Let's dive right in.

---

Cody began to run.

"Come on, Gwen, we gotta go, now!" I was frozen on the spot; the roar had stunned me for a moment.

The ground shook slightly.

"Gwen!" Cody ran over, tugging my arm. "Come on, now!"

A few trees rattled; one or two fell over.

"Gwen, would you…" The shadow fell over us.

"Holy…"

I finally regained control of my legs.

And it all it took was the sight of the T. Rex looming directly over us.

---

Lindsay and I continued staring at the screen in shock.

"W…What was that…?" Lindsay broke the silence after a few minutes. I didn't speak; I simply shook my head slowly; I was at a loss for words.

Really… What the hell WAS that thing?

"Trent…?"

I blinked a few times, snapping out of it.

"Sorry…" I stood up. "I just…"

"Do you think that thing is still around…?"

"Did you see what it did to those raptors…? And it was a baby then; imagine what it could do now… I'm sure it's still alive…"

I looked at the bunker entrance.

"…Hey, help me blockade that thing…"

Lindsay had already picked some stray items up.

---

Cody and I began running for our life; the titan of all dinosaurs didn't seem to see us at first; it was busy scooping up the dead raptors that littered the ground.

Raptors…

I stopped. Cody didn't notice at first, so he kept running. My head turned.

The baby raptor was still there, too afraid to run.

The T. Rex eyed it.

I don't know what happened to me at that moment; my brain was screaming at me to run as far away as I could. But I wouldn't listen. Something inside me wouldn't let my brain control my legs. For some inexplicable reason, my motherly instincts arose.

I started running towards the massive killer.

"Gwen?" Cody noticed that I wasn't next to him. "…Oh my God, Gwen!"

I tuned him out; I simply ran as hard as I could towards the terrified baby. The Tyrannosaurus lumbered towards it.

I didn't see it turn to look at me.

---

What in God's name was she doing!?

"Gwen, are you insane!?"

She didn't answer. I saw the baby…

"…God damn it, Gwen!!" I wasn't about to leave her behind.

I started after her.

---

I scooped the baby up in my arms; it didn't fight back.

The ground darkened. I looked up.

It was standing with its mouth inches away. It opened.

"GWEN!!"

I think my body literally exploded in adrenaline; everything around me slowed down for a moment.

With the speed and reflexes of a cat, I dove to the side, feeling the hot wind of the monstrosity's jaws snapping where I was standing less than a second ago.

I moved faster than any human with my age and athletic ability should be able to. However, the behemoth's reflexives were quick as well; it was already running after me.

I was moving faster than I realized; I tripped.

I flipped over, landing on my back. I saw the creature enormous head appear over me.

This was it.

Suddenly, I felt myself get lifted into the air.

I started moving. Fast. The T. Rex roared, and started to chase us once more.

It took me a moment to realize Cody had lifted me up over his shoulder. The baby raptor stayed in my arms, struggling slightly. I ignored the slight cuts it was giving me.

"You're my eyes Gwen… Tell me where it is!" It took a second to understand.

This area of the forest was loosely vegetated; while I could see the juggernaut as clear as day, it had a much easier time maneuvering through the forest, and kept us with us easily.

In fact, it was gaining on us.

"Cody, we need to get some better cover!" I yelled. "It's getting closer!"

"I'm trying!" He panted; although he was strong, he was not very athletic. He was already tiring. "Wait…" I saw us pass a large rock. I recognized it…

We made a hard left.

The sudden turn confused the Tyrannosaur for a moment, but it quickly picked our trail back up.

But I was already remembering some of the things we passed. Cody made another turn.

"Oh my God… Oh my God!!" He cried out happily. The trees stopped appearing; my eyes widened.

We had found it.

Cody set me down and began tirelessly opening the bunker door. I saw the T. Rex begin to emerge through the trees.

And now it started to run.

Cody jumped in first this time. But once more, I froze up.

"Gwen, come on!" I continued staring, mesmerized by the giant. "Gwen!"

Every part of me wanted to move. But I didn't.

Something pinched me suddenly; the baby had bitten my arm.

"Ah!"

But that got my movement back.

I dove into the bunker just as the monster's mouth bit at the air.

I slammed the door and locked it.

---

We barricaded the door by sticking a few stray metal pipes inside the inner wheel. The door wouldn't open so easily now.

"That should hold it…" I sighed. "At least, I hope…" Lindsay smiled.

"Don't worry, it will! I remember when I did that to my sister when she was in the bathroom once when I was little… Boy was she mad!"

"I think that 031 thing is stronger than your sister…"

"I'm just trying to lighten up the mood…" She said innocently, smiling.

I couldn't help but smile back.

Alright, I wouldn't deny it… Lindsay was… Hot…

She had long, beautiful blonde hair… A nice figure, curvy… And pretty nice sized… Ahem.

But I wasn't the kind of guy that fell for looks; that's why I fell for Gwen.

I mentally slapped myself. It was comments like those that led to fights.

I mentally sighed. Gwen's temper had become hard to deal with lately… I tried to look past to her good qualities that I fell in love with, but I honestly couldn't see them in her anymore… She was nice, but… I guess my opinion of her was changing.

Wait, what? Stop it Trent! Now is not the time to…

"Trent?"

Lindsay was right in front of me. I jumped a bit.

"Uh… Yeah?"

"Well… I just figured I thank you…" She said, rubbing her arm while looking down. I raised an eyebrow.

"For what?"

"Well, we've been running from all these scary monsters… and you've been carrying me,"

"Well, it's not like you slow me down… and I figure I can run faster than you…"

Doh!

"I think you can too…" She said, much to my surprise. She seemed to almost take it as a compliment.

Nothing seemed to ever make her angry much… She was always so positive.

Not like Gwen… She was always so negative about things…

"Um… Well, thank YOU for saving me from being a crumb for that thing…" I reminded her of the Spinosaurus.

"Hey, you don't need to thank me! I wasn't about to let that bully eat you!" She shook her head, angry at it, apparently. "You're too cute and smart to be eaten like that!"

Both of our eyes widened a bit.

"…Uh… Thanks…"

"I'm sorry… I forgot, you're in a relationship…" She said, a bit ashamed.

"Hey, there's nothing wrong with saying that… I mean, it's not like I said it to YOU," I said. "Besides, it's not like Gwen's around… And well…" I sighed. "I really don't know what to think of her anymore…"

Lindsay put a hand on my shoulder.

"Hey… Don't feel bad. I've broken up with a lot of guys before…"

I was surprised she jumped to that conclusion so suddenly.

"We're not…" I trailed off. It finally hit me.

I… Wasn't interested in Gwen anymore.

I didn't care about whether or not now was a good time to think about it anymore; I had to admit it to myself at some point.

But I wondered if Gwen thought the same… If she was…

I gulped.

Still alive…

---

"Hey, look at that!" A man said.

A boat pulled up to the shore, with the words "Coast guard" on it. 8 men were inside.

A few feet from where they pulled up, half a canoe lay.

"Think they crashed here?" One of the men said, picking a rifle up.

"That looks like the other canoes at the campground… And this is around where they vanished," Another said.

"Alright men…" A man in a different uniform than the rest spoke. "We're here to locate 4 teens; 2 male and 2 female. Keep your weapons down. The worst thing we'll find out here is a bear,"

This was a search party Chris sent for; they were here to locate Cody, Gwen, Trent, and Lindsay. They were right about one thing; they were on this island.

But they were horribly wrong about another.

A bear was far from the most dangerous thing they find. But they would learn that far too late. The group headed into the forest.

---

Not far from where the boat landed, something stirred.

Something had disturbed its sleep.

It sniffed the air once.

It stood.

The scent was something it had not picked up in awhile; it caught a few traces today, but it was unable to pinpoint if where they were.

But this scent was much stronger. It knew the scent all too well.

Humans.

---

Looks like the search party is in trouble…