Chapter 7
Asami was really happy she had gone for the 4-wheel drive on a jeep, she can't imagen how her little smart car back on the mainland would handle any of this. Korra was driving, Asami figured she'd know the best places to start. They were starting along the main path for the Sphere tours, which was a huge open game trail where the dinosaurs' liked to graze. They were climbing a huge hill, Korra was hoping they would be able to see out far enough to spot the kids with ease.
As they reached the top Korra stopped the car and both woman looked out in horror. The game trial was empty, except for the large dead bodies of the sauropods. Korra got out of the car, Asami following after her. There was no sign that the sauropods had been eaten, they had just been killed for the hell of it. The one right in front of the car lifted its head wearily; it wasn't dead yet. Korra walked slowly up to its head and gently bent down and stroked the poor creature's cheek.
"Easy now sweet one." Korra said softly as she kneeled down and pulled the sauropods head into her lap and held it. "Just close your eyes it will all be over soon." Korra said sweetly. Asami came over and laid a hand on the warm side of the dying animal. As Korra tended to the slowly fading dinosaur Asami looked out over the field where other bodies littered the ground.
"What kind of monster would do this? It didn't even eat them it just slaughtered them." Asami said in horror as she looked out over the. Korra was suddenly beside her.
"Andominous Rex, the monster this park created. It's not hunting for food it's hunting for sport, and it seems to be having a wonderful time." Korra said in a sad soft voice before turning and walking back to the car. Asami trailed after her as they got back in and drove off. Korra pulling a gun from the back seat randomly.
"Where the fuck did that come from?!" Asami asked as she looked into the backseat and noticed a bag and several more handguns. Korra looked over at her with a sly smile.
"Put them in while you were inside, I thought we might need them. Didn't think you'de have a…problem." Korra finished as Asami reached into the backseat and grabbed a gun. She checked it over before dismantling and redoing in a matter of seconds."Damn." Korra said eyes back on the field in front of them. "I was not expecting Rambo Sato over there." She said with an impressed chuckle.
Asami shrugged and looked straight ahead. "When I started working here I took some lessons. I thought it might be important to know something about guns, and fighting, and survival. You could say I'm a little overly prepared for the worst." Asami said without a smile. Korra looked over and then reached over and took her hand. Asami turned to look at Korra in surprise.
"No such thing as to prepared, and we will find them; don't worry." Korra said giving Asami's hand a squeeze before letting it go and stopping the car. "Well well that could be why they didn't come back to base. Damn hammer tails have busted the fences again, I swear they are such fucking gluttons. Can't be happy with the food over here have to get everything on that side as well." Korra said putting the car in park and shutting it off. "We'll have to go on foot from here, I don't want to alert anything in there that we're here." Korra said with a sigh.
Asami nodded and opened the door, making sure to keep the gun at the ready. It may not do much but it made her feel a little more confident. "I did not wear the right shoes for hiking." Asami muttered looking down at her slightly heeled shoes. "Oh well lets dive in." Asami said moving forward and carefully crossing into the jungle on the other side of the fence.
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Lin crouched low, her body scraped and bruised from climbing up to this tiny cave. Suyin was lying beside her, she hadn't said a word in some time. They were hiding because that giant monster had been out there hunting them. They had managed to escape by jumping from a water fall. Once they had gotten out Lin had noticed the ledge in the rocks and they had climbed up here to hide, hoping the water would be a good concealment.
"Okay Su we've got to get going." Lin said stretching her sore legs. The climb up had been hard, Suyin had been in shock so Lin had carried her up here. Her hands were littered with tiny cuts, and her entire body was covered in a fine layer of mud. Suyin shifted a little as she sat up and moved forward, even though she wasn't speaking she was still in control enough to move.
The climb down proved to be incredibly painful for Lin, the cuts stung and burned as she grabbed at the rocky hand holds. Su was climbing down beneath her, Lin thought it would be better that way if anything came along Suyin could hop down and hide while Lin distracted whatever it was.
Suyin plopped down into the dirt with a soft thud. "You okay Su?" Lin called softly as she gripped the stones for dear life. Suyin looked up and nodded before moving to crouch in some bushes. Lin nodded and continued her slow climb to the ground, her mind reliving what had happened not even an hour ago.
They had screamed and the dinosaur had lunged forward, blood had splattered across the ball. It dripped down onto the dirt as the girls tried to get away. The pushed forward but an Ankylosaurs swung its tail, smashing into the ball and knocking it off track. The girls hung upside down, strapped into their seat as another tail swung and they went spinning again. Suyin was screaming, and she had a scratch running down her cheek.
When the ball stopped they were sitting upright and two large bodies were lying in the small valley. The Andominous turned its head and lunged at the girls, cracking the ball like a piece of candy. Luckily it got stuck on the metal framing; giving both girls enough time to unclip and scurry away. They were at the water fall when it finally reappeared. They leapt into the air and prayed…
That was all Lin really remembered, she wasn't sure how they got up into the cave or how she got the cuts on her hands. Suyin had a long cut on her cheek, but other than that she was physically fine. "Su come out." Lin said in a whisper looking around. Suyin popped her head out of the bushes and watched her older sister. Lin knew she needed to get some of the dirt out of the cuts so she dipped them into the water; hissing at the burning the water brought on.
Lin turned back to her sister and offered her a hand. "Come on Su we've got to find someplace safe. We've got to let someone know we're out here. Asami will come for us, she just has to know we're here and she'll come save us." Lin said as Suyin nodded and took her hand. "Come on we'll follow the river, hopefully that will lead us somewhere." Lin said and they started to walk, following the course of the river.
"If I remember the maps of this place correctly there's a compound near the river, the old park buildings. We might be able to use a phone there." Su said squeezing her sister's hand as they stumbled along the river bank.
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The jungle was incredibly dark, and they were making slow progress. Korra insisted on them moving as slowly and quietly as possible. Korra had the gun trained ahead of her, Asami's was lightly holding onto her jacket and she moved behind her. Thye had been following the trail of the sphere for nearly an hour now. They had heard the Andominous bellow not to long after coming into the jungle but they had yet to spot it.
Asami was about to say something when the radio clipped at her side cackled to life. "Asami come in." Bolin said over the static and Asami fumbled with the stupid thing, crouching into some bushes for safety. She quickly turned the volume down and then clicked the side to speak.
"What is it Bolin?" Asami asked breathless.
"They've dispatched a retrieval team. Zaheer wasn't going to tell you, I think him and Amon are in on something. But I can't let you guys just sit out there. Stay out of the old compound sector, that's where it was last spotted; that's where the team is headed now." Bolin said and Asami chewed her lower lip nervously.
"Okay thanks Bo, keep us updated. We're going to keep following the trail of the girls, tell Opal not to worry….and Bo?" Asami said coming to the end and looking at the radio like she could see him.
"Yeah?" He asked nervously.
"Soon as you can get out. Get off this fucking island and get help." Asami said softly.
The radio clicked off, Asami wasn't sure if Bolin got the message or not; but that didn't matter. Asami reattached the radio and looked at Korra who was crouched next to her. Korra leaned over and kissed the side of her head. "We'll find them and everything will be fine. Now let's get going." Korra said standing and moving further into the darkness. They had not gotten much further when they stumbled upon a scene out of a horror film.
Two large Ankylosaurs bodies laid shrouded in the dark shade of the trees. Whatever had killed them had played with them first, tearing them apart while they could still feel it. Blood stained the dirt below, making a mucky orange tinted mud. Asami gasped and ran over to the cracked sphere which laid in shambles, with blood staining the outer shell. Korra walked over and looked around and spotted the footprints leading off further into the jungle.
"Come on they're still alive and they went this way!" Korra said rushing ahead at a much faster pace. Asami followed after her, shoving plants aside to keep up. The tracks stopped at the waterfall, Korra looked down and smiled. "Smart girls, they jumped to safety." She said before turning and moving down to the river bank. The climb down was steep, but both woman took their time and were careful. Korra found two sets of prints leading off deeper into the new section of jungle. "Well shit." She muttered checking her gun over.
Asami didn't asked what the oh shit was for, she knew the lay out of the park well enough to know exactly which direction the girls had started off in. "They're heading for the old compound. The site of the original park." Asami whispered in a horrified tone. "That's where Bolin said the team was going, where the Andominous was headed." Asami said looking at Korra, hoping she would tell her that was wrong.
Korra nodded her head looking grim before turning to Asami with a serious face. "Go back to the car and to the cont….." Asami shook her head cutting Korra off by holding up a hand.
"Hell no Avatar. We started out on this as a team and there no way I'm going back. Those are my ki…friends kids out there. I won't go back without them." Asami said firmly. Korra smiled and reloaded the go with a cachacking sound.
"Well then Miss Sato let's go find those two. By the way you owe me a steak dinner." Korra said with a wink trying to lighten the mood just a tiny bit. Asami snorted and shook her head.
"If you help me get everyone to safety, and get this park back under some kind of control I'll not only get you a steak dinner but give you a fucking lap dance." Asami said with a snort. Korra looked at her carefully and then smiled.
"Deal." She said moving ahead into the dark foliage. Asami looked after her surprised.
"Korra wait I wasn't….." Her voice died as the jungle sucked them into it's dark dangerous depths.