Eric nodded and headed back to his parents, who luckily for the others, were too far away to notice the destroyed speed boat. Charlotte and Alan surveyed the wreckage of the boat. There wasn't anything specific they were looking for, assuming that the radio was destroyed but it was worth a shotAll they were able to find on the boat were scraps of torn clothing and a few bottles of sunscreen. As they slowly made their way towards the rest of the group they were met by a group of raptors.
They stood close to each other, unmoving and breathing heavily as the raptors circled around couldn't help but notice that her uncle's eyes still focused on the raptors in fascination. There used to be a time where her favorite dinosaurs had been the velociraptor, in an attempt to be more like her uncle.
"They want the eggs." Alan whispered to the group as they all clung to each other. "Everyone get down, She's challenging us." The group slowly made their way down towards the ground, holding to each other for support as they squatted. Charlotte did her best to not look the raptors in the eyes. She feared that if she so much as glanced at them she would be too paralyzed to run.
Charlotte heard the movement of a raptor and Amanda's quick intake of breath. She looked over to the other woman who, like Charlotte, was avoiding looking the dinosaur in the eyes. However the dinosaur had stopped right in front of the blonde and was regarding her with its beady eyes.
"She thinks you stole the eggs." Alan pointed out to Amanda as the raptor hissed at Paul, who had tried getting between his ex wife and the animal. He slowly backed up as Charlotte moved further from the other woman.
"Give me the eggs." Amanda's voice was louder and more even than Charlotte expected it to be. Alan carefully pushed the eggs over to the woman who put them in front of her. Charlotte's uncle then spotted the resonating chamber of the velociraptor. Still frozen, Charlotte could only see her uncle pick up the piece before hearing a cry. The raptors started screeching at each other, becoming restless as the group whispered to Alan to call for help. The raptors looked at each other, Charlotte could hear a little thrill from one of the raptors as they grabbed the eggs one by one and ran off.
Charlotte let out a sigh in relief as her eyes met her uncles. He smiled at her then looked over at the Kirby's who had embraced as Eric beamed before being grabbed by his mother.
Just as they returned to their trek they started to hear the sounds of engines. Th noise was close enough that when the group stepped out of the foliage they were met with their way home. They had reached the ocean they were greeted by a man with a megaphone. "Dr. Grant," he yelled towards the group. "Dr. Alan Grant."
Amanda stiffened as the group ran towards the him yelling at the man to be quiet yelling, "that's a bad idea" before dozens of military vehicles and tanks emerged. There were helicopters flying above them and boats holding hundreds of people packed in with guns.
"If any dinosaur tried to chase us I think we'd be fine." Charlotte told the others with a soft smile.
"You have to thank her now." Eric told Alan.
"God bless you Ellie." He whispered as they started walking.
"We better head over before the entire island is against us." He uncle pointed out. No member of the group was opposed to leaving. Despite her never ending dizzy spell, Charlotte had never had more energy. Everyone in the group had forgotten their exhaustion as they walked towards safety.
As soon as they reached the helicopter the pilot tried in vain to let them know what was happening. All Charlotte could make out was a few words like "flew... around and wings". They were motioned towards another helicopter after seeing that the one closest to them was filled with a group of men in cameo and carrying guns.
"Is this man with you?" Charlotte heard one of the colonel's ask her uncle as they stepped onto the aircraft.
Charlotte froze as she thought of who else could be on the island. She looked to where the man was pointing to see Billy laying on a gurney.
"Oh my god!" She screamed as she rushed over to him, stopping before she could embrace him. He looked bad. Deep cuts ran along his arms and face and he was significantly paler than she had remembered him. He seemed in high spirits as he shouted her name, smiling as he noticed her shocked face.
"You're not dead!" She shouted half in disbelief and half in happiness.
"Neither are you." He pointed out, making her laugh in response.
She looked away from her uncle's smiling face when she felt Billy's hand grab her own. "I rescued your hat." He told Alan, reaching his other hand out and giving the older man his beloved hat back.
"That's the important thing." He answered as the pilot called back towards the group.
"Taking off in 30 seconds." Charlotte looked over to Billy, giving his hand one more squeeze before settling in the seat closest to him and buckling in. Despite her hatred for helicopters she was able to lay back and relax. She shared a smile with Amanda and laughed with Eric in relief as the copter took off.
"The hell is that?" Charlotte heard from the front of the helicopter. She turned her head to look out the window.
"Dr. Grant look!"
"What is it?" Billy asked her, unable to move his head.
She winced and paused for a moment. "Looks like pterosaurs." He hummed in response.
"My favorite."
"Where do you think they're going?" Eric asked. Charlotte shrugged and his parents shook their heads.
"Probably looking for new nesting grounds. It's a whole new world around them." alan answered the young boy.
"Well I dare them to nest near Enid, Oklahoma." Charlotte looked at Billy and the two started laughing. She had never been to Oklahoma but if she were a dinosaur she knew she'd be more attracted to the bright lights of a city rather than the countryside. Shortly after Amanda and Paul joined in laughter as Eric smiled and Alan grinned. The comfort in knowing that they had survived was lifting their spirits.
"Let's go home." Paul said, glancing at Amanda who met his eyes, sharing a small smile with her ex husband.
The rest of the group nodded in affirmation as the helicopter continued to fly through the sky. The pterosaurs kept them company until the helicopter landed on a naval ship in the center of the ocean. They exited the helicopter one by one. They were quickly surrounded by numerous medics, each being pulled away in different directions.
"I'm okay." Charlotte tried reassuring the medic who was holding a light to her eyes.
"We think she has a concussion." Charlotte saw her uncle appear by her side. "And she hasn't eaten in a few days."
"Of course." The medic replied as Charlotte rolled her eyes. The two were left alone as the medic ran to get water.
"Must be new to rescuing people from dinosaurs." Charlotte laughed at her uncle.
"Where did they take Billy?"
"His injuries were more excessive than ours. I think he's just getting his cutes cleaned." He answered as she nodded. "There's also some people to see you." She looked at him in confusion before seeing a group of four people out of the corner of her eye.
"No," She she shrunk. "they're here?" The next thing she knew her name was being yelled in four different octaves and her uncle was nowhere to be seen.
The End
This marks the end of the movie. I wanted to thank everyone who had read and followed this story. As of right now I have written a brief epilogue introducing some more characters like Charlotte's parents and sister.
