it and saw most of my things still in there, a few clothes, some hair ribbons, my mirror, some snacks, and my stuffed elephant. Yes I`m 12 and still sleep with a stuffed animal.
I looked in the mirror. I had deep cuts on my cheek, forehead, and the side of my head. My hair was a mess; I guess my hairbrush fell out.
My bun was also falling out so I tried my best to fix it.
When I was done fixing my bun, I heard dad talking to Billy.
"How would you classify it Billy?"
"Well, it`s a super predator."
"Yep"
"Suchiminus. That snout."
"No, think bigger."
"Baryonyx?"
"Not with that sail" I said.
"Spinosaurus Aegypticus."
"I don`t remember that being on Ingen`s list." I said.
"That`s because it wasn't on their list, and that makes me wonder what else they`re up to." Dad said looking at Mr. Kirby struggling to put a backpack on.
"So, Mr. Kirby tell me, when you climbed K2, did you base camp at 25 or 30,000?" Billy asked.
"Huh?" I asked.
"Thirty thousand feet, we were pretty close to the top."
"You were about 1,000 above it."
"No, no that`s a common mistake."
"Mr. Kirby, there`s no such this as Kirby Enterprises is there?" Dad asked.
"I literally have no idea what the heck they`re talking about" I thought.
"It`s Kirby Paint and Tile Plus, plus stands for bathroom fixtures, we`re in the Westgate Shopping Center in Enid, Oklahoma."
"So I don`t suppose that check you wrote us is any good?" Dad asked.
"I will pay you matter what." He said trying his best to defend himself.
"This is good. This is good, here we are in the worst place in the world and we`re not being paid for it." Dad said as we were walking away.
"Now wait a minute, I`ll make this up to you, if you ever have to do a bathroom or a kitchen-."
"Eric!" Mrs. Kirby shouted after we walked for a few minutes.
I wanted to yell "shut up" but I just said.
"Quiet"
"Would you stop that? Dr. Grant says this is a very dangerous territory." Mr. Kirby said.
"Maybe we should split up or something, we could cover more ground."
I rolled my eyes and thought "Yep, these people would already be dead."
"Grace says that`s a bad idea."
"Dr. Grant says, Grace says" Mrs. Kirby repeated.
"What`s good about hiring experts if we aren't going to take they`re advice?"
"Yeah except they aren't looking for Eric they`re looking for the coast"
"Ok go ahead and scream, then when that Trycyclopots shows up don`t come crying to me."
"Don`t worry about that" She mutters under her breath.
"What?"
"Never mind"
"What did you say?" Then they started bickering again.
"If we split up, I`m going with you guys." Udesky says.
"Smart choice" I said to myself.
"I see something." I said pointing to a tree with something red and white.
We walked towards it and saw a parachute!
"Eric!" Mrs. Kirby shouted.
"Mrs. Kirby" Dad said.
"Eric!"
"Mrs. Kirby, the chances are remote they`re still in the vicinity."
Mr. Kirby picked up a life vest he found in the bushes.
"Young-adult" Mrs. Kirby read hugging it.
I looked around shortly and found what looked like a camera!
"Hey guys I found something!" I said.
"That`s my camera." Mrs. Kirby said taking it away.
"Wait, the battery`s dead."
"I got an idea." Mr. Udesky said taking the batteries out of his flashlight and putting them into the camera.
The screen came on with a kid playing Frisbee.
When the screen went black, Mr. Kirby said
"He`s alive, I know he is!"
"Can you fly one of those?" Dad asks Billy.
"Maybe, as long as the sail`s not torn."
"Well let`s take it. If we spot a plane, it might be a good way to get attention."
We started taking it down when I saw a skeleton swinging down to Mrs. Kirby!
"Mrs. Kirby, look out!" I shouted.
But she was too late. She screamed bloody murder and got caught so that made her scream more!
When she was untangled, she ran off screaming.
"Go after her Mr. Kirby." Dad said.
"Amanda, Amanda wait!"
While I was helping Billy put the parachute in his backpack, we heard Mr. Kirby shout
"Dr. Grant, you should look at this!"
We walked to where they were.
Dad walked ahead of us and was still like a statue.
"Dad?" I asked as I was next to him.
"What`s wrong? You look like me when I found the e-." I turned my head and saw nests full of eggs!
"Raptors" He says as he looks at me, takes my hand, and starts walking quickly with everyone else.
"We`re going to find him, you listening to me? We`re going to find him, the kid`s got resources, remember the time we tried to ground him?"
"Where`s Billy?" Dad asked interrupting Mr. Kirby.
I dashed back to the nests but dad grabbed my arm and had me stay behind.
Soon, he came back with Billy.