Disclaimer: Jurassic World/Park or any characters, plots or similar dialogue isn't mine. However, I do own my OC, Clarissa Young.
Clary and the others arrived outside the innovation centre, in the centre of the park, briskly due to the speed they were going at. As soon as the van's engine turned off, Clary scrambled to open the back doors, suddenly feeling suffocated as the small compartment shrunk. They ran up the stairs without hesitation and into the building. The streets felt so empty and silent, it was eerie. For the last few years, Clary had been used to the cheery chatter and noise of the park. She'd never seen it so dead, it kind of felt like the end of an era. Clary couldn't even bear to think about what would happen to her, and any other orphaned kids, after this incident was over. Shaking the thoughts out of her head, she followed the group down the hall. They skidded to a stop as Claire looked upon the Hammond Creation Lab in disbelief.
"They evacuated the lab." They stepped forward into the abandoned lab, the computers and machines still working and beeping away. There were frogs and lizards in small glass boxes, their unblinking eyes and still forms looking like statues until their heads moved to turn direction. It sent shivers down Clary's spine as she gazed upon the skeletons that had been placed in tanks filled with a blue substance that bubbled.
"What are you doing?" Claire questioned. Clary followed her gaze to a few grey clad men who were packing away what seemed like the last of whatever the needed into large, heavy looking boxes.
"I'm afraid that's above your paygrade, honey." Hoskins. Only he could be so patronising at a time like this.
"Where's Henry?"
"Dr Wu, works for us."
Gray edged out from the protection of Claire and nodded to the computer screen that showed an odd looking dinosaur. "That's not a real dinosaur."
"No, it ain't kid. But somebody's gotta make sure that this company has a future. Imagine, that one, a fraction of the size, deadly, intelligent, able to hide from the most advanced military technology. A living weapon unlike anything we've ever seen. You see… Millions of years of evolution, what did we learn?" Clary sneered at Hoskins, not wanting to hear anymore. "Nature is the gift that just… Shit!" The five jumped backwards as Delta lunged into view, towards Hoskins. "Easy. Easy, boy. Hey, hey. We're on the same side, right? Right?" Hoskins tried to rationalise with the animal as she snarled at him. Not a boy, Hoskins. Those raptors were all girls. Owen's arms spread open, pushing the rest of their group behind him in protection. Clary jumped at Delta's loud growl and grabbed onto Zach's hand in fright.
"Easy. I'm on your side." The raptor had enough with Hoskins' talk and pounced on his outstretched hand, biting into it. The man screamed in agony and the group unanimously decided that was their signal to run. And run, they did without turning back.
"Which way?" Gray gulped for air as they paused.
"This way!" Claire grabbed Gray, pulling him down the hall. Clary followed after them, but they halted as Delta jumped through the glass wall. Clary slipped at the sudden stop, falling to the ground. Zach pulled her up and placed his hand back into hers, helping her along as they ran in the opposite direction. They ran through the main hall, Gray's hand pressing the Holoscape as they passed it. Clary glanced back to see a holographic Dilophosaurus appear, making Delta stop in her pursuit and roar at the new obstruction.
They rushed through the doors back into Main Street but were faced with Blue who screeched at them. They turned back but Delta had made it past the hologram and Echo appeared next to Clary's side, her teeth bared ready for attack.
"Only Charlie is missing. The raptor squad." Clary sighed under her breath, tensing.
"That's how it is, huh?" Owen asked, his gaze locked onto Blue, the beta.
Clary jumped back as Echo took a step towards her, baring her teeth. Clary lifted her hands in surrender. "I didn't mean it when I said Charlie's my favourite!" She cried, panic coursing through her veins. "Echo, no." She muttered underneath her breath, taking a step backwards as Echo took a step forwards. Echo and Clary looked each other in the eye and she cocked her head at the familiar girl before glancing at her beta who'd stopped in front of Owen. He dropped his gun to the floor as a sign of peace, hoping it would make Blue understand. If not, they were dead meat. Sweat gathered at the base of Clary's neck as she glanced at Claire and the boys who were as sweaty and shaky as herself.
Owen lifted his arms as Blue growled in warning, snapping her jaw.
"Easy, easy." Owen muttered, his hand getting gradually closer to the buckle that kept Blue's camera in place. A man-made machine that trapped Blue. Unbuckling the camera was a sign of peace, showing Blue that they didn't want to hurt them like the others.
"That's it." Owen breathed as Blue allowed him to do just that without biting his hand off. The raptors and the humans had just come to an understanding when a loud roar echoed through Main Street causing all heads, raptors' included to turn in the direction of the sound. The Indominus Rex itself trudged around the corner of Main Street and headed straight towards the group. It's footsteps shook the ground and send shudders through Clary's body. The bitter smell of blood reeked from the dinosaur's mouth and made Clary's stomach clench in disgust as it roared in her face, her hair bristling. It roared, communicating with the raptor squad - or what was left of it - and Blue squeaked back, her cry weak compared to the monster's before them. Blue turned her head to look back at Owen, her trusty alpha she knew from birth. She glanced to Clary whose hand was held out, attempting to unbuckle Echo's camera much like Owen did to her own. Blue nodded at Owen, telling him their loyalty was with him, their alpha, and Clary and anyone else he protected. Blue screeched at the I-Rex, only to anger it further. Blue was knocked into the side of a building and knocked unconscious, the dinosaur looked at the other two raptors as if daring them to try. And try they did. They pounced at the huge hybrid after Owen's whistle, proving he was still in control of the raptors. They climbed onto its back and attempted to bring it down.
Meanwhile, Owen led the group around the fight, Zach, Gray and Clary flying into a small open shop followed by Claire. Owen hid behind an orange rock that replicated the mosquito trapped in the solidified tree sap that preserved the dinosaur's DNA, allowing the engineers at In-Gen to create the dinosaurs in the first place. He shot at the beast but moved just in time as the rock was destroyed, shards flying everywhere. Clary, Zach and Gray huddled in the back of the shop when Gray suddenly spoke out.
"24, 50. We need more."
"More what?" Claire asked.
"Teeth. We need more teeth." Clary understood what Gray was getting at, if she recalled anything she learned while living at Jurassic World.
"Paddock 9." She breathed, looking up at Claire whose eyes widened in realisation.
"Paddock 9." She repeated. "Okay, so you just wait here. It's gonna be fine." She stood, grabbing a flare from the emergency kit and moved over the shop counter and ran away, her heels clicking against the pavement.
"What's Paddock 9?" Gray asked. Clary glanced at him before replying.
"Rexy." She knew that if Gray was as big of a dinosaur geek as he appeared, he'd know what that meant.
The three jumped as Owen leaped over the counter, crouching with a finger on his lips. Past Owen's head, Clary could see the I-Rex's bared teeth, covered in red liquid, which she knew was the blood of its many victims. Its shadow passed over them and Clary saw its eyes for only a second before it pounced on them, knocking away part of the store. Jurassic World merchandise fell all around them as Owen pushed them behind him, Gray's screams loud in their ears. The I-Rex's claw scratched along the ground, attempting to grab one of them as its next victim. It hooked onto Gray's pack that was buckled around his waist. Gray sat between Clary's legs, Zach and Owen on either side, all three pulling Gray closer to them, struggling against the Indominus' strength. Tears streamed down Gray's cheeks as he faced his doom. Zach unbuckled the pack and the three collapsed backwards in relief but it didn't stop the hybrid from coming after them. Claire's heels could be heard as a red glow approached them, taking the I-Rex's attention away from the four. Clary clenched her teeth as she heard the large skeleton outside fall to pieces, the Tyrannosaurus rex coming into view. The I-Rex's claw removed itself from the shop and it turned towards Rexy, both roaring. The two dinosaurs faced each other, Clary standing next to Owen looking up at the scene before them. They bit at each others necks and clawed at each other, the I-Rex having the advantage with its long raptor-like claws. The group dived away as the beasts fell onto the place they were standing moments ago.
"Run!" Claire's hoarse scream echoed into the night as the shop above them started to shake and creak under the pressure, threatening to collapse.
"Go!" Owen cried "Go!" They ran through an opening the I-Rex had made when attempting to make them dinner just in time as Rexy fell on top of the shop, smashing it to pieces. They ran to Claire who was hiding behind a few rocks and watched as the fight played out. The Indominus Rex gained on Rexy as she struggled to get up from the ground but the fight turned around as two small croaks sounded from down the street. Blue. Blue ran towards the I-Rex at full speed, jumping on the monster in full attack mode. Trying to fight Blue off the I-Rex was preoccupied, which gave Rexy the moment she needed to pick herself up off the ground and fight alongside the raptor. The group of humans ran inside some shops to take cover, pausing as Blue was flung right in front of them but she quickly rejoined the fight. With help from Blue, Rexy threw the I-Rex to the ground, breaking the walls and gates of the Jurassic World Lagoon. Attempting to get back up, the I-Rex roared but its cry was stopped short as its body was captured between the teeth of the Mosasaurus. It dragged the struggling Indominus Rex into the Lagoon, killing it for good. Clary watched in amazement as Rexy and Blue nodded to each other in respect before Rexy walked away in her old age. Owen stepped out from behind the pillar the five were hiding behind, Clary close on his heels as she clutched his arm, both looking at Blue. She cocked her head, apprehensive of the larger predator but Owen shook his head slightly. Rexy was not the enemy here. Blue regarded Clary then Owen before racing away down the street, disappearing into the darkness, her tail swaying behind her. The five walked into the middle of Main Street, fire embers floating in the air and ash falling to the ground, reminding them of the events of the last 24 hours. Clary jumped as Zach slipped his hand into hers, giving it a squeeze along with a relieved smile which she reciprocated.
"You going to be okay?"
"I'll try to be." She replied, simply, resting her head on his shoulder, ignoring the throbbing pain she'd done well to ignore in her arm where the Pterodactyl had sliced. Clary wasn't okay but she was going to try and get as close to okay as she could.
A/N: And the action of Jurassic World is OVER! Ah, so only have one more chapter to go… what will happen! I hope you're as excited as I am! I've had the next chapter written out for over a year! Love you all, Lotty x