"Freeze!" Audrey yelled. On the ground below, she saw her two employers freeze. "Light and loud, okay? When I say run, get to the car." She didn't watch to see if they remembered to put in their earplugs and slide down their goggles. She didn't have time. From her pack she pulled out three canisters. In quick succession, she pulled the pin and lobbed each into three corners of the clearing. The world filled with loud noises and bright lights. Audrey ignored them as she leapt to the ground and ran for the car herself. Her companions were already in there, Sam having started the engine.

Audrey slammed the door behind her. "Good job," she told them. As often as not, whenever she brought people out here, they panicked, unable to follow any instructions. These two managed just fine.

Sam maneuvered the car back the way they had come - back towards the compound. "Are they going to follow us?" she asked.

Audrey considered the question. They had only been out in the field less than five minutes when the dinosaurs showed up. They were expecting the humans to come close, which meant the hunters probably knew where their prey was headed.

"We're not going back to the compound."

"But the others?!"

"If they stay inside like they are supposed to they will be fine." Audrey had to trust that they would for now at least. She couldn't endanger these two unnecessarily.

"Where am I going then?"

"Head south east for about 5k. I'll tell you when we're close." She turned in the back seat to see out the window. The deinonychus had recovered from the flash bangs and were chasing the car. As the car veered from the path back to the compound, she noticed two of the three disappeared in that direction. Out of sight or heading for the compound? Audrey pried open the emergency supplies and pulled out the heat seeking goggles. These dinosaurs were on the move, so they would be hard to locate, but it also meant they would be throwing more heat than those at rest.

The deinonychus, still loping behind the car, slowed to a stop and barked loudly before pursuing them again, picking up speed to catch them. To the side, she noticed one of their two stalkers change direction and head their way again. It took some searching, but she found the third. It too was following on a parallel course.

"Can't we go any faster?" Talat asked, finally finding his voice.

"Not in this terrain." Sam was already driving as fast as she was able, dodging trees and rocks.

"How long can it run at this speed?"

"We'll reach the terminal before they do." Audrey answered this time.

"What are we going to do then?"

"I guess we head to the next terminal and hope they exhaust themselves before we reach it."

"That's 30k from here."

"Yup. It's not ideal, but there's a reason we never leave the compound without a full charge."

Talat's eyes dropped.

"You did fill the tank right?"

"It's fine." Sam piped up. "We've got three quarters of a tank. Plenty to get us there."

"We're still going to go past the terminal Sam. Via left a bit here. Then you can follow the tube to the next station."

Audrey was praying for a miracle: several people standing at the open garage door with weapons ready to stop the dinosaurs entering, maybe?

Instead, Sam slammed on the breaks, the car skidding; Audrey's window ending up next to a tree that had fallen across their path. The dinosaurs outside barked their delight. Audrey didn't wait. They were in sight of the terminal here. She just needed to slow the creatures down enough to get Sam and Talat safely inside.

"Get out and get behind the tree," Audrey commanded as she grabbed a bottle from the supplies. She followed suit, except opening the bottle, she tipped it all over the trunk as she clambered over it. An acrid scent filled their air. Audrey flicked the wheel on her lighter and threw it still burning onto the tree. Prepared for ignition, the three of them dove away from the tree - towards the terminal. A wave of sound and heat swept over them.

Audrey had barely landed when she hauled first Sam, and the Talat to their feet. "Run!" Audrey reached it first and palmed the door pad. A small door swung open and the three of them dived in. Talat slammed his hand down on the emergency shut and a gate dropped sharply from above missing a deinonychus who had almost caught up by a hair. The door swung closed.

They were safe.