Sorry for this taking so long, had memory stick issues, it corrupted and wiped it, I blew that off, rewrote it even better, finally decided to post it last night, internet down, go to do it today instead, "File corrupted" and "File not found" awaited me. TWICE IT DELETED THIS. ARGGHHHH!
I probably won't update this again before season 2 drops, or at least only once more. Will continue this though afterwards, even if I borrow some influence from it.
"What do we do?" Kenji whispered to Darius and Ben as they ducked down behind a counter, the door a few rows away from them.
"Keep low, keep quiet." Darius murmured. "I'll try get the others attention. You two, move to the door, slowly, and get out."
"What if there are other raptors out there?" Ben worried.
"There might be." Darius admitted. "But I think we should be alright, as long as we're quick."
"Alright." Kenji nodded, Ben sighing as he too agreed. The two of them slowly began to crawl away as they heard a thud above them, the raptor repeating its calls as it took a deep inhale, searching for the scent it had picked up beforehand.
"What do we do?" Brooklynn asked the other two as they stared at the open door. They had ended further away than the boys had to the exit and knew the raptor stood between them and it.
"We need to get out of here." Sammy said, eyes darting around as she began to panic.
"How do we do that?" Yas hissed.
"Over here." Darius waved to them as another cry came, the raptor moving above them, its claws scraping against the steel. Darius grabbed a ladle and threw it, clanking as it hit the far wall, the raptor head shot up and it screeched, jumping over, as the others slowly edged to the door and rushed through it.
As Darius stood up, he saw the raptor jerk its head around, snarling, as he took in the blue shade of its scales, noting it was the same raptor from his first night in camp. Quickly, he slammed the door shut as it screeched at him, hearing it clawing at the door as he ran.
"Where do we go now?" Kenji asked, as everyone caught their breath.
Looking around, Ben had an idea.
"Say, what about the mountain top? Close to the North coast, good view of the surrounding jungle, could be ideal." Ben suggested as Darius nodded.
"As good a place as anywhere."
/
"I'm sorry, I really am, but like I've told you before, we can't do anything to help you. These children were listed as deceased on the official records, and with the time that has past, the President or anyone else with the authority to launch an expedition to the island will not do so. There are more pressing issues domestically, without possibly angering our friends here in Costa Rica. The island is in their territorial waters, you would need to approach the Costa Rican government for any actions. I'm sorry, but I am rather busy. If you'll excuse me." The tired ambassadors aide told Roxie and Dave, who fumed at the dismissal but nevertheless left.
"What do we do now?" Dave asked as they got into the sweltering Costa Rican afternoon once again. "That's every avenue we've tried."
"Not every avenue." Roxie mused, eyes lighting up with an idea. "Now be quiet, I need to make a phone call." She said, putting a finger on Dave's lips before he could interject.
/
"How much further is it up this stupid mountain anyway?" Brooklynn asked as they struggled up the hill, walking besides Sammy and Yas, who was using her cattle prod staff as a walking stick still up the hill.
"Not too much further." Ben cheerfully called from just behind her. "Bumpy and I are enjoying the chance to stretch our legs without the risk of being ambushed for once. Can see any dinosaurs coming towards us from here."
"That's supposed to make me feel better?" Brooklynn asked herself.
"Just think of how impressed Darius will be if you get to the mountain top first." Yas teased her as Brooklynn flushed, looking at Darius leading the way at the front.
"It's not like that!" Brooklynn protested, despite it all, she picked up the pace, pulling ahead of Sammy and Yas, who both grinned at her retreating back.
"So, how much further, for real?" Kenji called from the back.
"Nearly to the top!" Darius shouted to him. "I'd say we could be up there in about ten minutes or so, when we get there, we need to make a camp as soon as we can and decide who will take the first watch."
"We will!" Sammy said, pointing to herself and Yas, who opened her mouth to object, when the others spoke out in agreement, silencing her protests.
/
"Thanks for seeing us on such short notice." Roxie said as she and Dave took a seat behind a desk in an office still being furnished, interns rushing around to set up computers.
"Anything I can do to help you guys, I will. What can I do for you?" Claire Dearing asked her two former employees.
"I'll cut straight to the point." Roxie said with a smile. "We believe the kids are still alive and would like your help to get to the island to find them."
"Wait, what?" Claire asked, shocked.
"We need to get back to the island." Roxie reiterated.
"You know what you're asking is impossible, right?" Claire asked her.
"If anyone can get there, it would be you." Dave piped up as Claire turned to him.
"I don't have that pull anymore, I'm not even with Misrani's company anymore. I wish I could help you two, I really do, but I can't manage that."
"Wait, Kenji's father could do it. Do you have a contact for him?" Roxie asked, desperately.
"I really don't think I can help you-" Claire began.
"Please, Claire! What if it were your nephews still on the island?" Roxie asked, noticing the photos of the two boys on Claire's desk. Claire cast her eyes to the photos, remembering how her sister had banned her from ever even seeing the two boys again, and her heart hurt at that.
"Fine." Claire said after a long moment. "I'll give you his contact information."
/
"So, can we talk?" Sammy asked Yas as the two of them sat around their campfire, Yas holding onto her cattle prod, ready to attack if any dinosaurs wandered too close.
"What is it, Sammy?" Yas asked, refusing to look at her.
"Why do you still do all you can not to look at me?" Sammy asked her sadly. "It's been months, I apologised, Yas, truly, I didn't want to hurt you, I mean it, I never meant to hurt you at all."
"Well lying to me really showed you wanted to make me happy and trust me, didn't it?" Yas spat at her. She had bottled this up for months, for the sake of their safety, she had kept her silence, but now, left alone, relatively safe, she had to let it all out.
"Yas, please, I told you all about it. I'm sorry, I never wanted to lie, especially once we became friends." Sammy protested.
"I never had a friend before you, Sammy." Yas admitted, still refusing to look at the other girl. "You showed me why I was right to be like that."
Sammy stood at that and headed away, causing Yas to turn to her.
"Where are you going?"
"I need the toilet, but don't worry, I'll try not to annoy you!" Sammy cried, heading off.
Yas saw her retreating form head to the treeline and felt bad. Sure, she had needed to get all of that out, but it had been a while, and Sammy had saved her more times than she could count. Maybe it was time to fully let it go, clearly Sammy viewed her as a friend, truly did.
'Part of me wishes it was more.' Yas thought, cheeks flaming.
After a few minutes, she realised Sammy had yet to return, getting to her feet, she headed towards where Sammy had gone, cattle prod in hand. Getting to the trees, she quietly called out for Sammy, with no reply. Turning towards the camp once more, she heard a twig snap behind her, swinging around, activating her prod, she jabbed forward at the approaching creature, only to cry out in shock as she saw Sammy hit the floor.
Btw, the novelizations for Camp Cretaceous, the third volume releases on June 1st...so maybe a season 3 in late May?