Title: Jurassic Park III
Author: Princess Serenity
Rating: PG-13
Author's Notes: Hey all, I'm back with a new chapter! Sorry the last one was so short, I wrote it about 1:00 A.M. and I had to be up early and I was dead tired. Hope you forgive me! Wow, I can't believe all of the reviews I've gotten. Thank you, really. You guys rock my world.
Angel LeeAnn: I know, I'm so sorry it was short! Thank you, I had a great time while I was out of town, doing the bonding thing with my older sister. I will probably end up doing the prequel after I finish with this one. Please do keep your questions coming; I can't wait to see what you ask next!
Sparklingrain: Aww.. Tee hee.. I think I'm going to start blushing! Anyway, I think I'm using Jessica to act, as I would act during the movie. Weird, no?
CaptainCrash: Well you're just going to have to keep on reading to find out, now aren't you?
Draco the Destroyer: You bring up some pretty good points in your reviews about T-Rex. And no, I don't think you sounded rude at all, it just shows that you are passionate about something, and I think that's great. I'll have to look some information up on the T-Rex myself, because that part won't come up until another chapter or so. I'm glad you're enjoying my story so far. I don't have a very good memory in my opinion, but I've been watching the movie a lot to make sure I've got mostly everything, and to plan what I want to happen in the future chapters. Plus, I've been cheating. Me have been using an online script for the movie. I'm pretty sure everyone has done it before, I mean, to memorize an entire movie is hard work!
Karategal: Thank you very much! Glad I'm not the only one who thought what it would be like.
Now, for the awaited next addition...
Wait!! I forgot to say something..
Nahh.. I'll leave it for later.
Ch.3
Jessica had fallen asleep on the plane, exhausted from the tour. Alan sat next to her, reading a copy of National Geographics. He heard a faint beeping and looked up to see the safety belt signal blinking. He put his magazine away and shook Jessica gently, knowing she was a light sleeper. "Jess, we're about to land." He said.
"Ten more minutes, I don't want to go to school today.." She mumbled.
Alan shook her a tad harder. He sighed. "Jessica, you're going to be late for your date!" He said. Jessica bolted upright in an instance. "Wait, tell Billy I'll-"She looked around. "Dad!" She snapped, rubbing the sleepiness from her eyes. "God don't do that." She said.
Alan chuckled. "It's all I had left. It worked, didn't it?" Jessica glared at him and buckled her belt. "Yeah, whatever." She said.
Billy Brennan was sprawled on the dirt, carefully scrapping dirt away from a fossil. He brought his hand up to his face to wipe the sweat off his forehead.
"Billy? I don't think I'm doing this right." A college student asked him. He looked over at the girl who was uncovering the fossil with him and scooted over to her to help her. He told her to use a toothbrush and showed her what to do when she began flirting with him.
Alarm bells went off inside his head. 'Think about your girlfriend, she'll be back soon!' The voice in the back of his mind said.
Billy scooted away and back to his spot. "I don't think my girlfriend would appreciate that."
"Who? Jessica?" The girl asked.
Billy nodded. "Yes, Jessica."
The girl nodded. "Oh.. I.. I didn't know you two.. You know.. Were together."
"Yeah, we're trying to keep it quiet, because of-"
A truck pulled up and Billy sat up. "Dr. Grant." He said and went over to help with the bags.
Jessica hopped out of the drivers' seat of the truck and automatically fought the urge to jump into Billy's arms. Their eyes met as he was getting a bag and she smiled. "Hey, Billy." She said. Billy returned her smile. "How was the trip?" He asked as the three began walking.
Jessica sighed. "Well have to pack up in four weeks." She answered.
"Three weeks, I had to rent some equipment." He said as he led Alan and Jessica into a tent.
In the tent, there was an old Macintosh computer set up on a dusty table; next to it was a machine the size of a dorm refrigerator. A mechanical arm swept back and forth across a tray of fine sand.
"You rented an automated litter box." Alan said amusedly.
Billy shook his head. "It's a rapid prototyper. I feed in the scan data from the raptor skull, than the computer breaks it into thousands of slices, which this thing prints, one layer on top of the other. It's the future of paleontology."
"Not if it can't dig." Alan muttered.
The arm stopped, and suddenly the tray of sand shakes, allowing sand to drop through the holes in the bottom to reveal an object the size of a person's fist.
Billy picked it up and showed it to Alan and Jessica. "I give you a raptor's resonating chamber."
Jessica knew her father hated technology, but she didn't miss the look of amazement that showed in his eyes. She saw Billy wipe some remaining sand off and raise it to his lips and blew into it. Jessica winced at the high pitch screech that came out. Remembering all too well. She was speechless on how accurate it had been. "That is amazing, Billy. Sure, the equipment price is making us pack up in three weeks, but it's worth it." She said. Billy nodded.
Billy shifted his weight onto another foot, and Jessica knew that to be a nervous act of Billy's. He saw her watching him and he shook his head, letting her know not to ask. "Oh, by the way.. I forgot to tell you.. Some visitors came by to talk to you. I told them you'd be happy to see them.. And.. Maybe even have dinner with them.."
'So that's what that was about..' Jessica thought. 'Oh dear, Billy.. You know what he'll say..'
"Absolutely not." Alan said, and Jessica mimicked from behind.
"They're here."
"What?"
Jessica realized two people walking toward them. She put on a smile, and nudged Billy to do the same.
"Dr. Grant?" The man asked.
"Yes?" Alan said, stepping forward.
The man extended his hand. "Paul Kirby, Kirby Enterprises." He said. He reached inside his blazer pocket and pulled a card out. "My card." He said and handed it to Alan.
"What can I do for you, Mr. Kirby?" Alan asked, looking down at the card.
"Well sir, I am a great admirer of yours, and I have an extremely interesting proposition to discuss. Would you let my wife and I take you to have dinner tonight? Our treat." He said.
Alan shook his head. "I've been traveling and my daughter and I have just gotten back and I'm very-"
"We'd love too." Billy and Jessica said in unison. Alan glanced back at the two whom nodded encouragingly.
"It'd be my pleasure." Alan said.
That night, Jessica, Billy, and Alan all walked into a tiny restaurant and walked to Paul and Amanda Kirby's table and sat down. It took a lot of begging from Jessica and Billy to get Alan to go.
"First off let me say as a dinosaur enthusiasts, Amanda and I have admired your work for years." Paul said.
"It is truly, what's the word? Inspiring."
"Thank you." Alan said.
A waitress walked to the table to take orders, they all ordered their drinks, not bothering with food.
"So, what is it that you wanted to speak to my father about?" Jessica asked, wanting to get straight down to business.
"Well, for our wedding anniversary this year we wanted to do something really special, something..." Paul started.
"Once in a lifetime." Amanda finished the sentence.
"We've arranged for a private airplane to take us flying over Isla Sorna. And we want you to be our guide." Paul continued.
The three stared blankly at the Kirbys. None of them knew what to say.
"That's a very nice offer, Mr. Kirby, but I'm afraid I'm much to busy. If you like I can refer you to a number of highly qualified..." Alan said.
Paul shook his head, and so did Amanda. "No, no, see Dr. Grant, you're the best. You've seen these animals in the flesh. No one else has come close to you."
Alan sighed and looked at Jessica. All she could do was shrug. "I'm flattered, but we've taken this little adventure tour already. And with the air restrictions they've imposed after the incident in San Diego, you can't fly low enough to see anything of interest."
The Kirbys were silent. "But you see, that's the thing. We have permission to fly low." Amanda said.
"How low?" Jessica asked.
Amanda and Paul looked at each other. "Well, I'm no aviation specialist. But I do know it's hell of a lot lower than anyone else."
"From what I understand, it's pretty much whatever we want." Amanda said.
Alan chuckled. "That's hard to believe."
"Let's just say that through my business -- imports/exports, emerging markets -- I've made some friends in high places. In this case, the Costa Rican government." Paul said.
"Dr. Grant, you don't know how important it is for us to have you come along. It would make all the difference." Amanda said.
Alan searched for a way to say no nicely, and so was Jessica.. Until Paul brought out his checkbook.
"And of course, we're prepared to make a sizeable contribution to your research here." He said and took out a pen as well.
Jessica looked at Billy, and then the two looked at Alan as if to not say no. "I can write all kinds of numbers on this check. Just tell me what exactly it would take." Paul said, clicking the pen and holding it over the checkbook, ready to write.
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