Case 2: The InGen Conspiracy, Part 6
Disclaimer: Same as before.
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15 May 2000: "Hal, what did you find out?" Ivy asked as they sat across from each other at breakfast. They'd picked the continental breakfast in the hotel, which was actually quite good.
"I found out there have been raptor escapes. The most recent one causing Armando's brother's accident." Hal replied, "I got an e-mail of some pictures of the injuries from Armando last night."
"It's pretty clear Ludlow's deceiving Mr. Hammond. The poor man had no idea that two of his employees were killed by a raptor escape." Ivy said.
"Motive?" Hal asked.
"Greed, what else." Ivy said, taking a bite of her waffle.
"Certainly is strong enough a motive." Hal replied, sipping some of his coffee. He didn't want to bring what Muldoon had told him into it just yet, but he knew he'd eventually have to.
"The trouble is, how is Ludlow keeping all the employees who were there from talking?" Ivy said.
"Conspirators and co-conspirators no doubt." Hal said, "So I'd be very careful who we either tell or mention our findings too."
"Hal, there are thousands of employees employed here. Are you saying that..." Ivy said.
"Yes, in fact I am saying that we'd best step lightly." Hal replied.
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"What did you tell him?" Ludlow asked Muldoon.
"I stuck to the cover story. He quit asking questions afterward." Muldoon said, in reply.
"Good." Ludlow said, "Now remember, you don't want your involvement in a mercenary massacre in the Congo to get to the ears of my uncle. He'll turn you over to authorities down there in a heartbeat, after you're fired. And you know how vicious and vengeful they are down there."
"All too well Mr. Ludlow." Muldoon said.
"This conversation never happened. You're dismissed." Ludlow said. Muldoon walked out of the office.
Ludlow knew that another employee, Denis Nedry, the lead programmer, was quite disgruntled with InGen and was planning on stealing the viable embryos for every species of dinosaur (about fifteen in all) and selling them to the Biosyn corporation in Cupertino, California. Whether or not he succeeded he'd worry about later, and if need be he'd take Nedry out himself. The two ACME detectives, despite Muldoon's reassurances, were too close. He'd have to take them out as well.
He knew all about Nedry's plans to sabotage the computer and security systems. Nedry would be the perfect pasty to pin the deaths of two ACME detectives on. His dear Uncle John would lose control of InGen through some persuasion of the board of directors after a disaster on the Isla Nublar facility. And who but Peter Ludlow would be left holding the reins, becoming the man who saved Jurassic Park and saved InGen from bankruptcy. He knew that Ivy Darren was taking the River Cruise and that Hal Olden was taking the ground tour. From his observations of Denis Nedry, he knew that his plan was to come into effect at around five thirty that afternoon. From his office, he could see one of the detectives was already in the control room and through the security camera he could see the other was in the Visitor's Center.
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"Through the security cameras and motion sensor tracking system we can keep track of every animal and every person in the park." Ray Arnold said, proudly. "That's why you wore those little wrist bands on the tour. They contain a tiny trace system for every individual visitor. If need be we can track every single person and animal on this island individually."
'Zack this would be right up your alley.' Ivy thought to herself then said, "How often does the system erase archived footage?"
"Every seventy-two hours. We have backup tapes in the basement as well. How far back are you wanting to see?" Ray Arnold said.
"The raptor containment area, two days ago." Ivy said in reply.
Ray Arnold showed the video and what Ivy saw were three workers falling when an earth mover struck the scaffolding they were working atop. She could see two of them fall and hit the concrete floor and the third hit the dirt to its right and get run over by the earthmover. This was suspicious, because if what Muldoon said was true, someone had switched the footage around or doctored it up.
"Mr. Arnold, could I have a copy of that?" Ivy asked.
Arnold copied the footage and gave it to Ivy who went off to the Visitor's Center. Peter Ludlow came in and put a hand on Ray's shoulder and said, "Can I talk to you for a moment, Ray?"
"What did you tell them?" Ludlow said when Ray walked into his office.
"I showed them that footage you switched in." Arnold replied.
"Good." Ludlow said, "Because you know you don't want my uncle finding out about your compulsive gambling problem. Don't act so surprised, Ray."
Ludlow referred to the surprised look on Arnold's face, "Ever since that divorce a few years back you've been throwing your paycheck away on drinks, prostitutes and gambling. Who do you think pays off your debts? Now you wouldn't want the source of payment for those debts going away, would you?"
"No, I wouldn't." Ludlow replied, "Are you sure that ACME won't figure out that the footage is altered?"
"It was genuine enough to fool FBI inspectors in Quantico." Arnold said, "I'm sure they can't."
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"What did you find?" Hal asked.
"The security tapes match Ludlow's story and what Hammond knows." Ivy said, disappointed.
"You honestly think he didn't cover his tracks?" Hal said.
"I know he did, but I know someone who can spot faked video footage a mile away. I sent Crimelab a copy of that tape by e-mail earlier." Ivy replied.
Hal had a manila envelope under his arm that Muldoon had given to him. "These are from a camera owned by a doctor at a hospital on the mainland." Hal replied.
He opened the envelope and the pictures inside showed a young man, in his late teens. A large tearing laceration ran from his left shoulder down to his lower back. Another showed the boy's left leg was torn open, revealing the pulse of the femoral artery. The next snapshot showed there were small cuts and bruises on the boy's hands, he'd put his hands in front of his face to protect himself. Defense injuries.
"He was definitely attacked." Ivy said, "Those kinds of wounds...."
"Only occur if someone were trying to ward off a blow of some kind." Hal replied.
"I'm gonna get another look at that Raptor Containment Area this afternoon when I take the River Cruise." Ivy said.
"Be careful." Hal replied, "I'm gonna see if I can get any information from Malcolm and Grant when they take the ground tour, I'm sure if there have been previous accidents they've heard of them."
"I can say the same for you." Ivy said, "Be careful, we don't know who's on our side on this one."
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Hal climbed aboard the Explorer with Malcolm and Grant. In the car in front of them were the lawyer, Donald Gennaro, and Hammond's teenaged grandkids. As the tour progressed they passed a fenced in area, the sign reading Allosaurus.
"Allosaurus, the Other Lizard. A Jurassic carnivore standing eight meters tall with a ten-meter long body, it is surprisingly quick and agile for its size. We have four of these animals in Jurassic Park. Allosaurus is a very persistent hunter, often pursuing its prey through almost all obstacles." Richard Kiley's recorded voice sounded.
Hal could see one of the four creatures moving through the foliage, eyeing the Explorer and its occupants menacingly. Its elongated head had a mouth bristling with teeth and its short forearms bore sharp three clawed fingers on each hand. It followed the Explorers as they drove off towards the next attraction. Hal felt a distinct sense of dread, staring at the creature in the pen. If even ONE of the Allosaurus got free it seemed that they would be in for some major dramas.
His thoughts shifted unexpectedly to Ivy when they were driving by the Gallimimus paddock. 'Last night, it's a night I'll always treasure.' Hal thought, 'I mean she's beautiful, intelligent, can hold her own against you in a fight. Why the hell then are you so reluctant to try? You still grieve for Diane. It just wouldn't be fair to use a girl like Ivy as a rebound like that.'
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On the River Cruise, Ivy was having similar thoughts. 'Last night, it's one I'm never gonna forget if I live to a hundred years.' Ivy thought, 'Why didn't I act a little more forward with Hal, I've had no trouble before? Easy answers. One I work with Hal on a daily basis. How could we talk to each other without one of us remembering lying in each other's arms? Two, you saw that he's grieving in his eyes, that would be taking advantage of him and you don't want to hurt him.'
"So Ivy, what did you and Hal wind up doing last night?" Lex asked, "C'mon, I want details."
"We didn't do anything, if that's what you mean. He didn't spend the night and morning in my room." Ivy replied, semi-defensively.
"He left you before you woke?" Lex asked.
"Lex!" Ellie sputtered, shocked, "Did he? If he did I'll...."
"No, we didn't sleep together at all." Ivy replied, "He walked me back to my room, like a perfect gentleman, we made some small talk and then we both turned in for the night."
'Though part of me wishes he'd done a little more than that, but I don't want to rush him. Just what is bothering him?' Ivy thought.
Her cell phone rang just then, "Darren."
"Oh, hi Zack." Ivy began, "Really, the video was faked."
"Yes Ivy, it was a real hard fake to spot too. I'm not gonna bore you with the details, but let's just say I can conclusively prove in a court of law that the video footage was faked." Zack replied.
"That's great. I'll go let Hal know about that." Ivy replied.
"So where is he?" Zack said.
"He's taking the other tour." Ivy replied, "How's physical therapy going."
"I hope it finishes, I mean I'm ready to get out of the hospital before the stick me to death or starve me to death." Zack replied.
Ivy laughed lightly and said, "I think we can all agree, hospital food isn't food."
"Well, sis, gotta run, Josha's bringing me more stuff from Crimelab." Zack replied.
"They're making you work?" Ivy asked.
"No, I asked Josha to bring me some stuff to analyze and look at. I'm going bored just lying in bed watching TV all day." Zack replied.
"OK little bro, I'll let you get some rest." Ivy replied.
"Bye sis, see you in a few days." Zack replied.
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The sky started to darken with black storm clouds on the horizon. Denis Nedry, monitoring this on a nearby screen knew he had to execute his plan. He sent a program into the main computer that turned off the security systems, phones, and fences. He then made his way to the genetics lab, deserted because most of the staff that worked the lab was gone. He had stolen fifteen embryos, one point five million dollars worth of material and jumped into a jeep, racing off through the park.
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"What the hell?" Grant said as the Explorer came to a stop in front of the Tyrannosaur paddock.
Outside in the rain a goat tethered near the fence started bleating. "What's going on?" Hal said, awakening from a doze.
"We stopped." Grant said, "Power must be out."
"You're right, the computer in the car isn't working." Malcolm replied.
Hal's cell phone rang just then, "Olden."
"Hal, it's Ivy. What's going on? I've no idea."
"I've got no idea, either." Hal replied, "Near as I can tell this storm caused a blackout of some sort."
"Where are you?" Ivy asked.
"Outside the Tyrannosaur paddock." Hal replied.
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Ivy felt a stab of dread. Hal had said his position was outside of the Tyrannosaur paddock. One of the most deadly predators to roam the planet, and Hal was right in its kill zone.
She wasn't that much better off. The tour boat had stopped in the Hadrosaur lagoon, but to her right was the Raptor Containment Area. And if those things got loose....
Ivy didn't want to even think about the carnage five raptors loose in the park amongst thousands of visitors could cause. It gave her a cold sweat just thinking about it.
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"Where's the goat?" Gennaro asked, he had been idly staring at the pen for the last ten minutes and noticed the goat was missing.
Suddenly a leg of the goat fell atop the roof of the Explorer. "Oh Jesus! Oh Jesus! Oh God! Oh God!" Gennaro moaned like a mantra, running for the bathroom across the road.
The Tyrannosaurus put its forearm on the fence and feeling no shock it started to tear the fence down. It roared at both vehicles.
"Keep absolutely still, his vision's based on movement." Grant said.
It looked into the car just then and the three men inside stayed still. Hal looked right into the ancient yellow eye of the Rex as it stared into the vehicle, butting it lightly with its head. He could see an absolute and total confidence in its abilities as it looked at the three humans inside the vehicle. Suddenly the Rex turned towards the first car and started to attack it. First it crushed the skylight down then kicked it over and started attacking the chassis.
Grant grabbed a flare and lit it up. "Hey! Hey!"
The Rex was mesmerized by the light and started to follow it when Grant tossed it into the pen. "Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!" Malcolm shouted, running out of the car with another flare.
"Ian! Freeze! Get rid of the flare!" Grant shouted.
"Hal! Get Tim out of the car!" Ian shouted.
Hal ran towards the wreckage of the first car and was halfway over when a blow from the Tyrannosaur's tail launched him over the fence. Hal remembered his training with the British Airborne and flexed his knees and prepared to execute a shoulder roll. He hit the ground hard and felt dazed enough to black out.
Before he did he could hear Gennaro screaming as the thatch hut that hid him came down around his ears and the Tyrannosaur gulped him down. Gennaro was dead, Malcolm too. Grant and Tim were probably next. 'Bloody hell. What a mess.' Hal thought before he blacked out.
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A baby hadrosaur moved out of her sheltered little cove to get a closer look at the curious intruder that had been sitting still for the past half- hour. It's mother reared up and charged, after all the boat could be a possible predator. The boat was knocked off track with enough force to send it drifting through the strong current that led into the raptor containment area. The boat struck the gate with enough force to open it and cause a short circuit in the fences in the area.
Ivy could see the raptors were still in their pen, and concluded that it must have its own backup power source. Which was a good thing, considering that....
Just then she could see a powerful, six foot animal chewing its way though the fence. And it was then that she was grateful the canal to the raptor containment had such a swift current. It pushed them into a boat shed, a large, dark concrete structure because all the lights were out. There were dozens of tour boats like theirs down for maintenance inside. Outside the shed she could hear screams and gunfire as the guards fought for their lives only to be mercilessly cut down.
She could hear the sound of concrete buckling just then, in front of her. She knew that the shed was atop a waterfall because there was a channel for the flowing water in the wall in front of her. The concrete snapped open, revealing the head of an Allosaurus.
The guests in the boat collectively screamed as the dinosaur's head poked in and seized one fellow up and messily devoured him. The boat, no longer having the wall blocking its progress down the falls, continued on her merry way. Ivy braced herself for the impact and felt a jolt as the boat hit the pool at the bottom of the fall and she blacked out....
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TBC
Disclaimer: Same as before.
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15 May 2000: "Hal, what did you find out?" Ivy asked as they sat across from each other at breakfast. They'd picked the continental breakfast in the hotel, which was actually quite good.
"I found out there have been raptor escapes. The most recent one causing Armando's brother's accident." Hal replied, "I got an e-mail of some pictures of the injuries from Armando last night."
"It's pretty clear Ludlow's deceiving Mr. Hammond. The poor man had no idea that two of his employees were killed by a raptor escape." Ivy said.
"Motive?" Hal asked.
"Greed, what else." Ivy said, taking a bite of her waffle.
"Certainly is strong enough a motive." Hal replied, sipping some of his coffee. He didn't want to bring what Muldoon had told him into it just yet, but he knew he'd eventually have to.
"The trouble is, how is Ludlow keeping all the employees who were there from talking?" Ivy said.
"Conspirators and co-conspirators no doubt." Hal said, "So I'd be very careful who we either tell or mention our findings too."
"Hal, there are thousands of employees employed here. Are you saying that..." Ivy said.
"Yes, in fact I am saying that we'd best step lightly." Hal replied.
~ ~ ~ ~
"What did you tell him?" Ludlow asked Muldoon.
"I stuck to the cover story. He quit asking questions afterward." Muldoon said, in reply.
"Good." Ludlow said, "Now remember, you don't want your involvement in a mercenary massacre in the Congo to get to the ears of my uncle. He'll turn you over to authorities down there in a heartbeat, after you're fired. And you know how vicious and vengeful they are down there."
"All too well Mr. Ludlow." Muldoon said.
"This conversation never happened. You're dismissed." Ludlow said. Muldoon walked out of the office.
Ludlow knew that another employee, Denis Nedry, the lead programmer, was quite disgruntled with InGen and was planning on stealing the viable embryos for every species of dinosaur (about fifteen in all) and selling them to the Biosyn corporation in Cupertino, California. Whether or not he succeeded he'd worry about later, and if need be he'd take Nedry out himself. The two ACME detectives, despite Muldoon's reassurances, were too close. He'd have to take them out as well.
He knew all about Nedry's plans to sabotage the computer and security systems. Nedry would be the perfect pasty to pin the deaths of two ACME detectives on. His dear Uncle John would lose control of InGen through some persuasion of the board of directors after a disaster on the Isla Nublar facility. And who but Peter Ludlow would be left holding the reins, becoming the man who saved Jurassic Park and saved InGen from bankruptcy. He knew that Ivy Darren was taking the River Cruise and that Hal Olden was taking the ground tour. From his observations of Denis Nedry, he knew that his plan was to come into effect at around five thirty that afternoon. From his office, he could see one of the detectives was already in the control room and through the security camera he could see the other was in the Visitor's Center.
~ ~ ~ ~
"Through the security cameras and motion sensor tracking system we can keep track of every animal and every person in the park." Ray Arnold said, proudly. "That's why you wore those little wrist bands on the tour. They contain a tiny trace system for every individual visitor. If need be we can track every single person and animal on this island individually."
'Zack this would be right up your alley.' Ivy thought to herself then said, "How often does the system erase archived footage?"
"Every seventy-two hours. We have backup tapes in the basement as well. How far back are you wanting to see?" Ray Arnold said.
"The raptor containment area, two days ago." Ivy said in reply.
Ray Arnold showed the video and what Ivy saw were three workers falling when an earth mover struck the scaffolding they were working atop. She could see two of them fall and hit the concrete floor and the third hit the dirt to its right and get run over by the earthmover. This was suspicious, because if what Muldoon said was true, someone had switched the footage around or doctored it up.
"Mr. Arnold, could I have a copy of that?" Ivy asked.
Arnold copied the footage and gave it to Ivy who went off to the Visitor's Center. Peter Ludlow came in and put a hand on Ray's shoulder and said, "Can I talk to you for a moment, Ray?"
"What did you tell them?" Ludlow said when Ray walked into his office.
"I showed them that footage you switched in." Arnold replied.
"Good." Ludlow said, "Because you know you don't want my uncle finding out about your compulsive gambling problem. Don't act so surprised, Ray."
Ludlow referred to the surprised look on Arnold's face, "Ever since that divorce a few years back you've been throwing your paycheck away on drinks, prostitutes and gambling. Who do you think pays off your debts? Now you wouldn't want the source of payment for those debts going away, would you?"
"No, I wouldn't." Ludlow replied, "Are you sure that ACME won't figure out that the footage is altered?"
"It was genuine enough to fool FBI inspectors in Quantico." Arnold said, "I'm sure they can't."
~ ~ ~ ~
"What did you find?" Hal asked.
"The security tapes match Ludlow's story and what Hammond knows." Ivy said, disappointed.
"You honestly think he didn't cover his tracks?" Hal said.
"I know he did, but I know someone who can spot faked video footage a mile away. I sent Crimelab a copy of that tape by e-mail earlier." Ivy replied.
Hal had a manila envelope under his arm that Muldoon had given to him. "These are from a camera owned by a doctor at a hospital on the mainland." Hal replied.
He opened the envelope and the pictures inside showed a young man, in his late teens. A large tearing laceration ran from his left shoulder down to his lower back. Another showed the boy's left leg was torn open, revealing the pulse of the femoral artery. The next snapshot showed there were small cuts and bruises on the boy's hands, he'd put his hands in front of his face to protect himself. Defense injuries.
"He was definitely attacked." Ivy said, "Those kinds of wounds...."
"Only occur if someone were trying to ward off a blow of some kind." Hal replied.
"I'm gonna get another look at that Raptor Containment Area this afternoon when I take the River Cruise." Ivy said.
"Be careful." Hal replied, "I'm gonna see if I can get any information from Malcolm and Grant when they take the ground tour, I'm sure if there have been previous accidents they've heard of them."
"I can say the same for you." Ivy said, "Be careful, we don't know who's on our side on this one."
~ ~ ~ ~
Hal climbed aboard the Explorer with Malcolm and Grant. In the car in front of them were the lawyer, Donald Gennaro, and Hammond's teenaged grandkids. As the tour progressed they passed a fenced in area, the sign reading Allosaurus.
"Allosaurus, the Other Lizard. A Jurassic carnivore standing eight meters tall with a ten-meter long body, it is surprisingly quick and agile for its size. We have four of these animals in Jurassic Park. Allosaurus is a very persistent hunter, often pursuing its prey through almost all obstacles." Richard Kiley's recorded voice sounded.
Hal could see one of the four creatures moving through the foliage, eyeing the Explorer and its occupants menacingly. Its elongated head had a mouth bristling with teeth and its short forearms bore sharp three clawed fingers on each hand. It followed the Explorers as they drove off towards the next attraction. Hal felt a distinct sense of dread, staring at the creature in the pen. If even ONE of the Allosaurus got free it seemed that they would be in for some major dramas.
His thoughts shifted unexpectedly to Ivy when they were driving by the Gallimimus paddock. 'Last night, it's a night I'll always treasure.' Hal thought, 'I mean she's beautiful, intelligent, can hold her own against you in a fight. Why the hell then are you so reluctant to try? You still grieve for Diane. It just wouldn't be fair to use a girl like Ivy as a rebound like that.'
~ ~ ~ ~
On the River Cruise, Ivy was having similar thoughts. 'Last night, it's one I'm never gonna forget if I live to a hundred years.' Ivy thought, 'Why didn't I act a little more forward with Hal, I've had no trouble before? Easy answers. One I work with Hal on a daily basis. How could we talk to each other without one of us remembering lying in each other's arms? Two, you saw that he's grieving in his eyes, that would be taking advantage of him and you don't want to hurt him.'
"So Ivy, what did you and Hal wind up doing last night?" Lex asked, "C'mon, I want details."
"We didn't do anything, if that's what you mean. He didn't spend the night and morning in my room." Ivy replied, semi-defensively.
"He left you before you woke?" Lex asked.
"Lex!" Ellie sputtered, shocked, "Did he? If he did I'll...."
"No, we didn't sleep together at all." Ivy replied, "He walked me back to my room, like a perfect gentleman, we made some small talk and then we both turned in for the night."
'Though part of me wishes he'd done a little more than that, but I don't want to rush him. Just what is bothering him?' Ivy thought.
Her cell phone rang just then, "Darren."
"Oh, hi Zack." Ivy began, "Really, the video was faked."
"Yes Ivy, it was a real hard fake to spot too. I'm not gonna bore you with the details, but let's just say I can conclusively prove in a court of law that the video footage was faked." Zack replied.
"That's great. I'll go let Hal know about that." Ivy replied.
"So where is he?" Zack said.
"He's taking the other tour." Ivy replied, "How's physical therapy going."
"I hope it finishes, I mean I'm ready to get out of the hospital before the stick me to death or starve me to death." Zack replied.
Ivy laughed lightly and said, "I think we can all agree, hospital food isn't food."
"Well, sis, gotta run, Josha's bringing me more stuff from Crimelab." Zack replied.
"They're making you work?" Ivy asked.
"No, I asked Josha to bring me some stuff to analyze and look at. I'm going bored just lying in bed watching TV all day." Zack replied.
"OK little bro, I'll let you get some rest." Ivy replied.
"Bye sis, see you in a few days." Zack replied.
~ ~ ~ ~
The sky started to darken with black storm clouds on the horizon. Denis Nedry, monitoring this on a nearby screen knew he had to execute his plan. He sent a program into the main computer that turned off the security systems, phones, and fences. He then made his way to the genetics lab, deserted because most of the staff that worked the lab was gone. He had stolen fifteen embryos, one point five million dollars worth of material and jumped into a jeep, racing off through the park.
~ ~ ~ ~
"What the hell?" Grant said as the Explorer came to a stop in front of the Tyrannosaur paddock.
Outside in the rain a goat tethered near the fence started bleating. "What's going on?" Hal said, awakening from a doze.
"We stopped." Grant said, "Power must be out."
"You're right, the computer in the car isn't working." Malcolm replied.
Hal's cell phone rang just then, "Olden."
"Hal, it's Ivy. What's going on? I've no idea."
"I've got no idea, either." Hal replied, "Near as I can tell this storm caused a blackout of some sort."
"Where are you?" Ivy asked.
"Outside the Tyrannosaur paddock." Hal replied.
~ ~ ~ ~
Ivy felt a stab of dread. Hal had said his position was outside of the Tyrannosaur paddock. One of the most deadly predators to roam the planet, and Hal was right in its kill zone.
She wasn't that much better off. The tour boat had stopped in the Hadrosaur lagoon, but to her right was the Raptor Containment Area. And if those things got loose....
Ivy didn't want to even think about the carnage five raptors loose in the park amongst thousands of visitors could cause. It gave her a cold sweat just thinking about it.
~ ~ ~ ~
"Where's the goat?" Gennaro asked, he had been idly staring at the pen for the last ten minutes and noticed the goat was missing.
Suddenly a leg of the goat fell atop the roof of the Explorer. "Oh Jesus! Oh Jesus! Oh God! Oh God!" Gennaro moaned like a mantra, running for the bathroom across the road.
The Tyrannosaurus put its forearm on the fence and feeling no shock it started to tear the fence down. It roared at both vehicles.
"Keep absolutely still, his vision's based on movement." Grant said.
It looked into the car just then and the three men inside stayed still. Hal looked right into the ancient yellow eye of the Rex as it stared into the vehicle, butting it lightly with its head. He could see an absolute and total confidence in its abilities as it looked at the three humans inside the vehicle. Suddenly the Rex turned towards the first car and started to attack it. First it crushed the skylight down then kicked it over and started attacking the chassis.
Grant grabbed a flare and lit it up. "Hey! Hey!"
The Rex was mesmerized by the light and started to follow it when Grant tossed it into the pen. "Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!" Malcolm shouted, running out of the car with another flare.
"Ian! Freeze! Get rid of the flare!" Grant shouted.
"Hal! Get Tim out of the car!" Ian shouted.
Hal ran towards the wreckage of the first car and was halfway over when a blow from the Tyrannosaur's tail launched him over the fence. Hal remembered his training with the British Airborne and flexed his knees and prepared to execute a shoulder roll. He hit the ground hard and felt dazed enough to black out.
Before he did he could hear Gennaro screaming as the thatch hut that hid him came down around his ears and the Tyrannosaur gulped him down. Gennaro was dead, Malcolm too. Grant and Tim were probably next. 'Bloody hell. What a mess.' Hal thought before he blacked out.
~ ~ ~ ~
A baby hadrosaur moved out of her sheltered little cove to get a closer look at the curious intruder that had been sitting still for the past half- hour. It's mother reared up and charged, after all the boat could be a possible predator. The boat was knocked off track with enough force to send it drifting through the strong current that led into the raptor containment area. The boat struck the gate with enough force to open it and cause a short circuit in the fences in the area.
Ivy could see the raptors were still in their pen, and concluded that it must have its own backup power source. Which was a good thing, considering that....
Just then she could see a powerful, six foot animal chewing its way though the fence. And it was then that she was grateful the canal to the raptor containment had such a swift current. It pushed them into a boat shed, a large, dark concrete structure because all the lights were out. There were dozens of tour boats like theirs down for maintenance inside. Outside the shed she could hear screams and gunfire as the guards fought for their lives only to be mercilessly cut down.
She could hear the sound of concrete buckling just then, in front of her. She knew that the shed was atop a waterfall because there was a channel for the flowing water in the wall in front of her. The concrete snapped open, revealing the head of an Allosaurus.
The guests in the boat collectively screamed as the dinosaur's head poked in and seized one fellow up and messily devoured him. The boat, no longer having the wall blocking its progress down the falls, continued on her merry way. Ivy braced herself for the impact and felt a jolt as the boat hit the pool at the bottom of the fall and she blacked out....
~ ~ ~ ~
TBC