Jurassic World: War of the Ages – Chapter 11: A Ranger's Sacrifice

A/N: After being trapped in the future for two years, the JurassiQuest team is finally leaving. They will journey to the even more distant future in the hopes of saving humanity and stopping the homosaurians once and for all. But in order to travel forward in time, what price will they have to pay? Who will make the ultimate sacrifice? Please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Jurassic Park except the very characters I've made up.


Matt had awoke before dawn. He wanted to wait and watch the sun rise for the very last time before he and the JurassiQuest team would embark on their journey through the time portal and into the even more distant future in the hopes of saving earth from this apocalypse and the reign of the homosaurians.

Here we go, he thought, "back to the future."

"You know there was a movie with that title," said Alisha as she came up behind him, "back in our time."

Matt smiled. "Good morning."

"Morning."

"What are you doing up so early?"

"I got up to watch the last amanecer here. It might be a while before I see another one."

"Yeah...so...these movies, what are they like? We don't have movies in our time?"

"You live in the future but you don't have movies?"

"No. Most of the technology from your time period was destroyed or rendered unsalvageable. And the homosaurians mostly invent things that have to do with war and fighting. Their leader, Lord Savas, is very set on destroying humanity."

"I see. Well, movies are kind of like these...plays...that appear on a screen instead of on stage. In our time, screens were portable, and you could watch them anywhere you want."

"Wow. That's amazing." Matt paused and then frowned. "...I know I should have confidence in our plan, but I'm very concerned it's not going to work."

"Don't worry," Alisha told him. "We'll just strive for success, and hope for the best. That's all we can do. I know you'll try your hardest to make sure everything goes back in order. I believe in you."

"Thanks, Alisha."

Alisha leaned toward him and kissed him on the cheek. Matt couldn't really speak; he blushed.

"Um...oh look! The sun's rising," Matt said. Over the mountains to the east, the sun began to peak into the valleys below, filling the island with light of the dawn. It was such a beautiful scene. Dimorphodon were gliding to and fro across the land, and below them, the sun's rays revealed a herd of Triceratops moving towards a river for a morning drink.

"Increíble," Alisha cooed in amazement.

Matt placed a hand on her shoulder. "Better awake everyone. It's time we get going."


Will popped his head into Muldoon's hut. The ex-game warden was cleaning out the barrel of his rifle.

"What are you doing?" Will asked. "You don't have any ammo?"

Muldoon looked up. "I don't do I?" He reached into his pocket and showed Will a small packet of bullets.

"I didn't even know you had those," Will said. "How long have you had them?"

"I've had them since we got trapped here. I've got some tranquilizer darts left over too. I haven't used them because I knew I'd be unable to get more. But in the future, I suspect that we're going to need to shoot first, and ask questions later. It's like we're gonna be on a battlefield, the way Matt's describing it. One of the advantages to having real ammo instead of those EMD's!"

Matt rolled his eyes. "Haha. In any case, I'm not sure what to expect. I've never been on a mission this important before. What we do could affect our own time period."

"Ah, don't worry too much. I don't say this a lot, but you're a good soldier."

Matt raised his eyebrows. "I am?"

"Of course! You're smart, quick and resourceful. You'll do fine. We all will."

"Thanks, Muldoon."

Muldoon nodded as he got to his feet. "Now, let's get out there and show those dinosaurs who's boss."


With his fedora on his head, and the straps of his backpack over his shoulders, Dr. Alan Grant was ready for anything. What would the future be like? Would it be technologically advanced? More importantly, how hostile were these intelligent dinosaurs Matt spoke of? Ellie Sattler grabbed his hand.

"Are you ready?" she asked.

"Ready as I'll ever be. But it's our only hope if we want to get back to our own time and live normal lives."

Luke grinned. "I'm not sure I could get used to not having to run from dinosaurs every time I leave home."

Grant ruffled his son's hair and the three of them left their tent for the last time. Alisha, Matt, Muldoon, Will and Jack were standing in front of the entire tribe. They'd been with the Dinosaur Valley tribe for about two years, so it was a rather tearful goodbye.

"We will miss you all," Gershom said as he hugged Grant.

"We will miss you too," Grant confirmed.

Gershom and Abigail made sure they hugged all the members of the JurassiQuest team tightly.

"I do not know if we will ever see you again," Gershom told them. "If you are successful and fix the timeline...I'm not sure we will exist at all."

"That seems unsettling," Jack said.

"It is, I must admit. But it is for the best. Things cannot continue to go the way they are. They must be set back straight."

"Thanks for everything you've done," Matt said. "It's been a pleasure getting to know you."

"You as well," said Abigail, wiping a tear from her eye.

Luke held up his spear and handed it to Aaron. "I probably should give this back."

Aaron shook his head. "No. Keep it. You are a good hunter. It might come in handy where you are going."

"Really? Thanks."

Grant took a deep breathe. "Alright, goodbye everyone!"

The entire tribe said their final goodbyes and Matt led the JurassiQuest team down the mountain. They still had to cross the valley and go through more jungle before they finally would reach what was once the Innovation Center.

Gershom watched as they departed. He wrapped one arm around his wife. "I hope they stay safe," he spoke.


"Why are we taking these again?" Will asked, holding up his EMD. "They're out of energy."

"Yes," Matt told him. "But in the future, EMD's are the main weapon of choice. You'll have plenty of opportunities to recharge them. Bullets and other physical ammo are no longer in use."

Muldoon frowned as Will bumped him in the elbow.

They were moving through dense jungle, and the eerie silence was unsettling them. Luke held out his spear, ready to stab any predator that got too close.

Luke shivered. "It's a bit too quiet for my liking. Do you think we'll run into Rexy while we're out here?"

"I hope we don't," Grant said.

"Actually," said Matt, "Rexy hasn't been spotted out here for a while. I guess that's a good thing."

Alisha noticed light was streaking through the trees up ahead. "Hey, I think we're almost there."

"Terrific!" Will whispered. "The sooner we get out of his forest, the better."

To everyone's delight, the jungle foliage thinned out and the Innovation Center was in view. All they had to do was walk inside, get into the Control Room, descend down the stairs and the time portal would be right there, ready to enter.

"There it is," Ellie stated, "we can make it if we run."

Muldoon turned around and gasped. "No...we can't..."

Matt frowned. "Why not?"

Muldoon crouched and cocked his rifle, "...because we're being hunted."

Chills went down everyone's backs.

"By what?"

"Raptors...I saw one...in the bushes straight ahead."

Grant scowled. "Of all times..."

"It's alright," Matt confirmed as he and Jack grabbed hold of their spears. "We've got here."

"Here's what I want you guys to do," Muldoon whispered. "Run...towards the Innovation Center..."

"When?" Ellie asked, breathing quickly.

"Go...now!"

With that, Matt, Alisha, Grant, Ellie and Luke ran out of the jungle and onto Main Street. The bushes rustled as a raptor moved quickly toward the stragglers. As if by an act of foolishness, it stuck its head out of the foliage and growled at Muldoon, Will and Jack.

"There she is!" Jack cried.

But as Muldoon lifted his gun, another raptor leaped from the bushes beside them. Jack and Will fell back in time, but Muldoon was seriously lacerated by the animal's hand claws. His chest – directly under his neck – bore three distinctive claw marks, gushing red with blood. His rifle fell to the ground nearby as the raptor shrieked at Muldoon.

"Clever girl!" he whispered. "Will! Jack! Get out of here!"

Will said, "But–"

"Go!"

The raptor attacked him. Muldoon screamed as it tore into his neck and violently ripped into his body with her claws without mercy. Jack grabbed Will's arm and pulled him onward. Even now, more raptors could be heard in the foliage, rapidly approaching the two of them.

"Muldoon!" Will cried.

"We can't save him!" Jack told him.

"But we have to!"

"No! We can't! We have to go! Come on!"

Will and Jack reluctantly left Muldoon behind. They ran in the direction of the others, onto the cobblestone pathway toward the Center. Behind them, three Velociraptors sprinted from cover across the open area. Within moments they would kill Will and Jack as well. The two soldiers ran through the Innovation Center, down the hallway leading through the Creation Lab and into the Control Room. Jack slammed the door shut behind him, but it was old that it wouldn't stand up to the attack of raptors. The first raptor his its head against the door, forcing it open. It roared at its escaping prey.

"Come on, guys!" Grant called, holding the door to the secret lab open for them. They rushed into the door which Grant closed just before the raptors reached it. The raptors shrilled and snarled as they threw themselves at the door, trying desperately to get in. "Man, this is getting old! Matt, is the time portal online yet?"

"I'm working on it," Matt said. He furiously typed away at the keypad, attempting to bring it to life. Ellie and Alisha came up the stairs to Grant's aid, holding the door closed until Matt could turn the time portal on. "Come on, come on, come on...yes!" The time portal appeared in its usual fashion above the platform. The glowing orb was ready to be entered. Matt told Luke, "The time portal's set to turn off again in 30 seconds. Make sure everyone else gets inside."

"Will do," Luke agreed.

Matt hurried up the stairs to assist Grant with the door while Jack, Will, Alisha and Ellie went into the time portal. He turned to Grant. "OK, on the count of three, we're going to hurry down the stairs and get into the portal before the raptors have a chance to. Got it?"

"Yeah."

"OK...one...two...three!" The men released the door and practically threw themselves down the stairs. The first of the three raptors burst through the door. She instantly saw Grant and Matt and descended down the stairs towards them. Luke and Grant made it into the time portal, but just as Matt was halfway threw it, he felt himself being pulled backwards – it was the raptor! She latched herself onto her foot and was not prepared to let go. Grant, Will and Jack grabbed Matt's hands and attempted to pull him back through. The time portal started to get a little bit smaller before enlarging and then getting smaller again, indicating it would close any minute.

"Come on, guys!" Matt encouraged. "Pull harder!"

"We're trying!" Will told him.

Alisha picked up a rough rock she found lying on the forest floor and lunged it into the time portal. The rock bonked the raptor in her head, forcing her to let go. Matt was pulled out of the time portal just as it collasped upon itself, vanishing into thin air.

"Are you OK?" Alisha asked Matt, kneeling close to him.

Matt nodded. "I'm...fine." He looked up at the others. "Thank you."

Grant nodded in return. "No problem."


A/N: Poor Robert Muldoon. May he rest in peace. Muldoon is one of my favorite characters in this story, so I'm sad to see him go. But with the sheer number of characters we have in the story so far, I think it might be for the best. Once you count the original JurassiQuest team, we have the Jurassic World survivors, AND on top of that, we have characters that are new to this story, like Dave Harris, Barry, Lord Savas and Captain Pegg. Will anyone else meet an untimely demise? You'll have to wait and see? In the meantime, please be sure to favorite and follow this story if you haven't already, leave a comment and I'll publish the next chapter soon! Spare no expense!