Chapter. 6 - Hunted

NOTE** I know its a bit of a coincidence that after Rachel and Nick had their talk about Raptors they happened to meet up with group of them only hours later, but... What the HECK!*

United States: 3:14 PM

John Hammond picked up the ringing phone. "Hello."

"Hello JOHN? This is Mark."

"Mark what is it."

"We just received some radio communications from Pasado Guinea, it seems the island is crawling with dinosaurs."

Mr. Hammond stood in shock, unable to speak, he couldn't believe it.

"About 8 men dead, one of them managed to reach the radio on the beach... JOHN? Are you there?"

He put down the phone "Oh god... How could this have happened"

***

Pasado Guinea - 8:50 PM

The sun was now low in the sky, bringing an even more terrible fear to the party. Nick had a strange feeling they where heading in the wrong direction. Meaning they could be heading straight to the center of the island. Who could tell what kind of predators they could meet up with.
Mean while Joey and Kevin where discussing the situation.

"Here we are, stuck on island with a bunch of giant lizard, no weapons, no food, only a dead cell-phone." Joey said.

"Yeah, what do you think of that?" Kevin added "telling us there aren't any dinosaurs on this island."

"Well, I'll tell you what I think, my throat's as dry the Nevada desert." Joey said " I'm gonna run down to that stream we passed a while back, I hope our tour guide Mr. Ward doesn't disapprove."

Kevin laughed "Okay, he'll never know you left."

***

"Well? Where are they?!" Sergeant George Peking said in a demanding tone of voice. "I came here to find 60 construction workers waiting for us, not 8 overturned jeeps and a dump called camp"

"We're doing the best we can sir, they don't seem to be anywhere"

"I should have sent out a group of boy scouts"

"Sir" A voice called from a distance "I think you should take a look at this."

Sergeant Peking walked over to a marine standing above a large foot print. "Well?" he said sounding very annoyed. The marine looked down.

"Holy lord above" Peking said "I want a chopper out there now!"

***

"Do you think we'll ever get out of here?" Rachel asked, her legs in pain from hours of walking.

"Your asking me a question?" Nick said "That's a first"

"You don't have to be rude.. I....."

A scream suddenly echoed through the forest. And panic struck the party.

"OH MY GOD!" Rachel shouted, she had a feeling she knew what it meant.

Nick ran back as fast as he could, slipping in the mud, and suddenly slid down a ledge, landing face into a small stream. The water had a red tint to it. Shaking, he turn his head to see the corpse of Joey only forty feet away.

"Joey!!" Rachel screamed in terror as she stood on the ledge. "Nick! Hurry! Get up!"

Nick remained in shock on the ground, till he came to his senses, stood quickly and desperately attempted to climb the ledge, his feet slipping in the mud and wet grass.

"Give me your hand" Kevin bent over with his hand extended, and raising Nick to the top. Another scream of death came from the distance.

"Raptors" Rachel said with a tremor in her voice. "We have to get off the ground" she began climbing a tree, nick and several others did the same. More screams came from around them. And several raptors gathered below.

Nick was afraid to breath. "Can they climb trees?" He questioned Rachel beside him.

"I don't know." Rachel responded "I hope not"

The raptors peered above at the several members of the group, then suddenly ran like a group of scared bird.

"What the?" Kevin proclaimed "What's that about"

"Quite" Nick hushed them. "Did you hear that?"

"Yes" Rachel replied "It sounded like thunder."

"Oh my god!" Nick shouted as the sound grew louder and louder. The crunching of tree limbs came from the left of them. The head of a giant Tyrannosaurs exploded out of the trees, taking a man screaming in his jaws.

"Lets go" Nick jumped off his limb, hitting the ground with a thud.

"Catch me!" Rachel said jumping as well.

The now only 4 ran through the forest, the pounding sound growing gaining on them. They reached a grass valley with a factory on the end of it. The grass was deep and hard to run through. Rachel looked glanced at the charging T. Rex, nearly gaining on the two others.

Another scream pierced the air, sound of crunching, then a dead silence. They reached the wooden door of what looked like a cellar connected to the side of the factory. It was open.

"Nick!" A voice from inside called out.

"Jim!" Nick responded, rushing toward his friend.

"I thought you where long gone" Jim said "I came here just an hour ago, I figured it was a good place the hide from the Rex."

"Speaking of which" Nick said rushing toward the door, opening it a crack and peering inside. There was no sign of Kevin, or the T. Rex.

"What happened?" Jim asked.

"We met up with a group of Raptors" Nick replied.

"A group of what?"

"Never mind"

"I hear something" Rachel jumped up in excitement.

"Not our friend I hope" Nick said "Wait.. I hear it now! It sounds like a helicopter." Nick, Rachel and Jim rushed outside raising there hands and shouting. The chopper sighted them and began to land.

"We've been rescued at last!" Rachel screamed, tears running down her face.

"No! Don't land!" Nick shouted in horror. Seeing the giant Tyrannosaurs charging out of the forest once again. The chopper hovered 20 feet above the ground. Nick and the others rushed inside as a man inside stood in confusion over their sudden departure.

The T. Rex released a roar of anger as he took hold of the helicopters landing gear. The helicopter jerked, lost control and plunged to the ground. One of its rotors slashing the T. Rex in the thigh. A mixture of dirt grass and blood filled the air as the others looked on in horror. Rachel covered her eyes. "NO!!"

The T. Rex stumbled into the forest, leaving a trail of blood behind.

"They could be alive" Nick shouted, and ran towards the chopper that was now a pile of twisted metal. "Is anyone alive in there!" Nick shouted twice. The response was only a mumble, but that was enough evidence.

"Give me your hand" Nick bent under the mess, pulling out the pilot.

Nick stumbled inside the cellar with the mans arm around his shoulder, and sat him up against a crate.

"Thank you" the pilot said, breathing heavily. He was apparently in fairly good condition, for he was nearly able to walk on his own.

Nick wasted no time before questioning.

"How far are we from the beach?"

"Is that where your heading?" The pilot replied "Your in the center of the island, miles from shore."

"How could that be" Nick stood up "We must have been heading straight into the center the whole trip."

CHAPTER 7 WILL BE SOON!

(I BET THAT CHAPTER STANK RIGHT? WELL.. IT WAS A TOUGH ONE TO RIGHT!)