Chapter 7: I-Rex v. T-Rex

Delta and Echo hissed loudly at the Indominus before springing into action and jumping onto it. Claire pushed us children forward and we ran to the closest form of shelter; a souvenir store. Uncle Owen was shooting at the Indominus as we jumped into the busted window. We crawled to the farthest wall and huddled together. Claire sat by the window, watching the scene outside.

"We need more!" Gray stated suddenly; Claire looked back at him.

"More what?!" She asked, clearly not understanding him. I didn't either. More dinosaurs? I think the three we had were enough.

"More teeth!" He exclaimed, she stared for a minute before launching into action. She grabbed a flare from the emergency kit and the walkie talkie next to it. She turned to us.

"You three stay here…. It's going to be okay!" She whispered. I shook my head and got up.

"Let me come with you." I said. She shook her head,

"No! Your Uncle would never forgive me!" She replied, I shrugged and crossed my arms.

"That's not going to stop me... Besides, what happens if you trip on those crazy shoes." I replied. Someone else should go in case something goes wrong, that only makes sense right? Claire gave me a weird look, opening her mouth and then she shut it again.

"Nika, you should stay here." Zach said. I shook my head.

"We can't waste time by arguing. Let's go!" I sneaked over the wall, crouching against it as she followed me. She pointed towards the paddocks, I nodded. We both hopped up and ran, shockingly undetected by the beast. We bolted towards the paddocks, rounding every corner, picking up more speed.

"Lowery! Open paddock 9!" She shouted into the walkie, I smirked. She was either a genius or a lunatic… We shall find out…. I have to thank the adrenaline for all the running I did earlier, but now, my lungs were on fire. I leaned over to catch my breath, damn... I need to work out more.

"Do something with your life for once!" She shouted into the walkie. I gave her a shocked look. Where had that even come from?!

"What?" She asked,

"Just a little harsh…" I muttered. She didn't respond since the paddock began to open, she lit the flare and held it out. I held my breath as the ground began to shake. Rexy emerged from the darkness…

"Whoa…" I whispered, she was the oldest dinosaur at the park, having been here when the original was around, she still loved flares it seems. Claire and I backed away, turning to head back towards the boys. We sprinted as fast as we could, which impressed me even more with her shoes. I mean, wow... We rounded the corner where the Indominus was on the hunt... She tossed her flare at the Indominus and pulled me to the ground with her. Rexy lunged at the Indominus, breaking the T-Rex skeleton, and Claire and I separated as we fell to the ground behind Rexy's foot. I caught Zach's eye, he looked horrified. The two dinosaurs took turns biting each other's necks, causing much more damage to the area around them. I looked around for an escape, but I couldn't find one. Claire was scrambling away from the fight and as I went to follow, I felt something land on my right leg. I did my best not to scream as pain shot through my leg, dizzying me for a moment.

"Shit, shit, shit!" I cursed as I struggled to move forward, keeping an eye on the fight. It was hopeless. Time to play dead and hope they don't notice me... I lied down, trying not to cry. I didn't want to die...Uncle Owen was searching for a path, but he couldn't find one... Claire rushed over and pushed it off, and pulled me up to hide behind some rocks.

"Thank you!" I huffed. She nodded and we paused, attempting to catch our breath, when I noticed the fight was heading straight to wear the boys were hiding out. The beasts crashed through the wall, the three moved just in time. They looked up at us, Uncle Owen was examing all his options.

"RUN!" Claire shouted at them, they did just that and bolted towards us. Rexy was down, and the Indominus stalked towards her, placing a foot on her neck,

"We're done for…" I whispered. The Indominus was about to deliver it's final blow, just as a screech sounded and it's head turned towards us. We all twitched, ready to run. Blue jumped onto the Indominus' back, causing it to flail around. Blue kept attached though. She was just the right amount of distraction for Rexy to spring back up and attack as well. They crashed through another building.

"Move!" Uncle Owen shouted, I began to run, but collapsed when I tried to step onto my right leg. The others were a good 3 yards away before they noticed.

"Nik!" Zach gasped, instantly racing back to help me. Once I was standing, we stumbled after the group and made it just in time for the fight to crash into the building. Once it cleared away, we ran farther, watching as Rexy smashed the Indominus into another building. The pain in my leg was causing my head to swim. Blue and Rexy managed to tackle the Indominus to the ground. It crashed through Mo's cage and attempted to get up, just as it stood up, Mo leapt out of the water and chomped her jaws around its neck. She dragged it into the depths of her pool, disappearing.

"Go Mo!" I chuckled, Rexy turned to Blue, and the two shared a little moment before Rexy turned and walked away back into the jungle. Blue then turned her attention to us. Uncle Owen stepped forward and shook his head. Blue nodded before turning around and running off into the wreckage. Uncle Owen spun around as I fell down, the pain coming back full force. He walked over and inspected my leg, which now that I look closely, is slightly deformed.

"It looks broken." Claire stated, I let out a hiss as she poked it gently,

"That hurts!" I whined.

"Definitely broken." She nodded.

"There's no way you're walking on that..." Uncle Owen spoke,

"We'll stay here with her. You guys go and find a medic or something.." Zach motioned to him and Gray, who shook his head. Guess he still felt safer with Uncle Owen.

"Alright, be back in a flash." Claire nodded and the three walked away, leaving us with the gun just in case something else happened.

"You freaked me the hell out." Zach finally spoke, breaking the silence that had settled.

"I'm sorry…" I replied, he shook his head before pulling me into a tight hug. We stayed like that for who knows how long before he pulled away.

"I don't know what I would do if I ever lost you." He whispered, I gave him a confused look.

"Z, I'm fine… I'm not going anywhere…" I chuckled. He bit his lip and stared at me for another second. Before I could really comprehend what was happening, his lips found mine. I couldn't help but kiss back. Our lips moved in sync, and as cliche as it sounds, it felt amazing. Almost right.

"She's right over here." Claire's voice sent us flying apart, and soon Claire rounded the corner with some paramedics and a stretcher. I was loaded on and they carted me away. I'm not sure how much time had passed but eventually we were at the makeshift hospital and I was getting bandaged. They figured I had a sprained wrist, and my leg was broken in like 3 places. I also needed some stitches in on my stomach and arms... Nothing was for sure until we got back to the states. Soon, I was in a makeshift cast and on my way back to where Zach and Gray were.

"Nugget, you should have stayed with Zach and Gray." Uncle Owen said as we drove back to where the other guests were. I knew this was coming, I should have just gone alone.

"What if something had happened to Claire?" I asked.

"I get that! But... Nik... If anything had happened to you..." He shook his head,

"I'm sorry… I just wanted to make sure she was okay…. She was wearing high heels…" I whispered the last part, still utterly shocked she had survived all that she had in those things, he let out a laugh.

"They were pretty ridiculous shoes.." He nodded.

"What's going on with you two anyway?" I asked as the car came to a stop, he didn't respond as he hopped out and walked to help me out. It looked like I would be on crutches for all of soccer season, and I was super pissed about that. I wiggled my way through the people until I made it Zach, Gray, and Claire. I plopped next to Zach and waited.

"It's officially broken?" He asked.

"That's what the people are thinking! Nothing is for sure until we get back home... No soccer for me this year though…On the bright side, I have weapons for school." I shook my crutches. He let out chuckle.

"Very true. You could trip people in the hallway." He agreed.

"There are your parents!" Claire exclaimed, we all spun around, and there the Mitchell's were, walking towards the boys, Mrs. Mitchell was crying her eyes out as Gray jumped up and ran to her.

"Oh thank God!" She sobbed. Zach stood as well, hugging her next, before moving on to Mr. Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell then hugged Claire,

"I'm sorry!" Claire sobbed into her shoulder.

"No! Thank God you're okay!" She replied, I smiled at the scene. When they pulled away Mrs. M turned to me and grasped me in a hug, crying even more than I thought possible

"Oh I was so worried!" She sighed, I hugged her back, unsure of what to say back. I had given up on my Mom and Dad showing up, if they had even managed to reach them...

"What happened to your leg?!" She exclaimed as she backed away, snapping me back to reality.

"I broke it in like 3 places. No big deal." I shrugged, she shook her head.

"I'm just so glad you guys are okay!" She hugged Gray and I to her one more time. I looked over and saw Claire and Uncle Owen talking to one another.

"Oh, look! I think I hear wedding bells!" I pointed at them. She looked up just as the two were kissing.

"Aw!" She gushed, I laughed and we all just sat there, hugging each other until Claire and Owen walked over.

"Alright, I think we might be free to leave for the docks." He said, doing a quick headcount of everyone.

"Let's get going then!" Mr. Mitchell said. We all made our way to the docks and caught the ferry to Costa Rica.

"You two could just stay with us for the night, it's no big deal. Nik pretty much lives with us." Mrs. Karen said as we waited for a cab,

"Are you sure? I mean, Nik and I can just get our own room." Uncle Owen replied.

"You kept my kids alive… The least I could do is let you stay in the room." She replied. He looked me and I nodded.

"Alright, that's the plan." He replied. The cab finally pulled up and we drove to Walmart since all of our clothes were back at the resort. I grabbed some cheer shorts and t-shirts and we all grabbed some food before heading back to the hotel.

"This is going to take a lot of damage control…" Claire muttered, staring at her phone. Uncle Owen rubbed her back soothingly. We had finished dinner, and Zach, Gray, and I were now in our room. No phones or iPods kind of sucks.

"I'm going to ask Mom if we can watch a movie." Gray said before bolting into the room, leaving Zach and I alone. My mind instantly went back to the kiss.

"So…." I trailed off, he sat next to me, staring intently at my leg. Now that I had relaxed, sort of, my whole body ached and I was exhausted. Zach traced a stitched up cut lightly.

"So…" He agreed. Butterflies erupted in my stomach as he opened his mouth to fill the awkward silence that had settled around us. Was he going to tell me he loved me? Does he love me like that?

"The kiss was a mistake!" He blurted out. The butterflies disappeared, and a pain filled my chest...

"Oh…Right... Yeah..." I tried my best to sound indifferent. A mistake? Ouch...

"I mean… I'm dating Meg… I can't just… I need time…I need to think…" He said. I nodded and went to get up.

"I get it, I do. Um. I'm going to shower then go to bed..." I said, grabbing my clothes and a trash bag for my leg the best I could. Showering sounded like a good idea. And I wouldn't have to talk about this.

"Nik…" Zach sighed, going to help me. I shook my head and moved away from him, brandishing a crutch. I was not afraid to use it!

"It's fine Z… We were both a little out of our minds, we had just survived a raging monster… We weren't thinking straight. And you're right, you're with Meg. Who, I am sure is very worried since you haven't spoken to her in the last 12 hours…" I didn't let him respond as I shut the door to the bathroom and locked it. I tied the bag around my leg and hopped in the shower. I wasn't sure what I was feeling… I couldn't really cry… It's not like we were dating… So, why did it feel like he had just broken up with me? I remained in the shower until Uncle Owen came to check if I was alive. I dressed in my pajamas and plopped onto the bed closest to the bathroom.

"You okay? You only take long showers when something is bothering you." Uncle Owen sat at the foot of my bed. Zach and Gray weren't in the room. I didn't want to know where Zach was, but I am sure Gray was with their parents.

"I'm fine… Just a long day." I replied. He let out a chuckle.

"Yeah… Running for your life can take a lot out of you." He said, I nodded.

"When are we going home?" I asked.

"Tomorrow morning, you and I have the first flight out, Claire will be going home with Karen and them tomorrow afternoon." He replied.

"Awesome." I replied, he studied me for a moment.

"You're sure you're okay?" He asked,

"Yep! Just tired… Can I go to bed now?" I asked, he nodded and got up. He helped me get comfortable then kissed my forehead.

"Goodnight Nugget. Love you." He said,

"Night… Love you too…" I was already drifting off into sleep.


Alright, so, there's the last movie chapter! Let me know what you guys think! I will have the next chapter out in about a week or so. I'm in the process of editing it and writing the next one. Let me know what you guys want to see, I have a few ideas to bring back some people from the other movies, thank you AvengerFrost for the suggestion! So, R&R!

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