Chapter 10: Reunion

Grant and Ellie pulled Tim inside the park, shutting the door behind them. They propped Tim up on the wall and looked around. They were in what looked like a maintenance tunnel or something. There was another door directly ahead of them that lead outside to the mosasaur exhibit. There was also a hallway to their right with a sign listing that The Generator Room, Infirmary, and Kitchen were just down the hallway.

"Ellie, let's take Tim down to the infirmary." Grant said pointing to the sign.

"Good idea, I can patch him up over there. And maybe find a wheelchair or a stretcher to put him on." Ellie said.

Tim was still passed out as they dragged him to the infirmary. When they arrived they were lucky to find that the door wasn't locked. They found an operating table and laid him on that. Ellie looked around for any tools and bandages, while Grant went to see if he could find a wheelchair.

Grant was still confused as to why the raptors ran away before finishing them. That wasn't like them. It was almost as if something was calling them, but who or what could it be? And why were they even out in the first place? They were supposed to be locked up tight in their paddock. Owen wouldn't have let them out, and he refused to do so even when Hoskins wanted him to for field tests.

Something just isn't right, Grant thought.

Tim finally woke up. "Where are we?" He asked looking around.

"We're in the infirmary, just behind the mosasaur exhibit. How are you feeling?" Ellie asked.

"My head is killing me. And it's hard to hear you." It's hard to hear myself! He thought. On instinct, Tim had felt both ears to check. A look of panic and horror struck him as he realized he could only feel one ear. All that was left was a burnt hole on the right side of his head. "Is it- it's really gone?" He asked.

Ellie nodded slowly. "What matters is that you're all right."

"My leg hurts a lot too." Tim said. He was thankful he had his limbs at least.

"I know sweetie, I know." Ellie said. She found some bandages lying underneath the table and began wrapping his head with it. There's not much she could do for his leg at the time. After all she wasn't a doctor. But she did try her best to straighten it out a bit. Tim yelped in pain as she tried smoothing out his leg.

Grant came back with a wheelchair he had found in the store room. "We have to get out of here before the raptors return. I'm not sure why they left but I have a feeling they'll be back." He said.

Ellie had just finished wrapping his leg as best she could to keep it straight. She nodded in agreement with Grant.

They loaded Tim onto the wheelchair and pushed him outside to the mosasaur exhibit. They were underneath it where you could see her swimming around through the glass. She was absolutely beautiful, Grant thought. He had never seen the mosasaur before, so this was truly a sight to behold. The size of its jaws, and how fast it swam through the water intrigued him.

"There should be an elevator just over there." Tim said, pointing to a walkway behind the seats. "We can head back up to the surface and get to the monorail. Then we'll be out of here in no time."

They took the elevator up to ground level. Once out, they walked past the exit and saw they were just a few yards away from the Main Street. All they had to do was make it there and they would be home free. Grant had about enough of all this crap as it was. And so did Ellie and Tim. It was bad enough going through it the first time.

They arrived at the Innovation Center in just a few short minutes. It looked like a hurricane ran through here. Everything was destroyed. He wondered just how many animals got loose. There was dead Pteranodon to his left as they walked, meaning that those things probably came through here as well. There were dead bodies strewn about as well on the roofs and near the water. Grant could see people moving around inside the Center. They were running from something. Then he saw one of the raptors leap from up the stairs inside.

"Ellie! Get Tim out of here! I'm going to go and help them!" Grant said.

"Alan, be careful. Please." Ellie said. She kissed him on the cheek and hugged him before running off towards the monorail with Tim.

"Dr. Grant! Give them hell!" Tim shouted as they left.

Grant saw the people inside running from the raptors. He had only seconds before they were the next dinner. He saw a large bar that was knocked off the sign of a nearby restaurant and picked it up. Grant ran inside as fast as he could as one of the raptors had pounced on one of the children. He ran up to it and swung as hard as he could, knocking the raptor down and dazing it.

"Alan!" Someone shouted behind him. He turned around just in time to see Claire and Owen.

"Owen, Claire! We need to get out of here!" Grant shouted. They had found Claire's nephews, Zach and Gray. They looked like they had gone through a hell of their own. "If we can get to the monorail, we can finally leave here!"

They had gotten outside escaping the downed raptor, which happened to be Echo. But they only ran into a trap as two more raptors closed in on them, Blue and Charlie.

"Owen, what are we going to do?" Grant asked.

Owen was silent and calm. He stared down the raptors. Looking at them with a cold gaze. He looked at Blue, who just stared right back. And as if to make matters worse, the Indominus Rex came charging from around the lake. It didn't attack them though. Instead it was vocalizing. It was communicating with the raptors.

"Owen? They're communicating?!" Grant said confused.

Owen just stared at blue. "Blue, remember who I am."

Blue stared for another minute. Grant was getting worried. He wasn't so sure Blue would listen. She was a wild animal after all. But Owen stood his ground. The looks were intense, heated. Grant wasn't sure how this would end, but he knew it wouldn't be pretty. Blue chirped, then started talking to the other two raptors.

Oh no, Grant thought. They're going to eat us this time.

But then Blue turned around, running towards the Indominus Rex. Blue leapt forward and grabbed onto its side. But she alone wasn't a match at all. The Rex, roaring, just picked her up and threw her against the restaurant, knocking her out cold. The other two raptors roared and attacked the Rex combined. It was a better plan, but it still wasn't much of a match for it. Indominus threw one of the raptors, Echo, sky high, over the buildings. The other was still attached to its back, able to stay on, but only for a moment.

"We need more teeth." Gray said.

"What?" Zach said confused.

"Teeth! We need more teeth! There isn't enough!" Gray said again.

Claire knew what he meant. The Tyrannosaur, she thought. "Boys, I'll be right back." And she took off running.

Where was she going? Grant thought.

Owen pushed the group towards the gift shop just to their left. Something about being out in the open during a dinosaur fight, didn't seem like a very good idea at all. The kids were worried, watching as Charlie was about to be killed. They were losing hope. The Rex grabbed hold of Charlie and snapped its neck. Indominus came up to the gift shop, forcing its way inside. He grabbed hold of Gray's backpack with his claw and pulled hard.

Grant, Owen, and Zach all held on to him and didn't let go. The Rex kept pulling and was about to get it before the strap snapped. He was getting ready to go in again, and they knew they wouldn't be as lucky this time.

THUD, THUD, THUD

"What is that?!" Grant said worried.

THUD, THUD, THUD

"It's getting closer!" Owen said.

THUD, THUD, THUD

"ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!"

Grant knew that roar all too damn well. The King has arrived. The Tyrannosaur was chasing after Claire, following the flare in her hands. She threw the flare at the Indominus, and now the real fight began.

The Tyrannosaur saw it in an instant. Grant could only imagine what it was thinking right now. Who are you, and what are you doing in my territory?

The two tyrants stared at each other. It was the Tyrannosaur that made the first move. It locked her jaws on its neck, throwing it against the buildings behind it. She charged and knocked the Indominus down as much as she could. She wouldn't let up, not giving the Indominus a chance to fight back.

This was an amazing fight, thought Grant.

But the Indominus got back up, and it wasn't very happy at all. It charged right back at the Tyrannosaur taking her off her feet and getting ready to snap its neck. She was going to lose, and if that happened, they were all dead too. But in a last minute miracle, Blue woke up and charged at the Indominus, distracting it long enough so that the Tyrannosaur could get back on her feet.

They tag teamed against the Indominus, hitting it where it hurt most. Blue took all of its focus, while the T-Rex pushed him back, closer and closer to the lake. They were disorienting it, confusing it. They were too much for the Indominus. They finally pushed it back to the edge of the lake and stopped. The Indominus took one last roar, ready to charge back at them, before out of nowhere the Mosasaur grabbed hold of it and dragged it down to deepest deaths of the lake, before devouring it in one whole bite.

"It's over," Grant said with a look of relief on his face. "It's finally over."

They cheered and laughed together, happy about the outcome, before remembering who was left. Blue and The Tyrannosaur looked at them. The Tyrannosaur looked at Grant an especially long time. And Grant stared right back. He noticed on her back were a few scars and scratches. Like something had attacked it. He knew who this Rex was immediately. It was the very same Rex from twenty years ago. And she remembered him too.

Then she did something strange. She did what looked like a nod towards Grant, then did the same to Blue and took off on her way, towards the open forest. Now Blue came up to Owen. Owen shook his head while mouthing "No" to Blue. She stared at him, did one last chirp, and ran off in the opposite direction.

"Now, it's finally over." Owen said.

The five of them walked back towards the monorail and didn't look back. Tim and Ellie were still there waiting for Grant.

"Alan!" Ellie and Tim both screamed.

Grant ran up to them hugging each of them smiling.

"Ouch!" Tim yelped. "Watch it Dr. Grant. I'm still in pain ya know?" He said chuckling.

"We saw the whole thing! The battle and everything. We couldn't leave you here by yourself. I'm just so glad you're all right. But something is bugging me, Alan. Why do you think the Tyrannosaur let you go?" Ellie asked, as they all settled into the monorail.

"Ellie," Grant started. "There are some things in this world that can never be explained. But, if there is one thing that I can expect, it's that these animals share something unique with us. They were brought into a time, not their own, but yet they live here with us now. They understand an order, a way of life as they know it. This is their life now, and when something disrupts that way, they can sense it. Much like how a dog can sense when you are happy or sad, they can sense when there is trouble that threatens their way of life." Grant said as the monorail came to a stop near the docks. "And in that way, I believe the Tyrannosaur knew what we were trying to do, and that's why he helped us."

"Yea, that or we just got really lucky" Tim said, laughing.

"Well, it's only a theory." Grant said smiling.

They all laughed. There was no explanation for what happened. They could guess all they want but it meant diddly squat at this point. They were safe, and they were alive. That was all that mattered. And it'll be a long time before any of them so much as thinks of a dinosaur again.