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Set after Jurassic Park III and before Jurassic World.
Chapter Four: Isla Sorna.
Tying her blonde hair out of her face, Clara did a quick check to ensure that she had everything that she had brought with her; they had reached Isla Sorna and everything had sprung into motion. There ship would dock near the old InGen Special Operations Laboratory and from there they would disembark to set up their base further in land; they had to move several trailers and vehicles onto the island in one trip.
Stepping out of the cabin that had been hers on the trip to the island, Clara made sure that she had her bag before heading towards the deck so that she could catch a ride. The last thing that she wanted was to be left behind and forced to return with the ship to San Diego; it would be embarrassing and she doubted that she would be given a second chance to join the team.
"Clara," called Daniel approaching her with his bag, everyone had been given thirty minutes to collect their crap before they started to disembark the ship and he was impressed with how quick everyone was moving. The top deck was mayhem and everyone was scrambling to make sure that they were ready for what came next; no one wanted to leave anything to chance when they disembarked.
"What truck are you in?" Clara asked remembering how they had all been assigned transport the day before by the Colonel and they had discussed just what would happen today. There were four trucks, three cars and several trailers being disembarked and they didn't have time to waste waiting for anyone who was taking their time.
"Truck Five," Daniel said recalling his own assignment, he knew it was the same one that she was on and he was pleased that he got to spend more time with her. Clara had been rather distracted since she had started spending time with Sunita and Nathan but Daniel understood; she needed to focus on being prepared for
"I didn't see you at breakfast," Daniel questioned, he had looked for her that morning at breakfast and had been surprised not to see her at all; it was a big day but hardly anyone had come to breakfast that morning. He had been prepared to leave since last night and he hadn't really unpacked his bag since he had arrived on the ship; it gave him more time that morning to catch breakfast. The two of them approached the truck that they would be traveling on and found that they were the first of their group there; it helped that they were disembarking the trailers first.
"It's five in the morning… there was no way I was getting up at three to eat something," Clara said shaking her head, she hated early morning starts and she was going to have to get used to it while she was here. Daniel smiled at her words, it had been a pretty early start for them and he didn't blame anyone who would want to catch a couple more hours' sleep; the day had started extra early since they had to get a head start on setting up base camp.
Sunita and Nathan soon approached the truck and nodded to Clara as they joined the wait to get into the truck that would drive them onto the island. It was going to be a long morning and they didn't have time to waste, they would have a long drive to the place that had been selected as their base camp.
"Well, well, well… look what the cat dragged in," called John as he approached the team, he had suspected that he would run into Clara and he had to admit he was impressed that she had avoided him for so long. The ship was only so big and yet Clara had managed to avoid him since they had boarded; he had to wonder just where she had been hiding.
"John," Clara greeted stiffly, she was in no mood to play nice with her ex-boyfriend and she doubted that he would have anything nice to say to her after how things had ended for them. It had been two years since things had ended between them but every time that Clara saw John; she couldn't help but feel that he deliberately set out to be mean whenever he saw here. The others of their group seemed to sense that this wasn't going to be a friendly conversation and were a little surprised at how fast the dark cloud seemed to descend on them so quickly.
"How's Tamzin?" Clara asked trying to be polite, she wasn't going to allow her personal life to ruin this and she would just have to deal being around the man that cheated on her. It didn't help that they had been planning their own wedding before things had fallen apart and Clara had been left to pick up the pieces since John had just disappeared. Eyeing the man that had caused such tension to fill the air, Daniel had a feeling that he was going to be the source of quite a bit of trouble; there was just something about him that made him wary.
"She's good… busy planning our wedding for December," John replied smiling, he didn't even care how much that news might hurt Clara; he was happy and that was what matter to him right now. Clara swallowed thickly as she tried not to allow his words to hurt her, once a cheater always a cheater and she very much doubted that he was being faithful to Tamzin after everything that he had done to her.
The soldier that would be driving their truck arrived and didn't waste a moment to unlock the truck so that they could climb in and prepare to disembark the ship. John didn't say another word before he walked off feeling pleased with himself, he had picked the right woman and it seemed like nothing had truly changed for Clara since they had finished.
"Are you okay?" Daniel asked stepping closer to Clara, his blue eyes never leaving John even as he disappeared to find his own ride without sticking with his team. Sunita and Nathan shared a look before climbing into the truck, they had a feeling that the personal drama wasn't going to disappear anytime soon and they would have to deal with John eventually. The man had been nothing short of rude to them when they had tried to introduce themselves, he hadn't wanted to know and had spent most of his time with the military personnel that were with them.
"Never better," Clara said flashing him a small smile before she moved to climb into the truck, she wasn't going to allow John to ruin this for her and she knew that she would just have to deal with him being around. There wasn't much she could do about him being here and Clara hoped that she wouldn't see much of him while they were here; she doubted that he would actively seek her out after everything they had been through.
Daniel nodded his head before he followed her into the truck, he didn't quite believe her but he wasn't going to push; he was surprised that Masrani had hired exes that might cause problems on such a mission. Taking a deep breath, Clara set her bag at her feet before she pulled on her seatbelt and prepared for the trip; she didn't want to think about what being around John more than she needed to.
The truck slowly moved off the deck of the ship following the line of other trucks that were moving off the ship; it was slow at first but the moment that the trucks hit the sand of the beach things started to get moving. They quickly left the beach behind and headed into the jungle disappearing; the next time that they saw the ship was in six months.
The next six months were going to change everything that they knew about this island and Isla Sorna had many secrets that were just waiting to be discovered.
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