33. A FINAL WALK IN THE PARK
Based from the movie Jurassic Park 3 written by Peter Buchman, Alexander
Payne, and Jim Taylor
Friday, July 15, 1999 Isla Sorna, Valley
Jeff Rossiter stood before the large animal as it was being hoisted up by a crane into the holding pen that the Rex would stay in for its trip to San Diego. He then looked over to Roland Tembo and Ajay Sidahu who were standing by, just watching the team putting the animal in.
"I'd like to thank you for what you've done," Rossiter said, coming over to the two men. "You've probably saved Biosyn. We lost everything we came after on this trip, but this animal and its infant are going to single handedly bring us back into control." Rossiter could tell that Roland wasn't very excited. There was something that was making the man feel a little sad. He decided to ask. "What's the matter?"
"We found what was left of Darris. He didn't make it."
After Darris went into the forest to get the baby Tyrannosaur, he failed to ever come back. So Roland and Ajay went in after him and found the baby still chained to the ground, so they continued moving farther away from the clearing until they'd found a horrid sight. Darris Sumner was lying in the mud with his body ripped open. Ajay had actually thrown up at that moment from the awful smell that was protruding from the body. They finally left the area and started back to the clearing where they got the baby and brought it back to Rossiter.
"I'm sorry," Rossiter finally said trying to feel bad for the guy. He'd never really liked Darris in the first place. He was the guy that allowed the team to lose the herbivores. "Really I am." Roland and Ajay began to walk away from Rossiter so he started following, trying to get some more perk out of them. "I remember the people that help me guys. There's a job for both of you at the park in San Diego if you'd like."
"No thank you," Roland said turning around to put his fedora on. "I think I've spent enough time in the company of death."
Ajay simply shook his head in agreement.
Roland and Ajay turned back around and started for the helicopter, waiting for them to board. Rossiter just stood there, shocked at what the man had just said. He didn't really understand what the great white hunter was talking about, but he knew for sure that he'd just lost two great employees.
* * *
Robert Muldoon paced back and forth, waiting for this Guitierrez guy to finish his phone call. Muldoon wondered who could possibly be the one person that could save them. Ellie had already tried and Muldoon knew how smart and reliable Ellie was, so if she couldn't save them he had no clue who ever could.
Guitierrez slammed the phone down and turned to the other people. They all stared at him, waiting for the man to say something.
"Richard Levine is coming to rescue us," Guitierrez said with a smile. "There is no need to worry. He's been on this island before and knows what he has to do. We're saved."
"Wait a second," Grant said. "You mean to tell me you got that pain in the ass Dr. Richard Levine, who works at the Santa Fe Institute to come and save us? My god, now there's going to be three Paleontologists on this island, and Levine has always been a critic about my work."
"Well he's about to save your life," Guitierrez replied getting irritated.
"I don't care, Marty. The fact is-"
"Stop it, both of you," Muldoon said. "This is crazy. Both of you acting like kindergarteners... when our lives are at risk. This whole group has acted like that for at least five minutes of this trip. Do any of you realize who uncivilized you are all being? Little Eric here is more mature then the rest of you all put together, and I'm extremely disappointed in you Dr. Grant. The only thing we can do now is wait and hope that this Levine chap has the bloody balls to save us. Now I suggest that we hid for the beach. They'll have the best chance to spot us there. Plus we hopefully won't have to worry about Pteranodons as much."
"Yeah, as long as some idiot doesn't pull out another loudspeaker," Paul said looking at both Mark and Amanda.
Amanda just shook her head and turned away.
"Hey I needed a way to let you guys know that we were here and I thought that was the best way," Mark replied angrily.
"I tried to tell him not to bring that thing but he wouldn't listen," Ellie said. "You know these Physicist types, they never listen to anyone, especially when they work for the government."
Mark looked at Ellie and smirked.
"Alright everyone let's get out of here," Muldoon said. "We have a long run ahead of us. I hope some of you ran track when you were in high school."
"Can you guarantee us that we won't run into any of the animals on our way there," Amanda asked, holding Eric close.
"Ms. Kirby, if there was a way, I would. The fact is we are on one of the most dangerous places in the world and we might not make it out of here alive in the first place. I'm sorry, Ms. Kirby, but there are no guarantees when it comes to this place. Saddle up everyone. Let's get this moveable feast underway."
Muldoon exited the lodge followed by the rest of the team. Muldoon led everyone through the misty fog of the Aviary and to the exit gate where they all left and started running down the large hill, and into the foliage.
Muldoon had his gun hoisted at his side waiting to fire while Grant and Billy ran side by side, sometimes Grant having to help Billy with his leg. Paul and Amanda ran together, while they both carried Eric as to make sure that he didn't get left behind. Daniel and Guitierrez, who seemed to be getting along a lot better now, ran alongside Ellie and Mark, who were all four staring off into all directions trying to see if there was danger coming toward them.
Then, Muldoon spotted several small green creatures, the size of chickens, standing on their hind legs, staring at them. He recognized them instantly. They were the animals that had killed John Hammond back on Isla Nublar, Procompsognathus Triassicas. He knew that these animals were dangerous when in packs, so he knew to stay away from them.
Muldoon waved everyone around the animals, but for some reason the Compies perused them, following close behind. Mark looked back often, scared of the odd creatures and what they might do.
Then from out of nowhere three of them lunged forward at Mark, landing on his face, taking him to the ground. Mark screamed as the animals bit on his face. Ellie ran over and started smacking them away.
"Get off of him," Ellie screamed. "Get away!" The animals backed off at Ellie's screams, as she helped her now bleeding husband off the ground.
Everyone continued running, going faster and faster, arriving at the high hide. They stopped for just a second to let anyone catch up and they continued onward afterwards.
Suddenly everyone heard a hooting sound. The team stopped in their tracks. Muldoon held his gun up in all directions. He knew what was stalking them now. It was the Dilophosaurs, and the Compies were their helpers. Muldoon had suspected for sometime that dinosaurs could have a little thing called Symbiosis. Think of some kinds of water animals that would help each other with some important duties. There would be one animal that would eat the main portion food while the smaller animal would keep all deadly, small bugs off of the larger animal trying to enter into their skin to kill them. In this scenario the Dilophosaurs must've felt threatened on this island, but why wouldn't they. Tyrannosaurs, Velociraptors, Carnotaurs, and now the Pteranodons also patrolled these areas as well as the Dilophosaurs and the Compies. By Muldoon's calculations an alliance had been formed.
From out of nowhere, a large animal with two crests and a colorful fan jumped out of the foliage right toward the team.
"Go," Muldoon yelled. "Get out of here now!"
The Dilophosaur over jumped the people and went back into the foliage. Billy started hobbling into the other direction, but another Spitter was right in front of him, hissing and snarling with its large fan slithering back and forth. The animal jumped on Billy as he screamed for help. Muldoon turned around and fired the gun at the animal, but nothing came out. He realized with horror that the gun was out of ammo. Muldoon ran over to Billy and hit the animal with his gun in the back.
The Spitter turned around and started stalking after Muldoon as Grant helped Billy to his feet. Then from out of nowhere the compies came back into the fray and jumped right back onto Mark. He screamed as he tried to get about fifteen compies off him. Guitierrez, Daniel, and Paul ran over to him and started picking the creatures up like toys and then throwing them across the small break in foliage.
Paul then turned around hearing the screams of Amanda and Eric, seeing that several Dilophosaurs surrounded them and Ellie. Paul ran over and jumped up on one of the animal's backs and the animal then went nuts, swinging him all around just like a bull at a rodeo. Paul held onto the animal's neck with one arm while he tried to pull something out of his pocket. It looked like a pocketknife. The other spitters turned away from the three people they were stalking and stared at the odd man on top of the other spitter. Paul opened the knife slowly, because he was only using one hand to do so and he then sliced the neck of the animal spilling blood everywhere. The animal fell to the ground shaking and going into convulsions.
Meanwhile, Mark was still trying to get the compies off his back while Guitierrez and Daniel helped. Then from out of nowhere came two more Dilophosaurs that knocked Guitierrez and Daniel out of the way and then spat Mark's face. He screamed in terror as the pain overfilled his eyes. He first lost his vision. Then, he felt himself being physically pulled to the ground and dragged away, into the foliage.
During this time, all he could think about was hoping that Ellie would survive this horror and move on, as well as thinking of how much Mark Remain loved her and would miss her.
Guitierrez and Daniel stood up and looked around as another Dilophosaur turned toward them and started to charge. Daniel pulled up his briefcase and smacked the Spitter with it severally hard, sending the animal to the ground. Daniel continued to pummel the creature as it screamed in pain. Guitierrez ran up to Daniel and started pulling him away from the dinosaur, but it wasn't an easy task.
Robert Muldoon hit the Dilophosaur again and again with the gun trying to get him to turn away long enough to get out of the reach of the animal. Then the Spitter opened its mouth to spit on him when Muldoon ducked down and went around the animal to rejoin the other people.
They all started running off into the other direction, leaving the high hide, running toward the river that they left after the boat attack. When they made it to the river they stopped and turned around to see that the Dilophosaurs and the Compies had stopped following.
"My god," Ellie yelled, with tears filling her eyes. "Where's Mark?"
"I'm sorry, Ellie," Guitierrez replied. "They got him."
"No," Ellie screamed. "I have to go find him." She started to run off, but Grant ran up and grabbed her. "Let me go, Alan. I have to save him."
"It's too late, Ellie! He's already dead," Grant yelled.
She turned around to stare in Grant's eyes and then buried her face in his chest weeping. He put his arms around her trying to comfort the way she was feeling now.
"We have to get across the river everyone," Muldoon intrupted. "We're going to have to swim to get across! Let's go!"
Grant took Ellie around his arm and lead her over to the river. Everyone jumped in the water and started swimming across.
When they finally got across the river, they shook the water off and started running again, coming into a small area of foliage where they stopped seeing several small green animals that had a large bone protruding from their heads. Everyone realized it was a group of Pachycephalosaurs. The animals turned around and made a high-pitched scream in defense of their territory. The Pachys ran toward everyone, trying to bunt them, but ended up hitting the trees in return.
The people continued running, hearing the surf of the ocean currents, realizing that they were close to the beach.
They then came out of the foliage, seeing the bright, warm beach before them with a cool breeze blowing from the south.
Then, they all saw something coming up out of the water as they neared the edge of the beach. As it came up, they realized that it was a submarine. A hatch at the top of the sub then opened, as a man climbed out. Guitierrez smiled as he realized it was Richard Levine.
"Hello, Marty and friends," Levine said, waving his arms. "I'm here to rescue you. Please, come on. Let's get out of here."
The team ran in the ocean water toward the sub and climbed up the ladder to the hatch where they then entered the hatch and went down into the sub. The sub then submerged back into the water going away from the island.
Payne, and Jim Taylor
Friday, July 15, 1999 Isla Sorna, Valley
Jeff Rossiter stood before the large animal as it was being hoisted up by a crane into the holding pen that the Rex would stay in for its trip to San Diego. He then looked over to Roland Tembo and Ajay Sidahu who were standing by, just watching the team putting the animal in.
"I'd like to thank you for what you've done," Rossiter said, coming over to the two men. "You've probably saved Biosyn. We lost everything we came after on this trip, but this animal and its infant are going to single handedly bring us back into control." Rossiter could tell that Roland wasn't very excited. There was something that was making the man feel a little sad. He decided to ask. "What's the matter?"
"We found what was left of Darris. He didn't make it."
After Darris went into the forest to get the baby Tyrannosaur, he failed to ever come back. So Roland and Ajay went in after him and found the baby still chained to the ground, so they continued moving farther away from the clearing until they'd found a horrid sight. Darris Sumner was lying in the mud with his body ripped open. Ajay had actually thrown up at that moment from the awful smell that was protruding from the body. They finally left the area and started back to the clearing where they got the baby and brought it back to Rossiter.
"I'm sorry," Rossiter finally said trying to feel bad for the guy. He'd never really liked Darris in the first place. He was the guy that allowed the team to lose the herbivores. "Really I am." Roland and Ajay began to walk away from Rossiter so he started following, trying to get some more perk out of them. "I remember the people that help me guys. There's a job for both of you at the park in San Diego if you'd like."
"No thank you," Roland said turning around to put his fedora on. "I think I've spent enough time in the company of death."
Ajay simply shook his head in agreement.
Roland and Ajay turned back around and started for the helicopter, waiting for them to board. Rossiter just stood there, shocked at what the man had just said. He didn't really understand what the great white hunter was talking about, but he knew for sure that he'd just lost two great employees.
* * *
Robert Muldoon paced back and forth, waiting for this Guitierrez guy to finish his phone call. Muldoon wondered who could possibly be the one person that could save them. Ellie had already tried and Muldoon knew how smart and reliable Ellie was, so if she couldn't save them he had no clue who ever could.
Guitierrez slammed the phone down and turned to the other people. They all stared at him, waiting for the man to say something.
"Richard Levine is coming to rescue us," Guitierrez said with a smile. "There is no need to worry. He's been on this island before and knows what he has to do. We're saved."
"Wait a second," Grant said. "You mean to tell me you got that pain in the ass Dr. Richard Levine, who works at the Santa Fe Institute to come and save us? My god, now there's going to be three Paleontologists on this island, and Levine has always been a critic about my work."
"Well he's about to save your life," Guitierrez replied getting irritated.
"I don't care, Marty. The fact is-"
"Stop it, both of you," Muldoon said. "This is crazy. Both of you acting like kindergarteners... when our lives are at risk. This whole group has acted like that for at least five minutes of this trip. Do any of you realize who uncivilized you are all being? Little Eric here is more mature then the rest of you all put together, and I'm extremely disappointed in you Dr. Grant. The only thing we can do now is wait and hope that this Levine chap has the bloody balls to save us. Now I suggest that we hid for the beach. They'll have the best chance to spot us there. Plus we hopefully won't have to worry about Pteranodons as much."
"Yeah, as long as some idiot doesn't pull out another loudspeaker," Paul said looking at both Mark and Amanda.
Amanda just shook her head and turned away.
"Hey I needed a way to let you guys know that we were here and I thought that was the best way," Mark replied angrily.
"I tried to tell him not to bring that thing but he wouldn't listen," Ellie said. "You know these Physicist types, they never listen to anyone, especially when they work for the government."
Mark looked at Ellie and smirked.
"Alright everyone let's get out of here," Muldoon said. "We have a long run ahead of us. I hope some of you ran track when you were in high school."
"Can you guarantee us that we won't run into any of the animals on our way there," Amanda asked, holding Eric close.
"Ms. Kirby, if there was a way, I would. The fact is we are on one of the most dangerous places in the world and we might not make it out of here alive in the first place. I'm sorry, Ms. Kirby, but there are no guarantees when it comes to this place. Saddle up everyone. Let's get this moveable feast underway."
Muldoon exited the lodge followed by the rest of the team. Muldoon led everyone through the misty fog of the Aviary and to the exit gate where they all left and started running down the large hill, and into the foliage.
Muldoon had his gun hoisted at his side waiting to fire while Grant and Billy ran side by side, sometimes Grant having to help Billy with his leg. Paul and Amanda ran together, while they both carried Eric as to make sure that he didn't get left behind. Daniel and Guitierrez, who seemed to be getting along a lot better now, ran alongside Ellie and Mark, who were all four staring off into all directions trying to see if there was danger coming toward them.
Then, Muldoon spotted several small green creatures, the size of chickens, standing on their hind legs, staring at them. He recognized them instantly. They were the animals that had killed John Hammond back on Isla Nublar, Procompsognathus Triassicas. He knew that these animals were dangerous when in packs, so he knew to stay away from them.
Muldoon waved everyone around the animals, but for some reason the Compies perused them, following close behind. Mark looked back often, scared of the odd creatures and what they might do.
Then from out of nowhere three of them lunged forward at Mark, landing on his face, taking him to the ground. Mark screamed as the animals bit on his face. Ellie ran over and started smacking them away.
"Get off of him," Ellie screamed. "Get away!" The animals backed off at Ellie's screams, as she helped her now bleeding husband off the ground.
Everyone continued running, going faster and faster, arriving at the high hide. They stopped for just a second to let anyone catch up and they continued onward afterwards.
Suddenly everyone heard a hooting sound. The team stopped in their tracks. Muldoon held his gun up in all directions. He knew what was stalking them now. It was the Dilophosaurs, and the Compies were their helpers. Muldoon had suspected for sometime that dinosaurs could have a little thing called Symbiosis. Think of some kinds of water animals that would help each other with some important duties. There would be one animal that would eat the main portion food while the smaller animal would keep all deadly, small bugs off of the larger animal trying to enter into their skin to kill them. In this scenario the Dilophosaurs must've felt threatened on this island, but why wouldn't they. Tyrannosaurs, Velociraptors, Carnotaurs, and now the Pteranodons also patrolled these areas as well as the Dilophosaurs and the Compies. By Muldoon's calculations an alliance had been formed.
From out of nowhere, a large animal with two crests and a colorful fan jumped out of the foliage right toward the team.
"Go," Muldoon yelled. "Get out of here now!"
The Dilophosaur over jumped the people and went back into the foliage. Billy started hobbling into the other direction, but another Spitter was right in front of him, hissing and snarling with its large fan slithering back and forth. The animal jumped on Billy as he screamed for help. Muldoon turned around and fired the gun at the animal, but nothing came out. He realized with horror that the gun was out of ammo. Muldoon ran over to Billy and hit the animal with his gun in the back.
The Spitter turned around and started stalking after Muldoon as Grant helped Billy to his feet. Then from out of nowhere the compies came back into the fray and jumped right back onto Mark. He screamed as he tried to get about fifteen compies off him. Guitierrez, Daniel, and Paul ran over to him and started picking the creatures up like toys and then throwing them across the small break in foliage.
Paul then turned around hearing the screams of Amanda and Eric, seeing that several Dilophosaurs surrounded them and Ellie. Paul ran over and jumped up on one of the animal's backs and the animal then went nuts, swinging him all around just like a bull at a rodeo. Paul held onto the animal's neck with one arm while he tried to pull something out of his pocket. It looked like a pocketknife. The other spitters turned away from the three people they were stalking and stared at the odd man on top of the other spitter. Paul opened the knife slowly, because he was only using one hand to do so and he then sliced the neck of the animal spilling blood everywhere. The animal fell to the ground shaking and going into convulsions.
Meanwhile, Mark was still trying to get the compies off his back while Guitierrez and Daniel helped. Then from out of nowhere came two more Dilophosaurs that knocked Guitierrez and Daniel out of the way and then spat Mark's face. He screamed in terror as the pain overfilled his eyes. He first lost his vision. Then, he felt himself being physically pulled to the ground and dragged away, into the foliage.
During this time, all he could think about was hoping that Ellie would survive this horror and move on, as well as thinking of how much Mark Remain loved her and would miss her.
Guitierrez and Daniel stood up and looked around as another Dilophosaur turned toward them and started to charge. Daniel pulled up his briefcase and smacked the Spitter with it severally hard, sending the animal to the ground. Daniel continued to pummel the creature as it screamed in pain. Guitierrez ran up to Daniel and started pulling him away from the dinosaur, but it wasn't an easy task.
Robert Muldoon hit the Dilophosaur again and again with the gun trying to get him to turn away long enough to get out of the reach of the animal. Then the Spitter opened its mouth to spit on him when Muldoon ducked down and went around the animal to rejoin the other people.
They all started running off into the other direction, leaving the high hide, running toward the river that they left after the boat attack. When they made it to the river they stopped and turned around to see that the Dilophosaurs and the Compies had stopped following.
"My god," Ellie yelled, with tears filling her eyes. "Where's Mark?"
"I'm sorry, Ellie," Guitierrez replied. "They got him."
"No," Ellie screamed. "I have to go find him." She started to run off, but Grant ran up and grabbed her. "Let me go, Alan. I have to save him."
"It's too late, Ellie! He's already dead," Grant yelled.
She turned around to stare in Grant's eyes and then buried her face in his chest weeping. He put his arms around her trying to comfort the way she was feeling now.
"We have to get across the river everyone," Muldoon intrupted. "We're going to have to swim to get across! Let's go!"
Grant took Ellie around his arm and lead her over to the river. Everyone jumped in the water and started swimming across.
When they finally got across the river, they shook the water off and started running again, coming into a small area of foliage where they stopped seeing several small green animals that had a large bone protruding from their heads. Everyone realized it was a group of Pachycephalosaurs. The animals turned around and made a high-pitched scream in defense of their territory. The Pachys ran toward everyone, trying to bunt them, but ended up hitting the trees in return.
The people continued running, hearing the surf of the ocean currents, realizing that they were close to the beach.
They then came out of the foliage, seeing the bright, warm beach before them with a cool breeze blowing from the south.
Then, they all saw something coming up out of the water as they neared the edge of the beach. As it came up, they realized that it was a submarine. A hatch at the top of the sub then opened, as a man climbed out. Guitierrez smiled as he realized it was Richard Levine.
"Hello, Marty and friends," Levine said, waving his arms. "I'm here to rescue you. Please, come on. Let's get out of here."
The team ran in the ocean water toward the sub and climbed up the ladder to the hatch where they then entered the hatch and went down into the sub. The sub then submerged back into the water going away from the island.