Disclaimer: It has been a while since I've done one of these things, so I'm doing one for this chapter. I don't own Jurassic Park. Only things that I own are this story line, the plot (so far) and Darla and Kelly. Oh and thanks to some reviews I've decided to go ahead and drive this story to the JP3 movie. Slowly. I've got plenty of time.
Chapter Four: UnderstandingXXXXXXXXXXXXXXA few more weeks passed by in almost a blur. Kelly and I had become even closer to the raptor pack. They seemed to accept us wholeheartedly and in a way, made us a part of them. It was a little strange at first, but it didn't take long for my sister and I to get accustomed to this. We even took turns on some of the hunting parties more often now that my wound had fully healed.
Selene's injured leg had healed quite nicely as well. For that I was grateful. I had spent many nights afraid that she'd get an infection. My lack of sleep had caught the Alpha females attention and she wasn't happy with it.
Many a night she stayed right next to me watching. Kind of hard to sleep if you know that someone is staring at you, shoot, I'd end up waking up and stare right back at her. Selene would coo at me for a second, before lying her head gently down in my lap, closing her eyes. I knew she was waiting for me to go to sleep. Mainly because her breathing wasn't even as one's breathing would be when they sleep. Of course, I'd end up doing what she wanted. There was no need in worrying the Alpha of the pack. She never had to worry about Kelly falling asleep, she did it willingly and never had trouble doing it either.
Flashback…"This is nuts!" I declared into the night air, alerting my sister and the pack.
Kelly came over and put a hand on my shoulder. "What's nuts?"
I rolled my eyes. Sometimes my sister could be really, really dense. "Nothing," I lied. What was the point in letting her know what was wrong with me? She'd just get Selene to come over and have her put me into a more peaceful mood. Trust me! It has happened before and I never like it! It's like the Alpha female and my sister are partners in crime or something along those lines.
However, luck was not with me as Selene made her way from the creek and over to the tree that I had claimed as my own little place to be. She cocked her head to the side, a look of concern inside her eyes. Only problem was I didn't know what she was concerned about!
"She can tell when you're distressed about something, Darla," Kelly pointed out. "We're bonded to them, remember?"
Kelly didn't have to put it quite like that. I knew that we now shared a special bond with the pack, but still I didn't like having my sister throw it in my face as if I hadn't known it at all.
End Flashback…Yep, we were bonded to each other. Thrilling, yet strange all at the same time. One would have believed it possible to be bonded or connected to such animals. Well, it was!!! Kelly and I were proof of that…I think.
Getting up from my resting place, I made my way out of the nesting area, only to stop at hearing hissing sound. Looking back I saw Selene making her way towards me. I'm guessing she didn't want me going. Well, to be honest, I didn't really feel like going, but something was telling me that I needed too.
"Hey, I'm not going to be gone a long time," I said as she came to stop in front of me. "I promise. Now please don't try stopping me."
Selene just stared at me. It was a little unnerving to be honest. I don't think I was ever going to be really used to having a raptor just stare at me like that. No, I might after a while. Oh, who the hell really knows? Because I sure as hell don't.
My raptor friend stepped around me and nudged me forward towards the nest. All right, for one thing I'm not a baby raptor and I'm not a herd of cattle either. But I'm starting to feel like right now.
"What? You don't want me to go," I questioned, holding a hand up to keep her from pushing me anymore. Yeah, really dumb thing to ask there kid. Why don't you just ask her what two plus two is? Okay, that doesn't make any sense.
(You're telling me!!!)
Selene cooed at me. You know, I will never really figure out how raptors are able to coo and I don't think I'll ever be able to really know the answer to that. All right, need to get back to the matter at hand here!!
"Come on," I whined. "It's not like anything's gonna happen alright. I'm not going to be gone long you know and…it won't be that dangerous." Oh, how reassuring I sound right now. If Selene was human, she'd call me a damn idiot and that I didn't know what I was talking about. Good thing she wasn't human than.
She didn't look to damn convinced, but how the hell are you supposed to convince a raptor that you'll be safe where danger can be around every freaking corner? Someone mind telling me that, because I'd sure like to know the answer.
"Please? I'm taking protection," I added, holding up my Browning's and daggers. "All right." I had no clue as to why I was even bothering showing my means of protection to her. It wasn't like the Alpha really cared. I was a part of this pack and in a way that meant that I'd have to have her permission to go anywhere. That went for Kelly too. But my little sister would have to get mine first before approaching our leader here. Not like I was going to let Kel go wondering around here by herself.
My dear friend reluctantly let me go. I knew she had reasons for wanting me to stay, only thing was I didn't know those reasons actually were. That's really damn helpful. Not!!
Walking through the thick forest, I began to think that maybe, just maybe I should have taken one of the pack members with me 'cause I had no fucking clue, excuse my French, as to where I was going. If I remembered this all correctly, I had seen a compound of sorts when Kel and I had first arrived here. Only problem now was, finding this place and seeing if it had anything that we'd be able to use or eat. Frankly, I'm getting a little tired of having Dino burgers every day.
A few trees and twenty minutes later, I found myself standing in a rather…old, rusty, dumpy, really needing a cleaning lady facility. Yep, I was definitely at the compound we had seen two years ago. I had to ask myself why we never remembered that this place was close by was beyond me. The broken glass on the ground.
Looking over I saw a few broken down, rusted looking jeeps parked in the area. I wanted to say 'front yard'. Hell, that's what it looked like to me. A rednecks front yard. Only thing missing was a motor swinging from a tree, oh and a guard dog chained to a close line. Watching way to much Jeff Foxworthy. Comedy shows are really beginning to rub off on me. Either that or I'm a damn redneck!!! Probably am. Oh, yeah that's something to focus on when you're in dangerous area. Hello!!! Pay attention to your surroundings!!! Death could be knocking at the door!
Taking a cautious glance around, I made my way towards the entrance to the building not really sure if I had to even open the front door or not seeing as how the windows were broken. Hell, I could just slip through one of those and being the person that I was, did.
I grimaced at the sounds of cracking glass as I took a few steps inside seeing an information desk up ahead and nearly wanted to laugh at the idea of going up there and ringing a bell for help. Who in the hell was going to show me around a place that looks like it came from ancient Romania? Was that even a good comparison? Oh, who the hell cares, because I don't?
"All right," I whispered, not wanting to alert any possible threats in the area that food had arrived. "Now where the hell am I going to find medical supplies and a possible food pantry? Ah! I'll try looking down stairs, if I can find stair in this place that don't look like they've been fixed to kill me once I step on them."
Didn't take me very long to find the stairs to lower levels.
Descending down them, I nearly gasped in slight wonder and horror at the sight of all the scientific machines. No these things were used to create dinosaurs. Actually more like playing god. Bad thing was, I wasn't too damn sure just what all these gadgets were called and in a way, I had no intention of finding out what they were called.
I allowed a momentary emotion of rage to fill me as I found some failed dinosaur experiments. They looked to be baby raptors. Perhaps that's what gave me the urge to want to kill someone. I loved those animals and seeing failed 'experiments' of them really pissed me off!!!
"Someone should have used the scientists as experiments," I grumbled, going into another room.
A smile graced my lips as I found just what I wanted.
"Who in the hell knew that there'd be medical supplies right near an experimentation room," I softly laughed, sliding the bag off my shoulder and filling it with bandages, peroxide, and some other things. Why they had peroxide in a place like this was beyond me?
Grunting, I slung the bag back onto my left shoulder groaning at the weight of it. I had managed to find some food in this joint and stuck it in at the bottom of the bag. Interestingly enough, they had candy and soda machines in this place, even though they weren't exactly operational anymore. Disappointing and annoying all at the same time.
I froze as a chill suddenly hit me in the spine. Something was really, definitely off. Normally I'd shake off these kinds of feelings. Hello! I had become a member of a pack of raptors so this shouldn't have been anything new, but this particular feeling couldn't be shaken off. Especially after hearing a roar echoing inside the walls.
All right, don't panic, I thought, calming my suddenly rapidly beating heart. Hearing the roar again made me want to suddenly take off in a damn run. It sounded like a Velociraptor, but it was a little deeper in tone. No, it wasn't raptor. No, not a raptor…okay, think. Shit! Scratch the thinking and just get the hell out of this place before you become someone's fucking dinner! I mentally congratulated myself on the usage of language I had been using lately.
Not bothering to dwell on anything, other than leaving, I instantly took off in a sprint wanting to get out of there as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, fate was not going to be kind to me and I ended up turning a corner that had the raptor-like creature in and I instantly froze on the spot. A highly stupid move because this would give this damn animal all the more time to attack and see me! Stupid move, but hey! I'm human here! Last time I had checked humans make mistakes.
The animal turned, it's golden eyes suddenly focusing on me and I realized I had made a very, very stupid mistake as I heard its menacing growl.
In this time, I ended up being able to identify this creature. Dromaeosaur! And if I remember from my research, it's in the same family as Velociraptors and all of the basic characteristics are still the same. My eyes widened upon this discovery. Holy shit! I'm in trouble!!!
Hearing the Dromaeosaur roar, I snapped out of my thoughts turned swiftly around and made like a freaking bullet back into the direction that I had come from. Wishing all the while that I had brought someone with me on this!!! Hell, I ended up leaving my rifle outside of the building like a damn idiot thinking that I wouldn't need it and there was no fucking way that I was going to try throwing a dagger at it!! With my damn luck, it wouldn't be injured by it. Dinosaurs had really tough skin and if I wanted to stop this creature from killing me, I'd be needing the rifle.
"This really sucks!!" I hollered into the air. Okay, yelling wasn't a good idea, but for some reason, my brain wasn't working correctly.
Within seconds, I found myself being thrown against a wall as a hard animal-like body rammed into mine. Thank the heavens, if there were any that I hadn't been knocked out. Scrambling onto my side, I screamed as I felt sharp teeth suddenly rip into my side.
Quickly, I drew a dagger from my waist and jammed it right into the Dromaeosaur's eye forcing it to let me go in a loud shriek and staggered to my feet to resume my feat of running to get the hell out of this place.
Feeling blood flow down my left side, I knew that the Dino had taken a small chunk of my flesh out after I had stabbed it. The only reason I hadn't passed out from shock was because of the sudden rush of adrenaline.
Next time! I'm going to pay attention to Selene! My mind shouted as my vision began to blur as I rushed towards what I believed to be an exit. I felt the breath in my lungs get knocked out as something hit me in the back and I hit the ground…hard. This is it…I thought, blacking out.
XXXXXXXXXXXHEHEHEHEHEHE!!! I am so fucking bad for making a cliffhanger like that, but it's a needed thing here. How else am I going to know if you're all hanging my the seats of your chairs if I don't toss one in? ^-^ Please let me know what you all think of this chapter. To be honest, I think this story is going fairly well. Oh and I'm sorry for taking so long at updating the story. I've been a little busy with work, but I promise to have chapter five up as soon as possible. Maybe today or in the next two days. Depends on if I get busy, which I hope doesn't happen. I'm loving this story way to damn much. ^^ Till next time fellow readers.
